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   abaca
         n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
               Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Manilla hemp}, {abaca}]
         2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
            hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {abaca}, {Manila
            hemp}, {Musa textilis}]

English Dictionary: apex	by the DICT Development Group
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aback adv having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback" by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"
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abase v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" Synonym(s): humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
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abash v cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious [syn: embarrass, abash]
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abasia n inability to walk
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abbacy n the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
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abbess n the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, {mother superior}, prioress]
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ABC n the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" Synonym(s): rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
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ABC's n the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" Synonym(s): rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
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ABCs n the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" Synonym(s): rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
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Abies n true firs Synonym(s): Abies, genus Abies
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ABS n any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances Synonym(s): acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, ABS
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Abuja n capital of Nigeria in the center of the country [syn: Abuja, capital of Nigeria, Nigerian capital]
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abuse n cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" Synonym(s): maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" Synonym(s): abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" Synonym(s): misuse, abuse v treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" Synonym(s): mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" Synonym(s): pervert, misuse, abuse use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" Synonym(s): abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"
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abuzz adj noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" Synonym(s): abuzz, buzzing
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abyss n a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) Synonym(s): abyss, abysm
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affix n a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form v attach to; "affix the seal here" Synonym(s): affix, stick on add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" Synonym(s): append, add on, supplement, affix attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
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apace adv with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace] Antonym(s): easy, slow, slowly, tardily
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Apache n any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma a Parisian gangster the language of the Apache
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APC n (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry Synonym(s): armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier, APC a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)
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apex n the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" Synonym(s): vertex, peak, apex, acme the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars Synonym(s): apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way Antonym(s): antapex
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aphagia n loss of the ability to swallow
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aphakia n absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
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aphasia n inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
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Aphis n type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables Synonym(s): Aphis, genus Aphis
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Apiaceae n plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill Synonym(s): Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot family
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apiece adv to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" Synonym(s): each, to each one, for each one, from each one, apiece
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Apios n twining perennial North American plants [syn: Apios, genus Apios]
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Apis n type genus of the Apidae: honeybees [syn: Apis, {genus Apis}]
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apish adj being or given to servile imitation [syn: apish, apelike]
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apogee n a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" Synonym(s): apogee, culmination apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth Antonym(s): perigee
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appease v cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" Synonym(s): pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" Synonym(s): quell, stay, appease make peace with Synonym(s): propitiate, appease
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appose v place side by side or in close proximity
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apse n a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar Synonym(s): apse, apsis
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Apsu n father of the gods and consort of Tiamat
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Apus n a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans type genus Synonym(s): Apus, genus Apus
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Aves n (ornithology) the class of birds [syn: Aves, {class Aves}]
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avouch v admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about [syn: avow, avouch] Antonym(s): disavow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
A B C \A B C"\ ([amac] b[emac] s[emac]"). 1. The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet. 2. A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading. [Obs.] 3. The simplest rudiments of any subject; as, the A B C of finance. {A B C book}, a primer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manila \Manil"a\, Manilla \Manil"la\, a. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. {Manila cheroot} [or] {cigar}, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. {Manila hemp}, a fibrous material obtained from the {Musa textilis}, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name {abaca}. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made. {Manila paper}, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abacus \Ab"acus\ ([acr]b"[adot]k[ucr]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} (-s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. 'a`bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] 2. A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China. 3. (Arch.) (a) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See {Column}. (b) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work. 4. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard. {Abacus harmonicus} (Mus.), an ancient diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument. --Crabb.
