ad hominem
         adj 1: appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact
                  or reason); "ad hominem arguments"

English Dictionary: autoimmune diabetes	by the DICT Development Group
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adam-and-eve n North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish- brown flowers Synonym(s): puttyroot, adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale
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adamance n resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible Synonym(s): adamance, obduracy, unyieldingness
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adamant adj impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency" Synonym(s): adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent n very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem [syn: diamond, adamant]
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adamantine adj consisting of or having the hardness of adamant having the hardness of a diamond impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency" Synonym(s): adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent
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adamantly adv inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"
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Adenanthera n small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas Synonym(s): Adenanthera, genus Adenanthera
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Adenanthera pavonina n East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental Synonym(s): coralwood, coral- wood, red sandalwood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, Adenanthera pavonina
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adenine n (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA Synonym(s): adenine, A
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Adenium n one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia Synonym(s): Adenium, genus Adenium
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Adenium multiflorum n South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics Synonym(s): impala lily, mock azalia, desert rose, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum
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Adenium obesum n South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics Synonym(s): impala lily, mock azalia, desert rose, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum
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adenoma n a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
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adenomatous polyp n a polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium; "adenomatous polyps are visible protrusions that can develop on the mucosal surface of the colon or rectum"
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adenomegaly n gland enlargement
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adenomyosarcoma n malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass Synonym(s): Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour, adenomyosarcoma, nephroblastoma, embryoma of the kidney
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adenomyosis n the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea Synonym(s): endometriosis, adenomyosis
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adman n someone whose business is advertising [syn: advertiser, advertizer, adman]
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administer v work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" Synonym(s): administer, administrate perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction" administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" Synonym(s): distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out give or apply (medications) Synonym(s): administer, dispense direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"
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administrable adj capable of being administered or managed
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administrate v work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" Synonym(s): administer, administrate
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administration n a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) Synonym(s): administration, disposal the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" Synonym(s): administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation the act of administering medication Synonym(s): administration, giving medication the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" Synonym(s): presidency, presidential term, administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" Synonym(s): government, governing, governance, government activity, administration the act of meting out justice according to the law Synonym(s): administration, judicature
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administrative adj of or relating to or responsible for administration
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administrative body n a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn: administrative unit, administrative body]
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administrative data processing n data processing in accounting or business management [syn: administrative data processing, business data processing]
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administrative district n a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division]
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administrative division n a district defined for administrative purposes [syn: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division]
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administrative hearing n a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings
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administrative law n the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
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administrative official n an official of a bureaucracy [syn: bureaucrat, administrative official]
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administrative unit n a unit with administrative responsibilities [syn: administrative unit, administrative body]
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administratively adv by or for an administrator; "this decision was made administratively"
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administrator n someone who administers a business [syn: administrator, decision maker] the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor someone who manages a government agency or department Synonym(s): administrator, executive
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administrivia n the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant"
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admonish v admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" Synonym(s): warn, discourage, admonish, monish warn strongly; put on guard Synonym(s): caution, admonish, monish take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" Synonym(s): admonish, reprove
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admonisher n someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided Synonym(s): admonisher, monitor, reminder
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admonishing adj expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective Synonym(s): admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving
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admonishment n a firm rebuke [syn: admonition, admonishment, monition]
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admonition n cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches" Synonym(s): admonition, monition, warning, word of advice a firm rebuke Synonym(s): admonition, admonishment, monition
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admonitory adj serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" Synonym(s): admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a) expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective Synonym(s): admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving
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adnoun n an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek' is an adnoun"
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adynamia n lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)
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adynamic adj characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness Synonym(s): undynamic, adynamic Antonym(s): dynamic, dynamical lacking strength or vigor Synonym(s): adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated
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Aethionema n Old World genus of the family Cruciferae [syn: Aethionema, genus Aethionema]
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aide-memoire n a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) Synonym(s): aide- memoire, position paper
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athenaeum n a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning Synonym(s): athenaeum, atheneum a place where reading materials are available Synonym(s): athenaeum, atheneum
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Athene noctua n small European owl Synonym(s): little owl, Athene noctua
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atheneum n a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning Synonym(s): athenaeum, atheneum a place where reading materials are available Synonym(s): athenaeum, atheneum
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Athenian adj of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants n a resident of Athens
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atmometer n an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water Synonym(s): atmometer, evaporometer
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atonement n compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" Synonym(s): atonement, expiation, satisfaction the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) Synonym(s): expiation, atonement, propitiation
