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   Abel
         n 1: Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) [syn: {Abel}, {Niels
               Abel}, {Niels Henrik Abel}]
         2: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam
            and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain

English Dictionary: awful	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abele n a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces Synonym(s): white poplar, white aspen, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abelia n any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
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Abila n a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules Synonym(s): Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla
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able adj (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project" Antonym(s): unable have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" Synonym(s): able, capable having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings" having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able- bodied young man served in the army" Synonym(s): able, able- bodied
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ably adv with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" Synonym(s): competently, aptly, ably, capably Antonym(s): displaying incompetence, incompetently
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aboulia n a loss of will power Synonym(s): abulia, aboulia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abulia n a loss of will power Synonym(s): abulia, aboulia
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Abyla n a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules Synonym(s): Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
AFL n a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 Synonym(s): American Federation of Labor, AFL
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afoul adj especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" Synonym(s): afoul(ip), foul, fouled
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Apollo n (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis Synonym(s): Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appal v strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" Synonym(s): shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" Synonym(s): dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appall v strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" Synonym(s): shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" Synonym(s): dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appeal n earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" Synonym(s): entreaty, prayer, appeal attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" Synonym(s): appeal, appealingness, charm (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court" request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" Synonym(s): solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering v take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" Synonym(s): appeal, invoke be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" Synonym(s): attract, appeal Antonym(s): repel, repulse challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict" cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" Synonym(s): invoke, appeal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apple n fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits Synonym(s): apple, orchard apple tree, Malus pumila
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apply v put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" Synonym(s): use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" Synonym(s): apply, hold, go for ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" Synonym(s): put on, apply be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" Synonym(s): lend oneself, apply Antonym(s): defy, refuse, resist give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" Synonym(s): give, apply avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" Synonym(s): practice, apply, use ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; Synonym(s): enforce, implement, apply Antonym(s): exempt, free, relieve refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Apulia n a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic [syn: Puglia, Apulia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
avail n a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" Synonym(s): avail, help, service v use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" Synonym(s): avail, help
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
avowal n a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something Synonym(s): avowal, avouchment, affirmation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
awful adv used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" Synonym(s): terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully adj exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" Synonym(s): atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" Synonym(s): awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound Synonym(s): nasty, awful Antonym(s): nice inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads" Synonym(s): awed, awful extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" Synonym(s): frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" Synonym(s): amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
awfully adv used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry" Synonym(s): terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning" Synonym(s): dreadfully, awfully, horribly in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" Synonym(s): terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abb wool \Abb" wool\ ([acr]b" w[oocr]l). See {Abb}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abele \A*bele"\, n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr. a dim. of L. albus white.] The white poplar ({Populus alba}). Six abeles i' the churchyard grow. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Able \A"ble\, a. [Comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile, L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.] A many man, to ben an abbot able. --Chaucer. 2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano. 3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech. No man wrote abler state papers. --Macaulay. 4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property. Note: {Able for}, is Scotticism. [bd]Hardly able for such a march.[b8] --Robertson. Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Able \A"ble\, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.] 1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. --Chaucer. 2. To vouch for. [bd]I 'll able them.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-able \-able\ (-[adot]b'l). [F. -able, L. -abilis.] An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable. Note: The form {-ible} is used in the same sense. Note: It is difficult to say when we are not to use -able instead of -ible. [bd]Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever sprung, we annex -able only.[b8] --Fitzed. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Able \A"ble\, a. [Comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile, L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.] A many man, to ben an abbot able. --Chaucer. 2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano. 3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech. No man wrote abler state papers. --Macaulay. 4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property. Note: {Able for}, is Scotticism. [bd]Hardly able for such a march.[b8] --Robertson. Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Able \A"ble\, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.] 1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. --Chaucer. 2. To vouch for. [bd]I 'll able them.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-able \-able\ (-[adot]b'l). [F. -able, L. -abilis.] An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable. Note: The form {-ible} is used in the same sense. Note: It is difficult to say when we are not to use -able instead of -ible. [bd]Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever sprung, we annex -able only.[b8] --Fitzed. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ably \A"bly\, adv. In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-ably \-a*bly\ A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ably \A"bly\, adv. In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-ably \-a*bly\ A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affile \Af*file"\, v. t. [OF. afiler, F. affiler, to sharpen; a (L. ad) + fil thread, edge.] To polish. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aflow \A*flow"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flow.] Flowing. Their founts aflow with tears. --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Afoul \A*foul"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.] In collision; entangled. --Totten. {To run afoul of}, to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aphelion \A*phel"ion\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Aphelia}. [Gr. [?] + [?] sun.] (Astron.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apiol \A"pi*ol\, n. [L. apium parsley + -ol.] (Med.) An oily liquid derived from parsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apohyal \Ap`o*hy"al\, a. [Pref. apo- + the Gr. letter Y.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apollo \A*pol"lo\, n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. [?].] (Classic Myth.) A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the [bd]sun god[b8]), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also {Ph[82]bus}. {The Apollo Belvedere}, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[83]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[83]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. --Wyatt. 2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. --Holland. 3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart. The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. --Clarendon. Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See {Dismay}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. i. 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] --Gower. 2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appall \Ap*pall"\, n. Terror; dismay. [Poet.] --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appeal \Ap*peal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appealing}.] [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF. appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See {Pulse}, and cf. {Peal}.] 1. (Law) (a) To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court. (b) To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person of felony. 2. To summon; to challenge. [Archaic] Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To invoke. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appeal \Ap*peal"\, n. [OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr. appeler. See {Appeal}, v. t.] 1. (Law) (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re[89]xamination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See {Approvement}. --Tomlins. --Bouvier. 2. A summons to answer to a charge. --Dryden. 3. A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty. A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of wonders. --Bacon. 4. Resort to physical means; recourse. Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an appeal to arms. --Kent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appeal \Ap*peal"\, v. t. 1. (Law) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of re[89]xamination of for decision. --Tomlins. I appeal unto C[91]sar. --Acts xxv. 11. 2. To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request. I appeal to the Scriptures in the original. --Horsley. They appealed to the sword. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appellee \Ap`pel*lee"\, n. [F. appel[82], p. p. of appeler, fr. L. appellare.] (Law) (a) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to {appellant}. (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to {appellor}. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apple \Ap"ple\ ([acr]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [91]ppel, [91]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [84]ple, Dan. [91]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[uring]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown origin.] 1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus malus}) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones. Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung. 2. (bot.) Any tree genus {Pyrus} which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree. 3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple. 4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold. Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding. {Apple blight}, an aphid which injures apple trees. See {Blight}, n. {Apple borer} (Zo[94]l.), a coleopterous insect ({Saperda candida [or] bivittata}), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree. {Apple brandy}, brandy made from apples. {Apple butter}, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. --Bartlett. {Apple corer}, an instrument for removing the cores from apples. {Apple fly} (Zo[94]l.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera {Drosophila} and {Trypeta}. {Apple midge} (Zo[94]l.) a small dipterous insect ({Sciara mali}), the larva of which bores in apples. {Apple of the eye}, the pupil. {Apple of discord}, a subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed [bd]For the fairest,[b8] which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the latter. {Apple of love}, or {Love apple}, the tomato ({Lycopersicum esculentum}). {Apple of Peru}, a large coarse herb ({Nicandra physaloides}) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry. {Apples of Sodom}, a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of {Solanum Sodom[91]um}, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato. {Apple sauce}, stewed apples. [U. S.] {Apple snail} or {Apple shell} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus {Ampullaria}. {Apple tart}, a tart containing apples. {Apple tree}, a tree which naturally bears apples. See {Apple, 2.} {Apple wine}, cider. {Apple worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a small moth ({Carpocapsa pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of apples. See {Codling moth}. {Dead Sea Apple}. (a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. [bd]To seek the Dead Sea apples of politics.[b8] --S. B. Griffin. (b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See {Gallnut}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apple \Ap"ple\ ([acr]p"p'l), v. i. To grow like an apple; to bear apples. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Applying}.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist together. See {Applicant}, {Ply}.] 1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body. He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden. 2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt. 3. To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person. Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. --Milton. 4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline. Apply thine heart unto instruction. --Prov. xxiii. 12. 5. To direct or address. [R.] Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope. 6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively. I applied myself to him for help. --Johnson. 7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.] She was skillful in applying his [bd]humors.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. 8. To visit. [Obs.] And he applied each place so fast. --Chapman. {Applied chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}. {Applied mathematics}. See under {Mathematics}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. i. 1. To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case. 2. To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information. 3. To ply; to move. [R.] I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water. --T. Moore. 4. To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avail \A*vail"\, n. 1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. The avail of a deathbed repentance. --Jer. Taylor. 2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction. The avails of their own industry. --Stoddard. Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. & i. See {Avale}, v. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Availed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Availing}.] [OE. availen, fr. F. [?] (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See {Valiant}.] 