acantha
         n 1: any sharply pointed projection [syn: {spur}, {spine},
               {acantha}]

English Dictionary: accent	by the DICT Development Group
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Acanthaceae n widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Synonym(s): Acanthaceae, family Acanthaceae, acanthus family
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acanthion n the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
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Acanthisitta n a genus of Xenicidae [syn: Acanthisitta, {genus Acanthisitta}]
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Acanthisitta chloris n small green-and-bronze bird [syn: rifleman bird, Acanthisitta chloris]
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Acanthisittidae n alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens Synonym(s): Xenicidae, family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family Acanthisittidae
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Acanthocephala n phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms Synonym(s): Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala
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acanthocephalan n any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines Synonym(s): acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm
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Acanthocereus n mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region Synonym(s): Acanthocereus, genus Acanthocereus
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Acanthocereus pentagonus n cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Synonym(s): pitahaya cactus, pitahaya, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Acanthocereus pentagonus
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Acanthocereus tetragonus n cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Synonym(s): pitahaya cactus, pitahaya, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Acanthocereus pentagonus
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Acanthocybium n wahoos Synonym(s): Acanthocybium, genus Acanthocybium
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Acanthocybium solandri n large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide Synonym(s): wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri
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acanthocyte n an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
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acanthocytosis n the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)
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acanthoid adj shaped like a spine or thorn [syn: acanthoid, acanthous, spinous]
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acantholysis n a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
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acanthoma n a neoplasm originating in the epidermis [syn: acanthoma, skin tumor]
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Acanthophis n Australian elapid snakes [syn: Acanthophis, {genus Acanthophis}]
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Acanthophis antarcticus n venomous Australian snake resembling an adder [syn: {death adder}, Acanthophis antarcticus]
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acanthopterygian n a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays Synonym(s): spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian Antonym(s): malacopterygian, soft-finned fish
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Acanthopterygii n teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays [syn: Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii]
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Acanthoscelides n a genus of Bruchidae [syn: Acanthoscelides, {genus Acanthoscelides}]
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Acanthoscelides obtectus n larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans [syn: bean weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus]
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acanthosis n an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)
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acanthosis nigricans n a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant Synonym(s): acanthosis nigricans, keratosis nigricans
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acanthotic adj of or relating to or having acanthosis
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acanthous adj shaped like a spine or thorn [syn: acanthoid, acanthous, spinous]
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Acanthuridae n surgeonfishes Synonym(s): Acanthuridae, family Acanthuridae
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Acanthurus n type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes [syn: Acanthurus, genus Acanthurus]
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Acanthurus chirurgus n surgeon fish of the West Indies [syn: doctorfish, doctor-fish, Acanthurus chirurgus]
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acanthus n any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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acanthus family n widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Synonym(s): Acanthaceae, family Acanthaceae, acanthus family
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Acanthus mollis n widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers Synonym(s): bear's breech, bear's breeches, sea holly, Acanthus mollis
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accent n distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" Synonym(s): accent, speech pattern special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" Synonym(s): emphasis, accent the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" Synonym(s): dialect, idiom, accent the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" Synonym(s): stress, emphasis, accent a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation Synonym(s): accent, accent mark v to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" Synonym(s): stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" Synonym(s): stress, accent, accentuate
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accent mark n a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation Synonym(s): accent, accent mark
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accented adj used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" Synonym(s): tonic, accented Antonym(s): atonic, unaccented bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" Synonym(s): stressed, accented Antonym(s): unstressed
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accenting n the act of giving special importance or significance to something Synonym(s): emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
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accentor n small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
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accentual adj of or pertaining to accent or stress (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity; "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm" Antonym(s): quantitative, syllabic
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accentual system n the system of accentuation used in a particular language Synonym(s): accentual system, prosodic system
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accentuate v to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" Synonym(s): stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" Synonym(s): stress, accent, accentuate
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accentuation n the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance the act of giving special importance or significance to something Synonym(s): emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
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accommodate v be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: suit, accommodate, fit] make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" Synonym(s): adapt, accommodate provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" Synonym(s): accommodate, hold, admit provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" Synonym(s): lodge, accommodate provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" Synonym(s): oblige, accommodate Antonym(s): disoblige make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" Synonym(s): accommodate, reconcile, conciliate
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accommodating adj helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" Synonym(s): accommodating, accommodative Antonym(s): unaccommodating, unobliging obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
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accommodating IOL n a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person) Synonym(s): accommodating lens implant, accommodating IOL
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accommodating lens implant n a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person) Synonym(s): accommodating lens implant, accommodating IOL
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accommodatingly adv in accommodation; "obligingly, he lowered his voice" Synonym(s): obligingly, accommodatingly
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accommodation n making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances Synonym(s): adjustment, accommodation, fitting a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan" in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available" the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
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accommodation endorser n a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower
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accommodation ladder n (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside
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accommodation reflex n reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina
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accommodational adj of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye; "accommodational strain"
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accommodative adj helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating" Synonym(s): accommodating, accommodative Antonym(s): unaccommodating, unobliging willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement Synonym(s): accommodative, cooperative tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony Synonym(s): accommodative, reconciling
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accommodator n someone who performs a service or does a favor [syn: obliger, accommodator]
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account n a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" Synonym(s): history, account, chronicle, story a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" Synonym(s): report, news report, story, account, write up a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" Synonym(s): account, business relationship a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" Synonym(s): explanation, account grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" Synonym(s): score, account importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance" a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" Synonym(s): account, accounting, account statement the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" Synonym(s): report, account an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" Synonym(s): bill, account, invoice the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" v be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam" keep an account of Synonym(s): account, calculate to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" Synonym(s): report, describe, account furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money" Synonym(s): account, answer for
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account book n a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Synonym(s): ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
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account executive n someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business Synonym(s): account executive, account representative, registered representative, customer's broker, customer's man
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account for v be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business" give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"
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account payable n a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency" Synonym(s): account payable, payable
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account representative n someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business Synonym(s): account executive, account representative, registered representative, customer's broker, customer's man
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account statement n a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" Synonym(s): account, accounting, account statement
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accountability n responsibility to someone or for some activity [syn: accountability, answerability, answerableness]
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accountable adj liable to account for one's actions; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"
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accountancy n the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business Synonym(s): accountancy, accounting
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accountant n someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: accountant, comptroller, controller]
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accountantship n the position of accountant
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accounting n a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" a system that provides quantitative information about finances the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business Synonym(s): accountancy, accounting a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts Synonym(s): accounting, accounting system, method of accounting a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" Synonym(s): account, accounting, account statement
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accounting data n all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
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accounting entry n a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: entry, accounting entry, ledger entry]
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accounting firm n a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee
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accounting principle n a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions Synonym(s): accounting principle, accounting standard
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accounting standard n a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions Synonym(s): accounting principle, accounting standard
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accounting system n a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts Synonym(s): accounting, accounting system, method of accounting
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accounts payable n a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services
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accounts receivable n a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services
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acentric adj lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment" not centered or having no center
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acentric chromosome n a chromosome lacking a centromere
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Achmad Sukarno n Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970) Synonym(s): Sukarno, Achmad Sukarno
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achondrite n a stony meteor lacking chondrules
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achondritic adj of or related to an achondrite not having a granular structure Antonym(s): chondritic, granular
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achondroplasia n an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism Synonym(s): achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy
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achondroplastic adj of or relating to achondroplasia
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achondroplasty n an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism Synonym(s): achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy
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acned adj (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin Synonym(s): acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate
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Acnidosporidia n a subclass of Sporozoa [syn: Acnidosporidia, {subclass Acnidosporidia}]
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aconite n any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
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Aconitum n genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal Synonym(s): Aconitum, genus Aconitum
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Aconitum lycoctonum n poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock Synonym(s): wolfsbane, wolfbane, wolf's bane, Aconitum lycoctonum
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Aconitum napellus n a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite Synonym(s): monkshood, helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus
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acquaint v cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" Synonym(s): introduce, present, acquaint make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" Synonym(s): familiarize, familiarise, acquaint inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
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acquaintance n personal knowledge or information about someone or something Synonym(s): acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy a relationship less intimate than friendship Synonym(s): acquaintance, acquaintanceship a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" Synonym(s): acquaintance, friend Antonym(s): alien, stranger, unknown
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acquaintanceship n a relationship less intimate than friendship [syn: acquaintance, acquaintanceship]
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acquainted adj having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts"
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agamete n an asexual reproductive cell
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agamid n a lizard of the family Agamidae [syn: agamid, {agamid lizard}]
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agamid lizard n a lizard of the family Agamidae [syn: agamid, {agamid lizard}]
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Agamidae n an Old World reptile family of Sauria [syn: Agamidae, family Agamidae]
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agenda n a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to Synonym(s): agenda, docket, schedule a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) Synonym(s): agenda, agendum, order of business
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agenda item n one of the items to be considered
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agendum n a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn: agenda, agendum, order of business]
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agent n an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations a substance that exerts some force or effect a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission Synonym(s): agent, factor, broker any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau Synonym(s): agent, federal agent the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Synonym(s): agentive role, agent
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agent bank n a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests Synonym(s): lead bank, agent bank a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
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Agent Orange n a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
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agent provocateur n a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts Synonym(s): agent provocateur, provocateur
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agent-in-place n an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
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agential adj of or relating to an agent or agency
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agentive role n the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Synonym(s): agentive role, agent
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agnate adj related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: agnate, agnatic, paternal] n one related on the father's side [syn: agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib]
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Agnatha n superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms Synonym(s): Agnatha, superclass Agnatha
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agnathan n eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms Synonym(s): jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathan
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agnatic adj related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: agnate, agnatic, paternal]
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agnation n line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family Synonym(s): patrilineage, agnation
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agonadal adj lacking gonads
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Agonidae n poachers Synonym(s): Agonidae, family Agonidae
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Akhenaten n early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) Synonym(s): Akhenaton, Akhenaten, Ikhanaton, Amenhotep IV
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Akhenaton n early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC) Synonym(s): Akhenaton, Akhenaten, Ikhanaton, Amenhotep IV
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akinetic epilepsy n epilepsy characterized by akinesia
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aquanaut n an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder Synonym(s): skin- diver, aquanaut a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research Synonym(s): aquanaut, oceanaut
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as a matter of fact adv in reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father" Synonym(s): in fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact
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as needed adv according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" Synonym(s): as needed, as required, pro re nata, PRN
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ascend v travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" Synonym(s): ascend, go up Antonym(s): come down, descend, fall, go down go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" Synonym(s): ascend, climb up go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" Synonym(s): rise, come up, uprise, ascend Antonym(s): go down, go under, set move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great Synonym(s): ascend, move up, rise
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ascendable adj capable of being ascended [syn: ascendable, ascendible, climbable]
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ascendance n the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" Synonym(s): dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
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ascendancy n the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" Synonym(s): dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
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ascendant adj tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent, ascensive most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent, dominating n position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Synonym(s): ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root Antonym(s): descendant, descendent
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ascendence n the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" Synonym(s): dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
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ascendency n the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" Synonym(s): dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
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ascendent adj tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent, ascensive most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent, dominating n position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Synonym(s): ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root Antonym(s): descendant, descendent
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ascender n someone who ascends a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
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ascendible adj capable of being ascended [syn: ascendable, ascendible, climbable]
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ascending adj moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" Antonym(s): descending(a) n the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
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ascending aorta n the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle
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ascending artery n the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon Synonym(s): ascending artery, arteria ascendens
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ascending colon n the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
