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acarophobia
n 1: a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms

English Dictionary: acerbity	by the DICT Development Group
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acarpellous adj having no carpels Synonym(s): acarpelous, acarpellous Antonym(s): carpellate, pistillate
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acarpelous adj having no carpels Synonym(s): acarpelous, acarpellous Antonym(s): carpellate, pistillate
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acarpous adj producing no fruit
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Acer palmatum n ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties Synonym(s): Japanese maple, Acer palmatum
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Acer pennsylvanicum n maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn Synonym(s): moosewood, moose-wood, striped maple, striped dogwood, goosefoot maple, Acer pennsylvanicum
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Acer platanoides n a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties Synonym(s): Norway maple, Acer platanoides
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Acer pseudoplatanus n Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn Synonym(s): sycamore, great maple, scottish maple, Acer pseudoplatanus
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Acer rubrum n maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn Synonym(s): red maple, scarlet maple, swamp maple, Acer rubrum
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acerb adj sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, astringent] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
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acerbate v cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" Synonym(s): embitter, envenom, acerbate make sour or bitter
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acerbic adj sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, astringent] harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
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acerbity n a sharp bitterness a sharp sour taste Synonym(s): acerbity, tartness a rough and bitter manner Synonym(s): bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness
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acervate adj pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass; "acervate fungous sporophores"
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acervulus n small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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acquirable adj capable of being acquired
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acre-foot n the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
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acrobat n an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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Acrobates n a genus of Phalangeridae [syn: Acrobates, {genus Acrobates}]
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acrobatic adj vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" Synonym(s): acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic
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acrobatic feat n a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat]
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acrobatic stunt n a stunt performed by an acrobat [syn: acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat]
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acrobatics n the gymnastic moves of an acrobat [syn: acrobatics, tumbling] the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft Synonym(s): acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying
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acropetal adj of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex Antonym(s): basipetal
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acrophobia n a morbid fear of great heights
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acrophobic adj suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places
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acrophony n naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
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acropolis n the citadel in ancient Greek towns
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Acropora n coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals Synonym(s): Acropora, genus Acropora
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aggravate v make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate] Antonym(s): ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate exasperate or irritate Synonym(s): exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate
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aggravated adj made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault" incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child" Synonym(s): aggravated, provoked
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aggravated assault n a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
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aggravating adj making worse [syn: aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating]
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aggravatingly adv in an aggravating fashion; "his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree"
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aggravation n an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment Synonym(s): aggravation, irritation, provocation action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" Synonym(s): aggravation, exacerbation
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aggravator n an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating [syn: aggravator, annoyance]
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aggrieve v infringe on the rights of cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother" Synonym(s): grieve, aggrieve
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aggroup v form a group or group together Synonym(s): group, aggroup
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agoraphobia n a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
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agoraphobic adj suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
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agrapha n sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
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agraphia n a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion Synonym(s): agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia
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agraphic adj relating to or having agraphia
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agreeability n a temperamental disposition to be agreeable [syn: agreeableness, agreeability] Antonym(s): disagreeableness
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agreeable adj conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli; "an agreeable manner" Antonym(s): disagreeable in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" Synonym(s): accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"
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agreeableness n pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" Synonym(s): agreeableness, amenity Antonym(s): disagreeableness a temperamental disposition to be agreeable Synonym(s): agreeableness, agreeability Antonym(s): disagreeableness
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agreeably adv in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" Synonym(s): pleasantly, agreeably, enjoyably Antonym(s): disagreeably, unpleasantly
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agribusiness n a large-scale farming enterprise [syn: agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm]
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Agrippa n Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC) Synonym(s): Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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Agrippina n wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero Synonym(s): Agrippina, Agrippina the Younger granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33) Synonym(s): Agrippina, Agrippina the Elder
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Agrippina the Elder n granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33) Synonym(s): Agrippina, Agrippina the Elder
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Agrippina the Younger n wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero Synonym(s): Agrippina, Agrippina the Younger
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Agrobacterium n small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems Synonym(s): Agrobacterium, genus Agrobacterium
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens n the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants
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agrobiologic adj of or pertaining to agrobiology [syn: agrobiologic, agrobiological]
