╜│A─╕ (1)┐ or │a─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's╕ or │As,╕ │a's╕ or │as.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first letter of the alphabet. There are two ╖a┤'s in ╖afraid.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sound represented by this letter.
├│ 3. ┤used as a symbol for:
├│ a. ┤the first (of an actual or possible series).
╔┤ ╢Ex. stateroom A on a ship, company A in an infantry battalion.┤
├│ b. ┤the best (of its kind or class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grade A milk.┤
├│ c. ┤a known quantity (used especially in algebraic equations, along with ╖b, c,┤ etc.; ╖x, y,┤ and ╖z┤ most commonly represent unknown quantities).
├│ 4. ┤the highest grade (in schools and colleges).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get an A in English.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤the sixth tone in the scale of C major.
├│ b. ┤a symbol representing this tone.
├│ c. ┤a key, string, valve, or finger hole, that produces this tone.
├│ d. ┤the scale or key that has A as its keynote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a symphony in A.┤
└╕expr. ╡from A to Z,┤ ┤from beginning to end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The African countries need everything from A to Z in medicine (London Times).┤
╩│A─╕ (1)┐ or │a─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's╕ or │As,╕ │a's╕ or │as.╕
╜│A─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's.╕
┬┌┤ anything shaped like the letter A.
╩│A─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │A's.╕
╜│a─╕ (2), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is there a pencil in the box? A tree has leaves. Call a doctor.┤
├│ b. ┤one like; another (before proper names or nouns used as the type of a class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Daniel come to judgment ... (Shakespeare). She is a saint among women.┤
├│ 2. ┤one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother wants a pound of butter.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the same.
╔┤ ╢Ex. two at a time.┤
├│ b. ┤a particular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. too high a price.┤
├│ c. ┤one kind of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemistry is a science.┤
├│ d. ┤a certain; some.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a matter of doubt, a great many friends.┤
├│ 4. ┤a single.
╔┤ ╢Ex. not a chance, not a one.┤
╩│a─╕ (2), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
╜│a─╕ (3), ╛adjective or indefinite article (originally a preposition).
┬┌┤ to or for each; every.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thanksgiving comes once a year. He earns ten dollars a day.┤
╩│a─╕ (3), ╛adjective or indefinite article (originally a preposition).
╜│a─╕ (4), ╛pronoun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤he.
├│ 2. ┤she.
├│ 3. ┤it.
├│ 4. ┤they.
╩│a─╕ (4), ╛pronoun.
╜│a─╕ (5), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) have.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should a thought of it.┤
╩│a─╕ (5), ╛transitive verb.
╜│a─╕ (6),╛preposition.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete or Dialect.) of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John a Gaunt, cup a tea.┤
╩│a─╕ (6),╛preposition.
╜│a', ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man's a man for a' that ... (Robert Burns).┤
╩│a', ╛╕adjective.
╜│a-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤on ____; in ____; into ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abed = in bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the act of ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aflutter = in the act of fluttering.┤
├│ 3. ┤in a ____ condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aweary = in a weary condition.┤
├│ 4. ┤to ____; toward ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aside = to one side.┤
╩│a-─╕ (1),
╜│a-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ab-┤ (1) before ╖m, p,┤ and ╖v,┤ as in ╖amentia, aperture, avert.┤
╩│a-─╕ (2),
╜│a-─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖sc, sp,┤ and ╖st,┤ as in ╖ascribe, aspire, astringent.┤
╩│a-─╕ (3),
╜│a-─╕ (4),
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤not ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apolitical = not political.┤
├│ 2. ┤without ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atonal = without tone.┤
╩│a-─╕ (4),
╜│a╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤ampere or amperes.
├│ 2. ┤are (100 square meters).
├│ 3. ┤(in scoring baseball, basketball, hockey, and other team games) assist or assists.
├│ 4. ┤atto-.
├│ 5. ┤before (Latin, ╖ante┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a 1600 = before 1600.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Astronomy.) a semimajor axis, defining a planet's mean distance from the sun (one of the five orbital elements describing any planet).
╩│a╕ (no period),
╜│a.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤about.
├│ 2. ┤(Commerce.)
├│ a. ┤accepted.
├│ b. ┤approved.
├│ 3. ┤acre or acres.
├│ 4. ┤adjective.
├│ 5. ┤alto.
├│ 6. ┤(Heraldry.) argent.
├│ 7. ┤before (Latin, ╖ante┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a. 1600 = before 1600.┤
╩│a.,╕
╜│A╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤absolute (temperature).
├│ 2. ┤adenine.
├│ 3a. ┤America.
├│ b. ┤American.
├│ 4. ┤ampere or amperes.
├│ 5. ┤angstrom unit or units.
├│ 6. ┤anode.
├│ 7. ┤April.
├│ 8. ┤(formerly) argon (chemical element). Now, ╡Ar┤ (no period).
├│ 9. ┤(in scoring baseball, basketball, hockey, and other team games) assist or assists.
├│ 10a. ┤atomic fission.
├│ b. ┤atomic weight. Odd and even A are denoted by o and + respectively.
├│ 11. ┤Australian (used with the symbol for ╖dollar┤ or (formerly) ╖pound┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. $A250.┤
├│ 12. ┤one of the four major blood factors or groups widely used to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. A person with A type blood can receive blood of either the A or O group.
├│ 13. ┤(in financial rating) the third highest rank.
├│ 14. ┤the first in a series of narrow shoe widths (followed in degree of narrowness by AA, etc.).
╩│A╕ (no period),
╜│A.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤acre or acres.
├│ 2. ┤adult.
├│ 3. ┤answer.
╩│A.,╕
╜│A-1, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) A one; first-rate.
╩│A-1, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A 1,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of a ship) in the best condition (from a double symbol used originally by Lloyd's Register, "A" applying to the hull and "1" to the engines, rigging, and other operating equipment).
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) A one; first-rate.
╩│A 1,╕
╜│aa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lava hardened into a rough, slaggy, brittle mass.
╩│aa, ╛╕noun.
╜│AA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤achievement age.
├│ 2. ┤air-to-air.
├│ 3. ┤antiaircraft.
├│ 4. ┤author's alteration.
├│ 5. ┤(in financial rating) the second highest rank.
├│ 6. ┤the second in a series of narrow shoe widths (followed in degree of narrowness by AAA).
╩│AA╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Alcoholics Anonymous.
├│ 2. ┤antiaircraft.
├│ 3. ┤Associate in Arts.
├│ 4. ┤Automobile Association (of Great Britain).
╩│A.A.,╕
╜│AAA╕ (no periods)
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Agricultural Adjustment Administration (of the United States).
├│ 2. ┤American Automobile Association.
├│ 3. ┤(in financial rating) the highest rank.
├│ 4. ┤the third in a series of narrow shoe widths (preceded in degree of width by AA).
╩│AAA╕ (no periods)
╜│A.A.A.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Amateur Athletic Association (of Great Britain).
├│ 2. ┤American Arbitration Association.
╩│A.A.A.,╕
╜│A.A.A.A.┐╕ or │AAAA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of Advertising Agencies.
╩│A.A.A.A.┐╕ or │AAAA╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.A.L.,╕
┬┌┤ American Academy of Arts and Letters.
╩│A.A.A.L.,╕
╜│A.A.A.S.┐╕ or │AAAS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
├│ 2. ┤American Association for the Advancement of Science.
╩│A.A.A.S.┐╕ or │AAAS╕ (no periods),
╜│AAF╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.A.F.,╕
┬┌┤ Army Air Forces (of the United States).
╩│AAF╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.A.F.,╕
╜│AAM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-to-air missile.
╩│AAM╕ (no periods),
╜│A and M╕ (no periods)┐ or │A. & M.,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) Agricultural and Mechanical (in U.S. college names).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Texas A and M.┤
╩│A and M╕ (no periods)┐ or │A. & M.,╕
╜│A. & R.┐╕ or │a. and r.,╕
┬┌┤ artists and repertory (department of a phonograph record company).
╩│A. & R.┐╕ or │a. and r.,╕
╜│A.A.R.,╕
┬┌┤ Association of American Railroads.
╩│A.A.R.,╕
╜│aardvark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a burrowing mammal of southern and eastern Africa with a piglike snout, very strong claws, and a long tail. The aardvark feeds at night with its long, sticky tongue on ants and termites.
╩│aardvark, ╛╕noun.
╜│aardwolf, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wolves.╕
┬┌┤ a mammal of southern and eastern Africa, resembling the hyena somewhat, to which it is related, but with small, weak teeth. It feeds chiefly on termites and other insects and on carrion.
╩│aardwolf, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wolves.╕
╜│Aaron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in the Bible) the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites. The Jewish priesthood is traditionally said to descend from his tribe (Levi) and, in particular, from Aaron's sons.
╩│Aaron, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aaronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or descended from Aaron.
├│ b. ┤Levitical.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the lesser order of the Mormon priesthood for young men 12 to 20 years old, comprising the offices of priest, teacher, and deacon.
├│ 3. ┤priestly.
╩│Aaronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aaronite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a descendant of Aaron.
├│ 2. ┤a Levite.
╩│Aaronite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aaron's beard,╕ ╟│= rose of Sharon ╕(def. 2).
╩│Aaron's beard,╕ ╟│= rose of Sharon ╕(def. 2).
╜│Aaron's rod,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any of several tall plants with long, flower-bearing main stems, especially a kind of goldenrod.
├│ 2. ┤(in the Bible) the rod with which Aaron performed miracles. It turned into a serpent. Exodus 7:10. Later it blossomed and bore almonds. Numbers 17:8.
├│ 3. ┤an architectural ornament consisting of a rod with leaves sprouting on either side, or of a rod with a snake twined around it.
╩│Aaron's rod,╕
╜│AARP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of Retired Persons.
╩│AARP╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.S.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤American Academy of Sciences.
├│ 2. ┤Fellow of the American Academy (Latin, ╖Academiae Americanae Socius┤).
╩│A.A.S.,╕
╜│aasvogel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Afrikaans.) a vulture.
╩│aasvogel, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.A.U.┐╕ or │AAU╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Amateur Athletic Union (of the United States).
╩│A.A.U.┐╕ or │AAU╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.U.P.┐╕ or │AAUP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of University Professors.
╩│A.A.U.P.┐╕ or │AAUP╕ (no periods),
╜│A.A.U.W.┐╕ or │AAUW╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Association of University Women.
╩│A.A.U.W.┐╕ or │AAUW╕ (no periods),
╜│Ab, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the eleventh (or, in leap year, the twelfth) month of the Jewish civil year, and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year, beginning in July or in the first part of August.
╩│Ab, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) from; away; away from; off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abnormal = away from normal.┤
┬┤ Also: ╡a-┤ before ╖m, p, v;┤ ╡abs-┤ before ╖c, t.┤
╩│ab-─╕ (1),
╜│ab-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖b,┤ as in ╖abbreviate.┤
╩│ab-─╕ (2),
╜│ab-─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ a prefix in the names of theoretical electromagnetic units of measurement, such as ╖abampere┤ or ╖abhenry,┤ in the centimeter-gram-second system of measurement.
╩│ab-─╕ (3),
╜│ab.,╕
┬┌┤ about.
╩│ab.,╕
╜│a.b.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤able-bodied (seaman).
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) (times) at bat.
╩│a.b.,╕
╜│Ab╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) alabamine (the name originally used for ╖astatine┤).
╩│Ab╕ (no period),
╜│AB╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ one of the four major blood factors or groups widely used to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. A person with AB type blood can receive blood of either the AB, A, B, or O group.
╩│AB╕ (no periods),
╜│A.B.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤able-bodied (seaman).
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) (times) at bat.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡B.A.┤ Bachelor of Arts, a college degree usually given in the United States for four years' study (or the equivalent) beyond high school and generally with the emphasis on liberal arts (Latin, ╖Artium Baccalaureus┤).
╩│A.B.,╕
╜│aba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a gownlike, sleeveless outer garment worn by Arabs.
├│ 2. ┤a woolen fabric, usually striped, made in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries.
├│ 3. ┤a coarse, thick, heavily felted woolen cloth, originally made and worn by Hungarian peasants. Also, ╡abba,┤ ╡abaya.┤
╩│aba, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ abscisic acid.
╩│ABA╕ (no periods),
╜│abaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a strong fiber made from the leaves of a Philippine plant, used for making rope, fabrics, and matting; Manila hemp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the natives wear abaca slippers (Colby and Foster).┤
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself, related to the banana and now also grown in Central America.
╩│abaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│abacist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in using an abacus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Japanese abacist trounced an American operating a modern calculating machine (New York Times).┤
╩│abacist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aback, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) backward.
└╕expr. ╡taken aback,┤
├│ a. ┤suddenly surprised; upset or confused by something unexpected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John was taken aback by his friend's angry answer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disconcerted, abashed, startled.
├│ b. ┤(of a ship) caught by a head wind that presses the sails back against the mast, instantly stopping the ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "Captain" [a ship] was taken as flat aback as could be by a squall striking her from starboard (London Daily News).┤
├│ c. ┤(of sails) caught on the forward surface by the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship nearly lost its mast when its sails were suddenly taken aback by the shifting gale.┤
╩│aback, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abactinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├│ 1. ┤located at a distance from the mouth or oral area: aboral.
├│ 2. ┤lacking tentacles or rays.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abactinal end of a sea anemone.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abactinally.┤
╩│abactinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abaculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the little cubes or slabs of colored glass, enamel, or stone used in mosaic work or marquetry; tessera.
├│ 2. ┤a small abacus.
╩│abaculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│abacus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cuses,╕ │-ci.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a frame with rows of counters or beads used for adding and other tasks in arithmetic by the ancient Greeks and Romans and in China and other Asian countries. It is also used in schools to teach place value in the number system and to teach blind children arithmetic.
├│ 2. ┤a slab forming the top of a capital of a column.
╩│abacus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cuses,╕ │-ci.╕
╜│Abaddon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Apollyon, the destroying angel; angel of hell (in the Bible, Revelation 9:11).
├│ 2. ┤the place of the lost; bottomless pit; hell.
╩│Abaddon, ╛╕noun.
╜│abaft, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤at or toward the back of a ship; aft; astern.
├╕prep. ┤ ┤back of; behind; astern of.
└╕expr. ╡abaft the mast.┤ ┤See under ╡mast┤ (1).┤
╩│abaft, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│abalone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mollusk that can be eaten, especially one native to salt water along the Pacific coast of North America. Its large, rather flat shell is lined with mother-of-pearl.
╩│abalone, ╛╕noun.
╜│abampere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the basic theoretical electromagnetic unit of current in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to 10 amperes.
╩│abampere, ╛╕noun.
╜│abandon─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give up entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She abandoned her hope of being a nurse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) relinquish, renounce, drop, discard.
├│ 2. ┤to desert, forsake, or leave without intending to return.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good mother would not abandon her baby. Abandon ship!┤
┴┤ (SYN) quit.
├│ 3. ┤to give (oneself) up completely (to a feeling or impulse); surrender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost child abandoned himself to despair.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to banish.
┼╕noun ╡abandoner.┤
┼╕noun ╡abandonment.┤
╩│abandon─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
╜│abandon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a yielding to natural impulses; freedom from self-control or restraint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to dance with youthful abandon. The students on the winning side cheered with abandon.┤
╩│abandon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│abandoned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤deserted; forsaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys often play in the abandoned house.┤
├│ 2. ┤wicked; immoral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gangsters live an abandoned life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dissolute, profligate, depraved.
├│ 3. ┤unrestrained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abandoned laughter.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abandonedly.┤
╩│abandoned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abandonee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person to whom something is abandoned, especially the underwriter to whom the salvage of a wrecked vessel is abandoned.
╩│abandonee, ╛╕noun.
╜│a bas,
┬┌┤ (French.) down with (the person or thing named).
╔┤ ╢Ex. "A bas le roi!" means "Down with the king!"┤
╩│a bas,
╜│abase, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abased,╕ │abasing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bring down; make lower in rank, condition, or character:
├│ a. ┤to degrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man who betrays his country abases himself.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debase, demean, dishonor.
├│ b. ┤to humble; humiliate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abase oneself before God.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to cast down.
┼╕noun ╡abasement.┤
┼╕noun ╡abaser.┤
╩│abase, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abased,╕ │abasing.╕
╜│abash, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make uneasy, shy, and somewhat ashamed; embarrass and confuse; disconcert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy was not abashed by the laughter of his classmates. ... a man whom no denial, no scorn could abash (Henry Fielding).┤
┴┤ (SYN) chagrin, confound.
┼╕noun ╡abashment.┤
╩│abash, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abashed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ embarrassed and confused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shy, abashed girl rushed from the room as it filled with strangers.┤
╩│abashed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ total or partial loss of the ability to coordinate the muscles used in walking.
╩│abasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│abask, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in pleasant warmth.
╩│abask, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abatable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be abated.
╩│abatable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abate, ╛╕verb, ╞│abated,╕ │abating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lessen.
├│ 2a. ┤to put an end to (a nuisance or an action).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can abate the smoke nuisance by heating with gas.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stop.
├│ b. ┤to render (a writ) null and void.
├│ 3. ┤to deduct something from; reduce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abate a tax.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to omit.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) to bring down.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become less in force or intensity; diminish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although the rain has abated somewhat, the wind is still blowing very hard.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lessen.
├│ 2a. ┤(of an action or a nuisance) to be at an end.
├│ b. ┤(of a writ) to become null and void.
┼╕noun ╡abater,┤ ╡abator.┤
╩│abate, ╛╕verb, ╞│abated,╕ │abating.╕
╜│abatement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a decrease; lessening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had much abatement of my hopes; though not a total frustration (Oliver Cromwell).┤
┴┤ (SYN) diminution, mitigation.
├│ 2. ┤an amount abated; reduction.
┴┤ (SYN) deduction.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of putting an end to something.
├│ 4. ┤(Heraldry.) a mark of dishonor.
╩│abatement, ╛╕noun.
╜│abatis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a barricade of trees cut down and placed with their sharpened branches directed toward the enemy.
├│ 2. ┤a barricade of barbed wire.
╩│abatis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis.╕
╜│A battery,╕
┬┌┤ a low-voltage battery connected to both ends of the filament in an electron tube, for heating the filament.
╩│A battery,╕
╜│abattoir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a slaughterhouse.
├│ 2. ┤a place of physical punishment, such as a boxing or wrestling ring or a bullfighting arena.
╩│abattoir, ╛╕noun.
╜│abaxial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not in the axis.
╩│abaxial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abaxile, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abaxial.
╩│abaxile, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abaxial.
╜│abaya, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aba.
╩│abaya, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aba.
╜│abba─╕ (1)┐ or │Abba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Father (used of the Deity in the Bible, Mark 14:36).
├│ 2. ┤an ecclesiastical title in the Syriac and Coptic churches.
╩│abba─╕ (1)┐ or │Abba, ╛╕noun.
╜│abba─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= aba.
╩│abba─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= aba.
╜│abbacy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position or power of an abbot.
├│ 2. ┤the term of office of an abbot.
├│ 3. ┤the district or community ruled by an abbot. Also, ╡abbotcy,┤ ╡abbotship.┤
╩│abbacy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│Abbasid┐╕ or │Abbassid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any caliph of the dynasty at Baghdad that ruled most of the Moslem world during its height of civilization and splendor from 750 to 1258. This dynasty was descended from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed.
╩│Abbasid┐╕ or │Abbassid, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abbasside, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Abbasid.
╩│Abbasside, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Abbasid.
╜│abbate, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
┬┌┤ (in Italy) an abbot or ecclesiastic.
╩│abbate, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
╜│abbatial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an abbot, abbess, abbey, or abbacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abbatial vestments.┤
╩│abbatial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abbe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abbes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a title of respect used for anyone who is entitled to wear clerical dress, including (during and after the 1600's) tutors, lecturers, and secretaries nominated by the French king to receive the revenues of abbacies during vacancies.
├│ 2. ┤a title used in Quebec for an abbot or a priest.
╩│abbe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abbes.╕
╜│Abbe condenser,
┬┌┤ (Optics.) a lens placed below the object in a compound microscope to deflect light upward through it.
╩│Abbe condenser,
╜│Abbe focometer,
┬┌┤ (Optics.) an instrument for the precise measurement of the focal length of lenses and mirrors.
╩│Abbe focometer,
╜│abbess, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns, especially in a religious order that has monasteries under the direction of abbots.
╩│abbess, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abbevillian┐╕ or │Abbevillean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a paleolithic culture of the glacial period in Europe, in which early recognizable stone tools, crude hand axes, were made. Formerly called ╡Chellean.┤
╩│Abbevillian┐╕ or │Abbevillean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abbey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-beys.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the building or buildings where monks or nuns live a religious life, ruled by an abbot or abbess; a monastery or convent, the members of which live in seclusion and under vows of celibacy.
┴┤ (SYN) cloister.
├│ b. ┤the monks or nuns living there.
├│ 2. ┤(in Great Britain) a church or other building that was once an abbey or a part of an abbey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Westminster Abbey, Newstead Abbey.┤
╩│abbey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-beys.╕
╜│abbot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man who is the head of an abbey or monastery of monks.
╩│abbot, ╛╕noun.
╜│abbotcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= abbacy.
╩│abbotcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= abbacy.
╜│Abbot of Misrule┐╕ or │Unreason,╕
┬┌┤ the leader of the festivities in medieval Christmas revels.
╩│Abbot of Misrule┐╕ or │Unreason,╕
╜│abbotship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abbacy.
╩│abbotship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abbacy.
╜│abbr.┐╕ or │abbrev.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤abbreviated.
├│ 2. ┤abbreviation.
╩│abbr.┐╕ or │abbrev.,╕
╜│abbreviate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make shorter; shorten (a word or phrase) so that a part stands for the whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can abbreviate "inch" to "in." "Acre" is abbreviated to "a." by omission, "hour" to "hr." by contraction, and "pound" (Latin, "libra") to "lb." by substitution.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make briefer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to abbreviate a long speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) condense, compress, reduce.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use abbreviation or abbreviations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand her letters.┤
┼╕noun ╡abbreviator.┤
╩│abbreviate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│abbreviation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shortened form:
├│ a. ┤a part of a word or phrase standing for the whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Dr." is an abbreviation for "Doctor."┤ An abbreviation may be the initial letter of a word (╖a.┤ for ╖acre┤), the initial letters of the words of a phrase (╖A.A.U.P.┤ for ╖American Association of University Professors┤), the first and last letters of a word (╖ft.┤ for ╖foot┤ or ╖feet┤), or the first part of a word (╖Esq.┤ for ╖Esquire┤).
├│ b. ┤a shortened form based on substitution (╖d.┤ for ╖penny,┤ Latin, ╖denarius┤). (Abbr:) abbr.
├│ 2. ┤a making briefer.
┴┤ (SYN) condensation, abridgment.
├│ 3. ┤any method of musical notation indicating the repetition of certain notes or passages without writing them out in full.
╩│abbreviation, ╛╕noun.
╜│abbreviationist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who habitually forms, uses, or advocates using abbreviations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the continual confusing contribution of the abbreviationists (James Thurber).┤
╩│abbreviationist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abbreviatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shortening or tending to shorten.
╩│abbreviatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ABC, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤facts or skills to be learned first; elementary principles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fred learned the ABC of swimming this summer at camp.┤
├│ b. ┤a book or other source of elementary principles; basic work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to write the ABC of modern stagecraft.┤
├│ 2. ┤the alphabet; ABC's.
├│ 3. ┤a book listing alphabetically all British railway stations and showing their passenger service.
╩│ABC, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABC╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Advanced Booking Charter (an air travel reservation made at low group-charter rates and far enough in advance for the airline to create a group of travelers).
├│ 2. ┤American Bowling Congress.
├│ 3. ┤American Broadcasting Companies.
├│ 4. ┤Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
├│ 5. ┤Audit Bureau of Circulations.
╩│ABC╕ (no periods),
╜│A-B-C book,╕
┬┌┤ a primer.
╩│A-B-C book,╕
╜│A.B.C.D.┐╕ or │ABCD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Accelerated Business Collection and Delivery (a system employed by the United States Postal Service).
╩│A.B.C.D.┐╕ or │ABCD╕ (no periods),
╜│abcoulomb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of charge in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one abampere.
╩│abcoulomb, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABC powers,╕
┬┌┤ Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
╩│ABC powers,╕
╜│ABC's, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the alphabet.
├│ 2. ┤basic facts or skills; elementary principles; fundamentals; rudiments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to master the ABC's of golf.┤
╩│ABC's, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ABC soil,╕
┬┌┤ a cross section of soil having a well-defined A horizon, B horizon, and C horizon.
╩│ABC soil,╕
╜│abc weapons┐╕ or │ABC weapons,╕
┬┌┤ atomic, biological, and chemical devices and substances, as instruments of war.
╩│abc weapons┐╕ or │ABC weapons,╕
╜│Abderite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stupid person (because the inhabitants of Abdera, an ancient town in Thrace, were known for their stupidity).
╩│Abderite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abdias, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Obadiah,╕ in the Douay Bible.
╩│Abdias, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Obadiah,╕ in the Douay Bible.
╜│abdicable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be abdicated.
╩│abdicable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abdicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give up (office, power, or authority); renounce formally (a right, claim, or duties); resign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the king abdicated his throne, his brother became king.┤
┴┤ (SYN) relinquish, surrender.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to renounce office, power, or authority; resign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why did the king abdicate?┤
├│ 2. ┤to withdraw oneself (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... those who abdicate life socially will soon abdicate from life itself (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡abdicator.┤
╩│abdicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│abdication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abdicating; giving up an office, power, or authority; resigning, especially under force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The present Queen [Elizabeth II] owes her early accession as much to the abdication of her uncle as to the rather premature death of her father (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┴┤ (SYN) renunciation, resignation.
╩│abdication, ╛╕noun.
╜│abdicative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving abdication.
╩│abdicative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abdomen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the part of the body containing the stomach and the intestines; belly. In man and other mammals the abdomen is a large cavity between the chest (thorax) and the pelvis, and also contains the liver, pancreas, kidneys, and spleen.
├│ b. ┤a corresponding region in vertebrates below mammals.
├│ 2. ┤the last of the three parts of the body of insects and many other arthropods, including spiders and crustaceans.
╩│abdomen, ╛╕noun.
╜│abdominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the abdomen; in the abdomen; for the abdomen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bending the body exercises the abdominal muscles.┤
┬┌┤ pulling or drawing away a part of the body from a given point or center, as a muscle does; abducting.
╩│abducent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to carry off (a person) unlawfully, by force or by trickery; kidnap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police caught the man who tried to abduct the boy for ransom.┤
├│ 2. ┤to pull (a part of the body) away from its normal position, as to raise an arm upward and outward.
╩│abduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abduction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the unlawful carrying off of anyone by force or by trickery; kidnaping.
├│ 2. ┤the pulling away of a part of the body from its normal position.
├│ 3. ┤(Logic.) a syllogism where the minor premise has no proof.
╩│abduction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abductor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who abducts someone; kidnaper.
├│ 2. ┤a muscle that pulls a part of the body away from its normal position by the trunk or main axis. The deltoid muscle of the shoulder is an abductor that raises the arm outward and upward.
╩│abductor, ╛╕noun.
╜│abeam, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤directly opposite the middle of a ship's side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fire a broadside when their ship comes abeam of ours.┤
├│ 2. ┤straight across a ship; at right angles to the keel of a ship.
╩│abeam, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abecedarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who is learning the alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lights were out, and all were thought to be abed (Samuel Smiles).┤
├│ 2. ┤confined to bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Louis being abed with gout ... (W. H. Dixon).┤
╩│abed, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Abednego, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the three Hebrews cast into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar. Meshach and Shadrach were the other two (in the Bible, Daniel 3:12-30).
╩│Abednego, ╛╕noun.
╜│abegging, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ in an unwanted or overlooked condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In those days, the newer trends in art were going abegging ... (Show).┤
╩│abegging, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Abel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the second son of Adam and Eve. Abel was killed in jealousy by his older brother, Cain (in the Bible, Genesis 4:1-15).
╩│Abel, ╛╕noun.
╜│abele, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the white poplar tree.
╩│abele, ╛╕noun.
╜│abelia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shrub with small, glossy leaves and pink to white, bell-like flowers.
╩│abelia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abelian group,
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) a group of numbers combined according to commutative law.
╩│Abelian group,
╜│abelmosk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bushy plant of the mallow family, bearing large, showy, yellow blossoms, grown in tropical and semitropical countries for its musky seeds, which are used in perfumes; muskmallow.
╩│abelmosk, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abenlen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-len╕ or │-lens.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a Negrito people living in the northern part of the Philippines.
╩│Abenlen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-len╕ or │-lens.╕
╜│Aberdeen Angus,
┬┌┤ any of a breed of small, entirely black, hornless cattle, raised for beef and originally bred in Scotland.
╩│Aberdeen Angus,
╜│Aberdeen terrier,╕
┬┌┤ the Scottish terrier (an unofficial name once common).
╩│Aberdeen terrier,╕
╜│Aberdonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Aberdeen (a city in Scotland), its people, or their customs.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Aberdeen.
╩│Aberdonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aberglaube, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) superstition.
╩│Aberglaube, ╛╕noun.
╜│abernathyite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a minor ore of uranium in the torbernite group.
╩│abernathyite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abernethy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
┬┌┤ a hard biscuit sometimes flavored with caraway seeds.
╩│Abernethy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
╜│aberrance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wandering or deviating from what is regular, normal, or right.
╩│aberrance, ╛╕noun.
╜│aberrancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aberrance.
╩│aberrancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aberrance.
╜│aberrant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤deviating from what is regular, normal, or right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rocket on an aberrant course, aberrant behavior. He likes man to be playful, variedly worshipful, comic, aberrant and unpredictable (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) abnormal, deviant, eccentric.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who deviates from normal human behavior.
┼╕adv. ╡aberrantly.┤
╩│aberrant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aberration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wandering from the right path or usual course of action; straying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lie is an aberration from the truth.┤
├│ 2. ┤an abnormal structure or development; deviation from a standard or ordinary type.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... changes in chromosome structure are called chromosomal mutations or aberrations (The Effects of Atomic Weapons). ... even so-called communism itself might turn out to be a passing aberration in history's long march (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) irregularity, abnormality, mutation.
├│ 3. ┤a wandering of the mind; temporary mental disorder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His peculiarities are no more than harmless aberrations.┤
┴┤ (SYN) eccentricity.
├│ 4. ┤the failure of a lens, mirror, or the like, to bring to a single focus the rays of light coming from one point. Aberration causes a distorted image (spherical aberration) or an image with a colored fringe (chromatic aberration).
├│ 5. ┤an apparent displacement of a heavenly body from its actual position, as seen by an observer on the earth, caused by the combined effect of the earth's motion and the noninstantaneous transmission of the light from the heavenly body.
╩│aberration, ╛╕noun.
╜│aberrational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by aberration; eccentric; irrational.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to encourage or help, especially in doing something wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One man did the actual stealing, but two others abetted him by attracting the attention of the storekeeper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) support.
├│ 2. ┤to urge on or assist in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lawson and Haggart are here abetted by Billy Butterfield ... and Bill Stegmeyer in thriving performances of eight deep-South standards ("Moon Over Miami," "Alabama Bound," etc.) (Saturday Review).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. My wife, ... with my approval and abetment, is a working mother (Harper's).┤
╩│abetment, ╛╕noun.
╜│abettal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abetment.
╩│abettal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abetment.
╜│abetter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who abets.
╩│abetter, ╛╕noun.
╜│abettor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially Law.) a person who abets; abetter.
╩│abettor, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab extra,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from without.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a spectator ab extra who can see the whole of a society simultaneously (New Yorker).┤
╩│ab extra,
╜│abeyance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a temporary stopping of activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The custom was revived after an abeyance of several centuries.┤
└╕expr. ╡in abeyance,┤
├│ a. ┤in a state of suspended action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's hold that question in abeyance until we know more about it. The purchasing agent held his order in abeyance pending completion of the inventory.┤
├│ b. ┤(Law.) in a state of waiting for legal ownership or possession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An inheritance is in abeyance when the rightful owner has not been determined.┤
╩│abeyance, ╛╕noun.
╜│abeyant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ dormant; latent.
╩│abeyant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abfarad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of capacitance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of 9) farads.
╩│abfarad, ╛╕noun.
╜│abhenry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries╕ or │-rys.╕
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of inductance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of minus 9) henry.
╩│abhenry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries╕ or │-rys.╕
╜│abhesive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤not sticking to other material; slippery.
├│ 1. ┤the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors.
├│ 2. ┤the government tax upon liquors.
├│ 3. ┤the licensing of dealers in alcoholic liquors.
╩│abkari, ╛╕noun.
╜│abl.,╕
┬┌┤ ablative.
╩│abl.,╕
╜│ABL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Automated Biological Laboratory.
╩│ABL╕ (no periods),
╜│ablactation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the weaning of a child from the breast.
╩│ablactation, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ blaring.
╩│ablare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ablastin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance in the blood that impairs the ability of germs to reproduce.
╩│ablastin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Aerospace.) to remove by ablation.
├│ 2. ┤to remove by burning away, wearing down, or cutting away.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Aerospace.) to undergo ablation.
╩│ablate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│ablation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Aerospace.)
├│ a. ┤the disintegration of part of the nose cone on a missile or spacecraft when it reenters the atmosphere. Ablation usually occurs as melting or vaporizing of an outer surface to protect the rest of the structure from excessive heat.
├│ b. ┤the removal or carrying away of heat by melting or vaporization.
├│ 2. ┤removal.
├│ 3. ┤the removal by surgery of a tumor or a part of the body.