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ascending node n the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north Antonym(s): descending node
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ascent n an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" Synonym(s): ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade Antonym(s): declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" Synonym(s): rise, rising, ascent, ascension Antonym(s): fall the act of changing location in an upward direction Synonym(s): rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
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ashamed adj feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat" Antonym(s): unashamed
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ashamedly adv with a feeling of shame [ant: barefacedly, shamelessly, unashamedly]
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Asian nation n any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent [syn: Asian country, Asian nation]
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Asian tiger mosquito n striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases Synonym(s): Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus
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askant adj (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" Synonym(s): askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
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asquint adj (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" Synonym(s): askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
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assent n agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" Synonym(s): assent, acquiescence v to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" Synonym(s): assent, accede, acquiesce Antonym(s): dissent
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assenter n a person who assents
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assentient adj expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"
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assenting n agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" Synonym(s): accession, assenting
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assonate v correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; "The accented vowels assonated in this poem"
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assumed adj adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" Synonym(s): assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
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assumed name n a name that has been assumed temporarily [syn: alias, assumed name, false name] (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation Synonym(s): assumed name, fictitious name, Doing Business As, DBA
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asunder adv into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder" Synonym(s): apart, asunder adj widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole"
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asymmetric adj characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components Synonym(s): asymmetrical, asymmetric Antonym(s): symmetric, symmetrical
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asymmetrical adj characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components Synonym(s): asymmetrical, asymmetric Antonym(s): symmetric, symmetrical irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" Synonym(s): asymmetrical, crooked
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asymmetrically adv in an asymmetrical manner; "they were asymmetrically arranged" Synonym(s): asymmetrically, unsymmetrically Antonym(s): symmetrically
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asymmetry n (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] Antonym(s): balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry
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asyndetic adj lacking conjunctions Antonym(s): syndetic
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asyndeton n the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used
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augend n a number to which another number (the addend) is added
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awakened adj aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet" Antonym(s): unawakened (somewhat formal) having been waked up; "the awakened baby began to cry"
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ax handle n the handle of an ax Synonym(s): ax handle, axe handle
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axe handle n the handle of an ax Synonym(s): ax handle, axe handle
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axiomatic adj evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" Synonym(s): axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted(p) containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" Synonym(s): axiomatic, aphoristic of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens Synonym(s): axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational
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axiomatical adj of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens Synonym(s): axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational
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axiomatically adv on the basis of axioms; "this is axiomatically given"
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azimuth n the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian Synonym(s): azimuth, AZ
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azimuthal adj of or relating to or in azimuth
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azoimide n a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling Synonym(s): hydrazoic acid, azoimide, hydrogen azide, HN
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of       fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a       herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring       family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is       abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers       in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European       allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C.       finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.]          Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other                fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),                called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter                shad}.          {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden.          {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca.          {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food             fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus             {Gerres}.          {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs             or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A.             Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose             blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and             the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence             they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called             {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.          {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --             so called because it usually appears at the time when the             shad begin to run in the rivers.          {Trout shad}, the squeteague.          {White shad}, the common shad.
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Columbine \Col"um*bine\, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus       dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called       from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]       1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus             {Aquilegia}; as, {A. vulgaris}, or the common garden             columbine; {A. Canadensis}, the wild red columbine of             North America.          2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.             --Brewer.
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Egret \E"gret\, n. [See {Aigret}, {Heron}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The name of several species of herons which             bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among             the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea,             [or] Herodias, egretta}); the great egret ({A. alba}); the             little egret ({A. garzetta}), of Europe; and the American             snowy egret ({A. candidissima}).                         A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. --G. W.                                                                               Cable.          2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress,             or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.          3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or             achenes, as the down of the thistle.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A kind of ape.
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Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF.       hairon, F. h[82]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan.       heire, Sw. h[84]ger, and also G. h[84]her jay, jackdaw, OHG.       hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G.       reiher, AS. hr[amac]gra. Cf. {Aigret}, {Egret}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any wading bird of the genus {Ardea} and allied genera, of       the family {Ardeid[91]}. The herons have a long, sharp bill,       and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe       toothed. The common European heron ({Ardea cinerea}) is       remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was       formerly hunted with the larger falcons.          Note: There are several common American species; as, the                great blue heron ({Ardea herodias}); the little blue                ({A. c[d2]rulea}); the green ({A. virescens}); the                snowy ({A. candidissima}); the night heron or qua-bird                ({Nycticorax nycticorax}). The plumed herons are called                {egrets}.          {Heron's bill} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erodium}; -- so             called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the             head and beak of the heron.
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\, n.       1. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a             cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or             bolt.          Note: In the United States a flaring cavity formed by                chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a                countersink, while a cylindrical flat-bottomed                enlargement of the mouth of the hole is usually called                {a conterbore}.          2. A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.
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Kind \Kind\, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See {Kind}, a.]       1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.]                         He knew by kind and by no other lore. --Chaucer.                         Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, Are led by                      kind t'admire your fellow-creature.   --Dryden.          2. Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or             humankind. [bd]Come of so low a kind.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Every kind of beasts, and of birds.   --James iii.7.                         She follows the law of her kind.         --Wordsworth.                         Here to sow the seed of bread, That man and all the                      kinds be fed.                                    --Emerson.          3. Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety;             description; class; as, there are several kinds of             eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of             government; various kinds of soil, etc.                         How diversely Love doth his pageants play, And snows                      his power in variable kinds !            --Spenser.                         There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of                      beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. --I                                                                               Cor. xv. 39.                         Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn: What was the                      matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not                      rich men philosophers ?                     --Bacon.          {A kind of}, something belonging to the class of; something             like to; -- said loosely or slightingly.          {In kind}, in the produce or designated commodity itself, as             distinguished from its value in money.                         Tax on tillage was often levied in kind upon corn.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          Syn: Sort; species; class; genus; nature; style; character;                breed; set.
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Acanth \A*canth"\, n.       Same as {Acanthus}.
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Acanthaceous \Ac"an*tha"ceous\, a.       1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.          2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of             plants of which the acanthus is the type.
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Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw.       modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a       scum on liquors.]       Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.          {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum             pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep             grunting note.          {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in             mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for             disease.          {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging.          {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}.          {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine             crabs of the genus {Panopeus}.          {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder},             and {Dab}.          {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp.          {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender.          {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into             which sediment and mud in the water can settle for             removal.          {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian             ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States.             It has persistent external gills and only the anterior             pair of legs. See {Siren}.          {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}).                      {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}).       (b) The clapper rail.          {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.             [Slang]          {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish             of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to             the pickerels.          {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.          {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus.          {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.             [U.S.]          {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous             species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.          {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied             genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,             side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,             etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with             spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve             as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.
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Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. {Acanthuses}, L. {Acanthi}.       [L., from Gr. [?]. Cf. {Acantha}.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the             south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.          2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of             the acanthus ({Acanthus spinosus}); -- used in the             capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Acanthine \A*can"thine\, a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. [?], thorny, fr.       [?]. See {Acanthus}.]       Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
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Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[icr]n"n[ecr]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from       L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[c6]netwige, fr.       AS. l[c6]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds       of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera       {Linota}, {Acanthis}, and allied genera, esp. the common       European species ({L. cannabina}), which, in full summer       plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or       less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,       tipped with crimson. Called also {gray linnet}, {red linnet},       {rose linnet}, {brown linnet}, {lintie}, {lintwhite}, {gorse       thatcher}, {linnet finch}, and {greater redpoll}. The       American redpoll linnet ({Acanthis linaria}) often has the       crown and throat rosy. See {Redpoll}, and {Twite}.          {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the European green finch.
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Acanthocarpous \A*can`tho*car"pous\, a. [Gr. [?] thorn + [?]       fruit.] (Bot.)       Having the fruit covered with spines.
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Acanthocephalous \A*can`tho*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
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Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n.       A dark blue scombroid food fish ({Acanthocibium solandri [or]       petus}) of Florida and the West Indies.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Death \Death\, n. [OE. deth, dea[?], AS. de[a0][?]; akin to OS.       d[?][?], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[?]i, Sw. & Dan. d[94]d,       Goth. daupus; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i.,       and cf. {Dead}.]       1. The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of             resuscitation, either in animals or plants.          Note: Local death is going on at times and in all parts of                the living body, in which individual cells and elements                are being cast off and replaced by new; a process                essential to life. General death is of two kinds; death                of the body as a whole (somatic or systemic death), and                death of the tissues. By the former is implied the                absolute cessation of the functions of the brain, the                circulatory and the respiratory organs; by the latter                the entire disappearance of the vital actions of the                ultimate structural constituents of the body. When                death takes place, the body as a whole dies first, the                death of the tissues sometimes not occurring until                after a considerable interval. --Huxley.          2. Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the             death of memory.                         The death of a language can not be exactly compared                      with the death of a plant.                  --J. Peile.          3. Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.                         A death that I abhor.                        --Shak.                         Let me die the death of the righteous. --Num. xxiii.                                                                               10.          4. Cause of loss of life.                         Swiftly flies the feathered death.      --Dryden.                         He caught his death the last county sessions.                                                                               --Addison.          5. Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally             represented as a skeleton with a scythe.                         Death! great proprietor of all.         --Young.                         And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name                      that at on him was Death.                  --Rev. vi. 8.          6. Danger of death. [bd]In deaths oft.[b8] --2 Cor. xi. 23.          7. Murder; murderous character.                         Not to suffer a man of death to live. --Bacon.          8. (Theol.) Loss of spiritual life.                         To be [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] m[?][?][?][?][?] is                      death.                                                --Rom. viii.                                                                               6.          9. Anything so dreadful as to be like death.                         It was death to them to think of entertaining such                      doctrines.                                          --Atterbury.                         And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto                      death.                                                --Judg. xvi.                                                                               16.          Note: Death is much used adjectively and as the first part of                a compound, meaning, in general, of or pertaining to                death, causing or presaging death; as, deathbed or                death bed; deathblow or death blow, etc.          {Black death}. See {Black death}, in the Vocabulary.          {Civil death}, the separation of a man from civil society, or             the debarring him from the enjoyment of civil rights, as             by banishment, attainder, abjuration of the realm,             entering a monastery, etc. --Blackstone.          {Death adder}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A kind of viper found in South Africa ({Acanthophis                   tortor}); -- so called from the virulence of its                   venom.             (b) A venomous Australian snake of the family                   {Elapid[91]}, of several species, as the                   {Hoplocephalus superbus} and {Acanthopis antarctica}.                            {Death bell}, a bell that announces a death.                         The death bell thrice was heard to ring. --Mickle.          {Death candle}, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the             superstitious as presaging death.          {Death damp}, a cold sweat at the coming on of death.          {Death fire}, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode             death.                         And round about in reel and rout, The death fires                      danced at night.                                 --Coleridge.          {Death grapple}, a grapple or struggle for life.          {Death in life}, a condition but little removed from death; a             living death. [Poetic] [bd]Lay lingering out a five years'             death in life.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Death knell}, a stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a             death.          {Death rate}, the relation or ratio of the number of deaths             to the population.                         At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than                      in rural districts.                           --Darwin.          {Death rattle}, a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a             dying person.          {Death's door}, the boundary of life; the partition dividing             life from death.          {Death stroke}, a stroke causing death.          {Death throe}, the spasm of death.          {Death token}, the signal of approaching death.          {Death warrant}.             (a) (Law) An order from the proper authority for the                   execution of a criminal.             (b) That which puts an end to expectation, hope, or joy.                            {Death wound}.             (a) A fatal wound or injury.             (b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak.          {Spiritual death} (Scripture), the corruption and perversion             of the soul by sin, with the loss of the favor of God.          {The gates of death}, the grave.                         Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? --Job                                                                               xxxviii. 17.          {The second death}, condemnation to eternal separation from             God. --Rev. ii. 11.          {To be the death of}, to be the cause of death to; to make             die. [bd]It was one who should be the death of both his             parents.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: {Death}, {Decease}, {Demise}, {Departure}, {Release}.          Usage: Death applies to the termination of every form of                   existence, both animal and vegetable; the other words                   only to the human race. Decease is the term used in                   law for the removal of a human being out of life in                   the ordinary course of nature. Demise was formerly                   confined to decease of princes, but is now sometimes                   used of distinguished men in general; as, the demise                   of Mr. Pitt. Departure and release are peculiarly                   terms of Christian affection and hope. A violent death                   is not usually called a decease. Departure implies a                   friendly taking leave of life. Release implies a                   deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow.