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attainment n the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition" an ability that has been acquired by training Synonym(s): skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
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auto manufacturer n a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: car manufacturer, car maker, carmaker, auto manufacturer, auto maker, automaker]
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autoimmune adj of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body
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autoimmune diabetes n severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease Synonym(s): type I diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM, juvenile-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, growth- onset diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, ketoacidosis- prone diabetes, autoimmune diabetes
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autoimmune disease n any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues Synonym(s): autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
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autoimmune disorder n any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues Synonym(s): autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
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autoimmunity n production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions
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autonomic adj relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system; "autonomic reflexes"
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autonomic ganglion n any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
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autonomic nervous system n the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands Synonym(s): autonomic nervous system, ANS
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autonomic plexus n a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers Synonym(s): autonomic plexus, plexus autonomici
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autonomous adj (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" Synonym(s): autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies" (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment Synonym(s): autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
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autonomy n immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence Synonym(s): autonomy, liberty personal independence Synonym(s): autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency
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Male \Male\, a. [F. m[83]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus       male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man.       Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.]       1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates             young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces             spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female;             as, male organs.          2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of             bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of             the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.          3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of             a male; masculine; as, male courage.          4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir.          5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece             (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as,             a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a             male screw, etc.          {Male berry} (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}.          {Male fern} (Bot.), a fern of the genus {Aspidium} ({A.             Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp.             against the tapeworm. {Aspidium marginale} in America, and             {A. athamanticum} in South Africa, are used as good             substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See             {Female fern}, under {Female}.          {Male rhyme}, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree,             as laid, afraid, dismayed. See {Female rhyme}, under             {Female}.          {Male screw} (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its             exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a             corresponding nut or female screw.          {Male thread}, the thread of a male screw.
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Mangrove \Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.]       1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus             {Rhizophora} ({R. Mangle}, and {R. mucronata}, the last             doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical             regions, where they spread by emitting a[89]rial roots,             which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new             stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet             attached to the parent plant.          Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white                pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is                astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black                and the white mangrove ({Avicennia nitida} and {A.                tomentosa}) have much the same habit.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The mango fish.
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Puttyroot \Put"ty*root`\, n. (Bot.)       An American orchidaceous plant ({Aplectrum hyemale}) which       flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces       each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous       matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen       plaited leaf. Called also {Adam-and-Eve}.
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Adamant \Ad"a*mant\ ([acr]d"[adot]*m[acr]nt), n. [OE. adamaunt,       adamant, diamond, magnet, OF. adamant, L. adamas, adamantis,       the hardest metal, fr. Gr. 'ada`mas, -antos; 'a priv. +       dama^,n to tame, subdue. In OE., from confusion with L.       adamare to love, be attached to, the word meant also magnet,       as in OF. and LL. See {Diamond}, {Tame}.]       1. A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a             name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme             hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical             signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for             the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.                         Opposed the rocky orb Of tenfold adamant, his ample                      shield.                                             --Milton.          2. Lodestone; magnet. [Obs.] [bd]A great adamant of             acquaintance.[b8] --Bacon.                         As true to thee as steel to adamant.   --Greene.
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Adamantean \Ad`a*man*te"an\, a. [L. adamant[c7]us.]       Of adamant; hard as adamant. --Milton.
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Adamantine \Ad`a*man"tine\, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. [?].]       1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant;             incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as,             adamantine bonds or chains.          2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster.
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Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.       [cced]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.       candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.)       (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian             and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several             other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum             Freycinetianum} and {S. pyrularium}, the Australian {S.             latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to several other             kinds of fragrant wood.       (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields             sandalwood.       (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for             dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}).          {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of             the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum             tenuifolium} of Tahiti.          {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the             heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus             santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also             {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and             {rubywood}.
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d8Adenoma \[d8]Ad`e*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-mata}. [NL.; adeno- +       -oma.] (Med.)       A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement       of a gland. -- {Ad`e*nom"a*tous}, a.
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Adhamant \Ad*ha"mant\, a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus       hook.]       Clinging, as by hooks.
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Admensuration \Ad*men`su*ra"tion\, n. [LL. admensuratio; L. ad +       mensurare to measure. See {Mensuration}.]       Same as {Admeasurement}.
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Adminicle \Ad*min"i*cle\, n. [L. adminculum support, orig., that       on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending       -culym.]       1. Help or support; an auxiliary. --Grote.          2. (Law) Corroborative or explanatory proof.          Note: In Scots law, any writing tending to establish the                existence or terms of a lost deed. --Bell.
