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   a good deal
         adv 1: to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better";
                  "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much
                  interested"; "this would help a great deal" [syn: {a
                  lot}, {lots}, {a good deal}, {a great deal}, {much},
                  {very much}]

English Dictionary: Ausstellungsräumen by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acatalectic
adj
  1. (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot
    Antonym(s): catalectic, hypercatalectic
n
  1. (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acaudal
adj
  1. lacking a tail or taillike appendage [syn: acaudate, acaudal]
    Antonym(s): caudate, caudated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetal
n
  1. any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetaldehyde
n
  1. a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
    Synonym(s): acetaldehyde, ethanal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetaldol
n
  1. unsaturated aldol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetyl
n
  1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetyl chloride
n
  1. colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor
    Synonym(s): acetyl chloride, ethanoyl chloride
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetyl group
n
  1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetyl radical
n
  1. the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylate
v
  1. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated"
    Synonym(s): acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
  2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
    Synonym(s): acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylation
n
  1. the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylcholine
n
  1. a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylene
n
  1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
    Synonym(s): acetylene, ethyne, alkyne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylenic
adj
  1. of or related to acetylene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylic
adj
  1. of or related to acetic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylise
v
  1. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated"
    Synonym(s): acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
  2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
    Synonym(s): acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylize
v
  1. receive substitution of an acetyl group; "the compounds acetylated"
    Synonym(s): acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
  2. introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
    Synonym(s): acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acetylsalicylic acid
n
  1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
    Synonym(s): aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acid halide
n
  1. organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
    Synonym(s): acyl halide, acid halide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acid-loving
adj
  1. thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)
    Antonym(s): alkaline- loving
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acidulate
v
  1. make sour or more sour [syn: sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify]
    Antonym(s): dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acidulent
adj
  1. being sour to the taste [syn: acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acidulous
adj
  1. being sour to the taste [syn: acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acidulousness
n
  1. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
    Synonym(s): acidity, acidulousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acquittal
n
  1. a judgment of not guilty [ant: condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Actaea alba
n
  1. North American herb with white poisonous berries [syn: white baneberry, white cohosh, white bead, doll's eyes, Actaea alba]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actual
adj
  1. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
    Synonym(s): actual, existent
    Antonym(s): possible, potential
  2. taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
  3. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
    Synonym(s): actual, genuine, literal, real
  4. existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
    Synonym(s): actual, factual
  5. being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actual damages
n
  1. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
    Synonym(s): actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actual eviction
n
  1. the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actual possession
n
  1. (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actual sin
n
  1. a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
    Antonym(s): original sin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actualisation
n
  1. making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actualise
v
  1. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
    Synonym(s): realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
  2. represent or describe realistically
    Synonym(s): actualize, actualise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actuality
n
  1. the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actualization
n
  1. making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actualize
v
  1. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
    Synonym(s): realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
  2. represent or describe realistically
    Synonym(s): actualize, actualise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actually
adv
  1. in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
    Synonym(s): actually, really
  2. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
    Synonym(s): actually, in reality
  3. at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
  4. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acute leukemia
n
  1. rapidly progressing leukemia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
n
  1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
    Synonym(s): acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acute lymphocytic leukemia
n
  1. acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
    Synonym(s): acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acutely
adv
  1. in an acute manner; "she pitied her sister acutely"; "acutely aware"
  2. having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus"
    Antonym(s): chronically
  3. changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"
    Synonym(s): sharply, sharp, acutely
  4. in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"
    Synonym(s): astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, acutely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agate line
n
  1. space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
    Synonym(s): agate line, line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asa dulcis
n
  1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn: benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
astilbe
n
  1. any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Astilbe biternata
n
  1. North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers
    Synonym(s): false goatsbeard, Astilbe biternata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Astilbe chinensis pumila
n
  1. mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover
    Synonym(s): dwarf astilbe, Astilbe chinensis pumila
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Astilbe japonica
n
  1. a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
    Synonym(s): spirea, spiraea, Astilbe japonica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
astylar
adj
  1. lacking columns or pillars
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Landfall \Land"fall\, n.
      1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of
            its owner.
  
      2. (Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea.
  
      {A good landfall} (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity
            with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leg \Leg\ (l[ecr]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[91]g calf
      of the leg, Sw. l[84]gg.]
      1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the
            body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that
            part of the limb between the knee and foot.
  
      2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any
            long and slender support on which any object rests; as,
            the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or
            dividers.
  
      3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg;
            as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
  
      4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from
            drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.]
  
                     He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for
                     a favor he never received.                  --Fuller.
  
      5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang,
            Eng.]
  
      6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one
            tack or between tacks.
  
      7. (Steam Boiler) An extension of the boiler downward, in the
            form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes
            nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to
            support the boiler; -- called also {water leg}.
  
      8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the
            belt which carries the buckets.
  
      9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a
            little in rear of the batter.
  
      {A good leg} (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near
            the desired course.
  
      {Leg bail}, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]
  
      {Legs of an hyperbola} (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches
            of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.
  
