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   adequacy
         n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
               "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental
               interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequacy},
               {adequateness}] [ant: {inadequacy}, {inadequateness}]
         2: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he
            questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn:
            {sufficiency}, {adequacy}] [ant: {deficiency}, {inadequacy},
            {insufficiency}]

English Dictionary: adjust	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjacency n the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjacent adj nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" Synonym(s): adjacent, next, side by side(p) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" Synonym(s): adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a) near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjectival adj of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" Synonym(s): adjectival, adjective
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adjectivally adv as an adjective; in an adjectival manner
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adjective adj of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" Synonym(s): adjectival, adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law" Synonym(s): adjective, procedural Antonym(s): essential, substantive n a word that expresses an attribute of something the word class that qualifies nouns
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjectively adv as an adjective; "nouns are frequently used adjectively"
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adjust v alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" Synonym(s): adjust, set, correct place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" Synonym(s): align, aline, line up, adjust Antonym(s): skew adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" Synonym(s): adjust, conform, adapt make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjustable adj capable of being changed so as to match or fit; "adjustable seat belts" capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjustable spanner n can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable wrench}, adjustable spanner]
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adjustable wrench n can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable wrench}, adjustable spanner]
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adjusted adj altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted" Antonym(s): unadjusted adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability Antonym(s): maladjusted having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment Synonym(s): adjusted, familiarized, familiarised (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding dress altered to fit me"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjuster n one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement Synonym(s): adjuster, adjustor, claims adjuster, claims adjustor, claim agent
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adjusting entry n an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods
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adjustive adj conducive to adjustment
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adjustment n making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances Synonym(s): adjustment, accommodation, fitting the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) Synonym(s): alteration, modification, adjustment the act of adjusting something to match a standard Synonym(s): adjustment, registration, readjustment the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) Synonym(s): adaptation, adaption, adjustment an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" Synonym(s): allowance, adjustment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjustor n one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement Synonym(s): adjuster, adjustor, claims adjuster, claims adjustor, claim agent
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adoxography n fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects; "Elizabethan schoolboys were taught adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things"; "adoxography is particularly useful to lawyers"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adsuki bean n bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds Synonym(s): adzuki bean, adsuki bean, Vigna angularis, Phaseolus angularis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adzuki bean n bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds Synonym(s): adzuki bean, adsuki bean, Vigna angularis, Phaseolus angularis
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Aedes aegypti n mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn: yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti]
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Aethusa cynapium n European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten Synonym(s): fool's parsley, lesser hemlock, Aethusa cynapium
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ataxic adj lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia Synonym(s): ataxic, atactic
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ataxic abasia n abasia due to ataxia of the legs [syn: atactic abasia, ataxic abasia]
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ataxic aphasia n aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired Synonym(s): motor aphasia, Broca's aphasia, ataxic aphasia, expressive aphasia, nonfluent aphasia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
atoxic adj not producing or resulting from poison [syn: nontoxic, atoxic] Antonym(s): toxic
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Atsugewi n a member of a North American Indian people of northern California the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
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attache case n a shallow and rectangular briefcase [syn: attache case, attache]
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Atticus n atlas moth Synonym(s): Atticus, genus Atticus
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Atticus atlas n giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk Synonym(s): atlas moth, Atticus atlas
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attosecond n one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
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audacious adj invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" Synonym(s): audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell Synonym(s): audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" Synonym(s): audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audaciously adv in an audacious manner; "an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him"
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audaciousness n fearless daring [syn: audacity, audaciousness, temerity] aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" Synonym(s): audacity, audaciousness
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audio system n a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound Synonym(s): audio system, sound system
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audiocassette n a cassette for audiotape
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auto accessory n an accessory for an automobile
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auto-suggestion n a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s Synonym(s): autosuggestion, auto-suggestion, self-suggestion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autoecious adj of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi" Synonym(s): autoecious, homoecious Antonym(s): heteroecious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autoicous adj having male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant
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autosexing n (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autosuggestion n a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s Synonym(s): autosuggestion, auto-suggestion, self-suggestion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species. {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A. rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium}, called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A. campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}. Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adequacy \Ad"equacy\, n. [See {Adequate}.] The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjacence \Ad"ja"cence\, Adjacency \Adja"cency\, [Cf. LL. adjacentia.] 1. The state of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings. 2. That which is adjacent. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjacence \Ad"ja"cence\, Adjacency \Adja"cency\, [Cf. LL. adjacentia.] 1. The state of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings. 2. That which is adjacent. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[emac]re to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. [bd]The adjacent forest.[b8] --B. Jonson. {Adjacent} or {contiguous angle}. (Geom.) See {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near. Usage: {Adjacent}, {Adjoining}, {Contiguous}. Things are adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent villages, etc. I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles is peopled with Christians. --Howell. Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a plain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, n. That which is adjacent. [R.] --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Angle \An"gle\ ([acr][nsm]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked, angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. --Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. --Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological [bd]houses.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. --Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope. {Acute angle}, one less than a right angle, or less than 90[deg]. {Adjacent} or {Contiguous angles}, such as have one leg common to both angles. {Alternate angles}. See {Alternate}. {Angle bar}. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}. {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight. {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines. {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}. {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined figure. {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved line. {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90[deg]. {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}. {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right lines. {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a quarter circle). {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence}, {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction}, see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection}, {Refraction}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjacently \Adja"cently\, adv. So as to be adjacent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adject \Ad*ject"\, v. t. [L. adjectus, p. p. of adjicere to throw to, to add to; ad + jac[ecr]re to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] To add or annex; to join. --Leland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjection \Ad*jec"tion\, n. [L. adjectio, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjection. See {Adject}.] The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added. [R.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjectional \Adjec"tional\, a. Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. [R.] --Earle.
