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╜│A─╕ (1)┐ or │a─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's╕ or │As,╕ │a's╕ or │as.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first letter of the alphabet. There are two ╖a┤'s in ╖afraid.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sound represented by this letter.
├│ 3. ┤used as a symbol for:
├│ a. ┤the first (of an actual or possible series).
╔┤ ╢Ex. stateroom A on a ship, company A in an infantry battalion.┤
├│ b. ┤the best (of its kind or class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grade A milk.┤
├│ c. ┤a known quantity (used especially in algebraic equations, along with ╖b, c,┤ etc.; ╖x, y,┤ and ╖z┤ most commonly represent unknown quantities).
├│ 4. ┤the highest grade (in schools and colleges).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get an A in English.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤the sixth tone in the scale of C major.
├│ b. ┤a symbol representing this tone.
├│ c. ┤a key, string, valve, or finger hole, that produces this tone.
├│ d. ┤the scale or key that has A as its keynote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a symphony in A.┤
└╕expr. ╡from A to Z,┤ ┤from beginning to end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The African countries need everything from A to Z in medicine (London Times).┤
╩│A─╕ (1)┐ or │a─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's╕ or │As,╕ │a's╕ or │as.╕
╜│A─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's.╕
┬┌┤ anything shaped like the letter A.
╩│A─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's.╕
╜│a─╕ (2), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is there a pencil in the box? A tree has leaves. Call a doctor.┤
├│ b. ┤one like; another (before proper names or nouns used as the type of a class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Daniel come to judgment ... (Shakespeare). She is a saint among women.┤
├│ 2. ┤one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother wants a pound of butter.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the same.
╔┤ ╢Ex. two at a time.┤
├│ b. ┤a particular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. too high a price.┤
├│ c. ┤one kind of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemistry is a science.┤
├│ d. ┤a certain; some.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a matter of doubt, a great many friends.┤
├│ 4. ┤a single.
╔┤ ╢Ex. not a chance, not a one.┤
╩│a─╕ (2), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
╜│a─╕ (3), ╛adjective or indefinite article (originally a preposition).
┬┌┤ to or for each; every.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thanksgiving comes once a year. He earns ten dollars a day.┤
╩│a─╕ (3), ╛adjective or indefinite article (originally a preposition).
╜│a─╕ (4), ╛pronoun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤he.
├│ 2. ┤she.
├│ 3. ┤it.
├│ 4. ┤they.
╩│a─╕ (4), ╛pronoun.
╜│a─╕ (5), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) have.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should a thought of it.┤
╩│a─╕ (5), ╛transitive verb.
╜│a─╕ (6),╛preposition.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete or Dialect.) of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John a Gaunt, cup a tea.┤
╩│a─╕ (6),╛preposition.
╜│a', ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man's a man for a' that ... (Robert Burns).┤
╩│a', ╛╕adjective.
╜│a-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤on ____; in ____; into ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abed = in bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the act of ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aflutter = in the act of fluttering.┤
├│ 3. ┤in a ____ condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aweary = in a weary condition.┤
├│ 4. ┤to ____; toward ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aside = to one side.┤
╩│a-─╕ (1),
╜│a-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ab-┤ (1) before ╖m, p,┤ and ╖v,┤ as in ╖amentia, aperture, avert.┤
╩│a-─╕ (2),
╜│a-─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖sc, sp,┤ and ╖st,┤ as in ╖ascribe, aspire, astringent.┤
╩│a-─╕ (3),
╜│a-─╕ (4),
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤not ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apolitical = not political.┤
├│ 2. ┤without ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atonal = without tone.┤
╩│a-─╕ (4),
╜│a╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤ampere or amperes.
├│ 2. ┤are (100 square meters).
├│ 3. ┤(in scoring baseball, basketball, hockey, and other team games) assist or assists.
├│ 4. ┤atto-.
├│ 5. ┤before (Latin, ╖ante┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a 1600 = before 1600.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Astronomy.) a semimajor axis, defining a planet's mean distance from the sun (one of the five orbital elements describing any planet).
╩│a╕ (no period),
╜│a.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤about.
├│ 2. ┤(Commerce.)
├│ a. ┤accepted.
├│ b. ┤approved.
├│ 3. ┤acre or acres.
├│ 4. ┤adjective.
├│ 5. ┤alto.
├│ 6. ┤(Heraldry.) argent.
├│ 7. ┤before (Latin, ╖ante┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a. 1600 = before 1600.┤
╩│a.,╕
╜│A╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤absolute (temperature).
├│ 2. ┤adenine.
├│ 3a. ┤America.
├│ b. ┤American.
├│ 4. ┤ampere or amperes.
├│ 5. ┤angstrom unit or units.
├│ 6. ┤anode.
├│ 7. ┤April.
├│ 8. ┤(formerly) argon (chemical element). Now, ╡Ar┤ (no period).
├│ 9. ┤(in scoring baseball, basketball, hockey, and other team games) assist or assists.
├│ 10a. ┤atomic fission.
├│ b. ┤atomic weight. Odd and even A are denoted by o and + respectively.
├│ 11. ┤Australian (used with the symbol for ╖dollar┤ or (formerly) ╖pound┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. $A250.┤
├│ 12. ┤one of the four major blood factors or groups widely used to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. A person with A type blood can receive blood of either the A or O group.
├│ 13. ┤(in financial rating) the third highest rank.
├│ 14. ┤the first in a series of narrow shoe widths (followed in degree of narrowness by AA, etc.).
╩│A╕ (no period),
╜│A.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤acre or acres.
├│ 2. ┤adult.
├│ 3. ┤answer.
╩│A.,╕
╜│A-1, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) A one; first-rate.
╩│A-1, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A 1,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of a ship) in the best condition (from a double symbol used originally by Lloyd's Register, "A" applying to the hull and "1" to the engines, rigging, and other operating equipment).
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) A one; first-rate.
╩│A 1,╕
╜│aa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lava hardened into a rough, slaggy, brittle mass.
╩│aa, ╛╕noun.
╜│AA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤achievement age.
├│ 2. ┤air-to-air.
├│ 3. ┤antiaircraft.
├│ 4. ┤author's alteration.
├│ 5. ┤(in financial rating) the second highest rank.
├│ 6. ┤the second in a series of narrow shoe widths (followed in degree of narrowness by AAA).
╩│AA╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Alcoholics Anonymous.
├│ 2. ┤antiaircraft.
├│ 3. ┤Associate in Arts.
├│ 4. ┤Automobile Association (of Great Britain).
╩│A.A.,╕
╜│AAA╕ (no periods)
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Agricultural Adjustment Administration (of the United States).
├│ 2. ┤American Automobile Association.
├│ 3. ┤(in financial rating) the highest rank.
├│ 4. ┤the third in a series of narrow shoe widths (preceded in degree of width by AA).
╩│AAA╕ (no periods)
╜│A.A.A.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Amateur Athletic Association (of Great Britain).
├│ 2. ┤American Arbitration Association.
╩│A.A.A.,╕
╜│A.A.A.A.┐╕ or │AAAA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of Advertising Agencies.
╩│A.A.A.A.┐╕ or │AAAA╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.A.L.,╕
┬┌┤ American Academy of Arts and Letters.
╩│A.A.A.L.,╕
╜│A.A.A.S.┐╕ or │AAAS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
├│ 2. ┤American Association for the Advancement of Science.
╩│A.A.A.S.┐╕ or │AAAS╕ (no periods),
╜│AAF╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.A.F.,╕
┬┌┤ Army Air Forces (of the United States).
╩│AAF╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.A.F.,╕
╜│AAM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-to-air missile.
╩│AAM╕ (no periods),
╜│A and M╕ (no periods)┐ or │A. & M.,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) Agricultural and Mechanical (in U.S. college names).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Texas A and M.┤
╩│A and M╕ (no periods)┐ or │A. & M.,╕
╜│A. & R.┐╕ or │a. and r.,╕
┬┌┤ artists and repertory (department of a phonograph record company).
╩│A. & R.┐╕ or │a. and r.,╕
╜│A.A.R.,╕
┬┌┤ Association of American Railroads.
╩│A.A.R.,╕
╜│aardvark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a burrowing mammal of southern and eastern Africa with a piglike snout, very strong claws, and a long tail. The aardvark feeds at night with its long, sticky tongue on ants and termites.
╩│aardvark, ╛╕noun.
╜│aardwolf, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wolves.╕
┬┌┤ a mammal of southern and eastern Africa, resembling the hyena somewhat, to which it is related, but with small, weak teeth. It feeds chiefly on termites and other insects and on carrion.
╩│aardwolf, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wolves.╕
╜│Aaron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in the Bible) the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites. The Jewish priesthood is traditionally said to descend from his tribe (Levi) and, in particular, from Aaron's sons.
╩│Aaron, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aaronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or descended from Aaron.
├│ b. ┤Levitical.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the lesser order of the Mormon priesthood for young men 12 to 20 years old, comprising the offices of priest, teacher, and deacon.
├│ 3. ┤priestly.
╩│Aaronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aaronite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a descendant of Aaron.
├│ 2. ┤a Levite.
╩│Aaronite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aaron's beard,╕ ╟│= rose of Sharon ╕(def. 2).
╩│Aaron's beard,╕ ╟│= rose of Sharon ╕(def. 2).
╜│Aaron's rod,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any of several tall plants with long, flower-bearing main stems, especially a kind of goldenrod.
├│ 2. ┤(in the Bible) the rod with which Aaron performed miracles. It turned into a serpent. Exodus 7:10. Later it blossomed and bore almonds. Numbers 17:8.
├│ 3. ┤an architectural ornament consisting of a rod with leaves sprouting on either side, or of a rod with a snake twined around it.
╩│Aaron's rod,╕
╜│AARP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of Retired Persons.
╩│AARP╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.S.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤American Academy of Sciences.
├│ 2. ┤Fellow of the American Academy (Latin, ╖Academiae Americanae Socius┤).
╩│A.A.S.,╕
╜│aasvogel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Afrikaans.) a vulture.
╩│aasvogel, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.A.U.┐╕ or │AAU╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Amateur Athletic Union (of the United States).
╩│A.A.U.┐╕ or │AAU╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.U.P.┐╕ or │AAUP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of University Professors.
╩│A.A.U.P.┐╕ or │AAUP╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.U.W.┐╕ or │AAUW╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of University Women.
╩│A.A.U.W.┐╕ or │AAUW╕ (no periods),
╜│Ab, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the eleventh (or, in leap year, the twelfth) month of the Jewish civil year, and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year, beginning in July or in the first part of August.
╩│Ab, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) from; away; away from; off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abnormal = away from normal.┤
┬┤ Also: ╡a-┤ before ╖m, p, v;┤ ╡abs-┤ before ╖c, t.┤
╩│ab-─╕ (1),
╜│ab-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖b,┤ as in ╖abbreviate.┤
╩│ab-─╕ (2),
╜│ab-─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ a prefix in the names of theoretical electromagnetic units of measurement, such as ╖abampere┤ or ╖abhenry,┤ in the centimeter-gram-second system of measurement.
╩│ab-─╕ (3),
╜│ab.,╕
┬┌┤ about.
╩│ab.,╕
╜│a.b.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤able-bodied (seaman).
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) (times) at bat.
╩│a.b.,╕
╜│Ab╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) alabamine (the name originally used for ╖astatine┤).
╩│Ab╕ (no period),
╜│AB╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ one of the four major blood factors or groups widely used to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. A person with AB type blood can receive blood of either the AB, A, B, or O group.
╩│AB╕ (no periods),
╜│A.B.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤able-bodied (seaman).
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) (times) at bat.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡B.A.┤ Bachelor of Arts, a college degree usually given in the United States for four years' study (or the equivalent) beyond high school and generally with the emphasis on liberal arts (Latin, ╖Artium Baccalaureus┤).
╩│A.B.,╕
╜│aba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a gownlike, sleeveless outer garment worn by Arabs.
├│ 2. ┤a woolen fabric, usually striped, made in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries.
├│ 3. ┤a coarse, thick, heavily felted woolen cloth, originally made and worn by Hungarian peasants. Also, ╡abba,┤ ╡abaya.┤
╩│aba, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ abscisic acid.
╩│ABA╕ (no periods),
╜│abaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a strong fiber made from the leaves of a Philippine plant, used for making rope, fabrics, and matting; Manila hemp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the natives wear abaca slippers (Colby and Foster).┤
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself, related to the banana and now also grown in Central America.
╩│abaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│abacist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in using an abacus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Japanese abacist trounced an American operating a modern calculating machine (New York Times).┤
╩│abacist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aback, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) backward.
└╕expr. ╡taken aback,┤
├│ a. ┤suddenly surprised; upset or confused by something unexpected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John was taken aback by his friend's angry answer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disconcerted, abashed, startled.
├│ b. ┤(of a ship) caught by a head wind that presses the sails back against the mast, instantly stopping the ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "Captain" [a ship] was taken as flat aback as could be by a squall striking her from starboard (London Daily News).┤
├│ c. ┤(of sails) caught on the forward surface by the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship nearly lost its mast when its sails were suddenly taken aback by the shifting gale.┤
╩│aback, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abactinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├│ 1. ┤located at a distance from the mouth or oral area: aboral.
├│ 2. ┤lacking tentacles or rays.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abactinal end of a sea anemone.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abactinally.┤
╩│abactinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abaculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the little cubes or slabs of colored glass, enamel, or stone used in mosaic work or marquetry; tessera.
├│ 2. ┤a small abacus.
╩│abaculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│abacus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cuses,╕ │-ci.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a frame with rows of counters or beads used for adding and other tasks in arithmetic by the ancient Greeks and Romans and in China and other Asian countries. It is also used in schools to teach place value in the number system and to teach blind children arithmetic.
├│ 2. ┤a slab forming the top of a capital of a column.
╩│abacus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cuses,╕ │-ci.╕
╜│Abaddon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Apollyon, the destroying angel; angel of hell (in the Bible, Revelation 9:11).
├│ 2. ┤the place of the lost; bottomless pit; hell.
╩│Abaddon, ╛╕noun.
╜│abaft, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤at or toward the back of a ship; aft; astern.
├╕prep. ┤ ┤back of; behind; astern of.
└╕expr. ╡abaft the mast.┤ ┤See under ╡mast┤ (1).┤
╩│abaft, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│abalone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mollusk that can be eaten, especially one native to salt water along the Pacific coast of North America. Its large, rather flat shell is lined with mother-of-pearl.
╩│abalone, ╛╕noun.
╜│abampere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the basic theoretical electromagnetic unit of current in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to 10 amperes.
╩│abampere, ╛╕noun.
╜│abandon─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give up entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She abandoned her hope of being a nurse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) relinquish, renounce, drop, discard.
├│ 2. ┤to desert, forsake, or leave without intending to return.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good mother would not abandon her baby. Abandon ship!┤
┴┤ (SYN) quit.
├│ 3. ┤to give (oneself) up completely (to a feeling or impulse); surrender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost child abandoned himself to despair.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to banish.
┼╕noun ╡abandoner.┤
┼╕noun ╡abandonment.┤
╩│abandon─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
╜│abandon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a yielding to natural impulses; freedom from self-control or restraint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to dance with youthful abandon. The students on the winning side cheered with abandon.┤
╩│abandon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│abandoned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤deserted; forsaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys often play in the abandoned house.┤
├│ 2. ┤wicked; immoral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gangsters live an abandoned life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dissolute, profligate, depraved.
├│ 3. ┤unrestrained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abandoned laughter.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abandonedly.┤
╩│abandoned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abandonee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person to whom something is abandoned, especially the underwriter to whom the salvage of a wrecked vessel is abandoned.
╩│abandonee, ╛╕noun.
╜│a bas,
┬┌┤ (French.) down with (the person or thing named).
╔┤ ╢Ex. "A bas le roi!" means "Down with the king!"┤
╩│a bas,
╜│abase, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abased,╕ │abasing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bring down; make lower in rank, condition, or character:
├│ a. ┤to degrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man who betrays his country abases himself.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debase, demean, dishonor.
├│ b. ┤to humble; humiliate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abase oneself before God.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to cast down.
┼╕noun ╡abasement.┤
┼╕noun ╡abaser.┤
╩│abase, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abased,╕ │abasing.╕
╜│abash, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make uneasy, shy, and somewhat ashamed; embarrass and confuse; disconcert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy was not abashed by the laughter of his classmates. ... a man whom no denial, no scorn could abash (Henry Fielding).┤
┴┤ (SYN) chagrin, confound.
┼╕noun ╡abashment.┤
╩│abash, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abashed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ embarrassed and confused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shy, abashed girl rushed from the room as it filled with strangers.┤
╩│abashed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ total or partial loss of the ability to coordinate the muscles used in walking.
╩│abasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│abask, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in pleasant warmth.
╩│abask, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abatable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be abated.
╩│abatable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abate, ╛╕verb, ╞│abated,╕ │abating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lessen.
├│ 2a. ┤to put an end to (a nuisance or an action).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can abate the smoke nuisance by heating with gas.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stop.
├│ b. ┤to render (a writ) null and void.
├│ 3. ┤to deduct something from; reduce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abate a tax.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to omit.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) to bring down.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become less in force or intensity; diminish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although the rain has abated somewhat, the wind is still blowing very hard.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lessen.
├│ 2a. ┤(of an action or a nuisance) to be at an end.
├│ b. ┤(of a writ) to become null and void.
┼╕noun ╡abater,┤ ╡abator.┤
╩│abate, ╛╕verb, ╞│abated,╕ │abating.╕
╜│abatement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a decrease; lessening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had much abatement of my hopes; though not a total frustration (Oliver Cromwell).┤
┴┤ (SYN) diminution, mitigation.
├│ 2. ┤an amount abated; reduction.
┴┤ (SYN) deduction.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of putting an end to something.
├│ 4. ┤(Heraldry.) a mark of dishonor.
╩│abatement, ╛╕noun.
╜│abatis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a barricade of trees cut down and placed with their sharpened branches directed toward the enemy.
├│ 2. ┤a barricade of barbed wire.
╩│abatis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis.╕
╜│A battery,╕
┬┌┤ a low-voltage battery connected to both ends of the filament in an electron tube, for heating the filament.
╩│A battery,╕
╜│abattoir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a slaughterhouse.
├│ 2. ┤a place of physical punishment, such as a boxing or wrestling ring or a bullfighting arena.
╩│abattoir, ╛╕noun.
╜│abaxial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not in the axis.
╩│abaxial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abaxile, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abaxial.
╩│abaxile, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abaxial.
╜│abaya, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aba.
╩│abaya, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aba.
╜│abba─╕ (1)┐ or │Abba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Father (used of the Deity in the Bible, Mark 14:36).
├│ 2. ┤an ecclesiastical title in the Syriac and Coptic churches.
╩│abba─╕ (1)┐ or │Abba, ╛╕noun.
╜│abba─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= aba.
╩│abba─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= aba.
╜│abbacy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position or power of an abbot.
├│ 2. ┤the term of office of an abbot.
├│ 3. ┤the district or community ruled by an abbot. Also, ╡abbotcy,┤ ╡abbotship.┤
╩│abbacy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│Abbasid┐╕ or │Abbassid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any caliph of the dynasty at Baghdad that ruled most of the Moslem world during its height of civilization and splendor from 750 to 1258. This dynasty was descended from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed.
╩│Abbasid┐╕ or │Abbassid, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abbasside, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Abbasid.
╩│Abbasside, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Abbasid.
╜│abbate, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
┬┌┤ (in Italy) an abbot or ecclesiastic.
╩│abbate, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
╜│abbatial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an abbot, abbess, abbey, or abbacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abbatial vestments.┤
╩│abbatial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abbe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abbes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a title of respect used for anyone who is entitled to wear clerical dress, including (during and after the 1600's) tutors, lecturers, and secretaries nominated by the French king to receive the revenues of abbacies during vacancies.
├│ 2. ┤a title used in Quebec for an abbot or a priest.
╩│abbe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abbes.╕
╜│Abbe condenser,
┬┌┤ (Optics.) a lens placed below the object in a compound microscope to deflect light upward through it.
╩│Abbe condenser,
╜│Abbe focometer,
┬┌┤ (Optics.) an instrument for the precise measurement of the focal length of lenses and mirrors.
╩│Abbe focometer,
╜│abbess, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns, especially in a religious order that has monasteries under the direction of abbots.
╩│abbess, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abbevillian┐╕ or │Abbevillean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a paleolithic culture of the glacial period in Europe, in which early recognizable stone tools, crude hand axes, were made. Formerly called ╡Chellean.┤
╩│Abbevillian┐╕ or │Abbevillean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abbey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-beys.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the building or buildings where monks or nuns live a religious life, ruled by an abbot or abbess; a monastery or convent, the members of which live in seclusion and under vows of celibacy.
┴┤ (SYN) cloister.
├│ b. ┤the monks or nuns living there.
├│ 2. ┤(in Great Britain) a church or other building that was once an abbey or a part of an abbey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Westminster Abbey, Newstead Abbey.┤
╩│abbey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-beys.╕
╜│abbot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man who is the head of an abbey or monastery of monks.
╩│abbot, ╛╕noun.
╜│abbotcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= abbacy.
╩│abbotcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= abbacy.
╜│Abbot of Misrule┐╕ or │Unreason,╕
┬┌┤ the leader of the festivities in medieval Christmas revels.
╩│Abbot of Misrule┐╕ or │Unreason,╕
╜│abbotship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abbacy.
╩│abbotship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abbacy.
╜│abbr.┐╕ or │abbrev.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤abbreviated.
├│ 2. ┤abbreviation.
╩│abbr.┐╕ or │abbrev.,╕
╜│abbreviate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make shorter; shorten (a word or phrase) so that a part stands for the whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can abbreviate "inch" to "in." "Acre" is abbreviated to "a." by omission, "hour" to "hr." by contraction, and "pound" (Latin, "libra") to "lb." by substitution.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make briefer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abbreviate a long speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) condense, compress, reduce.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use abbreviation or abbreviations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand her letters.┤
┼╕noun ╡abbreviator.┤
╩│abbreviate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│abbreviation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shortened form:
├│ a. ┤a part of a word or phrase standing for the whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Dr." is an abbreviation for "Doctor."┤ An abbreviation may be the initial letter of a word (╖a.┤ for ╖acre┤), the initial letters of the words of a phrase (╖A.A.U.P.┤ for ╖American Association of University Professors┤), the first and last letters of a word (╖ft.┤ for ╖foot┤ or ╖feet┤), or the first part of a word (╖Esq.┤ for ╖Esquire┤).
├│ b. ┤a shortened form based on substitution (╖d.┤ for ╖penny,┤ Latin, ╖denarius┤). (Abbr:) abbr.
├│ 2. ┤a making briefer.
┴┤ (SYN) condensation, abridgment.
├│ 3. ┤any method of musical notation indicating the repetition of certain notes or passages without writing them out in full.
╩│abbreviation, ╛╕noun.
╜│abbreviationist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who habitually forms, uses, or advocates using abbreviations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the continual confusing contribution of the abbreviationists (James Thurber).┤
╩│abbreviationist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abbreviatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shortening or tending to shorten.
╩│abbreviatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ABC, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤facts or skills to be learned first; elementary principles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fred learned the ABC of swimming this summer at camp.┤
├│ b. ┤a book or other source of elementary principles; basic work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to write the ABC of modern stagecraft.┤
├│ 2. ┤the alphabet; ABC's.
├│ 3. ┤a book listing alphabetically all British railway stations and showing their passenger service.
╩│ABC, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABC╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Advanced Booking Charter (an air travel reservation made at low group-charter rates and far enough in advance for the airline to create a group of travelers).
├│ 2. ┤American Bowling Congress.
├│ 3. ┤American Broadcasting Companies.
├│ 4. ┤Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
├│ 5. ┤Audit Bureau of Circulations.
╩│ABC╕ (no periods),
╜│A-B-C book,╕
┬┌┤ a primer.
╩│A-B-C book,╕
╜│A.B.C.D.┐╕ or │ABCD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Accelerated Business Collection and Delivery (a system employed by the United States Postal Service).
╩│A.B.C.D.┐╕ or │ABCD╕ (no periods),
╜│abcoulomb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of charge in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one abampere.
╩│abcoulomb, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABC powers,╕
┬┌┤ Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
╩│ABC powers,╕
╜│ABC's, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the alphabet.
├│ 2. ┤basic facts or skills; elementary principles; fundamentals; rudiments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to master the ABC's of golf.┤
╩│ABC's, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ABC soil,╕
┬┌┤ a cross section of soil having a well-defined A horizon, B horizon, and C horizon.
╩│ABC soil,╕
╜│abc weapons┐╕ or │ABC weapons,╕
┬┌┤ atomic, biological, and chemical devices and substances, as instruments of war.
╩│abc weapons┐╕ or │ABC weapons,╕
╜│Abderite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stupid person (because the inhabitants of Abdera, an ancient town in Thrace, were known for their stupidity).
╩│Abderite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abdias, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Obadiah,╕ in the Douay Bible.
╩│Abdias, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Obadiah,╕ in the Douay Bible.
╜│abdicable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be abdicated.
╩│abdicable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abdicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give up (office, power, or authority); renounce formally (a right, claim, or duties); resign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the king abdicated his throne, his brother became king.┤
┴┤ (SYN) relinquish, surrender.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to renounce office, power, or authority; resign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why did the king abdicate?┤
├│ 2. ┤to withdraw oneself (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... those who abdicate life socially will soon abdicate from life itself (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡abdicator.┤
╩│abdicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│abdication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abdicating; giving up an office, power, or authority; resigning, especially under force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The present Queen [Elizabeth II] owes her early accession as much to the abdication of her uncle as to the rather premature death of her father (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┴┤ (SYN) renunciation, resignation.
╩│abdication, ╛╕noun.
╜│abdicative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving abdication.
╩│abdicative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abdomen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the part of the body containing the stomach and the intestines; belly. In man and other mammals the abdomen is a large cavity between the chest (thorax) and the pelvis, and also contains the liver, pancreas, kidneys, and spleen.
├│ b. ┤a corresponding region in vertebrates below mammals.
├│ 2. ┤the last of the three parts of the body of insects and many other arthropods, including spiders and crustaceans.
╩│abdomen, ╛╕noun.
╜│abdominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the abdomen; in the abdomen; for the abdomen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bending the body exercises the abdominal muscles.┤
┬┌┤ pulling or drawing away a part of the body from a given point or center, as a muscle does; abducting.
╩│abducent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to carry off (a person) unlawfully, by force or by trickery; kidnap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.┤
├│ 2. ┤to pull (a part of the body) away from its normal position, as to raise an arm upward and outward.
╩│abduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abduction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the unlawful carrying off of anyone by force or by trickery; kidnaping.
├│ 2. ┤the pulling away of a part of the body from its normal position.
├│ 3. ┤(Logic.) a syllogism where the minor premise has no proof.
╩│abduction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abductor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who abducts someone; kidnaper.
├│ 2. ┤a muscle that pulls a part of the body away from its normal position by the trunk or main axis. The deltoid muscle of the shoulder is an abductor that raises the arm outward and upward.
╩│abductor, ╛╕noun.
╜│abeam, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤directly opposite the middle of a ship's side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fire a broadside when their ship comes abeam of ours.┤
├│ 2. ┤straight across a ship; at right angles to the keel of a ship.
╩│abeam, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abecedarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who is learning the alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lights were out, and all were thought to be abed (Samuel Smiles).┤
├│ 2. ┤confined to bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Louis being abed with gout ... (W. H. Dixon).┤
╩│abed, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Abednego, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the three Hebrews cast into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar. Meshach and Shadrach were the other two (in the Bible, Daniel 3:12-30).
╩│Abednego, ╛╕noun.
╜│a-begging, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ in an unwanted or overlooked condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In those days, the newer trends in art were going a-begging ... (Show).┤
╩│a-begging, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Abel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the second son of Adam and Eve. Abel was killed in jealousy by his older brother, Cain (in the Bible, Genesis 4:1-15).
╩│Abel, ╛╕noun.
╜│abele, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the white poplar tree.
╩│abele, ╛╕noun.
╜│abelia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shrub with small, glossy leaves and pink to white, bell-like flowers.
╩│abelia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abelian group,
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) a group of numbers combined according to commutative law.
╩│Abelian group,
╜│abelmosk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bushy plant of the mallow family, bearing large, showy, yellow blossoms, grown in tropical and semitropical countries for its musky seeds, which are used in perfumes; muskmallow.
╩│abelmosk, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abenlen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-len╕ or │-lens.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a Negrito people living in the northern part of the Philippines.
╩│Abenlen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-len╕ or │-lens.╕
╜│Aberdeen Angus,
┬┌┤ any of a breed of small, entirely black, hornless cattle, raised for beef and originally bred in Scotland.
╩│Aberdeen Angus,
╜│Aberdeen terrier,╕
┬┌┤ the Scottish terrier (an unofficial name once common).
╩│Aberdeen terrier,╕
╜│Aberdonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Aberdeen (a city in Scotland), its people, or their customs.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Aberdeen.
╩│Aberdonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aberglaube, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) superstition.
╩│Aberglaube, ╛╕noun.
╜│abernathyite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a minor ore of uranium in the torbernite group.
╩│abernathyite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abernethy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
┬┌┤ a hard biscuit sometimes flavored with caraway seeds.
╩│Abernethy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
╜│aberrance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wandering or deviating from what is regular, normal, or right.
╩│aberrance, ╛╕noun.
╜│aberrancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aberrance.
╩│aberrancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aberrance.
╜│aberrant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤deviating from what is regular, normal, or right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rocket on an aberrant course, aberrant behavior. He likes man to be playful, variedly worshipful, comic, aberrant and unpredictable (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) abnormal, deviant, eccentric.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who deviates from normal human behavior.
┼╕adv. ╡aberrantly.┤
╩│aberrant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aberration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wandering from the right path or usual course of action; straying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lie is an aberration from the truth.┤
├│ 2. ┤an abnormal structure or development; deviation from a standard or ordinary type.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... changes in chromosome structure are called chromosomal mutations or aberrations (The Effects of Atomic Weapons). ... even so-called communism itself might turn out to be a passing aberration in history's long march (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) irregularity, abnormality, mutation.
├│ 3. ┤a wandering of the mind; temporary mental disorder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His peculiarities are no more than harmless aberrations.┤
┴┤ (SYN) eccentricity.
├│ 4. ┤the failure of a lens, mirror, or the like, to bring to a single focus the rays of light coming from one point. Aberration causes a distorted image (spherical aberration) or an image with a colored fringe (chromatic aberration).
├│ 5. ┤an apparent displacement of a heavenly body from its actual position, as seen by an observer on the earth, caused by the combined effect of the earth's motion and the noninstantaneous transmission of the light from the heavenly body.
╩│aberration, ╛╕noun.
╜│aberrational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by aberration; eccentric; irrational.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to encourage or help, especially in doing something wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One man did the actual stealing, but two others abetted him by attracting the attention of the storekeeper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) support.
├│ 2. ┤to urge on or assist in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lawson and Haggart are here abetted by Billy Butterfield ... and Bill Stegmeyer in thriving performances of eight deep-South standards ("Moon Over Miami," "Alabama Bound," etc.) (Saturday Review).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. My wife, ... with my approval and abetment, is a working mother (Harper's).┤
╩│abetment, ╛╕noun.
╜│abettal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abetment.
╩│abettal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abetment.
╜│abetter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who abets.
╩│abetter, ╛╕noun.
╜│abettor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially Law.) a person who abets; abetter.
╩│abettor, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab extra,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from without.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a spectator ab extra who can see the whole of a society simultaneously (New Yorker).┤
╩│ab extra,
╜│abeyance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a temporary stopping of activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The custom was revived after an abeyance of several centuries.┤
└╕expr. ╡in abeyance,┤
├│ a. ┤in a state of suspended action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's hold that question in abeyance until we know more about it. The purchasing agent held his order in abeyance pending completion of the inventory.┤
├│ b. ┤(Law.) in a state of waiting for legal ownership or possession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An inheritance is in abeyance when the rightful owner has not been determined.┤
╩│abeyance, ╛╕noun.
╜│abeyant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ dormant; latent.
╩│abeyant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abfarad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of capacitance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of 9) farads.
╩│abfarad, ╛╕noun.
╜│abhenry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries╕ or │-rys.╕
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of inductance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of minus 9) henry.
╩│abhenry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries╕ or │-rys.╕
╜│abhesive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤not sticking to other material; slippery.
├│ 1. ┤the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors.
├│ 2. ┤the government tax upon liquors.
├│ 3. ┤the licensing of dealers in alcoholic liquors.
╩│abkari, ╛╕noun.
╜│abl.,╕
┬┌┤ ablative.
╩│abl.,╕
╜│ABL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Automated Biological Laboratory.
╩│ABL╕ (no periods),
╜│ablactation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the weaning of a child from the breast.
╩│ablactation, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ blaring.
╩│ablare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ablastin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance in the blood that impairs the ability of germs to reproduce.
╩│ablastin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Aerospace.) to remove by ablation.
├│ 2. ┤to remove by burning away, wearing down, or cutting away.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Aerospace.) to undergo ablation.
╩│ablate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│ablation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Aerospace.)
├│ a. ┤the disintegration of part of the nose cone on a missile or spacecraft when it reenters the atmosphere. Ablation usually occurs as melting or vaporizing of an outer surface to protect the rest of the structure from excessive heat.
├│ b. ┤the removal or carrying away of heat by melting or vaporization.
├│ 2. ┤removal.
├│ 3. ┤the removal by surgery of a tumor or a part of the body.
├│ 4. ┤the wearing away of a glacier, snow, or other formation by melting or evaporation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yet, because there is so little ablation--return of moisture to the atmosphere--this light precipitation has become a glacier of up to a mile or more in depth (Time).┤
╩│ablation, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablation shield,╕
┬┌┤ a type of heat shield that uses up heat by melting and vaporizing. The air stream carries the molten particles and the hot gas vapor away from the spacecraft.
╩│ablation shield,╕
╜│ablatival, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in or having to do with the ablative case.
╩│ablatival, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ablative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (Grammar.) │1. ┤the case in Latin that expresses place from or in which, source, agent, cause, association, or instrument.
├│ 2. ┤a case with similar uses in some other inflected languages.
├│ 3. ┤a word or construction in this case. (Example:) ╖statu┤ and ╖quo┤ in the phrase ╖in statu quo nunc,┤ "in the state in which [something] now [is]." (Abbr:) abl.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or showing the ablative.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ablative case.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Aerospace.) made to be removed by ablation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An ablative nosecone is made of light materials, such as fiberglass, which burn and fall away as the missile reenters the atmosphere (New York Times).┤
╩│ablative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ablative absolute,╕
┬┌┤ a Latin construction consisting of a noun or pronoun with an adjective, noun, or participle, both in the ablative case, expressing time, occasion, cause, or other circumstance. (Example:) ╖Sole oriente, tenebrae aufugiunt,┤ "The sun rising (that is, when or because the sun is rising), the shadows flee away." See also ╡absolute,┤ adj. def. 5a.┤
╩│ablative absolute,╕
╜│ablator,╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Aerospace.) an ablating substance.
╩│ablator,╛╕noun.
╜│ablaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Indo-European languages) the systematic substitution of one root vowel sound for another in different inflectional forms or derivatives of a word, as in ╖ring, rang, rung;┤ gradation.
╩│ablaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablaze, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on fire; in a blaze; blazing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The forest was set ablaze by lightning.┤
├│ 2. ┤shining brightly; flashing or brilliant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hotel was ablaze with lights.┤
├│ 3. ┤in great excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was ablaze with anger when he kicked my dog.┤
╩│ablaze, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│able, ╛╕adjective, ╞│abler,╕ │ablest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤having enough power, skill, means, or talent to do something; capable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most little children are able to walk before they are able to talk. A cat is able to see in the dark.┤
├│ 2. ┤having more power or skill than most others have; skillful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an able teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expert, clever, accomplished.
├│ 3. ┤done with skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience applauded his able speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) effective.
├│ 4. ┤legally authorized or qualified.
├│ 5. ┤having the necessary qualifications.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an able seaman.┤
╩│able, ╛╕adjective, ╞│abler,╕ │ablest.╕
╜│-able,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix.)
├│ 1. ┤(╖added to verbs┤) that can be ____ed; able to be ____ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enjoyable = that can be enjoyed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(╖added to nouns┤) suitable for ____; giving ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Comfortable = giving comfort.┤
├│ 3. ┤(╖added to nouns┤) inclined to ____; such as to ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Peaceable = inclined to peace.┤
├│ 4. ┤(╖added to verbs and nouns┤) fit to be ____ed; deserving of ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wearable = fit to be worn. Lovable = deserving of love.┤
├│ 5. ┤(╖added to verbs┤) liable to be ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Breakable = liable to be broken.┤
╩│-able,╕
╜│able-bodied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ strong and healthy; physically fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All able-bodied barbarians were soldiers (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│able-bodied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│able-bodied seaman┐╕ or │able seaman,╕
┬┌┤ an experienced seaman who can perform all the duties required of a seaman, especially a trained deckhand on a merchant vessel. (Abbr:) A.B.
╩│able-bodied seaman┐╕ or │able seaman,╕
╜│Able Day,╕
┬┌┤ the day of the first atomic-bomb test at Bikini; July 1, 1946 (June 30 in the United States). Also, ╡A-day.┤
╩│Able Day,╕
╜│ablegate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a papal envoy who brings to newly appointed cardinals the insignia of office or presents of honor.
╩│ablegate, ╛╕noun.
╜│ableism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ discrimination favoring those who are physically or mentally fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trustees are committed to diversity ... [and] talked about ableism (Bryn Mawr Now).┤
╩│ableism, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) the bleak, a freshwater fish.
╩│ablet, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablins, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) perhaps. Also, ╡aiblins.┤
╩│ablins, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abloom, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in bloom; blossoming.
╩│abloom, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤cleansing; purifying.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any cleansing agent; detergent.
╩│abluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ablution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Often, ╡ablutions.┤ a washing or cleansing as a religious ceremony of purification.
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡ablutions.┤ a washing or cleansing of one's body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to perform one's morning ablutions.┤
├│ 3. ┤the water or other liquid used.
└╕expr. ╡ablutions,┤ ┤(British.) a public washroom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Holemen's dwelling [had] accommodation for about one hundred souls, with communal ablutions at either end (Punch).┤
╩│ablution, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablutionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with ablution.
╩│ablutionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an able manner; with skill; capably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The meeting was ably run by the chairman.┤
┴┤ (SYN) well, competently, cleverly.
╩│ably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ABM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antiballistic missile.
╩│ABM╕ (no periods),
╜│Abnaki, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ki╕ or │-kis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a confederacy of North American Indians who lived in Maine and eastern Canada in colonial days.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not as it should be; very different from the ordinary conditions, the standard, or a type; unusual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abnormal amount of rain. It is abnormal for a man to be eight feet tall.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exceptional, aberrant.
├│ 2. ┤(of a person) badly adjusted.
┼╕noun ╡abnormalness.┤
╩│abnormal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abnormality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an abnormal form, feature, or happening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He described abnormalities of cattle and hens which, he said, had been brought about by excessive development of the milk and egg producing organs (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤an abnormal condition.
╩│abnormality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│abnormally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a manner not normal; irregularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to behave abnormally.┤
├│ 2. ┤to an exceptional degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abnormally hot day.┤
╩│abnormally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abnormal psychology,╕
┬┌┤ the study of all forms of abnormal behavior of people, including the identification and classification of mental disorders, their causes, and their treatment; psychopathology. Students in this field are concerned with functional disorders, such as psychoses and neuroses, and organic disorders, such as loss of memory and mental retardation due to brain damage, circulation deficiencies, and similar causes.
╩│abnormal psychology,╕
╜│abnormity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤abnormality; irregularity.
├│ 2. ┤a monstrosity.
╩│abnormity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│abo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abos.╕
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) an aborigine.
╩│abo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abos.╕
╜│ABO, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a system of classifying blood factors, especially to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. The main factors or groups are A, B, AB, and O.
├╕noun ┤ this system of classification.
╩│ABO, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aboard, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤on board; in or on a ship, train, bus, or airplane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Until the children have climbed aboard no car may pass a school bus picking up pupils.┤
├│ 2. ┤alongside (a ship or shore).
╔┤ ╢Ex. close aboard.┤
├╕prep. ┤ on board of; on, in, or into (a ship, train, bus, or airplane).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everybody was soon aboard the train.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Baseball.) on base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to hit a double with three runners aboard.┤
└╕expr. ╡all aboard!┤ ┤(U.S.) everybody on! (a call directing passengers to enter a train, bus, etc., or indicating that all have boarded).
╔┤ ╢Ex. "All aboard!" shouted the conductor, and everyone rushed for the train.┤
└╕expr. ╡come┤ (or ╡get┤) ╡aboard,┤ ┤(U.S.) (Informal.) to join.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "When I came aboard the space program," the commander has said, "I felt like the greenest rookie in spring training" (New York Times).┤
╩│aboard, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective.
╜│abode, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a place to live in; house or home; dwelling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A simple hut was their abode. But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in (II Kings 19:27). ... one of those shows in which television cameras are conducted through the abodes of famous men (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) residence, habitation, domicile.
├│ 2. ┤a stay or a sojourn in a place.
├╕verb ┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡abide┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He abode there one year.┤
╩│abode, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│abohm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of resistance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of minus 9) ohm.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put an end to; do away with (a law, institution, or custom) completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people wish that nations would abolish war. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865.┤
┴┤ (SYN) annul, stop, suppress.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thus ... shall the Bastille be abolished (Thomas Carlyle).┤
┼╕adj. ╡abolishable.┤
┼╕noun ╡abolisher.┤
┼╕noun ╡abolishment.┤
╩│abolish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abolition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a putting an end to; abolishing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abolition of war is one purpose of the United Nations.┤
├│ b. ┤(in the 1700's and 1800's) the suppression of Negro slavery.
├│ 2. ┤a being abolished; abrogation.
╩│abolition, ╛╕noun.
╜│abolitionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ destructive.
╩│abolitionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abolitionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principle or policy of abolition, especially of Negro slavery.
╩│abolitionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│abolitionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who wishes to abolish something, such as an institution or custom.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Abolitionist.┤ (in the 1700's and 1800's in the United States and Great Britain) a person who favored the compulsory abolition of Negro slavery.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with abolitionism or abolitionists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... abolitionist and retentionist theories of capital punishment (Observer).┤
╩│abolitionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abomasal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the abomasum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abomasal feeding.┤
╩│abomasal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abomasum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sa.╕
┬┌┤ the fourth and true stomach of cows, sheep, deer, and other ruminants, in which the food is digested.
╩│abomasum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sa.╕
╜│abomasus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-si.╕ ╟│= abomasum.
╩│abomasus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-si.╕ ╟│= abomasum.
╜│A-bomb, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an atomic bomb.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to bomb with an atomic bomb or bombs.
┼╕noun ╡A-bomber.┤
╩│A-bomb, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│abominable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤disgusting; hateful; detestable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kidnaping is an abominable act. Shall we pass by this monstrous heap of absurd notions, and abominable practices? (Edmund Burke).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that arouses strong disgust or loathing; a revolting thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord (Proverbs 12:22).┤
├│ 2. ┤a feeling of disgust; loathing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people consider smoking with abomination.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hate, detestation.
├│ 3. ┤a shamefully wicked action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If we are going to revive the abomination of expurgatory oaths, why stop at one profession and one kind of objectionable behavior? (Atlantic).┤
├│ 4. ┤anything strongly disliked.
╩│abomination, ╛╕noun.
╜│a bon marche,
┬┌┤ (French.) at a good price; cheap.
╩│a bon marche,
╜│abonnement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) subscription.
╩│abonnement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aboral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having to do with or located away from the mouth or at the opposite end from the mouth.
┼╕adv. ╡aborally.┤
╩│aboral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aboriginal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤first or earliest so far as science or history gives record; existing from the beginning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indians are the aboriginal inhabitants of America.┤
┴┤ (SYN) indigenous, original, native.
├│ 2. ┤of the earliest known inhabitants; primitive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The use of horses was not an aboriginal custom in America, but was introduced by Europeans.┤
┴┤ (SYN) indigenous.
├╕noun ┤ an aborigine.
┼╕adv. ╡aboriginally.┤
╩│aboriginal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aboriginality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of being aboriginal.
╩│aboriginality, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab origine,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from the beginning.
╩│ab origine,
╜│aborigine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or area; a member of the native race, as distinguished from an invader or colonist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Eskimos are among the aborigines of North America. Among the Australian Aborigines ... females are excluded from religious spheres (rituals, secret societies, and the like) (Felix M. Keesing).┤
└╕expr. ╡aborigines,┤ ┤the plants and animals native to a particular region or area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I doubt whether any case is on record of an invasion on so grand a scale of one plant over the aborigines (Charles Darwin).┤
╩│aborigine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aborning, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ while being born or produced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plan, which died aborning, would have made two important changes in United States troop dispositions (New York Times).┤
╩│aborning, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abort, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to fail to develop or come to completion; end a mission, test, or experiment prematurely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rocket flight aborted.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give birth before the embryo can live outside the mother's body because it is still dependent upon her body system to support its own; miscarry.
├│ 3. ┤to end prematurely and fruitlessly.
├│ 4. ┤(Biology.) to be arrested in growth, as an organ; fail to develop.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to end or abandon (a mission, test, or experiment) before completion.
├│ 2. ┤to cause to give birth prematurely.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an aborting or being aborted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Any malfunction of the power plant, which must be completely automatic, ... will cause an abort and loss of the missile (Ben I. Funk).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a test, operation, or mission, as of a missile launching, broken off or abandoned prior to completion.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a mechanism that fails to begin, or to complete, a scheduled operation or test.
├│ 4. ┤an aircraft mission, sortie, or flight given up for reasons other than enemy action.
┼╕noun ╡aborter.┤
╩│abort, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│aborticide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the destroying of a human embryo within the womb, especially by drugs or surgery.
├│ 2. ┤an abortifacient.
╩│aborticide, ╛╕noun.
╜│abortifacient, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent used to cause abortion.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤causing abortion.
╩│abortifacient, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abortion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤(in mammals) birth that occurs before the embryo has developed enough to live, usually during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy; miscarriage.
├│ b. ┤the inducing of premature delivery in order to destroy offspring.
├│ 2a. ┤the failure of anything to develop properly or to be completed; imperfect development.
├│ b. ┤anything that fails to develop properly, such as an animal, a plan or project, or a building.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.)
├│ a. ┤the failure of an organ to develop beyond an early stage.
├│ b. ┤an imperfectly developed organ.
╩│abortion, ╛╕noun.
╜│abortional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by failure.
╩│abortional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abortionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who induces or seeks to induce an abortion, especially an illegal abortion.
╩│abortionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abortion pill,╕
┬┌┤ a tablet of synthetic steroid taken to abort a pregnancy by blocking progesterone so that the fertilized egg does not become implanted in the uterus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The revolutionary new abortion pill, RU 486, is ... considered by the medical profession to be a far better means of abortion than surgical procedures (New York Times).┤
╩│abortion pill,╕
╜│abortive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Early attempts to make airplanes fly proved abortive. The League of Nations was part of an abortive effort to secure world peace.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ineffective, futile.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary.
├│ 3. ┤born or happening before the right time; premature.
├│ 4. ┤causing abortion; abortifacient.
├│ 5. ┤ending or shortening the course of a disease.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a drug causing abortion; abortifacient.
├│ 2. ┤an abortive birth.
┼╕adv. ╡abortively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abortiveness.┤
╩│abortive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abortus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tuses.╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) an aborted fetus.
╩│abortus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tuses.╕
╜│abought, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) past tense and past participle of ╡aby┤ and of ╡abide┤ (2).
╩│abought, ╛╕verb.
╜│aboulia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abulia.
╩│aboulia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abulia.
╜│aboulic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abulic.
╩│aboulic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abulic.
╜│abound, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be plentiful or numerous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fish abound in the ocean. Rock abounds under the soil.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be rich (in).
╔┤ ╢Ex. America abounds in oil. Shakespeare's poetry abounds in imagery.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be well supplied; be filled (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ocean abounds with fish.┤
┴┤ (SYN) teem, swarm.
┼╕adv. ╡aboundingly.┤
╩│abound, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│about, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1a. ┤having something to do with; of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black Beauty is a story about a horse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concerning, regarding, respecting.
├│ b. ┤in connection with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is something strange about him.┤
├│ 2. ┤somewhere near; in or close to (a place).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog was about the house.┤
├│ 3. ┤not far from; close to (in time).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come about three o'clock. About 1850 the westward movement was in full swing.┤
├│ 4. ┤approximating; near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is about my size.┤
├│ 5. ┤on every side of; around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A collar goes about the neck. He rubbed his eyes and looked about him.┤
├│ 6. ┤on or near (one's person); at hand; with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has no money about her.┤
├│ 7. ┤here and there in or on; in many parts of; everywhere in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. papers scattered about the room. The dog ran about the yard.┤
├│ 8. ┤doing; working at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An expert worker knows what he is about.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤nearly; almost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has about finished his work. The bottle is about empty. This is about the nicest day we've had.┤
├│ 2. ┤somewhere near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A stray dog has been lurking about.┤
├│ 3. ┤toward or on every side; all around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look about and tell me what you see.┤
├│ 4a. ┤in many places; here and there; to and fro.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to shuffle papers about on a desk. The rumor went about that you were ill.┤
├│ b. ┤moving around; active; stirring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is able to be up and about.┤
├│ 5. ┤in the opposite direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Face about! After swimming across the lake the boys turned about and swam back to shore.┤
├│ 6. ┤one after another; by turns; in succession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turn about is no more than fair play.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Nautical.) on or to the opposite tack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to come, put, or go about.┤
└╕expr. ╡about to,┤ ┤on the point of; ready to; going to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plane is about to take off.┤
╩│about, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│about-face, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-faced,╕ │-facing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a turning or going in the opposite direction.
├│ 2. ┤a shift to the opposite attitude or opinion.
├│ 3. ┤the execution of an about face.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to turn or go in the opposite direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After swimming the length of the pool, she about-faced and swam all the way back.┤
├│ 2. ┤to execute an about face. Also, (British and Canadian,) ╡about-turn.┤
╩│about-face, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-faced,╕ │-facing.╕
╜│about face,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a military command to turn in the opposite direction by placing the right foot behind the left foot and pivoting to the right.
╩│about face,╕
╜│about ship,╕
┬┌┤ a command to bring a sailing vessel about.
╩│about ship,╕
╜│about-ship, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to put a sailing ship on the opposite tack (usually as an infinitive or as a command).
╩│about-ship, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│about-towner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man or woman who frequents the fashionable night clubs, the theaters, etc., of the city.
╩│about-towner, ╛╕noun.
╜│about turn,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) a military command to turn in the opposite direction by placing the right foot behind the left foot and pivoting to the right.
╩│about turn,╕
╜│about-turn, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (British and Canadian)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a turning or going in the opposite direction.
├│ 2. ┤a shift to the opposite attitude or opinion.
├│ 3. ┤the execution of an about-turn.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to turn or go in the opposite direction.
├│ 2. ┤to execute an about-turn. Also, (U.S.) ╡about-face.┤
╩│about-turn, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│above, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in or at a higher place; overhead or farther up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were snowy peaks above. The stairs lead above.┤
├│ 2. ┤on the upper side or on top.
╔┤ ╢Ex. leaves dark above and light below.┤
├│ 3. ┤higher in rank or power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer who lost his case made an appeal to the court above.┤
├│ 4. ┤in or from a direction thought of as higher; upstream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There's good fishing above.┤
├│ 5. ┤earlier in a book or article.
╔┤ ╢Ex. See what is written above.┤
├│ 6. ┤above zero.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The temperature is five above.┤
├│ 7. ┤in heaven.
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤to or in a higher place than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sword above his head. This elevator does not go above the third floor.┤
├│ 2. ┤higher than; over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look above the tall building to see the sun. He kept his head above water. A captain is above a sergeant.┤
├│ 3. ┤too great in importance for; superior to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A great person should be above mean actions. The spoiled girl felt above washing dishes.┤
├│ 4. ┤more than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The weight is above a ton.┤
├│ 5. ┤beyond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turn at the first corner above the church.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made or mentioned earlier in a book or article; foregoing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the above statement.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤something that is written above.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Just as I was concluding the above, I received yours (William Russell).┤
┬┌┤ the first patriarch (his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob were the other two). By tradition he was the ancestor of the Jews, through Isaac, and also the ancestor of the Arabs, through his son Ishmael (in the Bible, Genesis 12-25).
╩│Abraham, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abrahamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to the patriarch Abraham.
╩│Abrahamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Abraham-man, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a beggar who wandered about England in the 1500's and 1600's, pretending to be a lunatic.
╩│Abraham-man, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Abram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the original name of Abraham.
╩│Abram, ╛╕noun.
╜│abranchial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abranchiate.
╩│abranchial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abranchiate.
╜│abranchian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abranchiate.
╩│abranchian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abranchiate.
╜│abranchiate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having no gills.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an animal having no gills.
╩│abranchiate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abrasable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ capable of being abraded or worn down.
╩│abrasable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abrasion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place scraped or worn by rubbing; an abraded spot or surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had an abrasion on his heel where his shoe rubbed.┤
├│ 2. ┤a wearing away by rubbing; scraping off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abrasion of rocks by currents of water laden with sand. Coins become thinner by constant abrasion.┤
╩│abrasion, ╛╕noun.
╜│abrasive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance used for smoothing, polishing, grinding, or sharpening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sandpaper, pumice, and emery are abrasives.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤wearing away by rubbing; causing abrasion.
├│ 2. ┤harsh; rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abrasive voice.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abrasively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abrasiveness.┤
╩│abrasive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│a bras ouverts,
┬┌┤ (French.) with open arms; eagerly; receptively.
╩│a bras ouverts,
╜│abraxas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mystical Gnostic word, said to represent the Greek numeral letters alpha, beta, rho, alpha, xi, alpha, sigma, amounting to the mystical number 365.
├│ 2. ┤an amulet inscribed with it.
╩│abraxas, ╛╕noun.
╜│abrazo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an embrace. Also, (Portuguese,) ╡abraco.┤
╩│abrazo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
╜│abreact, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) to express or release (repressed emotions) by reliving the experiences associated with them, as by talking about them.
╩│abreact, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abreaction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) the releasing of repressed emotions by reliving the experiences associated with them, for example by talking about them; catharsis.
╩│abreaction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abreactive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or causing abreaction.
╩│abreactive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abreast, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ side by side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers marched four abreast (adv.). The airplane had four seats, two abreast on each side of the aisle (adj.).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to abolish (a law, treaty, or custom) by an authoritative act; repeal; cancel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When war broke out, our country abrogated its trade agreements with the enemy country. The 21st amendment to the Constitution, permitting the manufacture of intoxicating liquor, abrogated the 18th amendment, which prohibited it.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made an abrupt turn to avoid hitting another car.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hasty.
├│ 2. ┤very steep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The road made an abrupt rise up the hill.┤
┴┤ (SYN) precipitous.
├│ 3. ┤short or sudden in speech or manner; blunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was very gruff and had an abrupt way of speaking.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brusque, curt.
├│ 4. ┤passing suddenly from one subject or thought to another; disconnected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abrupt style of writing.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) suddenly tapering off; truncate.
├│ 6. ┤(Geology.) (of adjacent rock formations) having a sharp boundary at the point of contact.
┼╕adv. ╡abruptly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abruptness.┤
╩│abrupt, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abruption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sudden breaking off.
╩│abruption, ╛╕noun.
╜│abs-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ab-┤ (1) before ╖c┤ and ╖t,┤ as in ╖abscond, abstain.┤
╩│abs-,╕
╜│abs.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤absent.
├│ 2a. ┤absolute.
├│ b. ┤absolutely.
├│ 3. ┤abstract.
╩│abs.,╕
╜│ABS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (a heavy-duty plastic).
├│ 2. ┤alkyl benzene sulfonate (the basis of most hard detergents). The molecules of ABS cannot be broken down completely in sewage treatment systems.
╩│ABS╕ (no periods),
╜│Absalom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤David's favorite son. He rebelled against his father, was defeated in battle, and was later killed (in the Bible, II Samuel 18).
├│ 2. ┤a favorite son.
├│ 3. ┤a rebellious son.
╩│Absalom, ╛╕noun.
╜│abscess, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a collection of pus in the tissues of some part of the body. An abscess results from an infection and usually makes a painful sore, often accompanied by inflammation or swelling.
┬┌┤ a plant hormone that promotes abscission and dormancy; abscisin. (Abbr:) ABA (no periods).
╩│abscisic acid,
╜│abscisin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abscisic acid.
╩│abscisin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abscisic acid.
╜│abscissa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-scissas,╕ │-scissae.╕
┬┌┤ the distance of a point in a plane of two axes from the vertical axis (y-axis), measured on a line parallel to the horizontal axis (x-axis). The abscissa and the ordinate together are coordinates of the point.
╩│abscissa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-scissas,╕ │-scissae.╕
╜│abscission, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the normal separation of a mature fruit, leaf, or stem from a twig by the formation of a corky layer of young cells at the base.
├│ 2. ┤a cutting off, as by surgery.
╩│abscission, ╛╕noun.
╜│abscission layer,╕ ╟│= absciss layer.
╩│abscission layer,╕ ╟│= absciss layer.
╜│absciss layer,
┬┌┤ a corky layer of young cells formed at the base of a fruit, leaf, or stem just before the part falls. It protects the stem from decay.
╩│absciss layer,
╜│abscond, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to go away hurriedly and secretly, especially to avoid punishment; go off and hide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dishonest cashier absconded with the bank's money.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flee, escape, decamp.
┼╕noun ╡absconder.┤
╩│abscond, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│abscondee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who absconds; absconder.
╩│abscondee, ╛╕noun.
╜│abscondence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an absconding; concealment; seclusion.
╩│abscondence, ╛╕noun.
╜│abseil, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the method of descending a very steep cliff by means of a rope secured at the summit.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to descend by this means.
┼╕noun ╡abseiler.┤
╩│abseil, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│absence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a being away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absence from work. His absence from school was caused by illness.┤
├│ 2. ┤a time of being away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor returned after an absence of two years.┤
├│ 3. ┤a being without; lack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Darkness is the absence of light.┤
┴┤ (SYN) want, deficiency.
├│ 4. ┤the condition of being absent-minded.
┴┤ (SYN) inattentiveness.
╩│absence, ╛╕noun.
╜│absence of mind,╕
┬┌┤ the condition of being absent-minded.
╩│absence of mind,╕
╜│absent, ╛╕adjective, verb, preposition.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not present (at a place); away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three members of the class are absent today. I will be absent from work tomorrow.┤
├│ 2. ┤not existing; lacking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snow is absent in some countries. In certain fishes the ribs are entirely absent.┤
├│ 3. ┤absent-minded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man passed us with an absent look. I lost all my gaiety, became absent and thoughtful (Tobias Smollett).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to take or keep (oneself) away; withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not absent yourself from school without good reason.┤
├╕prep. ┤ ┤lacking; without.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Absent more and better research, it seemed sensible to initiate study (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┼╕noun ╡absenter.┤
┼╕adv. ╡absently.┤
┼╕noun ╡absentness.┤
╩│absent, ╛╕adjective, verb, preposition.
╜│absentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of absenting oneself.
╩│absentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│absentee, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is away or stays away.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an absentee or absentees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absentee ownership of land, absentee capital, an absentee voter.┤
╩│absentee, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│absentee ballot,╕
┬┌┤ a ballot of or for a voter who is permitted to vote by mail.
╩│absentee ballot,╕
╜│absenteeism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the practice or habit of being an absentee, especially from work.
├│ 2. ┤an economic system under which a landowner controls the use of land in a country or place where he does not live.
╩│absenteeism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absentee landlord,╕
┬┌┤ an owner, especially a landowner, who derives his income from one region, but lives in another.
╩│absentee landlord,╕
╜│absente reo,
┬┌┤ (Latin, Law.) in the defendant's absence.
╩│absente reo,
╜│absent-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not aware of or not paying attention to what is going on around one; forgetful or inattentive; preoccupied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absent-minded man put salt in his coffee and sugar on his egg.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abstracted, oblivious, distrait.
┼╕adv. ╡absent-mindedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡absent-mindedness.┤
╩│absent-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absent without leave,╕
┬┌┤ (of a soldier, sailor, or other military personnel) away from one's post without permission, but without intending to desert. (Abbr:) A.W.O.L.
╩│absent without leave,╕
╜│absinthe┐╕ or │absinth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a somewhat bitter, yellowish-green alcoholic drink made from brandy flavored with wormwood, anise, or other herbs. Its manufacture and sale are now forbidden in the United States and a number of other countries.
├│ 2. ┤the plant wormwood.
├│ 3. ┤a yellowish-green color.
╩│absinthe┐╕ or │absinth, ╛╕noun.
╜│absinthism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diseased condition caused by too much drinking of absinthe.
╩│absinthism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absit omen,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) may no harm come (of a thing just said or done).
╩│absit omen,
╜│absolute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤free from any imperfection or lack; complete; whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to tell the absolute truth. She did her work with absolute precision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) entire, pure.
├│ 2. ┤not limited in any way; with no limits or restrictions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Long ago some rulers had absolute power. The patient had absolute confidence in his doctor's ability to perform the operation.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had absolute proof thatI was not present when the accident occurred.┤
┴┤ (SYN) infallible.
├│ 4. ┤(Physics.) not compared with anything else:
├│ a. ┤independent of arbitrary or variable standards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absolute zero of temperature. 273 degrees absolute is the same as 0 degrees centigrade (Celsius).┤
├│ b. ┤based on some primary units (especially those of length, mass, and time) of invariable value that are taken as fundamental (as contrasted with any system of units based partly on some arbitrary unit, as of gravitation, whose value varies with latitude, altitude, or the like).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the centimeter-gram-second system of absolute units.┤
├│ c. ┤based on a system of measurement independent of arbitrary or variable standards.
├│ 5a. ┤(of certain phrases) having the function of clauses; forming part of a sentence but not connected with it grammatically. In "The train being late, we missed the boat," ╖the train being late┤ is an absolute phrase or construction. See also ╡ablative absolute.┤┤
├│ b. ┤(of transitive verbs) used without an expressed object. In "Please give freely," ╖give┤ is a verb in absolute use.
├│ c. ┤(of adjectives and possessive pronouns) used without a noun. In "There is rest for the weary," ╖weary┤ is an adjective in absolute use. In "Your house is larger than his," ╖his┤ is a pronoun in absolute use. (Abbr:) abs.
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything that is absolute.
└╕expr. ╡absolutes,┤
├│ a. ┤fixed and immutable qualities, concepts, or standards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Exact measurement of any kind must be based upon absolutes.┤
├│ b. ┤rigid standards of morality or firmly held beliefs about propriety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dogmatic person likes to speak in terms of absolutes.┤
└╕expr. ╡the absolute,┤ (Philosophy.)
├│ a. ┤fundamental reality thought of as apart from all special relations or conditions; that which is capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whatever can be known (or conceived) out of relation ... is the known Absolute (James F. Ferrier).┤
├│ b. ┤that which exists without relation to any other being; the ultimate ground of all things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [They] tell us that the Absolute is unknowable, and that we can therefore know nothing of God (Henry E. Manning).┤
├│ c. ┤that which is considered independently of its being subjective or objective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Schelling pronounced the subject and object identical in the absolute (Robert A. Vaughn).┤
┼╕adv. ╡absolutely.┤
┼╕noun ╡absoluteness.┤
╩│absolute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absolute address,╕
┬┌┤ the specific location where information is stored in a digital computer.
╩│absolute address,╕
╜│absolute alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ ethyl alcohol that is theoretically pure and in practice contains not more than 1 per cent of water by weight.
╩│absolute alcohol,╕
╜│absolute altimeter,╕
┬┌┤ an altimeter measuring altitude by the time required for a radio wave to echo from the surface immediately below. It is absolute in contrast to the measurement by barometric pressure, which is subject to atmospheric conditions.
╩│absolute altimeter,╕
╜│absolute altitude,╕
┬┌┤ the height of a flying object, such as an aircraft or missile, above the earth's surface directly below (rather than above sea level).
╩│absolute altitude,╕
╜│absolute ceiling,╕
┬┌┤ the maximum altitude above sea level at which a given aircraft or other airborne object can maintain horizontal flight.
╩│absolute ceiling,╕
╜│absolute comparison,╕
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) the use of comparative or superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in a sense that does not involve comparison. Thus in "I am in the best of health," ╖best┤ is an absolute superlative, but in "He was the best student in the class," ╖best┤ is a relative superlative.
╩│absolute comparison,╕
╜│absolute discharge,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) (in Great Britain) the discharge of an offender upon payment of a fine or court costs, which is not considered to be a conviction, nor entered in police records as a criminal case.
╩│absolute discharge,╕
╜│absolute humidity,╕
┬┌┤ the mass of water vapor present in a given volume of air, usually expressed in grams per cubic meter.
╩│absolute humidity,╕
╜│absolute idealism,╕
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) a form of idealism which holds that there is only one universal spirit, of which all things are manifestations.
╩│absolute idealism,╕
╜│absolute magnitude,╕
┬┌┤ the magnitude a given star would have if placed at the distance of 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years) from the earth, used as a basis for expressing the intrinsic brightness of stars.
╩│absolute magnitude,╕
╜│absolute majority,╕
┬┌┤ more than half the total number voting or qualified to vote.
╩│absolute majority,╕
╜│absolute monarchy,╕
┬┌┤ a monarchy in which the ruler's power is not limited.
╩│absolute monarchy,╕
╜│absolute music,╕
┬┌┤ music which does not imitate, describe, or represent objective sounds, scenes, or events; abstract music.
╩│absolute music,╕
╜│absolute ohm,╕
┬┌┤ a measure of the resistance of a conductor based on electromagnetic units of the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of 9) abohms.
╩│absolute ohm,╕
╜│absolute pitch,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤the pitch of a tone determined solely by the frequency of its vibrations per second.
├│ 2. ┤a sense of correct pitch, by which some people are able exactly to identify tones by ear; perfect pitch.
╩│absolute pitch,╕
╜│absolute pressure,╕
┬┌┤ fluid pressure measured above a vacuum (or above zero pressure) in units of force per unit of area.
╩│absolute pressure,╕
╜│absolute reality,╕
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) the presence in the universe of a spiritual power greater than man's moral or religious perceptions.
╩│absolute reality,╕
╜│absolutes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡absolute.┤┤
╩│absolutes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│absolute scale,╕
┬┌┤ a scale in which temperatures are measured from absolute zero, such as the Kelvin scale or the Rankine scale.
╩│absolute scale,╕
╜│absolute system,╕
┬┌┤ a system of absolute units.
╩│absolute system,╕
╜│absolute temperature,╕
┬┌┤ a temperature measured from or expressed in degrees above absolute zero.
╩│absolute temperature,╕
╜│absolute unit,╕
┬┌┤ a unit defined directly in terms of the fundamental units of mass, length, and time, as opposed to relative measurements.
╩│absolute unit,╕
╜│absolute value,╕
┬┌┤ the value of a real number regardless of any accompanying sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absolute value of +3, or of -3, is 3.┤
╩│absolute value,╕
╜│absolute zero,╕
┬┌┤ the temperature at which substances would have no heat whatever, and all molecules would stop moving. Theoretically, it is the lowest temperature, -273.15 degrees centigrade (Celsius) or -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit.
╩│absolute zero,╕
╜│absolution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a freeing from guilt or punishment for sin; forgiveness of sins declared by ecclesiastical authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After confession, after absolution, When my whole soul was white I prayed for them (Longfellow).┤
┬┌┤ to make absolute; declare perfect, unconditional, or complete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The forms that characterize man's religious thought ... are culturally contingent; yet the early Christian philosophers absolutized them (Saturday Review).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take in or suck up (a liquid or gas); soak or blot up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sponge absorbed the spilled milk. Water can absorb ammonia.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take in and make a part of itself; assimilate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States has absorbed millions of immigrants.┤
├│ 3. ┤to take in and hold rather than reflect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rugs absorb sounds and make a house quieter. Anything black absorbs most of the light rays that fall on it.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to take up all the attention of; interest very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Building a dam in the brook absorbed the boy so completely that he did not hear us call him to lunch.┤
┴┤ (SYN) engross.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to grasp with the mind; understand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to absorb the full meaning of a remark.┤
├│ 6. ┤to take in and endure; sustain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxer absorbed the punches without buckling under the assault. North Vietnam could absorb considerable punishment ... without any decisive economic effect (New York Times).┤
├│ 7. ┤to accept and pay (an increased cost, tax, or the like) without adding it to the price of a product or services.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The manufacturer absorbed the increase in overhead and did not raise his prices.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Biology.) to take (digested food, oxygen, or the like) into the bloodstream by osmosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Digested food is absorbed into the bloodstream in the intestines.┤
┼╕noun ╡absorber.┤
╩│absorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│absorbability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an absorbable condition or quality.
╩│absorbability, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be absorbed.
╩│absorbable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorbance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the common logarithm of the absorptivity of a substance.
╩│absorbance, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= absorbency.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= absorptivity ┤(def. 2).┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= absorbance.┤
╩│absorbancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very much interested; completely occupied; engrossed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was so absorbed that I did not hear the bell ring. He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention (Dickens).┤
┼╕adv. ╡absorbedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡absorbedness.┤
╩│absorbed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorbefacient, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤causing or aiding absorption.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any substance causing or aiding absorption.
╩│absorbefacient, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absorbency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an absorbent quality or condition.
├│ 2. ┤the degree to which a substance is absorbent.
╩│absorbency, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤taking in, or able to take in, moisture, light, or heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Absorbent paper towels are used to dry the hands.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any substance that absorbs moisture, light, or heat.
╩│absorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absorbent cotton,╕
┬┌┤ fluffy raw cotton from which the wax has been removed, used to dress small wounds, or as a swab for putting on or wiping away salves, lotions, or other liquid. Also,( British)╡ cotton wool┤
╩│absorbent cotton,╕
╜│absorbing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ extremely interesting; engrossing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The explorer told us the absorbing story of his adventures.┤
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the absorption of a gas by a liquid.
╩│absorptiometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorptiometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving the measurement of the absorption of gas by a liquid.
╩│absorptiometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of absorbing; a taking up and holding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A paper towel dries up spilled milk by absorption. In the absorption of light rays by black objects, light energy is changed to heat energy.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the condition of being absorbed, especially showing great interest (in something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children's absorption in their game was so complete that they did not notice the first few drops of rain.┤
├│ 3a. ┤(Physiology.) the process of taking (digested food, oxygen, or the like) into the bloodstream by osmosis.
├│ b. ┤(Botany.) the process of taking inorganic salts in solution into root hairs from soil water by osmosis.
╩│absorption, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorption band,╕
┬┌┤ a dark bank or bands in a continuous spectrum of white light caused by the natural or artificial absorption of the wavelengths of light radiating from the luminous molecules of a chemical element in a gaseous state.
╩│absorption band,╕
╜│absorption coefficient,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a constant for a material indicating the degree to which it absorbs radiation, atomic particles, rays of light, etc., that pass through it.
├│ 2. ┤the rate at which the human body absorbs a particular substance, usually expressed in milligrams per kilogram of body weight per hour.
╩│absorption coefficient,╕
╜│absorption line,╕
┬┌┤ a dark line in a continuous spectrum of white light caused by the natural or artificial absorption of the wavelengths of light radiating from the atoms of a chemical element in a gaseous or liquid state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some 66 [chemical elements] have been found in the atmosphere of the sun by their telltale absorption lines in the solar spectrum (Armin Deutsch).┤
╩│absorption line,╕
╜│absorption spectrum,╕
┬┌┤ a continuous spectrum broken by dark lines or bands, formed by passing white light or other electromagnetic radiation through a gas or liquid. The lines or bands indicate the presence of a particular chemical element or compound by the absorption of certain frequencies. The dark lines or bands are caused by the transfer of energy when the element is excited to incandescence and its wavelengths of light are absorbed by passing through the cooler vapors of the same element.
╩│absorption spectrum,╕
╜│absorptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ able to absorb; absorbent.
┼╕adv. ╡absorptively.┤
┼╕noun ╡absorptiveness.┤
╩│absorptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorptivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= absorbency.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) the ratio of the radiant energy absorbed by a surface to the total of the energy striking the surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anybody who has read a thriller by Ian Fleming is bloody well aware why the Russians have absquatulated with so many of Britain's state secrets. It's that blinking British Agent 007 (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to do without something; hold oneself back; refrain (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you abstain from eating candy and rich foods, you will not be so fat. When the cigars were passed, he abstained. He abstained from smoking.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forbear, desist.
├│ 2. ┤to refrain from voting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Six members voted in favor of the motion, five members voted against it, and four members abstained. So the motion was adopted.┤
╩│abstain, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│abstainer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who abstains, especially from the use of alcoholic liquor.
╩│abstainer, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstemious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as unfit for his habit (Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤very plain; restricted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abstemious diet.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sparing.
┼╕adv. ╡abstemiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstemiousness.┤
╩│abstemious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstention, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of abstaining; abstinence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave several reasons for his abstention from signing the contract.┤
├│ 2. ┤the fact of not voting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were six votes in favor, five against, and four abstentions.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who abstains, especially a voter who does not vote.
╩│abstention, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstentionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who practices abstention, especially in political affairs.
┬┌┤ the act or process of cleansing, scouring, or purging.
╩│abstersion, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstersive, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abstergent.
┼┌╕noun ╡abstersiveness.┤
╩│abstersive, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abstergent.
╜│abstinence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abstaining; partly or entirely giving up certain pleasures, food, or drink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abstinence from meat during Lent. His doctor recommended abstinence from coffee and tobacco. Buddhists favor "the Middle Way" between abstinence and self-indulgence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) self-denial, continence. See also ╡total abstinence.┤┤
╩│abstinence, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstinency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abstinence.
╩│abstinency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abstinence.
╜│abstinent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abstaining, especially from self-indulgence; abstemious.
┼╕adv. ╡abstinently.┤
╩│abstinent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstract, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤thought of apart from any particular object, real thing, or actual instance; not concrete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sweetness is abstract; a lump of sugar is concrete. Truth is an abstract concept.┤
├│ 2. ┤expressing or naming a quality, idea, or other concept, rather than a particular object or concrete thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Honesty is an abstract noun.┤
├┤ See also ╡abstract noun,┤ ╡abstract number.┤┤
├│ 3. ┤hard to understand; difficult; abstruse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The atomic theory of matter is so abstract that it can be fully understood only by advanced students.┤
┴┤ (SYN) profound.
├│ 4. ┤concerned with ideas or concepts rather than actual particulars or instances; not practical or applied; ideal or theoretical.
├│ 5. ┤not representing any actual object or concrete thing; having little or no resemblance to real or material things, especially in art that avoids the use of ordinary conventional designs and the representation of material things, animals, or persons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw many abstract paintingsin the Museum of Modern Art. The interest of an abstract picture is exclusively decorative (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) nonrepresentational, nonobjective.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to think of (a quality, such as color, weight, or truth) apart from any object or real thing having that quality or any actual instance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can abstract the idea of redness from the color of all red objects.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make an abstract of; summarize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to abstract this story for a book report.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abridge.
├│ 3a. ┤to take away; remove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Iron is abstracted from ore.┤
┴┤ (SYN) extract.
├│ b. ┤to take away secretly, slyly, or dishonestly.
┴┤ (SYN) steal, purloin.
├│ 4. ┤to withdraw (the attention); divert.
┴┤ (SYN) detach, disengage.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brief statement of the main ideas or important points of an article, book, case in court, or other printed material; summary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The students will write brief summaries of scientific treatises, earning $2.50 for each such abstract (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) abridgment, digest, compendium.
├│ 2. ┤an abstract of title. (Abbr:) abs.
├│ 3. ┤a work of abstract art; abstraction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a geometric abstract in red and yellow.┤
├│ 4. ┤an abstract idea or term; abstraction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abstract called capitalism.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the abstract,┤ ┤in theory rather than in practice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 10 percent of society understands in the abstract the meaning of "freedom" (Maclean's).┤
┼╕noun ╡abstracter,┤ ╡abstractor.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abstractly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstractness.┤
╩│abstract, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
╜│abstracted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lost in thought; absent-minded.
┴┤ (SYN) preoccupied.
┼╕adv. ╡abstractedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstractedness.┤
╩│abstracted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstract expressionism,╕
┬┌┤ a style of abstract painting intended primarily to express the artist's emotions or state of mind during a creative experience, as by freely splattering or staining the canvas with paint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abstract expressionism, if it is to survive, must have a purpose and a form to fit that purpose (New Yorker).┤
╩│abstract expressionism,╕
╜│abstract expressionist,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a painter who produces works of abstract expressionism.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with abstract expressionism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. De Kooning's canvas reaffirms the abstract expressionist credo that the very effort of painting is what paintings should be about (Time).┤
╩│abstract expressionist,╕
╜│abstraction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the idea of a quality thought of apart from any particular object or real thing having that quality; abstract idea, concept, or term.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whiteness, courage, hope, sorrow, and length are abstractions. A line that has no width is only an abstraction.┤
├│ 2. ┤the formation of an abstract idea or concept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... abstraction is nothing more than leaving out of a number of resembling ideas what is peculiar to each (Joseph Priestley).┤
├│ 3a. ┤a taking away; removal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abstraction of iron from ore. After the abstraction of the juice from an orange, only the pulp and peel are left.┤
├│ b. ┤secret, sly, or dishonest removal; purloining.
├│ 4. ┤the state of being lost in thought; absent-mindedness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a fit of abstraction he forgot to eat lunch.┤
├│ 5. ┤a work of abstract art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a group of abstractions in oil and water color.┤
├│ 6. ┤abstractionism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The recent emphasis on extreme abstraction ... raises questions which go to the very basis of artistic expression (New York Times).┤
╩│abstraction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstractional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with abstraction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... music so astringent ... that it amounts to abstractional design (New York Times).┤
╩│abstractional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstractionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the theory or principles of abstract art.
├│ 2. ┤the art or practice of making abstractions, especially in art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Making mobiles is a type of abstractionism.┤
╩│abstractionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstractionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an artist who produces works of abstract art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The abstractionist, though, works in symbols, not depicting the object but suggesting it (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤an idealist; a dreamer.
╩│abstractionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstractive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having the power of abstraction.
├│ 2. ┤of or having the nature of an abstract or summary.
┼╕adv. ╡abstractively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstractiveness.┤
╩│abstractive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstract music,╕ ╟│= absolute music.
╩│abstract music,╕ ╟│= absolute music.
╜│abstract noun,╕
┬┌┤ a common noun that refers to a quality, idea, action, or state, rather than to a physical object, tangible thing, or specific being. ╖Youth┤ is an abstract noun in "the vigor of youth," a collective noun in "the youth of our country," and a concrete noun in "a youth."
╩│abstract noun,╕
╜│abstract number,╕
┬┌┤ a number which does not relate to a particular object or thing, as 4 or 6 distinguished from 4 apples or 6 cats.
╩│abstract number,╕
╜│abstract of title,╕
┬┌┤ a summarized account of past ownership of a piece of real estate, going back as far as legally necessary, to establish current ownership.
╩│abstract of title,╕
╜│abstrict, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to separate by abstriction.
╩│abstrict, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│abstriction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ branched spore formation in certain fungi in which portions of the spore-bearing filament (hypha) are separated by the formation of walls (septa); abjunction.
╩│abstriction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstruse, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hard to understand; difficult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you do not master arithmetic, you will find algebra complicated and abstruse. The fields of inquiry run from simple mechanics to abstruse atomic energy (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) esoteric, recondite, obscure, arcane.
┼╕adv. ╡abstrusely.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstruseness.┤
╩│abstruse, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstrusity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤no pl.┤ abstruse character; obscurity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The abstrusity of some legal documents baffles most laymen.┤
├│ 2. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ an abstruse point or matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... there were criminal lawyers deeply versed in the abstrusities and tricks of the criminal law (Theodore Dreiser).┤
╩│abstrusity, ╛╕noun.
╜│absurd, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤plainly not true, logical, or sensible; so contrary to reason that it is laughable; foolish; ridiculous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The idea that the number 13 brings bad luck is absurd.┤
┴┤ (SYN) preposterous.
├╕noun ┤ ┤situations and ideas that represent the absurdity of the human condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. students of the absurd, the literature of the absurd.┤
┼╕adv. ╡absurdly.┤
┼╕noun ╡absurdness.┤
╩│absurd, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absurdism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and practices of the absurdists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the austere absurdism of great dramatists like Beckett and Pinter (Renata Adler).┤
╩│absurdism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absurdist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a playwright who uses the techniques of the Theater of the Absurd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absurdist presents fantasy as reality, or reality as fantasy (Saturday Review).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Theater of the Absurd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absurdist comedy, absurdist dialogue.┤
╩│absurdist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│absurdity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╖no pl.┤ absurd quality or condition; lack of sense; foolishness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the absurdity of superstition. You can see the absurdity of wearing shoes on your head and hats on your feet.┤
├│ 2. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ something absurd; a ridiculous or unreasonable action, statement, or custom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To say that every father has a daughter is an absurdity.┤
╩│absurdity, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABT╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Ballet Theatre.
╩│ABT╕ (no periods),
╜│abudefduf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of small, agile, tropical marine fish that hide in crevices in rocks or coral reefs; damselfish.
╩│abudefduf, ╛╕noun.
╜│abuilding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) in the process of being built.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What many call the New Europe is abuilding around the European Economic Community, better known as the Common Market (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│abuilding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abulia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of the ability to make decisions, characteristic of schizophrenia. Also, ╡aboulia.┤
╩│abulia, ╛╕noun.
╜│abulic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with abulia.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by abulia. Also, ╡aboulic.┤
╩│abulic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abundance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a quantity that is more than enough; great plenty; full supply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is such an abundance of apples this year that many are not being picked. Oil, the greatest source of Venezuela's wealth, continues to flow in abundance (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) profusion, superfluity.
├│ 2. ┤a plentiful supply of money and possessions; wealth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the near future technology was going to create abundance and everyone would have enough of everything (Saul Bellow).┤
┴┤ (SYN) affluence.
╩│abundance, ╛╕noun.
╜│abundant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤more than enough; very plentiful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trapper had an abundant supply of food for the winter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ample, bountiful, profuse.
├│ 2. ┤having more than enough; abounding (in); rich.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fishermen found a river abundant in salmon. The Lord ... abundant in goodness and truth (Exodus 34:6).┤
┼╕adv. ╡abundantly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abundantness.┤
╩│abundant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abundant number,╕
┬┌┤ a whole number whose divisors have a sum greater than twice this number. The number 18 is an abundant number because the sum of its divisors (18, 9, 6, 3, 2, 1) is greater than 2 X 18.
╩│abundant number,╕
╜│abundant year,╕
┬┌┤ the longest of the three common years of the Jewish calendar, having 355 days; perfect year.
╩│abundant year,╕
╜│ab uno disce omnes,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from one learn all.
╩│ab uno disce omnes,
╜│ab urbe condita,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) since the founding of the city (of Rome, about 753 B.C.). (Abbr:) A.U.C.
╩│ab urbe condita,
╜│abusage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abuse.
╩│abusage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abuse.
╜│abuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│abused,╕ │abusing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to use wrongly; make bad use of; misuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not abuse the privilege of using the library by loud talking. By being lazy he abused his opportunity for an education and ruined his chances of entering college.┤
├│ 2. ┤to treat badly; mistreat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angry boy abused his dog by beating it. Don't abuse your eyes by reading in a bad light.┤
┴┤ (SYN) maltreat, injure.
├│ 3. ┤to use harsh and insulting language about or to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of debating the issues the candidates abused each other.┤
┴┤ (SYN) revile, malign.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to impose on; mislead; deceive.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a wrong or bad use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Talking too loud is an abuse of your library privileges. The people hated the wicked king for his abuse of power.┤
┴┤ (SYN) misapplication, misuse.
├│ 2. ┤harsh or severe treatment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The abuse of the helpless prisoner made him bitter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) injury.
├│ 3. ┤a bad practice or custom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Slavery is an abuse. Abuses multiply when citizens are indifferent.┤
├│ 4. ┤harsh and insulting language.
┴┤ (SYN) vituperation.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) deception.
┼╕adj. ╡abusable.┤
┼╕noun ╡abuser.┤
╩│abuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│abused,╕ │abusing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│abusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤using harsh and insulting language; reviling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You're an ... abusive ... bad old creature (Dickens).┤
┴┤ (SYN) scurrilous, opprobrious, reproachful.
├│ 2. ┤containing abuse; harsh and insulting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abusive letter.┤
├│ 3. ┤treating roughly or cruelly.
├│ 4. ┤wrongly used; misapplied.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) corrupt.
┼╕adv. ╡abusively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abusiveness.┤
╩│abusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abustle, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bustling; stirring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a house abustle with preparations for the holidays.┤
╩│abustle, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abut, ╛╕verb, ╞│abutted,╕ │abutting.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to border on; adjoin; meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A shed abuts the barn.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to touch at one end or edge; end at; border (on, upon, or against).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sidewalk abuts on the street. His land abuts upon mine. The shed abuts against a stone wall.┤
┼╕noun ╡abutter.┤
╩│abut, ╛╕verb, ╞│abutted,╕ │abutting.╕
╜│abutilon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of the mallow family having bell-shaped, yellow or white flowers often veined with red; flowering maple.
├│ 2. ┤the flower of any of these plants.
╩│abutilon, ╛╕noun.
╜│abutment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a support for an arch or bridge.
├│ b. ┤the point or place where the support joins the thing supported.
├│ 2. ┤the fact, state, or place of abutting.
╩│abutment, ╛╕noun.
╜│abuttal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact or state of abutting.
└╕expr. ╡abuttals,┤ ┤the parts of a piece of land which abut on other land.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The land is set forth by bounds and abuttals (Nathaniel Bacon).┤
╩│abuttal, ╛╕noun.
╜│abutting, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adjacent.
╩│abutting, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adjacent.
╜│abuzz, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤buzzing; filled with buzzing sounds.
├│ 2. ┤filled with noises of activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The retail shoe industry is abuzz with talk of a big boom just ahead (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│abuzz, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│abvolt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electromagnetic unit of electromotive force in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of minus 8) volt.
╩│abvolt, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abwehr, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) the German counterintelligence system in World War II.
╩│Abwehr, ╛╕noun.
╜│aby┐╕ or │abye, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abought,╕ │abying.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to pay the penalty for; atone for.
├│ 2. ┤to suffer; endure.
╩│aby┐╕ or │abye, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abought,╕ │abying.╕
╜│abysm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abyss.
╩│abysm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abyss.
╜│abysmal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤too deep or great to be measured; bottomless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abysmal ignorance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) immeasurable, unfathomable.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) extremely bad; of very low quality; miserable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The system of teaching was abysmal (Punch).┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with the greatest depths of the ocean.
┼╕adv. ╡abysmally.┤
╩│abysmal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abyss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bottomless or very great depth; a very deep crack in the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mountain climber stood at the edge of a cliff overlooking an abyss four thousand feet deep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chasm.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything too deep or great to be measured; lowest depth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Failure after failure plunged him into an abyss of despair.┤
├│ 3. ┤the chaos before the Creation.
╩│abyss, ╛╕noun.
╜│abyssal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or inhabiting the depths of the ocean to which light does not penetrate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abyssal mollusk.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= unfathomable.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= plutonic.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. abyssal rock.┤
╩│abyssal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abyssal plain,╕
┬┌┤ a deep, extremely level undersea plain, such as the plain lying about 750 miles to 1,000 miles off the eastern coast of North America, with deposits of clay, silt, and sand apparently laid down by the action of a dense current of sediments, or turbidity current, moving along the sea floor.
╩│abyssal plain,╕
╜│Abyssinian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Abyssinia.
╩│Abyssinian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Abyssinian cat,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of medium-sized cats with long, tapering tails, small paws, and short, silky hair with dark-colored tips.
╩│Abyssinian cat,╕
╜│abzyme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibody that is chemically modified to function as an enzyme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enzymatic antibodies, or abzymes, ... perform a range of chemical jobs such as making or breaking specific bonds between the amino acids that make up proteins (Science News).┤
╩│abzyme, ╛╕noun.
╜│ac-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖c, k,┤ and ╖q,┤ as in ╖accede, acknowledgment, acquaint.┤
╩│ac-,╕
╜│ac.,╕
┬┌┤ acre or acres.
╩│ac.,╕
╜│a.c.┐╕ or │a-c,╕
┬┌┤ alternating current (of electricity).
╩│a.c.┐╕ or │a-c,╕
╜│Ac╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤actinium (chemical element).
├│ 2. ┤alto-cumulus (clouds).
╩│Ac╕ (no period),
╜│AC╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) Air Corps (before World War II).
├│ 2. ┤alternating current.
╩│AC╕ (no periods),
╜│A/C┐╕ or │a/c╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ (Commerce.)
├│ 1. ┤account.
├│ 2. ┤account current.
╩│A/C┐╕ or │a/c╕ (no periods),
╜│A.C.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) aircraftsman.
├│ 2. ┤alternating current.
├│ 3. ┤before Christ (Latin, ╖ante Christum┤).
╩│A.C.,╕
╜│acacia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tree or shrub of the pea family, with (usually) finely divided leaves, that grows mostly in tropical or warm regions throughout the world. In the United States, acacias are common from Texas to California. Certain species in Australia produce tannin; others in Africa produce gum arabic; still others in India and Southeast Asia yield catechu.
├│ 2. ┤a locust tree of North America, with thorny branches and clusters of white flowers.
├│ 3. ┤gum arabic.
╩│acacia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acad.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤academic.
├│ 2. ┤academy.
╩│acad.,╕
╜│academe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an academy; school; university.
├│ 2. ┤the world of scholars; academic life.
╩│academe, ╛╕noun.
╜│Academe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Academy (the park or grove near Athens where Plato taught).
╩│Academe, ╛╕noun.
╜│academese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ academic jargon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of cliche (Dwight Macdonald).┤
╩│academese, ╛╕noun.
╜│academia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ academic life; academe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Writers too turn their talents to other kinds of communities--to the world of academia or the Army, bohemia or business (Harper's).┤
╩│academia, ╛╕noun.
╜│academic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with schools, colleges, universities, and their studies; scholarly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the academic world, academic research. The academic year begins when school opens in September.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scholastic.
├│ 2. ┤concerned with general education rather than commercial, technical, or professional education.
╔┤ ╢Ex. History and French are academic subjects; typewriting and bookkeeping are commercial subjects.┤
┴┤ (SYN) humanistic.
├│ 3. ┤not arising in practice; not practical; hypothetical; theoretical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" is an academic question. Wilson, one of the least academic of our critics, is also one of the most thorough (Saturday Review).┤
┴┤ (SYN) speculative.
├│ 4. ┤following fixed rules and traditions; formal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. academic verse, academic painting.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conventional.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a college student or teacher.
├│ 2. ┤an academician.
┼╕adv. ╡academically.┤
╩│academic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Academic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to Plato's school of philosophy; skeptical.
╩│Academic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│academical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= academic.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. academical discourses.┤
╩│academical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= academic.
╜│academicals, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= academic dress.
╩│academicals, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= academic dress.
╜│academic dress,╕
┬┌┤ the cap and gown worn by a teacher or student, now in the United States usually only at graduation exercises or on other special occasions.
╩│academic dress,╕
╜│academic freedom,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the freedom of a teacher or student to investigate or discuss controversial political, economic, and social issues and problems without fear of interference or loss of standing.
├│ 2. ┤the freedom of an academic institution to decide what subjects it shall teach and how it will teach them.
╩│academic freedom,╕
╜│academic gown,╕
┬┌┤ a long, loose, flowing outer garment worn by a member or graduate of a college or university.
╩│academic gown,╕
╜│academician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an academy or society for encouraging literature, science, or art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The academicians of France rejected terms of science in their first essay (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 2. ┤an artist, writer, or composer more notable for mastery of conventional forms than for originality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dry academician.┤
├│ 3. ┤a college student or teacher; an academic.
╩│academician, ╛╕noun.
╜│academicism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤conformity to convention or tradition in art, literature, or music.
├│ 2. ┤formalism; pedantry.
╩│academicism, ╛╕noun.
╜│academic rank,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. and Canada.) the rank of a member of the faculty of a college or university. The four commonest ranks are instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor.
╩│academic rank,╕
╜│academic year,╕
┬┌┤ the official annual period of sessions of a college or university.
├│ b. ┤a school where some special skill or subject can be studied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a riding academy. West Point is a military academy.┤
├│ c. ┤(formerly) a college, university, or other institution of higher learning.
├│ 2. ┤a group of authors, scholars, artists, musicians, or scientists organized to encourage literature, research, art, music, or science. The Royal Academy of London promotes the arts.
└╕expr. ╡the Academy,┤ ┤the park or grove near ancient Athens where Plato taught.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] Academy ... was a large enclosure of ground which was once the property of a citizen at Athens named Academus (John Robinson).┤
╩│academy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Academy Award,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) one of the awards made annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Oscar.
╩│Academy Award,╕
╜│Acadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Acadia (region in southeastern Canada), especially a French settler there or one of his descendants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With 230,000 Acadians, New Brunswick is now almost French Canadian ... (Maclean's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a descendant of French Acadians who moved to Louisiana; Cajun.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Acadia or Acadians.
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) of or having to do with a time when mountains were formed, in or near the Devonian.
╩│Acadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acajou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the cashew tree.
├│ b. ┤its fruit.
├│ 2. ┤a gum or resin from its bark.
╩│acajou, ╛╕noun.
╜│acalculia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of aphasia involving loss of ability to solve even simple arithmetic problems.
╩│acalculia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaleph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in early zoological classification) a member of a group of animals including both the coelenterates and the ctenophores.
╩│acaleph, ╛╕noun.
╜│acalephe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acaleph.
╩│acalephe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acaleph.
╜│acanaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) prickly.
╩│acanaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acantha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) a prickle.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) a spine or prickly fin.
├│ 3. ┤(Anatomy.)
├│ a. ┤a spinous process of a vertebra.
├│ b. ┤the vertebral column.
╩│acantha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thae.╕
╜│acanthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤belonging to the acanthus family of plants.
├│ 2. ┤having prickles; being prickly.
╩│acanthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the crown-of-thorns starfish, a large predator of coral islands and reefs throughout the Pacific.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They can stay alive for six months without eating, but when they eat they eat heartily: a big acanthaster can kill fifty years of coral growth in a night (New Yorker).┤
╩│acanthaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an acanthus.
├│ 2. ┤resembling an acanthus.
╩│acanthine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthocephalan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a large group of parasitic worms that have backward-curving hooks at their front ends for attaching themselves to the intestines of vertebrates. They lack a digestive tract, food being taken in through the body wall.
╩│acanthocephalan, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthodian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several extinct sharklike fishes, living from the late Silurian into the Permian period, representing the earliest known vertebrates with jaws.
╩│acanthodian, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaped like a spine.
├│ 2. ┤having spines.
╩│acanthoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acanthology.
╩│acanthological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of spines.
╩│acanthology, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthopterygian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a group of fishes with hard, spiny rays in the dorsal and anal fins, including the sunfish, perch, bass, porgy, mackerel, and swordfish.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to this group.
╩│acanthopterygian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acanthous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acanthoid.
╩│acanthous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acanthoid.
╜│acanthus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thuses,╕ │-thi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants somewhat like the thistle, found especially around the Mediterranean. The leaves of the acanthus have many narrow, pointed lobes, and are sometimes spiny.
├│ 2. ┤an architectural ornament patterned on the leaves of these plants, popular in ancient Greek and Roman times.
╩│acanthus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thuses,╕ │-thi.╕
╜│acanthus family,╕
┬┌┤ a large family of plants found mainly in tropical areas. The leaves of the plants are usually simple, but the petals are irregular and coiled. Many kinds are grown for decoration. The bear's-breech and clockvine are members of the acanthus family.
╩│acanthus family,╕
╜│a cappella┐╕ or │a capella,
┬┌┤ of choral music or singers:
├│ 1. ┤without instrumental accompaniment.
├│ 2. ┤with an accompaniment in unison with the vocal part, as in early church music.
╩│a cappella┐╕ or │a capella,
╜│a capriccio,
┬┌┤ (Music.) with the expression and time to be rendered as the performer pleases.
╩│a capriccio,
╜│acarian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╩│acarian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╜│acariasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an infestation of plant, animal, or man with mites or ticks.
╩│acariasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaricide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance for killing acarids.
╩│acaricide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acarid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an order of small arachnids that includes the mites and ticks.
╩│acarid, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaridan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= acarid.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the acarids.
╩│acaridan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acarine, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╩│acarine, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╜│acaroid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an acarid.
╩│acaroid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acaroid gum┐╕ or │resin,╕
┬┌┤ a red resin obtained especially from the trunk of the Australian grass tree, used in varnishes.
╩│acaroid gum┐╕ or │resin,╕
╜│acarologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies ticks and mites.
╩│acarologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│acarology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of ticks and mites.
╩│acarology, ╛╕noun.
