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   accolade
         n 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an
               award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {accolade}, {honor},
               {honour}, {laurels}]

English Dictionary: ausschelten by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acculturate
v
  1. assimilate culturally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acculturation
n
  1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
    Synonym(s): socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
  2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    Synonym(s): acculturation, culture
  3. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
    Synonym(s): acculturation, assimilation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acculturational
adj
  1. of or relating to acculturation [syn: acculturational, acculturative]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acculturative
adj
  1. of or relating to acculturation [syn: acculturational, acculturative]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acold
adj
  1. of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acolyte
n
  1. someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aculeate
adj
  1. having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
    Synonym(s): aculeate, aculeated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aculeated
adj
  1. having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"
    Synonym(s): aculeate, aculeated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acylation
n
  1. the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
age-old
adj
  1. belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
    Synonym(s): age-old, antique
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutinate
adj
  1. united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate, agglutinative]
v
  1. string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
  2. clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutinating activity
n
  1. the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
    Synonym(s): agglutination, agglutinating activity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutination
n
  1. a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
  2. the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
  3. the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
    Synonym(s): agglutination, agglutinating activity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutination test
n
  1. a blood test used to identify unknown antigens; blood with the unknown antigen is mixed with a known antibody and whether or not agglutination occurs helps to identify the antigen; used in tissue matching and blood grouping and diagnosis of infections
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutinative
adj
  1. forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
    Synonym(s): agglutinative, polysynthetic
  2. united as if by glue
    Synonym(s): agglutinate, agglutinative
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutinin
n
  1. an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agglutinogen
n
  1. any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agility
n
  1. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
    Synonym(s): agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aglet
n
  1. metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
    Synonym(s): aglet, aiglet
  2. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
    Synonym(s): aglet, aiglet, aiguilette
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aglitter
adj
  1. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
    Synonym(s): aglitter(p), coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aiglet
n
  1. metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
    Synonym(s): aglet, aiglet
  2. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
    Synonym(s): aglet, aiglet, aiguilette
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aiguilette
n
  1. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
    Synonym(s): aglet, aiglet, aiguilette
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Aquila degli Abruzzi
n
  1. the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
    Synonym(s): Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila degli Abruzzi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Asilidae
n
  1. robber flies
    Synonym(s): Asilidae, family Asilidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assault
n
  1. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
  2. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
  3. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
  4. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
    Synonym(s): rape, violation, assault, ravishment
v
  1. attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
    Synonym(s): assail, assault, set on, attack
  2. force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
    Synonym(s): rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
  3. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
    Synonym(s): attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assault and battery
n
  1. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
    Synonym(s): battery, assault and battery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assault gun
n
  1. any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
    Synonym(s): assault rifle, assault gun
  2. an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assault rifle
n
  1. any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
    Synonym(s): assault rifle, assault gun
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assaulter
n
  1. someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assaultive
adj
  1. disposed to attack
    Synonym(s): assaultive, attacking(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auklet
n
  1. any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auscultate
v
  1. examine by auscultation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auscultation
n
  1. listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auscultatory
adj
  1. of or relating to auscultation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
axletree
n
  1. a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
axolotl
n
  1. larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
    Synonym(s): axolotl, mud puppy, Ambystoma mexicanum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Accolade \Ac`co*lade"\ (#; 277), n. [F. accolade, It. accolata,
      fr. accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]
      1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood,
            consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders
            with the flat blade of a sword.
  
      2. (Mus.) A brace used to join two or more staves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aceldama \A*cel"da*ma\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. Syr. [d3]k[c7]l dam[d3]
      the field of blood.]
      The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem,
      purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his
      Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A
      field of bloodshed.
  
               The system of warfare . . . which had already converted
               immense tracts into one universal aceldama. --De
                                                                              Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acold \A*cold"\, a. [Prob. p. p. of OE. acolen to grow cold or
      cool, AS. [be]c[d3]lian to grow cold; pref. a- (cf. Goth.
      er-, orig. meaning out) + c[d3]lian to cool. See {Cool}.]
      Cold. [Obs.] [bd]Poor Tom's acold.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acolothist \A*col"o*thist\, n.
      See {Acolythist}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acolyte \Ac`o*lyte\, n. [LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. [?]
      following, attending: cf. F. acolyte.]
      1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor
            orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the
            wine and water and the lights at the Mass.
  
      2. One who attends; an assistant. [bd]With such chiefs, and
            with James and John as acolytes.[b8] --Motley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acolyth \Ac"o*lyth\, n.
      Same as {Acolyte}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acolythist \A*col"y*thist\, n.
      An acolyte. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aculeate \A*cu"le*ate\, a. [L. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of
      acus needle.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp
            like a prickle.
  
      2. (Bot.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with
            prickles.
  
