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| A | | () An expletive, void of sense, to fill up ... |
| A B C | | () The first three letters of the alphabet, used ... |
| A B C | | () A primer for teaching the alphabet and first ... |
| A B C | | () The simplest rudiments of any subject; as, the ... |
| A cappella | | () In church or chapel style; -- said of ... |
| A cappella | | () A time indication, equivalent to alla breve. ... |
| A cheval | | () Astride; with a part on each side; -- ... |
| A F of L | | () American Federation of Labor. ... |
| A fortiori | | () With stronger reason. ... |
| A mensa et thoro | | () A kind of divorce which does not dissolve ... |
| a or an | | () Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a ... |
| a or an | | () To go over and examine point by point; ... |
| A posteriori | | () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions ... |
| A posteriori | | () Applied to knowledge which is based upon or ... |
| A priori | | () Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences ... |
| A priori | | () Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, ... |
| A- | | () A, as a prefix to English words, is ... |
| A-mornings | | (adv.) In the morning; every morning. ... |
| A-sea | | (adv.) On the sea; at sea; toward the sea. ... |
| A-tiptoe | | (adv.) On tiptoe; eagerly expecting. ... |
| Aam | | (n.) A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying ... |
| Aard-vark | | (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat ... |
| Aard-wolf | | (n.) A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, ... |
| Aaronic | | (a.) Alt. of Aaronical ... |
| Aaronical | | (a.) Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of ... |
| Aarons rod | | () A rod with one serpent twined around it, ... |
| Aarons rod 2 | | () A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. ... |
| Ab | | (n.) The fifth month of the Jewish year according ... |
| Ab- | | () A prefix in many words of Latin origin. ... |
| Abaca | | (n.) The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. ... |
| Abaci | | (pl. ) of Abacus ... |
| Abacinate | | (v. t.) To blind by a red-hot metal plate ... |
| Abacination | | (n.) The act of abacinating. ... |
| Abaciscus | | (n.) One of the tiles or squares of a ... |
| Abacist | | (n.) One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; ... |
| Aback | | (adv.) Toward the back or rear; backward. ... |
| Aback 1 | | (adv.) Behind; in the rear. ... |
| Aback 2 | | (adv.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the ... |
| Aback 3 | | (n.) An abacus. ... |
| abacterial | | ... |
| Abactinal | | (a.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to ... |
| Abaction | | (n.) Stealing cattle on a large scale. ... |
| Abactor | | (n.) One who steals and drives away cattle or ... |
| Abaculi | | (pl. ) of Abaculus ... |
| Abaculus | | (n.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other ... |
| Abacus | | (n.) A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently ... |
| Abacus 1 | | (n.) A calculating table or frame; an instrument for ... |
| Abacus 2 | | (n.) The uppermost member or division of the capital ... |
| Abacus 3 | | (n.) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or ... |
| Abacus 4 | | (n.) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated ... |
| Abacuses 1 | | (pl. ) of Abacus ... |
| Abada | | (n.) The rhinoceros. ... |
| Abaddon | | (n.) The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; ... |
| Abaddon 1 | | (n.) Hell; the bottomless pit. ... |
| Abaft | | (prep.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the ... |
| Abaft 1 | | (adv.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft. ... |
| Abaisance | | (n.) Obeisance. ... |
| Abaiser | | (n.) Ivory black or animal charcoal. ... |
| Abaist | | (p. p.) Abashed; confounded; discomfited. ... |
| Abalienate | | (v. t.) To transfer the title of from one ... |
| Abalienate 1 | | (v. t.) To estrange; to withdraw. ... |
| Abalienate 2 | | (v. t.) To cause alienation of (mind). ... |
| Abalienation | | (n.) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement. ... |
| Abalone | | (n.) A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The ... |
| Aband | | (v. t.) To abandon. ... |
| Aband 1 | | (v. t.) To banish; to expel. ... |
| Abandon | | (v. t.) To cast or drive out; to banish; ... |
| Abandon 1 | | (v. t.) To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ... |
| Abandon 2 | | (v. t.) Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without ... |
| Abandon 3 | | (v. t.) To relinquish all claim to; -- used ... |
| Abandon 4 | | (v.) Abandonment; relinquishment. ... |
| Abandon 5 | | (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom ... |
| Abandoned | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abandon ... |
| Abandoned | | (a.) Forsaken, deserted. ... |
| Abandoned 1 | | (a.) Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, ... |
| Abandonedly | | (adv.) Unrestrainedly. ... |
| Abandonee | | (n.) One to whom anything is legally abandoned. ... |
| Abandoner | | (n.) One who abandons. ... |
| Abandoning | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abandon ... |
| Abandonment | | (n.) The act of abandoning, or the state of ... |
| Abandonment 1 | | (n.) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters ... |
| Abandonment 2 | | (n.) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, ... |
| Abandonment 3 | | (n.) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom ... |
| Abandonment 4 | | (n.) Careless freedom or ease; abandon. ... |
| Abandum | | (n.) Anything forfeited or confiscated. ... |