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Acanthophorous \Ac`an*thoph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] spine       + [?] to bear.]       Spine-bearing. --Gray.
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Death \Death\, n. [OE. deth, dea[?], AS. de[a0][?]; akin to OS.       d[?][?], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[?]i, Sw. & Dan. d[94]d,       Goth. daupus; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i.,       and cf. {Dead}.]       1. The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of             resuscitation, either in animals or plants.          Note: Local death is going on at times and in all parts of                the living body, in which individual cells and elements                are being cast off and replaced by new; a process                essential to life. General death is of two kinds; death                of the body as a whole (somatic or systemic death), and                death of the tissues. By the former is implied the                absolute cessation of the functions of the brain, the                circulatory and the respiratory organs; by the latter                the entire disappearance of the vital actions of the                ultimate structural constituents of the body. When                death takes place, the body as a whole dies first, the                death of the tissues sometimes not occurring until                after a considerable interval. --Huxley.          2. Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the             death of memory.                         The death of a language can not be exactly compared                      with the death of a plant.                  --J. Peile.          3. Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.                         A death that I abhor.                        --Shak.                         Let me die the death of the righteous. --Num. xxiii.                                                                               10.          4. Cause of loss of life.                         Swiftly flies the feathered death.      --Dryden.                         He caught his death the last county sessions.                                                                               --Addison.          5. Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally             represented as a skeleton with a scythe.                         Death! great proprietor of all.         --Young.                         And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name                      that at on him was Death.                  --Rev. vi. 8.          6. Danger of death. [bd]In deaths oft.[b8] --2 Cor. xi. 23.          7. Murder; murderous character.                         Not to suffer a man of death to live. --Bacon.          8. (Theol.) Loss of spiritual life.                         To be [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] m[?][?][?][?][?] is                      death.                                                --Rom. viii.                                                                               6.          9. Anything so dreadful as to be like death.                         It was death to them to think of entertaining such                      doctrines.                                          --Atterbury.                         And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto                      death.                                                --Judg. xvi.                                                                               16.          Note: Death is much used adjectively and as the first part of                a compound, meaning, in general, of or pertaining to                death, causing or presaging death; as, deathbed or                death bed; deathblow or death blow, etc.          {Black death}. See {Black death}, in the Vocabulary.          {Civil death}, the separation of a man from civil society, or             the debarring him from the enjoyment of civil rights, as             by banishment, attainder, abjuration of the realm,             entering a monastery, etc. --Blackstone.          {Death adder}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A kind of viper found in South Africa ({Acanthophis                   tortor}); -- so called from the virulence of its                   venom.             (b) A venomous Australian snake of the family                   {Elapid[91]}, of several species, as the                   {Hoplocephalus superbus} and {Acanthopis antarctica}.                            {Death bell}, a bell that announces a death.                         The death bell thrice was heard to ring. --Mickle.          {Death candle}, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the             superstitious as presaging death.          {Death damp}, a cold sweat at the coming on of death.          {Death fire}, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode             death.                         And round about in reel and rout, The death fires                      danced at night.                                 --Coleridge.          {Death grapple}, a grapple or struggle for life.          {Death in life}, a condition but little removed from death; a             living death. [Poetic] [bd]Lay lingering out a five years'             death in life.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Death knell}, a stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a             death.          {Death rate}, the relation or ratio of the number of deaths             to the population.                         At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than                      in rural districts.                           --Darwin.          {Death rattle}, a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a             dying person.          {Death's door}, the boundary of life; the partition dividing             life from death.          {Death stroke}, a stroke causing death.          {Death throe}, the spasm of death.          {Death token}, the signal of approaching death.          {Death warrant}.             (a) (Law) An order from the proper authority for the                   execution of a criminal.             (b) That which puts an end to expectation, hope, or joy.                            {Death wound}.             (a) A fatal wound or injury.             (b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak.          {Spiritual death} (Scripture), the corruption and perversion             of the soul by sin, with the loss of the favor of God.          {The gates of death}, the grave.                         Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? --Job                                                                               xxxviii. 17.          {The second death}, condemnation to eternal separation from             God. --Rev. ii. 11.          {To be the death of}, to be the cause of death to; to make             die. [bd]It was one who should be the death of both his             parents.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: {Death}, {Decease}, {Demise}, {Departure}, {Release}.          Usage: Death applies to the termination of every form of                   existence, both animal and vegetable; the other words                   only to the human race. Decease is the term used in                   law for the removal of a human being out of life in                   the ordinary course of nature. Demise was formerly                   confined to decease of princes, but is now sometimes                   used of distinguished men in general; as, the demise                   of Mr. Pitt. Departure and release are peculiarly                   terms of Christian affection and hope. A violent death                   is not usually called a decease. Departure implies a                   friendly taking leave of life. Release implies a                   deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow.
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Acanthopodious \A*can`tho*po"di*ous\, a. [Gr. [?] thorn + [?],       [?], foot.] (Bot.)       Having spinous petioles.
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Acanthopterous \Ac`an*thop"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. [?] spine + [?]       wing.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Spiny-winged.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Acanthopterygious.
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Acanthopterygian \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the       perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
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Acanthopterygious \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*ous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike;       spiny-finned.
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Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. {Acanthuses}, L. {Acanthi}.       [L., from Gr. [?]. Cf. {Acantha}.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the             south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.          2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of             the acanthus ({Acanthus spinosus}); -- used in the             capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. {Acanthuses}, L. {Acanthi}.       [L., from Gr. [?]. Cf. {Acantha}.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the             south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.          2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of             the acanthus ({Acanthus spinosus}); -- used in the             capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. {Acanthuses}, L. {Acanthi}.       [L., from Gr. [?]. Cf. {Acantha}.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the             south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.          2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of             the acanthus ({Acanthus spinosus}); -- used in the             capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Accend \Ac*cend"\, v. t. [L. accendere, accensum, to kindle; ad       + cand[cb]re to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to       cand[c7]re to be white, to gleam. See {Candle}.]       To set on fire; to kindle. [Obs.] --Fotherby.
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Accendibility \Ac*cend`i*bil"i*ty\, n.       Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed;       inflammability.
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Accendible \Ac*cend"i*ble\, a.       Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible;       inflammable. --Ure.
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Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]       1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a             mark); to utter or to mark with accent.          2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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Accent \Ac"cent`\, n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a       singing, canere to sing. See {Cant}.]       1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon             some particular syllable of a word or a phrase,             distinguishing it from the others.          Note: Many English words have two accents, the primary and                the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater                stress of voice than the secondary; as in                as[b7]pira[b6]tion, where the chief stress is on the                third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first.                Some words, as an[b7]tiap[b7]o-plec[b6]tic,                in-com[b7]pre-hen[b7]si-bil[b6]i-ty, have two secondary                accents. See Guide to Pron., [c5][c5] 30-46.          2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to             regulate the pronunciation; esp.:             (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken                   accent;             (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel                   marked; as, the French accents.          Note: In the ancient Greek the acute accent ([b7]) meant a                raised tone or pitch, the grave (`), the level tone or                simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ or ^)                a tone raised and then depressed. In works on                elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising                inflection of the voice; the second, the falling                inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving                inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the                like, the acute accent is used to designate the                syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.          3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or             pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of             the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a             German accent. [bd]Beguiled you in a plain accent.[b8]             --Shak. [bd]A perfect accent.[b8] --Thackeray.                         The tender accent of a woman's cry.   --Prior.          4. A word; a significant tone; (pl.) expressions in general;             speech.                         Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear,                      Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear. --Dryden.          5. (Pros.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.          6. (Mus.)             (a) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the                   beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the                   measure.             (b) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part                   of the measure.             (c) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and                   sections of a period.             (d) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. --J.                   S. Dwight.          7. (Math.)             (a) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a                   little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a                   similar kind expressed by the same letter, but                   differing in value, as y[b7], y[sec].             (b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number,                   indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as,                   12[b7]27[sec], i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven                   seconds.             (c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as,                   6[b7] 10[sec] is six feet ten inches.
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Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]       1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a             mark); to utter or to mark with accent.          2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]       1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a             mark); to utter or to mark with accent.          2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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Accentless \Ac"cent`less\, a.       Without accent.
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Accentor \Ac*cen"tor\, n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to       sing.]       1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or             leader. [Obs.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of European birds (so named from their             sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America             sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
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Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an       inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.       hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.]       A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a       thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;       and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a       line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted       round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts       of a garden.                   The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.   --Shak.                   Through the verdant maze Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue                my walk.                                                --Thomson.          Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often                means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;                as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.          {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant             related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}).          {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook.          {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See             {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}.          {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola},             the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.          {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage,             especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]          {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium},             belonging to the Mustard family.          {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus             {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a             nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.          {Hedge note}.       (a) The note of a hedge bird.       (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.          {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.          {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,             in Ireland; a school for rustics.          {Hedge sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a European warbler ({Accentor             modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish             brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.             Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and             {doney}.          {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,             scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.          {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}.          {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. [bd]While the             business of money hangs in the hedge.[b8] --Pepys.
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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally       meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;       akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)       + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),             having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin             redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.       (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having             the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are             olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also             {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.       (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the             genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,             the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).       (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.             See {Indian robin}, below.          {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See             {Knot}.          {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.          {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.          {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.          {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.          {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and             {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some             white on the wings.          {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus             saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black             glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.                      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.          {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird             ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the             European robin.          {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European robin.       (b) The American robin.       (c) The American bluebird.          {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.       (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.          {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.          {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the             genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called             also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European             gurnard.       (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]                      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla             fuliginosa}), native of India.
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Accentuable \Ac*cen"tu*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being accented.
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Accentual \Ac*cen"tu*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by       accent.
