a Kempis
         n 1: German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) [syn: {a Kempis}, {Thomas a
               Kempis}]

English Dictionary: assembly	by the DICT Development Group
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accompanied adj having companions or an escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives" Antonym(s): unaccompanied playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment Synonym(s): accompanied, attended Antonym(s): unaccompanied
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accompaniment n an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another Synonym(s): accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts Synonym(s): accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" Synonym(s): complement, accompaniment the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them Synonym(s): escort, accompaniment
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accompanist n a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) Synonym(s): accompanist, accompanyist
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accompany v be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries" Synonym(s): attach to, accompany, come with, go with go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" Synonym(s): play along, accompany, follow be a companion to somebody Synonym(s): company, companion, accompany, keep company
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accompanying adj following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" Synonym(s): attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent
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accompanying vein n a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return Synonym(s): accompanying vein, vena comitans
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accompanyist n a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) Synonym(s): accompanist, accompanyist
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accomplice n a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) Synonym(s): accomplice, confederate
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accomplish v put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" Synonym(s): carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" Synonym(s): achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
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accomplishable adj capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do Synonym(s): accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizable
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accomplished adj highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" Synonym(s): accomplished, complete successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" Synonym(s): accomplished, completed, realized, realised settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" Synonym(s): accomplished, effected, established
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accomplished fact n an irreversible accomplishment [syn: fait accompli, accomplished fact]
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accomplishment n the action of accomplishing something [syn: accomplishment, achievement] an ability that has been acquired by training Synonym(s): skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
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accumbent adj lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: accumbent, decumbent, recumbent]
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ACE inhibitor n an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure Synonym(s): ACE inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
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acne vulgaris n the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
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acneiform adj resembling acne
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akimbo adv with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo" adj (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo"
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Asian black grouse n a black grouse of western Asia [syn: Asian black grouse, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi]
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Asimov n United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992) Synonym(s): Asimov, Isaac Asimov
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Assam fever n leishmaniasis of the viscera [syn: {visceral leishmaniasis}, kala-azar, Assam fever, dumdum fever]
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assemblage n a group of persons together in one place [syn: gathering, assemblage] a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose Synonym(s): hookup, assemblage the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" Synonym(s): assembly, assemblage, gathering Antonym(s): disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling several things grouped together or considered as a whole Synonym(s): collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
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assemble v create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" Synonym(s): assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together Antonym(s): break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" Synonym(s): meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" Synonym(s): assemble, gather, get together
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assembler n a program to convert assembly language into machine language Synonym(s): assembler, assembly program
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Assemblies of God n a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
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assembling n the act of gathering something together [syn: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation]
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assembly n a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) Synonym(s): fabrication, assembly Antonym(s): disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling a public facility to meet for open discussion Synonym(s): forum, assembly, meeting place a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" Synonym(s): assembly, assemblage, gathering Antonym(s): disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling
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assembly hall n a hall where many people can congregate
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assembly language n a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language
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assembly line n mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it Synonym(s): production line, assembly line, line
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assembly plant n a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
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assembly program n a program to convert assembly language into machine language Synonym(s): assembler, assembly program
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assemblyman n someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
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assemblywoman n a woman assemblyman
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assumption n a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" Synonym(s): premise, premiss, assumption a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" Synonym(s): assumption, supposition, supposal the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" Synonym(s): assumption, laying claim celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church Synonym(s): Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15 (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" Synonym(s): presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
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Assumption of Mary n celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church Synonym(s): Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15
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assumptive adj excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" Synonym(s): assumptive, assuming, presumptuous accepted as real or true without proof; "the assumed reason for his absence"; "assumptive beliefs"
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asymptomatic adj having no symptoms of illness or disease [syn: asymptomatic, symptomless]
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asymptote n a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"
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asymptotic adj relating to or of the nature of an asymptote; "an asymptotic function"
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asymptotically adv toward an asymptote; "it grew asymptotically"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maple \Ma"ple\, n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel.       m[94]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.]       (Bot.)       A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species.       {A. saccharinum} is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the       sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great       quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is {A.       rubrum}; the silver maple, {A. dasycarpum}, having fruit       wooly when young; the striped maple, {A. Pennsylvanium},       called also {moosewood}. The common maple of Europe is {A.       campestre}, the sycamore maple is {A. Pseudo-platanus}, and       the Norway maple is {A. platanoides}.          Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of                a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.          {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of             the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is             produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.          {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, [or] {Maple sirup}, maple             sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.          {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple             by evaporation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,       the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. [?], OPers. Hindu,       name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.       Cf. {Hindoo}.]       1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,             or, sometimes, to the West Indies.          2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of             America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.          3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian             meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]          {Indian} bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica}).          {Indian bean} (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.          {Indian berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Cocculus indicus}.          {Indian bread}. (Bot.) Same as {Cassava}.          {Indian club}, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for             gymnastic exercise.          {Indian cordage}, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut             husk.          {Indian corn} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zea} ({Z. Mays});             the maize, a native of America. See {Corn}, and {Maize}.                      {Indian cress} (Bot.), nasturtium. See {Nasturtium}, 2.          {Indian cucumber} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Medeola} ({M.             Virginica}), a common in woods in the United States. The             white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.          {Indian currant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus             {Symphoricarpus} ({S. vulgaris}), bearing small red             berries.          {Indian dye}, the puccoon.          {Indian fig}. (Bot.)             (a) The banyan. See {Banyan}.             (b) The prickly pear.          {Indian file}, single file; arrangement of persons in a row             following one after another, the usual way among Indians             of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.          {Indian fire}, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,             and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.          {Indian grass} (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon             nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United             States; wood grass. --Gray.          {Indian hemp}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Apocynum} ({A. cannabinum}),                   having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark,                   whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is                   both emetic and cathartic in properties.             (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica}), from                   which hasheesh is obtained.          {Indian mallow} (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon             Avicenn[91]}). See {Abutilon}.          {Indian meal}, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]          {Indian millet} (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum             vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom             corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It             is called also {Guinea corn}. See {Durra}.          {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu.          {Indian paint}. See {Bloodroot}.          {Indian paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}.          {Indian physic} (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus             {Gillenia} ({G. trifoliata}, and {G. stipulacea}), common             in the United States, the roots of which are used in             medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also {American             ipecac}, and {bowman's root}. --Gray.          {Indian pink}. (Bot.)             (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[d2]a Quamoclit}); -- so called                   in the West Indies.             (b) See {China pink}, under {China}.          {Indian pipe} (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa             uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having             scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole             plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.          {Indian plantain} (Bot.), a name given to several species of             the genus {Cacalia}, tall herbs with composite white             flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.             --Gray.          {Indian poke} (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white             hellebore} ({Veratrum viride}).          {Indian pudding}, a pudding of which the chief ingredients             are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.          {Indian purple}.             (a) A dull purple color.             (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and                   black.          {Indian red}.             (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate                   of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the                   Persian Gulf. Called also {Persian red}.             (b) See {Almagra}.          {Indian rice} (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See {Rice}.          {Indian shot} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Canna} ({C.             Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.             See {Canna}.          {Indian summer}, in the United States, a period of warm and             pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under             {Summer}.          {Indian tobacco} (Bot.), a species of {Lobelia}. See             {Lobelia}.          {Indian turnip} (Bot.), an American plant of the genus             {Aris[91]ma}. {A. triphyllum} has a wrinkled farinaceous             root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid             juice. See {Jack in the Pulpit}, and {Wake-robin}.          {Indian wheat}, maize or Indian corn.          {Indian yellow}.             (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but                   less pure than cadmium.             (b) See {Euxanthin}.