╜│acarpelous┐╕ or │acarpellous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a flower) having no carpels.
╩│acarpelous┐╕ or │acarpellous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a plant) not producing fruit; sterile.
╩│acarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acarus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ari.╕
┬┌┤ a mite or tick.
╩│acarus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ari.╕
╜│acatalectic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of a line of verse) having the complete number of syllables in the last foot; complete.
├╕noun ┤ ┤such a line of verse.
╩│acatalectic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acatalepsy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) incomprehensibility.
╩│acatalepsy, ╛╕noun.
╜│acataleptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤incomprehensible; not to be known with certainty.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who believes that we can know nothing with certainty.
╩│acataleptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acaudal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a tail.
╩│acaudal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acaudate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaudal.
╩│acaudate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaudal.
╜│acaulescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being or appearing to be without a stem.
╩│acaulescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaulescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of plants:
├│ 1. ┤stemless.
├│ 2. ┤apparently stemless.
╩│acaulescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acauline, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╩│acauline, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╜│acaulose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╩│acaulose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╜│acaulous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╩│acaulous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╜│acausal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not causal; not having to do with cause and effect.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something that causes acceleration.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) a positive catalyst; accelerator.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤accelerating.
╩│accelerant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│accelerate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to cause (anything in motion or process) to go or move faster; speed up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hurry, quicken.
├│ b. ┤to hasten the operation of (a process).
├│ 2. ┤to cause to happen sooner; hasten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunshine, fresh air, and rest often accelerate a person's recovery from sickness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expedite.
├│ 3. ┤(Physics.) to change the velocity of (a moving object).
├│ 4. ┤(Education.)
├│ a. ┤to complete (a course of study) in less than the usual time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to take accelerated math.┤
├│ b. ┤to advance (a student) at a rate faster than average.
╔┤ ╢Ex. skipping grades to accelerate bright pupils.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to increase in speed; go faster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The more power the engineer turns on, the more the train accelerates. Stock prices surged yesterday as volume accelerated sharply (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to change in velocity.
├│ 3. ┤(Education.) to complete a course of study in less than the usual time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... undergraduates who go to summer sessions to accelerate (New York Times).┤
╩│accelerate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│accelerated depreciation,
┬┌┤ (Accounting.) the charging of depreciation of assets such as machinery and buildings at a rate faster than the normal rate.
╩│accelerated depreciation,
╜│acceleratedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at a faster rate; with increasing speed.
╩│acceleratedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│acceleration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an accelerating; speeding up or hastening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turning on more power causes the acceleration of a train. Acceleration of tooth decay is caused by lack of care.┤
├│ 2. ┤increased speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No, sir; you cannot conceive with what acceleration I advance towards death (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Physics.)
├│ a. ┤a change in velocity. An increase in velocity is expressed as positive acceleration; a decrease in velocity is expressed as negative acceleration.
├│ b. ┤the rate of this change.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. and Canada.) the advancement of superior students to grades matching their abilities, regardless of a normal schedule of promotion.
╩│acceleration, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceleration clause,╕
┬┌┤ a clause in a contract stating that the seller may demand immediate payment in full of the outstanding balance if the buyer fails to meet one of the installment payments due.
╩│acceleration clause,╕
╜│acceleration of gravity,╕
┬┌┤ the rate of change in velocity of a freely falling body, caused by the force of gravity. The rate varies slightly with changes in latitude and altitude. At sea level, in the approximate latitude of New York City, it is 32.16 feet per second in each second of the fall of the body.
╩│acceleration of gravity,╕
╜│accelerative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to accelerate; quickening.
╩│accelerative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accelerator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the thing that causes an increase in the speed of anything:
├│ a. ┤the pedal or lever that controls the speed of a motor vehicle by regulating the flow of fuel to the engine.
├│ b. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) a particle accelerator.
├│ c. ┤(Chemistry.) any substance that hastens a reaction, usually as a catalyst.
├│ d. ┤(Photography.) any substance or device that shortens the time of exposure or development.
├│ e. ┤(Physiology.) any muscle, nerve, or secretion that increases the speed of a bodily function.
╩│accelerator, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceleratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ accelerative; quickening.
╩│acceleratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accelerograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for measuring the pressures developed by the combustion of an explosive in a closed, or nearly closed space, for example as in a cannon or underground.
╩│accelerograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│accelerometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring acceleration, such as that of a moving vehicle, aircraft, or rocket.
├│ 2. ┤a device for measuring the pressure of gases at any point within a gun.
╩│accelerometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│accent, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the greater force or stronger tone of voice given to certain syllables or words. Accent is controlled by a change of pitch or by stress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In "letter" the accent is on the first syllable.┤
├│ 2. ┤a mark sometimes written or printed to show the spoken force of a syllable. Some words have two accents, a stronger or primary accent and a weaker or secondary accent. Weakest accent is often left unmarked.
├│ 3. ┤a different way of pronouncing heard in different parts of the same country, or in the speech of a person speaking a language that is not his own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Southern accent. My father was born in Germany and still speaks English with a German accent.┤
├│ 4. ┤a distinguishing mark, character, or tone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accent of humor characterizes his writings. Shakespeare's writing has the accent of greatness.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) marked interest, favor, or approval; emphasis; stress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother puts a considerable accent on good manners.┤
├│ 6. ┤one of three marks, called acute, grave, and circumflex, used in French, Greek, and some other languages to indicate the quality of the vowel or as a conventional feature of the spelling.
├│ 7a. ┤emphasis on certain words or syllables in a line of poetry to give them rhythm.
├│ b. ┤a mark placed above or next to a stressed syllable.
├│ 8a. ┤a mark at the right of a number indicating minutes of a degree, two such marks indicating seconds, as in 20 degrees 10'30'' (read ╖20 degrees, 10 minutes, 30 seconds┤).
├│ b. ┤one, two, or three marks at the right of a number used to denote feet, inches, and lines (twelfths of an inch), as in 3'6''7''' (read ╖3 feet, 6 inches, 7 lines┤).
├│ c. ┤a mark placed at the right of a letter so that it may be used to represent different mathematical quantities, as in a', a'', a''' (read ╖a prime, a double prime┤ or ╖a second, a triple prime┤ or ╖a third;┤ in British usage this is read ╖a dash, a double dash, a triple dash┤).
├│ 9. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤emphasis on certain notes or chords.
├│ b. ┤a symbol for this.
├│ 10. ┤a touch of color or light that serves to bring the features of a structure into relief or furnish a contrast in a scheme of color.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pronounce or mark with an accent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is "acceptable" accented on the first or second syllable?┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to emphasize; accentuate.
└╕expr. ╡accents,┤
├│ a. ┤tone of voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl spoke to her doll in tender accents.┤
├│ b. ┤speech; language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Winds! on your wings to heaven her accents bear (John Dryden).┤
┼╕adj. ╡accentless.┤
╩│accent, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accent mark,╕
┬┌┤ accent (n. defs. 2, 6, and 9b).
╩│accent mark,╕
╜│accentor┐╕ or │accenter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several birds noted for their melodious song, especially the hedge sparrow.
├│ 2. ┤a person who sings a leading part.
╩│accentor┐╕ or │accenter, ╛╕noun.
╜│accents, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡accent.┤┤
╩│accents, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│accentual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of accent; formed by accent.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Most English poetry is accentual; ancient Greek and Latin poetry is quantitative.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take or receive (what is offered or given); consent to take.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I accept your gift gratefully.┤
├│ 2. ┤to consent to; say yes to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She asked me to go to the party and I accepted her invitation.┤
├│ 3. ┤to take as true or satisfactory; believe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher won't accept your excuse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acknowledge.
├│ 4. ┤to receive with liking and approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I soon accepted the new student as a friend. The design of the new car was not accepted by the public. Scholars now generally accept Einstein's theory of relativity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approve.
├│ 5. ┤to undertake as a responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister accepted a position as cashier.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assume.
├│ 6. ┤(Commerce.) to sign and agree to pay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accept a promissory note.┤
├│ 7. ┤to receive (a committee report) as satisfactory.
├│ 8. ┤to understand; construe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can we accept this interpretation of the manuscript as correct?┤
├│ 9. ┤(Medicine.) to take into the body without rejecting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A mouse whose thymus has been removed ... will accept a skin graft from an unrelated animal, whereas normal mice invariably reject such foreign grafts (Scientific American).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to say yes to an invitation; accept a suggestion or offer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was invited and I accepted.┤
╩│accept, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│acceptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being satisfactory or acceptable.
╩│acceptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤likely to be gladly received or accepted; agreeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flowers are an acceptable gift to a sick person.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pleasing, welcome.
├│ 2a. ┤good enough; satisfactory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The singer gave an acceptable performance but it was not outstanding. He received an acceptable mark on the test but his sister won honors.┤
┴┤ (SYN) passable.
├│ b. ┤capable of being tolerated; bearable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a defence system would work to the extent of reducing damage but not to the extent of making nuclear war acceptable (London Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡acceptableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡acceptably.┤
╩│acceptable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acceptance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of taking what is offered or given to one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher's acceptance of the flowers they brought delighted the children.┤
├│ 2. ┤favorable reception; approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The violinist played with marked acceptance.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of taking as true and satisfactory; belief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acceptance of the atomic theory by physicists has led to many scientific discoveries.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Commerce.)
├│ a. ┤a promise or signed agreement to pay a draft or bill of exchange when it is due.
├│ b. ┤the draft or bill of exchange itself.
├│ c. ┤the sum specified by it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acceptance of $10,000.┤
├│ 5. ┤the state or condition of being accepted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was thrilled by her acceptance into the club.┤
╩│acceptance, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptance house┐╕ or │accepting house,╕ ╟│= merchant bank.
╩│acceptance house┐╕ or │accepting house,╕ ╟│= merchant bank.
╜│acceptance rate,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.) the rate of interest demanded or paid on an acceptance.
╩│acceptance rate,╕
╜│acceptancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ willingness to receive; receptiveness.
╩│acceptancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤receptive.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who accepts.
╩│acceptant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acceptation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the usual meaning; the generally accepted meaning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is more important to know the acceptation of a word than its derivation.┤
├│ 2. ┤favorable reception; approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That hypothesis will have a better claim to acceptation (J. A. Brown).┤
├│ 3. ┤a taking as true and satisfactory; belief.
╩│acceptation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accepted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ conventional; approved.
┼╕adv. ╡acceptedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡acceptedness.┤
╩│accepted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accepter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who accepts something offered or given.
╩│accepter, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suitable for acceptance; acceptable.
├│ 2. ┤ready to accept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... reverently acceptive of every Victorian formula (Edmund Gosse).┤
╩│acceptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acceptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who accepts; accepter.
├│ 2. ┤a person who signs a draft or bill of exchange and agrees to pay it.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) an atom sharing two electrons in a bond with another atom but contributing neither electron.
├│ 4. ┤(Radio.) a circuit that allows ready reception of a particular frequency and no other.
╩│acceptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│access, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the right or privilege to approach, enter, or use; admittance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All children have access to the library during the afternoon.┤
┴┤ (SYN) admission.
├│ 2. ┤approach to places, persons, or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Access to mountain towns is often difficult because of poor roads. Have you access to people who can help you get work?┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessibility.
├│ 3. ┤a way or means of approach; entrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ladder provided the only access to the attic. (Figurative.) A minister must try every access to the conscience.┤
├│ 4. ┤an attack (of disease).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the access of her asthma in the spring.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) an outburst, as of anger.
├│ 6. ┤increase; accession.
├│ 7. ┤the act of coming toward; approach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the access of winter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) onset.
├│ 8. ┤╡= access time.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to obtain access to; reach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pallets run ... in open, parallel passageways, which can only be accessed from each end (New Scientist).┤
├│ 2. ┤to retrieve (data) from a computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the ability of a program to access a remote data set as if it were local with no special planning (David J. Farber).┤
╩│access, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accessary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Law.) ╡= accessory.┤
╩│accessary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│accessibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being easy to reach or get at.
├│ 2. ┤openness to influence.
╩│accessibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│accessible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤easy to get at; easy to reach or enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. tools readily accessible on an open rack. A telephone should be put where it will be accessible.┤
┴┤ (SYN) convenient.
├│ 2. ┤that can be entered or reached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This rocky island is accessible only by helicopter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approachable.
├│ 3. ┤that can be obtained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not many facts about the kidnapping were accessible.┤
┴┤ (SYN) available.
└╕expr. ╡accessible to,┤ ┤capable of being influenced by; susceptible to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An open-minded person is accessible to reason.┤
┼╕noun ╡accessibleness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accessibly.┤
╩│accessible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accession, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of attaining to a right, office, or station; attainment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king's death was followed by the prince's accession to the throne.┤
├│ 2a. ┤an increase; addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accession of 40 new pupils overcrowded the school.┤
├│ b. ┤that which is added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many new novels in the accessions to the library.┤
├│ 3. ┤agreement; assent; adherence (to a plan or view).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We got her accession to the plan.┤
├│ 4. ┤the action of coming near; approach; access.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) an addition to property by natural growth or artificial improvement.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Especially U.S.) to record (additions to a library) by entering the titles and authors in a file, list, or register.
╩│accession, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accessional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or due to accession; giving increase or enlargement; additional.
╩│accessional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accession book,╕
┬┌┤ a blank book in which the titles of books, periodicals, or pamphlets received by a library are entered, with all necessary details.
╩│accession book,╕
╜│accession number,╕
┬┌┤ the number given to a book, periodical, or pamphlet when it is entered in an accession book.
╩│accession number,╕
╜│accessit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a certificate or prize awarded to a student of second (or lower) merit in British and French schools.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an extra thing added to help something of more importance; subordinate or nonessential part or detail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A heater is a useful accessory to a car. All the accessories to her costume--hat, gloves, shoes, and purse--were perfectly matched.┤
┴┤ (SYN) auxiliary, adjunct.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) a person who has helped in a crime or has helped to hide it; one who knowingly helps an offender in the commission of a felony and thus shares in guilt, although not present at the time and place of the violation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By not reporting the theft he became an accessory.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤helping in producing some effect; added; extra.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His tie supplied an accessory bit of color, which was very pleasing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) additional, supplementary.
├│ 2. ┤helping to commit or hide a crime; helping in a felony.
├│ 3. ┤nonessential.
└╕expr. ╡accessory after the fact,┤ ┤a person who hides an offender against the law, helps him to escape, or fails to report the offense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Near relatives who aid a criminal are not regarded as accessories after the fact in many states (Fred E. Inbau).┤
└╕expr. ╡accessory before the fact,┤ ┤a person who supports or encourages an offender against the law in committing a felony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By helping the thieves plan the bank robbery, he was an accessory before the fact.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accessorily.┤
┼╕noun ╡accessoriness.┤
╩│accessory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│accessory bud,╕
┬┌┤ an additional bud forming in or near the leaf axil, such as a bud on a young stem of the red maple.
╩│accessory bud,╕
╜│accessory fruit,╕
┬┌┤ a fruit having conspicuous fleshy parts that accompany or surround an ovary or ovaries, such as an apple or strawberry.
╩│accessory fruit,╕
╜│access road,╕
┬┌┤ a secondary road leading from or to a main road.
╩│access road,╕
╜│access speed,╕╟│= access time ╕(def. 1).
╩│access speed,╕╟│= access time ╕(def. 1).
╜│access time,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the time required to retrieve information from the memory of a computer; access speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Access time ... can range from a fraction of a microsecond to several seconds or minutes (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Television.) a period of time set aside by a network to show programs of affiliates, educational programs, and the like.
╩│access time,╕
╜│acciaccatura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤an appoggiatura that is sounded as briefly as possible.
├│ 2. ┤a grace note played on an organ with its principal note and immediately released, while the principal note is held.
╩│acciaccatura, ╛╕noun.
╜│accidence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of grammar dealing with those changes in the forms of words that show case, number, person, tense, voice, mood, degree, or other relationships.
╩│accidence, ╛╕noun.
╜│accident, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that happens by chance and results in loss, damage, or death; undesirable or unfortunate occurrence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was hurt in an automobile accident.┤
┴┤ (SYN) misfortune, mishap, disaster, calamity.
├│ 2. ┤something that happens without being planned, intended, wanted, or known in advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A series of lucky accidents led the explorer to his discovery. Their meeting was an accident. The story of my life, And the particular accidents gone by, Since I came to this isle (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 3. ┤chance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Prizes of accident as oft as merit (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) fortune, luck.
├│ 4. ┤any nonessential quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some men classify objects by color and size and other accidents of appearance (Emerson).┤
├│ 5. ┤an irregularity in surface or structure.
└╕expr. ╡by accident,┤ ┤by chance; not on purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I met an old friend by accident.┤
╩│accident, ╛╕noun.
╜│accidental, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤happening by chance; not planned; unexpected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accidental death by drowning. Breaking the dish was accidental; he did not mean to do it. Our accidental meeting led to our becoming friends. The freedom of science is so important to its progress just because it allows the accidental to occur (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┴┤ (SYN) unintentional, fortuitous, casual.
├│ 2. ┤nonessential; not necessary; incidental.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Songs are essential to musical comedy, but accidental to Shakespeare's plays.┤
┴┤ (SYN) subsidiary.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) of or having to do with an accidental.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Music.) a sign used to show a change of pitch from the key signature; a flat, a sharp, or a natural just before the note to be changed.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) the tone indicated by any of these.
├│ 3. ┤a nonessential property.
└╕expr. ╡accidentals┤ ┤╡= accidental lights.┤
┼╕noun ╡accidentalness.┤
╩│accidental, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│accidental color,╕
┬┌┤ a complementary color seen after fixing the eye for a time on a particular color and then turning the eye away. A personstaring at a blue object and then turning his glance away will see the color yellow, as blue and yellow are complementary or accidental colors.
╩│accidental color,╕
╜│accidental lights,╕
┬┌┤ combinations of light and shade painted into a picture, especially to make certain subjects stand out from the rest of the picture, such as light streaming through foliage; accidentals.
╩│accidental lights,╕
╜│accidentally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ without being planned; by chance; not on purpose; unintentionally.
╩│accidentally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│accidental president,╕
┬┌┤ a Vice President of the United States who becomes President because of the death or resignation of the President. Harry S. Truman was an accidental president.
╩│accidental president,╕
╜│accidented, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having irregularities of surface.
╩│accidented, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accident insurance,╕
┬┌┤ insurance against accidental personal injury suffered by the insured.
╩│accident insurance,╕
╜│accidently, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= accidentally.
╩│accidently, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= accidentally.
╜│accident-prone, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to have or cause accidents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Youthfulness alone does not make drivers accident-prone (Maclean's).┤
┼╕noun ╡accident-proneness.┤
╩│accident-prone, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accidia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accidie.
╩│accidia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accidie.
╜│accidie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sloth; torpor; loss of interest in life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advisory committees, if they are confined to pure advice and never get near the point of action, fade away into a kind of accidie (C. P. Snow).┤
╩│accidie, ╛╕noun.
╜│accipiter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several short-winged hawks having a long tail and able to fly at great speed, such as a goshawk or Cooper's hawk. They live mostly by preying on other birds.
├│ 2. ┤any bird of prey.
╩│accipiter, ╛╕noun.
╜│accipitral, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accipitrine.
╩│accipitral, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accipitrine.
╜│accipitrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with hawks, especially accipiters.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, surroundings, or conditions; acclimatize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to acclimate settlers. The penguin has acclimated itself to antarctic conditions. (Figurative.) I have not been long enough at this table to get well acclimated (Oliver Wendell Holmes).┤
┬┌┤ an adjusting by an animal or plant to a new climate or other environmental conditions. Acclimation generally takes place within the lifetime of an individual.
╩│acclimation, ╛╕noun.
╜│acclimatization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acclimation.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. There is an increase in the total volume of blood in the process of acclimatization to a warmer climate (Thomas A. Blair).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤something awarded as an honor; praise in recognition of merit or an accomplishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [a book] carries accolades of approval from several American critics and poets (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a tap on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword given in making a man a knight. Formerly an embrace or kiss was given instead.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) a vertical line or brace connecting two or more staves.
├│ 4. ┤(Architecture.) a curved molding above an arched opening.
╩│accolade, ╛╕noun.
╜│accommodable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptable.
┼┌╕noun ╡accommodableness.┤
╩│accommodable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptable.
╜│accommodate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to have room for; hold comfortably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This airplane is large enough to accommodate over 400 passengers.┤
├│ 2. ┤to help out; oblige.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wanted change for a dollar, but I could not accommodate him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) serve.
├│ 3. ┤to supply; furnish:
├│ a. ┤to supply with a place to sleep or live for a time, and sometimes with food as well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can the inn accommodate a party of five for two weeks?┤
├│ b. ┤to provide (a person) with a loan of money.
├│ 4. ┤to make fit; make suitable; adjust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must accommodate ourselves to our changed circumstances. My eyes soon accommodated themselves to seeing objects in the darkness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fit, adapt.
├│ 5. ┤to bring to harmony or agreement; reconcile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to accommodate the dispute between the friends.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harmonize, compose.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become adjusted; be adapted.
├│ 2. ┤to settle differences; agree.
┼╕noun ╡accommodator.┤
╩│accommodate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
╜│accommodating, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ willing to do favors; obliging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My teacher was accommodating enough to lend me a dollar.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accommodatingly.┤
╩│accommodating, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accommodation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that supplies a want or gives aid; a help, favor, or convenience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will be an accommodation to me if you will meet me tomorrow instead of today.┤
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡accommodations.┤
├│ a. ┤room or lodgings and sometimes food as well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can we find accommodations at the hotel for the night? ... restaurants, hotels, and other places of public accommodation (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤Usually, ╡accommodations.┤ a reserved seat, berth, or room on a train, airplane, bus, or ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can I secure accommodations on the Chicago train today?┤
├│ 3. ┤willingness to help out.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) a loan.
├│ 5. ┤the process of fitting or being fitted to a purpose or situation; adjustment; adaptation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accommodation of our desires to a smaller income took some time.┤
├│ 6. ┤the automatic adjustment of the lens of the eye to see objects at different distances. The eye muscles adjust the thickness and curvature of the lens and the diameter of the pupil so as to produce an accurate focus.
├│ 7. ┤a settlement of differences; reconciliation; compromise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bankrupt and the men to whom he owed money arranged an accommodation.┤
├│ 8. ┤a process by which individuals or social groups adjust to one another so as to overcome conflicts.
├│ 9. ┤a professional favor, especially a discount in a fee.
├│ 10. ┤an accommodation bill, draft, or note.
╩│accommodation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accommodation bill┐,╕ │draft,╕ or │note,╕
┬┌┤ a bill, draft, or note drawn, accepted, or endorsed by one person to enable another person to obtain credit by or to raise money on it.
╩│accommodation bill┐,╕ │draft,╕ or │note,╕
╜│accommodationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a black who favors accommodation with the white establishment.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or relating to accommodationists.
╩│accommodationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│accommodation ladder,╕
┬┌┤ a stairway or ladder hung over a ship's side on which people may climb up from or down to small boats.
╩│accommodation ladder,╕
╜│accommodations, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡accommodation┤ (n. def. 2).┤
╩│accommodations, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│accommodation sale,╕
┬┌┤ the sale of a commodity by one dealer to another for resale.
╩│accommodation sale,╕
╜│accommodation train,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a train that stops at all, or nearly all, stations.
╩│accommodation train,╕
╜│accommodative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accommodating.
┼┌╕noun ╡accommodativeness.┤
╩│accommodative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accommodating.
╜│accompaniment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that goes along with something else; something added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cranberry sauce is a usual accompaniment to turkey. The rain was an unpleasant accompaniment to our ride.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concomitant, appendage.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) a vocal or instrumental part that helps or enriches the main part; a subsidiary instrumental or vocal part to sustain a voice or voices or a solo instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She sang to a violin and piano accompaniment.┤
╩│accompaniment, ╛╕noun.
╜│accompanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays a musical accompaniment.
╩│accompanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│accompany, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nied,╕ │-nying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to go along with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. May we accompany you on your walk? (Figurative.) I had a doughnut accompanied by a glass of milk.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be or happen along with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fire is accompanied by heat. The rain was accompanied by a high wind.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cause to be attended by; supplement (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accompanied his speech with gestures.┤
├│ 4. ┤to play or sing a musical accompaniment for or to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She accompanied the singer on the piano.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to play or sing a musical accompaniment.
┼╕noun ╡accompanier.┤
╩│accompany, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nied,╕ │-nying.╕
╜│accompanyist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accompanist.
╩│accompanyist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accompanist.
╜│accomplice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who knowingly aids another in committing a crime or other wrong act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief had an accomplice who let him into the building. He was an accomplice in the murder of the German foreign minister (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤an associate.
╩│accomplice, ╛╕noun.
╜│accomplish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to succeed in completing; fulfill, perform, or carry out (an undertaking, plan, or promise).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you accomplish your purpose?┤
┴┤ (SYN) achieve, effect, attain.
├│ 2. ┤to actually do; finish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accomplish nothing. Fred can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class.┤
┴┤ (SYN) complete, execute.
├│ 3. ┤to complete (a distance).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accomplish a journey.┤
├│ 4. ┤to perfect; polish.
┼╕adj. ╡accomplishable.┤
┼╕noun ╡accomplisher.┤
╩│accomplish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accomplished, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤carried out or completed; done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With their work accomplished the boys went out to play. The division of Germany is an accomplished fact.┤
├│ 2. ┤expert; skilled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accomplished surgeon. Only an accomplished dancer can perform with this ballet company.┤
├│ 3. ┤skilled in social arts and graces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accomplished host.┤
╩│accomplished, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accomplishment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that has been done with knowledge, skill, or ability; completed undertaking; achievement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher was proud of her pupils' accomplishments.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attainment.
├│ 2. ┤special skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was a girl of many accomplishments: she could draw and sing, sew and cook.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acquirement.
├│ 3. ┤a doing; carrying out; completion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accomplishment of his purpose took three months.┤
┴┤ (SYN) consummation, fulfillment.
╩│accomplishment, ╛╕noun.
╜│accompt, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) account.
╩│accompt, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accord, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be in harmony; be consistent; agree (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His account of the accident accords with yours.┤
┴┤ (SYN) correspond, harmonize, concur.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to grant freely; award.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Accord him praise for his good work.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to reconcile; harmonize.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤agreement; harmony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people are in accord in their desire for peace.┤
├│ 2. ┤an agreement, often an informal one, between nations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accord with France.┤
├│ 3. ┤harmony of colors or of pitch and tone.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) a private, friendly arrangement between parties settling a controversy without resort to a lawsuit.
└╕expr. ╡of one's own accord,┤ ┤without being asked or without suggestion from another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A boy who washes behind his ears of his own accord is indeed unusual. Whether ... lots were actually cast to select the person to do the deed, or whether the discussions simply inspired Bresci to act of his own accord, is not certain (Barbara Tuchman).┤
└╕expr. ╡with one accord,┤ ┤in complete agreement; unanimously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The club members voted with one accord to raise the dues. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication (Acts 1:14).┤
┼╕adj. ╡accordable.┤
┼╕noun ╡accorder.┤
╩│accord, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│accordance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤agreement or harmony; conformity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What he did was in accordance with what he said.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of according or granting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. accordance of privilege.┤
╩│accordance, ╛╕noun.
╜│accordant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in harmony; agreeing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. True religion is a relation, accordant with reason and knowledge, which man establishes with the infinite life surrounding him (Leo Tolstoy, quoted by J. W. R. Scott).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) that meet or join one another without break or noticeable irregularity.
┬┌┤ the series of tones to which a stringed instrument is usually tuned.
╩│accordatura, ╛╕noun.
╜│according, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤accordingly.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤agreeing; in harmony.
└╕expr. ╡according as,┤ ┤to the extent that; in proportion as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According as you have informed yourself, you will be able to answer the questions. ... according as we have the courage to face the implications of ... new knowledge (Saturday Review).┤
└╕expr. ╡according to,┤
├│ a. ┤in agreement with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He came according to his promise.┤
├│ b. ┤in proportion to; on the basis of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will be ranked according to the work you do. Spend according to your income.┤
├│ c. ┤on the authority of; as said by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According to this book, cats and tigers are related.┤
╩│according, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│accordingly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a way that agrees with something that has been expected or stated; correspondingly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are the rules; you can act accordingly or leave the club.┤
├│ 2. ┤for this reason; therefore; consequently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was too sick to stay; accordingly, we sent him home. Skates were something of a rarity, and, accordingly, it was normal to see a pair divided, with the older brother lunging and coasting on one runner and the kid brother hopping along on the other (Edward Weeks).┤
╩│accordingly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│accordion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a musical wind instrument with a bellows, metal reeds, and keys. An accordion is shaped like a rectangle and is played by forcing air through the reeds by compressing the bellows.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having folds like the bellows of an accordion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a skirt with accordion pleats.┤
╩│accordion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│accordionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays an accordion.
╩│accordionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│accost, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to come up and speak to; speak to first; address.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A stranger accosted him, asking for directions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) greet, hail.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Rare.) an accosting.
╩│accost, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│accouche, ╛╕verb, ╞│-couched,╕ │-couching.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to assist in childbirth.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to produce; create.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his blissful intimation that he had helped to accouche the Ninth Symphony (S. J. Perelman).┤
╩│accouche, ╛╕verb, ╞│-couched,╕ │-couching.╕
╜│accouchement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ confinement for childbirth; delivery of a baby.
╩│accouchement, ╛╕noun.
╜│accoucheur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who helps women in childbirth; male midwife.
├│ 2. ┤an obstetrician.
╩│accoucheur, ╛╕noun.
╜│accoucheuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a midwife.
╩│accoucheuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│account, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a statement telling in detail about an event or thing; report; description.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy gave his father an account of the ball game. Please give me an account of everything as it happened.┤
┴┤ (SYN) story, narrative.
├│ 2. ┤a statement explaining one's conduct, especially to a superior.
├│ 3. ┤a statement of reasons, causes, or the like, explaining some event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No satisfactory account has yet been given of these phenomena.┤
├│ 4. ┤importance or value; worth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This torn notebook is of little account.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a record of money received and spent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jack keeps a written account of the way he spends his allowance. All stores, banks, and factories keep accounts.┤
├│ b. ┤a record of business dealings, as between a bank and a depositor.
├│ c. ┤a detailed statement of money due; a periodic record of purchases for which a customer at a store is billed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My father settles his accounts on the tenth of each month.┤
├│ 6. ┤a charge account.
├│ 7. ┤a bank account.
├│ 8a. ┤the services that an advertising agency does for a client.
├│ b. ┤the client. (Abbr:) acct.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give a statement of money received or spent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will have to account to the auditor next week.┤
├│ 2. ┤to pay the penalty (for).
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hold to be; consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Solomon was accounted wise. A trout is accounted delicious eating. In law, an accused person is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty.┤
├│ 2. ┤to assign; impute.
└╕expr. ╡account for,┤
├│ a. ┤to tell what has been done with; answer for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The treasurer of the club had to account for the money paid to him and spent by him.┤
├│ b. ┤to give a satisfactory reason for; explain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Late frosts accounted for the poor fruit crop.┤
├│ c. ┤to cause the death or capture of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers accounted for two enemy snipers. The persecuted animals bolted above ground: the terrier accounted for one, the keeper for another (Thackeray).┤
└╕expr. ╡bring to account,┤ ┤to make (someone) answer for his conduct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After breaking the law repeatedly, the hoodlum was finally caught and brought to account.┤
└╕expr. ╡call to account,┤
├│ a. ┤to demand an explanation of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The treasurer was called to account for the shortage of funds.┤
├│ b. ┤to scold; rebuke; reprimand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal called the boys to account for their bad behavior in class. He waits in fear and trembling the visit of a very ill-natured relative who ... is coming to call him to a stern account (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡for account of,┤ ┤on behalf of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A very considerable portion are shipped for account of the manufacturers (Thomas Tooke).┤
└╕expr. ╡give a good┤ (or ╡bad┤) ╡account of oneself,┤ ┤to conduct oneself well (or badly); do something in a way that reflects much (or little) credit on oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is their most reliable ballplayer--he always gives a good account of himself.┤
└╕expr. ╡gone to one's account,┤ ┤died.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has gone to his account. God forgive him! (Frederick Marryat).┤
└╕expr. ╡on account,┤ ┤as part payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bought my new camera by paying a dollar a week on account.┤
└╕expr. ╡on account of,┤
├│ a. ┤because of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game was put off on account of rain.┤
├│ b. ┤for the sake of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Bacon] valued geometry chiefly, if not solely, on account of those uses, which to Plato appeared so base (Macaulay).┤
└╕expr. ╡on any account,┤ ┤for any reason; under any conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was brought up not to lie on any account.┤
└╕expr. ╡on no account,┤ ┤for no reason; under no conditions; certainly not.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On no account should you lie. He recommends the king on no account to remove Granvelle from the administration (William H. Prescott).┤
└╕expr. ╡on one's account,┤ ┤for one's sake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't wait on my account.┤
└╕expr. ╡on one's own account,┤ ┤for one's own purpose and at one's own risk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The repairman left his regular job and has gone into business on his own account.┤
└╕expr. ╡take account of,┤
├│ a. ┤to make allowance for; consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before making your summer plans you should take account of the wishes of your family.┤
├│ b. ┤to make a note of; notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The auctioneer tried to take account of all the signals made by the bidders on the floor.┤
└╕expr. ╡take into account,┤ ┤to make allowance for; reckon with; consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must take into account the wishes of all the class in planning a picnic. Let us, then, before we go behind "Das Kapital," take into account the tremendous effect which it produces on us the first time we read it (Edmund Wilson).┤
└╕expr. ╡turn to account,┤ ┤to get advantage or profit from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new pitcher turned the coach's advice to good account in the next inning.┤
╩│account, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accountability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being held responsible for carrying out one's obligations; responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... most accountability programs reflect no effort to discover successful methods and materials. Rather they are exercises in blame-placing in which teachers are made the scapegoats for all educational and societal shortcomings (Albert Shanker).┤
╩│accountability, ╛╕noun.
╜│accountable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤liable to be called to account; responsible; answerable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each person is accountable for his own work.┤
├│ 2. ┤explainable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad temper is easily accountable; he has had a toothache all day.┤
┴┤ (SYN) explicable.
┼╕noun ╡accountableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accountably.┤
╩│accountable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accountancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the work of an accountant; the examining or keeping of business accounts; accounting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He joined the British Linen Bank ... but he then decided to study chartered accountancy (New Scientist).┤
╩│accountancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│accountant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who examines or manages business accounts; one whose profession is examining or interpreting business accounts and financial records.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Accountants analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions from the accounts that the bookkeeper records.┤
┼╕noun ╡accountantship.┤
╩│accountant, ╛╕noun.
╜│account book,╕
┬┌┤ a book in which accounts of receipts and expenditures are kept.
┬┌┤ an executive in an advertising agency or other business firm who negotiates with a client and directs the work done for a client or clients.
╩│account executive,╕
╜│accounting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art, practice, or system of keeping, analyzing, and interpreting business accounts. Accounting enables companies and governmental agencies to summarize and report in an understandable fashion a large number of transactions.
├│ 2. ┤a statement of accounts.
├│ 3. ┤a reckoning up or balancing of accounts.
╩│accounting, ╛╕noun.
╜│accounting machine,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical or electronic device for solving accounting problems.
╩│accounting machine,╕
╜│accounts payable,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sums currently due to creditors by a company or person.
├│ 2. ┤a record of them.
╩│accounts payable,
╜│accounts receivable,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sums currently due to a company or person.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤the process of accoutering or being accoutered.
└╕expr. ╡accouterments,┤
├│ a. ┤a soldier's equipment with the exception of his weapons and clothing. A belt, blanket, and knapsack are parts of a soldier's accouterments.
├│ b. ┤personal equipment; clothes; outfit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This man from Paris was now so disguised by his leather accouterments ... that his closest friend might have passed by without recognizing him (Thomas Hardy).┤
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤the process of accoutring or being accoutred.
└╕expr. ╡accoutrements,┤
├│ a. ┤a soldier's equipment with the exception of his weapons and clothing. A belt, blanket, and knapsack are parts of a soldier's accoutrements.
├│ b. ┤personal equipment; clothes; outfit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This man from Paris was now so disguised by his leather accoutrements ... that his closest friend might have passed by without recognizing him (Thomas Hardy).┤
╩│accoutrement, ╛╕noun.
╜│accredit, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give credit or authority to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The president will accredit you as his representative.┤
┴┤ (SYN) authorize.
├│ 2. ┤to send or provide with credentials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An ambassador is accredited to a foreign country to represent his government there.┤
├│ 3. ┤to recognize as coming up to an official standard.
├│ 4. ┤to accept as true; believe; trust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister is always truthful and anything she says will be accredited.┤
├│ 5. ┤to consider as belonging or due (to a person); ascribe; attribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We accredit the invention of the telephone to Alexander Graham Bell.┤
└╕expr. ╡accredit with,┤ ┤to give (a person) credit for (something); regard (a person) as having.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I accredited him with more sense than his silly behavior suggests.┤
╩│accredit, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accreditation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) recognition of a school, college, hospital, agency for social work, or the like, as coming up to an official standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There isa need for more uniform accreditation and certification standards (Daniel Tanner).┤
├│ 2. ┤credentials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His staff announced routine receipt of accreditations for the new Ambassadors (Time).┤
╩│accreditation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accredited, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤recognized as coming up to an official standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some colleges will accept without examination the graduates of accredited high schools.┤
├│ 2. ┤worthy of acceptance, belief, or trust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Einstein was an accredited authority in mathematics.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. A glacier is formed by the accretion of many particles of frozen packed snow.┤
├│ 2. ┤an increase in size by natural growth or gradual external addition.
├│ 3. ┤a whole that results from such growths or additions.
├│ 4. ┤a thing added; addition.
├│ 5. ┤growth in size.
├│ 6. ┤(Law.) the increase in area of a piece of land, beach, etc., by the washing up of soil.
╩│accretion, ╛╕noun.
╜│accretionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized or formed by accretion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the debate [as to] whether the moon's rocks are volcanic or accretionary in origin (New Scientist).┤
╩│accretionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accretion disk┐╕ or │disc,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) a disk-shaped formation of gases or other interstellar matter around a black hole, neutron star, or other celestial body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This formation, called an accretion disk, may be very important in some stellar birth sequences. In our own solar system ... the planets and asteroids formed from the accretion disk as the sun grew in the embryo core (Stephen P. Maran).┤
╩│accretion disk┐╕ or │disc,╕
╜│accretive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or by accretion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. accretive growth.┤
╩│accretive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accroach, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to usurp.
┼╕noun ╡accroachment.┤
╩│accroach, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accrochage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤(Art.) a method or style of hanging up paintings.
├│ 2. ┤(Military.) a skirmish.
├│ 3. ┤(literally) a hooking.
╩│accrochage, ╛╕noun.
╜│accrual, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an accruing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Money leftin a savings bank increases by the accrual of interest.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount accrued or accruing.
╩│accrual, ╛╕noun.
╜│accrual basis,╕
┬┌┤ a method of accounts in which the expenses incurred and income earned for a particular period are shown, whether or not actual cash payments and receipts have been made or received during that period.
╩│accrual basis,╕
╜│accrue, ╛╕verb, ╞│-crued,╕ │-cruing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come as a natural product or result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ability to think clearly will accrue to you from good habits of study.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amass, accrete.
├│ 2. ┤to grow or arise as the product of money invested.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Interest begins to accrue when the loan is granted.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accumulate.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to obtain or derive (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... and denied that South Korea would accrue any benefits from Japan's growing industrial power (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) collect, gather.
╩│accrue, ╛╕verb, ╞│-crued,╕ │-cruing.╕
╜│accrued expense,
┬┌┤ expense incurred but not yet paid.
╩│accrued expense,
╜│accrued income,╕
┬┌┤ income earned but not yet received.
╩│accrued income,╕
╜│accrued interest,╕
┬┌┤ interest that has accumulated at a given time but has not yet been paid.
╩│accrued interest,╕
╜│accruement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accrual.
╩│accruement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accrual.
╜│acct.,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.)
├│ 1. ┤account.
├│ 2. ┤accountant.
╩│acct.,╕
╜│accultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving or produced by acculturation.
╩│accultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acculturate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause (an individual or a group) to adopt the culture or cultural elements of another group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Navajo would ... become "acculturated," that is learn the white man's ways (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become acculturated.
╩│acculturate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│acculturation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the adoption by an individual or a group of the culture patterns of another group; a process of social change caused by the interaction of significantly diverse cultures; cultural leveling or homogeneity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About a third of this class is Italian, and a great many of the families are still in process of acculturation to American life (Robert W. White).┤
├│ 2. ┤a child's conditioning to the patterns of a particular society.
╩│acculturation, ╛╕noun.
╜│acculturational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acculturation.
╩│acculturational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acculturative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ associated with or leading to acculturation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not infrequently acculturative processes result in considerable social disturbances (Beals and Hoijer).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to collect little by little; amass; heap up by degrees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accumulated a fortune by hard work.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to grow into a heap by degrees; pile up; gather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dust and cobwebs had accumulated in the house while she was gone.┤
╩│accumulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│accumulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤material collected; mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His accumulation of old papers filled three boxes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aggregation.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a collecting together; amassing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accumulation of useful knowledge is one result of reading.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amassment.
├│ 3. ┤growth by continuous additions, as the addition of interest to principal.
┴┤ (SYN) accrual, accretion.
╩│accumulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accumulative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arising from accumulation; cumulative.
├│ 2. ┤tending to accumulate wealth; hoarding; acquisitive.
┼╕adv. ╡accumulatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡accumulativeness.┤
╩│accumulative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accumulator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that accumulates.
├│ 2. ┤any of various devices that collect, store, or absorb energy:
├│ a. ┤a storage battery.
├│ b. ┤a cylinder or apparatus that serves to equalize pressure in a hydraulic system or to accumulate energy for intermittent use.
├│ c. ┤an elastic section in a chain or rope to prevent breaking under a sudden strain.
├│ 3. ┤a unit in a computer, totalizator, or the like, in which the totals or results of arithmetical operations are registered.
╩│accumulator, ╛╕noun.
╜│accuracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being without errors or mistakes; exactness; correctness; precision.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arithmetic problems must be solved with accuracy.┤
╩│accuracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│accurate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without errors or mistakes; precisely correct; exactly right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must take care to be accurate in arithmetic. An airplane pilot must have an accurate watch. Military power is no longer an accurate measure of national security (James Reston).┤
├│ 2. ┤making few or no errors; precise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accurate observer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) careful.
┼╕adv. ╡accurately.┤
┼╕noun ╡accurateness.┤
╩│accurate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accursed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that deserves to be cursed; annoying and troublesome; hateful; detestable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Colonel Sibthorpe ... prayed that hail and lightning might descend from heaven on the accursed thing (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) execrable, damnable.
├│ 2. ┤under a curse; doomed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And the city shall be accursed (Joshua 6:17).┤
┴┤ (SYN) ill-fated.
┼╕adv. ╡accursedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡accursedness.┤
╩│accursed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accurst, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accursed.
╩│accurst, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accursed.
╜│accus.,╕
┬┌┤ accusative (case).
╩│accus.,╕
╜│accusable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ liable to be accused.
╩│accusable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accusal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accusation.
╩│accusal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accusation.
╜│accusation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the offense charged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accusation against him was that he had stolen ten dollars from the store.┤
├│ 2. ┤a charge of being something bad, of doing something wrong, or of having broken the law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The taint of accusation often ruins a reputation.┤
├│ 3. ┤an accusing or being accused.
╩│accusation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accusatival, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the accusative case.
╩│accusatival, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accusative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤showing the direct object. ╖Me, us, him,┤ and ╖them┤ are in the accusative case, or, as usually said for English words, the objective case.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the objective case.
├│ b. ┤a corresponding case in Latin, Greek, and many other inflectional languages used as the direct object of a verb, sometimes as the subject of an infinitive, or as the object of a preposition, to indicate the goal of action or motion toward. ╖Galliam┤ in ╖Caesar Galliam vicit,┤ meaning "Caesar conquered Gaul," is in the accusative.
├│ 2. ┤a word used as the object of a verb or preposition.
├│ 3. ┤the form of pronouns used for the object of a verb or preposition in English, such as ╖me, us, him, them.┤ The term ╖objective┤ is more commonly used in modern English grammar. (Abbr:) acc.
┼╕adv. ╡accusatively.┤
╩│accusative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│accusatorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with an accuser.
┼╕adv. ╡accusatorially.┤
╩│accusatorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accusatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing an accusation; accusing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accusatory glance.┤
╩│accusatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cused,╕ │-cusing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to charge with having done something wrong, with being something bad, or with having broken the law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver was accused of speeding. He was accused as accessory to the crime.┤
┴┤ (SYN) denounce, arraign, indict.
├│ 2. ┤to place the blame on; find fault with; blame; censure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President accused Congress for the delay in passing his program. She sent for Blanche to accuse her face to face (Tennyson). Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bring an accusation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accused no more, But dumbly shrank before accusing throngs Of thought (George Eliot).┤
╩│accuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cused,╕ │-cusing.╕
╜│accused, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤charged with a crime or other offense.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡the accused,┤ (Law.) the person or persons formally charged with a crime or an offense in a court of law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trial took place before a military tribunal, the accused having been arrested following the boycott (Observer).┤
╩│accused, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│accuser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who accuses another.
╩│accuser, ╛╕noun.
╜│accusingly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an accusing manner.
╩│accusingly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│accusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ disposed to accuse; accusing; accusatory.
╩│accusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accustom, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make familiar by use or habit; get used; train.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accustom a hunting dog to the noise of a gun. A good traveler can accustom himself to almost any kind of food.┤
┴┤ (SYN) familiarize, habituate.
╩│accustom, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accustomed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ usual; customary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soon the sick boy was well and in his accustomed place at school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) habitual, wonted, familiar.
└╕expr. ╡accustomed to,┤ ┤used to; in the habit of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer was accustomed to hard work. She is accustomed to jogging daily.┤
┼╕noun ╡accustomedness.┤
╩│accustomed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ACD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ a solution of acid, citrate, and dextrose, used as a preservative in storing blood for transfusions.
╩│ACD╕ (no periods),
╜│ACDA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (of the United States).
╩│ACDA╕ (no periods),
╜│ace, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aced,╕ │acing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a playing card, domino, or side of a die having one spot. In most card games the ace is the highest and winning card of its suit.
├│ b. ┤the single spot or point by which such a playing card, side of a die, or domino is marked.
├│ 2a. ┤(in tennis, handball, and certain other games) a point won by a single stroke, especially a serve that the opponent fails to return.
├│ b. ┤(Golf.) a hole in one.
├│ 3a. ┤a person expert at something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an ace at basketball.┤
├│ b. ┤a combat pilot who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a very small quantity; a trifle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I may peradventure be an ace before thee (Robert Burton).┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a dollar bill.
├│ b. ┤a one-year prison term.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) having very great skill; expert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beside him sat young Lord Birt, ace flier (Harper's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to score an ace against (an opponent in tennis and other net games) by delivering a service which the opponent misses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave the club pro a good game, aced him three times (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to achieve a high mark in.
└╕expr. ╡ace in the hole,┤
├│ 1. ┤(Informal.) anything decisive or conclusive held in reserve to use at a critical time.
├│ 2. ┤an ace dealt face down in the gambling game of stud poker.
└╕expr. ╡ace out,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to get the better of; come out on top of; defeat; outdo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boeing Co. aces out General Dynamics for the first big defense deal of the 1980s, the $4 billion cruise missile contract (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡within an ace of,┤ ┤on the very point of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I came within an ace of making my fortune (Washington Irving).┤
╩│ace, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aced,╕ │acing.╕
╜│ACE ╕(no periods),
┬┌┤ angiotensin-converting enzyme, an enzyme that converts one form of angiotensin into another, which contracts blood vessels and causes blood pressure to rise.
╩│ACE ╕(no periods),
╜│acedia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sloth; torpor; loss of interest in life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pursewarden's suicide is attributed to acedia, or boredom with life (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a field near Jerusalem in which Judas committed suicide after his betrayal of Jesus (in the Bible, Acts 1:18-19).
├│ 2. ┤any scene of violent death or slaughter.
╩│Aceldama, ╛╕noun.
╜│acellular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking cells; not cellular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alan Boyden ... attacked the concept of protozoans being identified as acellular rather than unicellular (Malcolm T. Jollie).┤
╩│acellular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│AcEm╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ actinium emanation.
╩│AcEm╕ (no periods),
╜│acenaphthene ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar, used in making dyes, insecticides, plastics, etc.
╩│acenaphthene ╛╕noun.
╜│acentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having no center.
├│ 2. ┤not on center.
╩│acentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-aceous,╕
┬┌┤ (adjective suffix.) having the appearance of; of or like; containing, as in ╖arenaceous, cretaceous, herbaceous, sebaceous. -aceous┤ is used in botany as a termination of adjectives accompanying New Latin names ending in ╖-aceae┤ for various families of plants, as in ╖liliaceous┤ (New Latin ╖Liliaceae,┤ the lily family).
╩│-aceous,╕
╜│acephalan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤belonging to the class of mollusks, including the bi-valves, not having a distinct head.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any one of these headless mollusks.
╩│acephalan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acephalous.
╩│acephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acephalous.
╜│acephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤headless.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) lacking a distinct head; having no part of the body specially organized as the seat of the senses.
├│ 3. ┤having no leader.
╩│acephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acequia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) an irrigation canal or ditch.
╩│acequia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aceraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the maple family of trees and shrubs.
╩│aceraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acerate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerose.
╩│acerate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerose.
╜│acerb, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sharp in taste; sour or bitter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acerb substance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acid, acrid.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) sharp and harsh in manner; severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acerb wit. ... the dark, acerb, and caustic little professor (Charlotte Bronte).┤
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. ... one of the lengthiest and most acerbic feuds ever waged (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡acerbically.┤
╩│acerbic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerb.
╜│acerbity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤sharpness of taste; sourness or bitterness.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) harshness of manner, tone, or language; severity.
┴┤ (SYN) acrimony.
╩│acerbity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│acerentomon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a primitive wingless insect with no antennae, no eyes, and front legs used as organs of touch.
╩│acerentomon, ╛╕noun.
╜│acerola, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deep-red fruit about the size of a large cherry, with a tart flavor; Puerto Rican cherry; Barbados cherry; West Indian cherry. It is the richest known natural sourceof vitamin C.
├│ 2. ┤the small, bushy tree on which this fruit grows, native to the West Indies, parts of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
╩│acerola, ╛╕noun.
╜│acerose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped and stiff, as the leaves or needles of the pine.
╩│acerose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without horns, antennae, or tentacles.
╩│acerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acervate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) growing in closely compacted clusters; heaped.
┼╕adv. ╡acervately.┤
╩│acervate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aces, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) of the highest quality or excellence; tops.
╩│aces, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ process of souring.
╩│acescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│acescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acescence.
╩│acescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acescence.
╜│acescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤likely to turn sour or acid.
├│ 2. ┤slightly sour; acidulous.
╩│acescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acet-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡aceto-┤ before vowels, as in ╖acetal, acetaldehyde, acetanilide.┤
╩│acet-,╕
╜│acetabular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like an acetabulum; cup-shaped.
╩│acetabular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetabulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the cup-shaped socket at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped top of the thighbone fits.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) any cup-shaped structure, such as a sucker on the ventral side of a parasitic flatworm.
╩│acetabulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
╜│acetal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, volatile liquid with an etherlike odor, found in old wines, brandy, etc., used especially as a hypnotic or soporific and as a solvent.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a class of organic compounds obtained by the reaction of aldehydes or ketones with alcohols.
├│ 3. ┤╡= acetal resin.┤
╩│acetal, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, highly volatile, fragrant substance, used as a source of acetic acid, as a solvent, as a solid fuel (canned heat), and in the synthesis of many other compounds; aldehyde.
╩│acetaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetal resin,╕
┬┌┤ a thermoplastic material obtained by polymerization of formaldehyde. Acetal resins are tough, stiff, springy, and have a high melting point. They are used as a substitute for metals, in automobile and appliance parts, and in hardware.
╩│acetal resin,╕
╜│acetamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetamide.
╩│acetamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetamide.
╜│acetamide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, readily soluble, crystalline solid used in organic synthesis. It is the amide of acetic acid.
╩│acetamide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetaminophen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline drug derived from acetanilide and used instead of aspirin, especially in cases of hemorrhagic and allergic disorders.
╩│acetaminophen, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetanilid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetanilide.
╩│acetanilid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetanilide.
╜│acetanilide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used in medicines to lessen pain and fever; antifebrin. It is a white, soluble, crystalline compound. Acetanilide may destroy blood cells, weaken heart muscles, and even cause death after long use.
╩│acetanilide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetarsone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an arsenical compound used in the treatment of amebic dysentery.
╩│acetarsone, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a salt or ester of acetic acid.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of synthetic resins or fibers made from cellulose acetate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Color-fast acetate is also being made up into myriad items from wedding gowns to raincoats, umbrellas, curtains, ribbons (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│acetate, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ treated with acetic acid; formed into an acetate.
╩│acetated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetazolamide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetazoleamide.
╩│acetazolamide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetazoleamide.
╜│acetazoleamide ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diuretic used in treating epilepsy, peptic ulcers, and certain forms of hepatitis.
╩│acetazoleamide ╛╕noun.
╜│acetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, producing, or derived from vinegar or acetic acid.
╩│acetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a sour, colorless acid in vinegar, responsible for the tart taste and pungent odor. It is a compound of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, used in the manufacture of acetates and pharmaceuticals, in organic synthesis, and as a solvent for various gums and resins.
╩│acetic acid,╕
╜│acetic anhydride,╕
┬┌┤ an acrid, colorless liquid used in the manufacture of cellulose acetate. It is the anhydride of acetic acid.
╩│acetic anhydride,╕
╜│acetification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action of converting into vinegar or acetic acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acetoglyceride = a chemical substance formed by treating glyceride with acetic acid.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡acet-┤ before vowels.
╩│aceto-,╕
╜│acetoacetic acid, ╟= diacetic acid.
╩│acetoacetic acid, ╟= diacetic acid.
╜│acetoglyceride, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance formed by treating animal or vegetable fats or oils, such as lard, or soybean or peanut oil, with acetic acid. It is used especially to retard spoilage in certain foods and cosmetic ointments.
╩│acetoglyceride, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimeter.
╩│acetometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimeter.
╜│acetometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimetry.
╩│acetometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimetry.
╜│acetone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, sweet-smelling, highly inflammable liquid, the simplest ketone, used as a solvent for oils and other organic compounds and in making varnishes and pharmaceuticals.
╩│acetone, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetone bodies,╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a group of ketones resulting from incomplete oxidation of fats, the presence of which in urine is a characteristic symptom of diabetes; ketone bodies.
╩│acetone bodies,╕
╜│acetonemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an excess of acetone bodies in the blood, as in diabetes; ketosis.
├│ 2. ┤ketosis of cattle.
╩│acetonemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from acetone.
╩│acetonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetonitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid prepared from acetamide, used in organic synthesis, especially as a purification agent and solvent.
╩│acetonitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetonuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an excess of acetone bodies in the urine, as in diabetes; ketonuria.
╩│acetonuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetophenetidin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= phenacetin.
╩│acetophenetidin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= phenacetin.
╜│acetophenone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid used in making perfumes.
╩│acetophenone, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sour; acetous.
╩│acetose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing or containing vinegar or acetic acid.
├│ 2. ┤tasting like vinegar; sour.
╩│acetous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Pharmacy.) a solution of certain drugs in dilute acetic acid.
├│ 2. ┤vinegar.
╩│acetum, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) the univalent radical of acetic acid and its derivatives.
┬┌┤ to add one or more acetyl radicals to (an organic compound).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fully acetylated cotton is another treated cotton that combines the textile's good natural qualities with some desirable synthetic qualities (Scientific American).┤
┬┌┤ a substance produced in nerve tissue and closely associated with the transmission of nerve impulses in the body. It is a derivative of choline. Produced synthetically, it is used in treating high blood pressure, amblyopia, etc. (Abbr:) ACH (no periods).
┬┌┤ (Biochemistry.) a compound important as an intermediate in metabolism, as an acetylating agent, and in other biochemical functions.
╩│acetyl coenzyme A,╕
╜│acetylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless gas that burns with a bright light, and very hot flame. It is used for preparing other compounds to make synthetic fibers and plastics. It is also used in lighting and, combined with oxygen, for welding and cutting metals.
╩│acetylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylene series,╕
┬┌┤ a series of unsaturated hydrocarbons.
╩│acetylene series,╕
╜│acetylene torch,╕ ╟│= oxyacetylene torch.
╩│acetylene torch,╕ ╟│= oxyacetylene torch.
╜│acetylenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ prepared from or resembling acetylene.
╩│acetylenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acetyl.
╩│acetylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetylide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound formed by the replacement of one or both of the hydrogen atoms of acetylene by a metal.
╩│acetylide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylmethadol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used as a substitute for morphine for the relief of pain.
╩│acetylmethadol, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylsalicylic acid, ╟= aspirin.
╩│acetylsalicylic acid, ╟= aspirin.
╜│acey-deucy┐╕ or │acey-deucey, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a variety of backgammon.
╩│acey-deucy┐╕ or │acey-deucey, ╛╕noun.
╜│ac.-ft.,╕
┬┌┤ acre-foot or acre-feet.
╩│ac.-ft.,╕
╜│ach, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (German.) oh! ah!
╩│ach, ╛╕interjection.
╜│ACH╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ acetylcholine.
╩│ACH╕ (no periods),
╜│Achaean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Achaia (a region and country in ancient Greece, in the Peloponnesus) or the Achaeans.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with a league of cities formed in southern Greece in 280 B.C.
├│ 3. ┤Greek.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Achaia.
├│ 2. ┤(in Homer) any Greek. Also, ╡Achaian,┤ ╡Achean.┤
╩│Achaean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Achaemenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Achaemenids or their language.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of an ancient royal family of Persia, beginning with Cyrus the Great, about 558 B.C., and ending with Darius III, who was overthrown by Alexander the Great in 330 B.C.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) inability of a muscular organ to relax.
╔┤ ╢Ex. achalasia of the esophagus, sphincteral achalasia.┤
╩│achalasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acharnement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) bloodthirsty fury; ferocity.
╩│acharnement, ╛╕noun.
╜│acharya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Hindu teacher, scholar, or spiritual leader.
╩│acharya, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achates, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the faithful companion (╖"fidus Achates"┤) of Aeneas in Virgil's ╖Aeneid.┤
├│ 2. ┤a faithful comrade.
╩│Achates, ╛╕noun.
╜│ache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│ached,╕ │aching.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a continuous pain, especially a dull or heavy pain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy lay still trying to forget the ache in his back. Muscular aches follow hard exercise.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be in continuous pain; suffer pain; hurt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My arm aches.┤
├│ 2. ┤to have pity or sympathy; feel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She ached for the hurt little dog.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to be eager; wish very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the hot days of August we all ached to go swimming. The lonely girl aches for home.┤
┴┤ (SYN) long, yearn.
┼╕adv. ╡achingly.┤
╩│ache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│ached,╕ │aching.╕
╜│Achean, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Achaean.
╩│Achean, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Achaean.
╜│Achelous, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the river god, represented as a bull with a human head.
╩│Achelous, ╛╕noun.
╜│achene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) any small, dry, hard fruit consisting of one seed with a thin outer covering that does not burst open when ripe, such as the sunflower seed. Also, ╡achenium,┤ ╡akene.┤
╩│achene, ╛╕noun.
╜│achenial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with an achene.
├│ 2. ┤like an achene.
╩│achenial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achenium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕ ╟│= achene.
╩│achenium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕ ╟│= achene.
╜│Achernar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus.
╩│Achernar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acheron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.)
├│ 1. ┤one of the five rivers of Hades. See also ╡Styx.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤the lower world; Hades.
╩│Acheron, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acheulian┐╕ or │Acheulean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a culture of the middle and lower paleolithic age in Europe and North Africa. It followed the Abbevillian and was characterized by more symmetrical biface tools with greater cutting surface.
╩│Acheulian┐╕ or │Acheulean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a cheval,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤on horseback.
├│ 2. ┤astride.
╩│a cheval,
╜│achieve, ╛╕verb, ╞│achieved,╕ │achieving.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to carry out to a successful end; accomplish; do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you achieve all that you expected to today? He soon learned that you cannot achieve much without work. ... they would concentrate their resources to achieve an efficient means of delivery (New York Herald Tribune).┤
┴┤ (SYN) complete, effect, execute, perform.
├│ 2. ┤to reach by one's own efforts; get by effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He achieved fame as a swimmer. Newton and Einstein achieved distinction in mathematics.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gain, attain, win.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bring about a result intended.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait (Longfellow).┤
┼╕adj. ╡achievable.
┼╕noun ╡achiever.┤
╩│achieve, ╛╕verb, ╞│achieved,╕ │achieving.╕
╜│achievement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something achieved or won by exertion; some plan or action carried out with courage or unusual ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sailing a submarine under the North Pole was a great achievement. Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel prize for his achievements in behalf of civil rights.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accomplishment, feat.
├│ 2. ┤an achieving; completion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The achievement of one's aim comes only out of hard work.┤
╩│achievement, ╛╕noun.
╜│achievement age,╕
┬┌┤ the measure of how much a student has learned, determined by an achievement test and expressed as the (tabulated) average age of other students making the same score. Also, (especially British,) ╡attainment age.┤
╩│achievement age,╕
╜│achievement quotient,╕
┬┌┤ the ratio of a student's achievement age to his actual age, usually multiplied by 100. (Abbr:) AQ (no periods). Also, (especially British,) ╡attainment quotient.┤
╩│achievement quotient,╕
╜│achievement test,╕
┬┌┤ a test intended to measure quantitatively the results of learning or teaching. Also, (especially British,) ╡attainment test.┤
╩│achievement test,╕
╜│Achillean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Achilles.
├│ 2. ┤like Achilles, who was noted for his bravery, his invulnerability (except in the heel), and his unrelenting wrath.
╩│Achillean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Achilles, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) the greatest Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; the hero of Homer's ╖Iliad.┤ Thetis, his mother, held him by the heel when she dipped him into the river Styx to make him invulnerable. After he killed Hector, Paris killed him by shooting an arrow into his heel.
├│ 2. ┤(Astronomy.) an asteroid which revolves around the sun and oscillates about points equally distant from Jupiter and the sun.
╩│Achilles, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achilles' heel,╕
┬┌┤ a weak point; vulnerable place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Despite chronic shortages of some foods, farm production cannot be considered the Achilles' heel of Russia's economy (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Achilles' heel,╕
╜│Achilles' spear,╕
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the spear of Achilles, the rust of which was made into a cure for wounds inflicted by it.
╩│Achilles' spear,╕
╜│Achilles' tendon,╕
┬┌┤ the strong tendon at the back of the leg that connects the muscles in the calf with the bone of the heel.
╩│Achilles' tendon,╕
╜│achimenes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tropical American herbs, cultivated for their flowers, which resemble gloxinias.
╩│achimenes, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Achin (or Atjeh), a province of Sumatra, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Achin.
├│ 2. ┤the Indonesian language of the Achinese.
╩│Achinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│Achitophel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Ahithophel, in the Douay and Vulgate Bibles. This spelling is well known through John Dryden's use in ╖Absalom and Achitophel.┤
╩│Achitophel, ╛╕noun.
╜│achkan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a close-fitting jacket of three-quarter length, worn by men in India, for formal or semiformal dress.
╩│achkan, ╛╕noun.
╜│achlamydate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no mantle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an achlamydate mollusk.┤
╩│achlamydate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achlamydeous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) lacking a calyx and a corolla.
╩│achlamydeous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achlorhydria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice.
╩│achlorhydria, ╛╕noun.
╜│achlorhydric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with achlorhydria.
╩│achlorhydric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acholic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ free from or deficient in bile.
╩│acholic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acholuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a kind of jaundice marked by the absence of bile pigment in the urine.
╩│acholuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│acholuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acholuria.
╩│acholuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achondrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stony meteorite that does not contain small embedded grains of minerals (chondrules).
╩│achondrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│achondritic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling achondrites.
╩│achondritic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achondroplasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dwarfism characterized by extreme shortness of the limbs and a disproportionately large head, due to a disorder of skeletal growth in fetal life.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with achondroplasia.
├│ 2. ┤suffering from achondroplasia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has achondroplasia.
╩│achondroplastic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│achordal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lacking a chord.
├│ 2. ┤╡= achordate.┤
╩│achordal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achordate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤lacking a notochord.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an achordate animal.
╩│achordate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│achroite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless variety of tourmaline.
╩│achroite, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= achromatic lens.┤
├│ 2. ┤a color-blind person.
╩│achromat, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤refracting white light without breaking it up into the colors of the spectrum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an achromatic telescope.┤
├│ 2. ┤without color; colorless.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) consisting of material stained with difficulty by the usual stains or dyes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. achromatic cells.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Music.) without accidentals; not modulated.
┼╕adv. ╡achromatically.┤
╩│achromatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achromaticity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achromatism.
╩│achromaticity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achromatism.
╜│achromatic lens,╕
┬┌┤ a compound lens corrected for chromatic aberration; achromat.
╩│achromatic lens,╕
╜│achromatin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) that portion of the mitotic cell nucleus or of individual chromosomes which, under the action of staining agents, remains less highly colored than the rest.
┬┌┤ (German.) attention! (used as a command or warning).
╩│Achtung, ╛╕interjection.
╜│achy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) full of aches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Crying] would only make her eyes achy and puffy and swollen in the morning (Shirley Ann Grau).┤
╩│achy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acicle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acicula.
╩│acicle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acicula.
╜│acicula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a needlelike part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spines or bristles of some plants and the crystals of certain minerals are aciculae.┤
╩│acicula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│acicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped.
┼╕adv. ╡acicularly.┤
╩│acicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aciculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having aciculae.
├│ 2. ┤acicular; needle-shaped.
╩│aciculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aciculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aciculate.
╩│aciculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aciculate.
╜│aciculum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
┬┌┤ a slender needlelike part or bristly structure:
├│ a. ┤(Botany.) an acicula.
├│ b. ┤(Zoology.) a seta.
╩│aciculum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
╜│acid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a chemical compound with a sour or bitter taste that usually unites with a base to form a salt. Acids have a ╖pH┤ value of less than 7. They change blue litmus paper to red and yield hydrogen ions in a water solution. Hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid are two common kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Certain bacteria cause some foods to form acids that eat their way slowly through the enamel of the teeth.┤
├│ b. ┤any ionic or molecular substance which can give up a proton.
├│ c. ┤any molecule or ion that can attach itself to a pair of electrons from a base, forming a covalent bond.
├│ 2. ┤a substance with a sour taste like that of vinegar.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), a hallucinogen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hippies say there is not much acid (LSD) around now, but that grass (marijuana) is plentiful (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of acids; having the properties of an acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blue litmus paper turns red in an acid solution.┤
├│ 2. ┤sharp or biting to the taste; sour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lemons are an acid fruit.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tart.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sharp in manner or temper; caustic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acid tongue. Mother made an acid comment about my disorderly room.┤
├│ 4. ┤containing a large proportion of silica; acidic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is an acid rock.┤
├│ 5. ┤containing more acid than is normal.
├│ 6. ┤having a ╖pH┤ factor of less than 7; having a relatively high concentration of hydrogen ions (contrasted with ╖alkaline┤ especially as a characteristic of soil).
┼╕adv. ╡acidly.┤
┼╕noun ╡acidness.┤
╩│acid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acid drop,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a candy made of sugar strongly flavored with tartaric acid.
╩│acid drop,╕
╜│acid-fast, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤retaining dye when treated with acid to remove the dye.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tubercle bacilli are acid-fast.┤
├│ 2. ┤differentiated by such a stain from closely related forms.
┼╕noun ╡acid-fastness.┤
╩│acid-fast, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid fog,╕
┬┌┤ fog containing a high concentration of acidity, resulting from pollutants emitted into the atmosphere.
╩│acid fog,╕
╜│acid-forming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing a high proportion of acid residue during metabolism.
├│ 2. ┤acidiferous.
╩│acid-forming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person addicted to LSD.
╩│acidhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤forming acid.
├│ b. ┤of an acid or acids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acidic ions.┤
├│ c. ┤having the properties of an acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acidic resins.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) sharp and biting in manner or temper; caustic.
├│ 3. ┤containing a relatively large proportion of silica.
┬┌┤ music written in the style of jazz with rock rhythms and acid rock sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Far from the smoke-filled rooms, pulsating acid jazz music ... [she] tries to translate urban counterculture into marketable sneaker ideas (New York Times).┤
╩│acid jazz,╕
╜│acidless trip,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= sensitivity training.┤
╩│acidless trip,
╜│acid number,╕
┬┌┤ a number expressing the degree of acidity of a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize the free fatty acids in one gram of the substance; acid value.
╩│acid number,╕
╜│acidophil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cell that stains readily with acid dyes.
╩│acidophil, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidophilic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating cells that stain with acid dyes.
╩│acidophilic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidophilic.
╩│acidophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidophilic.
╜│acidophilus milk,
┬┌┤ skim milk fermented by a bacterial culture, taken as part of a diet intended to change the bacterial content of the intestine.
╩│acidophilus milk,
╜│acidosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a harmful condition in which the blood and tissues are less alkaline than is normal.
╩│acidosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with acidosis.
├│ 2. ┤suffering from acidosis.
╩│acidotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid process,╕
┬┌┤ any steel-making process in which the furnace is lined with a siliceous substance and in which pig iron containing little phosphorus is used.
╩│acid process,╕
╜│acid radical,╕
┬┌┤ a radical formed from an organic acid by the removal from the acid of the univalent radical--OH (an atom of oxygen in combination with an atom of hydrogen); acyl.
╩│acid radical,╕
╜│acid rain,╕
┬┌┤ rain that has a high concentration of sulfuric and nitric acids due to air pollution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scandinavian and American researchers suspect that acid rains have killed fish in many lakes in both regions (Boyce Rensberger).┤
╩│acid rain,╕
╜│acid rock,╕
┬┌┤ rock'n'roll music with sound and lyrics suggestive of hallucinatory or psychedelic experiences.
╩│acid rock,╕
╜│acid salt,╕
┬┌┤ a salt formed from an acid of which only part of the hydrogen has been replaced by a metal or radical.
╩│acid salt,╕
╜│acid test,╕
┬┌┤ a thorough test to find out the real quality of some person or thing; decisive test.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... political assumptions which, I think, could not long withstand the acid test of logic (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│acid test,╕
╜│acid-tongued, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sharp-tongued; caustic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This acid-tongued diplomat has managed to play a controversial role in almost every East-West dispute (Newsweek).┤
╩│acid-tongued, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid trip,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a hallucinatory experience that results from using LSD.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is beautiful, therefore ... to find a woman, George Eliot, departing utterly out of that mood of hate or even of acidulous satire in which Thackeray so often worked (Sidney Lanier).┤
┼╕adv. ╡acidulously.┤
┼╕noun ╡acidulousness.┤
╩│acidulous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid value,╕ ╟│= acid number.
╩│acid value,╕ ╟│= acid number.
╜│acidy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an acid quality.
╩│acidy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acierage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of depositing a layer of iron on another metal by electric action.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something given or done to show that one has received a favor, service, gift, or message.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The supermarket's receipt was acknowledgment that the groceries had been paid for. The winner waved in acknowledgment of the crowd's cheers. What is the grateful acknowledgment of a friend's kindness?┤
├│ 2. ┤admitting that something is true or exists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acknowledgment of a mistake. The accused man made acknowledgment of his guilt.┤
├│ 4. ┤the recognition of authority, claims, or merit.
┴┤ (SYN) acceptance.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤an official certificate in legal form.
├│ b. ┤admission of a debt or other liability.
╩│acknowledgment┐╕ or │acknowledgement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aclastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) not refracting.
╩│aclastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aclinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no magnetic dip.
╩│aclinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aclinic line,╕
┬┌┤ magnetic equator, at which a magnetic needle balances horizontally without dipping.
╩│aclinic line,╕
╜│ACLS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤American Council of Learned Societies.
├│ 2. ┤Automatic Carrier Landing System.
╩│ACLS╕ (no periods),
╜│ACLU╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.C.L.U.,╕
┬┌┤ American Civil Liberties Union.
╩│ACLU╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.C.L.U.,╕
╜│acme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the highest point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apex, culmination, climax.
╩│acme, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acmeist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a group of Russian poets of the early 1900's who opposed symbolism and advocated precision and concreteness in poetry.
╩│Acmeist, ╛╕noun.
╜│acne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a skin disease, especially of adolescence, in which the oil glands in the skin become clogged and inflamed, often causing pimples, particularly on the face.
╩│acne, ╛╕noun.
╜│acneform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with acne.
├│ 2. ┤resembling acne.
╩│acneform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acneiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acneform.
╩│acneiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acneform.
╜│acne rosacea,
┬┌┤ a disorder, especially of middle age, characterized by pimples and chronic congestion of the blood vessels of the nose and central part of the face.
╩│acne rosacea,
╜│acock, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a cocked position.
╩│acock, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│acockbill, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) turned upward, as yards tiltedat an angle with the deck.
╩│acockbill, ╛╕adverb.
╜│acoelomate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤without either a true or false body cavity (coelom), as the flatworms.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acoelomate worm; flatworm.
╩│acoelomate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acoelous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no digestive tract or body cavity.
╩│acoelous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acold, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) cold; chilled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The owl, for all his feathers, was acold (Keats).┤
╩│acold, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acolyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person who helps a priest, deacon, or other person in charge of a church service by performing certain subordinate duties; altar boy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acolyte lit the candles on the altar.┤
├│ b. ┤a person ordained to the fourth and highest minor order in the Roman Catholic Church.
├│ 2. ┤a youth who assists with certain parts of the service, but is not a member of the clergy, in some Protestant churches.
├│ 3. ┤an assistant; attendant; follower.
├│ 4. ┤(Astronomy.) an attendant star; satellite.
╩│acolyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│a compte,
┬┌┤ (French.) as part payment; on account.
╩│a compte,
╜│aconitase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme that promotes the conversion of citric acid in the process of turning it into aconitic acid for further conversion from a food chemical into physical energy.
╩│aconitase, ╛╕noun.
╜│aconite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with irregular, blue, purple, yellow, or yellow-and-white flowers shaped like hoods. Only a few grow wild in North America, such as monkshood and wolfsbane. Aconite belongs to the crowfoot family and has poisonous roots, leaves, and seeds.
├│ 2. ┤a very poisonous drug prepared from the roots of monkshood, and used to relieve inflammation and pain. It contains aconitine, and was formerly used to reduce fever and slow the action of the heart but now is used occasionally in liniments.
╩│aconite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aconitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aconite.
╩│aconitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aconitic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a whitish or yellowish crystalline acid obtained from aconite and bagasse or by dehydration of citric acid.
╩│aconitic acid,╕
╜│aconitin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconitine.
╩│aconitin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconitine.
╜│aconitine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very poisonous alkaloid derived from the roots of the common European aconite.
╩│aconitine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aconitum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconite.
╩│aconitum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconite.
╜│acontium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tia.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several long, delicate threads equipped with stinging cells, arising from the septa of some sea anemones and protruding when the animal contracts.
╩│acontium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tia.╕
╜│acorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the nut of an oak tree.
╩│acorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│acorn barnacle,╕
┬┌┤ a barnacle that lives on rocks in the sea.
╩│acorn barnacle,╕
╜│acorn shell,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a rock barnacle.
╩│acorn shell,╕
╜│acorn squash,╕
┬┌┤ a small, dark-green, edible winter squash resembling an acorn in shape, having yellow or orange flesh.
╩│acorn squash,╕
╜│acorn tube,╕
┬┌┤ a small vacuum tube, shaped like an acorn, used at high frequencies, formerly in radios.
╩│acorn tube,╕
╜│acorn worm,╕
┬┌┤ a small, wormlike marine animal whose front end looks somewhat like an acorn.
╩│acorn worm,╕
╜│a corps perdu,
┬┌┤ (French.) impetuously; furiously.
╩│a corps perdu,
╜│acosmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with acosmism.
├│ 2. ┤disordered; confused; disharmonious.
╩│acosmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acosmism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the denial of the existence of a universe, or of a universe as distinct from God.
┼╕noun ╡acosmist.┤
╩│acosmism, ╛╕noun.
╜│acotyledon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant without cotyledons, such as a moss or lichen; cryptogam.
╩│acotyledon, ╛╕noun.
╜│acotyledonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no distinct cotyledons; cryptogamic.
╩│acotyledonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acouchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chis.╕
┬┌┤ a small rodent related to the guinea pig and agouti, native to Guinea.
╩│acouchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chis.╕
╜│acouchy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕ ╟│= acouchi.
╩│acouchy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕ ╟│= acouchi.
╜│acoumeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring keenness of hearing.
╩│acoumeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│acousma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the hearing of imaginary sounds; auditory hallucination.
╩│acousma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│acoustic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the sense or the organs of hearing.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the science of sound (acoustics).
├│ 3a. ┤of or having to do with sound waves or sound.
├│ b. ┤actuated, directed, or controlled by sound waves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acoustic mine.┤
├│ 4. ┤designed to absorb or reduce noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ceiling of acoustic tile.┤
├│ 5. ┤of, having to do with, or produced on a musical instrument without amplification.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Paul McCartney authorized a limited 500,000-copy release of "Paul McCartney Unplugged the Bootleg", which documents an all-acoustic concert (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡acoustically.┤
╩│acoustic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acoustical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acoustic.
╩│acoustical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acoustic.
╜│acoustical hologram,╕
┬┌┤ a picture produced by acoustical holography.
╩│acoustical hologram,╕
╜│acoustical holography,╕
┬┌┤ holography that uses sound waves instead of laser light to produce a three-dimensional picture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hence, a hologram can be recorded with sound waves and then reconstructed with light. This technique is called acoustical holography (Science Journal).┤
╩│acoustical holography,╕
╜│acoustic coupler,╕
┬┌┤ a device for transmitting data over telephone circuits without making an electrical connection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Impulses from the keys of an electric typewriter are converted into sound by the acoustic coupler (London Times).┤
╩│acoustic coupler,╕
╜│acoustic feedback,╕
┬┌┤ (Electronics.) the feedback of sound from the output of a sound system back to the input, such as noise from a loudspeaker reaching the microphone.
╩│acoustic feedback,╕
╜│acoustician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an expert in acoustics.
├│ 2. ┤a person trained in fitting the hard-of-hearing with hearing aids.
╩│acoustician, ╛╕noun.
╜│acousticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ acoustic quality or condition.
╩│acousticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│acoustic mine,╕
┬┌┤ a mine that has a small microphone connected to its trigger, exploded by the sound of the propellers of a vessel passing over or near it; sonic mine.
╩│acoustic mine,╕
╜│acoustic nerve,╕
┬┌┤ an auditory nerve.
╩│acoustic nerve,╕
╜│acoustic perfume,╕
┬┌┤ an overlay of nondescript sound to cover up distracting or annoying noises; white noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most popular form of acoustic perfume, of course, is music (Eugene Raskin).┤
╩│acoustic perfume,╕
╜│acoustic phonetics,╕
┬┌┤ study of speech sounds by means of acoustic tools and techniques.
╩│acoustic phonetics,╕
╜│acoustics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the structural features of an auditorium, hall, or room, that determine how well sounds can be heard or transmitted in it; acoustic qualities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acoustics will be particularly poor, as they invariably are in new auditoriums (Norman Mailer).┤
├│ 2. ┤the science of sound.
╩│acoustics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│acoustic velocity,╕
┬┌┤ the rate at which a sound wave travels through a specified medium.
╩│acoustic velocity,╕
╜│acoustic wave,╕ ╟│= sound wave.
╩│acoustic wave,╕ ╟│= sound wave.
╜│acousto-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤of sound or acoustic waves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acoustoelectronics = the study of the conversion of electronic signals into sound waves.┤
├│ 2. ┤acoustic and ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acousto-optic modulator = acoustic and optic modulator.┤
╩│acousto-,╕
╜│acoustoelectronics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a branch of electronics dealing with the conversion of electrical signals into a flow of acoustic waves traveling along a solid surface.
╩│acoustoelectronics, ╛╕noun.
╜│a couvert,
┬┌┤ (French.) sheltered from the weather; covered.
╩│a couvert,
╜│ACP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries (group of over 40 nonaligned nations that have a treaty of cooperation with the European Economic Community).
╩│ACP╕ (no periods),
╜│acqua alta,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) high water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Venetians are quite accustomed to minor attacks of such acqua alta, which, in the spring and fall, frequently invade the lower floors of houses and submerge the famous square under a foot or so (New Yorker).┤
╩│acqua alta,
╜│acquaint, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to furnish (a person) with information; make aware; let know; inform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acquaint him with your plans for next summer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tell, apprise.
├│ 2. ┤to make more or less familiar (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let me acquaint you with your new duties.┤
┴┤ (SYN) familiarize.
└╕expr. ╡be acquainted with,┤ ┤to be familiar with or know.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am acquainted with his plans.┤
└╕expr. ╡become acquainted with,┤ ┤to get to know.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We became acquainted with our new neighbors.┤
╩│acquaint, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│acquaintance, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ances.┤┤ a person known to one, but not a close friend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have many acquaintances in our neighborhood.┤
├│ 2. ┤╖no pl.┤
├│ a. ┤knowledge of persons or things gained from experience with them. Acquaintance is more than mere recognition, and less than familiarity or intimacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have some acquaintance with French, but I do not know it well.┤
├│ b. ┤the state of being acquainted, or of knowing people and being known by them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man of wide acquaintance.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤committed by an acquaintance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many "acquaintance homicides" involve quarrels between drug cheaters or street gangs (Atlantic). The phrase "acquaintance rape" was coined to describe ... the cases of forced sex between people who already know each other (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡cultivate the acquaintance of,┤ ┤to try to get to know (someone) well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ambitious young candidate tried to cultivate the acquaintance of the most influential politicians of his state.┤
└╕expr. ╡make the acquaintance of,┤ ┤to get to know.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother soon made the acquaintance of my new teacher. We spent a day or two in making the general acquaintance of the glacier (John Tyndall).┤
└╕expr. ╡scrape acquaintance,┤ ┤to take the trouble to get acquainted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her two dearest friends had contrived to scrape acquaintance without introduction (F. Whishaw).┤
╩│acquaintance, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acquaintanceship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the relation between acquaintances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their acquaintanceship lasted many years.┤
├│ 2. ┤personal knowledge; acquaintance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While Interlingua can be read with little difficulty by almost anyone, books are available which will give a formal acquaintanceship with this international language (Science News Letter).┤
╩│acquaintanceship, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing acquired; acquisition.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) property acquired otherwise than by succession.
┬┌┤ a change of structure or of function in a plant or animal as a result of use or disuse or in response to the environment. An acquired character cannot be inherited.
╩│acquired character┐╕ or │characteristic,
╜│acquirement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of acquiring; gaining or getting as one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acquirement of wealth is one aim of being in business.┤
├│ 2. ┤something acquired; an accomplishment; attainment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her musical acquirements are unusual for a girl of her age.┤
╩│acquirement, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquisition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of acquiring or getting as one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spent hundreds of hours in the acquisition of skill at the piano. With the acquisition of 19 rare specimens, the collection is unmatched.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing acquired or gained; an addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The museum's latest acquisition is a painting by Rubens.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gain.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to acquire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a pencil stub that I'd recently acquisitioned from a desk drawer (J. D. Salinger).┤
╩│acquisition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│acquisitive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of acquiring; eager to get (money, goods, ideas, etc.); greedy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Misers are acquisitive. As a man steeped in the civilized traditions of the West, he knew that there must be rational limits put upon the acquisitive and possessive instincts (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ a reddish-yellow powder obtained from acridine, used in solution as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
╩│acriflavine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acrilan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a synthetic fiber produced from acrylonitrile. It somewhat resembles wool in texture and resists wrinkling.
╩│Acrilan, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrimonious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sharp or bitter in temper, language, or manner; caustic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An acrimonious dispute broke out between the drivers who had the accident. Our interlocutors were never arrogant or acrimonious, but earnestly inquiring, seeking patiently to understand another point of view (Harper's).┤
┴┤ (SYN) acrid, biting.
┼╕adv. ╡acrimoniously.┤
┼╕noun ╡acrimoniousness.┤
╩│acrimonious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ sharpness or bitterness in temper, language, or manner; acrid quality.
┴┤ (SYN) acerbity, asperity.
╩│acrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│acritical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not critical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acritical symptoms, an acritical disease.┤
┼╕adv. ╡acritically.┤
╩│acritical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acroamatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abstruse; esoteric.
╩│acroamatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrobat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who can swing on a trapeze, turn handsprings, walk a tightrope, or do other feats of bodily skill and strength; one highly skilled in gymnastic feats, such as tumbling.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a daring performer.
╩│acrobat, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrobatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an acrobat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walking a tightrope is an acrobatic feat.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) like an acrobat's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With an acrobatic leap, he picked the apple off the tree.┤
├│ 3. ┤of acrobatics.
┼╕adv. ╡acrobatically.┤
╩│acrobatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrobatics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tricks or performances of an acrobat; gymnastic feats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the acrobatics of a tumbler.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) feats like those of an acrobat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children were delighted by the monkey's acrobatics.┤
├│ 3. ┤stunt flying.
├│ 4. ┤the art or skill of an acrobat.
╩│acrobatics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│acrobatism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acrobatics.
╩│acrobatism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acrobatics.
╜│acroblast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the structure that forms the acrosome in spermatogenesis.
╩│acroblast, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing fruit at the end or top of the main stem, as certain mosses do.
╩│acrocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a centromere near one end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acrocentric chromosome.┤
╩│acrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrocephalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or characterized by acrocephaly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acrocephalic person.
╩│acrocephalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acrocephalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrocephalic.
╩│acrocephalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrocephalic.
╜│acrocephaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deformity of the head characterized by a skull that tapers upward to a point.
╩│acrocephaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrodont, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤attached by the base to the edge of the jawbone, without sockets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acrodont teeth.┤
├│ 2. ┤having teeth so attached.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acrodont animal. Some lizards are acrodonts.
╩│acrodont, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acrodrome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the main veins coming together and uniting at the tip of the leaf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acrodrome plant.┤
╩│acrodrome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrodromous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrodrome.
╩│acrodromous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrodrome.
╜│acrodynia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease, especially of very young children, characterized by abnormal redness of the skin and lesions on the handsand feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Too much mercury, for example, results in a condition called acrodynia, which killed many babies before its secret was discovered (New Scientist).┤
╩│acrodynia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant growing only at the apex, such as the ferns and mosses.
╩│acrogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrogenous.
╩│acrogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrogenous.
╜│acrogenous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growing from the top or by terminal buds only, as the ferns and mosses do.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the acrogens.
┼╕adv. ╡acrogenously.┤
╩│acrogenous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrolein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid with an irritating odor, used in chemical warfare as a tear gas; acraldehyde.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Research programs have been undertaken to try to find the substance in smog that causes eye irritation. Such suspects as acrolein, hydrogen persulfide, elemental sulfur, and mineral oil droplets have been squirted at volunteer martyrs to science (Science News Letter).┤
╩│acrolein, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrolith, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ancient Greek statue with a stone or marble head, legs, and arms, but a wooden body.
╩│acrolith, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrolithic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of an acrolith; formed like an acrolith.
╩│acrolithic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acromegalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with acromegaly.
├│ 2. ┤affected with acromegaly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person affected with acromegaly.
╩│acromegalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acromegaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic condition in which the bones of the face, hands, and feet become progressively and permanently enlarged, caused by abnormal activity of the pituitary gland.
╩│acromegaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│acromial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the acromion.
╩│acromial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acromion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the outer, triangular end of the scapula, to which the collarbone is connected and which forms the point of the shoulder.
╩│acromion, ╛╕noun.
╜│acronym, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ a word formed from the first letters or syllables of other words, such as UNESCO (from ╖U┤nited ╖N┤ations ╖E┤ducational, ╖S┤cientific, and ╖C┤ultural ╖O┤rganization).
├╕v.t. ┤ to make an acronym of; designate by an acronym.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Missiles are frequently acronymed; the TOW stands for "tube-launched, optically traced, wire-guided" (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│acronym, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│acronymic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an acronym or acronyms.
├│ 2. ┤formed as an acronym.
┼╕adv. ╡acronymically.┤
╩│acronymic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acronymous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acronymic.
╩│acronymous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acronymic.
╜│acropetal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ developing from below toward the top or apex (used of the order in which the parts of a plant develop).
┼╕adv. ╡acropetally.┤
╩│acropetal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person affected with acrophobia.
╩│acrophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal fear of being in high places.
╩│acrophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrophony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of a picture of some object to represent the initial sound, letter, or syllable in the name of that object. Using the picture of an ox, called ╖aleph┤ in Phoenician, to represent the sound ╖a,┤ is an example of acrophony.
╩│acrophony, ╛╕noun.
╜│acropolis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the high, fortified part or citadel of an ancient Greek city.
└╕expr. ╡the Acropolis,┤ ┤the citadel of Athens on which the Parthenon was built.
╩│acropolis, ╛╕noun.
╜│acropolitan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an acropolis.
╩│acropolitan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrosin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spermatic enzyme that digests the protein protective layer around the ovum.
╩│acrosin, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrosomal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an acrosome.
╩│acrosomal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a minute organ or structure at the front end of a sperm cell.
╩│acrosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrospire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the first sprout appearing in the germination of grain.
╩│acrospire, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a spore at the end of a sporophore, as in fungi.
╩│acrospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│across, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤from one side to the other of; to the other side of; over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat walked across the street. A bridge was laid across the river.┤
├│ 2. ┤on the other side of; beyond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lands across the sea. The woods are across the river.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤from one side to the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the distance across? The pool is twenty feet across.┤
├│ 2. ┤to, on, or at the other side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At this speed we shall soon be across.┤
├│ 3. ┤from side to side; crossed; crosswise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with arms across.┤
└╕expr. ╡across the country.┤ ┤See under ╡country.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡come┤ (or ╡run┤) ╡across,┤ ┤to meet or fall in with; find.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We come across hard words in some books. I ran across an old friend yesterday.┤
└╕expr. ╡get across┤ (╡to┤). ┤See under ╡get.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (or ╡put┤) ╡across.┤ ┤See under ╡get┤ and ╡put.┤┤
╩│across, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│across-the-board, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) applying to all members of an industry, union, or other group; general.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look for an across-the-board cut in civilian payrolls (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│across-the-board, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│acrostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a composition in verse or an arrangement of words in which the first, last, or certain other letters in each line, taken in order, spell a word or phrase.
├│ 2. ┤an acronym.
├│ 3. ┤a puzzle to be solved by discovering acrostics from clues.
├│ 2. ┤a statue or ornament erected on a gable of a building.
├│ 3. ┤the ornamented tip of the prow on a galley.
╩│acroterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕
╜│acrotism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absence or weakness of the pulse.
╩│acrotism, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrylamide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the amide of acrylic acid, a colorless, crystalline substance used in making synthetics, plastics, and adhesives.
╩│acrylamide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrylate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of acrylic acid.
╩│acrylate, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrylate resin,╕ ╟│= acrylic resin.
╩│acrylate resin,╕ ╟│= acrylic resin.
╜│acrylic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with or containing acrylic acid.
├│ 2. ┤derived from acrylonitrile.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with acrylics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acrylic colors, acrylic paintings.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an acrylic resin.
├│ 2a. ┤a paint or varnish using an acrylic resin as the medium.
├│ b. ┤a painting done with acrylics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a $2,500 Gordon Smith acrylic (Maclean's).┤
├│ 3. ┤an acrylic fiber.
╩│acrylic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acrylic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, pungent liquid, soluble in water and alcohol, used in the manufacture of various plastics.
╩│acrylic acid,╕
╜│acrylic fiber,╕
┬┌┤ any of various synthetic textile fibers produced from acrylonitrile. Acrilan, Dynel, and Orlon are acrylic fibers.
╩│acrylic fiber,╕
╜│acrylic resin,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of tough, crystal-clear plastics, highly resistant to sunlight and weather, now widely used in automobile accessories, instrument panels, dental plates, and, in emulsion form, as a varnish, paint, or adhesive. They are produced synthetically by polymerizing the esters of acrylic acid or one of its derivatives.
╩│acrylic resin,╕
╜│acrylonitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, inflammable, poisonous liquid used in making Buna N synthetic rubber and plastics, and as the basic ingredient of acrylic fiber.
╩│acrylonitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.C.S.,╕
┬┌┤ antireticular cytotoxic serum, obtained from rabbits' blood injected with spleen and rib marrow of guinea pigs, a substance that may increase the activity and growth of the liver, spleen, and certain other tissues.
╩│A.C.S.,╕
╜│A.C.S.R.┐╕ or │ACSR╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ aluminium cable, steel reinforced (used of transmission lines).
╩│A.C.S.R.┐╕ or │ACSR╕ (no periods),
╜│act, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something done; a doing or performance; a deed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an act of kindness. Slapping his face was a childish act.┤
├│ 2. ┤process of doing; action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer caught the boys in the act of stealing his apples.┤
├│ 3a. ┤one of the main divisions of a play or opera.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most modern plays have three acts.┤
├│ b. ┤one of several short performances on a program, such as a variety or television show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We stayed to see the trained dog's act.┤
├│ 4. ┤the decision of a legislature; law; statute. An act of Congress is a bill that has been passed by Congress.
┴┤ (SYN) decree.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a display of affected or pretended behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She's not angry; she's just putting on an act.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to do something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the alarm, the firemen acted promptly and saved the burning house. Act, act in the living present (Longfellow).┤
├│ 2. ┤to have effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medicine acted like magic.┤
├│ 3. ┤to behave.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy acted badly in school. She acts as if she were tired.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to perform on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio; play a part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He acts very well.┤
├│ b. ┤(of a play or role) to be capable of being performed.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to pretend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her anger is not genuine; she is acting.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feign.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to behave like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people act the fool now and then.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to perform or play the part of (a character) on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio; play (a role).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act Macbeth. The handsome man acts the part of the hero.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enact.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to animate.
└╕expr. ╡act as,┤ ┤to carry out the functions of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act as chaplain.┤
└╕expr. ╡act for,┤ ┤to take the place of; do the work of; act in behalf of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While the principal was gone, the assistant principal acted for him.┤
└╕expr. ╡act on,┤
├│ a. ┤to follow; obey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act on the principle of the golden rule. I will act on your suggestion.┤
├│ b. ┤to have an effect or influence on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yeast acts on dough and makes it rise.┤
└╕expr. ╡act out,┤
├│ a. ┤to portray as an actor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act out the heroine's part in detail.┤
├│ b. ┤to express (unconscious or repressed feelings, fantasies, or frustrations) by one's actions or behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To observe that children act out the secret wishes of their parents is true enough parlor psychology (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡act up,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to behave badly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spoiled girl acted up whenever company came.┤
├│ b. ┤to play tricks; make mischief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Children often act up on Halloween. [The] five-year-old had been acting up ... and driving her father up the wall (Maclean's).┤
└╕expr. ╡act upon,┤
├│ a. ┤to be influenced by and follow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By acting upon his teacher's advice on how to study, he improved his grades considerably.┤
├│ b. ┤to have an effect or influence on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One sphere will act upon another with a force directly proportional to their quantities of matter (David Brewster).┤
└╕expr. ╡get into┤ (or ╡in on┤) ╡the act,┤ ┤(Informal.) to join in or take part in an activity, especially in something expedient or fashionable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As soon as Ping-Pong became fashionable everybody stopped snickering and tried to get in on the act.┤
└╕expr. ╡get one's act together,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to get organized; eliminate differences, inconsistencies, and the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There I was, ... weeping, feeling like a miserable, self-indulgent, neurotic, middle-aged woman who couldn't get her act together (Eleanor Coppola).┤
╩│act, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│acta, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ acts; deeds; proceedings; records.
╩│acta, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│actability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ actable quality or condition.
╩│actability, ╛╕noun.
╜│actable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be acted (on the stage).
├│ 2. ┤that can be done.
╩│actable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Actaeon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the hunter who saw Artemis (Diana) bathing. In anger she changed him into a stag, and his own dogs tore him to pieces.
╩│Actaeon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ACT battery,╕
┬┌┤ a group of tests similar to the College Boards given to a student applying for admission to a college, covering different fields of knowledge, and also a profile covering the achievements, goals, and special interests of the student.
╩│ACT battery,╕
╜│act-drop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in a theater) a curtain which is lowered between acts.
╩│act-drop, ╛╕noun.
╜│acte gratuit,
┬┌┤ (French.) an act performed without reason or cause; a gratuitous act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hero ... behaves like a personification of Gide's acte gratuit ("an action motivated by nothing ... born of itself") (Time).┤
╩│acte gratuit,
╜│ACTH, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤adrenocorticotropic hormone (a hormone of the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce other hormones).
├│ 2. ┤this hormone obtained from animals, used in treating arthritis, rheumatic fever, and certain other disorders; corticotropin.
