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Ahem \A*hem"\, interj. An exclamation to call one's attention; hem. | |
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Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus. Cf. {Outrage}.] 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. {Ulterior object} [or] {aim}, an object or aim beyond that which is avowed. | |
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Aim \Aim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aiming}.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. aesmer; [?] (L. ad) + esmer. See {Estimate}.] 1. To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target. 2. To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well. Aim'st thou at princes? --Pope. 3. To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Aim \Aim\, v. t. To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice). | |
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Aim \Aim\, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See {Aim}, v. i.] 1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. --Milton. 2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. To be the aim of every dangerous shot. --Shak. 3. Intention; purpose; design; scheme. How oft ambitious aims are crossed! --Pope. 4. Conjecture; guess. [Obs.] What you would work me to, I have some aim. --Shak. {To cry aim} (Archery), to encourage. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention; scheme; tendency; aspiration. | |
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Command \Com*mand"\, n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. --Milton. 2. The possession or exercise of authority. Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. --Locke. 3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command. 4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. The steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide command. --Dryden. 5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. He assumed an absolute command over his readers. --Dryden. 6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. {Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and established meaning, used in directing the movements of soldiers; as, {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc. Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion; sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest. See {Direction}. | |
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Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus. Cf. {Outrage}.] 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. {Ulterior object} [or] {aim}, an object or aim beyond that which is avowed. | |
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Aim \Aim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aiming}.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. aesmer; [?] (L. ad) + esmer. See {Estimate}.] 1. To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target. 2. To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well. Aim'st thou at princes? --Pope. 3. To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Aim \Aim\, v. t. To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice). | |
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Aim \Aim\, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See {Aim}, v. i.] 1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. --Milton. 2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. To be the aim of every dangerous shot. --Shak. 3. Intention; purpose; design; scheme. How oft ambitious aims are crossed! --Pope. 4. Conjecture; guess. [Obs.] What you would work me to, I have some aim. --Shak. {To cry aim} (Archery), to encourage. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention; scheme; tendency; aspiration. | |
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Command \Com*mand"\, n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. --Milton. 2. The possession or exercise of authority. Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. --Locke. 3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command. 4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. The steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide command. --Dryden. 5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. He assumed an absolute command over his readers. --Dryden. 6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. {Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and established meaning, used in directing the movements of soldiers; as, {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc. Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion; sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest. See {Direction}. | |
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Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus. Cf. {Outrage}.] 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. {Ulterior object} [or] {aim}, an object or aim beyond that which is avowed. | |
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Aim \Aim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aiming}.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. aesmer; [?] (L. ad) + esmer. See {Estimate}.] 1. To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target. 2. To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well. Aim'st thou at princes? --Pope. 3. To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Aim \Aim\, v. t. To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice). | |
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Aim \Aim\, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See {Aim}, v. i.] 1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. --Milton. 2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. To be the aim of every dangerous shot. --Shak. 3. Intention; purpose; design; scheme. How oft ambitious aims are crossed! --Pope. 4. Conjecture; guess. [Obs.] What you would work me to, I have some aim. --Shak. {To cry aim} (Archery), to encourage. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention; scheme; tendency; aspiration. | |
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Command \Com*mand"\, n. 1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction. Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose. --Milton. 2. The possession or exercise of authority. Command and force may often create, but can never cure, an aversion. --Locke. 3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command. 4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey. The steepy stand Which overlooks the vale with wide command. --Dryden. 5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge. He assumed an absolute command over his readers. --Dryden. 6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. {Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and established meaning, used in directing the movements of soldiers; as, {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc. Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion; sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest. See {Direction}. | |