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{Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous             shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --             called also {rest-harrow}.          {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from             winged game.          {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica             officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe             and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.                      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of             the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded             as projected.          {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.             Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from             that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.          {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).                   See {Woodchuck}.             (b) The aardvark.          {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water             before it forms on the surface.          {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.                      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.             sleeper.          {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.          {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under             {Arbutus}.          {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection             of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.          {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad             flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and             radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).          {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a             churchyard.          {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a             rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are             embedded.          {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian             parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and             {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.          {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family             {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'             nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They             are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the             natives.          {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent             ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to             the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no             spines; -- called also {ground rat}.          {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the             tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the             Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See             {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).          {Ground pine}. (Bot.)             (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.                   Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus                   {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous                   smell. --Sir J. Hill.             (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus                   {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club                   moss}.             (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in                   height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in                   moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United                   States. --Gray.          {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any             building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an             elevation or perpendicular section.          {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in             perspective drawing.          {Ground plate}.             (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a                   building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the                   ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or                   groundsel.             (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a                   mudsill.             (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to                   conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to                   the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.                   --Knight.          {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is             erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground             plan.          {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus             caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,             and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.          {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).          {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on             another man's land.          {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.          {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.             --Tatler.          {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,             which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,             breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called             also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.          {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).          {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake             ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt             tail.          {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the                   genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek                   pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern                   striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western                   species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or                   striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied                   Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.             (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to                   {Tamias}.          {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).          {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or             matrix, of tissues.          {Ground swell}.             (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.             (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,                   caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a                   remote distance after the gale has ceased.          {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.          {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a             vessel at anchor. --Totten.          {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.             See {Pitta}.          {Ground tier}.             (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.                   --Totten.             (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a                   vessel's hold.             (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.          {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the             keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.             --Knight.          {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).          {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,             etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.                      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a             fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits             the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.                      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},             {Break}.          {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to             nothing; to fail; to miscarry.          {To gain ground}.             (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an                   army in battle gains ground.             (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the                   army gains ground on the enemy.             (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or                   influential.          {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]             [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.                         There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground                      of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.          {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.                         These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.          {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the             position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit             or reputation; to decline.          {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or             encroachment. --Atterbury.          {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --             said of a ship.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Teal \Teal\, n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a generation,       production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E. till to       cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a brood or       flock. See {Till} to cultivate.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the       genus {Anas} and the subgenera {Querquedula} and {Nettion}.       The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or       blue speculum on the wings.          Note: The common European teal ({Anas crecca}) and the                European blue-winged teal, or garganey ({A.                querquedula} or {A. circia}), are well-known species.                In America the blue-winged teal ({A. discors}), the                green-winged teal ({A. Carolinensis}), and the cinnamon                teal ({A. cynaoptera}) are common species, valued as                game birds. See {Garganey}.          {Goose teal}, a goslet. See {Goslet}.          {Teal duck}, the common European teal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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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Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p,       sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf,       OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the             genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both             hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.          Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size,                in the length and texture of its wool, the form and                size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was                domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct                breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated                for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their                long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep,                remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which                often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in                which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which                always has four horns.          2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth.          3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government             and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.          {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}.          {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}.          {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See             {Estrus}.          {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie.          {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia             angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.                      {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina})             related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed             spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep.          {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range             and graze.          {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum             Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the             conspicuous pappus of the achenes.          {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana})             having much the appearance of scabious.          {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep,             characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon             the skin.          {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}.          {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends             of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as             often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so             called because used to cut off the wool of sheep.          {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex             Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly             soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel.                      {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida             commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety             {gossypina}).          {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect             ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes             its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the             blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and             {sheep louse}.          {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run.          {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and             {O[94]rial}.
