English Dictionary: annual | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amel \Am"el\, n. [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. [82]mail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See {Smelt}, v. t.] Enamel. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amel \Am"el\, v. t. [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. [82]mailler, OF. esmail, F. [82]mail.] To enamel. [Obs.] Enlightened all with stars, And richly ameled. --Chapman. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amyl \Am"yl\, n. [L. amylum starch + -yl. Cf. {Amidin}.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {C5H11}, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anal \A"nal\, a. [From {Anus}.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anele \A*nele"\, v. t. [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See {Oil}, {Anoil}.] 1. To anoint. --Shipley. 2. To give extreme unction to. [Obs.] --R. of Brunne. | |
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Anhele \An*hele"\, v. i. [Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See {Anhelation}.] To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.] They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation. --Latimer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anil \An"il\, n. [F. anil, Sp. an[c6]l, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-n[c6]l, for al-n[c6]l the indigo plant, fr. Skr. n[c6]la dark blue, n[c6]l[c6] indigo, indigo plant. Cf. {Lilac}.] (Bot.) A West Indian plant ({Indigofera anil}), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anile \An"ile\, a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] Old-womanish; imbecile. [bd]Anile ideas.[b8] --Walpole. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annal \An"nal\, n. See {Annals}. | |
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Anneal \An*neal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annealing}.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an[?]lan; an on + [?]lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. {Niello}, {Negro}.] 1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen. 2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task}, {Taste}.] 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. Specifically: (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. --Macaulay. (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like. Note: Taxes are {annual} or {perpetual}, {direct} or {indirect}, etc. (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. 2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. 3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. 4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon. 5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson. {Tax cart}, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.] Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom; demand. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annual \An"nu*al\, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. --Swift. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annual \An"nu*al\ (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. {Annals}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray. 2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak. 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task}, {Taste}.] 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. Specifically: (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. --Macaulay. (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like. Note: Taxes are {annual} or {perpetual}, {direct} or {indirect}, etc. (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. 2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. 3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. 4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon. 5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson. {Tax cart}, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.] Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom; demand. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annual \An"nu*al\, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. --Swift. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annual \An"nu*al\ (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. {Annals}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray. 2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak. 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annually \An"nu*al*ly\, adv. Yearly; year by year. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annul \An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And all her various objects of delight Annulled. --Milton. 2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? --Burke. Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Annulus \[d8]An"nu*lus\, n.; pl. {Annuli}. [L.] 1. A ring; a ringlike part or space. 2. (Geom.) (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. (b) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals. | |
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Anoil \A*noil"\, v. t. [OF. enoilier.] To anoint with oil. [Obs.] --Holinshed. | |
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Aumail \Au*mail"\, v. t. [OE. for amel, enamel.] To figure or variegate. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aimwell, LA Zip code(s): 71401 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amaluia, AS (village, FIPS 8100) Location: 14.33947 S, 170.79278 W Population (1990): 206 (27 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amelia, LA (CDP, FIPS 1815) Location: 29.66369 N, 91.10681 W Population (1990): 2447 (818 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70340 Amelia, NE Zip code(s): 68711 Amelia, OH (village, FIPS 1742) Location: 39.02578 N, 84.21689 W Population (1990): 1837 (736 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45102 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Amouli, AS (village, FIPS 10500) Location: 14.30823 S, 170.56733 W Population (1990): 463 (68 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 29.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Anahola, HI (CDP, FIPS 2200) Location: 22.14717 N, 159.31783 W Population (1990): 1181 (351 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AML {A Manufacturing Language} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AML/E implemented on the {IBM PC}, with a graphic display of the robot position. (1995-10-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANL {Argonne National Laboratory} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ammiel people of God. (1.) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num. 14:37). (2.) The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27). (3.) The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David (1 Chr. 3:5). He is called Eliam in 2 Sam. 11:3. (4.) One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chr. 26:5). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Amal, labor; iniquity | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ammiel, the people of God |