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agrobiological adj of or pertaining to agrobiology [syn: agrobiologic, agrobiological]
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agrobiology n the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
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Agropyron n perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass Synonym(s): Agropyron, genus Agropyron
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Agropyron cristatum n Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control Synonym(s): crested wheatgrass, crested wheat grass, fairway crested wheat grass, Agropyron cristatum
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Agropyron intermedium n Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder Synonym(s): intermediate wheatgrass, Agropyron intermedium, Elymus hispidus
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Agropyron pauciflorum n North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop Synonym(s): slender wheatgrass, Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron pauciflorum, Elymus trachycaulos
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Agropyron repens n European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Synonym(s): dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quack grass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass, Agropyron repens
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Agropyron smithii n valuable forage grass of western United States [syn: western wheatgrass, bluestem wheatgrass, Agropyron smithii]
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Agropyron subsecundum n a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes Synonym(s): bearded wheatgrass, Agropyron subsecundum
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Agropyron trachycaulum n North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop Synonym(s): slender wheatgrass, Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron pauciflorum, Elymus trachycaulos
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agrypnia n a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)
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agrypnotic adj of or pertaining to agrypnia
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asarabacca n thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe [syn: asarabacca, Asarum europaeum]
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ascorbic acid n a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy Synonym(s): vitamin C, C, ascorbic acid
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ascribable adj capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him" Synonym(s): ascribable, due, imputable, referable
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ascribe v attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" Synonym(s): impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
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ascription n assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" Synonym(s): attribution, ascription assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" Synonym(s): attribution, ascription
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Ashurbanipal n king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) Synonym(s): Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal
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Assurbanipal n king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) Synonym(s): Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal
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Asurbanipal n king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC) Synonym(s): Ashurbanipal, Assurbanipal, Asurbanipal
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axerophthol n any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes Synonym(s): vitamin A, antiophthalmic factor, axerophthol, A
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Azerbaijan n a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet Synonym(s): Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic
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Azerbaijani adj of or pertaining to Azerbaijan or the people or culture of Azerbaijan n a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani
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Azerbaijani monetary unit n monetary unit in Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijani Republic n a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet Synonym(s): Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic
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Azerbajdzhan n a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet Synonym(s): Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic
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Azerbajdzhan Republic n a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet Synonym(s): Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic
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d8Anthrenus \[d8]An*thre"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a hornet.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common [bd]museum pest[b8] is {A. varius}; the carpet beetle is {A. scrophulari[91]}. The larv[91] are commonly confounded with moths.
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Acarpellous \Ac`ar*pel"lous\, a. [Pref. a- not + carpel.] (Bot.) Having no carpels.
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Acarpous \A*car"pous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] fruit.] (Bot.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful.
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Accorporate \Accor"porate\, v. t. [L. accorporare; ad + corpus, corporis, body.] To unite; to attach; to incorporate. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Striped \Striped\, a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. {Striped bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Bass}. {Striped maple} (Bot.), a slender American tree ({Acer Pennsylvanicum}) with finely striped bark. Called also {striped dogwood}, and {moosewood}. {Striped mullet}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Mullet}, 2. {Striped snake} (Zo[94]l.), the garter snake. {Striped squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chipmunk.
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Sycamore \Syc"a*more\, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. [?] the fig mulberry; [?] a fig + [?] the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: cf. F. sycomore. Cf. {Mulberry}.] (Bot.) (a) A large tree ({Ficus Sycomorus}) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or sycamine, of Scripture. (b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood. (c) A large European species of maple ({Acer Pseudo-Platanus}). [Written sometimes {sycomore}.]
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{Red horse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species. (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}. {Red lead}. (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}. {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}. {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}. {Red maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the wheat midge. {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}. {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his color. {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See {Maple}. {Red mite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Red spider}, below. {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple color ({Morus rubra}). {Red mullet} (Zo[94]l.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}. {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a reddish color. {Red perch} (Zo[94]l.), the rosefish. {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}. {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark. {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}. {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, -- because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an extreme radical in social reform. [Cant] {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England. {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}. {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}. {Red scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii}) very injurious to the orange tree in California and Australia. {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver. {Red snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish ({Lutlanus aya [or] Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and about the Florida reefs. {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions. {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to infarction or inflammation. {Red spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very small web-spinning mite ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red. Called also {red mite}. {Red squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the chickaree. {Red tape}, the tape used in public offices for tying up documents, etc.; hence, official formality and delay.