      3. Severe or stinging; incisive. [R.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aculeated \A*cu"le*a`ted\, a.
      Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agalloch \Ag"al*loch\, d8Agallochum \[d8]A*gal"lo*chum\, n. [Gr.
      [?], of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl.
      ah[be]l[c6]m.]
      A soft, resinous wood ({Aquilaria Agallocha}) of highly
      aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is
      called also {agalwood} and {aloes wood}. The name is also
      given to some other species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutinant \Ag*glu"ti*nant\, a. [L. agglutinans, -antis, p. pr.
      of agglutinare.]
      Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion. --
      n. Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to
      adhere.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L.
      agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
      thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.]
      To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
      substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, a.
      1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
  
      2. (physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not
            materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate
            forms, languages, etc. See {Agglutination}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L.
      agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
      thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.]
      To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
      substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L.
      agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
      thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.]
      To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
      substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutination \Ag*glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. agglutination.]
      1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance;
            the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
  
      2. (Physiol.) Combination in which root words are united with
            little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See
            {Agglutinative}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agglutinative \Ag*glu"ti*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.]
      1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having
            power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
  
      2. (Philol.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a
            language or a compound.
  
                     In agglutinative languages the union of words may be
                     compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective
                     languages to chemical compounds.         --R. Morris.
  
                     Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are
                     agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian,
                     Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative
                     languages.                                          --R. Morris.
  
                     Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness
                     of their roots.                                 --Max
                                                                              M[81]ller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Agility \A*gil"i*ty\, n. [F. agili[82], L. agilitas, fr.
      agilis.]
      1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs
            quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of
            motion; as, strength and agility of body.
  
                     They . . . trust to the agility of their wit.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
                     Wheeling with the agility of a hawk.   --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. Activity; powerful agency. [Obs.]
  
                     The agility of the sun's fiery heat.   --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aglet \Ag"let\ ([acr]g"l[ecr]t), Aiglet \Aig"let\
      ([amac]g"l[ecr]t), n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point,
      dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of
      L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See {Acute},
      and cf. {Aiguillette}.]
      1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords
            formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into
            small images. Hence, [bd]aglet baby[b8] (--Shak.), an
            aglet image.
  
      2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. --Beck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aglitter \A*glit"ter\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glitter.]
      Glittering; in a glitter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aglutition \Ag`lu*ti"tion\, n. [Pref. a- not + L. glutire to
      swallow.] (Med.)
      Inability to swallow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aguilt \A*guilt"\, v. t.
      To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong. [Obs.]
      --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aglet \Ag"let\ ([acr]g"l[ecr]t), Aiglet \Aig"let\
      ([amac]g"l[ecr]t), n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point,
      dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of
      L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See {Acute},
      and cf. {Aiguillette}.]
      1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords
            formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into
            small images. Hence, [bd]aglet baby[b8] (--Shak.), an
            aglet image.
  
      2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. --Beck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aiglet \Aig"let\, n.
      Same as {Aglet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aiguillette \Ai`guil*lette"\, n. [F. See {Aglet}.]
      1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.
  
      2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some
            military and naval uniforms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aigulet \Ai"gu*let\, n.
      See {Aglet}. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aisled \Aisled\, a.
      Furnished with an aisle or aisles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wedge-tailed \Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,
      the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or
      less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of
      {Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood}.
  
      {Wedge-tailed eagle}, an Australian eagle ({Aquila audax})
            which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on
            lambs; -- called also {mountain eagle}, {bold eagle}, and
            {eagle hawk}.
  
      {Wedge-tailed gull}, an arctic gull ({Rhodostethia rosea}) in
            which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also
            {Ross's gull}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bold eagle \Bold eagle\, (Zo[94]l.)
      an Australian eagle ({Aquila audax}), which destroys lambs
      and even the kangaroo.
  
      {To make bold}, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture.
  
      Syn: Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless;
               dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted;
               high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous;
               forward; impudent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aquilated \Aq"ui*la`ted\, a. (Her.)
      Adorned with eagles' heads.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assail \As*sail"\ ([acr]s*s[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Assailed} (-s[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Assailing}.] [OE.
      assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a
      (L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to
      leap, spring; cf. L. assilire to leap or spring upon. See
      {Sally}.]
      1. To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile
            manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with
            blows; to assail a city with artillery.
  
                     No rude noise mine ears assailing.      --Cowper.
  
                     No storm can now assail The charm he wears within.
                                                                              --Keble.
  
      2. To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering,
            as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
  
                     The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. --Pope.
  
      3. To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in
            the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages,
            institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.;
            as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse,
            ridicule, and the like.
  
                     The papal authority . . . assailed.   --Hallam.
  
                     They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed
                     him with still keener irony.               --Macaulay.
  
