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acacia
n 1: any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

English Dictionary: access	by the DICT Development Group
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access n the right to enter [syn: entree, access, accession, admission, admittance] the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" Synonym(s): access, approach a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) Synonym(s): access, access code (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information Synonym(s): access, memory access the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building" v obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" Synonym(s): access, get at
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accuse v bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" Synonym(s): accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" Synonym(s): charge, accuse
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ack-ack n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes [syn: antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom- pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun]
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acquiesce 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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aegis n kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" Synonym(s): auspices, protection, aegis armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass Synonym(s): breastplate, aegis, egis
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agaze adj (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes" Synonym(s): agaze, staring
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Aggeus n a Hebrew minor prophet Synonym(s): Haggai, Aggeus an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity Synonym(s): Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai
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agog adj highly excited
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aguish adj affected by ague
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Aizoaceae n succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds Synonym(s): Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family
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Ajax n a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
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Ajuga n bugle Synonym(s): Ajuga, genus Ajuga
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aqueous adj similar to or containing or dissolved in water; "aqueous solutions" produced by the action of water Synonym(s): aqueous, sedimentary Antonym(s): eruptive, igneous
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as such adv with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" Synonym(s): intrinsically, per se, as such, in and of itself
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as we say adv in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead" Synonym(s): as we say, so to speak
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Asahikawa n a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
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ascus n saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
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ash-key n winged seed of the ash tree
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assagai n the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa Synonym(s): assegai, assagai
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assegai n the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa Synonym(s): assegai, assagai
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assess v evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" Synonym(s): measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) Synonym(s): tax, assess estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"
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assessee n a person (or property) that is assessed
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assize n the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
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assuage v cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" Synonym(s): pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Synonym(s): quench, slake, allay, assuage provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" Synonym(s): relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
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au jus adj served in its natural juices or gravy; "roast beef au jus"
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Augeas n (Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle
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axis n a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II" a group of countries in special alliance Synonym(s): bloc, axis the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head Synonym(s): axis, axis vertebra the center around which something rotates Synonym(s): axis, axis of rotation
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azoic adj before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acacia \A*ca"cia\, n.; pl. E. {Acacias}, L. {Acaci[91]}. [L. from Gr. [?]; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See {Acute}.] 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also {gum acacia}, and {gum arabic}.
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Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({R. Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}. Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[91]a}, of which {H. Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree ({Ceratonia siliqua}), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia} ) {G. triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply {honey locust}. {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
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Acacia \Aca"cia\, n. (Antiq.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
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Acacia \A*ca"cia\, n.; pl. E. {Acacias}, L. {Acaci[91]}. [L. from Gr. [?]; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See {Acute}.] 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also {gum acacia}, and {gum arabic}.
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Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({R. Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}. Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[91]a}, of which {H. Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree ({Ceratonia siliqua}), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia} ) {G. triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply {honey locust}. {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
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Acacia \Aca"cia\, n. (Antiq.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
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Acacia \A*ca"cia\, n.; pl. E. {Acacias}, L. {Acaci[91]}. [L. from Gr. [?]; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See {Acute}.] 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also {gum acacia}, and {gum arabic}.
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Access \Access"\ (#; 277), n. [F. acc[8a]s, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access* to a prince. I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me. --Shak. 2. The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land. [bd]All access was thronged.[b8] --Milton. 3. Admission to sexual intercourse. During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. --Blackstone. 4. Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.] I, from the influence of thy looks, receive Access in every virtue. --Milton. 5. An onset, attack, or fit of disease. The first access looked like an apoplexy. --Burnet. 6. A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury. [A Gallicism]
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Accuse \Ac*cuse"\, n. Accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Accuse \Ac*cuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor. Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. --Acts xxiv. 13. We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms. --Macaulay. 2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure. Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. --Rom. ii. 15. 3. To betray; to show. [L.] --Sir P. Sidney. Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign. Usage: To {Accuse}, {Charge}, {Impeach}, {Arraign}. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason. Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.
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Acequia \Ace"quia\, n. [Sp.] A canal or trench for irrigating land. [Sp. Amer.]