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Aback \Ab"ack\ ([acr]b"[ait]k), n. An abacus. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aback \Aback"\ ([adot]b[acr]k"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on b[91]c at, on, or toward the back. See {Back}.] 1. Toward the back or rear; backward. [bd]Therewith aback she started.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. Behind; in the rear. --Knolles. 3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind. --Totten. {To be taken aback}. (a) To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven. (b) To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abase \Abase"\ ([adot]b[amac]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abased} ([adot]*b[amac]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abasing}.] [F. abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See {Base}, a.] 1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic] --Bacon. Saying so, he abased his lance. --Shelton. 2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade. Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. --Luke xiv. ll. Syn: To {Abase}, {Debase}, {Degrade}. These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase one's self before God. Debase has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base. It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus, a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation; as, degraded by intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. [bd]Art is degraded when it is regarded only as a trade.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abash \Abash"\ ([adot]b[acr]sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([adot]*b[acr]sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [82]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE. somewhat confused with abase. Cf. {Finish}.] To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit. Abashed, the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is. --Milton. He was a man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay. Syn: To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame. Usage: To {Abash}, Confuse, {Confound}. Abash is a stronger word than confuse, but not so strong as confound. We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers. We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt. Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abbacy \Ab"bacy\ ([acr]b"b[adot]s[ycr]), n.; pl. {Abbacies} (-s[icr]z). [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See {Abbey}.] The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
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Abbess \Ab"bess\ ([acr]b"b[ecr]s), n. [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See {Abbot}.] A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See {Abbey}.
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Abbey \Ab"bey\ ([acr]b"b[ycr]), n.; pl. {Abbeys} (-b[icr]z). [OF. aba[8b]e, abba[8b]e, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot. See {Abbot}.] 1. A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings. Note: The men are called monks, and governed by an abbot; the women are called nuns, and governed by an abbess. 2. The church of a monastery. Note: In London, the Abbey means Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey; as, Newstead Abbey, the residence of Lord Byron. Syn: Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See {Cloister}.
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Abegge \A*beg"ge\ Same as {Aby}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Abox \A*box"\, adv. & a. (Naut.) Braced aback.
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Abuse \A*buse"\, n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse}, v. t.] 1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language. Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty, as well as by the abuses of power. --Madison. 2. Physical ill treatment; injury. [bd]Rejoice . . . at the abuse of Falstaff.[b8] --Shak. 3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service. Abuse after disappeared without a struggle.. --Macaulay. 4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling. The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of abuse, came to blows. --Macaulay. 5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.] Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak. {Abuse of distress} (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer. Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult; opprobrium. Usage: {Abuse}, {Invective}. Abuse is generally prompted by anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse generally takes place in private quarrels; invective in writing or public discussions. Invective may be conveyed in refined language and dictated by indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J. Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abuse \A*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse, misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.] 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority. This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots rapidly into popularity. --Froude. 2. To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience. 3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage. The . . . tellers of news abused the general. --Macaulay. 4. To dishonor. [bd]Shall flight abuse your name?[b8] --Shak. 5. To violate; to ravish. --Spenser. 6. To deceive; to impose on. [Obs.] Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud, and abused by a double object. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify; vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.
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Abuzz \A*buzz"\, a. [Pref. a- + buzz.] In a buzz; buzzing. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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Abyss \A*byss"\, n. [L. abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. [?] bottomless; 'a priv. + [?] depth, bottom.] 1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit. Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss. --Milton. The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light. --Dryden. 2. Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth. The abysses of metaphysical theology. --Macaulay. In unfathomable abysses of disgrace. --Burke. 3. (Her.) The center of an escutcheon. Note: This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished. --Encyc. Brit.
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Affix \Af"fix\, n.; pl. {Affixes}. [L. affixus, p. p. of affigere: cf. F. affixe.] That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
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Affix \Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affixed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affixing}.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See {Fix}.] 1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing. 2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. --Ray. 3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one. 4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affuse \Affuse"\ ([acr]ff[umac]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affused} (-f[umac]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Affusing}.] [L. affusus, p. p. of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See {Fuse}.] To pour out or upon. [R.] I first affused water upon the compressed beans. --Boyle.
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Apace \A*pace"\, adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See {Pace}.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. --Spenser. A visible triumph of the gospel draws on apace. --I. Taylor.
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Apeak \A*peak"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. [85] pic vertically.] (Naut.) In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also {apeek}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apeak \A*peak"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. [85] pic vertically.] (Naut.) In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also {apeek}.]