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Adminicular \Ad`mi*nic"u*lar\, a.       Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; as,       adminicular evidence. --H. Spencer.
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Adminiculary \Ad`mi*nic"u*la*ry\, a.       Adminicular.
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Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, n.       Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, v. i.       1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to             minister.                         A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well                      as the plenty of the place.               --Spectator.          2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act             officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
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Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF.       aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad +       ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.]       1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or             superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as,             to administer the government or the state.                         For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er                      is best administered is best.            --Pope.          2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to             administer relief, to administer the sacrament.                         [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.                                                                               --Philips.                         Justice was administered with an exactness and                      purity not before known.                     --Macaulay.          3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or             something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a             reproof, etc.                         A noxious drug had been administered to him.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. To tender, as an oath.                         Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer.                                                                               --Shak.          5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a             will, or whose will fails of an executor.          Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give                out; distribute; furnish.
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Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF.       aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad +       ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.]       1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or             superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as,             to administer the government or the state.                         For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er                      is best administered is best.            --Pope.          2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to             administer relief, to administer the sacrament.                         [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.                                                                               --Philips.                         Justice was administered with an exactness and                      purity not before known.                     --Macaulay.          3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or             something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a             reproof, etc.                         A noxious drug had been administered to him.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. To tender, as an oath.                         Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer.                                                                               --Shak.          5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a             will, or whose will fails of an executor.          Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give                out; distribute; furnish.
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Administerial \Ad*min`is*te"ri*al\, a.       Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of       government.
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Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF.       aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad +       ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.]       1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or             superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as,             to administer the government or the state.                         For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er                      is best administered is best.            --Pope.          2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to             administer relief, to administer the sacrament.                         [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.                                                                               --Philips.                         Justice was administered with an exactness and                      purity not before known.                     --Macaulay.          3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or             something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a             reproof, etc.                         A noxious drug had been administered to him.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. To tender, as an oath.                         Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer.                                                                               --Shak.          5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a             will, or whose will fails of an executor.          Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give                out; distribute; furnish.
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Administrable \Ad*min"is*tra*ble\, a.       Capable of being administered; as, an administrable law.
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Administrant \Ad*min"is*trant\, a. [F., p. pr. of administrer.       See {Administer}.]       Executive; acting; managing affairs. -- n. One who       administers.
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Administrate \Ad*min"is*trate\, v. t. [L. administratus, p. p.       of administrare.]       To administer. [R.] --Milman.
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Administration \Ad*min`is*tra"tion\ (?; 277), n. [OE.       administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.]       1. The act of administering; government of public affairs;             the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting             affairs; the conducting of any office or employment;             direction; management.                         His financial administration was of a piece with his                      military administration.                     --Macaulay.          2. The executive part of government; the persons collectively             who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the             superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate             and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry,             alone, as in Great Britain.                         A mild and popular administration.      --Macaulay.                         The administration has been opposed in parliament.                                                                               --Johnson.          3. The act of administering, or tendering something to             another; dispensation; as, the administration of a             medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
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4. (Law)             (a) The management and disposal, under legal authority, of                   the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no                   competent executor.             (b) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an                   executor, the strictly corresponding term execution                   not being in use.          {Administration with the will annexed}, administration             granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or             where his appointment of an executor for any cause has             failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.          Syn: Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution;                dispensation; distribution.
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Administrative \Ad*min"is*tra`tive\, a. [L. administrativus: cf.       F. administratif.]       Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; as,       an administrative body, ability, or energy. --       {Ad*min"is*tra`tive*ly}, adv.
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Administrative \Ad*min"is*tra`tive\, a. [L. administrativus: cf.       F. administratif.]       Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; as,       an administrative body, ability, or energy. --       {Ad*min"is*tra`tive*ly}, adv.
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Administrator \Ad*min`is*tra"tor\, n. [L.]       1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages,             executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial,             political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.          2. (Law) A man who manages or settles the estate of an             intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent             executor; one to whom the right of administration has been             committed by competent authority.
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Administratorship \Ad*min`is*tra"tor*ship\, n.       The position or office of an administrator.
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Administratrix \Ad*min`is*tra"trix\, n. [NL.]       A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate       of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have       been granted; a female administrator.
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Admonish \Ad*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.       admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere       to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.]       1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,             but seriously; to exhort. [bd]Admonish him as a             brother.[b8] --2 Thess. iii. 15.          2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise;             to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,             against, or a subordinate clause.                         Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.                                                                               iii. 16.                         I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The                      danger, and the lurking enemy.            --Milton.          3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.                         Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to                      make the tabernacle.                           --Heb. viii.                                                                               5.
