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   ad blitz
         n 1: an organized program of advertisements [syn: {advertising
               campaign}, {ad campaign}, {ad blitz}]

English Dictionary: Advil by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ad val
adv
  1. in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem"
    Synonym(s): ad val, ad valorem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ad valorem
adv
  1. in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed; "the goods were taxed ad valorem"
    Synonym(s): ad val, ad valorem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ad valorem tax
n
  1. a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
    Synonym(s): VAT, value-added tax, ad valorem tax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
addable
adj
  1. capable of being added or added to [syn: addable, addible]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
addible
adj
  1. capable of being added or added to [syn: addable, addible]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adobe lily
n
  1. California herb with pinkish purple flowers [syn: {adobe lily}, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Advil
n
  1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach"
    Synonym(s): ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
at fault
adj
  1. deserving blame; "admitted to being at fault"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audibility
n
  1. quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear
    Synonym(s): audibility, audibleness
    Antonym(s): inaudibility, inaudibleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audible
adj
  1. heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"
    Synonym(s): audible, hearable
    Antonym(s): inaudible, unhearable
n
  1. a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audibleness
n
  1. quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear
    Synonym(s): audibility, audibleness
    Antonym(s): inaudibility, inaudibleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
audibly
adv
  1. in an audible manner; "he spoke audibly" [ant: inaudibly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autofluorescence
n
  1. self-induced fluorescence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autofluorescent
adj
  1. emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autopilot
n
  1. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"
    Synonym(s): automatic pilot, autopilot
  2. a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
    Synonym(s): autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autoplastic
adj
  1. of or relating to or involved in autoplasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
autoplasty
n
  1. tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
    Synonym(s): autograft, autoplasty
  2. surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aythya valisineria
n
  1. North American wild duck valued for sport and food [syn: canvasback, canvasback duck, Aythya valisineria]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deep \Deep\ (d[emac]p), a. [Compar. {Deeper}; superl.
      {Deepest}.] [OE. dep, deop, AS. de[a2]p; akin to D. diep, G.
      tief, Icel. dj[d4]pr, Sw. diup, Dan. dyb, Goth. diups; fr.
      the root of E. dip, dive. See {Dip}, {Dive}.]
      1. Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular
            dimension (measured from the surface downward, and
            distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to
            the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.
  
                     The water where the brook is deep.      --Shak.
  
      2. Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great
            horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or
            nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or
            wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six
            files deep.
  
                     Shadowing squadrons deep.                  --Milton.
  
                     Safely in harbor Is the king's ship in the deep
                     nook.                                                --Shak.
  
      3. Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as,
            a deep valley.
  
      4. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to
            shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not
            obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
  
                     Speculations high or deep.                  --Milton.
  
                     A question deep almost as the mystery of life. --De
                                                                              Quincey.
  
                     O Lord, . . . thy thoughts are very deep. --Ps.
                                                                              xcii. 5.
  
      5. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial;
            thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
  
                     Deep clerks she dumbs.                        --Shak.
  
      6. Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy;
            heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep
            horror. [bd]Deep despair.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Deep
            silence.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Deep sleep.[b8] --Gen. ii. 21.
            [bd]Deeper darkness.[b8] -->Hoole. [bd]Their deep
            poverty.[b8] --2 Cor. viii. 2.
  
                     An attitude of deep respect.               --Motley.
  
      7. Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as,
            deep blue or crimson.
  
      8. Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
            [bd]The deep thunder.[b8] --Byron.
  
                     The bass of heaven's deep organ.         --Milton.
  
      9. Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads. --Chaucer.
  
                     The ways in that vale were very deep. --Clarendon.
  
      {A deep line of operations} (Military), a long line.
  
      {Deep mourning} (Costume), mourning complete and strongly
            marked, the garments being not only all black, but also
            composed of lusterless materials and of such fashion as is
            identified with mourning garments.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Blanket \Blan"ket\, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen
      waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop.
      white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of
      white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]
      1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having
            a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used
            as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.
  
      2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in
            the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
  
      3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
  
      Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters
               explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.
  
                        Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark
                        To cry, [bd]Hold, hold![b8]            --Shak.
  
      {Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.
  
      {A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or
            discour[?]ges.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or
            refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service
            morally obligatory.
  
                     Forgetting his duty toward God, his sovereign lord,
                     and his country.                                 --Hallam.
  
      3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of
            a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.
  
                     With records sweet of duties done.      --Keble.
  
