achira : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   Accra
         n 1: the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water
               port [syn: {Accra}, {capital of Ghana}]

English Dictionary: achira	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accrue v grow by addition; "The interest accrues" come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" Synonym(s): accrue, fall
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Acer n type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit Synonym(s): Acer, genus Acer
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achira n canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained Synonym(s): achira, indian shot, arrowroot, Canna indica, Canna edulis
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acorea n absence of the pupil in an eye
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acquire v come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" Synonym(s): get, acquire take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" Synonym(s): assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" Synonym(s): grow, develop, produce, get, acquire locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" Synonym(s): acquire, win, gain Antonym(s): lose gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" Synonym(s): learn, larn, acquire gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" Synonym(s): develop, acquire, evolve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acre n a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Synonym(s): Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aegir n a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) Synonym(s): tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager
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Aesir n (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard
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agar n any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent Synonym(s): agar, nutrient agar a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods Synonym(s): agar, agar- agar
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aggro n (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"
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agora n 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel the marketplace in ancient Greece a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece Synonym(s): agora, public square
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Agra n a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
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agree v be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" Synonym(s): agree, hold, concur, concord Antonym(s): differ, disagree, dissent, take issue consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" Synonym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree Antonym(s): disaccord, disagree, discord go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" Synonym(s): harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
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ajar adj slightly open; "the door was ajar"
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Asarh n the fourth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Asarh, Asadha]
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Ashir n chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar Synonym(s): Ashur, Ashir
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ashore adv towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore"
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Ashur n chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar Synonym(s): Ashur, Ashir an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq Synonym(s): Assur, Asur, Ashur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asker n someone who asks a question [syn: inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker]
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assayer n an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
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Assur n an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq Synonym(s): Assur, Asur, Ashur
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assure v make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" Synonym(s): guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" Synonym(s): assure, tell assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" Synonym(s): see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" Synonym(s): reassure, assure Antonym(s): vex, worry make a promise or commitment Synonym(s): promise, assure
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Assyria n an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Asur n an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq Synonym(s): Assur, Asur, Ashur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Asura n earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
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auger n a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes Synonym(s): plumber's snake, auger hand tool for boring holes Synonym(s): auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble
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augur n (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy Synonym(s): augur, auspex v indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict] predict from an omen
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augury n an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" Synonym(s): augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
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Azeri n an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan
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azure adj of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" Synonym(s): azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue n a light shade of blue [syn: azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue] v color azure; "Morning azured the village"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Argus \[d8]Ar"gus\, n. [L. Argus, Gr. [?].] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail. 2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species ({A. giganteus}) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species {A. Grayi} inhabits Borneo.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Acarus \[d8]Ac"a*rus\, n.; pl. {Acari}. [NL., from Gr. [?] the cheese mite, tick.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus including many species of small mites.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accrue \Accrue"\ ([acr]kkr[udd]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Accrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accruing}.] [See {Accrue}, n., and cf. {Accresce}, {Accrete}.] 1. To increase; to augment. And though power failed, her courage did accrue. --Spenser. 2. To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent. [bd]Interest accrues to principal.[b8] --Abbott. The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press. --Junius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accrue \Ac*crue"\, n. [F. accr[96], OF. acre[81], p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. {Accretion}, {Crew}. See {Crescent}.] Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquire \Ac*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquiring}.] [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See {Quest}..] To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits. No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. --Barrow. Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. --Blackstone. Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See {Obtain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acquiry \Ac*quir"y\, n. Acquirement. [Obs.] --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acre \A"cre\, n. [OE. aker, AS. [91]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG. achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [86]ker, Dan. ager, Goth. akrs, L. ager, Gr. [?], Skr. ajra. [fb]2, 206.] 1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.] 2. A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English. Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII. {Broad acres}, many acres, much landed estate. [Rhetorical] {God's acre}, God's field; the churchyard. I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial ground, God's acre. --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n. A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose, and used in the artificial cultivation of bacteria; -- often called {agar}, by abbreviation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agre \Agre"\, Agree \Agree"\, adv. [F. [85] gr[82]. See {Agree}.] In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agre \Agre"\, Agree \Agree"\, adv. [F. [85] gr[82]. See {Agree}.] In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agreed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agreeing}.] [F. agr[82]er to accept or receive kindly, fr. [85] gr[82]; [85] (L. ad) + gr[82] good will, consent, liking, fr. L. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See {Grateful}.] 1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the law. If music and sweet poetry agree. --Shak. Their witness agreed not together. --Mark xiv. 56. The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you. --Sir T. Browne. 2. To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to agree to an offer, or to opinion. 3. To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise. Agree with thine adversary quickly. --Matt. v. 25. Didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? --Matt. xx. 13. 4. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the original; the two scales agree exactly. 5. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the same food does not agree with every constitution. 6. (Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person. Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with the participle agreed. [bd]The jury were agreed.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]Can two walk together, except they be agreed ?[b8] --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive uses were probably derived from the transitive verb used reflexively. [bd]I agree me well to your desire.[b8] --Ld. Berners. Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage; promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond; harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agree \A*gree"\, v. t. 1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aigre \Ai"gre\, a. [F. See {Eager}.] Sour. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ajar \A*jar"\, adv. [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr, cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See {Char}.] Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ajar \A*jar"\, adv. [Pref. a- + jar.] In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with the world.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aquarium \Aqua"rium\, n.; pl. E. {Aquariums}, L. {Aquaria}. [L. See {Aquarius}, {Ewer}.] An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ashery \Ash"er*y\, n. 1. A depository for ashes. 2. A place where potash is made.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ashore \A*shore"\, adv. [Pref. a- + shore.] On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to {aboard} or {afloat}. Here shall I die ashore. --Shak. I must fetch his necessaries ashore. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asker \Ask"er\, n. [A corruption of AS. a[?]exe lizard, newt.] (Zo[94]l.) An ask; a water newt. [Local Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asker \Ask"er\, n. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effet \Ef"fet\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The common newt; -- called also {asker}, {eft}, {evat}, and {ewt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asker \Ask"er\, n. [A corruption of AS. a[?]exe lizard, newt.] (Zo[94]l.) An ask; a water newt. [Local Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asker \Ask"er\, n. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effet \Ef"fet\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) The common newt; -- called also {asker}, {eft}, {evat}, and {ewt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assayer \As*say"er\, n. One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuring}.] [OF. ase[81]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See {Secure}, {Sure}, and cf. {Insure}.] 1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence. His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and we shall live. --Milton. 2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence. I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak. 3. To confirm; to make certain or secure. And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii. 19. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii. 19. 4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See {Insure}. Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augur \Au"gur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Augured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Auguring}.] 1. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow. My auguring mind assures the same success. --Dryden. 2. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augur \Au"gur\, v. t. To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer. It seems to augur genius. --Sir W. Scott. I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with. --J. F. W. Herschel. Syn: To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage; prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augur \Au"gur\, n. [L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable, gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus garrulous.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences. 2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a priestly curse or boding sound. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augury \Au"gu*ry\, n.; pl. {Auguries}. [L. aucurium.] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. 2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage. From their flight strange auguries she drew. --Drayton. He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. --Prescott. 3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azure \Az"ure\, v. t. To color blue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azure \Az"ure\ (?; 277), a. [F. & OSp. azur, Sp. azul, through Ar. from Per. l[be]jaward, or l[be]juward, lapis lazuli, a blue color, l[be]jaward[c6], l[be]juward[c6], azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Ar. azr-aq azure, blue. Cf. G. lasur, lasurstein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis lazuli.] Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. {Azure stone} (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azure \Az"ure\, n. 1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.] 2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. [bd]In robes of azure.[b8] --Wordsworth. 3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky. Not like those steps On heaven's azure. --Milton. 4. (Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Acra, NY Zip code(s): 12405
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Agar, SD (town, FIPS 460) Location: 44.83870 N, 100.07247 W Population (1990): 82 (42 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57520
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Agra, KS (city, FIPS 550) Location: 39.76103 N, 99.11975 W Population (1990): 322 (179 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67621 Agra, OK (town, FIPS 700) Location: 35.89511 N, 96.87011 W Population (1990): 334 (134 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74824
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Asher, OK (town, FIPS 3000) Location: 34.98824 N, 96.92440 W Population (1990): 449 (199 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74826
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Assaria, KS (city, FIPS 2850) Location: 38.68037 N, 97.60372 W Population (1990): 387 (149 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67416
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Auxier, KY Zip code(s): 41602
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AGORA A distributed {object-oriented language}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASR {Automatic Send Receive}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Achor trouble, a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Josh. 7:24,26). The expression "valley of Achor" probably became proverbial for that which caused trouble, and when Isaiah (Isa. 65:10) refers to it he uses it in this sense: "The valley of Achor, a place for herds to lie down in;" i.e., that which had been a source of calamity would become a source of blessing. Hosea also (Hos. 2:15) uses the expression in the same sense: "The valley of Achor for a door of hope;" i.e., trouble would be turned into joy, despair into hope. This valley has been identified with the Wady Kelt.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Acre is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isa. 5:10; 1 Sam. 14:14).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Agur gatherer; the collector, mentioned as author of the sayings in Prov. 30. Nothing is known of him beyond what is there recorded.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ahiezer brother of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:12; 2:25; 10:25). (2.) The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired to David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ahishar brother of song = singer, the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Asher happy, Jacob's eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah's handmaid (Gen. 30:13). Of the tribe founded by him nothing is recorded beyond its holding a place in the list of the tribes (35:26; 46:17; Ex. 1:4, etc.) It increased in numbers twenty-nine percent, during the thirty-eight years' wanderings. The place of this tribe during the march through the desert was between Dan and Naphtali (Num. 2:27). The boundaries of the inheritance given to it, which contained some of the richest soil in Palestine, and the names of its towns, are recorded in Josh. 19:24-31; Judg. 1:31, 32. Asher and Simeon were the only tribes west of the Jordan which furnished no hero or judge for the nation. Anna the prophetess was of this tribe (Luke 2:36).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Asherah and pl. Asherim in Revised Version, instead of "grove" and "groves" of the Authorized Version. This was the name of a sensual Canaanitish goddess Astarte, the feminine of the Assyrian Ishtar. Its symbol was the stem of a tree deprived of its boughs, and rudely shaped into an image, and planted in the ground. Such religious symbols ("groves") are frequently alluded to in Scripture (Ex. 34:13; Judg. 6:25; 2 Kings 23:6; 1 Kings 16:33, etc.). These images were also sometimes made of silver or of carved stone (2 Kings 21:7; "the graven image of Asherah," R.V.). (See {GROVE} [1].).