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Aino \Ai"no\, n. [Said to be the native name for man.] One of a peculiar race inhabiting Yesso, the Kooril Islands etc., in the northern part of the empire of Japan, by some supposed to have been the progenitors of the Japanese. The Ainos are stout and short, with hairy bodies. | |
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Am \Am\ [AS. am, eom, akin to Gothic im, Icel. em, Olr. am, Lith. esmi, L. sum., Gr. [?], Zend ahmi, Skr. asmi, fr. a root as to be. [?]. See {Are}, and cf. {Be}, {Was}.] The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See {Be}. God said unto Moses, I am that am. --Exod. iii. 14. | |
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Prochein \Pro"chein\, a. [F. prochain, fr. L. (assumed) proximanus, fr. proximus.] Next; nearest. {Prochein ami} [or] {amy}(Law), the next friend. See under {Next}. | |
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Amy \A*my"\, n. [F. ami, fr. L. amicus.] A friend. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Prochein \Pro"chein\, a. [F. prochain, fr. L. (assumed) proximanus, fr. proximus.] Next; nearest. {Prochein ami} [or] {amy}(Law), the next friend. See under {Next}. | |
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Amy \A*my"\, n. [F. ami, fr. L. amicus.] A friend. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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An \An\, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if, the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.] If; -- a word used by old English authors. --Shak. Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. --B. Jonson. {An if}, and if; if. | |
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An \An\ ([acr]n). [AS. [be]n one, the same word as the numeral. See {One}, and cf. {A}.] This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as [bd]twice an hour,[b8] [bd]once an age,[b8] a shilling an ounce (see 2d {A}, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every. Note: An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions. Anciently an was used before consonants as well as vowels. | |
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Ana- \An"a-\ [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew. | |
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Ana \A"na\ ([amac]"n[adot]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), [?] ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden. | |
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-ana \-a"na\ [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas. It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam. | |
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Ana- \An"a-\ [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew. | |
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Ana \A"na\ ([amac]"n[adot]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), [?] ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden. | |
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-ana \-a"na\ [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas. It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam. | |
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Ana- \An"a-\ [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew. | |
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Ana \A"na\ ([amac]"n[adot]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), [?] ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden. | |
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-ana \-a"na\ [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas. It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam. | |
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Anew \A*new"\, adv. [Pref. a- + new.] Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew. --Dryden. | |
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Ann \Ann\, Annat \An"nat\, n. [LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats.] (Scots Law) A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease. | |
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Annoy \An*noy"\, n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See {Ennui}, {Odium}, {Noisome}, {Noy}.] A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy. Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy. --Shak. | |
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Annoy \An*noy"\ ([acr]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annoyed} ([acr]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Annoying}.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See {Annoy}, n.] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks. Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? --Prior. 2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade. Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease. | |
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Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [91]ni[yogh], [91]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [d6]nig, fr. [be]n one. It is akin to OS. [c7]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be. Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question. No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt. xi. 27. 2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? [bd]Who will show us any good?[b8] --Ps. iv. 6. Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him. --Jas. i. 5. That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. --Acts ix. 2. {At any rate}, {In any case}, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. | |
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Any \A"ny\, adv. To any extent; in any degree; at all. You are not to go loose any longer. --Shak. Before you go any farther. --Steele. | |
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Anyhow \A"ny*how`\, adv. In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event. Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. --J. H. Newman. Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. --E. A. Freeman. | |
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Anyway \A"ny*way\, Anyways \A"ny*ways\, adv. Anywise; at all. --Tennyson. Southey. | |
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d8Om \[d8]Om\, interj. & n. [Also {Aum}, {Um}.] [Skr. [d3]m.] A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists in religious rites, -- orig. among the Hindus an exclamation of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma. {Om mani padme hun}, a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of the Lamaists) translated [bd]O, the Jewel in the Lotus, Amen,[b8] and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly represented as standing or sitting within a lotus. | |
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d8Aam \[d8]Aam\ ([add]m or [aum]m), n. [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr. [?]] A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36[ab], at Hamburg 38[ac]. [Written also {Aum} and {Awm}.] | |
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Aum \Aum\, n. Same as {Aam}. | |
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d8Aam \[d8]Aam\ ([add]m or [aum]m), n. [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L. hama a water bucket, Gr. [?]] A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36[ab], at Hamburg 38[ac]. [Written also {Aum} and {Awm}.] | |
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Awm \Awm\ (?m), n. See {Aam}. | |
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Awn \Awn\, n. [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. [94]gn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. [?], AS. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d {Ear}. [?]1.] (Bot.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. --Gray. | |
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Awny \Awn"y\, a. Having awns; bearded. | |
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Ayen \A*yen"\, Ayein \A*yein"\, Ayeins \A*yeins"\, adv. & prep. [OE. [?], [?]. See {Again}.] Again; back against. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Ayen \A*yen"\, Ayein \A*yein"\, Ayeins \A*yeins"\, adv. & prep. [OE. [?], [?]. See {Again}.] Again; back against. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Ayme \Ay"me`\, n. [Cf. F. ahi interj.] The utterance of the ejaculation [bd]Ay me ![b8] [Obs.] See {Ay}, interj. [bd]Aymees and hearty heigh-hoes.[b8] --J. Fletcher. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ahwahnee, CA Zip code(s): 93601 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ama, LA Zip code(s): 70031 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amaua, AS (village, FIPS 9700) Location: 14.27645 S, 170.62368 W Population (1990): 128 (19 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amma, WV Zip code(s): 25005 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amo, IN (town, FIPS 1450) Location: 39.68944 N, 86.61409 W Population (1990): 380 (131 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aniwa, WI (village, FIPS 2075) Location: 45.00997 N, 89.20821 W Population (1990): 249 (109 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54408 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Anna, IL (city, FIPS 1543) Location: 37.45997 N, 89.24115 W Population (1990): 4805 (2291 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62906 Anna, OH (village, FIPS 2092) Location: 40.39563 N, 84.17291 W Population (1990): 1164 (392 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45302 Anna, TX (city, FIPS 3300) Location: 33.35284 N, 96.54981 W Population (1990): 904 (400 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75409 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Anua, AS (village, FIPS 11300) Location: 14.27601 S, 170.68833 W Population (1990): 65 (13 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aumi, AS (village, FIPS 17700) Location: 14.31508 S, 170.63656 W Population (1990): 228 (29 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aunu'u, AS (village, FIPS 18500) Location: 14.29478 S, 170.55265 W Population (1990): 463 (59 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 4.5 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
am Used for the {vanity domain} "i.am". (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AM 1. 2. discover concepts in elementary mathematics. AM was written in 1976 in {Interlisp}. From 100 fundamental concepts and about 250 {heuristics} it discovered several important mathematical concepts including subsets, disjoint sets, sets with the same number of elements, and numbers. It worked by filling slots in {frames} maintaining an agenda of resource-limited prioritised tasks. AM's successor was {Eurisko}. {(http://homepages.enterprise.net/hibou/aicourse/lenat.txt)}. (1999-04-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
am Used for the {vanity domain} "i.am". (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AM 1. 2. discover concepts in elementary mathematics. AM was written in 1976 in {Interlisp}. From 100 fundamental concepts and about 250 {heuristics} it discovered several important mathematical concepts including subsets, disjoint sets, sets with the same number of elements, and numbers. It worked by filling slots in {frames} maintaining an agenda of resource-limited prioritised tasks. AM's successor was {Eurisko}. {(http://homepages.enterprise.net/hibou/aicourse/lenat.txt)}. (1999-04-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AMI {Alternate Mark Inversion} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AMO {America's Multimedia Online} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
an (Dutch Antilles). (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANI {Automatic Number Identification} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Anna {ANNotated Ada} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANU {Australian National University} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A'UM {object-oriented} language by K. Yoshida and Takashi Chikayama ["A'UM - A Stream-based Concurrent Logic Object-Oriented Language", K. Yoshida et al, Proc 3rd Intl Conf Fifth Gen Comp Sys, Springer 1988, pp. 638-649]. (2000-07-16) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ahiam mother's brother, one of David's thirty heroes (2 Sam. 23:33; 1 Chr. 11:35). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ammah a cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner (2 Sam. 2:24). It lay to the east of Gibeon. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ammi my people, a name given by Jehovah to the people of Israel (Hos. 2:1, 23. Comp. 1:9; Ezek. 16:8; Rom. 9:25, 26; 1 Pet. 2:10). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Anah speech. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all the branches of this tribe were called from their dwelling in caves in Mount Seir (Gen. 36:20, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38). (2.) One of the two sons of Zibeon the Horite, and father of Esau's wife Aholibamah (Gen. 36:18, 24). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Anna grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a "prophetess," like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr. 34:22). After seven years of married life her husband died, and during her long widowhood she daily attended the temple services. When she was eighty-four years old, she entered the temple at the moment when the aged Simeon uttered his memorable words of praise and thanks to God that he had fulfilled his ancient promise in sending his Son into the world (Luke 2:36, 37). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ahiam, mother's brother; brother of a nation | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ahian, brother of wine | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ahumai, a meadow of waters; a brother of waters | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ain, same as Aiath | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ami, mother; fear; people | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ammah, my, or his, people | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ammi, same as Ammah | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Anah, one who answers; afflicted | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Anna, gracious; one who gives |