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   Aarhus
         n 1: port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland [syn: {Arhus},
               {Aarhus}]

English Dictionary: arse	by the DICT Development Group
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ahorse adv on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback" Synonym(s): horseback, ahorse, ahorseback adj traveling on horseback; "a file of men ahorseback passed by" Synonym(s): ahorse(p), ahorseback(p)
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air hose n a hose that carries air under pressure [syn: airline, air hose]
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airs n affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me" Synonym(s): airs, pose
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Araceae n anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron Synonym(s): Araceae, family Araceae, arum family
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Araguaia n a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River Synonym(s): Araguaia, Araguaia River, Araguaya, Araguaya River
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Araguaya n a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River Synonym(s): Araguaia, Araguaia River, Araguaya, Araguaya River
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arak n any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses Synonym(s): arrack, arak
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Aras n a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes Synonym(s): Aras, Araxes
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Arauca n a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela
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Araujia n small genus of South American evergreen vines [syn: Araujia, genus Araujia]
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Arawak n a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America Synonym(s): Arawak, Arawakan a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America Synonym(s): Arawak, Arawakan
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arc n electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field Synonym(s): discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge a continuous portion of a circle something curved in shape Synonym(s): bow, arc v form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" Synonym(s): arch, curve, arc
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Arca n type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams Synonym(s): Arca, genus Arca
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arch adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Synonym(s): arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal" naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank" Synonym(s): arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked n a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet) a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" Synonym(s): arch, archway (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it v form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" Synonym(s): arch, curve, arc
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archway n a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" Synonym(s): arch, archway
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arco adj (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow
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areca n any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
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Ares n (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
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Argo n formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
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argue v present reasons and arguments Synonym(s): argue, reason have an argument about something Synonym(s): argue, contend, debate, fence give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" Synonym(s): argue, indicate
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Arhus n port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland [syn: Arhus, Aarhus]
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Aries n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries Synonym(s): Aries, Ram a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 Synonym(s): Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram
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ariose adj having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) [syn: ariose, songlike]
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arioso n (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
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arise v come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" Synonym(s): originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow originate or come into being; "a question arose" Synonym(s): arise, come up, bob up rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" Synonym(s): arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up Antonym(s): lie, lie down, sit, sit down result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" Synonym(s): arise, come up move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" Synonym(s): rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise Antonym(s): come down, descend, fall, go down take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance Synonym(s): rebel, arise, rise, rise up get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" Synonym(s): get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise Antonym(s): bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out, turn in
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Arius n a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336) type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes Synonym(s): Arius, genus Arius
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Ark n (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments Synonym(s): Ark, Ark of the Covenant a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
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arouse v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" Synonym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" Synonym(s): wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken Antonym(s): dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" Synonym(s): raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" Synonym(s): stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up Antonym(s): calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." Synonym(s): awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse Antonym(s): cause to sleep to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" Synonym(s): arouse, stir stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" Synonym(s): arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up
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arrack n any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses Synonym(s): arrack, arak
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arras n a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs Synonym(s): tapestry, arras
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arse n the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Synonym(s): buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass vulgar slang for anus Synonym(s): arse, arsehole, asshole, bunghole
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auric adj of or relating to or containing or derived from gold Synonym(s): aurous, auric
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Auriga n a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way Synonym(s): Auriga, Charioteer
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aurous adj of or relating to or containing or derived from gold Synonym(s): aurous, auric
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.) A species of Alth[91]a ({A. rosea}), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also {rose mallow}.
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Arace \A*race"\, v. t. [OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier, esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a- is perh. due to L. ab. See {Eradicate}.] To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
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Araise \A*raise""\, v. t. To raise. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Arak \Ar"ak\, n. Same as {Arrack}.
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Arc \Arc\ ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Arcked} ([aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arcking}.] (Elec.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
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Arc \Arc\, n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See {Arch}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant. 3. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. --Milton. 4. The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. {Electric arc}, {Voltaic arc}. See under {Voltaic}.
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Arch \Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.
