Aboriginal
         adj 1: of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of
                  Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"
         2: characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region
            from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal
            peoples of Australia" [syn: {native}, {aboriginal}] [ant:
            {nonnative}]
         3: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original
            stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the
            appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval";
            "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn:
            {aboriginal}, {primal}, {primeval}, {primaeval},
            {primordial}]
         n 1: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in
               Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Abo},
               {Aboriginal}, {native Australian}, {Australian Aborigine}]
         2: an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the
            art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian
            government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal
            college students" [syn: {native}, {indigen}, {indigene},
            {aborigine}, {aboriginal}]

English Dictionary: apricot	by the DICT Development Group
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Aboriginal Australian n the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines Synonym(s): Australian, Aboriginal Australian
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aborigine n an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" Synonym(s): native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived Synonym(s): Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine
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abracadabra n gibberish and nonsense
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abrachia n the condition of having no arms
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abrase v wear away [syn: abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off]
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abrasion n an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] erosion by friction Synonym(s): abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice Synonym(s): grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
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abrasive adj causing abrasion Synonym(s): abrasive, scratchy sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" Synonym(s): harsh, abrasive n a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material]
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abrasive material n a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material]
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abrasiveness n the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness] the quality of being sharply disagreeable
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abreact v discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
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abreaction n (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: catharsis, katharsis, abreaction]
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abreast adv alongside each other, facing in the same direction adj being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" Synonym(s): abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)
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abroach adj of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: abroach, broached]
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Abrocoma n abrocomes Synonym(s): Abrocoma, genus Abrocoma
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abrocome n ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes Synonym(s): abrocome, chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla
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abrogate v revoke formally
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abrogation n the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation Synonym(s): abrogation, repeal, annulment
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abrogator n an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal
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Abruzzi n a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic [syn: Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise]
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Abruzzi e Molise n a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic [syn: Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise]
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Afars and Issas n a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997 Synonym(s): Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, Afars and Issas
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affairs n matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" Synonym(s): personal business, personal matters, affairs transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"
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afforest v establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" Synonym(s): afforest, forest
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afforestation n the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
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affricate n a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') Synonym(s): affricate, affricate consonant, affricative
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affricate consonant n a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') Synonym(s): affricate, affricate consonant, affricative
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affrication n the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
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affricative n a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') Synonym(s): affricate, affricate consonant, affricative
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affright n an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic, terror, affright] v cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" Synonym(s): frighten, fright, scare, affright
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aforesaid adj being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges" Synonym(s): aforesaid(a), aforementioned(a), said(a)
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Afrasian n a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Synonym(s): Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito- Semitic
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Afrasian language n a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Synonym(s): Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito- Semitic
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afresh adv again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place" Synonym(s): afresh, anew
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Africa n the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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African adj of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages" n a native or inhabitant of Africa
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African American n an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: African-American, African American, Afro-American, Black American]
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African American English n a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States Synonym(s): African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics
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African American Vernacular English n a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States Synonym(s): African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics
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African bowstring hemp n bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring hemp}, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis]
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African chameleon n a chameleon found in Africa [syn: African chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon]
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African clawed frog n a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals Synonym(s): African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis
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African coral snake n small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange Synonym(s): African coral snake, Aspidelaps lubricus
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African country n any one of the countries occupying the African continent Synonym(s): African country, African nation
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African crocodile n a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa [syn: African crocodile, Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus]
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African daisy n shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers Synonym(s): African daisy, yellow ageratum, Lonas inodora, Lonas annua African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
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African elephant n an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks Synonym(s): African elephant, Loxodonta africana
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African gray n commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa Synonym(s): African grey, African gray, Psittacus erithacus
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African green monkey n common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail Synonym(s): green monkey, African green monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
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African grey n commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa Synonym(s): African grey, African gray, Psittacus erithacus
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African hemp n bowstring hemp of South Africa [syn: {African bowstring hemp}, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis] large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers Synonym(s): African hemp, Sparmannia africana
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African holly n woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries Synonym(s): African holly, Solanum giganteum
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African hunting dog n a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area Synonym(s): African hunting dog, hyena dog, Cape hunting dog, Lycaon pictus
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African lily n African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers Synonym(s): African lily, African tulip, blue African lily, Agapanthus africanus
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African love grass n perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control Synonym(s): weeping love grass, African love grass, Eragrostis curvula
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African mahogany n African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
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African marigold n a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America Synonym(s): African marigold, big marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta
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African millet n East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient Synonym(s): finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine coracana
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African monitor n destroys crocodile eggs [syn: African monitor, {Varanus niloticus}]
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African nation n any one of the countries occupying the African continent Synonym(s): African country, African nation
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African oil palm n oil palm of Africa [syn: African oil palm, {Elaeis guineensis}]
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African sandalwood n small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye Synonym(s): camwood, African sandalwood, Baphia nitida
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African scented mahogany n African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown Synonym(s): African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum
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African tea n the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" Synonym(s): kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea
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African tulip n African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers Synonym(s): African lily, African tulip, blue African lily, Agapanthus africanus
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African violet n tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers Synonym(s): African violet, Saintpaulia ionantha
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African walnut n tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany Synonym(s): African walnut, Lovoa klaineana
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African wild ass n a wild ass of Africa [syn: African wild ass, {Equus asinus}]
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African yellowwood n South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown [syn: cape yellowwood, African yellowwood, Podocarpus elongatus]
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African-American adj pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American" Synonym(s): African-American, Afro-American n an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: African-American, African American, Afro-American, Black American]
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African-American music n music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses Synonym(s): black music, African- American music
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Africander n tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft
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Africanized bee n a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas Synonym(s): Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, killer bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii
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Africanized honey bee n a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas Synonym(s): Africanized bee, Africanized honey bee, killer bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii
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Afrikaans adj belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support" Synonym(s): Afrikaans, Afrikaner n an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish Synonym(s): Afrikaans, Taal, South African Dutch
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Afrikander n a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans Synonym(s): Afrikaner, Afrikander, Boer
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Afrikaner adj belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language; "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support" Synonym(s): Afrikaans, Afrikaner n a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans Synonym(s): Afrikaner, Afrikander, Boer
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Afro-Asian adj of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples; "Afro-Asian population"
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Afro-Asiatic n a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Synonym(s): Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito- Semitic
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Afro-wig n a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo
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Afroasiatic n a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Synonym(s): Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito- Semitic
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Afroasiatic language n a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Synonym(s): Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito- Semitic
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Afrocarpus n dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus Synonym(s): Afrocarpus, genus Afrocarpus
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Afrocarpus falcata n medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common yellowwood}, bastard yellowwood, Afrocarpus falcata]
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apercu n a short synopsis
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aphaeresis n (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' Synonym(s): aphaeresis, apheresis
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apheresis n (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' Synonym(s): aphaeresis, apheresis a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion Synonym(s): apheresis, pheresis
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aphorise v speak or write in aphorisms Synonym(s): aphorize, aphorise
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aphorism n a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm]
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aphorist n someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
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aphoristic adj containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" [syn: axiomatic, aphoristic] terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" Synonym(s): aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic
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aphorize v speak or write in aphorisms Synonym(s): aphorize, aphorise
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Aphriza n a genus of Scolopacidae Synonym(s): Aphriza, genus Aphriza
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Aphriza virgata n sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America Synonym(s): surfbird, Aphriza virgata
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apiarist n a farmer who keeps bees for their honey [syn: beekeeper, apiarist, apiculturist]
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Aporocactus n small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico [syn: Aporocactus, genus Aporocactus]
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Aporocactus flagelliformis n commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days Synonym(s): rattail cactus, rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis
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apperceive v perceive in terms of a past experience
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apperception n the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
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apperceptive adj able to relate new percepts to past experience
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appraisal n the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth Synonym(s): appraisal, assessment a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) Synonym(s): appraisal, estimate, estimation an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something
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appraise v evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" Synonym(s): measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" Synonym(s): survey, appraise
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appraiser n one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things Synonym(s): appraiser, valuator one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity Synonym(s): appraiser, authenticator
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appraising adj exercising or involving careful evaluations; "looked him over with an appraising eye"; "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms" Synonym(s): appraising(a), evaluative
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appreciable adj enough to be estimated or measured; "appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"
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appreciably adv to a noticeable degree; "they weather was appreciably colder"
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appreciate v recognize with gratitude; be grateful for be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" Synonym(s): appreciate, take account hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" Synonym(s): prize, value, treasure, appreciate gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue Antonym(s): depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise Antonym(s): depreciate
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appreciated adj fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known" Synonym(s): appreciated, apprehended, comprehended
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appreciation n understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" Synonym(s): appreciation, grasp, hold delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" Synonym(s): taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" Synonym(s): admiration, appreciation an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" Antonym(s): depreciation
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appreciative adj feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word" having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"
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appreciatively adv with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively" Synonym(s): appreciatively, gratefully Antonym(s): unappreciatively, ungratefully
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appreciativeness n warm friendly feelings of gratitude [syn: gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness]
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appreciator n a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"
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appressed adj pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson Synonym(s): appressed, adpressed
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apprisal n informing by words [syn: telling, apprisal, notification]
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apprise v inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" Synonym(s): advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" Synonym(s): instruct, apprise, apprize gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue Antonym(s): depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise Antonym(s): depreciate
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apprize v inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" Synonym(s): advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" Synonym(s): instruct, apprise, apprize gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue Antonym(s): depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise Antonym(s): depreciate
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approach n ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" Synonym(s): approach, attack, plan of attack the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" Synonym(s): approach, approaching, coming a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" Synonym(s): access, approach the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing Synonym(s): approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope the event of one object coming closer to another Synonym(s): approach, approaching a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" Synonym(s): overture, advance, approach, feeler the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" Synonym(s): approach, approaching, coming a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius" a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" Synonym(s): approach, approach shot v move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" Synonym(s): approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" Synonym(s): border on, approach begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" Synonym(s): set about, go about, approach come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" Synonym(s): approach, come near make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
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approach path n the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing Synonym(s): approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope
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approach pattern n the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" Synonym(s): traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern
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approach shot n a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" Synonym(s): approach, approach shot
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approach trench n a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position Synonym(s): approach trench, communication trench
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approachability n the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with [syn: approachability, accessibility] Antonym(s): unapproachability
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approachable adj capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels" Synonym(s): accessible, approachable easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly approachable person" Antonym(s): unapproachable easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the Niger" Synonym(s): approachable, reachable
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approaching adj of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" Synonym(s): approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming n the event of one object coming closer to another [syn: approach, approaching] the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" Synonym(s): approach, approaching, coming the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" Synonym(s): approach, approaching, coming
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approximate adj not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" Synonym(s): approximate, approximative, rough very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" Synonym(s): approximate, near located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" Synonym(s): approximate, close together(p) v be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" [syn: approximate, come close] judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" Synonym(s): estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
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approximate range n near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" Synonym(s): approximate range, ballpark
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approximately adv (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" Synonym(s): approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so
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approximation n an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" Synonym(s): estimate, estimation, approximation, idea the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events" the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue Synonym(s): approximation, bringing close together
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approximative adj not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" Synonym(s): approximate, approximative, rough
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apractic adj having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder Synonym(s): apractic, apraxic
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apraxia n inability to make purposeful movements
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apraxic adj having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder Synonym(s): apractic, apraxic
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Apresoline n an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure Synonym(s): hydralazine, Apresoline
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apricot n Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach Synonym(s): apricot, apricot tree downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach a shade of pink tinged with yellow Synonym(s): yellowish pink, apricot, peach, salmon pink
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apricot bar n fruit bar containing apricot jam
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apricot sauce n for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney
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apricot tree n Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach Synonym(s): apricot, apricot tree
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au pair girl n a foreign girl serving as an au pair
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auberge n a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge]
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aubergine n hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable Synonym(s): eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow Synonym(s): eggplant, aubergine, mad apple
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Auvergne n a region in central France
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avarice n reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) Synonym(s): avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia extreme greed for material wealth Synonym(s): avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity
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avaricious adj immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" Synonym(s): avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
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avariciously adv in a greedy manner [syn: avariciously, covetously, greedily]
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avariciousness n extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity]
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average adj approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" Synonym(s): average, mean(a) lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" Synonym(s): average, ordinary lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" Synonym(s): average, fair, mediocre, middling around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" Synonym(s): average, intermediate, medium relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" Synonym(s): modal(a), average relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" Synonym(s): median(a), average n a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes" Synonym(s): average, norm (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average" v amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" Synonym(s): average, average out achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C" compute the average of Synonym(s): average, average out
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average cost n total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units
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average out v compute the average of Synonym(s): average, average out amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" Synonym(s): average, average out
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averageness n the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding Synonym(s): averageness, mediocrity
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Averrhoa carambola n East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit Synonym(s): carambola, carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola
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Averroes n Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) Synonym(s): Averroes, ibn-Roshd, Abul- Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd
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averse adj (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" Synonym(s): antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)
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aversion n a feeling of intense dislike [syn: antipathy, aversion, distaste] the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" Synonym(s): aversion, averting
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aversion therapy n any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success)
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aversive adj tending to repel or dissuade; "aversive conditioning"
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aversive conditioning n conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
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aversive stimulus n any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cry \Cry\ (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr[?]z). [F. cri, fr. crier to       cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ]       1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound             produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of             hounds; the cry of wolves. --Milton.          2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.                         Again that cry was found to have been as                      unreasonable as ever.                        --Macaulay.          3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with             tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.                         There shall be a great cry throughout all the land.                                                                               --Ex. xi. 6.                         An infant crying in the night, An infant crying for                      the light; And with no language but a cry.                                                                               --Tennyson.          4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular             acclamation or favor. --Swift.                         The cry went once on thee.                  --Shak.          5. Importunate supplication.                         O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. --Shak.          6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by             hawkers of their wares.                         The street cries of London.               --Mayhew.          7. Common report; fame.                         The cry goes that you shall marry her. --Shak.          8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and             repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.                         All now depends upon a good cry.         --Beaconsfield.          9. A pack of hounds. --Milton.                         A cry more tunable Was never hollaed to, nor cheered                      with horn.                                          --Shak.          10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.                         Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry                      of players?                                       --Shak.          11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent             back and forth.          {A far cry}, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending             of criers or messengers through the territory of a             Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.