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Accombination \Ac*com*bi*na"tion\, n. [L. ad + E. combination.]       A combining together. [R.]
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Accompanable \Ac*com"pa*na*ble\, a.       Sociable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accompanied}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Accompanying}] [OF. aacompaignier, F.       accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,       companion. See {Company}.]       1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep             company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;             as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.                         The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,                      accompanied his march.                        --Glover.                         They are never alone that are accompanied with noble                      thoughts.                                          --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded                      rebels.                                             --Macaulay.          2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.          Syn: To attend; escort; go with.          Usage: To {Accompany}, {Attend}, {Escort}. We accompany those                   with whom we go as companions. The word imports an                   equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon                   or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.                   We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard                   and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some                   public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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Accompanier \Ac*com"pa*ni*er\, n.       He who, or that which, accompanies. --Lamb.
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Accompaniment \Ac*com"pa*ni*ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [F.       accompagnement.]       That which accompanies; something that attends as a       circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness       to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the       sake of symmetry. Specifically: (Mus.) A part performed by       instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by       voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the       voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a       figured bass. --P. Cyc.
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Accompanist \Ac*com"pa*nist\, n.       The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.       --Busby.
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Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. i.       1. To associate in a company; to keep company. [Obs.]             --Bacon.                         Men say that they will drive away one another, . . .                      and not accompany together.               --Holland.          2. To cohabit (with). [Obs.] --Milton.          3. (Mus.) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a             composition.
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Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accompanied}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Accompanying}] [OF. aacompaignier, F.       accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,       companion. See {Company}.]       1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep             company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;             as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.                         The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,                      accompanied his march.                        --Glover.                         They are never alone that are accompanied with noble                      thoughts.                                          --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded                      rebels.                                             --Macaulay.          2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.          Syn: To attend; escort; go with.          Usage: To {Accompany}, {Attend}, {Escort}. We accompany those                   with whom we go as companions. The word imports an                   equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon                   or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.                   We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard                   and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some                   public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accompanied}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Accompanying}] [OF. aacompaignier, F.       accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,       companion. See {Company}.]       1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep             company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;             as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.                         The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,                      accompanied his march.                        --Glover.                         They are never alone that are accompanied with noble                      thoughts.                                          --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded                      rebels.                                             --Macaulay.          2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.          Syn: To attend; escort; go with.          Usage: To {Accompany}, {Attend}, {Escort}. We accompany those                   with whom we go as companions. The word imports an                   equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon                   or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.                   We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard                   and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some                   public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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Accompletive \Ac*com"ple*tive\, a. [L. ad + complere, completum,       to fill up.]       Tending to accomplish. [R.]
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Accomplice \Ac*com"plice\, n. [Ac- (perh. for the article a or       for L. ad) + E. complice. See {Complice}.]       1. A cooperator. [R.]                         Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to                      his accomplices!                                 --Shak.          2. (Law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a             participator in an offense, whether a principal or an             accessory. [bd]And thou, the cursed accomplice of his             treason.[b8] --Johnson.          Note: It is followed by with or of before a person and by in                (or sometimes of) before the crime; as, A was an                accomplice with B in the murder of C. Dryden uses it                with to before a thing. [bd]Suspected for accomplice to                the fire.[b8] --Dryden.          Syn: Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate;                coadjutor; ally; promoter. See {Abettor}.
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Accompliceship \Ac*com"plice*ship\, n.       The state of being an accomplice. [R.] --Sir H. Taylor.
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Accomplicity \Ac`com*plic"i*ty\, n.       The act or state of being an accomplice. [R.]