├│ 4. ┤the wearing away of a glacier, snow, or other formation by melting or evaporation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yet, because there is so little ablation--return of moisture to the atmosphere--this light precipitation has become a glacier of up to a mile or more in depth (Time).┤
╩│ablation, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablation shield,╕
┬┌┤ a type of heat shield that uses up heat by melting and vaporizing. The air stream carries the molten particles and the hot gas vapor away from the spacecraft.
╩│ablation shield,╕
╜│ablatival, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in or having to do with the ablative case.
╩│ablatival, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ablative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (Grammar.) │1. ┤the case in Latin that expresses place from or in which, source, agent, cause, association, or instrument.
├│ 2. ┤a case with similar uses in some other inflected languages.
├│ 3. ┤a word or construction in this case. (Example:) ╖statu┤ and ╖quo┤ in the phrase ╖in statu quo nunc,┤ "in the state in which [something] now [is]." (Abbr:) abl.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or showing the ablative.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ablative case.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Aerospace.) made to be removed by ablation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An ablative nosecone is made of light materials, such as fiberglass, which burn and fall away as the missile reenters the atmosphere (New York Times).┤
╩│ablative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ablative absolute,╕
┬┌┤ a Latin construction consisting of a noun or pronoun with an adjective, noun, or participle, both in the ablative case, expressing time, occasion, cause, or other circumstance. (Example:) ╖Sole oriente, tenebrae aufugiunt,┤ "The sun rising (that is, when or because the sun is rising), the shadows flee away." See also ╡absolute,┤ adj. def. 5a.┤
╩│ablative absolute,╕
╜│ablator,╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Aerospace.) an ablating substance.
╩│ablator,╛╕noun.
╜│ablaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Indo-European languages) the systematic substitution of one root vowel sound for another in different inflectional forms or derivatives of a word, as in ╖ring, rang, rung;┤ gradation.
╩│ablaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablaze, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on fire; in a blaze; blazing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The forest was set ablaze by lightning.┤
├│ 2. ┤shining brightly; flashing or brilliant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hotel was ablaze with lights.┤
├│ 3. ┤in great excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was ablaze with anger when he kicked my dog.┤
╩│ablaze, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│able, ╛╕adjective, ╞│abler,╕ │ablest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤having enough power, skill, means, or talent to do something; capable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most little children are able to walk before they are able to talk. A cat is able to see in the dark.┤
├│ 2. ┤having more power or skill than most others have; skillful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an able teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expert, clever, accomplished.
├│ 3. ┤done with skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience applauded his able speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) effective.
├│ 4. ┤legally authorized or qualified.
├│ 5. ┤having the necessary qualifications.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an able seaman.┤
╩│able, ╛╕adjective, ╞│abler,╕ │ablest.╕
╜│-able,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix.)
├│ 1. ┤(╖added to verbs┤) that can be ____ed; able to be ____ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enjoyable = that can be enjoyed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(╖added to nouns┤) suitable for ____; giving ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Comfortable = giving comfort.┤
├│ 3. ┤(╖added to nouns┤) inclined to ____; such as to ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Peaceable = inclined to peace.┤
├│ 4. ┤(╖added to verbs and nouns┤) fit to be ____ed; deserving of ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wearable = fit to be worn. Lovable = deserving of love.┤
├│ 5. ┤(╖added to verbs┤) liable to be ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Breakable = liable to be broken.┤
╩│-able,╕
╜│able-bodied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ strong and healthy; physically fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All able-bodied barbarians were soldiers (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│able-bodied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│able-bodied seaman┐╕ or │able seaman,╕
┬┌┤ an experienced seaman who can perform all the duties required of a seaman, especially a trained deckhand on a merchant vessel. (Abbr:) A.B.
╩│able-bodied seaman┐╕ or │able seaman,╕
╜│Able Day,╕
┬┌┤ the day of the first atomic-bomb test at Bikini; July 1, 1946 (June 30 in the United States). Also, ╡A-day.┤
╩│Able Day,╕
╜│ablegate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a papal envoy who brings to newly appointed cardinals the insignia of office or presents of honor.
╩│ablegate, ╛╕noun.
╜│ableism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ discrimination favoring those who are physically or mentally fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trustees are committed to diversity ... [and] talked about ableism (Bryn Mawr Now).┤
╩│ableism, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) the bleak, a freshwater fish.
╩│ablet, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablins, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) perhaps. Also, ╡aiblins.┤
╩│ablins, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abloom, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in bloom; blossoming.
╩│abloom, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤cleansing; purifying.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any cleansing agent; detergent.
╩│abluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ablution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Often, ╡ablutions.┤ a washing or cleansing as a religious ceremony of purification.
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡ablutions.┤ a washing or cleansing of one's body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to perform one's morning ablutions.┤
├│ 3. ┤the water or other liquid used.
└╕expr. ╡ablutions,┤ ┤(British.) a public washroom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Holemen's dwelling [had] accommodation for about one hundred souls, with communal ablutions at either end (Punch).┤
╩│ablution, ╛╕noun.
╜│ablutionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with ablution.
╩│ablutionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an able manner; with skill; capably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The meeting was ably run by the chairman.┤
┴┤ (SYN) well, competently, cleverly.
╩│ably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ABM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antiballistic missile.
╩│ABM╕ (no periods),
╜│Abnaki, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ki╕ or │-kis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a confederacy of North American Indians who lived in Maine and eastern Canada in colonial days.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not as it should be; very different from the ordinary conditions, the standard, or a type; unusual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abnormal amount of rain. It is abnormal for a man to be eight feet tall.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exceptional, aberrant.
├│ 2. ┤(of a person) badly adjusted.
┼╕noun ╡abnormalness.┤
╩│abnormal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abnormality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an abnormal form, feature, or happening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He described abnormalities of cattle and hens which, he said, had been brought about by excessive development of the milk and egg producing organs (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤an abnormal condition.
╩│abnormality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│abnormally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a manner not normal; irregularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to behave abnormally.┤
├│ 2. ┤to an exceptional degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abnormally hot day.┤
╩│abnormally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│abnormal psychology,╕
┬┌┤ the study of all forms of abnormal behavior of people, including the identification and classification of mental disorders, their causes, and their treatment; psychopathology. Students in this field are concerned with functional disorders, such as psychoses and neuroses, and organic disorders, such as loss of memory and mental retardation due to brain damage, circulation deficiencies, and similar causes.
╩│abnormal psychology,╕
╜│abnormity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤abnormality; irregularity.
├│ 2. ┤a monstrosity.
╩│abnormity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│abo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abos.╕
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) an aborigine.
╩│abo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │abos.╕
╜│ABO, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a system of classifying blood factors, especially to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. The main factors or groups are A, B, AB, and O.
├╕noun ┤ this system of classification.
╩│ABO, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aboard, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤on board; in or on a ship, train, bus, or airplane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Until the children have climbed aboard no car may pass a school bus picking up pupils.┤
├│ 2. ┤alongside (a ship or shore).
╔┤ ╢Ex. close aboard.┤
├╕prep. ┤ on board of; on, in, or into (a ship, train, bus, or airplane).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everybody was soon aboard the train.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Baseball.) on base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to hit a double with three runners aboard.┤
└╕expr. ╡all aboard!┤ ┤(U.S.) everybody on! (a call directing passengers to enter a train, bus, etc., or indicating that all have boarded).
╔┤ ╢Ex. "All aboard!" shouted the conductor, and everyone rushed for the train.┤
└╕expr. ╡come┤ (or ╡get┤) ╡aboard,┤ ┤(U.S.) (Informal.) to join.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "When I came aboard the space program," the commander has said, "I felt like the greenest rookie in spring training" (New York Times).┤
╩│aboard, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective.
╜│abode, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a place to live in; house or home; dwelling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A simple hut was their abode. But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in (II Kings 19:27). ... one of those shows in which television cameras are conducted through the abodes of famous men (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) residence, habitation, domicile.
├│ 2. ┤a stay or a sojourn in a place.
├╕verb ┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡abide┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He abode there one year.┤
╩│abode, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│abohm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical electromagnetic unit of resistance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of minus 9) ohm.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put an end to; do away with (a law, institution, or custom) completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people wish that nations would abolish war. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865.┤
┴┤ (SYN) annul, stop, suppress.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thus ... shall the Bastille be abolished (Thomas Carlyle).┤
┼╕adj. ╡abolishable.┤
┼╕noun ╡abolisher.┤
┼╕noun ╡abolishment.┤
╩│abolish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abolition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a putting an end to; abolishing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abolition of war is one purpose of the United Nations.┤
├│ b. ┤(in the 1700's and 1800's) the suppression of Negro slavery.
├│ 2. ┤a being abolished; abrogation.
╩│abolition, ╛╕noun.
╜│abolitionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ destructive.
╩│abolitionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abolitionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principle or policy of abolition, especially of Negro slavery.
╩│abolitionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│abolitionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who wishes to abolish something, such as an institution or custom.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Abolitionist.┤ (in the 1700's and 1800's in the United States and Great Britain) a person who favored the compulsory abolition of Negro slavery.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with abolitionism or abolitionists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... abolitionist and retentionist theories of capital punishment (Observer).┤
╩│abolitionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abomasal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the abomasum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abomasal feeding.┤
╩│abomasal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abomasum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sa.╕
┬┌┤ the fourth and true stomach of cows, sheep, deer, and other ruminants, in which the food is digested.
╩│abomasum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sa.╕
╜│abomasus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-si.╕ ╟│= abomasum.
╩│abomasus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-si.╕ ╟│= abomasum.
╜│A-bomb, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an atomic bomb.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to bomb with an atomic bomb or bombs.
┼╕noun ╡A-bomber.┤
╩│A-bomb, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│abominable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤disgusting; hateful; detestable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kidnaping is an abominable act. Shall we pass by this monstrous heap of absurd notions, and abominable practices? (Edmund Burke).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that arouses strong disgust or loathing; a revolting thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord (Proverbs 12:22).┤
├│ 2. ┤a feeling of disgust; loathing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people consider smoking with abomination.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hate, detestation.
├│ 3. ┤a shamefully wicked action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If we are going to revive the abomination of expurgatory oaths, why stop at one profession and one kind of objectionable behavior? (Atlantic).┤
├│ 4. ┤anything strongly disliked.
╩│abomination, ╛╕noun.
╜│a bon marche,
┬┌┤ (French.) at a good price; cheap.
╩│a bon marche,
╜│abonnement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) subscription.
╩│abonnement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aboral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having to do with or located away from the mouth or at the opposite end from the mouth.
┼╕adv. ╡aborally.┤
╩│aboral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aboriginal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤first or earliest so far as science or history gives record; existing from the beginning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indians are the aboriginal inhabitants of America.┤
┴┤ (SYN) indigenous, original, native.
├│ 2. ┤of the earliest known inhabitants; primitive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The use of horses was not an aboriginal custom in America, but was introduced by Europeans.┤
┴┤ (SYN) indigenous.
├╕noun ┤ an aborigine.
┼╕adv. ╡aboriginally.┤
╩│aboriginal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aboriginality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of being aboriginal.
╩│aboriginality, ╛╕noun.
╜│ab origine,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from the beginning.
╩│ab origine,
╜│aborigine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or area; a member of the native race, as distinguished from an invader or colonist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Eskimos are among the aborigines of North America. Among the Australian Aborigines ... females are excluded from religious spheres (rituals, secret societies, and the like) (Felix M. Keesing).┤
└╕expr. ╡aborigines,┤ ┤the plants and animals native to a particular region or area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I doubt whether any case is on record of an invasion on so grand a scale of one plant over the aborigines (Charles Darwin).┤
╩│aborigine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aborning, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ while being born or produced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plan, which died aborning, would have made two important changes in United States troop dispositions (New York Times).┤
╩│aborning, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│abort, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to fail to develop or come to completion; end a mission, test, or experiment prematurely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rocket flight aborted.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give birth before the embryo can live outside the mother's body because it is still dependent upon her body system to support its own; miscarry.
├│ 3. ┤to end prematurely and fruitlessly.
├│ 4. ┤(Biology.) to be arrested in growth, as an organ; fail to develop.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to end or abandon (a mission, test, or experiment) before completion.
├│ 2. ┤to cause to give birth prematurely.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an aborting or being aborted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Any malfunction of the power plant, which must be completely automatic, ... will cause an abort and loss of the missile (Ben I. Funk).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a test, operation, or mission, as of a missile launching, broken off or abandoned prior to completion.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a mechanism that fails to begin, or to complete, a scheduled operation or test.
├│ 4. ┤an aircraft mission, sortie, or flight given up for reasons other than enemy action.
┼╕noun ╡aborter.┤
╩│abort, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│aborticide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the destroying of a human embryo within the womb, especially by drugs or surgery.
├│ 2. ┤an abortifacient.
╩│aborticide, ╛╕noun.
╜│abortifacient, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent used to cause abortion.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤causing abortion.
╩│abortifacient, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│abortion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤(in mammals) birth that occurs before the embryo has developed enough to live, usually during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy; miscarriage.
├│ b. ┤the inducing of premature delivery in order to destroy offspring.
├│ 2a. ┤the failure of anything to develop properly or to be completed; imperfect development.
├│ b. ┤anything that fails to develop properly, such as an animal, a plan or project, or a building.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.)
├│ a. ┤the failure of an organ to develop beyond an early stage.
├│ b. ┤an imperfectly developed organ.
╩│abortion, ╛╕noun.
╜│abortional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by failure.
╩│abortional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abortionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who induces or seeks to induce an abortion, especially an illegal abortion.
╩│abortionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abortion pill,╕
┬┌┤ a tablet of synthetic steroid taken to abort a pregnancy by blocking progesterone so that the fertilized egg does not become implanted in the uterus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The revolutionary new abortion pill, RU 486, is ... considered by the medical profession to be a far better means of abortion than surgical procedures (New York Times).┤
╩│abortion pill,╕
╜│abortive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Early attempts to make airplanes fly proved abortive. The League of Nations was part of an abortive effort to secure world peace.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ineffective, futile.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary.
├│ 3. ┤born or happening before the right time; premature.
├│ 4. ┤causing abortion; abortifacient.
├│ 5. ┤ending or shortening the course of a disease.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a drug causing abortion; abortifacient.
├│ 2. ┤an abortive birth.
┼╕adv. ╡abortively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abortiveness.┤
╩│abortive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abortus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tuses.╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) an aborted fetus.
╩│abortus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tuses.╕
╜│abought, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) past tense and past participle of ╡aby┤ and of ╡abide┤ (2).
╩│abought, ╛╕verb.
╜│aboulia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abulia.
╩│aboulia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abulia.
╜│aboulic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abulic.
╩│aboulic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abulic.
╜│abound, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be plentiful or numerous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fish abound in the ocean. Rock abounds under the soil.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be rich (in).
╔┤ ╢Ex. America abounds in oil. Shakespeare's poetry abounds in imagery.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be well supplied; be filled (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ocean abounds with fish.┤
┴┤ (SYN) teem, swarm.
┼╕adv. ╡aboundingly.┤
╩│abound, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│about, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1a. ┤having something to do with; of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black Beauty is a story about a horse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concerning, regarding, respecting.
├│ b. ┤in connection with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is something strange about him.┤
├│ 2. ┤somewhere near; in or close to (a place).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog was about the house.┤
├│ 3. ┤not far from; close to (in time).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come about three o'clock. About 1850 the westward movement was in full swing.┤
├│ 4. ┤approximating; near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is about my size.┤
├│ 5. ┤on every side of; around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A collar goes about the neck. He rubbed his eyes and looked about him.┤
├│ 6. ┤on or near (one's person); at hand; with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has no money about her.┤
├│ 7. ┤here and there in or on; in many parts of; everywhere in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. papers scattered about the room. The dog ran about the yard.┤
├│ 8. ┤doing; working at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An expert worker knows what he is about.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤nearly; almost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has about finished his work. The bottle is about empty. This is about the nicest day we've had.┤
├│ 2. ┤somewhere near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A stray dog has been lurking about.┤
├│ 3. ┤toward or on every side; all around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look about and tell me what you see.┤
├│ 4a. ┤in many places; here and there; to and fro.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to shuffle papers about on a desk. The rumor went about that you were ill.┤
├│ b. ┤moving around; active; stirring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is able to be up and about.┤
├│ 5. ┤in the opposite direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Face about! After swimming across the lake the boys turned about and swam back to shore.┤
├│ 6. ┤one after another; by turns; in succession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turn about is no more than fair play.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Nautical.) on or to the opposite tack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to come, put, or go about.┤
└╕expr. ╡about to,┤ ┤on the point of; ready to; going to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plane is about to take off.┤
╩│about, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│about-face, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-faced,╕ │-facing.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a turning or going in the opposite direction.
├│ 2. ┤a shift to the opposite attitude or opinion.
├│ 3. ┤the execution of an about face.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to turn or go in the opposite direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After swimming the length of the pool, she about-faced and swam all the way back.┤
├│ 2. ┤to execute an about face. Also, (British and Canadian,) ╡about-turn.┤
╩│about-face, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-faced,╕ │-facing.╕
╜│about face,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a military command to turn in the opposite direction by placing the right foot behind the left foot and pivoting to the right.
╩│about face,╕
╜│about ship,╕
┬┌┤ a command to bring a sailing vessel about.
╩│about ship,╕
╜│about-ship, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to put a sailing ship on the opposite tack (usually as an infinitive or as a command).
╩│about-ship, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│about-towner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man or woman who frequents the fashionable night clubs, the theaters, etc., of the city.
╩│about-towner, ╛╕noun.
╜│about-turn, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (British and Canadian.) ╡= about-face.┤
╩│about-turn, ╛╕noun, intransitive verb.
╜│above, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in or at a higher place; overhead or farther up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were snowy peaks above. The stairs lead above.┤
├│ 2. ┤on the upper side or on top.
╔┤ ╢Ex. leaves dark above and light below.┤
├│ 3. ┤higher in rank or power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer who lost his case made an appeal to the court above.┤
├│ 4. ┤in or from a direction thought of as higher; upstream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There's good fishing above.┤
├│ 5. ┤earlier in a book or article.
╔┤ ╢Ex. See what is written above.┤
├│ 6. ┤above zero.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The temperature is five above.┤
├│ 7. ┤in heaven.
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤to or in a higher place than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sword above his head. This elevator does not go above the third floor.┤
├│ 2. ┤higher than; over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look above the tall building to see the sun. He kept his head above water. A captain is above a sergeant.┤
├│ 3. ┤too great in importance for; superior to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A great person should be above mean actions. The spoiled girl felt above washing dishes.┤
├│ 4. ┤more than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The weight is above a ton.┤
├│ 5. ┤beyond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turn at the first corner above the church.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made or mentioned earlier in a book or article; foregoing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the above statement.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤something that is written above.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Just as I was concluding the above, I received yours (William Russell).┤
┬┌┤ the first patriarch (his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob were the other two). By tradition he was the ancestor of the Jews, through Isaac, and also the ancestor of the Arabs, through his son Ishmael (in the Bible, Genesis 12-25).
╩│Abraham, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abrahamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to the patriarch Abraham.
╩│Abrahamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Abraham-man, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a beggar who wandered about England in the 1500's and 1600's, pretending to be a lunatic.
╩│Abraham-man, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Abram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the original name of Abraham.
╩│Abram, ╛╕noun.
╜│abranchial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abranchiate.
╩│abranchial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= abranchiate.
╜│abranchian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abranchiate.
╩│abranchian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abranchiate.
╜│abranchiate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having no gills.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an animal having no gills.
╩│abranchiate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│abrasable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ capable of being abraded or worn down.
╩│abrasable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abrasion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place scraped or worn by rubbing; an abraded spot or surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had an abrasion on his heel where his shoe rubbed.┤
├│ 2. ┤a wearing away by rubbing; scraping off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abrasion of rocks by currents of water laden with sand. Coins become thinner by constant abrasion.┤
╩│abrasion, ╛╕noun.
╜│abrasive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance used for smoothing, polishing, grinding, or sharpening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sandpaper, pumice, and emery are abrasives.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤wearing away by rubbing; causing abrasion.
├│ 2. ┤harsh; rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abrasive voice.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abrasively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abrasiveness.┤
╩│abrasive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│a bras ouverts,
┬┌┤ (French.) with open arms; eagerly; receptively.
╩│a bras ouverts,
╜│abraxas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mystical Gnostic word, said to represent the Greek numeral letters alpha, beta, rho, alpha, xi, alpha, sigma, amounting to the mystical number 365.
├│ 2. ┤an amulet inscribed with it.
╩│abraxas, ╛╕noun.
╜│abrazo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an embrace. Also, (Portuguese,) ╡abraco.┤
╩│abrazo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
╜│abreact, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) to express or release (repressed emotions) by reliving the experiences associated with them, as by talking about them.
╩│abreact, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│abreaction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) the releasing of repressed emotions by reliving the experiences associated with them, for example by talking about them; catharsis.
╩│abreaction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abreactive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or causing abreaction.
╩│abreactive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abreast, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ side by side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers marched four abreast (adv.). The airplane had four seats, two abreast on each side of the aisle (adj.).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to abolish (a law, treaty, or custom) by an authoritative act; repeal; cancel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When war broke out, our country abrogated its trade agreements with the enemy country. The 21st amendment to the Constitution, permitting the manufacture of intoxicating liquor, abrogated the 18th amendment, which prohibited it.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made an abrupt turn to avoid hitting another car.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hasty.
├│ 2. ┤very steep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The road made an abrupt rise up the hill.┤
┴┤ (SYN) precipitous.
├│ 3. ┤short or sudden in speech or manner; blunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was very gruff and had an abrupt way of speaking.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brusque, curt.
├│ 4. ┤passing suddenly from one subject or thought to another; disconnected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abrupt style of writing.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) suddenly tapering off; truncate.
├│ 6. ┤(Geology.) (of adjacent rock formations) having a sharp boundary at the point of contact.
┼╕adv. ╡abruptly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abruptness.┤
╩│abrupt, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abruption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sudden breaking off.
╩│abruption, ╛╕noun.
╜│abs-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ab-┤ (1) before ╖c┤ and ╖t,┤ as in ╖abscond, abstain.┤
╩│abs-,╕
╜│abs.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤absent.
├│ 2a. ┤absolute.
├│ b. ┤absolutely.
├│ 3. ┤abstract.
╩│abs.,╕
╜│ABS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (a heavy-duty plastic).
├│ 2. ┤alkyl benzene sulfonate (the basis of most hard detergents). The molecules of ABS cannot be broken down completely in sewage treatment systems.
╩│ABS╕ (no periods),
╜│Absalom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤David's favorite son. He rebelled against his father, was defeated in battle, and was later killed (in the Bible, II Samuel 18).
├│ 2. ┤a favorite son.
├│ 3. ┤a rebellious son.
╩│Absalom, ╛╕noun.
╜│abscess, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a collection of pus in the tissues of some part of the body. An abscess results from an infection and usually makes a painful sore, often accompanied by inflammation or swelling.
┬┌┤ a plant hormone that promotes abscission and dormancy; abscisin. (Abbr:) ABA (no periods).
╩│abscisic acid,
╜│abscisin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abscisic acid.
╩│abscisin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abscisic acid.
╜│abscissa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-scissas,╕ │-scissae.╕
┬┌┤ the distance of a point in a plane of two axes from the vertical axis (y-axis), measured on a line parallel to the horizontal axis (x-axis). The abscissa and the ordinate together are coordinates of the point.
╩│abscissa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-scissas,╕ │-scissae.╕
╜│abscission, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the normal separation of a mature fruit, leaf, or stem from a twig by the formation of a corky layer of young cells at the base.
├│ 2. ┤a cutting off, as by surgery.
╩│abscission, ╛╕noun.
╜│abscission layer,╕ ╟│= absciss layer.
╩│abscission layer,╕ ╟│= absciss layer.
╜│absciss layer,
┬┌┤ a corky layer of young cells formed at the base of a fruit, leaf, or stem just before the part falls. It protects the stem from decay.
╩│absciss layer,
╜│abscond, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to go away hurriedly and secretly, especially to avoid punishment; go off and hide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dishonest cashier absconded with the bank's money.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flee, escape, decamp.
┼╕noun ╡absconder.┤
╩│abscond, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│abscondee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who absconds; absconder.
╩│abscondee, ╛╕noun.
╜│abscondence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an absconding; concealment; seclusion.
╩│abscondence, ╛╕noun.
╜│abseil, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the method of descending a very steep cliff by means of a rope secured at the summit.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to descend by this means.
┼╕noun ╡abseiler.┤
╩│abseil, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│absence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a being away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absence from work. His absence from school was caused by illness.┤
├│ 2. ┤a time of being away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor returned after an absence of two years.┤
├│ 3. ┤a being without; lack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Darkness is the absence of light.┤
┴┤ (SYN) want, deficiency.
├│ 4. ┤the condition of being absent-minded.
┴┤ (SYN) inattentiveness.
╩│absence, ╛╕noun.
╜│absence of mind,╕
┬┌┤ the condition of being absent-minded.
╩│absence of mind,╕
╜│absent, ╛╕adjective, verb, preposition.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not present (at a place); away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three members of the class are absent today. I will be absent from work tomorrow.┤
├│ 2. ┤not existing; lacking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snow is absent in some countries. In certain fishes the ribs are entirely absent.┤
├│ 3. ┤absent-minded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man passed us with an absent look. I lost all my gaiety, became absent and thoughtful (Tobias Smollett).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to take or keep (oneself) away; withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not absent yourself from school without good reason.┤
├╕prep. ┤ ┤lacking; without.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Absent more and better research, it seemed sensible to initiate study (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┼╕noun ╡absenter.┤
┼╕adv. ╡absently.┤
┼╕noun ╡absentness.┤
╩│absent, ╛╕adjective, verb, preposition.
╜│absentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of absenting oneself.
╩│absentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│absentee, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is away or stays away.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an absentee or absentees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absentee ownership of land, absentee capital, an absentee voter.┤
╩│absentee, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│absentee ballot,╕
┬┌┤ a ballot of or for a voter who is permitted to vote by mail.
╩│absentee ballot,╕
╜│absenteeism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the practice or habit of being an absentee, especially from work.
├│ 2. ┤an economic system under which a landowner controls the use of land in a country or place where he does not live.
╩│absenteeism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absentee landlord,╕
┬┌┤ an owner, especially a landowner, who derives his income from one region, but lives in another.
╩│absentee landlord,╕
╜│absente reo,
┬┌┤ (Latin, Law.) in the defendant's absence.
╩│absente reo,
╜│absent-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not aware of or not paying attention to what is going on around one; forgetful or inattentive; preoccupied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absent-minded man put salt in his coffee and sugar on his egg.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abstracted, oblivious, distrait.
┼╕adv. ╡absent-mindedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡absent-mindedness.┤
╩│absent-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absent without leave,╕
┬┌┤ (of a soldier, sailor, or other military personnel) away from one's post without permission, but without intending to desert. (Abbr:) A.W.O.L.
╩│absent without leave,╕
╜│absinthe┐╕ or │absinth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a somewhat bitter, yellowish-green alcoholic drink made from brandy flavored with wormwood, anise, or other herbs. Its manufacture and sale are now forbidden in the United States and a number of other countries.
├│ 2. ┤the plant wormwood.
├│ 3. ┤a yellowish-green color.
╩│absinthe┐╕ or │absinth, ╛╕noun.
╜│absinthism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diseased condition caused by too much drinking of absinthe.
╩│absinthism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absit omen,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) may no harm come (of a thing just said or done).
╩│absit omen,
╜│absolute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤free from any imperfection or lack; complete; whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to tell the absolute truth. She did her work with absolute precision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) entire, pure.
├│ 2. ┤not limited in any way; with no limits or restrictions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Long ago some rulers had absolute power. The patient had absolute confidence in his doctor's ability to perform the operation.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had absolute proof thatI was not present when the accident occurred.┤
┴┤ (SYN) infallible.
├│ 4. ┤(Physics.) not compared with anything else:
├│ a. ┤independent of arbitrary or variable standards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absolute zero of temperature. 273 degrees absolute is the same as 0 degrees centigrade (Celsius).┤
├│ b. ┤based on some primary units (especially those of length, mass, and time) of invariable value that are taken as fundamental (as contrasted with any system of units based partly on some arbitrary unit, as of gravitation, whose value varies with latitude, altitude, or the like).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the centimeter-gram-second system of absolute units.┤
├│ c. ┤based on a system of measurement independent of arbitrary or variable standards.
├│ 5a. ┤(of certain phrases) having the function of clauses; forming part of a sentence but not connected with it grammatically. In "The train being late, we missed the boat," ╖the train being late┤ is an absolute phrase or construction. See also ╡ablative absolute.┤┤
├│ b. ┤(of transitive verbs) used without an expressed object. In "Please give freely," ╖give┤ is a verb in absolute use.
├│ c. ┤(of adjectives and possessive pronouns) used without a noun. In "There is rest for the weary," ╖weary┤ is an adjective in absolute use. In "Your house is larger than his," ╖his┤ is a pronoun in absolute use. (Abbr:) abs.
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything that is absolute.
└╕expr. ╡absolutes,┤
├│ a. ┤fixed and immutable qualities, concepts, or standards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Exact measurement of any kind must be based upon absolutes.┤
├│ b. ┤rigid standards of morality or firmly held beliefs about propriety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dogmatic person likes to speak in terms of absolutes.┤
└╕expr. ╡the absolute,┤ (Philosophy.)
├│ a. ┤fundamental reality thought of as apart from all special relations or conditions; that which is capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whatever can be known (or conceived) out of relation ... is the known Absolute (James F. Ferrier).┤
├│ b. ┤that which exists without relation to any other being; the ultimate ground of all things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [They] tell us that the Absolute is unknowable, and that we can therefore know nothing of God (Henry E. Manning).┤
├│ c. ┤that which is considered independently of its being subjective or objective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Schelling pronounced the subject and object identical in the absolute (Robert A. Vaughn).┤
┼╕adv. ╡absolutely.┤
┼╕noun ╡absoluteness.┤
╩│absolute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absolute address,╕
┬┌┤ the specific location where information is stored in a digital computer.
╩│absolute address,╕
╜│absolute alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ ethyl alcohol that is theoretically pure and in practice contains not more than 1 per cent of water by weight.
╩│absolute alcohol,╕
╜│absolute altimeter,╕
┬┌┤ an altimeter measuring altitude by the time required for a radio wave to echo from the surface immediately below. It is absolute in contrast to the measurement by barometric pressure, which is subject to atmospheric conditions.
╩│absolute altimeter,╕
╜│absolute altitude,╕
┬┌┤ the height of a flying object, such as an aircraft or missile, above the earth's surface directly below (rather than above sea level).
╩│absolute altitude,╕
╜│absolute ceiling,╕
┬┌┤ the maximum altitude above sea level at which a given aircraft or other airborne object can maintain horizontal flight.
╩│absolute ceiling,╕
╜│absolute comparison,╕
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) the use of comparative or superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in a sense that does not involve comparison. Thus in "I am in the best of health," ╖best┤ is an absolute superlative, but in "He was the best student in the class," ╖best┤ is a relative superlative.
╩│absolute comparison,╕
╜│absolute discharge,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) (in Great Britain) the discharge of an offender upon payment of a fine or court costs, which is not considered to be a conviction, nor entered in police records as a criminal case.
╩│absolute discharge,╕
╜│absolute humidity,╕
┬┌┤ the mass of water vapor present in a given volume of air, usually expressed in grams per cubic meter.
╩│absolute humidity,╕
╜│absolute idealism,╕
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) a form of idealism which holds that there is only one universal spirit, of which all things are manifestations.
╩│absolute idealism,╕
╜│absolute magnitude,╕
┬┌┤ the magnitude a given star would have if placed at the distance of 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years) from the earth, used as a basis for expressing the intrinsic brightness of stars.
╩│absolute magnitude,╕
╜│absolute majority,╕
┬┌┤ more than half the total number voting or qualified to vote.
╩│absolute majority,╕
╜│absolute monarchy,╕
┬┌┤ a monarchy in which the ruler's power is not limited.
╩│absolute monarchy,╕
╜│absolute music,╕
┬┌┤ music which does not imitate, describe, or represent objective sounds, scenes, or events; abstract music.
╩│absolute music,╕
╜│absolute ohm,╕
┬┌┤ a measure of the resistance of a conductor based on electromagnetic units of the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of 9) abohms.
╩│absolute ohm,╕
╜│absolute pitch,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤the pitch of a tone determined solely by the frequency of its vibrations per second.
├│ 2. ┤a sense of correct pitch, by which some people are able exactly to identify tones by ear; perfect pitch.
╩│absolute pitch,╕
╜│absolute pressure,╕
┬┌┤ fluid pressure measured above a vacuum (or above zero pressure) in units of force per unit of area.
╩│absolute pressure,╕
╜│absolute reality,╕
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) the presence in the universe of a spiritual power greater than man's moral or religious perceptions.
╩│absolute reality,╕
╜│absolutes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡absolute.┤┤
╩│absolutes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│absolute scale,╕
┬┌┤ a scale in which temperatures are measured from absolute zero, such as the Kelvin scale or the Rankine scale.
╩│absolute scale,╕
╜│absolute system,╕
┬┌┤ a system of absolute units.
╩│absolute system,╕
╜│absolute temperature,╕
┬┌┤ a temperature measured from or expressed in degrees above absolute zero.
╩│absolute temperature,╕
╜│absolute unit,╕
┬┌┤ a unit defined directly in terms of the fundamental units of mass, length, and time, as opposed to relative measurements.
╩│absolute unit,╕
╜│absolute value,╕
┬┌┤ the value of a real number regardless of any accompanying sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absolute value of +3, or of -3, is 3.┤
╩│absolute value,╕
╜│absolute zero,╕
┬┌┤ the temperature at which substances would have no heat whatever, and all molecules would stop moving. Theoretically, it is the lowest temperature, -273.15 degrees centigrade (Celsius) or -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit.
