ambage
         n 1: a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
               [syn: {circumlocution}, {periphrasis}, {ambage}]

English Dictionary: ambush	by the DICT Development Group
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ambages n (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
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ambagious adj roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn- out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) Synonym(s): circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious
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ambassador n a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another Synonym(s): ambassador, embassador an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will"
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ambassadorial adj of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors
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ambassadorship n the post of ambassador
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ambassadress n a woman ambassador
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ambiguity n an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning Synonym(s): ambiguity, equivocalness Antonym(s): unambiguity, unequivocalness
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ambiguous adj open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" Synonym(s): equivocal, ambiguous Antonym(s): unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" Antonym(s): unambiguous having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
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ambiguously adv in an ambiguous manner; "this letter is worded ambiguously" Synonym(s): ambiguously, equivocally Antonym(s): unambiguously, unequivocally
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ambuscade n the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise Synonym(s): ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap v wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
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ambush n the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise Synonym(s): ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap v wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait] hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing Synonym(s): still-hunt, ambush
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ambusher n an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
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Ambystoma n type genus of the Ambystomatidae [syn: Ambystoma, {genus Ambystoma}]
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Ambystoma maculatum n glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots Synonym(s): spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum
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Ambystoma mexicanum n larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing Synonym(s): axolotl, mud puppy, Ambystoma mexicanum
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Ambystoma talpoideum n brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States Synonym(s): mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum
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Ambystoma tigrinum n widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches Synonym(s): tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum
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Ambystomatidae n New World salamanders [syn: Ambystomatidae, {family Ambystomatidae}]
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ambystomid n small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander Synonym(s): ambystomid, ambystomid salamander
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ambystomid salamander n small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander Synonym(s): ambystomid, ambystomid salamander
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amebiasis n infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis]
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amebic adj pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" Synonym(s): amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous
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amebic dysentery n inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea Synonym(s): amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery
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amebiosis n infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis]
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amebous adj pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" Synonym(s): amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous
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amoebiasis n infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis]
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amoebic adj pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" Synonym(s): amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous
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amoebic dysentery n inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea Synonym(s): amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery
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amoebiosis n infection by a disease-causing ameba [syn: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis]
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amoebous adj pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" Synonym(s): amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous
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Amphicarpa n very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut Synonym(s): Amphicarpaea, genus Amphicarpaea, Amphicarpa, genus Amphicarpa
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Amphicarpa bracteata n vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts Synonym(s): hog peanut, wild peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Amphicarpa bracteata
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Amphicarpaea n very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut Synonym(s): Amphicarpaea, genus Amphicarpaea, Amphicarpa, genus Amphicarpa
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Amphicarpaea bracteata n vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts Synonym(s): hog peanut, wild peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Amphicarpa bracteata
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amphictyony n an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
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amphigory n nonsensical writing (usually verse) [syn: amphigory, nonsense verse]
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Amphioxidae n lancelets [syn: Amphioxidae, family Amphioxidae, Branchiostomidae, family Branchiostomidae]
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amphioxus n small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates Synonym(s): lancelet, amphioxus
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amphisbaena n (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body type genus of the Amphisbaenidae Synonym(s): Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia
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Amphisbaenia n type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]
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Amphisbaenidae n worm lizards [syn: Amphisbaenidae, {family Amphisbaenidae}]
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amphistylar adj having columns either at both ends or at both sides marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure Synonym(s): amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed
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ampicillin n semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) Synonym(s): ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin
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Anabas n the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch Synonym(s): Anabas, genus Anabas
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Anabas testudineus n a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land Synonym(s): climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, A. testudineus
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anabiosis n suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns
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anapaest n a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables Synonym(s): anapest, anapaest
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anapaestic adj (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one Synonym(s): anapestic, anapaestic
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anapest n a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables Synonym(s): anapest, anapaest
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anapestic adj (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one Synonym(s): anapestic, anapaestic
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anaphase n the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
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anaphasic adj of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase
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anapsid n primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles Synonym(s): anapsid, anapsid reptile Antonym(s): diapsid, diapsid reptile
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anapsid reptile n primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles Synonym(s): anapsid, anapsid reptile Antonym(s): diapsid, diapsid reptile
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Anapsida n oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms Synonym(s): Anapsida, subclass Anapsida
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Anubis n Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal Synonym(s): Anubis, Anpu
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Ambaginous \Am*bag"i*nous\, a.       Ambagious. [R.]