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Admonish \Ad*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.       admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere       to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.]       1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,             but seriously; to exhort. [bd]Admonish him as a             brother.[b8] --2 Thess. iii. 15.          2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise;             to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,             against, or a subordinate clause.                         Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.                                                                               iii. 16.                         I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The                      danger, and the lurking enemy.            --Milton.          3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.                         Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to                      make the tabernacle.                           --Heb. viii.                                                                               5.
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Admonisher \Ad*mon"ish*er\, n.       One who admonishes.
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Admonish \Ad*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.       admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere       to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.]       1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,             but seriously; to exhort. [bd]Admonish him as a             brother.[b8] --2 Thess. iii. 15.          2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise;             to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,             against, or a subordinate clause.                         Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.                                                                               iii. 16.                         I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The                      danger, and the lurking enemy.            --Milton.          3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.                         Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to                      make the tabernacle.                           --Heb. viii.                                                                               5.
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Admonishment \Ad*mon"ish*ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. OF.       amonestement, admonestement.]       Admonition. [R.] --Shak.
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Admonition \Ad`mo*ni"tion\, n. [OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition,       F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See       {Admonish}.]       Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or       error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution       or warning.          Syn: {Admonition}, {Reprehension}, {Reproof}.          Usage: Admonition is prospective, and relates to moral                   delinquencies; its object is to prevent further                   transgression. Reprehension and reproof are                   retrospective, the former being milder than the                   latter. A person of any age or station may be liable                   to reprehension in case of wrong conduct; but reproof                   is the act of a superior. It is authoritative                   fault-finding or censure addressed to children or to                   inferiors.
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Admonitioner \Ad`mo*ni"tion*er\, n.       Admonisher. [Obs.]
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Admonitive \Ad*mon"i*tive\, a.       Admonitory. [R.] --Barrow. -- {Ad*mon"i*tive*ly}, adv.
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Admonitive \Ad*mon"i*tive\, a.       Admonitory. [R.] --Barrow. -- {Ad*mon"i*tive*ly}, adv.
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Admonitor \Ad*mon"i*tor\, n. [L.]       Admonisher; monitor.                   Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent                admonitor.                                             --Shenstone.
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Admonitorial \Ad*mon`i*to"ri*al\, a.       Admonitory. [R.] [bd]An admonitorial tone.[b8] --Dickens.
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Admonitory \Ad*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. admonitorius.]       That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an       admonitory glance. -- {Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly},, adv.
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Admonitory \Ad*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. admonitorius.]       That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an       admonitory glance. -- {Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly},, adv.
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Admonitrix \Ad*mon"i*trix\, n. [L.]       A female admonitor.
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Adnominal \Ad*nom"i*nal\, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.)       Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun.       --Gibbs. -- {Ad*nom"i*nal*ly}, adv.
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Adnominal \Ad*nom"i*nal\, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.)       Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun.       --Gibbs. -- {Ad*nom"i*nal*ly}, adv.
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Adnoun \Ad"noun`\, n. [Pref. ad- + noun.] (Gram.)       An adjective, or attribute. [R.] --Coleridge.
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Adonean \Ad`o*ne"an\ (-n[emac]"[ait]n), a. [L. Adon[emac]us.]       Pertaining to Adonis; Adonic. [bd]Fair Adonean Venus.[b8]       --Faber.
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Adynamic \Ad`y*nam"ic\, a. [Cf. F. adynamique. See {Adynamy}.]       1. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the             vital powers; weak.          2. (Physics) Characterized by the absence of power or force.          {Adynamic fevers}, malignant or putrid fevers attended with             great muscular debility.
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Adynamic \Ad`y*nam"ic\, a. [Cf. F. adynamique. See {Adynamy}.]       1. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the             vital powers; weak.          2. (Physics) Characterized by the absence of power or force.          {Adynamic fevers}, malignant or putrid fevers attended with             great muscular debility.
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Adynamy \A*dyn"a*my\, n.       Adynamia. [R.] --Morin.
