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Acadia
n 1: the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces

English Dictionary: acid	by the DICT Development Group
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accede v yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" Synonym(s): submit, bow, defer, accede, give in take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" Synonym(s): accede, enter to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" Synonym(s): assent, accede, acquiesce Antonym(s): dissent
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acedia n apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) Synonym(s): sloth, laziness, acedia
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Acheta n common house and field crickets [syn: Acheta, {genus Acheta}]
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acid adj 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 being sour to the taste Synonym(s): acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction" n any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt street name for lysergic acid diethylamide Synonym(s): acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen
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acid dye n dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion
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acquit v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Synonym(s): acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate Antonym(s): convict behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" Synonym(s): behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
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act n a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body Synonym(s): act, enactment something that people do or cause to happen Synonym(s): act, deed, human action, human activity a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" Synonym(s): act, routine, number, turn, bit a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit" v perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" Synonym(s): act, move Antonym(s): forbear, refrain behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" Synonym(s): act, behave, do play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" Synonym(s): act, play, represent discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" Synonym(s): act, play, act as be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well" have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" Synonym(s): work, act be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" Synonym(s): dissemble, pretend, act perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" Synonym(s): act, play, roleplay, playact
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Actaea n baneberry Synonym(s): Actaea, genus Actaea
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ACTH n a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex Synonym(s): adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin
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acuate adj ending in a sharp point [syn: acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike]
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acuity n sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) Synonym(s): acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" Synonym(s): acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness
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acute adj having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" Antonym(s): chronic extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" Synonym(s): acute, intense having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" Synonym(s): acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp of an angle; less than 90 degrees Antonym(s): obtuse ending in a sharp point Synonym(s): acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" n a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation Synonym(s): acute accent, acute, ague
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agate n an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
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aged adj advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" Synonym(s): aged, elderly, older, senior at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks" having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" Synonym(s): aged(a), of age(p) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well- aged cheeses" Synonym(s): aged, ripened (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) Synonym(s): aged, cured n people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged" Synonym(s): aged, elderly Antonym(s): young, youth
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agouti n agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food Synonym(s): agouti, Dasyprocta aguti
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ague weed n gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers Synonym(s): agueweed, ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia
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agueweed n gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers Synonym(s): agueweed, ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia perennial herb of southeastern United States having white- rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine Synonym(s): boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum
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aikido n a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
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as yet adv used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" Synonym(s): so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet, yet, til now, until now
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Asadha n the fourth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Asarh, Asadha]
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ASAT adj of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons" Synonym(s): antisatellite, ASAT
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ascot n a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
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aside adv on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered" out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" Synonym(s): aside, away not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" Synonym(s): apart, aside in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" Synonym(s): away, aside placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" Synonym(s): aside, apart in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" Synonym(s): aside, by, away n a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage a message that departs from the main subject Synonym(s): digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
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ask out v make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" [syn: ask out, invite out, take out]
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asset n a useful or valuable quality Synonym(s): asset, plus [ant: liability]
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aught n a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" Synonym(s): nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
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augite n dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
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ax head n the cutting head of an ax Synonym(s): ax head, axe head
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axe head n the cutting head of an ax Synonym(s): ax head, axe head
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axseed n European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods Synonym(s): axseed, crown vetch, Coronilla varia
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azide n a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
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azido adj relating to or containing the azido group N3
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azo dye n any dye containing one or more azo groups
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azote n an obsolete name for nitrogen
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AZT n an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow Synonym(s): zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT
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Accadian \Acca"dian\, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10.] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. -- {Acca"dian}, n., {Ac"cad}, n. --Sayce.
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Accede \Ac*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acceding}.] [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere to move, yield: cf. F. acc[82]dere. See {Cede}.] 1. To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to {recede}. [Obs.] --T. Gale. 2. To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain. Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461. --T. Warton. If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power. --Morley. 3. To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request. The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards acceded. --Chesterfield. Syn: To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.
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Accidie \Ac"ci*die\, n. [OF. accide, accidie, LL. accidia, acedia, fr. Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] care.] Sloth; torpor. [Obs.] [bd]The sin of accidie.[b8] --Chaucer.
