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   ad infinitum
         adv 1: to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked
                  on and on ad infinitum"

English Dictionary: automobile trunk by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
n
  1. Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
    Synonym(s): Islamic Army of Aden, IAA, Islamic Army of Aden- Abyan, Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adenohypophysis
n
  1. the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    Synonym(s): anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adenopathy
n
  1. a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adenovirus
n
  1. any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adumbrate
v
  1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
    Synonym(s): sketch, outline, adumbrate
  2. give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
    Synonym(s): intimate, adumbrate, insinuate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adumbration
n
  1. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
    Synonym(s): prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration
  2. a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adumbrative
adj
  1. indistinctly prophetic [syn: adumbrative, foreshadowing, prefigurative]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
atom bomb
n
  1. a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
    Synonym(s): atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
atom-bomb
v
  1. bomb with atomic weapons
    Synonym(s): atom-bomb, nuke
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attainability
n
  1. the state of being achievable [syn: achievability, attainability, attainableness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attainable
adj
  1. capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at- able by dint of study"
    Synonym(s): attainable, come-at- able
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attainableness
n
  1. the state of being achievable [syn: achievability, attainability, attainableness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attemper
v
  1. modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attempt
n
  1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
    Synonym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
  2. the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
    Synonym(s): attack, attempt
v
  1. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
    Synonym(s): try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
  2. enter upon an activity or enterprise
    Synonym(s): undertake, set about, attempt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attempted
adj
  1. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attempter
n
  1. one who tries
    Synonym(s): trier, attempter, essayer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audio amplifier
n
  1. an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile
n
  1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
    Synonym(s): car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
v
  1. travel in an automobile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile battery
n
  1. a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
    Synonym(s): car battery, automobile battery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile driver
n
  1. someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: racer, race driver, automobile driver]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile engine
n
  1. the engine that propels an automobile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile factory
n
  1. a factory where automobiles are manufactured [syn: automobile factory, auto factory, car factory]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile horn
n
  1. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile industry
n
  1. the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile insurance
n
  1. insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
    Synonym(s): automobile insurance, car insurance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile loan
n
  1. a personal loan to purchase an automobile [syn: {automobile loan}, auto loan, car loan]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile mechanic
n
  1. someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
    Synonym(s): automobile mechanic, auto-mechanic, car-mechanic, mechanic, grease monkey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile race
n
  1. a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles [syn: automobile race, auto race, car race]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile tire
n
  1. a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
    Synonym(s): car tire, automobile tire, auto tire, rubber tire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile traffic
n
  1. cars coming and going [syn: automobile traffic, {car traffic}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobile trunk
n
  1. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk"
    Synonym(s): luggage compartment, automobile trunk, trunk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automobilist
n
  1. someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile [syn: motorist, automobilist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autumn pumpkin
n
  1. a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
    Synonym(s): pumpkin, pumpkin vine, autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autumn-blooming
adj
  1. of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn- flowering}, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall- blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autumn-flowering
adj
  1. of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn- flowering}, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall- blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adambulacral \Ad`am*bu*la"cral\, a. [L. ad + E. ambulacral.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Next to the ambulacra; as, the adambulacral ossicles of the
      starfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adempt \A*dempt"\ ([adot]*d[ecr]mt"; 215), p. p. [L. ademptus,
      p. p. of adimere to take away.]
      Takes away. [Obs.]
  
               Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added
               or adempt.                                             --Latimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ademption \A*demp"tion\ ([adot]*d[ecr]mp"sh[ucr]n), n. [L.
      ademptio, fr. adimere, ademptum, to take away; ad + emere to
      buy, orig. to take.] (Law)
      The revocation or taking away of a grant donation, legacy, or
      the like. --Bouvier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adeniform \A*den"i*form\, a. [Aden- + -form.]
      Shaped like a gland; adenoid. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adenopathy \Ad"e*nop"a*thy\, n. [Adeno- + Gr. [?] suffering, [?]
      to suffer.] (Med.)
      Disease of a gland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adenophorous \Ad`e*noph"o*rous\, a. [Adeno- + Gr. [?] bearing.]
      (Bot.)
      Producing glands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adenophyllous \Ad`e*noph"yl*lous\, a. [Adeno- + Gr. [?] leaf.]
      (Bot.)
      Having glands on the leaves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Admove \Ad*move"\, v. t. [L. admovere. See {Move}.]
      To move or conduct to or toward. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adnubilated \Ad*nu"bi*la`ted\, a. [L. adnubilatus, p. p. of
      adnubilare.]
      Clouded; obscured. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adumbrant \Ad*um"brant\, a. [L. adumbrans, p. pr. of adumbrare.]
      Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing
      forth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adumbrate \Ad*um"brate\, v. t. [L. adumbratus, p. p. of
      adumbrare; ad + umbrare to shade; umbra shadow.]
      1. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to
            outline; to shadow forth.
  