                     To employ him on the hardest and most imperative
                     duty.                                                --Hallam.
  
                     Duty is a graver term than obligation. A duty hardly
                     exists to do trivial things; but there may be an
                     obligation to do them.                        --C. J. Smith.
  
      4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and
            superiors. --Shak.
  
      5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. [bd]My
            duty to you.[b8] --Shak.
  
      6. (Engin.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam
            pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain
            quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water
            lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old
            standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs.,
            United States).
  
      7. (Com.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of
            money required by government to be paid on the
            importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.
  
      Note: An impost on land or other real estate, and on the
               stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct
               tax. [U.S.]
  
      {Ad valorem duty}, a duty which is graded according to the
            cost, or market value, of the article taxed. See {Ad
            valorem}.
  
      {Specific duty}, a duty of a specific sum assessed on an
            article without reference to its value or market.
  
      {On duty}, actually engaged in the performance of one's
            assigned task.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Addable \Add"a*ble\, a. [Add, v. + -able.]
      Addible.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Addibility \Add`i*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quantity of being addible; capability of addition.
      --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Addible \Add"i*ble\, a.
      Capable of being added. [bd]Addible numbers.[b8] --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adfiliated \Ad*fil"i*a`ted\, a.
      See {Affiliated}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adfiliation \Ad*fil`i*a"tion\, n.
      See {Affiliation}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adfluxion \Ad*flux"ion\, n.
      See {Affluxion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adipolytic \Ad`i*po*lyt"ic\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. [?]
      to loose.] (Chem.)
      Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and
      free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as,
      adipolytic action.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Advolution \Ad`vo*lu"tion\, n. [L. advolvere, advolutum, to roll
      to.]
      A rolling toward something. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aidful \Aid"ful\, a.
      Helpful. [Archaic.] --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Blow \Blow\, n. [OE. blaw, blowe; cf. OHG. bliuwan, pliuwan, to
      beat, G. bl[84]uen, Goth. bliggwan.]
      1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument,
            as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.
  
                     Well struck ! there was blow for blow. --Shak.
  
      2. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
  
                     A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp]. --T.
                                                                              Arnold.
  
      3. The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which
            produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss
            (esp. when sudden); a buffet.
  
                     A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      {At a blow}, suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous
            act. [bd]They lose a province at a blow.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      {To come to blows}, to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of
            individuals, armies, and nations.
  
      Syn: Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fault \Fault\, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., &
      Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L.
      fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.]
      1. Defect; want; lack; default.
  
                     One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call
                     my friend.                                          --Shak.
  
      2. Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs
            excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.
  
                     As patches set upon a little breach Discredit more
                     in hiding of the fault.                     --Shak.
  
      3. A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a
            deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a
            crime.
  
      4. (Geol. & Mining)
            (a) A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
            (b) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities
                  in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.
                  --Raymond.
  
      5. (Hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
  
                     Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled,
                     With much ado, the cold fault cleary out. --Shak.
  
      6. (Tennis) Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.
  
      {At fault}, unable to find the scent and continue chase;
            hence, in trouble or embarrassment, and unable to proceed;
            puzzled; thrown off the track.
  
      {To find fault}, to find reason for blaming or complaining;
            to express dissatisfaction; to complain; -- followed by
            with before the thing complained of; but formerly by at.
            [bd]Matter to find fault at.[b8] --Robynson (More's
            Utopia).
  
      Syn: -- Error; blemish; defect; imperfection; weakness;
               blunder; failing; vice.
  
      Usage: {Fault}, {Failing}, {Defect}, {Foible}. A fault is
                  positive, something morally wrong; a failing is
                  negative, some weakness or falling short in a man's
                  character, disposition, or habits; a defect is also
                  negative, and as applied to character is the absence
                  of anything which is necessary to its completeness or
                  perfection; a foible is a less important weakness,
                  which we overlook or smile at. A man may have many
                  failings, and yet commit but few faults; or his faults
                  and failings may be few, while his foibles are obvious
                  to all. The faults of a friend are often palliated or
                  explained away into mere defects, and the defects or
                  foibles of an enemy exaggerated into faults. [bd]I
                  have failings in common with every human being,
                  besides my own peculiar faults; but of avarice I have
                  generally held myself guiltless.[b8] --Fox.
                  [bd]Presumption and self-applause are the foibles of
                  mankind.[b8] --Waterland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Full \Full\, a. [Compar. {Fuller}; superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. &
      AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel.
      fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. [?],
      Skr. p[?]rna full, pr[?] to fill, also to Gr. [?] much, E.
      poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. {Complete},
      {Fill}, {Plenary}, {Plenty}.]
      1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
            contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
            of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
            full of water; a house full of people.
  