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Accite \Ac*cite"\, v. t. [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere, to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See {Cite}.] To cite; to summon. [Obs.] Our heralds now accited all that were Endamaged by the Elians. --Chapman.
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Achate \A*chate"\, n. [F. achat purchase. See {Cates}.] 1. Purchase; bargaining. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. pl. Provisions. Same as {Cates}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Achate \Ach"ate\, n. An agate. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Ache \Ache\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aching}.] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. [d3]c, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.] To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. [bd]My old bones ache.[b8] --Shak. The sins that in your conscience ache. --Keble.
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Acid \Ac"id\, n. 1. A sour substance. 2. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this negative element or radical. Those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called {hydracids} in distinction from the others which are called {oxygen acids} or {oxacids}. Note: In certain cases, sulphur, selenium, or tellurium may take the place of oxygen, and the corresponding compounds are called respectively {sulphur acids} or {sulphacids}, {selenium acids}, or {tellurium acids}. When the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, a salt is formed, and hence acids are sometimes named as salts of hydrogen; as hydrogen nitrate for nitric acid, hydrogen sulphate for sulphuric acid, etc. In the old chemistry the name acid was applied to the oxides of the negative or nonmetallic elements, now sometimes called anhydrides.
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Acid \Ac"id\, a. [L. acidus sour, fr. the root ak to be sharp: cf. F. acide. Cf. {Acute}.] 1. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered. He was stern and his face as acid as ever. --A. Trollope. 2. Of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction.
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Acquiet \Ac*qui"et\, v. t. [LL. acquietare; L. ad + quies rest. See {Quiet} and cf. {Acquit}.] To quiet. [Obs.] Acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own peace. --Sir A. Sherley.
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Acquit \Ac*quit"\, p. p. Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] --Shak.
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Acquit \Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquitting}.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; [?] (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See {Quit}, and cf. {Acquiet}.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted. --I. Taylor. 2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions. 4. Reflexively: (a) To clear one's self. --Shak. (b) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly. Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See {Absolve}.
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Act \Act\ ([acr]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See {Agent}.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. --Wordsworth. Hence, in specific uses: (a) The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress. (b) A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done. --Abbott. (c) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed. (d) A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student. 2. A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence. [Obs.] The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in possibility, what they afterward grow to be. --Hooker. 3. Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing). [bd]In act to shoot.[b8] --Dryden. This woman was taken . . . in the very act. --John viii. 4. {Act of attainder}. (Law) See {Attainder}. {Act of bankruptcy} (Law), an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt. {Act of faith}. (Ch. Hist.) See {Auto-da-F[82]}. {Act of God} (Law), an inevitable accident; such extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which ordinary prudence could not guard. {Act of grace}, an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign. {Act of indemnity}, a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties. --Abbott. {Act in pais}, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the country), and not a matter of record. Syn: See {Action}.
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Act \Act\, v. i. 1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. 2. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest. --Pope. 3. To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so. 4. To perform on the stage; to represent a character. To show the world how Garrick did not act. --Cowper. {To act as} [or] {for}, to do the work of; to serve as. {To act on}, to regulate one's conduct according to. {To act up to}, to equal in action; to fulfill in practice; as, he has acted up to his engagement or his advantages.
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Act \Act\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. --Pope. 2. To perform; to execute; to do. [Archaic] That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity. --Jer. Taylor. Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of acting things expedient for us to do. --Barrow. Uplifted hands that at convenient times Could act extortion and the worst of crimes. --Cowper. 3. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. 4. To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. 5. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. With acted fear the villain thus pursued. --Dryden. {To act a part}, to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble. {To act the part of}, to take the character of; to fulfill the duties of.
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Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. acus needle.] To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] [bd][To] acuate the blood.[b8] --Harvey.
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Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, a. Sharpened; sharp-pointed.
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Acuity \Acu"ity\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit[82].] Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
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Acute \A*cute"\, v. t. To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much. [R.] --Walker.
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Acute \A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. 2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to {dull} or {stupid}; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. 3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure. 4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, an acute tone or accent. 5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to {chronic}; as, an acute disease. {Acute angle} (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle. Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See {Subtile}.