╩│absolute zero,╕
╜│absolution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a freeing from guilt or punishment for sin; forgiveness of sins declared by ecclesiastical authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After confession, after absolution, When my whole soul was white I prayed for them (Longfellow).┤
┬┌┤ to make absolute; declare perfect, unconditional, or complete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The forms that characterize man's religious thought ... are culturally contingent; yet the early Christian philosophers absolutized them (Saturday Review).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take in or suck up (a liquid or gas); soak or blot up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sponge absorbed the spilled milk. Water can absorb ammonia.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take in and make a part of itself; assimilate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States has absorbed millions of immigrants.┤
├│ 3. ┤to take in and hold rather than reflect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rugs absorb sounds and make a house quieter. Anything black absorbs most of the light rays that fall on it.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to take up all the attention of; interest very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Building a dam in the brook absorbed the boy so completely that he did not hear us call him to lunch.┤
┴┤ (SYN) engross.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to grasp with the mind; understand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to absorb the full meaning of a remark.┤
├│ 6. ┤to take in and endure; sustain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxer absorbed the punches without buckling under the assault. North Vietnam could absorb considerable punishment ... without any decisive economic effect (New York Times).┤
├│ 7. ┤to accept and pay (an increased cost, tax, or the like) without adding it to the price of a product or services.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The manufacturer absorbed the increase in overhead and did not raise his prices.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Biology.) to take (digested food, oxygen, or the like) into the bloodstream by osmosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Digested food is absorbed into the bloodstream in the intestines.┤
┼╕noun ╡absorber.┤
╩│absorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│absorbability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an absorbable condition or quality.
╩│absorbability, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be absorbed.
╩│absorbable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorbance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the common logarithm of the absorptivity of a substance.
╩│absorbance, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= absorbency.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= absorptivity ┤(def. 2).┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= absorbance.┤
╩│absorbancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very much interested; completely occupied; engrossed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was so absorbed that I did not hear the bell ring. He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention (Dickens).┤
┼╕adv. ╡absorbedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡absorbedness.┤
╩│absorbed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorbefacient, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤causing or aiding absorption.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any substance causing or aiding absorption.
╩│absorbefacient, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absorbency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an absorbent quality or condition.
├│ 2. ┤the degree to which a substance is absorbent.
╩│absorbency, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤taking in, or able to take in, moisture, light, or heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Absorbent paper towels are used to dry the hands.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any substance that absorbs moisture, light, or heat.
╩│absorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absorbent cotton,╕
┬┌┤ fluffy raw cotton from which the wax has been removed, used to dress small wounds, or as a swab for putting on or wiping away salves, lotions, or other liquid.
╩│absorbent cotton,╕
╜│absorbing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ extremely interesting; engrossing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The explorer told us the absorbing story of his adventures.┤
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the absorption of a gas by a liquid.
╩│absorptiometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorptiometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving the measurement of the absorption of gas by a liquid.
╩│absorptiometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of absorbing; a taking up and holding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A paper towel dries up spilled milk by absorption. In the absorption of light rays by black objects, light energy is changed to heat energy.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the condition of being absorbed, especially showing great interest (in something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children's absorption in their game was so complete that they did not notice the first few drops of rain.┤
├│ 3a. ┤(Physiology.) the process of taking (digested food, oxygen, or the like) into the bloodstream by osmosis.
├│ b. ┤(Botany.) the process of taking inorganic salts in solution into root hairs from soil water by osmosis.
╩│absorption, ╛╕noun.
╜│absorption band,╕
┬┌┤ a dark bank or bands in a continuous spectrum of white light caused by the natural or artificial absorption of the wavelengths of light radiating from the luminous molecules of a chemical element in a gaseous state.
╩│absorption band,╕
╜│absorption coefficient,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a constant for a material indicating the degree to which it absorbs radiation, atomic particles, rays of light, etc., that pass through it.
├│ 2. ┤the rate at which the human body absorbs a particular substance, usually expressed in milligrams per kilogram of body weight per hour.
╩│absorption coefficient,╕
╜│absorption line,╕
┬┌┤ a dark line in a continuous spectrum of white light caused by the natural or artificial absorption of the wavelengths of light radiating from the atoms of a chemical element in a gaseous or liquid state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some 66 [chemical elements] have been found in the atmosphere of the sun by their telltale absorption lines in the solar spectrum (Armin Deutsch).┤
╩│absorption line,╕
╜│absorption spectrum,╕
┬┌┤ a continuous spectrum broken by dark lines or bands, formed by passing white light or other electromagnetic radiation through a gas or liquid. The lines or bands indicate the presence of a particular chemical element or compound by the absorption of certain frequencies. The dark lines or bands are caused by the transfer of energy when the element is excited to incandescence and its wavelengths of light are absorbed by passing through the cooler vapors of the same element.
╩│absorption spectrum,╕
╜│absorptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ able to absorb; absorbent.
┼╕adv. ╡absorptively.┤
┼╕noun ╡absorptiveness.┤
╩│absorptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│absorptivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= absorbency.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) the ratio of the radiant energy absorbed by a surface to the total of the energy striking the surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anybody who has read a thriller by Ian Fleming is bloody well aware why the Russians have absquatulated with so many of Britain's state secrets. It's that blinking British Agent 007 (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to do without something; hold oneself back; refrain (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you abstain from eating candy and rich foods, you will not be so fat. When the cigars were passed, he abstained. He abstained from smoking.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forbear, desist.
├│ 2. ┤to refrain from voting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Six members voted in favor of the motion, five members voted against it, and four members abstained. So the motion was adopted.┤
╩│abstain, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│abstainer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who abstains, especially from the use of alcoholic liquor.
╩│abstainer, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstemious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sparing in eating and drinking; moderate; temperate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister is abstemious in her eating habits; she never eats too much. Abstemious, refusing luxuries, not sourly and reproachfully, but simply as unfit for his habit (Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤very plain; restricted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abstemious diet.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sparing.
┼╕adv. ╡abstemiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstemiousness.┤
╩│abstemious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstention, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of abstaining; abstinence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave several reasons for his abstention from signing the contract.┤
├│ 2. ┤the fact of not voting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were six votes in favor, five against, and four abstentions.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who abstains, especially a voter who does not vote.
╩│abstention, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstentionist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who practices abstention, especially in political affairs.
┬┌┤ the act or process of cleansing, scouring, or purging.
╩│abstersion, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstersive, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abstergent.
┼┌╕noun ╡abstersiveness.┤
╩│abstersive, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= abstergent.
╜│abstinence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abstaining; partly or entirely giving up certain pleasures, food, or drink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abstinence from meat during Lent. His doctor recommended abstinence from coffee and tobacco. Buddhists favor "the Middle Way" between abstinence and self-indulgence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) self-denial, continence. See also ╡total abstinence.┤┤
╩│abstinence, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstinency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abstinence.
╩│abstinency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abstinence.
╜│abstinent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abstaining, especially from self-indulgence; abstemious.
┼╕adv. ╡abstinently.┤
╩│abstinent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstract, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤thought of apart from any particular object, real thing, or actual instance; not concrete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sweetness is abstract; a lump of sugar is concrete. Truth is an abstract concept.┤
├│ 2. ┤expressing or naming a quality, idea, or other concept, rather than a particular object or concrete thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Honesty is an abstract noun.┤
├┤ See also ╡abstract noun,┤ ╡abstract number.┤┤
├│ 3. ┤hard to understand; difficult; abstruse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The atomic theory of matter is so abstract that it can be fully understood only by advanced students.┤
┴┤ (SYN) profound.
├│ 4. ┤concerned with ideas or concepts rather than actual particulars or instances; not practical or applied; ideal or theoretical.
├│ 5. ┤not representing any actual object or concrete thing; having little or no resemblance to real or material things, especially in art that avoids the use of ordinary conventional designs and the representation of material things, animals, or persons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw many abstract paintingsin the Museum of Modern Art. The interest of an abstract picture is exclusively decorative (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) nonrepresentational, nonobjective.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to think of (a quality, such as color, weight, or truth) apart from any object or real thing having that quality or any actual instance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can abstract the idea of redness from the color of all red objects.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make an abstract of; summarize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to abstract this story for a book report.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abridge.
├│ 3a. ┤to take away; remove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Iron is abstracted from ore.┤
┴┤ (SYN) extract.
├│ b. ┤to take away secretly, slyly, or dishonestly.
┴┤ (SYN) steal, purloin.
├│ 4. ┤to withdraw (the attention); divert.
┴┤ (SYN) detach, disengage.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brief statement of the main ideas or important points of an article, book, case in court, or other printed material; summary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The students will write brief summaries of scientific treatises, earning $2.50 for each such abstract (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) abridgment, digest, compendium.
├│ 2. ┤an abstract of title. (Abbr:) abs.
├│ 3. ┤a work of abstract art; abstraction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a geometric abstract in red and yellow.┤
├│ 4. ┤an abstract idea or term; abstraction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abstract called capitalism.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the abstract,┤ ┤in theory rather than in practice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 10 percent of society understands in the abstract the meaning of "freedom" (Maclean's).┤
┼╕noun ╡abstracter,┤ ╡abstractor.┤
┼╕adv. ╡abstractly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstractness.┤
╩│abstract, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
╜│abstracted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lost in thought; absent-minded.
┴┤ (SYN) preoccupied.
┼╕adv. ╡abstractedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstractedness.┤
╩│abstracted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstract expressionism,╕
┬┌┤ a style of abstract painting intended primarily to express the artist's emotions or state of mind during a creative experience, as by freely splattering or staining the canvas with paint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abstract expressionism, if it is to survive, must have a purpose and a form to fit that purpose (New Yorker).┤
╩│abstract expressionism,╕
╜│abstract expressionist,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a painter who produces works of abstract expressionism.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with abstract expressionism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. De Kooning's canvas reaffirms the abstract expressionist credo that the very effort of painting is what paintings should be about (Time).┤
╩│abstract expressionist,╕
╜│abstraction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the idea of a quality thought of apart from any particular object or real thing having that quality; abstract idea, concept, or term.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whiteness, courage, hope, sorrow, and length are abstractions. A line that has no width is only an abstraction.┤
├│ 2. ┤the formation of an abstract idea or concept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... abstraction is nothing more than leaving out of a number of resembling ideas what is peculiar to each (Joseph Priestley).┤
├│ 3a. ┤a taking away; removal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abstraction of iron from ore. After the abstraction of the juice from an orange, only the pulp and peel are left.┤
├│ b. ┤secret, sly, or dishonest removal; purloining.
├│ 4. ┤the state of being lost in thought; absent-mindedness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a fit of abstraction he forgot to eat lunch.┤
├│ 5. ┤a work of abstract art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a group of abstractions in oil and water color.┤
├│ 6. ┤abstractionism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The recent emphasis on extreme abstraction ... raises questions which go to the very basis of artistic expression (New York Times).┤
╩│abstraction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstractional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with abstraction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... music so astringent ... that it amounts to abstractional design (New York Times).┤
╩│abstractional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstractionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the theory or principles of abstract art.
├│ 2. ┤the art or practice of making abstractions, especially in art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Making mobiles is a type of abstractionism.┤
╩│abstractionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstractionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an artist who produces works of abstract art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The abstractionist, though, works in symbols, not depicting the object but suggesting it (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤an idealist; a dreamer.
╩│abstractionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstractive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having the power of abstraction.
├│ 2. ┤of or having the nature of an abstract or summary.
┼╕adv. ╡abstractively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstractiveness.┤
╩│abstractive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstract music,╕ ╟│= absolute music.
╩│abstract music,╕ ╟│= absolute music.
╜│abstract noun,╕
┬┌┤ a common noun that refers to a quality, idea, action, or state, rather than to a physical object, tangible thing, or specific being. ╖Youth┤ is an abstract noun in "the vigor of youth," a collective noun in "the youth of our country," and a concrete noun in "a youth."
╩│abstract noun,╕
╜│abstract number,╕
┬┌┤ a number which does not relate to a particular object or thing, as 4 or 6 distinguished from 4 apples or 6 cats.
╩│abstract number,╕
╜│abstract of title,╕
┬┌┤ a summarized account of past ownership of a piece of real estate, going back as far as legally necessary, to establish current ownership.
╩│abstract of title,╕
╜│abstrict, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to separate by abstriction.
╩│abstrict, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│abstriction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ branched spore formation in certain fungi in which portions of the spore-bearing filament (hypha) are separated by the formation of walls (septa); abjunction.
╩│abstriction, ╛╕noun.
╜│abstruse, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hard to understand; difficult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you do not master arithmetic, you will find algebra complicated and abstruse. The fields of inquiry run from simple mechanics to abstruse atomic energy (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) esoteric, recondite, obscure, arcane.
┼╕adv. ╡abstrusely.┤
┼╕noun ╡abstruseness.┤
╩│abstruse, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abstrusity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤no pl.┤ abstruse character; obscurity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The abstrusity of some legal documents baffles most laymen.┤
├│ 2. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ an abstruse point or matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... there were criminal lawyers deeply versed in the abstrusities and tricks of the criminal law (Theodore Dreiser).┤
╩│abstrusity, ╛╕noun.
╜│absurd, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤plainly not true, logical, or sensible; so contrary to reason that it is laughable; foolish; ridiculous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The idea that the number 13 brings bad luck is absurd.┤
┴┤ (SYN) preposterous.
├╕noun ┤ ┤situations and ideas that represent the absurdity of the human condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. students of the absurd, the literature of the absurd.┤
┼╕adv. ╡absurdly.┤
┼╕noun ╡absurdness.┤
╩│absurd, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│absurdism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and practices of the absurdists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the austere absurdism of great dramatists like Beckett and Pinter (Renata Adler).┤
╩│absurdism, ╛╕noun.
╜│absurdist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a playwright who uses the techniques of the Theater of the Absurd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absurdist presents fantasy as reality, or reality as fantasy (Saturday Review).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Theater of the Absurd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. absurdist comedy, absurdist dialogue.┤
╩│absurdist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│absurdity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╖no pl.┤ absurd quality or condition; lack of sense; foolishness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the absurdity of superstition. You can see the absurdity of wearing shoes on your head and hats on your feet.┤
├│ 2. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ something absurd; a ridiculous or unreasonable action, statement, or custom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To say that every father has a daughter is an absurdity.┤
╩│absurdity, ╛╕noun.
╜│ABT╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Ballet Theatre.
╩│ABT╕ (no periods),
╜│abudefduf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of small, agile, tropical marine fish that hide in crevices in rocks or coral reefs; damselfish.
╩│abudefduf, ╛╕noun.
╜│abuilding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) in the process of being built.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What many call the New Europe is abuilding around the European Economic Community, better known as the Common Market (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│abuilding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abulia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of the ability to make decisions, characteristic of schizophrenia. Also, ╡aboulia.┤
╩│abulia, ╛╕noun.
╜│abulic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with abulia.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by abulia. Also, ╡aboulic.┤
╩│abulic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abundance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a quantity that is more than enough; great plenty; full supply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is such an abundance of apples this year that many are not being picked. Oil, the greatest source of Venezuela's wealth, continues to flow in abundance (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) profusion, superfluity.
├│ 2. ┤a plentiful supply of money and possessions; wealth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the near future technology was going to create abundance and everyone would have enough of everything (Saul Bellow).┤
┴┤ (SYN) affluence.
╩│abundance, ╛╕noun.
╜│abundant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤more than enough; very plentiful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trapper had an abundant supply of food for the winter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ample, bountiful, profuse.
├│ 2. ┤having more than enough; abounding (in); rich.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fishermen found a river abundant in salmon. The Lord ... abundant in goodness and truth (Exodus 34:6).┤
┼╕adv. ╡abundantly.┤
┼╕noun ╡abundantness.┤
╩│abundant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abundant number,╕
┬┌┤ a whole number whose divisors have a sum greater than twice this number. The number 18 is an abundant number because the sum of its divisors (18, 9, 6, 3, 2, 1) is greater than 2 X 18.
╩│abundant number,╕
╜│abundant year,╕
┬┌┤ the longest of the three common years of the Jewish calendar, having 355 days; perfect year.
╩│abundant year,╕
╜│ab uno disce omnes,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from one learn all.
╩│ab uno disce omnes,
╜│ab urbe condita,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) since the founding of the city (of Rome, about 753 B.C.). (Abbr:) A.U.C.
╩│ab urbe condita,
╜│abusage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abuse.
╩│abusage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abuse.
╜│abuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│abused,╕ │abusing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to use wrongly; make bad use of; misuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not abuse the privilege of using the library by loud talking. By being lazy he abused his opportunity for an education and ruined his chances of entering college.┤
├│ 2. ┤to treat badly; mistreat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angry boy abused his dog by beating it. Don't abuse your eyes by reading in a bad light.┤
┴┤ (SYN) maltreat, injure.
├│ 3. ┤to use harsh and insulting language about or to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of debating the issues the candidates abused each other.┤
┴┤ (SYN) revile, malign.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to impose on; mislead; deceive.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a wrong or bad use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Talking too loud is an abuse of your library privileges. The people hated the wicked king for his abuse of power.┤
┴┤ (SYN) misapplication, misuse.
├│ 2. ┤harsh or severe treatment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The abuse of the helpless prisoner made him bitter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) injury.
├│ 3. ┤a bad practice or custom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Slavery is an abuse. Abuses multiply when citizens are indifferent.┤
├│ 4. ┤harsh and insulting language.
┴┤ (SYN) vituperation.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) deception.
┼╕adj. ╡abusable.┤
┼╕noun ╡abuser.┤
╩│abuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│abused,╕ │abusing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│abusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤using harsh and insulting language; reviling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You're an ... abusive ... bad old creature (Dickens).┤
┴┤ (SYN) scurrilous, opprobrious, reproachful.
├│ 2. ┤containing abuse; harsh and insulting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abusive letter.┤
├│ 3. ┤treating roughly or cruelly.
├│ 4. ┤wrongly used; misapplied.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) corrupt.
┼╕adv. ╡abusively.┤
┼╕noun ╡abusiveness.┤
╩│abusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abustle, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bustling; stirring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a house abustle with preparations for the holidays.┤
╩│abustle, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abut, ╛╕verb, ╞│abutted,╕ │abutting.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to border on; adjoin; meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A shed abuts the barn.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to touch at one end or edge; end at; border (on, upon, or against).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sidewalk abuts on the street. His land abuts upon mine. The shed abuts against a stone wall.┤
┼╕noun ╡abutter.┤
╩│abut, ╛╕verb, ╞│abutted,╕ │abutting.╕
╜│abutilon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of the mallow family having bell-shaped, yellow or white flowers often veined with red; flowering maple.
├│ 2. ┤the flower of any of these plants.
╩│abutilon, ╛╕noun.
╜│abutment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a support for an arch or bridge.
├│ b. ┤the point or place where the support joins the thing supported.
├│ 2. ┤the fact, state, or place of abutting.
╩│abutment, ╛╕noun.
╜│abuttal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact or state of abutting.
└╕expr. ╡abuttals,┤ ┤the parts of a piece of land which abut on other land.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The land is set forth by bounds and abuttals (Nathaniel Bacon).┤
╩│abuttal, ╛╕noun.
╜│abutting, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adjacent.
╩│abutting, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adjacent.
╜│abuzz, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤buzzing; filled with buzzing sounds.
├│ 2. ┤filled with noises of activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The retail shoe industry is abuzz with talk of a big boom just ahead (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│abuzz, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│abvolt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electromagnetic unit of electromotive force in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to (10 to the power of minus 8) volt.
╩│abvolt, ╛╕noun.
╜│Abwehr, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) the German counterintelligence system in World War II.
╩│Abwehr, ╛╕noun.
╜│aby┐╕ or │abye, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abought,╕ │abying.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to pay the penalty for; atone for.
├│ 2. ┤to suffer; endure.
╩│aby┐╕ or │abye, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│abought,╕ │abying.╕
╜│abysm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abyss.
╩│abysm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= abyss.
╜│abysmal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤too deep or great to be measured; bottomless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. abysmal ignorance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) immeasurable, unfathomable.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) extremely bad; of very low quality; miserable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The system of teaching was abysmal (Punch).┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with the greatest depths of the ocean.
┼╕adv. ╡abysmally.┤
╩│abysmal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abyss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bottomless or very great depth; a very deep crack in the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mountain climber stood at the edge of a cliff overlooking an abyss four thousand feet deep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chasm.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything too deep or great to be measured; lowest depth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Failure after failure plunged him into an abyss of despair.┤
├│ 3. ┤the chaos before the Creation.
╩│abyss, ╛╕noun.
╜│abyssal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or inhabiting the depths of the ocean to which light does not penetrate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abyssal mollusk.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= unfathomable.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= plutonic.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. abyssal rock.┤
╩│abyssal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│abyssal plain,╕
┬┌┤ a deep, extremely level undersea plain, such as the plain lying about 750 miles to 1,000 miles off the eastern coast of North America, with deposits of clay, silt, and sand apparently laid down by the action of a dense current of sediments, or turbidity current, moving along the sea floor.
╩│abyssal plain,╕
╜│Abyssinian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Abyssinia.
╩│Abyssinian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Abyssinian cat,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of medium-sized cats with long, tapering tails, small paws, and short, silky hair with dark-colored tips.
╩│Abyssinian cat,╕
╜│abzyme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibody that is chemically modified to function as an enzyme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enzymatic antibodies, or abzymes, ... perform a range of chemical jobs such as making or breaking specific bonds between the amino acids that make up proteins (Science News).┤
╩│abzyme, ╛╕noun.
╜│ac-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖c, k,┤ and ╖q,┤ as in ╖accede, acknowledgment, acquaint.┤
╩│ac-,╕
╜│ac.,╕
┬┌┤ acre or acres.
╩│ac.,╕
╜│a.c.┐╕ or │a-c,╕
┬┌┤ alternating current (of electricity).
╩│a.c.┐╕ or │a-c,╕
╜│Ac╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤actinium (chemical element).
├│ 2. ┤alto-cumulus (clouds).
╩│Ac╕ (no period),
╜│AC╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) Air Corps (before World War II).
├│ 2. ┤alternating current.
╩│AC╕ (no periods),
╜│A/C┐╕ or │a/c╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ (Commerce.)
├│ 1. ┤account.
├│ 2. ┤account current.
╩│A/C┐╕ or │a/c╕ (no periods),
╜│A.C.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) aircraftsman.
├│ 2. ┤alternating current.
├│ 3. ┤before Christ (Latin, ╖ante Christum┤).
╩│A.C.,╕
╜│acacia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tree or shrub of the pea family, with (usually) finely divided leaves, that grows mostly in tropical or warm regions throughout the world. In the United States, acacias are common from Texas to California. Certain species in Australia produce tannin; others in Africa produce gum arabic; still others in India and Southeast Asia yield catechu.
├│ 2. ┤a locust tree of North America, with thorny branches and clusters of white flowers.
├│ 3. ┤gum arabic.
╩│acacia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acad.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤academic.
├│ 2. ┤academy.
╩│acad.,╕
╜│academe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an academy; school; university.
├│ 2. ┤the world of scholars; academic life.
╩│academe, ╛╕noun.
╜│Academe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Academy (the park or grove near Athens where Plato taught).
╩│Academe, ╛╕noun.
╜│academese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ academic jargon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of cliche (Dwight Macdonald).┤
╩│academese, ╛╕noun.
╜│academia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ academic life; academe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Writers too turn their talents to other kinds of communities--to the world of academia or the Army, bohemia or business (Harper's).┤
╩│academia, ╛╕noun.
╜│academic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with schools, colleges, universities, and their studies; scholarly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the academic world, academic research. The academic year begins when school opens in September.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scholastic.
├│ 2. ┤concerned with general education rather than commercial, technical, or professional education.
╔┤ ╢Ex. History and French are academic subjects; typewriting and bookkeeping are commercial subjects.┤
┴┤ (SYN) humanistic.
├│ 3. ┤not arising in practice; not practical; hypothetical; theoretical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" is an academic question. Wilson, one of the least academic of our critics, is also one of the most thorough (Saturday Review).┤
┴┤ (SYN) speculative.
├│ 4. ┤following fixed rules and traditions; formal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. academic verse, academic painting.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conventional.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a college student or teacher.
├│ 2. ┤an academician.
┼╕adv. ╡academically.┤
╩│academic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Academic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to Plato's school of philosophy; skeptical.
╩│Academic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│academical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= academic.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. academical discourses.┤
╩│academical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= academic.
╜│academicals, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= academic dress.
╩│academicals, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= academic dress.
╜│academic dress,╕
┬┌┤ the cap and gown worn by a teacher or student, now in the United States usually only at graduation exercises or on other special occasions.
╩│academic dress,╕
╜│academic freedom,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the freedom of a teacher or student to investigate or discuss controversial political, economic, and social issues and problems without fear of interference or loss of standing.
├│ 2. ┤the freedom of an academic institution to decide what subjects it shall teach and how it will teach them.
╩│academic freedom,╕
╜│academic gown,╕
┬┌┤ a long, loose, flowing outer garment worn by a member or graduate of a college or university.
╩│academic gown,╕
╜│academician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an academy or society for encouraging literature, science, or art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The academicians of France rejected terms of science in their first essay (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 2. ┤an artist, writer, or composer more notable for mastery of conventional forms than for originality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dry academician.┤
├│ 3. ┤a college student or teacher; an academic.
╩│academician, ╛╕noun.
╜│academicism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤conformity to convention or tradition in art, literature, or music.
├│ 2. ┤formalism; pedantry.
╩│academicism, ╛╕noun.
╜│academic rank,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. and Canada.) the rank of a member of the faculty of a college or university. The four commonest ranks are instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor.
╩│academic rank,╕
╜│academic year,╕
┬┌┤ the official annual period of sessions of a college or university.
├│ b. ┤a school where some special skill or subject can be studied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a riding academy. West Point is a military academy.┤
├│ c. ┤(formerly) a college, university, or other institution of higher learning.
├│ 2. ┤a group of authors, scholars, artists, musicians, or scientists organized to encourage literature, research, art, music, or science. The Royal Academy of London promotes the arts.
└╕expr. ╡the Academy,┤ ┤the park or grove near ancient Athens where Plato taught.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] Academy ... was a large enclosure of ground which was once the property of a citizen at Athens named Academus (John Robinson).┤
╩│academy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Academy Award,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) one of the awards made annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Oscar.
╩│Academy Award,╕
╜│Acadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Acadia (region in southeastern Canada), especially a French settler there or one of his descendants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With 230,000 Acadians, New Brunswick is now almost French Canadian ... (Maclean's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a descendant of French Acadians who moved to Louisiana; Cajun.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Acadia or Acadians.
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) of or having to do with a time when mountains were formed, in or near the Devonian.
╩│Acadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acajou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the cashew tree.
├│ b. ┤its fruit.
├│ 2. ┤a gum or resin from its bark.
╩│acajou, ╛╕noun.
╜│acalculia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of aphasia involving loss of ability to solve even simple arithmetic problems.
╩│acalculia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaleph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in early zoological classification) a member of a group of animals including both the coelenterates and the ctenophores.
╩│acaleph, ╛╕noun.
╜│acalephe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acaleph.
╩│acalephe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acaleph.
╜│acanaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) prickly.
╩│acanaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acantha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) a prickle.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) a spine or prickly fin.
├│ 3. ┤(Anatomy.)
├│ a. ┤a spinous process of a vertebra.
├│ b. ┤the vertebral column.
╩│acantha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thae.╕
╜│acanthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤belonging to the acanthus family of plants.
├│ 2. ┤having prickles; being prickly.
╩│acanthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the crown-of-thorns starfish, a large predator of coral islands and reefs throughout the Pacific.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They can stay alive for six months without eating, but when they eat they eat heartily: a big acanthaster can kill fifty years of coral growth in a night (New Yorker).┤
╩│acanthaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an acanthus.
├│ 2. ┤resembling an acanthus.
╩│acanthine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthocephalan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a large group of parasitic worms that have backward-curving hooks at their front ends for attaching themselves to the intestines of vertebrates. They lack a digestive tract, food being taken in through the body wall.
╩│acanthocephalan, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthodian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several extinct sharklike fishes, living from the late Silurian into the Permian period, representing the earliest known vertebrates with jaws.
╩│acanthodian, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaped like a spine.
├│ 2. ┤having spines.
╩│acanthoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acanthology.
╩│acanthological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acanthology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of spines.
╩│acanthology, ╛╕noun.
╜│acanthopterygian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a group of fishes with hard, spiny rays in the dorsal and anal fins, including the sunfish, perch, bass, porgy, mackerel, and swordfish.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to this group.
╩│acanthopterygian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acanthous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acanthoid.
╩│acanthous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acanthoid.
╜│acanthus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thuses,╕ │-thi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants somewhat like the thistle, found especially around the Mediterranean. The leaves of the acanthus have many narrow, pointed lobes, and are sometimes spiny.
├│ 2. ┤an architectural ornament patterned on the leaves of these plants, popular in ancient Greek and Roman times.
╩│acanthus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thuses,╕ │-thi.╕
╜│acanthus family,╕
┬┌┤ a large family of plants found mainly in tropical areas. The leaves of the plants are usually simple, but the petals are irregular and coiled. Many kinds are grown for decoration. The bear's-breech and clockvine are members of the acanthus family.
╩│acanthus family,╕
╜│a cappella┐╕ or │a capella,
┬┌┤ of choral music or singers:
├│ 1. ┤without instrumental accompaniment.
├│ 2. ┤with an accompaniment in unison with the vocal part, as in early church music.
╩│a cappella┐╕ or │a capella,
╜│a capriccio,
┬┌┤ (Music.) with the expression and time to be rendered as the performer pleases.
╩│a capriccio,
╜│acarian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╩│acarian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╜│acariasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an infestation of plant, animal, or man with mites or ticks.
╩│acariasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaricide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance for killing acarids.
╩│acaricide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acarid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an order of small arachnids that includes the mites and ticks.
╩│acarid, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaridan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= acarid.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the acarids.
╩│acaridan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acarine, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╩│acarine, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= acaridan.
╜│acaroid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an acarid.
╩│acaroid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acaroid gum┐╕ or │resin,╕
┬┌┤ a red resin obtained especially from the trunk of the Australian grass tree, used in varnishes.
╩│acaroid gum┐╕ or │resin,╕
╜│acarologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies ticks and mites.
╩│acarologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│acarology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of ticks and mites.
╩│acarology, ╛╕noun.
╜│acarpelous┐╕ or │acarpellous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a flower) having no carpels.
╩│acarpelous┐╕ or │acarpellous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a plant) not producing fruit; sterile.
╩│acarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acarus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ari.╕
┬┌┤ a mite or tick.
╩│acarus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ari.╕
╜│acatalectic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of a line of verse) having the complete number of syllables in the last foot; complete.
├╕noun ┤ ┤such a line of verse.
╩│acatalectic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acatalepsy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) incomprehensibility.
╩│acatalepsy, ╛╕noun.
╜│acataleptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤incomprehensible; not to be known with certainty.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who believes that we can know nothing with certainty.
╩│acataleptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acaudal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a tail.
╩│acaudal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acaudate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaudal.
╩│acaudate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaudal.
╜│acaulescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being or appearing to be without a stem.
╩│acaulescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│acaulescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of plants:
├│ 1. ┤stemless.
├│ 2. ┤apparently stemless.
╩│acaulescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acauline, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╩│acauline, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╜│acaulose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╩│acaulose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╜│acaulous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╩│acaulous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acaulescent.
╜│acausal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not causal; not having to do with cause and effect.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something that causes acceleration.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) a positive catalyst; accelerator.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤accelerating.
╩│accelerant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│accelerate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to cause (anything in motion or process) to go or move faster; speed up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hurry, quicken.
├│ b. ┤to hasten the operation of (a process).
├│ 2. ┤to cause to happen sooner; hasten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunshine, fresh air, and rest often accelerate a person's recovery from sickness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expedite.
├│ 3. ┤(Physics.) to change the velocity of (a moving object).
├│ 4. ┤(Education.)
├│ a. ┤to complete (a course of study) in less than the usual time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to take accelerated math.┤
├│ b. ┤to advance (a student) at a rate faster than average.
╔┤ ╢Ex. skipping grades to accelerate bright pupils.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to increase in speed; go faster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The more power the engineer turns on, the more the train accelerates. Stock prices surged yesterday as volume accelerated sharply (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to change in velocity.
├│ 3. ┤(Education.) to complete a course of study in less than the usual time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... undergraduates who go to summer sessions to accelerate (New York Times).┤
╩│accelerate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│accelerated depreciation,
┬┌┤ (Accounting.) the charging of depreciation of assets such as machinery and buildings at a rate faster than the normal rate.
╩│accelerated depreciation,
╜│acceleratedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at a faster rate; with increasing speed.
╩│acceleratedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│acceleration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an accelerating; speeding up or hastening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turning on more power causes the acceleration of a train. Acceleration of tooth decay is caused by lack of care.┤
├│ 2. ┤increased speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No, sir; you cannot conceive with what acceleration I advance towards death (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Physics.)
├│ a. ┤a change in velocity. An increase in velocity is expressed as positive acceleration; a decrease in velocity is expressed as negative acceleration.
├│ b. ┤the rate of this change.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. and Canada.) the advancement of superior students to grades matching their abilities, regardless of a normal schedule of promotion.
╩│acceleration, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceleration clause,╕
┬┌┤ a clause in a contract stating that the seller may demand immediate payment in full of the outstanding balance if the buyer fails to meet one of the installment payments due.
╩│acceleration clause,╕
╜│acceleration of gravity,╕
┬┌┤ the rate of change in velocity of a freely falling body, caused by the force of gravity. The rate varies slightly with changes in latitude and altitude. At sea level, in the approximate latitude of New York City, it is 32.16 feet per second in each second of the fall of the body.
╩│acceleration of gravity,╕
╜│accelerative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to accelerate; quickening.