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Accomplish \Ac*com"plish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished},       p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF.       accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up,       complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.]       1. To complete, as time or distance.                         That He would accomplish seventy years in the                      desolations of Jerusalem.                  --Dan. ix. 2.                         He had accomplished half a league or more.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to             perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a             design, an object, a promise.                         This that is written must yet be accomplished in me.                                                                               --Luke xxii.                                                                               37.          3. To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in             acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.                         The armorers accomplishing the knights. --Shak.                         It [the moon] is fully accomplished for all those                      ends to which Providence did appoint it. --Wilkins.                         These qualities . . . go to accomplish a perfect                      woman.                                                --Cowden                                                                               Clarke.          4. To gain; to obtain. [Obs.] --Shak.          Syn: To do; perform; fulfill; realize; effect; effectuate;                complete; consummate; execute; achieve; perfect; equip;                furnish.          Usage: To {Accomplish}, {Effect}, {Execute}, {Achieve},                   {Perform}. These words agree in the general idea of                   carrying out to some end proposed. To accomplish (to                   fill up to the measure of the intention) generally                   implies perseverance and skill; as, to accomplish a                   plan proposed by one's self, an object, a design, an                   undertaking. [bd]Thou shalt accomplish my desire.[b8]                   --1 Kings v. 9.                               He . . . expressed his desire to see a union                            accomplished between England and Scotland.                                                                               --Macaulay.                   To effect (to work out) is much like accomplish. It                   usually implies some degree of difficulty contended                   with; as, he effected or accomplished what he                   intended, his purpose, but little. [bd]What he                   decreed, he effected.[b8] --Milton.                               To work in close design by fraud or guile What                            force effected not.                     --Milton.                   To execute (to follow out to the end, to carry out, or                   into effect) implies a set mode of operation; as, to                   execute the laws or the orders of another; to execute                   a work, a purpose, design, plan, project. To perform                   is much like to do, though less generally applied. It                   conveys a notion of protracted and methodical effort;                   as, to perform a mission, a part, a task, a work.                   [bd]Thou canst best perform that office.[b8] --Milton.                               The Saints, like stars, around his seat Perform                            their courses still.                     --Keble.                   To achieve (to come to the end or arrive at one's                   purpose) usually implies some enterprise or                   undertaking of importance, difficulty, and excellence.
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Accomplishable \Ac*com"plish*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being accomplished; practicable. --Carlyle.
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Accomplished \Ac*com"plished\, a.       1. Completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished             fact.          2. Complete in acquirements as the result usually of             training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished             scholar, an accomplished villain.                         They . . . show themselves accomplished bees.                                                                               --Holland.                         Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. --Milton.
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Accomplish \Ac*com"plish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished},       p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF.       accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up,       complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.]       1. To complete, as time or distance.                         That He would accomplish seventy years in the                      desolations of Jerusalem.                  --Dan. ix. 2.                         He had accomplished half a league or more.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to             perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a             design, an object, a promise.                         This that is written must yet be accomplished in me.                                                                               --Luke xxii.                                                                               37.          3. To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in             acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.                         The armorers accomplishing the knights. --Shak.                         It [the moon] is fully accomplished for all those                      ends to which Providence did appoint it. --Wilkins.                         These qualities . . . go to accomplish a perfect                      woman.                                                --Cowden                                                                               Clarke.          4. To gain; to obtain. [Obs.] --Shak.          Syn: To do; perform; fulfill; realize; effect; effectuate;                complete; consummate; execute; achieve; perfect; equip;                furnish.          Usage: To {Accomplish}, {Effect}, {Execute}, {Achieve},                   {Perform}. These words agree in the general idea of                   carrying out to some end proposed. To accomplish (to                   fill up to the measure of the intention) generally                   implies perseverance and skill; as, to accomplish a                   plan proposed by one's self, an object, a design, an                   undertaking. [bd]Thou shalt accomplish my desire.[b8]                   --1 Kings v. 9.                               He . . . expressed his desire to see a union                            accomplished between England and Scotland.                                                                               --Macaulay.                   To effect (to work out) is much like accomplish. It                   usually implies some degree of difficulty contended                   with; as, he effected or accomplished what he                   intended, his purpose, but little. [bd]What he                   decreed, he effected.[b8] --Milton.                               To work in close design by fraud or guile What                            force effected not.                     --Milton.                   To execute (to follow out to the end, to carry out, or                   into effect) implies a set mode of operation; as, to                   execute the laws or the orders of another; to execute                   a work, a purpose, design, plan, project. To perform                   is much like to do, though less generally applied. It                   conveys a notion of protracted and methodical effort;                   as, to perform a mission, a part, a task, a work.                   [bd]Thou canst best perform that office.[b8] --Milton.                               The Saints, like stars, around his seat Perform                            their courses still.                     --Keble.                   To achieve (to come to the end or arrive at one's                   purpose) usually implies some enterprise or                   undertaking of importance, difficulty, and excellence.
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Accomplisher \Ac*com"plish*er\, n.       One who accomplishes.