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A \A\ (named [be] in the English, and most commonly [84] in       other languages).       The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets.       The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe,       as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic,       black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A,       which was borrowed from the Greek {Alpha}, of the same form;       and this was made from the first letter ([?]) of the       Ph[d2]nician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph,       and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a       consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not       an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to       represent their vowel Alpha with the [84] sound, the       Ph[d2]nician alphabet having no vowel symbols. This letter,       in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See       Guide to pronunciation, [sect][sect] 43-74. The regular long       a, as in fate, etc., is a comparatively modern sound, and has       taken the place of what, till about the early part of the       17th century, was a sound of the quality of [84] (as in far).          2. (Mus.) The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale             (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which             is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string             of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A             sharp (A[sharp]) is the name of a musical tone             intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A[flat]) is the             name of a tone intermediate between A and G.          {A per se} (L. per se by itself), one pre[89]minent; a             nonesuch. [Obs.]                         O fair Creseide, the flower and A per se Of Troy and                      Greece.                                             --Chaucer.
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d8Argas \[d8]Ar"gas\, n.       A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The       famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {A.       Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the       natives, is {A. Talaje}.
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Tariff \Tar"iff\, n.       A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to,       the production of revenue (called a          {revenue tariff}, or          {tariff for revenue}, or for the artificial fostering of home             industries (          {a projective tariff}), or as a means of coercing foreign             governments, as in case of          {retaliatory tariff}.
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d8Anthrenus \[d8]An*thre"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a hornet.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval       state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The       common [bd]museum pest[b8] is {A. varius}; the carpet beetle       is {A. scrophulari[91]}. The larv[91] are commonly confounded       with moths.
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d8Astragalus \[d8]As*trag"a*lus\, n. [L. See {Astragal}.]       1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the             tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.          2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe             {Galege[91]}, containing numerous species, two of which             are called, in English, {milk vetch} and {licorice vetch}.             {Gum tragacanth} is obtained from different oriental             species, particularly the {A. gummifer} and {A. verus}.          3. (Arch.) See {Astragal}, 1.
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Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF.       hairon, F. h[82]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan.       heire, Sw. h[84]ger, and also G. h[84]her jay, jackdaw, OHG.       hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G.       reiher, AS. hr[amac]gra. Cf. {Aigret}, {Egret}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any wading bird of the genus {Ardea} and allied genera, of       the family {Ardeid[91]}. The herons have a long, sharp bill,       and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe       toothed. The common European heron ({Ardea cinerea}) is       remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was       formerly hunted with the larger falcons.          Note: There are several common American species; as, the                great blue heron ({Ardea herodias}); the little blue                ({A. c[d2]rulea}); the green ({A. virescens}); the                snowy ({A. candidissima}); the night heron or qua-bird                ({Nycticorax nycticorax}). The plumed herons are called                {egrets}.          {Heron's bill} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erodium}; -- so             called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the             head and beak of the heron.
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Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, a. [See {Aborigines}.]       1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the             aboriginal tribes of America. [bd]Mantled o'er with             aboriginal turf.[b8] --Wordsworth.          2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal             blood.
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Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, n.       1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.          2. An animal or a plant native to the region.                         It may well be doubted whether this frog is an                      aboriginal of these islands.               --Darwin.
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Aboriginality \Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n.       The quality of being aboriginal. --Westm. Rev.
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Aboriginally \Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.       Primarily.
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Aborigines \Ab`o*rig"i*nes\ (-r[icr]j"[icr]*n[emac]z), n. pl.       [L. Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants       of Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium       or Italy. See {Origin}.]       1. The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.          2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area
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Aborsement \A*borse"ment\ ([adot]*b[ocir]rs"m[eit]nt), n.       Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Aborsive \A*bor"sive\ ([adot]*b[ocir]r"s[icr]v), a.       Abortive. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Abracadabra \Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra\, n. [L. Of unknown origin.]       A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the       figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever.       At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote       something without meaning; jargon.
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Abrase \Ab*rase"\, a. [L. abrasus, p. p. of abradere. See       {Abrade}.]       Rubbed smooth. [Obs.] [bd]An abrase table.[b8] --B. Jonson.
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Abrasion \Ab*ra"sion\, n. [L. abrasio, fr. abradere. See       {Abrade}.]       1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing             away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.          2. The substance rubbed off. --Berkeley.          3. (Med.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance             under the form of small shreds. --Dunglison.
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Abrasive \Ab*ra"sive\, a.       Producing abrasion. --Ure.
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Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.       Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and       common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita       pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie,       and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related       genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.          Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P.                caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous                bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie                ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled                magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue                magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other                allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and                Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white                magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie                ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie                ({Cracticus picatus}).          {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina             picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --             called also {little magpie}.          {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European             geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin             moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
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Abreaction \Ab`re*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G.       Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy)       See {Catharsis}, below.
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Abreast \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.]       1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, [bd]Two men             could hardly walk abreast.[b8] --Macaulay.          2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a             line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.          3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to             keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.          4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.]                         Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller.
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Abregge \A*breg"ge\, v. t.       See {Abridge}. [Obs.]
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Abricock \A"bri*cock\, n.       See {Apricot}. [Obs.]
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Abroach \A*broach"\, v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See       {Broach}.]       To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.       [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Abroach \A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.]       1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding             liquor, as a cask which is tapped.                         Hogsheads of ale were set abroach.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot;             astir. [bd]Mischiefs that I set abroach.[b8] --Shak.
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Abrogable \Ab"ro*ga*ble\, a.       Capable of being abrogated.
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, a. [L. abrogatus, p. p.]       Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab +       rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.]       1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the             authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; --             applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the             abolition of customs, etc.                         Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what                      we so frequently see in the Old.         --South.                         Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian,                      they can not alter or abrogate.         --Burke.          2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak.          Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal;                cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}.
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab +       rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.]       1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the             authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; --             applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the             abolition of customs, etc.                         Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what                      we so frequently see in the Old.         --South.                         Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian,                      they can not alter or abrogate.         --Burke.          2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak.          Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal;                cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}.
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab +       rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.]       1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the             authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; --             applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the             abolition of customs, etc.                         Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what                      we so frequently see in the Old.         --South.                         Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian,                      they can not alter or abrogate.         --Burke.          2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak.          Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal;                cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}.
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Abrogation \Ab`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. abrogatio, fr. abrogare: cf.       F. abrogation.]       The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.      --Hume.
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Abrogative \Ab"ro*ga*tive\, a.       Tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law.
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Abrogator \Ab"ro*ga`tor\, n.       One who repeals by authority.
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Abrook \A*brook"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + brook, v.]       To brook; to endure. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[icr]k"[osl]*r[icr]s), n. [OE. licoris,       through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.       glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.       Cf. {Glycerin}, {Glycyrrhiza}, {Wort}.] [Written also       {liquorice}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Glycyrrhiza} ({G. glabra}),             the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much             used in demulcent compositions.          2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a             confection and for medicinal purposes.          {Licorice fern} (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody             which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.          {Licorice sugar}. (Chem.) See {Glycyrrhizin}.          {Licorice weed} (Bot.), the tropical plant {Scapania dulcis}.                      {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium             alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish             flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.          {Wild licorice}. (Bot.)             (a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza                   lepidota}.             (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers ({Galium circ[91]zans}                   and {G. lanceolatum}).             (c) The leguminous climber {Abrus precatorius}, whose                   scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed                   Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those                   of true licorice ({Glycyrrhiza glabra}).
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Vetch \Vetch\, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF.       veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.)       Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of       which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {V.       sativa}.          Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous                plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of                the genus {Lathyrus}; the horse vetch, of the genus                {Hippocrepis}; the kidney vetch ({Anthyllis                vulneraria}); the milk vetch, of the genus                {Astragalus}; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice                ({Abrus precatorius}).
