ambiance
         n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there
               was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: {atmosphere},
               {ambiance}, {ambience}]
         2: the atmosphere of an environment [syn: {ambiance},
            {ambience}]

English Dictionary: ambience	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ambience n a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" Synonym(s): atmosphere, ambiance, ambience the atmosphere of an environment Synonym(s): ambiance, ambience
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ambient adj completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amboina pine n native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin Synonym(s): amboina pine, amboyna pine, Agathis dammara, Agathis alba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amboyna n mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus [syn: amboyna, Andaman redwood] tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Synonym(s): padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amboyna pine n native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin Synonym(s): amboina pine, amboyna pine, Agathis dammara, Agathis alba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ameban adj pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" Synonym(s): amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ammobium n any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ammobium alatum n Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems Synonym(s): winged everlasting, Ammobium alatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amoeban adj pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" Synonym(s): amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amoebina n the animal order including amoebas [syn: Amoebida, {order Amoebida}, Amoebina, order Amoebina]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amphimixis n reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete Synonym(s): sexual reproduction, amphimixis union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amphineura n a class of Gastropoda [syn: Amphineura, {subclass Amphineura}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amphiuma n aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States Synonym(s): amphiuma, congo snake, congo eel, blind eel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Amphiumidae n congo snakes Synonym(s): Amphiumidae, family Amphiumidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Anabantidae n small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia Synonym(s): Anabantidae, family Anabantidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Annwfn n (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies [syn: Annwfn, Annwn]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go       around; amb- + ire to go.]       Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing.       [bd]Ambient air.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Ambient clouds.[b8]       --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, n.       Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a       perpetual ambient. --Sir H. Wotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amboyna button \Am*boy"na but"ton\ (Med.)       A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the       tropics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amboyna pine \Amboyna pine\ (Bot.)       The resiniferous tree {Agathis Dammara}, of the Moluccas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pitch \Pitch\, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. [?].]       1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by             boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of             ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc.,             to preserve them.                         He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.                                                                               --Ecclus.                                                                               xiii. 1.          2. (Geol.) See {Pitchstone}.          {Amboyna pitch}, the resin of {Dammara australis}. See             {Kauri}.          {Burgundy pitch}. See under {Burgundy}.          {Canada pitch}, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree             ({Abies Canadensis}); hemlock gum.          {Jew's pitch}, bitumen.          {Mineral pitch}. See {Bitumen} and {Asphalt}.          {Pitch coal} (Min.), bituminous coal.          {Pitch peat} (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy             luster.          {Pitch pine} (Bot.), any one of several species of pine,             yielding pitch, esp. the {Pinus rigida} of North America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amboyna wood \Am*boy"na wood\       A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It       is obtained from the {Pterocarpus Indicus} of Amboyna,       Borneo, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amebean \Am`e*be"an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Am[?]bean}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amphimacer \Am*phim"a*cer\, n. [L. amphimacru[?], Gr. [?]; [?]       on both sides + [?] long.] (Anc. Pros.)       A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the       others long, as in c[be]st[?]t[be]s. --Andrews.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Congo snake \Con"go snake"\ (Zo[94]l.)       An amphibian ({Amphiuma means}) of the order {Urodela}, found       in the southern United States. See {Amphiuma}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anapnograph \A*nap"no*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] respiration + -graph.]       A form of spirometer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anapnoic \An`ap*no"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] respiration.] (Med.)       Relating to respiration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[emac]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[aemac]te; akin       to OS. hw[emac]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel.       hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white.       See {White}.] (Bot.)       A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain, which       furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the       grain most largely used by the human race.          Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,                white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,                summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist                as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its                origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.          {Buck wheat}. (Bot.) See {Buckwheat}.          {German wheat}. (Bot.) See 2d {Spelt}.          {Guinea wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.          {Indian wheat}, [or] {Tartary wheat} (Bot.), a grain             ({Fagopyrum Tartaricum}) much like buckwheat, but only             half as large.          {Turkey wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.          {Wheat aphid}, [or] {Wheat aphis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the             sap of growing wheat.          {Wheat beetle}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus             Surinamensis}) whose larv[91] feed upon wheat, rice, and             other grains.       (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium             paniceum}) whose larv[91] eat the interior of grains of             wheat.          {Wheat duck} (Zo[94]l.), the American widgeon. [Western U.             S.]          {Wheat fly}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Wheat midge}, below.          {Wheat grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Agropyrum caninum})             somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts             of Europe and America.          {Wheat jointworm}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Jointworm}.          {Wheat louse} (Zo[94]l.), any wheat aphid.          {Wheat maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a wheat midge.          {Wheat midge}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small two-winged fly ({Diplosis tritici}) which is very             destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.             The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the             larv[91] suck the juice of the young kernels and when             full grown change to pup[91] in the earth.       (b) The Hessian fly. See under {Hessian}.          {Wheat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larv[91] devour the             grains of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain             moth. See {Angoumois Moth}, also {Grain moth}, under             {Grain}.          {Wheat thief} (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a             troublesome weed in wheat fields. See {Gromwell}.          {Wheat thrips} (Zo[94]l.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips             cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of             growing wheat.          {Wheat weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The grain weevil.       (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deathwatch \Death"watch`\ (?; 224), n.       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small beetle ({Anobium tessellatum} and other allied                   species). By forcibly striking its head against                   woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of                   the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by                   superstitious people to presage death.             (b) A small wingless insect, of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called                   also {deathtick}.                               She is always seeing apparitions and hearing                            deathwatches.                              --Addison.                               I did not hear the dog howl, mother, or the                            deathwatch beat.                           --Tennyson.          2. The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
ambimouseterous /am-b*-mows'ter-us/ or /am-b*-mows'trus/ adj.    [modeled on ambidextrous] Able to use a mouse with either hand.