╩│accelerative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accelerator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the thing that causes an increase in the speed of anything:
├│ a. ┤the pedal or lever that controls the speed of a motor vehicle by regulating the flow of fuel to the engine.
├│ b. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) a particle accelerator.
├│ c. ┤(Chemistry.) any substance that hastens a reaction, usually as a catalyst.
├│ d. ┤(Photography.) any substance or device that shortens the time of exposure or development.
├│ e. ┤(Physiology.) any muscle, nerve, or secretion that increases the speed of a bodily function.
╩│accelerator, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceleratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ accelerative; quickening.
╩│acceleratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accelerograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for measuring the pressures developed by the combustion of an explosive in a closed, or nearly closed space, for example as in a cannon or underground.
╩│accelerograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│accelerometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring acceleration, such as that of a moving vehicle, aircraft, or rocket.
├│ 2. ┤a device for measuring the pressure of gases at any point within a gun.
╩│accelerometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│accent, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the greater force or stronger tone of voice given to certain syllables or words. Accent is controlled by a change of pitch or by stress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In "letter" the accent is on the first syllable.┤
├│ 2. ┤a mark sometimes written or printed to show the spoken force of a syllable. Some words have two accents, a stronger or primary accent and a weaker or secondary accent. Weakest accent is often left unmarked.
├│ 3. ┤a different way of pronouncing heard in different parts of the same country, or in the speech of a person speaking a language that is not his own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Southern accent. My father was born in Germany and still speaks English with a German accent.┤
├│ 4. ┤a distinguishing mark, character, or tone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accent of humor characterizes his writings. Shakespeare's writing has the accent of greatness.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) marked interest, favor, or approval; emphasis; stress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother puts a considerable accent on good manners.┤
├│ 6. ┤one of three marks, called acute, grave, and circumflex, used in French, Greek, and some other languages to indicate the quality of the vowel or as a conventional feature of the spelling.
├│ 7a. ┤emphasis on certain words or syllables in a line of poetry to give them rhythm.
├│ b. ┤a mark placed above or next to a stressed syllable.
├│ 8a. ┤a mark at the right of a number indicating minutes of a degree, two such marks indicating seconds, as in 20 degrees 10'30'' (read ╖20 degrees, 10 minutes, 30 seconds┤).
├│ b. ┤one, two, or three marks at the right of a number used to denote feet, inches, and lines (twelfths of an inch), as in 3'6''7''' (read ╖3 feet, 6 inches, 7 lines┤).
├│ c. ┤a mark placed at the right of a letter so that it may be used to represent different mathematical quantities, as in a', a'', a''' (read ╖a prime, a double prime┤ or ╖a second, a triple prime┤ or ╖a third;┤ in British usage this is read ╖a dash, a double dash, a triple dash┤).
├│ 9. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤emphasis on certain notes or chords.
├│ b. ┤a symbol for this.
├│ 10. ┤a touch of color or light that serves to bring the features of a structure into relief or furnish a contrast in a scheme of color.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pronounce or mark with an accent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is "acceptable" accented on the first or second syllable?┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to emphasize; accentuate.
└╕expr. ╡accents,┤
├│ a. ┤tone of voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl spoke to her doll in tender accents.┤
├│ b. ┤speech; language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Winds! on your wings to heaven her accents bear (John Dryden).┤
┼╕adj. ╡accentless.┤
╩│accent, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accent mark,╕
┬┌┤ accent (n. defs. 2, 6, and 9b).
╩│accent mark,╕
╜│accentor┐╕ or │accenter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several birds noted for their melodious song, especially the hedge sparrow.
├│ 2. ┤a person who sings a leading part.
╩│accentor┐╕ or │accenter, ╛╕noun.
╜│accents, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡accent.┤┤
╩│accents, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│accentual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of accent; formed by accent.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Most English poetry is accentual; ancient Greek and Latin poetry is quantitative.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take or receive (what is offered or given); consent to take.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I accept your gift gratefully.┤
├│ 2. ┤to consent to; say yes to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She asked me to go to the party and I accepted her invitation.┤
├│ 3. ┤to take as true or satisfactory; believe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher won't accept your excuse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acknowledge.
├│ 4. ┤to receive with liking and approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I soon accepted the new student as a friend. The design of the new car was not accepted by the public. Scholars now generally accept Einstein's theory of relativity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approve.
├│ 5. ┤to undertake as a responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister accepted a position as cashier.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assume.
├│ 6. ┤(Commerce.) to sign and agree to pay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accept a promissory note.┤
├│ 7. ┤to receive (a committee report) as satisfactory.
├│ 8. ┤to understand; construe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can we accept this interpretation of the manuscript as correct?┤
├│ 9. ┤(Medicine.) to take into the body without rejecting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A mouse whose thymus has been removed ... will accept a skin graft from an unrelated animal, whereas normal mice invariably reject such foreign grafts (Scientific American).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to say yes to an invitation; accept a suggestion or offer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was invited and I accepted.┤
╩│accept, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│acceptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being satisfactory or acceptable.
╩│acceptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤likely to be gladly received or accepted; agreeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flowers are an acceptable gift to a sick person.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pleasing, welcome.
├│ 2a. ┤good enough; satisfactory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The singer gave an acceptable performance but it was not outstanding. He received an acceptable mark on the test but his sister won honors.┤
┴┤ (SYN) passable.
├│ b. ┤capable of being tolerated; bearable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a defence system would work to the extent of reducing damage but not to the extent of making nuclear war acceptable (London Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡acceptableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡acceptably.┤
╩│acceptable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acceptance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of taking what is offered or given to one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher's acceptance of the flowers they brought delighted the children.┤
├│ 2. ┤favorable reception; approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The violinist played with marked acceptance.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of taking as true and satisfactory; belief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acceptance of the atomic theory by physicists has led to many scientific discoveries.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Commerce.)
├│ a. ┤a promise or signed agreement to pay a draft or bill of exchange when it is due.
├│ b. ┤the draft or bill of exchange itself.
├│ c. ┤the sum specified by it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acceptance of $10,000.┤
├│ 5. ┤the state or condition of being accepted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was thrilled by her acceptance into the club.┤
╩│acceptance, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptance house┐╕ or │accepting house,╕ ╟│= merchant bank.
╩│acceptance house┐╕ or │accepting house,╕ ╟│= merchant bank.
╜│acceptance rate,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.) the rate of interest demanded or paid on an acceptance.
╩│acceptance rate,╕
╜│acceptancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ willingness to receive; receptiveness.
╩│acceptancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤receptive.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who accepts.
╩│acceptant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acceptation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the usual meaning; the generally accepted meaning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is more important to know the acceptation of a word than its derivation.┤
├│ 2. ┤favorable reception; approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That hypothesis will have a better claim to acceptation (J. A. Brown).┤
├│ 3. ┤a taking as true and satisfactory; belief.
╩│acceptation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accepted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ conventional; approved.
┼╕adv. ╡acceptedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡acceptedness.┤
╩│accepted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accepter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who accepts something offered or given.
╩│accepter, ╛╕noun.
╜│acceptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suitable for acceptance; acceptable.
├│ 2. ┤ready to accept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... reverently acceptive of every Victorian formula (Edmund Gosse).┤
╩│acceptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acceptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who accepts; accepter.
├│ 2. ┤a person who signs a draft or bill of exchange and agrees to pay it.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) an atom sharing two electrons in a bond with another atom but contributing neither electron.
├│ 4. ┤(Radio.) a circuit that allows ready reception of a particular frequency and no other.
╩│acceptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│access, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the right or privilege to approach, enter, or use; admittance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All children have access to the library during the afternoon.┤
┴┤ (SYN) admission.
├│ 2. ┤approach to places, persons, or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Access to mountain towns is often difficult because of poor roads. Have you access to people who can help you get work?┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessibility.
├│ 3. ┤a way or means of approach; entrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ladder provided the only access to the attic. (Figurative.) A minister must try every access to the conscience.┤
├│ 4. ┤an attack (of disease).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the access of her asthma in the spring.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) an outburst, as of anger.
├│ 6. ┤increase; accession.
├│ 7. ┤the act of coming toward; approach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the access of winter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) onset.
├│ 8. ┤╡= access time.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to obtain access to; reach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pallets run ... in open, parallel passageways, which can only be accessed from each end (New Scientist).┤
├│ 2. ┤to retrieve (data) from a computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the ability of a program to access a remote data set as if it were local with no special planning (David J. Farber).┤
╩│access, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accessary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Law.) ╡= accessory.┤
╩│accessary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│accessibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being easy to reach or get at.
├│ 2. ┤openness to influence.
╩│accessibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│accessible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤easy to get at; easy to reach or enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. tools readily accessible on an open rack. A telephone should be put where it will be accessible.┤
┴┤ (SYN) convenient.
├│ 2. ┤that can be entered or reached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This rocky island is accessible only by helicopter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approachable.
├│ 3. ┤that can be obtained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not many facts about the kidnapping were accessible.┤
┴┤ (SYN) available.
└╕expr. ╡accessible to,┤ ┤capable of being influenced by; susceptible to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An open-minded person is accessible to reason.┤
┼╕noun ╡accessibleness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accessibly.┤
╩│accessible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accession, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of attaining to a right, office, or station; attainment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king's death was followed by the prince's accession to the throne.┤
├│ 2a. ┤an increase; addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accession of 40 new pupils overcrowded the school.┤
├│ b. ┤that which is added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many new novels in the accessions to the library.┤
├│ 3. ┤agreement; assent; adherence (to a plan or view).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We got her accession to the plan.┤
├│ 4. ┤the action of coming near; approach; access.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) an addition to property by natural growth or artificial improvement.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Especially U.S.) to record (additions to a library) by entering the titles and authors in a file, list, or register.
╩│accession, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accessional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or due to accession; giving increase or enlargement; additional.
╩│accessional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accession book,╕
┬┌┤ a blank book in which the titles of books, periodicals, or pamphlets received by a library are entered, with all necessary details.
╩│accession book,╕
╜│accession number,╕
┬┌┤ the number given to a book, periodical, or pamphlet when it is entered in an accession book.
╩│accession number,╕
╜│accessit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a certificate or prize awarded to a student of second (or lower) merit in British and French schools.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an extra thing added to help something of more importance; subordinate or nonessential part or detail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A heater is a useful accessory to a car. All the accessories to her costume--hat, gloves, shoes, and purse--were perfectly matched.┤
┴┤ (SYN) auxiliary, adjunct.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) a person who has helped in a crime or has helped to hide it; one who knowingly helps an offender in the commission of a felony and thus shares in guilt, although not present at the time and place of the violation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By not reporting the theft he became an accessory.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤helping in producing some effect; added; extra.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His tie supplied an accessory bit of color, which was very pleasing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) additional, supplementary.
├│ 2. ┤helping to commit or hide a crime; helping in a felony.
├│ 3. ┤nonessential.
└╕expr. ╡accessory after the fact,┤ ┤a person who hides an offender against the law, helps him to escape, or fails to report the offense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Near relatives who aid a criminal are not regarded as accessories after the fact in many states (Fred E. Inbau).┤
└╕expr. ╡accessory before the fact,┤ ┤a person who supports or encourages an offender against the law in committing a felony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By helping the thieves plan the bank robbery, he was an accessory before the fact.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accessorily.┤
┼╕noun ╡accessoriness.┤
╩│accessory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│accessory bud,╕
┬┌┤ an additional bud forming in or near the leaf axil, such as a bud on a young stem of the red maple.
╩│accessory bud,╕
╜│accessory fruit,╕
┬┌┤ a fruit having conspicuous fleshy parts that accompany or surround an ovary or ovaries, such as an apple or strawberry.
╩│accessory fruit,╕
╜│access road,╕
┬┌┤ a secondary road leading from or to a main road.
╩│access road,╕
╜│access speed,╕╟│= access time ╕(def. 1).
╩│access speed,╕╟│= access time ╕(def. 1).
╜│access time,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the time required to retrieve information from the memory of a computer; access speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Access time ... can range from a fraction of a microsecond to several seconds or minutes (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Television.) a period of time set aside by a network to show programs of affiliates, educational programs, and the like.
╩│access time,╕
╜│acciaccatura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤an appoggiatura that is sounded as briefly as possible.
├│ 2. ┤a grace note played on an organ with its principal note and immediately released, while the principal note is held.
╩│acciaccatura, ╛╕noun.
╜│accidence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of grammar dealing with those changes in the forms of words that show case, number, person, tense, voice, mood, degree, or other relationships.
╩│accidence, ╛╕noun.
╜│accident, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that happens by chance and results in loss, damage, or death; undesirable or unfortunate occurrence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was hurt in an automobile accident.┤
┴┤ (SYN) misfortune, mishap, disaster, calamity.
├│ 2. ┤something that happens without being planned, intended, wanted, or known in advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A series of lucky accidents led the explorer to his discovery. Their meeting was an accident. The story of my life, And the particular accidents gone by, Since I came to this isle (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 3. ┤chance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Prizes of accident as oft as merit (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) fortune, luck.
├│ 4. ┤any nonessential quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some men classify objects by color and size and other accidents of appearance (Emerson).┤
├│ 5. ┤an irregularity in surface or structure.
└╕expr. ╡by accident,┤ ┤by chance; not on purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I met an old friend by accident.┤
╩│accident, ╛╕noun.
╜│accidental, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤happening by chance; not planned; unexpected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accidental death by drowning. Breaking the dish was accidental; he did not mean to do it. Our accidental meeting led to our becoming friends. The freedom of science is so important to its progress just because it allows the accidental to occur (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┴┤ (SYN) unintentional, fortuitous, casual.
├│ 2. ┤nonessential; not necessary; incidental.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Songs are essential to musical comedy, but accidental to Shakespeare's plays.┤
┴┤ (SYN) subsidiary.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) of or having to do with an accidental.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Music.) a sign used to show a change of pitch from the key signature; a flat, a sharp, or a natural just before the note to be changed.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) the tone indicated by any of these.
├│ 3. ┤a nonessential property.
└╕expr. ╡accidentals┤ ┤╡= accidental lights.┤
┼╕noun ╡accidentalness.┤
╩│accidental, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│accidental color,╕
┬┌┤ a complementary color seen after fixing the eye for a time on a particular color and then turning the eye away. A personstaring at a blue object and then turning his glance away will see the color yellow, as blue and yellow are complementary or accidental colors.
╩│accidental color,╕
╜│accidental lights,╕
┬┌┤ combinations of light and shade painted into a picture, especially to make certain subjects stand out from the rest of the picture, such as light streaming through foliage; accidentals.
╩│accidental lights,╕
╜│accidentally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ without being planned; by chance; not on purpose; unintentionally.
╩│accidentally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│accidental president,╕
┬┌┤ a Vice President of the United States who becomes President because of the death or resignation of the President. Harry S. Truman was an accidental president.
╩│accidental president,╕
╜│accidented, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having irregularities of surface.
╩│accidented, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accident insurance,╕
┬┌┤ insurance against accidental personal injury suffered by the insured.
╩│accident insurance,╕
╜│accidently, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= accidentally.
╩│accidently, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= accidentally.
╜│accident-prone, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to have or cause accidents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Youthfulness alone does not make drivers accident-prone (Maclean's).┤
┼╕noun ╡accident-proneness.┤
╩│accident-prone, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accidia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accidie.
╩│accidia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accidie.
╜│accidie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sloth; torpor; loss of interest in life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advisory committees, if they are confined to pure advice and never get near the point of action, fade away into a kind of accidie (C. P. Snow).┤
╩│accidie, ╛╕noun.
╜│accipiter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several short-winged hawks having a long tail and able to fly at great speed, such as a goshawk or Cooper's hawk. They live mostly by preying on other birds.
├│ 2. ┤any bird of prey.
╩│accipiter, ╛╕noun.
╜│accipitral, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accipitrine.
╩│accipitral, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accipitrine.
╜│accipitrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with hawks, especially accipiters.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, surroundings, or conditions; acclimatize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to acclimate settlers. The penguin has acclimated itself to antarctic conditions. (Figurative.) I have not been long enough at this table to get well acclimated (Oliver Wendell Holmes).┤
┬┌┤ an adjusting by an animal or plant to a new climate or other environmental conditions. Acclimation generally takes place within the lifetime of an individual.
╩│acclimation, ╛╕noun.
╜│acclimatization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acclimation.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. There is an increase in the total volume of blood in the process of acclimatization to a warmer climate (Thomas A. Blair).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤something awarded as an honor; praise in recognition of merit or an accomplishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [a book] carries accolades of approval from several American critics and poets (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a tap on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword given in making a man a knight. Formerly an embrace or kiss was given instead.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) a vertical line or brace connecting two or more staves.
├│ 4. ┤(Architecture.) a curved molding above an arched opening.
╩│accolade, ╛╕noun.
╜│accommodable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptable.
┼┌╕noun ╡accommodableness.┤
╩│accommodable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptable.
╜│accommodate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to have room for; hold comfortably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This airplane is large enough to accommodate over 400 passengers.┤
├│ 2. ┤to help out; oblige.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wanted change for a dollar, but I could not accommodate him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) serve.
├│ 3. ┤to supply; furnish:
├│ a. ┤to supply with a place to sleep or live for a time, and sometimes with food as well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can the inn accommodate a party of five for two weeks?┤
├│ b. ┤to provide (a person) with a loan of money.
├│ 4. ┤to make fit; make suitable; adjust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must accommodate ourselves to our changed circumstances. My eyes soon accommodated themselves to seeing objects in the darkness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fit, adapt.
├│ 5. ┤to bring to harmony or agreement; reconcile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to accommodate the dispute between the friends.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harmonize, compose.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become adjusted; be adapted.
├│ 2. ┤to settle differences; agree.
┼╕noun ╡accommodator.┤
╩│accommodate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating.╕
╜│accommodating, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ willing to do favors; obliging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My teacher was accommodating enough to lend me a dollar.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accommodatingly.┤
╩│accommodating, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accommodation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that supplies a want or gives aid; a help, favor, or convenience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will be an accommodation to me if you will meet me tomorrow instead of today.┤
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡accommodations.┤
├│ a. ┤room or lodgings and sometimes food as well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can we find accommodations at the hotel for the night? ... restaurants, hotels, and other places of public accommodation (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤Usually, ╡accommodations.┤ a reserved seat, berth, or room on a train, airplane, bus, or ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can I secure accommodations on the Chicago train today?┤
├│ 3. ┤willingness to help out.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) a loan.
├│ 5. ┤the process of fitting or being fitted to a purpose or situation; adjustment; adaptation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accommodation of our desires to a smaller income took some time.┤
├│ 6. ┤the automatic adjustment of the lens of the eye to see objects at different distances. The eye muscles adjust the thickness and curvature of the lens and the diameter of the pupil so as to produce an accurate focus.
├│ 7. ┤a settlement of differences; reconciliation; compromise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bankrupt and the men to whom he owed money arranged an accommodation.┤
├│ 8. ┤a process by which individuals or social groups adjust to one another so as to overcome conflicts.
├│ 9. ┤a professional favor, especially a discount in a fee.
├│ 10. ┤an accommodation bill, draft, or note.
╩│accommodation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accommodation bill┐,╕ │draft,╕ or │note,╕
┬┌┤ a bill, draft, or note drawn, accepted, or endorsed by one person to enable another person to obtain credit by or to raise money on it.
╩│accommodation bill┐,╕ │draft,╕ or │note,╕
╜│accommodationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a black who favors accommodation with the white establishment.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or relating to accommodationists.
╩│accommodationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│accommodation ladder,╕
┬┌┤ a stairway or ladder hung over a ship's side on which people may climb up from or down to small boats.
╩│accommodation ladder,╕
╜│accommodations, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡accommodation┤ (n. def. 2).┤
╩│accommodations, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│accommodation sale,╕
┬┌┤ the sale of a commodity by one dealer to another for resale.
╩│accommodation sale,╕
╜│accommodation train,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a train that stops at all, or nearly all, stations.
╩│accommodation train,╕
╜│accommodative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accommodating.
┼┌╕noun ╡accommodativeness.┤
╩│accommodative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accommodating.
╜│accompaniment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that goes along with something else; something added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cranberry sauce is a usual accompaniment to turkey. The rain was an unpleasant accompaniment to our ride.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concomitant, appendage.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) a vocal or instrumental part that helps or enriches the main part; a subsidiary instrumental or vocal part to sustain a voice or voices or a solo instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She sang to a violin and piano accompaniment.┤
╩│accompaniment, ╛╕noun.
╜│accompanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays a musical accompaniment.
╩│accompanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│accompany, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nied,╕ │-nying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to go along with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. May we accompany you on your walk? (Figurative.) I had a doughnut accompanied by a glass of milk.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be or happen along with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fire is accompanied by heat. The rain was accompanied by a high wind.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cause to be attended by; supplement (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accompanied his speech with gestures.┤
├│ 4. ┤to play or sing a musical accompaniment for or to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She accompanied the singer on the piano.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to play or sing a musical accompaniment.
┼╕noun ╡accompanier.┤
╩│accompany, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nied,╕ │-nying.╕
╜│accompanyist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accompanist.
╩│accompanyist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accompanist.
╜│accomplice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who knowingly aids another in committing a crime or other wrong act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief had an accomplice who let him into the building. He was an accomplice in the murder of the German foreign minister (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤an associate.
╩│accomplice, ╛╕noun.
╜│accomplish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to succeed in completing; fulfill, perform, or carry out (an undertaking, plan, or promise).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you accomplish your purpose?┤
┴┤ (SYN) achieve, effect, attain.
├│ 2. ┤to actually do; finish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accomplish nothing. Fred can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class.┤
┴┤ (SYN) complete, execute.
├│ 3. ┤to complete (a distance).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accomplish a journey.┤
├│ 4. ┤to perfect; polish.
┼╕adj. ╡accomplishable.┤
┼╕noun ╡accomplisher.┤
╩│accomplish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accomplished, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤carried out or completed; done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With their work accomplished the boys went out to play. The division of Germany is an accomplished fact.┤
├│ 2. ┤expert; skilled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accomplished surgeon. Only an accomplished dancer can perform with this ballet company.┤
├│ 3. ┤skilled in social arts and graces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accomplished host.┤
╩│accomplished, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accomplishment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that has been done with knowledge, skill, or ability; completed undertaking; achievement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher was proud of her pupils' accomplishments.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attainment.
├│ 2. ┤special skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was a girl of many accomplishments: she could draw and sing, sew and cook.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acquirement.
├│ 3. ┤a doing; carrying out; completion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accomplishment of his purpose took three months.┤
┴┤ (SYN) consummation, fulfillment.
╩│accomplishment, ╛╕noun.
╜│accompt, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) account.
╩│accompt, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accord, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be in harmony; be consistent; agree (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His account of the accident accords with yours.┤
┴┤ (SYN) correspond, harmonize, concur.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to grant freely; award.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Accord him praise for his good work.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to reconcile; harmonize.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤agreement; harmony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people are in accord in their desire for peace.┤
├│ 2. ┤an agreement, often an informal one, between nations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accord with France.┤
├│ 3. ┤harmony of colors or of pitch and tone.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) a private, friendly arrangement between parties settling a controversy without resort to a lawsuit.
└╕expr. ╡of one's own accord,┤ ┤without being asked or without suggestion from another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A boy who washes behind his ears of his own accord is indeed unusual. Whether ... lots were actually cast to select the person to do the deed, or whether the discussions simply inspired Bresci to act of his own accord, is not certain (Barbara Tuchman).┤
└╕expr. ╡with one accord,┤ ┤in complete agreement; unanimously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The club members voted with one accord to raise the dues. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication (Acts 1:14).┤
┼╕adj. ╡accordable.┤
┼╕noun ╡accorder.┤
╩│accord, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│accordance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤agreement or harmony; conformity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What he did was in accordance with what he said.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of according or granting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. accordance of privilege.┤
╩│accordance, ╛╕noun.
╜│accordant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in harmony; agreeing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. True religion is a relation, accordant with reason and knowledge, which man establishes with the infinite life surrounding him (Leo Tolstoy, quoted by J. W. R. Scott).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) that meet or join one another without break or noticeable irregularity.
┬┌┤ the series of tones to which a stringed instrument is usually tuned.
╩│accordatura, ╛╕noun.
╜│according, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤accordingly.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤agreeing; in harmony.
└╕expr. ╡according as,┤ ┤to the extent that; in proportion as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According as you have informed yourself, you will be able to answer the questions. ... according as we have the courage to face the implications of ... new knowledge (Saturday Review).┤
└╕expr. ╡according to,┤
├│ a. ┤in agreement with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He came according to his promise.┤
├│ b. ┤in proportion to; on the basis of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will be ranked according to the work you do. Spend according to your income.┤
├│ c. ┤on the authority of; as said by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According to this book, cats and tigers are related.┤
╩│according, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│accordingly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a way that agrees with something that has been expected or stated; correspondingly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are the rules; you can act accordingly or leave the club.┤
├│ 2. ┤for this reason; therefore; consequently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was too sick to stay; accordingly, we sent him home. Skates were something of a rarity, and, accordingly, it was normal to see a pair divided, with the older brother lunging and coasting on one runner and the kid brother hopping along on the other (Edward Weeks).┤
╩│accordingly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│accordion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a musical wind instrument with a bellows, metal reeds, and keys. An accordion is shaped like a rectangle and is played by forcing air through the reeds by compressing the bellows.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having folds like the bellows of an accordion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a skirt with accordion pleats.┤
╩│accordion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│accordionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays an accordion.
╩│accordionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│accost, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to come up and speak to; speak to first; address.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A stranger accosted him, asking for directions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) greet, hail.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Rare.) an accosting.
╩│accost, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│accouche, ╛╕verb, ╞│-couched,╕ │-couching.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to assist in childbirth.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to produce; create.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his blissful intimation that he had helped to accouche the Ninth Symphony (S. J. Perelman).┤
╩│accouche, ╛╕verb, ╞│-couched,╕ │-couching.╕
╜│accouchement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ confinement for childbirth; delivery of a baby.
╩│accouchement, ╛╕noun.
╜│accoucheur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who helps women in childbirth; male midwife.
├│ 2. ┤an obstetrician.
╩│accoucheur, ╛╕noun.
╜│accoucheuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a midwife.
╩│accoucheuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│account, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a statement telling in detail about an event or thing; report; description.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy gave his father an account of the ball game. Please give me an account of everything as it happened.┤
┴┤ (SYN) story, narrative.
├│ 2. ┤a statement explaining one's conduct, especially to a superior.
├│ 3. ┤a statement of reasons, causes, or the like, explaining some event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No satisfactory account has yet been given of these phenomena.┤
├│ 4. ┤importance or value; worth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This torn notebook is of little account.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a record of money received and spent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jack keeps a written account of the way he spends his allowance. All stores, banks, and factories keep accounts.┤
├│ b. ┤a record of business dealings, as between a bank and a depositor.
├│ c. ┤a detailed statement of money due; a periodic record of purchases for which a customer at a store is billed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My father settles his accounts on the tenth of each month.┤
├│ 6. ┤a charge account.
├│ 7. ┤a bank account.
├│ 8a. ┤the services that an advertising agency does for a client.
├│ b. ┤the client. (Abbr:) acct.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give a statement of money received or spent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will have to account to the auditor next week.┤
├│ 2. ┤to pay the penalty (for).
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hold to be; consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Solomon was accounted wise. A trout is accounted delicious eating. In law, an accused person is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty.┤
├│ 2. ┤to assign; impute.
└╕expr. ╡account for,┤
├│ a. ┤to tell what has been done with; answer for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The treasurer of the club had to account for the money paid to him and spent by him.┤
├│ b. ┤to give a satisfactory reason for; explain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Late frosts accounted for the poor fruit crop.┤
├│ c. ┤to cause the death or capture of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers accounted for two enemy snipers. The persecuted animals bolted above ground: the terrier accounted for one, the keeper for another (Thackeray).┤
└╕expr. ╡bring to account,┤ ┤to make (someone) answer for his conduct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After breaking the law repeatedly, the hoodlum was finally caught and brought to account.┤
└╕expr. ╡call to account,┤
├│ a. ┤to demand an explanation of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The treasurer was called to account for the shortage of funds.┤
├│ b. ┤to scold; rebuke; reprimand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal called the boys to account for their bad behavior in class. He waits in fear and trembling the visit of a very ill-natured relative who ... is coming to call him to a stern account (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡for account of,┤ ┤on behalf of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A very considerable portion are shipped for account of the manufacturers (Thomas Tooke).┤
└╕expr. ╡give a good┤ (or ╡bad┤) ╡account of oneself,┤ ┤to conduct oneself well (or badly); do something in a way that reflects much (or little) credit on oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is their most reliable ballplayer--he always gives a good account of himself.┤
└╕expr. ╡gone to one's account,┤ ┤died.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has gone to his account. God forgive him! (Frederick Marryat).┤
└╕expr. ╡on account,┤ ┤as part payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bought my new camera by paying a dollar a week on account.┤
└╕expr. ╡on account of,┤
├│ a. ┤because of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game was put off on account of rain.┤
├│ b. ┤for the sake of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Bacon] valued geometry chiefly, if not solely, on account of those uses, which to Plato appeared so base (Macaulay).┤
└╕expr. ╡on any account,┤ ┤for any reason; under any conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was brought up not to lie on any account.┤
└╕expr. ╡on no account,┤ ┤for no reason; under no conditions; certainly not.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On no account should you lie. He recommends the king on no account to remove Granvelle from the administration (William H. Prescott).┤
└╕expr. ╡on one's account,┤ ┤for one's sake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't wait on my account.┤
└╕expr. ╡on one's own account,┤ ┤for one's own purpose and at one's own risk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The repairman left his regular job and has gone into business on his own account.┤
└╕expr. ╡take account of,┤
├│ a. ┤to make allowance for; consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before making your summer plans you should take account of the wishes of your family.┤
├│ b. ┤to make a note of; notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The auctioneer tried to take account of all the signals made by the bidders on the floor.┤
└╕expr. ╡take into account,┤ ┤to make allowance for; reckon with; consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must take into account the wishes of all the class in planning a picnic. Let us, then, before we go behind "Das Kapital," take into account the tremendous effect which it produces on us the first time we read it (Edmund Wilson).┤
└╕expr. ╡turn to account,┤ ┤to get advantage or profit from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new pitcher turned the coach's advice to good account in the next inning.┤
╩│account, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│accountability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being held responsible for carrying out one's obligations; responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... most accountability programs reflect no effort to discover successful methods and materials. Rather they are exercises in blame-placing in which teachers are made the scapegoats for all educational and societal shortcomings (Albert Shanker).┤
╩│accountability, ╛╕noun.
╜│accountable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤liable to be called to account; responsible; answerable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each person is accountable for his own work.┤
├│ 2. ┤explainable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad temper is easily accountable; he has had a toothache all day.┤
┴┤ (SYN) explicable.
┼╕noun ╡accountableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡accountably.┤
╩│accountable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accountancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the work of an accountant; the examining or keeping of business accounts; accounting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He joined the British Linen Bank ... but he then decided to study chartered accountancy (New Scientist).┤
╩│accountancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│accountant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who examines or manages business accounts; one whose profession is examining or interpreting business accounts and financial records.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Accountants analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions from the accounts that the bookkeeper records.┤
┼╕noun ╡accountantship.┤
╩│accountant, ╛╕noun.
╜│account book,╕
┬┌┤ a book in which accounts of receipts and expenditures are kept.
┬┌┤ an executive in an advertising agency or other business firm who negotiates with a client and directs the work done for a client or clients.
╩│account executive,╕
╜│accounting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art, practice, or system of keeping, analyzing, and interpreting business accounts. Accounting enables companies and governmental agencies to summarize and report in an understandable fashion a large number of transactions.
├│ 2. ┤a statement of accounts.
├│ 3. ┤a reckoning up or balancing of accounts.
╩│accounting, ╛╕noun.
╜│accounting machine,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical or electronic device for solving accounting problems.
╩│accounting machine,╕
╜│accounts payable,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sums currently due to creditors by a company or person.
├│ 2. ┤a record of them.
╩│accounts payable,
╜│accounts receivable,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sums currently due to a company or person.
┬┌┤ the process of accoutering or being accoutered.
└╕expr. ╡accouterments,┤
├│ a. ┤a soldier's equipment with the exception of his weapons and clothing. A belt, blanket, and knapsack are parts of a soldier's accouterments.
├│ b. ┤personal equipment; clothes; outfit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This man from Paris was now so disguised by his leather accouterments ... that his closest friend might have passed by without recognizing him (Thomas Hardy).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. A glacier is formed by the accretion of many particles of frozen packed snow.┤
├│ 2. ┤an increase in size by natural growth or gradual external addition.
├│ 3. ┤a whole that results from such growths or additions.
├│ 4. ┤a thing added; addition.
├│ 5. ┤growth in size.
├│ 6. ┤(Law.) the increase in area of a piece of land, beach, etc., by the washing up of soil.
╩│accretion, ╛╕noun.
╜│accretionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized or formed by accretion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the debate [as to] whether the moon's rocks are volcanic or accretionary in origin (New Scientist).┤
╩│accretionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accretion disk┐╕ or │disc,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) a disk-shaped formation of gases or other interstellar matter around a black hole, neutron star, or other celestial body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This formation, called an accretion disk, may be very important in some stellar birth sequences. In our own solar system ... the planets and asteroids formed from the accretion disk as the sun grew in the embryo core (Stephen P. Maran).┤
╩│accretion disk┐╕ or │disc,╕
╜│accretive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or by accretion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. accretive growth.┤
╩│accretive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accroach, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to usurp.
┼╕noun ╡accroachment.┤
╩│accroach, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accrochage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤(Art.) a method or style of hanging up paintings.
├│ 2. ┤(Military.) a skirmish.
├│ 3. ┤(literally) a hooking.
╩│accrochage, ╛╕noun.