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Acerb \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe. See {Acrid}.] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.
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Acerbate \A*cerb"ate\, v. t. [L. acerbatus, p. p. of acerbare, fr. acerbus.] To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.
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Acerbic \A*cerb"ic\, a. Sour or severe.
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Acerbitude \Acerb"itude\, n. [L. acerbitudo, fr. acerbus.] Sourness and harshness. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Acerbity \Acerb"ity\, n. [F. acerbit[82], L. acerbitas, fr. acerbus. See {Acerb}.] 1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. 2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain. --Barrow.
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Acerval \A*cer"val\, a. [L. acervalis, fr. acervus heap.] Pertaining to a heap. [Obs.]
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Acervate \A*cer"vate\, v. t. [L. acervatus, p. p. of acervare to heap up, fr. acervus heap.] To heap up. [Obs.]
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Acervate \A*cer"vate\, a. Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
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Acervation \Ac`er*va"tion\, n. [L. acervatio.] A heaping up; accumulation. [R.] --Johnson.
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Acervative \Acer"vative\, a. Heaped up; tending to heap up.
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Acervose \A*cer"vose\, a. Full of heaps. [R.] --Bailey.
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Acervuline \Acer"vuline\, a. Resembling little heaps.
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Acquirability \Acquir"abil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being acquirable; attainableness. [R.] --Paley.
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Acquirable \Acquir"able\, a. Capable of being acquired.
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Acreable \A"creable\, a. Of an acre; per acre; as, the acreable produce.
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Acrobat \Ac"ro*bat\, n. [F. acrobate, fr. Gr. [?] walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft; [?] high + [?] to go.] One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.
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{Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm. --Farrow. {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position. {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and {Camp}. {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch. {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence: {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking. {Flying doe} (Zo[94]l.), a young female kangaroo. {Flying dragon}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, 6. (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}. {Flying Dutchman}. (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment. (b) A spectral ship. {Flying fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying fish}, in the Vocabulary. {Flying fox} (Zo[94]l.), the colugo. {Flying frog} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the genus {Rhacophorus}, having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps. {Flying gurnard} (Zo[94]l.), a species of gurnard of the genus {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance. Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is {Cephalacanthus volitans}. {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom. {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom. {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather. {Flying lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Colugo}. {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc. {Flying lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dragon}, n. 6. {Flying machine}, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form of balloon. -- {Flying mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the opossum mouse ({Acrobates pygm[91]us}), of Australia. Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels. -- {Flying party} (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. -- {Flying phalanger} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera {Petaurus} and {Belideus}, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus}), and the ariel ({B. ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar squirrel}. -- {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. -- {Flying sap} (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- {Flying shot}, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. -- {Flying spider}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ballooning spider}. -- {Flying squid} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes, [or] Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. -- {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.) See {Flying squirrel}, in the Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night.
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Acrobatic \Ac`robat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. acrobatique.] Pertaining to an acrobat. -- {Ac`robat"ically}, adv.
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Acrobatic \Ac`robat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. acrobatique.] Pertaining to an acrobat. -- {Ac`robat"ically}, adv.
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Acrobatism \Ac"robatism\, n. Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.
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Acropetal \Acrop"etal\, a. [Gr. 'a`kros summit + L. petere to seek.] (Bot.) Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.
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Indeterminate \In`deter"minate\, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. --Paley. {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems. {Indeterminate coefficients} (Math.), coefficients arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined. {Indeterminate equation} (Math.), an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations. {Indeterminate inflorescence} (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; -- called also {acropetal, botryose, centripetal, [and] indefinite inflorescence}. --Gray. {Indeterminate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results. {Indeterminate quantity} (Math.), a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with any proposed condition. {Indeterminate series} (Math.), a series whose terms proceed by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients. -- {In`deter"minately} adv. -- {In`deter"minateness}, n.
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Acrophony \Acroph"ony\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros extreme + [?] sound.] The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.