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Ace \Ace\, n.; pl. {Aces}. [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. {As}.] 1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds. 2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. I 'll not wag an ace further. --Dryden. {To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] {Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.
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Acock \A*cock"\, adv. [Pref. a- + cock.] In a cocked or turned up fashion.
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Acouchy \A*cou"chy\, n. [F. acouchi, from the native name Guiana.] (Zo[94]l.) A small species of agouti ({Dasyprocta acouchy}).
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Acquiesce \Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to. They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just. --De Quincey. 2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition. Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.
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Agio \Ag"i*o\, n.; pl. {Agios}. [It. aggio exchange, discount, premium, the same word as agio ease. See Ease.] (Com.) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.
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Agog \A*gog"\, a. & adv. [Cf. F. gogue fun, perhaps of Celtic origin.] In eager desire; eager; astir. All agog to dash through thick and thin. --Cowper.
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d8Bonaci \[d8]Bo`na*ci"\, n. [Amer. Sp. bonas[a1], prob. from native name.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large grouper ({Mycteroperca bonaci}) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also {aguaji} and, in Florida, {black grouper}. (b) Also, any one of several other similar fishes.
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Aguise \A*guise"\, n. Dress. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Aguise \A*guise"\, v. t. [Pref a- + guise.] To dress; to attire; to adorn. [Obs.] Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. --Spenser.
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Aguish \A"guish\, a. 1. Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky. Her aguish love now glows and burns. --Granville. 2. Productive of, or affected by, ague; as, the aguish districts of England. --T. Arnold. -- {A"guish*ness}, n.
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Agush \A*gush"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gush.] In a gushing state. --Hawthorne.
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Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a native African name.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of South African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands. Note: The true or mountain zebra ({Equus, [or] Asinus, zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness. The second species ({Equus, [or] Asinus, Burchellii}), known as {Burchell's zebra}, and {dauw}, inhabits the grassy plains of South Africa, and differs from the preceding in not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered with long white flowing hair. {Zebra caterpillar}, the larva of an American noctuid moth ({Mamestra picta}). It is light yellow, with a broad black stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants. {Zebra opossum}, the zebra wolf. See under {Wolf}. {Zebra parrakeet}, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents; the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are blue. Called also {canary parrot}, {scallop parrot}, {shell parrot}, and {undulated parrot}. {Zebra poison} (Bot.), a poisonous tree ({Euphorbia arborea}) of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Zebra shark}. Same as {Tiger shark}, under {Tiger}. {Zebra spider}, a hunting spider. {Zebra swallowtail}, a very large North American swallow-tailed butterfly ({Iphiclides ajax}), in which the wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also {ajax}. {Zebra wolf}. See under {Wolf}.
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Ajog \A*jog"\, adv. [Pref. a- + jog.] On the jog.
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Aqueous \A"que*ous\, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See {Aqua}, {Aquose}.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall. 2. Made from, or by means of, water. An aqueous deposit. --Dana. {Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. {Aqueous humor} (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See {Eye}.) {Aqueous rocks} (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to {volcanic} rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also {sedimentary} rocks.
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Aquose \A*quose"\, a. [L. aquosus watery, fr. aqua. See {Aqua}, {Aqueous}.] Watery; aqueous. [R.] --Bailey.
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As \As\ ([acr]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal sw[be], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.] 1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden. His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. --Macaulay. Note: As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as you please, and so long as you please, or as long as you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as possible. [bd]Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same colors as we do.[b8] --Lubbock. As, in a preceding part of a sentence, has such or so to answer correlatively to it; as with the people, so with the priest. 2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet. The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. --Dewey. 3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke. As I return I will fetch off these justices. --Shak. 4. Because; since; it being the case that. As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared. --Sir W. Scott. [See Synonym under {Because}.] 5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning). We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited. --Macaulay. 6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.] I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall never find thee. --Rowe. {So as}, so that. [Obs.] The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. --Bacon. 7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic] He lies, as he his bliss did know. --Waller. 8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations. 9. Than. [Obs. & R.] The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. --Fuller. 10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] [bd]As have,[b8] Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer. {As . . as}. See {So . . as}, under {So}. {As far as}, to the extent or degree. [bd]As far as can be ascertained.[b8] --Macaulay. {As far forth as}, as far as. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As for}, [or] {As to}, in regard to; with respect to. {As good as}, not less than; not falling short of. {As good as one's word}, faithful to a promise. {As if}, or {As though}, of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if. {As it were} (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner. {As now}, just now. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As swythe}, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As well}, also; too; besides. --Addison. {As well as}, equally with, no less than. [bd]I have understanding as well as you.[b8] --Job xii. 3. {As yet}, until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
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Ascus \As"cus\, n.; pl. Asci. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a bladder.] (Bot.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.