      {Legs of a triangle}, the sides of a triangle; -- a name
            seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished
            by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs
            of a right-angled triangle.
  
      {On one's legs}, standing to speak.
  
      {On one's last legs}. See under {Last}.
  
      {To have legs} (Naut.), to have speed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Noddy \Nod"dy\, n.; pl. {Noddies}. [Prob. fr. nod to incline the
      head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.]
      1. A simpleton; a fool. --L'Estrange.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any tern of the genus {Anous}, as {A. stolidus}.
            (b) The arctic fulmar ({Fulmarus glacialis}). Sometimes
                  also applied to other sea birds.
  
      3. An old game at cards. --Halliwell.
  
      4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.
  
      5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat
            spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; --
            used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal
            vibrations of a body to which it is attached.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acatalectic \A*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. [?],
      not defective at the end; 'a priv. + [?] to cease.] (Pros.)
      Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n. A
      verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acatalepsy \A*cat"a*lep`sy\, n. [Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] to
      seize, comprehend.]
      Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the
      ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never
      amounts to certainty, but only to probability.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acataleptic \A*cat`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. [?].]
      Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acetal \Ac"e*tal\, n. [Acetic + alcohol.] (Chem.)
      A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow
      oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acetaldehyde \Ac`et*al"de*hyde\, n.
      Acetic aldehyde. See {Aldehyde}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acetol \Ac"e*tol\, n. [Acetic + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.)
      Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acetyl \Ac"e*tyl\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. [?] substance.
      See {-yl}.] (Chem.)
      A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of
      carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide
      is acetic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tetrinic \Te*trin"ic\, a. [See {Tetra-}.] (Chem.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex ketonic acid,
      {C5H6O3}, obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- so
      called because once supposed to contain a peculiar radical of
      four carbon atoms. Called also {acetyl-acrylic acid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acetylene \A*cet"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)
      A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion
      of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a
      colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is
      produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways,
      but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its
      light is very brilliant. --Watts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Acid albumin}, a modification of albumin produced by the
            action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.
  
      {Alkali albumin}, albumin as modified by the action of
            alkaline substances; -- called also {albuminate}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidly \Ac"id*ly\, adv.
      Sourly; tartly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidulate \A*cid"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidulated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Acidulating}.] [Cf. F. aciduler. See
      {Acidulous}.]
      To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
      --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidulate \A*cid"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidulated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Acidulating}.] [Cf. F. aciduler. See
      {Acidulous}.]
      To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
      --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidulate \A*cid"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidulated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Acidulating}.] [Cf. F. aciduler. See
      {Acidulous}.]
      To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
      --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidulent \A*cid"u*lent\, a.
      Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous. [bd]With anxious,
      acidulent face.[b8] --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidulous \A*cid"u*lous\, a. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus. See
      Acid.]
      Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.
      --E. Burke.
  
      {Acidulous mineral waters}, such as contain carbonic
            anhydride.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acidulous \A*cid"u*lous\, a. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus. See
      Acid.]
      Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.
      --E. Burke.
  
      {Acidulous mineral waters}, such as contain carbonic
            anhydride.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acotyledon \A*cot`y*le"don\ (#; 277), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?]
      anything cup-shaped. See {Cotyledon}.] (Bot.)
      A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all
      flowerless plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acotyledonous \A*cot`y*led"on*ous\ (#; 277), a.
      Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants
      which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acquittal \Ac*quit"tal\, n.
      1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation;
            acquittance.
  
      2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an
            offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.
            --Bouvier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actless \Act"less\, a.
      Without action or spirit. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actual \Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L.
      actualis, fr. agere to do, act.]
      1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.]
  
                     Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak.
  
                     Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is
                     . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to
                     God.                                                   --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in
            fact; real; -- opposed to {potential}, {possible},
            {virtual}, {speculative}, {conceivable}, {theoretical}, or
            {nominal}; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case
            under discussion.
  
      3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the
            actual situation of the country.
  
      {Actual cautery}. See under {Cautery}.
  
      {Actual sin} (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by
            ourselves in contradistinction to [bd]original sin.[b8]
  
      Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See {Real}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actual \Ac"tu*al\, n. (Finance)
      Something actually received; real, as distinct from
      estimated, receipts. [Cant]
  
               The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real
               receipts: not, in financial language, [bd]actuals,[b8]
               but only Egyptian budget estimates.         --Fortnightly
                                                                              Review.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actual \Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L.
      actualis, fr. agere to do, act.]
      1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.]
  
                     Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak.
  
                     Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is
                     . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to
                     God.                                                   --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in
            fact; real; -- opposed to {potential}, {possible},
            {virtual}, {speculative}, {conceivable}, {theoretical}, or
            {nominal}; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case
            under discussion.
  
      3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the
            actual situation of the country.
  
      {Actual cautery}. See under {Cautery}.
  
      {Actual sin} (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by
            ourselves in contradistinction to [bd]original sin.[b8]
  
      Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See {Real}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cautery \Cau"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr.
      [?]. See {Cauter}.]
      1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a
            hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn,
            corrode, or destroy animal tissue.
  
      2. The iron of other agent in cauterizing.
  
      {Actual cautery}, a substance or agent (as a hot iron) which
            cauterizes or sears by actual heat; or the burning so
            effected.
  