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Jequirity \Je*quir"i*ty\, n., [or] Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty    bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)       The seed of the wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}) used by       the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a       standard weight, etc.; -- called also {jumble bead}.
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Aburst \A*burst"\, adv. [Pref. a- + burst.]       In a bursting condition.
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Afforce \Af*force"\, v. t. [OF. afforcier, LL. affortiare; ad +       fortiare, fr. L. fortis strong.]       To re[89]nforce; to strengthen. --Hallam.
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Afforcement \Af*force"ment\, n. [OF.]       1. A fortress; a fortification for defense. [Obs.] --Bailey.          2. A re[89]nforcement; a strengthening. --Hallam.
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Afforciament \Af*for"ci*a*ment\, n.       See {Afforcement}. [Obs.]
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Afforest \Af*for"est\, v. t. [LL. afforestare; ad + forestare.       See {Forest}.]       To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country.
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Afforestation \Af*for`es*ta"tion\, n.       The act of converting into forest or woodland. --Blackstone.
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Affreight \Af*freight"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F.       affr[82]ter. See {Freight}.]       To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or       freight.
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Affreighter \Af*freight"er\, n.       One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.
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Affreightment \Af*freight"ment\, n. [Cf. F. affr[82]tement.]       The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel,       or some part of it, to convey cargo.
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Affricate \Af"fri*cate\, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare       to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.)       A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately       following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic       position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German       Zeit, time.
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Affriction \Af*fric"tion\, n. [L. affricare to rub on. See       {Friction}.]       The act of rubbing against. [Obs.]
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Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.       [be]fyrhtan to terrify; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.       meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.]       To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.                   Dreams affright our souls.                     --Shak.                   A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their                service quaint.                                       --Milton.          Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;                startle; daunt; intimidate.
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Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a.       Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Affright \Af*fright"\, n.       1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger             impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than             terror.                         He looks behind him with affright, and forward with                      despair.                                             --Goldsmith.          2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object             of dread. --B. Jonson.
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Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.       [be]fyrhtan to terrify; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.       meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.]       To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.                   Dreams affright our souls.                     --Shak.                   A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their                service quaint.                                       --Milton.          Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;                startle; daunt; intimidate.
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Affrightedly \Af*fright"ed*ly\, adv.       With fright. --Drayton.
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Affrighten \Af*fright"en\, v. t.       To frighten. [Archaic] [bd]Fit tales . . . to affrighten       babes.[b8] --Southey.
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Affrighter \Af*fright"er\, n.       One who frightens. [Archaic]
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Affrightful \Af*fright"ful\, a.       Terrifying; frightful. -- {Af*fright"ful*ly}, adv. [Archaic]                   Bugbears or affrightful apparitions.      --Cudworth.
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Affrightful \Af*fright"ful\, a.       Terrifying; frightful. -- {Af*fright"ful*ly}, adv. [Archaic]                   Bugbears or affrightful apparitions.      --Cudworth.
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Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.       [be]fyrhtan to terrify; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.       meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.]       To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.                   Dreams affright our souls.                     --Shak.                   A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their                service quaint.                                       --Milton.          Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;                startle; daunt; intimidate.
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Affrightment \Af*fright"ment\, n.       Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or       alarm. [Archaic]                   Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind                with terror and affrightment.                  --Locke.
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Aforecited \A*fore"cit`ed\, a.       Named or quoted before.
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Aforegoing \A*fore"go`ing\, a.       Go[c6]ng before; foregoing.
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Aforesaid \A*fore"said`\, a.       Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or       identified.
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Afresh \A*fresh"\, adv. [Pref. a- + fresh.]       Anew; again; once more; newly.                   They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. --Heb. vi. 6.
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Afric \Af"ric\, a.       African. -- n. Africa. [Poetic]
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer       African.]       Of or pertaining to Africa.          {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the             {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and             India.          {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes             erecta}).          {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by             {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.
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African \Af"ri*can\, n.       A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an       African race.
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Calabash \Cal"a*bash\ (k[acr]l"[adot]*b[acr]sh), n. [Sp.       calabaza, or Pg. calaba[cced]a, caba[cced]a (cf. F.       Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of       gourd + aibas dry.]       1. The common gourd (plant or fruit).          2. The fruit of the calabash tree.          3. A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made             from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.          {Calabash tree}. (Bot.), a tree of tropical America             ({Crescentia cujete}), producing a large gourdlike fruit,             containing a purgative pulp. Its hard shell, after the             removal of the pulp, is used for cups, bottles, etc. The             {African calabash tree} is the baobab.
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer       African.]       Of or pertaining to Africa.          {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the             {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and             India.          {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes             erecta}).          {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by             {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.
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Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin       to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,       Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;       cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed       from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},       {Canvas}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the             fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and             cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants             yielding fiber.          2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for             spinning. The name has also been extended to various             fibers resembling the true hemp.          {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and             {Bowstring}.          {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.          {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),             the fiber of which was used by the Indians.          {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe             ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.                      {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.             Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.          {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.          {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.          {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and             Yucatan.          {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant             ({Crotalaria juncea}).          {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),             related to the amaranth.
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Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.       lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},             endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of             six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior             three-celled ovary.          Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North                Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}                are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.                Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic                States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the                [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.                auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.          2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of             several genera, having some resemblance in color or form             to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},             {Nerine}, etc.          3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the             north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of             a lily or fleur-de-lis.                         But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.                                                                               --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus             umbellatus}.          {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}             ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform             perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those             of a lily. --Gray.          {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the             black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.                      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.          {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris             merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.          {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and             its flower.          {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.             {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.          {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.          {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of             peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer       African.]       Of or pertaining to Africa.          {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the             {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and             India.          {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes             erecta}).          {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by             {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.
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Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
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Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)       A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an       extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for       shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the       tree. [Written also {teek}.]          {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra             Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called             also {African oak}.          {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New             Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer       African.]       Of or pertaining to Africa.          {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the             {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and             India.          {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes             erecta}).          {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by             {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)       A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,       especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and       the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.          Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different                genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French                marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several                species and many varieties are found in gardens. They                are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and                Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn                marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum},                a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of                the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the                genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in                America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}.          {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
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Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr.       [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]       1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried             berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}.          Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry,                dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from                the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by                maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar                properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper                is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant.          2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody             climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous             flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red             when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several             hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed             throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the             earth.          3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red             pepper; as, the bell pepper.          Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other                fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the                true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of                {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below.          {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}.          {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}.          {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum             piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and             Japan.          {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}.          {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}.          {Long pepper}.             (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian                   shrub.             (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See                   {Kava}.          {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds             of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger             family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc.,             under the name of {grains of Paradise}.          {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}.          {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra             alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --             called also {white alder}.          {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a             perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food,             etc.          {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants             of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}.                      {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston             betularia}) having white wings covered with small black             specks.          {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and             cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.          {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}.          {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red             peppers steeped in vinegar.          {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris})             of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See             {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}.
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Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,       zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.)       Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the       genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written       also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]          Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black                shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal                glands which produce a very offensive secretion,                similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and                their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very                destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the                natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also                {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American                skunk.