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Accomplish \Ac*com"plish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished},       p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF.       accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up,       complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.]       1. To complete, as time or distance.                         That He would accomplish seventy years in the                      desolations of Jerusalem.                  --Dan. ix. 2.                         He had accomplished half a league or more.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to             perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a             design, an object, a promise.                         This that is written must yet be accomplished in me.                                                                               --Luke xxii.                                                                               37.          3. To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in             acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.                         The armorers accomplishing the knights. --Shak.                         It [the moon] is fully accomplished for all those                      ends to which Providence did appoint it. --Wilkins.                         These qualities . . . go to accomplish a perfect                      woman.                                                --Cowden                                                                               Clarke.          4. To gain; to obtain. [Obs.] --Shak.          Syn: To do; perform; fulfill; realize; effect; effectuate;                complete; consummate; execute; achieve; perfect; equip;                furnish.          Usage: To {Accomplish}, {Effect}, {Execute}, {Achieve},                   {Perform}. These words agree in the general idea of                   carrying out to some end proposed. To accomplish (to                   fill up to the measure of the intention) generally                   implies perseverance and skill; as, to accomplish a                   plan proposed by one's self, an object, a design, an                   undertaking. [bd]Thou shalt accomplish my desire.[b8]                   --1 Kings v. 9.                               He . . . expressed his desire to see a union                            accomplished between England and Scotland.                                                                               --Macaulay.                   To effect (to work out) is much like accomplish. It                   usually implies some degree of difficulty contended                   with; as, he effected or accomplished what he                   intended, his purpose, but little. [bd]What he                   decreed, he effected.[b8] --Milton.                               To work in close design by fraud or guile What                            force effected not.                     --Milton.                   To execute (to follow out to the end, to carry out, or                   into effect) implies a set mode of operation; as, to                   execute the laws or the orders of another; to execute                   a work, a purpose, design, plan, project. To perform                   is much like to do, though less generally applied. It                   conveys a notion of protracted and methodical effort;                   as, to perform a mission, a part, a task, a work.                   [bd]Thou canst best perform that office.[b8] --Milton.                               The Saints, like stars, around his seat Perform                            their courses still.                     --Keble.                   To achieve (to come to the end or arrive at one's                   purpose) usually implies some enterprise or                   undertaking of importance, difficulty, and excellence.
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Accomplishment \Ac*com"plish*ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [F.       accomplissement, fr. accomplir.]       1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion;             fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a             prophecy, etc.          2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly;             acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence             of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or             training. [bd]My new accomplishment of dancing.[b8]             --Churchill. [bd]Accomplishments befitting a station.[b8]             --Thackeray.                         Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And                      wisdom falls before exterior grace.   --Cowper.
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Accompt \Ac*compt"\ (#; formerly #), n.       See {Account}.          Note: Accompt, accomptant, etc., are archaic forms.
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Accomptable \Ac*compt"a*ble\, a.       See {Accountable}.
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Accomptant \Ac*compt"ant\, n.       See {Accountant}.
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Accumb \Ac*cumb"\ ([acr]k*k[ucr]mb"), v. i. [L. accumbere; ad +       cumbere (only in compounds) to lie down.]       To recline, as at table. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Accumbency \Ac*cum"ben*cy\ ([acr]k*k[ucr]m"b[eit]n*s[ycr]), n.       The state of being accumbent or reclining. [R.]
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Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\ (-b[eit]nt), a.       1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.                         The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.          2. (Bot.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf             against another leaf. --Gray.                         Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against                      the caulicle.                                    --Eaton.
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Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\, n.       One who reclines at table.
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Accumber \Ac*cum"ber\ (-b[etil]r), v. t.       To encumber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Aciniform \A*cin"i*form\, a. [L. acinus a grape, grapestone +       -form: cf. F. acinoforme.]       1. Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like             grapes.          2. Full of small kernels like a grape.
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Black \Black\, a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[91]c; akin to Icel. blakkr       dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[84]ck ink, Dan. bl[91]k, OHG. blach,       LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS.       bl[be]c, E. bleak pallid. [?]98.]       1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the             color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark             color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a             color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.                         O night, with hue so black!               --Shak.          2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in             darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the             heavens black with clouds.                         I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;             destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked;             cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. [bd]This day's             black fate.[b8] [bd]Black villainy.[b8] [bd]Arise, black             vengeance.[b8] [bd]Black day.[b8] [bd]Black despair.[b8]             --Shak.          4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;             foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.          Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words;                as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired,                black-visaged.          {Black act}, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a             felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to             hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or             disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for             malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been             called black acts.          {Black angel} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the West Indies and             Florida ({Holacanthus tricolor}), with the head and tail             yellow, and the middle of the body black.          {Black antimony} (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony,             {Sb2S3}, used in pyrotechnics, etc.          {Black bear} (Zo[94]l.), the common American bear ({Ursus             Americanus}).          {Black beast}. See {B[88]te noire}.          {Black beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the common large cockroach             ({Blatta orientalis}).          {Black and blue}, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh,             which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. [bd]To pinch             the slatterns black and blue.