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Ambagious \Am*ba"gious\, a. [L. ambagiosus.]       Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.]
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Ambagitory \Am*bag"i*to*ry\, a.       Ambagious. [R.]
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Ambassade \Am"bas*sade\, Embassade \Em"bas*sade\, n. [F.       ambassade. See {Embassy}.]       1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] --Carew.          2. An embassy. [Obs.] --Strype.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambassador \Am*bas"sa*dor\, Embassador \Em*bas"sa*dor\, n. [See       {Embassador}.]       1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to             represent there his sovereign or country.          Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary [or resident] or                extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or                unusual occasion or errand. --Abbott.          2. An official messenger and representative.
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Ambassadorial \Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to an ambassador. --H. Walpole.
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Ambassadorship \Am*bas`sa*dor*ship\, n.       The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.
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Ambassadress \Am*bas"sa*dress\, n.       A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.       --Prescott.
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Ambassage \Am"bas*sage\, n.       Same as {Embassage}. [Obs. or R.] --Luke xiv. 32.
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Ambassy \Am"bas*sy\, n.       See {Embassy}, the usual spelling. --Helps.
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Ambes-as \Ambes"-as\, n.       Ambs-ace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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As \As\, n. [See {Ace}.]       An ace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Ambes-as}, double aces.
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Ambigenous \Am*big"e*nous\, a. [L. ambo both + genus kind.]       Of two kinds. (Bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the       perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface       is calycine, and the inner petaloid.
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Ambigu \Am"bi*gu\, n. [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See       {Ambiguous}.]       An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the       same time.
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Ambiguity \Am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Ambiguities}. [L.       ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit[82].]       The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or       uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of       language, arising from its admitting of more than one       meaning; an equivocal word or expression.                   No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be                pursued.                                                --I. Taylor.                   The words are of single signification, without any                ambiguity.                                             --South.
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Ambiguity \Am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Ambiguities}. [L.       ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit[82].]       The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or       uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of       language, arising from its admitting of more than one       meaning; an equivocal word or expression.                   No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be                pursued.                                                --I. Taylor.                   The words are of single signification, without any                ambiguity.                                             --South.
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Ambiguous \Am*big"u*ous\, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to       wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive.]       Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to       signification; capable of being understood in either of two       or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course;       an ambiguous expression.                   What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous,                and with double sense deluding?               --Milton.          Syn: Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct;                indeterminate; indefinite. See {Equivocal}.
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Ambiguously \Am*big"u*ous*ly\, adv.       In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.
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Ambiguousness \Am*big"u*ous*ness\, n.       Ambiguity.
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d8Ambo \[d8]Am"bo\, n.; pl. {Ambos}. [LL. ambo, Gr. [?], any       rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.]       A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian       churches. --Gwilt.
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Ambs-ace \Ambs"-ace\, n. [OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo)       + as ace. See {Ace}.]       Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad       luck; anything of no account or value.
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Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata,       or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare.       See {Ambush}, v. t.]       1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking             an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and             concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare             laid for an enemy; an ambush.          2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy             unexpectedly. [R.] --Dryden.          3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush.
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Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.]       1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.          2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking             place; to waylay.
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Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. i.       To lie in ambush.
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Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.]       1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.          2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking             place; to waylay.
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Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.]       1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.          2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking             place; to waylay.