      Syn: To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See
               {Attack}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assault \As*sault"\, n. [OE. asaut, assaut, OF. assaut, asalt,
      F. assaut, LL. assaltus; L. ad + saltus a leaping, a
      springing, salire to leap. See {Assail}.]
      1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows,
            weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an
            attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a
            house, or a town.
  
                     The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
                                                                              --Prescott.
  
                     Unshaken bears the assault Of their most dreaded
                     foe, the strong southwest.                  --Wordsworth.
  
      2. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words,
            arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault
            on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of
            a government. --Clarendon.
  
      3. (Law) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with
            force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or
            offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of
            violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting
            the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by
            striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes
            effect, it is a battery. --Blackstone. Wharton.
  
                     Practically, however, the word assault is used to
                     include the battery.                           --Mozley & W.
  
      Syn: Attack; invasion; incursion; descent; onset; onslaught;
               charge; storm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assault \As*sault"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assaulted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Assaulting}.] [From {Assault}, n.: cf. OF. assaulter,
      LL. assaltare.]
      1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men;
            to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or
            menaces.
  
                     Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. --Milton.
  
      2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing
            moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or
            unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a
            reputation or an administration.
  
                     Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
                     Assault his ears.                              --Dryden.
  
      Note: In the latter sense, assail is more common.
  
      Syn: To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See
               {Attack}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assaultable \As*sault"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being assaulted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assault \As*sault"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assaulted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Assaulting}.] [From {Assault}, n.: cf. OF. assaulter,
      LL. assaltare.]
      1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men;
            to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or
            menaces.
  
                     Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. --Milton.
  
      2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing
            moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or
            unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a
            reputation or an administration.
  
                     Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
                     Assault his ears.                              --Dryden.
  
      Note: In the latter sense, assail is more common.
  
      Syn: To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See
               {Attack}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assaulter \As*sault"er\, n.
      One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant. --E.
      Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assault \As*sault"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assaulted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Assaulting}.] [From {Assault}, n.: cf. OF. assaulter,
      LL. assaltare.]
      1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men;
            to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or
            menaces.
  
                     Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. --Milton.
  
      2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing
            moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or
            unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a
            reputation or an administration.
  
                     Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
                     Assault his ears.                              --Dryden.
  
      Note: In the latter sense, assail is more common.
  
      Syn: To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See
               {Attack}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paroquet \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both
      prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See {Parrot}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Parrakeet}. [Written also {paroket}, {parroquet},
      and {perroquet}.]
  
      {Paroquet auk} [or] {auklet} (Zo[94]l.), a small auk
            ({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus}) inhabiting the coast and
            islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under
            parts white, bill orange red. Called also {perroquet auk}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auscult \Aus*cult"\, v. i. & t.
      To auscultate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auscultate \Aus"cul*tate\, v. i. & t.
      To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auscultation \Aus`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. ausculcatio, fr.
      auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear.
      See {Auricle}, and cf. {Scout}, n.]
      1. The act of listening or hearkening to. --Hickes.
  
      2. (Med.) An examination by listening either directly with
            the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the
            body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate
            auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized
            as a sign of health or of disease.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auscultator \Aus"cul*ta`tor\, n.
      One who practices auscultation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auscultatory \Aus*cul"ta*to*ry\, a.
      Of or pertaining to auscultation. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Auxiliatory \Aux*il"ia*to*ry\, a.
      Auxiliary; helping. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Axled \Ax"led\, a.
      Having an axle; -- used in composition.
  
               Merlin's agate-axled car.                        --T. Warton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Axletree \Ax"le*tree`\, n. [Cf. Icel. [94]xultr[?].]
      1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite
            wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels
            revolve.
  
      2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. [Obs.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Aguilita, PR (comunidad, FIPS 1089)
      Location: 18.03002 N, 66.53355 W
      Population (1990): 4091 (1159 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ashuelot, NH
      Zip code(s): 03441

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   acolyte n. obs.   [TMRC] An {OSU} privileged enough to submit
   data and programs to a member of the {priesthood}.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Aceldama
      the name which the Jews gave in their proper tongue, i.e., in
      Aramaic, to the field which was purchased with the money which
      had been given to the betrayer of our Lord. The word means
      "field of blood." It was previously called "the potter's field"
      (Matt. 27:7, 8; Acts 1:19), and was appropriated as the
      burial-place for strangers. It lies on a narrow level terrace on
      the south face of the valley of Hinnom. Its modern name is Hak
      ed-damm.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Aijeleth Shahar
      hind of the dawn, a name found in the title of Ps. 22. It is
      probably the name of some song or tune to the measure of which
      the psalm was to be chanted. Some, however, understand by the
      name some instrument of music, or an allegorical allusion to the
      subject of the psalm.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Aceldama, field of blood
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Aijeleth-Shahar, the land of the morning
  
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