╜│accrual, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an accruing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Money leftin a savings bank increases by the accrual of interest.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount accrued or accruing.
╩│accrual, ╛╕noun.
╜│accrual basis,╕
┬┌┤ a method of accounts in which the expenses incurred and income earned for a particular period are shown, whether or not actual cash payments and receipts have been made or received during that period.
╩│accrual basis,╕
╜│accrue, ╛╕verb, ╞│-crued,╕ │-cruing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come as a natural product or result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ability to think clearly will accrue to you from good habits of study.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amass, accrete.
├│ 2. ┤to grow or arise as the product of money invested.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Interest begins to accrue when the loan is granted.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accumulate.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to obtain or derive (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... and denied that South Korea would accrue any benefits from Japan's growing industrial power (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) collect, gather.
╩│accrue, ╛╕verb, ╞│-crued,╕ │-cruing.╕
╜│accrued expense,
┬┌┤ expense incurred but not yet paid.
╩│accrued expense,
╜│accrued income,╕
┬┌┤ income earned but not yet received.
╩│accrued income,╕
╜│accrued interest,╕
┬┌┤ interest that has accumulated at a given time but has not yet been paid.
╩│accrued interest,╕
╜│accruement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accrual.
╩│accruement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accrual.
╜│acct.,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.)
├│ 1. ┤account.
├│ 2. ┤accountant.
╩│acct.,╕
╜│accultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving or produced by acculturation.
╩│accultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acculturate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause (an individual or a group) to adopt the culture or cultural elements of another group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Navajo would ... become "acculturated," that is learn the white man's ways (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become acculturated.
╩│acculturate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│acculturation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the adoption by an individual or a group of the culture patterns of another group; a process of social change caused by the interaction of significantly diverse cultures; cultural leveling or homogeneity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About a third of this class is Italian, and a great many of the families are still in process of acculturation to American life (Robert W. White).┤
├│ 2. ┤a child's conditioning to the patterns of a particular society.
╩│acculturation, ╛╕noun.
╜│acculturational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acculturation.
╩│acculturational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acculturative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ associated with or leading to acculturation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not infrequently acculturative processes result in considerable social disturbances (Beals and Hoijer).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to collect little by little; amass; heap up by degrees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accumulated a fortune by hard work.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to grow into a heap by degrees; pile up; gather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dust and cobwebs had accumulated in the house while she was gone.┤
╩│accumulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│accumulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤material collected; mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His accumulation of old papers filled three boxes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aggregation.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a collecting together; amassing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accumulation of useful knowledge is one result of reading.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amassment.
├│ 3. ┤growth by continuous additions, as the addition of interest to principal.
┴┤ (SYN) accrual, accretion.
╩│accumulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accumulative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arising from accumulation; cumulative.
├│ 2. ┤tending to accumulate wealth; hoarding; acquisitive.
┼╕adv. ╡accumulatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡accumulativeness.┤
╩│accumulative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accumulator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that accumulates.
├│ 2. ┤any of various devices that collect, store, or absorb energy:
├│ a. ┤(British.) a storage battery.
├│ b. ┤a cylinder or apparatus that serves to equalize pressure in a hydraulic system or to accumulate energy for intermittent use.
├│ c. ┤an elastic section in a chain or rope to prevent breaking under a sudden strain.
├│ 3. ┤a unit in a computer, totalizator, or the like, in which the totals or results of arithmetical operations are registered.
╩│accumulator, ╛╕noun.
╜│accuracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being without errors or mistakes; exactness; correctness; precision.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arithmetic problems must be solved with accuracy.┤
╩│accuracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│accurate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without errors or mistakes; precisely correct; exactly right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must take care to be accurate in arithmetic. An airplane pilot must have an accurate watch. Military power is no longer an accurate measure of national security (James Reston).┤
├│ 2. ┤making few or no errors; precise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accurate observer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) careful.
┼╕adv. ╡accurately.┤
┼╕noun ╡accurateness.┤
╩│accurate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accursed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that deserves to be cursed; annoying and troublesome; hateful; detestable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Colonel Sibthorpe ... prayed that hail and lightning might descend from heaven on the accursed thing (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) execrable, damnable.
├│ 2. ┤under a curse; doomed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And the city shall be accursed (Joshua 6:17).┤
┴┤ (SYN) ill-fated.
┼╕adv. ╡accursedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡accursedness.┤
╩│accursed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accurst, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accursed.
╩│accurst, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= accursed.
╜│accus.,╕
┬┌┤ accusative (case).
╩│accus.,╕
╜│accusable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ liable to be accused.
╩│accusable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accusal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accusation.
╩│accusal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= accusation.
╜│accusation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the offense charged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accusation against him was that he had stolen ten dollars from the store.┤
├│ 2. ┤a charge of being something bad, of doing something wrong, or of having broken the law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The taint of accusation often ruins a reputation.┤
├│ 3. ┤an accusing or being accused.
╩│accusation, ╛╕noun.
╜│accusatival, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the accusative case.
╩│accusatival, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accusative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤showing the direct object. ╖Me, us, him,┤ and ╖them┤ are in the accusative case, or, as usually said for English words, the objective case.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the objective case.
├│ b. ┤a corresponding case in Latin, Greek, and many other inflectional languages used as the direct object of a verb, sometimes as the subject of an infinitive, or as the object of a preposition, to indicate the goal of action or motion toward. ╖Galliam┤ in ╖Caesar Galliam vicit,┤ meaning "Caesar conquered Gaul," is in the accusative.
├│ 2. ┤a word used as the object of a verb or preposition.
├│ 3. ┤the form of pronouns used for the object of a verb or preposition in English, such as ╖me, us, him, them.┤ The term ╖objective┤ is more commonly used in modern English grammar. (Abbr:) acc.
┼╕adv. ╡accusatively.┤
╩│accusative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│accusatorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with an accuser.
┼╕adv. ╡accusatorially.┤
╩│accusatorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accusatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing an accusation; accusing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an accusatory glance.┤
╩│accusatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cused,╕ │-cusing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to charge with having done something wrong, with being something bad, or with having broken the law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver was accused of speeding. He was accused as accessory to the crime.┤
┴┤ (SYN) denounce, arraign, indict.
├│ 2. ┤to place the blame on; find fault with; blame; censure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President accused Congress for the delay in passing his program. She sent for Blanche to accuse her face to face (Tennyson). Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bring an accusation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accused no more, But dumbly shrank before accusing throngs Of thought (George Eliot).┤
╩│accuse, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cused,╕ │-cusing.╕
╜│accused, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤charged with a crime or other offense.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡the accused,┤ (Law.) the person or persons formally charged with a crime or an offense in a court of law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trial took place before a military tribunal, the accused having been arrested following the boycott (Observer).┤
╩│accused, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│accuser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who accuses another.
╩│accuser, ╛╕noun.
╜│accusingly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an accusing manner.
╩│accusingly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│accusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ disposed to accuse; accusing; accusatory.
╩│accusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│accustom, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make familiar by use or habit; get used; train.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to accustom a hunting dog to the noise of a gun. A good traveler can accustom himself to almost any kind of food.┤
┴┤ (SYN) familiarize, habituate.
╩│accustom, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│accustomed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ usual; customary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soon the sick boy was well and in his accustomed place at school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) habitual, wonted, familiar.
└╕expr. ╡accustomed to,┤ ┤used to; in the habit of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer was accustomed to hard work. She is accustomed to jogging daily.┤
┼╕noun ╡accustomedness.┤
╩│accustomed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ACD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ a solution of acid, citrate, and dextrose, used as a preservative in storing blood for transfusions.
╩│ACD╕ (no periods),
╜│ACDA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (of the United States).
╩│ACDA╕ (no periods),
╜│ace, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aced,╕ │acing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a playing card, domino, or side of a die having one spot. In most card games the ace is the highest and winning card of its suit.
├│ b. ┤the single spot or point by which such a playing card, side of a die, or domino is marked.
├│ 2a. ┤(in tennis, handball, and certain other games) a point won by a single stroke, especially a serve that the opponent fails to return.
├│ b. ┤(Golf.) a hole in one.
├│ 3a. ┤a person expert at something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an ace at basketball.┤
├│ b. ┤a combat pilot who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a very small quantity; a trifle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I may peradventure be an ace before thee (Robert Burton).┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a dollar bill.
├│ b. ┤a one-year prison term.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) having very great skill; expert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beside him sat young Lord Birt, ace flier (Harper's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to score an ace against (an opponent in tennis and other net games) by delivering a service which the opponent misses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave the club pro a good game, aced him three times (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to achieve a high mark in.
└╕expr. ╡ace in the hole,┤
├│ 1. ┤(Informal.) anything decisive or conclusive held in reserve to use at a critical time.
├│ 2. ┤an ace dealt face down in the gambling game of stud poker.
└╕expr. ╡ace out,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to get the better of; come out on top of; defeat; outdo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boeing Co. aces out General Dynamics for the first big defense deal of the 1980s, the $4 billion cruise missile contract (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡within an ace of,┤ ┤on the very point of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I came within an ace of making my fortune (Washington Irving).┤
╩│ace, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aced,╕ │acing.╕
╜│ACE ╕(no periods),
┬┌┤ angiotensin-converting enzyme, an enzyme that converts one form of angiotensin into another, which contracts blood vessels and causes blood pressure to rise.
╩│ACE ╕(no periods),
╜│acedia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sloth; torpor; loss of interest in life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pursewarden's suicide is attributed to acedia, or boredom with life (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a field near Jerusalem in which Judas committed suicide after his betrayal of Jesus (in the Bible, Acts 1:18-19).
├│ 2. ┤any scene of violent death or slaughter.
╩│Aceldama, ╛╕noun.
╜│acellular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking cells; not cellular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alan Boyden ... attacked the concept of protozoans being identified as acellular rather than unicellular (Malcolm T. Jollie).┤
╩│acellular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│AcEm╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ actinium emanation.
╩│AcEm╕ (no periods),
╜│acenaphthene ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar, used in making dyes, insecticides, plastics, etc.
╩│acenaphthene ╛╕noun.
╜│acentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having no center.
├│ 2. ┤not on center.
╩│acentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-aceous,╕
┬┌┤ (adjective suffix.) having the appearance of; of or like; containing, as in ╖arenaceous, cretaceous, herbaceous, sebaceous. -aceous┤ is used in botany as a termination of adjectives accompanying New Latin names ending in ╖-aceae┤ for various families of plants, as in ╖liliaceous┤ (New Latin ╖Liliaceae,┤ the lily family).
╩│-aceous,╕
╜│acephalan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤belonging to the class of mollusks, including the bi-valves, not having a distinct head.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any one of these headless mollusks.
╩│acephalan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acephalous.
╩│acephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acephalous.
╜│acephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤headless.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) lacking a distinct head; having no part of the body specially organized as the seat of the senses.
├│ 3. ┤having no leader.
╩│acephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acequia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) an irrigation canal or ditch.
╩│acequia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aceraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the maple family of trees and shrubs.
╩│aceraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acerate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerose.
╩│acerate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerose.
╜│acerb, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sharp in taste; sour or bitter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acerb substance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acid, acrid.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) sharp and harsh in manner; severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acerb wit. ... the dark, acerb, and caustic little professor (Charlotte Bronte).┤
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. ... one of the lengthiest and most acerbic feuds ever waged (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡acerbically.┤
╩│acerbic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acerb.
╜│acerbity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤sharpness of taste; sourness or bitterness.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) harshness of manner, tone, or language; severity.
┴┤ (SYN) acrimony.
╩│acerbity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│acerentomon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a primitive wingless insect with no antennae, no eyes, and front legs used as organs of touch.
╩│acerentomon, ╛╕noun.
╜│acerola, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deep-red fruit about the size of a large cherry, with a tart flavor; Puerto Rican cherry; Barbados cherry; West Indian cherry. It is the richest known natural sourceof vitamin C.
├│ 2. ┤the small, bushy tree on which this fruit grows, native to the West Indies, parts of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
╩│acerola, ╛╕noun.
╜│acerose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped and stiff, as the leaves or needles of the pine.
╩│acerose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without horns, antennae, or tentacles.
╩│acerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acervate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) growing in closely compacted clusters; heaped.
┼╕adv. ╡acervately.┤
╩│acervate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aces, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) of the highest quality or excellence; tops.
╩│aces, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ process of souring.
╩│acescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│acescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acescence.
╩│acescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acescence.
╜│acescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤likely to turn sour or acid.
├│ 2. ┤slightly sour; acidulous.
╩│acescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acet-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡aceto-┤ before vowels, as in ╖acetal, acetaldehyde, acetanilide.┤
╩│acet-,╕
╜│acetabular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like an acetabulum; cup-shaped.
╩│acetabular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetabulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the cup-shaped socket at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped top of the thighbone fits.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) any cup-shaped structure, such as a sucker on the ventral side of a parasitic flatworm.
╩│acetabulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
╜│acetal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, volatile liquid with an etherlike odor, found in old wines, brandy, etc., used especially as a hypnotic or soporific and as a solvent.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a class of organic compounds obtained by the reaction of aldehydes or ketones with alcohols.
├│ 3. ┤╡= acetal resin.┤
╩│acetal, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, highly volatile, fragrant substance, used as a source of acetic acid, as a solvent, as a solid fuel (canned heat), and in the synthesis of many other compounds; aldehyde.
╩│acetaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetal resin,╕
┬┌┤ a thermoplastic material obtained by polymerization of formaldehyde. Acetal resins are tough, stiff, springy, and have a high melting point. They are used as a substitute for metals, in automobile and appliance parts, and in hardware.
╩│acetal resin,╕
╜│acetamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetamide.
╩│acetamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetamide.
╜│acetamide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, readily soluble, crystalline solid used in organic synthesis. It is the amide of acetic acid.
╩│acetamide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetaminophen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline drug derived from acetanilide and used instead of aspirin, especially in cases of hemorrhagic and allergic disorders.
╩│acetaminophen, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetanilid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetanilide.
╩│acetanilid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetanilide.
╜│acetanilide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used in medicines to lessen pain and fever; antifebrin. It is a white, soluble, crystalline compound. Acetanilide may destroy blood cells, weaken heart muscles, and even cause death after long use.
╩│acetanilide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetarsone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an arsenical compound used in the treatment of amebic dysentery.
╩│acetarsone, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a salt or ester of acetic acid.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of synthetic resins or fibers made from cellulose acetate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Color-fast acetate is also being made up into myriad items from wedding gowns to raincoats, umbrellas, curtains, ribbons (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│acetate, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ treated with acetic acid; formed into an acetate.
╩│acetated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetazolamide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetazoleamide.
╩│acetazolamide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetazoleamide.
╜│acetazoleamide ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diuretic used in treating epilepsy, peptic ulcers, and certain forms of hepatitis.
╩│acetazoleamide ╛╕noun.
╜│acetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, producing, or derived from vinegar or acetic acid.
╩│acetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a sour, colorless acid in vinegar, responsible for the tart taste and pungent odor. It is a compound of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, used in the manufacture of acetates and pharmaceuticals, in organic synthesis, and as a solvent for various gums and resins.
╩│acetic acid,╕
╜│acetic anhydride,╕
┬┌┤ an acrid, colorless liquid used in the manufacture of cellulose acetate. It is the anhydride of acetic acid.
╩│acetic anhydride,╕
╜│acetification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action of converting into vinegar or acetic acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acetoglyceride = a chemical substance formed by treating glyceride with acetic acid.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡acet-┤ before vowels.
╩│aceto-,╕
╜│acetoacetic acid, ╟= diacetic acid.
╩│acetoacetic acid, ╟= diacetic acid.
╜│acetoglyceride, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance formed by treating animal or vegetable fats or oils, such as lard, or soybean or peanut oil, with acetic acid. It is used especially to retard spoilage in certain foods and cosmetic ointments.
╩│acetoglyceride, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimeter.
╩│acetometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimeter.
╜│acetometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimetry.
╩│acetometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetimetry.
╜│acetone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, sweet-smelling, highly inflammable liquid, the simplest ketone, used as a solvent for oils and other organic compounds and in making varnishes and pharmaceuticals.
╩│acetone, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetone bodies,╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a group of ketones resulting from incomplete oxidation of fats, the presence of which in urine is a characteristic symptom of diabetes; ketone bodies.
╩│acetone bodies,╕
╜│acetonemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an excess of acetone bodies in the blood, as in diabetes; ketosis.
├│ 2. ┤ketosis of cattle.
╩│acetonemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from acetone.
╩│acetonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetonitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid prepared from acetamide, used in organic synthesis, especially as a purification agent and solvent.
╩│acetonitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetonuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an excess of acetone bodies in the urine, as in diabetes; ketonuria.
╩│acetonuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetophenetidin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= phenacetin.
╩│acetophenetidin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= phenacetin.
╜│acetophenone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid used in making perfumes.
╩│acetophenone, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sour; acetous.
╩│acetose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing or containing vinegar or acetic acid.
├│ 2. ┤tasting like vinegar; sour.
╩│acetous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Pharmacy.) a solution of certain drugs in dilute acetic acid.
├│ 2. ┤vinegar.
╩│acetum, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) the univalent radical of acetic acid and its derivatives.
┬┌┤ to add one or more acetyl radicals to (an organic compound).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fully acetylated cotton is another treated cotton that combines the textile's good natural qualities with some desirable synthetic qualities (Scientific American).┤
┬┌┤ a substance produced in nerve tissue and closely associated with the transmission of nerve impulses in the body. It is a derivative of choline. Produced synthetically, it is used in treating high blood pressure, amblyopia, etc. (Abbr:) ACH (no periods).
┬┌┤ (Biochemistry.) a compound important as an intermediate in metabolism, as an acetylating agent, and in other biochemical functions.
╩│acetyl coenzyme A,╕
╜│acetylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless gas that burns with a bright light, and very hot flame. It is used for preparing other compounds to make synthetic fibers and plastics. It is also used in lighting and, combined with oxygen, for welding and cutting metals.
╩│acetylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylene series,╕
┬┌┤ a series of unsaturated hydrocarbons.
╩│acetylene series,╕
╜│acetylene torch,╕ ╟│= oxyacetylene torch.
╩│acetylene torch,╕ ╟│= oxyacetylene torch.
╜│acetylenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ prepared from or resembling acetylene.
╩│acetylenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acetyl.
╩│acetylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acetylide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound formed by the replacement of one or both of the hydrogen atoms of acetylene by a metal.
╩│acetylide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylmethadol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used as a substitute for morphine for the relief of pain.
╩│acetylmethadol, ╛╕noun.
╜│acetylsalicylic acid, ╟= aspirin.
╩│acetylsalicylic acid, ╟= aspirin.
╜│acey-deucy┐╕ or │acey-deucey, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a variety of backgammon.
╩│acey-deucy┐╕ or │acey-deucey, ╛╕noun.
╜│ac.-ft.,╕
┬┌┤ acre-foot or acre-feet.
╩│ac.-ft.,╕
╜│ach, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (German.) oh! ah!
╩│ach, ╛╕interjection.
╜│ACH╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ acetylcholine.
╩│ACH╕ (no periods),
╜│Achaean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Achaia (a region and country in ancient Greece, in the Peloponnesus) or the Achaeans.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with a league of cities formed in southern Greece in 280 B.C.
├│ 3. ┤Greek.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Achaia.
├│ 2. ┤(in Homer) any Greek. Also, ╡Achaian,┤ ╡Achean.┤
╩│Achaean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Achaemenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Achaemenids or their language.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of an ancient royal family of Persia, beginning with Cyrus the Great, about 558 B.C., and ending with Darius III, who was overthrown by Alexander the Great in 330 B.C.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) inability of a muscular organ to relax.
╔┤ ╢Ex. achalasia of the esophagus, sphincteral achalasia.┤
╩│achalasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acharnement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) bloodthirsty fury; ferocity.
╩│acharnement, ╛╕noun.
╜│acharya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Hindu teacher, scholar, or spiritual leader.
╩│acharya, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achates, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the faithful companion (╖"fidus Achates"┤) of Aeneas in Virgil's ╖Aeneid.┤
├│ 2. ┤a faithful comrade.
╩│Achates, ╛╕noun.
╜│ache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│ached,╕ │aching.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a continuous pain, especially a dull or heavy pain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy lay still trying to forget the ache in his back. Muscular aches follow hard exercise.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be in continuous pain; suffer pain; hurt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My arm aches.┤
├│ 2. ┤to have pity or sympathy; feel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She ached for the hurt little dog.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to be eager; wish very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the hot days of August we all ached to go swimming. The lonely girl aches for home.┤
┴┤ (SYN) long, yearn.
┼╕adv. ╡achingly.┤
╩│ache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│ached,╕ │aching.╕
╜│Achean, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Achaean.
╩│Achean, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Achaean.
╜│Achelous, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the river god, represented as a bull with a human head.
╩│Achelous, ╛╕noun.
╜│achene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) any small, dry, hard fruit consisting of one seed with a thin outer covering that does not burst open when ripe, such as the sunflower seed. Also, ╡achenium,┤ ╡akene.┤
╩│achene, ╛╕noun.
╜│achenial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with an achene.
├│ 2. ┤like an achene.
╩│achenial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achenium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕ ╟│= achene.
╩│achenium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕ ╟│= achene.
╜│Achernar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus.
╩│Achernar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acheron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.)
├│ 1. ┤one of the five rivers of Hades. See also ╡Styx.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤the lower world; Hades.
╩│Acheron, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acheulian┐╕ or │Acheulean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a culture of the middle and lower paleolithic age in Europe and North Africa. It followed the Abbevillian and was characterized by more symmetrical biface tools with greater cutting surface.
╩│Acheulian┐╕ or │Acheulean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a cheval,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤on horseback.
├│ 2. ┤astride.
╩│a cheval,
╜│achieve, ╛╕verb, ╞│achieved,╕ │achieving.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to carry out to a successful end; accomplish; do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you achieve all that you expected to today? He soon learned that you cannot achieve much without work. ... they would concentrate their resources to achieve an efficient means of delivery (New York Herald Tribune).┤
┴┤ (SYN) complete, effect, execute, perform.
├│ 2. ┤to reach by one's own efforts; get by effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He achieved fame as a swimmer. Newton and Einstein achieved distinction in mathematics.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gain, attain, win.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bring about a result intended.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait (Longfellow).┤
┼╕adj. ╡achievable.
┼╕noun ╡achiever.┤
╩│achieve, ╛╕verb, ╞│achieved,╕ │achieving.╕
╜│achievement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something achieved or won by exertion; some plan or action carried out with courage or unusual ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sailing a submarine under the North Pole was a great achievement. Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel prize for his achievements in behalf of civil rights.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accomplishment, feat.
├│ 2. ┤an achieving; completion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The achievement of one's aim comes only out of hard work.┤
╩│achievement, ╛╕noun.
╜│achievement age,╕
┬┌┤ the measure of how much a student has learned, determined by an achievement test and expressed as the (tabulated) average age of other students making the same score. Also, (especially British,) ╡attainment age.┤
╩│achievement age,╕
╜│achievement quotient,╕
┬┌┤ the ratio of a student's achievement age to his actual age, usually multiplied by 100. (Abbr:) AQ (no periods). Also, (especially British,) ╡attainment quotient.┤
╩│achievement quotient,╕
╜│achievement test,╕
┬┌┤ a test intended to measure quantitatively the results of learning or teaching. Also, (especially British,) ╡attainment test.┤
╩│achievement test,╕
╜│Achillean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Achilles.
├│ 2. ┤like Achilles, who was noted for his bravery, his invulnerability (except in the heel), and his unrelenting wrath.
╩│Achillean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Achilles, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) the greatest Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; the hero of Homer's ╖Iliad.┤ Thetis, his mother, held him by the heel when she dipped him into the river Styx to make him invulnerable. After he killed Hector, Paris killed him by shooting an arrow into his heel.
├│ 2. ┤(Astronomy.) an asteroid which revolves around the sun and oscillates about points equally distant from Jupiter and the sun.
╩│Achilles, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achilles' heel,╕
┬┌┤ a weak point; vulnerable place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Despite chronic shortages of some foods, farm production cannot be considered the Achilles' heel of Russia's economy (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Achilles' heel,╕
╜│Achilles' spear,╕
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the spear of Achilles, the rust of which was made into a cure for wounds inflicted by it.
╩│Achilles' spear,╕
╜│Achilles' tendon,╕
┬┌┤ the strong tendon at the back of the leg that connects the muscles in the calf with the bone of the heel.
╩│Achilles' tendon,╕
╜│achimenes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tropical American herbs, cultivated for their flowers, which resemble gloxinias.
╩│achimenes, ╛╕noun.
╜│Achinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Achin (or Atjeh), a province of Sumatra, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Achin.
├│ 2. ┤the Indonesian language of the Achinese.
╩│Achinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│Achitophel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Ahithophel, in the Douay and Vulgate Bibles. This spelling is well known through John Dryden's use in ╖Absalom and Achitophel.┤
╩│Achitophel, ╛╕noun.
╜│achkan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a close-fitting jacket of three-quarter length, worn by men in India, for formal or semiformal dress.
╩│achkan, ╛╕noun.
╜│achlamydate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no mantle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an achlamydate mollusk.┤
╩│achlamydate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achlamydeous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) lacking a calyx and a corolla.
╩│achlamydeous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achlorhydria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice.
╩│achlorhydria, ╛╕noun.
╜│achlorhydric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with achlorhydria.
╩│achlorhydric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acholic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ free from or deficient in bile.
╩│acholic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acholuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a kind of jaundice marked by the absence of bile pigment in the urine.
╩│acholuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│acholuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acholuria.
╩│acholuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achondrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stony meteorite that does not contain small embedded grains of minerals (chondrules).
╩│achondrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│achondritic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling achondrites.
╩│achondritic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achondroplasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dwarfism characterized by extreme shortness of the limbs and a disproportionately large head, due to a disorder of skeletal growth in fetal life.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with achondroplasia.
├│ 2. ┤suffering from achondroplasia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has achondroplasia.
╩│achondroplastic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│achordal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lacking a chord.
├│ 2. ┤╡= achordate.┤
╩│achordal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achordate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤lacking a notochord.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an achordate animal.
╩│achordate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│achroite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless variety of tourmaline.
╩│achroite, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= achromatic lens.┤
├│ 2. ┤a color-blind person.
╩│achromat, ╛╕noun.
╜│achromatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤refracting white light without breaking it up into the colors of the spectrum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an achromatic telescope.┤
├│ 2. ┤without color; colorless.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) consisting of material stained with difficulty by the usual stains or dyes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. achromatic cells.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Music.) without accidentals; not modulated.
┼╕adv. ╡achromatically.┤
╩│achromatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│achromaticity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achromatism.
╩│achromaticity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achromatism.
╜│achromatic lens,╕
┬┌┤ a compound lens corrected for chromatic aberration; achromat.
╩│achromatic lens,╕
╜│achromatin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) that portion of the mitotic cell nucleus or of individual chromosomes which, under the action of staining agents, remains less highly colored than the rest.
┬┌┤ (German.) attention! (used as a command or warning).
╩│Achtung, ╛╕interjection.
╜│achy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) full of aches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Crying] would only make her eyes achy and puffy and swollen in the morning (Shirley Ann Grau).┤
╩│achy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acicle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acicula.
╩│acicle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acicula.
╜│acicula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a needlelike part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spines or bristles of some plants and the crystals of certain minerals are aciculae.┤
╩│acicula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│acicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped.
┼╕adv. ╡acicularly.┤
╩│acicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aciculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having aciculae.
├│ 2. ┤acicular; needle-shaped.
╩│aciculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aciculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aciculate.
╩│aciculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aciculate.
╜│aciculum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
┬┌┤ a slender needlelike part or bristly structure:
├│ a. ┤(Botany.) an acicula.
├│ b. ┤(Zoology.) a seta.
╩│aciculum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lums,╕ │-la.╕
╜│acid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a chemical compound with a sour or bitter taste that usually unites with a base to form a salt. Acids have a ╖pH┤ value of less than 7. They change blue litmus paper to red and yield hydrogen ions in a water solution. Hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid are two common kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Certain bacteria cause some foods to form acids that eat their way slowly through the enamel of the teeth.┤
├│ b. ┤any ionic or molecular substance which can give up a proton.
├│ c. ┤any molecule or ion that can attach itself to a pair of electrons from a base, forming a covalent bond.
├│ 2. ┤a substance with a sour taste like that of vinegar.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), a hallucinogen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hippies say there is not much acid (LSD) around now, but that grass (marijuana) is plentiful (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of acids; having the properties of an acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blue litmus paper turns red in an acid solution.┤
├│ 2. ┤sharp or biting to the taste; sour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lemons are an acid fruit.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tart.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sharp in manner or temper; caustic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acid tongue. Mother made an acid comment about my disorderly room.┤
├│ 4. ┤containing a large proportion of silica; acidic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is an acid rock.┤
├│ 5. ┤containing more acid than is normal.
├│ 6. ┤having a ╖pH┤ factor of less than 7; having a relatively high concentration of hydrogen ions (contrasted with ╖alkaline┤ especially as a characteristic of soil).
┼╕adv. ╡acidly.┤
┼╕noun ╡acidness.┤
╩│acid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acid drop,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a candy made of sugar strongly flavored with tartaric acid.
╩│acid drop,╕
╜│acid-fast, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤retaining dye when treated with acid to remove the dye.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tubercle bacilli are acid-fast.┤
├│ 2. ┤differentiated by such a stain from closely related forms.
┼╕noun ╡acid-fastness.┤
╩│acid-fast, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid fog,╕
┬┌┤ fog containing a high concentration of acidity, resulting from pollutants emitted into the atmosphere.
╩│acid fog,╕
╜│acid-forming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing a high proportion of acid residue during metabolism.
├│ 2. ┤acidiferous.
╩│acid-forming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person addicted to LSD.
╩│acidhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤forming acid.
├│ b. ┤of an acid or acids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acidic ions.┤
├│ c. ┤having the properties of an acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acidic resins.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) sharp and biting in manner or temper; caustic.
├│ 3. ┤containing a relatively large proportion of silica.
┬┌┤ music written in the style of jazz with rock rhythms and acid rock sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Far from the smoke-filled rooms, pulsating acid jazz music ... [she] tries to translate urban counterculture into marketable sneaker ideas (New York Times).┤
╩│acid jazz,╕
╜│acidless trip,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= sensitivity training.┤
╩│acidless trip,
╜│acid number,╕
┬┌┤ a number expressing the degree of acidity of a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize the free fatty acids in one gram of the substance; acid value.
╩│acid number,╕
╜│acidophil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cell that stains readily with acid dyes.
╩│acidophil, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidophilic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating cells that stain with acid dyes.
╩│acidophilic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acidophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidophilic.
╩│acidophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acidophilic.
╜│acidophilus milk,
┬┌┤ skim milk fermented by a bacterial culture, taken as part of a diet intended to change the bacterial content of the intestine.
╩│acidophilus milk,
╜│acidosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a harmful condition in which the blood and tissues are less alkaline than is normal.
╩│acidosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│acidotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with acidosis.
├│ 2. ┤suffering from acidosis.
╩│acidotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid process,╕
┬┌┤ any steel-making process in which the furnace is lined with a siliceous substance and in which pig iron containing little phosphorus is used.
╩│acid process,╕
╜│acid radical,╕
┬┌┤ a radical formed from an organic acid by the removal from the acid of the univalent radical--OH (an atom of oxygen in combination with an atom of hydrogen); acyl.
╩│acid radical,╕
╜│acid rain,╕
┬┌┤ rain that has a high concentration of sulfuric and nitric acids due to air pollution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scandinavian and American researchers suspect that acid rains have killed fish in many lakes in both regions (Boyce Rensberger).┤
╩│acid rain,╕
╜│acid rock,╕
┬┌┤ rock'n'roll music with sound and lyrics suggestive of hallucinatory or psychedelic experiences.
╩│acid rock,╕
╜│acid salt,╕
┬┌┤ a salt formed from an acid of which only part of the hydrogen has been replaced by a metal or radical.
╩│acid salt,╕
╜│acid test,╕
┬┌┤ a thorough test to find out the real quality of some person or thing; decisive test.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... political assumptions which, I think, could not long withstand the acid test of logic (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│acid test,╕
╜│acid-tongued, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sharp-tongued; caustic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This acid-tongued diplomat has managed to play a controversial role in almost every East-West dispute (Newsweek).┤
╩│acid-tongued, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid trip,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a hallucinatory experience that results from using LSD.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is beautiful, therefore ... to find a woman, George Eliot, departing utterly out of that mood of hate or even of acidulous satire in which Thackeray so often worked (Sidney Lanier).┤
┼╕adv. ╡acidulously.┤
┼╕noun ╡acidulousness.┤
╩│acidulous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acid value,╕ ╟│= acid number.
╩│acid value,╕ ╟│= acid number.
╜│acidy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an acid quality.
╩│acidy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acierage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of depositing a layer of iron on another metal by electric action.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something given or done to show that one has received a favor, service, gift, or message.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The supermarket's receipt was acknowledgment that the groceries had been paid for. The winner waved in acknowledgment of the crowd's cheers. What is the grateful acknowledgment of a friend's kindness?┤
├│ 2. ┤admitting that something is true or exists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acknowledgment of a mistake. The accused man made acknowledgment of his guilt.┤
├│ 4. ┤the recognition of authority, claims, or merit.
┴┤ (SYN) acceptance.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤an official certificate in legal form.
├│ b. ┤admission of a debt or other liability.
╩│acknowledgment┐╕ or │acknowledgement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aclastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) not refracting.
╩│aclastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aclinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no magnetic dip.
╩│aclinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aclinic line,╕
┬┌┤ magnetic equator, at which a magnetic needle balances horizontally without dipping.
╩│aclinic line,╕
╜│ACLS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤American Council of Learned Societies.