1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton. 2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope. {To avail one's self of}, to make use of; take advantage of. Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. --Milton. I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avail \A*vail"\, v. i. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease. [bd]What signs avail ?[b8] --Milton. Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avale \A*vale"\, v. t. & i. [F. avaler to descend, to let down. See {Avalanche}.] 1. To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. 3. (v. i.) To descend; to fall; to dismount. [Obs.] And from their sweaty courses did avale. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avel \A*vel\, v. t. [L. avellere.] To pull away. [Obs.] Yet are not these parts avelled. --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avile \A*vile"\, v. t. [OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil vile. See {Vile}.] To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [Obs.] Want makes us know the price of what we avile. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avowal \A*vow"al\, n. An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of such principles. --Hume.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awful \Aw"ful\, a. 1. Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene. [bd]The hour of Nature's awful throes.[b8] --Hemans. 2. Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive. Heaven's awful Monarch. --Milton. 3. Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken. [Obs.] A weak and awful reverence for antiquity. --I. Watts. 4. Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding. [Obs.] Thrust from the company of awful men. --Shak. 5. Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster. [Slang] Syn: See {Frightful}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Awfully \Aw"fully\, adv. 1. In an awful* manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently. 2. Very; excessively. [Slang]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abell, MD Zip code(s): 20606
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Apollo, PA (borough, FIPS 2720) Location: 40.58456 N, 79.56462 W Population (1990): 1895 (863 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15613
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avella, PA Zip code(s): 15312
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Avilla, IN (town, FIPS 2872) Location: 41.36500 N, 85.23806 W Population (1990): 1366 (538 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46710 Avilla, MO (town, FIPS 2746) Location: 37.19426 N, 94.13021 W Population (1990): 99 (42 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64833
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ABLE A simple language for accountants. ["ABLE, The Accounting Language, Programming and Reference Manual," Evansville Data Proc Center, Evansville, IN, Mar 1975]. [Listed in SIGPLAN Notices 13(11):56 (Nov 1978)]. (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
AHPL {A Hardware Programming Language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APAL {Array Processor Assembly Language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APL {A Programming Language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APL2 An {APL} extension from {IBM} with nested {arrays}. ["APL2 Programming: Language Reference", IBM, Aug 1984. Order No. SH20-9227-0]. (1995-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
APPLE A revision of {APL} for the {Illiac IV}. (1995-04-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Apple II An 8-bit {personal computer} with a {6502} processor, from {Apple Computer}. It was invented by {Steve Wozniak} and was very popular from about 1980 until the first several years of {MS-DOS} {IBM PC}s. (1995-01-12)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abel (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:1-16). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of the first-fruits of his labours. Cain, as a husbandman, offered the fruits of the field; Abel, as a shepherd, of the firstlings of his flock. "The Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering; but unto Cain and his offering he had not respect" (Gen. 4:3-5). On this account Cain was angry with his brother, and formed the design of putting him to death; a design which he at length found an opportunity of carrying into effect (Gen. 4:8,9. Comp. 1 John 3:12). There are several references to Abel in the New Testament. Our Saviour speaks of him as "righteous" (Matt. 23:35). "The blood of sprinkling" is said to speak "better things than that of Abel" (Heb. 12:24); i.e., the blood of Jesus is the reality of which the blood of the offering made by Abel was only the type. The comparison here is between the sacrifice offered by Christ and that offered by Abel, and not between the blood of Christ calling for mercy and the blood of the murdered Abel calling for vengeance, as has sometimes been supposed. It is also said (Heb. 11:4) that "Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain." This sacrifice was made "by faith;" this faith rested in God, not only as the Creator and the God of providence, but especially in God as the great Redeemer, whose sacrifice was typified by the sacrifices which, no doubt by the divine institution, were offered from the days of Adam downward. On account of that "faith" which looked forward to the great atoning sacrifice, Abel's offering was accepted of God. Cain's offering had no such reference, and therefore was rejected. Abel was the first martyr, as he was the first of our race to die. Abel (Heb. 'abhel), lamentation (1 Sam. 6:18), the name given to the great stone in Joshua's field whereon the ark was "set down." The Revised Version, however, following the Targum and the LXX., reads in the Hebrew text _'ebhen_ (= a stone), and accordingly translates "unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark." This reading is to be preferred. Abel (Heb. 'abhel), a grassy place, a meadow. This word enters into the composition of the following words:
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abiel father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious." (1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Sam. 14:51; 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). In 1 Sam. 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish. (2.) An Arbathite, one of David's warriors (1 Chr. 11:32); called also Abi-albon (2 Sam. 23:31).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Abihail father of might. (1.) Num. 3:35. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:29. (3.) 1 Chr. 5:14. (4.) The second wife of King Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:18), a descendant of Eliab, David's eldest brother. (5.) The father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Appeal a reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. Moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (Ex. 18:13-26.) Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome (Acts 25:11, 12, 21, 25). Paul availed himself of the privilege of a Roman citizen in this matter.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Apple (Heb. tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of apples proper. It is enumerated among the most valuable trees of Palestine (Joel 1:12), and frequently referred to in Canticles, and noted for its beauty (2:3, 5; 8:5). There is nothing to show that it was the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Dr. Tristram has suggested that the apricot has better claims than any other fruit-tree to be the apple of Scripture. It grows to a height of 30 feet, has a roundish mass of glossy leaves, and bears an orange coloured fruit that gives out a delicious perfume. The "apple of the eye" is the Heb. _ishon_, meaning manikin, i.e., the pupil of the eye (Prov. 7:2). (Comp. the promise, Zech. 2:8; the prayer, Ps. 17:8; and its fulfilment, Deut. 32:10.) The so-called "apple of Sodom" some have supposed to be the Solanum sanctum (Heb. hedek), rendered "brier" (q.v.) in Micah 7:4, a thorny plant bearing fruit like the potato-apple. This shrub abounds in the Jordan valley. (See {ENGEDI}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abel, vanity; breath; vapor
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abel, a city; mourning
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abiel, God my father
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Abihail, the father of strength