                     Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible
                     universe the invisible God is adumbrated. --L.
                                                                              Taylor.
  
      2. To overshadow; to shade.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adumbration \Ad`um*bra"tion\, n. [L. adumbratio.]
      1. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
  
      2. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or
            representation of a thing.
  
                     Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. --Bp. Horsley.
  
      3. (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adumbrative \Ad*um"bra*tive\, a.
      Faintly representing; typical. --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Atonable \A*ton"a*ble\, a.
      Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for;
      expiable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attainability \At*tain`a*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quality of being attainable; attainableness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attainable \At*tain"a*ble\, a.
      1. Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the
            mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished
            by efforts directed to the object.
  
                     The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this
                     life.                                                --Addison.
  
      2. Obtainable. [Obs.]
  
                     General Howe would not permit the purchase of those
                     articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and
                     they were not attainable in the country. --Marshall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attainableness \At*tain"a*ble*ness\, n.
      The quality of being attainable; attainability.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemper \At*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempered}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Attempering}.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;
      ad + temperare to soften, temper. See {Temper}, and cf.
      {Attemperate}.]
      1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
            regulate, as temperature.
  
                     If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered
                     still.                                                --Trench.
  
      2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,
            to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
  
      3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
            attempered with kindness and justice.
  
      4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
  
                     Arts . . . attempered to the lyre.      --Pope.
  
      Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking
               its place.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperament \At*tem"per*a*ment\, n. [OF. attemprement.]
      A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperance \At*tem"per*ance\, n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.]
      Temperance; attemperament. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperate \At*tem"per*ate\, a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of
      attemperare. See {Attemper}.]
      Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
  
               Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise.
                                                                              --Hammond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperate \At*tem"per*ate\, v. t.
      To attemper. [Archaic]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperation \At*tem`per*a"tion\, n.
      The act of attempering or regulating. [Archaic] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemper \At*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempered}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Attempering}.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;
      ad + temperare to soften, temper. See {Temper}, and cf.
      {Attemperate}.]
      1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
            regulate, as temperature.
  
                     If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered
                     still.                                                --Trench.
  
      2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,
            to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
  
      3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
            attempered with kindness and justice.
  
      4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
  
                     Arts . . . attempered to the lyre.      --Pope.
  
      Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking
               its place.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemper \At*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempered}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Attempering}.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;
      ad + temperare to soften, temper. See {Temper}, and cf.
      {Attemperate}.]
      1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
            regulate, as temperature.
  
                     If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered
                     still.                                                --Trench.
  
      2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,
            to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
  
      3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
            attempered with kindness and justice.
  
      4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
  
                     Arts . . . attempered to the lyre.      --Pope.
  
      Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking
               its place.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperly \At*tem"per*ly\, adv.
      Temperately. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemperment \At*tem"per*ment\, n.
      Attemperament.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempt \At*tempt"\, v. i.
      To make an attempt; -- with upon. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempt \At*tempt"\, n.
      A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an
      effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted
      with a successful, effort.
  
               By his blindness maimed for high attempts. --Milton.
  
      {Attempt to commit a crime} (Law), such an intentional
            preparatory act as will apparently result, if not
            extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed
            to effect. --Wharton.
  
      Syn: {Attempt}, {Endeavor}, {Effort}, {Exertion}, {Trial}.
  
      Usage: These words agree in the idea of calling forth our
                  powers into action. Trial is the generic term; it
                  denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to
                  determine what they can accomplish; as, to make trial
                  of one's strength. An attempt is always directed to
                  some definite and specific object; as, [bd]The
                  attempt, and not the deed, confounds us.[b8] --Shak.
                  An endeavor is a continued attempt; as, [bd]His high
                  endeavor and his glad success.[b8] --Cowper. Effort is
                  a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry
                  out an attempt. Exertion is the putting forth or
                  active exercise of any faculty or power. [bd]It admits
                  of all degrees of effort and even natural action
                  without effort.[b8] --C. J. Smith. See {Try}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempt \At*tempt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt
      atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad +
      tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to
      stretch. See {Tempt}, and cf. {Attend}.]
      1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do
            or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to
            sing; to attempt a bold flight.
  
                     Something attempted, something done, Has earned a
                     night's repose.                                 --Longfellow.
  
      2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by
            temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]
  
                     It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien
                     should attempt the blameless king.      --Thackeray.
  
      3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts
            the virtue of a woman.
  
                     Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further: Take
                     some remembrance of us, as a tribute. --Shak.
  
      4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to
            take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
  
                     Without attempting his adversary's life. --Motley.
  
      Syn: See {Try}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempt \At*tempt"\, n.
      A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an
      effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted
      with a successful, effort.
  
               By his blindness maimed for high attempts. --Milton.
  