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Ambuscado \Am`bus*ca"do\, n.       Ambuscade. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Ambuscadoed \Am`bus*ca"doed\, p. p.       Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [Obs.]
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Ambush \Am"bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambushed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ambushing}.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier,       embuissier, F. emb[96]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in       + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See       {Ambuscade}, {Bu[?]h}.]       1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.                         By ambushed men behind their temple [?]ai[?], We                      have the king of Mexico betrayed.      --Dryden.          2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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Ambush \Am"bush\, v. i.       To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to       lurk.                   Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.                                                                               --Trumbull.
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Ambush \Am"bush\, n. [F. emb[96]che, fr. the verb. See {Ambush},       v. t.]       1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an             enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen             peril; a device to entrap; a snare.                         Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or                      ambush from the deep.                        --Milton.          2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait             to attack by surprise.                         Bold in close ambush, base in open field. --Dryden.          3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by             surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.]                         The ambush arose quickly out of their place. --Josh.                                                                               viii. 19.          {To lay an ambush}, to post a force in ambush.
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Ambush \Am"bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambushed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ambushing}.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier,       embuissier, F. emb[96]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in       + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See       {Ambuscade}, {Bu[?]h}.]       1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.                         By ambushed men behind their temple [?]ai[?], We                      have the king of Mexico betrayed.      --Dryden.          2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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Ambusher \Am"bush*er\, n.       One lying in ambush.
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Ambush \Am"bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambushed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ambushing}.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier,       embuissier, F. emb[96]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in       + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See       {Ambuscade}, {Bu[?]h}.]       1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.                         By ambushed men behind their temple [?]ai[?], We                      have the king of Mexico betrayed.      --Dryden.          2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.
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Ambushment \Am"bush*ment\, n. [OF. embuschement. See {Ambush},       v. t.]       An ambush. [Obs.] --2 Chron. xiii. 13.
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Ambustion \Am*bus"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. ambustio.] (Med.)       A burn or scald. --Blount.
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Amphiaster \Am"phi*as`ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + 'asth`r a       star.] (Biol.)       The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division,       consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle       of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the       spindle.
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Earthpea \Earth"pea`\, n. (Bot.)       A species of pea ({Amphicarp[91]a monoica}). It is a climbing       leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.
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Amphicarpic \Am`phi*car"pic\, Amphicarpous \Am`phi*car"pous\, a.       [Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)       Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of       ripening.
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Amphicarpic \Am`phi*car"pic\, Amphicarpous \Am`phi*car"pous\, a.       [Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)       Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of       ripening.
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Amphicd2lian \Am`phi*c[d2]"li*an\, Amphicd2lous    \Am`phi*c[d2]"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] hollowed all round; 'amfi` +       [?] hollow.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebr[91].
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Amphicd2lian \Am`phi*c[d2]"li*an\, Amphicd2lous    \Am`phi*c[d2]"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] hollowed all round; 'amfi` +       [?] hollow.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebr[91].
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Twig \Twig\, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G.       zweig, and probably to E. two.]       A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no       definite length or size.                   The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on                the outside with hides.                           --Sir T.                                                                               Raleigh.          {Twig borer} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the             apple-tree twig borer ({Amphicerus bicaudatus}).          {Twig girdler}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Girdler}, 3.          {Twig rush} (Bot.), any rushlike plant of the genus {Cladium}             having hard, and sometimes prickly-edged, leaves or             stalks. See {Saw grass}, under {Saw}.
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Amphichroic \Am`phi*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. 'amfi` + [?] color.]       (Chem.)       Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in       the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus       to red.
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Amphicome \Am"phi*come\, n. [Gr. [?] with hair all round; 'amfi`       + [?] hair.]       A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences,       anciently used in divination. [Obs.] --Encyc. Brit.
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Amphictyonic \Am*phic`ty*on"ic\, a. [Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or       Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic       body. --W. Smith.