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Asshur second son of Shem (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc. (Gen. 10:11,12). He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes retained (Num. 24:22, 24; Ezek. 27:23, etc.). In Gen. 2:14 "Assyria" ought to be "Asshur," which was the original capital of Assyria, a city represented by the mounds of Kalah Sherghat, on the west bank of the Tigris. This city was founded by Bel-kap-kapu about B.C. 1700. At a later date the capital was shifted to Ninua, or Nineveh, now Koyunjik, on the eastern bank of the river. (See {CALAH}; {NINEVEH}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Assyria the name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a colony from Babylonia, and was ruled by viceroys from that kingdom. It was a mountainous region lying to the north of Babylonia, extending along the Tigris as far as to the high mountain range of Armenia, the Gordiaean or Carduchian mountains. It was founded in B.C. 1700 under Bel-kap-kapu, and became an independent and a conquering power, and shook off the yoke of its Babylonian masters. It subdued the whole of Northern Asia. The Assyrians were Semites (Gen. 10:22), but in process of time non-Semite tribes mingled with the inhabitants. They were a military people, the "Romans of the East." Of the early history of the kingdom of Assyria little is positively known. In B.C. 1120 Tiglath-pileser I., the greatest of the Assyrian kings, "crossed the Euphrates, defeated the kings of the Hittites, captured the city of Carchemish, and advanced as far as the shores of the Mediterranean." He may be regarded as the founder of the first Assyrian empire. After this the Assyrians gradually extended their power, subjugating the states of Northern Syria. In the reign of Ahab, king of Israel, Shalmaneser II. marched an army against the Syrian states, whose allied army he encountered and vanquished at Karkar. This led to Ahab's casting off the yoke of Damascus and allying himself with Judah. Some years after this the Assyrian king marched an army against Hazael, king of Damascus. He besieged and took that city. He also brought under tribute Jehu, and the cities of Tyre and Sidon. About a hundred years after this (B.C. 745) the crown was seized by a military adventurer called Pul, who assumed the name of Tiglath-pileser III. He directed his armies into Syria, which had by this time regained its independence, and took (B.C. 740) Arpad, near Aleppo, after a siege of three years, and reduced Hamath. Azariah (Uzziah) was an ally of the king of Hamath, and thus was compelled by Tiglath-pileser to do him homage and pay a yearly tribute. In B.C. 738, in the reign of Menahem, king of Israel, Pul invaded Israel, and imposed on it a heavy tribute (2 Kings 15:19). Ahaz, the king of Judah, when engaged in a war against Israel and Syria, appealed for help to this Assyrian king by means of a present of gold and silver (2 Kings 16:8); who accordingly "marched against Damascus, defeated and put Rezin to death, and besieged the city itself." Leaving a portion of his army to continue the siege, "he advanced through the province east of Jordan, spreading fire and sword," and became master of Philistia, and took Samaria and Damascus. He died B.C. 727, and was succeeded by Shalmanezer IV., who ruled till B.C. 722. He also invaded Syria (2 Kings 17:5), but was deposed in favour of Sargon (q.v.) the Tartan, or commander-in-chief of the army, who took Samaria (q.v.) after a siege of three years, and so put an end to the kingdom of Israel, carrying the people away into captivity, B.C. 722 (2 Kings 17:1-6, 24; 18:7, 9). He also overran the land of Judah, and took the city of Jerusalem (Isa. 10:6, 12, 22, 24, 34). Mention is next made of Sennacherib (B.C. 705), the son and successor of Sargon (2 Kings 18:13; 19:37; Isa. 7:17, 18); and then of Esar-haddon, his son and successor, who took Manasseh, king of Judah, captive, and kept him for some time a prisoner at Babylon, which he alone of all the Assyrian kings made the seat of his government (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38). Assur-bani-pal, the son of Esarhaddon, became king, and in Ezra 4:10 is referred to as Asnapper. From an early period Assyria had entered on a conquering career, and having absorbed Babylon, the kingdoms of Hamath, Damascus, and Samaria, it conquered Phoenicia, and made Judea feudatory, and subjected Philistia and Idumea. At length, however, its power declined. In B.C. 727 the Babylonians threw off the rule of the Assyrians, under the leadership of the powerful Chaldean prince Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12), who, after twelve years, was subdued by Sargon, who now reunited the kingdom, and ruled over a vast empire. But on his death the smouldering flames of rebellion again burst forth, and the Babylonians and Medes successfully asserted their independence (B.C. 625), and Assyria fell according to the prophecies of Isaiah (10:5-19), Nahum (3:19), and Zephaniah (3:13), and the many separate kingdoms of which it was composed ceased to recognize the "great king" (2 Kings 18:19; Isa. 36:4). Ezekiel (31) attests (about B.C. 586) how completely Assyria was overthrown. It ceases to be a nation. (See {NINEVEH}; {BABYLON}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Azariah whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8). (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He officiated at the consecration of the temple (1 Chr. 6:10). (3.) The son of Johanan, high priest in the reign of Abijah and Asa (2 Chr. 6:10, 11). (4.) High priest in the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 26:17-20). He was contemporary with the prophets Isaiah, Amos, and Joel. (5.) High priest in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:10-13). Of the house of Zadok. (6.) Several other priests and Levites of this name are mentioned (1 Chr. 6:36; Ezra 7:1; 1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 3:23, etc.). (7.) The original name of Abed-nego (Dan. 1:6, 7, 11, 16). He was of the royal family of Judah, and with his other two companions remarkable for his personal beauty and his intelligence as well as piety. (8.) The son of Oded, a remarkable prophet in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 15:1). He stirred up the king and the people to a great national reformation.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Achor, trouble
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Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
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Agur, stranger; gathered together
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Ahiezer, brother of assistance
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Ahishahur, brother of the morning or dew; brother of blackness
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Ahishar, brother of a prince; brother of a song
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Asher, happiness
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Ashur, who is happy; or walks; or looks
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Assir, prisoner; fettered
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Assur, same as Ashur
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Assyria, country of Assur or Ashur
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Azariah, he that hears the Lord
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Azor, a helper; a court
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Azur, he that assists or is assisted
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Azzur, same as Azur