                     Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
                     have been regular.                              --Blackstone.
  
      2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity,
            quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
            as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
            compensation; a house full of furniture.
  
      3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire;
            perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
            age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
  
                     It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
                     Pharaoh dreamed.                                 --Gen. xii. 1.
  
                     The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak.
  
                     I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you
                     have freely granted.                           --Ford.
  
      4. Sated; surfeited.
  
                     I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
                                                                              11.
  
      5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
            stored with information.
  
                     Reading maketh a full man.                  --Bacon.
  
      6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
            matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
            to be full of some project.
  
                     Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
                     on decayed and weak constitutions.      --Locke.
  
      7. Filled with emotions.
  
                     The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
                                                                              --Lowell.
  
      8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
  
                     Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.   --Dryden.
  
      {At full}, when full or complete. --Shak.
  
      {Full age} (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
            rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
            age of 21 years. --Abbott.
  
      {Full and by} (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
            sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
  
      {Full band} (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
            employed.
  
      {Full binding}, the binding of a book when made wholly of
            leather, as distinguished from half binding.
  
      {Full bottom}, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
  
      {Full} {brother [or] sister}, a brother or sister having the
            same parents as another.
  
      {Full cry} (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
            have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
  
      {Full dress}, the dress prescribed by authority or by
            etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
  
      {Full hand} (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
  
      {Full moon}.
            (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
                  opposite to the sun.
            (b) The time when the moon is full.
  
      {Full organ} (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
            out.
  
      {Full score} (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
            voices and instruments are given.
  
      {Full sea}, high water.
  
      {Full swing}, free course; unrestrained liberty; [bd]Leaving
            corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
            own extravagant actings.[b8] South (Colloq.)
  
      {In full}, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
            in words, and not indicated by figures.
  
      {In full blast}. See under {Blast}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]
      1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
  
      2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
  
      {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready
            to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one
            prepared for instant action.
  
      {At half cock}. See under {Half}.
  
      {Cock feather} (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right
            angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea \Sea\, n. [OE. see, AS. s[aemac]; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG.
      s[emac]o, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. s[94], Sw. sj[94], Icel.
      s[91]r, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus firce, savage.
      [root] 151 a.]
      1. One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an
            ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water
            of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting
            with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea;
            the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea.
  
      2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or
            brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes,
            a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee.
  
      3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a
            large part of the globe.
  
                     I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. --Shak.
  
                     Ambiguous between sea and land The river horse and
                     scaly crocodile.                                 --Milton.
  
      4. The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high
            wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave;
            a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the
            vessel shipped a sea.
  
      5. (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at
            Jerusalem; -- so called from its size.
  
                     He made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to
                     brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height
                     thereof.                                             --2 Chron. iv.
                                                                              2.
  
      6. Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea
            of glory. --Shak.
  
                     All the space . . . was one sea of heads.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      Note: Sea is often used in the composition of words of
               obvious signification; as, sea-bathed, sea-beaten,
               sea-bound, sea-bred, sea-circled, sealike, sea-nursed,
               sea-tossed, sea-walled, sea-worn, and the like. It is
               also used either adjectively or in combination with
               substantives; as, sea bird, sea-bird, or seabird, sea
               acorn, or sea-acorn.
  
      {At sea}, upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively,
            without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of
            circumstances. [bd]To say the old man was at sea would be
            too feeble an expression.[b8] --G. W. Cable
  
      {At full sea} at the height of flood tide; hence, at the
            height. [bd]But now God's mercy was at full sea.[b8]
            --Jer. Taylor.
  
      {Beyond seas}, [or] {Beyond the sea} [or] {the seas} (Law),
            out of the state, territory, realm, or country. --Wharton.
  
      {Half seas over}, half drunk. [Colloq.] --Spectator.
  
      {Heavy sea}, a sea in which the waves run high.
  
      {Long sea}, a sea characterized by the uniform and steady
            motion of long and extensive waves.
  
      {Short sea}, a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and
            irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion.
           
  
      {To go to sea}, a adopt the calling or occupation of a
            sailor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive.
      See {Please}.]
      1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable
            sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or
            happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of
            something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to
            {pain}, {sorrow}, etc.
  
