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aalii
n 1: a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood

English Dictionary: allow	by the DICT Development Group
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Aeolia n an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC Synonym(s): Aeolis, Aeolia
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ail n aromatic bulb used as seasoning Synonym(s): garlic, ail v be ill or unwell cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed Synonym(s): trouble, ail, pain
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Ailey n United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931) Synonym(s): Ailey, Alvin Ailey
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aioli n garlic mayonnaise [syn: aioli, aioli sauce, {garlic sauce}]
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Al n a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite Synonym(s): aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13 a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Synonym(s): Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL
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ala n a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae" a wing of an insect
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ale n a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
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alee adv on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"
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Ali n United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) Synonym(s): Ali, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
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aliyah n (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah" (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"
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all adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" Synonym(s): wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole Antonym(s): part, partially, partly adj quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" Antonym(s): no(a), some(a) completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
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Allah n Muslim name for the one and only God
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allay v lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" Synonym(s): still, allay, relieve, ease satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Synonym(s): quench, slake, allay, assuage
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alley n a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: alley, alleyway, back street] a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins Synonym(s): bowling alley, alley, skittle alley
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alleyway n a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: alley, alleyway, back street]
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allow v make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" Synonym(s): let, allow, permit Antonym(s): keep, prevent consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" Synonym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance Antonym(s): disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" Synonym(s): allow, grant Antonym(s): deny, refuse give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" Synonym(s): allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" Synonym(s): leave, allow for, allow, provide allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" Synonym(s): allow, take into account afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" Synonym(s): admit, allow allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" Synonym(s): give up, allow grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" Synonym(s): allow, permit, tolerate
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alloy n a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" Synonym(s): alloy, metal the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something Synonym(s): admixture, alloy v lower in value by increasing the base-metal content [syn: debase, alloy] make an alloy of
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ally n a friendly nation an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight" Synonym(s): ally, friend Antonym(s): enemy, foe v become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
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aloe n succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
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aloha n an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) Synonym(s): aloha, ciao
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awheel adj traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the public was awheel"
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awhile adv for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" Synonym(s): awhile, for a while
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awl n a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
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awol adj absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week" Synonym(s): truant, awol n one who is away or absent without leave
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Ahull \A*hull"\, adv. [Pref. a- + hull.] (Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See {Hull}, n.
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Aiel \Ai"el\, n. See {Ayle}. [Obs.]
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Ail \Ail\ ([amac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([amac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.] To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. What aileth thee, Hagar? --Gen. xxi. 17. Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.
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Ail \Ail\, v. i. To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish. --Richardson.
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Ail \Ail\, n. Indisposition or morbid affection. --Pope.
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Al \Al\, a. All. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Al- \Al-\ A prefix. (a) [AS. eal.] All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost. (b) [L. ad.] To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See {Ad-}. (c) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry.
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Al \Al\ conj. Although; if. [Obs.] See {All}, conj.
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Al \Al\, a. All. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Al- \Al-\ A prefix. (a) [AS. eal.] All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost. (b) [L. ad.] To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See {Ad-}. (c) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry.
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Al \Al\ conj. Although; if. [Obs.] See {All}, conj.
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Al \Al\, a. All. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Al- \Al-\ A prefix. (a) [AS. eal.] All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost. (b) [L. ad.] To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See {Ad-}. (c) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry.
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Al \Al\ conj. Although; if. [Obs.] See {All}, conj.
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Sapphire \Sap"phire\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. [?], of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[c6]r.] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, {Al2O3}; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. Of rubies, sapphires, and of pearl[82]s white. --Chaucer. Note: Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The name sapphire is usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies (see under {Ruby}), the amethystine variety Oriental amethyst (see under {Amethyst}), and the dull massive varieties corundum (a name which is also used as a general term to include all varieties). See {Corundum}. 2. The color of the gem; bright blue. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any humming bird of the genus {Hylocharis}, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. {Star sapphire}, [or] {Asteriated sapphire} (Min.), a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.
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Sesquioxide \Ses`qui*ox"ide\, n. [Sesqui- + oxide.] (Chem.) An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, {Al2O3} is a sesquioxide.
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Alumina \Alu"mina\, n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See {Alum}.] (Chem.) One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, {Al2O3}. Note: It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas, scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate with water, resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the mineral corundum.
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d8Ala \[d8]A"la\, n.; pl. {Al[91]}. [L., a wing.] (Biol.) A winglike organ, or part.
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Ale \Ale\ ([amac]l), n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. [94]l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol[ucr] beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.] 1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops. Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors. 2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. [bd]At wakes and ales.[b8] --B. Jonson.[bd]On ember eves and holy ales.[b8] --Shak.