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Arch- \Arch-\ ([84]rch-, except in archangel and one or two other words). [L. arch-, Gr. [?]. See {Arch-}.] A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
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Arch \Arch\ ([84]rch), a. [See {Arch-}, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak. 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. --Tatler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arch \Arch\, n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See {Arc}.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. [bd]Colors of the showery arch.[b8] --Milton. {Triumphal arch}, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
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Arch \Arch\, n. [See {Arch-}, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.
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Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
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-arch \-arch\ [Gr. 'archo`s chief, commander, 'a`rchein to rule. See {Arch}, a.] A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
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Arch \Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.
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Arch- \Arch-\ ([84]rch-, except in archangel and one or two other words). [L. arch-, Gr. [?]. See {Arch-}.] A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
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Arch \Arch\ ([84]rch), a. [See {Arch-}, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak. 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. --Tatler.
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Arch \Arch\, n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See {Arc}.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. [bd]Colors of the showery arch.[b8] --Milton. {Triumphal arch}, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
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Arch \Arch\, n. [See {Arch-}, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.
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Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
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-arch \-arch\ [Gr. 'archo`s chief, commander, 'a`rchein to rule. See {Arch}, a.] A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
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Arch \Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.
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Arch- \Arch-\ ([84]rch-, except in archangel and one or two other words). [L. arch-, Gr. [?]. See {Arch-}.] A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
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Arch \Arch\ ([84]rch), a. [See {Arch-}, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak. 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. --Tatler.
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Arch \Arch\, n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See {Arc}.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. [bd]Colors of the showery arch.[b8] --Milton. {Triumphal arch}, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
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Arch \Arch\, n. [See {Arch-}, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.
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Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
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-arch \-arch\ [Gr. 'archo`s chief, commander, 'a`rchein to rule. See {Arch}, a.] A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
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Arch \Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve.
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Arch- \Arch-\ ([84]rch-, except in archangel and one or two other words). [L. arch-, Gr. [?]. See {Arch-}.] A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
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Arch \Arch\ ([84]rch), a. [See {Arch-}, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak. 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. --Tatler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arch \Arch\, n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See {Arc}.] 1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line. 2. (Arch.) (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed. (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. [bd]Colors of the showery arch.[b8] --Milton. {Triumphal arch}, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
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Arch \Arch\, n. [See {Arch-}, pref.] A chief. [Obs.] My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.
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Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. --Charlesworth.
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-arch \-arch\ [Gr. 'archo`s chief, commander, 'a`rchein to rule. See {Arch}, a.] A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
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Archi- \Ar"chi-\ [L., archi-, Gr. 'archi-, a prefix which is from the same root as 'a`rchein to be first, to begin; 'archh the first place, beginning; 'archo`s chief. Cf. AS. arce-, erce-, OHG. erzi-, G. erz-.] A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In Biol. and Anat. it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing.
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Archway \Arch"way\, n. A way or passage under an arch.
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Archy \Arch"y\, a. Arched; as, archy brows.
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archy \*ar"chy\ [Gr. [?], fr. [?] chief. See {Arch-}, pref.] A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. {-arch}.
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Archy \Arch"y\, a. Arched; as, archy brows.
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archy \*ar"chy\ [Gr. [?], fr. [?] chief. See {Arch-}, pref.] A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the rule of one only. Cf. {-arch}.
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Area \A"rea\ ([amac]"r[esl][adot]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} (-[adot]z) . [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.] 1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building. The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some vast amphitheater. --Addison. 2. The inclosed space on which a building stands. 3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building. 4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas. 5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle. 6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area. 7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. The largest area of human history and man's common nature. --F. Harrison. {Dry area}. See under {Dry}.
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Areek \A*reek"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + reek.] In a reeking condition. --Swift.
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Argue \Ar"gue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Argued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arguing}.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.] 1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason. I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will. --Milton. 2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by with; as, you may argue with your friend without convincing him.