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Apex \A"pex\, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf. 2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] {Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aphasia \[d8]Apha"sia\, Aphasy \Aph"a*sy\, n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. [?], fr. [?] not spoken; 'a priv. + [?] to speak: cf. F. aphasie.] (Med.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apiece \A*piece"\, adv. [Pref. a- + piece.] Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. [bd]Fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece.[b8] --Hume.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apish \Ap"ish\, a. Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling. The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apogee \Ap"o*gee\, n. [Gr. [?] from the earth; [?] from + [?], [?], earth: cf. F. apog[82]e.] 1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. Note: Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth. 2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoise \A*poise"\, adv. [Pref. a- + poise.] Balanced.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appeach \Ap*peach"\, v. t. [OE. apechen, for empechen, OF. empeechier, F. emp[88]cher, to hinder. See {Impeach}.] To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach. [Obs.] And oft of error did himself appeach. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appease \Ap*pease"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst. Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appose \Ap*pose"\, v. t. [For oppose. See {Oppose}.] To put questions to; to examine; to try. [Obs.] See {Pose}. To appose him without any accuser, and that secretly. --Tyndale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appose \Ap*pose"\, v. t. [F. apposer to set to; [?] (L. ad) + poser to put, place. See {Pose}.] 1. To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another). The nymph herself did then appose, For food and beverage, to him all best meat. --Chapman. 2. To place in juxtaposition or proximity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apse \Apse\, n.; pl. Apses. [See {Apsis}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy. Hence: (b) The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches. 2. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept. Note: This word is also written apsis and absis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avis \A*vis"\, n. [F. avis. See {Advice}.] Advice; opinion; deliberation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avise \A*vise"\, v. t. [F. aviser. See {Advise}, v. t.] 1. To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] --Shak. {To avise one's self}, to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be, Avise thee well, and change thy willful mood. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avise \A*vise"\, v. i. To consider; to reflect. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aviso \A*vi"so\, n. [Sp.] 1. Information; advice. 2. An advice boat, or dispatch boat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avoke \A*voke"\, v. t. [Cf. {Avocate}.] To call from or back again. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avouch \A*vouch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avouched} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avouching}.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. {Avow} to declare, {Advocate}, and see {Vouch}, v. t.] 1. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority. [Obs.] They avouch many successions of authorities. --Coke. 2. To maintain a just or true; to vouch for. We might be disposed to question its authenticity, it if were not avouched by the full evidence. --Milman. 3. To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly. If this which he avouches does appear. --Shak. Such antiquities could have been avouched for the Irish. --Spenser. 4. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God. --Deut. xxvi. 17.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avouch \A*vouch"\, n. Evidence; declaration. [Obs.] The sensible and true avouch Of mine own eyes. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abac, GA Zip code(s): 31794
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abiquiu, NM Zip code(s): 87510
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Apache, OK (town, FIPS 2300) Location: 34.89386 N, 98.35816 W Population (1990): 1591 (734 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73006
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Apex, NC (town, FIPS 1520) Location: 35.72579 N, 78.84503 W Population (1990): 4968 (1826 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27502
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avis, PA (borough, FIPS 3632) Location: 41.18621 N, 77.31642 W Population (1990): 1506 (620 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avoca, AR (town, FIPS 3040) Location: 36.39990 N, 94.07304 W Population (1990): 269 (104 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Avoca, IA (city, FIPS 3970) Location: 41.48080 N, 95.33548 W Population (1990): 1497 (678 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51521 Avoca, MN (city, FIPS 3052) Location: 43.94949 N, 95.64535 W Population (1990): 150 (74 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56114 Avoca, NE (village, FIPS 2795) Location: 40.79637 N, 96.11783 W Population (1990): 254 (102 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68307 Avoca, NY (village, FIPS 3331) Location: 42.40834 N, 77.42317 W Population (1990): 1033 (390 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Avoca, PA (borough, FIPS 3640) Location: 41.33768 N, 75.74310 W Population (1990): 2897 (1131 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18641 Avoca, TX Zip code(s): 79503 Avoca, WI (village, FIPS 4025) Location: 43.18825 N, 90.32519 W Population (1990): 474 (272 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53506
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
AFAIK // n. [Usenet] Abbrev. for "As Far As I Know".