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Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,       OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.       to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]       1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in             man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other             animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.          2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the             office of, a human hand; as:             (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or                   any one of the four extremities of a monkey.             (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute                   hand of a clock.          3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a             palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.          4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.                         On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.                                                                               xxxviii. 15.                         The Protestants were then on the winning hand.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;             dexterity.                         He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,             manner of performance.                         To change the hand in carrying on the war.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my                      hand.                                                --Judges vi.                                                                               36.          7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or             competent for special service or duty; a performer more or             less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand             at speaking.                         A dictionary containing a natural history requires                      too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be                      hoped for.                                          --Locke.                         I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.                                                                               --Hazlitt.          8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or             running hand. Hence, a signature.                         I say she never did invent this letter; This is a                      man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.                         Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.          9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;             management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in             hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.                         Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the                      goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.          10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to             buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when             new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the             producer's hand, or when not new.          11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear             hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.          12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:             (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the                   dealer.             (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied                   together.          13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,             which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.          Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts                or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the                hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a                symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:             (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the                   head, which implies thought, and the heart, which                   implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every                   man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.             (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.                   [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over                   you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.             (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to                   give the right hand.             (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the                   hand; to pledge the hand.          Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or                without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;                as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:                used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or                handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or                hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand                loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or                hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the                hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or                hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following                paragraph are written either as two words or in                combination.          {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,             papers, parcels, etc.          {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.          {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.             --Bacon.          {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.          {Hand car}. See under {Car}.          {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a             good position of the hands and arms when playing on the             piano; a hand guide.          {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.          {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.          {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,             or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,             may be operated by hand.          {Hand glass}.             (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of                   plants.             (b) A small mirror with a handle.          {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).          {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as             practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.          {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.          {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest             money.          {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank             turned by hand.          {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand             rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.          {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.          {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.          {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or             weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.          {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.             9.          {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or             canceling papers, envelopes, etc.          {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico             ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose             stamens unite in the form of a hand.          {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small             work. --Moxon.          {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as             distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.          {All hands}, everybody; all parties.          {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every             direction; generally.          {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;             on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no             hand consisting with the safety and interests of             humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).          {At hand}.             (a) Near in time or place; either present and within                   reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at                   hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at                   hand.[b8] --Shak.          {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we             receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive             evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.          {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.          {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from             instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed             a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.          {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of             dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He             that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]             --Job xvii. 9.          {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.          {Hand in hand}.             (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.             (b) Just; fair; equitable.                               As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand                            comparison.                                 --Shak.                            {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands             alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand             over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand             over hand.          {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what             one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand             running.          {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!                      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to             hand contest. --Dryden.          {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.          {In hand}.             (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .                   . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.             (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .                   . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.             (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;                   as, he has the business in hand.          {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.             (a) In one's possession or keeping.             (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my                   hand.          {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,             in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.          {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.          {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,             hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them             to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.          {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of             goods on hand.          {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.          {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish             ceremony used in swearing.          {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.          {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.          {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.          {To bear a hand}             (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.          {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false             pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under             {Glove}.          {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.                      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling             it.          {To change hand}. See {Change}.          {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.             --Hudibras.          {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by             striking the palms of the hands together.          {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into             possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.          {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]                         Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.                                                                               --Baxter.          {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain             work; to become accustomed to a particular business.          {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or             concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.          {To have in hand}.             (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.             (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.          {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can             do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed             with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with             difficulties.          {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or             get, the better of another person or thing.          {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already             prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.          {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even             conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.          {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.          {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;             to oppose; to kill.          {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other             necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.                      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.          {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.          {To put the}          {last, [or] finishing},          {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to             perfect.          {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.                         That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that                      thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.                                                                               20.          {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.          {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety             for another's debt or good behavior.          {To take in hand}.             (a) To attempt or undertake.             (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.          {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,             or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash             one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.          {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or             signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and             seal of the owner.