╩│ACTH, ╛╕noun.
╜│Actian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Actium, an ancient town and promontory in western Greece.
╩│Actian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Actian games,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤games held from remote antiquity at Actium in honor of Apollo.
├│ 2. ┤a later series of games founded by the Roman emperor Augustus in commemoration of his naval victory near Actium over Antony and Cleopatra (September 2, 31 B.C.).
╩│Actian games,╕
╜│Actidione, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) cycloheximide.
╩│Actidione, ╛╕noun.
╜│actin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein component of muscle fibers that acts with another protein, myosin, in muscle contraction. Actin exists in a globular and a fibrous form.
╩│actin, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the side of a radiate animal that contains the mouth; oral.
├│ 2. ┤having tentacles or rays.
┼╕adv. ╡actinally.┤
╩│actinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acting, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤temporarily taking another's place and doing his duties; substitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While the governor was sick, the lieutenant governor was acting governor.┤
├│ 2. ┤specially prepared for actors' use (provided with full stage directions, etc.).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the acting copy of a play.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the occupation of an actor or actress; the art or fact of playing a part on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio.
┬┌┤ rays of radiant energy, especially from the sun, that produce chemical change. Actinic rays are important in photography. They include green, blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays, X rays, gamma rays, and infrared radiation.
╩│actinic rays,╕
╜│actinide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the actinides (series of heavy, radioactive metallic elements with atomic numbers 89 or 90 through 103).
╩│actinide, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinides, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the series of chemical elements extending from actinium (atomic number 89) or thorium (atomic number 90) to lawrencium (atomic number 103); actinium, thorium, protactinium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium, californium, einsteinium, fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, and lawrencium. The properties of these elements differ only slightly with increasing atomic number.
╩│actinides, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│actinide series,╕
┬┌┤ the actinides.
╩│actinide series,╕
╜│actiniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having a radiated form, as the sea anemone does.
╩│actiniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) that action or property in radiant energy that produces chemical changes, for example in photography.
╩│actinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a radioactive, metallic chemical element somewhat like radium, found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted or obtained from radium by bombardment with neutrons.
╩│actinium, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinium emanation,╕╟│= actinon.
╩│actinium emanation,╕╟│= actinon.
╜│actinium K,╕
┬┌┤ the name originally given to element number 87 by its discoverer, who changed it to ╖francium┤ in 1947.
╩│actinium K,╕
╜│actinium series,╕
┬┌┤ the series of isotopes produced by radioactive decay of actinium.
╩│actinium series,╕
╜│actinobacillosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of domestic animals, especially cattle, similar to actinomycosis.
╩│actinobacillosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record made by an actinograph.
╩│actinogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a recording actinometer.
╩│actinograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or measured by an actinograph.
╩│actinographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the recording of intensities of radiant energy by means of an actinograph.
╩│actinography, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of rays; radiated. A starfish is actinoid.
╩│actinoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a green variety of amphibole containing iron, usually occurring in needle-shaped crystals.
╩│actinolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics dealing with the chemical action of light.
╩│actinology, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring the degree of actinic action in radiant energy.
├│ 2. ┤(Photography.) an exposure meter; a light meter.
╩│actinometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with actinometry.
╩│actinometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinometric.
╩│actinometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinometric.
╜│actinometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the measurement of intensities of radiant energy.
╩│actinometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having radial symmetry; radiosymmetrical.
╩│actinomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinomorphous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinomorphic.
╩│actinomorphous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinomorphic.
╜│actinomyces, ╛╕noun. ╟│= actinomycete.
╩│actinomyces, ╛╕noun. ╟│= actinomycete.
╜│actinomycete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of bacteria found in soil that are structurally similar to certain fungi. Antibiotics such as streptomycin and chloramphenicol are derived from some actinomycetes.
╩│actinomycete, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic related to streptomycin, developed from actinomycetes.
╩│actinomycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomycosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic infectious disease of cattle, sheep, hogs, and sometimes man, caused by a parasitic actinomycete; lumpy jaw. It is characterized by the formation of lumpy abscesses about the jaw and tongue.
╩│actinomycosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomycotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an actinomycete.
├│ 2. ┤caused by actinomycosis.
╩│actinomycotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an isotope of radon, formed by the decay of actinium; actinium emanation.
╩│actinon, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinophage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bacteriophage that attacks actinomycetes.
╩│actinophage, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinost, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the bones in a fish immediately supporting the rays of the pectoral and ventral fins.
╩│actinost, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the treatment of disease with actinic rays, such as ultraviolet rays, X rays, and radium.
╩│actinotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= anthozoan.
╩│actinozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= anthozoan.
╜│actinozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕ ╟│= anthozoan.
╩│actinozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕ ╟│= anthozoan.
╜│action, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤doing something; the process of acting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The quick action of the firemen saved the building from being burned down.┤
├│ 2. ┤physical activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A soldier is a man of action.┤
├│ 3. ┤something done; act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Giving the dog food was a kind action.┤
├│ 4. ┤the effect or influence of one thing on another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The action of wind on the ship's sails moved the ship over the water.┤
├│ 5. ┤way of moving or working; mode of acting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A child can push our lawn mower, because it has such an easy action.┤
├│ 6. ┤the working parts of a gun, machine, motor, or instrument; mechanism by which something is operated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The keys of a piano are part of its action.┤
├│ 7a. ┤combat between military forces; battle; fighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My uncle was wounded in action in Vietnam.┤
├│ b. ┤a part of a battle; a minor battle; a fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We fought a brief holding action until the main army escaped.┤
├│ 8. ┤a series of events in a story, play, narrative poem, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The action of "Hamlet" ends with a funeral procession.┤
├│ 9. ┤a legal proceeding by one party against another to enforce a right or punish a wrong; lawsuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of 79 underworld personalities ... seven have left the country; actions against 36 others were tied up in the courts (Newsweek).┤
├│ 10. ┤appearance of movement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a photograph filled with action.┤
├│ 11. ┤lively events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Tom Sawyer" is a story packed with action.┤
├│ 12. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤wagers or the money wagered; betting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His [the bookmaker's] action ... may not reflect the action of the track (Atlantic).┤
├│ b. ┤profits from any business or enterprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What most of the militants are asking for is not separation but to be included in, to have a share of the wealth and a piece of the action (Richard M. Nixon).┤
├│ c. ┤a place or condition of lively activity, excitement, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. to go where the action is.┤
└╕expr. ╡actions,┤ ┤conduct or behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother punished me for my rude actions. Actions speak louder than words.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring action,┤ ┤to begin a lawsuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Action was brought against the newspaper for libel.┤
└╕expr. ╡in action,┤
├│ a. ┤taking part; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the players stayed in action through the entire game.┤
├│ b. ┤working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The machine is now in action.┤
└╕expr. ╡out of action,┤ ┤not operating or working, especially because of damage; inactive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One hand grenade put the machine gun out of action.┤
└╕expr. ╡see action,┤ ┤to take part in a battle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Major saw action in the Gulf War.┤
└╕expr. ╡take action,┤
├│ a. ┤to start working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The firemen took quick action to put out the fire.┤
├│ b. ┤to begin a lawsuit; sue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man hurt in the accident has taken action to recover damages for his injury.┤
├│ c. ┤to begin to do something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medicine will not take action for several hours.┤
┼╕adj. ╡actionless.┤
╩│action, ╛╕noun.
╜│actionability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being actionable; liability to legal action.
╩│actionability, ╛╕noun.
╜│actionable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving cause for a lawsuit; justifying a lawsuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wrongful interference was actionable (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡actionably.┤
╩│actionable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an action or actions.
╩│actional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│action current,╕
┬┌┤ a change of electric potential in the movement of nerve impulses along the fibers of a sensory or motor nerve.
╩│action current,╕
╜│action doll┐╕ or │action figure,
┬┌┤ a doll with jointed arms and legs that can be moved into different positions, usually portraying a fictional superhero.
╩│action doll┐╕ or │action figure,
╜│actionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who favors taking immediate action, as in politics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a pragmatic man and not a theorist; an actionist and not a philosophic thinker (Harper's).┤
╩│actionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│action level,╕
┬┌┤ the level of concentration at which a toxic or other unwanted substance in a food or other product is considered hazardous enough to public health to warrant government action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agency established an "action level" of 0.1 part per million for Mirex in fish. Fish containing that level or more will be seized if shipped in interstate commerce (New York Times).┤
╩│action level,╕
╜│action painter,╕
┬┌┤ an artist who uses or favors action painting; tachiste.
╩│action painter,╕
╜│action painting,╕
┬┌┤ a style of painting associated with abstract expressionism, in which colors are splashed or daubed on the canvas, allowing impulse rather than conscious effort to control the form and content of the picture; tachisme.
╩│action painting,╕
╜│action plan,╕
┬┌┤ a plan to alleviate an undesirable environmental, occupational, or social condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Students develop action plans and responses that individuals and groups can choose to enact (Joyce Miller).┤
╩│action plan,╕
╜│action potential,╕
┬┌┤ a difference of electric potential on the surface of a cell, nerve fiber, or muscle fiber resulting from stimulation and associated with the transmission of a nerve impulse.
╩│action potential,╕
╜│action spectrum,╕
┬┌┤ a chart of the varying intensity of a photochemical or other reaction to light of different wave lengths.
┬┌┤ a partially calcined form of aluminium oxide, used as a dehydrating and adsorbing agent.
╩│activated alumina,
╜│activation analysis,╕
┬┌┤ a method of identifying minute amounts of an element by analyzing the radiation given off when a substance containing the element has been bombarded with nuclear particles, especially neutrons.
╩│activation analysis,╕
╜│activation energy,╕
┬┌┤ the additional energy needed in an atomic system for a particular process to occur, as for a molecule to enter into a chemical reaction.
╩│activation energy,╕
╜│active, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤showing much action; moving or capable of moving rather quickly much of the time; lively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as active as a kitten. Most children are more active than grown people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quick, agile.
├│ 2. ┤showing much or constant action; brisk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an active market.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vigorous, energetic, bustling.
├│ 3. ┤acting; working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An active volcano may erupt at any time.┤
┴┤ (SYN) operative.
├│ 4. ┤working hard or with energy; busy and energetic; effective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. still active in public affairs at 70. He took an active part in organizing the stamp club.┤
┴┤ (SYN) diligent.
├│ 5. ┤in action, operation, or use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an active account.┤
├│ 6. ┤causing action or change.
├│ 7. ┤radioactive.
├│ 8. ┤(Grammar.) showing the subject of the verb as acting. In "He broke the window," ╖broke┤ is in the active voice.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the active voice.
├│ b. ┤a verb form in the active voice.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that is active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a determined bloc of Communist "actives" and leaders (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡actively.┤
┼╕noun ╡activeness.┤
╩│active, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│active duty,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) military service with full pay and regular duties.
├│ 2. ┤active service.
╩│active duty,╕
╜│active euthanasia,╕
┬┌┤ the killing of a person who is incurably ill or injured, especially by the administration of a drug or other treatment that causes or hastens death.
╩│active euthanasia,╕
╜│active immunity,╕
┬┌┤ immunity from a disease due to the production of antibodies by the organism.
╩│active immunity,╕
╜│active list,╕
┬┌┤ a list of officers performing, or immediately available for, military or naval service.
╩│active list,╕
╜│active mass,╕
┬┌┤ the molecular concentration of the substances involved in a chemical reaction, expressed in mols (gram molecules) per liter.
╩│active mass,╕
╜│active repeater,╕╟│= active satellite.
╩│active repeater,╕╟│= active satellite.
╜│active satellite,╕
┬┌┤ a communications satellite designed to receive, amplify, and retransmit microwave signals of television, radio, or telephone, sent to a distant part of the world.
╩│active satellite,╕
╜│active service,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤military service in face of the enemy in time of war.
├│ 2. ┤active duty.
╩│active service,╕
╜│active site,╕
┬┌┤ the part of an enzyme where reactions are catalyzed.
╩│active site,╕
╜│active transport,╕
┬┌┤ osmosis.
╩│active transport,╕
╜│active voice,╕
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) the form of the verb that shows that its subject is performing the action which the verb expresses. In "I wrote a letter," ╖wrote┤ is in the active voice. In "A letter was written by me," ╖was written┤ is in the passive voice.
╩│active voice,╕
╜│activism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the policy or practice of furthering one's political or national interests by every available means, including violence or warfare.
├│ 2. ┤the policy or practice of doing things with decision and energy and emphasizing activity.
├│ 3. ┤a philosophical theory that assumes the objective reality and active existence of everything.
╩│activism, ╛╕noun.
╜│activist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who practices or supports activism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. political activists.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of activism.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with activists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. activist groups.┤
╩│activist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│activistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= activist.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. ... the positive and activistic mysticism of the West (Evelyn Underhill).┤
╩│activistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= activist.
╜│activity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being active; use of power; movement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. mental activity. Children engage in more physical activity than old people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exercise.
├│ 2. ┤an action; doing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The activities of enemy spies may be dangerous to our country.┤
┴┤ (SYN) act, deed.
├│ 3. ┤vigorous action; liveliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. no activity in the market. The activity of the children disturbed the sleeping man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bustle, commotion.
├│ 4. ┤Often, ╡activities.┤ a thing to do; pursuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My favorite outdoor activity is playing football. A student who has too many outside activities may find it hard to keep up with his studies.┤
┴┤ (SYN) occupation.
├│ 5. ┤anything active; an active force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The study of the activities of the living being is called its physiology (Thomas Huxley).┤
┬┌┤ a sudden, usually unforeseeable and uncontrollable, natural event. Floods, storms, and earthquakes are called acts of God.
╩│act of God,╕
╜│act of war,╕
┬┌┤ an act of armed aggression by a nation without a formal declaration of war.
╩│act of war,╕
╜│actomyosin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance consisting of the proteins actin and myosin, found in muscle cells and thought to be the means by which muscles contract and relax.
╩│actomyosin, ╛╕noun.
╜│acton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a quilted jacket worn in ancient times under mail.
├│ 2. ┤a jacket plated with metal.
╩│acton, ╛╕noun.
╜│actor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who acts on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio.
├│ 2. ┤a person who does something; doer.
╩│actor, ╛╕noun.
╜│actorish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an actor.
├│ 2. ┤like an actor.
├│ 3. ┤mannered or unconvincing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The characters are so actorish ... that they come to seem phony (Time).┤
╩│actorish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by theatrical ability, style, or manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's [Rex Harrison] an actory actor, the least frivolous actor I've ever worked with (Moss Hart).┤
╩│actory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman or girl actor.
╩│actress, ╛╕noun.
╜│actressy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an actress.
├│ 2. ┤like an actress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although actressy in many ways, she lacked the old trouper's temperament (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤mannered; unconvincing.
╩│actressy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Acts, ╛╕noun pl. (singular in use).
┬┌┤ In full, ╡The Acts of the Apostles.┤ the fifth book of the New Testament. Acts tells about the beginnings of the Christian Church.
╩│Acts, ╛╕noun pl. (singular in use).
╜│ACTU╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Australian Council of Trade Unions.
╩│ACTU╕ (no periods),
╜│actual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤existing as a fact; real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What he told us was not a dream but an actual happening.┤
┴┤ (SYN) true, genuine.
├│ 2. ┤now existing; present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the actual (not the past or future) state of affairs today.┤
┴┤ (SYN) current.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) active; practical.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) a documentary film or broadcast.
┼╕noun ╡actualness.┤
╩│actual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│actual grace,╕
┬┌┤ (Theology.) divine grace establishing in man the ability to perform good acts and avoid evil.
╩│actual grace,╕
╜│actualist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a realist.
╩│actualist, ╛╕noun.
╜│actualite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) topical or current interest.
└╕expr. ╡actualites,┤ ┤current events; news.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everything is grist to fashion's mill: art exhibitions, films, plays, and what the French call actualites--things that are happening (Sunday Times).┤
╩│actualite, ╛╕noun.
╜│actuality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an actual thing; fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A trip to the moon is now an actuality. To look at the actualities of the present and take measure of what is best to be done for the future (George Grote).┤
├│ 2. ┤actual existence; reality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To sacrifice a truth of actuality to a truth of feeling (John Ruskin).┤
├│ 3a. ┤a documentary film or broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Questions about the fairness of interpretation are most likely to arise in connection with what we call "actualities," and most people call "documentaries" (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤a film, broadcast, or other record that is made while something is happening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wartime actuality shots are ... convincingly integrated (Punch).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you actually going to camp this summer or just wishing to go? Gray is actually a mixture of black and white.┤
╩│actually, ╛╕adverb.
╜│actual sin,╕
┬┌┤ (Theology.) a sin committed by an individual of his own will, in contrast with original sin.
╩│actual sin,╕
╜│actuarial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of actuaries or their work.
├│ 2. ┤determined by actuaries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I produced ... actuarial tables showing that women are superior physically (Lorraine Hopkins).┤
┼╕adv. ╡actuarially.┤
╩│actuarial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actuary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌┤ a person whose work is estimating risks, rates, premiums, and other factors, for insurance companies. The probabilities in their calculations are generally based on recorded statistics of previous occurrences.
╩│actuary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│actuate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put into motion; cause to move; move.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pump is actuated by a belt driven by an electric motor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) activate.
├│ 2. ┤to influence to act; impel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kindness actuated him to help the old woman with the heavy bundle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) motivate, prompt.
┼╕noun ╡actuation.┤
┼╕noun ╡actuator,┤ ╡actuater.┤
╩│actuate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│acuate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped; sharp-pointed.
╩│acuate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acuity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sharpness; acuteness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acuity of vision, acuity of wit.┤
┴┤ (SYN) keenness, intensity.
╩│acuity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aculea, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leae.╕
┬┌┤ a minute spine on the wing membrane of certain moths.
╩│aculea, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leae.╕
╜│aculeate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤having sharp prickles (aculei) growing from the bark; prickly.
├│ b. ┤having minute spines (aculae) on the wing membranes, as some moths do.
├│ 2. ┤equipped with a sting, as a wasp or bee.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) pointed; incisive.
╩│aculeate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aculeated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aculeate.
╩│aculeated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aculeate.
╜│aculeolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having small prickles.
╩│aculeolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aculeus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lei.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prickle growing from the bark (epidermis), as in the rose or blackberry.
├│ 2. ┤the sting of wasps, bees, or other insects.
╩│aculeus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lei.╕
╜│acumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sharpness and quickness in seeing and understanding; keen insight; mental acuteness.
┬┌┤ a method of relieving pain, diagnosing illness, etc., by applying pressure where major nerves are close to the skin.
╩│acupressure, ╛╕noun.
╜│acupunctural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acupuncture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acupunctural anaesthesia.┤
╩│acupunctural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acupuncture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the puncture of the skin or body tissue with needles, practiced in ancient Chinese medicine and recently introduced into modern Western medicine, especially as a method of producing local anaesthesia.
╩│acupuncture, ╛╕noun.
╜│acupuncturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who practices acupuncture.
╩│acupuncturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│acushla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Irish.) darling.
╩│acushla, ╛╕noun.
╜│acutance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Photography.) the relative sharpness of an image, especially as determined by physical measurements.
╩│acutance, ╛╕noun.
╜│acute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A toothache can cause acute pain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) intense.
├│ 2. ┤coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a crisis within a short time.┤
├│ 3. ┤threatening; critical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The long drought caused an acute shortage of water in the city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) crucial.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) quick in perceiving and responding to impressions; keen; sharp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acute observer. Dogs have an acute sense of smell.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) quick in discernment; having power to perceive small differences or effects; sharp-witted; shrewd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acute thinker.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clever.
├│ 6. ┤high in pitch; shrill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some sounds are so acute that we cannot hear them.┤
├│ 7. ┤having or ending in a sharp point.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pointed.
├│ 8. ┤having an acute accent over it.
├│ 9a. ┤less than a right angle.
├│ b. ┤having one or more acute angles.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acute accent.
┼╕adv. ╡acutely.┤
┼╕noun ╡acuteness.┤
╩│acute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acute accent,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mark placed over a vowel letter of some languages to show the quality of its sound, to show stress, to show vowel length, or to show raised pitch.
├│ 2. ┤a mark used to indicate emphasis in pronunciation.
╩│acute accent,╕
╜│acute angle,╕
┬┌┤ an angle less than a right angle; any angle less than 90 degrees.
╩│acute angle,╕
╜│acute-care, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed for the care of patients with serious diseases of relatively short duration; equipped to treat nonchronic diseases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Citing a "drastically eroded" financial situation, the head of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation has recommended reducing from 15 to 11 the number of acute-care municipal hospitals (New York Times).┤
╩│acute-care, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ACV╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air cushion vehicle.
╩│ACV╕ (no periods),
╜│acyclic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not cyclic; arranged spirally rather than in circles or whorls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acyclic flower parts.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) having an open-chain structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acyclic compound.┤
╩│acyclic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acyl, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acid radical.
╩│acyl, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acid radical.
╜│acylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to introduce an acid radical (acyl) into (a substance).
┼╕noun ╡acylation.┤
╩│acylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│ad─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an advertisement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the breathless, exotic coquetry of the cosmetic ads (Saturday Review).┤
╩│ad─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ advantage (the first point won in a game of tennis after deuce).
╩│ad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ad-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤to; toward, as in ╖admit, administer, adverb, advert.┤
├│ 2. ┤at; near, as in ╖adjacent, adrenal.┤ Also: ╡a-┤ before ╖sc, sp, st;┤ ╡ab-┤ before ╖b;┤ ╡ac-┤ before ╖c, k, q;┤ ╡af-┤ before ╖f;┤ ╡ag-┤ before ╖g;┤ ╡al-┤ before ╖l;┤ ╡an-┤ before ╖n;┤ ╡ap-┤ before ╖p;┤ ╡ar-┤ before ╖r;┤ ╡as-┤ before ╖s;┤ ╡at-┤ before ╖t.┤
╩│ad-,╕
╜│ad.,╕
┬┌┤ advertisement.
╩│ad.,╕
╜│a.d.,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.) after date.
╩│a.d.,╕
╜│AD╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenoid-degenerating (of a type of respiratory disease).
├│ 2. ┤Alzheimer's disease.
╩│AD╕ (no periods),
╜│A/D,╕
┬┌┤ analogue to digital (conversion in computers).
╩│A/D,╕
╜│A.D.┐╕ or │AD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ since Christ was born; after the birth of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charlemagne was crowned by the Pope in 800 A.D. From A.D. 100 to A.D. 500 is 400 years.┤
╩│A.D.┐╕ or │AD╕ (no periods),
╜│Ada┐╕ or │ADA, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a computer language combining the codes of a variety of other computer languages.
╩│Ada┐╕ or │ADA, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad absurdum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to an absurdity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a danger that the definition of privileged information may be reduced eventually ad absurdum (London Times).┤
╩│ad absurdum,
╜│adactylous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without fingers or toes, or both, usually congenitally so.
╩│adactylous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wise saying that has been much used; a well-known proverb. (Examples:) A new broom sweeps clean. Haste makes waste.
┬┌┤ the first man; father of the human race (in the Bible, Genesis 1:26-5:5).
└╕expr. ╡not known┤ (someone) ╡from Adam,┤ ┤(Informal.) to have no acquaintance with (someone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called to see my Governor this morning ... and beyond that I don't know him from Adam (Dickens).┤
└╕expr. ╡the old Adam,┤ ┤the human tendency to sin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An impatience to shake off the old social and political Adam (George Grote).┤
╩│Adam─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│Adam─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or exemplifying a delicate, graceful style of furniture and architecture introduced by the brothers Robert and James Adam in the 1700's, that makes use of wreaths, fan ornaments, and like decoration.
╩│Adam─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│adamancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ adamant quality.
╩│adamancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adam-and-Eve,╛╕noun. ╟│= puttyroot.
╩│Adam-and-Eve,╛╕noun. ╟│= puttyroot.
╜│adamant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not giving in readily; firm and unyielding; immovable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Columbus was adamant in refusing the requests of his sailors to turn back. She was adamant; but he, too ... showed no sign of yielding (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) inflexible, stubborn, obstinate.
├│ 2. ┤too hard to be cut or broken.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any extremely hard substance; that which is impregnable to any force.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) any of various extremely hard rocks or minerals.
┼╕adv. ╡adamantly.┤
╩│adamant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adamantane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an organic compound whose structure of carbon atoms is in the shape of a diamond.
╩│adamantane, ╛╕noun.
╜│adamantine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unyielding; firm; immovable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a risk which severely tried even the adamantine fortitude of Cromwell (Macaulay)┤
├│ 2. ┤too hard to be cut or broken.
┴┤ (SYN) unbreakable, impenetrable.
╩│adamantine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adamesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the style of Robert and James Adam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The linked wreaths in the fireplace and friezes ... suggest that James Wyatt may have been the designer in his early Adamesque phase (London Times).┤
┬┤ See ╡Adam┤ (2).┤
╩│Adamesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Adam.
├│ 2. ┤like Adam.
┼╕adv. ╡Adamically.┤
╩│Adamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Adamic.
╩│Adamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Adamic.
╜│adamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, hydrous zinc arsenate.
╩│adamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a human being.
├│ 2. ┤a nudist.
╩│Adamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adamitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an Adamite.
├│ 2. ┤like an Adamite.
╩│Adamitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adam's ale,╕
┬┌┤ water.
╩│Adam's ale,╕
╜│Adam's apple,╕
┬┌┤ the slight lump at the front of a person's throat, formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx. It is normally more evident in men than in women. Its name derives from the notion that a piece of the forbidden fruit stuck in Adam's throat.
╩│Adam's apple,╕
╜│adamsite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, irritant smoke containing a poisonous form of arsenic, that causes sneezing, headache, vomiting, and temporary disablement, used as a harassing agent in chemical warfare; DM (no period).
╩│adamsite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adam's-needle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several yuccas, especially a northern species much grown as a garden plant.
╩│Adam's-needle, ╛╕noun.
╜│adangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ hanging loosely; dangling.
╩│adangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│adapt, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make fit or suitable; adjust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cats can adapt themselves very well to indoor life. Can you adapt your way of working to the new job? But one of the striking facts of nature is the ability of living things to adapt themselves to practically any environment on earth (Scientific American).┤
┴┤ (SYN) accommodate, temper.
├│ 2. ┤to change to fit a different use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys adapted the old barn for use by the club. This motion picture has been adapted from a short story.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Australopithecines ... were still in the process of adapting to erect progression (Science).┤
╩│adapt, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adaptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ power to change easily to fit different conditions; adaptable quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Japanese architecture has above all the qualities of elasticity and adaptability (Atlantic).┤
╩│adaptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaptable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤easily changed to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother has an adaptable schedule.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flexible, pliant, malleable.
├│ 2. ┤changing easily to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an adaptable person.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flexible, pliant, malleable.
┼╕noun ╡adaptableness.┤
╩│adaptable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the act of adapting; changing to fit; adjustment (to different circumstances or conditions, usually over a period of time).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made a good adaptation to his new school.┤
├│ b. ┤the condition of being adapted or made to fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His adaptation to school away from home was painful and lonely.┤
├│ 2. ┤something made by changing to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A motion picture is often an adaptation of a novel.┤
├│ 3. ┤a change in structure, form, or habits to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wings are adaptations of the front limbs for flight.┤
├│ 4. ┤adjustment of a sense organ, as the eye, to varying conditions.
╩│adaptation, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaptational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving adaptation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The modifications which insect larvae undergo may be divided into two kinds--developmental, and adaptational or adaptive (Sir John Lubbock).┤
┼╕adv. ╡adaptationally.┤
╩│adaptational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptive.
╩│adaptative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptive.
╜│adapted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fitted; suitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Florida has a climate adapted to the growing of oranges.┤
╩│adapted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptedness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being adapted or suited; adaptation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the adaptedness of living matter to its environment (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│adaptedness, ╛╕noun.
╜│adapter┐╕ or │adaptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that adapts.
├│ 2. ┤a device for fitting parts to each other or a machine to a different use.
╩│adapter┐╕ or │adaptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaption, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adaptation.
╩│adaption, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adaptation.
╜│adaptional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptational.
╩│adaptional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptational.
╜│adaptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or characterized by adaptation.
├│ b. ┤showing adaptation.
├│ 2. ┤serving to adapt.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) enabling the organism to fit into a certain environment or situation.
┼╕adv. ╡adaptively.┤
┼╕noun ╡adaptiveness.┤
╩│adaptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptive convergence,╕
┬┌┤ the tendency in distantly related animals or plants to assume similar characteristics, as of form, structure, or habits, under similar conditions. The similar shape of fish and whales is the result of adaptive convergence.
╩│adaptive convergence,╕
╜│adaptive optics,╕
┬┌┤ mirrors whose shape can be altered to compensate for the distortion of light by the atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adaptive optics, ... would enable telescopes to get crisp pictures ... but would also help improve mirrors used on spy satellites (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│adaptive optics,╕
╜│adaptive radiation,╕
┬┌┤ the evolution of closely related organisms into strikingly different forms because of different environmental requirements. The diverse forms of bats and mice result from adaptive radiation.
╩│adaptive radiation,╕
╜│adaptive reuse,╕
┬┌┤ the conversion and rehabilitation of older nonresidential buildings for residential use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are old school houses and factories that have undergone what preservationists call "adaptive reuse" (New York Times).┤
╩│adaptive reuse,╕
╜│adaptometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for measuring the capacity of the eye to adapt to different conditions of light or distance.
╩│adaptometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sixth month of the Jewish civil year, and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year, beginning in February or early March.
╩│Adar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adar Sheni, ╟= Veadar.
╩│Adar Sheni, ╟= Veadar.
╜│ad astra per aspera,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the stars through difficulties (the motto of Kansas).
╩│ad astra per aspera,
╜│adat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Indonesia) a system of local customs stressing cooperation; law; custom.
╩│adat, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaxial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ on the side nearest to the axis.
╩│adaxial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A-day, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Able Day.┤
├│ 2. ┤the date scheduled for the commencing or completing of anything.
╩│A-day, ╛╕noun.
╜│adazzle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ dazzling; brilliant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky was once again adazzle with stars (Saturday Review).┤
╩│adazzle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ADC─╕ (1) (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Aid to Dependent Children (a program of the federal and state governments in the United States to provide financial and medical assistance to needy children and the adults taking care of them).
├│ 2. ┤advanced developing country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Foreign aid has contributed to the rise of a series of economically free and prosperous "ADCs," ... including South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand (Time).┤
╩│ADC─╕ (1) (no periods),
╜│ADC─╕ (2) (no periods)┐ or │A.D.C.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤aide-de-camp.
├│ 2. ┤Air (or Aerospace) Defense Command.
╩│ADC─╕ (2) (no periods)┐ or │A.D.C.,╕
╜│ad captandum vulgus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for the purpose of catching the crowd; intended to captivate the public.
╩│ad captandum vulgus,
╜│add, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to find the sum of (numbers or quantities).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Add 8 and 2 and you have 10.┤
┴┤ (SYN) total.
├│ 2. ┤to say further; go on to say or write.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She said good-by and added that she had had a pleasant visit.┤
├│ 3. ┤to join (one thing to another or others); put together; put with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Add more wood to the fire. She tasted her lemonade, then added sugar. The author added an index to his book.┤
┴┤ (SYN) append, attach.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to find the sum of numbers or quantities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy is learning to add and subtract.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or form an addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fine day added to the pleasure of the picnic.┤
└╕expr. ╡add in,┤ ┤to include.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The figures are complete--the cost of transportation must be added in.┤
└╕expr. ╡add up,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to make the correct, desired, or expected total.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The figures made her cry. They wouldn't add up, she said (Dickens).┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) to make sense; fit together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The facts just don't add up.┤
├│ c. ┤to find the sum of (a column or series of numbers).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This computer can add up a long list of numbers in less than a minute.┤
└╕expr. ╡add up to,┤ ┤(Informal.) to amount to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's commission ... proposes a program ... which adds up almost to a condition of permanent mobilization (Baltimore Sun).┤
╩│add, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│ADD (no periods),
┬┌┤ attention deficit disorder.
╩│ADD (no periods),
╜│add.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤addenda.
├│ b. ┤addendum.
├│ 2. ┤additional.
├│ 3. ┤address.
╩│add.,╕
╜│addability, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addibility.
╩│addability, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addibility.
╜│addable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be added. Also, ╡addible.┤
╩│addable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large antelope with a heavy body, short legs, and long, loosely spiraled horns. It lives in the deserts of Arabia and North Africa.
╩│addax, ╛╕noun.
╜│added line,
┬┌┤ (Music.) a ledger line.
╩│added line,
╜│added-value tax,
┬┌┤ a sales tax based on the value added to goods at each sales transaction during production and on down to the retailer; value-added tax.
╩│added-value tax,
╜│addend, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a number or quantity to be added to another number or quantity. In the problem "712 + 365 = ?" 365 is the addend.
╩│addend, ╛╕noun.
╜│addenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │addendum.╕
┬┌┤ a series ofappendixes to a book or additions to a document.
╩│addenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │addendum.╕
╜│addendum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an appendix to a book or document.
├│ 2. ┤a thing added or to be added; addition.
├│ 3. ┤(Machinery.) that part of a tooth which projects beyond the pitch circle or pitch line of a toothed wheel or rack.
╩│addendum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da.╕
╜│addendum circle,╕
┬┌┤ the circle described by the outer ends of the teeth of a turning gearwheel.
╩│addendum circle,╕
╜│adder─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a small, poisonous snake common in Europe and the only poisonous snake in Great Britain. It belongs to the viper family.
├│ b. ┤any one of several other poisonous snakes of the viper family, such as the puff adder of Africa.
├│ c. ┤any one of several poisonous snakes in the Bible and in the Greek and Roman classics.
├│ d. ┤the death adder of Australia, related to the cobra.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several small, harmless snakes of North America, such as the puff adder (hognose snake) and the milk adder (milk snake).
╩│adder─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│adder─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who adds.
├│ 2. ┤a machine for adding.
├│ 3. ┤a device that forms the black-and-white signals transmitted on television.
╩│adder─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│adder's-mouth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several small North American orchids with tiny, greenish flowers.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several other orchids, especially the snakemouth.
╩│adder's-mouth, ╛╕noun.
╜│adder's-tongue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small fern with a spike springing from the base of a frond so as to suggest the mouth and tongue of a snake.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the dogtooth violet.
├│ 3. ┤rattlesnake plantain.
╩│adder's-tongue, ╛╕noun.
╜│addibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ capability of, or fitness for, being added.
╩│addibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│addible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= addable.
╩│addible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= addable.
╜│addict, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who is a slave to a habit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A drug addict finds it almost impossible to stop using drugs. Doctors, penologists, and policemen disagree on how to control drug distribution and handle addicts (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who is deeply devoted to or a very enthusiastic follower or advocate of something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a TV addict.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give (oneself) up to a habit.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to devote (oneself) slavishly to a practice.
╩│addict, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│addicted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ slavishly following or unable to give up a habit; strongly inclined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most addicted drug users need medical help. The addicted gambler will allow himself to lose great sums of money.┤
┴┤ (SYN) habituated, accustomed.
┼╕noun ╡addictedness.┤
╩│addicted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addiction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being a slave to a habit; strong inclination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people are helpless victims of drug addiction. ... his monotonous addiction to a vein of rather flat-footed Marxist invective (Edmund Wilson).┤
╩│addiction, ╛╕noun.
╜│addictive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or tending to cause addiction.
┼╕noun ╡addictiveness.┤
╩│addictive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adding machine,
┬┌┤ any one of several machines for calculating or computing by mechanical or electrical means. Adding machines are used to speed up bookkeeping operations.
╩│adding machine,
╜│addio, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) farewell!
╩│addio, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Addisonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like Joseph Addison or his writing.
╩│Addisonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Addison's disease,
┬┌┤ a chronic, wasting disease of the cortex of the adrenal glands. It is characterized by low blood pressure, weakened muscles, intestinal disturbances, and a brownish discoloration of the skin.
╩│Addison's disease,
╜│additament, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ anything added; an addition.
╩│additament, ╛╕noun.
╜│addition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the adding of one thing to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The addition of flour will thicken gravy.┤
├│ 2. ┤the adding of one number or quantity to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 2 + 3 = 5 is a simple addition.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cream is a tasty addition to many desserts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adjunct, appendage.
├│ 4a. ┤(U.S.) a part added to a building.
├│ b. ┤adjoining land added to the land one owns.
├│ c. ┤an area laid out as an extension of existing urban development.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) a title or designation added to a name to show rank, occupation, or other status, such as ╖Esq.┤ in "John Doe, Esq."
└╕expr. ╡in addition┤ (╡to┤), ┤besides; as well as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In addition to her work in the school, our teacher gives music lessons after school hours.┤
╩│addition, ╛╕noun.
╜│additional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ more or added; extra; supplementary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother needs additional help in the kitchen when we have company for dinner. Vital additional acres are being freed for food production ... by the manufacture of manmade fibres (Observer).┤
┼╕adv. ╡additionally.┤
╩│additional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addition fact,╕
┬┌┤ a basic statement in addition, such as 2 + 3 = 5.
╩│addition fact,╕
╜│addition product,╕ ╟│= additive compound.
╩│addition product,╕ ╟│= additive compound.
╜│additive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something added, such as an ingredient to keep food fresh or to improve its flavor, color, texture, or beneficial effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Vitamins and preservatives are some of the additives in this bread.┤
├│ 2. ┤a substance added to gasoline, fuel oil, or other combustible substance, to improve its efficiency.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤involving addition; to be added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an additive process.┤
┼╕adv. ╡additively.┤
╩│additive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│additive compound,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a compound formed by addition, involving conversion of a double bond into a single bond.
╩│additive compound,╕
╜│additive inverse,╕
┬┌┤ either of two numbers whose sum is zero. The additive inverse of +5 is -5; the additive inverse of -5 is +5.
╩│additive inverse,╕
╜│additivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being additive.
╩│additivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│additory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to add or enlarge.
╩│additory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make or become muddled or confused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have addled my head with writing all day (Dickens).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or become rotten or putrid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eggs addle quickly in hot weather.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤muddled or confused (now usually in compounds such as ╖addlebrained, addleheaded┤).
├│ 2. ┤rotten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. addle eggs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) putrid.
╩│addle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│addled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤muddled; confused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an addled brain.┤
├│ 2. ┤rotten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. addled eggs.┤
╩│addled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addlepated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ muddled, confused, or stupid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the incredible woolliness of thought ... in which a couple of generations of addlepated theosophist enthusiasts have enveloped the subject (New York).┤
╩│addlepated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│add-on, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an added sum, quantity, or item.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤accessory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. add-on units for heating or air conditioning.┤
╩│add-on, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│address, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dressed╕ or │-drest,╕ │-dressing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a speech, either spoken or written, especially a formal one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President made an address to the nation on television.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discourse, lecture.
├│ 2a. ┤the place to which one's mail is directed; place of residence or of business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Write your name and address on this envelope.┤
├│ b. ┤the writing on an envelope, package, or the like, that shows where and to whom it is to be sent.
├│ 3. ┤a symbol identifying the area in which certain information is stored in the core of an electronic computer.
├│ 4. ┤manner of speaking to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A salesman should be a man of pleasant address. His address, I perceived, was abrupt, unceremonious (Thomas Carlyle).┤
┴┤ (SYN) bearing.
├│ 5. ┤skillful management; adroitness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good manager solves problems with speed and address. His ready address to extricate himself both in action and discourse; for no man ever resolved quicker, or spoke clearer (Sir Francis Bacon).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cleverness, tact, dexterity, facility.
├│ 6. ┤a formal expression of views to those in authority, especially a request to do a particular thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an address from the colonists to the king, listing grievances.┤
├│ 7. ┤a resolution of both houses of the legislature of Canada or Australia impeaching a judge.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to deliver a speech to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President addressed the nation on the subject of war and peace.┤
├│ 2. ┤to speak or write to; direct (spoken or written words to anyone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He addressed me as though we were old friends.┤
├│ 3. ┤to use titles or other set forms in speaking or writing to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king was addressed as "Your Majesty."┤
├│ 4. ┤to write on (an envelope or package) to whom and where it is to be sent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please address this letter to Alaska.┤
├│ 5. ┤to direct to the attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to address a warning to a friend. Let us address a petition to the Governor.┤
├│ 6. ┤to apply (oneself) in speech (to a person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He addressed himself to the chairman.┤
├│ 7. ┤to speak directly to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Address the chair!┤
├│ 8. ┤to apply or devote (oneself); direct one's energies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He addressed himself to the task of learning French.┤
├│ 9. ┤to prepare for a stroke in golf by placing the head of a club behind (the ball).
├│ 10. ┤(Commerce.) to consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
├│ 11. ┤to provide or gain access to (the location of stored information) in a computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hardware is amazingly cheap--and the size of control task is limited only by the amount of memory which can be addressed (a 10 bit address handles 1024 program steps) (New Scientist).┤
├│ 12. ┤(Archaic.) to woo; court.
├│ 13. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤to prepare.
├│ b. ┤to arrange.
├╕v.i. ┤ (Obsolete.) │1. ┤to prepare.
├│ 2. ┤to appeal.
└╕expr. ╡addresses,┤ ┤attentions paid in courtship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ... footman persecuted her with his addresses (Thackeray).┤
┼╕noun ╡addresser,┤ ╡addressor.┤
╩│address, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dressed╕ or │-drest,╕ │-dressing.╕
╜│addressable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ accessible in the memory of a computer.
╩│addressable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│address book,╕
┬┌┤ a small book of pages, for listing names and addresses.
╩│address book,╕
╜│addressee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the person to whom a letter, package, or the like, is addressed.
╩│addressee, ╛╕noun.
╜│Addressograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a machine for printing addresses automatically.
┬┌┤ to offer as a reason in support of an argument; give as proof or evidence; bring up as an example; cite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal adduced a record of good marks and leadership to show the boy deserved a scholarship. Reasons good I shall adduce in due time to my peers (Robert Browning).┤
┬┌┤ to pull (a part of the body) inward toward the main axis.
╩│adduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adduction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adducing; bringing forward arguments.
├│ 2. ┤an adducting; a pulling a part of the body inward.
╩│adduction, ╛╕noun.
╜│adductive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to lead toward; bringing to something else.
╩│adductive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adductor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a muscle that adducts, such as the muscle that moves the thumb inward against the fingers.
╩│adductor, ╛╕noun.
╜│add-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) the sum total (of a discussion); gist.
╩│add-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│adeem, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Law.) to revoke the bequest of (a legacy), especially by operation of law.
╩│adeem, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Adelie penguin,
┬┌┤ the smallest and most common of the penguins.
╩│Adelie penguin,
╜│adelomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physiology.) having unclear or indeterminate form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adelomorphic cells.┤
╩│adelomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adelphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with brothers or sisters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two types of polyandry are practised in Tibet: adelphic, or fraternal, and nonfraternal (New Scientist).┤
├│ 2. ┤involving related elements.
╩│adelphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ademption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) the revoking of a legacy, especially because the testator, before his death, has disposed of the thing bequeathed.
╩│ademption, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenalgia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ pain in a gland.
╩│adenalgia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the removal of a gland by surgery.
╩│adenectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Adenese, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Aden (Southern Yemen) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Aden.
╩│Adenese, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Adeni, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Adenese.
╩│Adeni, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Adenese.
╜│adeniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a glandlike shape.
╩│adeniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance present in nucleic acid in cells. It is one of the purine bases in both DNA and RNA. (Abbr:) A (no period).
╩│adenine, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of a gland or glands.
╩│adenitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenocarcinoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a cancer that originates in the epithelium of a gland or duct.
╩│adenocarcinoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│adenocarcinomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an adenocarcinoma.
├│ 2. ┤having an adenocarcinoma.
╩│adenocarcinomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenohypophysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ the part of the pituitary gland comprising the anterior and intermediate lobes. Prolactin is one of the hormones produced by the adenohypophysis.
╩│adenohypophysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│adenoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
├│ 2. ┤like a gland; glandular.
╩│adenoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of lymphoid tissue; adenoid.
├│ 2. ┤having adenoids.
├│ 3. ┤characteristic of a person having large or swollen adenoids.
┼╕adv. ╡adenoidally.┤
╩│adenoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenoidectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the removal of the adenoids by surgery.
╩│adenoidectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│adenoiditis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the adenoids.
╩│adenoiditis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenoids, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ growths in the upper part of the throat, just back of the nose, consisting of glandular tissue. Adenoids can swell up and hinder natural breathing and speaking.
╩│adenoids, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│adenology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the scientific study of glands, their nature, and their functions.
╩│adenology, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tumor originating in a gland.
├│ 2. ┤a tumor resembling a gland in structure.
╩│adenoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│adenomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an adenoma; glandular.
├│ 2. ┤having an adenoma.
╩│adenomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenopathic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with adenopathy.
├│ 2. ┤having adenopathy.
╩│adenopathic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenopathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ disease of a gland.
╩│adenopathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│a-denopterin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug derived from folic acid (a vitamin in the B complex), used to treat leukemia.
╩│a-denopterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenosine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance, composed of adenine and a pentose, found in tissue, especially muscle tissue, and in ribonucleic acid. It is important in muscle contraction and the metabolism of sugars.
╩│adenosine, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenosine deaminase,
┬┌┤ an enzyme which aids in the breakdown of adenosine into other substances.
╩│adenosine deaminase,
╜│adenosine diphosphate,
┬┌┤ a compound of adenosine and two phosphate groups, formed from adenosine triphosphate in the muscles. (Abbr:) ADP (no periods).
╩│adenosine diphosphate,
╜│adenosine monophosphate,
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= adenylic acid.┤
├│ 2. ┤a cyclic isomer of adenylic acid, functioning as a regulatory agent in many cellular and enzymatic processes; cyclic AMP. (Abbr:) AMP (no periods).
╩│adenosine monophosphate,
╜│adenosine triphosphate,╕
┬┌┤ a compound of adenosine and three phosphate groups. The removal of phosphate releases large amounts of energy which are used for biological reactions, for example in muscle contraction and the metabolism of sugars. (Abbr:) ATP (no periods).
╩│adenosine triphosphate,╕
╜│adenotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ a dissection or incision of a gland.
╩│adenotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│adenoviral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an adenovirus.
╩│adenoviral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenovirus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of viruses that attack mucous tissues, especially of the respiratory tract.
╩│adenovirus, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenyl cyclase,
┬┌┤ an enzyme that converts adenosine triphosphate into adenosine monophosphate or cyclic AMP.
╩│adenyl cyclase,
╜│adenylic acid,
┬┌┤ an acid composed of adenine, ribose, and phosphoric acid, formed in the body from red blood corpuscles and muscle tissue but derived from adenosine.
╩│adenylic acid,
╜│adephagous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a suborder of beetles that prey on other insects, such as the tiger beetles.
├│ 2. ┤voracious; predatory.
╩│adephagous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adept, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤very skillful; expert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adept tennis player. She is adept in music.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proficient.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thoroughly skilled person; an expert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an adept in working out crossword puzzles.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) an alchemist.
┼╕adv. ╡adeptly.┤
┼╕noun ╡adeptness.┤
╩│adept, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adequacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ state or condition of being adequate; as much as is needed for a particular purpose; sufficiency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adequacy of treatment with antibiotics is being tested.┤
╩│adequacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│adequate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤as much as is needed for a particular purpose; sufficient; enough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His wages are adequate to support his family.┤
┴┤ (SYN) requisite.
├│ 2. ┤suitable or competent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is quite adequate for the job.┤
┴┤ (SYN) satisfactory.
┼╕adv. ╡adequately.┤
┼╕noun ╡adequateness.┤
╩│adequate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adermin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pyridoxine.
╩│adermin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pyridoxine.
╜│Adeste Fideles,
┬┌┤ "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (a hymn often sung as a Christmas carol).
╩│Adeste Fideles,
╜│ad eundem (gradum),
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the same (standing), applied to the admission without examination of a student transferring from one college or university to another.
╩│ad eundem (gradum),
╜│a deux,
┬┌┤ (French.) of, for, or between two (people) only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dinner a deux.┤
╩│a deux,
╜│ad extra,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) in an outward direction.
╩│ad extra,
╜│ad extremum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) at last; finally.
╩│ad extremum,
╜│ADF╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤aircraft direction finder.
├│ 2. ┤automatic direction finder.
╩│ADF╕ (no periods),
╜│adfected, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) containing different powers of an unknown quantity; compounded.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a holding to and following closely; steady observance or maintenance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach insisted on rigid adherence to the rules.┤
├│ 2. ┤attachment or devotion (to a party, leader, or belief); faithfulness.
├│ 3. ┤a sticking fast; adhesion.
╩│adherence, ╛╕noun.
╜│adherent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a faithful supporter; follower.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Surrealism still has its numerous adherents (New Yorker).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sticking fast; clinging; attached.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) adnate.
┼╕adv. ╡adherently.┤
╩│adherent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adhesion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sticking fast (to anything); an adhering; attachment.
├│ 2a. ┤a following and supporting; faithfulness; adherence.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) agreement; assent;
╔┤ ╢Ex. To that treaty Spain and England gave ... adhesion (Macaulay).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concurrence.
├│ 3. ┤(Physics.) the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of unlike bodies in contact, such as a solid and a liquid.
├│ 4a. ┤the growing together of body tissues that are normally separate, as a result of inflammation or after certain kinds of surgery.
├│ b. ┤Often, ╡adhesions.┤ one of the bands or fibers of new tissue by which this is accomplished.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) adnation.
├│ 6. ┤(Anthropology.) the association of two apparently unrelated aspects of culture in a functional relationship, for example when the making of pottery by hand is considered to be woman's work.
╩│adhesion, ╛╕noun.
╜│adhesional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with adhesion.
╩│adhesional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adhesive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) sticky tape used especially to hold bandages in place; adhesive tape.
├│ 2. ┤glue, paste, or other substance for sticking things together.
├│ 3. ┤a gummed postage stamp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The design, by the French artist Pierre Gandon, shows the Arc de Triomphe, with a mass of flowers in the foreground, but this busy 15 fr. adhesive has been criticised by the experts as being "too busy" (Sunday Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sticking and holding fast; adhering easily.
┴┤ (SYN) sticky.
├│ 2. ┤coated with glue, paste, or other sticky substance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adhesive label.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gummed.
┼╕adv. ╡adhesively.┤
┼╕noun ╡adhesiveness.┤
╩│adhesive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adhesive tape,╕
┬┌┤ a strip of cloth coated on one surface with a sticky substance, used especially for holding bandages in place.
╩│adhesive tape,╕
╜│adhibit, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to attach; affix.
├│ 2. ┤to apply as a remedy.
├│ 3. ┤to take in; let in; admit.
╩│adhibit, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adhibition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of adhibiting; applying, especially as a remedy.
╩│adhibition, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad hoc,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for a specific purpose; special.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ad hoc committee. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken (New Scientist).┤
╩│ad hoc,
╜│ad hominem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤appealing to a person's prejudices or emotions rather than to his power to reason.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an argument ad hominem.┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) to the man.
╩│ad hominem,
╜│ADI╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ acceptable daily intake (of a drug, radioactivity, etc.).
╩│ADI╕ (no periods),
╜│adiabat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a line or curve showing graphically the relationship of pressure and volume or of temperature and entropy of a fluid during an adiabatic process.
╩│adiabat, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiabatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.)
├│ 1. ┤occurring without loss or gain of heat.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a change of volume of a gas during which no heat enters or leaves it.
┼╕adv. ╡adiabatically.┤
╩│adiabatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adiabatic gradient┐╕ or │rate,╕
┬┌┤ the rate at which a parcel of air becomes cooler or warmer as it gains or loses altitude, respectively, estimated to be approximately 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit per 1,000 feet, or 1 degree centigrade (Celsius) per 100 meters.
╩│adiabatic gradient┐╕ or │rate,╕
╜│adiantum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several ferns having delicate wedge-shaped leaflets on slender, black stems, and marginal clusters of spore cases, such as the maidenhair fern.
╩│adiantum, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphora, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ things neither good nor bad; nonessentials in faith or conduct.
╩│adiaphora, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│adiaphoresis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ reduction or absence of perspiration.
╩│adiaphoresis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphoretic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤capable of reducing or preventing perspiration.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any agent or drug that reduces or prevents perspiration.
╩│adiaphoretic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adiaphorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ religious indifference or moderation.
╩│adiaphorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person characterized by indifference or moderation, especially in religious matters.
╩│adiaphorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ neither good nor bad; indifferent.
╩│adiaphorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adiathermancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ imperviousness to radiant heat.
╩│adiathermancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiathermanous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) impervious to radiant heat; not diathermanous.
╩│adiathermanous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adiathermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adiathermanous.
╩│adiathermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adiathermanous.
╜│Adidas┐╕ or │adidas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a type of athletic equipment, especially footwear and garments.
╩│Adidas┐╕ or │adidas, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad idem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the same thing or effect; in agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The essence of a binding agreement is that the parties are ad idem--that their minds are at one (Sunday Times).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adversaries appeared equally immovable and equally prolific, ... ready to beget new successors in interest, and so on, ad infinitum (New Yorker).┤
╩│ad infinitum,
╜│ad int.,╕
┬┌┤ ad interim.
╩│ad int.,╕
╜│ad interim,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤in the meantime.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to serve ad interim.┤
├│ 2. ┤temporary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ad interim report.┤
╩│ad interim,
╜│adios, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) good-by; farewell.
╩│adios, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│adipate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a salt or ester of adipic acid.
╩│adipate, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from fatty or oily substances.
╩│adipic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adipic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a fatty acid found in beet juice or prepared synthetically, used in the manufacture of certain plastics, baking powder, etc.
╩│adipic acid,╕
╜│adipocere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies buried in moist places or submerged in water.
╩│adipocere, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipocerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or like adipocere.
╩│adipocerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adipokinetic,
┬┌┤ a hormone that controls the release of fatty substances from the adipose cells of insects for use by the flight muscle cells.
╩│adipokinetic,
╜│adiponitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
╩│adiponitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipose, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤consisting of or resembling fat; fatty.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the animal fat stored in fatty tissues.
┼╕noun ╡adiposeness.┤
╩│adipose, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adipose fin,╕
┬┌┤ a small, fatty, fin-shaped projection behind the dorsal fin of certain fishes, such as trout, salmon, and catfish, that lacks supporting rays.
╩│adipose fin,╕
╜│adipose tissue,╕
┬┌┤ animal fat; connective tissue, such as that under the skin and around the kidneys, containing masses of fat-laden cells.
╩│adipose tissue,╕
╜│adiposis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a fatty condition, especially of an organ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adiposis of the liver.┤
╩│adiposis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiposity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤adipose condition; fatness.
├│ 2. ┤a tendency to become fat.
╩│adiposity, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical substance found primarily in adipose tissue and associated with various types of obesity, such as those due to defects in genes or metabolism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some forms of obesity ... may be tied to a lack of adipsin (Gina Kolata).┤
╩│adipsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bivalent radical of adipic acid.
╩│adipyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│adit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an approach; entrance.
├│ 2. ┤a horizontal or slightly inclined entrance to a mine.
├│ 3. ┤admission; access.
╩│adit, ╛╕noun.
╜│adither, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a dither; excited; bustling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adither with vacationing tourists.┤
╩│adither, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aditus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus╕ or │-tuses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= adit.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) a canal leading inwards, as in sponges.
╩│aditus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus╕ or │-tuses.╕
╜│adj.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤adjective.
├│ 2. ┤adjourned.
├│ 3. ┤adjudged.
├│ 4. ┤adjunct.
├│ 5. ┤adjustment.
╩│adj.,╕
╜│Adj.,╕
┬┌┤ adjutant.
╩│Adj.,╕
╜│adjacence, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjacency.
╩│adjacence, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjacency.
╜│adjacency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ the state of being adjacent, or of lying near or adjoining; nearness.
└╕expr. ╡adjacencies,┤ ┤adjoining places or vicinity.
╩│adjacency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│adjacent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lying near or close, or contiguous (to); neighboring or adjoining; bordering; next.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house adjacent to ours has been sold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abutting.
┼╕adv. ╡adjacently.┤
╩│adjacent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjacent angles,╕
┬┌┤ two angles that have the same vertex and one side in common.
╩│adjacent angles,╕
╜│adjectival, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with an adjective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. -Able is an adjectival suffix.┤
├│ 2. ┤used as an adjective.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or group of words used as an adjective.
┼╕adv. ╡adjectivally.┤
╩│adjectival, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adjective, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a word that describes more fully the name of a person, animal, or thing. An adjective is said to modify a noun by qualifying or limiting a word or phrase used as a noun. In "a tiny brook," "The day is warm," "great happiness," and "this pencil," ╖tiny, warm, great,┤ and ╖this┤ are adjectives; in "a blue shirt," ╖blue┤ is a descriptive adjective; in "his book," ╖his┤ is a limiting adjective.
├│ 2. ┤the form class, or part of speech, in many languages, comprising such words. (Abbr:) adj.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of an adjective.
├│ 2. ┤used as an adjective.
├│ 3. ┤not standing by itself; dependent.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) relating to procedure; not substantive.
├│ 5. ┤requiring the use of a mordant to make permanent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adjective dye.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adjectively.┤
╩│adjective, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Adj. Gen.,╕
┬┌┤ Adjutant General.
╩│Adj. Gen.,╕
╜│adjoin, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be next to; be in contact with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His yard adjoins ours. Canada adjoins the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be very near to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our garden adjoins the house. Many suburbs adjoin the city.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be side by side; be next or close to each other or in contact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canada and the United States adjoin.┤
╩│adjoin, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adjoining, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ being next or in contact; bordering; adjacent; contiguous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have adjoining desks. The twins have adjoining rooms.┤
╩│adjoining, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjourn, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to put off until a later time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The members of the club voted to adjourn the morning meeting until after lunch.┤
├│ b. ┤to put off until a future meeting of the same body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee adjourned consideration of the question.┤
├│ 2. ┤to suspend the meeting of to a future time or another place, or indefinitely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge decided to adjourn the court for two hours.┤
├│ 3. ┤to put off; defer; postpone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I adjourn what I have to say on this topic (Emerson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to stop business or activity for a time, or indefinitely; recess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court adjourned from Friday until Monday.┤
├│ b. ┤to transfer the place of meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee adjourned to a larger hall.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to go (to another place).
╔┤ ╢Ex. After dinner we adjourned to the living room to talk.┤
╩│adjourn, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adjournment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adjourning.
├│ 2. ┤a being adjourned.
├│ 3. ┤the time during which a court, lawmaking body, or the like, is adjourned.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to decide or settle by law or as an authority; adjudge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How long will it be before we have a civilized system of adjudicating management-labor disputes? (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as judge or arbitrator; pass judgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court adjudicated on the case.┤
┼╕noun ╡adjudicator.┤
╩│adjudicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│adjudication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a passing of judgment.
├│ 2. ┤a judgment of a court of law or decision of a judge.
├│ 3. ┤the act of a court declaring an ascertained fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adjudication of bankruptcy.┤
╩│adjudication, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjudicative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or deriving from the power to judge; adjudicating.
╩│adjudicative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjudicatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ judicial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President had no power from Congress to remove a member from such an adjudicatory body merely because he wanted his own appointees (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│adjudicatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjunct, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something added that is less important or not necessary, but helpful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A spare tire is a more important adjunct to a car than a radio.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessory, auxiliary.
├│ 2. ┤an assistant to, or associate of, a more important person.
├│ 3. ┤a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies one of the essential elements of a sentence. Adjectives, adjectival phrases, adverbs, adverbial phrases, and some nouns used in a modifying or qualitative position are adjuncts. In "The tired man walked down the village street," ╖tired┤ is an adjunct to the subject ╖man, down the street┤ is an adjunct to the verb ╖walked,┤ and ╖village┤ is an adjunct to ╖street.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) a nonessential property or attribute.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤subordinate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adjunct arteries.┤
├│ 2. ┤accompanying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adjunct military forces.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adjunctly.┤
╩│adjunct, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adjunction, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addition.
╩│adjunction, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addition.
╜│adjunctive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ forming an adjunct.
┼╕adv. ╡adjunctively.┤
╩│adjunctive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjunct professor,╕ ╟│= associate professor.
╩│adjunct professor,╕ ╟│= associate professor.
╜│adjuration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an earnest or solemn appeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prosecutor addressed a strong adjuration to the witness to tell the whole truth.┤
├│ 2. ┤a solemn charging on oath or under penalty of a curse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I adjure you on your honor to speak the truth. She adjured the Duchess to tell her whether the beauty of Albert's character had ever been surpassed (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) beg, entreat.
├│ 2. ┤to command (a person) on oath or under some penalty (to do something).
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change (something) to make fit; adapt (one thing to another).
╔┤ ╢Ex. These desks and seats can be adjusted to the height of any child.┤
├│ 2. ┤to set just right; put in proper order, position, or relation; arrange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to adjust one's clothes, adjust the aim of a gun to allow for distance and wind. Please adjust the TV so that it is not so loud.┤
┴┤ (SYN) regulate, fix.
├│ 3. ┤to settle; arrange satisfactorily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys adjusted their difference of opinion and were friends again.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reconcile.
├│ 4. ┤to decide the amount of money to be paid in settlement of (an insurance claim, a bill, or other monies owing).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to adapt oneself; get used.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some wild animals never adjust to life in a zoo. Freshmen soon adjust to school life.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be changed so as to fit different users, for example by changing the angle, focus, or height.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These field glasses adjust with a screw. The new camera has a lens that adjusts automatically.┤
╩│adjust, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adjustability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ability to adjust or be adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My quick adjustability to any circumstance made the second descent of the wall less terrifying ... (New Yorker).┤
╩│adjustability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjustable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adjustable lamp on my desk can be placed in various positions.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adjustably.┤
╩│adjustable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjustable-pitch propeller,
┬┌┤ a propeller with blades that can be set manually at any of several pitches when at rest.
╩│adjustable-pitch propeller,
╜│adjusted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arranged or regulated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a delicately adjusted spring or balance.┤
├│ 2. ┤adapted to environmental requirements (usually the second element of a compound).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Well-adjusted people can cope with most situations.┤
├│ 3. ┤corrected after accounting for variables, contingencies, and other hitherto unrelated factors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adjusted gross income.┤
┼╕noun ╡adjustedness.┤
╩│adjusted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjuster┐╕ or │adjustor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing that adjusts something else.
├│ 2. ┤a person who adjusts insurance or other claims.
├│ 3. ┤Usually, ╡adjustor.┤ a nerve or system of neurons which adjusts the effects of receptor and effector nerves.
╩│adjuster┐╕ or │adjustor, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjustive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending or serving to adjust.
╩│adjustive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjustment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a changing to make fit; setting right to fit some standard or purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adjustment of the seats to the right height for the children was necessary for their comfort.┤
├│ 2. ┤a means of adjusting; a regulating device.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A television set has an adjustment so that we can make the sound loud or soft.┤
├│ 3. ┤a settlement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to make some adjustment of your differences so that you can work together without quarreling.┤
├│ 4. ┤an orderly arrangement of parts or elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the adjustment of the works of a watch.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Psychology.)
├│ a. ┤the process by which a person or animal adapts himself to the natural or social conditions around him.
├│ b. ┤the condition or relationship thus obtained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city dwellers quickly made an adjustment to village life.┤
├│ 6. ┤a reduction in the selling price of an article because of slight damage.
├│ 7. ┤(Bookkeeping.) the correction of an account, especially an entry made at the end of a period to bring it up to date.
╩│adjustment, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjustmental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with adjustment.
╩│adjustmental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjutage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short tube adjusted to an orifice, such as a nozzle or spout. Also, ╡ajutage.┤
╩│adjutage, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjutancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ the rank or position of an adjutant in the army.
╩│adjutancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│adjutant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an army officer who assists the commanding officer of a battalion or larger unit by sending out orders, keeping records, writing letters, and doing other administrative work. (Abbr:) Adj., Adjt.
├│ 2. ┤a helper; assistant.
├│ 3. ┤╡= adjutant bird.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤helping.
╩│adjutant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adjutant bird┐╕ or │stork,╕
┬┌┤ a very large species of stork of India, Southeast Asia, and Africa, so called because of its stiff gait when walking; marabou.
╩│adjutant bird┐╕ or │stork,╕
╜│adjutant general,╕╞pl. │adjutants general.╕
┬┌┤ an adjutant of a division or larger military unit.
╩│adjutant general,╕╞pl. │adjutants general.╕
╜│Adjutant General┐,╕ │The,╕
┬┌┤ the head of the administrative division of the U.S. Army, in charge of records, decorations, publications, etc. (Abbr:) Adj. Gen.
╩│Adjutant General┐,╕ │The,╕
╜│adjutantship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutancy.
╩│adjutantship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutancy.
╜│adjuvancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ assistance; help.
╩│adjuvancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjuvant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤assisting or aiding; auxiliary.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person or thing that helps or assists; helper.
├│ 2. ┤a substance added to a medicine to assist its action.
├│ 3. ┤a substance that facilitates or enhances the effectiveness of any process or treatment, such as a chemical mixture that increases the body's production of antibodies.
╩│adjuvant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Adlerian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) or his teachings, especially his theory that life's difficulties can be compensated for by the individual's efforts to overcome them.
╩│Adlerian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) without presenting any advertising.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The same range of curiosity takes in addiction to drugs, suicide ... alcoholism and neuroses ad lib (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤without restraint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Greeks and Trojans dashed ad lib about the Plain of Troy, blown only by tailwinds of emotion (A. J. Liebling).┤
╩│ad lib,╕
╜│ad lib.┐╕ or │ad libit.,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) ad libitum.
╩│ad lib.┐╕ or │ad libit.,╕
╜│ad libitum,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Music.) to any extent; without restriction. ╖Ad libitum┤ is used as a direction to change, omit, or expand a passage of music as much as the player wishes. (Abbr:) ad lib.
├│ 2. ┤ad lib.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He implies, indeed, that the world will multiply its future Einsteins virtually ad libitum (New Yorker).┤
╩│ad libitum,
╜│ad limina apostolorum, ┐╕or │ad limina,╕
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤to the Holy See at Rome (as in official visits of bishops to the Vatican).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ... object is to carry out the visit ad limina which bishops are supposed to make every five years (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul (as in a pilgrimage).
╩│ad limina apostolorum, ┐╕or │ad limina,╕
╜│ad litem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for a (particular) lawsuit or legal action.
╩│ad litem,
╜│ad litteram,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the letter; exactly; verbatim.
╩│ad litteram,
╜│ad loc.,╕
┬┌┤ ad locum.
╩│ad loc.,╕
╜│ad locum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to or at the place.
╩│ad locum,
╜│Adm.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Administrator.
├│ 2a. ┤Admiral.
├│ b. ┤admiralty.
╩│Adm.,╕
╜│ad majorem Dei gloriam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the greater glory of God (motto of the Society of Jesus, commonly called the Jesuits).
╩│ad majorem Dei gloriam,
╜│adman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a man who prepares advertisements and places them in suitable media; advertising man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Am I alone in wearying of the complaint ... that the admen are always creating new desires where none existed? (Punch).┤
╩│adman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│admass, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤advertising designed to reach and appeal to a mass audience.
├│ 2. ┤the mass audience sought by such advertising.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of, having to do with, or influenced by admass.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the king of Pherae, a city in Thessaly, and husband of Alcestis.
╩│Admetus, ╛╕noun.
╜│admin.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤administration.
├│ 2. ┤administrative.
├│ 3. ┤administrator.
╩│admin.,╕
╜│adminicle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Law.) supporting or corroborative evidence.
├│ 2. ┤any aid; support; auxiliary.
╩│adminicle, ╛╕noun.
╜│adminicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤auxiliary.
├│ 2. ┤supporting or corroborative, as of evidence.
╩│adminicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│administer, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to manage the affairs of; control (a country, city, business, household, office, or club) on behalf of others; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Secretary of Defense administers a department of the government. A housewife administers her household.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conduct, manage.
├│ 2. ┤to give out; apply; dispense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach administered first aid to the injured player. The priest administered the last rites to the dying man. Judges administer justice and punishment.┤
├│ 3. ┤to deliver or bestow (a blow, rebuke, or advice to a person or animal).
├│ 4. ┤to offer formally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to administer the oath of allegiance. The witness could not testify until the judge had administered an oath to him to tell the truth.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tender.
├│ 5. ┤to settle or take charge of (an estate, trust, or other property) as administrator, executor, or trustee.
├│ 6. ┤to control (prices or wages) without regard to the normal pressures of supply and demand; stabilize.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be helpful; add something; contribute; minister (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to administer to a person's comfort or pleasure. The government administered to the needs of the flood victims.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) to act officially as administrator, executor, or trustee.
╩│administer, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│administered price,╕
┬┌┤ a price fixed by a company's administrative action instead of being subject to frequent changes through the interplay of supply and demand on the open market.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the managing of a business, household, club, or office; management.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a school of business administration, skillful administration of a home. The administration of a big business requires skill in dealing with people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) direction.
├│ 2. ┤the group of persons in charge of the management of affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal and superintendent of a school are part of the administration of the school.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the management of public affairs by government officials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is experienced in city administration.┤
├│ b. ┤the officials as a group; the government.
├│ 4a. ┤Usually, ╡the Administration.┤ (in the United States) the President, his Cabinet, and the departments of the government run by the members of the Cabinet or by other persons appointed by the President.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The narrow escape of the Administration from total defeat ... (James G. Blaine).┤
├│ b. ┤(in Great Britain) the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
├│ 5. ┤the time during which a government holds office; period of office of officials, especially that of a U.S. President.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Liberal administration in Canada lasted many years. On reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error (George Washington).┤
├│ 6. ┤a giving out, applying, or dispensing; act or process of administering something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Red Cross handled the administration of aid to the refugees.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dispensation, provision.
├│ 7. ┤the management or settlement of the estate of a deceased or incompetent person or a minor by administrators or executors, or of a trust by trustees.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with administration; concerning the management or conduct of affairs; executive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. administrative ability. The Interstate Commerce Commission is an administrative agency of the U.S. government that regulates the rates charged by the railroads.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the administration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. administrative policies.┤
┼╕adv. ╡administratively.┤
╩│administrative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│administrator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who administers; manager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the administrator of a government program.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person with ability as a manager or executive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a born administrator.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) a person appointed by law to settle or take charge of the estate of a person who has died or who is legally incompetent.
┬┌┤ the quality of being admirable; admirableness.
╩│admirability, ╛╕noun.
╜│admirable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤worth admiring; arousing wonder united with approval, esteem, or reverence; wonderful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lincoln had an admirable character. What a piece of work is man! ... how express and admirable! (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) praiseworthy.
├│ 2. ┤very good; excellent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Under the doctor's admirable care the sick man soon recovered.┤
┼╕noun ╡admirableness.┤
╩│admirable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admirably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an admirable manner; excellently.
╩│admirably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│admiral, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any naval officer of any one of the four highest ranks.
├│ b. ┤an officer in the U.S. Navy ranking next below a fleet admiral and next above a vice admiral.
├│ c. ┤an officer in the British navy ranking next below an Admiral of the Fleet.
├│ 2a. ┤(Especially British.) the commander of a fleet of fishing or merchant ships.
├│ b. ┤the commander in chief of the navy of a country.
├│ 3. ┤either of two species of large, colorful butterflies originally found only in Europe, but now also found in America. It has greatly reduced forelegs.
├│ 4. ┤a flagship. (Abbr.:) Adm.
┼╕noun ╡admiralship.┤
╩│admiral, ╛╕noun.
╜│Admiral of the Fleet,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an officer of the highest rank in the British Navy.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a fleet admiral (not an official title).
╩│Admiral of the Fleet,╕
╜│admiralty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the branch of law dealing with affairs of the sea and of ships.
├│ b. ┤a court of law dealing with affairs of the sea and of ships.
├│ 2. ┤the rank or position of an admiral.
└╕expr. ╡the Admiralty,┤ ┤in Great Britain (until 1963):
├│ a. ┤the government department in charge of naval affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Admiralty is the only department of state conducted by a board (A. Lawrence Lowell).┤
├│ b. ┤the building in London where this department has its headquarters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The board members are meeting in the Admiralty.┤
╩│admiralty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│admiralty law,╕╟│= maritime law.
╩│admiralty law,╕╟│= maritime law.
╜│admiralty metal,╕
┬┌┤ a type of brass containing a small amount of tin, used especially for marine fittings.
╩│admiralty metal,╕
╜│admiration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a feeling of wonder, pleasure, and approval; delight or satisfaction at something fine or beautiful or well done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone has admiration for bravery. The beauty of the sunset and the view excited our admiration.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of regarding with delight (something fine, great, or beautiful).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tourists paused in admiration of the beautiful view.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person or thing that is admired or esteemed (now used only in the phrase ╖the admiration of┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. My new bike was the admiration of all my friends.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) wonder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Season your admiration for a while with an attent ear (Shakespeare).┤
╩│admiration, ╛╕noun.
╜│admire, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mired,╕ │-miring.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval; feel delight or satisfaction in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We alladmire a brave boy, a beautiful picture, or a fine piece of work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) esteem.
├│ 2. ┤to feel or express admiration for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all admired my father's new car.┤
├│ 3. ┤to wonder at; marvel at (now often used ironically or sarcastically).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I admire your nerve.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) to like (to do something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We'd sure admire to do that, ma'am (John Steinbeck).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to feel or express admiration.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to wonder.
┼╕noun ╡admirer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡admiringly.┤
╩│admire, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mired,╕ │-miring.╕
╜│admissibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or state of being admissible.
╩│admissibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│admissible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤capable or worthy of being admitted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only adults are admissible to this club.┤
├│ 2a. ┤permitted by a person in authority or by the rules; allowable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is it admissible to swim here?┤
┴┤ (SYN) permissible.
├│ b. ┤that can be considered; reasonable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an admissible suggestion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conceivable.
├│ c. ┤(Law.) that can be considered as evidence or proof.
┼╕noun ╡admissibleness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡admissibly.┤
╩│admissible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admission, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the act of allowing (a person, animal, or group) to enter; entrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the admission of aliens into a country, the admission of Kentucky as a state into the Union. His admission into the hospital was delayed for lack of beds.┤
├│ b. ┤the condition or fact of being admitted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These books never found admission to the library.┤
┴┤ (SYN) access.
├│ 2a. ┤the right, power, or privilege of entering or using a particular place, position, or occupation; permission to enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every elementary school graduate has admission to high school. She applied for admission to the library stacks.┤
├│ b. ┤the price paid for the right to enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Admission to the show is one dollar.┤
├│ 3. ┤acceptance into an office or position.
├│ 4a. ┤the act of admitting to be true; acknowledging; confession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His admission that he was to blame kept the others from being punished.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acknowledgment.
├│ b. ┤acceptance as true or valid; confirmation.
├│ c. ┤a fact or point acknowledged; something accepted as true or valid; concession.
┴┤ (SYN) validation.
├│ 5. ┤in a steam or internal-combustion engine:
├│ a. ┤the letting in of the working fluid, as steam, into a cylinder.
├│ b. ┤the point in the cycle of the engine at which this occurs.
╩│admission, ╛╕noun.
╜│Admission Day,╕
┬┌┤ a legal holiday in Arizona (February 14), California (September 9), and Nevada(October 31), commemorating the respective admission of each of these states into the United States.
╩│Admission Day,╕
╜│admissive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ admitting or tending to admit.
╩│admissive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admit, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mitted,╕ │-mitting.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to say (something) is real or true; acknowledge; own; confess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to admit one's guilt. He admits now that he made a mistake. The soldier refused to admit defeat.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to accept as true or as a fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... admitting the virtues of the late king (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤to allow or receive as lawful or valid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to admit evidence, admit a claim.┤
├│ 3. ┤to allow (a person or thing) to enter; let in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was admitted to school this year. Windows admit light and air to the room.┤
├│ 4. ┤to allow to use, exercise, or enjoy privileges, of a particular place, position, or occupation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was admitted to that club last year.┤
├│ 5. ┤to give the right to enter to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ticket admits one person to the game. Canada has admitted millions of immigrants since World War II.┤
├│ 6. ┤to allow; concede; grant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is necessary to admit the possibility of error. Where the conflict becomes so acute, it is difficult for either side to admit common concepts of morality (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ 7. ┤to have room for; be large enough for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This garage door will admit two cars abreast. The harbor admits many ships.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be a means of entrance; give access (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This door admits to the dining room.┤
└╕expr. ╡admit of,┤ ┤to give allowance or opportunity for; leave room for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His answer admits of no reply. They admit of insights, not answers (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡admit to the bar.┤ ┤See under ╡bar┤ (1).┤
┼╕noun ╡admitter.┤
╩│admit, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mitted,╕ │-mitting.╕
╜│admittable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be admitted to a place or as a fact. Also, ╡admittible.┤
╩│admittable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admittance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the right to enter; permission to enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is no admittance to the park after dark. She had admittance to all the theaters free of charge. No admittance except on business!┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of admitting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. our admittance by the caretaker.┤
├│ 3. ┤actual entrance.
├│ 4. ┤a measure of the ability of an electric circuit to conduct an alternating current; the reciprocal of impedance.
├│ 5. ┤(in English law) a formal transfer of title to a copyhold.
╩│admittance, ╛╕noun.
╜│admittatur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Obsolete.) a student's certificate of admission to a college.
╩│admittatur, ╛╕noun.
╜│admittedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ without denial; by general consent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Admittedly the rules are strict. It is admittedly not easy for a proud nation to admit a serious mistake in judgment (James P. Warburg).┤
╩│admittedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│admittible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admittable.
╩│admittible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admittable.
╜│admix, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-mixed╕ or │-mixt,╕ │-mixing.╕
┬┌┤ to add to something else as an ingredient; mix in; mingle.
╩│admix, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-mixed╕ or │-mixt,╕ │-mixing.╕
╜│admixture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of mixing.
├│ 2. ┤a mixture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An admixture of flour and water may be used as a paste.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything added in mixing; ingredient.
╩│admixture, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adml.,╕
┬┌┤ Admiral.
╩│Adml.,╕
╜│admonish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to advise (a person) about his faults or warn against something in order that he may be guided to improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policeman admonished him not to drive so fast.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forewarn.
├│ 2. ┤to scold gently; reprove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher admonished the student for his careless work.┤
├│ 3. ┤to urge earnestly; advise strongly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their guide admonished the mountain climbers to follow him carefully.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exhort.
├│ 4. ┤to recall to a duty overlooked or forgotten; remind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She admonished him of his obligation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) notify.
┼╕noun ╡admonisher.┤
╩│admonish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│admonishment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= admonition.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. But most Israelis feel that it was worth getting an admonishment in order to put an end to the Egyptian sniping (Harper's).┤
╩│admonishment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= admonition.
╜│admonition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an admonishing; gentle reproof or warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He received an admonition from his teacher for not doing his homework. Now all these things ... are written for our admonition (I Corinthians 10:11).┤
├│ 2. ┤counsel; recommendation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor's admonition was to work out a stiff knee.┤
╩│admonition, ╛╕noun.
╜│admonitor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who admonishes; admonisher; monitor.
╩│admonitor, ╛╕noun.
╜│admonitorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admonitory.
╩│admonitorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admonitory.
╜│admonitory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing admonition; admonishing; warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The librarian raised an admonitory finger for silence.┤
╩│admonitory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adnate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of unlike parts of plants or animals) growing together or adhering throughout their length; congenitally attached.
┼╕noun ╡adnation.┤
╩│adnate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ad nauseam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to a disgusting extent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He talks ad nauseam about his family's importance.┤
╩│ad nauseam,
╜│adnexa, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) parts appended or adjunct to another or others, such as the eyelids and tear glands in relation to the eyeball.
╩│adnexa, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│adnexal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) appended or adjunct to another or to other parts.
╩│adnexal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adnominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with adnouns; adjectival.
╩│adnominal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adnoun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adjective used as a noun. (Example:) ╖weary┤ in "no rest for the weary" is an adnoun.
├│ 2. ┤an adjective.
╩│adnoun, ╛╕noun.
╜│ado, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤noisy activity; bustle; fuss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was much ado about the party by all the family.┤
├│ 2. ┤trouble; difficulty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with much ado.┤
╩│ado, ╛╕noun.
╜│adobe, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤brick made of clay baked in the sun, used in building.
├│ 2. ┤a building made of such bricks or of sun-dried clay.
├│ 3. ┤clay for making such bricks.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤built or made of adobe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adobe houses.┤
╩│adobe, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adobe flat,╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a smooth plain covered with clay deposited by streams that flow only during heavy rains and periods of thawing.
╩│adobe flat,╕
╜│adobo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ marinated chicken, or chicken and pork, eaten especially in Latin America and the Philippines.
├│ 2. ┤the period of growth from childhood to adulthood; youth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John grew tall during his adolescence.┤
╩│adolescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│adolescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adolescence.
╩│adolescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adolescence.
╜│adolescent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood, especially, in ordinary use, from about 12 to about 20 years of age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nine adolescents, six juveniles and four adults were taken into court yesterday ... Those between 16 and 18 are adolescents and those under 16 are juveniles (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) teen-ager, youth.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤growing up from childhood to adulthood; youthful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is still in the adolescent stage of development.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pubescent.
├│ 2. ┤of adolescents; during adolescence; characteristic of adolescents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adolescent self-consciousness. Adolescent friendships often do not last.┤
┴┤ (SYN) juvenile.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) immature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adolescent behavior.┤
┴┤ (SYN) puerile.
┼╕adv. ╡adolescently.┤
╩│adolescent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Adonai, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Hebrew name for God.
╩│Adonai, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adonic verse┐╕ or │line,
┬┌┤ a verse or line consisting of a dactyl and a spondee or a trochee.
╩│Adonic verse┐╕ or │line,
╜│Adonis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) a handsome young man who was loved by Aphrodite (Venus).
├│ 2a. ┤any extremely handsome young man.
├│ b. ┤a vain young man; a dandy.
├│ 3. ┤an asteroid discovered in 1936 whose orbit comes within that of Venus. Adonis is about a mile in diameter.
├│ 4. ┤a group of plants that grows wild in Europe and Asia. Some of these plants are cultivated in gardens in North America for their yellow or red flowers.
╩│Adonis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adopt, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take for your own or as your own choice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I liked your idea and adopted it. Few Americans would find it easy to adopt Japanese customs. Her [Greece's] whole culture has never ceased to adopt and to adapt alien elements (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) embrace, espouse.
├│ 2. ┤to accept formally or officially; approve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee adopted the new rule by a vote of five to three.┤
┴┤ (SYN) endorse.
├│ 3a. ┤to take (a child of other parents), as approved by law, and bring up as one's own child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge permitted the Browns to adopt the homeless orphan.┤
├│ b. ┤to take (anyone) voluntarily into any relationship (as heir, father, friend, or citizen).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His nephew was his adopted heir.┤
├│ 4. ┤to take (a word) from a foreign language into regular use without (intentionally) changing its form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In English we have adopted the German words "Gneiss," "Hamburger," "Hornblende," and "Quartz."┤
├│ 5. ┤(in Great Britain) to accept as the candidate of a political party for election.
┼╕adj. ╡adoptable.┤
┼╕noun ╡adopter.┤
╩│adopt, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adoptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fitness for adoption.
╩│adoptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoptee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is adopted.
╩│adoptee, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of adopting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the adoption of a new name. Our club voted the adoption of some new rules.┤
├│ 2. ┤the fact or condition of being adopted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to offer a child for adoption. Joe's adoption by his aunt changed his whole life. New ideas should be carefully tested before their adoption.┤
╩│adoption, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoption fair,╕
┬┌┤ an event where groups of orphaned children can be seen by prospective adoptive parents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today ... in their determination to provide a home for every child [social workers] sometimes resort to "adoption fairs" (Mary-Lou Weisman).┤
╩│adoption fair,╕
╜│adoptionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Theology.) the doctrine that Christ as man is the Son of God by adoption only.
┼╕noun ╡adoptionist.┤
╩│adoptionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤related by adoption; adopted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adoptive son, one's adoptive country.┤
├│ 2. ┤tending to adopt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. English is a receptive and adoptive language.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adoptively.┤
╩│adoptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adorability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ the quality of being adorable.
╩│adorability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│adorable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤worthy of being adored.
┴┤ (SYN) revered, worshipful.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) attractive or delightful; lovely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What an adorable dress!┤
┴┤ (SYN) alluring.
┼╕noun ╡adorableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adorably.┤
╩│adorable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adoral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤near the mouth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adoral cilia.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having a mouth.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adoral part or function.
╩│adoral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adoration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the highest love and admiration.
├│ 2. ┤worship; reverence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the adoration of the Magi.┤
╩│adoration, ╛╕noun.
╜│adore, ╛╕verb, ╞│adored,╕ │adoring.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to love and admire very greatly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She adores her mother.┤
┴┤ (SYN) revere, idolize.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to like very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I just adore that dress!┤
├│ 3. ┤to worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "O come let us adore Him," sang the choir at Christmas.┤
┴┤ (SYN) venerate.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be an adorer; offer worship.
┼╕noun ╡adorer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adoringly.┤
╩│adore, ╛╕verb, ╞│adored,╕ │adoring.╕
╜│adorn, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to add beauty to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wild flowers adorned the river bank.┤
┴┤ (SYN) beautify.
├│ 2. ┤to put ornaments on; decorate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She adorned her hair with flowers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) deck.
├│ 3. ┤to make greater the splendor or honor of; add distinction to; grace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And a new Cibber shall the stage adorn (Alexander Pope).┤
┼╕noun ╡adorner.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adorningly.┤
╩│adorn, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adornment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ments.┤┤ something or someone that adds beauty; an ornament; decoration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Christmas trees decorated with all the traditional adornments. A distinguished judge is an adornment to the bench.┤
├│ 2. ┤╖no pl.┤ the act of adorning; ornamentation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was busy with the adornment of the room for the party. In many societies, particularly in tropical or mild climates, adornment may be wholly divorced from clothing and far more important (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│adornment, ╛╕noun.
╜│adown, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did but float a little way Adown the stream of time (James Russell Lowell).┤
╩│adown, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│ADP╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenosine diphosphate.
├│ 2. ┤automatic data processing.
╩│ADP╕ (no periods),
╜│ad patres,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to one's fathers; dead.
╩│ad patres,
╜│adpress, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to press closely to a surface; lay flat.
╩│adpress, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│ad quem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to or at which; (goal) toward which.
╩│ad quem,
╜│adradial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) situated near or beside a radial part, such as the arm of a starfish.
╩│adradial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adrastus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a king of Argos, the only survivor of the Seven against Thebes, whom he led.
╩│Adrastus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad referendum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for further reference or consideration; subject to approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The president was given the authority to issue decree laws ad referendum of the Congress (Raul d'Eca).┤
┬┌┤ the surgical removal of one or both of the adrenal glands.
╩│adrenalectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│adrenal gland┐╕ or │body,╕
┬┌┤ either of two very small ductless glands, one on the upper part of each kidney, that secrete adrenalin; suprarenal gland. The outer layer or cortex secretes corticosterone and other important steroid hormones and the inner part or medulla secretes adrenalin.
╩│adrenal gland┐╕ or │body,╕
╜│adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a hormone secreted by the inner part or medulla of the adrenal glands; epinephrine. Adrenalin speeds up the heartbeat and thereby increases bodily energy and resistance to fatigue. Also, (especially British) ╡adrenaline.┤
╩│adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) adrenalin that is artificially produced; epinephrine.
╩│Adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrenaline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a hormone secreted by the inner part or medulla of the adrenal glands; epinephrine. Adrenaline speeds up the heartbeat and thereby increases bodily energy and resistance to fatigue. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡adrenalin.┤
╩│adrenaline, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrenergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that is activated by or produces adrenalin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adrenergic nerve fiber. The intense adrenergic stimulation preceding stress-induced shock is well recognized (Science).┤
╩│adrenergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenalin.
╩│adrenin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenalin.
╜│adrenine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenin ╕(adrenalin).
╩│adrenine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenin ╕(adrenalin).
╜│adrenochrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound formed by the oxidation of adrenalin, and capable of converting hemoglobin into methemoglobin.
╩│adrenochrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrenocortical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or derived from the outer layer or cortex of an adrenal gland.
┬┌┤ stimulating the activity of the adrenal cortex.
╩│adrenocorticotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenocorticotropin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ACTH.
╩│adrenocorticotropin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ACTH.
╜│adrenogenital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or caused by the effects of the adrenal hormones upon the genital organs.
╩│adrenogenital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenolytic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or inhibiting the effect of adrenalin or the adrenergic nerves.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adrenolytic drug.
╩│adrenolytic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adrenotrophic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adrenotropic.
╩│adrenotrophic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adrenotropic.
╜│adrenotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stimulating the activity of the adrenal glands.
╩│adrenotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adriamycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used as an antibiotic and experimentally in the treatment of cancer. It is derived from a kind of streptomyces.
╩│adriamycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrift, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤floating without being guided; drifting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the storm our boat was adrift on the lake.┤
├│ 2. ┤without guidance or direction; aimless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The basketball team was adrift while the coach was sick. With no clear-cut ambitions or special aptitudes, he found himself adrift after the war (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Especially British Informal, Figurative.) unattached; unfastened; loose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The top of your pen is coming adrift and will soon fall.┤
╩│adrift, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│adrip, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ dripping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... oars adrip with silver foam (Atlantic Monthly).┤
╩│adrip, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│adroit, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or showing skill in using the mind; resourceful in reaching one's objective; ingenious; clever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good teacher is adroit in asking questions. But this adroit defence failed to make any impression upon Victoria (Lytton Strachey).┤
├│ 2. ┤having or showing skill in the use of the hands or the body; skillful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Monkeys are adroit climbers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) deft.
┼╕adv. ╡adroitly.┤
┼╕noun ╡adroitness.┤
╩│adroit, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a droite,
┬┌┤ (French.) to or on the right.
╩│a droite,
╜│adroop, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ drooping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her neck adroop, she last let go her spear (J. D. Long).┤
╩│adroop, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│adry, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) dry; thirsty.
╩│adry, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ads.,╕
┬┌┤ advertisements.
╩│ads.,╕
╜│adscititious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ added or derived from outside; supplemental; additional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adscititious customs alien to the tribe.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adventitious, extrinsic.
┼╕adv. ╡adscititiously.┤
╩│adscititious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adscript, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ written after (distinguished from ╖subscript┤ and ╖superscript┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adscript letter or character.┤
╩│adscript, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adscription, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ascription.
╩│adscription, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ascription.
╜│adsorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to take up and hold (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) spread out on the surface in a thin layer of molecules.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dyes are adsorbed on the fibers of cloth. Consider what happens when a clean surface, e.g., of metal, is exposed to a gas. It has been shown that even a liquid mercury surface rapidly collects a film one molecule thick, a so-called adsorbed layer (P. R. Rowland).┤
╩│adsorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adsorbability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or quality of being adsorbable.
╩│adsorbability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adsorbable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be adsorbed.
╩│adsorbable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adsorbate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ anything that is adsorbed.
╩│adsorbate, ╛╕noun.
╜│adsorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤adsorbing readily.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that adsorbs readily.
╩│adsorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adsorption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of adsorbing; condensation of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances on the surface of solids.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being adsorbed.
╩│adsorption, ╛╕noun.
╜│adsorptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with adsorption.
├│ 2. ┤able to adsorb.
╩│adsorptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adsuki bean, ╟= adzuki bean.
╩│adsuki bean, ╟= adzuki bean.
╜│adsum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) I am here (formerly a student's answer to a roll call).
╩│adsum,
╜│ad summum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the highest point or degree.
╩│ad summum,
╜│adularia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a transparent or translucent variety of feldspar. Moonstone is opalescent adularia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adulation ever follows the ambitious (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
╩│adulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by adulation; praising too much; flattering slavishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Poujade's own public meetings, held before packed houses of adulatory listeners, were well-disciplined affairs (Harper's).┤
╩│adulatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adult, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having full size and strength; full-grown; fully developed; grown-up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adult person, an adult animal or plant.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mature.
├│ 2. ┤of, for, or by grown-up people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adult books, adult behavior.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person who has reached full growth and development; grown-up person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to behave like an adult. Children want and need adults to set the reasonable limits of their innovating, exploring, and rebelling (Saturday Review).┤
├│ b. ┤a person who has reached an age of maturity as defined by law, usually the age of 18, sometimes the age of 21.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adults must accept full responsibility for their actions.┤
├│ 2. ┤a plant or animal grown to full size and strength.
┼╕adv. ╡adultly.┤
┼╕noun ╡adultness.┤
╩│adult, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adult education,╕
┬┌┤ education for adults in academic, vocational, or recreational subjects, offered (usually at night) in schools and colleges, or by correspondence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adult education has come a long way from the time when its primary concerns were to teach immigrants to speak English (Time).┤
╩│adult education,╕
╜│adulterant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance used to adulterate something, especially something that destroys purity or quality without greatly altering appearance.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to add an inferior, impure, or improper substance to; lower the purity or quality of (food, drugs, or other substances) without greatly altering the appearance to increase in bulk or quantity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is against the law to adulterate milk with water.┤
┴┤ (SYN) corrupt, debase.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤debased by adulteration; adulterated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have laws against the adulteration of coffee and tea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debasement.
├│ 2. ┤an adulterated substance; product that has been adulterated.
╩│adulteration, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulterer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person, especially a man, who commits adultery.
╩│adulterer, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulteress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman who commits adultery.
╩│adulteress, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulterine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤born of adultery.
├│ 2. ┤of or involving adultery.
├│ 3. ┤adulterated or spurious.
├│ 4. ┤(Historical.) illegal; unlicensed.
╩│adulterine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adulterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤committing adultery.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with adultery.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) spurious.
┼╕adv. ╡adulterously.┤
╩│adulterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adultery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌┤ unfaithfulness of a married man to his wife or of his wife to him; voluntary sexual intercourse by a married man with a woman not his wife, or by a married woman with a man not her husband.
╩│adultery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│adulthood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or time of being an adult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adolescent peer group ... occupies the stage between childhood dependence on parents and the social responsibilities of adulthood (Listener).┤
╩│adulthood, ╛╕noun.
╜│adult Western,╕
┬┌┤ a story, motion picture, or television play having a Western theme, and designed to appeal to an adult audience.
╩│adult Western,╕
╜│adumbral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving shade; shady.
╩│adumbral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adumbrant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ showing in outline; shadowing forth; adumbrating.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) to a fingernail (as work brought to the final touch or test with the fingernail).
╩│ad unguem,
╜│adurol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline substance produced from hydroquinone, used as a photographic developer.
╩│adurol, ╛╕noun.
╜│adust, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤burned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adust by the sun; (Figurative.) adust with rage.┤
├│ 2. ┤parched; dried by heat;
╔┤ ╢Ex. adust air.┤
├│ 3. ┤sunburned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adust complexion.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) gloomy; melancholy;
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adus temperament.┤
╩│adust, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ad utrumque paratus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) prepared for either alternative.
╩│ad utrumque paratus,
╜│adv.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤ad valorem.
├│ 2. ┤adverb.
├│ 3. ┤advertisement.
├│ 4. ┤against (Latin, ╖adversus┤).
╩│adv.,╕
╜│Adv.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Advent.
├│ 2. ┤advocate (lawyer).
╩│Adv.,╕
╜│ad val.,╕
┬┌┤ ad valorem.
╩│ad val.,╕
╜│ad valorem,
┬┌┤ (of taxes, import duties, or other fees) levied in proportion to the certified value of the merchandise or goods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ad valorem imports are those goods and materials on which the duty permitting them to enter this country is calculated on their value abroad (New York Times).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put or move forward; push forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general advanced the troops.┤
├│ 2. ┤to help forward; further.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's speech advanced the cause of peace.┤
┴┤ (SYN) promote.
├│ 3. ┤to put or bring forward; suggest; offer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance an opinion. What plan to win the game can you advance?┤
┴┤ (SYN) propose, present, adduce, propound.
├│ 4. ┤to raise to a higher rank or position; promote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The colonel advanced him from lieutenant to captain.┤
├│ 5. ┤to put up; raise (prices); make higher; increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grocer advanced the price of milk by two cents.┤
├│ 6a. ┤to make earlier in time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance the date of the wedding.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quicken, hasten.
├│ b. ┤to make (a watch or clock) read later.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All clocks should be advanced one hour at the beginning of daylight-saving time.┤
├│ c. ┤to cause (the sparking action in an internal-combustion engine) to take place earlier in the cycle.
├│ 7. ┤to supply beforehand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company advanced the salesman funds for expenses.┤
├│ 8. ┤to lend (money), especially on security.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance a loan.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Archaic.) to raise or lift up, as one's head.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go forward; move forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angry crowd advanced toward the building. The troops advanced.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make progress; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance in skill.┤
├│ 3. ┤to rise in rank or position; be promoted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advanced from vice president to president of the company.┤
├│ 4. ┤to go up; increase in amount, price, or value; rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Milk advanced two cents a quart. The stock advanced three points.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) to make the arrangements for a political campaign; be or act as an advance man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Jerry Bruno was "advancing" for John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and others (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤forward movement; progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The army's advance was very slow.┤
├│ b. ┤the distance covered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An advance of nine miles brought the army to the village.┤
├│ c. ┤the order or signal to move forward.