                     At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
                                                                              --Ps. xvi. 11.
  
      2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or
            dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; --
            opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. [bd]Not
            sunk in carnal pleasure.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov.
                                                                              xxi. 17.
  
                     Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2
                                                                              Tim. iii. 4.
  
      3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or
            satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. [bd]He
            will do his pleasure on Babylon.[b8] --Isa. xlviii. 14.
  
                     Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you
                     to come, let not my letter.               --Shak.
  
      4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak.
  
                     Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts
                                                                              xxv. 9.
  
      {At pleasure}, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden.
  
      {To take pleasure in}, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii.
            11.
  
      Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of
               self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure
               ground; pleasure house, etc.
  
      Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace;
               joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference;
               purpose; command; favor; kindness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To sit at}, to rest under; to be subject to. [Obs.] [bd]A
            farmer can not husband his ground so well if he sit at a
            great rent[b8]. --Bacon.
  
      {To sit at meat} [or] {at table}, to be at table for eating.
           
  
      {To sit down}.
            (a) To place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to
                  sit down when tired.
            (b) To begin a siege; as, the enemy sat down before the
                  town.
            (c) To settle; to fix a permanent abode. --Spenser.
            (d) To rest; to cease as satisfied. [bd]Here we can not
                  sit down, but still proceed in our search.[b8]
                  --Rogers.
  
      {To sit for a fellowship}, to offer one's self for
            examination with a view to obtaining a fellowship. [Eng.
            Univ.]
  
      {To sit out}.
            (a) To be without engagement or employment. [Obs.] --Bp.
                  Sanderson.
            (b) To outstay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Atabal \At"a*bal\, n. [Sp. atabal, fr. Ar. at-tabl the drum,
      tabala to beat the drum. Cf. {Tymbal}.]
      A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors. --Croly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Attabal \At"ta*bal\, n.
      See {Atabal}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audibility \Au`di*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The quality of being audible; power of being heard; audible
      capacity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audible \Au"di*ble\, a. [LL. audibilis, fr. L. audire, auditum,
      to hear: cf. Gr. [?] ear, L. auris, and E. ear.]
      Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually
      heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audible \Au"di*ble\, n.
      That which may be heard. [Obs.]
  
               Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than
               audibles.                                                --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audibleness \Au"di*ble*ness\, n.
      The quality of being audible.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Audibly \Au"di*bly\, adv.
      So as to be heard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Autoplastic \Au`to*plas"tic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to autoplasty.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Autoplasty \Au"to*plas`ty\, n. [Auto- + -plasty.] (Surg.)
      The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a
      piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to
      supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Canvasback \Can"vas*back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A Species of duck ({Aythya vallisneria}), esteemed for the
      delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn;
      particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named
      from the markings of the plumage on its back.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Addieville, IL (village, FIPS 230)
      Location: 38.39173 N, 89.48744 W
      Population (1990): 257 (117 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Attapulgus, GA (town, FIPS 4084)
      Location: 30.74934 N, 84.48460 W
      Population (1990): 380 (148 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 31715

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Adaplan
  
      A {functional database} language based upon
      {Backus}' {FP} language.
  
      [Erwig&Lipeck, Proc. DBPL-3, 1991].
  
      (1995-05-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Adaplex
  
      An extension of {Ada} for {functional
      database}s.
  
      ["Adaplex: Rationale and Reference Manual 2nd ed", J.M. Smith
      et al, Computer Corp America, Cambridge MA, 1983].
  
      (1995-02-14)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   AT&T Bell Labs
  
      {Bell Laboratories}
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Adbeel
      miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and
      head of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chr. 1:29).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Ahithophel
      brother of insipidity or impiety, a man greatly renowned for his
      sagacity among the Jews. At the time of Absalom's revolt he
      deserted David (Ps. 41:9; 55:12-14) and espoused the cause of
      Absalom (2 Sam. 15:12). David sent his old friend Hushai back to
      Absalom, in order that he might counteract the counsel of
      Ahithophel (2 Sam. 15:31-37). This end was so far gained that
      Ahithophel saw he had no longer any influence, and accordingly
      he at once left the camp of Absalom and returned to Giloh, his
      native place, where, after arranging his wordly affairs, he
      hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his fathers
      (2 Sam. 17:1-23). He was the type of Judas (Ps. 41:9).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Adbeel, vapor, or cloud of God
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Ahithophel, brother of ruin or folly
  
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