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Accentuality \Ac*cen`tu*al"i*ty\, n.       The quality of being accentual.
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Accentually \Ac*cen"tu*al*ly\, adv.       In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
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Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of       accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]       1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.          2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.                         In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was                      even more accentuated.                        --London                                                                               Times.          3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of       accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]       1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.          2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.                         In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was                      even more accentuated.                        --London                                                                               Times.          3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of       accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]       1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.          2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.                         In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was                      even more accentuated.                        --London                                                                               Times.          3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuation \Ac*cen`tu*a"tion\, n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F.       accentuation.]       Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically       (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting       portions of the liturgy.
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Accommodable \Ac*com"mo*da*ble\, a. [Cf. F. accommodable.]       That may be accommodated, fitted, or made to agree. [R.] --I.       Watts.
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Accommodableness \Ac*com"mo*dable*ness\, n.       The quality or condition of being accommodable. [R.] --Todd.
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Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, v. i.       To adapt one's self; to be conformable or adapted. [R.]       --Boyle.
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Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, a. [L. accommodatus, p. p. of       accommodare.]       Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.       [Archaic] --Tillotson.
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Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Accommodated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accommodating}.] [L.       accommodatus, p. p. of accommodare; ad + commodare to make       fit, help; con- + modus measure, proportion. See {Mode}.]       1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to             conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.             [bd]They accommodate their counsels to his             inclination.[b8] --Addison.          2. To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to             compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate             differences, a dispute, etc.          3. To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient;             to favor; to oblige; as, to accommodate a friend with a             loan or with lodgings.          4. To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by             analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental             circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to             accommodate prophecy to events.          Syn: To suit; adapt; conform; adjust; arrange.
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Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Accommodated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accommodating}.] [L.       accommodatus, p. p. of accommodare; ad + commodare to make       fit, help; con- + modus measure, proportion. See {Mode}.]       1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to             conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.             [bd]They accommodate their counsels to his             inclination.[b8] --Addison.          2. To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to             compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate             differences, a dispute, etc.          3. To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient;             to favor; to oblige; as, to accommodate a friend with a             loan or with lodgings.          4. To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by             analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental             circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to             accommodate prophecy to events.          Syn: To suit; adapt; conform; adjust; arrange.
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Accommodately \Ac*com"mo*date*ly\, adv.       Suitably; fitly. [R.]
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Accommodateness \Ac*com"mo*date*ness\, n.       Fitness. [R.]
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Accommodating \Ac*com"mo*da`ting\, a.       Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as       an accommodating man, spirit, arrangement.
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Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Accommodated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accommodating}.] [L.       accommodatus, p. p. of accommodare; ad + commodare to make       fit, help; con- + modus measure, proportion. See {Mode}.]       1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to             conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.             [bd]They accommodate their counsels to his             inclination.[b8] --Addison.          2. To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to             compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate             differences, a dispute, etc.          3. To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient;             to favor; to oblige; as, to accommodate a friend with a             loan or with lodgings.          4. To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by             analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental             circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to             accommodate prophecy to events.          Syn: To suit; adapt; conform; adjust; arrange.
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Accommodation \Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr.       accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]       1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being             fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by             to. [bd]The organization of the body with accommodation to             its functions.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.          2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.          3. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or             convenience; anything furnished which is desired or             needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations --             that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement;             reconciliation; settlement. [bd]To come to terms of             accommodation.[b8] --Macaulay.          5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of             analogy, to something not originally referred to or             intended.                         Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were                      probably intended as nothing more than                      accommodations.                                 --Paley.          6. (Com.)             (a) A loan of money.             (b) An accommodation bill or note.          {Accommodation bill}, or {note} (Com.), a bill of exchange             which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and             delivers to another, not upon a consideration received,             but for the purpose of raising money on credit.          {Accommodation coach}, or {train}, one running at moderate             speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.          {Accommodation ladder} (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the             side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from,             or descending to, small boats.
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Accommodation \Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr.       accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]       1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being             fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by             to. [bd]The organization of the body with accommodation to             its functions.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.          2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.          3. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or             convenience; anything furnished which is desired or             needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations --             that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement;             reconciliation; settlement. [bd]To come to terms of             accommodation.[b8] --Macaulay.          5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of             analogy, to something not originally referred to or             intended.                         Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were                      probably intended as nothing more than                      accommodations.                                 --Paley.          6. (Com.)             (a) A loan of money.             (b) An accommodation bill or note.          {Accommodation bill}, or {note} (Com.), a bill of exchange             which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and             delivers to another, not upon a consideration received,             but for the purpose of raising money on credit.          {Accommodation coach}, or {train}, one running at moderate             speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.          {Accommodation ladder} (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the             side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from,             or descending to, small boats.
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Accommodation \Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr.       accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]       1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being             fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by             to. [bd]The organization of the body with accommodation to             its functions.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.          2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.          3. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or             convenience; anything furnished which is desired or             needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations --             that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement;             reconciliation; settlement. [bd]To come to terms of             accommodation.[b8] --Macaulay.          5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of             analogy, to something not originally referred to or             intended.                         Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were                      probably intended as nothing more than                      accommodations.                                 --Paley.          6. (Com.)             (a) A loan of money.             (b) An accommodation bill or note.          {Accommodation bill}, or {note} (Com.), a bill of exchange             which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and             delivers to another, not upon a consideration received,             but for the purpose of raising money on credit.          {Accommodation coach}, or {train}, one running at moderate             speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.          {Accommodation ladder} (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the             side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from,             or descending to, small boats.
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Accommodation \Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr.       accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]       1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being             fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by             to. [bd]The organization of the body with accommodation to             its functions.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.          2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.          3. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or             convenience; anything furnished which is desired or             needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations --             that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement;             reconciliation; settlement. [bd]To come to terms of             accommodation.[b8] --Macaulay.          5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of             analogy, to something not originally referred to or             intended.                         Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were                      probably intended as nothing more than                      accommodations.                                 --Paley.          6. (Com.)             (a) A loan of money.             (b) An accommodation bill or note.          {Accommodation bill}, or {note} (Com.), a bill of exchange             which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and             delivers to another, not upon a consideration received,             but for the purpose of raising money on credit.          {Accommodation coach}, or {train}, one running at moderate             speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.          {Accommodation ladder} (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the             side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from,             or descending to, small boats.
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Accommodator \Ac*com"mo*da`tor\, n.       He who, or that which, accommodates. --Warburton.
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Account \Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF.       acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.]       1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a             record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.                         A beggarly account of empty boxes.      --Shak.          2. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed             statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and             also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review;             as, to keep one's account at the bank.          3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.,             explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has             been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often             used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive,             etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all             accounts.          4. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of             transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a             description; as, an account of a battle. [bd]A laudable             account of the city of London.[b8] --Howell.          5. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's             conduct with reference to judgment thereon.                         Give an account of thy stewardship.   --Luke xvi. 2.          6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. [bd]To             stand high in your account.[b8] --Shak.          7. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. [bd]Men of             account.[b8] --Pope. [bd]To turn to account.[b8] --Shak.          {Account current}, a running or continued account between two             or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such             an account.          {In account with}, in a relation requiring an account to be             kept.          {On account of}, for the sake of; by reason of; because of.                      {On one's own account}, for one's own interest or behalf.          {To make account}, to have an opinion or expectation; to             reckon. [Obs.]                         This other part . . . makes account to find no                      slender arguments for this assertion out of those                      very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.                                                                               --Milton.          {To make account of}, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as,             he makes small account of beauty.          {To take account of}, or {to take into account}, to take into             consideration; to notice. [bd]Of their doings, God takes             no account.[b8]                                          --Milton             .          {A writ of account} (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings             demanding that the defendant shall render his just             account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called             also an {action of account}. --Cowell.          Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description;                explanation; rehearsal.          Usage: {Account}, {Narrative}, {Narration}, {Recital}. These                   words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a                   series of events. {Account} turns attention not so                   much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more                   properly applies to the report of some single event,                   or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an                   {account} of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A                   {narrative} is a continuous story of connected                   incidents, such as one friend might tell to another;                   as, a {narrative} of the events of a siege, a                   {narrative} of one's life, etc. {Narration} is usually                   the same as {narrative}, but is sometimes used to                   describe the {mode} of relating events; as, his powers                   of {narration} are uncommonly great. {Recital} denotes                   a series of events drawn out into minute particulars,                   usually expressing something which peculiarly                   interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the                   {recital} of one's wrongs, disappointments,                   sufferings, etc.
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Account \Ac*count"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter,       [agrave] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell,       compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]       1. To reckon; to compute; to count. [Obs.]                         The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are                      accounted.                                          --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          2. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to             assign; -- with to. [R.] --Clarendon.          3. To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or             consider; to deem.                         Accounting that God was able to raise him up. --Heb.                                                                               xi. 19.          4. To recount; to relate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Account \Ac*count"\, v. i.       1. To render or receive an account or relation of             particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the             treasurer for money received.          2. To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for;             as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.          3. To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to             explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.          {To account of}, to esteem; to prize; to value. Now used only             in the passive. [bd]I account of her beauty.[b8] --Shak.                         Newer was preaching more accounted of than in the                      sixteenth century.                              --Canon                                                                               Robinson.
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Account book \Ac*count" book`\       A book in which accounts are kept. --Swift.
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Account \Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF.       acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.]       1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a             record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.                         A beggarly account of empty boxes.      --Shak.          2. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed             statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and             also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review;             as, to keep one's account at the bank.          3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.,             explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has             been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often             used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive,             etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all             accounts.          4. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of             transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a             description; as, an account of a battle. [bd]A laudable             account of the city of London.[b8] --Howell.          5. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's             conduct with reference to judgment thereon.                         Give an account of thy stewardship.   --Luke xvi. 2.          6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. [bd]To             stand high in your account.[b8] --Shak.          7. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. [bd]Men of             account.[b8] --Pope. [bd]To turn to account.[b8] --Shak.          {Account current}, a running or continued account between two             or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such             an account.          {In account with}, in a relation requiring an account to be             kept.          {On account of}, for the sake of; by reason of; because of.                      {On one's own account}, for one's own interest or behalf.          {To make account}, to have an opinion or expectation; to             reckon. [Obs.]                         This other part . . . makes account to find no                      slender arguments for this assertion out of those                      very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.                                                                               --Milton.          {To make account of}, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as,             he makes small account of beauty.          {To take account of}, or {to take into account}, to take into             consideration; to notice. [bd]Of their doings, God takes             no account.[b8]                                          --Milton             .          {A writ of account} (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings             demanding that the defendant shall render his just             account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called             also an {action of account}. --Cowell.          Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description;                explanation; rehearsal.          Usage: {Account}, {Narrative}, {Narration}, {Recital}. These                   words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a                   series of events. {Account} turns attention not so                   much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more                   properly applies to the report of some single event,                   or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an                   {account} of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A                   {narrative} is a continuous story of connected                   incidents, such as one friend might tell to another;                   as, a {narrative} of the events of a siege, a                   {narrative} of one's life, etc. {Narration} is usually                   the same as {narrative}, but is sometimes used to                   describe the {mode} of relating events; as, his powers                   of {narration} are uncommonly great. {Recital} denotes                   a series of events drawn out into minute particulars,                   usually expressing something which peculiarly                   interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the                   {recital} of one's wrongs, disappointments,                   sufferings, etc.