├│ 2a. ┤onward movement in any process or course of action; progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advance of knowledge.┤
├│ b. ┤a step forward; a degree of progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have made great advances in airplane design. Modern science has brought a great advance in our understanding of the laws of physics.┤
├│ 3. ┤a rise in amount, price, or value; increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was an advance of two cents a quart in the price of milk.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the furnishing of money or goods before they are due or as a loan; payment beforehand.
├│ b. ┤money paid or goods furnished before they are due or as a loan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked for an advance on next week's salary.┤
├│ 5. ┤that which is forward or ahead, as a body of troops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I got back on the 5th with the advance ... (U. S. Grant).┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) the arrangements made for a political campaign by an advance man.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S.) a copy of a speech, statement, or briefing, released to the press before it is given.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The press office gave out advances of the senator's speech.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤going before.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advance guard, advance section of a train.┤
├│ 2. ┤ahead of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher gave advance notice of the change of the date of our test. Here's an advance look at what some congressmen are cooking up for the next session (Newsweek).┤
├│ 3. ┤made available before the date of general publication or release.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an advance copy of a book.┤
└╕expr. ╡advances,┤ ┤approach made to gain something; attempts or offers toward another or others to settle a difference, to make an acquaintance, or the like; attempt at conciliation; overtures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bob made the first advances toward making up his quarrel with Dick.┤
└╕expr. ╡in advance,┤
├│ a. ┤in front; ahead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The leader of the band marched in advance.┤
├│ b. ┤ahead of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I paid for my ticket in advance. Children with bad hearts must also be studied carefully so that the surgeon will know in advance what type of operation he will have to perform (New York Herald Tribune).┤
└╕expr. ╡in advance of,┤ ┤ahead of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Leonardo da Vinci was in advance of his time in designing a flying machine.┤
├│ 2. ┤ahead of most others; having greater knowledge or superior skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The advanced class has studied history three years.┤
├│ 3. ┤ahead of others in progress or ideas; based on the most recently developed principles or theories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States has an aircraft of an advanced design.┤
├│ 4a. ┤very old; far along in life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His grandfather lived to the advanced age of 90 years.┤
├│ b. ┤far along in development.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advanced stage of a disease.┤
├│ 5. ┤increased.
╔┤ ╢Ex. greatly advanced prices.┤
├│ 6. ┤carried far or too far toward an extreme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. advanced political ideas.┤
╩│advanced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advanced standing,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤credit granted by a college to a student for work already done elsewhere.
├│ 2. ┤the standing of such a student.
╩│advanced standing,╕
╜│advance guard,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a body of troops sent or stationed ahead of others, as for protection or reconnaissance.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today's 20 nuclear electric plants are only the advance guard of a much larger host to come (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= avant-garde.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. It looks like the first really promising development in youthful, advance guard, or experimental writing in a long time (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adj. ╡advance-guard.┤
╩│advance guard,╕
╜│advance man,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a person, similar to a press agent, whose job is to stimulate interest in a play, motion picture, circus, or other entertainment, before its scheduled showing in a particular place.
├│ 2. ┤a person who prepares the travel arrangements and publicity for the political campaign of a candidate.
╩│advance man,╕
╜│advancement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a moving forward; improvement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hard work brought him an advancement in pay. Anatole France, by himself rather timid and lazy, had at that time a Jewish friend, Mme. Caillavet, who made him work, gave him a salon in her house and generally promoted his advancement (Edmund Wilson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) furtherance, progress.
├│ 2. ┤promotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good work won her advancement to a higher position. His hopes of advancement failing in England, Swift returned to Ireland. (Thackeray).┤
╩│advancement, ╛╕noun.
╜│advantage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-taged,╕ │-taging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤anything that is a benefit or a help in getting something wanted; favorable condition, circumstance, or opportunity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good health is always an advantage. One advantage of having a car ... is the opportunity to keep a flexible schedule (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤any gain resulting from a better or superior position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy who can think for himself has an advantage when he begins work.┤
├│ 3. ┤a better or superior position; superiority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to maintain a scientific advantage by pioneering in research. (FORMAL) She has the advantage of Mrs. Allen, who has no money at all. (INFORMAL) Now Dick Tracy has the advantage over the racketeer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ascendancy.
├│ 4. ┤(Tennis.)
├│ a. ┤the first point scored after deuce.
├│ b. ┤the score thus made. In the United States this term is often shortened to ╖ad,┤ in Great Britain to ╖vantage.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) an opportunity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Make use of time, let not advantage slip (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give an advantage to; help; benefit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boston was also advantaged with the neighborhood of the country's oldest college (James Russell Lowell).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to gain an advantage; be benefited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many animals advantage by nature's coloration.┤
└╕expr. ╡take advantage of,┤
├│ a. ┤to use to help or benefit oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take advantage of your illness to catch up on your reading.┤
├│ b. ┤to use unfairly; impose upon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't take advantage of me by asking me to run errands on such a hot day.┤
├│ c. ┤to seduce (awoman).
└╕expr. ╡take at advantage,┤ ┤to surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once it happened that the enemy took him at advantage (Robert Southey).┤
└╕expr. ╡to┤ (or ╡with┤) ╡advantage,┤ ┤to a good effect; with a useful effect; favorably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That frame sets off the painting to advantage. Head tilted winningly, she was ... seeking to display herself to advantage (John Updike).┤
└╕expr. ╡to one's advantage,┤ ┤to one's benefit or help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will be to your advantage to study Spanish before you visit Mexico.┤
╩│advantage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-taged,╕ │-taging.╕
╜│advantaged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ born or living in good circumstances; provided with advantages; privileged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Isolated in suburbia the advantaged child goes through school feeling no impact from the social and political issues of the day (Science News).┤
╩│advantaged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advantageous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving advantage; favorable; helpful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From this advantageous position the scouts can observe three roads.┤
┴┤ (SYN) beneficial, profitable.
┼╕adv. ╡advantageously.┤
┼╕noun ╡advantageousness.┤
╩│advantageous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the transfer of heat, cold, or other properties of air by the horizontal motion of a mass of air.
╩│advection, ╛╕noun.
╜│advectional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= advective.
╩│advectional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= advective.
╜│advection fog,╕
┬┌┤ a fog that occurs when a body of relatively warm, moist air moves over a cold surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advection fogs often form in the Newfoundland Banks area, where warm air blows over the cold water of the Labrador Current (George F. Taylor).┤
╩│advection fog,╕
╜│advective, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the horizontal moving of masses of air, involving the transfer of heat or other properties of air.
┬┌┤ a coming or arrival, especially of something infrequent or unusually important.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advent of a new era, the advent of space exploration. The advent of spring was a time for festivals in ancient days.┤
╩│advent, ╛╕noun.
╜│Advent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the season of devotion including the four Sundays before Christmas.
├│ 2. ┤the coming of Christ into the world; birth of Christ.
├│ 3. ┤the second coming of Christ at the millennium; Second Advent.
╩│Advent, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adventism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the belief or doctrine that the expected second coming of Christ is near at hand.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Adventist.┤
╩│Adventism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventitia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a membranous structure covering but not properly belonging to an organ, especially a blood vessel.
╩│adventitia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventitious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤coming from outside; additional; accidental.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The romantic life of the artist gives his painting an adventitious interest.┤
┴┤ (SYN) casual, extrinsic.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany, Zoology.) appearing out of the normal or usual place, such as roots on stems or buds on leaves, or hair where it does not ordinarily grow.
┼╕adv. ╡adventitiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡adventitiousness.┤
╩│adventitious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adventive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany, Zoology.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤introduced into a new environment; not native or established, though growing with cultivation.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a plant or animal not native to the environment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many foreign weeds are adventives, until they become naturalized (Norman Taylor).┤
╩│adventive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Advent Sunday,╕
┬┌┤ the first of the four Sundays in Advent; the Sunday nearest to Saint Andrew's Day (November 30).
╩│Advent Sunday,╕
╜│adventure, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an exciting or unusual experience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trip to Alaska was quite an adventure for her.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bold undertaking, usually exciting and somewhat dangerous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the daring adventure of rocketing into outer space. Sailing across the Pacific on a raft was a daring adventure.┤
├│ 3. ┤readiness to take part in exciting or dangerous undertakings; the seeking of excitement or danger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An explorer must have a spirit of adventure.┤
├│ 4. ┤a business undertaking; commercial speculation; venture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ill-advised adventure in oil stocks.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) risk; jeopardy; peril.
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) fortune; luck.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to dare to do; venture on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So bold Leander would adventure it (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤to expose to danger or loss; risk; hazard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to adventure one's life.┤
├│ 3. ┤to venture to say; volunteer.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to risk oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Now he adventured on a shore unknown (Byron).┤
├│ 2. ┤to venture; dare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She feared she could not safely adventureto do so (Scott).┤
╩│adventure, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
╜│adventurer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who has or seeks adventures.
┴┤ (SYN) daredevil, venturer, adventurist.
├│ 2. ┤a soldier ready to serve in any army that will hire him.
┴┤ (SYN) soldier of fortune.
├│ 3. ┤a person who lives by his wits in ways that are not entirely honest or respectable; one who schemes for money or social position.
┴┤ (SYN) intriguer, opportunist.
├│ 4. ┤a person who undertakes commercial risks; a speculator.
├│ 5. ┤a person who financed early trading ventures.
╩│adventurer, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventuresome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bold and daring; adventurous.
┼╕noun ╡adventuresomeness.┤
╩│adventuresome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adventuress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman who schemes to get money or social position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The odious little adventuress [Becky Sharp] making her curtsey (Thackeray).┤
├│ 2. ┤a woman adventurer.
╩│adventuress, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventurism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the urging or undertaking of a program, policy, or the like, without careful planning.
┼╕noun ╡adventurist.┤
┼╕adj. ╡adventuristic.┤
╩│adventurism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventurous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of adventures; ready to take risks; rashly daring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Magellan was a bold, adventurous explorer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) venturous, venturesome.
├│ 2. ┤enterprising; daring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adventurous people.┤
├│ 3. ┤full of danger; involving risk; dangerous; hazardous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An expedition to the North Pole is an adventurous undertaking.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adventurously.┤
┼╕noun ╡adventurousness.┤
╩│adventurous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adverb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word that tells how, when, or where something happens. In "He walked slowly," "He came late," "I saw her there," and "She sings well," ╖slowly, late, there,┤ and ╖well┤ are adverbs. Adverbs also tell how much or how little is meant. In "This soup is very good" and "She is rather slow," ╖very┤ and ╖rather┤ are adverbs. An adverb is used to extend or limit the meaning of a verb (he ran ╖fast┤), an adjective (╖exceedingly┤ bright), another adverb (╖very┤ quickly), or a phrase, clause, or even a whole sentence (╖almost┤ through the wall; ╖just┤ what I wanted; ╖finally,┤ I went home). Most adverbs are made up of adjectives or participles plus the ending ╖-ly,┤ like ╖badly┤ in "He rowed badly" and ╖deservedly┤ in "She was deservedly popular."
├│ 2. ┤a form class or part of speech comprising these or similar words. (Abbr:) adv.
╩│adverb, ╛╕noun.
╜│adverbial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤used as an adverb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the sentence "He worked as quickly as possible," as quickly as possible is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb worked.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. In trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity (Book of Common Prayer).┤
╩│adversity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│advert─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to refer (to) in speaking or writing; direct attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker adverted to the need for caution on the roads. There is one other obvious contingency in this connection, and to it I shall now advert (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) allude.
├│ 2. ┤to turn the attention; take notice or heed; attend (to).
╩│advert─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│advert─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) an advertisement.
╩│advert─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│advertence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a directing or turning of the mind; attention or heed.
╩│advertence, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or habit of attentiveness; heedfulness.
╩│advertency, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ attentive; heedful; noticing.
┼╕adv. ╡advertently.┤
╩│advertent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advertise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ (Especially British) │1. ┤to give public notice of in newspapers and magazines, over the radio, by television or billboard; announce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When people lose something valuable, they advertise it in the newspaper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) publicise.
├│ 2. ┤to praise publicly the good qualities of (a product, service or idea) in order to create a demand or promote sales.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Manufacturers advertise products that they wish to sell.┤
┴┤ (SYN) promote, boost, recommend.
├│ 3. ┤to call attention to; make conspicuous; emphasise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad spelling advertises his ignorance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proclaim, announce.
├│ 4. ┤to notify; inform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have advertised our correspondents abroad of our new process.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advise, apprise.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ask by public notice (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advertised for a job.┤
├│ 2. ┤to seek to sell goods or services by advertising; issue advertising.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It pays to advertise.┤
├┤ Also, (U.S.) ╡advertize.┤
┼╕noun ╡advertiser.┤
╩│advertise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
╜│advertisement┐╕ or │advertizement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a public announcement or printed notice, recommending some product or service, or informing of some need. Advertisements are usually published in a newspaper or magazine, displayed by posters, distributed by circulars, or broadcast over radio or television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The furniture store has an advertisement in the newspaper of a special sale. A good advertisement attracts by its news value, convinces by its simplicity, and sells by creating desire through common-sense appeal (Walter J. Carlson).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) advt.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) information.
╩│advertisement┐╕ or │advertizement, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertising, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of preparing, publishing, or circulating advertisements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 1931 F.D.R. surprisingly confessed: "If I were starting life over again I would probably give first thought to making advertising my career ... because it combines real imagination with a deep study of psychology" (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤advertisements collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Billboards carry advertising. Fashions in advertising change frequently.┤
├│ 3. ┤a bringing to public notice by radio or television announcements, published notices, posters, or other means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store attracted many customers by advertising.┤
╩│advertising, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ (Especially U.S.) │1. ┤to give public notice of in newspapers and magazines, over the radio, by television or billboard; announce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When people lose something valuable, they advertize it in the newspaper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) publicize.
├│ 2. ┤to praise publicly the good qualities of (a product, service or idea) in order to create a demand or promote sales.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Manufacturers advertize products that they wish to sell.┤
┴┤ (SYN) promote, boost, recommend.
├│ 3. ┤to call attention to; make conspicuous; emphasize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad spelling advertizes his ignorance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proclaim, announce.
├│ 4. ┤to notify; inform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have advertized our correspondents abroad of our new process.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advise, apprise.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ask by public notice (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advertized for a job.┤
├│ 2. ┤to seek to sell goods or services by advertising; issue advertising.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It pays to advertize.┤
┼╕noun ╡advertizer.┤
╩│advertize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│advice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an opinion about what should be done; suggestion; recommendation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To keep well, follow the doctor's advice.┤
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡advices.┤ news, especially from a distance; information.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advices of the score from the returning spectators were incomplete. Washington advices indicated the votes will be very close either way (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) report, word.
╩│advice, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being advisable; fitness; propriety; expediency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked about the advisability of buying a used car. In any case, it was obvious that it would have been impossible for the leadership to have done more than hint at the advisability of moderation (London Times).┤
╩│advisability, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be advised or recommended; wise; sensible; suitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is not advisable for him to go to school while he is still sick. A hot-air furnace is not advisable for a large building.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prudent, expedient.
├│ 2. ┤open to advice.
┼╕noun ╡advisableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡advisably.┤
╩│advisable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vised,╕ │-vising.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give advice to; offer an opinion to; counsel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advised me to put my money in the bank. Advise him to be cautious.┤
┴┤ (SYN) caution, warn, admonish.
├│ 2. ┤to recommend as a remedy, policy, or plan of action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His doctor advised complete rest.┤
┴┤ (SYN) suggest.
├│ 3. ┤to give notice to; inform; tell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were advised of the dangers before we began our trip. Please advise me of the date of delivery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) notify, acquaint.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give advice; recommend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall do as you advise.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) to talk over plans; consult (with); confer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before buying a house he advised with friends who owned houses.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to consider; reflect.
╩│advise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vised,╕ │-vising.╕
╜│advised, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤considered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ill-advised remark.┤
┴┤ (SYN) planned, thought-out.
├│ 2. ┤informed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keep me advised.┤
╩│advised, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advisedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ after careful consideration; deliberately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We speak advisedly and from experience when we say that this was the general feeling (Harriet Martineau).┤
╩│advisedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│advisee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is advised.
├│ 2. ┤(Education, especially U.S.) a student assigned to an adviser.
╩│advisee, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ careful consideration; consultation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer took our case under advisement and said he would give us an answer in two weeks.┤
╩│advisement, ╛╕noun.
╜│adviser┐╕ or │advisor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who gives advice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a political adviser on foreign affairs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) counselor, mentor.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a teacher or other person appointed to advise a student or students.
╩│adviser┐╕ or │advisor, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having power to advise, but not to determine or direct policy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an advisory committee.┤
┴┤ (SYN) consultative.
├│ 2. ┤containing advice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to offer an advisory opinion.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a bulletin or report to advise of developments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An advisory by the Weather Service warned of a hurricane.┤
├│ 2. ┤a recommendation; report.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An executive ... was quite disturbed over an advisory presented to him by his firm's legal counsel (Drug Trade News).┤
┼╕adv. ╡advisorily.┤
╩│advisory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│ad vivum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) (of portraits) lifelike.
╩│ad vivum,
╜│advocaat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Dutch eggnog.
╩│advocaat, ╛╕noun.
╜│advocacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of speaking or writing in favor of something; public recommendation; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's advocacy of the plan won support for it.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the profession or art of pleading a case before a court.
├│ b. ┤the pleading of a case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lawyer's professional advocacy of a case does not always imply his private belief in it.┤
╩│advocacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│advocacy journalism,╕
┬┌┤ journalism that promotes a particular point of view, especially in news articles.
╩│advocacy journalism,╕
╜│advocacy planning,╕
┬┌┤ a form of city planning in which advice and cooperation is sought from nonprofessional people, such as businessmen, homeowners, and civic groups, who would be affected by a particular plan.
╩│advocacy planning,╕
╜│advocate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to speak or write in favor of; recommend publicly (a measure, policy, belief, or theory); support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advocates building more good roads.┤
┴┤ (SYN) urge.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who speaks in favor; one who pleads or argues publicly for something, such as a proposal, belief, or theory; supporter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an advocate of better school buildings.┤
┴┤ (SYN) champion.
├│ 2. ┤a person who pleads or speaks for another; intercessor; defender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The advocates of Charles have very dexterously contrived to conceal ... the real nature of this transaction (Macaulay).┤
├│ 3. ┤a lawyer who pleads the cause of anyone in certain courts of law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lord Birkett ... was one of the great advocates of his age ... he was an unsurpassed pleader (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 4. ┤╡Advocate,┤ Christ (in the Bible, I John 2:1).
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process by which a Scottish or papal superior court brings an action before itself from an inferior court.
├│ 2. ┤╡= advocacy.┤
╩│advocation, ╛╕noun.
╜│advocator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= advocate ╕(defs. 1 and 2).
╩│advocator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= advocate ╕(defs. 1 and 2).
╜│advocatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an advocate.
╩│advocatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advocatus diaboli,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤a devil's advocate, appointed to argue against a proposed beatification or canonization in the Roman Catholic Church.
├│ 2. ┤an adverse critic, especially one whose criticism is solicited in order to test the supporter's judgment.
╩│advocatus diaboli,
╜│advowee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has a right of advowson in English law.
╩│advowee, ╛╕noun.
╜│advowson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the right, in English law, to select and name the person to be appointed to a vacant church benefice or living. It is considered a right of property and as such can be sold.
╩│advowson, ╛╕noun.
╜│advt.,╕
┬┌┤ advertisement.
╩│advt.,╕
╜│adwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a woman whose business is advertising; advertising woman.
╩│adwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│adynamia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ physical weakness or debility; asthenia.
╩│adynamia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ physically weak; asthenic.
╩│adynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adytum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ta.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the innermost part of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, open only to the priests.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an inner room; a sanctum.
╩│adytum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ta.╕
╜│adz┐╕ or │adze, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│adzed,╕ │adzing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a tool somewhat like an ax, used for shaping heavy timbers. The blade is set across the end of the handle and curves inward.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shape with an adz.
╩│adz┐╕ or │adze, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│adzed,╕ │adzing.╕
╜│adzuki bean,
┬┌┤ a variety of kidney bean widely grown for food in China and Japan. Also, ╡adsuki bean.┤
╩│adzuki bean,
╜│ae, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) one.
╩│ae, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ae.,╕
┬┌┤ at the age of. See ╡aet.┤┤
╩│ae.,╕
╜│Aeacus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a son of Zeus, grandfather of Achilles, and one of the three judges of Hades.
╩│Aeacus, ╛╕noun.
╜│AEC╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.C.,╕
┬┌┤ Atomic Energy Commission (of the United States, abolished in 1974). See ╡ERDA,┤ ╡NRC.┤┤
╩│AEC╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.C.,╕
╜│aecial stage,
┬┌┤ the phase in the life cycle of certain rust fungi in which aecia (spores) are produced.
╩│aecial stage,
╜│aecidial stage,
┬┌┤ (British.) aecial stage.
╩│aecidial stage,
╜│aecidiospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an aeciospore.
╩│aecidiospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│aecidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an aecium.
╩│aecidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│aeciospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spore produced in an aecium, having two nuclei.
╩│aeciospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeciostage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aecial stage.
╩│aeciostage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aecial stage.
╜│aecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
┬┌┤ a cup-shaped structure which produces chains of spores (aeciospores), formed by the fusion of spores of opposite mating types of certain rust fungi. They usually appear on the lower surface of the leaf of the host plant. Also, (British,) ╡aecidium.┤
╩│aecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│AECL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
╩│AECL╕ (no periods),
╜│aedes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any mosquito of the species that transmits yellow fever and dengue; tiger mosquito.
├│ 2. ┤any other mosquito of the same genus.
╩│aedes, ╛╕noun.
╜│aedile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an elected official in ancient Rome in charge of promoting public games and circuses, maintaining public order, supervising traffic, and superintending public buildings and lands, the marketplace, and food and water supplies. Also, ╡edile.┤
┼╕noun ╡aedileship.┤
╩│aedile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aeetes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a king of Colchis, from whom the Golden Fleece was stolen by Jason and Medea, Aeetes' daughter.
╩│Aeetes, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.E.F.┐╕ or │AEF╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Allied Expeditionary Force (during World War II).
├│ 2. ┤American Expeditionary Forces or Force (soldiers sent to Europe by the United States during World War I).
╩│A.E.F.┐╕ or │AEF╕ (no periods),
╜│Aegean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or in the Aegean Sea, between Greece and Asia Minor, or the islands in it.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the first great European civilization (from about 3000 to about 1100 B.C.) that flourished on Crete and nearby islands, during the Bronze Age and spread to Greece before 1400 B.C.
╩│Aegean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aegrotat.
╩│aeger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aegrotat.
╜│aegeriid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) a moth of a family having mainly transparent, scaleless wings; a clearwing.
╩│aegeriid, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aegeus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the father of Theseus who, thinking his son was dead, threw himself into the Aegean Sea.
╩│Aegeus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aegilops, ╛╕noun. ╟│= egilops.
╩│aegilops, ╛╕noun. ╟│= egilops.
╜│Aeginetan sculptures┐╕ or │marbles,
┬┌┤ a collection of sculptures dating from the 400's B.C., discovered in 1811 on the island of Aegina, off the southeastern coast of Greece.
╩│Aeginetan sculptures┐╕ or │marbles,
╜│Aegir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Old Norse god of the sea, husband of Ran.
╩│Aegir, ╛╕noun.
╜│aegis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡Aegis.┤ (Greek Mythology.) the shield or breastplate used by Zeus or by his daughter Athena. According to one legend the shield was made by Hephaestus (Vulcan) for Zeus. Whenever Athena went on a mission for Zeus, she carried the Aegis with her as a sign of authority.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) protecting influence or care; protection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aegis of the law.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shield, shelter.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sponsorship; auspices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The conference on world health was held under the aegis of the United Nations.┤
├┤ Also, ╡egis.┤
╩│aegis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aegisthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the lover of Clytemnestra, and her accomplice in murdering her husband, Agamemnon. He was, in turn, killed by Agamemnon's son, Orestes.
╩│Aegisthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aegrotat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a medical certificate given at certain British and Canadian universities to a student too ill to attend an examination.
├│ 2. ┤the unclassified degree awarded to a student on the basis of this certificate. Also, ╡aeger.┤
╩│aegrotat, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aegyptopithecus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an extinct anthropoid ape of the early Miocene whose remains were discovered in 1966 in the Fayum desert region of Egypt.
╩│Aegyptopithecus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aelurophile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophile.
╩│aelurophile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophile.
╜│aelurophilia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophilia.
╩│aelurophilia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophilia.
╜│aelurophobe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobe.
╩│aelurophobe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobe.
╜│aelurophobia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobia.
╩│aelurophobia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobia.
╜│Aeneas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Legend.) a Trojan hero, son of Anchises and Aphrodite (Venus). After the fall of Troy, he escaped from the burning city carrying his father and leading his little son. After years of wandering he reached Italy, where his descendants supposedly founded Rome.
╩│Aeneas, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aeneid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long poem by Virgil telling the story of the wanderings and adventures of Aeneas. It is a Latin epic poem in twelve books, completed about 19 B.C.
╩│Aeneid, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeneolithic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ chalcolithic.
╩│aeneolithic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeneous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bronze-colored (used especially of insects).
╩│aeneous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeolian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or produced by the winds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeolian sandstone.┤
├│ 2. ┤carried by the winds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeolian soil.┤
╩│aeolian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aeolian─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of Aeolus. Also, ╡Eolian.┤
╩│Aeolian─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│Aeolian─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤belonging to a certain branch of the Greek people that lived in Boeotia, Thessaly, and Asia Minor.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of this branch. Also, ╡Eolian.┤
╩│Aeolian─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│aeolian harp┐╕ or │lyre,╕
┬┌┤ a box that gives out musical sounds when currents of air blow across the six or more tuned strings fitted over openings in its top, causing the strings to vibrate; wind harp.
╩│aeolian harp┐╕ or │lyre,╕
╜│Aeolian mode,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the modes in ancient Greek music, characterized as grand and stately.
├│ 2. ┤a mode of medieval church music, beginning and ending on the note A.
╩│Aeolian mode,╕
╜│Aeolic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤one of the great groups of dialects of ancient Greece, spoken in Aeolis, Lesbos, Thessaly, and Boeotia.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Aeolis. Also, ╡Eolic.┤
╩│Aeolic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aeolina, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aeoline.
╩│aeolina, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aeoline.
╜│aeoline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤a soft organ stop.
├│ 2. ┤╡= harmonica.┤
╩│aeoline, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeolipile┐╕ or │aeolipyle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus demonstrating the principle of the jet engine, said to have been invented by Hero of Alexandria, consisting of a boiler connected to a pivoted spherical vessel having two tubes bent at right angles to the pivot. Reaction to jets of steam escaping through the tubes causes the vessel to rotate. Also, ╡eolipile,┤ ╡eolipyle.┤
╩│aeolipile┐╕ or │aeolipyle, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeolotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) varying in properties and behavior along different axes or directions; anisotropic.
╩│aeolotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeolotropism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) ╡= anisotropy.┤
╩│aeolotropism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeolotropy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) ╡= anisotropy.┤
╩│aeolotropy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aeolus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) the god of the winds.
├│ 2. ┤a legendary king of Thessaly.
╩│Aeolus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British)
├│ 1. ┤a very long period of time; many thousands of years.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aeons passed before life existed on the earth.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Geology, Astronomy.) one billion years.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aeon [is] geologic shorthand for a period of one billion years (James E. Oberg). "Aeon" is being increasingly used by earth and planetary scientists as a convenient short synonym for "billion years" (Science News).┤
├┤ Also, ╡eon.┤
╩│aeon, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ eternal. Also, ╡eonian.┤
╩│aeonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aepyornis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gigantic, extinct, flightless bird of Madagascar; elephant bird.
╩│aepyornis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aequo animo,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) with an even mind; calmly; tranquilly.
╩│aequo animo,
╜│aequorin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein in certain jellyfish which causes them to glow in the presence of calcium, extracted for use as a natural source of luminescence.
╩│aequorin, ╛╕noun.
╜│aer-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡aero-┤ used sometimes before vowels, as in ╖aerate.┤
╩│aer-,╕
╜│aerarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ in ancient Rome:
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the lowest class of Roman citizens, who paid only a poll tax but had no right to vote.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤connected with the public treasury; fiscal.
╩│aerarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aerate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to expose to and mix with air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water in some reservoirs is aerated and purified by spraying it high into the air.┤
├│ 2. ┤to fill with a gas; charge or mix with gas, often under pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soda water is water that has been aerated with carbon dioxide.┤
├│ 3. ┤to expose to chemical action with oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blood is aerated in the lungs.┤
├│ 4. ┤to expose to air.
┼╕noun ╡aeration.┤
┼╕noun ╡aerator.┤
╩│aerate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│aerated water, ╟= mineral water.
╩│aerated water, ╟= mineral water.
╜│aerenchyma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of tissue containing large air spaces, found especially in the stems of certain aquatic plants.
╩│aerenchyma, ╛╕noun.
╜│aere perennius,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) more lasting than bronze (from Horace's line ╖exegi monumentum re perennius,┤ "I have completed a monument more lasting than bronze").
╩│aere perennius,
╜│aerial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long wire or set of wires or rods used in radio, television, and radar for sending out or receiving electromagnetic waves; antenna.
├│ 2. ┤(American Football.) a forward pass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jerry Harper hit Johnny Bell with an aerial good for 50 yards and a score (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤of or for aircraft; having to do with aviation in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aerial ferry.┤
├│ b. ┤carried out by or seen from aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial farming, aerial spraying, an aerial view of the city.┤
├│ 2. ┤living in the air:
├│ a. ┤growing in the air instead of in soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The banyan tree has aerial roots.┤
├│ b. ┤floating or flying in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds (Charles Darwin).┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with the air; atmospheric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial currents.┤
├│ 4. ┤extending high into the air; lofty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial mountains.┤
┴┤ (SYN) airy.
├│ 5a. ┤as light as air; ethereal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. sweet, faint, aerial music.┤
┴┤ (SYN) delicate.
├│ b. ┤as thin as air; unsubstantial; imaginary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial beings, fine and aerial distinctions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) immaterial.
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) consisting of air; gaseous.
┼╕adv. ╡aerially.┤
┼╕noun ╡aerialness.┤
╩│aerial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aerial bar,╕
┬┌┤ a high trapeze, as in a circus.
╩│aerial bar,╕
╜│aerialist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acrobat who performs feats on a trapeze, tightrope, or the like.
╩│aerialist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeriality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ airiness; unsubstantiality.
╩│aeriality, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerial ladder,╕
┬┌┤ a very long ladder that can be extended, such as is used by firemen.
╩│aerial ladder,╕
╜│aerial mine,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mine designed to be dropped from an aircraft into water.
├│ 2. ┤a very heavy bomb, especially one slowed in its descent by a parachute.
╩│aerial mine,╕
╜│aerial perspective,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of perspective that has to do with the variations of light, shade, and color in objects that are drawn or painted according to their distances from the observer, the quantity of light falling on them, and the medium through which they are seen.
╩│aerial perspective,╕
╜│aerial photograph,╕
┬┌┤ a vertical or oblique photograph taken from an aircraft, for military, meteorological, or mapping purposes.
╩│aerial photograph,╕
╜│aerial photography,╕
┬┌┤ the process or technique of taking photographs from aircraft.
╩│aerial photography,╕
╜│aerial railway┐╕ or │aerial tramway,╕
┬┌┤ overhead cables or rails from which a car is suspended to move persons and things across a river, canyon, or other difficult place to cross.
╩│aerial railway┐╕ or │aerial tramway,╕
╜│aerial rocket,╕
┬┌┤ a rocket launched from an aircraft.
╩│aerial rocket,╕
╜│aerial survey,╕
┬┌┤ a survey of land made by means of aerial photographs.
╩│aerial survey,╕
╜│aerial tanker,╕
┬┌┤ an airplane used to refuel other airplanes while in the air.
╩│aerial tanker,╕
╜│aerial torpedo,╕
┬┌┤ a torpedo designed to be released from a low-flying aircraft into water (no longer used).
╩│aerial torpedo,╕
╜│aerie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the nest of an eagle, hawk, or other bird of prey, usually built in a lofty place.
├│ 2. ┤the young eagles, hawks, or other birds in such a nest.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a house, castle, or the like, placed high on a rock or mountainside. Also, ╡aery,┤ ╡eyrie,┤ ╡eyry.┤
╩│aerie, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeried, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤having an aerie or aeries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aeried crag.┤
├┤ Also, ╡eyried.┤
╩│aeried, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeriferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ conveying air.
╩│aeriferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aerifying or being aerified, as by bubbling air through.
╩│aerification, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having the form of air; gaseous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. substances existing in an aeriform state.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) unsubstantial; unreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeriform figures, aeriform attainments.┤
╩│aeriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to force air into; fill with air; aerate.
├│ 2. ┤to convert into vapor or gas.
╩│aerify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│aero, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with aviation or flying; aeronautical.
├│ 2. ┤of or for aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the success of the industry in selling airliners and aero engines abroad (Observer).┤
╩│aero, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aero-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤air; the air; of the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aeroplane. Aerometer.┤
├│ 2. ┤atmosphere; atmospheric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerospace = space in the atmosphere. Aerology = science of the atmosphere.┤
├│ 3. ┤gas; of gas or gases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerodynamics = dynamics of gases.┤
├│ 4. ┤of or for aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerobatics = aircraft acrobatics. Aerodrome = landing field for aircraft.┤
╩│aero-,╕
╜│aeroallergen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any allergen carried by the air, such as pollen or germs.
╩│aeroallergen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobacter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of aerobic bacteria that ferment sugars with the production of various acids.
╩│aerobacter, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroballistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeroballistics.
╩│aeroballistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeroballistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the behavior of projectiles fired from aircraft.
╩│aeroballistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or characterized by aerobatics.
╩│aerobatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobatics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the performance of tricks or stunts with an aircraft in flight, such as loops; stunt flying.
├│ 2. ┤the art of performing such maneuvers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The merit of aerobatics is that everything depends on the skill of the pilot; an old and slow aircraft is not a handicap and may even be an advantage (London Times).┤
╩│aerobatics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a microorganism, especially any of various bacteria, which can live only in the presence of oxygen.
╩│aerobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤living and growing only where there is atmospheric oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerobic bacteria.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or caused by aerobic bacteria.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with aerobics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cardinal requirement of aerobic exercise is that it must tax the person's capacity (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡aerobically.┤
╩│aerobic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of exercises based on a correlation of oxygen consumption and physical fitness, and designed to promote the supply and use of oxygen by the body.
├│ 2. ┤╡Aerobics,┤ a trademark for this system.
╩│aerobics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerobiology.
╩│aerobiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerobiology.
╩│aerobiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of biology that deals with the way bacteria, viruses, pollen, and the like, are carried through the air.
╩│aerobiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ life sustained by an organism in the presence of oxygen (contrasted with ╖anaerobiosis┤).
╩│aerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by aerobiosis; aerobic.
╩│aerobiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= aerobe.
╩│aerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= aerobe.
╜│aerobraking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of atmospheric friction to slow a moving space vehicle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a technique known as "aerobreaking," in which a light-weight shield slows down a vehicle as it zooms through a planetary atmosphere (William J. Broad).┤
╩│aerobraking, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tellurometer adapted to aircraft use for geographical survey.
╩│aerodist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodonetics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or study of gliding and soaring flight.
╩│aerodonetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an airport. Also, (U.S.) ╡airdrome┤
╩│aerodrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodromics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) the science of flying.
╩│aerodromics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerodynamics.
┼╕adv. ╡aerodynamically.┤
╩│aerodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerodynamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerodynamic.
╩│aerodynamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerodynamic.
╜│aerodynamic heating,╕
┬┌┤ the heating of the leading edge or surface of an object moving through the atmosphere at high speed, caused by friction with the air.
╩│aerodynamic heating,╕
╜│aerodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerodynamics.
╩│aerodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the motion of air and other gases around objects, and of forces acting on both bodies passing through air and other gases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rockets are powerful research tools ... in aerodynamics (Science News).┤
╩│aerodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any heavier-than-air aircraft.
╩│aerodyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroelastic. ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeroelasticity.
╩│aeroelastic. ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeroelasticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the movement or deformation of an aircraft component or other elastic structure under the stress of aerodynamic forces.
├│ 2. ┤the branch of mechanics that deals with such movement or deformation.
╩│aeroelasticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroembolism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a harmful blocking of blood vessels by nitrogen bubbles in the blood and body tissues, caused by a sudden reduction of air pressure, as in skin divers and other divers rising too rapidly, tunnel workers leaving pressurized caissons, and aviators ascending rapidly to high altitudes.
╩│aeroembolism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aero-engine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an aircraft engine.
╩│aero-engine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerofoil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British)
├│ 1. ┤a wing, aileron, rudder, or other surface designed to help lift or control an aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a spoiler or similar device designed to help keep a car firmly on the road at high speeds. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡airfoil.┤
╩│aerofoil, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colloidal solution of a solid in which a liquid is replaced by a gas or by air, thus producing a high degree of porosity.
╩│aerogel, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various species of gas-producing bacteria.
╩│aerogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogenerator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a generator driven by the wind.
╩│aerogenerator, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤gas-producing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerogenic bacteria.┤
├│ 2. ┤having the form of air or gas; aeriform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The inhalable, or aerogenic, form of the vaccine gives greater immunity than does the injected form (Science News Letter).┤
╩│aerogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a radiogram.
├│ 2. ┤the record made by an aerograph.
├│ 3. ┤╡= air letter.┤
╩│aerogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogramme, ╛╕noun. ╟│= air letter.
╩│aerogramme, ╛╕noun. ╟│= air letter.
╜│aerograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument carried high into the upper atmosphere by an airplane, balloon, or kite to record pressure, temperature, humidity, and other atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerographics or describes atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of aerography.
├│ 2. ┤of aerographics.
╩│aerographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerographic.
╩│aerographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerographic.
╜│aerographics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the air or atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerographics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ description of the air or atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerography, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite made up entirely or almost entirely of stone.
╩│aerolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerolitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) made up entirely or almost entirely of stone, as a meteorite.
╩│aerolitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerologic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerology.
┼╕adv. ╡aerologically.┤
╩│aerologic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerologic.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Through aerological investigations scientists have learned much about the atmosphere and the weather (J. V. Finch).┤
╩│aerological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerologic.
╜│aerologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerology.
╩│aerologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the branch of meteorology that deals with the properties and phenomena of the upper atmosphere.
├│ 2. ┤╡= meteorology.┤
╩│aerology, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeromagnetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with magnetism in, or the action of magnetic force on, elements of the atmosphere, especially in the upper layers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aeromagnetic survey.┤
╩│aeromagnetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeromancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤divination by the air or atmospheric phenomena.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) the forecasting of the weather.
╩│aeromancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeromechanic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a mechanic who works on aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤an expert in aeromechanics.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= aeromechanical.┤
╩│aeromechanic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aeromechanical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeromechanics.
╩│aeromechanical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeromechanics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the motion (aerodynamics) and equilibrium (aerostatics) of air and other gases.
╩│aeromechanics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeromedical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeromedicine.
╩│aeromedical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeromedicine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ aviation medicine.
╩│aeromedicine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerometeorograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorograph used in aircraft and other flying objects.
╩│aerometeorograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the weight or density of air and other gases.
╩│aerometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with aerometry or an aerometer.
╩│aerometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of pneumatics.
╩│aerometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pilot of an airship or balloon; balloonist.
├│ 2. ┤a person who travels in an airship or balloon.
├│ 3. ┤the pilot of an aeroplane.
╩│aeronaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronautic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aeronautical.
╩│aeronautic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aeronautical.
╜│aeronautical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) of or having to do with aeronautics or aeronauts.
┬┌┤ the science or art having to do with the design, manufacture, and operation of aircraft.
╩│aeronautics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroneurosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nervous disorder affecting aviators, usually caused by excessive flying and characterized by such symptoms as gastric distress, irritability, and insomnia.
╩│aeroneurosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronomical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeronomy.
╩│aeronomical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeronomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aeronomy.
╩│aeronomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science that deals with the physical and chemical conditions of the upper atmosphere, especially the changes occurring as the result of radiation from outer space.
╩│aeronomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aero-otitis media,
┬┌┤ inflammation of the middle ear caused by differences between the air pressure in the cavity of the middle ear and that of the atmosphere that occur from sudden changes of altitude in flying.
╩│aero-otitis media,
╜│aeropause, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the limit of man's penetration in the atmosphere at any particular time.
├│ 2. ┤the upper limit of manned airborne flight.
╩│aeropause, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophagia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal swallowing of air,sometimes associated with hysteria.
╩│aerophagia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophagy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerophagia.
╩│aerophagy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerophagia.
╜│aerophilatelist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a collector of airmail stamps.
╩│aerophilatelist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophilately, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the business or hobby of collecting and trading airmail stamps.
╩│aerophilately, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a morbid fear of air or gases, especially of drafts.
╩│aerophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a portable respirator for the use of firemen, miners, and others, containing chemicals designed to revive exhaled air passing through it or to make smoke-filled air breathable.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the atmosphere; aerodynamics and aerostatics.
╩│aerophysics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant nourished by the air instead of the soil; air plant; epiphyte.
╩│aerophyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroplane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a flying machine that has one or more planes or wings and is driven by one or more propellers or jet engines or a rocket engine. An aeroplane is an aircraft heavier than air, supported in flight by the action of the air flowing past or thrusting upward on its fixed wings. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡airplane.┤
╩│aeroplane, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroplane cloth,╕
┬┌┤ (British)
├│ 1. ┤a plain, tightly woven, sturdy cotton fabric used as a luggage covering and in some garments.
├│ 2. ┤a similar linen fabric used to cover the frames of older aeroplanes.
╩│aeroplane cloth,╕
╜│aeroplane luggage,╕
┬┌┤ very lightweight luggage, made especially for air travel.
╩│aeroplane luggage,╕
╜│aeroplane spin,╕
┬┌┤ (Wrestling.) a throw used especially by professional wrestlers. One wrestler lifts his opponent on his shoulders, whirls him about, and throws him down.
╩│aeroplane spin,╕
╜│aeropulse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╩│aeropulse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╜│aeroresonator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╩│aeroresonator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pulsejet.
╜│aeroscepsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) the ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
╩│aeroscepsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroscepsy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) aeroscepsis.
╩│aeroscepsy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for collecting dust, bacteria, spores, or other contaminants from the air for microscopic investigation.
╩│aeroscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with exercising aeroscopy.
╩│aeroscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeroscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) perception or observation of atmospheric conditions, as by insects and snails.
╩│aeroscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroshell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a parachutelike device used to decelerate a spacecraft making a soft landing.
╩│aeroshell, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosiderite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite consisting mainly of metallic iron.
╩│aerosiderite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosiderolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite containing both iron and stone.
╩│aerosiderolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤very fine colloidal particles of a solid or liquid substance suspended in the air or in some other gas. Smoke and fog are common aerosols.
├│ 2. ┤an aerosol bomb or container.
╩│aerosol, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerosol bomb┐,╕ │can,╕ or │container,╕
┬┌┤ a can containing an insecticide, cosmetic, or other product under pressure, that may be released as a spray or mist; spray can.
╩│aerosol bomb┐,╕ │can,╕ or │container,╕
╜│aerosol can ┐,╕ or │container,╕
┬┌┤ a can containing an insecticide, cosmetic, or other product under pressure, that may be released as a spray or mist; spray can. Also, (U.S.) ╡aerosol bomb.┤
╩│aerosol can ┐,╕ or │container,╕
╜│aerosol cloud,╕
┬┌┤ a man-made spray or mist in which disease-producing or chemical agents are suspended.
┬┌┤ an instrument capable of detecting and counting microscopic particles, such as dust or germs, carried in the air.
╩│aerosoloscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerospace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the field of science, technology, and industry dealing with the flight of rockets and other spacecraft through the atmosphere or the space beyond it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerospace ... has provided more jobs for last June's engineering graduates than any other field of business or industry (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it, especially the space in which rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft operate.
╩│aerospace, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerospace engineering,╕
┬┌┤ engineering that deals with the design and development of aircraft and space vehicles. Aerospace engineers also design testing equipment such as wind tunnels.
╩│aerospace engineering,╕
╜│aerospace medicine,╕ ╟│= space medicine.
╩│aerospace medicine,╕ ╟│= space medicine.
╜│aerospace plane,╕
┬┌┤ a craft that is part airplane and part spaceship which has no wings and looks like an enormous bathtub; lifting body. It is designed to ride into space on top of a rocket and return to earth after completing its mission.
╩│aerospace plane,╕
╜│aerostat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any lighter-than-air aircraft, such as a balloon or dirigible.
╩│aerostat, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerostatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with aerostatics.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with an aerostat.
╩│aerostatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerostatic.
╩│aerostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerostatic.
╜│aerostatics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the static equilibrium of air and other gases, and of solid objects suspended or moving in them.
╩│aerostatics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerostation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the art or science of operating lighter-than-air aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) aerostatics.
╩│aerostation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) moving toward or away from oxygen or air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bacteria under the coverslip ... are "positively aerotactic," aggregating around the edges where the oxygen concentration is higher than in the centre (New Scientist).┤
╩│aerotactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerotaxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) movement of an organism or part of an organism toward or away from oxygen or air.
╩│aerotaxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotechnical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeronautical production and research.
┬┌┤ a method of treating disease by varying the pressure or composition of the air breathed.
╩│aerotherapeutics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotherapy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerotherapeutics.
╩│aerotherapy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerotherapeutics.
╜│aerothermodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerothermodynamics.
╩│aerothermodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerothermodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in aerothermodynamics.
╩│aerothermodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerothermodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of thermodynamics that deals with the relations between heat and mechanical energy in air and other gases, especially in their applications to changes induced by the motions of bodies in the medium.
╩│aerothermodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a high-speed train that combines the air-cushion element of the hovercraft and the single-rail feature of the monorail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aerotrain [will] provide rapid transportation between cities that are too close for economic air travel (Time).┤
╩│aerotrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeruginous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the nature or color of verdigris; bluish-green.
╩│aeruginous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerugo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rust of copper or brass; verdigris.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) the rust of metals in general.
╩│aerugo, ╛╕noun.
╜│aery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.)
├│ 1. ┤aerial; lofty.
├│ 2. ┤ethereal.
╩│aery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│aery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │aeries.╕
┬┌┤ an aerie (eagle's nest).
╩│aery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │aeries.╕
╜│Aeschylean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or in the rather outspoken style of the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Aeschylean tragedy.┤
╩│Aeschylean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aesculaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the same family as the horse chestnut.
╩│aesculaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aesculapian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Aesculapius.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the healing art; medical.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a physician.
╩│Aesculapian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aesculapius, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Roman god of medicine and healing (identified with the Greek god Asclepius).
├│ 2. ┤a physician.
╩│Aesculapius, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesculin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esculin.
╩│aesculin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esculin.
╜│Aesir, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the chief Scandinavian gods and goddesses (Odin, Thor, Balder, Loki, Tyr, Freya, etc.), who lived in Asgard.
╩│Aesir, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Aesopian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Aesop.
├│ 2. ┤composed by Aesop or in his manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fable in the Aesopian style.┤
├┤ Also, ╡Esopian.┤
╩│Aesopian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aesthesiometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤an instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to touch, especially by finding how close two points pressed against the skin can be to each other and yet be felt as distinct points. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡esthesiometer.┤
╩│aesthesiometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthesiometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤having to do with the aesthesiometer or its use.
╩│aesthesiometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aestheometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of making geometric designs on a board, cloth, or the like, by means of needle and thread, used especially in teaching geometry and art.
╩│aestheometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the perception of the external world by the senses; feeling; sensibility. Also, ╡esthesia.┤
╩│aesthesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthesiometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esthesiometer.
╩│aesthesiometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esthesiometer.
╜│aesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aesthesia.
╩│aesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aesthesia.
╜│aesthete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who pretends to appreciate or be specially sensitive to the beautiful in nature or art; one who gives too much attention to beauty.
├│ 2. ┤a person who appreciates or is sensitive to beauty in nature or art. Also, ╡esthete.┤
╩│aesthete, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with the beautiful, as distinguished from the useful, scientific, or moral; based on or determined by beauty rather than by practical or moral considerations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee laid stress on aesthetic elements, such as architecture and design (Claude M. Berkeley).┤
├│ 2. ┤(of persons) having or showing an appreciation of beauty in nature and art.
├│ 3. ┤(of things) showing good taste; artistic; pleasing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aesthetic wallpaper. The ruins have a romantic or an impersonal, aesthetic appeal to all people, but to the Greeks they are a living force (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an aesthetic philosophy or point of view.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once again, Balanchine tamed an alien movement to his own distinctive personal aesthetic (Doris Hering).┤
├│ 2. ┤an aesthete. Also, ╡esthetic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aesthetically.┤
╩│aesthetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aesthetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aesthetics. Also, ╡esthetical.┤
╩│aesthetical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aesthetician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in or student of aesthetics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aesthetician studies art in a theoretical way (Thomas Munro).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡esthetician.┤
╩│aesthetician, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestheticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the belief in beauty as the basic standard of value in human life, underlying all moral or materialistic considerations.
├│ 2. ┤a great love for and sensitivity to beauty and the arts. Also, ╡estheticism.┤
┬┌┤ the study of beauty in art and nature; philosophy of beauty or taste; theory of the fine arts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the experimentalists of the Institute had abandoned their physics for ... the study of transcendental aesthetics and all the refinements and abstractions of pure reason (Edinburgh Review).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡esthetics.┤
╩│aesthetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestival, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with summer. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡estival.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Zoology.) the act of remaining dormant during the summer.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) the disposition of the parts of a flower in the bud. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡estivation.┤
╩│aestivation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestivator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aestivating animal. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡estivator.┤
╩│aestivator, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestivo-autumnal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, occurring in, or having to do with both summer and autumn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aestivo-autumnal malaria.┤
╩│aestivo-autumnal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aet.┐╕ or │aetat.,╕
┬┌┤ at the age of (usually at death); aged (a designated figure);
╔┤ ╢Ex. Here lies John Richards, aet. 71.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡ae.┤
╩│aet.┐╕ or │aetat.,╕
╜│AET╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.T.,╕
┬┌┤ a crystalline chemical compound used in the prevention and treatment of radiation sickness.
╩│AET╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.T.,╕
╜│aetatis suae,
┬┌┤ (Latin) in his --th year; aged --(a shortened form of ╡anno aetatis suae┤).
╩│aetatis suae,
╜│aetheling, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atheling.
╩│aetheling, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atheling.
╜│aether, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ether.
╩│aether, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ether.
╜│aethereal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ethereal.
╩│aethereal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ethereal.
╜│aethrioscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring minute variations of temperature due to different conditions of the sky.
╩│aethrioscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aetiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aetiological.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. There is little or no evidence that tobacco is an aetiologic (causative) factor in ... diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract (Science News Letter).┤
┬┤ Also, (especially U.S.)╡ etiologic.┤
╩│aetiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aetiological.
╜│aetiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤of or having to do with aetiology. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡etiological.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aetiologically.┤
╩│aetiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aetiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a person who studies aetiology. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡etiologist.┤
╩│aetiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aetiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British)
├│ 1. ┤the science that deals with origins or causes.
├│ 2a. ┤the theory of the causes of disease.
├│ b. ┤the cause or causes of a disease.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of assigning a cause. Also, (especially U.S.) ╡etiology.┤
╩│aetiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aetolian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the ancient Greek region of Aetolia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an inhabitant of ancient Aetolia.
╩│Aetolian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│AEW╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ airborne early warning (radar for enemy ships and aircraft).
╩│AEW╕ (no periods),
╜│af-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖f,┤ as in ╖affix.┤
╩│af-,╕
╜│a.f.,╕
┬┌┤ audio frequency.
╩│a.f.,╕
╜│Af.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Africa.
├│ 2. ┤African.
╩│Af.,╕
╜│AF╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Air Force, especially the Unitec States Air Force.
├│ 2. ┤Anglo-French.
├│ 3. ┤audio frequency.
├│ 4. ┤autofocus in a camera.
╩│AF╕ (no periods),
╜│AFA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Federation of Arts.
╩│AFA╕ (no periods),
╜│afar, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ far away; at a great distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abraham ... saw the place afar off (Genesis 22:4).┤
└╕expr. ╡from afar,┤ ┤from far off; from a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I saw him coming down the road from afar.┤
╩│afar, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Afar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a nomadic tribe of Hamitic origin in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti; Danakil.
├│ 2. ┤this tribe.
╩│Afar, ╛╕noun.
╜│afara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a species of trees native to Nigeria, the wood of which is light-colored and resembles teak in its grain; limba.
╩│afara, ╛╕noun.
╜│AFB╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.B.,╕
┬┌┤ Air Force Base.
╩│AFB╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.B.,╕
╜│AFC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ automatic frequency control.
╩│AFC╕ (no periods),
╜│afeard┐╕ or │afeared, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) afraid; frightened.
╩│afeard┐╕ or │afeared, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afebrile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without fever.
╩│afebrile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aff, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) off.
╩│aff, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│affability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality that makes a person easy to talk to; courteous and pleasant ways.
┴┤ (SYN) amiability, geniality.
╩│affability, ╛╕noun.
╜│affable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤easy to talk to; courteous and pleasant in receiving and responding to the conversation or approaches of others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our principal is a very friendly and affable man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approachable, amiable.
├│ 2. ┤gracious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affable smile.┤
┼╕noun ╡affableness.┤
╩│affable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an affable manner; courteously.
╩│affably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│affair, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤thing to do; matter of business; job; task.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President has many affairs to look after. The project was an important but time-consuming affair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) activity.
├│ 2. ┤a particular action or happening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The party on Saturday was a jolly affair.┤
├│ 3. ┤a private concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That's my own affair.┤
├│ 4. ┤a thing; matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mechanism of a clock is a complicated affair.┤
├│ 5. ┤an amorous or romantic experience, especially a temporary one; love affair; romance.
├│ 6. ┤an important or notorious case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Dreyfus affair.┤
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a festive or ceremonious occasion, such as a banquet, wedding, or dinner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catered affair.┤
└╕expr. ╡affairs,┤ ┤matters of interest, especially public or business matters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. men of affairs. The reasonableness of something is rarely a motive in human affairs (Barbara W. Tuchman).┤
╩│affair, ╛╕noun.
╜│affaire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a love affair (short for ╖affaire d'amour┤ or ╖affaire de coeur┤).
├│ 2. ┤any affair, especially some sensational event or legal case, often involving political scandal or intrigue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since the days of the Dreyfus case, one of the perennial features of French government has been l'affaire--that unique combination of intrigue, scandal, and politics that seems to ... suggest the existence of deep, deadly and corrupt forces ... (Time).┤
╩│affaire, ╛╕noun.
╜│affaire d'amour,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a love affair.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an affair of love.
╩│affaire d'amour,
╜│affaire de coeur,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a love affair.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an affair of the heart.
╩│affaire de coeur,
╜│affaire d'honneur,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a duel.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an affair of honor.
╩│affaire d'honneur,
╜│affair of honor,╕ ╟│= duel.
╩│affair of honor,╕ ╟│= duel.
╜│affairs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡affair.┤┤
╩│affairs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│affect─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to produce a result on; have an effect on; act on; influence or change.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The small amount of rain last year affected the growth of crops. The disease affected his mind so that he lost his memory. Nothing you say will affect my decision.┤
├│ 2. ┤to touch the heart of; stir the feelings of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stories of starving children so affected him that he gave all his spare money to their aid.┤
┴┤ (SYN) move.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Psychology.) the felt or affective component of a stimulus or motive to action.
╩│affect─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│affect─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to pretend to have or feel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He affected ignorance of the fight, but we knew that he had seen it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feign, simulate, profess.
├│ 2. ┤to use because one prefers to; choose to use, wear, own, etc.; fancy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He affects carelessness in dress.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make a show of liking; adopt falsely or ostentatiously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to affect a taste for abstract art.┤
┼╕noun ╡affecter.┤
╩│affect─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│affectation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an artificial way of talking or acting put on to impress others; pretense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her roughness is an affectation; she is really a quiet, gentle girl.┤
┴┤ (SYN) show, pose.
├│ 2. ┤a mannerism, choice of language, or the like, that indicates a tendency toward this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her little affectations seem silly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) peculiarity.
╩│affectation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affected─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤acted on; influenced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone felt affected by the war.┤
├│ 2. ┤influenced injuriously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She froze her feet and the affected toes were numb.┤
├│ 3. ┤moved in feeling; stirred up.
├│ 4. ┤inclined.
╩│affected─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│affected─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤put on for effect; not natural; pretended; artificial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affected welcome, an affected tone of voice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unnatural, pretentious.
├│ 2. ┤behaving, speaking, or writing unnaturally for effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is too picked, too spruce, too affected, too odd (Shakespeare).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡affectedness.┤
╩│affected─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│affecting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ touching the heart; moving the feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The refugee told an affecting story of hunger and suffering.┤
╩│affecting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a feeling of warm liking and tender attachment; fondness; tenderness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mothers have affection for their children. His gentleness and kind ways increased his dog's affection for him.┤
├│ 2. ┤an unhealthy condition; disease.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is suffering from an affection of the ear.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ailment.
├│ 3. ┤feeling; inclination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The world of ideas is first arranged in six broad categories of abstract relations, space, matter, intellect, volition and affections (Simeon Potter).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) disposition; tendency.
╩│affection, ╛╕noun.
╜│affectional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ implying affection; relating to the affections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The affectional bond is often very strong at the inception of marriage, but it does not always endure (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectionally.┤
╩│affectional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectionate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or showing affection; fond; tender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affectionate child, an affectionate farewell. The soldier received an affectionate letter from his sister.┤
┴┤ (SYN) warm; devoted.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) headstrong.
┼╕adv. ╡affectionately.┤
┼╕noun ╡affectionateness.┤
╩│affectionate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) disposed.
╩│affectioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectionless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deprived of affection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affectionless youngster. Children from affectionless and disrupted homes are disproportionately involved in crime and delinquency (Morris and Hawkins).┤
╩│affectionless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affective, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the feelings; emotional.
├│ 2. ┤arousing emotion; concerning emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It may be noted that the difference between "Green was my valley" and "My valley was green" is that the first sentence has greater affective suggestiveness (Simeon Potter).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectively.┤
╩│affective, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the relative intensity of response to a feeling or emotion.
╩│affectivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│affectless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ unfeeling; unemotional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How do people become so "affectless"--so unaffected by the suffering of other people? (Katherine Gauss Jackson).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡affectlessness.┤
╩│affectless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affenpinscher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of small dogs having stiff, black fur, pointed ears, a prominent chin, and mustachelike tufts of hair.
╩│affenpinscher, ╛╕noun.
╜│afference, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action or excitation of afferent nerves.
╩│afference, ╛╕noun.
╜│afferent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ carrying inward to a central organ or point (contrasted with ╖efferent┤). Afferent nerves carry stimuli from nerve endings to the spinal cord.
╩│afferent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affettuoso, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) with feeling; tender.
╩│affettuoso, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│affiance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to promise (oneself or another) in marriage; engage; betroth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. James and Beth are affianced to each other.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the pledging of faith; betrothal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Affiance made, my happiness begun (Edmund Spenser).┤
┴┤ (SYN) engagement, troth.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) trust; confidence.
┼╕noun ╡affiancer.┤
╩│affiance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│affianced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ promised in marriage; engaged; betrothed.
╩│affianced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affiant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law, U.S.) a person who makes an affidavit.
╩│affiant, ╛╕noun.
╜│affiche, ╛╕noun. ╟│= poster.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Colin turned out the best affiches since Toulouse-Lautrec ... seizing a subject's single feature and turning it into an artistic shop sign (Time).┤
╩│affiche, ╛╕noun. ╟│= poster.
╜│affidavit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a statement written down and sworn to be true. An affidavit is usually made before a judge or notary public or, in Great Britain, a commissioner of oaths.
╩│affidavit, ╛╕noun.
╜│affiliable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be affiliated.
╩│affiliable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affiliate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to join in close association; connect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though the two clubs did not have the same members, they were affiliated with each other.┤
┴┤ (SYN) associate.
├│ 2. ┤to attach to or associate with a larger company or organization, often as a branch.
├│ 3. ┤to bring into relationship; adopt.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) to fix the paternity of.
├│ 5. ┤to trace the origin or connection of; ascribe.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to associate oneself; connect; be joined (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to affiliate with a political party.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an organization or group associated with other similar organizations or groups.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a person or organization that is associated with a larger organization; branch organization; subsidiary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our local automobile club is an affiliate of the national automobile club.┤
╩│affiliate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│affiliated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ associated; connected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American Automobile Association [has] 753 affiliated clubs and branches (Newsweek).┤
╩│affiliated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affiliation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ association; connection; relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our hospital has an affiliation with the medical school of the university. The population is sparse, with few affiliations with the Afghans (Science).┤
┴┤ (SYN) relationship, kinship.
╩│affiliation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affinal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a common origin or source.
├│ 2. ┤related by marriage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This establishes affinal (in-law) relationships between clans and binds them into a still larger unit: the tribe (Scientific American).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a relative by marriage; kinsman.
╩│affinal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(Mathematics.) having to do with or designating a transformation that carries parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
╔┤ ╢Ex. affine geometry.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a relative by marriage.
┼╕adv. ╡affinely.┤
╩│affine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affined, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤related; connected.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) bound; obligated.
╩│affined, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affinitative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of affinity.
┼╕adv. ╡affinitatively.┤
╩│affinitative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affinitive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ closely connected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the affinitive bond between identical twins.┤
╩│affinitive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affinity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has an affinity for dancing. If you have an affinity for mathematics, you will probably enjoy physics.┤
├│ 2. ┤relationship; connection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an affinity between Swedes and Norwegians.┤
├│ 3. ┤relationship by marriage (distinguished from ╖consanguinity┤).
├│ 4. ┤(Biology.) a resemblance between species, genera, breeds, or other natural groupings that makes a common ancestry probable.
├│ 5. ┤the force that attracts certain chemical elements to others and keeps them combined.
├│ 6. ┤a person to whom one is especially attracted.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) resemblance; likeness.
╩│affinity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│affinity card,╕
┬┌┤ a credit card issued at special rates to members of an affinity group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The affinity card ... is a Visa or MasterCard that a university, union, club, or some other group issues to its members (Washington Post).┤
╩│affinity card,╕
╜│affinity group,╕
┬┌┤ any formally organized group, club, or other organization.
╩│affinity group,╕
╜│affirm, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to declare to be true; say firmly; assert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoner affirmed his innocence. The Bible affirms that God is love.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aver, maintain, avouch.
├│ 2. ┤to confirm; ratify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The higher court affirmed the lower court's decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) validate, corroborate.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to declare solemnly, but without taking an oath.
┴┤ (SYN) vouch.
├│ 2. ┤to make a solemn assertion.
┼╕noun ╡affirmer.┤
╩│affirm, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│affirmable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be affirmed or asserted.
┼╕adv. ╡affirmably.┤
╩│affirmable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affirmance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of affirming; assertion.
├│ 2. ┤confirmation.
╩│affirmance, ╛╕noun.
╜│affirmant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who affirms.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤affirming.
╩│affirmant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│affirmation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positive statement; an assertion.
├│ 2. ┤a solemn declaration having the legal force of an oath, made by Quakers and others whose religion or conscience forbids the taking of an oath.
├│ 3. ┤the act of confirming anything established, especially laws; ratification; confirmation.
╩│affirmation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affirmative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤saying that some statement is a fact; answering "yes"; affirming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her answer to my question was affirmative.┤
├│ 2. ┤arguing in favor of a question being formally debated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the affirmative side.┤
├│ 3. ┤positive in manner.
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) containing no negative or implicitly negative (privative) terms in a proposition. (Example:) "All men are equal."
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or statement that says "yes" or agrees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I will" is an affirmative.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the affirmative,┤ ┤expressing agreement by saying "yes"; agreeing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal replied in the affirmative when we requested that we have an afternoon off for a class picnic.┤
└╕expr. ╡the affirmative,┤ ┤the side arguing in favor of a question being formally debated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The affirmative presented a strong argument, but the negative won the debate.┤
┼╕adv. ╡affirmatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡affirmativeness.┤
╩│affirmative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affirmative action,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any plan or program that promotes the employment of women and of members of minority groups.
┼╕adj. ╡affirmative-action.┤
╩│affirmative action,╕
╜│affirmatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= affirmative.
╩│affirmatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= affirmative.
╜│affix, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to stick on; fasten (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She affixed an airmail stamp to her letter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fix.
├│ 2. ┤to add, especially at the end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President affixed his signature to the bill.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make an impression of (a seal).
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to connect with; attach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to affix blame.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something joined or attached; an addition.
┴┤ (SYN) attachment, adjunct, addendum.
├│ 2. ┤a syllable or syllables added to a word or the base of a word to change its meaning or use; a prefix, suffix, or infix. In our language affixes are either prefixes like ╖un-┤ and ╖re-┤ or suffixes like ╖-ly┤ and ╖-ness.┤ The sign ╖-bi-┤ in Latin ╖legebit┤ "He will read" is an infix.
┼╕noun ╡affixer.┤
╩│affix, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│affixal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or of the nature of an affix.
╩│affixal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affixation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the forming of an affix or affixes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of all morphological processes affixation is by far the most common (Simeon Potter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of affixing; affixture.
╩│affixation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affixture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of affixing.
├│ 2. ┤something affixed.
╩│affixture, ╛╕noun.
╜│afflation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= inspiration.
╩│afflation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= inspiration.
╜│afflatus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an overmastering impulse or compelling force; inspiration, especially divine inspiration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a strong evangelical excitement ... , an afflatus of that mood of direct revelation in reformed Christianity--the same mood that produced the Quakers and Shakers (New Yorker).┤
╩│afflatus, ╛╕noun.
╜│afflict, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to cause pain to; trouble very much; distress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My grandfather is afflicted with arthritis. The pangs of conscience afflicted him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torment, harass.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to cast down.
┼╕noun ╡afflicter.┤
┼╕adv. ╡afflictingly.┤
╩│afflict, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│affliction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of pain, trouble, or distress; misery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The country suffered from the affliction of war. The Queen your Mother, in most great affliction of spirit, hath sent me to you (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) wretchedness, tribulation.
├│ 2. ┤a cause of pain, trouble, or distress; misfortune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His blindness is an affliction.┤
╩│affliction, ╛╕noun.
╜│afflictive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing misery or pain; distressing.
┼╕adv. ╡afflictively.┤
╩│afflictive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affluence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wealth; riches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States is a country of great affluence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) opulence.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an abundant supply; great abundance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have had an affluence of rain this month. Winter ... with its affluence of snows (Longfellow).┤
┴┤ (SYN) profusion.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a flowing toward a particular point.
╩│affluence, ╛╕noun.
╜│affluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having wealth; rich; wealthy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affluent person.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) abundant; plentiful.
┴┤ (SYN) copious, plenteous.
├│ 3. ┤flowing freely.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stream flowing into a larger stream or body of water; a tributary.
├│ 2. ┤an affluent person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To young affluents the holidays signify a generous portion of normally adult fare (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affluently.┤
╩│affluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affluent society,╕
┬┌┤ a society with an abundant supply and consumption of luxury products and services.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Motor cars, now regarded as a symbol of the affluent society, are not seen [in Russia] in anything like the numbers evident in Western countries (J. V. Davidson-Houston).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a noisy quarrel; fight in public; brawl. In law, an affray is fighting in a public place so as to frighten others.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to frighten.
╩│affray, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│affreight, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to lease (a vessel) while its owners remain in charge of its operation.
┼╕noun ╡affreighter.┤
┼╕noun ╡affreightment.┤
╩│affreight, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│affricate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) a sound which begins as a stop and ends as a fricative. The ╖ch┤ in ╖chin┤ is an affricate because it starts like ╖t┤ and ends almost as ╖sh.┤
╩│affricate, ╛╕noun.
╜│affrication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) the act of sounding an affricate; turning a sound into an affricate.
╩│affrication, ╛╕noun.
╜│affricative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= affricate.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤consisting of or having to do with an affricate.
╩│affricative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│affright, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to excite with sudden fear; frighten.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤sudden fear; fright; terror.
├│ 2. ┤a cause of terror.
╩│affright, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│affront, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a word or act intended to show disrespect or contempt; open insult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To be called a coward is an affront.┤
├│ 2. ┤a slight or injury to one's dignity.
┴┤ (SYN) indignity.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to insult openly; offend purposely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy affronted his teacher by making a face at her. The people of the village were affronted by the superior airs of the wealthy newcomer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to face courageously and defiantly; confront.
┬┌┤ a pouring of water on a person, as in a form of baptism, or by a doctor treating fever.
╩│affusion, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afghan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Afghanistan.
├│ 2. ┤the principal language of Afghanistan; Pashto or Pushtu.
├│ 3. ┤an Afghan hound.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Afghanistan, its people, or their language.
╩│Afghan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│afghan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blanket or shawl made of knitted or crocheted wool or synthetic fiber, often in a special pattern.
╩│afghan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afghan hound,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of large, swift hunting dogs, originally bred in Afghanistan. It has a narrow head, large and drooping ears, a heavy coat of silky hair, and a long lock of hair at the top of the head. The Afghan hound is used for hunting gazelles, hares, and leopards in Africa.
╩│Afghan hound,╕
╜│afghani, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the unit of money of Afghanistan, equal to 100 puls.
╩│afghani, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afghani, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Afghan.
╩│Afghani, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Afghan.
╜│afibrinogenemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bleeding caused by the lack of fibrinogen in the blood.
╩│afibrinogenemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aficionada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das.╕
┬┌┤ a woman aficionado.
╩│aficionada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das.╕
╜│aficionado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is very enthusiastic about some sport or hobby or a special field; devotee; enthusiast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To crime-story aficionados the bulky bachelor doctor looks like a perfect Agatha Christie character (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who takes a very great interest in bullfighting although not a bullfighter.
╩│aficionado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│afield, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤away from home; away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wandered far afield in foreign lands.┤
├│ 2. ┤out of the right way; off the beaten track; astray.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We seem to have gone far afield; we are lost. (Figurative.) The discussion has gotten far afield of the main topic.┤
├│ 3. ┤in or on the field; to the field.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general decided to put another army afield.┤
╩│afield, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afikomen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Judaism.) a piece of ceremonial matzoth set aside to be eaten at the end of the Passover feast or Seder. It is hidden by the head of the family, and at the end of the Seder the children search for it, the finder receiving a reward.
╩│afikomen, ╛╕noun.
╜│afire, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on fire; burning.
┴┤ (SYN) ablaze.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) enthusiastic.
╩│afire, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│AFL╕ (no periods)┐, │A.F.L.,╕ or │A.F. of L.,╕
┬┌┤ American Federation of Labor (organization of craft unions, founded in 1886 and merged with the CIO in 1955).
╩│AFL╕ (no periods)┐, │A.F.L.,╕ or │A.F. of L.,╕
╜│A.F.L.┐╕ or │AFL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Football League.
╩│A.F.L.┐╕ or │AFL╕ (no periods),
╜│aflame, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in flames; on fire.
├│ 2. ┤in a glow; glowing.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) in a glow of excitement or eagerness; enthusiastic.
╩│aflame, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aflare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ flaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bushy white hair aflare, drooping mustache aquiver ... he is a little deaf but alert as a lion (Time).┤
╩│aflare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aflatoxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous substance produced in certain plants, especially peanuts, by a common mold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tumors in trout were shown to be caused by aflatoxin, a naturally occurring carcinogen ... The trout feed was contaminated by the aflatoxin (Atlantic).┤
╩│aflatoxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│AFL-CIO╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.L.-C.I.O.,╕
┬┌┤ a labor organization formed by the merger in 1955 of the craft unions of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the industrial unions of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
╩│AFL-CIO╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.L.-C.I.O.,╕
╜│afloat, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤floating on the water or in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had ten balloons afloat at one time.┤
├│ 2. ┤on shipboard; at sea.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) adrift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. penniless and afloat in a strange city.┤
├│ 4. ┤flooded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the rain the whole cellar was afloat.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) being spread; in circulation; going around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rumors of a revolt were afloat.┤
├│ 6. ┤existing or operating without financial difficulties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to keep an enterprise afloat.┤
├│ 7. ┤fully started or launched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to set afloat a new venture.┤
╩│afloat, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aflutter, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fluttering or waving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flags were aflutter in the breeze.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in a flutter; excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole village was aflutter with the news.┤
╩│aflutter, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│A.F. of L.
┬┌┤ See ╡AFL.┤┤
╩│A.F. of L.
╜│afoot, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on foot; by walking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you come all the way afoot?┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) going on; in progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Great preparations for the dinner were afoot in the kitchen. There is mischief afoot.┤
├│ 3. ┤on the move; moving; astir.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not a person in the house was yet afoot.┤
╩│afoot, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│afore, ╛╕adverb, preposition, conjunction.
┬┌┤ (Archaic and Dialect.) before.
╩│afore, ╛╕adverb, preposition, conjunction.
╜│aforehand, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) beforehand.
╩│aforehand, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aforementioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ spoken of before; mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
┴┤ (SYN) abovementioned.
╩│aforementioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aforesaid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ spoken of before; mentioned earlier.
╩│aforesaid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aforethought, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤thought out beforehand; deliberately planned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The evil deed was planned with malice aforethought.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= premeditation.┤
╩│aforethought, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aforetime, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕adv. ┤ ┤formerly.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤former; previous.
╩│aforetime, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│A-formation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in football) an offensive formation with most of the line to one side of the quarterback and the backfield to the other side.
╩│A-formation, ╛╕noun.
╜│a fortiori,
┬┌┤ for a still stronger reason. Thus if ╖B┤ exceeds ╖C,┤ and ╖C┤ is proved greater than ╖X,┤ then ╖B┤ is ╖a fortiori┤ greater than ╖X.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. If an agreement for nuclear or conventional disarmament is impossible, then World Government is, a fortiori, also impossible (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│a fortiori,
╜│afoul, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a tangle; in a collision; entangled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Raising the sail was impossible with the lines afoul.┤
└╕expr. ╡run┤ (or ╡fall┤) ╡afoul of,┤ ┤to get into trouble with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will run afoul of the law if he steals. There is also, of course, that inevitable day when their man ... runs afoul of the authorities for the last time and is sent home (Time).┤
╩│afoul, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│AFP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ alphafetoprotein.
╩│AFP╕ (no periods),
╜│Afr.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Africa.
├│ 2. ┤African.
╩│Afr.,╕
╜│afraid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤feeling fear; frightened; alarmed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is afraid of the dark.┤
├│ 2. ┤unwilling because of fear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shy people are often afraid to speak up.┤
├│ 3. ┤sorry to have to say.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm afraid I must ask you to leave now. I'm afraid you are wrong about that.┤
╩│afraid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A-frame, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a frame shaped like the letter ╖A,┤ used as a support for a pulley, as a skeleton support for a building, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a house built on an A-frame.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤built on an A-frame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an A-frame cottage.┤
╩│A-frame, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│afreet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Arabian Mythology.) a powerful evil demon, giant, or jinni. Also, ╡afrit,┤ ╡afrite.┤
╩│afreet, ╛╕noun.
╜│afresh, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ once more; again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you spoil your drawing, start afresh.┤
╩│afresh, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Afric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) African.
╩│Afric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│African, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Africa; from Africa; having to do with Africa, its peoples, their languages, or their ways of life.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a black person or black people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Africa, especially a person belonging to one of the native tribes of Africa.
├│ 2. ┤a black person.
╩│African, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Africana, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about Africa.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of things, such as textiles, tools, or handcrafted products made in Africa, especially before the introduction of mechanized technology.
├│ 3. ┤anecdotes, folklore, songs, or other things about Africa or typical of one or more of the African cultures.
┬┌┤ a plant related to the aster, having flowers that resemble daisies.
╩│African daisy,╕
╜│Africander, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╩│Africander, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╜│Africanderism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanderism.
╩│Africanderism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanderism.
╜│African elephant,╕
┬┌┤ an elephant of the genus native to Africa, usually larger and fiercer than the elephant found in Asia.
╩│African elephant,╕
╜│Africaner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╩│Africaner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╜│African gray,╕
┬┌┤ a West African parrot of a gray color with a bright-red tail, one of the commonest of cage birds.
╩│African gray,╕
╜│African horse sickness,╕
┬┌┤ a disease of horses most prevalent in Africa, caused by a virus transmitted by a species of gnat. It is characterized by fever, swelling on the skin, and is usually fatal.
╩│African horse sickness,╕
╜│Africanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word, phrase, or meaning originating or more widely used among Africans speaking English than among other speakers of English.
├│ 2. ┤devotion or loyalty to Africa or to black culture and to its customs and traditions.
├│ 3. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to Africa or to black culture.
╩│Africanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Africanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studies African history, culture, art, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a supporter of African nationalism or interests.
╩│Africanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Africanization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of making African, as in converting into an African language.
├│ 2. ┤the turning over to Africans or placing in their custody.
┬┌┤ a large snail of the western coast of Africa, the East Indies, and the Pacific Islands, that destroys flowers, vegetables, and young rubber plants.
╩│African snail,╕
╜│African teak,╕ ╟│= African oak.
╩│African teak,╕ ╟│= African oak.
╜│African violet,╕
┬┌┤ a tropical plant, with (usually) violet, white, or pink flowers and heart-shaped, fuzzy leaves, often grown as a house plant. It belongs to the gesneria family and is a perennial, native to Africa.
╩│African violet,╕
╜│Afridi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-di╕ , │-dis.╕
┬┌┤ any of a Pathan people now living in both India and Pakistan and native to the Khyber Pass region. Traditionally they are known for their warlike habits and feuding.
╩│Afridi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-di╕ , │-dis.╕
╜│Afrikaans, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dialect of Dutch spoken in South Africa which developed from the Dutch of the colonists who came in the 1600's; South African Dutch; Taal.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Afrikaans; using or speaking Afrikaans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Afrikaans writer, the Afrikaans press.┤
╩│Afrikaans, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Afrikander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Afrikaner.┤
├│ 2. ┤a breed of red cattle from South Africa having a hump and other similarities to heat-resistant Brahman cattle. It has been used mostly for breeding experiments.
╩│Afrikander, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afrikanderdom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanerdom.
╩│Afrikanderdom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanerdom.
╜│Afrikanderism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any Afrikaans word, expression, usage, etc., carried over into the English spoken in South Africa.
╩│Afrikanderism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afrikaner┐╕ or │Afrikaaner, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a white person born in South Africa of European, especially Dutch or Huguenot, ancestry; Boer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You know he spoke Afrikaans like an Afrikaner (Alan Paton).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an Afrikaner or Afrikaners.
╩│Afrikaner┐╕ or │Afrikaaner, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Afrikanerdom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the realm or domain of Afrikaners, especially as the dominant group in South Africa.
╩│Afrikanerdom, ╛╕noun.
╜│afrit┐╕ or │afrite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= afreet.
╩│afrit┐╕ or │afrite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= afreet.
╜│Afro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a style of bushy, curly hair, resembling that of some African black tribes.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with black Americans or their characteristics or culture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Africa, however, they [drum solos] are an appreciable element in the tribal musical repertory, and hold such a place in the musical tradition that in the New World they are everywhere a part of Afro-American music and its derivatives, such as jazz (Melville J. Herskovits).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an American black.
╩│Afro-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Afro-Asian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Africans and Asians as a group, or with their common aspirations.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of one of the Afro-Asian countries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some Afro-Asians here are talking of a censure motion (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Afro-Asian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Afro-Asiatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a family of languages spoken throughout northern Africa and southwestern Asia that includes the Semitic and Hamitic languages.
╩│Afro-Asiatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Afrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ based on or regarding African cultures as the source of many aspects of European and American ideas and customs.
╩│Afrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Afrocentrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine that African cultures are a principal source of European and American ideas and customs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afrocentrism, a cult within the multicultural movement, displays some distressing signs of authoritarianism (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡Afrocentrist.┤
╩│Afrocentrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afro-Cuban, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with black Cubans or their culture.
╩│Afro-Cuban, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Afro-European, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with both Africa and Europe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aims of the new party are: the formation at once of an Afro-European government ... (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Afro-European, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a froid,
┬┌┤ (French.) without prejudice or passion; calmly and coldly; objectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. However, examined a froid, the thing appears to make a lot of sense (New Yorker).┤
╩│a froid,
╜│afrormosia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong West African hardwood resembling teak.
╩│afrormosia, ╛╕noun.
╜│AFSCME╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
┬┌┤ (Music.) a note or notes, especially of the accompaniment, that follow the beat.
╩│afterbeat, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterbirth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the placenta and membranes expelled from the uterus shortly after birth.
╩│afterbirth, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterbody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
┬┌┤ the stern or rear part of a ship, aircraft, or rocket.
╩│afterbody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
╜│afterbrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the portion of a hindbrain from which the medulla oblongata develops; myelencephalon.
╩│afterbrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterburner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device in the engine of a jet plane which supplies additional fuel to the exhaust and reignites it, thus increasing the thrust of the plane so that bursts of very high speed can be obtained.
╩│afterburner, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterburning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the irregular burning of fuel following the principal combustion in an engine, as in a rocket engine after fuel is cut off.
├│ 2. ┤a second burning in a jet engine, by an injection of fuel in an afterburner.
╩│afterburning, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftercare, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the care or nursing of convalescent patients after treatment, especially following childbirth or surgery.
├│ 2. ┤care and assistance given to inmates of certain institutions, such as former mental patients or convicts, after their discharge.
╩│aftercare, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterclap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a subsequent and unexpected stroke, as of misfortune.
╩│afterclap, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftercooler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for cooling the air compressed by a compressor, supercharger, etc.; air-cooler.
╩│aftercooler, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftercrop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second crop from land in the same year.
╩│aftercrop, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterdamp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a suffocating mixture of gases, chiefly carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide, found in coal mines after an explosion of firedamp.
╩│afterdamp, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-dark, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or for the evening or night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. after-dark costumes, after-dark bus runs.┤
╩│after-dark, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afterdeck, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of a deck toward or near the stern of a ship.
╩│afterdeck, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-dinner, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ following a dinner or banquet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an after-dinner speech, after-dinner coffee.┤
┴┤ (SYN) postprandial.
╩│after-dinner, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aftereffect, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a result that follows later, or that begins rather long after the cause has disappeared; a delayed effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aftereffect of the explosion was a great fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a secondary effect of a drug, disease or the like; side effect.
╩│aftereffect, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterfeed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ grass that grows after a first crop has been cut, and that is used for pasture instead of being cut again.
╩│afterfeed, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterglow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the glow remaining after something bright has gone:
├│ a. ┤the glow in the sky after sunset.
├│ b. ┤luminous trail, such as of a meteor or meteorite.
├│ c. ┤a lingering impression of brightness, as an afterimage.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a pleasurable feeling following something greatly enjoyed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a lilt to her song that always leaves an afterglow (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│afterglow, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftergrass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second growth of grass in a mowed field, or grass growing among the stubble after harvest.
╩│aftergrass, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftergrowth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second stage of growth or development, usually one that is not expected or desired.
╩│aftergrowth, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterguard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the amateur crew and owner of a yacht, distinguished from hired sailors.
├│ 2. ┤the seamen assigned to duty on the poop of a ship.
╩│afterguard, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterheat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the heat released by radioactive decay in an atomic reactor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Recovered gas would then be used to drive a gas turbine for power generation ... The afterheat could be used for air-conditioning houses (Science News).┤
╩│afterheat, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterhours, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or in time following the normal work shift, business day, or usual duties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The informal afterhours exchanges ... make these otherwise tiring congresses rewarding (Newsweek).┤
╩│afterhours, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afterimage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a visual or other sensation that persists or recurs after the stimulus causing it has ceased to act.
╩│afterimage, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterlife, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤life after death.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the later period of one's life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What happened to the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge in afterlife? (Atlantic).┤
╩│afterlife, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterlight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the glow in the sky after sunset; twilight.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the period following some event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the afterlight of last November's unpleasantness, some important changes appear to have been made in Senator G. (Harper's).┤
╩│afterlight, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftermath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a result or consequence, especially of something destructive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aftermath of war is hunger and disease.┤
├│ b. ┤the period following some event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the aftermath of any election, the immediate duty of the professional politician is to review and reshuffle the portfolio of his loyalties (Alistair Cooke).┤
├│ 2. ┤a second mowing or crop of grass from land in the same season.
╩│aftermath, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftermost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤nearest the stern of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aftermost hatch.┤
├│ 2. ┤last in order or time; hindmost.
╩│aftermost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afternoon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the time from noon to evening. (Abbr:) p.m., P.M.
├│ b. ┤(Especially British.) the time between lunch and either dark or six o'clock, whichever comes sooner. (English lunch is usually 1:00-2:00.)
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the latter part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man in the afternoon of life.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in or suitable for the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an afternoon dress.┤
╩│afternoon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│afternooner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a newspaper appearing in the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 1954, The [Los Angeles] Mirror switched to standard size and absorbed the opposition afternooner, The Daily News (Newsweek).┤
╩│afternooner, ╛╕noun.
╜│afternoons, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ during the afternoon; in the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is too busy afternoons to take a nap.┤
╩│afternoons, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afternoon tea,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤light refreshments, including tea, served in the afternoon.
├│ 2. ┤a social gathering including such a meal.
╩│afternoon tea,╕
╜│afterpains, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the pains that follow childbirth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afterpains are caused by contractions of the womb. (Figurative.) afterpains of conscience following a dishonorable act.┤
╩│afterpains, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│afterpart, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the aft part of a ship or boat; stern.
╩│afterpart, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterpiece, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short play performed after a longer one.
├│ 2. ┤an afterword.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Evelyn Waugh encouraged her to write this work [a biography], and Waugh himself contributed an afterpiece (New Yorker).┤
╩│afterpiece, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterripening, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the further development of seeds or fruits by enzymatic action after harvesting or picking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other seeds will only begin to germinate after a certain period from harvesting has elapsed, this being generally termed afterripening (Science News).┤
╩│afterripening, ╛╕noun.
╜│afters, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) the course which follows the main course of a meal; dessert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... apple Charlotte and macaroons for afters (Colin Watson).┤
╩│afters, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│after-sales, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) after being sold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. after-sales service of motor cars.┤
╩│after-sales, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aftersensation ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a sensation which persists after its stimulus has ceased, such as an afterimage.
╩│aftersensation ╛╕noun.
╜│aftershaft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a supplementary feather growing out from the underside of a feather.
├│ 2. ┤the shaft of such a feather.
╩│aftershaft, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-shave, ╛╕noun, or ╞│after-shave lotion,╕
┬┌┤ shaving lotion applied after shaving to soothe the skin.
╩│after-shave, ╛╕noun, or ╞│after-shave lotion,╕
╜│aftershock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lesser shock coming after the main shock of an earthquake.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any delayed effect; aftereffect.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a taste that is noticed in the mouth after eating or drinking.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a feeling such as of pleasure or, usually, regret after something done or experienced; retrospective feeling.
╩│aftertaste, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-tax, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that remains after taxes, especially income taxes, are paid; net.
╔┤ ╢Ex. after-tax earnings.┤
╩│after-tax, ╛╕adjective.
╜│after-theater, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ following attendance or a performance at the theater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an after-theater party.┤
╩│after-theater, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afterthought, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thought that comes too late to be used.
├│ 2. ┤a second or later thought or explanation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fact that I agree with Bohr's fundamental ideas ... is the result of my own thinking, although ... mine was only an afterthought, stimulated by Bohr's forethought (Max Born).┤
╩│afterthought, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftertime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the future.
╩│aftertime, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftertreatment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a follow-up treatment given to a manufactured article to improve or finish it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new product, which is still at the development stage, does not require this wet-hot aftertreatment (New Scientist).┤
╩│aftertreatment, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterward, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at a later time; afterwards; subsequently.
╩│afterward, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afterwards, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ afterward; later.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bud was small at first, but afterwards it became a large flower.┤
╩│afterwards, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afterword, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ something written at the conclusion of a book, play, or other work, as an epilogue or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the narrative and the afterword, there is also an unfolding of one of the most remarkable states in history (Saturday Review).┤
╩│afterword, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterworld, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a world after death.
╩│afterworld, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftmost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) aftermost.
╩│aftmost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aftonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) of or having to do with the first interglacial stage in the topographical development of North America.
╩│Aftonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aftosa, ╛╕noun. ╟│= foot-and-mouth disease.
╩│aftosa, ╛╕noun. ╟│= foot-and-mouth disease.
╜│afwillite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rare, colorless, monoclinic crystalline form of hydrous calcium silicate, found in Ireland, Africa, and the United States.
╩│afwillite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ag-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖g,┤ as in ╖agglutinate, aggrandize.┤
╩│ag-,╕
╜│Ag╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1a. ┤agricultural.
├│ b. ┤agriculture.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) silver (Latin, ╖argentum┤).
╩│Ag╕ (no period),
╜│Ag.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤agricultural.
├│ b. ┤agriculture.
├│ 2. ┤August.
╩│Ag.,╕
╜│A.G.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤adjutant general.
├│ 2. ┤attorney general.
╩│A.G.,╕
╜│aga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Moslem title of respect. Also, ╡agha.┤
╩│aga, ╛╕noun.
╜│again, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤another time; once more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come again to play. Say that again. Try again.┤
┴┤ (SYN) anew, afresh.
├│ 2. ┤in return; in reply; back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to answer again. He laughed till the glasses in the sideboard rang again (Dickens).┤
├│ 3. ┤to the same place or person; back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I walked to town and back again.┤
├│ 4. ┤on the other hand; yet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It may rain, and again it may not.┤
┴┤ (SYN) further, furthermore.
├│ 5. ┤moreover; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And then again, what do his fine words amount to?┤
└╕expr. ╡again and again,┤ ┤many times over; repeatedly; often; frequently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Again and again the firemen were driven back as the flames flared up. Our leaders tell us, again and again, that we are the richest and most powerful nation on earth (Martha Gellhorn).┤
└╕expr. ╡as much again,┤
├│ a. ┤twice as much or as many.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have $10, but I need as much again to buy a $20 camera.┤
├│ b. ┤as much as has already been spent, accounted for, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will cost you not only all you have spent but also as much again to do the job right.┤
╩│again, ╛╕adverb.
╜│against, ╛╕preposition, conjunction.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤in opposition to; contrary to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is against the law to cross the street when the light is red. This is against the rules of the game. The dogs fought against the lion.┤
├│ 2. ┤actively opposed; hostile to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why are you against me?┤
├│ 3a. ┤so as to strike; upon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rain beats against the window.┤
├│ b. ┤in the opposite direction to; so as to meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will sail against the wind.┤
├│ 4. ┤directly opposite to; in front of; facing toward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. over against the wall.┤
├│ 5. ┤in contact with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ladder is leaning against the wall.┤
├│ 6. ┤in contrast to or with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship appeared against the sky.┤
├│ 7. ┤in preparation for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Squirrels store up nuts against the winter. [I am] saving up money against the next time I might have to go to New York (A. J. Liebling).┤
├│ 8. ┤so as to defend or protect from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An umbrella is a protection against rain.┤
├│ 9. ┤in return for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to trade one thing against another.┤
├╕conj. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) by the time that; before.
┼╕noun ╡againstness.┤
╩│against, ╛╕preposition, conjunction.
╜│agal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cord wound around a head covering at the temples, worn by any of various Arab peoples.
╩│agal, ╛╕noun.
╜│agalactia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lack or deficiency of milk in a mother after childbirth.
╩│agalactia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agalloch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fragrant wood of a kind of East Indian tree; aloes.
╩│agalloch, ╛╕noun.
╜│agallochum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agalloch.
╩│agallochum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agalloch.
╜│agalmatolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various grayish or greenish minerals; figure stone; pagodite. It is soft enough to be carved into ornaments and figurines, especially in China, and is also used for glazing pottery.
╩│agalmatolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│agalwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fragrant wood of a kind of East Indian tree; aloes.
╩│agalwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│agama, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of small lizards related to the iguanas, but having acrodont dental development, found in the Mediterranean region, in southern Asia, and in Africa.
╩│agama, ╛╕noun.
╜│Agamemnon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, a king of Mycenae. He was the brother of Menelaus and the father of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia. On his return from the war, he was killed by Clytemnestra, his unfaithful wife, and her lover, Aegisthus.
╩│Agamemnon, ╛╕noun.
╜│agamete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an asexual reproductive cell.
╩│agamete, ╛╕noun.
╜│agami, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mis.╕
┬┌┤ a trumpeter, a bird of South America related to the cranes.
╩│agami, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mis.╕
╜│agamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= asexual.┤
├│ 2. ┤(of ova) not requiring fertilization by the male.
╩│agamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agamically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an agamic or asexual manner; asexually.
╩│agamically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│agamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agama.
╩│agamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agama.
╜│agammaglobulinaemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤(Medicine.) the absence of gamma globulin in the blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Occasionally, human beings are born without the capacity to form the antibody-containing gamma globulins. Those suffering from such agammaglobulinaemia die soon of infection unless massive antibiotic therapy is used (Isaac Asimov).┤
├┤ Also, (especially U.S.) ╡agammaglobulinemia.┤
╩│agammaglobulinaemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agammaglobulinemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the absence of gamma globulin in the blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Occasionally, human beings are born without the capacity to form the antibody-containing gamma globulins. Those suffering from such agammaglobulinemia die soon of infection unless massive antibiotic therapy is used (Isaac Asimov).┤
╩│agammaglobulinemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agamogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) asexual reproduction.
╩│agamogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│agamogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) propagating without sex; reproducing or being reproduced without sexual union.
╩│agamogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= agamic ┤(asexual).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= cryptogamous.┤
╩│agamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aganglionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no ganglia.
╩│aganglionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agapanthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the varieties of a South African perennial plant of the amaryllis family, including the African lily, with clusters of blue or white flowers with yellow anthers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agapanthus is in full bloom on the mountain in January (A. H. Hamer).┤
╩│agapanthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│agape─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with the mouth wide open in wonder or surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their rich retinue ... Dazzles the crowd, and sets them all agape (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤wide open; gaping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with mouth agape.┤
╩│agape─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│agape─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a communal meal among the early Christians, as an expression of brotherly love, originally combined with the celebration of the Lord's Supper; love feast.
├│ 2. ┤unselfish brotherly love.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thus, it is from repression of agape, love of one's fellow man, ... that anxiety springs (Time).┤
╩│agape─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pae.╕
╜│agar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a jellylike extract obtained from certain seaweeds, used in making cultures for bacteria and fungi, in food processing, as a glue, as a mild laxative, and in certain Oriental soups and jellies. Agar is a complex carbohydrate.
├│ 2. ┤a culture medium containing agar.
╩│agar, ╛╕noun.
╜│agar-agar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agar.
╩│agar-agar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agar.
╜│agaric, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of fungus having blade-shaped gills on the under surface of an umbrellalike structure on which naked spores are produced; gill fungus. The group includes toadstools, edible mushrooms, and several shelf-like fungi.
├│ 2. ┤a corklike fungus that grows on trees.
╩│agaric, ╛╕noun.
╜│agaricaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a large family of fungi that includes the common mushrooms.
╩│agaricaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agaric acid,╕╟│= agaricic acid.
╩│agaric acid,╕╟│= agaricic acid.
╜│agaricic acid,
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline powder, odorless and almost tasteless, contained in agaric.
╩│agaricic acid,
╜│agaric mineral,╕ ╟│= rock milk.
╩│agaric mineral,╕ ╟│= rock milk.
╜│agate─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of quartz with colored stripes, cloudy colors, or mosslike formations.
├│ 2. ┤a marble used in games that looks like agate.
├│ 3. ┤a piece of this quartz.
├│ 4. ┤a burnisher, die plate, or other tool made of it.
├│ 5. ┤╖U.S.┤ a size of printing type (5 1/2 point), called ╖ruby┤ in England. The term survives largely in the phrase ╖agate line.┤
┼╕adj. ╡agatelike.┤
╩│agate─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│agate─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish and Northern English.) on the way; going.
╩│agate─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│agate line,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a measure of print, about 1/14 inch deep and one column wide, used as a unit of space in advertising.
╩│agate line,╕
╜│agateware, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cooking dishes, cups, or other household utensils made of iron or steel coated with variegated enamel.
├│ 2. ┤pottery colored to look like agate.
╩│agateware, ╛╕noun.
╜│agathodemon┐╕ or │agathodaemon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a good spirit; good genius (contrasted with ╖cacodemon┤).
╩│agathodemon┐╕ or │agathodaemon, ╛╕noun.
╜│agatiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing or yielding agate.
╩│agatiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to change into agate; make like agate.
╩│agatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│a gauche,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the left; on the left.
╩│a gauche,
╜│agave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of chiefly Mexican-American desert plants having a dense cluster of rigid, fleshy leaves with spines along the edges and at the tips. Soap, alcoholic drinks, and rope are made from some kinds of agave. The century plant and sisal are agaves.