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Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n.       A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and       variegated with black, obtained from several tropical       leguminous trees of the genera {Dalbergia} and       {Mach[91]rium}. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said       to be from the {Dalbergia nigra}.          {African rosewood}, the wood of the leguminous tree             {Pterocarpus erinaceus}.          {Jamaica rosewood}, the wood of two West Indian trees             ({Amyris balsamifera}, and {Linocieria ligustrina}).          {New South Wales rosewood}, the wood of {Trichilia             glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa.
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Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.)             (a) See {Celandine}.             (b) A poisonous plant ({Vincetoxicum officinale}) of the                   Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also                   called {white swallowwort}.          {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus Stapelia.
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Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)       A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an       extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for       shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the       tree. [Written also {teek}.]          {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra             Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called             also {African oak}.          {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New             Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer       African.]       Of or pertaining to Africa.          {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the             {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and             India.          {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes             erecta}).          {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by             {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.
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Africander \Af`ri*can"der\, n.       One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a       [bd]colored[b8] mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern       Africa, a native born of European settlers.
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Africanism \Af"ri*can*ism\, n.       A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or       Africans. [bd]The knotty Africanisms . . . of the       fathers.[b8] --Milton.
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Africanize \Af"ri*can*ize\, v. t.       To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.]       --Bartlett.
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d8Aper87u \[d8]A`per`[87]u"\ ([adot]`p[acir]r`s[usdot]"), n.;       pl. {Aper[87]us} (-s[usdot]"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir       to perceive.]       1. A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so             obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight,             appreciative rather than analytic.                         The main object being to develop the several                      aper[87]us or insights which furnish the method of                      such psychology.                                 --W. T.                                                                               Harris.                         A series of partial and more or less disparate                      aper[87]us or outlooks; each for itself a center of                      experience.                                       --James Ward.          2. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.
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Apery \Ap"er*y\, n.; pl. {Aperies}.       1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] --Kingsley.          2. The practice of aping; an apish action. --Coleridge.
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Apheresis \A*pher"e*sis\ (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. [?],       fr. [?] to take away; [?] + [?] to take.]       1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the             beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.          2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is separated from             the rest. [Obs.] --Dunglison.
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Aphorism \Aph"o*rism\, n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. [?] definition,       a short, pithy sentence, fr. [?] to mark off by boundaries,       to define; [?] from + [?] to separate, part. See {Horizon}.]       A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words;       a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather       than to practical matters.                   The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, [bd]Life is                short, and the art is long.[b8]               --Fleming.          Syn: Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw;                truism; dictum. See {Axiom}.
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Aphorismatic \Aph`o*ris*mat"ic\, Aphorismic \Aph`o*ris"mic\, a.       Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
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Aphorismer \Aph`o*ris"mer\n.       A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.]       --Milton.
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Aphorismatic \Aph`o*ris*mat"ic\, Aphorismic \Aph`o*ris"mic\, a.       Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
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Aphorist \Aph"o*rist\, n.       A writer or utterer of aphorisms.
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Aphoristic \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a.       [Gr. [?].]       In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form       of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.                   The method of the book is aphoristic.      --De Quincey.
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Aphoristic \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a.       [Gr. [?].]       In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form       of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.                   The method of the book is aphoristic.      --De Quincey.
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Aphoristically \Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly\, adv.       In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.
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Aphorize \Aph"o*rize\, v. i.       To make aphorisms.
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Apiarist \A"pi*a*rist\, n.       One who keeps an apiary.
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d8Aporia \[d8]A*po"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Aporias}. [L., doubt, Gr.       [?], fr. [?] without passage, at a loss; 'a priv. + [?]       passage.] (Rhet.)       A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what       course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.
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Aporose \Ap`o*rose"\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Without pores.
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Pelican \Pel"i*can\, n. [F. p[82]lican, L. pelicanus, pelecanus,       Gr. [?], [?], [?], the woodpecker, and also a water bird of       the pelican kind, fr. [?] to hew with an ax, akin to Skr.       para[cced]u.] [Written also {pelecan}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus             {Pelecanus}, of which about a dozen species are known.             They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is             attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily             stored.          Note: The American white pelican ({Pelecanus                erythrorhynchos}) and the brown species ({P. fuscus})                are abundant on the Florida coast in winter, but breed                about the lakes in the Rocky Mountains and British                America.          2. (Old Chem.) A retort or still having a curved tube or             tubes leading back from the head to the body for             continuous condensation and redistillation.          Note: The principle is still employed in certain modern forms                of distilling apparatus.          {Frigate pelican} (Zo[94]l.), the frigate bird. See under             {Frigate}.          {Pelican fish} (Zo[94]l.), deep-sea fish ({Eurypharynx             pelecanoides}) of the order {Lyomeri}, remarkable for the             enormous development of the jaws, which support a large             gular pouch.          {Pelican flower} (Bot.), the very large and curiously shaped             blossom of a climbing plant ({Aristolochia grandiflora})             of the West Indies; also, the plant itself.          {Pelican ibis} (Zo[94]l.), a large Asiatic wood ibis             ({Tantalus leucocephalus}). The head and throat are             destitute of feathers; the plumage is white, with the             quills and the tail greenish black.          {Pelican in her piety} (in heraldry and symbolical art), a             representation of a pelican in the act of wounding her             breast in order to nourish her young with her blood; -- a             practice fabulously attributed to the bird, on account of             which it was adopted as a symbol of the Redeemer, and of             charity.          {Pelican's foot} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod shell of the             genus {Aporrhais}, esp. {Aporrhais pes-pelicani} of             Europe.
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Apperceive \Ap`per*ceive"\, v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad +       percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See {Perceive}.]       To perceive; to comprehend. --Chaucer.
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Apperception \Ap`per*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. ad- + perception: cf.       F. apperception.] (Metaph.)       The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in       its own states; perception that reflects upon itself;       sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. --Leibnitz.       Reid.                   This feeling has been called by philosophers the                apperception or consciousness of our own existence.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.
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Appraisable \Ap*prais"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being appraised.
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Appraisal \Ap*prais"al\, n. [See {Appraise}. Cf. {Apprizal}.]       A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.
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Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise},       {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.]       1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by             persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods             and chattels.          2. To estimate; to conjecture.                         Enoch . . . appraised his weight.      --Tennyson.          3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.                         Appraised the Lycian custom.               --Tennyson.          Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,                and sometimes written, apprize.
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Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise},       {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.]       1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by             persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods             and chattels.          2. To estimate; to conjecture.                         Enoch . . . appraised his weight.      --Tennyson.          3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.                         Appraised the Lycian custom.               --Tennyson.          Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,                and sometimes written, apprize.
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Appraisement \Ap*praise"ment\, n. [See {Appraise}. Cf.       {Apprizement}.]       The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser;       estimation of worth.
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Appraiser \Ap*prais"er\, n. [See {Appraise}, {Apprizer}.]       One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to       estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
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Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise},       {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.]       1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by             persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods             and chattels.          2. To estimate; to conjecture.                         Enoch . . . appraised his weight.      --Tennyson.          3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.                         Appraised the Lycian custom.               --Tennyson.          Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,                and sometimes written, apprize.
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Apprecation \Ap`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. apprecari to pray to; ad +       precari to pray, prex, precis, prayer.]       Earnest prayer; devout wish. [Obs.]                   A solemn apprecation of good success.      --Bp. Hall.
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Apprecatory \Ap"pre*ca*to*ry\, a.       Praying or wishing good. [Obs.][bd]Apprecatory       benedictions.[b8] --Bp. Hall.
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Appreciable \Ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. appr[82]ciable.]       Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be       estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. --       {Ap*pre"ci*a*bly}, adv.