      {Attempt to commit a crime} (Law), such an intentional
            preparatory act as will apparently result, if not
            extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed
            to effect. --Wharton.
  
      Syn: {Attempt}, {Endeavor}, {Effort}, {Exertion}, {Trial}.
  
      Usage: These words agree in the idea of calling forth our
                  powers into action. Trial is the generic term; it
                  denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to
                  determine what they can accomplish; as, to make trial
                  of one's strength. An attempt is always directed to
                  some definite and specific object; as, [bd]The
                  attempt, and not the deed, confounds us.[b8] --Shak.
                  An endeavor is a continued attempt; as, [bd]His high
                  endeavor and his glad success.[b8] --Cowper. Effort is
                  a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry
                  out an attempt. Exertion is the putting forth or
                  active exercise of any faculty or power. [bd]It admits
                  of all degrees of effort and even natural action
                  without effort.[b8] --C. J. Smith. See {Try}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemptable \At*tempt"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempt \At*tempt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt
      atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad +
      tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to
      stretch. See {Tempt}, and cf. {Attend}.]
      1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do
            or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to
            sing; to attempt a bold flight.
  
                     Something attempted, something done, Has earned a
                     night's repose.                                 --Longfellow.
  
      2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by
            temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]
  
                     It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien
                     should attempt the blameless king.      --Thackeray.
  
      3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts
            the virtue of a woman.
  
                     Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further: Take
                     some remembrance of us, as a tribute. --Shak.
  
      4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to
            take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
  
                     Without attempting his adversary's life. --Motley.
  
      Syn: See {Try}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempter \At*tempt"er\ (?; 215), n.
      1. One who attempts; one who essays anything.
  
      2. An assailant; also, a temper. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attempt \At*tempt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt
      atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad +
      tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to
      stretch. See {Tempt}, and cf. {Attend}.]
      1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do
            or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to
            sing; to attempt a bold flight.
  
                     Something attempted, something done, Has earned a
                     night's repose.                                 --Longfellow.
  
      2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by
            temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]
  
                     It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien
                     should attempt the blameless king.      --Thackeray.
  
      3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts
            the virtue of a woman.
  
                     Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further: Take
                     some remembrance of us, as a tribute. --Shak.
  
      4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to
            take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
  
                     Without attempting his adversary's life. --Motley.
  
      Syn: See {Try}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attemptive \At*tempt"ive\, a.
      Disposed to attempt; adventurous. [Obs.] --Daniel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auto-infection \Au`to-in*fec"tion\, n. [Auto- + infection.]
      (Med.)
      Poisoning caused by a virus that originates and develops in
      the organism itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Automobile \Au`to*mo"bile\, n. [F.]
      An automobile vehicle or mechanism; esp., a self-propelled
      vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway. Automobiles
      are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using
      volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol,
      naphtha, etc.), steam engines, or electric motors. The power
      of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H. P. for
      ordinary vehicles, ranging from the run-about to the touring
      car, up to as high as 200 H. P. for specially built racing
      cars. Automobiles are also commonly, and generally in British
      usage, called {motor cars}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Automobilism \Au`to*mo"bil*ism\, n.
      The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the
      like, of those who use them. -- {Au`to*mo"bil*ist}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Automobilism \Au`to*mo"bil*ism\, n.
      The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the
      like, of those who use them. -- {Au`to*mo"bil*ist}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fine \Fine\ (f[imac]n), v. i.
      To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale
      will fine; the weather fined.
  
      {To fine} {away, down, off}, gradually to become fine; to
            diminish; to dwindle.
  
                     I watched her [the ship] . . . gradually fining down
                     in the westward until I lost of her hull. --W. C.
                                                                              Russel.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ATM Forum
  
      An international non-profit arganisation
      aiming to encourage the user of {Asynchronous Transfer
      Mode} through {interoperability} specifications and to promote
      cooperation and awareness.
  
      The ATM Forum consists of a worldwide Technical Committee,
      three Marketing Committees for North America, Europe and
      Asia-Pacific as well as the User Committee, through which ATM
      end-users participate.
  
      Worldwide Headquarters: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 304
      Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA.
  
      Telephone: +1 (650) 949 6700.
  
      E-mail: ATM Forum .
  
      {Home (http://www.atmforum.com/)}.
  
      (1999-06-14)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ATMP
  
      {Asynchronous Transfer Mode Protocol}?
  
      (2001-03-03)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Adonibezek
      lord of Bezek, a Canaanitish king who, having subdued seventy of
      the chiefs that were around him, made an attack against the
      armies of Judah and Simeon, but was defeated and brought as a
      captive to Jerusalem, where his thumbs and great toes were cut
      off. He confessed that God had requited him for his like cruelty
      to the seventy kings whom he had subdued (Judg. 1:4-7; comp. 1
      Sam. 15:33).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Adoni-bezek, the lightning of the Lord; the Lord of lightning
  
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