╩│agave, ╛╕noun.
╜│agave family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of herbs and shrublike plants, especially adapted to desert life, closely related to the lily and amaryllis families, and including the century plant, yucca, bowstring hemp, and tuberose.
╩│agave family,╕
╜│agavose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sugar found in the sap of the century plant.
╩│agavose, ╛╕noun.
╜│agaze, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ gazing.
╩│agaze, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│agcy.,╕
┬┌┤ agency.
╩│agcy.,╕
╜│age, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aged,╕ │aging╕ or │ageing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤time of life; length of life from birth on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His age is ten.┤
├│ 2. ┤the length of time anything has existed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turtles live to a great age. The bristlecone pines and the redwoods of California have the greatest age of any living thing.┤
├│ 3. ┤a particular period or stage of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. middle age. Grandfather has reached old age.┤
├│ 4. ┤the latter part of life; old age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the wisdom of age.┤
├│ 5. ┤the full or average term of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The age of a horse is 25 to 30 years.┤
├│ 6. ┤a period in history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the golden age, the atomic age, the Bronze Age. We are living in the age of jet planes and space travel.┤
┴┤ (SYN) epoch, era.
├│ 7. ┤a generation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ages yet unborn.┤
├│ 8. ┤╖Psychology.┤ the level of a person's development mentally, educationally, emotionally, or otherwise.
├│ 9. ┤the effects of growing old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has begun to show his age.┤
├│ 10. ┤the period in which a person's lifetime falls; his generation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Galileo was in advance of his age.┤
├│ 11. ┤a period in the earth's history; eon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ice age.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤aged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The star of the piece is John Jennings, age twenty-eight (Edith Oliver).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to grow old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is aging fast.┤
├│ 2. ┤to become mature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wine is put in casks to age.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make old; produce the effects of age in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Worry ages a person.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bring to full growth; mature, especially by keeping in storage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to age wine. This cheese must be aged for a year before it is ripe enough to eat.┤
└╕expr. ╡ages,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) a long time or seemingly long time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I haven't seen you for ages!┤
├│ b. ┤a long, indefinite stretch of time; hundreds of years.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the work of ages.┤
└╕expr. ╡come of age,┤ ┤to reach full development or maturity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Army men feel the aircraft won't really come of age until maintenance costs are brought down sharply (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡of age,┤ ┤at the time of life when a person is considered ready for adult rights and responsibilities, fixed by law, formerly at 21, and now often at 18.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You cannot vote unless you are of age.┤
╩│age, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aged,╕ │aging╕ or │ageing.╕
╜│-age,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix forming nouns from other nouns or from verbs.┤
├│ 1. ┤the act of ______ing: ╖Breakage = act of breaking.┤
├│ 2. ┤a group or collection of ______s: ╖Baggage = group of bags.┤
├│ 3. ┤the condition or rank of ______s: ╖Peerage = rank of peers.┤
├│ 4. ┤the cost of or fee for ______ing: ╖Postage = cost of posting┤ (╖mailing┤).
├│ 5. ┤a home for ______s: ╖Orphanage = home for orphans.┤
╩│-age,╕
╜│age area,╕
┬┌┤ (Anthropology.) the age of a culture trait as determined by the relative size of the area over which it has spread.
╩│age area,╕
╜│age class,╕ ╟│= age group.
╩│age class,╕ ╟│= age group.
╜│aged, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having lived a long time; old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aged woman was wrinkled and bent.┤
┴┤ (SYN) elderly.
├│ 2. ┤of the age of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A child aged six must go to school.┤
├│ 3. ┤characteristic of old age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aged wrinkles.┤
├│ 4. ┤improved by aging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aged cheese.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤elderly people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a home for the aged, care of the aged.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡agedness.┤
╩│aged, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) to one side; awry; ajar. Also, ╡ajee.┤
╩│agee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│age group,╕
┬┌┤ a group of people of about the same age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The youth culture is the special set of mores, customs, roles and values of youth considered as a distinctive, separate age group (American Scholar).┤
╩│age group,╕
╜│ageing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aging.
╩│ageing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aging.
╜│ageism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ discrimination against old or elderly people, especially in employment and housing.
╩│ageism, ╛╕noun.
╜│ageist, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ discriminating against old or elderly people; practicing ageism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our ageist society usually lumps all old people into one great, gray mass (Maggie Kuhn).┤
╩│ageist, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ageless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ never growing old or out of date; never coming to an end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ageless wisdom of the Bible.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agelessly.┤
╩│ageless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agelong, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lasting a long time; everlasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agelong legends.┤
╩│agelong, ╛╕adjective.
╜│age mate,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the same age group.
╩│age mate,╕
╜│agency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a business of a person or company that acts for another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An agency rented our house for us. Employment agencies help workers to get jobs, and find workers for people who need them.┤
├│ 2. ┤the office of such a person or company.
├│ 3. ┤a special department of the government concerned with the administration of affairs within a specific field.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agency in charge of intelligence activities for the United States is the Central Intelligence Agency.┤
├│ 4. ┤any organization or bureau providing a public service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The international agencies chiefly concerned with marine pollution are the Food and Agricultural Organization, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Development Program (Walter Sullivan).┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) an Indian agency.
├│ 6. ┤means of producing effects; action or operation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snow is drifted by the agency of the wind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) instrumentality.
╩│agency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│agency shop,╕
┬┌┤ a factory or business firm in which employees pay union dues or equivalent fees whether they belong to the union or not.
╩│agency shop,╕
╜│agenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │agendum.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a list of things to be dealt with or done; business to be brought before a meeting of a committee, council, board, or other group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agenda for today's club meeting includes reading of committee reports, admission of new members, and planning of the month's activities.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an expanding agenda of political and human problems (Adlai E. Stevenson). The TC is ... an auto with a hidden agenda: the prestige it brings to Chrysler will spill over onto the company's more utilitarian offerings (Vanity Fair).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Theology.) matters of practice as contrasted with matters of belief or credenda.
╩│agenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │agendum.╕
╜│Agene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a bleaching agent formerly used to bleach flour.
╩│Agene, ╛╕noun.
╜│agenesia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agenesis.
╩│agenesia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agenesis.
╜│agenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.)
├│ 1. ┤sexual impotence or sterility.
├│ 2. ┤absence or incomplete development of a part or organ.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or company that acts for another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I made my brother my agent while I was out of the city. An insurance agent will insure your property against losses from accidents.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) agt.
┴┤ (SYN) representative, deputy, intermediary.
├│ 2. ┤a law-enforcement officer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a federal agent.┤
├│ 3. ┤a member of the government secret service; secret agent.
├│ 4a. ┤any power or cause that produces an effect by its action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yeast is the agent that causes bread to rise. Electricity is an important agent of convenience in the modern home. Many insects are agents of fertilization. Conscience is a moral agent.┤
├│ b. ┤a person who produces an effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was still to be the willful agent of all my own miseries (Daniel Defoe).┤
├│ c. ┤any substance or force capable of causing a chemical reaction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catalytic agent.┤
├│ 5. ┤means; instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Graphite is used as a lubricating agent.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) a traveling salesman.
├│ 7. ┤(British.) a candidate's campaign manager.
├│ 8. ┤(U.S., Historical.) a road agent; highwayman.
╩│agent, ╛╕noun.
╜│agent-general, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agents-general.╕
┬┌┤ a representative in England of certain of the Canadian provinces, Australian states, etc., under the leadership of a high commissioner.
╩│agent-general, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agents-general.╕
╜│agential, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or in the capacity of an agent or an agency.
├│ 2. ┤╡= agentive.┤
╩│agential, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agentival, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agentive.
╩│agentival, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agentive.
╜│agentive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having the grammatical function of indicating a person or thing that performs an action. The ╖-er┤ of ╖builder┤ is an agentive suffix.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a grammatical form or element that expresses or denotes an agent.
╩│agentive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agent noun,╕
┬┌┤ a noun that indicates an agent (a person or thing acting), especially a noun that indicates the person or thing doing the act expressed by a verb, such as ╖binder, creator, runner,┤ and ╖sleeper,┤ in relation to ╖bind, create, run,┤ and ╖sleep.┤
╩│agent noun,╕
╜│Agent Orange,╕
┬┌┤ a highly toxic herbicide used for defoliation and crop destruction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Agent Orange ... had been rained down by the tens of thousands of tons, and over some five million acres, in herbicidal warfare operations in South Vietnam (New Yorker).┤
╩│Agent Orange,╕
╜│agent provocateur, ╞╕pl. │agents provocateurs.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a person secretly hired to join a group of people in order to induce or incite the members of the group to do something unlawful that will make them liable to punishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... that the charges against Mr. Bouman were unfounded and that an agent provocateur had tried to trap him into bribery (London Times).┤
╩│agent provocateur, ╞╕pl. │agents provocateurs.╕
╜│agentry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ the business of an agent.
╩│agentry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Age of Aquarius,╕
┬┌┤ (in astrology) an age of unprecedented freedom and fellowship now newly dawning upon earth.
╩│Age of Aquarius,╕
╜│age of consent,╕
┬┌┤ the minimum age, as fixed by law, at which a person is considered competent to act in his or her own behalf, as in marriage.
╩│age of consent,╕
╜│age of discretion,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) fourteen years.
╩│age of discretion,╕
╜│Age of Fishes,╕
┬┌┤ the Devonian age.
╩│Age of Fishes,╕
╜│Age of Mammals,╕
┬┌┤ the Cenozoic age.
╩│Age of Mammals,╕
╜│Age of Reason,╕
┬┌┤ the period in Europe from the 1600's to the late 1700's in which philosophers emphasized the use of reason as the best method of learning truth. John Locke, Descartes, Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire were leaders.
╩│Age of Reason,╕
╜│Age of Reptiles,╕
┬┌┤ the Mesozoic age.
╩│Age of Reptiles,╕
╜│age-old, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having existed for a very long time; very old; ancient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. age-old customs.┤
╩│age-old, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ageratum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a genus of chiefly tropical American garden plants of the composite family. Certain species have small, dense flower heads, usually blue, sometimes white or pinkish.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several other composite plants, usually having blue flowers.
╩│ageratum, ╛╕noun.
╜│ages, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡age.┤┤
╩│ages, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ageusia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ partial or total loss of the sense of taste.
╩│ageusia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mound of earth, especially an earthen rampart around an ancient Roman camp.
├│ 2. ┤a Roman road.
╩│agger, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aggeus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Haggai ╕(in the Douay Bible).
╩│Aggeus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Haggai ╕(in the Douay Bible).
╜│Aggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤Usually, ╡Aggies,┤ ╖pl.┤ a group representing an agricultural college, such as an athletic team.
├│ 2. ┤a student at an agricultural college.
╩│Aggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a playing marble made of agate.
╩│aggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggiornamento, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Italian.) (in the Roman Catholic Church) the modernization of old customs and practices.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to gather together in a mass; cluster or heap together; gather; amass.
┴┤ (SYN) accumulate, collect.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loose or rough mass or collection; a cluster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States ... has always been an agglomerate of peoples who came--or whose ancestors came--from different lands to find their future (C. L. Sulzberger).┤
├│ 2. ┤a rock of angular volcanic fragments fused by heat.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤packed together in a mass.
├│ 2. ┤gathered into a cluster or mass, but not cohering, as some types of flowers.
┬┌┤ a language characterized by combining into a single word fixed combining forms that never blend with one another. The Finno-Ugric languages are agglutinating languages.
╩│agglutinating language,╕
╜│agglutination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of agglutinating, especially the clumping together of bacteria or red blood cells, caused usually by the introduction of antibodies to such cells.
├│ 2. ┤an agglutinated condition.
├│ 3. ┤a mass or group formed by the sticking together of separate things.
├│ 4. ┤the forming of words by joining together words that retain their individual form and meaning.
╩│agglutination, ╛╕noun.
╜│agglutinative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tending to stick together; adhesive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Glue is an agglutinative substance.┤
├│ 2. ┤forming words by agglutination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turkish is probably the most highly agglutinative tongue now spoken by men (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│agglutinative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agglutinin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibody that causes bacteria or blood cells to stick together in clumps.
╩│agglutinin, ╛╕noun.
╜│agglutinogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of antigens that stimulate the production of agglutinins.
╩│agglutinogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggradation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) the filling up of a bay, valley, or the like with silt or other debris from a stream, river, or sea, thus raising its level.
╩│aggradation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggradational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) of or having to do with the process of aggradation.
╩│aggradational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggrade, ╛╕verb, ╞│-graded,╕ │-grading.╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to raise the level of (a bay, valley, or other enclosed area) by filling it up with silt or other debris.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to raise the level of a bay, valley, or other enclosed area.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a making greater, larger, or more powerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Production in a free country can always suffer because under monolithic government all production can go to the aggrandizement of the state (William Faulkner).┤
├│ 2. ┤an increase in power, wealth, rank, or the like.
┬┌┤ (Law.) assault committed with the intention of committing an additional offense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aggravated assault includes assault with intent to kill or to inflict serious bodily injury, whether or not a dangerous weapon is used (Morris and Hawkins).┤
╩│aggravated assault,╕
╜│aggravation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of making worse or more severe.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being made worse or more severe.
├│ 3. ┤something that aggravates, such as a circumstance that adds to the unpleasantness of anything or intensifies an evil.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) an annoyance; irritation, or other exasperation.
╩│aggravation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggravative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that tends to aggravate.
╩│aggravative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggregable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that may be aggregated or lumped together (with other property).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Parliamentary estates were aggregable with the marriage settlement funds (Westminster Gazette).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aggregate of all the gifts was over $100.┤
├│ 2. ┤a mass of separate things joined together; combined mass; collection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lump of sugar is an aggregate of sugar crystals.┤
├│ 3. ┤any material, such as sand or gravel, that is mixed with water and cement to make concrete.
├│ 4. ┤(Geology.) rock composed of several different mineral constituents capable of being separated by mechanical means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is a type of aggregate.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤total.
├│ b. ┤gathered together in one mass or group.
┴┤ (SYN) combined, collective.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) consisting of many florets arranged in a dense mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aggregate flower.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Geology.) composed of different mineral fragments united into one rock by heat, as granite.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to amount to; come to; total.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The money collected will aggregate $1,000.┤
├│ 2. ┤to gather together in a mass or whole; collect; unite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is made of small particles aggregated together.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mass.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come together in a mass; accumulate.
└╕expr. ╡in the aggregate,┤ ┤taken together; considered as a whole; collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The payments on our house amount in the aggregate to a big sum of money. Our judgment of a man's character is derived from observing a number of successive acts, forming in the aggregate his general course of conduct (George C. Lewis).┤
┬┌┤ a fruit composed of a cluster of ripened ovaries that were separate in the flower, such as the blackberry and raspberry (distinguished from ╖simple fruit┤ and ╖multiple fruit┤).
╩│aggregate fruit,╕
╜│aggregation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the collecting of separate things into one mass or whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aggregation of white corpuscles.┤
├│ 2. ┤the group or mass collected.
┴┤ (SYN) gathering, collection, assemblage.
╩│aggregation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggregation signs,╕
┬┌┤ the parentheses, braces, or brackets used in algebra to enclose a symbol or group of symbols.
╩│aggregation signs,╕
╜│aggregative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tending to aggregate; collective.
├│ 2. ┤social; gregarious.
╩│aggregative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggregatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like an aggregate; collected into a whole.
╩│aggregatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggress, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make the first attack; commit the act of hostility that begins a quarrel, war, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can't carve a new nation out of an old country without aggressing against a people who have lived there for centuries (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to commit aggression against; attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is making the most of his ... position as the aggressed and injured (New Yorker).┤
╩│aggress, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│aggression, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first step in an attack or a quarrel; an unprovoked attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A country that sends its army to occupy another country is guilty of aggression.┤
├│ 2. ┤the practice of making assaults or attacks on the rights or territory of others as a method or policy.
├│ 3. ┤any attack, infringement, or encroachment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... aggression upon their ancient liberties (Scott).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Psychology.) an act or attitude of hostility, usually arising from feelings of inferiority or frustration.
╩│aggression, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggressive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤taking the first step in an attack or a quarrel; ready to attack others; attacking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which was the aggressive one, Joan or James? An aggressive country is always ready to start a war.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quarrelsome.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by aggression; offensive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aggressive war.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) very active; energetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police are making an aggressive campaign against driving too fast.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) too confident and certain; assertive; self-assertive; pushing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aggressive person. Her aggressive manner irritated her classmates.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aggressively.┤
┼╕noun ╡aggressiveness.┤
╩│aggressive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggressivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being aggressive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A third factor has been the rapid multiplication of drugs which offer effective control of depression and violent aggressivity (Israel Zwerling).┤
╩│aggressivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggressor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one that begins an attack or a quarrel, especially a nation that starts a war by committing aggression.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As illegal aggressors [they] acquired no belligerent rights under international law (London Times). There is nothing more easy than to break a treaty ratified in all the usual forms, and yet neither party be the aggressor (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤injured or wronged in one's rights, relations, or position, especially one's legal rights.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to make amends to an aggrieved person.┤
├│ 2. ┤feeling injured or wronged; troubled; distressed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was aggrieved at the insult from his friend.┤
╩│aggrieved, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggrievedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an aggrieved manner.
╩│aggrievedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aggrievement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a being or feeling aggrieved; resentment; grievance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bent his head but that did not hide the aggrievement, indignation, that was in his voice (Eudora Welty).┤
╩│aggrievement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggro, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) rowdy and violent activities, such as those of skinheads. Also, ╡agro.┤
╩│aggro, ╛╕noun.
╜│agha, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aga.
╩│agha, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aga.
╜│aghast, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ struck with surprise or horror; filled with shocked amazement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My friend's suggestion that we should run away from home left my sister aghast.┤
┼╕noun ╡aghastness.┤
╩│aghast, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤moving quickly and easily; active; lively; nimble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as agile as a cat. An acrobat has to be agile.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sprightly, spry, brisk.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) quick in thinking; alert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You need an agile mind to solve puzzles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quick-witted.
┼╕adv. ╡agilely.┤
┼╕noun ╡agileness.┤
╩│agile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ability to move quickly and easily; liveliness; nimbleness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has the agility of a monkey.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) alertness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man of great mental agility. He solved the complex problem with astounding agility.┤
╩│agility, ╛╕noun.
╜│agin─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.) against; opposed to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Progress, I'm agin it!┤
╩│agin─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
╜│agin─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.) again; once more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Well, fellers, here I am agin.┤
╩│agin─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│aging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a becoming old or older.
├│ 2. ┤the process of maturing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aging of meat.┤
├┤ Also, ╡ageing.┤
╩│aging, ╛╕noun.
╜│agio, ╛╕noun. ╞pl. │-ios.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a premium paid in the exchange of money to allow for the difference in value of two different kinds of currencies.
├│ 2. ┤this difference expressed as a percentage.
├│ 3. ┤a premium or discount on bills of exchange from other countries.
├│ 4. ┤╡= agiotage.┤
╩│agio, ╛╕noun. ╞pl. │-ios.╕
╜│agiotage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of exchange; moneychanging.
├│ 2. ┤speculation in stocks.
╩│agiotage, ╛╕noun.
╜│agist, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to take in (cattle or other stock) for feeding or pasturing, at a certain rate.
┼╕noun ╡agister, agistor.┤
╩│agist, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│agistment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the taking in of livestock to feed or pasture at a certain rate.
├│ 2. ┤the rate charged for this or profit made by doing it.
├│ 3. ┤any charge levied upon the owner or occupier of pasture lands.
╩│agistment, ╛╕noun.
╜│agitable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤capable of being agitated or shaken.
├│ 2. ┤that may be debated or discussed.
╩│agitable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agitate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to move or shake vigorously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The slightest wind will agitate the leaves of some trees.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to disturb or excite (a person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was much agitated by the unexpected news of her brother's illness.┤
├│ b. ┤to disturb or excite (the thoughts or feelings of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This had agitated my thoughts for two hours (Daniel Defoe).┤
┴┤ (SYN) perturb, discompose, disquiet.
├│ 3. ┤to argue about; discuss vigorously and publicly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antislavery leaders agitated the question of slavery for many years.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to contemplate.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to keep arguing about and discussing a matter vigorously to arouse public interest and feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to agitate for a shorter working day.┤
╩│agitate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│agitated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ disturbed; excited; expressing agitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an agitated countenance (Thackeray).┤
┼╕adv. ╡agitatedly.┤
╩│agitated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agitation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a vigorous moving or shaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agitation of the leaves in the breeze made a rustling sound.┤
├│ 2. ┤a disturbed, upset, or troubled state; disturbance; excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because of her agitation over the unexpected illness of her brother, she could not sleep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) turmoil, unrest.
├│ 3. ┤vigorous argument or discussion to arouse public interest and feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was much agitation for and against slavery before the Civil War.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debate.
╩│agitation, ╛╕noun.
╜│agitational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He said that the difference between the Congress Party and the other political parties in the country was that the former avoided slogans and concentrated on work whereas the other parties had adopted an agitational approach (Times of India).┤
┼╕adv. ╡agitationally.┤
╩│agitational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agitato, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) in an agitated manner; hurried and restless in style (generally in combination with ╖allegro┤ or ╖presto┤).
╩│agitato, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agitator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who stirs up public feeling for or against something; one who tries to make people discontented with things as they are.
├│ 2. ┤a device or machine for shaking, stirring, or mixing, as in some washing machines.
╩│agitator, ╛╕noun.
╜│agitprop, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤serving the combined purposes of agitation and propaganda.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is both agitator and propagandist.
╩│agitprop, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aglaia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) one of the three Graces.
╩│Aglaia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aglare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ glaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Drivers were blinded by the wet pavement aglare with headlights.┤
╩│aglare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agleam, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ gleaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Christmas tree agleam with lights.┤
╩│agleam, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aglee, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) ┤╡= agley.┤
╩│aglee, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aglet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the metal tag at the end of a shoelace or other lace or cord.
├│ 2. ┤╡= aiguillette.┤ Also, ╡aiglet.┤
╩│aglet, ╛╕noun.
╜│agley┐╕ or │agly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) out of the right way; wrong; awry. Also, ╡aglee.┤
╩│agley┐╕ or │agly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aglimmer, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ glimmering.
╩│aglimmer, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aglint, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ glinting; gleaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. glasses aglint in the sun.┤
╩│aglint, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Aglipayan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Philippine Independent Church, a native Roman Catholic church founded by Bishop Gregorio Aglipay in 1902.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of this church.
╩│Aglipayan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aglitter, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ glittering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aglitter with brass buttons.┤
╩│aglitter, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aglossal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no tongue.
╩│aglossal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aglossate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aglossal.
╩│aglossate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aglossal.
╜│aglow, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ glowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pensacola at sundown finds streets busy and shops aglow (Time). (Figurative.) The baby's cheeks were aglow with health.┤
╩│aglow, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aglycone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the nonsugar part of a glycoside molecule.
╩│aglycone, ╛╕noun.
╜│agma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) a nasal consonant, such as ╖m, n,┤ or ╖ng┤ (as in ╖thing┤).
╩│agma, ╛╕noun.
╜│agminate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arranged in a group or cluster.
╩│agminate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agminated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agminate.
╩│agminated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agminate.
╜│agnail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hangnail.
├│ 2. ┤a whitlow.
╩│agnail, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Anthropology.) a kinsman descended from a common male ancestor through male links only.
├│ 2. ┤a kinsman on the father's side.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤related on the father's side, or through male descent only.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) allied; akin.
╩│agnate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│agnathan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having no lower jaw; jawless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agnathan fish.┤
╩│agnathan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agnatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anthropology.) related by common descent through male links only.
╩│agnatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agnation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anthropology.) the relationship of agnates.
├│ 2. ┤descent from a common male ancestor, even though female links have intervened.
├│ 3. ┤kinship by descent.
╩│agnation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Agni, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.) a principal Vedic god, god of fire, the sun, and lightning, and mediator between mankind and the gods.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an additional name given to an ancient Roman to commemorate some characteristic or achievement, as in Publius Cornelius Scipio ╖Africanus┤ (so called because of his victories in Africa against the Carthaginians). See also ╡cognomen.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤any additional name, as in Eric ╖the Red.┤
╩│agnomen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nomina.╕
╜│agnominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an agnomen.
╩│agnominal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agnosia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the inability to recognize familiar objects, caused by an impairment of the brain.
╩│agnosia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known about the existence of God or about things outside of human experience.
┴┤ (SYN) skeptic, unbeliever, freethinker.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of agnostics or their beliefs.
┼╕adv. ╡agnostically.┤
╩│agnostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│agnosticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the belief or intellectual attitude of agnostics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One meets few atheists, though many agnostics. But the agnosticism is humble and open rather than self-satisfied (Atlantic).┤
╩│agnosticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnostid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a small, blind trilobite of the Cambrian period.
╩│agnostid, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnus castus,
┬┌┤ a shrub or small tree, related to verbena, with spikes of purplish-blue or white flowers; chaste tree.
╩│agnus castus,
╜│Agnus Dei,
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an image of a lamb as a symbol of Christ.
├│ b. ┤(in the Roman Catholic Church) a wax medallion stamped with this figure and blessed by the Pope.
├│ 2a. ┤a part of the Mass that begins "Agnus Dei."
├│ b. ┤a musical adaptation of this, sung as part of the Mass or as an anthem.
╩│Agnus Dei,
╜│ago, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤gone by; past (always placed after the noun).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I met her two years ago.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in the past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Helived here long ago.┤
╩│ago, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agog, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤full of expectation or excitement; eager; curious; excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children were all agog to see their presents.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with eagerness, curiosity, or excitement.
╩│agog, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) effected by or involving a lengthening of the time value of a note.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agogic accents, agogic nuances. Indian music, unlike African, is not dynamic. Its rhythms are agogic (Listener).┤
╩│agogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agogical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) agogic.
╩│agogical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agogics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.) the use of agogic accents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His interpretations are by no means devoid of color or agogics (stresses, rubatos, etc., not indicated in the score) (Harold C. Schonberg).┤
╩│agogics, ╛╕noun.
╜│a go-go,
┬┌┤ (Slang.) go-go.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... hostess a go-go of Arthur, Manhattan discotheque (Time).┤
╩│a go-go,
╜│agoing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) in motion or operation; going.
└╕expr. ╡set agoing,┤ ┤to cause to start.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Watches must be wound up to set them agoing (Richard Bentley).┤
╩│agoing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agones.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a contest for a prize in athletics or artistic competitions at the ancient Greek games.
├│ 2. ┤a debate or conflict between the main characters in ancient Greek plays.
╩│agon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agones.╕
╜│agonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He showed slow, agonal respiratory efforts (San Francisco Chronicle).┤
╩│agonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agone, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) past; ago.
╩│agone, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not forming an angle.
╩│agonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonic line,╕
┬┌┤ the irregular north-south line of places where a compass does not vary from true north.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a contender for a prize, as in athletics; contestant.
├│ 2. ┤(Physiology.) a muscle that on contracting is counteracted or opposed by the movement of another muscle (the antagonist).
├│ 3. ┤(Medicine.) a drug whose action is counteracted or opposed by another drug (the antagonist).
╩│agonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agonistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the athletic or other contests of the ancient Greeks.
├│ 2. ┤athletic.
├│ 3. ┤strained; forced.
├│ 4. ┤combative.
┼╕adv. ╡agonistically.┤
╩│agonistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agnostic.
╩│agonistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agnostic.
╜│agonize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to feel great anguish; suffer agony.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to strive painfully; struggle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to agonize over a problem.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to suffer extreme pain; torture.
┼╕noun ╡agonizer.┤
╩│agonize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│agonizedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an agonized manner.
╩│agonizedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│agonizing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing very great pain, suffering, anguish, or anxiety; tormenting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agonizing suspense.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agonizingly.┤
╩│agonizing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonizing reappraisal,╕
┬┌┤ any complete reassessment of a situation, especially one involving painful or unpleasant changes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many agonizing reappraisals have been directed to British Industry in the postwar period (New Scientist).┤
╩│agonizing reappraisal,╕
╜│agony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤very great suffering of body or mind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nobody can stand for long the agony of a severe toothache.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torment.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) very great suffering of mind; extreme mental pain or suffering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loss of her husband filled her with agony.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torment, woe.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden, powerful emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With cries and agonies of wild delight ... (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 3. ┤Often, ╡agonies.┤ the struggle often preceding death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the agonies of death, mortal agony.┤
├│ 4. ┤a struggle, especially one involving a crisis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the agony of war.┤
╩│agony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│agony column,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang, especially British.)
├│ 1. ┤a newspaper column of classified advertisements for personal messages, appeals for charity, missing persons, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a newspaper column devoted to personal advice in response to readers' questions.
╩│agony column,╕
╜│agora─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rae╕ , │-ras.╕
┬┌┤ the market place in an ancient Greek city.
└╕expr. ╡the Agora,┤ ┤the assembly place of ancient Athens, where citizens debated matters of public interest.
╩│agora─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rae╕ , │-ras.╕
╜│agora─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rot.╕
┬┌┤ a unit of money of Israel, a coin equal to 1/100 of an Israeli pound.
╩│agora─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rot.╕
╜│agoraphobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person with an abnormal fear of being in open places.
╩│agoraphobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│agoraphobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal fear of being in open places.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While still in his prime he developed agoraphobia and went to live underground (New Yorker).┤
╩│agoraphobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agoraphobic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with agoraphobia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a windowless, interior, haunting in its agoraphobic stillness (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= agoraphobe.┤
╩│agoraphobic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agouara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a South American species of raccoon, about the size of a fox, that feeds on crustaceans and mollusks.
╩│agouara, ╛╕noun.
╜│agouti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis╕ or │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rodent of tropical America, about the size of a rabbit. It is usually brownish or grizzled in color and is related to the guinea pig.
├│ 2. ┤an alternation of light and dark bands in the hair of various rodents.
╩│agouti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis╕ or │-ties.╕
╜│agouty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕ ╟│= agouti.
╩│agouty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕ ╟│= agouti.
╜│agr.
┬┌│ 1. ┤agricultural.
├│ 2. ┤agriculture.
├│ 3. ┤agriculturist.
╩│agr.
╜│AGR╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.R.,╕
┬┌┤ advanced gas-cooled reactor (an atomic reactor using carbon dioxide or other gas as a coolant).
╩│AGR╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.R.,╕
╜│agra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Irish.) ┤╡= darling.┤
╩│agra, ╛╕noun.
╜│agraffe┐╕ or │agrafe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clasp or hook for fastening clothing or armor.
├│ 2. ┤a small cramp iron used in building.
╩│agraffe┐╕ or │agrafe, ╛╕noun.
╜│a grands frais,
┬┌┤ (French.) at great expense.
╩│a grands frais,
╜│agranulocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a nongranular leucocyte.
╩│agranulocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│agranulocytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) of or like an agranulocyte.
╩│agranulocytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agranulocytic angina,╕ ╟│= agranulocytosis.
╩│agranulocytic angina,╕ ╟│= agranulocytosis.
╜│agranulocytosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) an acute disease with high fever, ulcers in mouth and throat, and a sharp decrease of granulocytes, following a massive infection or treatment with certain coal-tar drugs.
╩│agranulocytosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Agrapha, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ sayings ascribed to Jesus, not in the Bible but in other early Christian literature.
╩│Agrapha, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│agraphia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of aphasia involving partial or complete inability to write (contrasted with ╖alexia┤).
╩│agraphia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agraphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by the inability to write.
╩│agraphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤having to do with farming land, its use, or its ownership.
├│ b. ┤for the support and advancement of farmers and farming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agrarian movement.┤
├│ 2. ┤agricultural.
├│ 3. ┤growing wild in the fields, as certain plants.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who favors a new or more equitable division of rural land.
╩│agrarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agrarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤political agitation or civil dissension arising from dissatisfaction with the existing tenure of the land.
├│ 2. ┤the principle of a more equitable division of rural land.
├│ 3. ┤promotion of the farmer's interests, especially by political means.
╩│agrarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│agravic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no gravity; weightless:
╩│agravic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agree, ╛╕verb, ╞│agreed,╕ │agreeing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have the same feeling or opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all agree in liking the teacher. I agree with your argument.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concur.
├│ 2. ┤to be in harmony; be consistent; correspond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All accounts of the accident seem to agree. Your story agrees with mine.┤
├│ 3. ┤to get along well together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brothers and sisters don't always agree as well as they should.┤
├│ 4. ┤to say that one is willing (to); consent; assent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He agreed to go with us.┤
├│ 5. ┤to come to an understanding, especially in settling a dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The workers and employers agreed on the terms for settling the strike.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Grammar.) (in inflected languages) to have the same gender, number, case, or person, as another word. In the sentences "The man is going," "The men are going," the subjects and the verbs agree in person and number.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Latin adjective must agree with its noun in gender, number, and case.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to say (something) is real or true; admit; grant; concede.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John agreed that he had been thoughtless.┤
└╕expr. ╡agree with,┤ ┤to have a good effect on; suit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The food did not agree with me; it made me sick.┤
╩│agree, ╛╕verb, ╞│agreed,╕ │agreeing.╕
╜│agreeability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being agreeable.
╩│agreeability, ╛╕noun.
╜│agreeable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤giving pleasure; pleasant; pleasing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy had a charming and agreeable manner.┤
├│ 2. ┤ready to agree; willing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agreeable to a suggestion. If Mother is agreeable, we can go to the show this afternoon.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conformable.
├│ 3. ┤in agreement; suitable (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. music agreeable to the occasion.┤
┼╕noun ╡agreeableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agreeably.┤
╩│agreeable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agreed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fixed by common consent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to pay the agreed price.┤
├│ 2. ┤in agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you all agreed, Lords? (Shakespeare).┤
╩│agreed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agreement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an understanding reached by two or more persons, groups of persons, or nations among themselves. Nations make treaties; certain persons make contracts; both are agreements.
┴┤ (SYN) pact, covenant, compact.
├│ 2. ┤the act of coming to an understanding, especially in settling a dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every obstacle to agreement has been removed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) settlement.
├│ 3. ┤sameness of feeling or opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was perfect agreement between the two friends. They tried to shape their thought and deed in noble agreement (George Eliot).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concurrence, accord.
├│ 4. ┤harmony; correspondence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? (II Corinthians 6:16).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concord, consonance.
├│ 5. ┤(Grammar.) (in inflected languages) correspondence between words in number, case, gender, or person; concord. There is agreement in "that man" but lack of agreement in "those man."
╩│agreement, ╛╕noun.
╜│agregation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) admission by examination to the rank of agrege.
╩│agregation, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrege, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an academic rank obtained by competitive examination entitling the holder to teach in a lycee or university.
╩│agrege, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrement, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ments.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the acceptance of a foreign diplomat by the country to which he is going to go.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) agreement; approval.
└╕expr. ╡agrements,┤ ┤agreeable features or accessories; ornaments; charms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He delights in the agrements of wealth and rank.┤
╩│agrement, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ments.╕
╜│agrestal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestial.
╩│agrestal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestial.
╜│agrestial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or inhabiting the fields; wild.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) growing wild in cultivated land, as weeds.
╩│agrestial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrestic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rural; rustic.
├│ 2. ┤unpolished; uncouth.
╩│agrestic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrestical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestic.
╩│agrestical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestic.
╜│agribusiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the business of producing, processing, and distributing agricultural products.
╩│agribusiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│agric.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤agricultural.
├│ 2. ┤agriculture.
├│ 3. ┤agriculturist.
╩│agric.,╕
╜│agricultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of farming; having to do with farming; connected with agriculture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A hoe is an agricultural tool. Bananas rank among the chief agricultural products of South America (Preston E. James).┤
├│ 2. ┤promoting the interests or the study of agriculture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agricultural college.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agriculturally.┤
╩│agricultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agricultural engineering,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of engineering that deals with the development of farmland, the improvement of farming, erosion control, and irrigation.
╩│agricultural engineering,╕
╜│agriculturalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ┤╡= agriculturist.┤
╩│agriculturalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agricultural paper,╕
┬┌┤ negotiable instruments, such as notes and acceptances, used in agricultural transactions.
╩│agricultural paper,╕
╜│agriculture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science, art, or occupation of cultivating the soil to make crops grow; the raising of crops and farm animals; farming.
┴┤ (SYN) husbandry, tillage.
╩│agriculture, ╛╕noun.
╜│agriculturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a farmer.
├│ 2. ┤an expert in farming.
╩│agriculturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the rose family with slender stalks of feathery leaves and small, yellow flowers, whose roots are used as an astringent.
├│ 2. ┤any of various similar plants, especially the hemp agrimony.
╩│agrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│agrin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ grinning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His hard features were revealed all agrin ... with glee (Charlotte Bronte).┤
╩│agrin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agriological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agriology.
╩│agriological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agriologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agriology.
╩│agriologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agriology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the comparative study of the customs of uncivilized peoples.
╩│agriology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agro, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aggro.
╩│agro, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aggro.
╜│agro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤field; soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agrology = soil science.┤
├│ 2. ┤agriculture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agrochemical = a chemical used in agriculture.┤
├│ 3. ┤agricultural and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agro-industrial┤ = agricultural and industrial.┤
╩│agro-,╕
╜│agrobacteria, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ bacteria present in the soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The usual procedure for introducing a new gene into plant cells is to insert the gene into agrobacteria and then let the bacteria infect protoplasts (Daniel L. Hartl).┤
╩│agrobacteria, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│agrobacterial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrobacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agrobacterial plasmid seems an ideal vehicle for moving selected genes into plants (Science News).┤
╩│agrobacterial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrobiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrobiological.
╩│agrobiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrobiological.
╜│agrobiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrobiology.
┼╕adv. ╡agrobiologically.┤
╩│agrobiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrobiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agrobiology.
╩│agrobiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrobiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of plant nutrition and growth in relation to the condition and constituents of the soil, especially to increase crops.
╩│agrobiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrochemical, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any chemical product, such as an insecticide, used in agriculture.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of agro chemicals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agrochemical manufacturers, the agrochemical industry.┤
┬┌┤ the branch of climatology that deals with the effects of weather upon crops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agroclimatology can advise as to whether such crops are likely to succeed in a given locality (Scientific American).┤
╩│agroclimatology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrogorod, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gorods,╕ │-goroda.╕
┬┌┤ an amalgamation of farm communities in Russia into a single unit, resembling a city in its administrative structure.
╩│agrogorod, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gorods,╕ │-goroda.╕
╜│agro-industrial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving or combining agriculture and industry; agricultural and industrial.
╩│agro-industrial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agro-industry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an agricultural industry.
├│ 2. ┤an agro-industrial complex.
╩│agro-industry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│agrologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrological.
╩│agrologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrological.
╜│agrological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrology.
┼╕adv. ╡agrologically.┤
╩│agrological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agrology.
╩│agrologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of agriculture that deals with soils; science of soils.
╩│agrology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agromania, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal desire to live in open fields, apart from all other persons, sometimes as a manifestation of schizophrenia.
╩│agromania, ╛╕noun.
╜│agronomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agronomy.
╩│agronomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agronomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agronomic.
╩│agronomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agronomic.
╜│agronomics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agronomy.
╩│agronomics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agronomy.
╜│agronomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agronomy.
╩│agronomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agronomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of soil and the improvement of crop production; science of managing farmland; husbandry.
╩│agronomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrostologic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrostology.
╩│agrostologic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrostological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrostologic.
╩│agrostological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrostologic.
╜│agrostologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agrostology.
╩│agrostologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrostology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany that deals with grasses.
╩│agrostology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrotechny, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of preserving raw farm products and converting them into manufactured commodities, as in dairying or canning.
╩│agrotechny, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrotown, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agrogorod.
╩│agrotown, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agrogorod.
╜│aground, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stranded on the shore or on the bottom in shallow water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship ran aground and stuck in the sand (adv.). It is still aground (adj.).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in or into difficulties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their plans ran aground for lack of money.┤
╩│aground, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│AGS╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.S.,╕
┬┌┤ alternating gradient synchrotron.
╩│AGS╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.S.,╕
╜│agt.,╕
┬┌┤ agent.
╩│agt.,╕
╜│agua, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) water.
╩│agua, ╛╕noun.
╜│aguamiel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the juice of certain species of the agave, from which pulque and tequila are made.
╩│aguamiel, ╛╕noun.
╜│aguardiente, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coarse brandy of Spain and Portugal.
├│ 2. ┤any crudely distilled liquor, usually made from sugar cane, drunk in Latin America and the southwestern United States.
╩│aguardiente, ╛╕noun.
╜│ague, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a malarial fever with alternating chills and sweating at regular intervals.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any fit of shaking or shivering; a chill.
╩│ague, ╛╕noun.
╜│ague-cake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enlarged and hardened spleen, from chronic malaria.
╩│ague-cake, ╛╕noun.
╜│agueweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the common boneset or thoroughwort of North America.
├│ 2. ┤a species of gentian bearing clusters of five blue flowers.
╩│agueweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│aguinaldo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤an annual bonus, especially one given at Christmas in Argentina and certain other Spanish-speaking countries.
├│ 2. ┤(in Puerto Rico) an ornamental plant related to the morning-glory.
╩│aguinaldo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│aguish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like ague.
├│ 2. ┤liable to have ague.
├│ 3. ┤causing ague.
┼╕adv. ╡aguishly.┤
╩│aguish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agush, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ gushing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cider mill ... all agush with sweet juice (Hawthorne).┤
╩│agush, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ah, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │ah's╕ or │ahs.╕
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤an exclamation of pain, sorrow, regret, pity, admiration, surprise, joy, dislike, or contempt. The meaning of ╖ah┤ varies according to the way it is spoken.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the interjection or exclamation ╖ah.┤
╩│ah, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │ah's╕ or │ahs.╕
╜│a.h.,╕
┬┌┤ ampere-hour or ampere-hours.
╩│a.h.,╕
╜│A.H.,╕
┬┌┤ in the year of the Hegira, which was, in the Christian reckoning, A.D. 622 (Latin, ╖anno Hegirae┤).
╩│A.H.,╕
╜│aha, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ an exclamation of triumph, satisfaction, surprise, or joy.
╩│aha, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Ahab, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a king of Israel who was led to the worship of idols by his wife Jezebel (in the Bible, I Kings 16:29-33).
╩│Ahab, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ahasuerus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Persian king, the husband of Esther, mentioned in the Bible in the books of Ezra and Esther.
╩│Ahasuerus, ╛╕noun.
╜│a haute voix,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤aloud.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) in a loud voice.
╩│a haute voix,
╜│AHD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ arteriosclerotic heart disease.
╩│AHD╕ (no periods),
╜│ahead, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in front; before.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walk ahead of me. Breakers ahead!┤
├│ 2. ┤forward; onward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Go ahead with this work for another week.┤
├│ 3. ┤in advance; earlier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Columbus was ahead of his times in his belief that the world was round.┤
└╕expr. ╡be ahead,┤
├│ a. ┤to be winning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our team is ahead by 6 points.┤
├│ b. ┤to have more than is needed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We're ahead $10 on the budget.┤
└╕expr. ╡get ahead,┤ ┤to succeed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It takes hard work to get ahead in business.┤
└╕expr. ╡get ahead of,┤ ┤to do or be better than; surpass; outdistance; excel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If she works hard she will get ahead of her sister in arithmetic.┤
╩│ahead, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ahem, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤a sound made by coughing or clearing the throat, sometimes used to attract attention, express doubt, or gain time.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the interjection or exclamation ╖ahem:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. His answer amounted to a courteous ahem.┤
╩│ahem, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│AHF╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antihemophilic factor.
╩│AHF╕ (no periods),
╜│AHG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antihemophilic globulin.
╩│AHG╕ (no periods),
╜│ahi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hawaiian.) the bluefin, a tuna.
╩│ahi, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahimsa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine of nonviolence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thinkers of Brahmanism, of Samkhya, of Jainism, as well as of Buddhism, exalt nonviolence, which they call ahimsa; indeed, they consider it as the sublime principle (Albert Schweitzer).┤
╩│ahimsa, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahistorical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not historical; without regard for history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Theories of social change are, ... often ahistorical and devoid of cultural concreteness (Hinkle and Hinkle).┤
╩│ahistorical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ahithophel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a counselor who joined Absalom in his revolt against David (in the Bible, II Samuel 15-17).
╩│Ahithophel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ahmadiyya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Islamic sect, especially in Pakistan, whose members work as missionaries throughout the world.
╩│Ahmadiyya, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahold─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect or Informal.) a hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He also passes notes to me during school ... and if the teacher got ahold of one I would just die in my seat (Chicago Sun-Times).┤
╩│ahold─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ahold─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) near or close to the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lay a ship ahold.┤
╩│ahold─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│-aholic,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) a person who is obsessed with or addicted to something; a ______ addict.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Foodaholic = a person who is obsessed with food or eating. I had considered myself just another enthusiastic fan of pro football, not an abuser, a footballaholic (Washington Post).┤
╩│-aholic,╕
╜│A horizon,╕
┬┌┤ the top layer of soil through which moisture seeps downward, dissolving the chemical elements, such as sodium, calcium, and magnesium, and carrying them away to the rivers and the sea.
╩│A horizon,╕
╜│ahorse, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ on horseback.
╩│ahorse, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ahoy, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ a call used chiefly by sailors to attract the attention of someone at a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailors in the lifeboat shouted "Ship ahoy!" to the passing freighter.┤
╩│ahoy, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Ahriman, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the spirit of ignorance and evil in the Zoroastrian religion.
╩│Ahriman, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a raised platform at a Polynesian temple site.
╩│ahu, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahull, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We finally lay ahull, stops on and heavy spars secure (Atlantic).┤
╩│ahull, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ahum, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ humming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ahum with ideas, Leopold ... was soon seeking out more adventurous governments (Time).┤
╩│ahum, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ahungered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) hungry.
╩│ahungered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ahura Mazda,
┬┌┤ Ormazd (the Zoroastrian spirit of good).
╩│Ahura Mazda,
╜│ai─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ais.╕
┬┌┤ the three-toed sloth of South and Central America.
╩│ai─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ais.╕
╜│ai─╕ (2), ╛interjection.
┬┌┤ oh! alas!
╩│ai─╕ (2), ╛interjection.
╜│AI╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤airborne intercept (radar that detects enemy aircraft).
├│ 2. ┤Amnesty International.
├│ 3. ┤artificial insemination.
├│ 4. ┤artificial intelligence.
╩│AI╕ (no periods),
╜│aiblins, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) possibly; perhaps.
╩│aiblins, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aid, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give support to; help; assist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Red Cross aids flood victims.┤
├│ 2. ┤to help in bringing about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This new medicine may aid your recovery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) facilitate, further, promote, forward.
├╕v.i. ┤ to give assistance; help.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤help; assistance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When my arm was broken, I could not dress without aid.┤
┴┤ (SYN) support, succor.
├│ 2. ┤a person or a thing, such as a tool or instrument, that helps; helper; assistant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was a nurse's aid for a time. A dishwasher is an aid to housewives.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) an aide-de-camp; aide.
├│ 4a. ┤a customary payment from a feudal vassal to his lord.
├│ b. ┤the right of a feudal lord to require his vassals to contribute money when the lord's eldest son was knighted, when his eldest daughter married, and when ransom was needed to release the lord from captivity.
├│ 5. ┤a grant of money to the British Crown, made by Parliament, for an extraordinary purpose; subsidy.
└╕expr. ╡what┤ (something) ╡is in aid of,┤ ┤(British Informal.) what the purpose of (something) is.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was difficult for his mother to make out what all of his bellowing was in aid of until he stopped shouting.┤
┼╕noun ╡aider.┤
╩│aid, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│AID╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Artificial Insemination by Donor.
╩│AID╕ (no periods),
╜│Aida, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, first produced in 1871.
├│ 2. ┤its heroine, an Ethiopian princess.
╩│Aida, ╛╕noun.
╜│aidance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ aid; help; assistance.
╩│aidance, ╛╕noun.
╜│aidant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤aiding; helpful.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an assistant or auxiliary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court is now called upon to be an aidant to the enforcement of a judgment given by a Portuguese court (Sir Robert Phillimore).┤
╩│aidant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aid-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aids-de-camp.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ╡= aide-de-camp.┤
╩│aid-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aids-de-camp.╕
╜│aide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a helper; an assistant, often to a person of high rank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a presidential aide, a diplomatic aide.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= aide-de-camp.┤
╩│aide, ╛╕noun.
╜│aide-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aides-de-camp.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer by taking and sending messages and acting as a secretary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Edmund Randolph ... served as General George Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War (Frank E. Vandir).┤
├│ 2. ┤any assistant; aide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the indefatigable aide-de-camp of the Commissioner.┤
╩│aide-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aides-de-camp.╕
╜│aide-memoire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤something to stimulate the memory, such as a calendar note.
├│ 2. ┤a memorandum summarizing the discussion and the agreements arrived at in a meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Soviet aide-memoire of 1958 stated that the Soviet Union was prepared to sign a peace treaty with the whole of Germany (Terence Prittie).┤
╩│aide-memoire, ╛╕noun.
╜│aidful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) helpful.
╩│aidful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aidless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without help; unassisted; helpless.
╩│aidless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aidman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Military.) a member of the medical service.
╩│aidman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│aid post,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an aid station.
╩│aid post,╕
╜│AIDS, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ acquired immune deficiency (immunodeficiency) syndrome, a viral disease that attacks and breaks down the body's immune system, leading to serious and usually fatal infections and to a form of sarcoma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like hepatitis, AIDS could be transmitted by intimate sexual contact or blood (Newsweek).┤
╩│AIDS, ╛╕noun.
╜│aid station,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the first-aid post of a regiment or battalion, just behind the line of battle, for the first medical treatment of the wounded.
╩│aid station,╕
╜│AIDS virus,╕
┬┌┤ the retrovirus that causes AIDS; HIV.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because its genes are made up of RNA instead of the usual DNA, the AIDS virus is classified as a retrovirus (Donald P. Francis).┤
╩│AIDS virus,╕
╜│aiga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Samoan family unit, consisting of a group of close relatives along the female or male line.
╩│aiga, ╛╕noun.
╜│aiglet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aglet.
╩│aiglet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aglet.
╜│aigret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aigrette.
╩│aigret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aigrette.
╜│aigrette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a tuft of feathers worn as an ornament on the head, on a helmet, or the like.
├│ b. ┤anything shaped or used like this.
├│ 2. ┤╡= egret.┤
╩│aigrette, ╛╕noun.
╜│aiguille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slender, sharply pointed peak of rock, especially in the Alps.
╩│aiguille, ╛╕noun.
╜│aiguillette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ornamental cord, braid, or loop on a dress uniform; aglet.
╩│aiguillette, ╛╕noun.
╜│AIH╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Artificial Insemination by Husband.
╩│AIH╕ (no periods),
╜│aikido, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Japanese method of fighting without weapons, using holds, throws, and movements designed to make an opponent lose his balance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The disciple of aikido ... does not flee or resist the attacker but, instead, blends with him (New York Times).┤
╩│aikido, ╛╕noun.
╜│ail, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be the matter with; trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Find out what ails that crying child.┤
┴┤ (SYN) afflict, distress.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be ill; feel sick; be indisposed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has been ailing for a week.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤pain or disease; trouble; illness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ails (Casper Lederer).┤
╩│ail, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│ailanthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the ailanthus.
╩│ailanthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ailanthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tree native to Asia with many leaves and clusters of small, greenish flowers, often used as a shade tree; tree of heaven. The flowers of some ailanthus trees have a somewhat disagreeable odor.
╩│ailanthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailanthus moth,╕
┬┌┤ a moth, once of some commercial importance as a source of silk, native to China, introduced into the eastern United States. Its larvae feed on ailanthus leaves.
╩│ailanthus moth,╕
╜│aileron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hinged, movable part on the rear edge of an airplane wing used for banking, rolling, or balancing the airplane.
╩│aileron, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailevator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= elevon.
╩│ailevator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= elevon.
╜│ailing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sick; unwell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an obviously ailing and incapacitated man (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not in a sound condition; doing poorly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bankrupt company was a financially ailing concern for years.┤
╩│ailing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ailment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illness; sickness, especially a minor disorder of the body or mind, as distinguished from an acute or specific disease; sickness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ailment was only an upset stomach.┤
┴┤ (SYN) malady, complaint.
╩│ailment, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has great affection for cats. Also, ╡aelurophile.┤
╩│ailurophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a great affection for cats. Also, ╡aelurophilia.┤
╩│ailurophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has a morbid fear or hatred of cats. Also, ╡aelurophobe.┤
╩│ailurophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a morbid fear or hatred of cats. Also, ╡aelurophobia.┤
╩│ailurophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aim, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to point or direct (a weapon or blow) in order to hit a target.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to aim a gun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) level.
├│ 2. ┤to direct (words or acts) so as to influence a certain person or action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach aimed his talk at the boys who had not played fair.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to guess.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to devise.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to point or direct something, such as a gun or blow, in order to hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He aimed at the lion but missed.┤
├│ 2. ┤to direct one's efforts; try.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She aims for perfection. We aim to please our customers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aspire.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to have in mind as a purpose; intend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I aim to go.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to guess.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of pointing or directing at something.
├│ 2. ┤the ability to point or direct a weapon or blow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His aim was so poor that he missed the door and hit the window with a snowball.┤
├│ 3. ┤the direction aimed in; line of sighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your aim must allow for the wind.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the object of efforts; purpose; intention; goal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her aim was to do two years' work in one. O Happiness! our being's end and aim! (Alexander Pope).┤
┴┤ (SYN) intent, design, object.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a guess; conjecture.
┼╕adj. ╡aimable.┤
┼╕noun ╡aimer.┤
┼╕adj. ╡aimless.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aimlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aimlessness.┤
╩│aim, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│AIM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Indian Movement.
╩│AIM╕ (no periods),
╜│aimak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the provinces of Mongolia.
├│ 2. ┤a Mongolian clan.
╩│aimak, ╛╕noun.
╜│ain, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤one.
├│ 2. ┤own.
╩│ain, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aine,╕ (fem.) ╞│ainee,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) elder or eldest (used after a proper name).
╩│aine,╕ (fem.) ╞│ainee,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│ainhum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a painful constriction of the toe by a fibrous ring, afflicting people especially in tropical climates. In extreme cases, the toe falls off.
╩│ainhum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕ ╟│= Ainu.
╩│Aino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕ ╟│= Ainu.
╜│ain't,
┬┌┤ (Substandard or Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤am not; is not.
├│ 2. ┤are not.
├│ 3. ┤have not; has not.
╩│ain't,
╜│Ainu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nu╕ or │-nus.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an aboriginal, light-skinned people in northern Japan, now becoming extinct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ainu survive in northern Japan in much the same relation to the Japanese as the Indians occupy to the whites in the United States, except that the contact has been longer and the Ainu are fewer (A. L. Kroeber).┤
├│ 2. ┤their language. It is as yet unclassified but unrelated to Japanese. Also, ╡Aino.┤
╩│Ainu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nu╕ or │-nus.╕
╜│air─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth; atmosphere. Air consists chiefly of nitrogen and oxygen, along with carbon dioxide, argon, hydrogen, and small quantities of neon, helium, and other inert gases. It is odorless, tasteless, and invisible. We breathe air, and it directly or indirectly supports every form of life on earth.
├│ 2. ┤the space overhead; sky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Birds fly in the air.┤
├│ 3. ┤air in motion; a light wind; breeze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a hot summer day without a breath of air.┤
├│ 4. ┤fresh air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He opened the window to let some air into the overheated room.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a simple melody or tune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an old Scottish air, a traditional air.┤
├│ b. ┤a piece of music designed to be played or sung as a solo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. D'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air, a traditional air.┤
├│ c. ┤the leading part of a piece of music that predominates and gives character to it. In part music it is usually the soprano.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) public mention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave air to his opinions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) publicity.
├│ 7. ┤the general character or appearance of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An air of mystery surrounds the deserted house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aura.
├│ 8. ┤way; look; manner; bearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The famous man had an air of importance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mien.
├│ 9. ┤the medium through which radio waves travel; airways.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to fill the air with advertising.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Informal.) the personnel and equipment comprised by an air force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. French tactical air flies 1,000 sorties in six days (Newsweek).┤
├│ 11. ┤(Philately.) an airmail stamp.
├│ 12. ┤(Obsolete.) breathe.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to put out in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to air a blanket. It is good to air your clothes often.┤
├│ b. ┤to let fresh air through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Open the windows and air the room.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ventilate.
├│ c. ┤(British.) to warm and remove all dampness from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air the sheets before you put them on the bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make known; express publicly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not air your troubles too often.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expose, display.
├│ 3. ┤to take on a stroll.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to air the dog.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) to broadcast by radio or television, or both.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game was aired to all parts of the country.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take the air; take a walk or ride.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with aviation; done by means of aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air photography.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air safety, an air armada.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aerial.
└╕expr. ╡airs,┤ ┤unnatural or affected manners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your friends will laugh if you put on airs.┤
└╕expr. ╡clear the air,┤ ┤to remove emotional tensions, misunderstanding, mistrust, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His explicit declaration in reply to Mr. Parnell's speech ... has cleared the air (Manchester Examiner).┤
└╕expr. ╡get the air,┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤to be discharged from a job.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She took off from work so often that she finally got the air.┤
├│ b. ┤to be rejected as a suitor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After he got the air, he moped in a lovesick trance for weeks.┤
└╕expr. ╡give the air,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to dismiss, especially contemptuously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jim gives the air too freely to opinions he doesn't happen to agree with.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the air,┤
├│ a. ┤going around; being spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wild rumors were in the air.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) uncertain; unsettled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Plans for the picnic are still in the air since we can't decide where to go.┤
└╕expr. ╡off the air,┤
├│ a. ┤not engaged in broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This station is off the air from midnight to six in the morning.┤
├│ b. ┤not being broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We used to watch that show, but it's off the air now.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the air,┤
├│ a. ┤broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The station has been on the air since 1960.┤
├│ b. ┤being broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is that radio show still on the air?┤
└╕expr. ╡out of thin air,┤
├│ a. ┤out of nothing visible or concrete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The problem ... involved the task of establishing out of thin air a program (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ b. ┤out of nowhere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little man appeared out of thin air (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡take air,┤ ┤(British.) to spread about among people; become known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The story has taken air among all the neighbors.┤
└╕expr. ╡take the air,┤
├│ a. ┤to go outdoors; take a walk or ride.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On such a nice day, one should get out and take the air.┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) to start broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new radio station will take the air next week.┤
└╕expr. ╡up in the air,┤
├│ a. ┤uncertain; unsettled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The date of the wedding is still up in the air.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) very angry or excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver was up in the air about his parking ticket.┤
└╕expr. ╡walk┤ (or ╡tread┤) ╡on air,┤ ┤to be very gay or pleased.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys are walking on air because their team won the game. ... treading on air at the way he'd handled the deal (S. J. Perelman).┤
╩│air─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│air─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) early; soon.
╩│air─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│Air Academy,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the Air Force Academy.
╩│Air Academy,╕
╜│air age,╕
┬┌┤ the era of human history marked by the use of aircraft in war and as a means of public transport. The preliminaries began well before 1910 but effective and general use came only about 1939.
╩│air age,╕
╜│air alert,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of readiness for defense against enemy aircraft, when aircraft get into the air ready for immediate response to orders.
├│ 2. ┤the signal to get aircraft into the air for such defense.
╩│air alert,╕
╜│air arm,╕ ╟│= air force.
╩│air arm,╕ ╟│= air force.
╜│air-atomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ based on or involving the use of atomic bombs carried by aircraft or of missiles armed with atomic warheads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-atomic defense.┤
╩│air-atomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air attack,╕
┬┌┤ an attack by aircraft.
╩│air attack,╕
╜│airbag, ╛╕noun, or │air bag,╕
┬┌┤ a safety device consisting of a plastic bag that inflates in front of a passenger in an automobile collision to keep him from being thrown forward.
╩│airbag, ╛╕noun, or │air bag,╕
╜│air base,╕
┬┌┤ a headquarters and airfield for military aircraft.
╩│air base,╕
╜│air battery,╕
┬┌┤ a battery that uses zinc or another metal as the fuel and pressurized air as the oxidizing agent.
╩│air battery,╕
╜│air bearing,╕
┬┌┤ a bearing using the pressure of thin jets of air to support weights, eliminate friction, etc.
╩│air bearing,╕
╜│air bed,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an air mattress.
╩│air bed,╕
╜│air bladder,╕
┬┌┤ a sac in most fishes and various animals and plants that is filled with air. The air bladder of a fish is also called the ╖swim bladder┤ and adjusts the specific gravity of the fish to the water pressure at varying depths.
╩│air bladder,╕
╜│air blast,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stream of air, especially one produced by mechanical means.
├│ 2. ┤the shock caused by a very fast movement of air or of an object through the air, such as that of a missile reentering the earth's atmosphere.
├│ 3. ┤the downward or outward pressure wave set up by an atomic explosion in the air.
╩│air blast,╕
╜│airboat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small flat-bottomed boat driven by an airplane propeller mounted on the boat and revolving in the air, used for travel in large swamps and flooded areas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Skim through the Everglades in an airboat (New Yorker).┤
╩│airboat, ╛╕noun.
╜│airborne, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤supported by the air; off the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Within 15 minutes the bombers can be airborne. The kite was finally airborne.┤
├│ b. ┤carried in aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airborne troops.┤
├│ c. ┤having its aircraft in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airborne patrol.┤
├│ 2. ┤carried by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airborne seeds, airborne contamination from industrial pollution.┤
╩│airborne, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airbound, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stopped up by an accumulation of air, as a pipe.
╩│airbound, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air brake,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a brake or system of brakes operated by forcing compressed air against a piston or pistons.
├│ 2. ┤╡= speed brake.┤
╩│air brake,╕
╜│airbrasive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that cleans, smooths, or cuts by the action of abrasive particles propelled at high speeds by compressed air from a nozzle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airbrasive drill.┤
╩│airbrasive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-break switch,
┬┌┤ a switch in which an electric circuit is interrupted in the air.
╩│air-break switch,
╜│air-breather, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a missile whose engine uses oxygen from the atmosphere to oxidize its fuel.
╩│air-breather, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-breathing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that takes in oxygen from the atmosphere to oxidize its fuel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-breathing missiles.┤
├│ 2. ┤that respirates or breathes air as a natural process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-breathing insects.┤
╩│air-breathing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air brick,╕
┬┌┤ a brick perforated for ventilation.
╩│air brick,╕
╜│air bridge,╕
┬┌┤ a link between two or more places by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three companies have formed an air bridge between Rio and Sao Paulo, which provides nonreservation flights every half hour (London Times).┤
╩│air bridge,╕
╜│airbrush, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a device somewhat like an atomizer, operated by compressed air, that is used to spray paint on a surface.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to paint or touch up with an airbrush.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Times airbrushed out the player and printed his shadow (Time).┤
╩│airbrush, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│airburst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an explosion of a bomb in the air, above the surface of the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a high airburst, the fireball will not touch the ground, and there will be no local fallout (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│airburst, ╛╕noun.
╜│airbus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very large jet aircraft for carrying passengers on short flights.
╩│airbus, ╛╕noun.
╜│air cargo,╕
┬┌┤ cargo transported by aircraft; air freight.
╩│air cargo,╕
╜│air carrier,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft that carries freight.
╩│air carrier,╕
╜│air castle,╕
┬┌┤ a daydream; castle in the air.
╩│air castle,╕
╜│Air Cav,╕
┬┌┤ Air Cavalry.
╩│Air Cav,╕
╜│Air Cavalry,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of the United States Army transported to combat areas by aircraft, especially helicopters.
╩│Air Cavalry,╕
╜│air cell,╕
┬┌┤ a tiny cavity for air in an organism. The air sacs of a bird are air cells.
╩│air cell,╕
╜│air chamber,╕
┬┌┤ any compartment filled with air, especially a trap in a pump or other hydraulic system to prevent excessive pressures when the pump is suddenly stopped or started.
╩│air chamber,╕
╜│air cleaner,╕
┬┌┤ a device that removes impurities from a stream of gas or air.
╩│air cleaner,╕
╜│air coach,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a class of air travel with lower fares than first class.
├│ 2. ┤a commercial aircraft with comparatively low fares.
├│ 3. ┤such aircraft collectively.
╩│air coach,╕
╜│aircock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small valve for letting air in or out.
╩│aircock, ╛╕noun.
╜│air compressor,╕
┬┌┤ a device that pushes together, or compresses, air, and holds it under pressure, especially as a source of power for a pneumatic drill, pump, or other device.
╩│air compressor,╕
╜│air-condition, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to supply (a building, room, car, or other enclosed area) with the equipment for air conditioning.
├│ 2. ┤to treat (the air within a building, car, or other enclosed area) by means of air conditioning.
╩│air-condition, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air-conditioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having air conditioning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In air-conditioned buildings the air is kept at the most comfortable temperature.┤
╩│air-conditioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air conditioner,╕
┬┌┤ equipment used to air-condition a building, room, car, or other enclosed area.
╩│air conditioner,╕
╜│air conditioning,╕
┬┌┤ a means of treating air in a building, room, car, or other enclosed area, to free it from dust and to regulate its temperature and amount of moisture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air conditioning is the use of a refrigerant which is cooled by pressure changes in a condenser and cycled through a coil. Air then is blown over the cold coil (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│air conditioning,╕
╜│air control,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤military control of an airspace.
├│ 2. ┤control of a hostile force or nation by means of a superior air or space power.
├│ 3. ┤╡= air traffic control.┤
╩│air control,╕
╜│air-cool, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to remove heat from (an internal-combustion engine) by forcing air on or around the cylinders.
├│ 2. ┤to remove heat from (a room or other enclosed area) by blowing cool air in.
┼╕noun ╡air-cooler.┤
╩│air-cool, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air-cooled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cooled by having air blown on it.
╩│air-cooled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-cooling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the reduction of heat by passing a current of air through or over heated areas.
╩│air-cooling, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-core, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Electricity.) having a nonmetallic core.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-core transformer.┤
╩│air-core, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-cored, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= air-core.
╩│air-cored, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= air-core.
╜│Air Corps,╕
┬┌┤ the air arm of the U.S. Army from 1926 to 1941, a predecessor of the U.S. Air Force.
╩│Air Corps,╕
╜│air corridor,╕
┬┌┤ a passage or corridor over foreign-controlled territory open to aircraft as specified by government ruling or international agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Along Western air corridors to Berlin, Soviet MIG-17s began making closeup inspections of U.S. passenger liners (Time).┤
╩│air corridor,╕
╜│air cover,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a force of aircraft protecting a land or sea operation, a convoy, or other group.
├│ 2. ┤the protection given by such a force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The training of the Royal Air Force is ... to provide in daylight air cover for the craft carrying the troops and for the naval forces protecting them, and close support during the attack (Louis Mountbatten).┤
╩│air cover,╕
╜│aircraft, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-craft.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an airplane, airship, helicopter, or balloon; any machine for flying in the air that is supported in flight by buoyancy (such as a balloon), or by the action of air (such as an airplane), or by reaction to one or more jet streams (such as a rocket).
├│ 2. ┤such machines collectively or as a class; airplanes, airships, helicopters, or balloons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rapid development of aircraft that could take off and land vertically soon might make obsolete many large airports and long runways (New York Times).┤
╩│aircraft, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-craft.
╜│aircraft carrier,╕
┬┌┤ a warship designed as a base for aircraft, with a large, flat deck on which to land or take off.
┬┌┤ to cure (tobacco or lumber) by the action of the air alone, without heating it. Air-cured tobacco is dried by leaving the leaf out in the sun, and then in constant circulation of air in well-ventilated barns.
┬┌┤ a mass of air heated or cooled and circulated around the entrance of a store, building, or the like, to hold in or keep out warm air, according to the season, serving in place of a conventional door.
╩│air curtain,╕
╜│air cushion,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cushion inflated with air instead of being stuffed.
├│ 2. ┤a device by which pressure or shock is absorbed by air.
╩│air cushion,╕
╜│air cushion vehicle,╕
┬┌┤ a vehicle that travels a few feet above the surface of land or water on a cushion of air produced by a system of fans; ground effect machine; hovercraft. (Abbr:) ACV.
╩│air cushion vehicle,╕
╜│air cylinder,╕
┬┌┤ a cylinder filled with air and having a piston, for checking the recoil of a gun.
╩│air cylinder,╕
╜│air defense,╕
┬┌┤ a system of defense against air attack, using aircraft, missiles, and other weapons, and electronic detection of attacking aircraft.
╩│air defense,╕
╜│air door,╕ ╟│= air curtain.
╩│air door,╕ ╟│= air curtain.
╜│air drag,╕ ╟│= air resistance.
╩│air drag,╕ ╟│= air resistance.
╜│air-driven, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deriving its power from compressed air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-driven dental drill.┤
╩│air-driven, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airdrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an airport. Also, (especially British,) ╡aerodrome.┤
┬┌┤ a pipe or duct for conveying outside air into a building.
╩│air duct,╕
╜│Airedale, ╛╕noun, or │Airedale terrier,╕
┬┌┤ a large terrier having a wiry brown or tan coat with dark markings. Airedales were originally bred to hunt small game.
╩│Airedale, ╛╕noun, or │Airedale terrier,╕
╜│air edition,╕
┬┌┤ an edition of a newspaper or magazine, printed on very thin paper or with fewer pages than usual, for shipping to distribution points by air.
╩│air edition,╕
╜│air embolism,╕
┬┌┤ an often fatal condition in which rupture of a lung introduces air into the pulmonary veins causing clotting and a loss of circulation in arteries of the brain.
╩│air embolism,╕
╜│air engine,╕
┬┌┤ a motor driven by the force of heated or compressed air.
╩│air engine,╕
╜│air-entrained concrete,
┬┌┤ concrete containing billions of tiny air cells in each cubic foot that are formed by adding soaplike resinous or fatty materials to the cement or concrete when it is mixed. The cells give the water in concrete enough room to expand as it freezes.
╩│air-entrained concrete,
╜│air-express, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to transport by air express.
╩│air-express, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air express,╕
┬┌┤ the shipment of merchandise by aircraft.
╩│air express,╕
╜│airfare, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the price of a trip by airplane.
╩│airfare, ╛╕noun.
╜│air ferry,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft or system of aircraft for the transport of persons and cargo between fixed points. The later term is ╖air bridge.┤┤
╩│air ferry,╕
╜│airfield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the landing area of an airport or air base.
╩│airfield, ╛╕noun.
╜│air filter,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical or electronic component in an air cleaner that filters dust, pollen, or other contaminants from the air.
╩│air filter,╕
╜│air fleet,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤military aircraft, under a single commanding officer, used for a particular kind of mission or within a particular theater of operations.
├│ 2. ┤an air force.
╩│air fleet,╕
╜│airflow, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a natural movement of air.
├│ 2. ┤the flow of air around and relative to an object moving in air.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤streamlined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airflow design.┤
├│ 2. ┤that is produced by air currents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airflow patterns around cumulus clouds.┤
╩│airflow, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│airfoil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wing, aileron, rudder, or other surface designed to help lift or control an aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a spoiler or similar device designed to help keep a car firmly on the road at high speeds.
╩│airfoil, ╛╕noun.
╜│air force,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the branch of the military forces that uses aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤the largest tactical unit of this branch.
╩│air force,╕
╜│Air Force,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a separate branch of the armed forces of the United States, created in 1947, that includes aviation personnel, equipment, etc. (Abbr:) AF (no periods), A.F.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) the Royal Air Force.
╩│Air Force,╕
╜│Air Force Academy,╕
┬┌┤ the officer-training service school of the U.S. Air Force, near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
╩│Air Force Academy,╕
╜│airframe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the framework of an airplane, not including the engine or engines, of a ballistic missile, or of a dirigible.
╩│airframe, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-freight, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to ship (something) by air freight.
╩│air-freight, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air freight,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤freight transported by aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤the class of cargo by which this is comprised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to ship by air freight.┤
╩│air freight,╕
╜│airfreighter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an aircraft that carries freight.
├│ 2. ┤a person or company engaged in the business of operating such aircraft.
╩│airfreighter, ╛╕noun.
╜│air gap,╕
┬┌┤ the space in an electric motor or dynamo between the armature and the core.
╩│air gap,╕
╜│air gas,╕ ╟│= producer gas.
╩│air gas,╕ ╟│= producer gas.
╜│airglow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) a faint glow in the sky, not visible to the naked eye, believed due to chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere.
╩│airglow, ╛╕noun.
╜│air guitar,╕
┬┌┤ an imaginary guitar played in imitation of a rock musician.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have fond memories of shooting pool ... and playing air guitar with my cue stick (Rolling Stone).┤
╩│air guitar,╕
╜│air gun,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an air rifle or air pistol.
├│ 2. ┤a device utilizing compressed air to force grease, putty, or some similar substance into or onto something.
╩│air gun,╕
╜│air hammer,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pneumatic drill, especially one used for breaking up pavement.
├│ 2. ┤a pneumatic hammer used in riveting.
╩│air hammer,╕
╜│airhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a position established in enemy territory which can be reached and supplied by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each airhead is an internal island to which every fighting man must be carried by air, plus every pound of equipment and food for its maintenance (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a stupid person; blockhead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the many airheads who move torpidly through ... [the film]┤ Raise the Titanic
╔┤ ╢Ex. says in a throat-clutching voice: "A ship that big down that deep!?!? (Maclean's).┤
╩│airhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│air hole,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hole that air can pass through.
├│ 2. ┤an open space in the ice on a body of water.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) an air pocket.
╩│air hole,╕
╜│airhop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hopped,╕ │-hopping,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make frequent short trips by plane.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a short trip by plane.
╩│airhop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hopped,╕ │-hopping,╕ ╛noun.
╜│air hostess,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an airline hostess.
╩│air hostess,╕
╜│airhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a temporary building made of woven nylon, inflated and kept erect by air pressure, and coated with polyvinyl chloride.
╩│airhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│air hunger,╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) shortness of breath from lack of oxygen, symptomatic of acidosis.
╩│air hunger,╕
╜│airily, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an airy manner.
╩│airily, ╛╕adverb.
╜│airiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ airy quality.
╩│airiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│airing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤exposure to air, as for drying or warming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gave the rug a thorough airing.┤
├│ 2. ┤a walk, ride, drive, or the like, outdoors.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) exposure to public notice or discussion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The proposed rule is due for an airing at the next school assembly.┤
╩│airing, ╛╕noun.
╜│air jacket,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a space in which air is circulated to absorb excess heat, such as in a machine.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) an inflatable life jacket.
╩│air jacket,╕
╜│airland; ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to land and unload (troops or supplies) from aircraft.
╩│airland; ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air lane,╕
┬┌┤ a regular route used by aircraft; airway.
╩│air lane,╕
╜│air-launch, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to launch from a flying aircraft.
╩│air-launch, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air layering,╕
┬┌┤ a method of causing a branch or stem to form roots for planting, by making a cut halfway through the branch and wrapping it in moist earth or moss. New roots form in the area of the cut.
╩│air layering,╕
╜│airless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without fresh air; stuffy.
├│ 2. ┤without a breeze; still.
┼╕noun ╡airlessness.┤
╩│airless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air letter,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lightweight sheet of paper, often designed to fold and seal as an envelope, with a message on its inner surfaces.
├│ 2. ┤any letter sent by air mail; airmail letter.
╩│air letter,╕
╜│airlift, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a system of using aircraft to transport passengers and freight to a place when existing land routes are closed or inadequate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Medical supplies were brought by airlift to the flooded villages.┤
├│ 2. ┤the aircraft used.
├│ 3. ┤the passengers or freight transported by such a system.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to transport by airlift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enough planes were provided to airlift two army divisions.┤
╩│airlift, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│airlifting, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airlift ╕(def. 1).
╩│airlifting, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airlift ╕(def. 1).
╜│airlift pump,╕
┬┌┤ a pump used in oil wells and in mines consisting of a pipe for conducting air to the bottom of a long drop pipe that is submerged below the liquid. The mixture of air and liquid that is formed is lighter than the liquid outside the drop pipe, forcing the liquid to rise.
╩│airlift pump,╕
╜│airline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of transporting people and things by aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤the company owning or operating such a system.
├│ 3. ┤a route for aircraft; airway; air lane.
├│ 4. ┤(Especially U.S.) a straight line through the air.
╩│airline, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-line, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤shortest possible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the air-line distance to Chicago.┤
├│ 2. ┤straight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-line highway.┤
╩│air-line, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airline hostess┐╕ or │stewardess,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a stewardess on an airliner. Also, (British,) ╡air hostess.┤
╩│airline hostess┐╕ or │stewardess,╕
╜│airliner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large passenger airplane.
╩│airliner, ╛╕noun.
╜│airload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the total weight carried by an aircraft in flight exclusive of the aircraft itself, computed as the weight of the passengers, crew, cargo, and fuel.
├│ 2. ┤the aerodynamic force imposed upon a moving airfoil or other object.
╩│airload, ╛╕noun.
╜│air lock,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an airtight compartment between places where there is a difference in air pressure. The pressure in an air lock can be raised or lowered.
├│ 2. ┤a decompression chamber.
├│ 3. ┤the blocking of a liquid's flow, as through a tube, caused by the presence of air.
╩│air lock,╕
╜│airlog, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the log kept by the pilot or commanding officer of an aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a device for recording the distance traveled by a missile in the air.
╩│airlog, ╛╕noun.
╜│air mail,╕ ╟│= airmail,╕ ╛noun.
╩│air mail,╕ ╟│= airmail,╕ ╛noun.
╜│airmail, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤mail sent by aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a system of sending mail by aircraft.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to send (anything) by airmail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please airmail this letter.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sent or to be sent by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airmail letter.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the carrying of mail by air.┤
╩│airmail, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│airman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pilot of an aircraft; aviator.
├│ 2. ┤one of the crew of an aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤an enlisted man ranking above an airman basic in the U.S. Air Force.
╩│airman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│airman basic,╕
┬┌┤ an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the U.S. Air Force, comparable in grade to a private.
╩│airman basic,╕
╜│airman first class,╕
┬┌┤ an airman of the highest rank in the U.S. Air Force, ranking next below a sergeant.
╩│airman first class,╕
╜│airmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ skill in aviation.
╩│airmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│air map,╕
┬┌┤ a map consisting of or based on aerial photographs.
╩│air map,╕
╜│airmark, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to mark as a guide for pilots of aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to airmark a landing strip.┤
┼╕noun ╡airmarker.┤
╩│airmark, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air marshal,╕
┬┌┤ a rank in the Royal Air Force corresponding to vice-admiral or lieutenant general.
╩│air marshal,╕
╜│air mass,╕
┬┌┤ a large body of air within the atmosphere that has nearly uniform temperature and humidity at any given level and moves horizontally over great distances without changing.
╩│air mass,╕
╜│air mattress,╕
┬┌┤ a pad that can be inflated to serve as a life raft, mattress, etc.
╩│air mattress,╕
╜│Air Medal,╕
┬┌┤ a decoration awarded to any person in the U.S. Air Force or air force of another branch of military service, for meritorious achievement while flying.
╩│Air Medal,╕
╜│air mile,╕
┬┌┤ a nautical mile, 6076.11549 feet, used as a measure of distance in the flight of aircraft.
╩│air mile,╕
╜│air-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤interested in aviation.
├│ 2. ┤fond of air travel.
┼╕noun ╡air-mindedness.┤
╩│air-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Air Ministry,╕
┬┌┤ the department of the British government in charge of military aviation, and formerly also of civil aviation.
╩│Air Ministry,╕
╜│air miss,╕
┬┌┤ a very narrow escape from collision between aircraft.
╩│air miss,╕
╜│airmobile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) moved to the front by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airmobile combat troops.┤
╩│airmobile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air mosaic,╕
┬┌┤ a map consisting of strips of film taken by successive photographs from airplanes with special cameras. An air mosaic gives a bird's-eye view of the landscape.
╩│air mosaic,╕
╜│airometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a container for holding and measuring air.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus for measuring the quantity or rate of flow of air.
╩│airometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│airpark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small airport.
╩│airpark, ╛╕noun.
╜│air passage,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤accommodations for a trip by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to book air passage from London to Rome.┤
├│ 2. ┤any conduit for air, such as the nose or windpipe.
╩│air passage,╕
╜│air piracy,╕
┬┌┤ the hijacking of aircraft; skyjacking.
╩│air piracy,╕
╜│air pirate,╕
┬┌┤ a person who commits air piracy; skyjacker.
╩│air pirate,╕
╜│air pistol,╕
┬┌┤ a pistol that shoots a single pellet or dart, worked by compressed air.
╩│air pistol,╕
╜│airplane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-planed,╕ │-planing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Especially U.S.) a flying machine that has one or more planes or wings and is driven by one or more propellers or jet engines or a rocket engine. An airplane is an aircraft heavier than air, supported in flight by the action of the air flowing past or thrusting upward on its fixed wings. Also, (especially British) ╡aeroplane.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to fly in an airplane.
╩│airplane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-planed,╕ │-planing.╕
╜│airplane carrier,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an aircraft carrier.
╩│airplane carrier,╕
╜│airplane cloth,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a plain, tightly woven, sturdy cotton fabric used as a luggage covering and in some garments.
├│ 2. ┤a similar linen fabric used to cover the frames of older airplanes.
╩│airplane cloth,╕
╜│airplane luggage,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) very lightweight luggage, made especially for air travel.
╩│airplane luggage,╕
╜│airplane spin,╕
┬┌┤ (Wrestling.) a throw used especially by professional wrestlers. One wrestler lifts his opponent on his shoulders, whirls him about, and throws him down.
╩│airplane spin,╕
╜│air plant,╕
┬┌┤ a plant not connected with the ground and seeming to live on air; epiphyte.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many orchids are air plants.┤
╩│air plant,╕
╜│airplay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the amount of broadcast time for a phonograph record.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "underground" promotion man for the record company knew that reviews influenced FM airplay and availability in stores (Harper's).┤
╩│airplay, ╛╕noun.
╜│air pocket,╕
┬┌┤ a downward current of air that causes an airplane to lose altitude suddenly. An air pocket is caused by the sudden sinking of cooled air.
╩│air pocket,╕
╜│air pollution,╕
┬┌┤ the contamination of the air especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhaust, or smoke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The correlation of the number of deaths from bronchitis with both airborne dust and smoke is so pronounced that air pollution plays a major role (New Scientist).┤
╩│air pollution,╕
╜│airport, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a station with a field for airplanes to land and take off from, and buildings for keeping, repairing, and servicing airplanes and usually also for passengers; an area, especially on land, used regularly by aircraft.
╩│airport, ╛╕noun.
╜│airpost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) airmail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airpost stamp.┤
╩│airpost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air post,╕ ╟│= airmail,╕ ╛noun.
╩│air post,╕ ╟│= airmail,╕ ╛noun.
╜│airpower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the capacity of a nation to wage war in and from the air by means of military aircraft or missiles.
╩│airpower, ╛╕noun.
╜│air pressure,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤pressure caused by the weight of the air; atmospheric pressure. Winds are caused by the flow of air from an area of high air pressure to an area of low air pressure.
├│ 2. ┤the pressure of compressed air.
├│ 3. ┤pressure on a moving object by the air it strikes.
╩│air pressure,╕
╜│airproof, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤impervious to air.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make (something) airproof.
╩│airproof, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│air pump,╕
┬┌┤ an apparatus for forcing air into or through something, or for drawing it out, or for compressing it.
╩│air pump,╕
╜│air raid,╕
┬┌┤ an attack by enemy aircraft, especially by bombers.
╩│air raid,╕
╜│air raider,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft, especially a bomber, that engages in an air raid.
╩│air raider,╕
╜│air-raid shelter,
┬┌┤ a place for protection during an air raid.
╩│air-raid shelter,
╜│air resistance,╕
┬┌┤ opposition by the air to any body moving through it, such as an aircraft or projectile.
╩│air resistance,╕
╜│air rifle,╕
┬┌┤ a gun that uses compressed air to shoot a single pellet or dart; air gun.
╩│air rifle,╕
╜│air rights,╕
┬┌┤ the rights, by lease or purchase, to possession and use of space above an existing installation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air rights are valuable chiefly in the nation's largest cities, such as New York and Chicago, where buildings already jam most usable ground space (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│air rights,╕
╜│air route,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a path or course followed by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the shortest air route from Chicago to Tokyo.┤
├│ 2. ┤markings on a chart giving point of departure, course, and destination for an aircraft flight.
╩│air route,╕
╜│airs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡air.┤┤
╩│airs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│air sac,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alveolus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The air from the bronchial tubes flows into millions of air sacs, called alveoli, which make up the spongelike mass of each lung (Arthur C. Guyton).┤
├│ 2. ┤an air-filled space in different parts of the body of a bird, connected with the lungs. It aids in breathing and in regulating body temperature.
├│ 3. ┤a thin-walled enlargement in the trachea of an insect, resembling a sac.
╩│air sac,╕
╜│air-sac disease,
┬┌┤ chronic respiratory disease in domestic fowl.
╩│air-sac disease,
╜│air sampling,╕
┬┌┤ the taking of samples of air for analysis, especially to count the pollen in it, or to analyze the amount of contamination from industrial wastes, fuel exhaust, or smoke, or to detect radioactive fallout.
╩│air sampling,╕
╜│airscape, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a view from very high up, as from an aircraft.
╩│airscape, ╛╕noun.
╜│air scoop,╕
┬┌┤ a shovellike opening that conveys a flow of air to an aircraft engine during flight.
╩│air scoop,╕
╜│airscrew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an aircraft propeller.
╩│airscrew, ╛╕noun.
╜│air service,╕
┬┌┤ transportation of people or things by aircraft.
╩│air service,╕
╜│Air Service,╕
┬┌┤ the aviation branch of the U.S. Army between 1907 (officially 1920) and 1926), a predecessor of the U.S. Air Force.
╩│Air Service,╕
╜│air shaft,╕
┬┌┤ a passage for letting fresh air in, as to a mine, tunnel, or building; air well.
┬┌┤ a large number of secondary rays, consisting of electrons, positrons, mesons, and photons, created when a primary cosmic ray enters the atmosphere.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any more or less enclosed area or cavity containing air.
├│ 2. ┤any gas-filled space found in the tissues of plants.
╩│air space,╕
╜│airspace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤space in the air, especially above a particular section of the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. China protested that its airspace had been violated by foreign airplanes.┤
├│ 2. ┤the limited space in the air occupied by a formation of aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤the space used in an aerial maneuver.
╩│airspace, ╛╕noun.
╜│air speed,╕
┬┌┤ the speed of an aircraft in relation to the speed of the air, as distinguished from ground speed.
╩│air speed,╕
╜│air-speed indicator,
┬┌┤ a flight instrument that shows air speed.
╩│air-speed indicator,
╜│air-spray, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to apply (a liquid) in a spray controlled by air pressure.
╩│air-spray, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air spring,╕
┬┌┤ any device that utilizes the elasticity of compressed air to absorb or resist shock.
╩│air spring,╕
╜│air staff,╕
┬┌┤ a group of officers in the U.S. Air Force that advises a commanding officer in planning and carrying out military operations.
╩│air staff,╕
╜│airstream, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the relative flow of air around or against an object in flight, usually in a direction opposite to that of the object's flight.
╩│airstream, ╛╕noun.
╜│airstrike, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-struck,╕ │-struck╕ or │-stricken,╕ │-striking.╕
┬┌┤ to attack with aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our President's refusal ... to airstrike the Serbian artillery is dismaying (William Safire).┤
╩│airstrike, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-struck,╕ │-struck╕ or │-stricken,╕ │-striking.╕
╜│air strike,╕
┬┌┤ an attack by aircraft upon a target.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 130 guerrillas had been killed, 100 of them by immediate air strikes (New York Times).┤
╩│air strike,╕
╜│airstrip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a paved or cleared runway for aircraft, often made hastily for temporary use; landing strip.
├│ 2. ┤a small airport.
╩│airstrip, ╛╕noun.
╜│air survey,╕
┬┌┤ a topographical survey consisting of or based on aerial photographs.
╩│air survey,╕
╜│air suspension,╕
┬┌┤ a method of suspending a vehicle, such as an automobile, on its axles, that utilizes a piston supported by a chamber of compressed air instead of a metal spring at each suspension point.
╩│air suspension,╕
╜│air taxi,╕
┬┌┤ a passenger airplane for short-distance flights.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air taxis link the 600 cities served by scheduled airlines with more than 6,000 communities that are not ... and perform hundreds of functions from serving as ambulances to charting forest fires (Time).┤
╩│air taxi,╕
╜│air terminal,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a building at an airport for boarding and discharging passengers from aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a terminal for passengers going to or coming from an airport.
╩│air terminal,╕
╜│airth, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) airt.
╩│airth, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
╜│airtight, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤so tight that no air or gas can get in or out.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S. Informal, Figurative.) havingno weak points or loopholes open to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airtight alibi. The team had an airtight defense.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unassailable.
╩│airtight, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air time,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the moment when a particular radio or television program begins to be broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. three minutes to air time.┤
├│ 2. ┤an amount of broadcasting time; minutes or hours of broadcasting, especially as sold by radio or television stations or networks for commercials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to spend $100,000 for air time.┤
╩│air time,╕
╜│air-to-air, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ passing between two flying aircraft, as a rocket launched by one to destroy another.
┬┌┤ passing from a flying aircraft to something on the ground or the surface of the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-to-surface signal.┤
╩│air-to-surface, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│air-to-underwater, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ passing from a flying aircraft to a vessel under the water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-to-underwater communication.┤
╩│air-to-underwater, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│air tourist,╕ ╟│= air coach.
╩│air tourist,╕ ╟│= air coach.
╜│air tractor,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft specially designed for crop dusting and spraying.
╩│air tractor,╕
╜│air traffic,╕
┬┌┤ the aircraft landing or taking off or in flight in a given area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. heavy air traffic at the airport.┤
╩│air traffic,╕
╜│air traffic control,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the control of the movements of aircraft to promote safe, orderly, and rapid traffic.
├│ 2. ┤a licensed or governmental agency providing this service.
╩│air traffic control,╕
╜│air transport,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of transporting people or cargo by airplane.
├│ 2. ┤an airplane that carries chiefly cargo.
├│ 3. ┤a military aircraft that carries personnel, supplies, and equipment.
╩│air transport,╕
╜│air-transportable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be transported by air.
╩│air-transportable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air trap,╕
┬┌┤ a pocket for catching and venting foul air or gases, as from a drain.
╩│air trap,╕
╜│air travel,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤travel by airplane.
├│ 2. ┤the amount of travel by airplane during a specified period.
╩│air travel,╕
╜│airtraveler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who travels by air.
╩│airtraveler, ╛╕noun.
╜│air umbrella,╕ ╟│= air cover.
╩│air umbrella,╕ ╟│= air cover.
╜│air valve,╕
┬┌┤ a valve for controlling the flow of air into or out of pipes or enclosures.
╩│air valve,╕
╜│air vent,╕
┬┌┤ an opening or passage to allow the entrance or escape of air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steam radiators usually must have air vents to let the air out so that the steam can come in (Wilbur L. Beauchamp).┤
╩│air vent,╕
╜│air vesicle,╕
┬┌┤ an air sac in a water plant.
╩│air vesicle,╕
╜│air vessel,╕
┬┌┤ a vessel containing or conducting air; an air chamber; a respiratory tract.
╩│air vessel,╕
╜│airward, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ upward.
╩│airward, ╛╕adverb.
╜│airwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= airward.
╩│airwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= airward.
╜│air washer,╕
┬┌┤ a row of nozzles that spray water inside an air conditioner to keep the air moist and free of dust.
╩│air washer,╕
╜│airwave, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airway ╕(def. 3).
└┌╕expr. ╡airwaves,┤ ┤radio or television broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pure conversation ... has been shockingly absent from the airwaves (New York Times).┤
╩│airwave, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airway ╕(def. 3).
╜│airway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a route for aircraft; air lane; airline.
├│ 2. ┤a passage for air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A thin tube, known as an endotracheal catheter, has been put down her windpipe to assure her a clear and controllable airway throughout the operation (Harper's).┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a specified radio frequency.
└╕expr. ╡airways,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) channels for radio or television broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a big surge in radio spot advertising and the airways were filled with lots of new jingles (C. J. Shuttleworth).┤
╩│airway, ╛╕noun.
╜│air well,╕ ╟│= air shaft.
╩│air well,╕ ╟│= air shaft.
╜│air wing,╕
┬┌┤ the air arm of an army or navy.
╩│air wing,╕
╜│airwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a civilian woman pilot; an aviatrix.
├│ 2. ┤an enlisted woman in an air force (not now in official use).
╩│airwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│airworthiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of an aircraft fit and safe for flight.
╩│airworthiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│airworthy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of aircraft) fit and safe for flight.
╩│airworthy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│airier,╕ │airiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤with air moving through it; well supplied with fresh air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a large, airy room.┤
├│ 2. ┤light as air; graceful; delicate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She sang an airy tune.┤
├│ 3. ┤light-hearted; gay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the children's airy laughter.┤
├│ 4. ┤breezy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a high, airy hill.┤
├│ 5. ┤of air; in the air; aerial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky was filled with birds and other airy creatures.┤
├│ 6. ┤reaching high in the air; lofty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy pinnacles.┤
├│ 7. ┤like air; not solid or substantial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy plans, airy phantoms of the mind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flimsy, unreal.
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.) unnatural; affected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airy tone of voice.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Figurative.) flippant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy criticism.┤
╩│airy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│airier,╕ │airiest.╕
╜│airy-fairy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤delicate; light; airy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy-fairy creatures.┤
├│ 2. ┤fanciful; dreamy; impractical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not airy-fairy schemes ... but in detail and in writing, so that we know what we are considering (London Times).┤
╩│airy-fairy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aisle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a passage between rows of seats in a hall, theater, or school.
├│ 2a. ┤a similar passage in a church. In some large, elaborate churches the aisles are parallel to the main passage (the nave), and usually set off by pillars.
├│ b. ┤any similar part, as of choir or transept.
├│ c. ┤the nave itself.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S., Figurative.) any long, narrow passage, as between rows of trees in a forest.
┴┤ (SYN) corridor.
└╕expr. ╡down the aisle,┤ ┤(Informal.) to the altar for a marriage ceremony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The parents hoped that the oldest of their daughters would be the first down the aisle.┤
└╕expr. ╡roll in the aisles,┤ ┤(Slang.) to respond enthusiastically to something funny.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has kept Italian audiences rolling in the aisles for 40 years or more (London Times).┤
╩│aisle, ╛╕noun.
╜│aisled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an aisle or aisles.
╩│aisled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aisle-sitter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a person who sits next to the aisle, especially a drama critic.
╩│aisle-sitter, ╛╕noun.
╜│ait─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) a small island in a river or lake; islet.
╩│ait─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ait─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) oat.
╩│ait─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│aitch, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aitches,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the letter ╖H, h.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in the form of a capital ╖H.┤
╩│aitch, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aitches,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│aitchbone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rumpbone, especially of a steer.
├│ 2. ┤a cut of beef taken from or including this bone. Also, ╡edgebone.┤
╩│aitchbone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aitchless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) that does not aspirate his ╖h┤'s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aitchless millionaire ... goes to an elocutionist and learns a B.B.C. accent (George Orwell).┤
╩│aitchless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aitken Bible,
┬┌┤ the first Bible printed in English in America (by Robert Aitken, Philadelphia, 1782).
╩│Aitken Bible,
╜│AJA╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.J.A.,╕
┬┌┤ Americans of Japanese ancestry.
╩│AJA╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.J.A.,╕
╜│ajangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ jangling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You arrive at the track, already exhausted and with nerves ajangle (Life).┤
╩│ajangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajar─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ slightly open.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please leave the door ajar.┤
╩│ajar─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│ajar─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ not in harmony; discordant.
╩│ajar─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│Ajax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.)
├│ 1. ┤a Greek hero at the siege of Troy, second only to Achilles in strength and courage. Ajax killed himself when the armor of Achilles was awarded to Odysseus (Ulysses).
├│ 2. ┤╡Ajax the Lesser,┤ another Greek hero at Troy, second to Achilles in swiftness.
╩│Ajax, ╛╕noun.
╜│ajee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) agee.
╩│ajee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajingle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ jingling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Peasant pockets were ajingle with the proceeds of the nation's fourth bumper crop (Time).┤
╩│ajingle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajog, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ at a jog; jogging.
╩│ajog, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajowan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fruit or seed of an Oriental plant of the parsley family, used for flavoring and to produce an aromatic oil similar to that obtained from thyme.
╩│ajowan, ╛╕noun.
╜│ajuga, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bugleweed ╕(def. 1).
╩│ajuga, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bugleweed ╕(def. 1).
╜│ajut, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that juts out; projecting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There he is, jaw ajut, teeth softly agleam, ... the whole man fairly overflowing with aplomb (Newsweek).┤
╩│ajut, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ajutage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutage.
╩│ajutage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutage.
╜│ajutment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= projection.
╩│ajutment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= projection.
╜│AK╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ Alaska (with postal Zip Code).
╩│AK╕ (no period),
╜│a.k.a.┐╕ or │AKA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ also known as.
╩│a.k.a.┐╕ or │AKA╕ (no periods),
╜│akamai, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Hawaiian.) clever; smart.
╩│akamai, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Akan, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Akan╕ or │Akans.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of peoples inhabiting Ghana and other parts of western Africa.
├│ 2. ┤the Kwa language of these peoples.
╩│Akan, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Akan╕ or │Akans.
╜│akebi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hardy Asiatic vine with dark-green leaves.
├│ 2. ┤a fiber derived from it, used in making baskets.
├│ 3. ┤its seeds, which yield an oil sometimes used in cooking.
╩│akebi, ╛╕noun.
╜│akee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ackee.
╩│akee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ackee.
╜│Akela, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a title given by cub scouts to a cubmaster or den mother.
╩│Akela, ╛╕noun.
╜│akene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achene.
╩│akene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achene.
╜│akimbo, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ with the hands on the hips and the elbows bent outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to stand with arms akimbo.┤
╩│akimbo, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│akin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the same kind; alike; similar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most boys are akin in their love of sports.┤
├│ 2. ┤belonging to the same family; related by blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your cousins are akin to you.┤
├│ 3. ┤cognate.
┴┤ (SYN) analogous.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤of kin.
╩│akin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│akinesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the complete or partial loss of the power to move.
╩│akinesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│akinetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by akinesia.
╩│akinetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Akita, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a breed of medium-sized dogs of Japan, with a sharp nose and pointed ears.
╩│Akita, ╛╕noun.
╜│Akkadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the eastern division of the Semitic languages, spoken during ancient times in Mesopotamia.
├│ 2. ┤any language of this division, such as Assyrian.
├│ 3. ┤the ancient non-Semitic language of Babylonia; Sumerian.
├│ 4. ┤one of the ancient inhabitants of Akkad (northern Babylonia).
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Akkad.
├│ 2. ┤of or in the Semitic language of the Akkadians.
┬┌┤ (in former East Germany) a worker who exceeds his quota; Stakhanovite.
╩│Aktivist, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-visten.╕
╜│aktograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus for recording the period or frequency of an animal's activity.
╩│aktograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aku, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hawaiian.) the bonito or skipjack, related to tuna.
╩│aku, ╛╕noun.
╜│akvavit, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquavit.
╩│akvavit, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquavit.
╜│al-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖l,┤ as in ╖allure, ally.┤
╩│al-,╕
╜│-al─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ suffix added to nouns to form adjectives. of; like; having the nature of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Natural = of nature; like nature. Ornamental = having the nature of ornament.┤
╩│-al─╕ (1),
╜│-al─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ suffix added to verbs to form nouns. the act of ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arrival = the act of arriving. Refusal = the act of refusing.┤
╩│-al─╕ (2),
╜│Al╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ aluminium (chemical element).
╩│Al╕ (no period),
╜│AL╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Alabama (with postal Zip Code).
├│ 2. ┤or ╡AL.,┤ Anglo-Latin.
├│ 3. ┤(Baseball.) American League.
╩│AL╕ (no periods),
╜│A.L.,╕
┬┌┤ Anglo-Latin.
╩│A.L.,╕
╜│ala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │alae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wing.
├│ 2. ┤any winglike structure:
├│ a. ┤one of the lateral cartilages of the nose.
├│ b. ┤one of the two side petals of any flower shaped like a sweet pea.
├│ 3. ┤an armpit.
╩│ala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │alae.╕
╜│a la,
┬┌┤ in the manner of; in the style of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If we are talking about a massed conventional aggression a la World War II, aerial inspection can provide adequate warning (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│a la,
╜│Ala.,╕
┬┌┤ Alabama.
╩│Ala.,╕
╜│ALA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Library Association.
╩│ALA╕ (no periods),
╜│A.L.A.
┬┌┤ Australian Library Association.
╩│A.L.A.
╜│alabado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (in Mexico) a religious ballad or folk song.
╩│alabado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│Alabama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bama╕ or │-bamas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Muskhogean tribe of Indians, now living mostly in Texas.
├│ 2. ┤this tribe.
├│ 3. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Alabama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bama╕ or │-bamas.╕
╜│Alabaman, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Alabama or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Alabama.
╩│Alabaman, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alabamian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Alabaman.
╩│Alabamian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Alabaman.
╜│alabamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rare, unisolated chemical element, now called astatine.
╩│alabamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│alabaster, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a smooth, white or delicately shaded, translucent stone, a variety of gypsum. Alabaster is considered a soft stone, often carved into ornaments and vases.
├│ 2. ┤a variety of calcite that is somewhat translucent and often streaked like marble.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of alabaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alabaster vase.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) smooth and white like alabaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. her alabaster throat.┤
╩│alabaster, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alabastrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling alabaster.
╩│alabastrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a la belle etoile,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤in the open air at night.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) at the beautiful star.
╩│a la belle etoile,
╜│a la bonne heure,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤all right; splendid.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) at the good hour.
╩│a la bonne heure,
╜│a la carte,
┬┌┤ with a stated price for each dish (instead of one price for the whole meal, ╖table d'hote┤ or ╖prix fixe┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is only one menu at Chez Pauge, and all the dishes are a la carte (Craig Claiborne).┤
╩│a la carte,
╜│a la chinoise,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Chinese style.
╩│a la chinoise,
╜│alack, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an exclamation of sorrow or regret; alas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alack! our friend is gone (Tennyson). [Middle English alacke]┤
╩│alack, ╛╕interjection.
╜│alackaday, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) alack; alas.
╩│alackaday, ╛╕interjection.
╜│alacritous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of alacrity; brisk.
┴┤ (SYN) quick, prompt, lively, willing.
╩│alacritous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alacrity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤brisk and eager action; liveliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) celerity, briskness, sprightliness.
├│ 2. ┤prompt and cheerful willingness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accepted with grateful alacrity (Scott).┤
┴┤ (SYN) eagerness.
╩│alacrity, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aladdin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a youth in ╖The Arabian Nights,┤ who found a magic lamp and a magic ring. By rubbing either one of them he could call either of two powerful spirits (jinn) to do whatever he asked.
╩│Aladdin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ala.┤
╩│alae, ╛╕noun.
╜│a la francaise,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the French style.
╩│a la francaise,
╜│a la grecque,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Greek style.
╩│a la grecque,
╜│a la japonaise,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Japanese style.
╩│a la japonaise,
╜│a la king,
┬┌┤ creamed with pimento, green pepper, and mushrooms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chicken a la king.┤
╩│a la king,
╜│alalia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a partial or total loss of the power of speech, due to a functional disorder.
╩│alalia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alamanni, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alemanni.
╩│Alamanni, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alemanni.
╜│alameda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a public walk shaded with poplars or other trees.
╩│alameda, ╛╕noun.
╜│a l'americaine,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the American style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The moon ... is where French businessmen think guaranteed wages a l'americaine belong (New Yorker).┤
╩│a l'americaine,
╜│alamo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a poplar tree, especially a cottonwood.
╩│alamo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
╜│alamode, ╛╕noun, adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a lightweight, glossy silk, used especially for scarfs.
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤╡= a la mode.┤
╩│alamode, ╛╕noun, adverb, adjective.
╜│a la mode,
┬┌│ 1. ┤according to the prevailing fashion; in style; fashionable.
├│ 2. ┤served with ice cream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. pie a la mode.┤
├│ 3. ┤cooked with vegetables.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beef a la mode.┤
╩│a la mode,
╜│alamort, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a half-dead condition.
├│ 2. ┤melancholy; spiritless.
╩│alamort, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a la Newburg,
┬┌┤ served in a rich white sauce made with cream, yolks of eggs, butter, and wine or flavoring.
╩│a la Newburg,
╜│a l'anglaise
┬┌┤ (French.) in the English style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... red plush carpets and a winter garden and five-o'clock tea a l'anglaise (New Yorker).┤
╩│a l'anglaise
╜│Alani, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a people of Scythian origin who lived in the Caucasus and fought on the side of the Huns and the Vandals.
╩│Alani, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│alanine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline amino acid, occurring in several proteins.
╩│alanine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alaouite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╩│Alaouite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╜│alap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rhythmless introductory section of a raga.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This was the percussionless alap in Desh Malhar, a raga tuned to the rains (London Times).┤
╩│alap, ╛╕noun.
╜│a la page,
┬┌┤ (French.) up-to-date; modern.
╩│a la page,
╜│a la parisienne,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Parisian style.
╩│a la parisienne,
╜│alar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a wing or wings; alary.
├│ 2. ┤winged; alate.
├│ 3. ┤╡= axillary.┤
╩│alar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a la rigueur,
┬┌┤ (French.) strictly speaking; if absolutely necessary.
╩│a la rigueur,
╜│alarm, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤sudden fear; excitement caused by fear of danger; fright.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The deer darted off in alarm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apprehension; consternation.
├│ 2. ┤a warning of approaching danger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is no false alarm.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a signal giving such warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fire alarm.┤
├│ b. ┤a bell or other device that makes a noise to warn or waken people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burglar alarm.┤
├│ 4. ┤a call to arms or action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Paul Revere gave the alarm to the towns near Boston.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Fencing.) appel.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make uneasy; fill with sudden fear; frighten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer. He was alarmed because his friends were so long in returning.┤
├│ 2. ┤to warn (anyone) of approaching danger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alarm everyone quickly; the house is full of smoke.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to call to arms.
╩│alarm, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alarm clock,╕
┬┌┤ a clock that can be set to ring or sound at any desired time.
╩│alarm clock,╕
╜│alarming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing alarm; frightening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He failed to show any sense of urgency in dealing with a situation that has become so acute and alarming (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alarmingly.┤
╩│alarming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alarmism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the attitude and habits of alarmists.
╩│alarmism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alarmist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is easily alarmed or alarms others needlessly or on very slight grounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alarmists cry out that there is a danger of World War Three (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an alarmist or alarmism.
╩│alarmist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alarum,╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British or Archaic.) alarm.
╩│alarum,╛╕noun.
╜│alarums and excursions,
┬┌┤ an archaic stage direction for a conventionalized skirmish.
╩│alarums and excursions,
╜│a la russe,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Russian style.
╩│a la russe,
╜│alary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with wings; alar.
├│ 2. ┤wing-shaped.
╩│alary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alas, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ an exclamation of sorrow, grief, regret, pity, dread, or concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alas! poor Yorick (Shakespeare).┤
╩│alas, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Alas.,╕
┬┌┤ Alaska.
╩│Alas.,╕
╜│alaska, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of wool and cotton yarn.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a dress or coating fabric made of this yarn.
╩│alaska, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alaska cod,╕
┬┌┤ a species of cod found in the northern Pacific ocean.
╩│Alaska cod,╕
╜│Alaskan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Alaska or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Alaska.
╩│Alaskan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alaskan king crab ╟= king crab ╕(def. 2).
╩│Alaskan king crab ╟= king crab ╕(def. 2).
╜│Alaskan malamute,╕
┬┌┤ any one of an Alaskan breed of large, strong dogs having a gray, or black and white, coat and commonly used for pulling sleds. Also ╡malamute,┤ ╡malemute,┤ ╡malemiut.┤
╩│Alaskan malamute,╕
╜│Alaska Standard Time,╕
┬┌┤ the standard time in central Alaska, and all of Hawaii, two hours behind Pacific Standard Time.
╩│Alaska Standard Time,╕
╜│Alastor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) an epithet of Zeus in the capacity of avenger.
├│ 2. ┤(in medieval demonology) the executor of the sentence to kill.
╩│Alastor, ╛╕noun.
╜│alastrim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a contagious eruptive fever, regarded as a mild form of smallpox.
╩│alastrim, ╛╕noun.
╜│alate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having wings or winglike parts; winged; alar.
╩│alate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alate.
╩│alated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alate.
╜│alation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤winged condition or form.
├│ 2. ┤the manner in which wings are formed or placed, as in insects.
╩│alation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alawi, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╩│Alawi, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╜│Alawite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a Moslem sect in Syria that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Mohammed, as the true successor of Mohammed. Also, ╡Alaouite.┤
╩│Alawite, ╛╕noun.
╜│alb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white linen robe with narrow sleeves, worn by Roman Catholic and some Anglican priests at the Communion service.
╩│alb, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alb.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Albanian.
├│ 2. ┤Albany.
├│ 3. ┤Albert.
├│ 4. ┤Alberta (Canada; not in officialuse).
╩│Alb.,╕
╜│alba─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a traditional Provencal song, usually describing the parting of lovers at dawn.
╩│alba─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│alba─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the white tissue of the brain.
╩│alba─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Alba.,╕
┬┌┤ Alberta (Canada; not in official use).
╩│Alba.,╕
╜│albacore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large fish related to the tuna, with long pectoral fins; germon. It has light-colored flesh valued for canning and is found in all tropical seas.
├│ 2. ┤any of various related marine food or game fishes. Also, ╡albicore.┤
╩│albacore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕
╜│Albanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Albania, a European country between Yugoslavia and Greece, its people, their language, or their way of life.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Albania, the European country.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Albania, a member of the Indo-European family.
╩│Albanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│albata, ╛╕noun. ╟│= German silver.
╩│albata, ╛╕noun. ╟│= German silver.
╜│albatross, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trosses╕ or (collectively) │-tross.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very large, web-footed sea bird related to the petrels. The albatross is the largest ocean bird and can fly long distances.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a great or intolerable burden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Turks carefully hung the albatross of responsibility around Washington's neck (Atlantic).┤
╩│albatross, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trosses╕ or (collectively) │-tross.╕
╜│albedo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ratio of light reflected to light received by a planet or other heavenly body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Neptune's albedo, or reflecting power, is a little less than that of Venus (E. C. Slipher).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) the ratio of the number of neutrons coming out of a medium (not itself a source) to the number of neutrons entering it.
├│ 3. ┤the white and spongy inner part of the rind of a citrus fruit that contains the jelling substance pectin.
╩│albedo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│albeit, ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌┤ although; even though; even if.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Albeit he has failed twice, he is not discouraged.┤
┴┤ (SYN) though, notwithstanding.
╩│albeit, ╛╕conjunction.
╜│Albemarle pippin,
┬┌┤ a yellowish apple with a rare winelike flavor; Yellow Newtown.
╩│Albemarle pippin,
╜│albergo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) an inn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked one of the piazza-loungers if there were a decent hotel nearby, and got directed to a small albergo (Harper's).┤
╩│albergo, ╛╕noun.
╜│albergue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an inn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Albergues resemble American motels, and stand along the main highways (Walter C. Langsam).┤
╩│albergue, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alberich, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German Legend.) the powerful king of the dwarfs and head of the Nibelungs.
╩│Alberich, ╛╕noun.
╜│Albertan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Alberta, Canada.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Alberta.
╩│Albertan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│albertite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a jet-black, lustrous, bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
╩│albertite, ╛╕noun.
╜│albescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a becoming white.
╩│albescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│albescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ becoming white; whitish; blanched.
╩│albescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albicore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕ ╟│= albacore.
╩│albicore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕ ╟│= albacore.
╜│Albigenses, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the members of a religious sect that originated in southern France in the 1000's. They were stigmatized as heretics and their movement was suppressed during the 1200's.
╩│Albigenses, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Albigensian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Albigenses.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the Albigenses.
╩│Albigensian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│albinic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albinistic.
╩│albinic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albinistic.
╜│albinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the absence of color; condition of being an albino.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... albinism (a condition in which all pigmentation is lacking) is a recessive characteristic in man as it is in other animals (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│albinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│albinistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of albinism.
├│ 2. ┤having albinism.
╩│albinistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who from birth has a pale, milky skin, very light hair, and pink eyes with deep-red pupils, because of the absence of coloring pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
├│ 2. ┤a plant or an animal with pale, defective coloring.
╩│albino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│albinoism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= albinism.
╩│albinoism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= albinism.
╜│Albion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) England.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the white cliffs of Albion.┤
╩│Albion, ╛╕noun.
╜│Albireo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the star representing the head of the swan in the constellation Cygnus.
╩│Albireo, ╛╕noun.
╜│albite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a feldspar, usually white, occurring in granite and other igneous rocks.
╩│albite, ╛╕noun.
╜│albitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or containing albite.
╩│albitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albitical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albitic.
╩│albitical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albitic.
╜│albizzia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of trees of tropical Asia and Africa, related to the acacia, and valued for its hard, strong, and durable wood. Certain species of albizzia are cultivated for ornament in Europe and America.
╩│albizzia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ALBM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-launched ballistic missile.
╩│ALBM╕ (no periods),
╜│album, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a book with blank pages for holding things like photographs, autographs, and postage stamps.
├│ b. ┤a case for a phonograph record.
├│ c. ┤a single, long-playing phonograph record.
├│ 2. ┤a set of phonograph records or tape recordings.
├│ 3. ┤a scrapbook.
├│ 4. ┤╖U.S.┤ a register for visitors at a public place (called a ╖visitors' book┤ in England).
╩│album, ╛╕noun.
╜│albumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the white of an egg, consisting mostly of albumin dissolved in water.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) the food for a young plant stored in a seed; endosperm.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a protein found in the white of an egg, milk, blood serum, lymph, and many other animal and plant tissues and juices. Albumin is composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and a little sulfur. It is soluble in water and can be coagulated by heat.
╩│albumin, ╛╕noun.
╜│albuminate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nearly insoluble protein resulting from the action of an alkali or an acid upon albumin.
├│ 2. ┤a compound formed by the union of an albumin, as with a metal.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance like albumin; a protein. Albuminoids are obtained chiefly from animal connective tissues and bones, and are characterized by insolubility.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like albumin.
╩│albuminoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│albuminoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of an albuminoid.
╩│albuminoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albuminose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albuminous.
╩│albuminose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albuminous.
╜│albuminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like albumin.
├│ 2. ┤containing albumin.
╩│albuminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albuminuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the presence of albumin in the urine.
╩│albuminuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│albuminuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or characterized by albuminuria.
╩│albuminuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albumose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound derived from albumins by the action of proteolytic enzymes; proteose.
╩│albumose, ╛╕noun.
╜│alburnous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like alburnum.
╩│alburnous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alburnum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lighter, softer, and more recently formed wood between the inner bark and the harder center, or heartwood, of a tree; sapwood.
╩│alburnum, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcahest, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkahest.
╩│alcahest, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkahest.
╜│Alcaics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ Alcaic lines or stanzas.
╩│Alcaics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Alcaic stanza,
┬┌┤ a four-line stanza of 11-11-9-10 syllables invented by the Greek poet Alcaeus and later modified by the Roman poet Horace. Example:
┬┤ O mighty-mouth'd inventor of harmonies,
┬┤ O skill'd to sing of Time or Eternity,
┬┤ God-gifted organ-voice of England,
┬┤ Milton, a name to resound for ages.┤
┬┤ (Tennyson)
╩│Alcaic stanza,
╜│alcaide┐╕ or │alcayde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a commander of a Spanish fortress.
├│ 2. ┤a warden of a Spanish prison.
╩│alcaide┐╕ or │alcayde, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcalde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a mayor or justice of the peace (in regions of former Spanish influence).
├│ 2. ┤the mayor of a Spanish or Portuguese town who also has the powers of a judge.
╩│alcalde, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcanna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ henna, especially the shrub from which the coloring matter is obtained.
╩│alcanna, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcapton, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkapton.
╩│alcapton, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkapton.
╜│alcaptonuria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkaptonuria.
╩│alcaptonuria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkaptonuria.
╜│alcazar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a palace,castle, or fortress in Spain, originally of the Spanish Moors.
╩│alcazar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcazar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a palace of the Moorish kings at Seville, Spain. It was later occupied by the Spanish royal family.
╩│Alcazar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcestis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the wife of King Admetus, whose life she saved by sacrificing her own with such rare wifely devotion that Hercules rescued her from Hades, and thus restored her to life.
╩│Alcestis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alchemic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alchemistic.
╩│alchemic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alchemistic.
╜│alchemical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of alchemy or alchemists; alchemistic.
┼╕adv. ╡alchemically.┤
╩│alchemical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alchemist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studied a combination of chemistry and magic in the Middle Ages.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person with great and often seemingly mysterious power to affect the course of events or to change one thing into another.
╩│alchemist, ╛╕noun.
╜│alchemistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with alchemy or alchemists.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a combination of chemistry, magic, and philosophy, studied in the Middle Ages. Alchemy tried to find or prepare a substance which would turn cheaper metals into gold and silver and which would also cure any ailment and prolong human life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In its fullest sense alchemy was a philosophical system containing a complex and mobile core of rudimentary science and elaborated with astrology, religion, mysticism, magic, theosophy and many other constituents. Alchemy dealt not only with the mysteries of matter but also with those of creation and life; it sought to harmonize the human individual with the universe surrounding him (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a magical or mysterious power or process of transforming one thing into another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the lovely alchemy of spring.┤
╩│alchemy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcides, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) Hercules.
╩│Alcides, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcidine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like the family of birds that includes the auks and puffins.
╩│alcidine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ALCM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-launched cruise missile.
╩│ALCM╕ (no periods),
╜│Alcmene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the mother of Hercules, by Zeus, and wife of Amphitryon.
╩│Alcmene, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcohol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the colorless liquid in wine, beer, whiskey, gin, and other fermented and distilled liquors that makes them intoxicating; grain alcohol; ethyl alcohol; ethanol. Alcohol is used in medicines, in manufacturing, and as a fuel. It is commercially prepared from grain, potatoes, and molasses.
├│ 2. ┤whiskey, gin, or any other intoxicating liquor containing this liquid.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) any of a group of similar organic compounds. Alcohols contain a hydroxyl group and react with certain acids to form esters. Wood alcohol or methyl alcohol is very poisonous.
╩│alcohol, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alcohol in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl is replaced by a metal.
├│ 2. ┤a compound or solution containing alcohol.
╩│alcoholate, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcohol dehydrogenase,╕
┬┌┤ an enzyme found in yeast and liver, essential to the metabolism and production of alcohols.
╩│alcohol dehydrogenase,╕
╜│alcoholic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alcoholic fumes.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. This wine has a high alcoholic content.┤
├│ 2. ┤containing alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whiskey and gin are alcoholic liquors.┤
├│ 3. ┤caused by alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alcoholic dehydration.┤
├│ 4. ┤suffering from the excessive use of intoxicating liquors; having alcoholism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. More than 75 per cent of ... alcoholic patients have benefited from the drug [meprobamate] during the withdrawal period (Newsweek).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has the habit of drinking too much intoxicating liquor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An alcoholic is one whose drinking harmfully and definitely interferes with his job standing and ability, his reputation or his home life (Marguerite Clark).┤
╩│alcoholic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alcoholically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an alcoholic manner; after the manner of alcohol.
╩│alcoholically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alcoholicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ alcoholic quality.
╩│alcoholicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease which has as its chief symptom the inability to stop drinking alcoholic liquors to excess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The only effective cure for alcoholism comes through personal and social psychotherapy (Floyd L. Ruch).┤
├│ 2. ┤a diseased condition of the body caused by drinking too much alcoholic liquor.
┬┌┤ an instrument for finding the percentage of alcohol in a liquid. It is a type of hydrometer.
╩│alcoholometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ decomposition by the action of alcohol.
╩│alcoholysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a drunkometer.
╩│alcometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a star, visible to the naked eye, in Ursa Major. Alcor is the smaller partner star of Mizar.
╩│Alcor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcoran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Koran.
╩│Alcoran, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcoranic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the Koran.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with Islamic theology.
╩│Alcoranic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alcosol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a colloidal solution in alcohol.
╩│alcosol, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcove, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small room or recess opening out of a larger room.
┴┤ (SYN) nook.
├│ 2. ┤a recess or large, hollow space in a wall.
┴┤ (SYN) niche.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a bower; summerhouse.
╩│alcove, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcyon, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= halcyon.
╩│alcyon, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= halcyon.
╜│Alcyone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.)
├│ a. ┤the daughter of Aeolus. She was changed into a kingfisher.
├│ b. ┤one of the Pleiades.
├│ 2. ┤the brightest star in the Pleiades.
╩│Alcyone, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ald.,╕
┬┌┤ alderman.
╩│Ald.,╕
╜│Aldebaran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red star, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.
╩│Aldebaran, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of organic chemical compounds having the radical CHO, derived from the primary alcohols by oxidation, and yielding acids on further oxidation. Formaldehyde is an aldehyde produced by the oxidation of methyl alcohol.
├│ 2. ┤a transparent, colorless liquid with a characteristic smell, produced by the partial oxidation of ordinary alcohol; acetaldehyde.
╩│aldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldehydic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the nature of aldehydes.
├│ 2. ┤resembling the aldehydes.
╩│aldehydic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│al dente,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) firm to the tooth; cooked so as not to be too soft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ravioli were well made, but they were far too al dente and served lukewarm (Craig Claiborne).┤
╩│al dente,
╜│alder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tree or shrub somewhat like a birch. Alders usually grow in wet land and have clusters of catkins that develop into small, woody cones. The light, soft wood is used in cabinetwork; the bark is used for tanning and dyeing.
╩│alder, ╛╕noun.
╜│alderman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in certain cities of the United States) a member of a council that governs a city. An alderman is usually elected by the voters of a certain ward or district and represents them on the council.
├│ 2. ┤(in English and Irish cities and boroughs) a senior elected councilor who ranks next to the mayor in importance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aldermen and councilors followed the Lord Mayor in the procession to the Cathedral.┤
├│ 3. ┤(in Anglo-Saxon times) a chief or lord.
╩│alderman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│aldermancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of alderman; aldermanship.
╩│aldermancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldermanic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an alderman.
├│ 2. ┤suitable for an alderman.
╩│aldermanic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aldermanry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a ward or district represented by an alderman.
╩│aldermanry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│aldermanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of alderman.
╩│aldermanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alderney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of dairy cattle that originated in Alderney (one of the Channel Islands).
╩│Alderney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
╜│Aldine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤printed or published by Aldus Manutius of Venice or his family (mainly between 1494 and 1597).
├│ 2a. ┤printed or designed in imitation of the books printed or the type faces used by this family.
├│ b. ┤bound in the manner of Aldus.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an edition, book, or style or type in the Aldine manner.
╩│Aldine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aldm.,╕
┬┌┤ alderman.
╩│Aldm.,╕
╜│aldolase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme occurring in muscle tissue.
╩│aldolase, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sugar containing any one of a group of organic chemical compounds having the radical CHO and the OH radical on the C atom adjacent to the CHO group.
╩│aldose, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldosterone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hormone of the adrenal cortex which controls the salt and water balance in the body; electrocortin.
╩│aldosterone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldosteronism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a hormonal imbalance, with the symptoms of hypertension and muscular weakness, and characterized by excessive retention of sodium and excessive loss of potassium.
╩│aldosteronism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very powerful insecticide derived from naphthalene, effective against insects that infest the soil, such as locusts and grasshoppers.
╩│aldrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong beer made by fermentation from malt and flavored with hops. Ale is heavier and more bitter and contains more alcohol than other beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety (Shakespeare).┤
╩│ale, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleak, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ leaking.
╩│aleak, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aleatoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) consisting of random or chance elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aleatoric music is that in which the instrumentalists have complete leeway ... to finish the thoughts of the composer (New York Times).┤
╩│aleatoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aleatory, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤dependent on an uncertain event; contingent.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with good or bad luck.
├│ 3. ┤╡= aleatoric.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤aleatoric music.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Improvisation is one form of aleatory (New York Times).┤
╩│aleatory, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alecithal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having little or no yolk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alecithal eggs.┤
╩│alecithal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aleconner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inspector of measures in English public houses (pubs).
├│ 2. ┤(Historical.) an official who tasted ale and beer to determine their quality or purity.
╩│aleconner, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alecto, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.) one of the three Furies. (Megaera and Tisiphone were the other two.)
╩│Alecto, ╛╕noun.
╜│alectryomancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by means of a rooster picking up grains of corn.
╩│alectryomancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│alee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ on or toward the side of a ship that is away from the wind.
┴┤ (SYN) leeward, lee.
╩│alee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alef, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aleph.
╩│alef, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aleph.
╜│alehouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where ale or beer is sold to be drunk on the premises; bar; public house; pub.
╩│alehouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alemanni, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of Germanic tribes that occupied the region from the Main to the Danube in the first part of the 200's A.D. Also, ╡Alamanni.┤
╩│Alemanni, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alemannic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a High German dialect spoken in southwestern Germany, Alsace, and Switzerland.
╩│Alemannic, ╛╕noun.
╜│alembic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a glass or metal container, formerly used in chemistry for distilling.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something that transforms or refines.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fine needle-point lace made by hand in France.
├│ 2. ┤a reproduction of it made by machine.
╩│Alencon, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Alencon lace,╕
╜│aleph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, representing a glottal stop. Also, ╡alef.┤
╩│aleph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleph-null, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cardinal number of an infinite set of whole numbers.
╩│aleph-null, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aleppo boil, ╟= Oriental sore.
╩│Aleppo boil, ╟= Oriental sore.
╜│Aleppo pine,╕
┬┌┤ a pine native to southern Europe and the Near East, whose wood has been used for shipbuilding since very ancient times.
╩│Aleppo pine,╕
╜│alerce, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large pine that resembles the California redwood.
├│ 2. ┤the wood used by the Moors in their buildings, obtained from the sandarac tree of Morocco.
╩│alerce, ╛╕noun.
╜│alert, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤watchful and keen; wide-awake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good hunting dog is alert to every sound and movement in the field.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attentive, vigilant.
├│ 2. ┤quick in action; lively; nimble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sparrow is very alert in its movements.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brisk, active.
├│ 3. ┤ready to speak, think, or act.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a signal warning of approaching enemy aircraft, a hurricane, or other threatening danger.
├│ 2. ┤the period of time after this warning until the danger has passed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hurricane alert is over.┤
├│ 3. ┤a signal, especially to troops, to be ready for action.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to warn against and prepare for an air attack, a hurricane, or other threatening danger.
├│ 2. ┤to call to arms; notify (troops, police, or other forces) to get ready for action.
├│ 3. ┤to make alert; warn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Despite alerted antiaircraft and fighter defenses, the Liberators pressed home low-level attack through oil fires and intense smoke, wrecking the refineries (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the alert,┤ ┤ready at any instant for what is coming; on the lookout; wide-awake; watchful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sentry must be on the alert. The Government is on the alert and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alertly.┤
┼╕noun ╡alertness.┤
╩│alert, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
╜│a l'espagnole,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Spanish style.
╩│a l'espagnole,
╜│aleukia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ diminution or absence of leucocytes from the blood.
╩│aleukia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleuromancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by meal or flour, practiced by the ancients.
╩│aleuromancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleuronat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ flour made of aleurone, used especially in making bread for diabetic persons.
╩│aleuronat, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleurone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mixture of minute protein granules found in seeds and grains.
╩│aleurone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleurone grains,╕
┬┌┤ granules of protein that form a single layer of cells comprising the outer cellular layer of the endosperm.
╩│aleurone grains,╕
╜│aleuronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aleurone.
╩│aleuronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aleut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of an Eskimo people living on the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this people, distantly related to Eskimo.
╩│Aleut, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aleutian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Aleuts or the Aleutian Islands.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an Aleut.
╩│Aleutian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│A level,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the advanced level; highest level of examination given to secondary school students who wish to obtain a General Certificate of Education.
╩│A level,╕
╜│alevin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very young fish, especially a very young salmon.
╩│alevin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alewife─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
┬┌┤ a woman who keeps an alehouse or pub.
╩│alewife─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
╜│alewife─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
┬┌┤ a sea fish found in great numbers along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, related to the herring and the shad, but inferior as food. It swims up rivers to spawn in spring and is also common in the Mississippi Valley and landlocked in some of the Great Lakes region.
╩│alewife─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
╜│alexander┐╕ or │Alexander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cocktail made with gin or brandy, mixed with creme de cacao and cream.
╩│alexander┐╕ or │Alexander, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alexandrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Alexandria (city in Egypt).
├│ 2. ┤of Alexander the Great.
├│ 3. ┤of alexandrine verse.
├│ 4a. ┤of or belonging to the school of Greek literature which flourished in Alexandria under the Ptolemies (323 B.C. to 30 B.C.).
├│ b. ┤of or belonging to the schools of philosophy in Alexandria in the 100's and 200's A.D. that gave rise to Neoplatonism.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member or follower of any of the Alexandrian schools of literature and philosophy.
╩│Alexandrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alexandrianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the style and characteristics of the Alexandrian literary school.
├│ 2. ┤the methods and doctrines of the Alexandrian philosophical schools.
╩│Alexandrianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexandrine┐╕ or │Alexandrine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a line of verse having six iambic feet, with a caesura (pause) after the third foot. (Example:)
┬┤ "He seeks/out might/y charms,/
┬┤ to trou/ble sleep/y minds."/
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of such a line or such poetry.
╩│alexandrine┐╕ or │Alexandrine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alexandrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark-green variety of chrysoberyl which looks red under artificial light, used as a gem.
╩│alexandrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cerebral disorder characterized by loss of the ability to read, or to read aloud; word blindness (contrasted with ╖agraphia┤).
╩│alexia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance present in normal blood serum which is capable of destroying bacteria or other foreign substances; complement.
╩│alexin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like the alexins.
╩│alexinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alexipharmic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤warding off or counteracting the effects of poison; antidotal.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antidote.
╩│alexipharmic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alfa, ╛╕noun, ┐or │alfa grass,╕
┬┌┤ (in North Africa) esparto.
╩│alfa, ╛╕noun, ┐or │alfa grass,╕
╜│Alfa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a code name for the letter ╖a,┤ used in transmitting radio messages.
╩│Alfa, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfalfa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a plant with leaves like clover, deep roots, and bluish-purple flowers; lucerne. Alfalfa is grown as food for horses and cattle and can be cut several times a season and dried as hay. It belongs to the pea family.
╩│alfalfa, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfalfa weevil,╕
┬┌┤ a tawny red insect native to Europe and Asia that has spread widely in the alfalfa-growing regions of the United States.
╩│alfalfa weevil,╕
╜│alfaqui, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Islamic theologian.
╩│alfaqui, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfilaria┐╕ or │alfileria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European plant of the geranium family, now widely naturalized as a forage plant in dry areas of the western and southwestern United States; red-stem filaree.
╩│alfilaria┐╕ or │alfileria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfilerilla, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alfilaria.
╩│alfilerilla, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alfilaria.
╜│alfine,
┬┌┤ (Music.) to the end. Used as a direction, with ╖da capo┤ (from the beginning) or ╖dal segno┤ (from the sign), to indicate the repetition of a passage.
╩│alfine,
╜│alforja, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Southwestern U.S.) a saddlebag.
├│ 2. ┤a cheek pouch, especially of a baboon.
╩│alforja, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfresco, ╛╕adverb, adjective, ┐or │al fresco,╕
┬┌┤ in the open air; outdoors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We dined alfresco (adv.). We dined at an Alfresco cafe (adj.). He in his al fresco progress is nearer to nature than they are, nearer to the simple life (London Times).┤
╩│alfresco, ╛╕adverb, adjective, ┐or │al fresco,╕
╜│Alfven wave,
┬┌┤ a magnetohydrodynamic wave generated by motion within an electrically conducting plasma in a magnetic field.
╩│Alfven wave,
╜│alg.,╕
┬┌┤ algebra.
╩│alg.,╕
╜│ALG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antilymphocyte globulin.
╩│ALG╕ (no periods),
╜│alga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │algae.╕
┬┌┤ one of the algae.
╩│alga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │algae.╕
╜│algae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a group of simple organisms that can make their own food. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, or leaves. Some algae float free in water and form scum on rocks; these are single-celled. Others, such as the seaweeds and some freshwater plants like them, may be very large; those are multicellular. The two main groups of algae are the blue-green algae that are sometimes classified with bacteria as protists, and all other algae--the green algae, the brown algae, and the red algae--which are classified as plants.
╩│algae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│algaecide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ potassium permanganate or other poison used to kill algae.
╩│algaecide, ╛╕noun.
╜│algal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like algae.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the algae.
╩│algal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│algarroba┐╕ or │algaroba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the mesquite bush or pod.
├│ 2. ┤the carob tree or fruit.
╩│algarroba┐╕ or │algaroba, ╛╕noun.
╜│algate, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤always.
├│ 2. ┤however.
╩│algate, ╛╕adverb.
╜│algates, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) algate.
╩│algates, ╛╕adverb.
╜│algebra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the branch of mathematics that uses both letters and numbers to show relations between quantities. In algebra quantities are denoted by letters, negative numbers as well as ordinary numbers are used, and problems are solved in the form of equations. The equation x + y = x-squared is a way of stating, by algebra, that the sum of two quantities equals the square of one of them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Algebra is a shorthand used to arrive at answers to general problems instead of solving each separately by the boring and inefficient process of plain arithmetic (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a textbook or treatise on this science.
╩│algebra, ╛╕noun.
╜│algebraic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with algebra; used in algebra.
╩│algebraic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algebraical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= algebraic.
╩│algebraical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= algebraic.
╜│algebraically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by means of algebra or of algebraic processes.
┬┌┤ a star in the wing of the constellation Pegasus.
╩│Algenib, ╛╕noun.
╜│Algerian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Algiers, Algeria, their people, or their way of life.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Algiers or Algeria.
╩│Algerian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Algerine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Algerian.
╩│Algerine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Algerian.
╜│algetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or producing pain.
╩│algetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algicide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= algaecide.
╩│algicide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= algaecide.
╜│algid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cold; chilly (used especially of the cold stage of a fever).
╩│algid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algidity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ coldness, especially the cold stage of a fever; chilliness.
╩│algidity, ╛╕noun.
╜│algin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gelatinous compound found in certain (especially brown) algae, used in plastics, and as a food emulsifier and thickener.
╩│algin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alginate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= algin.┤
├│ 2. ┤a type of yarn made from algin.
╩│alginate, ╛╕noun.
╜│alginic acid, ╟= algin.
╩│alginic acid, ╟= algin.
╜│algoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling algae.
╩│algoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Algol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a binary star in the constellation Perseus that varies in apparent brightness periodically because its brighter component is eclipsed by the fainter.
╩│Algol, ╛╕noun.
╜│ALGOL┐╕ or │Algol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a computer language for scientific work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scientific problems have to be expressed in an algebraic system known as ALGOL (New Scientist).┤
╩│ALGOL┐╕ or │Algol, ╛╕noun.
╜│algolagnia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ pleasure or gratification obtained by inflicting or experiencing pain; masochism or sadism.
╩│algolagnia, ╛╕noun.
╜│algological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with algology.
╩│algological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies algology.
╩│algologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│algology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany that deals with algae; phycology.
╩│algology, ╛╕noun.
╜│algometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the sensitiveness of the skin to pain caused by pressure.
╩│algometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│algometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with measurement by means of an algometer.
╩│algometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Algonkian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the most widespread family of North American Indian languages, including the languages of the Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Ojibwa, Delaware, Sauk and Fox, and Shawnee tribes.
├│ 2. ┤an Indian belonging to an Algonkian tribe.
├│ 3. ┤the late Proterozoic geological period or system of rocks.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with this family of languages.
├│ 2. ┤late Proterozoic.
╩│Algonkian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Algonkin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Algonquin.
╩│Algonkin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Algonquin.
╜│Algonquian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Algonkian.
╩│Algonquian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Algonkian.
╜│Algonquin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of tribes of North American Indians that lived in eastern Canada, in the valleys of the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence. They were early allies of the French against the Iroquois.
├│ 2. ┤an Indian belonging to any of these tribes.
├│ 3. ┤the Algonkian language of any of these tribes.
╩│Algonquin, ╛╕noun.
╜│algophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ love of pain; abnormal pleasure derived from suffering.
╩│algophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│algophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ excessive fear of pain.
╩│algophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│algor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chill, especially the start of a fever.
╩│algor, ╛╕noun.
╜│algorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Arabic or decimal system of arithmetical notation, with the figures from 1 to 9 and zero.
├│ 2. ┤╡= algorithm.┤
╩│algorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│algorithm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a formal procedure for any mathematical operation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the divisionalgorithm.┤
╩│algorithm, ╛╕noun.
╜│algorithmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an algorithm; having to do with or according to algorithms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Human methods of solving problems fall into two categories; in one, an exhaustive examination of all possible solutions is undertaken; the other relies on shortcuts or inspired guesses. The first method is called algorithmic and the second heuristic (F. H. George).┤
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a wide, colored headband.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bridesmaids had white silk and wool dresses ... and green velvet Alice bands on their heads (London Times).┤
╩│Alice band,
╜│Alice blue,╕
┬┌┤ a pale-blue color.
╩│Alice blue,╕
╜│Alice-in-Wonderland, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) dreamlike; fantastic; unreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the Alice-in-Wonderland flavor of government proceedings (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Alice-in-Wonderland, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alicyclic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of certain organic compounds) reacting like fatty (aliphatic) compounds, but differing structurally in containing a carbon ring.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a group of organic compounds that have the principal carbon atoms arranged in closed ring structures. Most alicyclics are derived from petroleum or coal tar.
╩│alicyclic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Shiite.
╩│Alid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Shiite.
╜│alidad, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alidade.
╩│alidad, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alidade.
╜│alidade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a measuring instrument consisting of a sighting device, such as a telescope, attached to a straightedge, used especially in surveying, to make a map or a scale drawing of a given area.
├│ 2. ┤a similar device used in lookout towers to locate forest fires.
╩│alidade, ╛╕noun.
╜│alien, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a resident foreigner. Aliens are not citizens of the country in which they live, and therefore owe their loyalty to another country.
├│ 2. ┤a person belonging to a different ethnic or social group; stranger; foreigner.
├│ 3. ┤a person excluded.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or by another country; foreign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alien conquerors, alien domination. French is an alien language to Americans.┤
├│ 2. ┤having the legal status of an alien.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alien resident.┤
├│ 3. ┤entirely different from one's own; strange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alien customs.┤
├│ 4. ┤not in agreement; opposed, adverse, or repugnant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unkindness is alien to her nature.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to alienate; transfer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The executive ... could not alien any part of our territory (Thomas Jefferson).┤
╩│alien, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│alienability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or state of being transferable.
╩│alienability, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be transferred to another owner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alienable property.┤
╩│alienable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alienage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being an alien; the legal standing of an alien.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Exemption from military service ... on the ground of alienage (Abraham Lincoln).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to turn away in feeling; turn from affection to indifference, dislike, or hatred; make unfriendly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American colonies were alienated from England by disputes over trade and taxation. He was allienated from his sister by her foolish acts. The cruelties of the terrorists, from which the Chinese were themselves the main sufferers, alienated public opinion (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) estrange.
├│ 2. ┤to transfer the ownership of (property, a property right, etc.) to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enemy property was alienated during the war.┤
├│ b. ┤the state of being alienated; not feeling interested in or involved with one's family, associates, or society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The condition that sociologists call "alienation," the mass society in which the old securities vanish and the individual feels adrift in an alien world, are secular facts about which party programs do nothing (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤the transfer of the ownership of property to another.
├│ 3. ┤mental disease; insanity.
╩│alienation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienation of affections,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) the turning or taking away by another of affectionate feeling, or love, especially that of husband and wife for each other.
╩│alienation of affections,╕
╜│alienator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who transfers property.
╩│alienator, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person to whom property is transferred.
╩│alienee, ╛╕noun.
╜│alien enemy,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) an alien in a country at war with the country to which he owes allegiance.
╩│alien enemy,╕
╜│aliener, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╩│aliener, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╜│alieni juris,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) under the authority of another.
╩│alieni juris,
╜│alienism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or condition of being alien.
├│ 2. ┤the study or treatment of mental diseases.
╩│alienism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a psychiatrist, especially one who testifies in a law court.
╩│alienist, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╩│alienor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╜│aliesterase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme that decomposes fatty-acid esters.
╩│aliesterase, ╛╕noun.
╜│alif, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
╩│alif, ╛╕noun.
╜│aliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the shape of a wing; winglike.
╩│aliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alight─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│alighted╕ or (Poetic) │alit,╕ │alighting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to get down; get off; dismount.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to alight from a bus. He alighted from the horse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) descend.
├│ 2. ┤to come down from the air and lightly settle; come down from flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird alighted on our window sill.┤
┴┤ (SYN) land, light.
├│ 3. ┤to come by chance; happen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I alighted on just the book I needed in the library ... we alighted upon a sign which manifestly referred to billiards (Mark Twain).┤
╩│alight─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│alighted╕ or (Poetic) │alit,╕ │alighting.╕
╜│alight─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on fire; lighted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is the kindling alight?┤
├│ 2. ┤lighted up; aglow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Her face was alight with happiness.┤
╩│alight─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│align, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bring into line; arrange or adjust in a straight line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marksman aligned the sights of his gun with the distant target. The garageman aligned the front wheels of our car.┤
├│ 2. ┤to join with others for or against a cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Germany was aligned with Japan in World War II.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form a line; fall into line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The troops aligned.┤
├┤ Also, ╡aline.┤
┼╕noun ╡aligner.┤
╩│align, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│alignment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arrangement in a straight line; formation in a line or pattern of lines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The troops were in perfect alignment.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bringing into line.
├│ 3. ┤the line or lines so formed.
├│ 4. ┤a joining of persons or groups having similar interests, ideals, etc., for a common purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The establishment of the Common Market resulted in a new European alignment.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Electronics.) the adjustment or synchronization of circuits or components so that they perform properly.
├│ 6. ┤(Civil Engineering.) a ground plan.
├│ 7. ┤parallel rows of large stones erected in the New Stone and Bronze ages in western Europe. Also, ╡alinement.┤
╩│alignment, ╛╕noun.
╜│alike, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in the same way; similarly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Robert and his father walk alike.┤
├│ 2. ┤in or to the same degree; equally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both were implicated alike.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like one another; similar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These twins are very much alike.┤
┴┤ (SYN) akin, analogous, resembling.
┼╕noun ╡alikeness.┤
╩│alike, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aliment, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤food; nourishment.
┴┤ (SYN) nutriment, provender.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) means of support; sustenance.
┴┤ (SYN) maintenance, prop.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) alimony.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give ailment to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) They will furnish him money literally to aliment a civil war (Thomas Jefferson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) feed.
├│ 2. ┤to maintain by an allowance.
┴┤ (SYN) support.
╩│aliment, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alimental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of food; nourishing.
┼╕adv. ╡alimentally.┤
╩│alimental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alimentary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with food and nutrition.
├│ 2. ┤nourishing; nutritious.
├│ 3. ┤providing support or sustenance.
╩│alimentary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alimentary canal,╕
┬┌┤ the parts of the body through which food passes while it is being digested and from which wastes are eliminated. In mammals, the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and anus are parts of the alimentary canal.
╩│alimentary canal,╕
╜│alimentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤nourishment; nutrition.
├│ 2. ┤maintenance; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alimentation of poor children ... was extended or increased by fresh endowments (Charles Merivale).┤
╩│alimentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alimentative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nutritive; alimentary.
┼╕adv. ╡alimentatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡alimentativeness.┤
╩│alimentative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alimony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a fixed sum of money paid regularly under orders from a court to a woman or man for support of the spouse, or former spouse.
├│ 2. ┤supply of the means of living; maintenance.
╩│alimony, ╛╕noun.
╜│a l'improviste,
┬┌┤ (French.) unexpectedly; suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were a lot of jeeps on the road whose occupants had taken off, like us, a l'improviste, and as these vehicles passed the truck, the soldier up top would throw cases of K rations down into their rear seats (New Yorker).┤
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤resembling the outline of the letter A in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An A-line dress, skirt, etc.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a woman's garment with a triangular or A-shaped line formed especially by a flaring tunic and skirt.
╩│A-line, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alinement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alignment.
╩│alinement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alignment.
╜│Alioth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bright star, of the second magnitude, in the handle of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major).
╩│Alioth, ╛╕noun.
╜│aliped, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having the toes connected by a winglike membrane, as a bat.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliped animal.
╩│aliped, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aliphatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or designating a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms form chains with open ends rather than rings; fatty. Carbohydrates, ethers, and alcohols are aliphatic compounds.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliphatic compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today the oil industry--once a source of aliphatics--also produces cheap aromatics (New Scientist).┤
╩│aliphatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aliquant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤not dividing a number or quantity without a remainder. (Example:) 6 is an aliquant part of 20, for 3 times 6 are 18, leaving a remainder of 2.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliquant part.
╩│aliquant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aliquot, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤dividing a number or quantity without leaving any remainder. (Example:) 6 is an aliquot part of 18.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliquot part.
╩│aliquot, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alisphenoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with either of two bones at the base of the skull that form the greater wings of the sphenoid.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an alisphenoid bone.
╩│alisphenoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alisphenoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alisphenoid.
╩│alisphenoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alisphenoid.
╜│alist, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ having a list; tilted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The foundering ship lay alist, its decks awash on the port side.┤
╩│alist, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alit, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) alighted; a past tense and a past participle of ╡alight┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird alit upon a branch.┤
╩│alit, ╛╕verb.
╜│a l'italienne,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Italian style.
╩│a l'italienne,
╜│aliteracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of interest in reading or literature.
╩│aliteracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aliterate, ╛╕noun, ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ a person who shows no interest in reading or literature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are the "aliterates," people who know how to read but just don't bother (Newsday).┤
├╕adj. ┤ showing no interest in reading or literature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aliterate society.┤
╩│aliterate, ╛╕noun, ╛adjective.
╜│aliturgic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not liturgical (applied especially to certain days on which the Eucharistic service is not to be celebrated).
╩│aliturgic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aliturgical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aliturgic.
╩│aliturgical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aliturgic.
╜│aliunde, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Law.) from another source.
╩│aliunde, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having life; living.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The snake was still alive and wriggled into the bushes after the car hit it.┤
├│ 2. ┤in continued activity or operation; in full force; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We celebrate Memorial Day to keep alive the memory of soldiers and sailors who have died for their country. Keep the principles of liberty alive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unextinguished, unabated.
├│ 3. ┤of all living.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was the happiest man alive.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) full of energy; lively; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though father is retired he is very much alive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brisk, vivacious.
├│ 5. ┤connected to a source of electricity; live.
├│ 6. ┤connected for broadcasting or recording.
└╕expr. ╡alive to,┤ ┤noticing; awake to; sensitive to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you alive to what is going on? In Tam [a Cambodian officer] impressed me as a sensitive man, alive to the suffering and fear of the people among whom he lived (Donald Kirk).┤
└╕expr. ╡alive with,┤ ┤full of; swarming with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The street was alive with people, women rushing through their last-minute marketing, people coming home from work (James T. Farrell).┤
└╕expr. ╡look alive! ┤See under ╡look.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡man alive! ┤See under ╡man.┤┤
┼╕noun ╡aliveness.┤
╩│alive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aliyah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hebrew.)
├│ 1. ┤immigration to Israel by Jews.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) ascent.
╩│aliyah, ╛╕noun.
╜│alizari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a commercial name of madder in the Near East.
╩│alizari, ╛╕noun.
╜│alizarin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red, crystalline dye prepared from coal tar, formerly obtained from madder.
╩│alizarin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alizarine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alizarin.
╩│alizarine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alizarin.
╜│alkahest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the universal solvent sought by the alchemists. Also, ╡alcahest.┤
╩│alkahest, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkahestic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ all-dissolving.
╩│alkahestic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkalaemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood. Also, ╡alkalemia.┤
╩│alkalaemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood. Also, ╡alkalaemia.┤
╩│alkalemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of becoming alkaline.
├│ 2. ┤╡= alkalescency.┤
╩│alkalescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalescency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the tendency to become alkaline; slight alkaline character.
╩│alkalescency, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalescent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an alkalescent substance.
╩│alkalescent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alkali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ or │-lies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any one of a group of bitter-tasting substances that neutralize acids and form salts with them, and turn red litmus paper blue. Alkalis are soluble in water and often produce caustic solutions. Lye and ammonia are two common alkalis. In its most restricted, but most usual sense, ╖alkali┤ is applied only to the hydrates of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, and ammonium. In a more general sense it is applied to the hydrates of the alkaline-earth metals, and also to the alkaloids.
├│ 2. ┤the soluble part of the ashes of marine plants, chiefly the carbonates of sodium or potassium; soda ash.
├│ 3. ┤any salt or mixture of salts that neutralizes acids. Some desert soils contain much alkali, which is usually harmful to crops.
├│ 4. ┤(Western U.S.) a region abounding in alkali.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunrise found the white stage lurching eternally on across the alkali (Owen Wister).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤alkaline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alkali base.┤
╩│alkali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ or │-lies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│alkali bee,╕
┬┌┤ a bee of the northwestern United States that pollinates alfalfa.
╩│alkali bee,╕
╜│alkalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤characterized by high alkali content.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alkalic igneous rock.┤
├│ 2. ┤alkaline.
╩│alkalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkali disease,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a disease of livestock, especially in western parts of the United States, caused by eating grass containing selenium absorbed from the soil.
╩│alkali disease,╕
╜│alkali feldspar,╕
┬┌┤ feldspar containing sodium and potassium in varying amounts. Microcline and orthoclase are alkali feldspars.
╩│alkali feldspar,╕
╜│alkalifiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be alkalified (alkalized).
╩│alkalifiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkali flat,╕
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.) an arid plain at the bottom of an undrained basin, containing an excess of alkali in its soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a slick alkali flat which was surfaced like steel (Mark Twain).┤
┬┌┤ any one of the group of univalent metals that includes lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
╩│alkali metal,╕
╜│alkalimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument or standard solution for determining the quantity of an alkali in a solution or compound.
╩│alkalimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ determination of the amount of alkali in a solution or compound.
╩│alkalimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkaline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an alkali.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alkaline reaction.┤
├│ 2. ┤containing an alkali.
├│ 3. ┤containing more alkali than is normal.
├│ 4. ┤having a ╖p┤H factor of more than 7; having a relatively low concentration of hydrogen ions (contrasted with ╖acid,┤ especially as a characteristic of soil).
╩│alkaline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkaline-earth metals,
┬┌┤ a group of chemical elements, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, beryllium, and magnesium. Older tables omit the last three.
╩│alkaline-earth metals,
╜│alkaline earths,╕
┬┌┤ the oxides of the alkaline-earth metals. Some authorities exclude one or more.
╩│alkaline earths,╕
╜│alkalinity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ alkaline quality or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She built instruments to measure the degree of acidity or alkalinity shown by the color of the juices she extracted from the plants (Science News Letter).┤
╩│alkalinity, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkali soil,╕
┬┌┤ soil containing soluble mineral salts, in quantities sufficient to restrict or prevent the growth of plants, found usually in arid regions.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a large group of alkaline substances containing nitrogen and found in or obtained from many plants. Atropine, quinine, nicotine, morphine, caffeine, strychnine, and cocaine are alkaloids. Most alkaloids are colorless, crystalline, have a bitter taste, are used as drugs, and may be highly poisonous.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= alkaloidal.┤
╩│alkaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alkaloidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an alkaloid or alkaloids.
╩│alkaloidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkalosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an excess of alkali in the blood and body tissue.
╩│alkalosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of the methane series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons.
╩│alkane, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkanet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a European variety of borage whose roots yield alkannin, a red coloring matter; redroot.
├│ b. ┤the root.
├│ c. ┤the red coloring matter; alkannin.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various similar plants, especially the European bugloss.
╩│alkanet, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkannin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deep-red coloring matter obtained from alkanet; anchusin.
╩│alkannin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkapton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that causes urine to turn dark through oxidation; homogentisic acid. It is present in alkaptonuria. Also, ╡alcapton.┤
╩│alkapton, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkaptonuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disorder of metabolism, marked by the presence of a brownish-yellow, acidic substance in the urine which turns it dark or black. Also, ╡alcaptonuria.┤
╩│alkaptonuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkaptonuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or characterized by alkaptonuria.
╩│alkaptonuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkekengi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the nightshade family, bearing an edible, slightly acid, scarlet fruit, loosely enclosed in a large, red calyx.
├│ 2. ┤its fruit.
╩│alkekengi, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of the ethylene series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons; olefin.
╩│alkene, ╛╕noun.
╜│alki, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ by-and-by (the American Indian motto of the state of Washington).
╩│alki, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alkoran, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alcoran ╕(the Koran).
╩│Alkoran, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alcoran ╕(the Koran).
╜│alky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kies.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seems there'd been a card game and a lot of alky drinking (Baltimore Sun).┤
├│ 2. ┤an alcoholic.
╩│alky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kies.╕
╜│alkyd, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an alkyd resin.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing an alkyd resin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alkyd paint.┤
╩│alkyd, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alkyd resin,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of sticky resins that become plastic when heated and are used especially in paints and lacquer. Alkyd resins are derived from phthalic acid and glycerol, or similar substances.
╩│alkyd resin,╕
╜│alkyl, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a univalent radical occurring in aliphatic hydrocarbon derivatives from which a hydrogen atom has been removed. --See also ╡aryl.┤┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an alkyl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alkyl sulfate.┤
╩│alkyl, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alkylamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amine formed by the replacement of hydrogen in ammonia by an alkyl.
╩│alkylamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkylate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a high-octane substance produced in petroleum refining, important as a component of aviation gasoline.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to introduce an alkyl into (an organic compound).
┼╕noun ╡alkylation.┤
╩│alkylate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│alkylating agent,
┬┌┤ (Biochemistry.) any one of a class of cytotoxic chemicals that produce their poisonous effects by alkylation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the four major groups of new anti-cancer drugs [is the group of] alkylating agents which act as cell poisons (Harper's).┤
╩│alkylating agent,
╜│alkylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any divalent hydrocarbon radical with the two free valences attached to different carbon atoms, as in the ethylene series.
╩│alkylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the acetylene series of unsaturated, open-chain hydrocarbons.
╩│alkyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│all, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, noun, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤every one of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all men, all those present. All the children came. You all know the teacher.┤
├│ 2. ┤the whole of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mice ate all the cheese. All America rejoiced at the end of the war.┤
┴┤ (SYN) entire, complete.
├│ 3. ┤the greatest possible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made all haste to reach home in time.┤
├│ 4. ┤every (kind, sort, or manner of something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. all sorts of arguments.┤
├│ 5. ┤any whatever; any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoner denied all connection with the crime.┤
├│ 6. ┤nothing but; only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This plane carries all cargo and no passengers.┤
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Dialect┤ (╖Pennsylvania Dutch┤).) completely used up (always in the predicate).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The butter is all.┤
├╕pron. ┤ │1. ┤the whole number; everyone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All of us are going.┤
├│ 2. ┤everything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All is well. All that glitters is not gold.┤
├│ 3. ┤the whole amount or extent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All of the bread has been eaten.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤everything one has.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He lost his all in the fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a whole; entirety.
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤wholly; entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all tired out. The cake is all gone. He is all deaf in one ear and half deaf in the other.┤
┴┤ (SYN) completely.
├│ 2. ┤only; exclusively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. money spent all on pleasure.┤
├│ 3. ┤each; apiece.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The score was even at forty all.┤
└╕expr. ╡above all,┤ ┤before everything else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Above all, he loves his work.┤
└╕expr. ╡after all,┤ ┤when everything has been considered; nevertheless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I see that you came after all. Yet after all he was a mere mortal (Washington Irving).┤
└╕expr. ╡all and sundry,┤ ┤all, both collectively and individually.
├│ b. ┤when everything has been taken into account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All in all, I think he did a good job.┤
├│ c. ┤completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And trust me not at all or all in all (Tennyson).┤
└╕expr. ╡all of,┤ ┤as much as; no less than; fully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all of fifteen minutes, all of half a page.┤
└╕expr. ╡all over,┤
├│ a. ┤everywhere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I looked all over for your glasses.┤
├│ b. ┤done with; finished.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game is all over.┤
└╕expr. ╡all square.┤ ┤See under ╡square.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡all that,┤ ┤so very; so extremely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I never knew Jessie Matthews was all that good at knitting (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡all the,┤ ┤as much ... as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A touch of the iron is all the care this dress needs (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡all there,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤wide-awake; alert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was his excusable boast ... that when anything was wanted he was "all there" (James Payn).┤
├│ b. ┤not crazy; sane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hans Jansen was what is commonly called "not all there" (Margaret S. Gatty).┤
└╕expr. ╡all told.┤ ┤See under ╡told.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡and all,┤ ┤and all the rest of it; and so on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. George, you don't remember me, it's such a long time and all (John O'Hara). With smithy, bellows, tongs, anvil, and all (Scott).┤
└╕expr. ╡(as) all get-out.┤ ┤See under ╡get-out.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡at all,┤
├│ a. ┤under any conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was surprised that he came at all considering the hard storm.┤
├│ b. ┤in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher was not at all disturbed by the interruption.┤
└╕expr. ╡for all (that),┤ ┤in spite of; notwithstanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The price was high, but for all that he bought the gift.┤
└╕expr. ╡in all,┤ ┤counting every person or thing; altogether.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were 100 men in all.┤
└╕expr. ╡once (and) for all,┤ ┤finally or decisively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to settle a matter once and for all.┤
╩│all, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, noun, adverb.
╜│alla breve,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a musical measure having two or four beats, in which a half note represents one beat, to be played or sung twice as fast as the notation would suggest.
├│ 2. ┤using or having this measure
├│ 3. ┤the character or symbol indicating this measure.
╩│alla breve,
╜│Allah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Moslem name for the one Supreme Being, or God.
╩│Allah, ╛╕noun.
╜│allamanda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical American plant of the dogbane family, cultivated in hothouses for its large, funnel-shaped, yellow flowers.
╩│allamanda, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Sports.) selected as the best of its class in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was chosen as the quarterback on this year's all-American football team.┤
├│ 2. ┤made up entirely of Americans or American elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship had an all-American crew.┤
├│ 3. ┤representing the whole United States.
├│ 4. ┤typically or thoroughly of the United States; characteristically American.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the all-American passion for breaking records (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Sports.) a player selected as one of the best in the United States at his position.
├│ 2. ┤a hypothetical team made up of college players, each selected as best in the United States at his position.
╩│all-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brownish-black, monoclinic mineral related to epidote, sometimes occurring in granite and other igneous rocks.
╩│allanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│allantoic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of orrelating to the allantois.
╩│allantoic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allantoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the allantois.
├│ 2. ┤like the allantois in shape.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= allantois.┤
╩│allantoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allantoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allantoid.
╩│allantoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allantoid.
╜│allantoin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an oxidation product of uric acid, used to stimulate growth of healthy tissue in wounds, ulcers, or the like.
╩│allantoin, ╛╕noun.
╜│allantois, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an appendage on the embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals, developing as a membranous sac from the posterior portion of the yolk sac. It is important in the formation of the umbilical cord and the placenta in mammals.
╩│allantois, ╛╕noun.
╜│alla prima,
┬┌┤ of or in a style of painting in which the pigments are laid on the canvas in thick, heavy masses, instead of washes, glazes, or repeated coats.
├│ 1. ┤able to do many things; useful in many ways; not limited or specialized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an all-around football player--he runs, passes, and punts. "While we're always looking for good students, you men can help us by keeping a sharp eye out for real all-around boys who, incidentally, have some athletic ability" (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤including all; all-inclusive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best all-around American city school exhibit.┤
├┤ Also, (Especially British) ╡all-round.┤
┼╕noun ╡all-aroundness.┤
╩│all-around, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-arounder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) an all-around person.
╩│all-arounder, ╛╕noun.
╜│alla vostra salute,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) to your health!
╩│alla vostra salute,
╜│allay, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-layed,╕ │-laying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put at rest; quiet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His fears were allayed by the news that his family was safe.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pacify, calm, quell.
├│ 2. ┤to make less; relieve (pain, thirst, trouble, or other suffering); check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her fever was allayed by the medicine.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alleviate, mitigate.
├│ 3. ┤to make less; weaken.
┼╕noun ╡allayer.┤
┼╕noun ╡allayment.┤
╩│allay, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-layed,╕ │-laying.╕
╜│all clear,╕
┬┌┤ a signal indicating the end of an air raid or other danger.
╩│all clear,╕
╜│allcomers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British.) anyone who comes, especially to participate in a contest.
╩│allcomers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│all-court press,
┬┌┤ an all-out effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "We still don't have the other passports," he said. So I flew back to Bujumbura for an all-court press (Alex Shoumatoff).┤
╩│all-court press,
╜│all-day, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ for or through the whole day; lasting all day.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-day conference.┤
╩│all-day, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a walk or path, as between shrubs or trees in a garden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a green courtyard whose hedges Auguste, the old gardener, keeps in fine shape, and an allee of chestnuts (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a mall; avenue.
╩│allee, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positive statement, usually made without proof.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He makes so many wild allegations that no one will believe him. It is composed of fantastic allegations presented as facts (Harper's).┤
┴┤ (SYN) statement, declaration.
├│ 2. ┤a positive statement that one is prepared to prove; assertion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer's allegation was proved.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affirmation.
├│ 3a. ┤the act of making a charge before a legal tribunal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This man alleges that his watch has been stolen.┤
├│ 2. ┤to assert without proof; claim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alleged theft never really happened. Where much is alleged something must be true (Edward Gibbon). Union headquarters are investigating the latest case of alleged interference with voting in a recent election (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) affirm.
├│ 3. ┤to give as a reason, excuse, or argument; bring forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to quote (an author, work, etc.); cite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He allegedly failed to support his family.┤
╩│allegedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Allegheny spurge,
┬┌┤ a low, creeping, evergreen plant of the box family, found in the southern United States. It is a kind of pachysandra.
╩│Allegheny spurge,
╜│allegiance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the loyalty owed by a citizen to his country or government; obligation of a subject to his ruler.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I pledge allegiance to the flag. His allegiance has never been questioned.┤
┴┤ (SYN) duty, obligation.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) faithfulness to a person, cause, or the like; loyalty to any person or thing; devotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We owe allegiance to our friends. His allegiance to his brother lasted all his life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fidelity.
╩│allegiance, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegiant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤giving allegiance; loyal.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who owes allegiance.
╩│allegiant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allegoric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╩│allegoric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╜│allegorical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤explaining or teaching something by a story; using allegory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The parables in the Bible are allegorical.┤
├│ 2. ┤consisting of or occurring in allegory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oldest of these show the twelve months as allegorical ladies holding flowers, fruits, and other symbols of the season (Harper's).┤
┼╕adv. ╡allegorically.┤
┼╕noun ╡allegoricalness.┤
╩│allegorical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allegorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of allegory.
├│ 2. ┤the allegorical method of interpreting Scripture.
╩│allegorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses allegory or writes allegorically.
╩│allegorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegoristic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╩│allegoristic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╜│allegorize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make into an allegory.
├│ 2. ┤to treat or explain as an allegory.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use allegory.
┼╕noun ╡allegorization.┤
┼╕noun ╡allegorizer.┤
╩│allegorize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
╜│allegory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a story that is told to explain or teach something, especially a long and complicated story with an underlying meaning different from the surface meaning of the story itself. The parables in the Bible are allegories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" and Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" are well-known allegories in English.┤
├│ 2. ┤a method of speaking or writing characterized by this kind of figurative description.
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of a pair of alternative characteristics, such as tallness and dwarfness, potentially present in the germ cell.
├│ 2. ┤a gene, especially one gene of a pair that bear these characteristics.
╩│allele, ╛╕noun.
╜│allelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an allele or alleles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two genes are said to be allelic if they normally occupy the same place on a chromosome (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│allelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allelism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being allelic or an allele.
╩│allelism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allelomimetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by imitativeness within a group; imitative of one another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the sheep in a flock, or all the fish in a school, or all the dogs in a pack, tend to do the same thing at the same time. Scientifically, this is termed allelomimetic behavior (Science News Letter).┤
╩│allelomimetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allelomorph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Genetics.) ╡= allele.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) one of two or more substances having the same atoms but differing in their bonds or molecular arrangement.
╩│allelomorph, ╛╕noun.
╜│allelomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allelic.
╩│allelomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allelic.
╜│allelomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allelism.
╩│allelomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allelism.
╜│alleluia┐╕ or │alleluiah, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤"Praise ye the Lord!"; the Latin and liturgical form of ╡hallelujah.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a hymn of praise to the Lord.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We hear the Easter peals and sing our Alleluias today (Sunday Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡alleluias,┤ ┤(Informal.) unrestrained praise for anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His latest novel was received with a chorus of alleluias from the critics.┤
╩│alleluia┐╕ or │alleluiah, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│allemande, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various German dances popular in France in the 1700's, in which the participants hold hands.
├│ 2. ┤the music for any of these dances.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) a piece of music, in duple time, forming one of the movements of the classical suite, such as in those of Bach and Handel.
├│ 4. ┤╡= quadrille.┤
╩│allemande, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-embracing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ including all, especially in an indiscriminate or sweeping manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the Buddhist goal of universal and all-embracing love (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a tool to adjust Allen screws, having a hexagonal tip to fit the socket in the screw and a handle bent at a right angle. Also, ╡Allen wrench
╩│Allen key,╕
╜│Allen screw,
┬┌┤ a screw having a hexagonal socket sunk in its head, and threaded to the top, used as a set screw or plug.
╩│Allen screw,
╜│Allen wrench,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a tool to adjust Allen screws, having a hexagonal tip to fit the socket in the screw and a handle bent at a right angle. Also, ╡Allen key
╩│Allen wrench,╕
╜│allergen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any substance that causes or reveals an allergy in a particular individual or individuals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the major allergens causing asthma is house dust (Alexander Paton).┤
╩│allergen, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or caused by an allergen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asthma is an allergenic condition that affects the bronchi of the lung (Edwin Diamond).┤
┼╕adv. ╡allergenically.┤
╩│allergenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an allergy (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to be allergic to pollens. Some people who are allergic to eggs cannot eat them without breaking into a rash.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or caused by allergy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hay fever is an allergic reaction.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) having a strong dislike; opposed (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. allergic to work. She is allergic to camping.┤
┼╕adv. ╡allergically.┤
╩│allergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allergist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a doctor who specializes in treating allergies.
╩│allergist, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with allergology.
╩│allergological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allergologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in or student of allergology; allergist.
╩│allergologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of allergies.
╩│allergology, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤unusual sensitiveness to certain substances such as particular kinds of pollen, food, hair, or cloth. Hay fever and asthma are common allergies. Headaches or hives are common signs of allergy. Allergies differ in symptoms according to the substance.
├│ 2. ┤╡= anaphylaxis.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a strong dislike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an allergy to picnics, an allergy for work.┤
╩│allergy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│allethrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an insecticide resembling natural pyrethrum in its properties, but produced synthetically.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friend's sympathy was an alleviation of his grief.┤
╩│alleviation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alleviative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤alleviating.
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything that alleviates.
╩│alleviative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alleviatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alleviating.
╩│alleviatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-expense, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covering payment of all ordinary or incidental expenses, such as transportation and accommodations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an eight-day escorted all-expense trip to Colorado Springs (New York Times).┤
╩│all-expense, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-expenses-paid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ all-expense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should not like to see every student coming here guaranteed a four-year all-expenses-paid scholarship (Atlantic).┤
╩│all-expenses-paid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alley─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Especially U.S.) a narrow back street in a city or town, especially one running between rows of houses or buildings.
├│ 2. ┤(British Dialect.) a narrow street in a city or town.
├│ 3. ┤a path in a park or garden, bordered by trees, shrubbery, or bushes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... with alleys of trees along the embankment (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
├│ 4a. ┤a long, narrow lane along which the ball is rolled in bowling; bowling alley.
├│ b. ┤Often, ╡alleys.┤ a building containing a number of alleys for bowling.
└╕expr. ╡down┤ (or ╡up┤) ╡one's alley,┤ ┤(Informal.) easy or pleasing for one; suited to one's abilities or tastes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anything relating to the making, designing, or repairing of handbags is right up Artkraft's alley (Vogue).┤
╩│alley─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
╜│alley─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
┬┌┤ a large, white or colored marble used to shoot at the other marbles in the game of marbles.
╩│alley─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
╜│alley cat,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a cat of unknown parentage, such as often roams the back streets of cities.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a person, especially a girl or woman, considered as similar to such a cat, especially in her way of life, fierceness of temper, and lack of moral character.
╩│alley cat,╕
╜│alleyway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Especially U.S.) an alley in a city or town.
├│ 2. ┤a narrow passageway.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Newer ships have protected alleyways below deck that the men can use in foul weather (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│alleyway, ╛╕noun.
╜│allez-vous-en, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (French.) be off with you! go away! get out!
╩│allez-vous-en, ╛╕interjection.
╜│all-faith, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) of or for all the religious faiths, especially Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-faith chapel.┤
╩│all-faith, ╛╕adjective.
╜│All-father, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Father of all; God.
├│ 2. ┤the chief god in a religion having a number of gods, as Zeus, Jupiter, or Odin.
╩│All-father, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-fired, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unusual; excessive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You could've hired a rig from the livery stable if you was in such an all-fired hurry (New Yorker).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤excessively; inordinately.
┼╕adv. ╡all-firedly.┤
╩│all-fired, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│All Fools' Day,╕
┬┌┤ April 1, April Fools' Day.
╩│All Fools' Day,╕
╜│all fours,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤all four legs of an animal.
├│ 2. ┤the arms and legs of a person; hands and knees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby crawled on all fours.┤
├│ 3. ┤seven-up (card game).
└╕expr. ╡be┤ (or ╡stand┤) ╡on all fours,┤ ┤(Especially British.) to be on a level or exactly comparable (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The decision I have quoted is on all fours with this case (London Daily News).┤
└╕expr. ╡run on all fours,┤ ┤(Especially British.) to move smoothly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... though the comparison should not exactly run on all fours when examined (London Daily Telegram).┤
╩│all fours,╕
╜│all-hail, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a salutation of "all hail!"
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to salute with "all hail!"
╩│all-hail, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│all hail,╕
┬┌┤ an exclamation of greeting or welcome.
╩│all hail,╕
╜│Allhallowmas┐╕ or │Allhallowmass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the feast of All Saints' Day.
╩│Allhallowmas┐╕ or │Allhallowmass, ╛╕noun.
╜│Allhallows, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤November 1, All Saints' Day.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Allhallowmas.┤
╩│Allhallows, ╛╕noun.
╜│All Hallow summer,╕╟│= St. Martin's summer;╕ Indian summer.
╩│All Hallow summer,╕╟│= St. Martin's summer;╕ Indian summer.
╜│Allhallowtide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the time of year of All Saints' Day.
╩│Allhallowtide, ╛╕noun.
╜│allheal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= valerian ┤(the plant).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= selfheal.┤
╩│allheal, ╛╕noun.
╜│alliable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be allied.
╩│alliable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or belonging to the genus of plants that includes the onion, garlic, chive, and leek.
├│ 2. ┤having a smell or taste resembling any of these; garliclike.
╩│alliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alliance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a union formed by agreement; joining of interests. A joining of national interests by treaty is an alliance. A marriage may be a family alliance.
┴┤ (SYN) coalition.
├│ 2. ┤the nations or persons that belong to such a union.
┴┤ (SYN) league.
├│ 3. ┤any joining of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alliance between church and state.┤
┴┤ (SYN) association, connection, fusion.
├│ 4. ┤similarity in structure or descent; relationship.
┴┤ (SYN) kinship, affinity.
╩│alliance, ╛╕noun.
╜│allicin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance having antibacterial properties, found in the juice of garlic.
╩│allicin, ╛╕noun.
╜│allied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤united by agreement or treaty; combined for some special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allied armies. France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States were allied nations during World War II.┤
├│ 2. ┤associated; connected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allied banks.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affiliated.
├│ 3. ┤similar in structure or descent; related.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Allied animals, such as the dog and the wolf, look somewhat alike.┤
┴┤ (SYN) kindred.
╩│allied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Allied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or by the Allies.
╩│Allied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allies, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ally.┤
╩│allies, ╛╕noun.
╜│Allies, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the countries that fought against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria in World War I.
├│ 2. ┤the countries that fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan in World War II.
├│ 3. ┤(during the latter part of World War II) the United Nations.
╩│Allies, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│alligation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Arithmetic.) a method of finding the relations between the proportions and prices of ingredients of a mixture and the cost of the mixture itself.
╩│alligation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alligator, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large reptile with a rather thick skin, similar to the crocodile but having a shorter and flatter head. There are two species of alligators. One lives in the rivers and marshes of the southeastern United States and the other in and near the lower Yangtze River in China.
├│ 2. ┤leather prepared from the skin of an alligator.
├│ 3. ┤an amphibian vehicle for carrying troops and supplies ashore.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a jazz enthusiast who is not a musician.
├│ 5. ┤a machine that has a strong jaw or jaws, such as one for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling furnace into compact form for handling, or a kind of rock breaker.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having the appearance of alligator (leather).
╔┤ ╢Ex. alligator shoes.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to develop cracks, ridges, or small blisters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The paint alligators ... under the first hot sun (New York Times).┤
╩│alligator, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│alligator clip,╕
┬┌┤ a terminal at the end of a wire with narrow jaws, used to make temporary electrical connections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One end of the spring is attached to a battery terminal, and the alligator clip is made fast to one lead of the motor (Scientific American).┤
╩│alligator clip,╕
╜│alligator gar,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various freshwater gars of the lower Mississippi Valley, Mexico, Cuba, and Central America, which attain to lengths of over seven feet.
╩│alligator gar,╕
╜│alligator pear,╕ ╟│= avocado.
╩│alligator pear,╕ ╟│= avocado.
╜│alligator shears,╕
┬┌┤ large shears used for cutting heavy metal.
╩│alligator shears,╕
╜│alligator snapping turtle┐╕ or │snapper,╕
┬┌┤ a large, freshwater snapping turtle of the southeastern United States. It is the largest freshwater turtle of North America, sometimes growing to about 3 feet in length and weighing up to 140 pounds.
╩│alligator snapping turtle┐╕ or │snapper,╕
╜│alligator weed,╕
┬┌┤ an aquatic plant with long, narrow leaves, commonly found in inland waters of the southeastern United States, where it is a troublesome weed, impeding navigation.
╩│alligator weed,╕
╜│alligator wrench,╕
┬┌┤ a tool with strong, V-shaped jaws, one or both of which are toothed, used for twisting pipes.
╩│alligator wrench,╕
╜│all-important, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ extremely important; essential; vital.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many who consider that the "conquest of space" for prestige is all-important.┤
╩│all-important, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-in, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) inclusive of all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-in rate.┤
├│ 2. ┤with no restrictions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all-in wrestling.┤
╩│all-in, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-inclusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ including all; all-embracing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-inclusive price.┤
╩│all-inclusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-in-one, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foundation garment consisting of a corset and attached brassiere.
╩│all-in-one, ╛╕noun.
╜│alliterate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have the same first sound or the same first letter.
├│ 2. ┤to use alliteration.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to speak or write (anything) with alliteration.
╩│alliterate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│alliteration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the repetition of the same first sound or the same first letter in a group of words of line of poetry. (Example:) "The sun sank slowly" contains alliteration of ╖s.┤
╩│alliteration, ╛╕noun.
╜│alliterative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having words beginning with the same sound or letter.
┼╕adv. ╡alliteratively.┤
┼╕noun ╡alliterativeness.┤
╩│alliterative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alliterator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses alliteration.
╩│alliterator, ╛╕noun.
╜│allium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of the genus that includes the onion, garlic, and chive.
╩│allium, ╛╕noun.
╜│allness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ totality; universality.
╩│allness, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-night, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤for or through the whole night; lasting all night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-night sitting of Parliament. Jordan's all-night curfew was lifted last week (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤operating or serving throughout the night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After arriving late at night, we drank coffee in an all-night cafe (Bill Sertl).┤
╩│all-night, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤other; others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Allocentric = viewing others as the center.┤
├│ 2. ┤variant or different.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Allograph = variant form of a grapheme. Allophone = different sound.┤
╩│allo-,╕
╜│allocable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be allocated or assigned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some $5.5 billion of the long-term debt, the agency said, is not readily allocable (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Accounting.) a system of distributing income and expenses among the departments of a business.
╩│allocation, ╛╕noun.
╜│allocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or viewing others as the center of things; accepting or recognizing the importance, superiority, or other attribute of another person or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which alternative one chooses for himself is likely to be determined by the degree to which one is ethnocentric or allocentric (Alfred L. Kroeber).┤
╩│allocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allochromatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ exhibiting variety of color, as a gem.
╩│allochromatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allochroous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having various colors, as a mineral.
╩│allochroous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allochthonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ formed or coming from somewhere else; not native.
╩│allochthonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allocortex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the oldest part of the cerebral cortex; archipallium.
╩│allocortex, ╛╕noun.
╜│allocution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a formal or official address, especially by the Pope.
╩│allocution, ╛╕noun.
╜│allod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an allodium; freehold.
╩│allod, ╛╕noun.
╜│allodial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤held in absolute ownership.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the holding of land in absolute ownership. Also, ╡alodial.┤
╩│allodial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕
┬┌┤ land held in absolute ownership without rent, service, or other restriction; freehold (contrasted with ╖feud┤). Also, ╡allod,┤ ╡alod,┤ ╡alodium.┤
╩│allodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕
╜│allogamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or caused by allogamy.
╩│allogamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allogamy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cross-fertilization (contrasted with ╖autogamy┤).
╩│allogamy, ╛╕noun.
╜│allogeneic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allogenic.
╩│allogeneic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allogenic.
╜│allogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ genetically unlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. grafts of allogenic bone marrow.┤
╩│allogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allograft, ╛╕noun. ╟│= homograft.
╩│allograft, ╛╕noun. ╟│= homograft.
╜│allograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Linguistics.) one of the variant forms of a grapheme. The letters ╖f┤ in ╖fun, ff┤ in ╖ruff,┤ and ╖gh┤ in ╖tough┤ are allographs.
╩│allograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomerism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ variability in chemical constitution with similarity in crystalline form.
╩│allomerism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alike in crystalline form, but different in chemical constitution.
╩│allomerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by allometry.
╩│allometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the relative growth rate of one part of an organism with reference to the rest, as a result of which its relative size changes with age.
╩│allometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomorph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the variant forms of a morpheme. ╖Ad-┤ in ╖adjust, ac-┤ in ╖acquire,┤ and ╖al-┤ in ╖allocate┤ are some allomorphs of the morpheme ╖ad-.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= allotrope.┤
╩│allomorph, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╩│allomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╜│allomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╩│allomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╜│allons, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (French.) let's go! hurry up!
╩│allons, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│allonym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the name of another person, especially of a better-known person, used by an author as his in the publishing of a work.
├│ 2. ┤a work published under another's name.
╩│allonym, ╛╕noun.
╜│allonymous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ published under the name of someone, especially of a better-known person, other than the real author.
╩│allonymous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allopath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a doctor who uses allopathy.
├│ 2. ┤a person who favors allopathy.
╩│allopath, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopathic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of allopathy; using allopathy.
╩│allopathic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allopathically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by, in, or as related to allopathy.
╩│allopathically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│allopathist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allopath.
╩│allopathist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allopath.
╜│allopathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the method of treating a disease by using remedies to produce effects different from those caused by the disease treated (contrasted with ╖homeopathy┤).
╩│allopathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopatric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designating two species or populations whose natural ranges are usually adjacent but do not overlap.
╩│allopatric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allophane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a translucent, uncrystallized mineral, hydrous aluminium silicate, with a sky-blue, green, brown, or yellow colour.
╩│allophane, ╛╕noun.
╜│allophone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several slightly different speech sounds that are heard as the same sound by speakers of a given language or dialect; one of the individual sounds belonging to a single phoneme. (Example:) The ╖t┤ in ╖take┤ and the ╖t┤ in ╖atom┤ are allophones of the phoneme ╖t.┤
╩│allophone, ╛╕noun.
╜│allophonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with allophones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spontaneous changes must have their origin in allophonic variation (Harold Allen).┤
╩│allophonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allophylian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) not Indo-European or Semitic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Basque and Finnish are allophylian languages.┤
╩│allophylian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alloplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a differentiated form of protoplasm, such as the protoplasm which develops into cilia and flagella.
╩│alloplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│alloplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaping or altering the environment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alloplastic adaptation.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with alloplasty.
╩│alloplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alloplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the replacement of the body's tissues and organs with synthetic substances, especially plastics.
╩│alloplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopolyploid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) a polyploid organism in which the different sets of chromosomes originate from different species. See also ╡amphidiploid.┤┤
╩│allopolyploid, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopurinol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug that inhibits the enzyme causing the formation of uric acid in the body, used especially in the treatment of gout.
╩│allopurinol, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-or-none, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-or-nothing.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. This transfer is an "all-or-none" process, the electron getting all of the photon's energy or none at all (Sears and Zemansky).┤
╩│all-or-none, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-or-nothing.
╜│all-or-nothing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ either completely effective or ineffective; admitting no fine distinctions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. G-6-PD is an all-or-nothing substance: the enzyme is either produced in the normal amount, or is not produced at all (Time).┤
╩│all-or-nothing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allosaurus.
╩│allosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allosaurus.
╜│allosaurus┐╕ or │Allosaurus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a carnivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic period, fossil remains of which have been found in North America, often attaining to a length of over 30 feet and a height of 15 feet.
╩│allosaurus┐╕ or │Allosaurus, ╛╕noun.
╜│allosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.)
├│ 1. ┤a chromosome that is not typical; an irregular or abnormal chromosome.
├│ 2. ┤a sex chromosome.
╩│allosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│allosteric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with interactions produced by enzymes indirectly or not at the active or catalytic site.
┬┌│ 1. ┤division and distribution in parts or shares.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The allotment of profits was made Monday.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the share, part, or portion allotted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your allotment was four dollars.┤
├│ b. ┤that part of a serviceman's pay which he designates to be sent to his family or dependents.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a small plot of land rented or assigned to someone for gardening.
╩│allotment, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotriophagy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an appetite for substances unsuitable for food.
╩│allotriophagy, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotrope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an allotropic form.
╩│allotrope, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ occurring in two or more forms that differ in physical and chemical properties but not in the kind of atoms of which they are composed. Oxygen gas and ozone are allotropic forms of the element oxygen; they are gases composed of the same kind of atoms, but ozone is more active than oxygen, is heavier, and has an irritating odor.
┼╕adv. ╡allotropically.┤
╩│allotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allotropical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╩│allotropical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╜│allotropicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being allotropic.
╩│allotropicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotropism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╩│allotropism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╜│allotropy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the property or fact of being allotropic.
╩│allotropy, ╛╕noun.
╜│all' ottava,
┬┌┤ (Music.) a musical direction (8va) to play notes an octave higher or lower than written, higher if ╖8va┤ is above the staff, lower if ╖8va┤ is below the staff.
╩│all' ottava,
╜│allottee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person to whom something is allotted.
╩│allottee, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) a single specimen of the opposite sex of the specimen (holotype) on which a description of a species, variety, etc., is based.
├│ 2. ┤(Genetics.) any of several different characteristics shown by inheritable aminoacid sequences at various positions on polypeptide chains, indicating genetic variations.
╩│allotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) of or having to do with an allotype.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an allotypic character, an allotypic determinant.┤
╩│allotypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-out, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤greatest possible; complete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made an all-out effort to get on the team.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤to the utmost extent or degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to go all-out to win. We found we had to row all-out to keep up with the ... flyers (Atlantic).┤
╩│all-out, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│all-outer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an all-out devotee, supporter, follower, or the like.
╩│all-outer, ╛╕noun.
╜│allover, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤covering the whole surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an allover pattern.┤
├│ 2. ┤having a pattern that is repeated over the whole surface of a fabric, especially an embroidered or lace fabric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One dress of white surah [has] an allover diamond print in charcoal (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a fabric with such a pattern.
╩│allover, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allow, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to let (someone) do something; permit (something) to be done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The class was not allowed to leave until the bell rang. They do not allow swimming at this beach.┤
├│ 2. ┤to let have; give as an allowance or share.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His father allows him $2 a week as spending money.┤
┴┤ (SYN) grant, yield, assign.
├│ 3. ┤to accept as true; admit; acknowledge; recognize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge allowed the claim of the man whose property was damaged.┤
├│ 4. ┤to add or subtract to make up for something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to allow an extra hour for traveling time. The trip will cost you only $20, but you ought to allow $5 more for extra expenses.┤
├│ 5. ┤to permit to happen, especially through carelessness or neglect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to allow a cake to burn.┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) to say; think.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Brer Rabbit he 'low he was on his way to Miss Meadows (Joel Chandler Harris).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Archaic.) to approve; sanction.
└╕expr. ╡allow as how,┤ ┤(U.S. Dialect.) to admit or concede that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grant allows as how maybe Sherman is right (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡allow for,┤ ┤to take into consideration; provide for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She purposely made the dress larger to allow for shrinking when it was washed. Don't forget to allow for changes in the weather.┤
└╕expr. ╡allow of,┤ ┤to permit; admit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But the window, too, allowed of a double vision (Encounter).┤
┼╕noun ╡allower.┤
╩│allow, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│allowability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being allowable; allowableness.
╩│allowability, ╛╕noun.
╜│allowable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤allowed by law or by a person in authority; permitted by the rules or by custom or usage; not forbidden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In some parks it is allowable to walk on the grass.┤
┴┤ (SYN) permissible, legitimate.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤that which is or may be allowed.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the amount of oil a producer is permitted to take from an oil well in a given period, as specified by state or federal authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cutbacks in oil production allowables during the second half by state regulatory bodies may lower crude oil production for the year (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡allowableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡allowably.┤
╩│allowable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allowance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a limited share set apart; definite portion or amount given out to meet expenses or requirements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My weekly allowance is $2.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allotment.
├│ 2. ┤an amount added or subtracted to make up for something; discount.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The salesman offered us an allowance of $500 on our old car; so we got a $3500 car for $3000.┤
├│ 3. ┤an allowing; conceding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allowance of a claim.┤
┴┤ (SYN) admission, acceptance.
├│ 4. ┤tolerance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allowance of slavery.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Machinery.) the permissible variation in the dimensions of parts that fit together, as a shaft and a bearing.
├│ 6. ┤a handicap in the form of an advantage, in certain sports.
├│ 7. ┤(in coinage) the permissible variation from the standard in minting.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put (anyone) upon an allowance.
├│ 2. ┤to limit to a fixed, regular amount.
└╕expr. ╡make allowance┤ (╡for┤) or ╡make allowances┤ (╡for┤), ┤to take into consideration; allow for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should make allowance for the wishes of others.┤
╩│allowance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing.╕
╜│allowedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by general allowance; admittedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It may allowedly be used in all cases (Thomas De Quincey).┤
╩│allowedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alloxan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound produced by oxidation of uric acid, that causes diabetes when injected into test animals.
╩│alloxan, ╛╕noun.
╜│alloy, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a metal made by mixing and fusing together two or more metals, or a metal and some other substance. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Alloys are often harder, lighter, and stronger than the pure metals of which they are composed.
├│ 2. ┤an inferior metal mixed with a more valuable one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ring is not pure gold: there is some alloy in it.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any injurious addition; impurity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The only alloy in our enjoyment of the vacation was the rainy weather.┤
├│ 4. ┤relative purity, fineness, or quality of metals.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make into an alloy.
├│ 2. ┤to strengthen, lighten, harden, or make less valuable by mixing with an inferior metal.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to make lower or less valuable by mixing with something bad; debase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her happiness was alloyed by the thought that other people were suffering.┤
╩│alloy, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alloy metallurgy,╕ ╟│= physical metallurgy.
╩│alloy metallurgy,╕ ╟│= physical metallurgy.
╜│alloy steel,╕
┬┌┤ carbon steel to which additional alloying elements such as chromium, nickel, and manganese have been added to make it harder or more resistant to corrosion or to give it some other special property.
╩│alloy steel,╕
╜│all-pervading, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ thoroughly or extremely pervasive; permeating all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-pervading principle.┤
╩│all-pervading, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-powerful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ omnipotent; almighty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is still not the all-powerful dictator that Stalin was (Newsweek).┤
╩│all-powerful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-purpose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be used for any purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-purpose thread. All-purpose flour is as suitable for pastry and cakes as it is for bread.┤
╩│all-purpose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all ready,╕
┬┌┤ quite ready; completely ready.
╩│all ready,╕
╜│all-right,╕, ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang) very good or excellent of its kind; very depdendable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't worry about him; he's an all-right fellow.┤
╩│all-right,╕, ╛adjective.
╜│all right,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤without error; correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The answers were all right.┤
├│ 2. ┤satisfactory; acceptable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The work was not done very well; but it was all right. The substitute material should be all right.┤
├│ 3. ┤in a satisfactory way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engine seemed to be working all right.┤
├│ 4. ┤in good health.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was ill for a week, but I'm all right now.┤
├│ 5. ┤yes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Will you come with me?" "All right."┤
├│ 6. ┤without doubt; certainly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is smart, all right!┤
╩│all right,╕
╜│allrightnik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person who is smug and self-satisfied with his money or status.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of us are allrightniks--doing okay (Herbert Gold).┤
╩│allrightnik, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-risk, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covering against all kinds of losses except those specifically excluded by the terms of the policy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all-risk insurance.┤
╩│all-risk, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-risks, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-risk.
╩│all-risks, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-risk.
╜│all-round, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British)
├│ 1. ┤able to do many things; useful in many ways; not limited or specialised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an all-round football player--he runs, passes, and kicks well. ┤
├│ 2. ┤including all; all-inclusive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best all-round school exhibit.┤
╩│all-round, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-rounder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British) an all-round player or person. Also, (U.S.) ╡all-arounder┤
╩│all-rounder, ╛╕noun.
╜│All Saints' Day,╕
┬┌┤ November 1, a church festival honoring all the saints; Allhallows.
╩│All Saints' Day,╕
╜│allseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various plants producing a large quantity of seed, especially:
├│ a. ┤a kind of goosefoot.
├│ b. ┤the knotgrass.
╩│allseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-sky camera,
┬┌┤ an astronomical instrument for photographing the sky from horizon to horizon, consisting of a convex mirror facing the sky and a camera pointed down at its center.
╩│all-sky camera,
╜│allsorts, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) assorted candies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... hoards of liquorice allsorts (Punch).┤
╩│allsorts, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│All Souls' Day,╕
┬┌┤ November 2 (or the next day if November 2 is a Sunday), a day when services are held in the Roman Catholic Church and prayers said for all the souls in purgatory.
╩│All Souls' Day,╕
╜│allspice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a spice having a flavor suggesting a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
├│ 2. ┤the berry of the West Indian and Central American pimento tree from which this spice is made.
├│ 3. ┤the tree itself; pimento.
╩│allspice, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-star, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤made up of the best players or performers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-star show. He has been named to an all-star team.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of an all-star team, cast, or other group.
╩│all-star, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│all-terrain vehicle,
┬┌┤ a strong, lightweight automobile designed for use on rough, sandy, or marshy terrain. (Abbr:) ATV (no periods).
╩│all-terrain vehicle,
╜│allthorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a desert shrub of the southwestern United States and Mexico, having tiny, scalelike leaves and branches terminating in hard, sharply pointed tips.
╩│allthorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-time, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤of or for time within memory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-time box office favorite.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or for all time up to the present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-time track record.┤
├│ 3. ┤outstripping all others of all time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-time high in farm production.┤
╩│all-time, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all together,╕
┬┌┤ everyone in a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We found the boys all together in a group.┤
├│ 2. ┤a reference by something quoted or mentioned in passing, especially to something presumed to be well known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His writings are filled with classical allusions.┤
╩│allusion, ╛╕noun.
╜│allusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing an allusion; full of allusions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "How do you mean, Nature?" asked Larry, who did not understand the allusive conversation of intellectual men but appreciated it nonetheless (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡allusively.┤
┼╕noun ╡allusiveness.┤
╩│allusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alluvial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤consisting of, or formed by sand, silt, or mud left by flowing water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alluvial plain. A delta is an alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.┤
├│ 2. ┤found in silt or sand (alluvium) left by flowing water.
├╕noun ┤ ┤alluvial soil.
╩│alluvial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alluvial fan┐╕ or │cone,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a fan-shaped deposit of sand, silt, or mud formed at the point where a stream emerges from a ravine into a plain or other relatively flat area.
╩│alluvial fan┐╕ or │cone,╕
╜│alluvion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= alluvium.┤
├│ 2. ┤the wash or flow of water against a shore.
├│ 3. ┤a flood.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) the formation of new land by the slow deposits made by flowing water or waves.
╩│alluvion, ╛╕noun.
╜│alluvium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-viums,╕ │-via.╕
┬┌┤ the deposit of sand, silt, or mud left by flowing water.
╩│alluvium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-viums,╕ │-via.╕
╜│all-weather, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) that can be used in all kinds of weather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-weather highway. Bus schedules, moreover, are often highly irregular and the street corner is hardly an all-weather waiting room (Harper's).┤
┬┌┤ (suffix forming adverbs.) in a ______ic manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Basically = in a basic manner. Tragically = in a tragic manner.┤
╩│-ally,╕
╜│all-year, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ for the whole year; lasting throughout the year; in operation year-round.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-year harbor, all-year air conditioning.┤
╩│all-year, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent, unsaturated, open-chain radical found in the liquids yielded especially by pressing garlic, onion, and mustard seeds.
╩│allyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│allyl alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, poisonous liquid used in the synthesis of organic chemicals. The vapor given off by it is so irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes that it has sometimes been used in chemical warfare.
╩│allyl alcohol,╕
╜│allyl chloride,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, poisonous liquid used in making allyl alcohol and allyl resin.
╩│allyl chloride,╕
╜│allylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with allyl; characterized by the presence of allyl.
╩│allylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allyl resin,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of durable, virtually colorless resins prepared from allyl alcohol.
╩│allyl resin,╕
╜│allyl sulfide,╕
┬┌┤ the colorless or yellowish oil which gives onions and garlic their taste and smell.
╩│allyl sulfide,╕
╜│allylthiourea, ╛╕noun. ╟│= thiosinamine.
╩│allylthiourea, ╛╕noun. ╟│= thiosinamine.
╜│alma┐╕ or │almah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Egypt) a girl who has been trained as a professional singer and dancer. Also, ╡alme,┤ ╡almeh.┤
╩│alma┐╕ or │almah, ╛╕noun.
╜│Almagest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the great astronomical treatise written by Ptolemy (Greek astronomer of Alexandria) about 140 A.D.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡almagest.┤ any of various medieval books on astrology and alchemy.
╩│Almagest, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alma Mater,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a title given by the ancient Romans to several goddesses, especially to Ceres.
├│ 2. ┤╡= alma mater.┤
╩│Alma Mater,
╜│alma mater,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person's school, college, or university, at which he is or has been a student.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] turned over the stock (valued at $1,900) to his alma mater, Gonzaga University (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a school's official or particular song.
╩│alma mater,
╜│almanac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a reference book published every year, often containing summaries of information on particular subjects.
├│ 2. ┤a calendar that also gives information about the weather, sun, moon, stars, tides, church holidays, and other facts.
╩│almanac, ╛╕noun.
╜│almanack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) ╡= almanac.┤
╩│almanack, ╛╕noun.
╜│almandine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of garnet with a deep red color.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a violet variety of spinel.
╩│almandine, ╛╕noun.
╜│almandite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= almandine ╕(def. 1).
╩│almandite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= almandine ╕(def. 1).
╜│alme┐╕ or │almeh, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alma.
╩│alme┐╕ or │almeh, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alma.
╜│almemar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the platform in a synagogue on which stands the lectern used by the reader of the Law and the Prophets; bimah.
╩│almemar, ╛╕noun.
╜│almighty, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤possessing all power; all-powerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O God Almighty, Blessed Saviour (Tennyson).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡Almighty┤ or ╡the Almighty,┤ God; the Deity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. thou Almighty! inwhose hand is fate (Alexander Pope).┤
┼╕adv. ╡almightily.┤
┼╕noun ╡almightiness.┤
╩│almighty, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│almighty dollar,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) money thought of as all-powerful.
╩│almighty dollar,╕
╜│almiqui, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the solenodon of Cuba.
╩│almiqui, ╛╕noun.
╜│almirah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cupboard or wardrobe, in India.
╩│almirah, ╛╕noun.
╜│almond, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the edible, flattish, oval-shaped nut in the peachlike fruit of a tree growing in warm regions.
├│ b. ┤the tree that the fruit grows on. It belongs to the rose family.
├│ 2. ┤any of various similar fruits or the trees on which they grow.
├│ 3. ┤something shaped like an almond.
├│ 4. ┤a pale-tan color; biscuit.
├│ 5. ┤a kind of pigeon.
┼╕adj. ╡almondlike.┤
╩│almond, ╛╕noun.
╜│almond-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having eyes that appear to be oval-shaped and to have pointed ends.
╩│almond-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│almoner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Historical.) a person who distributes alms for a king, a monastery, or a person of rank.
├│ 2. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤a social worker attached to a hospital.
├│ b. ┤an officer in the royal household.
╩│almoner, ╛╕noun.
╜│almonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where alms are distributed.
╩│almonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│almost, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤nearly; all but; very near to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nine is almost ten. I almost missed the train. He was almost within sight of the city.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤near; virtual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Huston consulted them about the finer points of cowboy life with almost reverence (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡almost never,┤ ┤scarcely ever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old lady almost never goes outside in the winter.┤
└╕expr. ╡almost no,┤ ┤scarcely any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have almost no milk left after the boys drank so much for lunch.┤
╩│almost, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alms, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤money or gifts to help the poor; charity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beggar asked for alms. To scatter from our abundance occasional alms is not enough (William Ellery Channing).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dole, benefaction.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic, Figurative.) a good deed; a charity.
╩│alms, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
╜│alms box,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a box kept in or just outside a church for alms.
╩│alms box,╕
╜│alms-deed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a charitable deed.
╩│alms-deed, ╛╕noun.
╜│almsgiver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who helps the poor with money or other gifts.
╩│almsgiver, ╛╕noun.
╜│almsgiving, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the giving of help to the poor.
╩│almsgiving, ╛╕noun.
╜│almshouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a home for persons who do not have enough money to live on and who are supported at public expense or (in Great Britain) by private charity.
╩│almshouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│almsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person supported by alms.
├│ 2. ┤a giver of alms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. King John also was a great almsman (Edward A. Freeman).┤
╩│almsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│almswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman supported by alms.
├│ 2. ┤a woman who gives alms.
╩│almswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│almucantar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.)
├│ 1. ┤a small circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon or horizontal plane; a parallel or circle of altitude.
├│ 2. ┤an astronomical instrument consisting of a telescope crossed by horizontal wires and mounted on a box floating on mercury. By using it to note the rise of a star in the east and the setting of a star in the west an observer can accurately correct a timepiece and determine latitude.
╩│almucantar, ╛╕noun.
╜│almuce, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amice ╕(2).
╩│almuce, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amice ╕(2).
╜│almug, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an unidentified tree mentioned in the Bible (I Kings 10:11, 12). See also ╡algum.┤┤
╩│almug, ╛╕noun.
╜│alnico, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alloy of iron in combination with aluminum, nickel, cobalt and small amounts of other elements. Alnico is permanently magnetic and can lift up to 60 times its own weight.
╩│alnico, ╛╕noun.
╜│alocasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of certain tropical herbs having low leaves and reddish berries.
╩│alocasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alod, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allodium.
╩│alod, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allodium.
╜│alodial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allodial.
╩│alodial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allodial.
╜│alodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕ ╟│= allodium.
╩│alodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕ ╟│= allodium.
╜│aloe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant related to the lily, having a long spike of flowers and thick, narrow, fleshy leaves. It grows chiefly in South Africa and other warm, dry climates.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the century plant.
╩│aloe, ╛╕noun.
╜│aloes, ╛╕noun pl. (sing. in use).
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a bitter drug made from the dried juice of the leaves of certain aloes, used chiefly as a laxative.
├│ b. ┤the juice of these leaves.
├│ 2. ┤the fragrant wood or resin of a kind of East Indian tree; lignaloes.
╩│aloes, ╛╕noun pl. (sing. in use).
╜│aloetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the nature of aloes; having aloes as an ingredient, as a medicine.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aloetic medicine.
╩│aloetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aloft, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤far above the earth; up in the air; high up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some birds fly thousands of feet aloft.┤
├│ 2. ┤in or into the air; off from the ground.
├│ 3. ┤high above the deck of a ship; up among the sails, rigging, or masts of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor scrambled aloft to get a better view of the distant shore.┤
╩│aloft, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alogical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not involving logic; not based upon reason or formed by an act of judgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Language is neither logical nor illogical, but alogical (Harold Allen).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alogically.┤
╩│alogical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aloha, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ │1. ┤greetings; hello.
├│ 2. ┤good-by; farewell.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(in Hawaii) love.
╩│aloha, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│aloha shirt,╕
┬┌┤ a brightly colored, variously patterned, lightweight sports shirt, usually worn without a jacket.
╩│aloha shirt,╕
╜│Aloha State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Hawaii.
╩│Aloha State,╕
╜│aloin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bitter, purgative principle of aloes, that crystallizes in pale-yellow needles.
╩│aloin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alone, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤apart from other persons or things; quite by oneself; solitary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was alone in the empty house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lone, isolated, unaccompanied, single.
├│ 2. ┤without anyone else; only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One boy alone can do this work. I alone remained.┤
├│ 3. ┤without anything more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Meat alone is not adequate food for most people.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤apart from other persons or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to walk alone, live alone. One tree stood alone on the hill.┤
└╕expr. ╡leave alone,┤ ┤not bother; not meddle with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal is busy at his desk; you'd better leave him alone.┤
└╕expr. ╡let alone,┤
├│ a. ┤not bother; not meddle with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If everyone will let him alone he will get his work done.┤
├│ b. ┤not to mention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It would have been a hot day for summer, let alone early spring.┤
└╕expr. ╡let well enough alone,┤ ┤to be satisfied with conditions and not try to change them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's the kind of mechanic who can't let well enough alone and is always tampering with the motor to make it work better.┤
┼╕noun ╡aloneness.┤
╩│alone, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│along─╕ (1), ╛preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤on or by the whole length of; from one end to or toward the other of; lengthwise of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to walk along a river. Trees are planted along the street.┤
├│ 2. ┤on or during.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We met along the way.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤from one end to the other; lengthwise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cars are parked along by the stadium.┤
├│ 2. ┤onward; forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. March along quickly.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) together with someone or something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took his dog along. You should take a tent along if you are going camping.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Informal.) somewhere near; around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. along about four o'clock.┤
└╕expr. ╡all along,┤ ┤all the time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He knew the answer all along. I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper (Joseph Addison).┤
└╕expr. ╡along of,┤ ┤(Dialect.) in company with; together with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father and I went out one day along of Captain Gooden (Yankee Doodle).┤
└╕expr. ╡along with,┤ ┤in company with; together with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll go along with you.┤
└╕expr. ╡be along,┤ ┤(Informal.) to come to a place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will be along about evening.┤
└╕expr. ╡get along,┤ ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to manage with at least some success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gets along very well on her salary. Some of these halls turn out to be smaller than represented, but I have no doubt, to use an American expression, that we shall "get along" (Dickens).┤
├│ b. ┤to agree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They got along well as partners.┤
├│ c. ┤go away!
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why don't you leave, take off, get along!┤
├│ d. ┤to move forward; advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's get along or we'll be late. I have only just set out upon my travels, and shall learn better manners as I get along (Laurence Sterne).┤
├│ e. ┤to succeed; prosper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is getting along in his new business. She expressed supreme contempt for men who had no knack of getting along in the world (Joel Chandler Harris).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. An't my heart been heavy and watchful along of him and you? (Dickens).┤
╩│along─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│alongshore, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤near or along the shore.
├│ 2. ┤on the shore.
╩│alongshore, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alongside, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤at the side; close to the side; side by side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anchor alongside.┤
├╕prep. ┤ ┤by the side of; side by side with; beside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Park alongside the curb. The boat was tied up alongside the wharf.┤
└╕expr. ╡alongside of,┤ ┤beside; next to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you stay alongside of me, you won't get lost.┤
╩│alongside, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│aloof, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤at some distance but within view; away; apart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One boy stood aloof from all the others.┤
├│ 2. ┤without community of feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to stand aloof from family joys and sorrows.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unsympathetic; not interested; withdrawn; reserved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aloof manner. Because of her shyness Jane seemed to be very aloof. Her aloof manner kept her from making many friends.┤
┴┤ (SYN) distant.
┼╕adv. ╡aloofly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aloofness.┤
╩│aloof, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alopecia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ partial or complete loss of hair, as from disease; baldness.
╩│alopecia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alopecia areata,
┬┌┤ loss of hair in sharply defined patches.
╩│alopecia areata,
╜│alopecoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a fox; foxlike; vulpine.
╩│alopecoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Alorese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the island of Alor in Indonesia.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Alor or its people.
╩│Alorese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│alors, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (French.) then.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He raises his eyebrows and smiles. "Alors, adieu" (James Baldwin).┤
╩│alors, ╛╕interjection.
╜│aloud, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤loud enough to be heard; not in a whisper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spoke aloud, although he was alone. She read the story aloud to the others.┤
┴┤ (SYN) audibly.
├│ 2. ┤in a loud voice; loudly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wounded man groaned aloud with pain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vociferously.
╩│aloud, ╛╕adverb.
╜│a l'outrance,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the utmost; to the very end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gilbert Scott was the Hector, and Palmerston the Achilles of this early Victorian duel a l'outrance (London Times).┤
┬┤ See also ╡a outrance.┤
╩│a l'outrance,
╜│alow─╕ (1), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Nautical.) below; down.
╩│alow─╕ (1), ╛adverb.
╜│alow─╕ (2), ╛adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤blazing.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤on fire.
╩│alow─╕ (2), ╛adjective, adverb.
╜│alp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a high mountain.
├│ 2. ┤mountain grassland occurring especially above the timber line.
╩│alp, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a single peak of the Alps (mountain system in Europe).
╩│Alp, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a sheeplike animal of South America, with long, soft, silky hair or wool. It is a mammal closely related to, but somewhat smaller than, the llama.
├│ b. ┤its long, soft, and silky wool.
├│ c. ┤a warm, lightweight cloth made from this wool.
├│ 2a. ┤a glossy, wiry cloth made of wool and cotton, usually black or gray.
├│ b. ┤an imitation of this made from rayon or cotton.
╩│alpaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpargata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a sandal of cloth, especially canvas, with braided rope sole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. spinning and twisting heavy jute yarns for alpargatas (Glasgow Herald).┤
╩│alpargata, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpeen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stout-headed stick; cudgel.
╩│alpeen, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpenglow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rosy glow from the setting or rising sun often seen on or near the peaks of mountains.
╩│alpenglow, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpenhorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, powerful wooden horn used especially in the Alps of Switzerland and Austria for calling cattle and for signals; alphorn; alpine horn.
╩│alpenhorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpenstock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong staff with an iron point, used as an aid in climbing mountains.
╩│alpenstock, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpestrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growing on mountains below the timber line; subalpine.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with high mountains, especially the Alps.
╩│alpestrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alpha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to the English ╖A, a.┤
├│ 2. ┤the beginning; first in a series.
├│ 3. ┤the first, largest, or other most important feature of a series, especially as a symbol.
├│ 4. ┤one of several possible positions of atoms or groups which are substituted in a compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alpha iron.┤
╩│alpha, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principal (usually, the brightest) star in a constellation. Thus, the polestar is referred to by astronomers as Alpha Ursae Minoris, because it is the principal star in the constellation Ursa Minor.
╩│Alpha, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpha and omega,╕
┬┌┤ the first and the last; the beginning and the end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord (Revelation 1:8).┤
╩│alpha and omega,╕
╜│alphabet, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the letters of a language arranged in their usual order, not as they are in words. The English alphabet is a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.
├│ 2. ┤a set of letters or characters representing sounds, used in writing a language. The English alphabet has only 26 letters to represent more than 40 sounds.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) parts to be learned first; elementary principles.
┴┤ (SYN) rudiments, fundamentals.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to alphabetize.
╩│alphabet, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alphabetarian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is learning the alphabet.
╩│alphabetarian, ╛╕noun.
╜│alphabetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alphabetical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apparent ancestor of most of the alphabetic writing is that developed for the Phoenician language (Henry A. Gleason, Jr.).┤
╩│alphabetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alphabetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arranged by letters in the order of the alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dictionary entries are listed in alphabetical order.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the alphabet.
├│ 3. ┤using or expressed by an alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mandarin Chinese is a deliberate literary medium created by Hu Shih and his helpers. Mao will now make its orthography alphabetical by edict (Simeon Potter).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤soup cooked with pieces of dried flour paste shaped in the letters of the alphabet.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) abbreviations, especially of government agencies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not even F.D.R.'s New Deal (WPA, PWA, NRA, etc., etc.) managed to cook up such a rich alphabet soup. (Time).┤
╩│alphabet soup,╕
╜│alpha brass,╕
┬┌┤ brass consisting of a solid solution containing up to 38 percent zinc.
╩│alpha brass,╕
╜│alpha cellulose,╕
┬┌┤ a highly refined and purified form of cellulose, used as a filler, especially in plastics, in surgery, and in filters.
╩│alpha cellulose,╕
╜│Alpha Centauri,
┬┌┤ a star system consisting of three stars, but appearing to the naked eye as a single star of a minus magnitude, in the constellation Centaurus.
╩│Alpha Centauri,
╜│Alpha Crucis,
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the Southern Cross (Crux) and one of the twenty brightest stars in the heavens.
╩│Alpha Crucis,
╜│alpha decay,╕
┬┌┤ the disintegration of a radioactive substance through the emission of alpha particles.
╩│alpha decay,╕
╜│alphafetoprotein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein of undetermined function produced in the liver by the fetus and by persons suffering from some diseases, such as hepatitis. A high level of alphafetoprotein in the blood serum of a pregnant woman indicates possible defects of the brain and central nervous system in the fetus. (Abbr:) AFP (no periods).
╩│alphafetoprotein, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpha globulin,╕
┬┌┤ one of the fractions of globulin, containing enzymes and hormones.
╩│alpha globulin,╕
╜│alpha-helix, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the molecular structure of many proteins, made up of a single spiral or coil of amino acid with a line of hydrogen bonds as its backbone.
╩│alpha-helix, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpha Herculis,
┬┌┤ the largest star in the galactic system that contains the sun and earth.
╩│Alpha Herculis,
╜│alpha iron,╕
┬┌┤ a soft, ductile, magnetic form of iron.
╩│alpha iron,╕
╜│Alpha Leonis,╕ ╟│= Regulus.
╩│Alpha Leonis,╕ ╟│= Regulus.
╜│alphameric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alphanumeric.
╩│alphameric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alphanumeric.
╜│alphametic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an arithmetical puzzle or calculation using letters instead of numerals, each letter representing a specific digit.
╩│alphametic, ╛╕noun.
╜│alphanumeric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ using both letters and numbers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alphanumeric computer.┤
╩│alphanumeric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alpha particle,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a positively charged particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, released at a very high speed in the disintegration of radium and other radioactive substances. By the acquisition of two electrons it becomes an atom of helium.
╩│alpha particle,╕
╜│alpha privative,╕
┬┌┤ the prefix ╡a-┤ (4) when used to mean "not" or "without," as in ╖asymmetrical.┤
╩│alpha privative,╕
╜│alpha rays┐╕ or │alpha radiation,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a stream of alpha particles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alpha radiation consists of ... high-energy particles [that] have low penetrating ability. The skin of a mammal or the exoskeleton of an insect will stop most alpha radiation (R. G. Wiegert).┤
╩│alpha rays┐╕ or │alpha radiation,╕
╜│alpha rhythm,╕
┬┌┤ the normal pattern of electrical oscillations in the adult brain while a person is awake but with eyes closed, recorded by an electroencephalograph in the frequency of 8 to 13 hertz per second. In childhood and old age the rate is slower.
╩│alpha rhythm,╕
╜│alphascope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device connected to a computer on which letters, numerals, and symbols are displayed on a cathode-ray tube screen.
╩│alphascope, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpha test,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a series of intelligence tests consisting mainly of questions on verbal and numerical relations, especially one given to recruits by the U.S. Army in World War I. See also ╡beta test.┤┤
╩│alpha test,╕
╜│alphatocopherol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the most potent form of vitamin E.
╩│alphatocopherol, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpha Ursae Minoris,╕
┬┌┤ the polestar; North Star.
╩│Alpha Ursae Minoris,╕
╜│alpha waves,╕╟│= alpha rhythm.
╩│alpha waves,╕╟│= alpha rhythm.
╜│Alpheratz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the constellation Andromeda.
╩│Alpheratz, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpheus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a river god who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa. To help her escape him, Artemis changed her into a fountain.
╩│Alpheus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alphonse and Gaston,
┬┌┤ two persons who treat each other with exaggerated or ridiculous courtesy.
╩│Alphonse and Gaston,
╜│alphorn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alpenhorn.
╩│alphorn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alpenhorn.
╜│alphosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of pigment in the skin, as in albinism.
╩│alphosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or like high mountains.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alpine terrain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mountainous, montane.
├│ 2. ┤very high.
┴┤ (SYN) mountainous, montane.
├│ 3. ┤growing at high elevations, especially on mountains above the timber line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alpine plants.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an alpine plant.
╩│alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or like the Alps (a mountain system in southern Europe).
├│ 2. ┤very high and craggy like the Alps; lofty.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with ski racing that includes the downhill and slalom (distinguished from ╖Nordic┤).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the generally recognized principal subgroups of the Caucasian racial group in Europe. Alpines are characterized by a relatively broader and rounder head than the Nordic or Mediterranean, medium height, and brunette complexion. They include the Slavs as well as many of the peoples of central Europe.
├│ 2. ┤a member of this group.
╩│Alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alpine bearberry,╕
┬┌┤ an evergreen shrub related to the common bearberry, but having black berries rather than red ones.
╩│Alpine bearberry,╕
╜│Alpine bistort,╕
┬┌┤ a dwarf species of the bistort.
╩│Alpine bistort,╕
╜│Alpine fescue,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of sheep fescue that grows above the timber line from the Rocky Mountains westward.
╩│Alpine fescue,╕
╜│Alpine fir,╕
┬┌┤ a fir native to western North America, growing especially in mountainous regions and having a pale-yellow or white wood of commercial value for lumber.
╩│Alpine fir,╕
╜│alpine garden,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of rock garden in which plants are grown under conditions resembling those in which alpine plants thrive.
╩│alpine garden,╕
╜│Alpine goat,╕
┬┌┤ a breed of goats bred for their milk.
╩│Alpine goat,╕
╜│alpine horn,╕╟│= alpenhorn.
╩│alpine horn,╕╟│= alpenhorn.
╜│Alpine ibex,╕
┬┌┤ the best-known species of ibex, found in the Alps and certain other mountainous regions of Europe.
╩│Alpine ibex,╕
╜│Alpinism┐╕ or │alpinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the climbing of high mountains, especially the Alps; art or practice of a mountaineer.
┼╕noun ╡Alpinist,┤ ╡alpinist.┤
╩│Alpinism┐╕ or │alpinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│already, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤before this time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We arrived at noon but you had already left.┤
├│ 2a. ┤by this time; even now.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You are half an hour late already.┤
├│ b. ┤(Especially U.S. Informal.) this very instant; right now (used for emphasis, to express impatience, etc.).
┬┌┤ a former name of Whitefriars in London. Alsatia was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers from the 1300's until 1697.
╩│Alsatia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alsatian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Alsace (region in northeastern France) or its people.
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to Alsatia.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Alsace.
├│ 2. ┤(in the UK and Commonwealth countries) = German shepherd.
├│ 3a. ┤a debtor or criminal in sanctuary.
├│ b. ┤a Bohemian person; adventurer.
╩│Alsatian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alsatian dog,╕
┬┌┤ (in the UK and Commonwealth countries) ╡= German shepherd.┤
╩│Alsatian dog,╕
╜│alsike clover┐,╕ or │alsike, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of tall clover with whitish flowers that become pink, native to Europe but now widely cultivated also in the United States and elsewhere for forage. It is sometimes called ╖Swedish clover.┤
╩│alsike clover┐,╕ or │alsike, ╛╕noun.
╜│alsinaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the pink family; caryophyllaceous.
├│ 2. ┤allied to or resembling the chickweed.
╩│alsinaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Al Sirat,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Moslem literature) the bridge over hell to paradise, narrow and sharp as the edge of a sword blade.
├│ 2. ┤(in the Koran) the "right way"; the difficult path of true religion.
╩│Al Sirat,
╜│also, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in addition; besides; too.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That dress is pretty; it is also inexpensive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) further, likewise, furthermore.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) likewise.
╩│also, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alsophila, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of Australian tree ferns, one variety of which is often raised indoors.
╩│alsophila, ╛╕noun.
╜│also-ran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an unsuccessful contestant; a loser.
├│ 2. ┤any horse that finishes behind the first three in a race, and thus wins nothing.
╩│also-ran, ╛╕noun.
╜│alstroemeria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of South American herbs of the amaryllis family, having leafy stems and colorful flowers.
╩│alstroemeria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alt, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤high in pitch.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the first octave above the treble staff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your ladyship's absolutely in alt ... Yes, in alt ... you have raised your voice a full octave higher (George Colman).┤
╩│alt, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alt.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤alternate.
├│ 2. ┤altitude.
├│ 3. ┤alto.
╩│alt.,╕
╜│Alta.,╕
┬┌┤ Alberta (a province in Canada).
╩│Alta.,╕
╜│alta fescue,
┬┌┤ a variety of fescue grown in the humid areas of Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas for hay and pasture.
╩│alta fescue,
╜│Altaian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a Tartar tribe of the Altai Mountains.
├│ 2. ┤a person belonging to any of the Ural-Altaic peoples.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Altaic.┤
╩│Altaian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Altaic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a family of languages that includes Turkish, Mongolian, and Manchu.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Altai Mountains (a mountain system in central Asia) or the region in and around them.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the Altaic family of languages.
╩│Altaic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Altair, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Aquila. It is about ten times as bright as the sun.
╩│Altair, ╛╕noun.
╜│altar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a table or stand in the most sacred part of a church, synagogue, or temple, always thought of as the central point of worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The priest knelt in prayer before the altar. (Figurative.) The stones which construct the sacred altar of peace (Edmund Burke).┤
├│ 2. ┤a block of stone, mound of turf, or other raised place, on which to make sacrifices or burn offerings to a god.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a place consecrated to devotional observances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the family altar.┤
└╕expr. ╡lead to the altar,┤ ┤to marry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] leads her to the village altar (Tennyson).┤
╩│altar, ╛╕noun.
╜│altarage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ money offered at an altar, or received by a priest for services at an altar.
╩│altarage, ╛╕noun.
╜│altar boy,╕
┬┌┤ a boy or man who helps a priest during certain religious services; acolyte.
╩│altar boy,╕
╜│altar bread,╕
┬┌┤ bread, or unleavened wafers, used in the ceremony of the Holy Eucharist or Holy Communion.
╩│altar bread,╕
╜│altar cloth,╕
┬┌┤ a decorative cloth placed on an altar.
╩│altar cloth,╕
╜│altarpiece, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a decorated panel or wall behind and above an altar in a church; reredos.
╩│altarpiece, ╛╕noun.
╜│altar rail,╕
┬┌┤ a railing in front of an altar, especially one that separates the altar area from the rest of the chancel; communion rail.
╩│altar rail,╕
╜│altarwise, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an altar's position.
╩│altarwise, ╛╕adverb.
╜│altazimuth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the apparent position of a heavenly body. It consists of a telescope that can be moved up and down and in a circle, and is mounted so that its angle from north and from the horizontal can be read on scales. A theodolite is a portable altazimuth.
╩│altazimuth, ╛╕noun.
╜│alter, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make different; change the appearance of; vary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If this coat is too large, a tailor can alter it to fit you.┤
┴┤ (SYN) modify.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. and Australia.)
├│ a. ┤to castrate (a male animal).
├│ b. ┤to spay (a female animal).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become different.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since her trip to Europe, her whole outlook has altered.┤
╩│alter, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│alter.,╕
┬┌┤ alteration.
╩│alter.,╕
╜│alterability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being alterable; alterableness.
╩│alterability, ╛╕noun.
╜│alterable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be altered.
╩│alterable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alterableness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being alterable; alterability.
╩│alterableness, ╛╕noun.
╜│alterably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a manner that can be altered.
╩│alterably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alterant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤causing alteration.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something that causes alteration.
├│ 2. ┤a reagent used in dyeing, to modify or change a color.
╩│alterant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alteration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a change in the character, appearance, or form of anything; altered or changed condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother made some alterations in my new dress. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds (Shakespeare). The atom and hydrogen bombs have led to great alterations in military planning.┤
├│ 2. ┤an altering; the act of making some change in a thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alteration of our house took three months.┤
╩│alteration, ╛╕noun.
╜│alterative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤causing change; having the power to cause change.
├│ 2. ┤gradually restoring the healthy bodily functions.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a remedy that gradually restores health.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two teams had an altercation over the umpire's decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) wrangle.
╩│altercation, ╛╕noun.
╜│altered, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a hot rod modified or rebuilt for a drag race; an altered dragster.
╩│altered, ╛╕noun.
╜│altered chord,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) a chord affected by an accidental and thus changed in character.
╩│altered chord,╕
╜│altered state of consciousness,╕
┬┌┤ any deviation from the normal activity of the mind or brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Drug experience can be understood only if it is viewed as an altered state of consciousness rather than as a pharmacological event (Andrew Weil). Telepathy, clairvoyance, mystical transports, and other altered states of consciousness may be latent in most, if not all, of us (New Yorker).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) ASC (no periods).
╩│altered state of consciousness,╕
╜│alter ego,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very intimate friend or close associate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Marx's alter ego, Engels, wrote that, when the aims of the Revolution had been accomplished, the state would "wither away" (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤another aspect of one's nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Well, really," said Letty to her alter ego, "you ought to be ashamed of yourself" (Michael Strange).┤
╩│alter ego,
╜│alter idem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) another self; second self; alter ego.
╩│alter idem,
╜│alterity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being different or other; difference; otherness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The feminine body is culturally constructed as the superlative site of alterity (London Review of Books).┤
╩│alterity, ╛╕noun.
╜│altern, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) alternate.
╩│altern, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alternant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤alternating.
├│ 2. ┤composed of alternate layers.
╩│alternant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alternaria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of fungi which cause fruit and vegetable blight, mold, or rot.
╩│alternaria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alternat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ rotation of precedence, a practice in diplomacy by which several states claiming equality with one another take each in turn the first place, as in the signing of treaties.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Night and day alternate. The countryside of England alternates between hills and valleys. Good times seem to alternate with bad.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take turns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lucy and her sister will alternate in setting the table.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rotate.
├│ 3a. ┤(of an electric current) to reverse direction at regular intervals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some electric currents alternate 120 times a second.┤
├│ b. ┤to produce or be operated by such a current.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to arrange by turns; do or perform by turns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He alternated work and pleasure.┤
├│ 2. ┤to interchange regularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ailing man alternated two hours of work with one hour of rest.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤placed or occurring by turns; first one and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The row has alternate X's and O's.┤
┴┤ (SYN) intermittent.
├│ 2. ┤every other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We get milk on alternate days because it is not delivered every day.┤
├│ 3. ┤to or for each other; reciprocal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alternate acts of kindness.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤placed singly at different heights along a stem; not opposite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alternate leaves.┤
├│ b. ┤placed opposite to the spaces between other organs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. petals which are alternate with sepals.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) a person appointed to take the place of another if necessary; a substitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have several alternates on our team. If the delegate is present to vote the alternate is silent; if from any cause the delegate is absent, the alternate steps into his shoes (James Bryce).┤
┬┌┤ two angles, both interior or both exterior but not adjacent, formed when two lines are crossed by a third, on opposite sides of the third. If the two lines are parallel, the alternate angles are equal.
╩│alternate angles,╕
╜│alternately, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤by turns; first one and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a sort of delight which is alternately mixed with terror and sorrow, in the contemplation of death (Richard Steele).┤
├│ 2. ┤on each side in turn.
╩│alternately, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alternating current,
┬┌┤ an electric current in which the electricity flows regularly in one direction and then the other, usually reversing 120 times per second. (Abbr:) a.c.
╩│alternating current,
╜│alternation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alternating; occurring by turns, first one and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an alternation of red and white stripes in the flag of the United States.┤
╩│alternation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alternation of generations,╕
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) the regular alternation of forms or of mode of reproduction in successive generations of an animal or plant; heterogenesis.
╩│alternation of generations,╕
╜│alternative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a choice between two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her father gave her the alternative of staying in high school or going to work.┤
├│ 2. ┤a choice from among more than two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you don't want steak for dinner, there are several alternatives.┤
┴┤ (SYN) selection.
├│ 3. ┤one of the things to be chosen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She chose the first alternative and stayed in school. My decided preference is for the fourth and last of these alternatives (William E. Gladstone).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤giving or requiring a choice between only two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We discussed the alternative plans of having a picnic or taking a trip on a boat.┤
├│ 2. ┤giving a choice from among more than two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are several alternative routes from Chicago to New York.┤
┼╕noun ╡alternativeness.┤
╩│alternative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alternative conjunction,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adversative conjunction; conjunction connecting two terms but contrasting their meaning. (Examples:) but, yet, however.
├│ 2. ┤a disjunctive conjunction, connecting two terms but disconnecting their meaning. (Examples:) either ... or, neither ... nor.
╩│alternative conjunction,╕
╜│alternative energy,╕
┬┌┤ power and heat derived from sources other than fossil fuels (petroleum, coal, natural gas) or nuclear fission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alternative (renewable) energy sources such as solar energy, geothermal energy, biogas, and wind power (Don Hinrichsen).┤
╩│alternative energy,╕
╜│alternatively, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an alternative manner; in a manner that admits the choice or possibility of one out of two things.
╩│alternatively, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alternative medicine,
┬┌┤ medicine that uses remedies and methods of treatment developed outside modern Western medicine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The article on alternative medicine seemed to dwell on the schism between holistic therapies and mainstream medicine (Compuserve).┤
╩│alternative medicine,
╜│alternative school,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a school that provides a different curriculum from the conventional elementary or high school program in an effort to educate students by changing the learning environment.
╩│alternative school,╕
╜│alternative technology,╕
┬┌┤ the application of conservation to industrial and agricultural practices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. wind energy, methane, organic farming, geodesic domes, and all other alternative technology (New Scientist).┤
╩│alternative technology,╕
╜│alternator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dynamo or generator for producing an alternating electric current.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alternators ... keep the current flowing even while the engine's idling (Harper's).┤
╩│alternator, ╛╕noun.
╜│althea┐╕ or │althaea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rose of Sharon, a flowering garden shrub of the mallow family, having showy flowers.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain other plants of the mallow family, such as the hollyhock and marsh mallow.
╩│althea┐╕ or │althaea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Althea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the mother of Meleager.
╩│Althea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Althing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the parliament of Iceland, composed of an upper and a lower house having equal power. It has been in existence since A.D. 930, and is the oldest parliament in the world.
╩│Althing, ╛╕noun.
╜│altho┐╕ or │altho', ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) although.
╩│altho┐╕ or │altho', ╛╕conjunction.
╜│althorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brass musical instrument related to the saxhorn and similar to the French horn, usually pitched in E flat or B flat, used especially in military bands in place of the French horn. Also, ╡alto,┤ ╡alto horn.┤
╩│althorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│although, ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌┤ in spite of the fact that; thought.
╩│although, ╛╕conjunction.
╜│altigraph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a recording altimeter.
╩│altigraph, ╛╕noun.
╜│altimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any instrument for measuring altitude, especially an instrument in an aircraft or other flying object that measures its height above the earth's surface, such as an aneroid barometer that shows the atmospheric pressure at any given altitude, or a radio device. Some other instruments, such as quadrants or sextants, permit calculation of altitude by trigonometry.
╩│altimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│altimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or practice of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter or by trigonometry.
╩│altimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│altiplano, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ high, upland plains, especially those of Bolivia, Peru, and certain other countries in or adjoining the Andes, reaching altitudes of more than 15,000 feet above sea level.
╩│altiplano, ╛╕noun.
╜│altisonant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ high-sounding, as words; pompous; lofty.
╩│altisonant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altissimo, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤highest.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the second octave above the treble staff.
╩│altissimo, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│altitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤height above sea level or some other level on the earth's surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The airplane was flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet.┤
┴┤ (SYN) elevation.
├│ 2. ┤height above sea level.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The altitude of Denver is 5,280 feet.┤
├│ 3. ┤a high place; region of great height.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At some altitudes snow never melts.┤
├│ 4. ┤the vertical distance from the base of a geometrical figure to its highest point.
├│ 5. ┤(Astronomy.) the height of a star, planet, or other heavenly body expressed as its angular distance above the horizon.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) position of high rank or great power.
┴┤ (SYN) stature.
├│ 7. ┤(in space navigation) the distance of a spacecraft from the surface of a reference body, such as the moon.
└╕expr. ╡altitudes,┤ ┤elevated regions; great heights.
╩│altitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│altitude chamber,╕
┬┌┤ a sealed room in which the conditions of flying at high altitudes are simulated in order to determine the ability of the human body to adjust to them.
╩│altitude chamber,╕
╜│altitude sickness,╕
┬┌┤ a condition of the body that results from too little oxygen in the blood, which may be characterized by shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, headache, faulty judgment, and nausea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At about 10,000 to 12,000 feet ... people begin to show symptoms of altitude sickness (Scientific American).┤
╩│altitude sickness,╕
╜│altitudinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with altitude.
╩│altitudinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having much altitude; high; lofty (used affectedly or humorously).
├│ 3. ┤a part in music for such a voice or for an instrument of similar range.
├│ 4a. ┤an instrument playing such a part, as a viola, recorder, or althorn.
├│ b. ┤╡= althorn.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or for an alto; that can sing or play an alto part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alto voice, an alto saxophone.┤
╩│alto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│alto clef,╕
┬┌┤ the C clef when the clef symbol is placed on the third line of the staff.
╩│alto clef,╕
╜│alto-cumulus┐╕ or │altocumulus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌┤ a fleecy cloud formation consisting of a layer of small, white or grayish-white, rounded clouds, usually with shaded portions, at heights of from 8,000 to 20,000 feet.
╩│alto-cumulus┐╕ or │altocumulus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│alto flute,╕
┬┌┤ a type of large flute that has wider holes than the regular flute.
╩│alto flute,╕
╜│altogether, ╛╕adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤to the whole extent; completely; entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house was altogether destroyed by fire.┤
┴┤ (SYN) wholly, totally, thoroughly.
├│ 2. ┤on the whole; considering everything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Altogether, he was well pleased.┤
├│ 3. ┤in all; all included.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Altogether there were 14 books.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a whole.
├│ 2. ┤a state of being unclothed; the nude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The model posed in the altogether.┤
╩│altogether, ╛╕adverb, noun.
╜│alto horn,╕ ╟│= althorn.
╩│alto horn,╕ ╟│= althorn.
╜│alto-relievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤sculpture in which the figures stand out at least half their thickness from the background; high relief.
├│ 2. ┤a carving or piece of sculpture in high relief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fine bust of queen Elizabeth on onyx, alto-relievo in profile (Horace Walpole).┤
╩│alto-relievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
╜│alto-stratus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
┬┌┤ a sheetlike formation of gray or bluish clouds with an ill-defined base occurring at heights of from 6,500 to 20,000 feet.
╩│alto-stratus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
╜│altricial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with birds that are born blind, usually without feathers, and thus helpless for some time after hatching.
╩│altricial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altruism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unselfish devotion to the interests and welfare of others; disinterested regard for others as a principle of action; unselfishness.
┴┤ (SYN) philanthropy, humanitarianism.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) self-sacrificing behavior by an animal or group that benefits another animal or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wilson concentrates in particular on altruism ... such behavior include ... cooperation among animals in warning against danger (E. M. Wood).┤
╩│altruism, ╛╕noun.
╜│altruist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who works for the welfare of others; unselfish person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He drew an affecting portrait of himself as an altruist whose sole aim was to provide adequate housing (New Yorker).┤
╩│altruist, ╛╕noun.
╜│altruistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤thoughtful of the welfare of others; unselfish.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) characterized by altruism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. altruistic social animals.┤
╩│altruistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altruistically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ benevolently; unselfishly.
╩│altruistically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aludel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glass or earthenware apparatus resembling a pear-shaped pot, but open at both ends so that the neck of one can be fitted into the bottom of another, formerly used as a condenser in sublimation.
╩│aludel, ╛╕noun.
╜│alula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a set of three or four quill-like feathers growing at a small joint in the middle of a bird's wing; bastard wing.
╩│alula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│alular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating analula.
╩│alular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a whitish mineral salt used in medicine and in dyeing; potash alum. A pencil of alum is sometimes used to stop the bleeding of a small cut.
├│ 2. ┤a colourless, crystalline salt containing ammonia, used in baking powder, foam fire extinguishers, the purification of drinking water, and in medicine; ammonia alum.
├│ 3. ┤any one of a group of double salts analogous to and including potash alum, formed by the union of the sulphate of a trivalent metal, such as aluminium, chromium, or iron, with the sulphate of a monovalent alkali metal or ammonium. ╡= aluminium sulphate.┤
╩│alum, ╛╕noun.
╜│alumina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral occurring in nature as corundum, found mainly in bauxite and in clay or loam; aluminium oxide. Emery, rubies, and sapphires are crystalline forms of alumina coloured by various impurities. Alumina is used in making aluminium, porcelain, and abrasives.
╩│alumina, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt in which alumina acts toward the strongesr bases as an acid.
╩│aluminate, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yielding or containing aluminum, alumina, or alum.
╩│aluminiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aluminite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrated sulfate of alumina used in tanning, dyeing, and purifying water.
╩│aluminite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminium, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (British and Canadian) ┤a silver-white metal that is strong, very light, and does not tarnish or rust easily. Aluminium is widely used in alloys, and for making pots and pans, car and aircraft parts, and instruments. It is a metallic chemical element, found abundantly in nature but occurring only in combination with other elements (its compounds make up more than 15 per cent of the crust of the earth).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing aluminium. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum.┤
╩│aluminium, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aluminium acetate,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a white, crystalline powder used as a waterproofing and fireproofing agent in textile manufacturing, as a mordant in dyeing, and as a disinfectant. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum acetate.┤
╩│aluminium acetate,╕
╜│aluminium brass,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a tough, hard kind of aluminium bronze. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum brass.┤
╩│aluminium brass,╕
╜│aluminium bromide,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a colourless or yellowish-white, crystalline compound used in organic synthesis. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum bromide.┤
╩│aluminium bromide,╕
╜│aluminium bronze,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤any one of certain alloys of copper and aluminium with small amounts of another metal or metals, as iron, nickel, or manganese, used in making firearms, marine fittings, etc. Some aluminium bronzes are equal to steel in hardness and strength. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum bronze.┤
╩│aluminium bronze,╕
╜│aluminium chloride,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a colourless or yellowish, crystalline compound used as a deodorant, as a disinfectant, and as a preservative for wood. In its anhydrous form it is used in the catalytic cracking of petroleum. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum chloride.┤
╩│aluminium chloride,╕
╜│aluminium hydroxide,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a white, odourless, tasteless powder used in waterproofing, in dyeing, as a glaze in ceramics, and in medicines. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum hydroxide.┤
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a paint with insulating qualities produced by mixing flakes of aluminium with varnish and lacquer. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum paint.┤
╩│aluminium paint,╕
╜│aluminium sulphate,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤a white, crystalline salt, commercially available as a powder or in crystalline form, used in dyeing, medicine, water purification, as well as in the leather and paper industries. Also, (U.S.) ╡aluminum sulfate.┤
┬┌┤ the art or process of producing and printing from aluminium plates instead of lithographic stones.
╩│aluminography, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acid dye used for determining the presence of the aluminium ion.
╩│aluminon, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminosilicate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound of aluminum and silicon with a metal oxide or other radical (such as albite). Feldspars and zeolites are aluminosilicates.
╩│aluminosilicate, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminothermic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aluminothermy.
╩│aluminothermic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aluminothermics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (sing. in use.) ┤╡= aluminothermy.┤
╩│aluminothermics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│aluminothermy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the chemical combination of oxygen and aluminium to produce a high temperature and reduction of compounds of other metals.
├│ 2. ┤the science dealing with such processes.
╩│aluminothermy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing alum.
├│ 2. ┤of or containing aluminium.
╩│aluminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aluminum, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (U.S.) ┤a silver-white metal that is strong, very light, and does not tarnish or rust easily. Aluminum is widely used in alloys, and for making pots and pans, automobile and aircraft parts, and instruments. It is a metallic chemical element, found abundantly in nature but occurring only in combination with other elements (its compounds make up more than 15 per cent of the crust of the earth).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing aluminum. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium.┤
╩│aluminum, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aluminum acetate,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a white, crystalline powder used as a waterproofing and fireproofing agent in textile manufacturing, as a mordant in dyeing, and as a disinfectant. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium acetate.┤
╩│aluminum acetate,╕
╜│aluminum brass,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a tough, hard kind of aluminum bronze. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium brass.┤
╩│aluminum brass,╕
╜│aluminum bromide,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a colourless or yellowish-white, crystalline compound used in organic synthesis. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium bromide.┤
╩│aluminum bromide,╕
╜│aluminum bronze,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤any one of certain alloys of copper and aluminum with small amounts of another metal or metals, as iron, nickel, or manganese, used in making firearms, marine fittings, etc. Some aluminum bronzes are equal to steel in hardness and strength. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium bronze.┤
╩│aluminum bronze,╕
╜│aluminum chloride,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a colourless or yellowish, crystalline compound used as a deodorant, as a disinfectant, and as a preservative for wood. In its anhydrous form it is used in the catalytic cracking of petroleum. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium chloride.┤
╩│aluminum chloride,╕
╜│aluminum hydroxide,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a white, odourless, tasteless powder used in waterproofing, in dyeing, as a glaze in ceramics, and in medicines. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium hydroxide.┤
╩│aluminum hydroxide,╕
╜│aluminum oxide,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)┤╡= alumina.┤ Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium oxide.┤
╩│aluminum oxide,╕
╜│aluminum paint,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a paint with insulating qualities produced by mixing flakes of aluminum with varnish and lacquer. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium paint.┤
╩│aluminum paint,╕
╜│aluminum sulfate,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a white, crystalline salt, commercially available as a powder or in crystalline form, used in dyeing, medicine, water purification, as well as in the leather and paper industries. Also, (British and Canadian) ╡aluminium sulphate.┤
╩│aluminum sulfate,╕
╜│aluminumware, ╛╕noun,
┬┌┤ or ╡aluminum ware,┤ kitchen utensils and other articles made of aluminum.
╩│aluminumware, ╛╕noun,
╜│alumna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a woman graduate or former student of a certain school, college, or university.
╩│alumna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
╜│alumnae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡alumna.┤
╩│alumnae, ╛╕noun.
╜│alumni, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alumnus.╕
┬┌┤ graduates or former students of a school, college, or university. "Alumni" may mean either men graduates or both men and women.
╩│alumni, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alumnus.╕
╜│alumnus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a graduate or former student of a certain school, college, or university.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who is a former resident, contributor, fellow worker, or who had some capacity in association with others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many a famous writer is an alumnus of a local newspaper or literary magazine.┤
╩│alumnus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│alumroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any one of several plants of the saxifrage family having astringent roots.
├│ b. ┤╡= crane's-bill.┤
├│ 2. ┤the root of any of these.
╩│alumroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│alum stone,╕ ╟│= alunite.
╩│alum stone,╕ ╟│= alunite.
╜│alun-alun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a village square, in Malaya.
╩│alun-alun, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alundum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an abrasive resembling corundum, made by fusing alumina under intense heat.
╩│Alundum, ╛╕noun.
╜│alunite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral consisting typically of common (potash) alum together with normal hydrate of aluminum. It is used as a fertilizer.
╩│alunite, ╛╕noun.
╜│alveola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕ ╟│= alveolus.
╩│alveola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕ ╟│= alveolus.
╜│alveolae, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveola.╕ ╟│= alveoli.
╩│alveolae, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveola.╕ ╟│= alveoli.
╜│alveolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the part of the jaws where the sockets of the teeth are.
├│ 2a. ┤of or like an alveolus.
├│ b. ┤containing alveoli.
├│ 3. ┤(Phonetics.) formed by bringing the tip of the tongue near or against the alveoli. English ╖t┤ and ╖d┤ are alveolar consonants.
╩│alveolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alveolar ridge,╕
┬┌┤ the ridge on each jaw containing the bony sockets of the teeth.
╩│alveolar ridge,╕
╜│alveolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having many small cavities; pitted like a honeycomb.
╩│alveolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alveolated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alveolate.
╩│alveolated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alveolate.
╜│alveolation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ alveolate condition, formation, or structure.
╩│alveolation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alveoli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveolus.╕
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) the ridge behind and above the upper front teeth.
╩│alveoli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveolus.╕
╜│alveolus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anatomy and Zoology.) a small cavity, pit, or cell, especially:
├│ a. ┤one of the air sacs of the lungs.
├│ b. ┤one of a cluster of acini at the end of a duct of a gland.
├│ 2. ┤the bony socket of a tooth.
├│ 3. ┤one of the cells of a honeycomb.
╩│alveolus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│alveopalatal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) intermediate between alveolar and palatal.
╩│alveopalatal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alvine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the abdomen; intestinal.
╩│alvine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alway, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) always.
╩│alway, ╛╕adverb.
╜│always, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤every time; at all times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Night always follows day. Water always has some air in it.┤
├│ 2. ┤all the time; continually.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Home is always a cheerful place at holiday time. I am always available for advice. The Lord be with us always.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the mustard family, having small, yellow or white flowers, sometimes rose or pink.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sweet alyssum.┤
╩│alyssum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alzheimer's disease,
┬┌┤ a form of senile psychosis found at an early age, characterized by progressive deterioration of memory and other mental activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alzheimer's disease ... is believed to be irreversible (New York Times).┤
╩│Alzheimer's disease,
╜│am, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the form of the verb ╡be┤ used with ╖I┤ in the present tense; first person singular, present indicative of ╡be:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy said, "I am six years old. I am going to school."┤ I ╖am,┤ you ╖are,┤ and he ╖is┤ are present indicative forms of the verb ╡be.┤
╩│am, ╛╕verb.
╜│am-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡ambi-┤ before ╖p,┤ as in
╔┤ ╢Ex. amplexicaul, amputate.┤
╩│am-,╕
╜│a.m.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤before noon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. School begins at 9 a.m.┤
├│ 2. ┤the time from midnight to noon.
╩│a.m.,╕
╜│Am╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ americium (chemical element).
╩│Am╕ (no period),
╜│Am.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤America.
├│ 2. ┤American.
╩│Am.,╕
╜│AM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ amplitude modulation.
╩│AM╕ (no periods),
╜│A.M.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤before noon; the time from midnight to noon. See also ╡a.m.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤in the year of the world (Latin, ╖anno mundi┤).
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) Master of Arts (Latin, ╖Artium Magister┤). Also, ╡M.A.┤
╩│A.M.,╕
╜│ama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │ama.╕
┬┌┤ (Japanese.) a woman pearl diver.
╩│ama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │ama.╕
╜│amacrine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤not having long fibers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amacrine nerve cells.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an amacrine cell of the retina which conducts signals to the ganglia.
╩│amacrine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│amadavat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, finchlike songbird, brown with white spots, native to India, often kept as a cage bird.
╩│amadavat, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amadis of Gaul,
┬┌┤ the title and hero of acelebrated medieval romance of chivalry.
╩│Amadis of Gaul,
╜│amadou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, spongy substance made by steeping the more solid portion of certain fungi that grow on trees in a solution of saltpeter; punk; German tinder; touchwood; agaric. It was formerly used as tinder and in medicine as a styptic.
╩│amadou, ╛╕noun.
╜│amah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in India, China, etc.:
├│ a. ┤a baby's nurse.
├│ b. ┤a maid.
╩│amah, ╛╕noun.
╜│amain, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤at full speed.
├│ 2. ┤with full force; violently.
├│ 3. ┤in haste; at once.
├│ 4. ┤exceedingly; greatly.
╩│amain, ╛╕adverb.
╜│amaldar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) a manager, agent, or the like, especially a collector of revenue. Also, ╡amildar.┤
╩│amaldar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amalekite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of an ancient tribe of robber Bedouins south of the Dead Sea, supposed to be the descendants of Esau (in the Bible, Genesis 36:12; Numbers 13:29).
╩│Amalekite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amalgam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alloy of mercury with some other metal or metals. Silver amalgam is used as fillings for teeth. Tin amalgam has been used for silvering mirrors.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a mixture or blend of different things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amalgam of good and evil, an amalgam of strength and weakness.┤
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.) the goat that nursed the infant Zeus (Jupiter). One of her horns (horn of Amalthaea) would become full of anything its owner wished.
╩│Amalthaea┐╕ or │Amalthea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amana, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Amana Church Society, a religious community in eastern Iowa which originated in 1714 as a German Protestant sect.
╩│Amana, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amandine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made or served with almonds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. trout amandine.┤
╩│amandine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the Amana Church Society.
╩│Amanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│amanita, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any fungus of a group composed chiefly of very poisonous mushrooms, such as the death cup.
╩│amanita, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a religious group, the Amana Church Society, that leads a simple life, with the strong helping the weak.
╩│Amanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amantadine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a synthetic drug that prevents influenza infection by inhibiting the penetration of the influenza virus into cells.
╩│amantadine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amanuensis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ a person who writes down what another says, or who copies what another has written.
╩│amanuensis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│amaranth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an annual plant with showy, purple, greenish, or crimson flowers. One variety is love-lies-bleeding.
├│ 2. ┤a purple or purplish-red color.
├│ 3. ┤(Poetic.) an imaginary flower that never fades.
╩│amaranth, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaranthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the amaranth family.
╩│amaranthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaranth family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous plants, chiefly weedy herbs of warm regions, including the amaranth, cockscomb, and some of the pigweeds.
╩│amaranth family,╕
╜│amaranthine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤never-fading; undying.
├│ 2. ┤purple or purplish-red.
├│ 3. ┤of or like the amaranth.
╩│amaranthine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amarelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any cultivated variety of sour cherry having light-red fruit and nearly colorless juice.
╩│amarelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ an Italian liqueur with an almond taste.
╩│amaretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│amaryllidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the amaryllis family.
╩│amaryllidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lilylike bulbous plant with clusters of large, red, white, purple, or pink flowers; belladonna lily.
╩│amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name for a country girl in pastoral poetry.
╩│Amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaryllis family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of perennial herbs resembling those of the lily family, including the narcissus, amaryllis, snowdrop, and onion. Their seeds are monocotyledonous and come from an inferior ovary.
╩│amaryllis family,╕
╜│amass, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to heap together; pile up, especially for oneself; accumulate; collect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The miser amassed a fortune for himself.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gather, hoard, aggregate.
┼╕adj. ╡amassable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amasser.┤
┼╕noun ╡amassment.┤
╩│amass, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│amate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amated,╕ │amating.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to dismay; daunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A half-blown flow'ret which cold blasts amate (Keats).┤
╩│amate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amated,╕ │amating.╕
╜│Amaterasu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the goddess of the sun, in the Shinto religion, from whom by Japanese tradition the emperor of Japan is supposed to be descended.
╩│Amaterasu, ╛╕noun.
╜│amateur ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who does something for pleasure, not for money or as a profession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For an amateur, our science teacher is a pretty accurate weather forecaster.┤
├│ 2. ┤an athlete who is not a professional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only amateurs are permitted to compete in the Olympic games. An amateur is one who engages in sports merely for the enjoyment he gets from them and who never capitalizes on his athletic skills to any degree whatsoever (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who does something rather poorly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can tell from his painting that he is an amateur, completely without training.┤
├│ 4. ┤a superficial student or worker; dabbler.
┴┤ (SYN) dilettante.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of an amateur; made or done by amateurs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amateur painting, amateur baseball. Our school has an amateur orchestra.┤
├│ 2. ┤being an amateur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amateur golfer, an amateur pianist.┤
╩│amateur ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amateurish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ done as an amateur might do it; not expert; not very skillful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Scarpini, whose fluency and muscularity I admired last year when he appeared with the orchestra in a Prokofieff concerto, disclosed a flimsy, not to say amateurish, approach to Mozart's subtle melodies (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡amateurishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡amateurishness.┤
╩│amateurish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amateurism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an amateurish way of doing things.
├│ 2. ┤the position or rank of an amateur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must try to understand the Russian's conception of amateurism and professionalism (Atlantic).┤
╩│amateurism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amateurship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality, character, or status of an amateur.
╩│amateurship, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amati, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a violin, cello, or other stringed instrument, made at Cremona, Italy, by Nicolo Amati (1596-1684), or a member of his family. These instruments are considered among the first of the modern type.
╩│Amati, ╛╕noun.
╜│amative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ amorous.
┼╕adv. ╡amatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡amativeness.┤
╩│amative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amatol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a powerful explosive made of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
╩│amatol, ╛╕noun.
╜│amatorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
╩│amatorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
╜│amatorious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
┼┌╕noun ╡amatoriousness.┤
╩│amatorious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
╜│amatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of love; expressing love; having to do with making love or with lovers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amatory look. Valentine cards often have amatory verses on them.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amorous, erotic.
╩│amatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaurosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ partial or complete loss of vision through loss of power of the optic nerve, without noticeable external change in the eye.
╩│amaurosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaurotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by amaurosis.
╩│amaurotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaurotic idiocy,╕
┬┌┤ a fatal disease of children caused by degeneration of the cells of the central nervous system, transmitted genetically as a result of two recessive alleles; Tay-Sachs disease.
╩│amaurotic idiocy,╕
╜│a maximis ad minima,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from the greatest to the least.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are likely to be sold bad insurance, make bad realty investments, and sing away their legal right a maximis ad minima (New Yorker).┤
╩│a maximis ad minima,
╜│amaze, ╛╕verb, ╞│amazed,╕ │amazing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to surprise greatly; strike and overwhelm with sudden wonder; astound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was so amazed by the surprise party that she could not think of a thing to say. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God (Luke 9:43).┤
┴┤ (SYN) astonish.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to bewilder; perplex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How vainly men themselves amaze (Andrew Marvell).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic or Poetic.) amazement.
╩│amaze, ╛╕verb, ╞│amazed,╕ │amazing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│amazed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ greatly surprised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amazed look.┤
┴┤ (SYN) astonished, astounded.
┼╕adv. ╡amazedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡amazedness.┤
╩│amazed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amazement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤great surprise; sudden and overwhelming wonder; astonishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The girl was filled with amazement when she first saw the ocean.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.)
├│ a. ┤overwhelming fear.
├│ b. ┤bewilderment.
├│ c. ┤stupefaction.
╩│amazement, ╛╕noun.
╜│amazing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very surprising; causing amazement; wonderful; astonishing; astounding.
┼╕adv. ╡amazingly.┤
╩│amazing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amazon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) one of a race of women warriors supposed to have lived near the Black Sea.
├│ 2. ┤the Amazon ant.
╩│Amazon, ╛╕noun.
╜│amazon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tall, strong, aggressive woman.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain parrots of Central and South America.
├│ 3. ┤a hummingbird.
╩│amazon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amazon ant,╕
┬┌┤ any one of certain European and American red ants with long, sharp jaws that are so curved they cannot feed themselves or dig nests. They carry off and enslave young ants of other species to do this work for them.
╩│Amazon ant,╕
╜│Amazonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the Amazon River (in South America) or the region it drains.
├│ 2. ┤of the Amazons.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡amazonian.┤ (of a woman) like an Amazon; aggressive or warlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mrs. Preston, a Russian, was as Amazonian and fair as Mme. Floquet was elfin and swart (New Yorker).┤
╩│Amazonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amazonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition in which women take on the work, attitudes, and other roles attributed to men; Amazonian state or character.
╩│Amazonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amazonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a semiprecious stone, a bright, bluish-green variety of feldspar.
╩│amazonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amazon stone,╕ ╟│= amazonite.
╩│Amazon stone,╕ ╟│= amazonite.
╜│amb-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) theform of ╡ambi-┤ before vowels, as in ╖ambages.┤
╩│amb-,╕
╜│Amb.,╕
┬┌┤ ambassador.
╩│Amb.,╕
╜│ambages, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤indirect ways; delaying tactics.
├│ 2. ┤ambiguities; circumlocutions.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) circuitous paths.
╩│ambages, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ambagious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤roundabout.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) winding.
┼╕adv. ╡ambagiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambagiousness.┤
╩│ambagious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambary┐╕ or │ambari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fiber of an Asian plant of the mallow family, used especially for making ropes and cloth, as a substitute for hemp or jute.
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself, a species of hibiscus.
╩│ambary┐╕ or │ambari, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an embassy.
╩│ambassade, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassador, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a representative of the highest rank sent by one government or ruler to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our ambassador to France lives in Paris, the capital of France, and speaks and acts in behalf of the government of the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤a representative sent by one government or ruler to a meeting of an organization, usually an international organization concerning political affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, the Danish ambassador to NATO.┤
├│ 3. ┤any official messenger, agent, or representative with some special errand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Miles Standish chose John Alden to be his ambassador.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) any member of a particular group thought of as representing the qualities, traits, or habits of his group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A tourist abroad can be an ambassador of good will for his country.┤
┬┌┤ an ambassador having full power to sign treaties.
╩│ambassador plenipotentiary,╕
╜│ambassadress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman ambassador.
├│ 2. ┤the wife of an ambassador.
╩│ambassadress, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= embassage.
╩│ambassage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= embassage.
╜│ambassy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕ ╟│= embassy.
╩│ambassy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕ ╟│= embassy.
╜│ambatch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a leguminous tree or shrub of tropical Africa, with very light, spongy wood.
╩│ambatch, ╛╕noun.
╜│amber, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hard yellow or yellowish-brown gum, the resin of fossil pine trees. Amber is translucent and easily polished and is used for jewelry and pipestems. It develops a negative charge of static electricity when rubbed.
├│ 2. ┤the color of amber; yellow or yellowish brown.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of amber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have a necklace with amber beads.┤
├│ 2. ┤yellow or yellowish-brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has amber hair.┤
╩│amber, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amberfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= amber jack.
╩│amberfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= amber jack.
╜│ambergris, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a waxlike, fragrant substance of a grayish color, sometimes found floating in tropical seas. Ambergris originates as a secretion in the intestines of some sperm whales and is used to fix odors in making perfumes.
╩│ambergris, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amberina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ glassware colored by adding gold to the glass. It ranges in color from pale amber-yellow to rich ruby-red.
╩│Amberina, ╛╕noun.
╜│amberite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an explosive, a variety of smokeless powder.
╩│amberite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amber jack,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game and food fish of the Atlantic from New Jersey to Brazil.
├│ 2. ┤╡= yellowtail ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│amber jack,╕
╜│amberoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ synthetic amber. It is made by heating small scraps of amber under pressure. Also, ╡ambroid.┤
╩│amberoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│amberseed, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambrette.
╩│amberseed, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambrette.
╜│ambi-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) both.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambidextrous = dextrous with both hands.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡am-┤ before ╖p;┤ ╡amb-┤ before vowels.
╩│ambi-,╕
╜│ambiance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤surroundings; atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The movement in the streets is of a different quality--the bustling headlong zest that makes the ambiance of Paris street life (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤arrangement of accessories to support or intensify the main effect of a piece of art, especially decorative art.
╩│ambiance, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambicolorate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤colored on both sides.
├│ 2. ┤showing ambicoloration.
╩│ambicolorate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambicoloration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal coloration on both sides of a flatfish instead of having the underside white.
╩│ambicoloration, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambidexter, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= ambidextrous.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an ambidextrous person.
╩│ambidexter, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ambidexterity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ability to use both hands equally well.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) unusual skillfulness.
├│ 3. ┤deceitfulness.
╩│ambidexterity, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambidextrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to use both hands equally well.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) more than usually skillful.
├│ 3. ┤deceitful.
┼╕adv. ╡ambidextrously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambidextrousness.┤
╩│ambidextrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambience, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambiance.
╩│ambience, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambiance.
╜│ambiens, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a muscle of the leg of certain birds (so called from the way in which it winds about the limb in passing from the hip to the foot).
╩│ambiens, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambient, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤all around; surrounding; encompassing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flowers made the ambient air fragrant. Opening to the ambient light (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤providing a background.
╔┤ ╢Ex. European programming seems less vibrant, more ambient--music television as a backdrop rather than something actively watched (Simon Reynolds).┤
╩│ambient, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambiente, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish, Italian.) surroundings; atmosphere.
╩│ambiente, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambiguity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the possibility of two or more meanings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ambiguity of the speaker's statement made it hard to tell which side he was on.┤
├│ 2. ┤a word or expression that can have more than one meaning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Answer me without ambiguities.┤
├│ 3. ┤lack of clarity; vagueness; uncertainty.
╩│ambiguity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│ambiguous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having more than one possible meaning; permitting more than one interpretation or explanation. The sentence "After John hit Dick he ran away" is ambiguous because one cannot tell which boy ran away.
┴┤ (SYN) equivocal.
├│ 2. ┤not clearly defined; not clear; doubtful; uncertain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was left in an ambiguous position by his friend's failure to appear and help him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vague.
├│ 3. ┤of doubtful position or classification.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambiguous character.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambiguously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambiguousness.┤
╩│ambiguous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambilateral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ on both sides.
╩│ambilateral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambisexual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or characteristic of both sexes.
├│ 2. ┤attracted to both sexes; bisexual.
╩│ambisexual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambisonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with recorded sound that simulates the directional qualities of the sound it reproduces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambisonic master recordings are made in the full four-channel format (New Scientist).┤
╩│ambisonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambisonics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ ambisonic sound reproduction.
╩│ambisonics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ambit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the limits of a district, region, or other area.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) the scope of an action, policy, or law.
├│ 2. ┤a circuit;circumference.
╩│ambit, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambitendency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the simultaneous existence in an individual of opposing or contradictory tendencies.
╩│ambitendency, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong desire for fame, success, honor, wealth, or other position; seeking after a high position or great power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because he was filled with ambition, he worked after school and on Saturdays.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aspiration.
├│ 2. ┤a thing for which one has a strong desire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her ambition was to be a great actress.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to be ambitious of; desire strongly; seek eagerly.
┼╕adj. ╡ambitionless.┤
╩│ambition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ambitious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or guided by ambition; full of ambition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambitious young man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aspiring.
├│ 2. ┤desiring strongly; eager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actor was ambitious of success. Gamblers are ambitious for money. Since he is ambitious to get through high school in three years, he works hard.┤
┴┤ (SYN) avid.
├│ 3. ┤arising from ambition; showing ambition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had an ambitious plan for building a rocket.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bold, audacious.
├│ 4. ┤too greatly aspiring; showy; pretentious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambitious style.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambitiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambitiousness.┤
╩│ambitious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambitty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating glass that becomes devitrified while it is being worked.
╩│ambitty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambivalence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of having conflicting attitudes or feelings, as love and hate, about the same person at the same time.
┬┌┤ acting in opposite ways; having or showing conflicting attitudes or feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has an ambivalent attitude toward his friend; he likes him but always quarrels with him. Modern science has always been somewhat ambivalent. It has always been both the pure knowledge of the universe and power over nature (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambivalently.┤
╩│ambivalent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambiversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being an ambivert.
╩│ambiversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambivert, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person with qualities intermediate between those of an introvert and those of an extrovert.
╩│ambivert, ╛╕noun.
╜│amble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the way a horse or mule goes when it lifts first the two legs on one side and then the two on the other; pace; rack.
├│ 2. ┤an easy, slow pace in walking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the amble of a fat dog.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go at an amble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My horse can amble and trot.┤
├│ 2. ┤to walk at an easy, slow pace.
┴┤ (SYN) saunter, stroll.
┼╕noun ╡ambler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amblingly.┤
╩│amble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│amblygonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a whitish, translucent mineral, lithium aluminum fluophosphate.
╩│amblygonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amblyopia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect; lazy eye. If it continues, it may lead to amaurosis.
╩│amblyopia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amblyopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by amblyopia.
╩│amblyopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amblypod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an extinct order of North American hoofed mammals of the Eocene period, having horns and a single tusk, resembling the elephant.
╩│amblypod, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bos.╕
┬┌┤ a raised desk or pulpit used in early Christian churches, for the reading of the Gospel and in making announcements.
╩│ambo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bos.╕
╜│amboceptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) ╡= immune body.┤
╩│amboceptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amboina button┐╕ or │Amboyna button, ╟= yaws.
╩│Amboina button┐╕ or │Amboyna button, ╟= yaws.
╜│Amboina wood┐╕ or │Amboyna wood,╕
┬┌┤ the mottled wood of a tree of Malaysia, used for inlays and cabinetwork.
╩│Amboina wood┐╕ or │Amboyna wood,╕
╜│Amboinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the island of Amboina, Indonesia, its people, or their language.
┬┌┤ the musky seed of the abelmosk, used in perfumery; amberseed.
╩│ambrette, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambroid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amberoid.
╩│ambroid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amberoid.
╜│ambrosia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) the food of the gods. It was the substance that gave immortality.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something especially pleasing to taste or smell.
├│ 3. ┤a dessert of grated coconut meat and sliced oranges and, sometimes, sliced bananas.
├│ 4. ┤╡= beebread.┤
├│ 5. ┤any one of various plants of a genus of weeds allied to wormwood; ragweed.
├│ 6. ┤a fungus cultivated as a food by certain burrowing beetles.
╩│ambrosia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambrosia beetle,╕
┬┌┤ a wood-boring beetle found in tree trunks.
╩│ambrosia beetle,╕
╜│ambrosiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging or related to the genus of plants of the composite family that includes the ragweeds.
╩│ambrosiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambrosial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like ambrosia; especially delicious or sweet-smelling.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) worthy of the gods; divine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The piece de resistance is ambrosial piano ... (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambrosially.┤
╩│ambrosial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambrosian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ambrosial.
╩│ambrosian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ambrosial.
╜│Ambrosian chant,
┬┌┤ a mode of chanting or singing introduced by Saint Ambrose in the cathedral of Milan about 384.
╩│Ambrosian chant,
╜│ambrotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the earliest types of photograph, consisting of a glass negative with a black backing (by means of which the negative was made to appear as a positive).
╩│ambrotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bries.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤a storehouse.
├│ 2. ┤a pantry or cupboard.
├│ 3. ┤a locker or recess in a church for storing sacramental vessels, vestments, etc.
╩│ambry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bries.╕
╜│ambsace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤both aces; double aces, the lowest possible cast at dice.
├│ 2. ┤bad luck; misfortune.
├│ 3. ┤the smallest point. Also, ╡amesace.┤
╩│ambsace, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambulacral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an ambulacrum or the ambulacra.
╩│ambulacral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambulacrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cra.╕
┬┌┤ any of the radial areas of an echinoderm, containing perforations through which tubular organs of locomotion are protruded.
╩│ambulacrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cra.╕
╜│ambulance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an automobile, boat, or aircraft equipped to carry sick, injured, or wounded persons.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a moving hospital accompanying an army; field hospital.
╩│ambulance, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambulance-chasing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) characteristic of or designating lawyers who encourage accident victims to become their clients and sue for damages.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with walking; fitted for walking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ambulatory life of a sheepherder.┤
├│ 2. ┤capable of walking; not bedridden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambulatory patient.┤
├│ 3. ┤moving from place to place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Lapps live in ambulatory villages, moving with their herds of reindeer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) itinerant.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) not fixed; changeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man's will is ambulatory until his death.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a covered place for walking, such as the aisle of a church surrounding the choir and apse or the cloister of a monastery.
╩│ambulatory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│ambulette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bus, van, or similar vehicle designed to carry elderly or handicapped people.
╩│ambulette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ambulocetus natans,
┬┌┤ an ancestor of modern whales that lived in the Eocene period and hunted on both land and sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambulocetus ... still had four limbs for walking on land ... It could also hunt in the sea, probably swimming by kicking its big feet (John Noble Wilford).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the place where soldiers or other persons are hidden so that they can make a surprise attack on an approaching enemy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers lay in ambush, waiting for the signal to open fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a surprise attack on an approaching enemy from some hiding place; act or condition of lying in wait to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to trap an enemy by ambush.┤
├│ 3. ┤soldiers or others hidden to make such a surprise attack.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to attack unexpectedly and from a hidden position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our men ambushed the retreating enemy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) waylay, ambuscade.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to put (soldiers or others) in hiding for a surprise attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The major ambushed his troops in the woods on either side of the road.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to wait in hiding to make a surprise attack.
┼╕noun ╡ambusher.┤
╩│ambush, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ambush bug,╕
┬┌┤ any of a group of predatory insects which attack other insects from concealment, especially in flowers.
╩│ambush bug,╕
╜│ambushment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or position of ambushing; an ambush.
╩│ambushment, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambystoma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of salamanders native to the United States and Central America.
╩│ambystoma, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambystomid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambystoma.
╩│ambystomid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambystoma.
╜│A.M.D.G.,╕
┬┌┤ ad majorem Dei gloriam (for the greater glory of God; motto of the Society of Jesus).
╩│A.M.D.G.,╕
╜│ameba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕
┬┌┤ an extremely small and very simple animal made up of only one cell. Amebas are so small that they cannot be seen without a microscope. Many amebas live in fresh and salt water; others live in soil or as parasites in other animals. They move and take in food by forming temporary fingerlike projections (pseudopods) that are constantly changing shape. Amebas are protozoans and are usually classified as rhizopods; they consist of a shapeless mass of protoplasm enclosed by a flexible membrane and contain one or more nuclei. Also, ╡amoeba.┤
┼╕adj. ╡amebalike.┤
╩│ameba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕
╜│ameban, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an ameba or amebas.
├│ 2. ┤like an ameba. Also, ╡amoeban.┤
╩│ameban, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amoebean.
╩│amebean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amoebean.
╜│amebiasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an infection or disease caused by amebas, as amebic dysentery. Also, ╡amoebiasis.┤
╩│amebiasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amebic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an ameba or amebas.
├│ 2. ┤characterized or caused by amebas or similar protozoans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amebic dysentery.┤
├┤ Also, ╡amoebic.┤
╩│amebic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebic dysentery,╕
┬┌┤ a type of dysentery, now widely distributed, caused by a species of ameba and usually accompanied by intestinal ulcers.
╩│amebic dysentery,╕
╜│amebicidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating an amebicide. Also, ╡amoebicidal.┤
╩│amebicidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebicide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance for killing amebas. Also, ╡amoebicide.┤
╩│amebicide, ╛╕noun.
╜│amebid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= ameba.┤
├│ 2. ┤an ameba-like animal. Also, ╡amoebid.┤
╩│amebid, ╛╕noun.
╜│amebiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameboid.
╩│amebiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameboid.
╜│amebocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amebalike cell, as a leucocyte. Also, ╡amoebocyte.┤
╩│amebocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameboid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an ameba; like that of an ameba.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ameboid movements.┤
├│ 2. ┤related to amebas. Also, ╡amoeboid.┤
╩│ameboid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a microscopically small ameba or amebalike organism.
╩│amebula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
╜│ame damnee,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a lost soul; person who is damned.
├│ 2. ┤a person who blindly follows another; tool.
╩│ame damnee,
╜│ameer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╩│ameer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╜│amelcorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of wheat (spelt) cultivated to some extent in Europe, especially for its starch.
╩│amelcorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameliorable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be improved.
╩│ameliorable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ameliorant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ something that ameliorates.
╩│ameliorant, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameliorate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make better, especially more tolerable, satisfactory, prosperous, or the like; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smoke control has ameliorated living conditions in the city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mitigate, relieve.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become better.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Living conditions in the city ameliorated with smoke control.┤
┼╕noun ╡ameliorator.┤
╩│ameliorate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
╜│amelioration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of making better.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being made better; improvement.
├│ 3. ┤an improvement.
╩│amelioration, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameliorative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to ameliorate; improving.
┼╕adv. ╡amelioratively.┤
╩│ameliorative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amelioratory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameliorative.
╩│amelioratory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameliorative.
╜│ameloblast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cell which forms dental enamel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yet to make perfect enamel each enamel-forming cell must stay healthy until the work is done, for the ameloblasts, unlike most other cells of the body, cannot reproduce (Scientific American).┤
╩│ameloblast, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amelung glass,
┬┌┤ glassware engraved with mottoes, monograms, crests, and flower wreaths, made from 1784 to 1795 by John Frederick Amelung at his glass factory in Maryland.
╩│Amelung glass,
╜│amen, ╛╕interjection, noun, adverb, verb.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ │1. ┤so be it; may it become true. ╖Amen┤ is said after a prayer, a wish, or a statement with which one agrees.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) an expression of approval.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the word ╖amen,┤ as at the end of a prayer.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) truly; verily.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to say "amen" to; sanction or approve.
├│ 2. ┤to end or finish.
╩│amen, ╛╕interjection, noun, adverb, verb.
╜│Amen, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon.
╩│Amen, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon.
╜│amenability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being amenable.
╩│amenability, ╛╕noun.
╜│amenable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤open to influence, suggestion, or advice; submissive; responsive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dick is reasonable and amenable to persuasion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) compliant, tractable.
├│ 2. ┤accountable or answerable to some jurisdiction or authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People living in a country are amenable to its laws.┤
┴┤ (SYN) liable, responsible.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) that can be tested by a problem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amenable to mathematical analysis.┤
┼╕noun ╡amenableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amenably.┤
╩│amenable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amen corner,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the part of a church occupied by the worshipers who assist the preacher with occasional and irregular responses.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any rallying place.
╩│amen corner,
╜│amend, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to change the form of (a law, bill, or motion.) by addition, omission, or alteration of language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Constitution of the United States was amended so that women could vote.┤
├│ 2. ┤to change for the better; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is time you amended your poor table manners. The mayor is making a greater effort to amend conditions in the slums.┤
├│ 3. ┤to free from faults; make right; correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spelling in my theme was amended by the teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) emend, rectify.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to repair; mend.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to reform oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After he criticized me, I took pains to amend.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤See ╡amends.┤┤
┼╕adj. ╡amendable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amender.┤
╩│amend, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│amendatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) that amends; corrective.
╩│amendatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amende, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ reparation, as for wrong done; amends.
╩│amende, ╛╕noun.
╜│amende honorable,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤public apology and reparation such as to reestablish the honor of a person who has been injured or offended.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any open or formal apology and reparation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is under the distinct impression that his book--a chatty, friendly portrait of Napoleon's strange, brief exile on the island of Elba in 1814-15--is a sort of belated amende honorable to a great character who was shabbily used by the British (New York Times).┤
╩│amende honorable,
╜│amendment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a change made or offered in a law, bill, or motion by addition, omission, or alteration of language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Constitution of the United States has over twenty amendments.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of making such a change or alteration.
├│ 3. ┤a change for the better; improvement.
├│ 4. ┤a change made to remove an error; correction.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) alteration or correction in any process, pleading, proceeding at law or in equity.
╩│amendment, ╛╕noun.
╜│amends, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something given or paid to make up for a wrong or injury done; payment for loss; satisfaction; compensation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to make amends to a person who was imprisoned unjustly. If you carelessly took more than your share of the money, you should make amends at once by returning the extra amount.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reparation, recompense.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) improvement in health; recovery.
╩│amends, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
╜│amene, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) pleasant; agreeable.
╩│amene, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amenity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pleasant way; polite act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Saying "Thank you" and holding the door open for another to pass through are amenities that should be taught to young children.┤
┴┤ (SYN) courtesy, civility, comity.
├│ 2. ┤a pleasant feature; a thing which makes life easier and more pleasant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Television, telephones, and automobiles are among the amenities of modern life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) convenience.
├│ 3. ┤the quality of being pleasant; pleasantness; agreeableness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We went to Hawaii to enjoy the amenity of a warm climate.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gentleness, mildness, clemency.
└╕expr. ╡amenities,┤ ┤(Especially British.) modern conveniences such as plumbing and lighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The castle is in good repair, but it lacks the amenities.┤
╩│amenity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│amenorrhea┐╕ or │amenorrhoea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ failure to menstruate.
╩│amenorrhea┐╕ or │amenorrhoea, ╛╕noun.
╜│amenorrheic┐╕ or │amenorrhoeic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with amenorrhea.
╩│amenorrheic┐╕ or │amenorrhoeic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amen-Ra, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon-Re.
╩│Amen-Ra, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon-Re.
╜│a mensa et thoro,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from board and bed (designating a legal separation in which the husband continues to support the wife but no longer lives with her).
╩│a mensa et thoro,
╜│ament─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a long, slender, scaly flower spike that grows on willows, birches, alders, and poplars; catkin.
╩│ament─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ament─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a person suffering from amentia; an idiot.
╩│ament─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│amentaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤consisting of or like an ament.
├│ 2. ┤bearing catkins; amentiferous.
╩│amentaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amentia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deficiency in intellectual development, such as imbecility or idiocy.
├│ 2. ┤temporary confused condition caused by insanity.
╩│amentia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amentiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing catkins; amentaceous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pussy willow is amentiferous.┤
╩│amentiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amentiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the shape of a catkin.
╩│amentiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amer.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤America.
├│ 2. ┤American.
╩│Amer.,╕
╜│Amerasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of mixed American and Asian descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the hundreds of thousands of rejected, mixed-blooded "Amerasian" youths who since 1945 have been fathered by American servicemen from Korea to Viet Nam (Time).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person of mixed American and Asian descent.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of amercing; imposition of a discretionary fine.
├│ 2. ┤the fine imposed.
╩│amercement, ╛╕noun.
╜│America-Firster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a member or supporter of the America First Committee, an isolationist group that sought to keep the U.S. neutral before it entered World War II.
╩│America-Firster, ╛╕noun.
╜│American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the United States; in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many immigrants become American citizens.┤
├│ 2. ┤native only to the Western Hemisphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the American eagle. Cacao, tomatoes, corn, and tobacco are American plants.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or in the Western Hemisphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Amazon, the Mississippi, and other American rivers.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person born or living in the United States; citizen of the United States, or of the earlier British colonies, not belonging to one of the aboriginal races.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The people of Alaska are Americans.┤
├│ b. ┤a person born or living in North or South America; native or inhabitant of the Western Hemisphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The citizens of Mexico, Canada, and Argentina are Americans.┤
├│ c. ┤╡= American Indian.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= American English.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. "In the Clearing," a new collection by Robert Frost ... is written in American, a language that still has a good deal of life and heart in it (New Yorker).┤
├┤ (Abbr:) Am.
╩│American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Americana, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about America, especially its history.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of early American furniture, textiles, or other, usually handcrafted, products.
├│ 3. ┤anecdotes, folklore, or other thing, about America, or typical of America and American culture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Freak shows are a vanishing item of Americana (Harper's).┤
╩│Americana, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│American aloe,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a common name for the century plant, though the century plant is botanically unrelated to the aloes.
╩│American aloe,╕
╜│American arbor vitae,╕
┬┌┤ a species of arbor vitae found in eastern United States that grows to a height of 60 feet.
╩│American arbor vitae,╕
╜│American ash,╕
┬┌┤ the white ash tree, the species most common in North America.
╩│American ash,╕
╜│American Beauty,╕
┬┌┤ a hybrid variety of cultivated rose, with deep-pink to crimson flowers.
╩│American Beauty,╕
╜│American bittersweet,╕
┬┌┤ a twining shrub of the staff-tree family with an orange or orange-yellow pod which opens to display crimson or scarlet seeds.
╩│American bittersweet,╕
╜│American bond,╕
┬┌┤ a method of bricklaying in which four to six layers of bricks with the sides exposed are between single layers of bricks laid flat with the ends exposed; common bond.
╩│American bond,╕
╜│American brant,╕
┬┌┤ a wild goose of North America that breeds in the Arctic and winters along the Atlantic coast of North America.
╩│American brant,╕
╜│American chameleon,╕
┬┌┤ a lizard of the southeastern United States, especially North and South Carolina.
╩│American chameleon,╕
╜│American cheese,╕
┬┌┤ the most common variety of Cheddar made in America, usually deep yellow in color, less often white; ordinary yellow cheese.
╩│American cheese,╕
╜│American class,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several breeds of chicken developed in the United States and Canada, including the Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, and Rhode Island White breeds.
╩│American class,╕
╜│American cockroach,╕
┬┌┤ a large cockroach native to subtropical America, now established in many parts of the world.
╩│American cockroach,╕
╜│American copper,╕
┬┌┤ a small butterfly that attacks other butterflies, and sometimes even birds and dogs.
╩│American copper,╕
╜│American cowslip,╕ ╟│= shooting star.
╩│American cowslip,╕ ╟│= shooting star.
╜│American crocodile,╕
┬┌┤ a crocodile that lives in the extreme south of Florida, on the larger West Indian Islands, and in Central America and areas near it.
╩│American crocodile,╕
╜│American Dream,╕
┬┌┤ the American way of life, especially as expressed in expectation of achievement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Salesmen like this are very much part of the American Dream. Each one is out on his own ... He thinks he's free, that it's just up to him how well he does (Vincent Canby).┤
╩│American Dream,╕
╜│American eagle,╕
┬┌┤ the bald eagle. The coat of arms of the United States has a design of the American eagle on it.
╩│American eagle,╕
╜│American egret,╕
┬┌┤ a species of tall, handsome egret with fine, white plumage.
╩│American egret,╕
╜│American elm,╕
┬┌┤ the species of elm native to the United States; white elm.
╩│American elm,╕
╜│American Empire,╕
┬┌┤ of or designating an American version of the Empire style of furniture, developed after the Revolutionary War by Duncan Phyfe and his followers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American Empire furniture is generally large and heavy, and has straight lines.┤
╩│American Empire,╕
╜│American English,╕
┬┌┤ the form of English spoken and written in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American English came, not chiefly from British local dialects, but from standard British of the seventeenth century (John Kenyon).┤
╩│American English,╕
╜│Americanese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the slang, colloquialisms, inflections, and the like, of general American speech as distinguished from other forms of English, such as those spoken in Great Britain, Australia, and Canada.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shoddiness of Mr. Chase's prefabricated Americanese is shown immediately by comparison with such genuine masters as Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler (Sunday Times).┤
╩│Americanese, ╛╕noun.
╜│American football,╕
┬┌┤ the game of football as it is played in the United States (especially as distinguished from ╖Rugby┤ and ╖soccer┤ or ╖association football┤).
╩│American football,╕
╜│American foxhound,╕
┬┌┤ a usually white, medium-sized hunting dog with different-sized patches of black or tan, or both. It is trained to hunt foxes by following their foot scent.
╩│American foxhound,╕
╜│American hellebore,╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the lily family, having yellow-green flowers, native to North America. Its poisonous roots are sometimes dried and powdered for use as an insecticide.
╩│American hellebore,╕
╜│American holly,╕
┬┌┤ a species of holly whose leaves and berries are used as decorations. It is commonest in the southeastern United States.
╩│American holly,╕
╜│American hornbeam,╕
┬┌┤ a species of hornbeam native to North America; ironwood.
╩│American hornbeam,╕
╜│American Indian,╕
┬┌┤ a member of one of the aboriginal peoples of North and South America, or the West Indies, often excepting the Eskimos; an Indian.
╩│American Indian,╕
╜│Americanise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ Americanize.
╩│Americanise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│Americanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤devotion or loyalty to the United States and to its customs and traditions.
├│ 2. ┤a word, phrase, or meaning originating or more widely used in American English than in other varieties of English.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The term exclamation point is an Americanism (Mitford M. Mathews).┤
├│ 3. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to the United States.
╩│Americanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies subjects relating to either of the American continents, such as their history, ethnography, or geography.
┬┌┤ to make or become American in habits, customs, or character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The heroine of the play was an Americanized French girl. The process whereby individuals or groups once dissimilar become similar, that is, become identified in their interests and outlook, is termed assimilation. ... Usually, when this process is mentioned, we think of immigrants being "Americanized" (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... incredibly, Americanly rich (Illustrated London News).┤
╩│Americanly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│American marten,╕
┬┌┤ the species of marten native to North America, related to the weasel.
╩│American marten,╕
╜│American merganser,╕
┬┌┤ a North American variety of fish-eating duck that has a glossy greenish-black head and upper neck.
╩│American merganser,╕
╜│American merlin,╕ ╟│= pigeon hawk.
╩│American merlin,╕ ╟│= pigeon hawk.
╜│American mink,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the species of mink native to North America, now the commonest species of wild mink.
├│ 2. ┤its fur, much valued for use in making women's coats, stoles, and hats.
╩│American mink,╕
╜│American mountain ash,╕
┬┌┤ the species of mountain ash common in eastern North America.
╩│American mountain ash,╕
╜│Americanness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ American character or quality.
╩│Americanness, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ a cocktail composed of sweet vermouth and bitters mixed with soda water.
╩│Americano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│Americanocracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Communist use) American government; rule by Americans.
╩│Americanocracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of any of various tribes of northeastern Siberia bearing physical resemblances to the Indians of northwestern North America.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Americanoids or their languages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Americanoid dialects.┤
╩│Americanoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Americanologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foreign expert on United States policies, leaders, culture, and the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Chinese Americanologist.┤
╩│Americanologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a friend or admirer of the United States or its people.
╩│Americanophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ friendship for or devotion to the United States, its culture, or its people.
╩│Americanophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who fears or hates the United States or its people.
╩│Americanophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│American organ,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a melodeon.
╩│American organ,╕
╜│American Party,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a party prominent in the United States between 1853 and 1856, which wanted to permit only native-born citizens to participate in the government. See also ╡Know-Nothing.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤a party founded in 1969 in the United States that believes each state should decide for itself whether to have segregated schools.
╩│American Party,╕
╜│American plan,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a system used in hotels where one price covers room, board, and service (contrasted with ╖European plan┤).
╩│American plan,╕
╜│American plum,╕
┬┌┤ any of several cultivated varieties of cold-resistant plums with amber flesh and skin that grow wild east of the Rocky Mountains.
╩│American plum,╕
╜│American redstart,╕
┬┌┤ a warbler with a striking black color and salmon markings that looks somewhat like a small oriole.
╩│American redstart,╕
╜│American Revised Version,╕
┬┌┤ a revision of the Bible, published in the United States in 1901. It included changes not accepted for the English or Revised Version.
╩│American Revised Version,╕
╜│American sable,╕╟│= American marten.
╩│American sable,╕╟│= American marten.
╜│American saddle horse,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of fine saddle horses, bred in America from utility stock and thoroughbreds in colonial times, noted for their appearance, carriage, and intelligence. Usually five-gaited, they are used for both riding and driving.
╩│American saddle horse,╕
╜│American Selling Price,╕
┬┌┤ the wholesale price of certain domestic American products, used in customs valuation as the standard for assessing the duty to be paid on imported products of the same kind. (Abbr:) ASP (no periods).
╩│American Selling Price,╕
╜│American Sign Language,╕
┬┌┤ the system of communication by manual gestures used by the deaf in North America.
╩│American Sign Language,╕
╜│American snipe,╕
┬┌┤ the species of snipe native to North America, found in marshy places and hunted as game; Wilson's snipe.
╩│American snipe,╕
╜│American Spanish,╕
┬┌┤ the dialect of Spanish spoken in South and Central America and the West Indies.
╩│American Spanish,╕
╜│American Standard Version,╕╟│= American Revised Version.
╩│American Standard Version,╕╟│= American Revised Version.
╜│American system,╕
┬┌┤ the policy of fostering American industries, by means of high tariff duties, and of encouraging internal development.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chief issue of Monroe's first administration was "the American system" proposed and named by Henry Clay.┤
╩│American system,╕
╜│American trotting horse,╕
┬┌┤ a standardbred horse, considered the best for harness racing.
╩│American trotting horse,╕
╜│American trypanosomiasis,╕ ╟│= Chagas' disease.
╩│American trypanosomiasis,╕ ╟│= Chagas' disease.
╜│American water spaniel,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of hunting dogs having a thick, closely curled coat that is usually solid liver or dark chocolate brown.
╩│American water spaniel,╕
╜│American white hellebore,╕╟│= American hellebore.
╩│American white hellebore,╕╟│= American hellebore.
╜│American widgeon,╕
┬┌┤ the species of widgeon native to North America; baldpate.
╩│American widgeon,╕
╜│American woodbine,╕
┬┌┤ the Virginia creeper or American ivy.
╩│American woodbine,╕
╜│American woodcock,╕
┬┌┤ the common woodcock of the eastern United States and southern Canada.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American woodcock ... has short legs and a tail, and a long bill with a sensitive tip (Alfred M. Bailey).┤
╩│American woodcock,╕
╜│American yew,╕ ╟│= ground hemlock.
╩│American yew,╕ ╟│= ground hemlock.
╜│America's Cup,╕
┬┌┤ a cup first won in a race by the schooner ╖America┤ in 1851, and since then awarded to the winner of a sailboat race held approximately once every six years.
╩│America's Cup,╕
╜│americium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial, radioactive, metallic chemical element produced from plutonium by bombardment with high-energy alpha particles.
╩│americium, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amerind, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Amerindian.
╩│Amerind, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Amerindian.
╜│Amerindian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= American Indian.┤
├│ 2. ┤(sometimes) ╡= Eskimo.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with American Indians.
╩│Amerindian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Amerindic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Amerindians.
╩│Amerindic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ameristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) not meristic; unsegmented.
╩│ameristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amertoy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an American breed of toy dogs similar to the toy Manchester terrier but smaller.
╩│Amertoy, ╛╕noun.
╜│amesace, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambsace.
╩│amesace, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambsace.
╜│Ameslan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= American Sign Language.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Among the sign languages, the deaf in the United States use two principal means of communication, Ameslan and finger-spelling (Eugene Linden).┤
╩│Ameslan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= American Sign Language.
╜│Ames test,
┬┌┤ a test for detecting cancer-producing substances by measuring their relative ability to cause a mutation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ames test ... uses a highly specialized strain of bacteria that is very susceptible to mutations to measure mutagenic effect (Harper's).┤
┬┌┤ one of the group of so-called antagonists of folic acid, used in the treatment of leukemia, especially in children; methotrexate.
╩│amethopterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amethopterine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amethopterin.
╩│amethopterine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amethopterin.
╜│amethyst, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a purple or violet variety of quartz, used for jewelry.
├│ 2. ┤a rare violet-colored variety of corundum or sapphire, used for jewelry; oriental amethyst.
├│ 3. ┤a purplish or violet color.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤purple or violet.
┼╕adj. ╡amethystlike.┤
╩│amethyst, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amethystine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤violet.
├│ 2. ┤of amethyst.
╩│amethystine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amethystine python,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of python living in Australia and the East Indies.
╩│amethystine python,╕
╜│ametropia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ astigmatism, myopia, or other abnormal conditions of the eye with respect to refraction.
╩│ametropia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ametropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or denoting ametropia.
╩│ametropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) American Stock Exchange.
╩│Amex, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amharic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the official and literary language of Ethiopia since the 1300's, a Semitic language of the Ethiopic group.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or denoting this language.
╩│Amharic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ami, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a friend.
├│ 2. ┤a lover.
╩│ami, ╛╕noun.
╜│amiability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amiable; good nature; friendliness; pleasantness.
╩│amiability, ╛╕noun.
╜│amiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤good-natured and friendly; pleasant and agreeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an amiable girl and gets along with everyone.┤
┴┤ (SYN) engaging, sweet-tempered, amicable.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) lovable or lovely.
┼╕noun ╡amiableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amiably.┤
╩│amiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amianthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of asbestos with long, flexible, pearly white fibers.
╩│amianthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│amic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or resembling an amide or amine.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with ammonia.
╩│amic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amicability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amicable; friendliness.
╩│amicability, ╛╕noun.
╜│amicable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or showing a friendly attitude; peaceable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of fighting, the two nations settled their quarrel by amicable negotiation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harmonious.
┼╕noun ╡amicableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amicably.┤
╩│amicable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amice─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an oblong piece of white linen, usually with an embroidered cross, worn under the alb by priests at Mass. It is placed around the neck and over the shoulders.
╩│amice─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│amice─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a furred hood, or a hood with cape attached, with long ends hanging down, formerly worn by the clergy. Also, ╡almuce.┤
╩│amice─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│amicus curiae,
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person with no interest in a case who is called in to advise the judge.
╩│amicus curiae,
╜│amicus humani generis,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) a friend to mankind; philanthropist.
╩│amicus humani generis,
╜│amicus usque ad aras,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤a friend except when religion forbids.
├│ 2. ┤a friend to the last extremity.
├│ 3. ┤(literally) a friend all the way to the altars.
╩│amicus usque ad aras,
╜│amid─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
┬┌┤ in the middle of; surrounded by; among.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little church stood unharmed amid the ruins of the burned village.┤
╩│amid─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
╜│amid─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) amide.
╩│amid─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Amidah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the most solemn prayer in the Jewish liturgy. It is composed of nineteen short benedictions recited while standing.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of organic compounds having a univalent radical obtained by substituting the amidogen radical for the hydroxyl group group of a corresponding acid.
├│ 2. ┤a compound in which a metal is substituted for one of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia.
╩│amide, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from an amide.
╩│amidic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ starch dissolved in water.
╩│amidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amidism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of Mahayana Buddhism which places faith above works.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... easygoing Amidism, in which a paradise called "Pure Land" awaits the intense faithful who repeats a simple prayer (Time).┤
╩│Amidism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amido, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing an amide or amides.
├│ 2. ┤(occasionally) amino.
╩│amido, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amidogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical, containing one atom of nitrogen and two of hydrogen, occurring in the amides and amines.
╩│amidogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystaline powder produced from phenol, used in photographic developing.
╩│amidol, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= methadone.
╩│amidone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= methadone.
╜│amidopyrine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) aminopyrine.
╩│amidopyrine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidship, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= amidships.
╩│amidship, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= amidships.
╜│amidships, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in or toward the middleof a ship; halfway between the bow and stern.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) in the middle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxer doubled over from a blow received amidships. The parked vehicle was struck amidships by the skidding bus.┤
╩│amidships, ╛╕adverb.
╜│amidst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= amid ╕(1).
╩│amidst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= amid ╕(1).
╜│amie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a feminine friend.
├│ 2. ┤a mistress; sweetheart.
╩│amie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amigen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a predigested form of protein produced by the hydrolysis of milk, meat, and certain other protein foods. It is used in the treatment of protein deficiency.
╩│Amigen, ╛╕noun.
╜│amigo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ friend.
╩│amigo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│amildar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amaldar.
╩│amildar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amaldar.
╜│amillemnialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine that the millennium is the long period of time between Christ's first coming and His second coming (not necessarily the 1000 years before).
╩│amillemnialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amine.
╩│amin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amine.
╜│amination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ conversion into an amino compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New reaction mechanisms are postulated in which amination of phosphorylated acids gives rise directly to the corresponding amino acid (New Scientist).┤
╩│amination, ╛╕noun.
╜│amine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of organic compounds obtained from ammonia by replacement of one or more of the three hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.
╩│amine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amino, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing the amino group combined with a nonacid radical.
╩│amino, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amino acid,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of complex organic compounds of nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen that combine in various ways to form the proteins that make up living matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are eight or 10 amino acids regarded as essential to nutrition because they are the building blocks of the proteins which make up the bulk of the cells of the human body (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│amino acid,╕
╜│amino acid dating,╕
┬┌┤ a method of dating dead organic matter by measuring the amount of change in the structure of the amino acids present after death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When properly used, this dating method has important advantages over the radiocarbon technique ... fossils can be dated over a period of 15,000 to 100,000 years ... amino acid dating can be completed in two days using only 10g of a sample (New Scientist).┤
╩│amino acid dating,╕
╜│aminobenzoic acid,
┬┌┤ a substance found in yeast, especially brewers' yeast, which is part of the vitamin B complex, and apparently essential to the growth of some animal species and bacteria. It is a constituent of folic acid.
╩│aminobenzoic acid,
╜│amino group┐╕ or │radical,╕
┬┌┤ the monovalent radical containing one atom of nitrogen and two of hydrogen.
╩│amino group┐╕ or │radical,╕
╜│aminophylline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous, white or yellowish compound consisting of theophylline and ethylenediamine, used to treat bronchial asthma and heart conditions.
╩│aminophylline, ╛╕noun.
╜│aminoplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various resins prepared from amino or amido compounds.
╩│aminoplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│aminoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an aminoplast or aminoplasts.
╩│aminoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aminopterin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow crystalline compound used in treating leukemia and as a poison to kill rodents.
╩│aminopterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│aminopyrine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline drug used as an antipyretic and as an analgesic in treating colds and pain.
╩│aminopyrine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amir, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╩│amir, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╜│amirate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emirate.
╩│amirate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emirate.
╜│Amish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Amish,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a very strict Mennonite sect, founded in the late 1600's. Its members are found today chiefly in eastern Pennsylvania, and in parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Canada.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with this sect or its members.
╩│Amish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Amish,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Amishman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a member of the Amish sect; one of the Amish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Amishman ... produces his milk without the help of machinery (New York Times).┤
╩│Amishman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│amiss, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤not the way it should be; out of order; at fault; in a wrong way; wrongly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must be tired; your work is going amiss today.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤improper; wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Something is amiss when a boy will not eat for days.┤
└╕expr. ╡take amiss,┤ ┤to be offended at (something not intended to offend).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't take it amiss if the teacher checks your answers.┤
╩│amiss, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│amitosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of cell division in which the cell separates into new cells without an exact division of the chromosomes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is probably safe to say that the cells which are thought to divide by amitosis are those for which we have not developed a sufficiently refined technique to see mitosis (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│amitosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amitotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ reproducing without mitosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In both plants and animals, amitotic division of cells usually indicates a diseased or degenerative condition (Harbaugh and Goodrich).┤
┼╕adv. ╡amitotically.┤
╩│amitotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ peace and friendship; friendly relations; friendliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a treaty of amity and commerce. If there were true amity between nations, there would be no wars.┤
┴┤ (SYN) good will, friendship, harmony.
╩│amity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│AMM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ anti-missile missile.
╩│AMM╕ (no periods),
╜│ammeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring in amperes the strength of an electric current.
╩│ammeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) of or belonging to the parsley family; apiaceous.
╩│ammiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammine.
╩│ammin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammine.
╜│ammine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of inorganic compounds containing ammonia molecules and a metallic salt.
├│ 2. ┤(infrequently) an ammonia molecule as found in such a compound.
╩│ammine, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ammunition.
╩│ammo, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammocete┐╕ or │ammocoete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the larva of a lamprey. The anatomy of ammocetes is typical of chordates, and they are therefore often used in zoology courses as representative. They are blind and toothless, and look like worms. They live in the sand and mud of the stream bottom for several years.
╩│ammocete┐╕ or │ammocoete, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ammon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤The Greek and Roman name for Amon, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter. He was represented with horns like a ram's.
├│ 2. ┤an epithet of Zeus or Jupiter as worshiped in Egypt.
╩│Ammon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum.
╩│ammonal, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, soluble gas, consisting of one part nitrogen and three parts hydrogen, that has a very strong, pungent, and suffocating smell and a strong alkaline reaction. Ammonia can be condensed to a colorless liquid under pressure and cold.
├│ 2. ┤this gas dissolved in water; spirits of hartshorn. Ammonia is used for cleaning and for making fertilizers and many other products, such as explosives and plastics.
╩│ammonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonia alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╩│ammonia alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╜│ammoniac, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a gum resin used for medicines and as a cement for porcelain; gum ammoniac.
├│ 2. ┤ammonium chloride; sal ammoniac.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= ammoniacal.┤
╩│ammoniac, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ammoniacal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing ammonia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ammonia may be sold as concentrated ammoniacal liquor from which chemical manufacturers can produce anhydrous ammonia (London Times).┤
┬┌┤ ammonia gas dissolved in water; ammonia (def. 2).
╩│ammonia water,╕
╜│ammonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from ammonia.
╩│ammonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammonical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ammonic.
╩│ammonical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ammonic.
╜│ammonification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of ammonifying.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being ammonified.
├│ 3. ┤the production of ammonia in the decomposition of organic matter, especially through the action of bacteria.
╩│ammonification, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to combine with ammonia or ammonium compounds.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be ammonified.
╩│ammonify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│ammonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fossil shell of a mollusk extinct in the Cretaceous period, coiled in a flat spiral and up to 6 feet in diameter.
╩│ammonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ammonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a Semitic tribe that inhabited the region of Palestine east of the Jordan River. The Ammonites were descended from the son of Lot (in the Bible, Deuteronomy 2:19, 20).
╩│Ammonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent basic radical whose compounds or salts are similar to those of the alkali metals. It never appears in a free state by itself, but acts as a unit in chemical reactions.
╩│ammonium, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonium alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╩│ammonium alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╜│ammonium bicarbonate,╕
┬┌┤ white, soluble crystals used in making dyes, in compounds for fire extinguishers, and (in baking) as a substitute for yeast.
╩│ammonium bicarbonate,╕
╜│ammonium carbonate,╕
┬┌┤ colorless, soluble crystals used in smelling salts, baking powder, glues, and adhesives.
╩│ammonium carbonate,╕
╜│ammonium chloride,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline compound used in dry cells, in medicine, in printing on cloth, and in fertilizers; sal ammoniac.
╩│ammonium chloride,╕
╜│ammonium hydroxide,╕
┬┌┤ an alkali formed when ammonia gas dissolves in water; ammonia (def. 2).
╩│ammonium hydroxide,╕
╜│ammonium nitrate,╕
┬┌┤ colorless crystals, or a white, soluble powder, used as a source of nitrogen in soil fertilization and in the manufacture of explosives.
╩│ammonium nitrate,╕
╜│ammonium sulfate,╕
┬┌┤ colorless crystals, or a white, soluble powder, used especially in fertilizers.
╩│ammonium sulfate,╕
╜│ammonoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any cephalopod of an extinct order comprising the ammonites and their allies.
╩│ammonoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ decomposition by the action of ammonia.
╩│ammonolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or produced by ammonolysis.
╩│ammonolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammophilous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that lives or grows in sand.
╩│ammophilous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammunition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤bullets, shells, gunpowder, shot, and bombs that can be exploded or fired from guns or other weapons; military explosives and missiles to be used against an enemy.
├│ 2. ┤a thing or things that can be shot, hurled, or thrown.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any means of attack or defense; an error, mistake, or the like, that can be used against someone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidate's foolish remarks gave fresh ammunition to his opponents.┤
├│ 4. ┤(formerly) any military supplies; munitions.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to supply with ammunition.
╩│ammunition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│amnesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ complete or partial loss of memory caused by injury to the brain, or by disease or shock.
╩│amnesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amnesiac, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= amnesic.
╩│amnesiac, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= amnesic.
╜│amnesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of, causing, or characterized by loss of memory.
┬┌┤ the insertion of a special hypodermic needle into the amnion to remove a sampling of fetal cells from the amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amniocentesis can tell expectant parents that their child will be genetically defective (Science News).┤
╩│amniocentesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amniography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ X-ray examination of the amnion.
╩│amniography, ╛╕noun.
╜│amnion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nions,╕ │-nia.╕
┬┌┤ a membrane forming the inner sac which encloses the embryo or fetus of the higher vertebrates, such as mammals, birds, and reptiles. The amnion is filled with a serous fluid that protects the embryo or fetus and keeps it moist. See also ╡chorion.┤┤
╩│amnion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nions,╕ │-nia.╕
╜│amnionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the amnion; amniotic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The embryo is surrounded by another membrane, the amnion, which contains the amnionic fluid, in which the embryo floats (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│amnionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amnioscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illuminated endoscope for examining the amnion and its contents.
╩│amnioscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│amnioscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ examination by means of an amnioscope.
╩│amnioscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│amniote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) any one of the group of vertebrates that develop amnions in their embryonic stages.
╩│amniote, ╛╕noun.
╜│amniotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or inside the amnion.
├│ 2. ┤having an amnion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amniotic cavity.┤
╩│amniotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amniotic fluid,╕
┬┌┤ the serous fluid, enclosed by the amnion, in which the embryo or fetus develops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amnion forms a closed sac about the embryo and is filled with a watery amniotic fluid that keeps the embryo moist and protects it against shock or adhesions (Tracy I. Storer).┤
╩│amniotic fluid,╕
╜│amobarbital, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic; Amytal.
╩│amobarbital, ╛╕noun.
╜│amodiaquin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish synthetic drug used in the treatment of malaria.
╩│amodiaquin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoeba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤an extremely small and very simple animal made up of only one cell. Amoebas are so small that they cannot be seen without a microscope. Many amoebas live in fresh and salt water; others live in soil or as parasites in other animals. They move and take in food by forming temporary fingerlike projections (pseudopods) that are constantly changing shape. Amoebas are protozoans and are usually classified as rhizopods; they consist of a shapeless mass of protoplasm enclosed by a flexible membrane and contain one or more nuclei. Also, (U.S.) ╡ameba.┤
┼╕adj. ╡amoebalike.┤
╩│amoeba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕
╜│amoeban, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an amoeba or amoebas.
├│ 2. ┤like an amoeba. Also, (U.S.) ╡ameban.┤
╩│amoeban, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoebean┐╕ or │amoebaean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alternately responsive, as verses in dialogue form. Also, ╡amebean.┤
╩│amoebean┐╕ or │amoebaean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoebiasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an infection or disease caused by amoebas, as amoebic dysentery. Also, (U.S.) ╡amebiasis.┤
╩│amoebiasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoebic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an amoeba or amoebas.
├│ 2. ┤characterized or caused by amoebas or similar protozoans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amoebic dysentery.┤
├┤ Also, (U.S.) ╡amebic.┤
╩│amoebic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoebic dysentery,╕
┬┌┤ a type of dysentery, now widely distributed, caused by a species of amoeba and usually accompanied by intestinal ulcers. Also, (U.S.) ╡amebic dysentry.┤
╩│amoebic dysentery,╕
╜│amoebicidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating an amoebicide. Also, (U.S.) ╡amebicidal.┤
╩│amoebicidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoebicide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance for killing amoebas. Also, (U.S.) ╡amebicide.┤
┬┌┤ an amoebalike cell, as a leucocyte. Also, (U.S.) ╡amebocyte.┤
╩│amoebocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoeboid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an amoeba; like that of an amoeba.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amoeboid movements.┤
├│ 2. ┤related to amoebas. Also, (U.S.) ╡ameboid.┤
╩│amoeboid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoebula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a microscopically small amoeba or amoebalike organism. Also, (U.S.) ╡amebula.┤
╩│amoebula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
╜│amok, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤╡= amuck.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a violent nervous disorder among the Malays, characterized by rushing about in a murderous frenzy and attempting to kill anyone in the way.
╩│amok, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│amole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of Mexico and the southwestern United States whose roots and juice can be used like soap.
├│ 2. ┤the root or juice used as soap.
╩│amole, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the chief god of the ancient Egyptians. His main center of worship was in Thebes in Upper Egypt. Also, ╡Amen.┤
╩│Amon, ╛╕noun.
╜│a mon avis,
┬┌┤ (French.) in my opinion.
╩│a mon avis,
╜│among, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a part of; one of; in the number or class of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States and China are among the largest countries of the world. That book is the best among modern novels.┤
├│ 2. ┤in with; in the company of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His brothers were among the crowd. He fell among thieves.┤
├│ 3. ┤surrounded by; in the center of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a house among the trees.┤
├│ 4. ┤in comparison with; as distinguished from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. one among many.┤
├│ 5. ┤to each of; with a portion for each of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Divide the fruit among the boys.┤
├│ 6. ┤by the combined action of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have, among you, spoiled the child.┤
├│ 7. ┤by, with, or through the whole of; throughout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In hard times there is often political unrest among the people.┤
└╕expr. ╡among ourselves,┤ ╡yourselves,┤ or ╡themselves,┤ ┤each with all the others; as a group; mutually.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children quarreled among themselves, never with outsiders.┤
╩│among, ╛╕preposition.
╜│amongst, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) among.
╩│amongst, ╛╕preposition.
╜│Amon-Re, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Amon, worshiped as the sun god. Also, ╡Amen-Ra.┤
╩│Amon-Re, ╛╕noun.
╜│amontillado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ a moderately dry, light-colored sherry.
╩│amontillado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│amora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amoraim.╕
┬┌┤ the head of a school for the study of Jewish law and tradition that grew up in Babylonia. About 500 A.D. these schools finished compiling the Gemara.
╩│amora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amoraim.╕
╜│amoral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not classifiable as good or bad because not involving any question of morality; nonmoral.
├│ 2. ┤unable to distinguish between right and wrong.
┼╕adv. ╡amorally.┤
╩│amoral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ indifference to morality; amoral attitude; amorality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He emphasizes the dogmatic imperialism and complete amoralism of Communism (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡amoralist.┤
╩│amoralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amorality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amoral.
╩│amorality, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-retti.╕
┬┌┤ a cupid.
╩│amoretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-retti.╕
╜│amorino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕ ╟│= amoretto.
╩│amorino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕ ╟│= amoretto.
╜│amorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person devoted to love or love-making; a gallant.
╩│amorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an amorist.
├│ 2. ┤like an amorist.
╩│amoristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amorite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an ancient Semitic people that inhabited the highlands of Palestine and Syria (Canaan) before their conquest by the Israelites. In the 1900's B.C. the Amorites built a state in Babylonia, with its capital at Babylon.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to set money aside regularly in a special fund to accumulate at interest, for future paying or settling of (a debt or other liability).
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) to convey (property) to a body, especially an ecclesiastical body, which does not have the right to sell or give it away, as in mortmain.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Hebrew prophet and social reformer who lived in the 700's B.C.
├│ 2. ┤a book of the Old Testament containing his prophecies.
╩│Amos, ╛╕noun.
╜│amosite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of asbestos containing a small amount of magnesium, found in South Africa. As it is highly resistant to heat and acid, it is used in insulation and filters.
╩│amosite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amotion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) removal or ejection, as from a position or office.
╩│amotion, ╛╕noun.
╜│amount, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the total sum; quantity to which anything mounts up or reaches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the amount of the bill for the groceries?┤
├│ 2. ┤the full value, effect, extent, or force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amount of evidence against him is great.┤
┴┤ (SYN) significance, import.
├│ 3. ┤the quantity or number (of something); a quantity viewed as a whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a great amount of intelligence. No amount of coaxing would make the dog leave his master.┤
├│ 4. ┤the sum of the principal and interest due on a loan. (Abbr:) amt.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to reach or come (to); add up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loss from the flood amounts to ten million dollars.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be equal (to); be equivalent in quantity, value, force, or effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing. Her unfriendly comment amounted to an insult. The Historical Society had been in existence twenty years, but ... it hadn't amounted to a hill of beans (New Yorker).┤
╩│amount, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│amour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a love affair.
├│ 2. ┤a secret love affair.
╩│amour, ╛╕noun.
╜│amourette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a passing love affair.
╩│amourette, ╛╕noun.
╜│amour-propre, ╛╕noun, or │amour propre,╕
┬┌┤ (French.) conceit; self-esteem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am a plastic surgeon--I am not God. All you can do now is cover your imperfections with amour-propre (New Yorker).┤
╩│amour-propre, ╛╕noun, or │amour propre,╕
╜│amove, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amoved,╕ │amoving.╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) to remove.
╩│amove, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amoved,╕ │amoving.╕
╜│amp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) the amplifier of a high-fidelity set.
╩│amp, ╛╕noun.
╜│amp.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤amperage.
├│ 2. ┤ampere or amperes.
╩│amp.,╕
╜│AMP╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenosine monophosphate.
├│ 2. ┤ampere or amperes.
╩│AMP╕ (no periods),
╜│ampelopsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of climbing vines or shrubs of the grape family, to which the pepper vine belongs.
╩│ampelopsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amperage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the strength of an electric current expressed in amperes.
╩│amperage, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the unit for measuring the strength of an electric current. It is the amount of current one volt can send through a resistance of one ohm. Ordinary light bulbs take from 1/4 to 1/2 ampere. (Abbr:) amp.
╩│ampere, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampere-hour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quantity of electricity (3,600 coulombs) transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour. (Abbr:) a.h.
╩│ampere-hour, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampere-meter, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammeter.
╩│ampere-meter, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammeter.
╜│ampere turn,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a unit of magnetomotive force, the force produced by a current of one ampere passing through one complete loop of a coil.
├│ 2. ┤the loop itself.
╩│ampere turn,╕
╜│amperometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the measurement of amperage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amperometric titration.┤
╩│amperometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ampersand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sign meaning "and." It is often used in the titles of business firms.
╩│ampersand, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphetamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a drug used as an inhalant or (in solution) as a spray to relieve nasal congestion in colds or hay fever, asthma, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤a phosphate or sulfate of amphetamine used in tablet form as a stimulant to combat fatigue, or to reduce the appetite; Benzedrine.
├│ 3a. ┤╡= dextroamphetamine.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= methamphetamine.┤
╩│amphetamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphi-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤around; on both sides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amphitheatre = a theatre (with seats) all around.┤
├│ 2. ┤in two ways; of two kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amphibious = living in two ways (two kinds of environment).┤
╩│amphi-,╕
╜│amphiarthrosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a form of articulation which permits slight motion, such as that between the bodies of the vertebrae.
╩│amphiarthrosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│amphiaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the spindle, together with the two asters, that forms during the prophase of mitosis and can be separated from the rest of the cell intact.
╩│amphiaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amphibia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a class of vertebrates comprising the amphibians.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of a class of cold-blooded vertebrates having a usually moist skin without scales. Frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are amphibians. Their eggs are laid in water, where the young hatch and usually develop as tadpoles (larval stage) that have gills for breathing. Later they develop legs and most develop lungs, though some salamanders never do.
├│ 2. ┤an animal that lives both on land and in water but is unable to breathe under water. Crocodiles, seals, and beavers are amphibians.
├│ 3. ┤a plant that grows on land or in water.
├│ 4. ┤an aircraft that can take off from and land on either land or water.
├│ 5. ┤a tank, truck, or other vehicle able to travel across land or water.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a person who has a twofold character or leads a double life.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤able to live both on land and in water.
├│ 2. ┤that can start from and land on either land or water; amphibious.
┬┌┤ the branch of zoology that deals with amphibians.
╩│amphibiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living in water at one period of life and on land at another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A toad is amphibiotic.┤
╩│amphibiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphibious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to live both on land and in water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Frogs are amphibious.┤
├│ 2a. ┤able to travel across land or water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some tanks are amphibious.┤
├│ b. ┤trained for amphibious attack or assault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amphibious troops.┤
├│ 3. ┤by the combined action of land, sea, and air forces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enemy launched an amphibious attack.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) having two qualities, kinds, natures, or parts.
┼╕adv. ╡amphibiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡amphibiousness.┤
╩│amphibious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphiblastula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) a blastula in which the cells of one hemisphere differ from those of the other, as in certain sponges.
╩│amphiblastula, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of silicate minerals, including asbestos and hornblende. Amphiboles usually consist of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and one or more other metals, such as iron.
╩│amphibole, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibole group,╕
┬┌┤ a group of minerals consisting of amphibole and allied minerals.
╩│amphibole group,╕
╜│amphibolic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or of the nature of an amphibole.
╩│amphibolic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│amphibolic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or characterized by amphibology; ambiguous; equivocal.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine, Rare.) doubtful; uncertain.
╩│amphibolic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│amphibolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rock of metamorphic origin consisting chiefly of amphibole and often containing quartz, garnet, or epidote.
╩│amphibolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by amphibology; amphibolic; ambiguous; equivocal.
╩│amphibological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphibology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ambiguity in language, usually from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than from the meaning of the words forming it. ╖Example:┤ Pyrrhus the Romans shall, I say, subdue.
├│ 2. ┤a phrase or sentence containing such an ambiguity.
├│ a. ┤(in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a short, long, and short, such as in ╖amata.┤
├│ b. ┤(in modern or accentual meter) an unaccented, accented, and unaccented, such as in ╖amusing.┤
╩│amphibrach, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibrachic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing an amphibrach or amphibrachs.
╩│amphibrachic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphicarpic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing fruit at two different times, or of two different kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amphicarpic plant.┤
╩│amphicarpic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphicarpous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphicarpic.
╩│amphicarpous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphicarpic.
╜│amphichroic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ reacting to an acid or an alkali by change of color, as litmus paper. Amphichroic substances are valuable for chemical tests.
╩│amphichroic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphichromatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphichroic.
╩│amphichromatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphichroic.
╜│amphicoelous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hollowed at both ends; concave on both sides, as the vertebrae of fishes.
╩│amphicoelous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphictyon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deputy to the council of the Amphictyonic League or to some other amphictyony.
╩│amphictyon, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphictyonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an amphictyony or amphictyons.
╩│amphictyonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amphictyonic League,╕
┬┌┤ the most famous amphictyony, charged with maintenance and supervision of the temple of Apollo at Delphi and of the Pythian games.
╩│Amphictyonic League,╕
╜│amphictyony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ a federation of ancient Greek city-states, sharing a common religious cult.
╩│amphictyony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│amphicyrtic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ convex on both ends; convex on both sides.
╩│amphicyrtic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphidiploid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) a plant that is the result of a cross between two taxonomically different parents and survives because either the chance production of unreduced gametes or the subsequent doubling of the chromosome number provides each chromosome with a homologue for pairing. See also ╡allopolyploid.┤┤
╩│amphidiploid, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphidromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cotidal lines radiating from an amphidromic point.
╩│amphidromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphidromic point,╕
┬┌┤ a point of no tide, especially the point around which tidal action occurs and from which cotidal lines radiate.
╩│amphidromic point,╕
╜│amphigastrium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tria.╕
┬┌┤ a small, rudimentary leaf on the underside of the stem of certain liverworts.
╩│amphigastrium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tria.╕
╜│amphigean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) extending around the earth, as species of plants found throughout the same latitude.
╩│amphigean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphigoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of an amphigory.
╩│amphigoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphigory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a piece of nonsense writing, especially one which parodies a serious piece of writing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lewis Carroll's "You are old, Father William" is an amphigory of a poem by Robert Southey.┤
├│ a. ┤(in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a long, short, and long, such as in ╖caritas.┤
├│ b. ┤(in modern or accentual meter) an accented, unaccented, and accented, such as in ╖humankind.┤
╩│amphimacer, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphimixis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)the union of the gametes of two organisms; fertilization.
╩│amphimixis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphineuran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of marine mollusks, the chitons, that adhere to rocks. They have bilateral symmetry and calcareous spicules or shells of eight overlapping plates embedded in the cuticle.
╩│amphineuran, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amphion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a son of Zeus and Antiope, and the husband of Niobe. His skill on the lyre was such that by his music he caused stones to move into place and form the walls of Thebes.
╩│Amphion, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphioxus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= lancelet.
╩│amphioxus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= lancelet.
╜│amphiphloic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with plant stems that have the phloem on the inner and outer surfaces of the xylem.
╩│amphiphloic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphipod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a large order of small aquatic crustaceans with four front sets of legs directed forward and three rear sets directed backward, such as the beach fleas.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an amphipod or amphipods.
╩│amphipod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amphiprostylar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphiprostyle.
╩│amphiprostylar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphiprostyle.
╜│amphiprostyle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having a portico, or a porchlike structure on a building, with columns at each end, but no columns at the sides.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an amphiprostyle building, such as a Greek temple.
╩│amphiprostyle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│amphisbaena, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wormlike lizard, found especially in caves or other underground places in the tropics, whose head and tail appear superficially to be indistinguishable and which can move with equal ease either backward or forward.
├│ 2. ┤a venomous serpent in early fables, having a head at each end and able to move in either direction.
╩│amphisbaena, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphisbaenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an amphisbaena.
╩│amphisbaenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphiscians, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) the people of the Torrid Zone.
╩│amphiscians, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│amphiscii, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= amphiscians.
╩│amphiscii, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= amphiscians.
╜│amphistylar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having columns on two sides or at both ends of a building.
╩│amphistylar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphitheater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a circular or oval building with rows of seats around a central open space (the arena). Each row is higher than the one in front of it.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a place of public contest; an arena.
├│ 3. ┤something like an amphitheater in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town was set in an amphitheater of hills.┤
├│ 4. ┤a semicircular, rising gallery in a theater.
╩│amphitheater, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphitheatre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British)
├│ 1. ┤a circular or oval building with rows of seats around a central open space (the arena). Each row is higher than the one in front of it.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a place of public contest; an arena.
├│ 3. ┤something like an amphitheatre in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town was set in an amphitheatre of hills.┤
├│ 4. ┤a semicircular, rising gallery in a theatre.
┬┌┤ the outer layer of cells in the spore case of mosses, surrounding the endothecium.
╩│amphithecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│amphitrichous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having one single flagellum at each end of the cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amphitrichous bacteria.┤
╩│amphitrichous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amphitrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ancient Greek goddess of the sea. She was the wife of Poseidon.
╩│Amphitrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphitropous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having a partly inverted ovule attached near the middle of one side and parallel with the placenta.
╩│amphitropous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amphitryon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) a prince of Thebes, who became the husband of Alcmene. His outward appearance was assumed by Zeus, who gave a feast in Alcmene's honor and became by her the father of Hercules.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a host, especially a lavish host.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The true Amphitryon is the Amphitryon who asks us to dinner (Moliere).┤
├│ b. ┤anyone acting as a host whose real identity is uncertain.
╩│Amphitryon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampholyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electrolyte having amphoteric properties.
╩│ampholyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phorae.╕
┬┌┤ a tall, two-handled, earthenware jar, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for storage, such as of grain or oil. Some were pointed at the bottom so they could be thrust into the earth or stored upright in rocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amphorae--the Greek two-handled, oval-bodied vases with pointed base ... have been found wherever Greek commerce extended (Jennie J. Young).┤
┬┤ See also ╡ampulla.┤┤
╩│amphora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phorae.╕
╜│amphoral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling an amphora.
╩│amphoral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) resembling the sound made by blowing across the mouth of a flask.
╩│amphoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphoteric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤reacting as a weak acid or as a weak base.
├│ 2. ┤reacting as electropositive or as electronegative.
╩│amphoteric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphotericin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic used to treat certain fungous infections.
╩│amphotericin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphoterism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amphoteric.
╩│amphoterism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amp.-hr.,╕
┬┌┤ ampere-hour.
╩│amp.-hr.,╕
╜│amphur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an administrative subdivision of a province (changwat) of Thailand.
╩│amphur, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampicillin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a semisynthetic penicillin used against Gram-negative bacteria, especially those that have developed a resistance to natural penicillin.
╩│ampicillin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ample, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-pler,╕ │-plest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤more than enough; large in kind or degree; abundant; copious; unrestricted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has received ample praise for the work he did.┤
┴┤ (SYN) plentiful, unrestrained.
├│ 2. ┤as much as is needed; enough; sufficient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to take an ample supply of food. My allowance is ample for carfare and lunches.┤
┴┤ (SYN) full, complete, adequate.
├│ 3. ┤having plenty of room; large; roomy;
╔┤ ╢Ex. A well-designed house has ample closets.┤
┴┤ (SYN) broad, wide, spacious, big, extensive.
┼╕noun ╡ampleness.┤
╩│ample, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-pler,╕ │-plest.╕
╜│amplectant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) twining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amplectant tendril.┤
╩│amplectant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplexicaul, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nearly surrounding or clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.
╩│amplexicaul, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ampliation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an enlarging or extending; amplification.
╩│ampliation, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampliative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Logic.) having the function of enlarging or extending a simple concept, or adding to what is already known.
╩│ampliative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplidyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rotating direct-current machine equipped with brushes and windings which make it capable of absorbing a weak, variable signal and reproducing it at a higher power level with the same variation. It is used for amplification.
╩│amplidyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplifiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be amplified.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amplifiable signals.┤
╩│amplifiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a making greater, stronger, or more extensive; expansion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the amplification of knowledge.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enlargement.
├│ 2. ┤a detail or example that amplifies a statement, narrative, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your argument needs amplification before I can understand and accept it.┤
├│ 3. ┤an expanded statement, narrative, or the like.
├│ 4. ┤an increase in the strength of an electric current.
╩│amplification, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplificative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amplificatory.
╩│amplificative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amplificatory.
╜│amplificatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of enlargement or extension.
╩│amplificatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplifier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that amplifies or enlarges.
├│ 2a. ┤a vacuum tube, transistor, or other device in a radio, phonograph, etc., for strengthening electrical impulses.
├│ b. ┤an apparatus for making audible the sounds recorded on a phonograph record or tape or for increasing the sound of a public-address system.
├│ 3. ┤a loudspeaker.
╩│amplifier, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make greater; make stronger or larger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When sound is amplified, it can be heard a greater distance. By advertising widely, a manufacturer can amplify the demand for a product.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make fuller and more extensive; expand; enlarge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please amplify your description of the accident by giving us more details.┤
┴┤ (SYN) develop.
├│ 3. ┤to make too much of; exaggerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't amplify the difficulties of the task.┤
┴┤ (SYN) magnify.
├│ 4. ┤to increase the strength of (an electrical impulse).
╔┤ ╢Ex. By turning this knob to the right you can amplify the sound from this radio.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to write or talk more at length; make additional remarks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker amplified on so many topics that the audience could not follow him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expatiate.
╩│amplify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│amplitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality of being ample in size; largeness; width; breadth.
├│ 2. ┤the quality of being ample in amount; a quantity that is more than enough; abundance; fullness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A very rich man has an amplitude of money.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the extent of mental capacity; intellectual scope; breadth of thought.
├│ 4. ┤one half the range of a regular vibration. The distance between the position of rest and the highest position in the arc of a pendulum is its amplitude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A pendulum swinging through an angle of 90 degrees has an amplitude of 45 degrees.┤
├│ 5. ┤the peak strength of an alternating electric current in a given cycle.
├│ 6. ┤the arc along the horizon measured between either true east or west and a point where a line drawn from the zenith through a star or other heavenly body would intersect the horizon.
╩│amplitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplitude modulation,╕
┬┌┤ deliberate change of the amplitude of radio waves in order to transmit sound or visual waves. Amplitude modulation is used for ordinary radio broadcasting and for the transmission of the picture portion of television. (Abbr:) AM (no periods).
╩│amplitude modulation,╕
╜│amplitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ more than ample, especially in size, abundance, or scope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his amplitudinous performance (New York Times).┤
╩│amplitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amply, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an ample manner; to an ample degree; sufficiently; liberally; abundantly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We are amply supplied with food.┤
╩│amply, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ampoule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, sealed glass container, usually holding one dose or other specific quantity of a drug or medicine, such as for hypodermic injection.
╩│ampoule, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampul, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╩│ampul, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╜│ampule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╩│ampule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╜│ampulla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pullae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a two-handled bottle or jar used in ancient Rome, especially for holding oil, perfume, or wine. It was patterned after, but smaller than, an amphora. See also ╡amphora.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤a vessel for holding the consecrated oil used in churches for certain religious rites or ceremonies, such as those of unction and coronation.
├│ 3. ┤a vessel for the wine and water at Mass.
├│ 4. ┤(Anatomy and Zoology.) the dilated portion of a canal or duct in an animal, as of the semicircular canals of the ear.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) a flask-shaped organ or bladder on an aquatic plant.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of cutting off, especially all or a portion of a leg, arm, hand, or other part that grows out, usually by surgery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this way a surgeon may be able to save a man's leg when it is being threatened with gangrene and amputation (New York Herald-Tribune).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a cutting down or lopping off of anything; pruning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the three days rain cut more than nine hours from the match, and the amputation was fatal (London Times).┤
╩│amputation, ╛╕noun.
╜│amputee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has had all or part of a leg or arm amputated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In tests on 50 patients, the pneumatic arm enabled amputees to make up to a dozen different movements (Time).┤
╩│amputee, ╛╕noun.
╜│amrita┐╕ or │amreeta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.)
├│ 1. ┤the elixir of immortality.
├│ 2. ┤immortality (as that which is conferred by it).
╩│amrita┐╕ or │amreeta, ╛╕noun.
╜│amt, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amter╕ , │amts.╕
┬┌┤ the largest local administrative unit of Denmark.
╩│amt, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amter╕ , │amts.╕
╜│amt.,╕
┬┌┤ amount.
╩│amt.,╕
╜│Amtorg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a company organized in 1924 in the United States by the Soviet Union to serve as the buying and selling organization of the Soviet Union in trade between the two countries.
╩│Amtorg, ╛╕noun.
╜│amtrac┐╕ or │amtrack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small amphibious vehicle used in military landings during World War II.
╩│amtrac┐╕ or │amtrack, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amtrak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a corporation of the United States government created to manage essential passenger service of railroads between major cities in the United States.
╩│Amtrak, ╛╕noun.
╜│amu╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ atomic mass unit.
╩│amu╕ (no periods),
╜│amuck, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤in a murderous frenzy; mad with a desire to attack.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= amok.┤
└╕expr. ╡run┤ (or ╡go┤) ╡amuck,┤
├│ a. ┤to run about in a murderous frenzy; have a crazy desire to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bull ran amuck and tried to gore everyone in his way.┤
├│ b. ┤to behave wildly; disregard rules, instructions, or consequences.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy ran amuck, throwing his books all over the floor. I might have run amuck against society, but I preferred that society should run amuck against me (Thoreau).┤
╩│amuck, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│amulet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ some small object, such as a locket or carved image, worn as a magic charm against evil, disease, or harm.
┴┤ (SYN) talisman, charm.
╩│amulet, ╛╕noun.
╜│amuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amused,╕ │amusing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to cause to laugh or smile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The playful puppy running around the room amused the baby.┤
├│ 2. ┤to keep pleasantly interested; cause to feel cheerful or happy; entertain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new toys amused the children.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cause (time) to pass pleasantly; while away.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to divert so as to deceive; beguile.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤to bewilder.
├│ b. ┤to engage the attention of; attract.
┼╕adj. ╡amusable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amuser.┤
╩│amuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amused,╕ │amusing.╕
╜│amused, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ pleasantly entertained.
┼╕adv. ╡amusedly.┤
╩│amused, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amusement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being amused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's amusement was so great that we all had to laugh with him. I could not conceal my amusement at her surprise.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing that amuses, such as an entertainment or sport; anything which pleasantly whiles away the time; means of recreation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most outdoor sports are healthy amusements. When we go to the park we always enjoy the swings, slides, and other such amusements. I am a great friend to public amusements; for they keep people from vice (Samuel Johnson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) pastime.
╩│amusement, ╛╕noun.
╜│amusement park,╕
┬┌┤ an outdoor place of entertainment with such amusements as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, and booths for various games or for refreshments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They screamed with each pitch of the boat, as on a roller coaster in an amusement park (Frederic Morton).┤
╩│amusement park,╕
╜│amusia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of the ability to distinguish or express musical sounds.
╩│amusia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amusing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤entertaining; diverting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amusing book.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pleasing.
├│ 2. ┤causing laughter or smiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amusing jokes, amusing antics.┤
┴┤ (SYN) funny.
┼╕adv. ╡amusingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡amusingness.┤
╩│amusing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ amusing; entertaining.
╩│amusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amvets┐╕ or │AMVETS, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, an organization founded in 1944.
╩│Amvets┐╕ or │AMVETS, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│amygdala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= almond.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= tonsil.┤
├│ 3. ┤an almond-shaped body in the lateral ventricle of the brain.
╩│amygdala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│amygdalaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ akin to the almond (applied to those plants of the rose family which produce stone fruits, such as the peach).
╩│amygdalaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdalate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like almonds.
╩│amygdalate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a vapor cavity in a volcanic rock, filled with such other minerals as agate or calcite.
╩│amygdale, ╛╕noun.
╜│amygdalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with almonds.
╩│amygdalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glucoside found in bitter almonds and cherry and peach kernels.
╩│amygdalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amygdaline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 1. ┤of or like an almond or almonds.
├│ 2. ┤of or like a tonsil or tonsils.
╩│amygdaline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a rock that contains amygdales.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with or of the nature of such a rock.
├│ 2. ┤almond-shaped.
╩│amygdaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amygdaloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amygdaloid.
╩│amygdaloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amygdaloid.
╜│amygdule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amygdale.
╩│amygdule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amygdale.
╜│amyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of carbon and hydrogen atoms that acts as a unit in forming compounds; any one of various forms of a univalent radical derived from pentane.
╩│amyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like starch; starchy.
╩│amylaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyl acetate,╕ ╟│= banana oil.
╩│amyl acetate,╕ ╟│= banana oil.
╜│amyl alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ an acrid, oily liquid, the chief constituent of fusel oil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amyl alcohol is used mainly in lacquers (World Book Encyclopedia).┤
╩│amyl alcohol,╕
╜│amyl amine,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid formed by the decomposition of nitrogenous matter, used as an absorbent for gases, in making oil-soluble soap, and in corrosion inhibitors.
╩│amyl amine,╕
╜│amylase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of various enzymes in saliva and pancreatic juice, or in parts of plants (as germinating seeds), that help to change starch into sugar.
╩│amylase, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons of the ethylene series, found in several isomeric forms.
╩│amylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with amyl.
╩│amylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyl nitrite,╕
┬┌┤ a yellowish, oily, volatile liquid used as a heart stimulant and as an antidote against certain poisons.
╩│amyl nitrite,╕
╜│amylodextrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, tasteless, odorless powder formed by the hydrolysis of starch, which turns reddish-brown or reddish-violet in iodine solutions.
╩│amylodextrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ soluble starch.
╩│amylogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with amylogen.
├│ 2. ┤forming starch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amylogenic leucoplasts.┤
╩│amylogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an insoluble, waxy protein developed in diseased degeneration of various organs.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like starch.
╩│amyloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amyloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amyloid.
╩│amyloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amyloid.
╜│amyloidosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ degeneration of the tissues of an organ, characterized by deposits of amyloids.
╩│amyloidosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conversion of starch into substances that can be absorbed and utilized by the body, such as certain sugars, by the action of enzymes or acids.
╩│amylolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with amylolysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Germination is allowed to proceed from four to six days, during which time amylolytic, i.e. starch-digesting, enzymes are developed in the barley embryos, and the conversion of the starch reserves of the grain to sugar begins (H. J. Bunker).┤
╩│amylolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amylopectin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any starch of a major group of starches having molecules of branched structure and containing some phosphate, distinguished from the other major group, which has molecules of unbranched and probably spiral structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Glycogen is an amylopectin.┤
╩│amylopectin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amyloplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a body in plant cells which forms starch grains.
╩│amyloplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│amyloplastid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyloplast.
╩│amyloplastid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyloplast.
╜│amylopsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the enzyme (an amylase) in the pancreatic juice that changes starch into simpler compounds such as maltose.
╩│amylopsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any starch of a major group of starches having molecules of unbranched and probably spiral structure, distinguished from the other major group, which has molecules of branched structure.
├│ 2. ┤any polysaccharide.
╩│amylose, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) starch, especially cornstarch.
╩│amylum, ╛╕noun.
╜│amynodont, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of an extinct genus of aquatic animals of the Eocene period, related to the rhinoceros, having large bodies and short, heavy legs.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an amynodont or amynodonts.
╩│amynodont, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amyotonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) an atonic condition of the muscles; lack of muscular tone.
╩│amyotonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amyotrophia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyotrophy.
╩│amyotrophia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyotrophy.
╜│amyotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with amyotrophy.
╩│amyotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,╕
┬┌┤ a degenerative disease of the nervous system, characterized by atrophy of the muscles; Lou Gehrig's disease. (Abbr:) ALS (no periods).
╩│amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,╕
╜│amyotrophy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ atrophy of the muscles or a muscle.
╩│amyotrophy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amytal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) ╡= amobarbital.┤
╩│Amytal, ╛╕noun.
╜│an─╕ (1), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is there an apple for me? An oak has acorns. Please give me an answer.┤
├│ b. ┤one like; another (before proper names or nouns used as the type of a class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Elijah in modern dress. She is an angel among women.┤
├│ 2. ┤one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother needs an ounce of butter.┤
├│ 3. ┤each; every.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John earns fifty cents an hour.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the same.
╔┤ ╢Ex. two desks to an office.┤
├│ b. ┤a particular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was too awful an accident to describe.┤
├│ c. ┤one kind of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Painting is an art.┤
├│ d. ┤a certain; some.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an occasion for concern, an enormous number of pigeons.┤
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖n,┤ as in ╖annex.┤
╩│an-─╕ (2),
╜│an-─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ana-┤ before vowels, as in ╖anode.┤
╩│an-─╕ (3),
╜│-an,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix used to form adjectives and nouns, especially from proper nouns.)
├│ 1. ┤of or having to do with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mohammedan = of or having to do with Mohammed.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with ______ or its people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asian = of or having to do with Asia or its people.┤
├│ 3. ┤a native or inhabitant of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American = a native or inhabitant of America.┤
├│ 4. ┤a person who knows much about or is skilled in ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Historian = a person who knows much about history. Magician = a person skilled in magic.┤
├┤ Also, ╡-ian,┤ ╡-ean.┤
╩│-an,╕
╜│an.,╕
┬┌┤ in the year (Latin, ╖anno┤).
╩│an.,╕
╜│An╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ actinon (isotope of radon).
╩│An╕ (no period),
╜│AN╕ (no periods)┐, │AN.,╕ or │A.N.,╕
┬┌┤ Anglo-Norman.
╩│AN╕ (no periods)┐, │AN.,╕ or │A.N.,╕
╜│ana─╕ (1), ╛noun pl. or sing.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of the memorable sayings or table talk of anyone.
├│ 2. ┤notes and scraps of information relating to a person or place; literary gossip. See also ╡-ana.┤┤
╩│ana─╕ (1), ╛noun pl. or sing.
╜│ana─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ in equal quantities; so much of each (used of ingredients in prescriptions).
╩│ana─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│ana-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) back; again; thoroughly; up, as in ╖anachronism, anaplastic, analysis, anabatic, anatomy.┤ Also, ╡an-┤ before vowels.
╩│ana-,╕
╜│-ana,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix.) a collection of objects, documents, books, facts, or sayings of or about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Americana = a collection of objects, documents, books, facts, or sayings of or about America.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡-iana.┤ See also ╡ana┤ (1).┤
╩│-ana,╕
╜│anabaena, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of agenus of freshwater, blue-green algae found in ponds, reservoirs, and other enclosed, or partly enclosed, bodies of water, which sometimes occur in such large numbers as to give a fishy taste and smell to the water in which they grow.
├│ 2. ┤a colony or mass of such algae.
╩│anabaena, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
╜│anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second baptism.
╩│anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrines or practices of the Anabaptists.
╩│Anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anabaptist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of a former Protestant sect opposing infant baptism and holding that only baptism of adults who had professed faith was valid. The Anabaptists originated in Switzerland in the 1520's.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Anabaptists or Anabaptism.
╩│Anabaptist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anabas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of freshwater, spiny-finned fishes resembling the perch, found in southern Asia and Africa, such as the climbing fish, which can travel for short distances on land and is said to climb trees.
╩│anabas, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabasin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anabasine.
╩│anabasin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anabasine.
╜│anabasine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a liquid alkaloid, similar in molecular structure to nicotine, used as an insecticide.
╩│anabasine, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ any passage of a large military force through a large area.
╩│anabasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│anabatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ moving upward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anabatic air current.┤
╩│anabatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anabiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of apparently suspended animation in which certain aquatic invertebrates survive long periods of drought.
├│ 2. ┤revival after apparent death; resuscitation.
╩│anabiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anabiosis.
╩│anabiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anableps, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small fish of tropical America that swims at the surface of the water and has eyes divided into two parts (the upper parts project above the water, and enable the fish to see through the air; the lower parts function independently under the water); four-eyed fish.
╩│anableps, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabolic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or occurring in anabolism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anabolic changes require energy, which is derived principally from the oxidation by plants and animals of organic compounds high in energy value (Harbaugh and Goodrich).┤
╩│anabolic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anabolic steroid,╕
┬┌┤ any of a group of synthetic hormones that increase the size and strength of muscles, often used by athletes during training.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The IOC [International Olympic Committee] added anabolic steroids, the socalled body-building drugs, to the list of prohibited substances at the Olympic Games (D.K.R. Phillips).┤
╩│anabolic steroid,╕
╜│anabolism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process by which food substances are changed into the tissues of a living animal or plant; constructive metabolism (contrasted with ╖catabolism┤).
╩│anabolism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabranch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stream that branches off from a larger stream and loses itself in sand, gravel, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤a stream that branches off from a river and reenters it lower down, forming an island.
╩│anabranch, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacanth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an order of North American fishes having soft rays on the fins, ventral fins in thoracic or jugular position, and air bladders (when present) without ducts, such as the cod, pollack, and hake.
╩│anacanth, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacanthin, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anacanth or anacanths.
╩│anacanthin, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacanthine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anacanthin.
╩│anacanthine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anacanthin.
╜│anacardiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a family of trees and shrubs typified by the cashew, and including the sumac, mango, pistachio, and poison ivy.
╩│anacardiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anachronic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡anachronically.┤
╩│anachronic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╜│anachronical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╩│anachronical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╜│anachronism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of placing a person, thing, or event in some time where he or it does not belong; error in fixing a date or dates; erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong, especially an earlier, date. It is an anachronism to speak of George Washington riding in an automobile.
├│ 2. ┤something placed or occurring out of its proper time; anything out of keeping with a specified time, especially something proper to a former age but not to the present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nickel ferry ride to Staten Island is a beautiful anachronism which deserves preservation (New York Times).┤
┬┌┤ a deficiency or lack of acid, especially in the stomach.
╩│anacidity, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaclasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Prosody.) a change of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one.
╩│anaclasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaclastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Prosody.) having to do with or characterized by anaclasis.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or produced by refraction of light.
╩│anaclastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaclinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the rock formation below, as a valley or stream.
╩│anaclinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaclisis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) a libidinal attachment to an object, dependent on the previous satisfaction of another desire, such as hunger, by the same object.
╩│anaclisis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaclitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤leaning for support; dependent.
├│ 2. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) of or having to do with anaclisis.
╩│anaclitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacoluthia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ passing from one construction in a sentence to another before the former is completed, especially a deliberate shift used as a figure of speech to suggest strong emotion.
╩│anacoluthia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacoluthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving anacoluthia or an anacoluthon; lacking grammatical sequence.
╩│anacoluthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacoluthon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tha.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a change from one grammatical construction to another in the same sentence, especially one made deliberately for greater force. (Example:) "And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing ..." (Luke 5:14).
├│ 2. ┤a sentence in which this occurs.
╩│anacoluthon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tha.╕
╜│anaconda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very large South American snake that crushes its prey in its coils; water boa. Anacondas live in tropical forests and rivers and arethe longest snakes in America, sometimes over 30 feet. They belong to the same family as the boa.
├│ 2. ┤any large snake which crushes its prey in its coils, such as the python or boa.
├│ 3. ┤(originally) a very large snake of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a kind of python.
╩│anaconda, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anacreontic┐╕ or │anacreontic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
├│ 2. ┤having the structure or meter of Anacreon's verses (in English, a stanza usually consisting of four lines, rhyming ╖abab,┤ each consisting of three trochaic feet plus one accented syllable at the end of the line).
├│ 3. ┤having the mood or manner of Anacreon's verses; convivial and amatory.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a poem in the manner of Anacreon.
╩│Anacreontic┐╕ or │anacreontic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anacrusis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry in which the first foot normally begins with an accented syllable, regarded as separate from and introductory to the remainder of the line. (Example:)
├│ 2. ┤a note or notes that begin a piece or passage of music on a nonaccented beat.
╩│anacrusis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacrustic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by anacrusis.
╩│anacrustic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anadama bread,
┬┌┤ a kind of yeast bread made in New England with corn meal and molasses.
╩│anadama bread,
╜│anadem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) a wreath for the head, usually of flowers; garland.
╩│anadem, ╛╕noun.
╜│anadiplosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rhetoric.) repetition in the first part of one clause of a prominent word in the latter part of the preceding clause. (Example:) In anticipation he feared death, death that found him unafraid, however.
╩│anadiplosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anadromous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ going up rivers from the sea to spawn, as salmon and shad (contrasted with ╖catadromous┤).
╩│anadromous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British)
├│ 1. ┤a weak condition caused by not enough red cells in the blood or by a loss of blood. It is characterized by pallor, palpitation of the heart, and a tendency to fatigue.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lack of vigour or strength; weakness. Also, (U.S.) ╡anemia.┤
╩│anaemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British)
├│ 1. ┤of anaemia; having anaemia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anaemic symptoms, an anaemic child.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lacking in vigour, strength, or spirit; weak.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anaemic economy, anaemic defence.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anaemically.┤
├┤ Also, (U.S.) ╡anemic.┤
╩│anaemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaemic anoxia,╕
┬┌┤ decrease in oxygen from the blood caused by deficiency in haemoglobin or alteration of the haemoglobin in the blood by chemicals.
╩│anaemic anoxia,╕
╜│anaerobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an organism that can live without free oxygen.
├│ 2. ┤an organism that cannot live in the presence of free oxygen.
╩│anaerobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaerobian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╩│anaerobian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╜│anaerobic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤living, growing, or taking place, where there is no free oxygen. Some anaerobic bacteria get their oxygen from the matter released during fermentation which takes place in the absence of free oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One important reason for the common practice of keeping wounds open and of using cotton or other loose materials for dressings is that air is admitted, thus suppressing the growth of anaerobic bacteria such as those that cause tetanus (Fred W. Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or caused by anaerobes or by the absence of free oxygen. Also, ╡anerobic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anaerobically.┤
╩│anaerobic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ability of an organism to live and reproduce in the absence of free oxygen.
╩│anaerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaerobiotic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╩│anaerobiotic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╜│anaerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= anaerobe.
╩│anaerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= anaerobe.
╜│anaesthesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British) ┤loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Anaesthesia can be produced by ether, chloroform, novocaine, morphine, or other chemical agent, or by hypnotism, or as the result of hysteria, paralysis, or disease. The entire body (╡general anaesthesia┤) or only a certain area or areas of the body (╡local anaesthesia┤) may be affected. Also, (U.S.) ╡anesthesia.┤
╩│anaesthesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British) ┤a person, usually a doctor, who studies anaesthesiology or is an expert in administering anaesthesia, especially during an operation. Also, (U.S.) ╡anesthesiologist.
╩│anaesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British) ┤the science of administering general and local anaesthetics, especially in surgery. Also, (U.S.) ╡anesthesiology.
╩│anaesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British) ┤╡= anaesthesia.┤
╩│anaesthesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤(Especially British) ┤a substance that causes entire or partial loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Ether, chloroform, and procaine are anaesthetics used by doctors so that patients will feel no pain.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) progressive evolutionary change within a species.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) reproduction or regeneration of tissue.
╩│anagenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaglyph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an embossed or engraved ornament worked in low relief, such as on a cameo or coin.
├│ 2. ┤a picture consisting of two images superimposed, one printed in red, the other in green, viewed with a red light filter over one eye and a green over the other, giving a stereoscopic effect. It is used as a still picture or part of a motion picture.
╩│anaglyph, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaglyphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anaglyph or anaglyptics.
╩│anaglyphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaglyphoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device through which anaglyphs (def. 2) are viewed, consisting of a pair of red and green light filters.
╩│anaglyphoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaglyptic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaglyphic.
╩│anaglyptic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaglyphic.
╜│anaglyptics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art of carving or decorating in low relief.
╩│anaglyptics, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagoge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the spiritual meaning or interpretation, as of Scripture.
├│ 2. ┤an Old Testament typification of something in the New Testament.
╩│anagoge, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with anagoge; spiritual; mystical.
├│ 2. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) of or having to do with unconscious striving toward morally uplifting ideals.
┼╕adv. ╡anagogically.┤
╩│anagogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anagogical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anagogic.
╩│anagogical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anagogic.
╜│anagogy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) anagoge.
╩│anagogy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a word or phrase formed from another by transposing or rearranging the letters. (Examples:) lived--devil; north--thorn.
└╕expr. ╡anagrams,┤ ┤a game in which the players make words by changing and adding letters.
├│ 3. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) of or having to do with a pattern of personality traits supposed to have developed from the stage when the child's interest was focused on excretory habits and control of defecation. An anal character is supposed to be manifested by extreme neatness, miserliness, stubbornness, and self-control.
┼╕adv. ╡anally.┤
╩│anal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anal.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤analogous.
├│ b. ┤analogy.
├│ 2a. ┤analysis.
├│ b. ┤analytic.
╩│anal.,╕
╜│analcime, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analcite.
╩│analcime, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analcite.
╜│analcite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a whitish or slightly tinted variety of zeolite (hydrous aluminum sodium silicate) occurring in trap rocks.
╩│analcite, ╛╕noun.
╜│analecta, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ analects (especially in referring to Greek or Latin authors).
╩│analecta, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│analects, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ literary gleanings; collections of fragments or extracts (usually as part of a title).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Confucian Analects.┤
╩│analects, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│analemma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a graduated scale representing the sun's declination at any date of the year, drawn on the Torrid Zone of a terrestrial globe, often in the shape of a long figure 8 centered on the equator.
╩│analemma, ╛╕noun.
╜│analeptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤restorative; strengthening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an analeptic medicine.┤
├│ 2. ┤restoring to consciousness.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a restorative.
╩│analeptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anal fin,╕
┬┌┤ a fin located near the anus on the underside of fishes (contrasted with ╖dorsal fin┤).
╩│anal fin,╕
╜│analgesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ deadening, or absence of the sense, of pain without loss of consciousness. See also ╡anesthesia.┤┤
╩│analgesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│analgesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or causing analgesia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drug that relieves or lessens pain.
╩│analgesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│analgetic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= analgesic.
╩│analgetic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= analgesic.
╜│analog, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) analogue.
╩│analog, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│analog computer,╕
┬┌┤ an electronic calculating machine or automatic control which deals directly with physical quantities, such as weights, voltages, or lengths, rather than with a numerical code.
╩│analog computer,╕
╜│analogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of analogy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each language has its own fashions in word-composition which may be either extended indefinitely by analogic creation or suffered to fall into desuetude quite unpredictably (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│analogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analogical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤based on analogy; using analogy.
├│ 2. ┤expressing an analogy, as the ╖heart┤ of an apple, the ╖mouth┤ of a cave.
┼╕adv. ╡analogically.┤
╩│analogical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analogical change,╕
┬┌┤ (Linguistics.)
├│ 1. ┤the alteration of one linguistic form, such as an inflected word, in conformity with another form regarded as similar. The alteration, in children's usage, of ╖men┤ to ╖mans┤ in conformity with the predominant pattern of forming English plurals is done by analogical change.
├│ 2. ┤the replacement of such a form by another regarded as equivalent and perhaps preferable, such as the substitution of ╖frozen┤ for the earlier ╖froren┤ because of the pattern suggested by other parts of the verb, ╖freeze┤ and ╖froze.┤
┬┌┤ a person who searches for, points out, or argues from analogies.
╩│analogist, ╛╕noun.
╜│analogize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to use analogy or analogies; speak in or reason from analogy.
├│ 2. ┤to show itself analogous; be in general harmony.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make, or show to be, analogous.
╩│analogize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
╜│analogon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analogue.
╩│analogon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analogue.
╜│analogous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤alike in some way; similar in the quality or feature that is being thought of, or in circumstances or uses; comparable (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The human heart is analogous to a pump. Who can say that the anatomy of modern despotism is significantly analogous to the anatomy of despotism in the declining Roman Empire? (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┴┤ (SYN) corresponding, like.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) corresponding in function, but not in structure and origin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wing of a fly is analogous to the wing of a bird.┤
┼╕adv. ╡analogously.┤
┼╕noun ╡analogousness.┤
╩│analogous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analogue, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an analogous word, thing, circumstance, or situation.
┴┤ (SYN) parallel.
├│ 2. ┤an organ or part analogous to another organ or part (distinguished from ╖homologue┤).
├│ 3. ┤a substance which interferes in a biochemical reaction because of its structural similarity to one of the normal reactants.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with analog computers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The analogue machine is just what its name implies: a physical analogy to the ... problem (Scientific American).┤
╩│analogue, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│analogue computer,╕ ╟│= analog computer.
╩│analogue computer,╕ ╟│= analog computer.
╜│analogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a likeness in some ways between things that are otherwise unlike; similarity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an analogy between the human heart and a pump.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Historical analogies, as between Napoleon and Hitler, ought not to be carried too far.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) correspondence of organs or other parts in function but not in structure and origin (distinguished from ╖homology┤).
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) the inference that things alike in certain respects will be alike in others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a prediction based on the analogy of history. Deductions based on analogy are frequently open to doubt. Analogy ... proceeds on the basis of similarity between two situations. If the similarity is close enough, one may conjecture that a conclusion which holds in one situation should hold in the other (Scientific American).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Mathematics.) proportion; agreement of ratios.
├│ 6. ┤(Linguistics.)
├│ a. ┤╡= analogical change.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The similarity between words like "man" and "pan" sometimes causes children to make the analogy "mans" for "men."┤
├│ b. ┤the creation of a new word based on the pattern of an old one, as ╖astronaut┤ on the model of ╖Argonaut.┤
╩│analogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│analphabet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illiterate person.
╩│analphabet, ╛╕noun.
╜│analphabete, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analphabet.
╩│analphabete, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analphabet.
╜│analphabetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤illiterate; unlettered.
├│ 2. ┤not utilizing a conventional alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Jespersen's analphabetic notation each sound is represented by a set of symbols consisting of Greek and Latin letters and Arabic numerals.┤
┬┌│ 1a. ┤separation of anything into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of. An analysis of the sentence "Babies like soft food" shows that it is made up of the plural noun ╖babies,┤ the verb ╖like,┤ the adjective ╖soft,┤ and the singular noun ╖food.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) an examining carefully and in detail. An analysis can be made of a book or a person's character.
├│ c. ┤a statement or table giving the results of an analysis; outline or summary.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.)
├│ a. ┤the determination of the kind or amount of the constituents of a substance.
├│ b. ┤the intentional separation of a substance into its ingredients or elements to determine their amount or nature. A chemical analysis of ordinary table salt shows that it is made up of two elements, sodium and chlorine.
├│ 3. ┤the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder; psychoanalysis.
├│ 4. ┤(Physics.) the resolution of light into its prismatic constituents.
├│ 5. ┤(Mathematics.)
├│ a. ┤algebraic reasoning as applied to geometry.
├│ b. ┤treatment by the calculus.
├│ 6. ┤(Philosophy.) the breaking up of a concept or event into its constituent elements or into its causes to reveal concealed content or form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is not peace, in the last analysis, a matter of human rights? (John F. Kennedy).┤
╩│analysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│analyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who analyzes or is skilled in analysis.
├│ 2. ┤a person who practices psychoanalysis; psychoanalyst.
╩│analyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│analytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= analytical.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Linguistics.) characterized by the use of separate words, such as auxiliary verbs and prepositions, rather than by the use of inflectional endings. English is an analytic language, whereas Latin is synthetic.
╩│analytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analytical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤separating a whole into its parts; of analysis; using analysis as a method or process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The methods of science are analytical. The detective had an analytical mind.┤
├│ 2. ┤concerned with or based on analysis.
╩│analytical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analytical balance,╕
┬┌┤ a precision balance, used especially in analytical chemistry for weighing quantities as small as 1/10,000 of a gram.
╩│analytical balance,╕
╜│analytical chemistry,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination by analysis of the components making up samples of matter.
╩│analytical chemistry,╕
╜│analytical cubism,╕
┬┌┤ an early form of cubism characterized by simple geometric forms.
╩│analytical cubism,╕
╜│analytical geometry,╕ ╟│= analytic geometry.
╩│analytical geometry,╕ ╟│= analytic geometry.
╜│analytically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤by means of analysis.
├│ 2. ┤to or toward analytical methods.
╩│analytically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│analytical psychology,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of psychology that uses introspection in the attempt to reduce sensations or emotions to their elements.
├│ 2. ┤the school of psychology founded by Carl Jung, differing from Freudian psychology mainly in method of dream interpretation, the concept of a collective unconscious as well as a personal one, and the use of the term ╖libido┤ as a will to live, not primarily or necessarily sexual.
╩│analytical psychology,╕
╜│analytical table,╕
┬┌┤ an arrangement of the prominent characteristics of a group of plants or animals to make identification of specimens easy.
╩│analytical table,╕
╜│analytic geometry,╕
┬┌┤ the use of coordinates and algebra or the calculus to solve problems in geometry.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a distorted image or projection that appears in natural form when reflected from a curved mirror, or the like.
├│ b. ┤a method of producing such images or projections; distortion.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤an anomalous change of form in a plant.
├│ b. ┤a gradual change of form within a group of plants or animals over a long period of time.
╩│anamorphosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│ananas, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pineapple.
╩│ananas, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pineapple.
╜│anandrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) lacking stamens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anandrous flowers are female.┤
╩│anandrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ananias, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a famous liar who, with his wife Sapphira, was struck dead for lying (in the Bible, Acts 5:1-10).
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) any liar, especially one who lies habitually.
╩│Ananias, ╛╕noun.
╜│ananthous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking flowers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ananthous plant.┤
╩│ananthous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ananym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name written or spelled backward.
╩│ananym, ╛╕noun.
╜│anapest┐╕ or │anapaest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a foot of verse having three syllables:
├│ a. ┤(in modern or accentual meter) two unaccented followed by one accented, as ╖by the way.┤
├│ b. ┤(in quantitative meter, such as Greek or Latin) two short followed by one long, as ╖pietas.┤
├│ 2. ┤a line of verse composed of or containing such feet. (Example:) "From the cen/tre all round/to the sea/I am lord/of the fowl/and the brute" (Cowper).
╩│anapest┐╕ or │anapaest, ╛╕noun.
╜│anapestic┐╕ or │anapaestic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or consisting of anapests.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anapestic verse.
╩│anapestic┐╕ or │anapaestic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anaphase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the third stage in mitosis, characterized by the movement of the two sets of daughter chromosomes to opposite ends of the spindle. It occurs after the metaphase and before the telophase.
╩│anaphase, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rhetoric.) the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. (Example:) "Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world?" (I Corinthians 1:20).
╩│anaphora, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphrodisia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absence or lack of sexual power or desire.
╩│anaphrodisia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphrodisiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤capable of decreasing sexual desire.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anaphrodisiac drug or other agent.
╩│anaphrodisiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anaphylactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of anaphylaxis.
├│ 2. ┤producing anaphylaxis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anaphylactic shock.┤
╩│anaphylactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaphylactogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an anaphylactic substance.
╩│anaphylactogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphylactogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing anaphylaxis.
╩│anaphylactogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaphylactoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or resembling the symptoms of anaphylaxis.
╩│anaphylactoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaphylaxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ increased sensitivity to the action of a normally nontoxic protein upon exposure to it, especially for the second time, sometimes causing severe or even fatal shock. Serum sickness in humans is an instance of relatively mild anaphylaxis.
╩│anaphylaxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaplasmosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of livestock, especially cattle, caused by a protozoan parasite which infests the blood.
╩│anaplasmosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or involving plastic surgery.
├│ 2. ┤having reverted to a more embryonic form, with increased capacity for multiplication, as in malignant tissue.
╩│anaplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaplasty, ╛╕noun. ╟│= plastic surgery.
╩│anaplasty, ╛╕noun. ╟│= plastic surgery.
╜│anaptotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to lose, or having already lost, by phonetic decay, the use of inflections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. English is an anaptotic language.┤
╩│anaptotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaptyctic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anaptyxis.
╩│anaptyctic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaptyxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) the insertion of an additional vowel in a word, thus forming an extra syllable, as in for ╖athlete┤ and for ╖elm.┤
╩│anaptyxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a promoter of anarchy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Imperial anarchs doubling human woes (Lord Byron).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with anarchism as a political theory.
┼╕adv. ╡anarchically.┤
╩│anarchic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anarchical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anarchic.
╩│anarchical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anarchic.
╜│anarchism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the political theory that all systems of government and law are harmful. Believers in anarchism think that all such systems prevent individuals from reaching their greatest development.
├│ b. ┤the practice or support of this belief.
├│ 2. ┤disorder and confusion; lawlessness; terrorism.
╩│anarchism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarchist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who wants to overthrow established governments and have a world without rulers and laws; advocate of anarchism.
├│ 2. ┤a person who promotes disorder and stirs up revolt.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤anarchistic.
╩│anarchist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anarchistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of anarchism; like that of anarchists.
┼╕adv. ╡anarchistically.┤
╩│anarchistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anarcho-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) anarchist and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anarcho-pacifist = anarchist and pacifist.┤
╩│anarcho-,╕
╜│anarcho-pacifism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the beliefs and practices of persons believing in or following both anarchism and pacifism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Growing numbers of drop-outs and hippies are gravitating towards ... anarcho-pacifism (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┼╕adj., n. ╡anarcho-pacifist.┤
╩│anarcho-pacifism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarcho-syndicalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) syndicalism.
┼╕noun ╡anarcho-syndicalist.┤
╩│anarcho-syndicalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarcho-syndicalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) syndicalistic.
╩│anarcho-syndicalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anarchy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an absence of a system of government and law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After its defeat in war the country was in a state of anarchy. Eternal anarchy amidst the noise of endless wars (John Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤disorder and confusion; lawlessness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) ... the wild anarchy of drink (Ben Jonson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) chaos.
├│ 3. ┤╡= anarchism ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│anarchy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarthria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inability to articulate distinctly in speaking, especially as a result of damage to the brain.
╩│anarthria, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarthrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of animals) without joints.
├│ 2. ┤(of Greek nouns) used without the article.
╩│anarthrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anasarca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dropsy of considerable extent in the subcutaneous connective tissue; generalized edema.
╩│anasarca, ╛╕noun.
╜│anasarcous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anasarca.
╩│anasarcous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Anasazi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zi╕ or │-zis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a North American Indian group that included the Basket Makers and the Pueblo Indians.
├│ 2. ┤the culture typified by this group.
╩│Anasazi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zi╕ or │-zis.╕
╜│anaspid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of fossil fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, having a heterocercal tail and lacking paired fins.
╩│anaspid, ╛╕noun.
╜│anastatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of print) raised in relief.
╩│anastatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anastigmat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an anastigmatic lens.
╩│anastigmat, ╛╕noun.
╜│anastigmatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ free from astigmatism (applied especially to a compound photographic lens in which each part is designed to compensate for the astigmatic defects of the other); stigmatic.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cross connection between separate parts of any branching system, such as the veins of leaves, veins in the wings of insects, or rivers and their branches.
├│ 2. ┤communication between blood vessels in an animal body.
╩│anastomosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│anastomotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anastomosis.
╩│anastomotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anastrophe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rhetoric.) inversion of the usual order of words or the arrangement of clauses in a sentence. (Example:) "Sweet are the uses of adversity."
╩│anastrophe, ╛╕noun.
╜│anat.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anatomical.
├│ 2. ┤anatomy.
╩│anat.,╕
╜│anatase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of native titanium dioxide; octahedrite.
╩│anatase, ╛╕noun.
╜│anatexis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) the process by which plutonic rock is melted and regenerated as a magma.
╩│anatexis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anathema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that is utterly detested or condemned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because of its uncertainties, steeplechasing long has been anathema to the betting fraternity (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) taboo.
├│ 2. ┤any person or thing that has been cursed or consigned to damnation.
├│ 3. ┤a solemn curse by church authorities excommunicating some person from the church.
├│ 4. ┤the act of denouncing and condemning some person or thing as evil.
├│ 5. ┤a curse or imprecation.
┴┤ (SYN) malediction.
╩│anathema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas.╕
╜│anathema maranatha,╕
┬┌┤ the term ╖anathema┤ supplemented by a phrase meaning "the Lord hath come," apparently added for solemnity, and hence used as an intensified form of ╖anathema┤ (in the Bible, I Corinthians 16:22).
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of the structure of animals and plants, based upon dissection, microscopic observation, and other analyses. Anatomy is a part of biology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors study human anatomy.┤
├│ 2. ┤a book about this.
├│ 3. ┤the dissecting of animals or plants to study the position and structure of their parts.
├│ 4. ┤the structure of an animal or plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anatomy of an earthworm is much simpler than that of a man.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) the detailed examining of the parts or elements of a thing; analysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Anatomy of Melancholy (Robert Burton).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) a skeleton.
╩│anatomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│anatosaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sauri.╕
┬┌┤ an ornithopod dinosaur with as many as 2,000 teeth.
┴┤ (SYN) trachodont.
╩│anatosaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sauri.╕
╜│anatropous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) inverted at an early stage of growth of an ovule, so that the micropyle is close to the hilum, and the chalaza is at the opposite end.
╩│anatropous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anatto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╩│anatto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╜│anbury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a soft wart on horses and other animals.
├│ 2. ┤a disease attacking the roots of turnips, cabbages, and other plants.
╩│anbury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│anc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤ancient.
├│ 2. ┤anciently.
╩│anc.,╕
╜│-ance,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix forming nouns chiefly from verbs.┤
├│ 1. ┤the act or fact of ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Avoidance = the act or fact of avoiding.┤
├│ 2. ┤the quality or state of being ______ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Annoyance = the quality of being annoyed.┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing that ______s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Conveyance = a thing that conveys.┤
├│ 4. ┤what is ______ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Contrivance = what is contrived.┤
├│ 5. ┤the quality or state of being ______ant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Importance = the quality or state of being important.┤
╩│-ance,╕
╜│ancestor, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person from whom one is directly descended, usually one more remote than a parent; forefather. Your grandfathers, your grandmothers, and so on back, are your ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forebear, progenitor.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) that from which anything is descended; forerunner.
┴┤ (SYN) precursor.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) the early or lower form from which a species or group is descended, according to the theory of evolution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dinosaurs and today's reptiles are descendants of common ancestors.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) a person from whom an inheritance is derived.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be the ancestor of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their grandfathers ancestored the oldest family in Houston.┤
╩│ancestor, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ancestor worship,╕
┬┌┤ great veneration for or worship of one's ancestors, as a characteristic of certain religions.
╩│ancestor worship,╕
╜│ancestral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. England was the ancestral home of the Pilgrims.┤
├│ 2. ┤inherited from ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black hair is an ancestral trait in that family.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hereditary.
┼╕adv. ╡ancestrally.┤
╩│ancestral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ancestress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman from whom one is descended.
╩│ancestress, ╛╕noun.
╜│ancestry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤grandparents and other ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the early settlers in America had English ancestry.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stock.
├│ 2. ┤line of descent from ancestors; lineage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king was of noble ancestry.┤
├│ 3. ┤honorable descent.
┴┤ (SYN) birth, family.
╩│ancestry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│Anchises, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Legend.) a prince of Troy and the father of Aeneas, on whose shoulders Anchises was carried from the flaming city.
╩│Anchises, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchor─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shaped piece of metal fastened to a rope, chain, or cable lowered from a ship or boat to the bottom of the water to hold the ship or boat in place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anchor caught in the mud of the lake bottom and kept the boat from drifting.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something that makes a person feel safe and secure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His mother's letters were an anchor to the boy when he went to camp for the first time.┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing for holding something else in place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anchors of the cables of this suspension bridge are set in concrete.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= anchorman or anchorwoman.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) a department store, convention center, or other project large enough to make a shopping or business area around it safe for investment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With the confidence provided by the anchor, the neighborhood often flourishes (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hold in place with an anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you anchor the boat in this storm?┤
├│ 2. ┤to hold in place; fix firmly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scouts anchored the tent to the ground.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be the anchorman or anchorwoman of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to anchor a relay team or a news program.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to drop anchor; stop or stay in a place by using an anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship anchored in the bay.┤
├│ 2. ┤to lay hold or be firmly fixed in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) His opinion was firmly anchored in faith.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be or serve as anchorman or anchorwoman.
└╕expr. ╡at anchor,┤ ┤held by an anchor; anchored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship was riding at anchor in the bay.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast an anchor to windward,┤ ┤to adopt measures for security.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Policy is based on a desire to cast an anchor to windward, to secure a friend for the United States.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast anchor,┤ ┤to let down or drop the anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat cast anchor near shore.┤
└╕expr. ╡come to anchor,┤ ┤to drop the anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They drifted along the coast and came to anchor in a bay.┤
└╕expr. ╡ride at anchor,┤ ┤to be kept at some place by being anchored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat rode at anchor until the storm subsided.┤
└╕expr. ╡weigh anchor,┤ ┤to take up the anchor so as to sail away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They weighed anchor and drifted toward shore. (Figurative.) Our author weighs up anchors, and once more ... resolves to prove his fortune (Philip Massinger).┤
╩│anchor─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│anchor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) an anchorite; hermit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An anchor's cheer in prison be my hope (Shakespeare).┤
╩│anchor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│anchorage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place to anchor.
├│ 2. ┤money paid for the right to anchor.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of anchoring or the state of being anchored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is room for the anchorage of 500 ships.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) something to hold onto or depend on.
╩│anchorage, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchor arm,╕
┬┌┤ the part of a cantilever bridge between the shore and the pier.
╩│anchor arm,╕
╜│anchor bend,╕ ╟│= fisherman's bend.
╩│anchor bend,╕ ╟│= fisherman's bend.
╜│anchoress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman anchorite.
╩│anchoress, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchoret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anchorite.
╩│anchoret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anchorite.
╜│anchoretic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anchoritic.
╩│anchoretic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anchoritic.
╜│anchorite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who lives alone in a solitary place for religious meditation.
├│ 2. ┤a hermit.
┴┤ (SYN) recluse.
╩│anchorite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchoritic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an anchorite.
├│ 2. ┤like that of an anchorite.
╩│anchoritic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anchor knot,╕
┬┌┤ a knot used especially for attaching a cable to the ring of an anchor.
╩│anchor knot,╕
╜│anchorless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ drifting.
╩│anchorless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anchorman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the last man to run or swim on a relay team.
├│ b. ┤the last player to bowl for a team in each frame.
├│ c. ┤the end man of a tug-of-war team.
├│ 2. ┤(Radio and Television.) a person who coordinates a broadcast usually by commenting and introducing reports from correspondents in several different cities, countries, or other areas.
╩│anchorman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│anchor plate,╕
┬┌┤ a heavy support, often embedded in masonry, to secure the cables of a suspensionbridge.
╩│anchor plate,╕
╜│anchorwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ a female anchorman.
╩│anchorwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│anchovetta┐╕ or │anchoveta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small anchovy of the Pacific coast of America, from southern California to Peru, commonly used as bait.
╩│anchovetta┐╕ or │anchoveta, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchovy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
┬┌┤ a very small fish that looks somewhat like a herring, especially one abundant in the Mediterranean. Anchovies are preserved by salting or drying and may be packed in oil, made into paste, or used in sauces.
╩│anchovy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
╜│anchovy pear,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a West Indian fruit, somewhat resembling the mango, often pickled.
├│ 2. ┤the tree that bears it, related to that which bears the Brazil nut.
╩│anchovy pear,╕
╜│anchusa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants of the borage family, having hairy stems and rough leaves, such as the European bugloss or alkanet.
╩│anchusa, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchusin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red dye obtained from a variety of anchusa; alkannin.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Andes (mountain system in South America).
╩│Andean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Andermass, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Saint Andrew's Day.
╩│Andermass, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Saint Andrew's Day.
╜│Anderson shelter,
┬┌┤ an air-raid shelter of corrugated iron used in Britain during World War II.
╩│Anderson shelter,
╜│andesine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a triclinic feldspar.
╩│andesine, ╛╕noun.
╜│andesite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an igneous rock occurring in many varieties, in all of which a high-soda plagioclase is the chief constituent.
╩│andesite, ╛╕noun.
╜│andiron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a pair of metal supports for wood burned in a fireplace; firedog. Andirons hold the wood above the floor of the fireplace on legs that are short in back and usually have a high ornamental shaft in front to keep the logs from rolling out of the fireplace.
╩│andiron, ╛╕noun.
╜│and/╕│or,╕
┬┌┤ both or either. "To earn money from stocks and/or bonds" means to earn it from both stocks and bonds or from either stocks or bonds.
╩│and/╕│or,╕
╜│Andorran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Andorra (country between France and Spain), its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Andorra.
╩│Andorran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│andradite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a garnet containing calcium and iron, occurring in a variety of colors, such as red, yellow, green, and brown.
╩│andradite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andrea Ferrara,
┬┌┤ a sword or sword blade of a kind greatly esteemed in Scotland toward the end of the 1500's and later.
╩│Andrea Ferrara,
╜│Andrew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of Christ's twelve apostles, brother of Simon Peter (in the Bible, Mark 3:18). He is the patron saint of Greece, Russia, and Scotland.
╩│Andrew, ╛╕noun.
╜│androcentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having man or the male as its center.
╩│androcentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Androcles, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Roman Legend.) a slave spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had pulled a thorn years before.
┬┌┤ a patch of scent scales on the wings of male butterflies.
╩│androconium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
╜│androcracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rule of man or the male; male supremacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stage of gynecocracy was succeeded by the stage of androcracy, and the subjection of women was rendered complete (Lester E. Ward).┤
╩│androcracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│androcratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with androcracy.
╩│androcratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androecial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an androecium.
╩│androecial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
┬┌┤ a name given to the whole of the male organs of a flower; the stamens of a flower (correlative to ╖gynoecium┤).
╩│androecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│androgen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any sex hormone, produced especially by the testes, that induces or strengthens masculine characteristics, such as a beard, large muscles, or a deep voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The androgens and estrogens are not sex specific. ... Both are present in varying amounts in normal men and women (Science News Letter).┤
╩│androgen, ╛╕noun.
╜│androgenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an androgen.
┼╕adv. ╡androgenically.┤
╩│androgenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androgenicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the capability of a hormone or other substance to strengthen masculine characteristics.
╩│androgenicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│androgyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) an androgynous plant.
├│ 2. ┤╡= hermaphrodite.┤
╩│androgyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│androgynous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) having flowers with stamens and flowers with pistils in the same cluster.
├│ 2. ┤╡= hermaphroditic.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or for both sexes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dress will become more androgynous, with class symbols becoming more important than sexual ones (Time).┤
╩│androgynous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androgyny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hermaphroditism.
╩│androgyny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hermaphroditism.
╜│android, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an automation in the form of a human being.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a male.
╔┤ ╢Ex. android glands.┤
╩│android, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│androides, ╛╕noun. ╟│= android.
╩│androides, ╛╕noun. ╟│= android.
╜│andrology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of male fertility, especially of disorders of the male reproductive system.
┼╕noun ╡andrologist.┤
╩│andrology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andromache, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the brave and loyal wife of Hector, prince of Troy.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) a princess of Ethiopia who was chained to the side of a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster in order to save her country. Perseus killed the monster and married Andromeda.
├│ 2. ┤a northern constellation, between Perseus and Pegasus, containing the only spiral nebula in the Northern Hemisphere visible to the unaided eye.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡andromeda.┤ the horticultural name for any one of several evergreen shrubs of the heath family.
┬┌┤ a shower of meteors occurring in late November and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Leonids are remarkably swift; the Andromedids surprisingly slow (Pall Mall Gazette).┤
╩│Andromedid, ╛╕noun.
╜│androsphinx, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sphinx having the head of a man, as distinguished from one with the head of a ram (criosphinx) or of a hawk (hieracosphinx), one of the three types of the ancient Egyptian sphinx.
╩│androsphinx, ╛╕noun.
╜│androspore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= microspore.
╩│androspore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= microspore.
╜│androsterone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sex hormone conducive to certain male characteristics.
╩│androsterone, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andvari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Norse Mythology.) a dwarf who was robbed by Loki of his treasure and a magic ring.
╩│Andvari, ╛╕noun.
╜│ane, ╛╕adjective, pronoun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) one.
╩│ane, ╛╕adjective, pronoun.
╜│-ane,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix forming nouns. Chemistry.) a saturated carbon of the methane series, such as in ╖butane┤ or ╖propane.┤
╩│-ane,╕
╜│anear, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) near.
╩│anear, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│anecdota, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ historical detail which is unpublished.
╩│anecdota, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│anecdotage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anecdotes collectively.
├│ 2. ┤(Humorous.) talkative old age.
╩│anecdotage, ╛╕noun.
╜│anecdotal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of anecdotes; containing anecdotes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This book is informal, anecdotal and easy to read.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anecdotally.┤
╩│anecdotal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anecdotalist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anecdotist.
╩│anecdotalist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anecdotist.
╜│anecdote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short account of some interesting incident or event, especially one in the life of a person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many anecdotes are told about Abe Lincoln.┤
└╕expr. ╡anecdotes,┤ ┤secret, private, or previously unpublished narratives or details of history or biography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Professing ... to avoid anecdotes, I say nothing of those famous reconciliations and quarrels (Edmund Burke).┤
╩│anecdote, ╛╕noun.
╜│anecdotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= anecdotal.┤
├│ 2. ┤always ready to tell anecdotes.
┼╕adv. ╡anecdotically.┤
╩│anecdotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anecdotical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anecdotic.
╩│anecdotical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anecdotic.
╜│anecdotist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who relates anecdotes.
╩│anecdotist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anechoic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or admitting no echoes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anechoic chamber.┤
╩│anechoic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anele, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│aneled,╕ │aneling.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to administer extreme unction to (a person who is dying).
├│ 2. ┤to anoint.
╩│anele, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│aneled,╕ │aneling.╕
╜│anelectric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that cannot be electrified by friction.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anelectric substance.
╩│anelectric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a weak condition caused by not enough red cells in the blood or by a loss of blood. It is characterized by pallor, palpitation of the heart, and a tendency to fatigue.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lack of vigor or strength; weakness. Also, (especially British) ╡anaemia.┤
╩│anemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤of anemia; having anemia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anemic symptoms, an anemic child.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lacking in vigor, strength, or spirit; weak.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anemic economy, anemic defense.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anemically.┤
╩│anemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemic anoxia,╕
┬┌┤ decrease in oxygen from the blood caused by deficiency in hemoglobin or alteration of the hemoglobin in the blood by chemicals.
╩│anemic anoxia,╕
╜│anemogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record of an anemograph.
╩│anemogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemometer.
╩│anemograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemometer.
╜│anemographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anemograph or anemography (anemometry).
╩│anemographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= anemometry.┤
├│ 2. ┤a treatise on the winds.
╩│anemography, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anemology.
╩│anemological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of the winds.
╩│anemology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the speed, or pressure, of the wind; wind gauge.
╩│anemometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anemometer or anemometry.
╩│anemometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anemometric.
╩│anemometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anemometric.
╜│anemometrograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemograph.
╩│anemometrograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemograph.
╜│anemometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of the anemometer; science or process of measuring wind speeds.
╩│anemometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a perennial plant of the crowfoot family, with a slender stem and small, white or colored flowers shaped like cups; windflower. It often blossoms early in the spring. The wood anemone is one common kind.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sea anemone ┤(a flowerlike polyp).┤
╩│anemone, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemophilous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fertilized by pollen carried by the wind, as the flowers of grasses, sedges, and pines; wind-pollinated.
╩│anemophilous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemophily, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fertilization by pollen carried on the wind; wind-pollination.
╩│anemophily, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any instrument for showing or recording the direction of the wind, such as a weather vane.
╩│anemoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition of various trees in which the annual layers are separated from one another. It is supposed by some to be due to the action of strong winds upon the trunk, and by others to the action of frost or of lightning.
╩│anemosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anencephalia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anencephaly.
╩│anencephalia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anencephaly.
╜│anencephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anencephalous.
╩│anencephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anencephalous.
╜│anencephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking a brain.
╩│anencephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anencephalus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌┤ a creature without a brain.
╩│anencephalus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│anencephaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the absence of a brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. fetal anencephaly.┤
╩│anencephaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│an-end, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) in the direction of the length; directly ahead.
╩│an-end, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anenst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= anent.
╩│anenst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= anent.
╜│anent, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌│ 1. ┤concerning; about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I note John DeLury's letter of Feb. 2, anent the rise of productivity of his workers (Robert Hoskins).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) side by side with; beside.
╩│anent, ╛╕preposition.
╜│anergy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lack of energy.
├│ 2. ┤loss or weakening of an acquired immunity.
╩│anergy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anerobic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╩│anerobic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╜│aneroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤using no liquid.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= aneroid barometer.┤
╩│aneroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aneroid altimeter,╕
┬┌┤ an altimeter that uses air pressure to measure altitude.
╩│aneroid altimeter,╕
╜│aneroid barometer,╕
┬┌┤ a barometer that is worked by the pressure of air on the elastic lid of an air tight metal box from which the air has been pumped out. A change of pressure causes a pointer attached to the lid to move along a scale.
╩│aneroid barometer,╕
╜│anes, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) once.
╩│anes, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anesthesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Anesthesia can be produced by ether, chloroform, novocaine, morphine, or other chemical agent, or by hypnotism, or as the result of hysteria, paralysis, or disease. The entire body (╡general anesthesia┤) or only a certain area or areas of the body (╡local anesthesia┤) may be affected. Also, (especially British) ╡anaesthesia.┤
╩│anesthesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a person, usually a doctor, who studies anesthesiology or is an expert in administering anesthesia, especially during an operation. Also, (especially British) ╡anaesthesiologist.┤
╩│anesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤the science of administering general and local anesthetics, especially in surgery. Also, (especially British) ╡anaesthesiology.┤
╩│anesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anesthesia.
╩│anesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anesthesia.
╜│anesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (Especially U.S.) ┤a substance that causes entire or partial loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Ether, chloroform, and procaine are anesthetics used by doctors so that patients will feel no pain.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤causing anesthesia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anesthetic gas.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or with anesthesia.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) unfeeling.
┼╕adv. ╡anesthetically.┤
╩│anesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anesthetist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who administers anesthesia, especially during an operation. Also, (especially British,) ╡anaesthetist.┤
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) the inactive period of the estrous cycle.
╩│anestrum, ╛╕noun.
╜│anethole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the chief constituent of the essential oils of anise and fennel, used as a perfuming agent, especially in soaps and toothpastes.
╩│anethole, ╛╕noun.
╜│aneuch, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) enough.
╩│aneuch, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb.
╜│aneuploid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) having a number of chromosomes not a multiple of the haploid number for the species.
╩│aneuploid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aneurin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= vitamin B-1 (thiamin).
╩│aneurin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= vitamin B-1 (thiamin).
╜│aneurysm┐╕ or │aneurism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a permanent swelling of an artery or vein, caused by pressure of the blood on a weakened part. Aneurysms are caused congenitally or by disease or injury.
╩│aneurysm┐╕ or │aneurism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aneurysmal┐╕ or │aneurismal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or caused by aneurysm.
├│ 2. ┤affected with aneurysm.
╩│aneurysmal┐╕ or │aneurismal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anew, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤once more; again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made so many mistakes he had to begin his work anew.┤
├│ 2. ┤in a new form or different way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The architect planned the building anew.┤
╩│anew, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anfractuosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or state of being full of windingsand turnings.
├│ 2. ┤a passage, channel, or crevice full of turnings and windings.
╩│anfractuosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│anfractuous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of windings and turnings; sinuous; roundabout; circuitous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the coast, the anfractuous cliffs are dotted with a series of promontory forts made long before the dawn of history (Atlantic).┤
╩│anfractuous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ANG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Newspaper Guild.
╩│ANG╕ (no periods),
╜│angary, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the right of a belligerent nation to seize, use, or destroy property belonging to neutrals.
╩│angary, ╛╕noun.
╜│angekok┐╕ or │angakok, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Eskimo sorcerer, medicine man, or shaman.
╩│angekok┐╕ or │angakok, ╛╕noun.
╜│angel, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a messenger from God; (in some religious beliefs) one of an order of spiritual beings that are attendants of God.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angels told the shepherds about the birth of Christ.┤
┴┤ (SYN) seraph, cherub.
├│ 2. ┤a conventional representation of such a being, usually as a winged human figure clothed in white.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Angels are painted fair (Thomas Otway).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a person as pure, innocent, good, or lovely as an angel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an angel among women.┤
├│ 4. ┤any supernatural (but not divine) spirit, either good or bad.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular, all his life long (Robert Burton).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a guardian or attendant spirit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I to her became Her guardian and her angel (Tennyson).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a messenger; herald.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soft breezes, the angels of Spring.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harbinger.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a person who pays for producing a play; financial backer; sponsor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But in any show, the initial cost is not nearly so important as operating expenses. They determine how soon--if ever--an angel gets his money back (Newsweek).┤
├│ 8. ┤an English gold coin in use between 1465 and 1634.
├│ 9. ┤an unexplained, invisible phenomenon that causes a radar echo.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to provide financial backing or support for (a play, or other theatrical production).
┴┤ (SYN) sponsor, subsidize, finance.
└╕expr. ╡on the side of the angels,┤ ┤on the virtuous or right side; acting worthily or honorably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O'Brien has been reviled as have few international men ... but his book reassures one that in his fierce way he was on the side of the angels, something his friends would not doubt (Canadian Forum).┤
╩│angel, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│angel cake,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) angel food cake.
╩│angel cake,╕
╜│angel dust,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a powerful drug, phencyclidine or PCP, that acts as a depressant. It is used as a narcotic, especially by smoking it when sprinkled on marijuana, mint leaves, or parsley.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Angel dust ... can create paranoia, restlessness, manic agitation--and it can masquerade as other drugs because its effects sometimes resemble hallucinogens like LSD, or stimulants or depressants (New York Daily News).┤
╩│angel dust,╕
╜│Angeleno, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos╕ or │-noes.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles, California.
╩│Angeleno, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos╕ or │-noes.╕
╜│angelet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little angel.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a gold coin of half the value of an angel (def. 8).
╩│angelet, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several colorful, tropical marine fish with spiny fins.
├│ 2. ┤╡= scalare.┤
╩│angelfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│angel food cake,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a very light, white cake made of the whites of eggs beaten very stiff, with sugar and flour.
╩│angel food cake,╕
╜│angelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of angels; heavenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. angelic messengers. The saint had an angelic vision.┤
├│ 2. ┤like an angel; pure, innocent, good, or lovely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an angelic woman. The little baby had an angelic face.┤
┼╕adv. ╡angelically.┤
╩│angelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angelica, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tall perennial plant of the parsley family used in cooking, in medicine, for flavoring, and in making perfume. Candied angelica is cut into shapes to decorate cakes, etc.
╩│angelica, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angelic.
╩│angelical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angelic.
╜│angelica oil,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless or pale-yellow, aromatic oil obtained from the root or seeds of angelica, used for flavoring.
╩│angelica oil,╕
╜│angelica tree,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the Hercules'-club.
╩│angelica tree,╕
╜│angel light,╕
┬┌┤ a small, triangular light in the upper and outer part of an arched window, next to the point where the arch springs in Gothic architecture.
╩│angel light,╕
╜│angelology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of theology that deals with angels.
╩│angelology, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelshark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shark having large fins which spread out like wings.
╩│angelshark, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelskin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= peau d'ange.
╩│angelskin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= peau d'ange.
╜│angels-on-horseback, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ oysters wrapped in bacon.
╩│angels-on-horseback, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│angel's trumpet,╕
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of South American herbs of the nightshade family having large, trumpet-shaped flowers.
╩│angel's trumpet,╕
╜│Angelus┐╕ or │angelus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prayer said by Roman Catholics in memory of Christ's assuming human form.
├│ 2. ┤the bell (╡Angelus bell┤) rung at morning, noon, and evening to signal the times this prayer is said.
╩│Angelus┐╕ or │angelus, ╛╕noun.
╜│anger, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the feeling one has toward something or someone that hurts, opposes, offends, or annoys; strong displeasure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a moment of anger I hit my brother.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) a painful inflammation.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) grief; trouble.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make angry; arouse anger in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's disobedience angered his father.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) to irritate or inflame (a sore or wound).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He angers easily.┤
╩│anger, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│angerly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) with anger or resentment.
╩│angerly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Angevin, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or from Anjou (old province of France). The Plantagenet family of the kings of England was Angevin.
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to the Plantagenet family.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of the Plantagenet family.
├│ 2. ┤a native or inhabitant of Anjou.
╩│Angevin, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Angevine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Angevin.
╩│Angevine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Angevin.
╜│angina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= angina pectoris.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sudden, acute pain.
├│ 3. ┤any inflammation of the throat, such as quinsy, croup, or mumps.
╩│angina, ╛╕noun.
╜│anginal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by angina or angina pectoris.
╩│anginal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angina pectoris,
┬┌┤ a condition of the heart marked by sharp chest pains and a feeling of suffocation. It is usually associated with a diminished supply of blood to the heart's muscle.
╩│angina pectoris,
╜│anginose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╩│anginose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╜│anginous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╩│anginous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╜│angiocardiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an X-ray photograph of the heart and the thoracic blood vessels.
╩│angiocardiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiocardiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an angiocardiogram or angiocardiography.
╩│angiocardiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angiocardiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌┤ examination of the heart and of the thoracic blood vessels by X-ray photography or a fluoroscope.
╩│angiocardiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│angiocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a fruit enclosed in a distinct covering.
╩│angiocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angioedema, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an allergic condition marked by urticarial swellings on the skin and mucous membranes.
╩│angioedema, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiogenin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein that promotes the growth of new blood vessels, discovered in human cancer tissue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Artificially administered angiogenin could be of great benefit to the victims of heart disease by causing new blood vessels to grow in the heart (Thomas H. Maugh II).┤
╩│angiogenin, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an X-ray photograph of blood vessels, especially of the heart, by the injection of a radiopaque substance into the blood vessels.
╩│angiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with angiography.
╩│angiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌┤ X-ray examination of blood vessels by injection of a radiopaque substance into blood vessels.
╩│angiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│angiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies angiology or is an expert in angiographic examination.
╩│angiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of anatomy that deals with the blood and lymphatic vessels.
╩│angiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│angioma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a tumor produced chiefly by the enlargement of blood or lymphatic vessels.
╩│angioma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│angiomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an angioma or angiomas.
╩│angiomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angioneurotic edema, ╟= angioedema.
╩│angioneurotic edema, ╟= angioedema.
╜│angioplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a surgical procedure for clearing a passage in an artery, especially by threading a small balloon through the artery and inflating it to clear blood clots and fatty deposits.
┼╕adj. ╡angioplastic.┤
╩│angioplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiosperm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary or fruit; a flowering plant. Grasses, beans, strawberries, and oaks are angiosperms. The angiosperms are one of the two large subdivisions into which the seedbearing plants are divided.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Geologic history supports the statement that the angiosperms have been slowly but certainly replacing the gymnosperms during the last 100 million years (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│angiosperm, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiospermal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╩│angiospermal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╜│angiospermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╩│angiospermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╜│angiospermous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the seeds enclosed in an ovary.
╩│angiospermous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angiotensin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a peptide occurring in the blood that affects the caliber of blood vessels and otherwise alters blood pressure.
╩│angiotensin, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiotensin-converting enzyme, ╟= ACE.
╩│angiotensin-converting enzyme, ╟= ACE.
╜│angiotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.
┬┌┤ surgical incision or dissection of a blood or lymphatic vessel.
╩│angiotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.
╜│angiotonin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angiotensin.
╩│angiotonin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angiotensin.
╜│angklung, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a musical instrument of Malaya and Indonesia, consisting of bamboo pipes of diff