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Appreciable \Ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. appr[82]ciable.]       Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be       estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. --       {Ap*pre"ci*a*bly}, adv.
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Appreciant \Ap*pre"ci*ant\, a.       Appreciative. [R.]
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of       appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to       prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.]       1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.                         To appreciate the motives of their enemies.                                                                               --Gibbon.          3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; --             opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.]                         Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money.                                                                               --Ramsay.          4. To be sensible of; to distinguish.                         To test the power of bees to appreciate color.                                                                               --Lubbock.          Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}.          Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of                   valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals,                   denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See                   {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As                   compared with estimate, it supposes a union of                   sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and                   delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it                   denotes a valuation of things according to their                   appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply                   their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former                   of these (delicate perception), an able writer says.                   [bd]Women have a truer appreciation of character than                   men;[b8] and another remarks, [bd]It is difficult to                   appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of                   terms which we are every day using.[b8] So, also, we                   speak of the difference between two things, as                   sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the                   latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a                   nice perception), we say, [bd]It requires a peculiar                   cast of character to appreciate the poetry of                   Wordsworth;[b8] [bd]He who has no delicacy himself,                   can not appreciate it in others;[b8] [bd]The thought                   of death is salutary, because it leads us to                   appreciate worldly things aright.[b8] Appreciate is                   much used in cases where something is in danger of                   being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of                   appreciating the difficulties of a subject, or the                   risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to                   an [bd]ominous silence[b8] which prevailed among the                   Irish peasantry, says, [bd]If you knew how to                   appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than                   the most clamorous opposition.[b8] In like manner, a                   person who asks some favor of another is apt to say,                   [bd]I trust you will appreciate my motives in this                   request.[b8] Here we have the key to a very frequent                   use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that                   appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we                   never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his                   merits. This idea of regarding things favorably                   appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when                   we speak of an appreciative audience, or an                   appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a                   quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence.
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. i.       To rise in value. [See note under {Rise}, v. i.] --J. Morse.
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of       appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to       prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.]       1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.                         To appreciate the motives of their enemies.                                                                               --Gibbon.          3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; --             opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.]                         Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money.                                                                               --Ramsay.          4. To be sensible of; to distinguish.                         To test the power of bees to appreciate color.                                                                               --Lubbock.          Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}.          Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of                   valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals,                   denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See                   {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As                   compared with estimate, it supposes a union of                   sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and                   delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it                   denotes a valuation of things according to their                   appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply                   their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former                   of these (delicate perception), an able writer says.                   [bd]Women have a truer appreciation of character than                   men;[b8] and another remarks, [bd]It is difficult to                   appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of                   terms which we are every day using.[b8] So, also, we                   speak of the difference between two things, as                   sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the                   latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a                   nice perception), we say, [bd]It requires a peculiar                   cast of character to appreciate the poetry of                   Wordsworth;[b8] [bd]He who has no delicacy himself,                   can not appreciate it in others;[b8] [bd]The thought                   of death is salutary, because it leads us to                   appreciate worldly things aright.[b8] Appreciate is                   much used in cases where something is in danger of                   being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of                   appreciating the difficulties of a subject, or the                   risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to                   an [bd]ominous silence[b8] which prevailed among the                   Irish peasantry, says, [bd]If you knew how to                   appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than                   the most clamorous opposition.[b8] In like manner, a                   person who asks some favor of another is apt to say,                   [bd]I trust you will appreciate my motives in this                   request.[b8] Here we have the key to a very frequent                   use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that                   appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we                   never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his                   merits. This idea of regarding things favorably                   appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when                   we speak of an appreciative audience, or an                   appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a                   quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence.
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of       appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to       prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.]       1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.                         To appreciate the motives of their enemies.                                                                               --Gibbon.          3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; --             opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.]                         Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money.                                                                               --Ramsay.          4. To be sensible of; to distinguish.                         To test the power of bees to appreciate color.                                                                               --Lubbock.          Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}.          Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of                   valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals,                   denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See                   {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As                   compared with estimate, it supposes a union of                   sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and                   delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it                   denotes a valuation of things according to their                   appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply                   their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former                   of these (delicate perception), an able writer says.                   [bd]Women have a truer appreciation of character than                   men;[b8] and another remarks, [bd]It is difficult to                   appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of                   terms which we are every day using.[b8] So, also, we                   speak of the difference between two things, as                   sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the                   latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a                   nice perception), we say, [bd]It requires a peculiar                   cast of character to appreciate the poetry of                   Wordsworth;[b8] [bd]He who has no delicacy himself,                   can not appreciate it in others;[b8] [bd]The thought                   of death is salutary, because it leads us to                   appreciate worldly things aright.[b8] Appreciate is                   much used in cases where something is in danger of                   being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of                   appreciating the difficulties of a subject, or the                   risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to                   an [bd]ominous silence[b8] which prevailed among the                   Irish peasantry, says, [bd]If you knew how to                   appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than                   the most clamorous opposition.[b8] In like manner, a                   person who asks some favor of another is apt to say,                   [bd]I trust you will appreciate my motives in this                   request.[b8] Here we have the key to a very frequent                   use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that                   appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we                   never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his                   merits. This idea of regarding things favorably                   appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when                   we speak of an appreciative audience, or an                   appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a                   quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence.
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Appreciatingly \Ap*pre"ci*a`ting*ly\, adv.       In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.
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Appreciation \Ap*pre`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. appr[82]ciation.]       1. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight,             etc.; recognition of excellence.          2. Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation             of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.                         His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's                      character.                                          --J. R. Green.          3. A rise in value; -- opposed to {depreciation}.
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Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a.       Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception;       as, an appreciative audience. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv.
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Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a.       Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception;       as, an appreciative audience. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv.
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Appreciativeness \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ness\, n.       The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of       excellence.
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Appreciator \Ap*pre"ci*a`tor\, n.       One who appreciates.
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Appreciatory \Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry\, a.       Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory       commendation. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly}, adv.
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Appreciatory \Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry\, a.       Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory       commendation. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly}, adv.
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Appressed \Ap*pressed"\, Apprest \Ap*prest"\, a. [p. p. appress,       which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.)       Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole       length, as against a stem, --Gray.
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Appressed \Ap*pressed"\, Apprest \Ap*prest"\, a. [p. p. appress,       which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.)       Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole       length, as against a stem, --Gray.
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p.       apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend},       {Apprentice}.]       To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by       of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he       apprised the commander of what he had done.
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, n.       Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p.       apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend},       {Apprentice}.]       To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by       of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he       apprised the commander of what he had done.
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p.       apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend},       {Apprentice}.]       To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by       of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he       apprised the commander of what he had done.
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Apprizal \Ap*priz"al\, n.       See {Appraisal}.
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Apprize \Ap*prize"\, v. t. [The same as {Appraise}, only more       accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.]       To appraise; to value; to appreciate.
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Apprizement \Ap*prize"ment\, n.       Appraisement.
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Apprizer \Ap*priz"er\, n.       1. An appraiser.          2. (Scots Law) A creditor for whom an appraisal is made.             --Sir W. Scott.
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, n. (Golf)       A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting       green. It is made with an iron club.
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, n. [Cf. F. approche. See {Approach}, v.       i.]       1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.             [bd]The approach of summer.[b8] --Horsley.                         A nearer approach to the human type.   --Owen.          2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near.                         The approach to kings and principal persons.                                                                               --Bacon.          3. pl. Movements to gain favor; advances.          4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings             can be approached; an access. --Macaulay.          5. pl. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads             made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or             military post.          6. (Hort.) See {Approaching}.