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Adjectitious \Ad`jec*ti"tious\, [L. adjectitius.] Added; additional. --Parkhurst.
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Adjectival \Ad`jec*ti"val\, a. Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective. --W. Taylor (1797)
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Adjectivally \Ad`jecti"vally\, adv. As, or in the manner of, an adjective; adjectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjectived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjectiving}.] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three. --Tooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjective \Ad"jective\ ([acr]d"j[ecr]kt[icr]v), a. [See {Adjective}, n.] 1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence. 2. Not standing by itself; dependent. {Adjective color}, a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency. 3. Relating to procedure. [bd]The whole English law, substantive and adjective.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See {Adject}.] 1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, [bd]a wise ruler,[b8] wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler. 2. A dependent; an accessory. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjective \Ad"jective\ ([acr]d"j[ecr]kt[icr]v), a. [See {Adjective}, n.] 1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence. 2. Not standing by itself; dependent. {Adjective color}, a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency. 3. Relating to procedure. [bd]The whole English law, substantive and adjective.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjectived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjectiving}.] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three. --Tooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjectively \Ad"jectively\, adv. In the manner of an adjective; as, a word used adjectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjectived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjectiving}.] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three. --Tooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjugate \Ad"ju*gate\, v. t. [L. adjugatus, p. p. of adjugare; ad + jugum a yoke.] To yoke to. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjust \Adjust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.] 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust* a garment to the body, or things to a standard. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson. 3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted. 4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope. Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjustable \Adjust"able\, a. Capable of being adjusted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjustage \Ad*just"age\, n. [Cf. {Ajutage}.] Adjustment. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjust \Adjust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.] 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust* a garment to the body, or things to a standard. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson. 3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted. 4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope. Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjuster \Ad*just"er\, n. One who, or that which, adjusts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjust \Adjust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.] 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust* a garment to the body, or things to a standard. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson. 3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted. 4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope. Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjusting plane \Adjusting plane\ [or] surface \surface\ (A[89]ronautics) A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an a[89]roplane or flying machine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjustive \Ad*just"ive\, a. Tending to adjust. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adjustment \Ad*just"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See {Adjust}.] 1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned. --Paley. 2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. --Bispham. 3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment. Syn: Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.
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Adsignification \Adsig`nifi*ca"tion\, n. Additional signification. [R.] --Tooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adsignify \Adsig"nify\, v. t. [L. adsignificare to show.] To denote additionally. [R.] --Tooke.
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Adsuki bean \Ad*su"ki bean\ [Jap. adzuki.] A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States.
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Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action. {At half cock}. See under {Half}. {Cock feather} (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares.
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Gaze \Gaze\, n. 1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention. With secret gaze Or open admiration him behold. --Milton. 2. The object gazed on. Made of my enemies the scorn and gaze. --Milton. {At gaze} (a) (Her.) With the face turned directly to the front; -- said of the figures of the stag, hart, buck, or hind, when borne, in this position, upon an escutcheon. (b) In a position expressing sudden fear or surprise; -- a term used in stag hunting to describe the manner of a stag when he first hears the hounds and gazes round in apprehension of some hidden danger; hence, standing agape; idly or stupidly gazing. I that rather held it better men should perish one by one, Than that earth should stand at gaze like Joshua's moon in Ajalon! --Tennyson.