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Argue \Ar"gue\, v. t. 1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued. 2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning. So many laws argue so many sins. --Milton. 3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion. 4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [Obs.] Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. --Dryden. Syn: to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert. Usage: To {Argue}, {Dispute}, {Debate}. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To dispute is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments. Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently dispute for the sake of victory; men in public life often debate for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth. --Crabb. Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud, Bold without caution, without honors proud. --Falconer. Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign}, {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.] That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Specifically: (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19. It shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8. (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi. 10. (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely significative; but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves. --Brerewood. Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory. --Spenser. (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. --Luke i. 62. (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on the fingers. (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. --Milton. (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. --Macaulay. (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus} ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo} ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]), {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]), {Capricornus ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]), {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the names of the constellations occupying severally the divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become separated about 30 degrees from these constellations, and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in advance, or to the east of the one which bears its name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus, etc. (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6], and the like. (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient. Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself. The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved, as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often called physical sign. (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. --Bk. of Common Prayer. Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924. {Sign manual}. (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be, to complete their validity. (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting. --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton. Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol; type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See {Emblem}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ariose \Ar"i*ose\, a. [It. arioso, fr. aria.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony. Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic. --Foreign Quart. Rev.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arise \A*rise"\, n. Rising. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arise \Arise"\ ([adot]r[imac]z"), v. i. [imp. {Arose} (-r[omac]z"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arising}; p. p. {Arisen} (-r[icr]z"'n).]. [AS. [be]r[c6]san; [be] (equiv. to Goth. us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + r[c6]san to rise; cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See {Rise}.] 1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning. 2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise. There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. --Ex. i. 8. The doubts that in his heart arose. --Milton. 3. To proceed; to issue; to spring. Whence haply mention may arise Of something not unseasonable to ask. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrish \Ar"rish\, n. [See {Eddish}.] The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish. [Eng.] [Written also {arish}, {ersh}, etc.] The moment we entered the stubble or arrish. --Blackw. Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ark \Ark\, n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. [?] to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. --Spenser. 2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the {Ark of the Covenant}. 3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. --Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge. 4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arise \Arise"\ ([adot]r[imac]z"), v. i. [imp. {Arose} (-r[omac]z"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arising}; p. p. {Arisen} (-r[icr]z"'n).]. [AS. [be]r[c6]san; [be] (equiv. to Goth. us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + r[c6]san to rise; cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See {Rise}.] 1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning. 2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise. There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph. --Ex. i. 8. The doubts that in his heart arose. --Milton. 3. To proceed; to issue; to spring. Whence haply mention may arise Of something not unseasonable to ask. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arose \A*rose"\ The past or preterit tense of {Arise}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arouse \A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a- + rouse.] To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper. No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrach \Ar"rach\, n. See {Orach}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrack \Ar"rack\ (?; 277), n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. {Rack} arrack.] A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arras \Ar"ras\, n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.] Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures. Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread. --Cowper. Behind the arras I'll convey myself. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arras \Ar"ras\, v. t. To furnish with an arras. --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arris \Ar"ris\, n. [OF. areste, F. ar[88]te, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.) The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. --P. Cyc. {Arris fillet}, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. --Gwilt. {Arris gutter}, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. --Gwilt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrish \Ar"rish\, n. [See {Eddish}.] The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish. [Eng.] [Written also {arish}, {ersh}, etc.] The moment we entered the stubble or arrish. --Blackw. Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrose \Ar*rose"\, v. t. [F. arroser.] To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.] The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you. --Two N. Kins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Arroyo \[d8]Ar*roy"o\, n.; pl. {Arroyos}. [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium; cf. Gr. [?] river, stream, fr. [?] to flow.] 1. A water course; a rivulet. 2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arse \Arse\, n. [AS. ears; [91]rs; akin to OHG. ars. G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. [?] (cf. [?] tail).] The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auric \Au"ric\, a. [L. aurum gold.] 1. Of or pertaining to gold. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; as, auric oxide; auric chloride.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aurous \Au"rous\, a. 1. Containing gold. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; as, aurous oxide.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awork \A*work"\, adv. [Pref. a- + work.] At work; in action. [bd]Set awork.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awreak \Awreak"\, Awreke \Awreke"\,, v. t. & i. To avenge. [Obs.] See {Wreak}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awreak \Awreak"\, Awreke \Awreke"\,, v. t. & i. To avenge. [Obs.] See {Wreak}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Archie, MO (city, FIPS 1702) Location: 38.48285 N, 94.34904 W Population (1990): 799 (347 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64725
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Arco, ID (city, FIPS 3160) Location: 43.63412 N, 113.29976 W Population (1990): 1016 (485 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83213 Arco, MN (city, FIPS 1972) Location: 44.38349 N, 96.18081 W Population (1990): 104 (54 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56113
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Argo, AL (town, FIPS 2320) Location: 33.68666 N, 86.51003 W Population (1990): 930 (362 housing units) Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Argo, IL Zip code(s): 60501 Argo, KY Zip code(s): 41568
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Arjay, KY Zip code(s): 40902
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Arkoe, MO (town, FIPS 1864) Location: 40.25879 N, 94.82958 W Population (1990): 64 (27 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Arock, OR Zip code(s): 97902
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
arg /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function), used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano' from `pianoforte'). "The sine function takes 1 arg, but the arc-tangent function can take either 1 or 2 args." Compare {param}, {parm}, {var}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARC {Advanced RISC Computing Specification}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
arc 1. An old {archive} format for {IBM PC}. The format is now so obscure that it is only likely to be supported by jack-of-all-trades decompression programs such as {WINZIP}. 2. An {edge} in a {tree}. "{branch}" is a generally more common synonym. (1998-12-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARC {Advanced RISC Computing Specification}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
arc 1. An old {archive} format for {IBM PC}. The format is now so obscure that it is only likely to be supported by jack-of-all-trades decompression programs such as {WINZIP}. 2. An {edge} in a {tree}. "{branch}" is a generally more common synonym. (1998-12-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
archie A system to automatically gather, index and serve information on the {Internet}. The initial implementation of archie by {McGill University} School of Computer Science provided an indexed directory of filenames from all {anonymous FTP} archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. See also {archive site}, {Gopher}, {Prospero}, {Wide Area Information Servers}. (1995-12-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARCS {ARC}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARES A pictorial {query language}. ["A Query Manipulation System for Image Data Retrieval", T. Ichikawa et al, Proc IEEE Workshop Picture Data Description and Management, Aug 1980, pp. 61-67]. (1995-10-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AREXX {REXX} for the {Amiga}. {ARexxGuide (http://www.halcyon.com/robin/www/arexxguide/main.html)}. (1996-02-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
arg {argument}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
arj An archive format for the {IBM PC}. ARJ files are handled by the ARJ program, created by the American programmer Robert Jung. [Available from? Compare with PKZIP?] (1996-11-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARQ {Automatic Repeat Request}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