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF.       approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw       near, prope near.]       1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to             advance nearer.                         Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2                                                                               Sam. xi. 20.                         But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as                      ye see the day approaching.               --Heb. x. 25.          2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to             approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the             ablest statesman.
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. t.       1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.             [Archaic] --Boyle.          2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw             nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin;             he approached the age of manhood.                         He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have                      approached Homer.                              --Temple.          3. (Mil.) To take approaches to.
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Approachability \Ap*proach`a*bil"i*ty\, n.       The quality of being approachable; approachableness.
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Approachable \Ap*proach"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable       virtue.
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Approachableness \Ap*proach"a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF.       approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw       near, prope near.]       1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to             advance nearer.                         Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2                                                                               Sam. xi. 20.                         But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as                      ye see the day approaching.               --Heb. x. 25.          2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to             approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the             ablest statesman.
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Approacher \Ap*proach"er\, n.       One who approaches.
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF.       approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw       near, prope near.]       1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to             advance nearer.                         Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2                                                                               Sam. xi. 20.                         But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as                      ye see the day approaching.               --Heb. x. 25.          2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to             approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the             ablest statesman.
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Approaching \Ap*proach"ing\, n. (Hort.)       The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into       another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called,       also, inarching and grafting by approach.
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Approachless \Ap*proach"less\, a.       Impossible to be approached.
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Approachment \Ap*proach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. approachement.]       Approach. [Archaic] --Holland.
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. i.       To draw; to approach.
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of       approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See       {Proximate}.]       1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.          2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;             as, approximate results or values.          {Approximate quantities} (Math.), those which are nearly, but             not, equal.
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.]       1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.                         To approximate the inequality of riches to the level                      of nature.                                          --Burke.          2. To come near to; to approach.                         The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of       approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See       {Proximate}.]       1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.          2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;             as, approximate results or values.          {Approximate quantities} (Math.), those which are nearly, but             not, equal.
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.]       1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.                         To approximate the inequality of riches to the level                      of nature.                                          --Burke.          2. To come near to; to approach.                         The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
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Approximately \Ap*prox"i*mate*ly\, adv.       With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.]       1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.                         To approximate the inequality of riches to the level                      of nature.                                          --Burke.          2. To come near to; to approach.                         The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
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Approximation \Ap*prox`i*ma"tion\ n. [Cf. F. approximation, LL.       approximatio.]       1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being             near; approach; also, the result of approximating.                         The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions                      are but an approximation to the proper standard and                      true symmetry of human nature.            --I. Taylor.          2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or             conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.          3. (Math.)             (a) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as,                   to solve an equation by approximation.             (b) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
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Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.]       Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. --       {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n.
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Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.]       Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. --       {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n.
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Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.]       Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. --       {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n.
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Approximator \Ap*prox"i*ma`tor\, n.       One who, or that which, approximates.
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Apricate \Ap"ri*cate\, v. t. & i. [L. apricatus, p. p. of       apricare, fr. apricus exposed to the sun, fr. aperire to       uncover, open.]       To bask in the sun. --Boyle.
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Aprication \Ap`ri*ca"tion\, n.       Basking in the sun. [R.]
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Apricot \A"pri*cot\, n. [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr.       Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirq[umac]q,       al-burq[umac]q. Though the E. and F. form abricot is derived       from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word       itself was formed from the Gr. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c.       100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E.       form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See       {Precocious}, {Cook}.] (Bot.)       A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape,       and delicious taste; also, the tree ({Prunus Armeniaca} of       Linn[91]us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has       been introduced throughout the temperate zone.
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Aproctous \A*proc"tous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Without an anal office.
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Aprosos \Ap"ro*sos`\, a. & adv. [F. [?] propos; [?] (L. ad) +       propos purpose, L. proposium plan, purpose, fr. proponere to       propose. See {Propound}.]       1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.                         A tale extremely apropos.                  --Pope.          2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or             subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental             observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly             belonging to the narration.
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Apyrexial \Ap`y*rex"i*al\, a. (Med.)       Relating to apyrexy. [bd]Apyrexial period.[b8] --Brande & C.
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d8Apyrexia \[d8]Ap`y*rex"i*a\, Apyrexy \Ap`y*rex`y\, n. [NL.       apyrexia, fr. Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] to be feverish, fr. [?]       fire: cf. F. apyrexie.] (Med.)       The absence or intermission of fever.
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Apyrous \Ap"y*rous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] fire.]       Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without       alteration of form or properties.
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Avarice \Av"a*rice\ ([acr]v"[adot]*r[icr]s), n. [F. avaritia,       fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[emac]re to covet, fr. a       root av to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 'a`menai, 'a^sai, to       satiate, Skr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.]       1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness             after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.                         To desire money for its own sake, and in order to                      hoard it up, is avarice.                     --Beattie.          2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good.                         All are taught an avarice of praise.   --Goldsmith.
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Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.]       Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of       accumulating property.          Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.          Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious},                   {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly grasp                   after it at the expense of others, though not of                   necessity with a design to save, since a man may be                   covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious,                   parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful                   self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their                   dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous                   in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in                   expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living,                   niggardly in dispensing. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv.                   -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n.
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Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.]       Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of       accumulating property.          Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.          Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious},                   {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly grasp                   after it at the expense of others, though not of                   necessity with a design to save, since a man may be                   covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious,                   parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful                   self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their                   dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous                   in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in                   expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living,                   niggardly in dispensing. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv.                   -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n.
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Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.]       Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of       accumulating property.          Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.          Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious},                   {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly grasp                   after it at the expense of others, though not of                   necessity with a design to save, since a man may be                   covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious,                   parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful                   self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their                   dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous                   in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in                   expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living,                   niggardly in dispensing. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv.                   -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n.
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Avarous \Av"a*rous\, a. [L. avarus.]       Avaricious. [Obs.]
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Average \Av"er*age\, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr.       OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop.       infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[82]rage       small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage       to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perh. the       service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for       carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in       proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf.       {Aver}, n., {Avercorn}, {Averpenny}.]       1. (OLd Eng. Law) That service which a tenant owed his lord,             to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the             carriage of wheat, turf, etc.          2. [Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo.] (Com.)             (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [Obs.]             (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for                   freight of goods shipped.             (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been                   imposed upon one of several for the general benefit;                   damage done by sea perils.             (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss                   or expense among all interested.          {General average}, a contribution made, by all parties             concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by             the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the             parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called             general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of             ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the             sacrifice. --Kent.          {Particular average} signifies the damage or partial loss             happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in             consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident;             and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles             damaged, or by their insurers.          {Petty averages} are sundry small charges, which occur             regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in             the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common             pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some             cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by             the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of             lading, [bd]primage and average accustomed,[b8] average             means a kind of composition established by usage for such             charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average.             --Arnould. --Abbott. --Phillips.          3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of             unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if             A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the             average 10.          4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a             comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual             size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. [bd]The average of             sensations.[b8] --Paley.          5. pl. In the English corn trade, the medial price of the             several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.          {On an average}, taking the mean of unequal numbers or             quantities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Average \Av"er*age\, a.       1. Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a             mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.;             ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average             amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the             average stamp.          2. According to the laws of averages; as, the loss must be             made good by average contribution.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.]       1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal;             to reduce to a mean.          2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion;             as, to average a loss.          3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Average \Av"er*age\, v. i.       To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to       amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the       owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars       average ten feet in length.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.]       1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal;             to reduce to a mean.          2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion;             as, to average a loss.          3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.]       1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal;             to reduce to a mean.          2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion;             as, to average a loss.          3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avercorn \A"ver*corn`\, n. [Aver,n.+ corn.] (Old Eng. Law)       A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by       their tenants or farmers. --Kennet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.)       An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid,       juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Averroism \A*ver"ro*ism\, n.       The tenets of the Averroists.