| Abanet | | (n.) See Abnet. ... |
| Abanga | | (n.) A West Indian palm; also the fruit of ... |
| Abannation | | (n.) Alt. of Abannition ... |
| Abannition 1 | | (n.) Banishment. ... |
| Abarticulation | | (n.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits ... |
| Abase | | (a.) To lower or depress; to throw or cast ... |
| Abase 1 | | (a.) To cast down or reduce low or lower, ... |
| Abased | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abase ... |
| Abased | | (a.) Lowered; humbled. ... |
| Abased 1 | | (a.) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, ... |
| Abasedly | | (adv.) Abjectly; downcastly. ... |
| Abasement | | (n.) The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; ... |
| Abaser | | (n.) He who, or that which, abases. ... |
| Abash | | (v. t.) To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse ... |
| Abashed | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abash ... |
| Abashedly | | (adv.) In an abashed manner. ... |
| Abashing | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abash ... |
| Abashment | | (n.) The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. ... |
| Abasia | | (n.) Inability to coordinate muscular actions properly in walking. ... |
| Abasing | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abase ... |
| Abassi | | (n.) Alt. of Abassis ... |
| Abassis | | (n.) A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty ... |
| Abatable | | (a.) Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ ... |
| Abate | | (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow. ... |
| Abate 1 | | (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a ... |
| Abate 2 | | (v. t.) To deduct; to omit; as, to abate ... |
| Abate 3 | | (v. t.) To blunt. ... |
| Abate 4 | | (v. t.) To reduce in estimation; to deprive. ... |
| Abate 5 | | (v. t.) To bring entirely down or put an ... |
| Abate 6 | | (v. t.) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable ... |
| Abate 7 | | (v. t.) To decrease, or become less in strength ... |
| Abate 8 | | (v. t.) To be defeated, or come to naught; ... |
| Abate 9 | | (n.) Abatement. ... |
| Abated | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abate ... |
| Abatement | | (n.) The act of abating, or the state of ... |
| Abatement 1 | | (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away ... |
| Abatement 2 | | (n.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon. ... |
| Abatement 3 | | (n.) The entry of a stranger, without right, into ... |
| Abater | | (n.) One who, or that which, abates. ... |
| Abating | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abate ... |
| Abatis | | (n.) Alt. of Abattis ... |
| Abatised | | (a.) Provided with an abatis. ... |
| Abator | | (n.) One who abates a nuisance. ... |
| Abator 1 | | (n.) A person who, without right, enters into a ... |
| Abattis | | (n.) A means of defense formed by felled trees, ... |
| Abattoir | | (n.) A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. ... |
| Abattoirs | | (pl. ) of Abattoir ... |
| Abature | | (n.) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by ... |
| Abatvoix | | (n.) The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum. ... |
| Abawed | | (p. p.) Astonished; abashed. ... |
| Abaxial | | (a.) Alt. of Abaxile ... |
| Abaxile | | (a.) Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. ... |
| Abay | | (n.) Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See ... |
| Abb | | (n.) Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb ... |
| Abb wool | | () See Abb. ... |
| Abba | | (n.) Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, ... |
| Abbacies | | (pl. ) of Abbacy ... |
| Abbacy | | (n.) The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot. ... |
| Abbatial | | (a.) Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights. ... |
| Abbatical | | (a.) Abbatial. ... |
| Abbe | | (n.) The French word answering to the English abbot, ... |
| Abbess | | (n.) A female superior or governess of a nunnery, ... |
| Abbey | | (n.) A monastery or society of persons of either ... |
| Abbey | | (n.) The church of a monastery. ... |
| Abbeys | | (pl. ) of Abbey ... |
| Abbot | | (n.) The superior or head of an abbey. ... |
| Abbot 1 | | (n.) One of a class of bishops whose sees ... |
| Abbotship | | (n.) The state or office of an abbot. ... |
| Abbreviate | | (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; ... |
| Abbreviate 1 | | (v. t.) To reduce to lower terms, as a ... |
| Abbreviate 2 | | (a.) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. ... |
| Abbreviate 3 | | (a.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or ... |
| Abbreviate 4 | | (n.) An abridgment. ... |
| Abbreviated | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abbreviate ... |
| Abbreviated | | (a.) Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate. ... |
| Abbreviating | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abbreviate ... |
| Abbreviation | | (n.) The act of shortening, or reducing. ... |
| Abbreviation 1 | | (n.) The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. ... |
| Abbreviation 2 | | (n.) The form to which a word or phrase ... |
| Abbreviation 3 | | (n.) One dash, or more, through the stem of ... |
| Abbreviator | | (n.) One who abbreviates or shortens. ... |
| Abbreviator 1 | | (n.) One of a college of seventy-two officers of ... |
| Abbreviatory | | (a.) Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging. ... |
| Abbreviature | | (n.) An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. ... |
| Abbreviature 1 | | (n.) An abridgment; a compendium or abstract. ... |