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
AFJ // n. Written-only abbreviation for "April Fool's Joke". Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see {kremvax} for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the _only_ seasonal holiday consistently marked by customary observances on Internet and other hacker networks.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
AFK [MUD] Abbrev. for "Away From Keyboard". Used to notify others that you will be momentarily unavailable online. eg. "Let's not go kill that frost giant yet, I need to go AFK to make a phone call". Often MUDs will have a command to politely inform others of your absence when they try to talk with you. The term is not restricted to MUDs, however, and has become common in many chat situations, from IRC to Unix talk.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ABC 1. {Atanasoff-Berry Computer}. 2. An {imperative} language and programming environment from {CWI}, Netherlands. It is interactive, structured, high-level, and easy to learn and use. It is a general-purpose language which you might use instead of {BASIC}, {Pascal} or {AWK}. It is not a systems-programming language but is good for teaching or prototyping. ABC has only five data types that can easily be combined; {strong typing}, yet without declarations; data limited only by memory; refinements to support top-down programming; nesting by indentation. Programs are typically around a quarter the size of the equivalent {Pascal} or {C} program, and more readable. ABC includes a programming environment with {syntax-directed} editing, {suggestion}s, {persistent variable}s and multiple workspaces and {infinite precision} arithmetic. An example function words to collect the set of all words in a document: HOW TO RETURN words document: PUT {} IN collection FOR line in document: FOR word IN split line: IF word not.in collection: INSERT word IN collection RETURN collection {Interpreter}/{compiler}, version 1.04.01, by Leo Geurts, Lambert Meertens, Steven Pemberton . ABC has been ported to {Unix}, {MS-DOS}, {Atari}, {Macintosh}. {Home (http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/projects/abc.html)}. {FTP eu.net (ftp://ftp.eu.net/programming/languages/abc)}, {FTP nluug.nl (ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/programming/languages/abc)}, {FTP uunet (ftp://ftp.uu.net/languages/abc)}. Mailing list: . E-mail: . ["The ABC Programmer's Handbook" by Leo Geurts, Lambert Meertens and Steven Pemberton, published by Prentice-Hall (ISBN 0-13-000027-2)]. ["An Alternative Simple Language and Environment for PCs" by Steven Pemberton, IEEE Software, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1987, pp. 56-64.] (1995-02-09) 2. Argument, Basic value, C?. An {abstract machine} for implementation of {functional language}s and its intermediate code. [P. Koopman, "Functional Programs as Executable Specifications", 1990]. (1995-02-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AFAC An early system on the {IBM 704}. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. (1995-04-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AFAIK as far as I know.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AFJ {April Fool's Joke}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AFK away from keyboard.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AFS {Andrew File System}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Apache A {open source} {HTTP} server for {Unix}, {Windows NT}, and other {platforms}. Apache was developed in early 1995, based on code and ideas found in the most popular HTTP server of the time, {NCSA httpd} 1.3. It has since evolved to rival (and probably surpass) almost any other {Unix} based HTTP server in terms of functionality, and speed. Since April 1996 Apache has been the most popular HTTP server on the {Internet}, in May 1999 it was running on 57% of all web servers. It features highly configurable error messages, {DBM}-based {authentication} {databases}, and {content negotiation}. Latest version: 1.3.9, as of 1999-10-27. {Home (http://www.apache.org/httpd.html)}. {FAQ (http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html)}. (1999-10-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APC {Association for Progressive Communications}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APIC {Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APPC {Advanced Program-to-Program Communications}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APSE {Ada Programming Support Environment}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APX III An early system on the {Datatron 200} series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. (1995-05-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AVS {Application Visualisation System}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abez tin, or white, a town in the tribe of Issachar (Josh. 19:20), at the north of the plain of Esdraelon. It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Beida.