├│ 2. ┤Automatic Carrier Landing System.
╩│ACLS╕ (no periods),
╜│ACLU╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.C.L.U.,╕
┬┌┤ American Civil Liberties Union.
╩│ACLU╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.C.L.U.,╕
╜│acme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the highest point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apex, culmination, climax.
╩│acme, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acmeist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a group of Russian poets of the early 1900's who opposed symbolism and advocated precision and concreteness in poetry.
╩│Acmeist, ╛╕noun.
╜│acne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a skin disease, especially of adolescence, in which the oil glands in the skin become clogged and inflamed, often causing pimples, particularly on the face.
╩│acne, ╛╕noun.
╜│acneform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with acne.
├│ 2. ┤resembling acne.
╩│acneform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acneiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acneform.
╩│acneiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acneform.
╜│acne rosacea,
┬┌┤ a disorder, especially of middle age, characterized by pimples and chronic congestion of the blood vessels of the nose and central part of the face.
╩│acne rosacea,
╜│acock, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a cocked position.
╩│acock, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│acockbill, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) turned upward, as yards tiltedat an angle with the deck.
╩│acockbill, ╛╕adverb.
╜│acoelomate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤without either a true or false body cavity (coelom), as the flatworms.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acoelomate worm; flatworm.
╩│acoelomate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acoelous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no digestive tract or body cavity.
╩│acoelous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acold, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) cold; chilled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The owl, for all his feathers, was acold (Keats).┤
╩│acold, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acolyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person who helps a priest, deacon, or other person in charge of a church service by performing certain subordinate duties; altar boy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acolyte lit the candles on the altar.┤
├│ b. ┤a person ordained to the fourth and highest minor order in the Roman Catholic Church.
├│ 2. ┤a youth who assists with certain parts of the service, but is not a member of the clergy, in some Protestant churches.
├│ 3. ┤an assistant; attendant; follower.
├│ 4. ┤(Astronomy.) an attendant star; satellite.
╩│acolyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│a compte,
┬┌┤ (French.) as part payment; on account.
╩│a compte,
╜│aconitase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme that promotes the conversion of citric acid in the process of turning it into aconitic acid for further conversion from a food chemical into physical energy.
╩│aconitase, ╛╕noun.
╜│aconite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with irregular, blue, purple, yellow, or yellow-and-white flowers shaped like hoods. Only a few grow wild in North America, such as monkshood and wolfsbane. Aconite belongs to the crowfoot family and has poisonous roots, leaves, and seeds.
├│ 2. ┤a very poisonous drug prepared from the roots of monkshood, and used to relieve inflammation and pain. It contains aconitine, and was formerly used to reduce fever and slow the action of the heart but now is used occasionally in liniments.
╩│aconite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aconitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aconite.
╩│aconitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aconitic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a whitish or yellowish crystalline acid obtained from aconite and bagasse or by dehydration of citric acid.
╩│aconitic acid,╕
╜│aconitin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconitine.
╩│aconitin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconitine.
╜│aconitine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very poisonous alkaloid derived from the roots of the common European aconite.
╩│aconitine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aconitum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconite.
╩│aconitum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aconite.
╜│acontium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tia.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several long, delicate threads equipped with stinging cells, arising from the septa of some sea anemones and protruding when the animal contracts.
╩│acontium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tia.╕
╜│acorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the nut of an oak tree.
╩│acorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│acorn barnacle,╕
┬┌┤ a barnacle that lives on rocks in the sea.
╩│acorn barnacle,╕
╜│acorn shell,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a rock barnacle.
╩│acorn shell,╕
╜│acorn squash,╕
┬┌┤ a small, dark-green, edible winter squash resembling an acorn in shape, having yellow or orange flesh.
╩│acorn squash,╕
╜│acorn tube,╕
┬┌┤ a small vacuum tube, shaped like an acorn, used at high frequencies, formerly in radios.
╩│acorn tube,╕
╜│acorn worm,╕
┬┌┤ a small, wormlike marine animal whose front end looks somewhat like an acorn.
╩│acorn worm,╕
╜│a corps perdu,
┬┌┤ (French.) impetuously; furiously.
╩│a corps perdu,
╜│acosmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with acosmism.
├│ 2. ┤disordered; confused; disharmonious.
╩│acosmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acosmism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the denial of the existence of a universe, or of a universe as distinct from God.
┼╕noun ╡acosmist.┤
╩│acosmism, ╛╕noun.
╜│acotyledon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant without cotyledons, such as a moss or lichen; cryptogam.
╩│acotyledon, ╛╕noun.
╜│acotyledonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no distinct cotyledons; cryptogamic.
╩│acotyledonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acouchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chis.╕
┬┌┤ a small rodent related to the guinea pig and agouti, native to Guinea.
╩│acouchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chis.╕
╜│acouchy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕ ╟│= acouchi.
╩│acouchy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chies.╕ ╟│= acouchi.
╜│acoumeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring keenness of hearing.
╩│acoumeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│acousma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the hearing of imaginary sounds; auditory hallucination.
╩│acousma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│acoustic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the sense or the organs of hearing.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the science of sound (acoustics).
├│ 3a. ┤of or having to do with sound waves or sound.
├│ b. ┤actuated, directed, or controlled by sound waves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acoustic mine.┤
├│ 4. ┤designed to absorb or reduce noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ceiling of acoustic tile.┤
├│ 5. ┤of, having to do with, or produced on a musical instrument without amplification.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Paul McCartney authorized a limited 500,000-copy release of "Paul McCartney Unplugged the Bootleg", which documents an all-acoustic concert (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡acoustically.┤
╩│acoustic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acoustical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acoustic.
╩│acoustical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acoustic.
╜│acoustical hologram,╕
┬┌┤ a picture produced by acoustical holography.
╩│acoustical hologram,╕
╜│acoustical holography,╕
┬┌┤ holography that uses sound waves instead of laser light to produce a three-dimensional picture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hence, a hologram can be recorded with sound waves and then reconstructed with light. This technique is called acoustical holography (Science Journal).┤
╩│acoustical holography,╕
╜│acoustic coupler,╕
┬┌┤ a device for transmitting data over telephone circuits without making an electrical connection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Impulses from the keys of an electric typewriter are converted into sound by the acoustic coupler (London Times).┤
╩│acoustic coupler,╕
╜│acoustic feedback,╕
┬┌┤ (Electronics.) the feedback of sound from the output of a sound system back to the input, such as noise from a loudspeaker reaching the microphone.
╩│acoustic feedback,╕
╜│acoustician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an expert in acoustics.
├│ 2. ┤a person trained in fitting the hard-of-hearing with hearing aids.
╩│acoustician, ╛╕noun.
╜│acousticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ acoustic quality or condition.
╩│acousticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│acoustic mine,╕
┬┌┤ a mine that has a small microphone connected to its trigger, exploded by the sound of the propellers of a vessel passing over or near it; sonic mine.
╩│acoustic mine,╕
╜│acoustic nerve,╕
┬┌┤ an auditory nerve.
╩│acoustic nerve,╕
╜│acoustic perfume,╕
┬┌┤ an overlay of nondescript sound to cover up distracting or annoying noises; white noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most popular form of acoustic perfume, of course, is music (Eugene Raskin).┤
╩│acoustic perfume,╕
╜│acoustic phonetics,╕
┬┌┤ study of speech sounds by means of acoustic tools and techniques.
╩│acoustic phonetics,╕
╜│acoustics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the structural features of an auditorium, hall, or room, that determine how well sounds can be heard or transmitted in it; acoustic qualities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acoustics will be particularly poor, as they invariably are in new auditoriums (Norman Mailer).┤
├│ 2. ┤the science of sound.
╩│acoustics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│acoustic velocity,╕
┬┌┤ the rate at which a sound wave travels through a specified medium.
╩│acoustic velocity,╕
╜│acoustic wave,╕ ╟│= sound wave.
╩│acoustic wave,╕ ╟│= sound wave.
╜│acousto-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤of sound or acoustic waves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acoustoelectronics = the study of the conversion of electronic signals into sound waves.┤
├│ 2. ┤acoustic and ____.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acousto-optic modulator = acoustic and optic modulator.┤
╩│acousto-,╕
╜│acoustoelectronics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a branch of electronics dealing with the conversion of electrical signals into a flow of acoustic waves traveling along a solid surface.
╩│acoustoelectronics, ╛╕noun.
╜│a couvert,
┬┌┤ (French.) sheltered from the weather; covered.
╩│a couvert,
╜│ACP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries (group of over 40 nonaligned nations that have a treaty of cooperation with the European Economic Community).
╩│ACP╕ (no periods),
╜│acqua alta,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) high water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Venetians are quite accustomed to minor attacks of such acqua alta, which, in the spring and fall, frequently invade the lower floors of houses and submerge the famous square under a foot or so (New Yorker).┤
╩│acqua alta,
╜│acquaint, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to furnish (a person) with information; make aware; let know; inform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acquaint him with your plans for next summer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tell, apprise.
├│ 2. ┤to make more or less familiar (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let me acquaint you with your new duties.┤
┴┤ (SYN) familiarize.
└╕expr. ╡be acquainted with,┤ ┤to be familiar with or know.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am acquainted with his plans.┤
└╕expr. ╡become acquainted with,┤ ┤to get to know.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We became acquainted with our new neighbors.┤
╩│acquaint, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│acquaintance, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ances.┤┤ a person known to one, but not a close friend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have many acquaintances in our neighborhood.┤
├│ 2. ┤╖no pl.┤
├│ a. ┤knowledge of persons or things gained from experience with them. Acquaintance is more than mere recognition, and less than familiarity or intimacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have some acquaintance with French, but I do not know it well.┤
├│ b. ┤the state of being acquainted, or of knowing people and being known by them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man of wide acquaintance.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤committed by an acquaintance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many "acquaintance homicides" involve quarrels between drug cheaters or street gangs (Atlantic). The phrase "acquaintance rape" was coined to describe ... the cases of forced sex between people who already know each other (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡cultivate the acquaintance of,┤ ┤to try to get to know (someone) well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ambitious young candidate tried to cultivate the acquaintance of the most influential politicians of his state.┤
└╕expr. ╡make the acquaintance of,┤ ┤to get to know.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother soon made the acquaintance of my new teacher. We spent a day or two in making the general acquaintance of the glacier (John Tyndall).┤
└╕expr. ╡scrape acquaintance,┤ ┤to take the trouble to get acquainted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her two dearest friends had contrived to scrape acquaintance without introduction (F. Whishaw).┤
╩│acquaintance, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│acquaintanceship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the relation between acquaintances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their acquaintanceship lasted many years.┤
├│ 2. ┤personal knowledge; acquaintance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While Interlingua can be read with little difficulty by almost anyone, books are available which will give a formal acquaintanceship with this international language (Science News Letter).┤
╩│acquaintanceship, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing acquired; acquisition.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) property acquired otherwise than by succession.
┬┌┤ a change of structure or of function in a plant or animal as a result of use or disuse or in response to the environment. An acquired character cannot be inherited.
╩│acquired character┐╕ or │characteristic,
╜│acquirement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of acquiring; gaining or getting as one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acquirement of wealth is one aim of being in business.┤
├│ 2. ┤something acquired; an accomplishment; attainment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her musical acquirements are unusual for a girl of her age.┤
╩│acquirement, ╛╕noun.
╜│acquisition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of acquiring or getting as one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spent hundreds of hours in the acquisition of skill at the piano. With the acquisition of 19 rare specimens, the collection is unmatched.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing acquired or gained; an addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The museum's latest acquisition is a painting by Rubens.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gain.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to acquire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a pencil stub that I'd recently acquisitioned from a desk drawer (J. D. Salinger).┤
╩│acquisition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│acquisitive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of acquiring; eager to get (money, goods, ideas, etc.); greedy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Misers are acquisitive. As a man steeped in the civilized traditions of the West, he knew that there must be rational limits put upon the acquisitive and possessive instincts (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ a reddish-yellow powder obtained from acridine, used in solution as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
╩│acriflavine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Acrilan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a synthetic fiber produced from acrylonitrile. It somewhat resembles wool in texture and resists wrinkling.
╩│Acrilan, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrimonious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sharp or bitter in temper, language, or manner; caustic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An acrimonious dispute broke out between the drivers who had the accident. Our interlocutors were never arrogant or acrimonious, but earnestly inquiring, seeking patiently to understand another point of view (Harper's).┤
┴┤ (SYN) acrid, biting.
┼╕adv. ╡acrimoniously.┤
┼╕noun ╡acrimoniousness.┤
╩│acrimonious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ sharpness or bitterness in temper, language, or manner; acrid quality.
┴┤ (SYN) acerbity, asperity.
╩│acrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│acritical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not critical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acritical symptoms, an acritical disease.┤
┼╕adv. ╡acritically.┤
╩│acritical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acroamatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abstruse; esoteric.
╩│acroamatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrobat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who can swing on a trapeze, turn handsprings, walk a tightrope, or do other feats of bodily skill and strength; one highly skilled in gymnastic feats, such as tumbling.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a daring performer.
╩│acrobat, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrobatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an acrobat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walking a tightrope is an acrobatic feat.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) like an acrobat's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With an acrobatic leap, he picked the apple off the tree.┤
├│ 3. ┤of acrobatics.
┼╕adv. ╡acrobatically.┤
╩│acrobatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrobatics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tricks or performances of an acrobat; gymnastic feats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the acrobatics of a tumbler.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) feats like those of an acrobat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children were delighted by the monkey's acrobatics.┤
├│ 3. ┤stunt flying.
├│ 4. ┤the art or skill of an acrobat.
╩│acrobatics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│acrobatism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acrobatics.
╩│acrobatism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acrobatics.
╜│acroblast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the structure that forms the acrosome in spermatogenesis.
╩│acroblast, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing fruit at the end or top of the main stem, as certain mosses do.
╩│acrocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a centromere near one end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acrocentric chromosome.┤
╩│acrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrocephalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or characterized by acrocephaly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acrocephalic person.
╩│acrocephalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acrocephalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrocephalic.
╩│acrocephalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrocephalic.
╜│acrocephaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deformity of the head characterized by a skull that tapers upward to a point.
╩│acrocephaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrodont, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤attached by the base to the edge of the jawbone, without sockets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acrodont teeth.┤
├│ 2. ┤having teeth so attached.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acrodont animal. Some lizards are acrodonts.
╩│acrodont, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acrodrome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the main veins coming together and uniting at the tip of the leaf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acrodrome plant.┤
╩│acrodrome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrodromous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrodrome.
╩│acrodromous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrodrome.
╜│acrodynia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease, especially of very young children, characterized by abnormal redness of the skin and lesions on the handsand feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Too much mercury, for example, results in a condition called acrodynia, which killed many babies before its secret was discovered (New Scientist).┤
╩│acrodynia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant growing only at the apex, such as the ferns and mosses.
╩│acrogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrogenous.
╩│acrogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrogenous.
╜│acrogenous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growing from the top or by terminal buds only, as the ferns and mosses do.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the acrogens.
┼╕adv. ╡acrogenously.┤
╩│acrogenous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrolein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid with an irritating odor, used in chemical warfare as a tear gas; acraldehyde.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Research programs have been undertaken to try to find the substance in smog that causes eye irritation. Such suspects as acrolein, hydrogen persulfide, elemental sulfur, and mineral oil droplets have been squirted at volunteer martyrs to science (Science News Letter).┤
╩│acrolein, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrolith, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ancient Greek statue with a stone or marble head, legs, and arms, but a wooden body.
╩│acrolith, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrolithic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of an acrolith; formed like an acrolith.
╩│acrolithic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acromegalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with acromegaly.
├│ 2. ┤affected with acromegaly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person affected with acromegaly.
╩│acromegalic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acromegaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic condition in which the bones of the face, hands, and feet become progressively and permanently enlarged, caused by abnormal activity of the pituitary gland.
╩│acromegaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│acromial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the acromion.
╩│acromial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acromion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the outer, triangular end of the scapula, to which the collarbone is connected and which forms the point of the shoulder.
╩│acromion, ╛╕noun.
╜│acronym, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ a word formed from the first letters or syllables of other words, such as UNESCO (from ╖U┤nited ╖N┤ations ╖E┤ducational, ╖S┤cientific, and ╖C┤ultural ╖O┤rganization).
├╕v.t. ┤ to make an acronym of; designate by an acronym.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Missiles are frequently acronymed; the TOW stands for "tube-launched, optically traced, wire-guided" (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│acronym, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│acronymic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an acronym or acronyms.
├│ 2. ┤formed as an acronym.
┼╕adv. ╡acronymically.┤
╩│acronymic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acronymous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acronymic.
╩│acronymous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acronymic.
╜│acropetal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ developing from below toward the top or apex (used of the order in which the parts of a plant develop).
┼╕adv. ╡acropetally.┤
╩│acropetal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person affected with acrophobia.
╩│acrophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal fear of being in high places.
╩│acrophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrophony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of a picture of some object to represent the initial sound, letter, or syllable in the name of that object. Using the picture of an ox, called ╖aleph┤ in Phoenician, to represent the sound ╖a,┤ is an example of acrophony.
╩│acrophony, ╛╕noun.
╜│acropolis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the high, fortified part or citadel of an ancient Greek city.
└╕expr. ╡the Acropolis,┤ ┤the citadel of Athens on which the Parthenon was built.
╩│acropolis, ╛╕noun.
╜│acropolitan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an acropolis.
╩│acropolitan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrosin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spermatic enzyme that digests the protein protective layer around the ovum.
╩│acrosin, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrosomal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an acrosome.
╩│acrosomal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acrosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a minute organ or structure at the front end of a sperm cell.
╩│acrosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrospire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the first sprout appearing in the germination of grain.
╩│acrospire, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a spore at the end of a sporophore, as in fungi.
╩│acrospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│across, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤from one side to the other of; to the other side of; over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat walked across the street. A bridge was laid across the river.┤
├│ 2. ┤on the other side of; beyond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lands across the sea. The woods are across the river.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤from one side to the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the distance across? The pool is twenty feet across.┤
├│ 2. ┤to, on, or at the other side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At this speed we shall soon be across.┤
├│ 3. ┤from side to side; crossed; crosswise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with arms across.┤
└╕expr. ╡across the country.┤ ┤See under ╡country.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡come┤ (or ╡run┤) ╡across,┤ ┤to meet or fall in with; find.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We come across hard words in some books. I ran across an old friend yesterday.┤
└╕expr. ╡get across┤ (╡to┤). ┤See under ╡get.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (or ╡put┤) ╡across.┤ ┤See under ╡get┤ and ╡put.┤┤
╩│across, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│across-the-board, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) applying to all members of an industry, union, or other group; general.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look for an across-the-board cut in civilian payrolls (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│across-the-board, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│acrostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a composition in verse or an arrangement of words in which the first, last, or certain other letters in each line, taken in order, spell a word or phrase.
├│ 2. ┤an acronym.
├│ 3. ┤a puzzle to be solved by discovering acrostics from clues.
├│ 2. ┤a statue or ornament erected on a gable of a building.
├│ 3. ┤the ornamented tip of the prow on a galley.
╩│acroterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕
╜│acrotism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absence or weakness of the pulse.
╩│acrotism, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrylamide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the amide of acrylic acid, a colorless, crystalline substance used in making synthetics, plastics, and adhesives.
╩│acrylamide, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrylate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of acrylic acid.
╩│acrylate, ╛╕noun.
╜│acrylate resin,╕ ╟│= acrylic resin.
╩│acrylate resin,╕ ╟│= acrylic resin.
╜│acrylic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with or containing acrylic acid.
├│ 2. ┤derived from acrylonitrile.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with acrylics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acrylic colors, acrylic paintings.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an acrylic resin.
├│ 2a. ┤a paint or varnish using an acrylic resin as the medium.
├│ b. ┤a painting done with acrylics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a $2,500 Gordon Smith acrylic (Maclean's).┤
├│ 3. ┤an acrylic fiber.
╩│acrylic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acrylic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, pungent liquid, soluble in water and alcohol, used in the manufacture of various plastics.
╩│acrylic acid,╕
╜│acrylic fiber,╕
┬┌┤ any of various synthetic textile fibers produced from acrylonitrile. Acrilan, Dynel, and Orlon are acrylic fibers.
╩│acrylic fiber,╕
╜│acrylic resin,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of tough, crystal-clear plastics, highly resistant to sunlight and weather, now widely used in automobile accessories, instrument panels, dental plates, and, in emulsion form, as a varnish, paint, or adhesive. They are produced synthetically by polymerizing the esters of acrylic acid or one of its derivatives.
╩│acrylic resin,╕
╜│acrylonitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, inflammable, poisonous liquid used in making Buna N synthetic rubber and plastics, and as the basic ingredient of acrylic fiber.
╩│acrylonitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.C.S.,╕
┬┌┤ antireticular cytotoxic serum, obtained from rabbits' blood injected with spleen and rib marrow of guinea pigs, a substance that may increase the activity and growth of the liver, spleen, and certain other tissues.
╩│A.C.S.,╕
╜│A.C.S.R.┐╕ or │ACSR╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ aluminum cable, steel reinforced (used of transmission lines).
╩│A.C.S.R.┐╕ or │ACSR╕ (no periods),
╜│act, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something done; a doing or performance; a deed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an act of kindness. Slapping his face was a childish act.┤
├│ 2. ┤process of doing; action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer caught the boys in the act of stealing his apples.┤
├│ 3a. ┤one of the main divisions of a play or opera.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most modern plays have three acts.┤
├│ b. ┤one of several short performances on a program, such as a variety or television show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We stayed to see the trained dog's act.┤
├│ 4. ┤the decision of a legislature; law; statute. An act of Congress is a bill that has been passed by Congress.
┴┤ (SYN) decree.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a display of affected or pretended behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She's not angry; she's just putting on an act.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to do something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the alarm, the firemen acted promptly and saved the burning house. Act, act in the living present (Longfellow).┤
├│ 2. ┤to have effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medicine acted like magic.┤
├│ 3. ┤to behave.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy acted badly in school. She acts as if she were tired.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to perform on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio; play a part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He acts very well.┤
├│ b. ┤(of a play or role) to be capable of being performed.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to pretend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her anger is not genuine; she is acting.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feign.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to behave like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people act the fool now and then.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to perform or play the part of (a character) on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio; play (a role).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act Macbeth. The handsome man acts the part of the hero.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enact.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to animate.
└╕expr. ╡act as,┤ ┤to carry out the functions of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act as chaplain.┤
└╕expr. ╡act for,┤ ┤to take the place of; do the work of; act in behalf of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While the principal was gone, the assistant principal acted for him.┤
└╕expr. ╡act on,┤
├│ a. ┤to follow; obey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act on the principle of the golden rule. I will act on your suggestion.┤
├│ b. ┤to have an effect or influence on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yeast acts on dough and makes it rise.┤
└╕expr. ╡act out,┤
├│ a. ┤to portray as an actor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act out the heroine's part in detail.┤
├│ b. ┤to express (unconscious or repressed feelings, fantasies, or frustrations) by one's actions or behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To observe that children act out the secret wishes of their parents is true enough parlor psychology (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡act up,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to behave badly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spoiled girl acted up whenever company came.┤
├│ b. ┤to play tricks; make mischief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Children often act up on Halloween. [The] five-year-old had been acting up ... and driving her father up the wall (Maclean's).┤
└╕expr. ╡act upon,┤
├│ a. ┤to be influenced by and follow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By acting upon his teacher's advice on how to study, he improved his grades considerably.┤
├│ b. ┤to have an effect or influence on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One sphere will act upon another with a force directly proportional to their quantities of matter (David Brewster).┤
└╕expr. ╡get into┤ (or ╡in on┤) ╡the act,┤ ┤(Informal.) to join in or take part in an activity, especially in something expedient or fashionable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As soon as Ping-Pong became fashionable everybody stopped snickering and tried to get in on the act.┤
└╕expr. ╡get one's act together,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to get organized; eliminate differences, inconsistencies, and the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There I was, ... weeping, feeling like a miserable, self-indulgent, neurotic, middle-aged woman who couldn't get her act together (Eleanor Coppola).┤
╩│act, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│acta, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ acts; deeds; proceedings; records.
╩│acta, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│actability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ actable quality or condition.
╩│actability, ╛╕noun.
╜│actable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be acted (on the stage).
├│ 2. ┤that can be done.
╩│actable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Actaeon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the hunter who saw Artemis (Diana) bathing. In anger she changed him into a stag, and his own dogs tore him to pieces.
╩│Actaeon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ACT battery,╕
┬┌┤ a group of tests similar to the College Boards given to a student applying for admission to a college, covering different fields of knowledge, and also a profile covering the achievements, goals, and special interests of the student.
╩│ACT battery,╕
╜│act-drop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in a theater) a curtain which is lowered between acts.
╩│act-drop, ╛╕noun.
╜│acte gratuit,
┬┌┤ (French.) an act performed without reason or cause; a gratuitous act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hero ... behaves like a personification of Gide's acte gratuit ("an action motivated by nothing ... born of itself") (Time).┤
╩│acte gratuit,
╜│ACTH, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤adrenocorticotropic hormone (a hormone of the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce other hormones).
├│ 2. ┤this hormone obtained from animals, used in treating arthritis, rheumatic fever, and certain other disorders; corticotropin.
╩│ACTH, ╛╕noun.
╜│Actian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Actium, an ancient town and promontory in western Greece.
╩│Actian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Actian games,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤games held from remote antiquity at Actium in honor of Apollo.
├│ 2. ┤a later series of games founded by the Roman emperor Augustus in commemoration of his naval victory near Actium over Antony and Cleopatra (September 2, 31 B.C.).
╩│Actian games,╕
╜│Actidione, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) cycloheximide.
╩│Actidione, ╛╕noun.
╜│actin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein component of muscle fibers that acts with another protein, myosin, in muscle contraction. Actin exists in a globular and a fibrous form.
╩│actin, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the side of a radiate animal that contains the mouth; oral.
├│ 2. ┤having tentacles or rays.
┼╕adv. ╡actinally.┤
╩│actinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acting, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤temporarily taking another's place and doing his duties; substitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While the governor was sick, the lieutenant governor was acting governor.┤
├│ 2. ┤specially prepared for actors' use (provided with full stage directions, etc.).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the acting copy of a play.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the occupation of an actor or actress; the art or fact of playing a part on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio.
┬┌┤ rays of radiant energy, especially from the sun, that produce chemical change. Actinic rays are important in photography. They include green, blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays, X rays, gamma rays, and infrared radiation.
╩│actinic rays,╕
╜│actinide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the actinides (series of heavy, radioactive metallic elements with atomic numbers 89 or 90 through 103).
╩│actinide, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinides, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the series of chemical elements extending from actinium (atomic number 89) or thorium (atomic number 90) to lawrencium (atomic number 103); actinium, thorium, protactinium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium, californium, einsteinium, fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, and lawrencium. The properties of these elements differ only slightly with increasing atomic number.
╩│actinides, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│actinide series,╕
┬┌┤ the actinides.
╩│actinide series,╕
╜│actiniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having a radiated form, as the sea anemone does.
╩│actiniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) that action or property in radiant energy that produces chemical changes, for example in photography.
╩│actinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a radioactive, metallic chemical element somewhat like radium, found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted or obtained from radium by bombardment with neutrons.
╩│actinium, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinium emanation,╕╟│= actinon.
╩│actinium emanation,╕╟│= actinon.
╜│actinium K,╕
┬┌┤ the name originally given to element number 87 by its discoverer, who changed it to ╖francium┤ in 1947.
╩│actinium K,╕
╜│actinium series,╕
┬┌┤ the series of isotopes produced by radioactive decay of actinium.
╩│actinium series,╕
╜│actinobacillosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of domestic animals, especially cattle, similar to actinomycosis.
╩│actinobacillosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record made by an actinograph.
╩│actinogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a recording actinometer.
╩│actinograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or measured by an actinograph.
╩│actinographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the recording of intensities of radiant energy by means of an actinograph.
╩│actinography, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of rays; radiated. A starfish is actinoid.
╩│actinoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a green variety of amphibole containing iron, usually occurring in needle-shaped crystals.
╩│actinolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics dealing with the chemical action of light.
╩│actinology, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring the degree of actinic action in radiant energy.
├│ 2. ┤(Photography.) an exposure meter; a light meter.
╩│actinometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with actinometry.
╩│actinometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinometric.
╩│actinometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinometric.
╜│actinometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the measurement of intensities of radiant energy.
╩│actinometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having radial symmetry; radiosymmetrical.
╩│actinomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinomorphous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinomorphic.
╩│actinomorphous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= actinomorphic.
╜│actinomyces, ╛╕noun. ╟│= actinomycete.
╩│actinomyces, ╛╕noun. ╟│= actinomycete.
╜│actinomycete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of bacteria found in soil that are structurally similar to certain fungi. Antibiotics such as streptomycin and chloramphenicol are derived from some actinomycetes.
╩│actinomycete, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic related to streptomycin, developed from actinomycetes.
╩│actinomycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomycosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic infectious disease of cattle, sheep, hogs, and sometimes man, caused by a parasitic actinomycete; lumpy jaw. It is characterized by the formation of lumpy abscesses about the jaw and tongue.
╩│actinomycosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinomycotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an actinomycete.
├│ 2. ┤caused by actinomycosis.
╩│actinomycotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actinon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an isotope of radon, formed by the decay of actinium; actinium emanation.
╩│actinon, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinophage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bacteriophage that attacks actinomycetes.
╩│actinophage, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinost, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the bones in a fish immediately supporting the rays of the pectoral and ventral fins.
╩│actinost, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the treatment of disease with actinic rays, such as ultraviolet rays, X rays, and radium.
╩│actinotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│actinozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= anthozoan.
╩│actinozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= anthozoan.
╜│actinozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕ ╟│= anthozoan.
╩│actinozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕ ╟│= anthozoan.
╜│action, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤doing something; the process of acting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The quick action of the firemen saved the building from being burned down.┤
├│ 2. ┤physical activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A soldier is a man of action.┤
├│ 3. ┤something done; act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Giving the dog food was a kind action.┤
├│ 4. ┤the effect or influence of one thing on another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The action of wind on the ship's sails moved the ship over the water.┤
├│ 5. ┤way of moving or working; mode of acting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A child can push our lawn mower, because it has such an easy action.┤
├│ 6. ┤the working parts of a gun, machine, motor, or instrument; mechanism by which something is operated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The keys of a piano are part of its action.┤
├│ 7a. ┤combat between military forces; battle; fighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My uncle was wounded in action in Vietnam.┤
├│ b. ┤a part of a battle; a minor battle; a fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We fought a brief holding action until the main army escaped.┤
├│ 8. ┤a series of events in a story, play, narrative poem, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The action of "Hamlet" ends with a funeral procession.┤
├│ 9. ┤a legal proceeding by one party against another to enforce a right or punish a wrong; lawsuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of 79 underworld personalities ... seven have left the country; actions against 36 others were tied up in the courts (Newsweek).┤
├│ 10. ┤appearance of movement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a photograph filled with action.┤
├│ 11. ┤lively events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Tom Sawyer" is a story packed with action.┤
├│ 12. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤wagers or the money wagered; betting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His [the bookmaker's] action ... may not reflect the action of the track (Atlantic).┤
├│ b. ┤profits from any business or enterprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What most of the militants are asking for is not separation but to be included in, to have a share of the wealth and a piece of the action (Richard M. Nixon).┤
├│ c. ┤a place or condition of lively activity, excitement, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. to go where the action is.┤
└╕expr. ╡actions,┤ ┤conduct or behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother punished me for my rude actions. Actions speak louder than words.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring action,┤ ┤to begin a lawsuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Action was brought against the newspaper for libel.┤
└╕expr. ╡in action,┤
├│ a. ┤taking part; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the players stayed in action through the entire game.┤
├│ b. ┤working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The machine is now in action.┤
└╕expr. ╡out of action,┤ ┤not operating or working, especially because of damage; inactive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One hand grenade put the machine gun out of action.┤
└╕expr. ╡see action,┤ ┤to take part in a battle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Major saw action in the Gulf War.┤
└╕expr. ╡take action,┤
├│ a. ┤to start working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The firemen took quick action to put out the fire.┤
├│ b. ┤to begin a lawsuit; sue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man hurt in the accident has taken action to recover damages for his injury.┤
├│ c. ┤to begin to do something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medicine will not take action for several hours.┤
┼╕adj. ╡actionless.┤
╩│action, ╛╕noun.
╜│actionability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being actionable; liability to legal action.
╩│actionability, ╛╕noun.
╜│actionable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving cause for a lawsuit; justifying a lawsuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wrongful interference was actionable (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡actionably.┤
╩│actionable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an action or actions.
╩│actional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│action current,╕
┬┌┤ a change of electric potential in the movement of nerve impulses along the fibers of a sensory or motor nerve.
╩│action current,╕
╜│action doll┐╕ or │action figure,
┬┌┤ a doll with jointed arms and legs that can be moved into different positions, usually portraying a fictional superhero.
╩│action doll┐╕ or │action figure,
╜│actionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who favors taking immediate action, as in politics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a pragmatic man and not a theorist; an actionist and not a philosophic thinker (Harper's).┤
╩│actionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│action level,╕
┬┌┤ the level of concentration at which a toxic or other unwanted substance in a food or other product is considered hazardous enough to public health to warrant government action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agency established an "action level" of 0.1 part per million for Mirex in fish. Fish containing that level or more will be seized if shipped in interstate commerce (New York Times).┤
╩│action level,╕
╜│action painter,╕
┬┌┤ an artist who uses or favors action painting; tachiste.
╩│action painter,╕
╜│action painting,╕
┬┌┤ a style of painting associated with abstract expressionism, in which colors are splashed or daubed on the canvas, allowing impulse rather than conscious effort to control the form and content of the picture; tachisme.