[b8] --Hudibras.          {Black bonnet} (Zo[94]l.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza             Sch[d2]niclus}) of Europe.          {Black canker}, a disease in turnips and other crops,             produced by a species of caterpillar.          {Black cat} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North             America allied to the sable, but larger. See {Fisher}.          {Black cattle}, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in             distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]          {Black cherry}. See under {Cherry}.          {Black cockatoo} (Zo[94]l.), the palm cockatoo. See             {Cockatoo}.          {Black copper}. Same as {Melaconite}.          {Black currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.          {Black diamond}. (Min.) See {Carbonado}.          {Black draught} (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of             senna and magnesia.          {Black drop} (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation             consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.                      {Black earth}, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.          {Black flag}, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a             skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.          {Black flea} (Zo[94]l.), a flea beetle ({Haltica nemorum})             injurious to turnips.          {Black flux}, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal,             obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of             niter. --Brande & C.          {Black fly}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged                   fly of the genus {Simulium} of several species,                   exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern                   forests. The larv[91] are aquatic.             (b) A black plant louse, as the bean aphis ({A. fab[91]}).                            {Black Forest} [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in             Baden and W[81]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient             Hercynian forest.          {Black game}, or {Black grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blackcock},             {Grouse}, and {Heath grouse}.          {Black grass} (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus             Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.          {Black gum} (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or             pepperidge. See {Tupelo}.          {Black Hamburg (grape)} (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of             dark purple or [bd]black[b8] grape.          {Black horse} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Mississippi valley             ({Cycleptus elongatus}), of the sucker family; the             Missouri sucker.          {Black lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the {Lemurniger} of Madagascar; the             {acoumbo} of the natives.          {Black list}, a list of persons who are for some reason             thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list             of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made             for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See             {Blacklist}, v. t.          {Black manganese} (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese,             {MnO2}.          {Black Maria}, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried             to or from jail.          {Black martin} (Zo[94]l.), the chimney swift. See {Swift}.          {Black moss} (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the             southern United States. See {Tillandsia}.          {Black oak}. See under {Oak}.          {Black ocher}. See {Wad}.          {Black pigment}, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance,             or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of             printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.                      {Black plate}, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.          {Black quarter}, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a             shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.          {Black rat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the species of rats ({Mus             rattus}), commonly infesting houses.          {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.          {Black rust}, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist             matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.          {Black sheep}, one in a family or company who is unlike the             rest, and makes trouble.          {Black silver}. (Min.) See under {Silver}.          {Black and tan}, black mixed or spotted with tan color or             reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of             dogs.          {Black tea}. See under {Tea}.          {Black tin} (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed,             stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form             of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.          {Black walnut}. See under {Walnut}.          {Black warrior} (Zo[94]l.), an American hawk ({Buteo             Harlani}).          Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart;                Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Againbuy \A*gain"buy`\, v. t.       To redeem. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Akimbo \A*kim"bo\, a. [Etymology unknown. Cf. {Kimbo}.]       With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow       turned outward. [bd]With one arm akimbo.[b8] --Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemblage \As*sem"blage\, n. [Cf. F. assemblage. See       {Assemble}.]       1. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled;             association.                         In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. --Fenton.          2. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of             particular things; as, a political assemblage; an             assemblage of ideas.          Syn: Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering;                meeting; convention.          Usage: {Assemblage}, {Assembly}. An assembly consists only of                   persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as                   well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent                   objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an                   assembly; since the latter term denotes a body who                   have met, and are acting, in concert for some common                   end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in                   music, dancing, etc. An assemblage of skaters on a                   lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an                   assembly, but might be turned into one by collecting                   into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to                   some object of common interest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemblance \As*sem"blance\, n. [Cf. OF. assemblance.]       1. Resemblance; likeness; appearance. [Obs.]                         Care I for the . . . stature, bulk, and big                      assemblance of a man? Give me the spirit. --Shak.          2. An assembling; assemblage. [Obs.]                         To weete [know] the cause of their assemblance.                                                                               --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t.       To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble a       bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.       To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to       convene; to congregate.                                    --Dryden.                   The Parliament assembled in November.      --W. Massey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.       To liken; to compare. [Obs.]                   Bribes may be assembled to pitch.            --Latimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assembled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Assembling}.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to       bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to       similis like, Gr. [?] at the same time, and E. same. Cf.       {Assimilate}, {Same}.]       To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together;       to convene; to congregate.                   Thither he assembled all his train.         --Milton.                   All the men of Israel assembled themselves. --1 Kings                                                                               viii. 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assembled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Assembling}.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to       bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to       similis like, Gr. [?] at the same time, and E. same. Cf.       {Assimilate}, {Same}.]       To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together;       to convene; to congregate.                   Thither he assembled all his train.         --Milton.                   