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Amphictyony \Am*phic"ty*o*ny\, n.; pl. {Amphictyonies}. [Gr.       [?].] (Grecian Hist.)       A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated       confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object       was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amphictyons \Am*phic"ty*ons\, n. pl. [L. Amphictyones, Gr. [?].       Prob. the word was orig. [?] dwellers around, neighbors.]       (Grecian Hist.)       Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a       congress or council. They considered both political and       religious matters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amphictyony \Am*phic"ty*o*ny\, n.; pl. {Amphictyonies}. [Gr.       [?].] (Grecian Hist.)       A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated       confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object       was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
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Amphigamous \Am*phig"a*mous\, a. [Gr. [?] + [?] marriage.]       (Bot.)       Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual       organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order       of plants.
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Amphigean \Am`phi*ge"an\, a. [Gr. [?] + [?], [?], the earth.]       Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar       zones inclusive.
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Amphigen \Am"phi*gen\, n. [Gr. [?] + -gen: cf. F. amphig[8a]ne.]       (Chem.)       An element that in combination produces amphid salt; --       applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and       tellurium. [R.]
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Amphigene \Am"phi*gene\, n. (Min.)       Leucite.
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Amphigenesis \Am`phi*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] generation.]       (Biol.)       Sexual generation; amphigony.
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Amphigenous \Am*phig"e*nous\, a. (Bot.)       Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.
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Amphigonic \Am`phi*gon"ic\, a.       Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation.       [R.]
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Amphigonous \Am*phig"o*nous\, a. [Gr. [?] + [?] a begetting.]       Relating to both parents. [R.]
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Amphigony \Am*phig"o*ny\, n.       Sexual propagation. [R.]
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Amphigoric \Am`phi*gor"ic\, a. [See {Amphigory}.]       Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
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Amphigory \Am"phi*go*ry\, n. [F. amphigouri, of uncertain       derivation; perh. fr. Gr. [?] + [?] a circle.]       A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which       on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also       {amphigouri}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amphigory \Am"phi*go*ry\, n. [F. amphigouri, of uncertain       derivation; perh. fr. Gr. [?] + [?] a circle.]       A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which       on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also       {amphigouri}.]
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Lancelet \Lance"let\, n. [Lance + -let.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small fishlike animal ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), remarkable       for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type       of the class Leptocardia. See {Amphioxus}, {Leptocardia}.
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d8Amphioxus \[d8]Am`phi*ox"us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?]       sharp.] (Zo[94]l.)       A fishlike creature ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), two or three       inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the       {lancelet}. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the       lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having       neither brain, skull, vertebr[91], nor red blood. It forms       the type of the group {Acrania}, {Leptocardia}, etc.
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d8Amphiscii \[d8]Am*phis"ci*i\, Amphiscians \Am*phis"cians\, n.       pl. [Gr. [?] throwing a shadow both ways; [?] + [?] shadow.]       The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of       the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the       south, according as the sun is south or north of their       zenith.
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Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus       saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See       {Safe}.] (Bot.)       (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with             grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.             The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which             many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet             sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.       (b) The sagebrush.          {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S.             pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.          {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green             by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which             are added to the milk.          {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a             more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.                      {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves             of garden sage.          {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse             ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush             plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the             plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female             {sage hen}.          {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare             ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid             regions of Western North America and lives among             sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely             a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.          {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse.          {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza             Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains             of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.          {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes             montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western             North America.          {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis})             forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green             leaves.
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Amphistomous \Am*phis"to*mous\, a. [Gr. [?] + [?] mouth.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by       means of which they adhere.
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Amphistylic \Am`phi*sty"lic\, a. [Gr. [?] + [?] pillar,       support.] (Anat.)       Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch       and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a       skull.
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Amvis \Am"vis\, n. [Ammonium (nitrate) + L. vis strength,       force.]       An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of       nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.