╩│action painting,╕
╜│action plan,╕
┬┌┤ a plan to alleviate an undesirable environmental, occupational, or social condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Students develop action plans and responses that individuals and groups can choose to enact (Joyce Miller).┤
╩│action plan,╕
╜│action potential,╕
┬┌┤ a difference of electric potential on the surface of a cell, nerve fiber, or muscle fiber resulting from stimulation and associated with the transmission of a nerve impulse.
╩│action potential,╕
╜│action spectrum,╕
┬┌┤ a chart of the varying intensity of a photochemical or other reaction to light of different wave lengths.
┬┌┤ a partially calcined form of aluminum oxide, used as a dehydrating and adsorbing agent.
╩│activated alumina,
╜│activation analysis,╕
┬┌┤ a method of identifying minute amounts of an element by analyzing the radiation given off when a substance containing the element has been bombarded with nuclear particles, especially neutrons.
╩│activation analysis,╕
╜│activation energy,╕
┬┌┤ the additional energy needed in an atomic system for a particular process to occur, as for a molecule to enter into a chemical reaction.
╩│activation energy,╕
╜│active, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤showing much action; moving or capable of moving rather quickly much of the time; lively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as active as a kitten. Most children are more active than grown people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quick, agile.
├│ 2. ┤showing much or constant action; brisk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an active market.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vigorous, energetic, bustling.
├│ 3. ┤acting; working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An active volcano may erupt at any time.┤
┴┤ (SYN) operative.
├│ 4. ┤working hard or with energy; busy and energetic; effective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. still active in public affairs at 70. He took an active part in organizing the stamp club.┤
┴┤ (SYN) diligent.
├│ 5. ┤in action, operation, or use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an active account.┤
├│ 6. ┤causing action or change.
├│ 7. ┤radioactive.
├│ 8. ┤(Grammar.) showing the subject of the verb as acting. In "He broke the window," ╖broke┤ is in the active voice.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the active voice.
├│ b. ┤a verb form in the active voice.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that is active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a determined bloc of Communist "actives" and leaders (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡actively.┤
┼╕noun ╡activeness.┤
╩│active, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│active duty,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) military service with full pay and regular duties.
├│ 2. ┤active service.
╩│active duty,╕
╜│active euthanasia,╕
┬┌┤ the killing of a person who is incurably ill or injured, especially by the administration of a drug or other treatment that causes or hastens death.
╩│active euthanasia,╕
╜│active immunity,╕
┬┌┤ immunity from a disease due to the production of antibodies by the organism.
╩│active immunity,╕
╜│active list,╕
┬┌┤ a list of officers performing, or immediately available for, military or naval service.
╩│active list,╕
╜│active mass,╕
┬┌┤ the molecular concentration of the substances involved in a chemical reaction, expressed in mols (gram molecules) per liter.
╩│active mass,╕
╜│active repeater,╕╟│= active satellite.
╩│active repeater,╕╟│= active satellite.
╜│active satellite,╕
┬┌┤ a communications satellite designed to receive, amplify, and retransmit microwave signals of television, radio, or telephone, sent to a distant part of the world.
╩│active satellite,╕
╜│active service,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤military service in face of the enemy in time of war.
├│ 2. ┤active duty.
╩│active service,╕
╜│active site,╕
┬┌┤ the part of an enzyme where reactions are catalyzed.
╩│active site,╕
╜│active transport,╕
┬┌┤ osmosis.
╩│active transport,╕
╜│active voice,╕
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) the form of the verb that shows that its subject is performing the action which the verb expresses. In "I wrote a letter," ╖wrote┤ is in the active voice. In "A letter was written by me," ╖was written┤ is in the passive voice.
╩│active voice,╕
╜│activism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the policy or practice of furthering one's political or national interests by every available means, including violence or warfare.
├│ 2. ┤the policy or practice of doing things with decision and energy and emphasizing activity.
├│ 3. ┤a philosophical theory that assumes the objective reality and active existence of everything.
╩│activism, ╛╕noun.
╜│activist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who practices or supports activism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. political activists.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of activism.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with activists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. activist groups.┤
╩│activist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│activistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= activist.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. ... the positive and activistic mysticism of the West (Evelyn Underhill).┤
╩│activistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= activist.
╜│activity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being active; use of power; movement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. mental activity. Children engage in more physical activity than old people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exercise.
├│ 2. ┤an action; doing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The activities of enemy spies may be dangerous to our country.┤
┴┤ (SYN) act, deed.
├│ 3. ┤vigorous action; liveliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. no activity in the market. The activity of the children disturbed the sleeping man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bustle, commotion.
├│ 4. ┤Often, ╡activities.┤ a thing to do; pursuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My favorite outdoor activity is playing football. A student who has too many outside activities may find it hard to keep up with his studies.┤
┴┤ (SYN) occupation.
├│ 5. ┤anything active; an active force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The study of the activities of the living being is called its physiology (Thomas Huxley).┤
┬┌┤ a sudden, usually unforeseeable and uncontrollable, natural event. Floods, storms, and earthquakes are called acts of God.
╩│act of God,╕
╜│act of war,╕
┬┌┤ an act of armed aggression by a nation without a formal declaration of war.
╩│act of war,╕
╜│actomyosin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance consisting of the proteins actin and myosin, found in muscle cells and thought to be the means by which muscles contract and relax.
╩│actomyosin, ╛╕noun.
╜│acton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a quilted jacket worn in ancient times under mail.
├│ 2. ┤a jacket plated with metal.
╩│acton, ╛╕noun.
╜│actor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who acts on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio.
├│ 2. ┤a person who does something; doer.
╩│actor, ╛╕noun.
╜│actorish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an actor.
├│ 2. ┤like an actor.
├│ 3. ┤mannered or unconvincing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The characters are so actorish ... that they come to seem phony (Time).┤
╩│actorish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by theatrical ability, style, or manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's [Rex Harrison] an actory actor, the least frivolous actor I've ever worked with (Moss Hart).┤
╩│actory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman or girl actor.
╩│actress, ╛╕noun.
╜│actressy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an actress.
├│ 2. ┤like an actress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although actressy in many ways, she lacked the old trouper's temperament (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤mannered; unconvincing.
╩│actressy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Acts, ╛╕noun pl. (singular in use).
┬┌┤ In full, ╡The Acts of the Apostles.┤ the fifth book of the New Testament. Acts tells about the beginnings of the Christian Church.
╩│Acts, ╛╕noun pl. (singular in use).
╜│ACTU╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Australian Council of Trade Unions.
╩│ACTU╕ (no periods),
╜│actual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤existing as a fact; real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What he told us was not a dream but an actual happening.┤
┴┤ (SYN) true, genuine.
├│ 2. ┤now existing; present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the actual (not the past or future) state of affairs today.┤
┴┤ (SYN) current.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) active; practical.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) a documentary film or broadcast.
┼╕noun ╡actualness.┤
╩│actual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│actual grace,╕
┬┌┤ (Theology.) divine grace establishing in man the ability to perform good acts and avoid evil.
╩│actual grace,╕
╜│actualist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a realist.
╩│actualist, ╛╕noun.
╜│actualite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) topical or current interest.
└╕expr. ╡actualites,┤ ┤current events; news.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everything is grist to fashion's mill: art exhibitions, films, plays, and what the French call actualites--things that are happening (Sunday Times).┤
╩│actualite, ╛╕noun.
╜│actuality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an actual thing; fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A trip to the moon is now an actuality. To look at the actualities of the present and take measure of what is best to be done for the future (George Grote).┤
├│ 2. ┤actual existence; reality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To sacrifice a truth of actuality to a truth of feeling (John Ruskin).┤
├│ 3a. ┤a documentary film or broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Questions about the fairness of interpretation are most likely to arise in connection with what we call "actualities," and most people call "documentaries" (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤a film, broadcast, or other record that is made while something is happening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wartime actuality shots are ... convincingly integrated (Punch).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you actually going to camp this summer or just wishing to go? Gray is actually a mixture of black and white.┤
╩│actually, ╛╕adverb.
╜│actual sin,╕
┬┌┤ (Theology.) a sin committed by an individual of his own will, in contrast with original sin.
╩│actual sin,╕
╜│actuarial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of actuaries or their work.
├│ 2. ┤determined by actuaries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I produced ... actuarial tables showing that women are superior physically (Lorraine Hopkins).┤
┼╕adv. ╡actuarially.┤
╩│actuarial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│actuary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌┤ a person whose work is estimating risks, rates, premiums, and other factors, for insurance companies. The probabilities in their calculations are generally based on recorded statistics of previous occurrences.
╩│actuary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│actuate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put into motion; cause to move; move.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pump is actuated by a belt driven by an electric motor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) activate.
├│ 2. ┤to influence to act; impel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kindness actuated him to help the old woman with the heavy bundle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) motivate, prompt.
┼╕noun ╡actuation.┤
┼╕noun ╡actuator,┤ ╡actuater.┤
╩│actuate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│acuate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ needle-shaped; sharp-pointed.
╩│acuate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acuity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sharpness; acuteness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acuity of vision, acuity of wit.┤
┴┤ (SYN) keenness, intensity.
╩│acuity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aculea, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leae.╕
┬┌┤ a minute spine on the wing membrane of certain moths.
╩│aculea, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leae.╕
╜│aculeate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤having sharp prickles (aculei) growing from the bark; prickly.
├│ b. ┤having minute spines (aculae) on the wing membranes, as some moths do.
├│ 2. ┤equipped with a sting, as a wasp or bee.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) pointed; incisive.
╩│aculeate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aculeated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aculeate.
╩│aculeated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aculeate.
╜│aculeolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having small prickles.
╩│aculeolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aculeus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lei.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prickle growing from the bark (epidermis), as in the rose or blackberry.
├│ 2. ┤the sting of wasps, bees, or other insects.
╩│aculeus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lei.╕
╜│acumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sharpness and quickness in seeing and understanding; keen insight; mental acuteness.
┬┌┤ a method of relieving pain, diagnosing illness, etc., by applying pressure where major nerves are close to the skin.
╩│acupressure, ╛╕noun.
╜│acupunctural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with acupuncture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acupunctural anaesthesia.┤
╩│acupunctural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acupuncture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the puncture of the skin or body tissue with needles, practiced in ancient Chinese medicine and recently introduced into modern Western medicine, especially as a method of producing local anesthesia.
╩│acupuncture, ╛╕noun.
╜│acupuncturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who practices acupuncture.
╩│acupuncturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│acushla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Irish.) darling.
╩│acushla, ╛╕noun.
╜│acutance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Photography.) the relative sharpness of an image, especially as determined by physical measurements.
╩│acutance, ╛╕noun.
╜│acute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A toothache can cause acute pain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) intense.
├│ 2. ┤coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a crisis within a short time.┤
├│ 3. ┤threatening; critical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The long drought caused an acute shortage of water in the city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) crucial.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) quick in perceiving and responding to impressions; keen; sharp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acute observer. Dogs have an acute sense of smell.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) quick in discernment; having power to perceive small differences or effects; sharp-witted; shrewd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acute thinker.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clever.
├│ 6. ┤high in pitch; shrill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some sounds are so acute that we cannot hear them.┤
├│ 7. ┤having or ending in a sharp point.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pointed.
├│ 8. ┤having an acute accent over it.
├│ 9a. ┤less than a right angle.
├│ b. ┤having one or more acute angles.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acute accent.
┼╕adv. ╡acutely.┤
┼╕noun ╡acuteness.┤
╩│acute, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│acute accent,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mark placed over a vowel letter of some languages to show the quality of its sound, to show stress, to show vowel length, or to show raised pitch.
├│ 2. ┤a mark used to indicate emphasis in pronunciation.
╩│acute accent,╕
╜│acute angle,╕
┬┌┤ an angle less than a right angle; any angle less than 90 degrees.
╩│acute angle,╕
╜│acute-care, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed for the care of patients with serious diseases of relatively short duration; equipped to treat nonchronic diseases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Citing a "drastically eroded" financial situation, the head of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation has recommended reducing from 15 to 11 the number of acute-care municipal hospitals (New York Times).┤
╩│acute-care, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ACV╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air cushion vehicle.
╩│ACV╕ (no periods),
╜│acyclic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not cyclic; arranged spirally rather than in circles or whorls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. acyclic flower parts.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) having an open-chain structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acyclic compound.┤
╩│acyclic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│acyl, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acid radical.
╩│acyl, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acid radical.
╜│acylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌┤ to introduce an acid radical (acyl) into (a substance).
┼╕noun ╡acylation.┤
╩│acylate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│ad─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an advertisement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the breathless, exotic coquetry of the cosmetic ads (Saturday Review).┤
╩│ad─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ advantage (the first point won in a game of tennis after deuce).
╩│ad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ad-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤to; toward, as in ╖admit, administer, adverb, advert.┤
├│ 2. ┤at; near, as in ╖adjacent, adrenal.┤ Also: ╡a-┤ before ╖sc, sp, st;┤ ╡ab-┤ before ╖b;┤ ╡ac-┤ before ╖c, k, q;┤ ╡af-┤ before ╖f;┤ ╡ag-┤ before ╖g;┤ ╡al-┤ before ╖l;┤ ╡an-┤ before ╖n;┤ ╡ap-┤ before ╖p;┤ ╡ar-┤ before ╖r;┤ ╡as-┤ before ╖s;┤ ╡at-┤ before ╖t.┤
╩│ad-,╕
╜│ad.,╕
┬┌┤ advertisement.
╩│ad.,╕
╜│a.d.,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.) after date.
╩│a.d.,╕
╜│AD╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenoid-degenerating (of a type of respiratory disease).
├│ 2. ┤Alzheimer's disease.
╩│AD╕ (no periods),
╜│A/D,╕
┬┌┤ analogue to digital (conversion in computers).
╩│A/D,╕
╜│A.D.┐╕ or │AD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ since Christ was born; after the birth of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charlemagne was crowned by the Pope in 800 A.D. From A.D. 100 to A.D. 500 is 400 years.┤
╩│A.D.┐╕ or │AD╕ (no periods),
╜│Ada┐╕ or │ADA, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a computer language combining the codes of a variety of other computer languages.
╩│Ada┐╕ or │ADA, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad absurdum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to an absurdity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a danger that the definition of privileged information may be reduced eventually ad absurdum (London Times).┤
╩│ad absurdum,
╜│adactylous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without fingers or toes, or both, usually congenitally so.
╩│adactylous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wise saying that has been much used; a well-known proverb. (Examples:) A new broom sweeps clean. Haste makes waste.
┬┌┤ the first man; father of the human race (in the Bible, Genesis 1:26-5:5).
└╕expr. ╡not known┤ (someone) ╡from Adam,┤ ┤(Informal.) to have no acquaintance with (someone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called to see my Governor this morning ... and beyond that I don't know him from Adam (Dickens).┤
└╕expr. ╡the old Adam,┤ ┤the human tendency to sin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An impatience to shake off the old social and political Adam (George Grote).┤
╩│Adam─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│Adam─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or exemplifying a delicate, graceful style of furniture and architecture introduced by the brothers Robert and James Adam in the 1700's, that makes use of wreaths, fan ornaments, and like decoration.
╩│Adam─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│adamancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ adamant quality.
╩│adamancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adam-and-Eve,╛╕noun. ╟│= puttyroot.
╩│Adam-and-Eve,╛╕noun. ╟│= puttyroot.
╜│adamant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not giving in readily; firm and unyielding; immovable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Columbus was adamant in refusing the requests of his sailors to turn back. She was adamant; but he, too ... showed no sign of yielding (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) inflexible, stubborn, obstinate.
├│ 2. ┤too hard to be cut or broken.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any extremely hard substance; that which is impregnable to any force.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) any of various extremely hard rocks or minerals.
┼╕adv. ╡adamantly.┤
╩│adamant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adamantane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an organic compound whose structure of carbon atoms is in the shape of a diamond.
╩│adamantane, ╛╕noun.
╜│adamantine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unyielding; firm; immovable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a risk which severely tried even the adamantine fortitude of Cromwell (Macaulay)┤
├│ 2. ┤too hard to be cut or broken.
┴┤ (SYN) unbreakable, impenetrable.
╩│adamantine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adamesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the style of Robert and James Adam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The linked wreaths in the fireplace and friezes ... suggest that James Wyatt may have been the designer in his early Adamesque phase (London Times).┤
┬┤ See ╡Adam┤ (2).┤
╩│Adamesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Adam.
├│ 2. ┤like Adam.
┼╕adv. ╡Adamically.┤
╩│Adamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Adamic.
╩│Adamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Adamic.
╜│adamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, hydrous zinc arsenate.
╩│adamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a human being.
├│ 2. ┤a nudist.
╩│Adamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adamitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an Adamite.
├│ 2. ┤like an Adamite.
╩│Adamitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adam's ale,╕
┬┌┤ water.
╩│Adam's ale,╕
╜│Adam's apple,╕
┬┌┤ the slight lump at the front of a person's throat, formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx. It is normally more evident in men than in women. Its name derives from the notion that a piece of the forbidden fruit stuck in Adam's throat.
╩│Adam's apple,╕
╜│adamsite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, irritant smoke containing a poisonous form of arsenic, that causes sneezing, headache, vomiting, and temporary disablement, used as a harassing agent in chemical warfare; DM (no period).
╩│adamsite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adam's-needle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several yuccas, especially a northern species much grown as a garden plant.
╩│Adam's-needle, ╛╕noun.
╜│adangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ hanging loosely; dangling.
╩│adangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│adapt, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make fit or suitable; adjust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cats can adapt themselves very well to indoor life. Can you adapt your way of working to the new job? But one of the striking facts of nature is the ability of living things to adapt themselves to practically any environment on earth (Scientific American).┤
┴┤ (SYN) accommodate, temper.
├│ 2. ┤to change to fit a different use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys adapted the old barn for use by the club. This motion picture has been adapted from a short story.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Australopithecines ... were still in the process of adapting to erect progression (Science).┤
╩│adapt, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adaptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ power to change easily to fit different conditions; adaptable quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Japanese architecture has above all the qualities of elasticity and adaptability (Atlantic).┤
╩│adaptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaptable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤easily changed to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother has an adaptable schedule.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flexible, pliant, malleable.
├│ 2. ┤changing easily to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an adaptable person.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flexible, pliant, malleable.
┼╕noun ╡adaptableness.┤
╩│adaptable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the act of adapting; changing to fit; adjustment (to different circumstances or conditions, usually over a period of time).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made a good adaptation to his new school.┤
├│ b. ┤the condition of being adapted or made to fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His adaptation to school away from home was painful and lonely.┤
├│ 2. ┤something made by changing to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A motion picture is often an adaptation of a novel.┤
├│ 3. ┤a change in structure, form, or habits to fit different conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wings are adaptations of the front limbs for flight.┤
├│ 4. ┤adjustment of a sense organ, as the eye, to varying conditions.
╩│adaptation, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaptational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving adaptation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The modifications which insect larvae undergo may be divided into two kinds--developmental, and adaptational or adaptive (Sir John Lubbock).┤
┼╕adv. ╡adaptationally.┤
╩│adaptational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptive.
╩│adaptative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptive.
╜│adapted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fitted; suitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Florida has a climate adapted to the growing of oranges.┤
╩│adapted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptedness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being adapted or suited; adaptation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the adaptedness of living matter to its environment (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│adaptedness, ╛╕noun.
╜│adapter┐╕ or │adaptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that adapts.
├│ 2. ┤a device for fitting parts to each other or a machine to a different use.
╩│adapter┐╕ or │adaptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaption, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adaptation.
╩│adaption, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adaptation.
╜│adaptional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptational.
╩│adaptional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adaptational.
╜│adaptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or characterized by adaptation.
├│ b. ┤showing adaptation.
├│ 2. ┤serving to adapt.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) enabling the organism to fit into a certain environment or situation.
┼╕adv. ╡adaptively.┤
┼╕noun ╡adaptiveness.┤
╩│adaptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adaptive convergence,╕
┬┌┤ the tendency in distantly related animals or plants to assume similar characteristics, as of form, structure, or habits, under similar conditions. The similar shape of fish and whales is the result of adaptive convergence.
╩│adaptive convergence,╕
╜│adaptive optics,╕
┬┌┤ mirrors whose shape can be altered to compensate for the distortion of light by the atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adaptive optics, ... would enable telescopes to get crisp pictures ... but would also help improve mirrors used on spy satellites (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│adaptive optics,╕
╜│adaptive radiation,╕
┬┌┤ the evolution of closely related organisms into strikingly different forms because of different environmental requirements. The diverse forms of bats and mice result from adaptive radiation.
╩│adaptive radiation,╕
╜│adaptive reuse,╕
┬┌┤ the conversion and rehabilitation of older nonresidential buildings for residential use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are old school houses and factories that have undergone what preservationists call "adaptive reuse" (New York Times).┤
╩│adaptive reuse,╕
╜│adaptometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for measuring the capacity of the eye to adapt to different conditions of light or distance.
╩│adaptometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sixth month of the Jewish civil year, and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year, beginning in February or early March.
╩│Adar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adar Sheni, ╟= Veadar.
╩│Adar Sheni, ╟= Veadar.
╜│ad astra per aspera,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the stars through difficulties (the motto of Kansas).
╩│ad astra per aspera,
╜│adat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Indonesia) a system of local customs stressing cooperation; law; custom.
╩│adat, ╛╕noun.
╜│adaxial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ on the side nearest to the axis.
╩│adaxial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A-day, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Able Day.┤
├│ 2. ┤the date scheduled for the commencing or completing of anything.
╩│A-day, ╛╕noun.
╜│adazzle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ dazzling; brilliant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky was once again adazzle with stars (Saturday Review).┤
╩│adazzle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ADC─╕ (1) (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Aid to Dependent Children (a program of the federal and state governments in the United States to provide financial and medical assistance to needy children and the adults taking care of them).
├│ 2. ┤advanced developing country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Foreign aid has contributed to the rise of a series of economically free and prosperous "ADCs," ... including South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand (Time).┤
╩│ADC─╕ (1) (no periods),
╜│ADC─╕ (2) (no periods)┐ or │A.D.C.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤aide-de-camp.
├│ 2. ┤Air (or Aerospace) Defense Command.
╩│ADC─╕ (2) (no periods)┐ or │A.D.C.,╕
╜│ad captandum vulgus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for the purpose of catching the crowd; intended to captivate the public.
╩│ad captandum vulgus,
╜│add, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to find the sum of (numbers or quantities).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Add 8 and 2 and you have 10.┤
┴┤ (SYN) total.
├│ 2. ┤to say further; go on to say or write.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She said good-by and added that she had had a pleasant visit.┤
├│ 3. ┤to join (one thing to another or others); put together; put with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Add more wood to the fire. She tasted her lemonade, then added sugar. The author added an index to his book.┤
┴┤ (SYN) append, attach.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to find the sum of numbers or quantities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy is learning to add and subtract.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or form an addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fine day added to the pleasure of the picnic.┤
└╕expr. ╡add in,┤ ┤to include.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The figures are complete--the cost of transportation must be added in.┤
└╕expr. ╡add up,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to make the correct, desired, or expected total.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The figures made her cry. They wouldn't add up, she said (Dickens).┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) to make sense; fit together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The facts just don't add up.┤
├│ c. ┤to find the sum of (a column or series of numbers).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This computer can add up a long list of numbers in less than a minute.┤
└╕expr. ╡add up to,┤ ┤(Informal.) to amount to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's commission ... proposes a program ... which adds up almost to a condition of permanent mobilization (Baltimore Sun).┤
╩│add, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│ADD (no periods),
┬┌┤ attention deficit disorder.
╩│ADD (no periods),
╜│add.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤addenda.
├│ b. ┤addendum.
├│ 2. ┤additional.
├│ 3. ┤address.
╩│add.,╕
╜│addability, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addibility.
╩│addability, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addibility.
╜│addable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be added. Also, ╡addible.┤
╩│addable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large antelope with a heavy body, short legs, and long, loosely spiraled horns. It lives in the deserts of Arabia and North Africa.
╩│addax, ╛╕noun.
╜│added line,
┬┌┤ (Music.) a ledger line.
╩│added line,
╜│added-value tax,
┬┌┤ a sales tax based on the value added to goods at each sales transaction during production and on down to the retailer; value-added tax.
╩│added-value tax,
╜│addend, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a number or quantity to be added to another number or quantity. In the problem "712 + 365 = ?" 365 is the addend.
╩│addend, ╛╕noun.
╜│addenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │addendum.╕
┬┌┤ a series ofappendixes to a book or additions to a document.
╩│addenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │addendum.╕
╜│addendum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an appendix to a book or document.
├│ 2. ┤a thing added or to be added; addition.
├│ 3. ┤(Machinery.) that part of a tooth which projects beyond the pitch circle or pitch line of a toothed wheel or rack.
╩│addendum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da.╕
╜│addendum circle,╕
┬┌┤ the circle described by the outer ends of the teeth of a turning gearwheel.
╩│addendum circle,╕
╜│adder─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a small, poisonous snake common in Europe and the only poisonous snake in Great Britain. It belongs to the viper family.
├│ b. ┤any one of several other poisonous snakes of the viper family, such as the puff adder of Africa.
├│ c. ┤any one of several poisonous snakes in the Bible and in the Greek and Roman classics.
├│ d. ┤the death adder of Australia, related to the cobra.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several small, harmless snakes of North America, such as the puff adder (hognose snake) and the milk adder (milk snake).
╩│adder─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│adder─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who adds.
├│ 2. ┤a machine for adding.
├│ 3. ┤a device that forms the black-and-white signals transmitted on television.
╩│adder─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│adder's-mouth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several small North American orchids with tiny, greenish flowers.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several other orchids, especially the snakemouth.
╩│adder's-mouth, ╛╕noun.
╜│adder's-tongue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small fern with a spike springing from the base of a frond so as to suggest the mouth and tongue of a snake.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the dogtooth violet.
├│ 3. ┤rattlesnake plantain.
╩│adder's-tongue, ╛╕noun.
╜│addibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ capability of, or fitness for, being added.
╩│addibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│addible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= addable.
╩│addible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= addable.
╜│addict, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who is a slave to a habit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A drug addict finds it almost impossible to stop using drugs. Doctors, penologists, and policemen disagree on how to control drug distribution and handle addicts (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who is deeply devoted to or a very enthusiastic follower or advocate of something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a TV addict.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give (oneself) up to a habit.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to devote (oneself) slavishly to a practice.
╩│addict, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│addicted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ slavishly following or unable to give up a habit; strongly inclined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most addicted drug users need medical help. The addicted gambler will allow himself to lose great sums of money.┤
┴┤ (SYN) habituated, accustomed.
┼╕noun ╡addictedness.┤
╩│addicted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addiction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being a slave to a habit; strong inclination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people are helpless victims of drug addiction. ... his monotonous addiction to a vein of rather flat-footed Marxist invective (Edmund Wilson).┤
╩│addiction, ╛╕noun.
╜│addictive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or tending to cause addiction.
┼╕noun ╡addictiveness.┤
╩│addictive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adding machine,
┬┌┤ any one of several machines for calculating or computing by mechanical or electrical means. Adding machines are used to speed up bookkeeping operations.
╩│adding machine,
╜│addio, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) farewell!
╩│addio, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Addisonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like Joseph Addison or his writing.
╩│Addisonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Addison's disease,
┬┌┤ a chronic, wasting disease of the cortex of the adrenal glands. It is characterized by low blood pressure, weakened muscles, intestinal disturbances, and a brownish discoloration of the skin.
╩│Addison's disease,
╜│additament, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ anything added; an addition.
╩│additament, ╛╕noun.
╜│addition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the adding of one thing to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The addition of flour will thicken gravy.┤
├│ 2. ┤the adding of one number or quantity to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 2 + 3 = 5 is a simple addition.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cream is a tasty addition to many desserts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adjunct, appendage.
├│ 4a. ┤(U.S.) a part added to a building.
├│ b. ┤adjoining land added to the land one owns.
├│ c. ┤an area laid out as an extension of existing urban development.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) a title or designation added to a name to show rank, occupation, or other status, such as ╖Esq.┤ in "John Doe, Esq."
└╕expr. ╡in addition┤ (╡to┤), ┤besides; as well as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In addition to her work in the school, our teacher gives music lessons after school hours.┤
╩│addition, ╛╕noun.
╜│additional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ more or added; extra; supplementary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother needs additional help in the kitchen when we have company for dinner. Vital additional acres are being freed for food production ... by the manufacture of manmade fibres (Observer).┤
┼╕adv. ╡additionally.┤
╩│additional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addition fact,╕
┬┌┤ a basic statement in addition, such as 2 + 3 = 5.
╩│addition fact,╕
╜│addition product,╕ ╟│= additive compound.
╩│addition product,╕ ╟│= additive compound.
╜│additive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something added, such as an ingredient to keep food fresh or to improve its flavor, color, texture, or beneficial effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Vitamins and preservatives are some of the additives in this bread.┤
├│ 2. ┤a substance added to gasoline, fuel oil, or other combustible substance, to improve its efficiency.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤involving addition; to be added.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an additive process.┤
┼╕adv. ╡additively.┤
╩│additive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│additive compound,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a compound formed by addition, involving conversion of a double bond into a single bond.
╩│additive compound,╕
╜│additive inverse,╕
┬┌┤ either of two numbers whose sum is zero. The additive inverse of +5 is -5; the additive inverse of -5 is +5.
╩│additive inverse,╕
╜│additivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being additive.
╩│additivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│additory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to add or enlarge.
╩│additory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make or become muddled or confused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have addled my head with writing all day (Dickens).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or become rotten or putrid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eggs addle quickly in hot weather.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤muddled or confused (now usually in compounds such as ╖addlebrained, addleheaded┤).
├│ 2. ┤rotten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. addle eggs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) putrid.
╩│addle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│addled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤muddled; confused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an addled brain.┤
├│ 2. ┤rotten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. addled eggs.┤
╩│addled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│addlepated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ muddled, confused, or stupid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the incredible woolliness of thought ... in which a couple of generations of addlepated theosophist enthusiasts have enveloped the subject (New York).┤
╩│addlepated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│add-on, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an added sum, quantity, or item.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤accessory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. add-on units for heating or air conditioning.┤
╩│add-on, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│address, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dressed╕ or │-drest,╕ │-dressing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a speech, either spoken or written, especially a formal one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President made an address to the nation on television.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discourse, lecture.
├│ 2a. ┤the place to which one's mail is directed; place of residence or of business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Write your name and address on this envelope.┤
├│ b. ┤the writing on an envelope, package, or the like, that shows where and to whom it is to be sent.
├│ 3. ┤a symbol identifying the area in which certain information is stored in the core of an electronic computer.
├│ 4. ┤manner of speaking to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A salesman should be a man of pleasant address. His address, I perceived, was abrupt, unceremonious (Thomas Carlyle).┤
┴┤ (SYN) bearing.
├│ 5. ┤skillful management; adroitness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good manager solves problems with speed and address. His ready address to extricate himself both in action and discourse; for no man ever resolved quicker, or spoke clearer (Sir Francis Bacon).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cleverness, tact, dexterity, facility.
├│ 6. ┤a formal expression of views to those in authority, especially a request to do a particular thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an address from the colonists to the king, listing grievances.┤
├│ 7. ┤a resolution of both houses of the legislature of Canada or Australia impeaching a judge.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to deliver a speech to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President addressed the nation on the subject of war and peace.┤
├│ 2. ┤to speak or write to; direct (spoken or written words to anyone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He addressed me as though we were old friends.┤
├│ 3. ┤to use titles or other set forms in speaking or writing to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king was addressed as "Your Majesty."┤
├│ 4. ┤to write on (an envelope or package) to whom and where it is to be sent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please address this letter to Alaska.┤
├│ 5. ┤to direct to the attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to address a warning to a friend. Let us address a petition to the Governor.┤
├│ 6. ┤to apply (oneself) in speech (to a person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He addressed himself to the chairman.┤
├│ 7. ┤to speak directly to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Address the chair!┤
├│ 8. ┤to apply or devote (oneself); direct one's energies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He addressed himself to the task of learning French.┤
├│ 9. ┤to prepare for a stroke in golf by placing the head of a club behind (the ball).
├│ 10. ┤(Commerce.) to consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
├│ 11. ┤to provide or gain access to (the location of stored information) in a computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hardware is amazingly cheap--and the size of control task is limited only by the amount of memory which can be addressed (a 10 bit address handles 1024 program steps) (New Scientist).┤
├│ 12. ┤(Archaic.) to woo; court.
├│ 13. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤to prepare.
├│ b. ┤to arrange.
├╕v.i. ┤ (Obsolete.) │1. ┤to prepare.
├│ 2. ┤to appeal.
└╕expr. ╡addresses,┤ ┤attentions paid in courtship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ... footman persecuted her with his addresses (Thackeray).┤
┼╕noun ╡addresser,┤ ╡addressor.┤
╩│address, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dressed╕ or │-drest,╕ │-dressing.╕
╜│addressable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ accessible in the memory of a computer.
╩│addressable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│address book,╕
┬┌┤ a small book of pages, for listing names and addresses.
╩│address book,╕
╜│addressee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the person to whom a letter, package, or the like, is addressed.
╩│addressee, ╛╕noun.
╜│Addressograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a machine for printing addresses automatically.
┬┌┤ to offer as a reason in support of an argument; give as proof or evidence; bring up as an example; cite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal adduced a record of good marks and leadership to show the boy deserved a scholarship. Reasons good I shall adduce in due time to my peers (Robert Browning).┤
┬┌┤ to pull (a part of the body) inward toward the main axis.
╩│adduct, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adduction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adducing; bringing forward arguments.
├│ 2. ┤an adducting; a pulling a part of the body inward.
╩│adduction, ╛╕noun.
╜│adductive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to lead toward; bringing to something else.
╩│adductive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adductor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a muscle that adducts, such as the muscle that moves the thumb inward against the fingers.