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Acropolis \Acrop"olis\, n. [Gr. 'akro`polis; 'a`kros extreme + po`lis city.] The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.
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Acropolitan \Ac"ropol"itan\, a. Pertaining to an acropolis.
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Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] [bd]To aggravate thy store.[b8] --Shak. 2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. [bd]To aggravate my woes.[b8] --Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott. The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. --Addison. 3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. --Paley. 4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.] If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. --Richardson (Clarissa). Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.
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Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] [bd]To aggravate thy store.[b8] --Shak. 2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. [bd]To aggravate my woes.[b8] --Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott. The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. --Addison. 3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. --Paley. 4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.] If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. --Richardson (Clarissa). Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.
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Aggravating \Ag"gra*va`ting\, a. 1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances. 2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.] A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. --J. Ingelow.
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Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] [bd]To aggravate thy store.[b8] --Shak. 2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. [bd]To aggravate my woes.[b8] --Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott. The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. --Addison. 3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. --Paley. 4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.] If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. --Richardson (Clarissa). Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.
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Aggravatingly \Ag"grava`tingly\, adv. In an aggravating manner.
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Aggravation \Ag`gra*va"tion\, n. [LL. aggravatio: cf. F. aggravation.] 1. The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences. 2. Exaggerated representation. By a little aggravation of the features changed it into the Saracen's head. --Addison. 3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity. 4. Provocation; irritation. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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Aggravative \Ag"gravative\, a. Tending to aggravate. -- n. That which aggravates.
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Aggrievance \Ag*griev"ance\, n. [OF. agrevance, fr. agrever. See {Aggrieve}.] Oppression; hardship; injury; grievance. [Archaic]
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Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrieving}.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grieve}, and cf. {Aggravate}.] To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. --Macaulay.
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Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. i. To grieve; to lament. [Obs.]
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Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrieving}.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grieve}, and cf. {Aggravate}.] To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. --Macaulay.
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Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrieving}.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grieve}, and cf. {Aggravate}.] To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. --Macaulay.
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Aggroup \Ag*group"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrouped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrouping}.] [F. agrouper; [85] (L. ad) + groupe group. See {Group}..] To bring together in a group; to group. --Dryden.
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Aggroup \Ag*group"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrouped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrouping}.] [F. agrouper; [85] (L. ad) + groupe group. See {Group}..] To bring together in a group; to group. --Dryden.
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Aggroup \Ag*group"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrouped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrouping}.] [F. agrouper; [85] (L. ad) + groupe group. See {Group}..] To bring together in a group; to group. --Dryden.
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Aggroupment \Ag*group"ment\, n. Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
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Agraffe \A*graffe"\, n. [F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF. agrappe. See {Agrappes}.] 1. A hook or clasp. The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.
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Agraphic \A*graph"ic\, a. Characterized by agraphia.
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Agrappes \A*grappes"\, n. pl. [OF. agrappe, F. agrafe; a + grappe (see {Grape}) fr. OHG. kr[be]pfo hook.] Hooks and eyes for armor, etc. --Fairholt.
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Agreeability \Agree`abil"i*ty\, n. [OF. agreablete.] 1. Easiness of disposition. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. The quality of being, or making one's self, agreeable; agreeableness. --Thackeray.
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Agreeable \Agree"able\, a. [F. agr[82]able.] 1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. A train of agreeable reveries. --Goldsmith. 2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.] These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. --Latimer. 3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with. That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. --L'Estrange. 4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report. Syn: Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See {Pleasant}.
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Agreeableness \Agree"able*ness\, n. 1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses. That author . . . has an agreeableness that charms us. --Pope. 2. The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency. The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature. --Pearce. 3. Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between. [Obs.] The agreeableness between man and the other parts of the universe. --Grew.
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Agreeably \Agree"ably\, adv. 1. In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly. [bd]Agreeably entertained.[b8] --Goldsmith. 2. In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; -- followed by to and rarely by with. See {Agreeable}, 4. The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, agreeably to the maxim above laid down. --Paley. 3. Alike; similarly. [Obs.] Both clad in shepherds' weeds agreeably. --Spenser.
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Agrief \A*grief"\, adv. [Pref. a- + grief.] In grief; amiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Agrope \A*grope"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + grope.] In the act of groping. --Mrs. Browning.