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abijah father (i.e., "possessor or worshipper") of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 7:8. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:24. (3.) The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in Beer-sheba, to which office his father had appointed him, led to popular discontent, and ultimately provoked the people to demand a royal form of government. (4.) A descendant of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, a chief of one of the twenty-four orders into which the priesthood was divided by David (1 Chr. 24:10). The order of Abijah was one of those which did not return from the Captivity (Ezra 2:36-39; Neh. 7:39-42; 12:1). (5.) The son of Rehoboam, whom he succeeded on the throne of Judah (1 Chr. 3:10). He is also called Abijam (1 Kings 14:31; 15:1-8). He began his three years' reign (2 Chr. 12:16; 13:1,2) with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes to their allegiance. His address to "Jeroboam and all Israel," before encountering them in battle, is worthy of being specially noticed (2 Chr. 13:5-12). It was a very bloody battle, no fewer than 500,000 of the army of Israel having perished on the field. He is described as having walked "in all the sins of his father" (1 Kings 15:3; 2 Chr. 11:20-22). It is said in 1 Kings 15:2 that "his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom;" but in 2 Chr. 13:2 we read, "his mother's name was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah." The explanation is that Maachah is just a variation of the name Michaiah, and that Abishalom is probably the same as Absalom, the son of David. It is probable that "Uriel of Gibeah" married Tamar, the daughter of Absalom (2 Sam. 14:27), and by her had Maachah. The word "daughter" in 1 Kings 15:2 will thus, as it frequently elsewhere does, mean grand-daughter. (6.) A son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. The prophet, though blind with old age, knew the wife of Jeroboam as soon as she approached, and under a divine impulse he announced to her that inasmuch as in Abijah alone of all the house of Jeroboam there was found "some good thing toward the Lord," he only would come to his grave in peace. As his mother crossed the threshold of the door on her return, the youth died, and "all Israel mourned for him" (1 Kings 14:1-18). (7.) The daughter of Zechariah (2 Chr. 29:1; comp. Isa. 8:2), and afterwards the wife of Ahaz. She is also called Abi (2 Kings 18:2). (8.) One of the sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8). "Abiah," A.V.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abishai father of (i.e., "desirous of") a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel (2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 2:16). Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of Saul and took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster (1 Sam. 26:5-12). He had the command of one of the three divisions of David's army at the battle with Absalom (2 Sam. 18:2,5,12). He slew the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob, who threatened David's life (2 Sam. 21:15-17). He was the chief of the second rank of the three "mighties" (2 Sam. 23:18, 19; 1 Chr. 11:20,21); and on one occasion withstood 300 men, and slew them with his own spear (2 Sam. 23:18). Abishai is the name of the Semitic chief who offers gifts to the lord of Beni-Hassan. See illustration facing page 10.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abishua father of welfare; i.e., "fortunate." (1.) The grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4). (2.) The son of Phinehas the high priest (1 Chr. 6:4,5,50; Ezra 7:5).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Aphik (Judg. 1:31); Aphek (Josh. 13:4; 19:30), stronghold. (1.) A city of the tribe of Asher. It was the scene of the licentious worship of the Syrian Aphrodite. The ruins of the temple, "magnificent ruins" in a "spot of strange wildness and beauty", are still seen at Afka, on the north-west slopes of Lebanon, near the source of the river Adonis (now Nahr Ibrahim), 12 miles east of Gebal. (2.) A city of the tribe of Issachar, near to Jezreel (1 Sam. 4:1; 29:1; comp. 28:4). (3.) A town on the road from Damascus to Palestine, in the level plain east of Jordan, near which Benhadad was defeated by the Israelites (1 Kings 20:26, 30; 2 Kings 13:17). It has been identified with the modern Fik, 6 miles east of the Sea of Galilee, opposite Tiberias.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abez, an egg; muddy
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abijah, the Lord is my father
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abishai, the present of my father
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abishua, father of salvation
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Aphek, Aphekah, Aphik, strength; a rapid torrent