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Agate \Ag"ate\, n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. [?].] 1. (Min.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds. Note: The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. 2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. Note: This line is printed in the type called agate. 3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
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Agate \A*gate"\, adv. [Pref. a- on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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Chalcedony \Chalced"ony\ (k[acr]ls[ecr]d"[osl]n[ycr] or k[acr]l"s[esl]d[osl]n[ycr]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies} (-n[icr]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc[82]doine, OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. {Cassidony}.] (Min.) A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax. [Written also {calcedony}.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it is called {agate}; and if by reason of the thickness, color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for being carved into cameos, it is called {onyx}. {Chrysoprase} is green chalcedony; {carnelian}, a flesh red, and {sard}, a brownish red variety.
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Agate \Ag"ate\, n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. [?].] 1. (Min.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds. Note: The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. 2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. Note: This line is printed in the type called agate. 3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
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Agate \A*gate"\, adv. [Pref. a- on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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Chalcedony \Chalced"ony\ (k[acr]ls[ecr]d"[osl]n[ycr] or k[acr]l"s[esl]d[osl]n[ycr]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies} (-n[icr]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc[82]doine, OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. {Cassidony}.] (Min.) A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax. [Written also {calcedony}.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it is called {agate}; and if by reason of the thickness, color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for being carved into cameos, it is called {onyx}. {Chrysoprase} is green chalcedony; {carnelian}, a flesh red, and {sard}, a brownish red variety.
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Agaty \Ag"a*ty\, a. Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.
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Age \Age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aging}.] To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged. They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age for all that. --Holland. I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there. --Landor.
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Aged \A"ged\, a. 1. Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak. 2. Belonging to old age. [bd]Aged cramps.[b8] --Shak. 3. ([amac]"j[ecr]d or [amac]jd) Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; as, a man aged forty years.
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Agood \Agood\([adot]g[oocr]d"), adv. [Pref. a- + good.] In earnest; heartily. [Obs.] [bd]I made her weep agood.[b8] --Shak.
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Solenodon \Sole"nodon\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] a channel + [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta}; the other ({S. Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called {almique}.
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Agouti \Agou"ti\, Agouty \Agou"ty\ ([adot]*g[oomac]"t[icr]), n. [F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Dasyprocta}, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the {Dasyprocta agouti}.
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Agouti \Agou"ti\, Agouty \Agou"ty\ ([adot]*g[oomac]"t[icr]), n. [F. agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Dasyprocta}, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the {Dasyprocta agouti}.
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Ague \A"gue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agued}.] To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. --Heywood.
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Aheight \A*height"\, adv. [Pref. a- + height.] Aloft; on high. [Obs.] [bd]Look up aheight.[b8] --Shak.
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Aqueity \Aque"ity\, n. Wateriness. [Obs.]
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As \As\ ([acr]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal sw[be], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.] 1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden. His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. --Macaulay. Note: As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as you please, and so long as you please, or as long as you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as possible. [bd]Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same colors as we do.[b8] --Lubbock. As, in a preceding part of a sentence, has such or so to answer correlatively to it; as with the people, so with the priest. 2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet. The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. --Dewey. 3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke. As I return I will fetch off these justices. --Shak. 4. Because; since; it being the case that. As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared. --Sir W. Scott. [See Synonym under {Because}.] 5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning). We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited. --Macaulay. 6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.] I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall never find thee. --Rowe. {So as}, so that. [Obs.] The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. --Bacon. 7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic] He lies, as he his bliss did know. --Waller. 8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations. 9. Than. [Obs. & R.] The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. --Fuller. 10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] [bd]As have,[b8] Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer. {As . . as}. See {So . . as}, under {So}. {As far as}, to the extent or degree. [bd]As far as can be ascertained.[b8] --Macaulay. {As far forth as}, as far as. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As for}, [or] {As to}, in regard to; with respect to. {As good as}, not less than; not falling short of. {As good as one's word}, faithful to a promise. {As if}, or {As though}, of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if. {As it were} (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner. {As now}, just now. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As swythe}, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As well}, also; too; besides. --Addison. {As well as}, equally with, no less than. [bd]I have understanding as well as you.[b8] --Job xii. 3. {As yet}, until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