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Averroist \A*ver"ro*ist\, n.       One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in       Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from       Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He       held the doctrine of monopsychism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aversation \Av`er*sa"tion\, n. [L. aversatio, fr. aversari to       turn away, v. intens. of avertere. See {Avert}.]       A turning from with dislike; aversion. [Obs.or Archaic]                   Some men have a natural aversation to some vices or                virtues, and a natural affection to others. --Jer.                                                                               Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Averse \A*verse"\, v. t. & i.       To turn away. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Averse \A*verse"\, a. [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See       {Avert}.]       1. Turned away or backward. [Obs.]                         The tracks averse a lying notice gave, And led the                      searcher backward from the cave.         --Dryden.          2. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking;             disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.                         Averse alike to flatter, or offend.   --Pope.                         Men who were averse to the life of camps.                                                                               --Macaulay.                         Pass by securely as men averse from war. --Micah ii.                                                                               8.          Note: The prevailing usage now is to employ to after averse                and its derivatives rather than from, as was formerly                the usage. In this the word is in agreement with its                kindred terms, hatred, dislike, dissimilar, contrary,                repugnant, etc., expressing a relation or an affection                of the mind to an object.          Syn: {Averse}, {Reluctant}, {Adverse}.          Usage: Averse expresses an habitual, though not of necessity                   a very strong, dislike; as, averse to active pursuits;                   averse to study. Reluctant, a term of the of the will,                   implies an internal struggle as to making some                   sacrifice of interest or feeling; as, reluctant to                   yield; reluctant to make the necessary arrangements; a                   reluctant will or consent. Adverse denotes active                   opposition or hostility; as, adverse interests;                   adverse feelings, plans, or movements; the adverse                   party.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aversely \A*verse"ly\, adv.       1. Backward; in a backward direction; as, emitted aversely.          2. With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Averseness \A*verse"ness\, n.       The quality of being averse; opposition of mind;       unwillingness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aversion \A*ver"sion\, n. [L. aversio: cf. F. aversion. See       {Avert}.]       1. A turning away. [Obs.]                         Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness. --Bp.                                                                               Atterbury.          2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike;             antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.                         Mutual aversion of races.                  --Prescott.                         His rapacity had made him an object of general                      aversion.                                          --Macaulay.          Note: It is now generally followed by to before the object.                [See {Averse}.] Sometimes towards and for are found;                from is obsolete.                            A freeholder is bred with an aversion to                         subjection.                                    --Addison.                            His aversion towards the house of York. --Bacon.                            It is not difficult for a man to see that a                         person has conceived an aversion for him.                                                                               --Spectator.                            The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk. --J.                                                                               D. Hooker.          3. The object of dislike or repugnance.                         Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. --Pope.          Syn: Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See {Dislike}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aviary \A"vi*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Aviaries}. [L. aviarium, fr.       aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, [?],       Skr. vi.]       A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping       birds confined; a bird house.                   Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England.                                                                               --Fuller.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abercrombie, ND (city, FIPS 100)       Location: 46.44722 N, 96.72613 W       Population (1990): 252 (121 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avery County, NC (county, FIPS 11)       Location: 36.07868 N, 81.92310 W       Population (1990): 14867 (8923 housing units)       Area: 639.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avery Creek, NC (CDP, FIPS 2760)       Location: 35.46278 N, 82.57450 W       Population (1990): 1144 (424 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
A PArse REquest Language          (APAREL) A {PL/I} extension to provide {BNF}       {parsing} routines, for {IBM 360}.          ["APAREL: A Parse Request Language", R.W. Balzer et al, CACM       12(11) (Nov 1969)].          (1995-11-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
A Programming Language          (APL) A language designed originally by Ken Iverson       at {Harvard University} in 1957-1960 as a notation for the       concise expression of mathematical {algorithms}.   It went       unnamed (or just called {Iverson's Language}) and       unimplemented for many years.   Finally a subset, APL\360, was       implemented in 1964.          APL is an {interactive} {array-oriented} language and       programming environment with many innovative features.   It was       originally written using a non-standard {character set} but       now can use {ISO8485}.   It is {dynamically typed} with       {dynamic scope}.   APL introduced several functional forms but       is not {purely functional}.          {Dyadic Systems} {APL/W} is one of the languages that will be       available under {Microsoft}'s {.NET} initative.          Versions: APL\360, APL SV, {Dyalog APL}, VS APL, Sharp APL,       Sharp APL/PC, APL*PLUS, APL*PLUS/PC, APL*PLUS/PC II, MCM APL,       Honeyapple, DEC APL, Cognos {APL2000       (http://www.apl2000.com/)}, IBM {APL2}.          See also {Kamin's interpreters}.          {APLWEB} translates {WEB} to {APL}.          {Dijkstra} said that APL was a language designed to perfection       - in the wrong direction.          ["A Programming Language", Kenneth E. Iverson, Wiley, 1962].          ["APL: An Interactive Approach", 1976].          (2002-01-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
approximation algorithm          An {algorithm} for an {optimisation} problem that       generates {feasible} but not necessarily {optimal} solutions.          Unlike "{heuristic}", the term "approximation algorithm" often       implies some proven worst or average case bound on       performance.   The terms are often used interchangeably       however.          (1997-10-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
aubergine          A secret term used to refer to computers in the       presence of computerphobic third parties.          (1995-01-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
average seek time          The mean time it takes to move the {head} of a {disk       drive} from one {track} to another, averaged over the source       and destination cylinders.          The average seek time gives a good measure of the speed of the       drive in a multi-user environment where successive read/write       request are largely uncorrelated.          Ten ms is common for a {hard disk} and 200 ms for an       eight-speed {CD-ROM}.          (1997-07-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AverStar          The US software engineering company that developed       {Hal}, under their former name, "Intermetrics".   Other       products include {CS-4}, {Red}, {Mwave Developers Toolkit}       ({multimedia} for {IBM PC}), {cross-compilers} for {C} and       {C++}; {Ada '83}, {Ada 95}, and {SAMeDL}.   AverStar also       supply {client/server} systems; custom software applications       and {turnkey} systems; independent verification and       validation; {CAE} integration technology; languages and       compilers: {Ada}, {C}, {C++}, {HDL}s ({MHDL}), {Modula},       {SPL/1}.          Address: Intermetrics, Inc., 733 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA       02138, USA.   Telephone: +1 (617) 661 1840.   Fax: +1 (617) 868       2843.          Address: 7918 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Va 22102, USA.       Telephone: +1 (703) 827-2606.   Fax: +1 (703) 827-5560.          Also Houston, TX, Huntington Beach, CA, Warminster, PA, and       others.          {AverStar Home (http://www.averstar.com/)}.          (2003-02-17)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Apharsachites       a company of the colonists whom the Assyrian king planted in       Samaria (Ezra 5:6; 6:6).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Apharsites       another of the tribes removed to Samaria (Ezra 4:9), or perhaps       the same as the preceding.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Apharsathchites, Apharsites (from a root meaning) dividing or rending