      {Potential cautery}, a substance which cauterizes by chemical
            action; as, lunar caustic; also, the cauterizing produced
            by such substance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sin \Sin\, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS.
      sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s[81]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L.
      sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of
      the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is.
      Cf. {Authentic}, {Sooth}.]
      1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the
            divine command; any violation of God's will, either in
            purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character;
            iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
  
                     Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
                                                                              --John viii.
                                                                              34.
  
                     Sin is the transgression of the law.   --1 John iii.
                                                                              4.
  
                     I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly
                     win.                                                   --Shak.
  
                     Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a
            misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
  
                     I grant that poetry's a crying sin.   --Pope.
  
      3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
  
                     He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
                                                                              --2 Cor. v.
                                                                              21.
  
      4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]
  
                     Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robbed this
                     bewailing land Of noble Buckingham.   --Shak.
  
      Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of
               obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred,
               sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.
  
      {Actual sin},
  
      {Canonical sins},
  
      {Original sin},
  
      {Venial sin}. See under {Actual}, {Canonical}, etc.
  
      {Deadly}, [or]
  
      {Mortal},
  
      {sins} (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions,
            which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from
            vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride,
            covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
  
      {Sin eater}, a man who (according to a former practice in
            England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on
            the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to
            have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.
  
      {Sin offering}, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an
            expiation for sin.
  
      Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See {Crime}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actual \Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L.
      actualis, fr. agere to do, act.]
      1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.]
  
                     Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak.
  
                     Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is
                     . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to
                     God.                                                   --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in
            fact; real; -- opposed to {potential}, {possible},
            {virtual}, {speculative}, {conceivable}, {theoretical}, or
            {nominal}; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case
            under discussion.
  
      3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the
            actual situation of the country.
  
      {Actual cautery}. See under {Cautery}.
  
      {Actual sin} (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by
            ourselves in contradistinction to [bd]original sin.[b8]
  
      Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See {Real}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actualist \Ac"tu*al*ist\, n.
      One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and
      conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to
      {idealist}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actuality \Ac`tu*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Actualities}.
      The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of
      God's nature. --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actuality \Ac`tu*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Actualities}.
      The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of
      God's nature. --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actualization \Ac`tu*al*i*za"tion\, n.
      A making actual or really existent. [R.] --Emerson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actualize \Ac"tu*al*ize\, v. t.
      To make actual; to realize in action. [R.] --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actually \Ac"tu*al*ly\, adv.
      1. Actively. [Obs.] [bd]Neither actually . . . nor
            passively.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Actualness \Ac"tu*al*ness\, n.
      Quality of being actual; actuality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acutely \A*cute"ly\, adv.
      In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice
      discrimination.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acutilobate \A*cu`ti*lo"bate\, a. [L. acutus sharp + E. lobe.]
      (Bot.)
      Having acute lobes, as some leaves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agedly \A"ged*ly\, adv.
      In the manner of an aged person.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aquatile \Aq"ua*tile\, a. [L. aquatilis: cf. F. aquatile.]
      Inhabiting the water. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Astel \As"tel\ ([acr]s"t[etil]l), n. [OE. astelle piece of wood,
      OF. astele splinter, shaving, F. attelle, astelle: cf. L.
      astula, dim. of assis board.] (Mining)
      An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads
      in a mine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Astylar \A*sty"lar\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] pillar.] (arch.)
      Without columns or pilasters. --Weale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Astyllen \A*styl"len\, n. (Mining)
      A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or
      level.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Agua Dulce, CA
      Zip code(s): 91350
   Agua Dulce, TX (city, FIPS 1396)
      Location: 27.78277 N, 97.90976 W
      Population (1990): 794 (292 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Aguadilla zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 745)
      Location: 18.43971 N, 67.15491 W
      Population (1990): 18347 (6882 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Austell, GA (city, FIPS 4252)
      Location: 33.82200 N, 84.64293 W
      Population (1990): 4173 (1708 housing units)
      Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30001

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   Austwell, TX (city, FIPS 5036)
      Location: 28.39013 N, 96.84329 W
      Population (1990): 189 (115 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Axtell, KS (city, FIPS 3600)
      Location: 39.87194 N, 96.25700 W
      Population (1990): 432 (190 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66403
   Axtell, NE (village, FIPS 2830)
      Location: 40.47895 N, 99.12825 W
      Population (1990): 707 (278 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68924
   Axtell, TX
      Zip code(s): 76624
   Axtell, UT
      Zip code(s): 84621

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Actalk
  
      A {Smalltalk}-based {actor} language developed by
      J-P Briot in 1989.
  
      ["Actalk: A Testbed for Classifying and Designing Actor
      Languages in the Smalltalk-80 Environment", J-P. Briot, Proc
      ECOOP '89, pp. 109-129].
  
      (1994-11-08)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   actual argument
  
      A value, expression, or reference passed to a
      {function} or {subroutine} when it is called and which
      replaces or is bound to the corresponding {formal argument}.
  
      See: {argument}.
  
      (2002-07-02)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ASDL
  
      {Abstract-Type and Scheme-Definition Language}
  
  
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