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Current \Cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant,       corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run,       from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. {Course},       {Concur}, {Courant}, {Coranto}.]       1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]                         Like the current fire, that renneth Upon a cord.                                                                               --Gower.                         To chase a creature that was current then In these                      wild woods, the hart with golden horns. --Tennyson.          2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.          3. Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand;             circulating through the community; generally received;             common; as, a current coin; a current report; current             history.                         That there was current money in Abraham's time is                      past doubt.                                       --Arbuthnot.                         Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.                                                                               --Shak.                         His current value, which is less or more as men have                      occasion for him.                              --Grew.          4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.          5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic;             passable.                         O Buckingham, now do I play the touch To try if thou                      be current gold indeed.                     --Shak.          {Account current}. See under {Account}.          {Current money}, lawful money. --Abbott.
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Accountability \Ac*count`a*bil"i*ty\, n.       The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to       render an account; accountableness. [bd]The awful idea of       accountability.[b8] --R. Hall.
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Accountable \Ac*count"a*ble\, a.       1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable;             as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.          2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.]                         True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and                      accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. --B.                                                                               Whichcote.          Syn: Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
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Accountable ness \Ac*count"a*ble ness\, n.       The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
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Accountably \Ac*count"a*bly\, adv.       In an accountable manner.
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Accountancy \Ac*count"an*cy\, n.       The art or employment of an accountant.
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Accountant \Ac*count"ant\, n. [Cf. F. accomptant, OF. acontant,       p. pr.]       1. One who renders account; one accountable.          2. A reckoner.          3. One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an             officer in a public office, who has charge of the             accounts.          {Accountatn general}, the head or superintending accountant             in certain public offices. Also, formerly, an officer in             the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid             into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.
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Accountant \Ac*count"ant\, a.       Accountable. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Accountantship \Ac*count"ant*ship\, n. [Accountant + -ship.]       The office or employment of an accountant.
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Accountant \Ac*count"ant\, n. [Cf. F. accomptant, OF. acontant,       p. pr.]       1. One who renders account; one accountable.          2. A reckoner.          3. One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an             officer in a public office, who has charge of the             accounts.          {Accountatn general}, the head or superintending accountant             in certain public offices. Also, formerly, an officer in             the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid             into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.
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Account \Ac*count"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter,       [agrave] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell,       compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]       1. To reckon; to compute; to count. [Obs.]                         The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are                      accounted.                                          --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          2. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to             assign; -- with to. [R.] --Clarendon.          3. To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or             consider; to deem.                         Accounting that God was able to raise him up. --Heb.                                                                               xi. 19.          4. To recount; to relate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Account \Ac*count"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter,       [agrave] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell,       compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]       1. To reckon; to compute; to count. [Obs.]                         The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are                      accounted.                                          --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          2. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to             assign; -- with to. [R.] --Clarendon.          3. To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or             consider; to deem.                         Accounting that God was able to raise him up. --Heb.                                                                               xi. 19.          4. To recount; to relate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Acentric \A*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] a point, a       center.]       Not centered; without a center.
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Acinetiform \Ac`i*net"i*form\, a. [Acinet[91] + -form.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Resembling the Acinet[91].
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Limpet \Lim"pet\ (l[icr]m"p[ecr]t), n. [Prob. through French fr.       L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod             shell.          2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order             Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.          Note: The common European limpets of the genus {Patella}                (esp. {P. vulgata}) are extensively used as food. The                common New England species is {Acm[91]a testudinalis}.                Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast                of America, some of them of large size.          3. Any species of {Siphonaria}, a genus of limpet-shaped             Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.          4. A keyhole limpet. See {Fissurella}.
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Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin       to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,       Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;       cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed       from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},       {Canvas}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the             fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and             cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants             yielding fiber.          2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for             spinning. The name has also been extended to various             fibers resembling the true hemp.          {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and             {Bowstring}.          {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.          {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),             the fiber of which was used by the Indians.          {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe             ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.                      {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.             Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.          {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.          {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.          {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and             Yucatan.          {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant             ({Crotalaria juncea}).          {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),             related to the amaranth.
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Acnodal \Ac*no"dal\, a.       Pertaining to acnodes.
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Acnode \Ac"node\, n. [L. acus needle + E. node.] (Geom.)       An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose co[94]rdinates       satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as       belonging to the curve.
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Double \Dou"ble\, a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble,       duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo       two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. [?] double.       See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]       1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;             made twice as large or as much, etc.                         Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2                                                                               Kings ii. 9.                         Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.          2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set             together; coupled.                         [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float                      double, swan and shadow.                     --Wordsworth.          3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the             other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.                         With a double heart do they speak.      -- Ps. xii. 2.          4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably             increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result             of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens             and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants             have their blossoms naturally double.          Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound                word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,                quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.          {Double base}, [or] {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and             lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the             contrabasso or violone.          {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.          {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or             composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by             setting one of them an octave higher or lower.          {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four             players, two on each side.          {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([Dagger]) next to             the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.          {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both             ends.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the             value of 20 dollars.          {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.          {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists             support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.             See Illust. of Double-framed floor.          {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.          {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders             into which the binding joists are framed.          {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.          {Double letter}.             (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.             (b) A mail requiring double postage.          {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the             semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.          {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,             or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.          {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.          {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put             out at the same time.          {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in             answer to the declaration, where either of such matters             alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.          {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two             branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of             a curve are called double points, since they possess most             of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They             are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the             branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.             The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.          {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under             {Duplex}.          {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.          {Double salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been                   saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the                   double carbonate of sodium and potassium,                   {NaKCO3.6H2O}.             (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as                   common alum, which consists of the sulphate of                   aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.                            {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.          {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of             monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver             standard, both of which are made legal tender.          {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as             to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such             stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be             physically connected so that they revolve round their             common center of gravity, and in the latter case are             called also binary stars.          {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.          {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes             with an air space between them.
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Aconddylose \A*cond"dy*lose`\, Acondylous \A*con"dy*lous\, a.       [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] joint.] (Nat. Hist.)       Being without joints; jointless.
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Aconddylose \A*cond"dy*lose`\, Acondylous \A*con"dy*lous\, a.       [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] joint.] (Nat. Hist.)       Being without joints; jointless.
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Aconital \Ac`o*ni"tal\, a.       Of the nature of aconite.
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Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aconit.]       1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any             plant of the genus {Aconitum} (tribe {Hellebore}), all the             species of which are poisonous.          2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus},             used as a poison and medicinally.          {Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the             aconites.
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Aconitic \Ac`o*nit"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, [?],       obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl       derivative of itaconic acid.
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Aconitic \Ac`o*nit"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to aconite.
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Aconitine \A*con"i*tine\, n. (Chem.)       An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.
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d8Bikh \[d8]Bikh\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.)       The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from       {Aconitum ferox} or other species of aconite: also, the plant       itself.
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Goat \Goat\, n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[be]t; akin to D. geit,       OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth.       gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zo[94]l.)       A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several       species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({C. hircus}),       which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.          Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have                long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile                fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}),                of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its                stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species                ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat                ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the                antelopes. See {Mazame}.          {Goat antelope} (Zo[94]l), one of several species of             antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having             recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short,             flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.          {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig.          {Goat house}.       (a) A place for keeping goats.       (b) A brothel. [Obs.]          {Goat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp.             the large European species ({C. ligniperda}), the larva of             which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three             years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the             he-goat.          {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus             {Capraria} ({C. biflora}).          {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum             Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from             Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.          {Goat's beard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Tragopogon}; --             so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One             species is the salsify or oyster plant.          {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis             caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.          {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis}             of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United             States).          {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus             Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.          {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred             to {Atraphaxis}).
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Wolfsbane \Wolfs"bane`\, n. (Bot.)       A poisonous plant ({Aconitum Lycoctonum}), a kind of       monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the       genus {Aconitum}. See {Aconite}.
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Acolyctine \Ac`o*lyc"tine\, n. [From the name of the plant.]       (Chem.)       An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from       {Aconitum lycoctonum}. --Eng. Cyc.
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Wolfsbane \Wolfs"bane`\, n. (Bot.)       A poisonous plant ({Aconitum Lycoctonum}), a kind of       monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the       genus {Aconitum}. See {Aconite}.
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Acolyctine \Ac`o*lyc"tine\, n. [From the name of the plant.]       (Chem.)       An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from       {Aconitum lycoctonum}. --Eng. Cyc.
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Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aconit.]       1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any             plant of the genus {Aconitum} (tribe {Hellebore}), all the             species of which are poisonous.          2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus},             used as a poison and medicinally.          {Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the             aconites.
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Acoumeter \A*cou"me*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] to hear + -meter.]       (Physics.)       An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of       hearing. --Itard.
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Acoumetry \A*cou"me*try\, n. [Gr. [?] to hear + -metry.]       The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
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Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.]       Acquainted. [Obs.]
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Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.       acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of       cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},       {Know}.]       1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make             (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.                         Before a man can speak on any subject, it is                      necessary to be acquainted with it.   --Locke.                         A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.                                                                               liii. 3.          2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --             followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,             introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend             with the particulars of an act.                         Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.                         I must acquaint you that I have received New dated                      letters from Northumberland.               --Shak.          3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.          {To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal             knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less             familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.          Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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Acquaintable \Ac*quaint"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. acointable].       Easy to be acquainted with; affable. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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Acquaintance \Ac*quaint"ance\, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF.       acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.]       1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or             more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal             knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of             friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no             acquaintance with him.                         Contract no friendship, or even acquaintance, with a                      guileful man.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Jones.          2. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.                         Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Note: In this sense the collective term acquaintance was                formerly both singular and plural, but it is now                commonly singular, and has the regular plural                acquaintances.          {To be of acquaintance}, to be intimate.          {To take acquaintance of} or {with}, to make the acquaintance             of. [Obs.]          Syn: Familiarity; intimacy; fellowship; knowledge.          Usage: {Acquaintance}, {Familiarity}, {Intimacy}. These words                   mark different degrees of closeness in social                   intercourse. Acquaintance arises from occasional                   intercourse; as, our acquaintance has been a brief                   one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate                   acquaintance. Familiarity is the result of continued                   acquaintance. It springs from persons being frequently                   together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve;                   as, the familiarity of old companions. Intimacy is the                   result of close connection, and the freest interchange                   of thought; as, the intimacy of established                   friendship.                               Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our                            nearer acquaintance with him.      --Addison.                               We contract at last such a familiarity with them                            as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call                            off our minds.                              --Atterbury.                               It is in our power to confine our friendships                            and intimacies to men of virtue.   --Rogers.
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Acquaintanceship \Ac*quaint"ance*ship\, n.       A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. --Southey.
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Acquaintant \Ac*quaint"ant\, n. [Cf. F. acointant, p. pr.]       An acquaintance. [R.] --Swift.
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Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.       acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of       cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},       {Know}.]       1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make             (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.                         Before a man can speak on any subject, it is                      necessary to be acquainted with it.   --Locke.                         A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.                                                                               liii. 3.          2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --             followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,             introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend             with the particulars of an act.                         Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.                         I must acquaint you that I have received New dated                      letters from Northumberland.               --Shak.          3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.          {To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal             knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less             familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.          Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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Acquainted \Ac*quaint"ed\, a.       Personally known; familiar. See {To be acquainted with},       under {Acquaint}, v. t.