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As \As\ ([acr]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal sw[be], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.] 1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden. His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. --Macaulay. Note: As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as you please, and so long as you please, or as long as you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as possible. [bd]Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same colors as we do.[b8] --Lubbock. As, in a preceding part of a sentence, has such or so to answer correlatively to it; as with the people, so with the priest. 2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet. The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. --Dewey. 3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke. As I return I will fetch off these justices. --Shak. 4. Because; since; it being the case that. As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared. --Sir W. Scott. [See Synonym under {Because}.] 5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning). We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited. --Macaulay. 6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.] I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall never find thee. --Rowe. {So as}, so that. [Obs.] The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. --Bacon. 7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic] He lies, as he his bliss did know. --Waller. 8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations. 9. Than. [Obs. & R.] The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. --Fuller. 10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] [bd]As have,[b8] Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer. {As . . as}. See {So . . as}, under {So}. {As far as}, to the extent or degree. [bd]As far as can be ascertained.[b8] --Macaulay. {As far forth as}, as far as. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As for}, [or] {As to}, in regard to; with respect to. {As good as}, not less than; not falling short of. {As good as one's word}, faithful to a promise. {As if}, or {As though}, of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if. {As it were} (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner. {As now}, just now. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As swythe}, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As well}, also; too; besides. --Addison. {As well as}, equally with, no less than. [bd]I have understanding as well as you.[b8] --Job xii. 3. {As yet}, until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
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As \As\ ([acr]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal sw[be], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.] 1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden. His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren. --Macaulay. Note: As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as you please, and so long as you please, or as long as you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as possible. [bd]Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same colors as we do.[b8] --Lubbock. As, in a preceding part of a sentence, has such or so to answer correlatively to it; as with the people, so with the priest. 2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet. The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. --Dewey. 3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he trembled as he spoke. As I return I will fetch off these justices. --Shak. 4. Because; since; it being the case that. As the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared. --Sir W. Scott. [See Synonym under {Because}.] 5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in meaning). We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited. --Macaulay. 6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.] I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall never find thee. --Rowe. {So as}, so that. [Obs.] The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. --Bacon. 7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic] He lies, as he his bliss did know. --Waller. 8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations. 9. Than. [Obs. & R.] The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. --Fuller. 10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] [bd]As have,[b8] Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer. {As . . as}. See {So . . as}, under {So}. {As far as}, to the extent or degree. [bd]As far as can be ascertained.[b8] --Macaulay. {As far forth as}, as far as. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As for}, [or] {As to}, in regard to; with respect to. {As good as}, not less than; not falling short of. {As good as one's word}, faithful to a promise. {As if}, or {As though}, of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if. {As it were} (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner. {As now}, just now. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As swythe}, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {As well}, also; too; besides. --Addison. {As well as}, equally with, no less than. [bd]I have understanding as well as you.[b8] --Job xii. 3. {As yet}, until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ascidium \[d8]Ascid"ium\ ([acr]ss[icr]d"[icr][ucr]m), n.; pl. {Ascidia} (-[adot]). [NL., fr. ascus. See {Ascus}.] 1. (Bot.) A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia). 2. pl. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.
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Ashweed \Ash"weed`\, n. (Bot.) [A corruption of ache-weed; F. ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache (celery).] Goutweed.
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Goutweed \Gout"weed`\, Goutwort \Gout"wort`\n. [So called from having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.] (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe ({[92]gopodium Podagraria}); -- called also {bishop's weed}, {ashweed}, and {herb gerard}.
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Ashweed \Ash"weed`\, n. (Bot.) [A corruption of ache-weed; F. ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache (celery).] Goutweed.
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Goutweed \Gout"weed`\, Goutwort \Gout"wort`\n. [So called from having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.] (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe ({[92]gopodium Podagraria}); -- called also {bishop's weed}, {ashweed}, and {herb gerard}.