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Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,       OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.       to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]       1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in             man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other             animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.          2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the             office of, a human hand; as:             (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or                   any one of the four extremities of a monkey.             (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute                   hand of a clock.          3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a             palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.          4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.                         On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.                                                                               xxxviii. 15.                         The Protestants were then on the winning hand.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;             dexterity.                         He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,             manner of performance.                         To change the hand in carrying on the war.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my                      hand.                                                --Judges vi.                                                                               36.          7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or             competent for special service or duty; a performer more or             less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand             at speaking.                         A dictionary containing a natural history requires                      too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be                      hoped for.                                          --Locke.                         I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.                                                                               --Hazlitt.          8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or             running hand. Hence, a signature.                         I say she never did invent this letter; This is a                      man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.                         Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.          9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;             management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in             hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.                         Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the                      goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.          10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to             buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when             new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the             producer's hand, or when not new.          11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear             hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.          12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:             (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the                   dealer.             (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied                   together.          13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,             which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.          Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts                or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the                hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a                symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:             (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the                   head, which implies thought, and the heart, which                   implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every                   man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.             (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.                   [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over                   you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.             (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to                   give the right hand.             (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the                   hand; to pledge the hand.          Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or                without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;                as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:                used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or                handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or                hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand                loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or                hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the                hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or                hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following                paragraph are written either as two words or in                combination.          {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,             papers, parcels, etc.          {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.          {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.             --Bacon.          {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.          {Hand car}. See under {Car}.          {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a             good position of the hands and arms when playing on the             piano; a hand guide.          {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.          {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.          {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,             or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,             may be operated by hand.          {Hand glass}.             (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of                   plants.             (b) A small mirror with a handle.          {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).          {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as             practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.          {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.          {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest             money.          {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank             turned by hand.          {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand             rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.          {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.          {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.          {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or             weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.          {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.             9.          {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or             canceling papers, envelopes, etc.          {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico             ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose             stamens unite in the form of a hand.          {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small             work. --Moxon.          {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as             distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.          {All hands}, everybody; all parties.          {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every             direction; generally.          {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;             on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no             hand consisting with the safety and interests of             humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).          {At hand}.             (a) Near in time or place; either present and within                   reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at                   hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at                   hand.[b8] --Shak.          {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we             receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive             evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.          {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.          {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from             instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed             a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.          {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of             dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He             that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]             --Job xvii. 9.          {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.          {Hand in hand}.             (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.             (b) Just; fair; equitable.                               As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand                            comparison.                                 --Shak.                            {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands             alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand             over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand             over hand.          {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what             one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand             running.          {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!                      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to             hand contest. --Dryden.          {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.          {In hand}.             (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .                   . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.             (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .                   . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.             (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;                   as, he has the business in hand.          {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.             (a) In one's possession or keeping.             (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my                   hand.          {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,             in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.          {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.          {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,             hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them             to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.          {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of             goods on hand.          {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.          {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish             ceremony used in swearing.          {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.          {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.          {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.          {To bear a hand}             (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.          {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false             pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under             {Glove}.          {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.                      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling             it.          {To change hand}. See {Change}.          {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.             --Hudibras.          {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by             striking the palms of the hands together.          {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into             possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.          {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]                         Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.                                                                               --Baxter.          {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain             work; to become accustomed to a particular business.          {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or             concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.          {To have in hand}.             (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.             (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.          {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can             do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed             with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with             difficulties.          {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or             get, the better of another person or thing.          {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already             prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.          {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even             conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.          {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.          {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;             to oppose; to kill.          {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other             necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.                      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.          {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.          {To put the}          {last, [or] finishing},          {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to             perfect.          {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.                         That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that                      thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.                                                                               20.          {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.          {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety             for another's debt or good behavior.          {To take in hand}.             (a) To attempt or undertake.             (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.          {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,             or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash             one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.          {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or             signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and             seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ataman \At"a*man\, n. [Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G.       hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. {Hetman}.]       A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Athamaunt \Ath"a*maunt\, n.       Adamant. [Obs.]                   Written in the table of athamaunt.         --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atheneum \Ath`e*ne"um\, Athen91um \Ath`e*n[91]"um\, n.; pl. E.       {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[91]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a       temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr.       'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene       (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of       Athens.]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which             scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and             instruct students.          2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.          3. A literary or scientific association or club.          4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals,             and newspapers are kept for use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Owlet \Owl"et\, n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. {Howlet}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small owl; especially, the European species ({Athene       noctua}), and the California flammulated owlet ({Megascops       flammeolus}).          {Owlet moth} (Zo[94]l.), any noctuid moth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atheneum \Ath`e*ne"um\, Athen91um \Ath`e*n[91]"um\, n.; pl. E.       {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[91]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a       temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr.       'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene       (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of       Athens.]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which             scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and             instruct students.          2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.          3. A literary or scientific association or club.          4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals,             and newspapers are kept for use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atheneum \Ath`e*ne"um\, Athen91um \Ath`e*n[91]"um\, n.; pl. E.       {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[91]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a       temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr.       'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene       (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of       Athens.]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which             scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and             instruct students.          2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.          3. A literary or scientific association or club.          4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals,             and newspapers are kept for use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Athenian \A*the"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Ath[82]nien.]       Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. -- n. A       native or citizen of Athens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atmometer \At*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] smoke, vapor + -meter: cf.       F. atmom[8a]tre.]       An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a       moist surface; an evaporometer. --Huxley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atonement \A*tone"ment\, n.          {Day of Atonement} (Jewish Antiq.), the only fast day of the             Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh             month (Tisri), according to the rites described in             Leviticus xvi. d8Atrium \[d8]A"tri*um\, n. (Anat.)       A cavity, entrance, or passage; as, the atrium, or atrial       cavity, in the body wall of the amphioxus; an atrium of the       infundibula of the lungs, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atonement \A*tone"ment\, n.       1. (Literally, a setting at one.) Reconciliation; restoration             of friendly relations; agreement; concord. [Archaic]                         By whom we have now received the atonement. --Rom.                                                                               v. 11.                         He desires to make atonement Betwixt the Duke of                      Gloucester and your brothers.            --Shak.          2. Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent             for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be             received in satisfaction for an offense or injury;             expiation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology:             The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal             suffering, and death of Christ.                         When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best                      atonement be can make for it is, to warn others.                                                                               --Spectator.                         The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that                      they were thought to have made a sufficient                      atonement for their former offense.   --Potter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Atone \A*tone"\ ([adot]*t[omac]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Atoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Atoning}.] [From at one,, i. e.,       to be, or cause to be, at one. See {At one}.]       1. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [Obs.]                         He and Aufidius can no more atone Than violentest                      contrariety.                                       --Shak.          2. To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation,             compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.                         The murderer fell, and blood atoned for blood.                                                                               --Pope.                         The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by                      any wise or popular measure.               --Junius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attain \At*tain"\ ([acr]t*t[amac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Attained} (-t[amac]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Attaining}.] [Of.       atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F.       atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach.       See {Tangent}, and cf. {Attinge}, {Attaint}.]       1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to             gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.                         Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the                      means?                                                --Abp.                                                                               Tillotson.          2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a             material object.] --Chaucer.          3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.]                         Not well attaining his meaning.         --Fuller.          4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive             at. [bd]Canaan he now attains.[b8] --Milton.          5. To overtake. [Obs.] --Bacon.          6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.          Syn: To {Attain}, {Obtain}, {Procure}.          Usage: Attain always implies an effort toward an object.                   Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure,                   which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion.                   We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and                   we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by                   such means.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attainment \At*tain"ment\, n.       1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching;             hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.                         The attainment of every desired object. --Sir W.                                                                               Jones.          2. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion;             acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements;             knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attaminate \At*tam"i*nate\, v. t. [L. attaminare; ad + root of       tangere. See {Contaminate}.]       To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate. [Obs.] --Blount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attenuant \At*ten"u*ant\, a. [L. attenuans, p. pr. of attenuare:       cf. F. att[82]nuant. See {Attenuate}.]       Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and       viscid; diluent. -- n. (Med.) A medicine that thins or       dilutes the fluids; a diluent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attune \At*tune"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attuned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Attuning}.] [Pref. ad- + tune.]       1. To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as             one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune             the voice to a harp.          2. To arrange fitly; to make accordant.                         Wake to energy each social aim, Attuned spontaneous                      to the will of Jove.                           --Beattie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autonomasy \Au`to*nom"a*sy\, n. [Auto- + Gr. [?] a name, fr. [?]       a name; or for E. antonomasia.] (Rhet.)       The use of a word of common or general signification for the       name of a particular thing; as, [bd]He has gone to town,[b8]       for, [bd]He has gone to London.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autonomic \Au`to*nom"ic\, a.       Having the power of self-government; autonomous. --Hickok.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autonomous \Au*ton"o*mous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] self + [?] to       assign, hold, sway.]       1. Independent in government; having the right or power of             self-government.          2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Autonomy \Au*ton"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. autonomie. See       {Autonomous}.]       1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or             political independence, of a city or a state.          2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of             morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give             law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the             true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Adamant, VT       Zip code(s): 05640
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
admin /ad-min'/ n.   Short for `administrator'; very commonly    used in speech or on-line to refer to the systems person in charge    on a computer.   Common constructions on this include `sysadmin' and    `site admin' (emphasizing the administrator's role as a site contact    for email and news) or `newsadmin' (focusing specifically on news).    Compare {postmaster}, {sysop}, {system mangler}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
admin          {system administrator}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Administration Management Domain          (ADMD) An {X.400} {Message Handling System}       {public service carrier}.   The ADMDs in all countries       worldwide together provide the X.400 {backbone}.   Examples:       {MCImail} and {ATTmail} in the U.S., {British Telecom}       {Gold400mail} in the U.K.          See also {PRMD}.          [RFC 1208].          (1997-05-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
administrative distance          A rating of the trustworthiness of a {routing}       information source set by the router administrator.   In       {Cisco} {routers}, administrative distance is a number between       0 and 255 (the higher the value, the less trustworthy the       source).          (1998-03-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Administrative Domain          (AD) A collection of {host}s and {router}s, and       the interconnecting network(s), managed by a single       administrative authority.          (1994-11-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Autonomous System          (AS) A collection of {routers} under a       single administrative authority, using a common {Interior       Gateway Protocol} for routing {packets}.          (2001-09-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Autonomous System Number          (ASN) Used for {routing} on the       {Internet}.          [Does each ASN uniquely identify an {Autonomous System}?]          (2001-09-16)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Adamant       (Heb. shamir), Ezek. 3:9. The Greek word adamas means diamond.       This stone is not referred to, but corundum or some kind of hard       steel. It is an emblem of firmness in resisting adversaries of       the truth (Zech. 7:12), and of hard-heartedness against the       truth (Jer. 17:1).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Adummim       the red ones, a place apparently on the road between Jericho and       Jerusalem, "on the south side of the torrent" Wady Kelt, looking       toward Gilgal, mentioned Josh. 15:7; 18:17. It was nearly       half-way between Jerusalem and Jericho, and now bears the name       of Tal-at-ed-Dumm. It is supposed to have been the place       referred to in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke       10:30-37). Recently a new carriage-road has been completed, and       carriages for the first time have come along this road from       Jerusalem.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Atonement       This word does not occur in the Authorized Version of the New       Testament except in Rom. 5:11, where in the Revised Version the       word "reconciliation" is used. In the Old Testament it is of       frequent occurrence.                The meaning of the word is simply at-one-ment, i.e., the state       of being at one or being reconciled, so that atonement is       reconciliation. Thus it is used to denote the effect which flows       from the death of Christ.                But the word is also used to denote that by which this       reconciliation is brought about, viz., the death of Christ       itself; and when so used it means satisfaction, and in this       sense to make an atonement for one is to make satisfaction for       his offences (Ex. 32:30; Lev. 4:26; 5:16; Num. 6:11), and, as       regards the person, to reconcile, to propitiate God in his       behalf.                By the atonement of Christ we generally mean his work by which       he expiated our sins. But in Scripture usage the word denotes       the reconciliation itself, and not the means by which it is       effected. When speaking of Christ's saving work, the word       "satisfaction," the word used by the theologians of the       Reformation, is to be preferred to the word "atonement."       Christ's satisfaction is all he did in the room and in behalf of       sinners to satisfy the demands of the law and justice of God.       Christ's work consisted of suffering and obedience, and these       were vicarious, i.e., were not merely for our benefit, but were       in our stead, as the suffering and obedience of our vicar, or       substitute. Our guilt is expiated by the punishment which our       vicar bore, and thus God is rendered propitious, i.e., it is now       consistent with his justice to manifest his love to       transgressors. Expiation has been made for sin, i.e., it is       covered. The means by which it is covered is vicarious       satisfaction, and the result of its being covered is atonement       or reconciliation. To make atonement is to do that by virtue of       which alienation ceases and reconciliation is brought about.       Christ's mediatorial work and sufferings are the ground or       efficient cause of reconciliation with God. They rectify the       disturbed relations between God and man, taking away the       obstacles interposed by sin to their fellowship and concord. The       reconciliation is mutual, i.e., it is not only that of sinners       toward God, but also and pre-eminently that of God toward       sinners, effected by the sin-offering he himself provided, so       that consistently with the other attributes of his character his       love might flow forth in all its fulness of blessing to men. The       primary idea presented to us in different forms throughout the       Scripture is that the death of Christ is a satisfaction of       infinite worth rendered to the law and justice of God (q.v.),       and accepted by him in room of the very penalty man had       incurred. It must also be constantly kept in mind that the       atonement is not the cause but the consequence of God's love to       guilty men (John 3:16; Rom. 3:24, 25; Eph. 1:7; 1 John 1:9;       4:9). The atonement may also be regarded as necessary, not in an       absolute but in a relative sense, i.e., if man is to be saved,       there is no other way than this which God has devised and       carried out (Ex. 34:7; Josh. 24:19; Ps. 5:4; 7:11; Nahum 1:2, 6;       Rom. 3:5). This is God's plan, clearly revealed; and that is       enough for us to know.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Atonement, Day of       the great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins       of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9), and the only one       commanded in the law of Moses. The mode of its observance is       described in Lev. 16:3-10; 23:26-32; and Num. 29:7-11.                It was kept on the tenth day of the month Tisri, i.e., five       days before the feast of Tabernacles, and lasted from sunset to       sunset. (See {AZAZEL}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Adummim, earthy; red; bloody things