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Triticin \Trit"i*cin\, n. (Chem.) A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch grass ({Agropyrum}, formerly {Triticum, repens}) as a white amorphous substance.
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Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[emac]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[aemac]te; akin to OS. hw[emac]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race. Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat, white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat, summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses. {Buck wheat}. (Bot.) See {Buckwheat}. {German wheat}. (Bot.) See 2d {Spelt}. {Guinea wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn. {Indian wheat}, [or] {Tartary wheat} (Bot.), a grain ({Fagopyrum Tartaricum}) much like buckwheat, but only half as large. {Turkey wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn. {Wheat aphid}, [or] {Wheat aphis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat. {Wheat beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus Surinamensis}) whose larv[91] feed upon wheat, rice, and other grains. (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium paniceum}) whose larv[91] eat the interior of grains of wheat. {Wheat duck} (Zo[94]l.), the American widgeon. [Western U. S.] {Wheat fly}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Wheat midge}, below. {Wheat grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Agropyrum caninum}) somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts of Europe and America. {Wheat jointworm}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Jointworm}. {Wheat louse} (Zo[94]l.), any wheat aphid. {Wheat maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a wheat midge. {Wheat midge}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small two-winged fly ({Diplosis tritici}) which is very destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America. The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the larv[91] suck the juice of the young kernels and when full grown change to pup[91] in the earth. (b) The Hessian fly. See under {Hessian}. {Wheat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larv[91] devour the grains of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain moth. See {Angoumois Moth}, also {Grain moth}, under {Grain}. {Wheat thief} (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a troublesome weed in wheat fields. See {Gromwell}. {Wheat thrips} (Zo[94]l.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of growing wheat. {Wheat weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The grain weevil. (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.
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Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ [Properly quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous growth, or from its tenacity of life. See {Quick}, and cf. {Couch grass}.] (Bot.) A perennial grass ({Agropyrum repens}) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called {couch grass}, {quick grass}, {quick grass}, {twitch grass}. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass, ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}. Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum avenaceum} of Europe. {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia} growing in wet ground. The European species is {P. palustris}; in the United States there are several species. {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass. {Grass bird}, the dunlin. {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass-cloth plant. {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and {bay-winged bunting}. (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of which several species are known. {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk. {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled. {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus {Crambus}, found in grass. {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc. {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}). {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet. {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover. {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson. {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow. {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}). (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See {Green snake}, under {Green}. {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America. {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}. {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with narrow grasslike leaves. {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.] (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.] (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [Slang.] {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass. {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze a season, as cattle.
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Agroupment \A*group"ment\, n. See {Aggroupment}.
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Agrypnotic \Ag`ryp*not"ic\, n. [Gr. [?] sleepless; [?] to chase, search for + [?] sleep: cf. F. agrypnotique.] Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.
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Barnyard grass, for hay. South. {Panicum Grus-galli}. Bent, pasture and hay. {Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass, pasture. South. {Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as {Switch grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. {Poa compressa}. Blue joint, hay. Northwest. {Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing. Rocky Mts., etc. (a) {Buchlo[89] dectyloides}. (b) Same as {Grama grass} (below).
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Ascribable \Ascrib"able\, a. Capable of being ascribed; attributable.