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Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[a2]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj[?]rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [fb]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale}, {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}. 2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. {Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. [bd]To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.[b8] --Shak.
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Ale \Ale\ ([amac]l), n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. [94]l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol[ucr] beer. Cf. Ir. ol drink, drinking.] 1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops. Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors. 2. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. [bd]At wakes and ales.[b8] --B. Jonson.[bd]On ember eves and holy ales.[b8] --Shak.
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Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[a2]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj[?]rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [fb]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale}, {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}. 2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. {Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. [bd]To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.[b8] --Shak.
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Alee \A*lee"\, adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side. {Hard alee}, or {Luff alee}, an order to put the helm to the lee side.
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Alew \A*lew"\, n. Halloo. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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All \All\, adv. 1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. [bd]And cheeks all pale.[b8] --Byron.
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All \All\, a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle, Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel. allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. uile, W. oll.] 1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of us). Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. --1 Thess. v. 21. 2. Any. [Obs.] [bd]Without all remedy.[b8] --Shak. Note: When the definite article [bd]the,[b8] or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as, all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our families; all your citizens; all their property; all other joys. Note: This word, not only in popular language, but in the Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the cattle in Egypt died, all Judea and all the region round about Jordan, all men held John as a prophet, are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part, or very great numbers. 3. Only; alone; nothing but. I was born to speak all mirth and no matter. --Shak. {All the whole}, the whole (emphatically). [Obs.] [bd]All the whole army.[b8] --Shak.
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All \All\, n. The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. --Shak. All that thou seest is mine. --Gen. xxxi. 43. Note: All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a thing, all of us. {After all}, after considering everything to the contrary; nevertheless. {All in all}, a phrase which signifies all things to a person, or everything desired; (also adverbially) wholly; altogether. Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee, Forever. --Milton. Trust me not at all, or all in all. --Tennyson. {All in the wind} (Naut.), a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake. {All told}, all counted; in all. {And all}, and the rest; and everything connected. [bd]Bring our crown and all.[b8] --Shak. {At all}. (a) In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] [bd]She is a shrew at al(l).[b8] --Chaucer. (b) A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis, usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and signifying in any way or respect; in the least degree or to the least extent; in the least; under any circumstances; as, he has no ambition at all; has he any property at all? [bd]Nothing at all.[b8] --Shak. [bd]If thy father at all miss me.[b8] --1 Sam. xx. 6. {Over all}, everywhere. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Note: All is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning, or add force to a word. In some instances, it is completely incorporated into words, and its final consonant is dropped, as in almighty, already, always: but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen, as, all-bountiful, all-glorious, allimportant, all-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as, allpower, all-giver. Anciently many words, as, alabout, alaground, etc., were compounded with all, which are now written separately.
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All \All\, conj. [Orig. all, adv., wholly: used with though or if, which being dropped before the subjunctive left all as if in the sense although.] Although; albeit. [Obs.] All they were wondrous loth. --Spenser.
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Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
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Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller.
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Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [be]lecgan; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See {Lay}.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. --Shak. Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See {Alleviate}.
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Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. [bd]When the rage allays.[b8] --Shak.
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Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. --Dickens.
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Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al[82]e, F. all[82]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton. 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. --Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
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Alleyway \Al"ley*way`\n. An alley.
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Alloo \Al*loo"\, v. t. [or] i. [See {Halloo}.] To incite dogs by a call; to halloo. [Obs.]
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Allow \Allow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allowing}.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. See {Local}, and cf. {Allocate}, {Laud}.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic] Ye allow* the deeds of your fathers. --Luke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. --Fuller. 2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes? --Massinger. 3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.] Thou shalt be . . . allowed with absolute power. --Shak. 4. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest. He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year. --Macaulay. 5. To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition. I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly reprehensible. --Thackeray. 6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. 7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. Syn: To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See {Permit}.
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Allow \Allow"\, v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. Allowing still for the different ways of making it. --Addison. {To allow* of}, to permit; to admit. --Shak.
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Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alloyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alloying}.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare. See {Alloy}, n., {Ally}, v. t., and cf. {Allay}.] 1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. 2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. 3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
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Alloy \Al*loy"\, n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See {Alloy}, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam. 2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness. 3. A baser metal mixed with a finer. Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. --Locke. 4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. [bd]Pure English without Latin alloy.[b8] --F. Harrison.
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Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. To form a metallic compound. Gold and iron alloy with ease. --Ure.