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Acquaintedness \Ac*quaint"ed*ness\, n.       State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. [R.]       --Boyle.
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Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.       acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of       cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},       {Know}.]       1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make             (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.                         Before a man can speak on any subject, it is                      necessary to be acquainted with it.   --Locke.                         A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.                                                                               liii. 3.          2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --             followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,             introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend             with the particulars of an act.                         Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.                         I must acquaint you that I have received New dated                      letters from Northumberland.               --Shak.          3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.          {To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal             knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less             familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.          Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.
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Agend \A"gend\, n.       See {Agendum}. [Obs.]
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d8Agendum \[d8]A*gen"dum\, n.; pl. {Agenda}. [L., neut. of the       gerundive of agere to act.]       1. Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book.          2. A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense,             usually Agenda.]
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Agent \A"gent\, a. [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act;       akin to Gr. [?] to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj.       [root]2.]       Acting; -- opposed to {patient}, or sustaining, action.       [Archaic] [bd]The body agent.[b8] --Bacon.
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Agent \A"gent\, n.       1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.                         Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by             authority from him; one intrusted with the business of             another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.          3. An active power or cause; that which has the power to             produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal             agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
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Agential \A*gen"tial\, a.       Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency. --Fitzed. Hall.
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Agentship \A"gent*ship\, n.       Agency. --Beau. & Fl.
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Agnate \Ag"nate\, a. [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in       addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf.       {Adnate}.]       1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from             the same male ancestor.          2. Allied; akin. [bd]Agnate words.[b8] --Pownall.                         Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but                      congenial and agnate with the former. --Landor.
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Agnate \Ag"nate\, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law)       A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively       through males.
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Agnatic \Ag*nat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. agnatique.]       Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. [bd]The       agnatic succession.[b8] --Blackstone.
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Agnation \Ag*na"tion\, n. [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.]       1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as             distinguished from cognation. --Bouvier.
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Agnition \Ag*ni"tion\ ([acr]g*n[icr]sh"[ucr]n), n. [L. agnitio,       fr. agnoscere. See {Notion}.]       Acknowledgment. [Obs.] --Grafton.
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Agonothete \Ag"o*no*thete`\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] + [?] to set.       appoint.] [Antiq.]       An officer who presided over the great public games in       Greece.
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Agonothetic \Ag`o*no*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. [?].]       Pertaining to the office of an agonothete.
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Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald,       OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel.       n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to       sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E.       snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G.       schnur string, cord.]       1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,             with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.             --Chaucer.          Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at                the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the                blunt end.          2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.          3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;             also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or             twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in             the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.          4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine             trees. See {Pinus}.          5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed             crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.          {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.          {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a             sewing machine is attached.          {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross             timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon             which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is             shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.          {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western             Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).          {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge             carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a             slender needle, or pin, into it.          {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is             carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle             instead of by a shuttle.          {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,             lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called             also {aikinite}.          {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin.          {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.          {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are             given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right             or to the left of a certain position.          {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish.
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March \March\, n. [L. Martius mensis Mars'month fr. Martius       belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf.       {Martial}.]       The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.                   The stormy March is come at last, With wind, and cloud,                and changing skies.                                 --Bryant.          {As mad as a March Hare}, an old English Saying derived from             the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when             they are excitable and violent. --Wright.
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Roach \Roach\, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G.       roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a       fish.]       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family                   ({Leuciscus rutilus}). It is silver-white, with a                   greenish back.             (b) An American chub ({Semotilus bullaris}); the fallfish.             (c) The redfin, or shiner.          2. (Naut.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail             to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit.          {As sound as a roach} [roach perhaps being a corruption of a             F. roche a rock], perfectly sound.
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Ascend \As*cend"\, v. t.       To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go       up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a       river, a throne.
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Ascend \As*cend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb,       mount. See {Scan}.]       1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to             {descend}.                         Higher yet that star ascends.            --Bowring.                         I ascend unto my father and your father. --John xx.                                                                               17.          Note: Formerly used with up.                            The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. --Addison.          2. To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an             inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects,             from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient             times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; as, our             inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to             our first progenitor.          Syn: To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.
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Ascendable \As*cend"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being ascended.
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Ascendancy \As*cend"an*cy\, Ascendance \As*cend"ance\, n.       Same as {Ascendency}.
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Ascendancy \As*cend"an*cy\, Ascendance \As*cend"ance\, n.       Same as {Ascendency}.
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Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr.       of ascendere.]       1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.]                         Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.                                                                               --Temple.          2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic             which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's             birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a             person's life and fortune.          Note: Hence the phrases          {To be in the ascendant}, to have commanding power or             influence, and          {Lord of the ascendant}, one who has possession of such power             or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the             ascendant. --Burke.          3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one             man has the ascendant over another.                         Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young                      monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a                      parent.                                             --Robertson.          4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees             of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a             progenitor; -- opposed to {descendant}. --Ayliffe.
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Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a.       1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.                         The constellation . . . about that time ascendant.                                                                               --Browne.          2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin.          3. Superior; surpassing; ruling.                         An ascendant spirit over him.            --South.                         The ascendant community obtained a surplus of                      wealth.                                             --J. S. Mill.                         Without some power of persuading or confuting, of                      defending himself against accusations, . . . no man                      could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote.
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Ascend \As*cend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb,       mount. See {Scan}.]       1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to             {descend}.                         Higher yet that star ascends.            --Bowring.                         I ascend unto my father and your father. --John xx.                                                                               17.          Note: Formerly used with up.                            The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. --Addison.          2. To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an             inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects,             from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient             times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; as, our             inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to             our first progenitor.          Syn: To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.
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Ascendency \As*cend"en*cy\, n.       Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.                   An undisputed ascendency.                        --Macaulay.                   Custom has an ascendency over the understanding.                                                                               --Watts.          Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion;                prevalence; domination.
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Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a.       1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.                         The constellation . . . about that time ascendant.                                                                               --Browne.          2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin.          3. Superior; surpassing; ruling.                         An ascendant spirit over him.            --South.                         The ascendant community obtained a surplus of                      wealth.                                             --J. S. Mill.                         Without some power of persuading or confuting, of                      defending himself against accusations, . . . no man                      could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote.
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Ascendible \As*cend"i*ble\, a. [L. ascendibilis.]       Capable of being ascended; climbable.
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Ascend \As*cend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb,       mount. See {Scan}.]       1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to             {descend}.                         Higher yet that star ascends.            --Bowring.                         I ascend unto my father and your father. --John xx.                                                                               17.          Note: Formerly used with up.                            The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. --Addison.          2. To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an             inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects,             from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient             times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; as, our             inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to             our first progenitor.          Syn: To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Latitude \Lat"i*tude\, n. [F. latitude, L. latitudo, fr. latus       broad, wide, for older stlatus; perh. akin to E. strew.]       1. Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a             given point or line; breadth; width.                         Provided the length do not exceed the latitude above                      one third part.                                 --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          2. Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence,             looseness; laxity; independence.                         In human actions there are no degrees and precise                      natural limits described, but a latitude is                      indulged.                                          --Jer. Taylor.          3. Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.;             extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.                         No discreet man will believe Augustine's miracles,                      in the latitude of monkish relations. --Fuller.          4. Extent; size; amplitude; scope.                         I pretend not to treat of them in their full                      latitude.                                          --Locke.          5. (Geog.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured             on a meridian.          6. (Astron.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the             ecliptic.          {Ascending latitude}, {Circle of latitude}, {Geographical       latitude}, etc. See under {Ascending}. {Circle}, etc.          {High latitude}, that part of the earth's surface near either             pole, esp. that part within either the arctic or the             antarctic circle.          {Low latitude}, that part of the earth's surface which is             near the equator.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Node \Node\, n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose},       {Nowed}.]       1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.          2. Specifically:             (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a                   planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the                   orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit                   of its primary.             (b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf                   or several leaves are inserted.             (c) (Dialing) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through                   which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of                   the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his                   place in the ecliptic, etc.             (d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,                   being a double point of the curve. See {Crunode}, and                   {Acnode}.             (e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular                   machine meet from different angular directions; --                   called also {knot}. --W. R. Johnson.             (f) (poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.             (g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms                   upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or                   syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the                   neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.             (h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,                   when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the                   harmonic tones; nodal line or point.             (i) (Zo[94]l.) A swelling.          {Ascending node} (Astron.), the node at which the body is             passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],             called the Dragon's head. Called also {northern node}.          {Descending node}, the node at which the body is moving             southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's             tail.          {Line of nodes}, a straight line joining the two nodes of an             orbit.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.       Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --       {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.          {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a             planet. --Ferguson.          {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced             backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and             mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line             direct ascending.          {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet             wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is             also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.          {Ascending series}. (Math.)       (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a             quantity.       (b) A series in which each term is greater than the             preceding.          {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.
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Ascent \As*cent"\ [Formed like descent, as if from a F. ascente,       fr. a verb ascendre, fr. L. ascendere. See {Ascend},       {Descent}.]       1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward;             as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from             the earth.                         To him with swift ascent he up returned. --Milton.          2. The way or means by which one ascends.          3. An eminence, hill, or high place. --Addison.          4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it             makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade;             as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.
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Ashamed \A*shamed"\, a. [Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t.]       Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a       conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or       impropriety. [bd]I am ashamed to beg.[b8] --Wyclif.                   All that forsake thee shall be ashamed.   --Jer. xvii.                                                                               13.                   I began to be ashamed of sitting idle.   --Johnson.                   Enough to make us ashamed of our species. --Macaulay.                   An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of                those present.                                       --Darwin.          Note: Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it                qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the                Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated.
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Ashamedly \A*sham"ed*ly\, adv.       Bashfully. [R.]
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Ashantee \Ash`an*tee"\, a.       Of or pertaining to Ashantee.
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Ashantee \Ash`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Ashantees}.       A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.
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Ashantee \Ash`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Ashantees}.       A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.
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Askance \A*skance"\, Askant \A*skant"\, adv. [Cf. D. schuin,       schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf.       {Asquint}.]       Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy,       or suspicion.                   They dart away; they wheel askance.         --Beattie.                   My palfrey eyed them askance.                  --Landor.                   Both . . . were viewed askance by authority.                                                                               --Gladstone.
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Asomatous \A*so"ma*tous\, a. [L. asomatus, Gr. [?]; 'a priv. +       [?] body.]       Without a material body; incorporeal. --Todd.
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Asquint \A*squint"\, adv. [Cf. {Askant}, {Squint}.]       With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line       of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to       look asquint.