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Ultramarine \Ul`tramarine"\, n. [Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So called because the lapis lazuli was originally brought from beyond the sea, -- from Asia.] (Chem.) A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively. {Green ultramarine}, a green pigment obtained as a first product in the manufacture of ultramarine, into which it is changed by subsequent treatment. {Ultramarine ash} [or] {ashes} (Paint.), a pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted. It was used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray that produced by the mixture of more positive colors. --Fairholt.
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Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [91]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. 2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when [bd]returned to dust[b8] by natural decay. Their martyred blood and ashes sow. --Milton. The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds. --Macaulay. 3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness. The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. --Byron. {In dust and ashes}, {In sackcloth and ashes}, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands. {Volcanic ashes}, [or] {Volcanic ash}, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ultramarine \Ul`tramarine"\, n. [Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So called because the lapis lazuli was originally brought from beyond the sea, -- from Asia.] (Chem.) A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively. {Green ultramarine}, a green pigment obtained as a first product in the manufacture of ultramarine, into which it is changed by subsequent treatment. {Ultramarine ash} [or] {ashes} (Paint.), a pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted. It was used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray that produced by the mixture of more positive colors. --Fairholt.
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Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [91]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. 2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when [bd]returned to dust[b8] by natural decay. Their martyred blood and ashes sow. --Milton. The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds. --Macaulay. 3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness. The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. --Byron. {In dust and ashes}, {In sackcloth and ashes}, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands. {Volcanic ashes}, [or] {Volcanic ash}, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asoak \A*soak"\, a. [Pref. a- + soak.] Soaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assagai \As"sagai\, Assegai \As"segai\, n. [Pg. azagaia, Sp. azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. {Lancegay}.] A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assagai \As"sagai\, Assegai \As"segai\, n. [Pg. azagaia, Sp. azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. {Lancegay}.] A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assegai \As"se*gai\, n. Same as {Assagai}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8As \[d8]As\, n.; pl. {Asses}. [L. as. See {Ace}.] 1. A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces. 2. A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assess \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assessing}.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL. assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax. Cf. {Assize}, v., {Cess}.] 1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation. 2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community, or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income) according to a rate or apportionment. 3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person, community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club assessed each member twenty-five cents. 4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of. This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by commissioners in the act. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assessee \As`sess*ee"\, n. One who is assessed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assiege \As*siege"\, v. t. [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assi[82]ger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See {Siege}.] To besiege. [Obs.] [bd]Assieged castles.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assiege \As*siege"\, n. A siege. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assize \As*size"\, n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid[?]re to sit by; ad + sed[emac]re to sit. See {Sit}, {Size}, and cf. {Excise}, {Assess}.] 1. An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. [Obs.] 2. (Law) (a) A special kind of jury or inquest. (b) A kind of writ or real action. (c) A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ. (d) A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; as, the assize of bread and other provisions; (2) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures. (e) Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.; as, rent of assize. --Glanvill. --Spelman. --Cowell. --Blackstone. --Tomlins. --Burrill. Note: [This term is not now used in England in the sense of a writ or real action, and seldom of a jury of any kind, but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied to the jury in criminal cases. --Stephen. --Burrill. --Erskine.] (f) A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury. --Blackstone. --Wharton. --Encyc. Brit. (g) The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural. --Brande. --Wharton. --Craig. --Burrill. (h) The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, assizes. 3. Measure; dimension; size. [In this sense now corrupted into {size}.] An hundred cubits high by just assize. --Spenser. [Formerly written, as in French, {assise}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assish \Ass"ish\, a. Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate. Such . . . appear to be of the assich kind . . . --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assize \As*size"\, n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid[?]re to sit by; ad + sed[emac]re to sit. See {Sit}, {Size}, and cf. {Excise}, {Assess}.] 