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Abstract \Ab"stract`\ (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of       abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw.       See {Trace}.]       1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.]                         The more abstract . . . we are from the body.                                                                               --Norris.          2. Considered apart from any application to a particular             object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only;             as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal;             abstruse; difficult.          3. (Logic)             (a) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed                   apart from the other properties which constitute it;                   -- opposed to {concrete}; as, honesty is an abstract                   word. --J. S. Mill.             (b) Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction;                   general as opposed to particular; as, [bd]reptile[b8]                   is an abstract or general name. --Locke.                               A concrete name is a name which stands for a                            thing; an abstract name which stands for an                            attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in                            more modern times, which, if not introduced by                            Locke, has gained currency from his example, of                            applying the expression [bd]abstract name[b8] to                            all names which are the result of abstraction                            and generalization, and consequently to all                            general names, instead of confining it to the                            names of attributes.                     --J. S. Mill.          4. Abstracted; absent in mind. [bd]Abstract, as in a             trance.[b8] --Milton.          {An abstract idea} (Metaph.), an idea separated from a             complex object, or from other ideas which naturally             accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated             apart from its color or figure.          {Abstract terms}, those which express abstract ideas, as             beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object             in which they exist; or abstract terms are the names of             orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a             combination of similar qualities.          {Abstract numbers} (Math.), numbers used without application             to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as             6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.          {Abstract} [or] {Pure mathematics}. See {Mathematics}.
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Anap91st \An`a*p[91]st\, Anap91stic \An`a*p[91]s"tic\       Same as {Anapest}, {Anapestic}.
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Anap91st \An`a*p[91]st\, Anap91stic \An`a*p[91]s"tic\       Same as {Anapest}, {Anapestic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anapest \An"a*pest\, n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. [?] an anapest,       i.e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr.       [?]; [?] back + [?] to strike.]       1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the             first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented             ([cre] [cre] -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin             d[ecr]-[icr]-t[be]s, and in English in-ter-vene[b6], are             examples of anapests.          2. A verse composed of such feet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anapestic \An`a*pes"tic\, a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. [?].]       Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an       anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or       verse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anapestical \An`a*pes"tic*al\, a.       Anapestic.
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d8Anopsia \[d8]A*nop"si*a\ ([adot]*n[ocr]p"s[icr]*[adot]),    Anopsy \An"op`sy\ ([acr]n"[ocr]p`s[ycr]), a. [Gr. 'an priv. +       'o`psis sight.] (Med.)       Want or defect of sight; blindness.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Anvik, AK (city, FIPS 3880)       Location: 62.65554 N, 160.20830 W       Population (1990): 82 (47 housing units)       Area: 28.9 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99558
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AMBUSH          A language for {linear programming} problems in a       materials processing and transportation network.          ["AMBUSH - An Advanced Model Builder for Linear Programming",       T.R. White et al, National Petroleum Refiners Assoc Comp Conf       (Nov 1971)].          (1995-06-19)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ambassador       In the Old Testament the Hebrew word _tsir_, meaning "one who       goes on an errand," is rendered thus (Josh. 9:4; Prov. 13:17;       Isa. 18:2; Jer. 49:14; Obad. 1:1). This is also the rendering of       _melits_, meaning "an interpreter," in 2 Chr. 32:31; and of       _malak_, a "messenger," in 2 Chr. 35:21; Isa. 30:4; 33:7; Ezek.       17:15. This is the name used by the apostle as designating those       who are appointed by God to declare his will (2 Cor. 5:20; Eph.       6:20).                The Hebrews on various occasions and for various purposes had       recourse to the services of ambassadors, e.g., to contract       alliances (Josh. 9:4), to solicit favours (Num. 20:14), to       remonstrate when wrong was done (Judg. 11:12), to condole with a       young king on the death of his father (2 Sam. 10:2), and to       congratulate a king on his accession to the throne (1 Kings       5:1).                To do injury to an ambassador was to insult the king who sent       him (2 Sam. 10:5).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ambush       Joshua at the capture of Ai lay in ambush, and so deceived the       inhabitants that he gained an easy victory (Josh. 8:4-26).       Shechem was taken in this manner (Judg. 9:30-45. Comp. Jer.       51:12).