Abies balsamea
         n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves
               smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and
               Christmas trees [syn: {balsam fir}, {balm of Gilead},
               {Canada balsam}, {Abies balsamea}]

English Dictionary: abzubrechen	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Abies bracteata n a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines Synonym(s): Santa Lucia fir, bristlecone fir, Abies bracteata, Abies venusta
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Abies fraseri n small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves Synonym(s): Fraser fir, Abies fraseri
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Abies venusta n a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines Synonym(s): Santa Lucia fir, bristlecone fir, Abies bracteata, Abies venusta
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Abu Sayyaf n a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives" Synonym(s): Abu Sayyaf, Bearer of the Sword
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abusive adj expressing offensive reproach [syn: abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous] characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"
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abusively adv in an abusive manner; "he behaved abusively toward his children"
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AFSPC n a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations Synonym(s): Air Force Space Command, AFSPC
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apex of the sun's way n the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars Synonym(s): apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way Antonym(s): antapex
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Aphis fabae n blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets Synonym(s): blackfly, bean aphid, Aphis fabae
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Aphis pomi n bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves Synonym(s): apple aphid, green apple aphid, Aphis pomi
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apocope n abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"
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apojove n apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter Antonym(s): perijove
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aposiopesis n breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
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aposiopetic adj relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis
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appeasable adj capable of being pacified [syn: appeasable, conciliable]
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apposable adj capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger" Synonym(s): opposable, apposable Antonym(s): unopposable
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Apus apus n common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs Synonym(s): European swift, Apus apus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
A B C \A B C"\ ([amac] b[emac] s[emac]").       1. The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the             whole alphabet.          2. A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of             reading. [Obs.]          3. The simplest rudiments of any subject; as, the A B C of             finance.          {A B C book}, a primer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Natal plum \Na*tal" plum`\ (Bot.)       The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus       {Arduina} ({A. bispinosa} and {A. grandiflora}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Head \Head\, n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[a0]fod; akin to       D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[94]fu[?], Sw.       hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubip. The word does not       corresponds regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},       {Cadet}, {Capital}), and its origin is unknown.]       1. The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the             brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth,             and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll;             cephalon.          2. The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an             inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to             resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger,             thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from             the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge;             as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a             sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the             end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam             boiler.          3. The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed,             of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the             hood which covers the head.          4. The most prominent or important member of any organized             body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a             school, a church, a state, and the like. [bd]Their princes             and heads.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia).                         The heads of the chief sects of philosophy.                                                                               --Tillotson.                         Your head I him appoint.                     --Milton.          5. The place or honor, or of command; the most important or             foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table;             the head of a column of soldiers.                         An army of fourscore thousand troops, with the duke                      Marlborough at the head of them.         --Addison.          6. Each one among many; an individual; -- often used in a             plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle.                         It there be six millions of people, there are about                      four acres for every head.                  --Graunt.          7. The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding;             the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good             mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him;             of his own head, of his own thought or will.                         Men who had lost both head and heart. --Macaulay.          8. The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream             or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of             the source, or the height of the surface, as of water,             above a given place, as above an orifice at which it             issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from             motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a             mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet             head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from             the outlet or the sea.          9. A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head. --Shak.          10. A separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be             expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon.          11. Culminating point or crisis; hence, strength; force;             height.                         Ere foul sin, gathering head, shall break into                      corruption.                                       --Shak.                         The indisposition which has long hung upon me, is                      at last grown to such a head, that it must quickly                      make an end of me or of itself.         --Addison.          12. Power; armed force.                         My lord, my lord, the French have gathered head.                                                                               --Shak.          13. A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a             head of hair. --Swift.          14. An ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small             cereals.          15. (Bot.)             (a) A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies,                   thistles; a capitulum.             (b) A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a                   lettuce plant.          16. The antlers of a deer.          17. A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or             other effervescing liquor. --Mortimer.          18. pl. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house. --Knight.          Note: Head is often used adjectively or in self-explaining                combinations; as, head gear or headgear, head rest. Cf.                {Head}, a.          {A buck of the first head}, a male fallow deer in its fifth             year, when it attains its complete set of antlers. --Shak.          {By the head}. (Naut.) See under {By}.          {Elevator head}, {Feed head}, etc. See under {Elevator},             {Feed}, etc.          {From head to foot}, through the whole length of a man;             completely; throughout. [bd]Arm me, audacity, from head to             foot.[b8] --Shak.          {Head and ears}, with the whole person; deeply; completely;             as, he was head and ears in debt or in trouble. [Colloq.]                      {Head fast}. (Naut.) See 5th {Fast}.          {Head kidney} (Anat.), the most anterior of the three pairs             of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates;             the pronephros.          {Head money}, a capitation tax; a poll tax. --Milton.          {Head pence}, a poll tax. [Obs.]          {Head sea}, a sea that meets the head of a vessel or rolls             against her course.          {Head and shoulders}.             (a) By force; violently; as, to drag one, head and                   shoulders. [bd]They bring in every figure of speech,                   head and shoulders.[b8] --Felton.             (b) By the height of the head and shoulders; hence, by a                   great degree or space; by far; much; as, he is head                   and shoulders above them.          {Head or tail}, this side or that side; this thing or that;             -- a phrase used in throwing a coin to decide a choice,             guestion, or stake, head being the side of the coin             bearing the effigy or principal figure (or, in case there             is no head or face on either side, that side which has the             date on it), and tail the other side.          {Neither head nor tail}, neither beginning nor end; neither             this thing nor that; nothing distinct or definite; -- a             phrase used in speaking of what is indefinite or confused;             as, they made neither head nor tail of the matter.             [Colloq.]          {Head wind}, a wind that blows in a direction opposite the             vessel's course.          {Out one's own head}, according to one's own idea; without             advice or co[94]peration of another.          {Over the head of}, beyond the comprehension of. --M. Arnold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bric-a brac \Bric"-a brac`\, n. [F.]       Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art,       considered collectively.          {A piece of bric-a-brac}, any curious or antique article of             virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work,             or an odd knickknack.
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{Money scrivener}, a person who produces the loan of money to             others. [Eng.]          {Money spider}, {Money spinner} (Zo[94]l.), a small spider;             -- so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that             the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money             matters.          {Money's worth}, a fair or full equivalent for the money             which is paid.          {A piece of money}, a single coin.          {Ready money}, money held ready for payment, or actually             paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.          {To make money}, to gain or acquire money or property; to             make a profit in dealings.
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Balm \Balm\, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L.       balsamum balsam, from Gr. [?]; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf.       Heb. b[be]s[be]m. Cf. {Balsam}.]       1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}.          2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or             shrubs. --Dryden.          3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.          4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. [bd]Balm for             each ill.[b8] --Mrs. Hemans.          {Balm cricket} (Zo[94]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.          {Balm of Gilead} (Bot.), a small evergreen African and             Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron             Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong             aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of             Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a             yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic             taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent             and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb             {Dracocephalum Canariense} is familiarly called balm of             Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus             balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and             {Abies balsamea} (balsam fir).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balsam \Bal"sam\, n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin,       Gr. [?]. See {Balm}, n.]       1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or             volatile oil.          Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing                spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A                great variety of substances pass under this name, but                the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in                addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and                cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of                Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.                There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and                resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to                which the name balsam has been given.          2. (Bot.)             (a) A species of tree ({Abies balsamea}).             (b) An annual garden plant ({Impatiens balsamina}) with                   beautiful flowers; balsamine.          3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.                         Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?                                                                               --Tennyson.          {Balsam apple} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica             balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or             orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a             walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and             poultices.          {Balsam fir} (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies             balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.                      {Balsam of copaiba}. See {Copaiba}.          {Balsam of Mecca}, balm of Gilead.          {Balsam of Peru}, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained             from a Central American tree ({Myroxylon Pereir[91]} and             used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment             of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of             Peru.          {Balsam of Tolu}, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or             solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree             ({Myroxylon toluiferum}). It is highly fragrant, and is             used as a stomachic and expectorant.          {Balsam tree}, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.             the {Abies balsamea}.          {Canada balsam}, {Balsam of fir}, Canada turpentine, a             yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,             becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the             balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir ({Abies balsamea}) by             breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See             {Balm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silver \Sil"ver\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver             leaf; a silver cup.          2. Resembling silver. Specifically:             (a) Bright; resplendent; white. [bd]Silver hair.[b8]                   --Shak.                               Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their                            downy breast.                              --Milton.             (b) Precious; costly.             (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear.                   [bd]Silver voices.[b8] --Spenser.             (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. [bd]Silver slumber.[b8]                   --Spenser.          {American silver fir} (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under             {Balsam}.          {Silver age} (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of             the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers             of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of             the previous golden age, so-called.          {Silver-bell tree} (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree             ({Halesia tetraptera}) with white bell-shaped flowers in             clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.          {Silver bush} (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis             Barba-Jovis}) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.                      {Silver chub} (Zo[94]l.), the fallfish.          {Silver eel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The cutlass fish.             (b) A pale variety of the common eel.          {Silver fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Abies pectinata})             found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of             Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150             feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.                      {Silver foil}, foil made of silver.          {Silver fox} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the common fox ({Vulpes             vulpes}, variety {argenteus}) found in the northern parts             of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black,             with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also             {black fox}, and {silver-gray fox}.          {Silver gar}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Billfish}             (a) .          {Silver grain} (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular             tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an             exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak             they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,             pine, cherry, etc.          {Silver grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver. See             Illust. under {Diver}.          {Silver hake} (Zo[94]l.), the American whiting.          {Silver leaf}, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very             thin.          {Silver lunge} (Zo[94]l.), the namaycush.          {Silver moonfish}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Moonfish}             (b) .          {Silver moth} (Zo[94]l.), a lepisma.          {Silver owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl.          {Silver perch} (Zo[94]l.), the mademoiselle, 2.          {Silver pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of             the genus {Euplocamus}. They have the tail and more or             less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common             species ({E. nychtemerus}) is native of China.          {Silver plate}, domestic utensils made of silver.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\, n. [F. t[82]r[82]bentine, OF. also       turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina,       trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from       terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. [?], [?]. See       {Terebinth}.]       A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of       the terebinth, or turpentine, tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}),       a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained       from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine,       larch, and fir.          Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian                turpentine is produced in small quantities by the                turpentine tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}). Venice,                Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from {Larix                Europ[91]a}. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a                tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada                balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see                under {Balsam}). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties                are derived from {Pinus Cembra} and {Pinus Mugho}.                Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from                the long-leaved pine ({Pinus palustris}). Strasburg                turpentine is from the silver fir ({Abies pectinata}).          {Oil of turpentine} (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon,             {C10H16}, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the             distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making             varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the             terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also             {terebenthene}, {terpene}, etc.          {Turpentine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             small tortricid moths whose larv[91] eat the tender shoots             of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or             resin.          {Turpentine tree} (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original             source of turpentine. See {Turpentine}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abietite \Ab"i*e*tite\, n. (Chem.)       A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the       common silver fir of Europe ({Abies pectinata}). --Eng. Cyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absey-book \Ab"sey-book`\, n.       An A-B-C book; a primer. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Abusable \A*bus"a*ble\, a.       That may be abused.
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Distress \Dis*tress"\, n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF.       destresse, destrece, F. d[82]tresse, OF. destrecier to       distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p.       p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.]       1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to             suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of             friends.                         Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation;             misfortune; affliction; misery.                         Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. --Burns.          3. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress,             from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water,             etc.          4. (Law)             (a) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal                   chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way                   of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the                   performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or                   taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.             (b) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized                   to procure satisfaction. --Bouvier. Kent. Burrill.                               If he were not paid, he would straight go and                            take a distress of goods and cattle. --Spenser.                               The distress thus taken must be proportioned to                            the thing distrained for.            --Blackstone.          {Abuse of distress}. (Law) See under {Abuse}.          Syn: Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment;                anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble;                adversity. See {Affliction}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abuse \A*buse"\, n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse},       v. t.]       1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad             purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an             abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an             abuse of language.                         Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,                      as well as by the abuses of power.      --Madison.          2. Physical ill treatment; injury. [bd]Rejoice . . . at the             abuse of Falstaff.[b8] --Shak.          3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,             the abuses in the civil service.                         Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive             language; virulent condemnation; reviling.                         The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of                      abuse, came to blows.                        --Macaulay.          5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]                         Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.          {Abuse of distress} (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or             chattel distrained, by the distrainer.          Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;                opprobrium.          Usage: {Abuse}, {Invective}. Abuse is generally prompted by                   anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is                   more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse                   generally takes place in private quarrels; invective                   in writing or public discussions. Invective may be                   conveyed in refined language and dictated by                   indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.                   Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abuseful \A*buse"ful\, a.       Full of abuse; abusive. [R.] [bd]Abuseful names.[b8] --Bp.       Barlow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abusive \A*bu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.]       1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.                         I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament                      improperly, according to the abusive acceptation                      thereof.                                             --Fuller.          2. Given to misusing; also, full of abuses. [Archaic] [bd]The             abusive prerogatives of his see.[b8] --Hallam.          3. Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting             words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an             abusive fellow.          4. Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse;             vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. [bd]An abusive             lampoon.[b8] --Johnson.          5. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. [Obs.] [bd]An             abusive treaty.[b8] --Bacon.          Syn: Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent;                insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abusively \A*bu"sive*ly\, adv.       In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abusiveness \A*bu"sive*ness\, n.       The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or       violence to the person.                   Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground,                Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness.      --Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apex \A"pex\, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.]       1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as,             the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip,             of a leaf.          2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.             [U.S.]          {Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the             heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.       cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,       cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,       hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa       cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)       1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the             wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has             a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels             sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.          2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,             cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.          3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.          {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis             brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.                      {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle             ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,             on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage             and other cruciferous plants.          {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris             rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P.             oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval             state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.             See {Cabbage worm}, below.          {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia             brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,             on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to             the crop.          {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a             cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and             colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.                      {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})             found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.          {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})             having large and heavy blossoms.          {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having             a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}             of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and             {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.          {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of             moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most             common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See             {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which             eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are             the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus             {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.          {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)             (a) Sea kale             (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which                   the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been                   derived by cultivation.          {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D.       boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne,       Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous             herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and             {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs.          Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still                doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and                China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black                Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common                haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole                beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower                bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean,                {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph.                maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England,                {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are                classed with vegetables.          2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more             or less resembling true beans.          {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]})             which infests the bean plant.          {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers.          {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser             segetum}).          {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval             state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus             fab[91]}.          {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West             Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida             shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.          {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species             of {Strychnos}.          {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce;             probably so called because an important article of food in             the navy.          {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the             edible white bean; -- so called from its size.          {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}.          {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}.          {Sea bean}.             (a) Same as {Florida bean}.             (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.          {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of             {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree.          {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dolphin \Dol"phin\ (d[ocr]l"f[icr]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,       dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the       dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses       1, 2, & 5), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,       Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin},       {Delphine}.]       1. (Zool.)             (a) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied genera                   (esp. {D. delphis}); the true dolphin.             (b) The {Coryph[91]na hippuris}, a fish of about five feet                   in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of                   color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the                   dolphin. See {Coryph[91]noid}.          Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({D. delphis}) is common in                the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a length of                from six to eight feet.          2. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung             from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck             of an enemy's vessel.          3. (Naut.)             (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.             (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a                   ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H.                   Dana.             (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.             (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the                   gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          4. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the             trunnions by which the gun was lifted.          5. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and             Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2.          {Dolphin fly} (Zo[94]l.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis             ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans.          {Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the             bowsprit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, Apocopated \A*poc"o*pa`ted\, a.       Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, v. t. [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of       apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See {Apocope}.] (Gram.)       To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last       letter, syllable, or part of a word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, Apocopated \A*poc"o*pa`ted\, a.       Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apocopation \A*poc`o*pa"tion\, n.       Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.
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Appeasable \Ap*peas"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. --       {Ap*peas"a*ble*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appeasable \Ap*peas"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. --       {Ap*peas"a*ble*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appeasive \Ap*pea"sive\, a.       Tending to appease.
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Apposable \Ap*pos"a*ble\, a. (Anat.)       Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the       thumb to the fingers of the hand.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aviseful \A*vise"ful\, a.       Watchful; circumspect. [Obs.]                   With sharp, aviseful eye.                        --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avouchable \A*vouch"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being avouched.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abiasaph       father of gathering; the gatherer, the youngest of the three       sons of Korah the Levite, head of a family of Korhites (Ex.       6:24); called Ebisaph (1 Chr. 6:37).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abiasaph, consuming father; gathering