All the men of Israel assembled themselves. --1 Kings                                                                               viii. 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assembler \As*sem"bler\, n.       One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a       number assembled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assembly \As*sem"bly\, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[82]e,       fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.]       1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and             usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and             legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.          2. A collection of inanimate objects. [Obs.] --Howell.          3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a             signal to troops to assemble.          Note: In some of the United States, the legislature, or the                popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the                General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the                General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical                tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders                delegated from each presbytery; as, the General                Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United                States, or of Scotland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assembled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Assembling}.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to       bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to       similis like, Gr. [?] at the same time, and E. same. Cf.       {Assimilate}, {Same}.]       To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together;       to convene; to congregate.                   Thither he assembled all his train.         --Milton.                   All the men of Israel assembled themselves. --1 Kings                                                                               viii. 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assembly \As*sem"bly\, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[82]e,       fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.]       1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and             usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and             legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.          2. A collection of inanimate objects. [Obs.] --Howell.          3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a             signal to troops to assemble.          Note: In some of the United States, the legislature, or the                popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the                General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the                General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical                tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders                delegated from each presbytery; as, the General                Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United                States, or of Scotland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Assembly room}, a room in which persons assemble, especially             for dancing.          {Unlawful assembly} (Law), a meeting of three or more persons             on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable             apprehension that they will disturb the peace             tumultuously.          {Westminster Assembly}, a convocation, consisting chiefly of             divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1,             1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the             [bd]Confession of Faith,[b8] the [bd]Larger Catechism,[b8]             and the [bd]Shorter Catechism,[b8] which are still             received as authority by Presbyterians, and are             substantially accepted by Congregationalists.          Syn: See {Assemblage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemblyman \As*sem"bly*man\ ([acr]s*s[ecr]m"bl[ycr]*m[ait]n),       n.; pl. {Assemblymen} (-m[eit]n).       A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a       state legislature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assemblyman \As*sem"bly*man\ ([acr]s*s[ecr]m"bl[ycr]*m[ait]n),       n.; pl. {Assemblymen} (-m[eit]n).       A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a       state legislature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumable \As*sum"a*ble\, a.       That may be assumed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumably \As*sum"a*bly\, adv.       By way of assumption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumpt \As*sumpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [L. assumptus, p. p. of       assumere. See {Assume}.]       To take up; to elevate; to assume. [Obs.] --Sheldon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumpt \As*sumpt"\, n. [L. assumptum, p. p. neut. of assumere.]       That which is assumed; an assumption. [Obs.]                   The sun of all your assumpts is this.      --Chillingworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumption \As*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [OE. assumpcioun a taking       up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F.       assomption. See {Assume}.]       1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the             act of taking up or adopting.                         The assumption of authority.               --Whewell.          2. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing             without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.                         This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable                      assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of                      death to the resurrection of the body. --Thodey.                         That calm assumption of the virtues.   --W. Black.          3. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a             supposition.                         Hold! says the Stoic; your assumption's wrong.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. (Logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical             syllogism.          5. The taking of a person up into heaven. Hence: (Rom. Cath.             & Greek Churches) A festival in honor of the ascent of the             Virgin Mary into heaven.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,       fr. assumere.]       Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by       assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},       adv.          {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had             a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,             those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.             --Percy Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,       fr. assumere.]       Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by       assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},       adv.          {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had             a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,             those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.             --Percy Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,       fr. assumere.]       Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by       assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},       adv.          {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had             a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,             those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.             --Percy Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asymptote \As"ymp*tote\ (?; 215), n. [Gr. [?] not falling       together; 'a priv. + [?] to fall together; [?] with + [?] to       fall. Cf. {Symptom}.] (Math.)       A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable       distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet       it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear       asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an       infinite distance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vicua4a \[d8]Vi*cu"[a4]a\, d8Vicugna \[d8]Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp.       vicu[a4]a. Cf. {Vigonia}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the       elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but       smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool,       and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is       hunted for its wool and flesh.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Acampo, CA       Zip code(s): 95220
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ak-Chin Village, AZ (CDP, FIPS 1010)       Location: 33.02829 N, 112.08699 W       Population (1990): 353 (85 housing units)       Area: 27.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Assumption, IL (city, FIPS 2609)       Location: 39.51796 N, 89.04843 W       Population (1990): 1244 (579 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62510