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Secondhand \Sec"ond*hand`\, a. 1. Not original or primary; received from another. They have but a secondhand or implicit knowledge. --Locke. 2. Not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a secondhand book, garment. {At second hand}. See {Hand}, n., 10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket. {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}. {Hand car}. See under {Car}. {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}. {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}. {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. {Hand glass}. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above). {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}. {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand. {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. {All hands}, everybody; all parties. {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every direction; generally. {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above). {At hand}. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at hand.[b8] --Shak. {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10. {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}. {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8] --Job xvii. 9. {From hand to hand}, from one person to another. {Hand in hand}. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression. {In hand}. (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels . . . in hand.[b8] --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. {In one's hand} [or] {hands}. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation. {Note of hand}, a promissory note. {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser. {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care. {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management. {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength. {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government. {To bear a hand} (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under {Glove}. {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving. {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. {To change hand}. See {Change}. {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. {To have in hand}. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke. {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance. {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit. {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. {To put the} {last, [or] finishing}, {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one. {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. {To take in hand}. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sight \Sight\, n. [OE. sight, si[?]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih[?], gesieh[?], gesyh[?]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i. 9. 2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes. Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. --Shak. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight. 4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing. Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. --Ex. iii. 3. They never saw a sight so fair. --Spenser. 5. The instrument of seeing; the eye. Why cloud they not their sights? --Shak. 6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person. 7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless. --Wake. That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. --Luke xvi. 15. 8. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant. Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel. --Shak. 9. A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. --Farrow. 10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening. 11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money. [Now colloquial] Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage. [bd]A sight of lawyers.[b8] --Latimer. A wonder sight of flowers. --Gower. {At sight}, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a person at sight. {Front sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle. {Open sight}. (Firearms) (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen, in distinction from one that hides the object. (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture. {Peep sight}, {Rear sight}. See under {Peep}, and {Rear}. {Sight draft}, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight. {To take sight}, to take aim; to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery, or the like. Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation; exhibition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Six \Six\, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects. 2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI. {To be at six and seven} [or] {at sixes and sevens}, to be in disorder. --Bacon. Shak. Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ataxic \A*tax"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See {Ataxia}.] (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a want of coordinating power in movements. {Ataxic fever}, malignant typhus fever. --Pinel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ataxic \A*tax"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See {Ataxia}.] (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a want of coordinating power in movements. {Ataxic fever}, malignant typhus fever. --Pinel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atokous \At"o*kous\, a. [Gr. [?] barren; 'a priv. + [?] offspring.] (Zo[94]l.) Producing only asexual individuals, as the eggs of certain annelids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pernyi moth \Per"ny*i moth"\ (Zo[94]l.) A silk-producing moth ({Attacus Pernyi}) which feeds upon the oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from China.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attagas \At"tagas\, Attagen \At"tagen\, n. [L. attagen a kind of bird, Gr. [?], [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A species of sand grouse ({Syrrghaptes Pallasii}) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atticism \At"ti*cism\, n. [Gr. [?].] 1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians. 2. The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atticize \At"ti*cize\, v. t. [Gr. [?].] To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atticize \At"ti*cize\, v. i. 1. To side with the Athenians. 2. To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attiguous \Attig"uous\, a. [L. attiguus, fr. attingere to touch. See {Attain}.] Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.] -- {Attig"uous*ness}, n. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attiguous \Attig"uous\, a. [L. attiguus, fr. attingere to touch. See {Attain}.] Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.] -- {Attig"uous*ness}, n. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Audacious \Au*da"cious\, a. [F. audacieux, as if fr. LL. audaciosus (not found), fr. L. audacia audacity, fr. audax, -acis, bold, fr. audere to dare.] 1. Daring; spirited; adventurous. As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides Audacious. --Milton. 2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent. [bd] Audacious traitor.[b8] --Shak. [bd] Such audacious neighborhood.[b8] --Milton. 3. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum. [bd]Audacious cruelty.[b8] [bd]Audacious prate.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Audaciously \Auda"ciously\, adv. In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Audaciousness \Auda"ciousness\, n. The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autd2cious \Au*t[d2]"cious\, a. [Auto- + Gr. [?] house.] (Biol.) Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with {heter[d2]cious}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autd2cism \Au*t[d2]"cism\, n. Quality of being aut[d2]cious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autosuggestion \Au`tosugges"tion\, n. [Auto- + suggestion.] (Med.) Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, esp. in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AD/Cycle Application Development cycle. A set of {SAA}-compatible {IBM}-sponsored products for program development, running on workstations accessing a central repository on a {mainframe}. The stages cover requirements, analysis and design, production of the application, building and testing and maintenance. Technologies used include code generators and {knowledge based system}s as well as languages and debuggers. (1994-10-24)
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adjacency A relationship between two {network} devices, e.g. {routers}, which are connected by one media segment so that a packet sent by one can reach the other without going through another network device. The concept of adjacency is important in the exchange of routing information. Adjacent {SNA} {nodes} are nodes connected to a given node with no intervening nodes. In {DECnet} and {OSI}, adjacent nodes share a common segment ({Ethernet}, {FDDI}, {Token Ring}). (1998-03-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
adjacent {adjacency}
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at sign {commercial at}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AUTOEXEC.BAT The {batch file} containing commands, loaded by {MS-DOS} after running {CONFIG.SYS}. AUTOEXEC.BAT contains normal DOS commands and can be used for additional system configuration such as setting paths and variables, configuring network connections and running {application programs}. (1995-03-18)