arrow key One of four keys on a {keyboard} marked with arrows pointing up, down, left and right. The arrow keys are used for such things as moving the {cursor} in a text document, for moving the {input focus} between the fields of a form or sometimes for scrolling a picture. (1998-06-26)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Arch an architectural term found only in Ezek. 40:16, 21, 22, 26, 29. There is no absolute proof that the Israelites employed arches in their buildings. The arch was employed in the building of the pyramids of Egypt. The oldest existing arch is at Thebes, and bears the date B.C. 1350. There are also still found the remains of an arch, known as Robinson's Arch, of the bridge connecting Zion and Moriah. (See TYROPOEON {VALLEY}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Archi a city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2), between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Arioch lion-like, venerable. (1.) A king of Ellasar who was confederate with Chedorlamer (Gen. 14:1,9). The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches (see {CHALDEA}) show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa. This Elamite name meant "servant of the moon-god." It was afterwards changed into Rimsin, "Have mercy, O moon-god." (2.) Dan. 2:14.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ark Noah's ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high (Gen. 6:14-16); an oblong floating house of three stories, with a door in the side and a window in the roof. It was 100 years in building (Gen. 5:32; 7:6). It was intended to preserve certain persons and animals from the deluge which God was about to bring over the earth. It contained eight persons (Gen. 7:13; 2 Pet. 2:5), and of all "clean" animals seven pairs, and of "unclean" one pair, and of birds seven pairs of each sort (Gen. 7:2, 3). It was in the form of an oblong square, with flat bottom and sloping roof. Traditions of the Deluge, by which the race of man was swept from the earth, and of the ark of Noah have been found existing among all nations. The ark of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid (Ex. 2:3) is called in the Hebrew _teebah_, a word derived from the Egyptian _teb_, meaning "a chest." It was daubed with slime and with pitch. The bulrushes of which it was made were the papyrus reed. The sacred ark is designated by a different Hebrew word, _'aron'_, which is the common name for a chest or coffer used for any purpose (Gen. 50:26; 2 Kings 12:9, 10). It is distinguished from all others by such titles as the "ark of God" (1 Sam. 3:3), "ark of the covenant" (Josh. 3:6; Heb. 9:4), "ark of the testimony" (Ex. 25:22). It was made of acacia or shittim wood, a cubit and a half broad and high and two cubits long, and covered all over with the purest gold. Its upper surface or lid, the mercy-seat, was surrounded with a rim of gold; and on each of the two sides were two gold rings, in which were placed two gold-covered poles by which the ark could be carried (Num. 7:9; 10:21; 4:5,19, 20; 1 Kings 8:3, 6). Over the ark, at the two extremities, were two cherubim, with their faces turned toward each other (Lev. 16:2; Num. 7:89). Their outspread wings over the top of the ark formed the throne of God, while the ark itself was his footstool (Ex. 25:10-22; 37:1-9). The ark was deposited in the "holy of holies," and was so placed that one end of the poles by which it was carried touched the veil which separated the two apartments of the tabernacle (1 Kings 8:8). The two tables of stone which constituted the "testimony" or evidence of God's covenant with the people (Deut. 31:26), the "pot of manna" (Ex. 16:33), and "Aaron's rod that budded" (Num. 17:10), were laid up in the ark (Heb. 9:4). (See TABERNACLE ¯T0003559) The ark and the sanctuary were "the beauty of Israel" (Lam. 2:1). During the journeys of the Israelites the ark was carried by the priests in advance of the host (Num. 4:5, 6; 10:33-36; Ps. 68:1; 132:8). It was borne by the priests into the bed of the Jordan, which separated, opening a pathway for the whole of the host to pass over (Josh. 3:15, 16; 4:7, 10, 11, 17, 18). It was borne in the procession round Jericho (Josh. 6:4, 6, 8, 11, 12). When carried it was always wrapped in the veil, the badgers' skins, and blue cloth, and carefully concealed even from the eyes of the Levites who carried it. After the settlement of Israel in Palestine the ark remained in the tabernacle at Gilgal for a season, and was then removed to Shiloh till the time of Eli, between 300 and 400 years (Jer. 7:12), when it was carried into the field of battle so as to secure, as they supposed, victory to the Hebrews, and was taken by the Philistines (1 Sam. 4:3-11), who sent it back after retaining it seven months (1 Sam. 5:7, 8). It remained then at Kirjath-jearim (7:1,2) till the time of David (twenty years), who wished to remove it to Jerusalem; but the proper mode of removing it having been neglected, Uzzah was smitten with death for putting "forth his hand to the ark of God," and in consequence of this it was left in the house of Obed-edom in Gath-rimmon for three months (2 Sam. 6:1-11), at the end of which time David removed it in a grand procession to Jerusalem, where it was kept till a place was prepared for it (12-19). It was afterwards deposited by Solomon in the temple (1 Kings 8:6-9). When the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and plundered the temple, the ark was probably taken away by Nebuchadnezzar and destroyed, as no trace of it is afterwards to be found. The absence of the ark from the second temple was one of the points in which it was inferior to the first temple.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Arrows At first made of reeds, and then of wood tipped with iron. Arrows are sometimes figuratively put for lightning (Deut. 32:23, 42; Ps. 7:13; 18:14; 144:6; Zech. 9:14). They were used in war as well as in the chase (Gen. 27:3; 49:23). They were also used in divination (Ezek. 21:21). The word is frequently employed as a symbol of calamity or disease inflicted by God (Job 6:4; 34:6; Ps. 38:2; Deut. 32:23. Comp. Ezek. 5:16), or of some sudden danger (Ps. 91:5), or bitter words (Ps. 64:3), or false testimony (Prov. 25:18).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Arioch, long; great; tall