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Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allying}.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. {Alligate}, {Alloy}, {Allay}, {Ligament}.] 1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with. O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope. 2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser. The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope. Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl. {Allies}. [See {Ally}, v.] 1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. The English soldiers and their French allies. --Macaulay. 3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. --Buckle. 4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ally \Al"ly\, n. See {Alley}, a marble or taw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aloe \Al"oe\ ([acr]l"n[osl]), n.; pl. {Aloes} (-[omac]z). [L. alo[89], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[8a]s.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries. 3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.] {American aloe}, {Century aloe}, the agave. See {Agave}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alow \A*low"\, adv. [Pref. a- + low.] Below; in a lower part. [bd]Aloft, and then alow.[b8] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alway \Al"way\, adv. Always. [Archaic or Poetic] I would not live alway. --Job vii. 16.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awhile \A*while"\, adv. [Adj. a + while time, interval.] For a while; for some time; for a short time.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awl \Awl\, n. [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. [?]l, awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. [be]la, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. [be]r[be].] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ayle \Ayle\, n. [OE. ayel, aiel, OF. aiol, aiel, F. a[8b]eul, a dim. of L. avus grandfather.] A grandfather. [Obs.] {Writ of Ayle}, an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ailey, GA (city, FIPS 828) Location: 32.18738 N, 82.57037 W Population (1990): 579 (201 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30410
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alao, AS (village, FIPS 4900) Location: 14.27003 S, 170.52823 W Population (1990): 463 (61 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 43.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alloway, NJ (CDP, FIPS 850) Location: 39.56325 N, 75.34674 W Population (1990): 1371 (498 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Aloha, OR (CDP, FIPS 1650) Location: 45.49206 N, 122.87176 W Population (1990): 34284 (11747 housing units) Area: 19.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97006, 97007
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Aoloau, AS (village, FIPS 12900) Location: 14.29326 S, 170.78138 W Population (1990): 544 (73 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 11.5 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
AOL! n. [Usenet] Common synonym for "Me, too!" alluding to the legendary propensity of America Online users to utter contentless "Me, too!" postings. The number of exclamation points following varies from zero to five or so. The pseudo-HTML Me, too! is also frequently seen. See also {September that never ended}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AAL {ATM Adaptation Layer}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
al The {country code} for Albania. (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AL 1. {Assembly Language}. 2. {artificial life}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
al The {country code} for Albania. (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AL 1. {Assembly Language}. 2. {artificial life}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
A-law The {ITU-T} {standard} for {nonuniform quantising logarithmic compression}. The equation for A-law is \| A \| ------- (m/mp) \|m/mp\| =< 1/A \| 1+ln A y = \| \| sgn(m) \| ------ (1 + ln A\|m/mp\|) 1/A =< \|m/mp\| =< 1 \| 1+ln A Values of u=100 and 255, A=87.6, mp is the Peak message value, m is the current quantised message value. (The formulae get simpler if you substitute x for m/mp and sgn(x) for sgn(m); then -1 <= x <= 1.) Converting from {u-LAW} to A-LAW introduces {quantising errors}. u-law is used in North America and Japan, and A-law is used in Europe and the rest of the world and international routes. [The Audio File Formats FAQ] (1995-02-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ALLOY A language by Thanasis Mitsolides which combines {functional programming}, {object-oriented programming} and {logic programming} ideas, and is suitable for {massively parallel} systems. Evaluating modes support serial or parallel execution, {eager evaluation} or {lazy evaluation}, {nondeterminism} or multiple solutions etc. ALLOY is simple as it only requires 29 primitives in all (half of which are for {object oriented programming} support). It runs on {SPARC}. {(ftp://cs.nyu.edu/pub/local/alloy/)}. ["The Design and Implementation of ALLOY, a Parallel Higher Level Programming Language", Thanasis Mitsolides , PhD Thesis NYU 1990]. (1991-06-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Aloha (From the Hawaiian greeting) A system of {contention resolution} devised at The {University of Hawaii}. {Packets} are {broadcast} when ready, the sender listens to see if they collide and if so re-transmits after a random time. {Slotted Aloha} constrains packets to start at the beginning of a time slot. Basic Aloha is appropriate to long propagation time nets (e.g. satellite). For shorter propagation times, {carrier sense} {protocols} are possible. (1995-12-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ALU 1. {Arithmetic and Logic Unit}. 2. {Association of Lisp Users}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AOL {America On-Line}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Aholah she has her own tent, a name used by Ezekiel (23:4, 5, 36, 44) as a symbol of the idolatry of the kingdom of Israel. This kingdom is described as a lewdwoman, an adulteress, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the Egyptians and Assyrians. Because of her crimes, she was carried away captive, and ceased to be a kingdom. (Comp. Ps. 78:67-69; 1 Kings 12:25-33; 2 Chr. 11:13-16.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Awl an instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6; Deut. 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Ps. 40:6; Isa. 50:5).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ahlai, beseeching; sorrowing; expecting
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Aholah, his tabernacle; his tent