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Ascribe \As*cribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author. The finest [speech] that is ascribed to Satan in the whole poem. --Addison. 2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong. Syn: To {Ascribe}, {Attribute}, {Impute}. Usage: Attribute denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; as, to attribute power to God. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; as, to attribute a backward spring to icebergs off the coast. Ascribe is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To impute usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; as, to impute unworthy motives. The theological sense of impute is not here taken into view. More than good-will to me attribute naught. --Spenser. Ascribes his gettings to his parts and merit. --Pope. And fairly quit him of the imputed blame. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascribe \As*cribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author. The finest [speech] that is ascribed to Satan in the whole poem. --Addison. 2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong. Syn: To {Ascribe}, {Attribute}, {Impute}. Usage: Attribute denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; as, to attribute power to God. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; as, to attribute a backward spring to icebergs off the coast. Ascribe is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To impute usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; as, to impute unworthy motives. The theological sense of impute is not here taken into view. More than good-will to me attribute naught. --Spenser. Ascribes his gettings to his parts and merit. --Pope. And fairly quit him of the imputed blame. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascribe \As*cribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author. The finest [speech] that is ascribed to Satan in the whole poem. --Addison. 2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong. Syn: To {Ascribe}, {Attribute}, {Impute}. Usage: Attribute denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; as, to attribute power to God. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; as, to attribute a backward spring to icebergs off the coast. Ascribe is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To impute usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; as, to impute unworthy motives. The theological sense of impute is not here taken into view. More than good-will to me attribute naught. --Spenser. Ascribes his gettings to his parts and merit. --Pope. And fairly quit him of the imputed blame. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascript \As"cript\, a. See {Adscript}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascription \As*crip"tion\, n. [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See {Ascribe}.] The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascriptitious \As`crip*ti"tious\, a. [L. ascriptitius, fr. ascribere.] 1. Ascribed. 2. Added; additional. [Obs.] An ascriptitious and supernumerary God. --Farindon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auger \Au"ger\, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[be]r, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[be]r spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See {Nave} (of a wheel) and 2d {Gore}, n.] 1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge. 2. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water. {Auger bit}, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Aquia Harbour, VA (CDP, FIPS 2112) Location: 38.45890 N, 77.37989 W Population (1990): 6308 (2021 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Acrobat A product from {Adobe Systems, Inc.}, for manipulating documents stored in {Portable Document Format}. Acrobat provides a {platform}-independent means of creating, viewing, and printing documents. {Acropolis: the magazine of Acrobat publishing (http://www.acropolis.com/acropolis)}. (1995-04-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Agrippa I. the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus and Bernice. The Roman emperor Caligula made him governor first of the territories of Philip, then of the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of king ("king Herod"), and finally of that of Antipas, who was banished, and of Samaria and Judea. Thus he became ruler over the whole of Palestine. He was a persecutor of the early Christians. He slew James, and imprisoned Peter (Acts 12:1-4). He died at Caesarea, being "eaten of worms" (Acts 12:23), A.D. 44. (Comp. Josephus, Ant. xix. 8.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Agrippa II. son of the foregoing, was born at Rome, A.D. 27. He was the brother of Bernice and Drusilla. The Emperor Claudius (A.D. 48) invested him with the office of superintendent of the Temple of Jerusalem, and made him governor (A.D. 50) of Chalcis. He was afterwards raised to the rank of king, and made governor over the tetrarchy of Philip and Lysanias (Acts 25:13; 26:2, 7). It was before him that Paul delivered (A.D. 59) his speech recorded in Acts 26. His private life was very profligate. He died (the last of his race) at Rome, at the age of about seventy years, A.D. 100.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Akrabbim scorpions, probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the land of Palestine. Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Num. 34:4). It is called "Maaleh-acrabbim" in Josh. 15:3, and "the ascent of Akrabbim" in Num. 34:4.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Agrippa, one who causes great pain at his birth
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Akrabbim, scorpions