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Aside \A*side"\, adv. [Pref. a- + side.] 1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart. Thou shalt set aside that which is full. --2 Kings iv. 4. But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. --Shak. The flames were blown aside. --Dryden. 2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. [bd]Lay aside every weight.[b8] --Heb. xii. 1. 3. So as to be heard by others; privately. Then lords and ladies spake aside. --Sir W. Scott. {To set aside} (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set aside a verdict or a judgment.
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Aside \A*side"\, n. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.
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Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asking}.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [be]scian, [be]csian; akin to OS. [c7]sc[d3]n, OHG. eisc[d3]n, Sw. [be]ska, Dan. [91]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith. j[89]sk[a2]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire. [fb]5.] 1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed. Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God. --Judg. xviii. 5. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. --John xv. 7. 2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask? Ask me never so much dowry. --Gen. xxxiv. 12. To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. --Luke xii. 48. An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity. --Addison. 3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question. He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. --John ix. 21. He asked the way to Chester. --Shak. 4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment. 5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons. --Fuller. Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat; beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim; exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See {Beg}.
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Asquat \A*squat"\, adv. & a. Squatting.
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Assay \As*say"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assaying}.] [OF. asaier, essaier, F. essayer, fr. essai. See {Assay}, n., {Essay}, v.] 1. To try; to attempt; to apply. [Obs. or Archaic] To-night let us assay our plot. --Shak. Soft words to his fierce passion she assayed. --Milton. 2. To affect. [Obs.] When the heart is ill assayed. --Spenser. 3. To try tasting, as food or drink. [Obs.] 4. To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition.
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Asset \As"set\, n. Any article or separable part of one's assets.
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Assot \As*sot"\, v. t. [OF. asoter, F. assoter; [?] (L. ad) + sot stupid. See {Sot}.] To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate. [Obs.] Some ecstasy assotted had his sense. --Spenser.
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Assot \As*sot"\, a. Dazed; foolish; infatuated. [Obs.] Willie, I ween thou be assot. --Spenser.
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Astay \A*stay"\, adv. (Naut.) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
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Sylvanite \Syl"van*ite\, n. [Fr. Transylvania, where first found.] (Min.) A telluride of gold and silver, {(Au, Ag)Te2}, of a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called {graphic tellurium}. H., 1.5-2. Sp.gr., 7.9-8.3.
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Aught \Aught\, Aucht \Aucht\, n. [AS. [?]ht, fr. [be]gan to own, p. p. [be]hte.] Property; possession. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Aught \Aught\ ([add]t), adv. At all; in any degree. --Chaucer.
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Aught \Aught\, Aucht \Aucht\, n. [AS. [?]ht, fr. [be]gan to own, p. p. [be]hte.] Property; possession. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Aught \Aught\, n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. [be]wiht, [be] ever + wiht. [fb]136. See {Aye} ever, and {Whit}, {Wight}.] Anything; any part. [Also written {ought}.] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken. --Josh. xxi. 45 But go, my son, and see if aught be wanting. --Addison.
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Augite \Au"gite\ ([add]"j[imac]t), n. [L. augites, Gr. a'ygi`ths, fr. a'ygh` brightness: cf. F. augite.] A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene.
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Awake \A*wake"\, v. t. [imp. {Awoke}, {Awaked}; p. p. {Awaked}; (Obs.) {Awaken}, {Awoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaking}. The form {Awoke} is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. [be]w[91]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[omac]c), and [be]wacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See {Awaken}, {Wake}.] 1. To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken. Where morning's earliest ray . . . awake her. --Tennyson. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish. --Matt. viii. 25. 2. To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties. I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie. --Goldsmith. It way awake my bounty further. --Shak. No sunny gleam awakes the trees. --Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nitrogen \Ni`tro*gen\, n. [L. nitrum natron + -gen: cf. F. nitrog[8a]ne. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name {azote} still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azote \Az"ote\ (?; 277), n. [F. azote, fr. Gr. 'a priv. + [?] life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life.] Same as {Nitrogen}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nitrogen \Ni`tro*gen\, n. [L. nitrum natron + -gen: cf. F. nitrog[8a]ne. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name {azote} still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azote \Az"ote\ (?; 277), n. [F. azote, fr. Gr. 'a priv. + [?] life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life.] Same as {Nitrogen}. [R.]