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Tea \Tea\, n. [Chin. tsh[be], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[82].]       1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea, [or]             Camellia, Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but             has been introduced to some extent into some other             countries.          Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their                color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also                by various other characteristic differences, as of                taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and                quality are dependent upon the treatment which the                leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for                green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow                pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being                gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands                upon a table, to free them from a portion of their                moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly                dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in                the air for some time after being gathered, and then                tossed about with the hands until they become soft and                flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and                rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a                few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried                slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting                and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until                the leaves have become of the proper color. The                principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest                kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,                and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a                choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in                the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest                kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest                varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made                chiefly from young spring buds. See {Bohea}, {Congou},                {Gunpowder tea}, under {Gunpowder}, {Hyson}, {Oolong},                and {Souchong}. --K. Johnson. Tomlinson.          Note: [bd]No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached                Europe till after the establishment of intercourse                between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,                however, did little towards the introduction of the                herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch                established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,                that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the                habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe.[b8]                --Encyc. Brit.          2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;             as, tea is a common beverage.          3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the             dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;             catnip tea.          4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.          {Arabian tea}, the leaves of {Catha edulis}; also (Bot.), the             plant itself. See {Kat}.          {Assam tea}, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought             there from China about the year 1850.          {Australian}, [or] {Botany Bay}, {tea} (Bot.), a woody             clambing plant ({Smilax glycyphylla}).          {Brazilian tea}.             (a) The dried leaves of {Lantana pseodothea}, used in                   Brazil as a substitute for tea.             (b) The dried leaves of {Stachytarpheta mutabilis}, used                   for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for                   preparing a beverage.          {Labrador tea}. (Bot.) See under {Labrador}.          {New Jersey tea} (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of             which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.             See {Redroot}.          {New Zealand tea}. (Bot.) See under {New Zealand}.          {Oswego tea}. (Bot.) See {Oswego tea}.          {Paraguay tea}, mate. See 1st {Mate}.          {Tea board}, a board or tray for holding a tea set.          {Tea bug} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect which injures the             tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.          {Tea caddy}, a small box for holding tea.          {Tea chest}, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with             sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.          {Tea clam} (Zo[94]l.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]          {Tea garden}, a public garden where tea and other             refreshments are served.          {Tea plant} (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used             in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea             Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.          {Tea rose} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the             rose ({Rosa Indica}, var. {odorata}), introduced from             China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now             cultivated.          {Tea service}, the appurtenances or utensils required for a             tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the             teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.          {Tea set}, a tea service.          {Tea table}, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at             which tea is drunk.          {Tea taster}, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea             by tasting.          {Tea tree} (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See {Tea plant},             above.
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Assent \As*sent"\, n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See {Assent},       v.]       The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or       agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent;       agreement; acquiescence.                   Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit                of the proposer.                                    --Locke.                   The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.                                                                               --Prescott.                   Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and                admiration.                                             --Macaulay.          {Royal assent}, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a             bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after             which it becomes law.          Syn: Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.          Usage: {Assent}, {Consent}. Assent is an act of the                   understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We                   assent to the views of others when our minds come to                   the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true,                   right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a                   concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes                   that we decide to comply with their requests. The king                   of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts                   of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not                   governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a                   deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also                   use assent in cases where a proposal is made which                   involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may                   assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he                   offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her                   consent.
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Assent \As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +       sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]       To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement,       acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.                   Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also                assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts                                                                               xxiv. 9.                   The princess assented to all that was suggested.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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Assentation \As`sen*ta"tion\, n. [L. assentatio. See {Assent},       v.]       Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or       pretended concurrence.                   Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade                as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy                debate disgust.                                       --Ld.                                                                               Chesterfield.
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Assentator \As`sen*ta"tor\, n. [L., fr. assentari to assent       constantly.]       An obsequious; a flatterer. [R.]
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Assentatory \As*sent"a*to*ry\, a.       Flattering; obsequious. [Obs.] -- {As*sent"a*to*ri*ly}, adv.       [Obs.]
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Assentatory \As*sent"a*to*ry\, a.       Flattering; obsequious. [Obs.] -- {As*sent"a*to*ri*ly}, adv.       [Obs.]
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Assent \As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +       sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]       To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement,       acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.                   Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also                assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts                                                                               xxiv. 9.                   The princess assented to all that was suggested.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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Assenter \As*sent"er\, n.       One who assents.
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Assentient \As*sen"tient\, a.       Assenting.
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Assent \As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +       sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]       To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement,       acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.                   Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also                assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts                                                                               xxiv. 9.                   The princess assented to all that was suggested.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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Assenting \As*sent"ing\, a.       Giving or implying assent. -- {As*sent"ing*ly}, adv.
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Assenting \As*sent"ing\, a.       Giving or implying assent. -- {As*sent"ing*ly}, adv.
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Assentive \As*sent"ive\, a.       Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. --       {As*sent"ive*ness}, n.
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Assentive \As*sent"ive\, a.       Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. --       {As*sent"ive*ness}, n.
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Assentment \As*sent"ment\, n.       Assent; agreement. [Obs.]
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Assientist \As`si*en"tist\, n. [Cf. F. assientiste, Sp.       asentista.]       A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to       the Assiento contract. --Bancroft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assonate \As"so*nate\, v. i. [L. assonare, assonatum, to respond       to.]       To correspond in sound.
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Assumed \As*sumed"\, a.       1. Supposed.          2. Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed             character.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assume \As*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assumed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Assuming}.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub +       emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See {Redeem}.]       1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and             demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take             unjustly.                         Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.                                                                               --Pope.                         The god assumed his native form again. --Pope.          2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a             fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.                         The consequences of assumed principles. --Whewell.          3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.                         Ambition assuming the mask of religion. --Porteus.                         Assume a virtue, if you have it not.   --Shak.          4. To receive or adopt.                         The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and                      lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          Syn: To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumedly \As*sum"ed*ly\, adv.       By assumption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asunder \A*sun"der\, adv. [Pref. a- + sunder.]       Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two;       separately; into or in different pieces or places.                   I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder.                                                                               --Zech. xi.                                                                               10.                   As wide asunder as pole and pole.            --Froude.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aswooned \A*swooned"\, adv.       In a swoon.
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Asymmetral \A*sym"me*tral\, a.       Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical. [Obs.] --D. H. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asymmetric \As`ym*met"ric\, Asymmetrical \As`ym*met"ri*cal\, a.       [See {Asymmetrous}.]       1. Incommensurable. [Obs.]          2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally             symmetrical. --Huxley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asymmetric \As`ym*met"ric\, Asymmetrical \As`ym*met"ri*cal\, a.       [See {Asymmetrous}.]       1. Incommensurable. [Obs.]          2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally             symmetrical. --Huxley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asymmetrous \A*sym"me*trous\, a. [Gr. [?].]       Asymmetrical. [Obs.] --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asymmetry \A*sym"me*try\, n. [Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] symmetry.]       1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a             thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.          2. (Math.) Incommensurability. [Obs.] --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asyndetic \As`yn*det"ic\, a. [See {Asyndeton}.]       Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by       conjunctions. -- {As`yn*det"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asyndetic \As`yn*det"ic\, a. [See {Asyndeton}.]       Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by       conjunctions. -- {As`yn*det"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Asyndeton \A*syn"de*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?]       unconnected; 'a priv. + [?] bound together, fr. [?]; [?] with       + [?] to bind.] (Rhet.)       A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I       conquered. It stands opposed to {polysyndeton}.
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Auxometer \Aux*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] to increase + -meter.]       (Optics)       An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or       system of lenses.
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Awaken \A*wak"en\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Awakened}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Awakening}.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS.       [be]w[91]cnan, [be]w[91]cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w[91]cnan       to wake. Cf. {Awake}, v. t.]       To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.                   [He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st.                                                                               --Cowper.                   Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. --Tillotson.          Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axinite \Ax"i*nite\, n. [Named in allusion to the form of the       crystals, fr. Gr. [?] an ax.] (Min.)       A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in       glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axiomatic \Ax`i*o*mat"ic\, Axiomatical \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a.       [Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom;       self-evident; characterized by axioms. [bd]Axiomatical       truth.[b8] --Johnson.                   The stores of axiomatic wisdom.               --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axiomatic \Ax`i*o*mat"ic\, Axiomatical \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a.       [Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom;       self-evident; characterized by axioms. [bd]Axiomatical       truth.[b8] --Johnson.                   The stores of axiomatic wisdom.               --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axiomatically \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.       By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azimuth \Az"i*muth\, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar.       as-sum[?]t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the       horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as       being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and       Ar. samt-al-r[be]'s the vertex of the heaven. Cf. {Zenith}.]       (Astron. & Geodesy)             (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle.             (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian                   of the place and a vertical circle passing through the                   center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the                   azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.          Note: In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon                the azimuth of a line from the south point of the                horizon around by the west from 0[deg] to 360[deg].          {Azimuth circle}, or {Vertical circle}, one of the great             circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the             zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.             --Hutton.          {Azimuth compass}, a compass resembling the mariner's             compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead             of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the             magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by             comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the             needle.          {Azimuth dial}, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right             angles to the plane of the horizon. --Hutton.          {Magnetic azimuth}, an arc of the horizon, intercepted             between the vertical circle passing through any object and             the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the             object with an azimuth compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azimuth \Az"i*muth\, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar.       as-sum[?]t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the       horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as       being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and       Ar. samt-al-r[be]'s the vertex of the heaven. Cf. {Zenith}.]       (Astron. & Geodesy)             (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle.             (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian                   of the place and a vertical circle passing through the                   center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the                   azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.          Note: In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon                the azimuth of a line from the south point of the                horizon around by the west from 0[deg] to 360[deg].          {Azimuth circle}, or {Vertical circle}, one of the great             circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the             zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.             --Hutton.          {Azimuth compass}, a compass resembling the mariner's             compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead             of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the             magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by             comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the             needle.          {Azimuth dial}, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right             angles to the plane of the horizon. --Hutton.          {Magnetic azimuth}, an arc of the horizon, intercepted             between the vertical circle passing through any object and             the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the             object with an azimuth compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[etil]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr.       L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,       akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus},       {Circum-}.]       1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its             circumference, every part of which is equally distant from             a point within it, called the center.          2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a             ring.          3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb             of which consists of an entire circle.          Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is                called a {mural circle}; when mounted with a telescope                on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a                {meridian [or] transit circle}; when involving the                principle of reflection, like the sextant, a                {reflecting circle}; and when that of repeating an                angle several times continuously along the graduated                limb, a {repeating circle}.          