1. An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. [Obs.] 2. (Law) (a) A special kind of jury or inquest. (b) A kind of writ or real action. (c) A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ. (d) A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; as, the assize of bread and other provisions; (2) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures. (e) Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.; as, rent of assize. --Glanvill. --Spelman. --Cowell. --Blackstone. --Tomlins. --Burrill. Note: [This term is not now used in England in the sense of a writ or real action, and seldom of a jury of any kind, but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied to the jury in criminal cases. --Stephen. --Burrill. --Erskine.] (f) A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury. --Blackstone. --Wharton. --Encyc. Brit. (g) The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural. --Brande. --Wharton. --Craig. --Burrill. (h) The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, assizes. 3. Measure; dimension; size. [In this sense now corrupted into {size}.] An hundred cubits high by just assize. --Spenser. [Formerly written, as in French, {assise}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assize \As*size"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assizing}.] [From {Assize}, n.: cf. LL. assisare to decree in assize. Cf. {Asses}, v.] 1. To assess; to value; to rate. [Obs.] --Gower. 2. To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assuaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuaging}.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier, asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See {Sweet}.] To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire. Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison. To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke. The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst of knowledge. --Byron. Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm; tranquilize; relieve. See {Alleviate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. i. To abate or subside. [Archaic] [bd]The waters assuaged.[b8] --Gen. vii. 1. The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to assuage. --De Foe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asswage \As*swage"\, v. See {Assuage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged. 2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center. 3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body. --Gray. 4. (Anat.) (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra dentata}. (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon. 5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded. 6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any design. {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides. {Synclinal axis}, a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions, so as to form a valley. {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band}, {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}. {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the mechanical powers. {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}. {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces. {Axis of a} {telescope [or] microscope}, the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines in which the co[94]rdinate planes intersect each other. {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns. {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates, and perpendicular to the plane of vibration. {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster. {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution. {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part. {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies), the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. --Hutton. {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute. {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder. {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial or biaxial. {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the surface of the eye. {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other. {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without. {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged. 2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center. 3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body. --Gray. 4. (Anat.) (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra dentata}. (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon. 5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded. 6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any design. {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides. {Synclinal axis}, a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions, so as to form a valley. {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band}, {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}. {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the mechanical powers. {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}. {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces. {Axis of a} {telescope [or] microscope}, the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique. {Axes of co[94]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines in which the co[94]rdinate planes intersect each other. {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns. {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates, and perpendicular to the plane of vibration. {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster. {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution. {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part. {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies), the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. --Hutton. {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute. {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder. {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial or biaxial. {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the surface of the eye. {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other. {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without. {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azogue \A*zo"gue\, n. [Sp. See {Azoth}.] Lit.: Quicksilver; hence: pl. (Mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [Sp. Amer.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azoic \A*zo"ic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] life, from [?] to live.] Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks. {Azoic age} (Geol.), the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See {Arch[91]an}, and {Eozoic}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Acequia, ID (city, FIPS 280) Location: 42.66849 N, 113.59563 W Population (1990): 106 (41 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83350
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ahsahka, ID Zip code(s): 83520