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Azoth \Az"oth\, n. [LL. azoch, azoth, fr. Ar. az-zauq mercury.] (Alchemy) (a) The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. (b) The universal remedy of Paracelsus.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Agat, GU (CDP, FIPS 6600) Location: 13.38238 N, 144.65781 E Population (1990): 3056 (783 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
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Agate, CO Zip code(s): 80101
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Ashwood, OR Zip code(s): 97711
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACID A {mnemonic} for the properties a transaction should have to satisfy the {Object Management Group} {Transaction Service} specifications. A transaction should be {Atomic}, its result should be Consistent, Isolated (independent of other transactions) and Durable (its effect should be permanent). The {Transaction Service} specifications which part of the {Object Services}, an adjunct to the {CORBA} specifications. (1997-05-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACT 1. {Annual Change Traffic}. 2. {Ada Core Technologies}. (1999-06-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACT++ A {concurrent} extension of {C++} based on {actors}. ["ACT++: Building a Concurrent C++ With Actors", D.G. Kafura TR89-18, VPI, 1989]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACT 1. {Annual Change Traffic}. 2. {Ada Core Technologies}. (1999-06-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACT++ A {concurrent} extension of {C++} based on {actors}. ["ACT++: Building a Concurrent C++ With Actors", D.G. Kafura TR89-18, VPI, 1989]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Act1 An {actor} language descended from {Plasma}. ["Concurrent Object Oriented Programming in Act1", H. Lieberman in Object Oriented Concurrent Programming, A. Yonezawa et al eds, MIT Press 1987]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Act2 An {actor} language. ["Issues in the Design of Act2", D. Theriault, TR728, MIT AI Lab, June 1983]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Act3 A high-level {actor} language by {Carl Hewitt}. A descendant of {Act2} which provides support for automatic generation of {customer}s and for {delegation} and {inheritance}. ["Linguistic Support of Receptionists for Shared Resources", C. Hewitt et al in Seminar on Concurrency, S.D. Brookes et al eds, LNCS 197, Springer 1985, pp. 330-359]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASSET {Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AST 1. {ARI Service}. 2. {AST Computers, LLC}. (2000-03-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Accad the high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. It was one of the cities of Nimrod's kingdom (Ge 10:10). It stood close to the Euphrates, opposite Sippara. (See {SEPHARVAIM}.) It is also the name of the country of which this city was the capital, namely, northern or upper Babylonia. The Accadians who came from the "mountains of the east," where the ark rested, attained to a high degree of civilization. In the Babylonian inscriptions they are called "the black heads" and "the black faces," in contrast to "the white race" of Semitic descent. They invented the form of writing in pictorial hieroglyphics, and also the cuneiform system, in which they wrote many books partly on papyrus and partly on clay. The Semitic Babylonians ("the white race"), or, as some scholars think, first the Cushites, and afterwards, as a second immigration, the Semites, invaded and conquered this country; and then the Accadian language ceased to be a spoken language, although for the sake of its literary treasures it continued to be studied by the educated classes of Babylonia. A large portion of the Ninevite tablets brought to light by Oriental research consists of interlinear or parallel translations from Accadian into Assyrian; and thus that long-forgotten language has been recovered by scholars. It belongs to the class of languages called agglutinative, common to the Tauranian race; i.e., it consists of words "glued together," without declension of conjugation. These tablets in a remarkable manner illustrate ancient history. Among other notable records, they contain an account of the Creation which closely resembles that given in the book of Genesis, of the Sabbath as a day of rest, and of the Deluge and its cause. (See {BABYLON}; {CHALDEA}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Agate (Heb. shebo), a precious stone in the breast-plate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), the second in the third row. This may be the agate properly so called, a semi-transparent crystallized quartz, probably brought from Sheba, whence its name. In Isa. 54:12 and Ezek. 27:16, this word is the rendering of the Hebrew cadcod, which means "ruddy," and denotes a variety of minutely crystalline silica more or less in bands of different tints. This word is from the Greek name of a stone found in the river Achates in Sicily.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Accad, a vessel; pitcher; spark
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Azgad, a strong army; a gang of robbers