| Abdal | | (n.) A religious devotee or dervish in Persia. ... |
| Abderian | | (a.) Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant ... |
| Abderite | | (n.) An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace. ... |
| Abdest | | (n.) Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- ... |
| Abdicable | | (a.) Capable of being abdicated. ... |
| Abdicant | | (a.) Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by of. ... |
| Abdicant 1 | | (n.) One who abdicates. ... |
| Abdicate | | (v. t.) To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; ... |
| Abdicate 1 | | (v. t.) To renounce; to relinquish; -- said of ... |
| Abdicate 2 | | (v. t.) To reject; to cast off. ... |
| Abdicate 3 | | (v. t.) To disclaim and expel from the family, ... |
| Abdicate 4 | | (v. i.) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or ... |
| Abdicated | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abdicate ... |
| Abdicating | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abdicate ... |
| Abdication | | (n.) The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a ... |
| Abdicative | | (a.) Causing, or implying, abdication. ... |
| Abdicator | | (n.) One who abdicates. ... |
| Abditive | | (a.) Having the quality of hiding. ... |
| Abditory | | (n.) A place for hiding or preserving articles of ... |
| Abdomen | | (n.) The belly, or that part of the body ... |
| Abdomen 1 | | (n.) The posterior section of the body, behind the ... |
| Abdominal | | (a.) Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, ... |
| Abdominal | | (n.) A fish of the group Abdominales. ... |
| Abdominal 1 | | (a.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, ... |
| Abdominales | | (pl. ) of Abdominal ... |
| Abdominales | | (n. pl.) A group including the greater part of ... |
| Abdominalia | | (n. pl.) A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages. ... |
| Abdominals | | (pl. ) of Abdominal ... |
| abdominals | | ... |
| abdominis | | ... |
| abdominoperineal | | ... |
| Abdominoscopy | | (n.) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease. ... |
| Abdominothoracic | | (a.) Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or ... |
| Abdominous | | (a.) Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied. ... |
| Abduce | | (v. t.) To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; ... |
| Abduced | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abduce ... |
| abducens | | ... |
| Abducing | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abduce ... |
| Abduct | | (v. t.) To take away surreptitiously by force; to ... |
| Abduct 1 | | (v. t.) To draw away, as a limb or ... |
| Abducted | | (imp. & p. p.) of Abduct ... |
| Abducting | | (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abduct ... |
| Abduction | | (n.) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing ... |
| Abduction 1 | | (n.) The movement which separates a limb or other ... |
| Abduction 2 | | (n.) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off ... |
| Abduction 3 | | (n.) A syllogism or form of argument in which ... |
| Abductor | | (n.) One who abducts. ... |
| Abductor 1 | | (n.) A muscle which serves to draw a part ... |
| Abeam | | (adv.) On the beam, that is, on a line ... |
| Abear | | (v. t.) To bear; to behave. ... |
| Abear 1 | | (v. t.) To put up with; to endure. ... |
| Abearance | | (n.) Behavior. ... |
| Abearing | | (n.) Behavior. ... |
| Abecedarian | | (n.) One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a ... |
| Abecedarian 1 | | (n.) One engaged in teaching the alphabet. ... |
| Abecedarian 2 | | (a.) Alt. of Abecedary ... |
| Abecedary | | (a.) Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of ... |
| Abecedary 1 | | (n.) A primer; the first principle or rudiment of ... |
| Abed | | (adv.) In bed, or on the bed. ... |
| Abed 1 | | (adv.) To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that ... |
| Abegge | | () Same as Aby. ... |
| Abele | | (n.) The white poplar (Populus alba). ... |
| Abelian | | (n.) Alt. of Abelonian ... |
| Abelite | | (n.) Alt. of Abelonian ... |
| Abelmosk | | (n.) An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- ... |
| Abelonian | | (n.) One of a sect in Africa (4th century), ... |
| Aber-de-vine | | (n.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green ... |
| Aberr | | (v. i.) To wander; to stray. ... |
| Aberrance | | (n.) Alt. of Aberrancy ... |
| Aberrancy | | (n.) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the ... |
| Aberrant | | (a.) Wandering; straying from the right way. ... |
| Aberrant 1 | | (a.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; ... |
| Aberrate | | (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge. ... |
| Aberration | | (n.) The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth ... |
| Aberration 1 | | (n.) A partial alienation of reason. ... |
| Aberration 2 | | (n.) A small periodical change of position in the ... |
| Aberration 3 | | (n.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens ... |
| Aberration 4 | | (n.) The passage of blood or other fluid into ... |
| Aberration 5 | | (n.) The producing of an unintended effect by the ... |
| Aberrational | | (a.) Characterized by aberration. ... |
| Aberuncate | | (v. t.) To weed out. ... |
| Aberuncator | | (n.) A weeding machine. ... |
| Abet | | (v. t.) To instigate or encourage by aid or ... |
| Abet 1 | | (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; ... |
| Abet 2 | | (v. t.) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, ... |
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