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Akaska, SD (town, FIPS 540) Location: 45.33185 N, 100.12074 W Population (1990): 52 (114 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57420
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Akhiok, AK (city, FIPS 650) Location: 56.97732 N, 154.21755 W Population (1990): 77 (35 housing units) Area: 19.0 sq km (land), 5.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99615
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Akiak, AK (city, FIPS 870) Location: 60.88566 N, 161.19226 W Population (1990): 285 (80 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99552
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Aquasco, MD Zip code(s): 20608
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Axis, AL Zip code(s): 36505
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Azusa, CA (city, FIPS 3386) Location: 34.13810 N, 117.91226 W Population (1990): 41333 (13232 housing units) Area: 23.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91702
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Access 1. An English-like query language used in the {Pick} {operating system}. 2. {Microsoft Access}. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACIS Andy, Charles, Ian's System. A {geometric engine} that most {CAD} packages now use. ACIS uses a sophisticated {object-oriented} approach for modelling, the data is stored in {boundary representation}. Acis is owned by {Spatial Technologies}. [How does this differ from "solid modelling"?]. (1996-03-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACOS A {BBS} language for {PRODOS 8} on {Apple II}. {Macos} is a hacked version of ACOS. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AEGIS A {Unix} variant that was used on {Apollo} {workstations} before Apollo was bought by {Hewlett Packard}. AEGIS has some advantages over standard {BSD} or {System V} Unix. It includes faster file access and a richer command set; there are commands to find out which {process} is running on a particular node, which process is locking a particular file, etc. (1997-02-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Aegis A {CASE} tool for project change management, from the {GNU} project. (1995-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AEGIS A {Unix} variant that was used on {Apollo} {workstations} before Apollo was bought by {Hewlett Packard}. AEGIS has some advantages over standard {BSD} or {System V} Unix. It includes faster file access and a richer command set; there are commands to find out which {process} is running on a particular node, which process is locking a particular file, etc. (1997-02-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Aegis A {CASE} tool for project change management, from the {GNU} project. (1995-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASIC {Application-Specific Integrated Circuit}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASIS 1. {Application Software Installation Server}. 2. {Ada Semantic Interface Specification}. (1999-10-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Acacia (Heb. shittim) Ex. 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isa. 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Ex. 26:15,26; 25:10,13,23,28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Achish angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is called Abimelech in the superscription of Ps. 34. It was probably this same king to whom David a second time repaired at the head of a band of 600 warriors, and who assigned him Ziklag, whence he carried on war against the surrounding tribes (1 Sam. 27:5-12). Achish had great confidence in the valour and fidelity of David (1 Sam. 28:1,2), but at the instigation of his courtiers did not permit him to go up to battle along with the Philistine hosts (1 Sam. 29:2-11). David remained with Achish a year and four months. (2.) Another king of Gath, probably grandson of the foregoing, to whom the two servants of Shimei fled. This led Shimei to go to Gath in pursuit of them, and the consequence was that Solomon put him to death (1 Kings 2:39-46).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Achsah anklet, Caleb's only daughter (1 Chr. 2:49). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, or Kirjath-sepher. This was done by Othniel (q.v.), who accordingly obtained her as his wife (Josh. 15:16-19; Judg. 1:9-15).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Agag flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as "Pharaoh" was of the Egyptian. (1.) A king of the Amalekites referred to by Balaam (Num. 24:7). He lived at the time of the Exodus. (2.) Another king of the Amalekites whom Saul spared unlawfully, but whom Samuel on his arrival in the camp of Saul ordered, in retributive justice (Judg. 1), to be brought out and cut in pieces (1 Sam. 15:8-33. Comp. Ex. 17:11; Num. 14:45).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ashes The ashes of a red heifer burned entire (Num. 19:5) when sprinkled on the unclean made them ceremonially clean (Heb. 9:13). To cover the head with ashes was a token of self-abhorrence and humiliation (2 Sam. 13:19; Esther 4:3; Jer. 6:26, etc.). To feed on ashes (Isa. 44:20), means to seek that which will prove to be vain and unsatisfactory, and hence it denotes the unsatisfactory nature of idol-worship. (Comp. Hos. 12:1).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Assos a sea-port town of Proconsular Asia, in the district of Mysia, on the north shore of the Gulf of Adramyttium. Paul came hither on foot along the Roman road from Troas (Acts 20:13, 14), a distance of 20 miles. It was about 30 miles distant from Troas by sea. The island of Lesbos lay opposite it, about 7 miles distant.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Azaziah whom Jehovah strengthened. (1.) One of the Levitical harpers in the temple (1 Chr. 15:21). (2.) The father of Hoshea, who was made ruler over the Ephraimites (1 Chr. 27:20). (3.) One who had charge of the temple offerings (2 Chr. 31:13).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Azekah dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). It was one of the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Achaz, one that takes, or possesses
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Achish, thus it is; how is this
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Achsah, adorned; bursting the veil
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Agag, roof; upper floor
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Assos, approaching; coming near
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Azaz, strong one
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Azaziah, strength of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Azekah, strength of walls