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Azerbaijan Note--Azerbaijan continues to be plagued by an unresolved seven-year-old conflict with Armenian separatists over its Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Karabakh Armenians have declared independence and seized almost 20% of the country's territory, creating almost 1 million Azeri displaced persons in the process. Both sides have generally observed a Russian-mediated cease-fire in place since May 1994, and support the OSCE-mediated peace process, now entering its fourth year. Nevertheless, Baku and Xankandi (Stepanakert) remain far apart on most substantive issues from the placement and composition of a peacekeeping force to the enclave's ultimate political status, and prospects for a negotiated settlement remain dim. Azerbaijan:Geography Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States - European States Area: total area: 86,600 sq km land area: 86,100 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Maine note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991 Land boundaries: total 2,013 km, Armenia (west) 566 km, Armenia (southwest) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (south) 432 km, Iran (southwest) 179 km, Russia 284 km, Turkey 9 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) note: Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (800 km, est.) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: violent and longstanding dispute with ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh over its status; Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined Climate: dry, semiarid steppe Terrain: large, flat Kur-Araz Lowland (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag (Karabakh) Upland in west; Baku lies on Abseron (Apsheron) Peninsula that juts into Caspian Sea Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina Land use: arable land: 18% permanent crops: 4% meadows and pastures: 25% forest and woodland: 0% other: 53% Irrigated land: 14,010 sq km (1990) Environment: current issues: local scientists consider the Abseron (Apsheron) Peninsula (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, water, and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of DDT as a pesticide and also from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton natural hazards: droughts; some lowland areas threatened by rising levels of the Caspian Sea international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change Note: landlocked Azerbaijan:People Population: 7,789,886 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 33% (female 1,241,952; male 1,315,313) 15-64 years: 61% (female 2,437,810; male 2,307,496) 65 years and over: 6% (female 303,926; male 183,389) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 1.32% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 22.05 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 6.56 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.09 years male: 67.4 years female: 74.97 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.64 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani Ethnic divisions: Azeri 90%, Dagestani Peoples 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2.3%, other 2% (1995 est.) note: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; actual practicing adherents are much lower Languages: Azeri 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989) total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% Labor force: 2.789 million by occupation: agriculture and forestry 32%, industry and construction 26%, other 42% (1990) Azerbaijan:Government Names: conventional long form: Azerbaijani Republic conventional short form: Azerbaijan local long form: Azarbaycan Respublikasi local short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Digraph: AJ Type: republic Capital: Baku (Baki) Administrative divisions: 59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika); Abscron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, AliBayramli Sahari, Astara Rayonu, Baki Sahari, Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Ganca Sahari, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu, Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lankaran Sahari, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Mingacevir Sahari, Naftalan Sahari, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi*, Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Saki Sahari, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Sumqayit Sahari, Susa Rayonu, Susa Sahari, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xankandi Sahari, Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimb Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Yevlax Sahari, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab Rayonu Independence: 30 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 28 May Constitution: adopted NA April 1978; writing a new constitution Legal system: based on civil law system Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Heydar ALIYEV (since 18 June 1993); election last held 3 October 1993 (next to be held NA); results - Heydar ALIYEV won 97% of vote head of government: Acting Prime Minister Fuad QULIYEV (since 9 October 1994); First Deputy Prime Ministers Abbas ABBASOV, Samed SADYKOV, Vahid AKHMEDOV (since NA) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president and confirmed by the Mejlis Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Milli Mejlis): elections last held 30 September and 14 October 1990 for the Supreme Soviet (next expected to be held September 1995 for the National Assembly); seats for Supreme Soviet - (360 total) Communists 280, Democratic Bloc 45 (grouping of opposition parties), other 15, vacant 20; note - on 19 May 1992 the Supreme Soviet was prorogued in favor of a Popular Front-dominated National Council; seats - (50 total) Popular Front 25, opposition elements 25 note: since June 1993 ALIYEV has rotated in several supporters to replace Popular Front adherents Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: Azerbaijan Popular Front (APF), Ebulfez ELCIBEY, chairman; Musavat Party, Isa GAMBAR, chairman; National Independence Party, Etibar MAMEDOV, chairman; Social Democratic Party (SDP), Araz ALIZADE, chairman; Communist Party, Ramiz AKHMEDOV, chairman; People's Freedom Party, Yunus OGUZ, chairman; Independent Social Democratic Party, Arif YUNUSOV and Leila YUNOSOVA, cochairmen; New Azerbaijan Party, Heydar ALIYEV, chairman; Boz Gurd Party, Iskander