4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.                         It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.                                                                               --Is. xi. 22.          5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.                         In the circle of this forest.            --Shak.          6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a             central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a             class or division of society; a coterie; a set.                         As his name gradually became known, the circle of                      his acquaintance widened.                  --Macaulay.          7. A circular group of persons; a ring.          8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.                         Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.          9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved             statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive             reasoning.                         That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,                      that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body                      descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches                      nothing.                                             --Glanvill.          10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]                         Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or                      semicircle.                                       --J. Fletcher.          11. A territorial division or district.          Note:          {The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire}, ten in number, were             those principalities or provinces which had seats in the             German Diet.          {Azimuth circle}. See under {Azimuth}.          {Circle of altitude} (Astron.), a circle parallel to the             horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.          {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve}             (Below).          {Circle of declination}. See under {Declination}.          {Circle of latitude}.             (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane                   of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.             (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere                   whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.          {Circles of longitude}, lesser circles parallel to the             ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.          {Circle of perpetual apparition}, at any given place, the             boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within             which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is             equal to the latitude of the place.          {Circle of perpetual occultation}, at any given place, the             boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within             which the stars never rise.          {Circle of the sphere}, a circle upon the surface of the             sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes             through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a             small circle.          {Diurnal circle}. See under {Diurnal}.          {Dress circle}, a gallery in a theater, generally the one             containing the prominent and more expensive seats.          {Druidical circles} (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain             ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly             arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.          {Family circle}, a gallery in a theater, usually one             containing inexpensive seats.          {Horary circles} (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the             hours.          {Osculating circle of a curve} (Geom.), the circle which             touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to             the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any             other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the             curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called             circle of curvature.          {Pitch circle}. See under {Pitch}.          {Vertical circle}, an azimuth circle.          {Voltaic} {circle [or] circuit}. See under {Circuit}.          {To square the circle}. See under {Square}.          Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azimuth \Az"i*muth\, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar.       as-sum[?]t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the       horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as       being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and       Ar. samt-al-r[be]'s the vertex of the heaven. Cf. {Zenith}.]       (Astron. & Geodesy)             (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle.             (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian                   of the place and a vertical circle passing through the                   center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the                   azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.          Note: In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon                the azimuth of a line from the south point of the                horizon around by the west from 0[deg] to 360[deg].          {Azimuth circle}, or {Vertical circle}, one of the great             circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the             zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.             --Hutton.          {Azimuth compass}, a compass resembling the mariner's             compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead             of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the             magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by             comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the             needle.          {Azimuth dial}, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right             angles to the plane of the horizon. --Hutton.          {Magnetic azimuth}, an arc of the horizon, intercepted             between the vertical circle passing through any object and             the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the             object with an azimuth compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of             his eye; the compass of imagination.                         The compass of his argument.               --Wordsworth.          5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits;             -- used with within.                         In two hundred years before (I speak within                      compass), no such commission had been executed.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity             of a voice or instrument.                         You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of                      my compass.                                       --Shak.          7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's             surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning             freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and             southerly direction.                         He that first discovered the use of the compass did                      more for the supplying and increase of useful                      commodities than those who built workhouses.                                                                               --Locke.          8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}.                         To fix one foot of their compass wherever they                      please.                                             --Swift.          9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]                         The tryne compas [the threefold world containing                      earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.]      --Chaucer.          {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}.          {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}.          {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of             a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two             points or rhumbs.          {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial             to tell the hour of the day.          {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of             its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave             faces of curved woodwork.          {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the             American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a             small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are             vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present             their edges north and south.                         Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the                      magnet: This is the compass flower.   --Longefellow.          {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a             curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}.          {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber.          {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel             window.          {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It             has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a             card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with             reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's             head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called             also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing             it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order             to preserve its horizontal position.          {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for             measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}.          {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used             in observations on the variations of the needle.          {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azimuth \Az"i*muth\, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar.       as-sum[?]t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the       horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as       being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and       Ar. samt-al-r[be]'s the vertex of the heaven. Cf. {Zenith}.]       (Astron. & Geodesy)             (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle.             (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian                   of the place and a vertical circle passing through the                   center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the                   azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.          Note: In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon                the azimuth of a line from the south point of the                horizon around by the west from 0[deg] to 360[deg].          {Azimuth circle}, or {Vertical circle}, one of the great             circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the             zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.             --Hutton.          {Azimuth compass}, a compass resembling the mariner's             compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead             of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the             magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by             comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the             needle.          {Azimuth dial}, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right             angles to the plane of the horizon. --Hutton.          {Magnetic azimuth}, an arc of the horizon, intercepted             between the vertical circle passing through any object and             the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the             object with an azimuth compass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azimuthal \Az"i*muth`al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.          {Azimuthal error} of a transit instrument, its deviation in             azimuth from the plane of the meridian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azimuthal \Az"i*muth`al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.          {Azimuthal error} of a transit instrument, its deviation in             azimuth from the plane of the meridian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azymite \Az"y*mite\, n. [Cf. F. azymite.] (Eccl. Hist.)       One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; --       a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the       Latins.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Acomita Lake, NM (CDP, FIPS 765)       Location: 35.07017 N, 107.61303 W       Population (1990): 273 (77 housing units)       Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Agenda, KS (city, FIPS 475)       Location: 39.70724 N, 97.43186 W       Population (1990): 81 (53 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66930
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Assonet, MA       Zip code(s): 02702
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Accent          A very high level interpreted language from       {CaseWare, Inc.} with strings and tables.   It is {strongly       typed} and has remote function calls.          (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Accounting File          A file which holds records of the resources       used by individual jobs.   These records are used to regulate,       and calculate charges for, resources.   An entry is opened in       the accounting file as each job begins.          (1996-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
accounting management          The process of identifying individual and group       access to various network resources to ensure proper access       capabilities ({bandwidth} and security) or to properly charge       the various individuals and departments.   Accounting       management is one of five categories of {network management}       defined by {ISO} for management of {OSI} {networks}.          (1997-05-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
agent          In the {client-server} model, the part of the       system that performs information preparation and exchange on       behalf of a {client} or {server}.   Especially in the phrase       "intelligent agent" it implies some kind of automatic process       which can communicate with other agents to perform some       collective task on behalf of one or more humans.          (1995-04-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AGM Theory for Belief Revision          (After the initials of the authors       who established the field - Alchourron, Makinson and       Gardenfors).   A method of {belief revision} giving minimal       properties a revision process should have.          [Reference?]          (1995-03-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ascender          A lowercase letter that extends above the "x-height"       (the height of the letter "x"), such as "d", "t", or "h".       Also used to denote the part of the letter extending above the       x-height.          Compare {descender}.          (1998-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ashmedai          A {symbolic mathematics} package by Michael Levine       that influenced {SMP} and {FORM}.       There are versions for the {Univac 1108} and {VAX}/{VMS}.          (1995-03-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line          (ADSL, or Asymmetric Digital       Subscriber Loop) A form of {Digital Subscriber Line} in which       the bandwidth available for {downstream} connection is       significantly larger then for {upstream}.   Although designed       to minimise the effect of {crosstalk} between the upstream and       downstream channels this setup is well suited for {web       browsing} and {client}-{server} applications as well as for       some emerging applications such as {video on demand}.          The data-rate of ADSL strongly depends on the length and       quality of the line connecting the end-user to the telephone       company.   Typically the upstream data flow is between 16 and       640 {kilobits} per second while the downstream data flow is       between 1.5 and 9 {megabits} per second.   ADSL also provides a       voice channel.          ADSL can carry digital data, analog voice, and broadcast       {MPEG2} video in a variety of implementations to meet customer       needs.          ["Data Cooks, But Will Vendors Get Burned?", "Supercomm       Spotlight On ADSL" & "Lucent Sells Paradine", Wilson & Carol,       Inter@ctive Week Vol. 3 #13, p1 & 6, June 24 1996].          See also {Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation}, {Discrete       MultiTone}.          {ADSL Forum (http://www.adsl.com/)}.          (1998-05-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop          {Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
asymmetrical modulation          A scheme to maximise use of a communications       line by giving a larger share of the {bandwidth} to the       {modem} at the end which is transmitting the most information.          Only one end of the connection has full bandwidth, the other       has only a fraction of the bandwidth.   Normally, which end       gets the full bandwidth is chosen dynamically.          Asymmetrical modulation was made famous by the {HST} mode of       the early high-speed modems from {US Robotics}.          (1998-03-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Axiomatic Architecture Description Language          (AADL) A language allowing       concise modular specification of {multiprocessor}       architectures from the compiler/operating-system interface       level down to chip level.   AADL is rich enough to specify       target architectures while providing a concise model for       clocked {microarchitectures}.          ["AADL: A Net-Based Specification Method for Computer       Architecture Design", W. Damm et al in Languages for Parallel       Architectures, J.W. deBakker ed, Wiley, 1989].          (2003-06-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
axiomatic semantics          A set of assertions about properties of a system and       how they are effected by program execution.   The axiomatic       semantics of a program could include pre- and post-conditions       for operations.   In particular if you view the program as a       state transformer (or collection of state transformers), the       axiomatic semantics is a set of invariants on the state which       the state transformer satisfies.          E.g. for a function with the type:          sort_list :: [T] -> [T]          we might give the precondition that the argument of the       function is a list, and a postcondition that the return value       is a list that is sorted.          One interesting use of axiomatic semantics is to have a       language that has a {finitely computable} sublanguage that is       used for specifying pre and post conditions, and then have the       compiler prove that the program will satisfy those conditions.          See also {operational semantics}, {denotational semantics}.          (1995-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
axiomatic set theory          One of several approaches to {set theory}, consisting       of a {formal language} for talking about sets and a collection       of {axioms} describing how they behave.          There are many different {axiomatisations} for set theory.       Each takes a slightly different approach to the problem of       finding a theory that captures as much as possible of the       intuitive idea of what a set is, while avoiding the       {paradoxes} that result from accepting all of it, the most       famous being {Russell's paradox}.          The main source of trouble in naive set theory is the idea       that you can specify a set by saying whether each object in       the universe is in the "set" or not.   Accordingly, the most       important differences between different axiomatisations of set       theory concern the restrictions they place on this idea (known       as "comprehension").          {Zermelo Fränkel set theory}, the most commonly used       axiomatisation, gets round it by (in effect) saying that you       can only use this principle to define subsets of existing       sets.          NBG (von Neumann-Bernays-Goedel) set theory sort of allows       comprehension for all {formulae} without restriction, but       distinguishes between two kinds of set, so that the sets       produced by applying comprehension are only second-class sets.       NBG is exactly as powerful as ZF, in the sense that any       statement that can be formalised in both theories is a theorem       of ZF if and only if it is a theorem of ZFC.          MK (Morse-Kelley) set theory is a strengthened version of NBG,       with a simpler axiom system.   It is strictly stronger than       NBG, and it is possible that NBG might be consistent but MK       inconsistent.          {NF (http://math.boisestate.edu/~holmes/holmes/nf.html)} ("New       Foundations"), a theory developed by Willard Van Orman Quine,       places a very different restriction on comprehension: it only       works when the formula describing the membership condition for       your putative set is "stratified", which means that it could       be made to make sense if you worked in a system where every       set had a level attached to it, so that a level-n set could       only be a member of sets of level n+1.   (This doesn't mean       that there are actually levels attached to sets in NF).   NF is       very different from ZF; for instance, in NF the universe is a       set (which it isn't in ZF, because the whole point of ZF is       that it forbids sets that are "too large"), and it can be       proved that the {Axiom of Choice} is false in NF!          ML ("Modern Logic") is to NF as NBG is to ZF.   (Its name       derives from the title of the book in which Quine introduced       an early, defective, form of it).   It is stronger than ZF (it       can prove things that ZF can't), but if NF is consistent then       ML is too.          (2003-09-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Achmetha       (Ezra 6:2), called Ecbatana by classical writers, the capital of       northern Media. Here was the palace which was the residence of       the old Median monarchs, and of Cyrus and Cambyses. In the time       of Ezra, the Persian kings resided usually at Susa of Babylon.       But Cyrus held his court at Achmetha; and Ezra, writing a       century after, correctly mentions the place where the decree of       Cyrus was found.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Asenath       an Egyptian name, meaning "gift of the sun-god", daughter of       Potipherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, wife of Joseph (Gen.       41:45). She was the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim (50-52;       46:20).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Achmetha, brother of death
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Asenath, peril; misfortune
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Aznoth-tabor, the ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition