ad lib
         adv 1: without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad
                  lib}, {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}, {impromptu}]

English Dictionary: Attalea funifera	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ad libitum adv without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ad-lib adj with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" Synonym(s): ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" Synonym(s): ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten n remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians" v perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" Synonym(s): improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Adalia bipunctata n red ladybug with a black spot on each wing [syn: {two- spotted ladybug}, Adalia bipunctata]
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addlebrained adj stupid and confused; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne Synonym(s): addlebrained, addlepated, puddingheaded, muddleheaded
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addlepated adj stupid and confused; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne Synonym(s): addlebrained, addlepated, puddingheaded, muddleheaded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Adelie penguin n medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica Synonym(s): Adelie, Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
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Adolf Eichmann n Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962) Synonym(s): Eichmann, Adolf Eichmann, Karl Adolf Eichmann
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Adolf Hitler n German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) [syn: Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Der Fuhrer]
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Adolf Loos n Austrian architect (1870-1933) Synonym(s): Loos, Adolf Loos
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Adolf Windaus n German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959) Synonym(s): Windaus, Adolf Windaus
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Adolph Simon Ochs n United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935) [syn: Ochs, Adolph Simon Ochs]
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Adolphe Sax n a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) Synonym(s): Sax, Adolphe Sax
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at a low price adv for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" Synonym(s): for a song, for a bargain price, at a low price
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Athol Fugard n South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932) Synonym(s): Fugard, Athol Fugard
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Attalea funifera n Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes Synonym(s): piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Addle-brain \Ad"dle-brain`\, Addle-head \Ad"dle-head`\,    Addle-pate \Ad"dle-pate\, n.       A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Addle-brained \Ad"dle-brained`\, Addle-headed \Ad"dle-head`ed\,    Addle-pated \Ad"dle-pa`ted\, a.       Dull-witted; stupid. [bd]The addle-brained Oberstein.[b8]       --Motley.                   Dull and addle-pated.                              --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Addle-brain \Ad"dle-brain`\, Addle-head \Ad"dle-head`\,    Addle-pate \Ad"dle-pate\, n.       A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Addle-brained \Ad"dle-brained`\, Addle-headed \Ad"dle-head`ed\,    Addle-pated \Ad"dle-pa`ted\, a.       Dull-witted; stupid. [bd]The addle-brained Oberstein.[b8]       --Motley.                   Dull and addle-pated.                              --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Addle-patedness \Ad"dle-pa`ted*ness\, n.       Stupidity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adelopod \A*del"o*pod\, n. [Gr. [?] invisible + [?], [?], foot.]       (Zo[94]l.)       An animal having feet that are not apparent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adelphous \A*del"phous\, a. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)       Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens;       as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as,       monadelphous. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]       1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.          2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.          {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready             to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one             prepared for instant action.          {At half cock}. See under {Half}.          {Cock feather} (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right             angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Liberty \Lib"er*ty\ (l[icr]b"[etil]r*t[ycr]), n.; pl.       {Liberties} (-t[icr]z). [OE. liberte, F. libert[82], fr. L.       libertas, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}.]       1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to             the will of another claiming ownership of the person or             services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom,             bondage, or subjection.                         But ye . . . caused every man his servant, and every                      man his handmaid whom he had set at liberty at their                      pleasure, to return, and brought them into                      subjection.                                       --Jer. xxxiv.                                                                               16.                         Delivered fro the bondage of corruption into the                      glorious liberty of the sons of God.   --Bible, 1551.                                                                               Rom. viii. 21.          2. Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon             locomotion.                         Being pent from liberty, as I am now. --Shak.          3. A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission             granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or             to a witness to leave a court, and the like.          4. Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by             prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the             commercial cities of Europe.                         His majesty gave not an entire county to any; much                      less did he grant . . . any extraordinary liberties.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          5. The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or             jurisdiction is exercised. [Eng.]                         Brought forth into some public or open place within                      the liberty of the city, and there . . . burned.                                                                               --Fuller.          6. A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely             within certain limits; also, the place or limits within             which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a             prison.          7. A privilege or license in violation of the laws of             etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty.                         He was repeatedly provoked into striking those who                      had taken liberties with him.            --Macaulay.          8. The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from             compulsion or constraint in willing.                         The idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any                      agent to do or forbear any particular action,                      according to the determination or thought of the                      mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the                      other.                                                --Locke.                         This liberty of judgment did not of necessity lead                      to lawlessness.                                 --J. A.                                                                               Symonds.          9. (Manege) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the             tongue of the horse.          10. (Naut.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore.          {At liberty}.             (a) Unconfined; free.             (b) At leisure.          {Civil liberty}, exemption from arbitrary interference with             person, opinion, or property, on the part of the             government under which one lives, and freedom to take part             in modifying that government or its laws.          {Liberty bell}. See under {Bell}.          {Liberty cap}.             (a) The Roman pileus which was given to a slave at his                   manumission.             (b) A limp, close-fitting cap with which the head of                   representations of the goddess of liberty is often                   decked. It is sometimes represented on a spear or a                   liberty pole.          {Liberty of the press}, freedom to print and publish without             official supervision.          {Liberty party}, the party, in the American Revolution, which             favored independence of England; in more recent usage, a             party which favored the emancipation of the slaves.          {Liberty pole}, a tall flagstaff planted in the ground, often             surmounted by a liberty cap. [U. S.]          {Moral liberty}, that liberty of choice which is essential to             moral responsibility.          {Religious liberty}, freedom of religious opinion and             worship.          Syn: Leave; permission; license.          Usage: {Liberty}, {Freedom}. These words, though often                   interchanged, are distinct in some of their                   applications. Liberty has reference to previous                   restraint; freedom, to the simple, unrepressed                   exercise of our powers. A slave is set at liberty; his                   master had always been in a state of freedom. A                   prisoner under trial may ask liberty (exemption from                   restraint) to speak his sentiments with freedom (the                   spontaneous and bold utterance of his feelings). The                   liberty of the press is our great security for freedom                   of thought.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elbow \El"bow\, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga,       OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. [?]lnbogi;       prop.; arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending.       See 1st {Ell}, and 4th {Bow}.]       1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the             middle of the arm when bent.                         Her arms to the elbows naked.            --R. of                                                                               Gloucester.          2. Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall,             building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast             or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of             any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a             short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.          3. (Arch.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or             other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled             work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an             elbow with the window back. --Gwilt.          Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to                denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow;                as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom,                elbow-room, or elbow room.          {At the elbow}, very near; at hand.          {Elbow grease}, energetic application of force in manual             labor. [Low]          {Elbow in the hawse} (Naut.), the twisting together of two             cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by             swinging completely round once. --Totten.          {Elbow scissors} (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank             for convenience in cutting. --Knight.          {Out at elbow}, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby;             in needy circumstances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoary \Hoar"y\, a.       1. White or whitish. [bd]The hoary willows.[b8] --Addison.          2. White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs.                         Reverence the hoary head.                  --Dr. T.                                                                               Dwight.          3. Hence, remote in time past; as, hoary antiquity.          4. Moldy; mossy; musty. [Obs.] --Knolles.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Of a pale silvery gray.          6. (Bot.) Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs;             canescent.          {Hoary bat} (Zo[94]l.), an American bat ({Atalapha cinerea}),             having the hair yellowish, or brown, tipped with white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piassava \Pi*as"sa*va\, n. [Pg. piasaba.]       A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees ({Attalea       funifera} and {Leopoldinia Piassaba}), -- used in making       brooms, and for other purposes. Called also {pia[87]aba} and       {piasaba}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coquilla nut \Co*quil"la nut\ [Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim.       of coco a cocoanut.] (Bot.)       The fruit of a Brazilian tree ({Attalea funifera} of       Martius.).          Note: Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close                in texture, and much used by turners in forming                ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella                handles.
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Adelphi, MD (CDP, FIPS 400)       Location: 39.00190 N, 76.96546 W       Population (1990): 13524 (5351 housing units)       Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 20783    Adelphi, OH (village, FIPS 450)       Location: 39.46463 N, 82.74631 W       Population (1990): 398 (170 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Adwolf, VA (CDP, FIPS 468)       Location: 36.78910 N, 81.58845 W       Population (1990): 1292 (500 housing units)       Area: 20.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Attleboro, MA (city, FIPS 2690)       Location: 41.93067 N, 71.29574 W       Population (1990): 38383 (15045 housing units)       Area: 71.3 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02703
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ada Lovelace          (1811-1852) The daughter of Lord Byron, who became       the world's first programmer while cooperating with {Charles       Babbage} on the design of his mechanical computing engines in       the mid-1800s.          The language {Ada} was named after her.          [{"Ada, Enchantress of Numbers Prophit of the Computer Age",       Betty Alexandra Toole (http://www.well.com/user/adatoole)}].          [More details?]          (1999-07-17)