HAMIDOV, chairman; Azerbaijan Democratic Independence Party, Qabil HUSEYNLI, chairman; Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, Ali Akram, chairman; Ana Veten Party, Fazail AGAMALIYEV; Azerbaijan Democratic Party, Sardar Jalaloglu MAMEDOV; Azerbaijan Democratic Party of Proprietors (DPOP), Makhmud MAMEDOV; Azerbaijan Patriotic Solidarity Party, Sabir RUSTAMHANLI; Azerbaijan Republic Reform Party, Fuad ASADOV; Communist Party of Azerbaijan (unregistered), Sayad SAYADOV; Equality of the Peoples Party, Faukhraddin AYDAYEV; Independent Azerbaijan Party, Nizami SULEYMANOV; Labor Party of Azerbaijan, Sabutai HAJIYEV; Liberal-Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, Lyudmila NIKOLAYEVNA; National Enlightenment Party, Hajy Osman EFENDIYEV; National Liberation Party, Panak SHAKHSEVEV; Peasant Party, Firuz MUSTAFAYEV; Radical Party of Azerbaijan, Malik SHARIFOV; United Azerbaijan Party, Kerrar ABILOV; Vetan Adzhagy Party, Zakir TAGIYEV Other political or pressure groups: self-proclaimed Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement Member of: BSEC, CCC, CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, IDB, IFAD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NACC, OIC, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hafiz Mir Jalal PASHAYEV chancery: (temporary) Suite 700, 927 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 telephone: [1] (202) 842-0001 FAX: [1] (202) 842-0004 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Richard D. KAUZLARICH embassy: Azadliq Prospect 83, Baku mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [9] (9412) 96-00-19, 98-03-37 FAX: [9] (9412) 98-37-55 Flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in red band Economy Overview: Azerbaijan is less developed industrially than either Armenia or Georgia, the other Transcaucasian states. It resembles the Central Asian states in its majority nominally Muslim population, high structural unemployment, and low standard of living. The economy's most prominent products are oil, cotton, and gas. Production from the Caspian oil and gas field has been in decline for several years, but the November 1994 ratification of the $7.5 billion oil deal with a consortium of Western companies should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development. Azerbaijan accounted for 1.5% to 2% of the capital stock and output of the former Soviet Union. Azerbaijan shares all the formidable problems of the ex-Soviet republics in making the transition from a command to a market economy, but its considerable energy resources brighten its long-term prospects. Baku has only recently begun making progress on economic reform, and old economic ties and structures have yet to be replaced. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $13.8 billion (1994 estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1992) National product real growth rate: -22% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $1,790 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 28% monthly average (1994) Unemployment rate: 0.9% includes officially registered unemployed; also large numbers of other unemployed and underemployed workers (December 1994) Budget: revenues: $167.5 million expenditures: $234.6 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1994) Exports: $366 million to non-FSU countries (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: oil and gas, chemicals, oilfield equipment, textiles, cotton (1991) partners: mostly CIS and European countries Imports: $296 million from non-FSU countries (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: machinery and parts, consumer durables, foodstuffs, textiles (1991) partners: European countries External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate -25% (1994) Electricity: capacity: 4,900,000 kW production: 17.5 billion kWh consumption per capita: 2,270 kWh (1994) Industries: petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles Agriculture: cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep and goats Illicit drugs: illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe Economic aid: recipient: wheat from Turkey Currency: 1 manat = 100 gopik Exchange rates: manats per US$1 - 4500 (April 1995), 4168 (end of December 1994) Fiscal year: calendar year Azerbaijan:Transportation Railroads: total: 2,090 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines broad gauge: 2,090 km 1.520-m gauge (1990) Highways: total: 36,700 km paved or graveled: 31,800 km unpaved: earth 4,900 km (1990) Pipelines: crude oil 1,130 km; petroleum products 630 km; natural gas 1,240 km Ports: Baku (Baki) Airports: total: 69 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 7 with unpaved runways under 914 m: 33 Azerbaijan:Communications Telephone system: 710,000 telephones; 90 telephones/1,000 persons (1991); 202,000 persons waiting for telephone installations (January 1991); domestic telephone service is of poor quality and inadequate local: a joint venture to establish a cellular telephone system (Bakcel) in the Baku area is supposed to become operational in 1994 intercity: NA international: connections to other former USSR republics by cable and microwave and to other countries via the Moscow international gateway switch; INTELSAT link installed in late 1992 in Baku with Turkish financial assistance with access to 200 countries through Turkey; since August 1993 an earth station near Baku has provided direct communications with New York through Russia's Stationar-11 satellite Radio: broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: NA; domestic and Russian TV programs are received locally and Turkish and Iranian TV is received from an INTELSAT satellite through a receive-only earth station televisions: NA Azerbaijan:Defense Forces Branches: Army, Air Force, Navy, Maritime Border Guard, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,927,955; males fit for military service 1,553,736; males reach military age (18) annually 68,407 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: 70.5 billion rubles, 10% of GDP (1993 budget allocation); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results