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Assumption Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 7)       Location: 29.89908 N, 91.06396 W       Population (1990): 22753 (8644 housing units)       Area: 877.3 sq km (land), 67.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
AI-complete /A-I k*m-pleet'/ adj.   [MIT, Stanford: by analogy    with `NP-complete' (see {NP-})] Used to describe problems or    subproblems in AI, to indicate that the solution presupposes a    solution to the `strong AI problem' (that is, the synthesis of a    human-level intelligence).   A problem that is AI-complete is, in    other words, just too hard.          Examples of AI-complete problems are `The Vision Problem'    (building a system that can see as well as a human) and `The Natural    Language Problem' (building a system that can understand and speak a    natural language as well as a human).   These may appear to be    modular, but all attempts so far (1999) to solve them have foundered    on the amount of context information and `intelligence' they seem to    require. See also {gedanken}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AI-complete          /A-I k*m-pleet'/ (MIT,       Stanford: by analogy with "{NP-complete}") A term used to       describe problems or subproblems in {artificial intelligence},       to indicate that the solution presupposes a solution to the       "strong AI problem" (that is, the synthesis of a human-level       intelligence).   A problem that is AI-complete is, in other       words, just too hard.          See also {gedanken}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
assembler          A program which converts {assembly language}       into {machine code}.          (1996-03-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ASSEMBLY          An early system on the {IBM 702}.          [Listed in CACM 2(5):1959-05-16].          (1996-06-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
assembly code          {assembly language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Assembly Language          (AL) A language for industrial {robots}       developed at {Stanford University} in the 1970s.          ["The AL Language for an Intelligent Robot", T. Binford in       Langages et Methods de Programation des Robots Industriels,       pp. 73-88, IRIA Press 1979].          ["AL User's Manual", M.S. Mujtaba et al, Stanford AI Lab, Memo       AIM-323 (Jan 1979)].          (1994-11-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
assembly language          (Or "assembly code") A symbolic representation of       the {machine language} of a specific {processor}.   Assembly       language is converted to {machine code} by an {assembler}.       Usually, each line of assembly code produces one machine       instruction, though the use of {macros} is common.          Programming in assembly language is slow and error-prone but       is the only way to squeeze every last bit of performance out       of the hardware.          {Filename extension}: .s ({Unix}), .asm ({CP/M} and others).          See also {second generation language}.          (1996-09-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Assembly Language          (AL) A language for industrial {robots}       developed at {Stanford University} in the 1970s.          ["The AL Language for an Intelligent Robot", T. Binford in       Langages et Methods de Programation des Robots Industriels,       pp. 73-88, IRIA Press 1979].          ["AL User's Manual", M.S. Mujtaba et al, Stanford AI Lab, Memo       AIM-323 (Jan 1979)].          (1994-11-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
assembly language          (Or "assembly code") A symbolic representation of       the {machine language} of a specific {processor}.   Assembly       language is converted to {machine code} by an {assembler}.       Usually, each line of assembly code produces one machine       instruction, though the use of {macros} is common.          Programming in assembly language is slow and error-prone but       is the only way to squeeze every last bit of performance out       of the hardware.          {Filename extension}: .s ({Unix}), .asm ({CP/M} and others).          See also {second generation language}.          (1996-09-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Assembly Language Compiler          (ALC) An alternative name for {IBM 360} {assembly       language}.          Compare {BAL}.          (1995-01-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Assembly Language for Multics          (ALM) The {assembly language} of the {GE645} in       which critical portions of the {Multics} {kernel} were       written.          (1994-11-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Axiom of Choice          (AC, or "Choice") An {axiom} of {set theory}:          If X is a set of sets, and S is the union of all the elements       of X, then there exists a function f:X -> S such that for all       non-empty x in X, f(x) is an element of x.          In other words, we can always choose an element from each set       in a set of sets, simultaneously.          Function f is a "choice function" for X - for each x in X, it       chooses an element of x.          Most people's reaction to AC is: "But of course that's true!       From each set, just take the element that's biggest,       stupidest, closest to the North Pole, or whatever".   Indeed,       for any {finite} set of sets, we can simply consider each set       in turn and pick an arbitrary element in some such way.   We       can also construct a choice function for most simple {infinite       sets} of sets if they are generated in some regular way.       However, there are some infinite sets for which the       construction or specification of such a choice function would       never end because we would have to consider an infinite number       of separate cases.          For example, if we express the {real number} line R as the       union of many "copies" of the {rational numbers}, Q, namely Q,       Q+a, Q+b, and infinitely (in fact uncountably) many more,       where a, b, etc. are {irrational numbers} no two of which       differ by a rational, and             Q+a == {q+a : q in Q}          we cannot pick an element of each of these "copies" without       AC.          An example of the use of AC is the theorem which states that       the {countable} union of countable sets is countable.   I.e. if       X is countable and every element of X is countable (including       the possibility that they're finite), then the sumset of X is       countable.   AC is required for this to be true in general.          Even if one accepts the axiom, it doesn't tell you how to       construct a choice function, only that one exists.   Most       mathematicians are quite happy to use AC if they need it, but       those who are careful will, at least, draw attention to the       fact that they have used it.   There is something a little odd       about Choice, and it has some alarming consequences, so       results which actually "need" it are somehow a bit suspicious,       e.g. the {Banach-Tarski paradox}.   On the other side, consider       {Russell's Attic}.          AC is not a {theorem} of {Zermelo Fränkel set theory} (ZF).       Gödel and Paul Cohen proved that AC is independent of ZF,       i.e. if ZF is consistent, then so are ZFC (ZF with AC) and       ZF(~C) (ZF with the negation of AC).   This means that we       cannot use ZF to prove or disprove AC.          (2003-07-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Axiom of Comprehension          An {axiom schema} of {set theory} which states:       if P(x) is a {property} then          {x : P}          is a set.   I.e. all the things with some property form a set.          Acceptance of this axiom leads to {Russell's Paradox} which is       why {Zermelo set theory} replaces it with a restricted form.          (1995-03-31)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Asnapper       probably the same as Assur-bani-pal (Sardanapalos of the       Greeks), styled the "great and noble" (Ezra 4:10), was the son       and successor (B.C. 668) of Esar-haddon (q.v.). He was       "luxurious, ambitious, and cruel, but a magnificent patron of       literature." He formed at Nineveh a library of clay tablets,       numbering about 10,000. These are now mostly in the British       Museum. They throw much light on the history and antiquities of       Assyria.                Assur-bani-pal was a munificent patron of literature, and the       conqueror of Elam. Towards the middle of his reign his empire       was shaken by a great rebellion headed by his brother in       Babylon. The rebellion was finally put down, but Egypt was lost,       and the military power of Assyria was so exhausted that it could       with difficulty resist the hordes of Kimmerians who poured over       Western Asia. (See {NINEVEH}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Azmaveth       strong as death. (1.) One of David's thirty warriors (2 Sam.       23:31).                (2.) An overseer over the royal treasury in the time of David       and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25).                (3.) A town in the tribe of Judah, near Jerusalem (Neh. 12:29;       Ezra 2:24).                (4.) 1 Chr. 8:36
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Asnapper, unhappiness; increase of danger
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Azmaveth, strong death; a he-goat