╩│adductor, ╛╕noun.
╜│add-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) the sum total (of a discussion); gist.
╩│add-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│adeem, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Law.) to revoke the bequest of (a legacy), especially by operation of law.
╩│adeem, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Adelie penguin,
┬┌┤ the smallest and most common of the penguins.
╩│Adelie penguin,
╜│adelomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physiology.) having unclear or indeterminate form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adelomorphic cells.┤
╩│adelomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adelphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with brothers or sisters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two types of polyandry are practised in Tibet: adelphic, or fraternal, and nonfraternal (New Scientist).┤
├│ 2. ┤involving related elements.
╩│adelphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ademption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) the revoking of a legacy, especially because the testator, before his death, has disposed of the thing bequeathed.
╩│ademption, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenalgia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ pain in a gland.
╩│adenalgia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the removal of a gland by surgery.
╩│adenectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Adenese, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Aden (Southern Yemen) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Aden.
╩│Adenese, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Adeni, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Adenese.
╩│Adeni, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Adenese.
╜│adeniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a glandlike shape.
╩│adeniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance present in nucleic acid in cells. It is one of the purine bases in both DNA and RNA. (Abbr:) A (no period).
╩│adenine, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of a gland or glands.
╩│adenitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenocarcinoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a cancer that originates in the epithelium of a gland or duct.
╩│adenocarcinoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│adenocarcinomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an adenocarcinoma.
├│ 2. ┤having an adenocarcinoma.
╩│adenocarcinomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenohypophysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ the part of the pituitary gland comprising the anterior and intermediate lobes. Prolactin is one of the hormones produced by the adenohypophysis.
╩│adenohypophysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│adenoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
├│ 2. ┤like a gland; glandular.
╩│adenoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of lymphoid tissue; adenoid.
├│ 2. ┤having adenoids.
├│ 3. ┤characteristic of a person having large or swollen adenoids.
┼╕adv. ╡adenoidally.┤
╩│adenoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenoidectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the removal of the adenoids by surgery.
╩│adenoidectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│adenoiditis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the adenoids.
╩│adenoiditis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenoids, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ growths in the upper part of the throat, just back of the nose, consisting of glandular tissue. Adenoids can swell up and hinder natural breathing and speaking.
╩│adenoids, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│adenology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the scientific study of glands, their nature, and their functions.
╩│adenology, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tumor originating in a gland.
├│ 2. ┤a tumor resembling a gland in structure.
╩│adenoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│adenomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an adenoma; glandular.
├│ 2. ┤having an adenoma.
╩│adenomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenopathic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with adenopathy.
├│ 2. ┤having adenopathy.
╩│adenopathic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenopathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ disease of a gland.
╩│adenopathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│a-denopterin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug derived from folic acid (a vitamin in the B complex), used to treat leukemia.
╩│a-denopterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenosine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance, composed of adenine and a pentose, found in tissue, especially muscle tissue, and in ribonucleic acid. It is important in muscle contraction and the metabolism of sugars.
╩│adenosine, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenosine deaminase,
┬┌┤ an enzyme which aids in the breakdown of adenosine into other substances.
╩│adenosine deaminase,
╜│adenosine diphosphate,
┬┌┤ a compound of adenosine and two phosphate groups, formed from adenosine triphosphate in the muscles. (Abbr:) ADP (no periods).
╩│adenosine diphosphate,
╜│adenosine monophosphate,
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= adenylic acid.┤
├│ 2. ┤a cyclic isomer of adenylic acid, functioning as a regulatory agent in many cellular and enzymatic processes; cyclic AMP. (Abbr:) AMP (no periods).
╩│adenosine monophosphate,
╜│adenosine triphosphate,╕
┬┌┤ a compound of adenosine and three phosphate groups. The removal of phosphate releases large amounts of energy which are used for biological reactions, for example in muscle contraction and the metabolism of sugars. (Abbr:) ATP (no periods).
╩│adenosine triphosphate,╕
╜│adenotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ a dissection or incision of a gland.
╩│adenotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│adenoviral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an adenovirus.
╩│adenoviral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adenovirus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of viruses that attack mucous tissues, especially of the respiratory tract.
╩│adenovirus, ╛╕noun.
╜│adenyl cyclase,
┬┌┤ an enzyme that converts adenosine triphosphate into adenosine monophosphate or cyclic AMP.
╩│adenyl cyclase,
╜│adenylic acid,
┬┌┤ an acid composed of adenine, ribose, and phosphoric acid, formed in the body from red blood corpuscles and muscle tissue but derived from adenosine.
╩│adenylic acid,
╜│adephagous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a suborder of beetles that prey on other insects, such as the tiger beetles.
├│ 2. ┤voracious; predatory.
╩│adephagous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adept, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤very skillful; expert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adept tennis player. She is adept in music.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proficient.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thoroughly skilled person; an expert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an adept in working out crossword puzzles.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) an alchemist.
┼╕adv. ╡adeptly.┤
┼╕noun ╡adeptness.┤
╩│adept, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adequacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ state or condition of being adequate; as much as is needed for a particular purpose; sufficiency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adequacy of treatment with antibiotics is being tested.┤
╩│adequacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│adequate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤as much as is needed for a particular purpose; sufficient; enough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His wages are adequate to support his family.┤
┴┤ (SYN) requisite.
├│ 2. ┤suitable or competent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is quite adequate for the job.┤
┴┤ (SYN) satisfactory.
┼╕adv. ╡adequately.┤
┼╕noun ╡adequateness.┤
╩│adequate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adermin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pyridoxine.
╩│adermin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pyridoxine.
╜│Adeste Fideles,
┬┌┤ "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (a hymn often sung as a Christmas carol).
╩│Adeste Fideles,
╜│ad eundem (gradum),
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the same (standing), applied to the admission without examination of a student transferring from one college or university to another.
╩│ad eundem (gradum),
╜│a deux,
┬┌┤ (French.) of, for, or between two (people) only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dinner a deux.┤
╩│a deux,
╜│ad extra,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) in an outward direction.
╩│ad extra,
╜│ad extremum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) at last; finally.
╩│ad extremum,
╜│ADF╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤aircraft direction finder.
├│ 2. ┤automatic direction finder.
╩│ADF╕ (no periods),
╜│adfected, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) containing different powers of an unknown quantity; compounded.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a holding to and following closely; steady observance or maintenance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach insisted on rigid adherence to the rules.┤
├│ 2. ┤attachment or devotion (to a party, leader, or belief); faithfulness.
├│ 3. ┤a sticking fast; adhesion.
╩│adherence, ╛╕noun.
╜│adherent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a faithful supporter; follower.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Surrealism still has its numerous adherents (New Yorker).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sticking fast; clinging; attached.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) adnate.
┼╕adv. ╡adherently.┤
╩│adherent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adhesion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sticking fast (to anything); an adhering; attachment.
├│ 2a. ┤a following and supporting; faithfulness; adherence.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) agreement; assent;
╔┤ ╢Ex. To that treaty Spain and England gave ... adhesion (Macaulay).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concurrence.
├│ 3. ┤(Physics.) the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of unlike bodies in contact, such as a solid and a liquid.
├│ 4a. ┤the growing together of body tissues that are normally separate, as a result of inflammation or after certain kinds of surgery.
├│ b. ┤Often, ╡adhesions.┤ one of the bands or fibers of new tissue by which this is accomplished.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) adnation.
├│ 6. ┤(Anthropology.) the association of two apparently unrelated aspects of culture in a functional relationship, for example when the making of pottery by hand is considered to be woman's work.
╩│adhesion, ╛╕noun.
╜│adhesional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with adhesion.
╩│adhesional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adhesive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) sticky tape used especially to hold bandages in place; adhesive tape.
├│ 2. ┤glue, paste, or other substance for sticking things together.
├│ 3. ┤a gummed postage stamp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The design, by the French artist Pierre Gandon, shows the Arc de Triomphe, with a mass of flowers in the foreground, but this busy 15 fr. adhesive has been criticised by the experts as being "too busy" (Sunday Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sticking and holding fast; adhering easily.
┴┤ (SYN) sticky.
├│ 2. ┤coated with glue, paste, or other sticky substance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adhesive label.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gummed.
┼╕adv. ╡adhesively.┤
┼╕noun ╡adhesiveness.┤
╩│adhesive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adhesive tape,╕
┬┌┤ a strip of cloth coated on one surface with a sticky substance, used especially for holding bandages in place.
╩│adhesive tape,╕
╜│adhibit, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to attach; affix.
├│ 2. ┤to apply as a remedy.
├│ 3. ┤to take in; let in; admit.
╩│adhibit, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adhibition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of adhibiting; applying, especially as a remedy.
╩│adhibition, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad hoc,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for a specific purpose; special.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ad hoc committee. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken (New Scientist).┤
╩│ad hoc,
╜│ad hominem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤appealing to a person's prejudices or emotions rather than to his power to reason.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an argument ad hominem.┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) to the man.
╩│ad hominem,
╜│ADI╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ acceptable daily intake (of a drug, radioactivity, etc.).
╩│ADI╕ (no periods),
╜│adiabat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a line or curve showing graphically the relationship of pressure and volume or of temperature and entropy of a fluid during an adiabatic process.
╩│adiabat, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiabatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.)
├│ 1. ┤occurring without loss or gain of heat.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a change of volume of a gas during which no heat enters or leaves it.
┼╕adv. ╡adiabatically.┤
╩│adiabatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adiabatic gradient┐╕ or │rate,╕
┬┌┤ the rate at which a parcel of air becomes cooler or warmer as it gains or loses altitude, respectively, estimated to be approximately 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit per 1,000 feet, or 1 degree centigrade (Celsius) per 100 meters.
╩│adiabatic gradient┐╕ or │rate,╕
╜│adiantum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several ferns having delicate wedge-shaped leaflets on slender, black stems, and marginal clusters of spore cases, such as the maidenhair fern.
╩│adiantum, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphora, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ things neither good nor bad; nonessentials in faith or conduct.
╩│adiaphora, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│adiaphoresis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ reduction or absence of perspiration.
╩│adiaphoresis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphoretic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤capable of reducing or preventing perspiration.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any agent or drug that reduces or prevents perspiration.
╩│adiaphoretic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adiaphorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ religious indifference or moderation.
╩│adiaphorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person characterized by indifference or moderation, especially in religious matters.
╩│adiaphorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiaphorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ neither good nor bad; indifferent.
╩│adiaphorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adiathermancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ imperviousness to radiant heat.
╩│adiathermancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiathermanous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) impervious to radiant heat; not diathermanous.
╩│adiathermanous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adiathermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adiathermanous.
╩│adiathermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adiathermanous.
╜│Adidas┐╕ or │adidas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a type of athletic equipment, especially footwear and garments.
╩│Adidas┐╕ or │adidas, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad idem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the same thing or effect; in agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The essence of a binding agreement is that the parties are ad idem--that their minds are at one (Sunday Times).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adversaries appeared equally immovable and equally prolific, ... ready to beget new successors in interest, and so on, ad infinitum (New Yorker).┤
╩│ad infinitum,
╜│ad int.,╕
┬┌┤ ad interim.
╩│ad int.,╕
╜│ad interim,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤in the meantime.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to serve ad interim.┤
├│ 2. ┤temporary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ad interim report.┤
╩│ad interim,
╜│adios, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) good-by; farewell.
╩│adios, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│adipate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a salt or ester of adipic acid.
╩│adipate, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from fatty or oily substances.
╩│adipic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adipic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a fatty acid found in beet juice or prepared synthetically, used in the manufacture of certain plastics, baking powder, etc.
╩│adipic acid,╕
╜│adipocere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies buried in moist places or submerged in water.
╩│adipocere, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipocerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or like adipocere.
╩│adipocerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adipokinetic,
┬┌┤ a hormone that controls the release of fatty substances from the adipose cells of insects for use by the flight muscle cells.
╩│adipokinetic,
╜│adiponitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
╩│adiponitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipose, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤consisting of or resembling fat; fatty.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the animal fat stored in fatty tissues.
┼╕noun ╡adiposeness.┤
╩│adipose, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adipose fin,╕
┬┌┤ a small, fatty, fin-shaped projection behind the dorsal fin of certain fishes, such as trout, salmon, and catfish, that lacks supporting rays.
╩│adipose fin,╕
╜│adipose tissue,╕
┬┌┤ animal fat; connective tissue, such as that under the skin and around the kidneys, containing masses of fat-laden cells.
╩│adipose tissue,╕
╜│adiposis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a fatty condition, especially of an organ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adiposis of the liver.┤
╩│adiposis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adiposity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤adipose condition; fatness.
├│ 2. ┤a tendency to become fat.
╩│adiposity, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical substance found primarily in adipose tissue and associated with various types of obesity, such as those due to defects in genes or metabolism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some forms of obesity ... may be tied to a lack of adipsin (Gina Kolata).┤
╩│adipsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adipyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bivalent radical of adipic acid.
╩│adipyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│adit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an approach; entrance.
├│ 2. ┤a horizontal or slightly inclined entrance to a mine.
├│ 3. ┤admission; access.
╩│adit, ╛╕noun.
╜│adither, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a dither; excited; bustling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adither with vacationing tourists.┤
╩│adither, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aditus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus╕ or │-tuses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= adit.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) a canal leading inwards, as in sponges.
╩│aditus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus╕ or │-tuses.╕
╜│adj.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤adjective.
├│ 2. ┤adjourned.
├│ 3. ┤adjudged.
├│ 4. ┤adjunct.
├│ 5. ┤adjustment.
╩│adj.,╕
╜│Adj.,╕
┬┌┤ adjutant.
╩│Adj.,╕
╜│adjacence, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjacency.
╩│adjacence, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjacency.
╜│adjacency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ the state of being adjacent, or of lying near or adjoining; nearness.
└╕expr. ╡adjacencies,┤ ┤adjoining places or vicinity.
╩│adjacency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│adjacent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lying near or close, or contiguous (to); neighboring or adjoining; bordering; next.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house adjacent to ours has been sold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abutting.
┼╕adv. ╡adjacently.┤
╩│adjacent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjacent angles,╕
┬┌┤ two angles that have the same vertex and one side in common.
╩│adjacent angles,╕
╜│adjectival, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with an adjective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. -Able is an adjectival suffix.┤
├│ 2. ┤used as an adjective.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or group of words used as an adjective.
┼╕adv. ╡adjectivally.┤
╩│adjectival, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adjective, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a word that describes more fully the name of a person, animal, or thing. An adjective is said to modify a noun by qualifying or limiting a word or phrase used as a noun. In "a tiny brook," "The day is warm," "great happiness," and "this pencil," ╖tiny, warm, great,┤ and ╖this┤ are adjectives; in "a blue shirt," ╖blue┤ is a descriptive adjective; in "his book," ╖his┤ is a limiting adjective.
├│ 2. ┤the form class, or part of speech, in many languages, comprising such words. (Abbr:) adj.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of an adjective.
├│ 2. ┤used as an adjective.
├│ 3. ┤not standing by itself; dependent.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) relating to procedure; not substantive.
├│ 5. ┤requiring the use of a mordant to make permanent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adjective dye.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adjectively.┤
╩│adjective, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Adj. Gen.,╕
┬┌┤ Adjutant General.
╩│Adj. Gen.,╕
╜│adjoin, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be next to; be in contact with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His yard adjoins ours. Canada adjoins the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be very near to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our garden adjoins the house. Many suburbs adjoin the city.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be side by side; be next or close to each other or in contact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canada and the United States adjoin.┤
╩│adjoin, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adjoining, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ being next or in contact; bordering; adjacent; contiguous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have adjoining desks. The twins have adjoining rooms.┤
╩│adjoining, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjourn, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to put off until a later time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The members of the club voted to adjourn the morning meeting until after lunch.┤
├│ b. ┤to put off until a future meeting of the same body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee adjourned consideration of the question.┤
├│ 2. ┤to suspend the meeting of to a future time or another place, or indefinitely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge decided to adjourn the court for two hours.┤
├│ 3. ┤to put off; defer; postpone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I adjourn what I have to say on this topic (Emerson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to stop business or activity for a time, or indefinitely; recess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court adjourned from Friday until Monday.┤
├│ b. ┤to transfer the place of meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee adjourned to a larger hall.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to go (to another place).
╔┤ ╢Ex. After dinner we adjourned to the living room to talk.┤
╩│adjourn, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adjournment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adjourning.
├│ 2. ┤a being adjourned.
├│ 3. ┤the time during which a court, lawmaking body, or the like, is adjourned.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to decide or settle by law or as an authority; adjudge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How long will it be before we have a civilized system of adjudicating management-labor disputes? (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as judge or arbitrator; pass judgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court adjudicated on the case.┤
┼╕noun ╡adjudicator.┤
╩│adjudicate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating.╕
╜│adjudication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a passing of judgment.
├│ 2. ┤a judgment of a court of law or decision of a judge.
├│ 3. ┤the act of a court declaring an ascertained fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adjudication of bankruptcy.┤
╩│adjudication, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjudicative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or deriving from the power to judge; adjudicating.
╩│adjudicative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjudicatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ judicial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President had no power from Congress to remove a member from such an adjudicatory body merely because he wanted his own appointees (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│adjudicatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjunct, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something added that is less important or not necessary, but helpful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A spare tire is a more important adjunct to a car than a radio.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessory, auxiliary.
├│ 2. ┤an assistant to, or associate of, a more important person.
├│ 3. ┤a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies one of the essential elements of a sentence. Adjectives, adjectival phrases, adverbs, adverbial phrases, and some nouns used in a modifying or qualitative position are adjuncts. In "The tired man walked down the village street," ╖tired┤ is an adjunct to the subject ╖man, down the street┤ is an adjunct to the verb ╖walked,┤ and ╖village┤ is an adjunct to ╖street.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) a nonessential property or attribute.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤subordinate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adjunct arteries.┤
├│ 2. ┤accompanying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adjunct military forces.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adjunctly.┤
╩│adjunct, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adjunction, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addition.
╩│adjunction, ╛╕noun. ╟│= addition.
╜│adjunctive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ forming an adjunct.
┼╕adv. ╡adjunctively.┤
╩│adjunctive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjunct professor,╕ ╟│= associate professor.
╩│adjunct professor,╕ ╟│= associate professor.
╜│adjuration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an earnest or solemn appeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prosecutor addressed a strong adjuration to the witness to tell the whole truth.┤
├│ 2. ┤a solemn charging on oath or under penalty of a curse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I adjure you on your honor to speak the truth. She adjured the Duchess to tell her whether the beauty of Albert's character had ever been surpassed (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) beg, entreat.
├│ 2. ┤to command (a person) on oath or under some penalty (to do something).
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change (something) to make fit; adapt (one thing to another).
╔┤ ╢Ex. These desks and seats can be adjusted to the height of any child.┤
├│ 2. ┤to set just right; put in proper order, position, or relation; arrange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to adjust one's clothes, adjust the aim of a gun to allow for distance and wind. Please adjust the TV so that it is not so loud.┤
┴┤ (SYN) regulate, fix.
├│ 3. ┤to settle; arrange satisfactorily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys adjusted their difference of opinion and were friends again.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reconcile.
├│ 4. ┤to decide the amount of money to be paid in settlement of (an insurance claim, a bill, or other monies owing).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to adapt oneself; get used.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some wild animals never adjust to life in a zoo. Freshmen soon adjust to school life.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be changed so as to fit different users, for example by changing the angle, focus, or height.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These field glasses adjust with a screw. The new camera has a lens that adjusts automatically.┤
╩│adjust, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adjustability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ability to adjust or be adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My quick adjustability to any circumstance made the second descent of the wall less terrifying ... (New Yorker).┤
╩│adjustability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjustable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adjustable lamp on my desk can be placed in various positions.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adjustably.┤
╩│adjustable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjustable-pitch propeller,
┬┌┤ a propeller with blades that can be set manually at any of several pitches when at rest.
╩│adjustable-pitch propeller,
╜│adjusted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arranged or regulated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a delicately adjusted spring or balance.┤
├│ 2. ┤adapted to environmental requirements (usually the second element of a compound).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Well-adjusted people can cope with most situations.┤
├│ 3. ┤corrected after accounting for variables, contingencies, and other hitherto unrelated factors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adjusted gross income.┤
┼╕noun ╡adjustedness.┤
╩│adjusted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjuster┐╕ or │adjustor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing that adjusts something else.
├│ 2. ┤a person who adjusts insurance or other claims.
├│ 3. ┤Usually, ╡adjustor.┤ a nerve or system of neurons which adjusts the effects of receptor and effector nerves.
╩│adjuster┐╕ or │adjustor, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjustive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending or serving to adjust.
╩│adjustive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjustment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a changing to make fit; setting right to fit some standard or purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adjustment of the seats to the right height for the children was necessary for their comfort.┤
├│ 2. ┤a means of adjusting; a regulating device.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A television set has an adjustment so that we can make the sound loud or soft.┤
├│ 3. ┤a settlement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to make some adjustment of your differences so that you can work together without quarreling.┤
├│ 4. ┤an orderly arrangement of parts or elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the adjustment of the works of a watch.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Psychology.)
├│ a. ┤the process by which a person or animal adapts himself to the natural or social conditions around him.
├│ b. ┤the condition or relationship thus obtained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city dwellers quickly made an adjustment to village life.┤
├│ 6. ┤a reduction in the selling price of an article because of slight damage.
├│ 7. ┤(Bookkeeping.) the correction of an account, especially an entry made at the end of a period to bring it up to date.
╩│adjustment, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjustmental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with adjustment.
╩│adjustmental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adjutage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short tube adjusted to an orifice, such as a nozzle or spout. Also, ╡ajutage.┤
╩│adjutage, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjutancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ the rank or position of an adjutant in the army.
╩│adjutancy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│adjutant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an army officer who assists the commanding officer of a battalion or larger unit by sending out orders, keeping records, writing letters, and doing other administrative work. (Abbr:) Adj., Adjt.
├│ 2. ┤a helper; assistant.
├│ 3. ┤╡= adjutant bird.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤helping.
╩│adjutant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adjutant bird┐╕ or │stork,╕
┬┌┤ a very large species of stork of India, Southeast Asia, and Africa, so called because of its stiff gait when walking; marabou.
╩│adjutant bird┐╕ or │stork,╕
╜│adjutant general,╕╞pl. │adjutants general.╕
┬┌┤ an adjutant of a division or larger military unit.
╩│adjutant general,╕╞pl. │adjutants general.╕
╜│Adjutant General┐,╕ │The,╕
┬┌┤ the head of the administrative division of the U.S. Army, in charge of records, decorations, publications, etc. (Abbr:) Adj. Gen.
╩│Adjutant General┐,╕ │The,╕
╜│adjutantship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutancy.
╩│adjutantship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutancy.
╜│adjuvancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ assistance; help.
╩│adjuvancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│adjuvant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤assisting or aiding; auxiliary.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person or thing that helps or assists; helper.
├│ 2. ┤a substance added to a medicine to assist its action.
├│ 3. ┤a substance that facilitates or enhances the effectiveness of any process or treatment, such as a chemical mixture that increases the body's production of antibodies.
╩│adjuvant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Adlerian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) or his teachings, especially his theory that life's difficulties can be compensated for by the individual's efforts to overcome them.
╩│Adlerian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) without presenting any advertising.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The same range of curiosity takes in addiction to drugs, suicide ... alcoholism and neuroses ad lib (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤without restraint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Greeks and Trojans dashed ad lib about the Plain of Troy, blown only by tailwinds of emotion (A. J. Liebling).┤
╩│ad lib,╕
╜│ad lib.┐╕ or │ad libit.,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) ad libitum.
╩│ad lib.┐╕ or │ad libit.,╕
╜│ad libitum,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Music.) to any extent; without restriction. ╖Ad libitum┤ is used as a direction to change, omit, or expand a passage of music as much as the player wishes. (Abbr:) ad lib.
├│ 2. ┤ad lib.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He implies, indeed, that the world will multiply its future Einsteins virtually ad libitum (New Yorker).┤
╩│ad libitum,
╜│ad limina apostolorum, ┐╕or │ad limina,╕
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤to the Holy See at Rome (as in official visits of bishops to the Vatican).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ... object is to carry out the visit ad limina which bishops are supposed to make every five years (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul (as in a pilgrimage).
╩│ad limina apostolorum, ┐╕or │ad limina,╕
╜│ad litem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for a (particular) lawsuit or legal action.
╩│ad litem,
╜│ad litteram,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the letter; exactly; verbatim.
╩│ad litteram,
╜│ad loc.,╕
┬┌┤ ad locum.
╩│ad loc.,╕
╜│ad locum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to or at the place.
╩│ad locum,
╜│Adm.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Administrator.
├│ 2a. ┤Admiral.
├│ b. ┤admiralty.
╩│Adm.,╕
╜│ad majorem Dei gloriam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the greater glory of God (motto of the Society of Jesus, commonly called the Jesuits).
╩│ad majorem Dei gloriam,
╜│adman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a man who prepares advertisements and places them in suitable media; advertising man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Am I alone in wearying of the complaint ... that the admen are always creating new desires where none existed? (Punch).┤
╩│adman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│admass, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤advertising designed to reach and appeal to a mass audience.
├│ 2. ┤the mass audience sought by such advertising.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of, having to do with, or influenced by admass.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the king of Pherae, a city in Thessaly, and husband of Alcestis.
╩│Admetus, ╛╕noun.
╜│admin.,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.)
├│ 1. ┤administration.
├│ 2. ┤administrative.
├│ 3. ┤administrator.
╩│admin.,╕
╜│adminicle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Law.) supporting or corroborative evidence.
├│ 2. ┤any aid; support; auxiliary.
╩│adminicle, ╛╕noun.
╜│adminicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤auxiliary.
├│ 2. ┤supporting or corroborative, as of evidence.
╩│adminicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│administer, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to manage the affairs of; control (a country, city, business, household, office, or club) on behalf of others; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Secretary of Defense administers a department of the government. A housewife administers her household.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conduct, manage.
├│ 2. ┤to give out; apply; dispense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach administered first aid to the injured player. The priest administered the last rites to the dying man. Judges administer justice and punishment.┤
├│ 3. ┤to deliver or bestow (a blow, rebuke, or advice to a person or animal).
├│ 4. ┤to offer formally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to administer the oath of allegiance. The witness could not testify until the judge had administered an oath to him to tell the truth.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tender.
├│ 5. ┤to settle or take charge of (an estate, trust, or other property) as administrator, executor, or trustee.
├│ 6. ┤to control (prices or wages) without regard to the normal pressures of supply and demand; stabilize.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be helpful; add something; contribute; minister (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to administer to a person's comfort or pleasure. The government administered to the needs of the flood victims.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) to act officially as administrator, executor, or trustee.
╩│administer, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│administered price,╕
┬┌┤ a price fixed by a company's administrative action instead of being subject to frequent changes through the interplay of supply and demand on the open market.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the managing of a business, household, club, or office; management.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a school of business administration, skillful administration of a home. The administration of a big business requires skill in dealing with people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) direction.
├│ 2. ┤the group of persons in charge of the management of affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal and superintendent of a school are part of the administration of the school.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the management of public affairs by government officials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is experienced in city administration.┤
├│ b. ┤the officials as a group; the government.
├│ 4a. ┤Usually, ╡the Administration.┤ (in the United States) the President, his Cabinet, and the departments of the government run by the members of the Cabinet or by other persons appointed by the President.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The narrow escape of the Administration from total defeat ... (James G. Blaine).┤
├│ b. ┤(in Great Britain) the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
├│ 5. ┤the time during which a government holds office; period of office of officials, especially that of a U.S. President.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Liberal administration in Canada lasted many years. On reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error (George Washington).┤
├│ 6. ┤a giving out, applying, or dispensing; act or process of administering something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Red Cross handled the administration of aid to the refugees.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dispensation, provision.
├│ 7. ┤the management or settlement of the estate of a deceased or incompetent person or a minor by administrators or executors, or of a trust by trustees.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with administration; concerning the management or conduct of affairs; executive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. administrative ability. The Interstate Commerce Commission is an administrative agency of the U.S. government that regulates the rates charged by the railroads.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the administration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. administrative policies.┤
┼╕adv. ╡administratively.┤
╩│administrative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│administrator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who administers; manager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the administrator of a government program.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person with ability as a manager or executive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a born administrator.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) a person appointed by law to settle or take charge of the estate of a person who has died or who is legally incompetent.
┬┌┤ the quality of being admirable; admirableness.
╩│admirability, ╛╕noun.
╜│admirable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤worth admiring; arousing wonder united with approval, esteem, or reverence; wonderful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lincoln had an admirable character. What a piece of work is man! ... how express and admirable! (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) praiseworthy.
├│ 2. ┤very good; excellent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Under the doctor's admirable care the sick man soon recovered.┤
┼╕noun ╡admirableness.┤
╩│admirable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admirably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an admirable manner; excellently.
╩│admirably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│admiral, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any naval officer of any one of the four highest ranks.
├│ b. ┤an officer in the U.S. Navy ranking next below a fleet admiral and next above a vice admiral.
├│ c. ┤an officer in the British navy ranking next below an Admiral of the Fleet.
├│ 2a. ┤(Especially British.) the commander of a fleet of fishing or merchant ships.
├│ b. ┤the commander in chief of the navy of a country.
├│ 3. ┤either of two species of large, colorful butterflies originally found only in Europe, but now also found in America. It has greatly reduced forelegs.
├│ 4. ┤a flagship. (Abbr.:) Adm.
┼╕noun ╡admiralship.┤
╩│admiral, ╛╕noun.
╜│Admiral of the Fleet,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an officer of the highest rank in the British Navy.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a fleet admiral (not an official title).
╩│Admiral of the Fleet,╕
╜│admiralty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the branch of law dealing with affairs of the sea and of ships.
├│ b. ┤a court of law dealing with affairs of the sea and of ships.
├│ 2. ┤the rank or position of an admiral.
└╕expr. ╡the Admiralty,┤ ┤in Great Britain (until 1963):
├│ a. ┤the government department in charge of naval affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Admiralty is the only department of state conducted by a board (A. Lawrence Lowell).┤
├│ b. ┤the building in London where this department has its headquarters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The board members are meeting in the Admiralty.┤
╩│admiralty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│admiralty law,╕╟│= maritime law.
╩│admiralty law,╕╟│= maritime law.
╜│admiralty metal,╕
┬┌┤ a type of brass containing a small amount of tin, used especially for marine fittings.
╩│admiralty metal,╕
╜│admiration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a feeling of wonder, pleasure, and approval; delight or satisfaction at something fine or beautiful or well done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone has admiration for bravery. The beauty of the sunset and the view excited our admiration.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of regarding with delight (something fine, great, or beautiful).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tourists paused in admiration of the beautiful view.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person or thing that is admired or esteemed (now used only in the phrase ╖the admiration of┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. My new bike was the admiration of all my friends.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) wonder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Season your admiration for a while with an attent ear (Shakespeare).┤
╩│admiration, ╛╕noun.
╜│admire, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mired,╕ │-miring.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to regard with wonder, pleasure, and approval; feel delight or satisfaction in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We alladmire a brave boy, a beautiful picture, or a fine piece of work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) esteem.
├│ 2. ┤to feel or express admiration for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all admired my father's new car.┤
├│ 3. ┤to wonder at; marvel at (now often used ironically or sarcastically).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I admire your nerve.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) to like (to do something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We'd sure admire to do that, ma'am (John Steinbeck).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to feel or express admiration.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to wonder.
┼╕noun ╡admirer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡admiringly.┤
╩│admire, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mired,╕ │-miring.╕
╜│admissibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or state of being admissible.
╩│admissibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│admissible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤capable or worthy of being admitted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only adults are admissible to this club.┤
├│ 2a. ┤permitted by a person in authority or by the rules; allowable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is it admissible to swim here?┤
┴┤ (SYN) permissible.
├│ b. ┤that can be considered; reasonable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an admissible suggestion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conceivable.
├│ c. ┤(Law.) that can be considered as evidence or proof.
┼╕noun ╡admissibleness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡admissibly.┤
╩│admissible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admission, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the act of allowing (a person, animal, or group) to enter; entrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the admission of aliens into a country, the admission of Kentucky as a state into the Union. His admission into the hospital was delayed for lack of beds.┤
├│ b. ┤the condition or fact of being admitted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These books never found admission to the library.┤
┴┤ (SYN) access.
├│ 2a. ┤the right, power, or privilege of entering or using a particular place, position, or occupation; permission to enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every elementary school graduate has admission to high school. She applied for admission to the library stacks.┤
├│ b. ┤the price paid for the right to enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Admission to the show is one dollar.┤
├│ 3. ┤acceptance into an office or position.
├│ 4a. ┤the act of admitting to be true; acknowledging; confession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His admission that he was to blame kept the others from being punished.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acknowledgment.
├│ b. ┤acceptance as true or valid; confirmation.
├│ c. ┤a fact or point acknowledged; something accepted as true or valid; concession.
┴┤ (SYN) validation.
├│ 5. ┤in a steam or internal-combustion engine:
├│ a. ┤the letting in of the working fluid, as steam, into a cylinder.
├│ b. ┤the point in the cycle of the engine at which this occurs.
╩│admission, ╛╕noun.
╜│Admission Day,╕
┬┌┤ a legal holiday in Arizona (February 14), California (September 9), and Nevada(October 31), commemorating the respective admission of each of these states into the United States.
╩│Admission Day,╕
╜│admissive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ admitting or tending to admit.
╩│admissive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admit, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mitted,╕ │-mitting.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to say (something) is real or true; acknowledge; own; confess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to admit one's guilt. He admits now that he made a mistake. The soldier refused to admit defeat.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to accept as true or as a fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... admitting the virtues of the late king (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤to allow or receive as lawful or valid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to admit evidence, admit a claim.┤
├│ 3. ┤to allow (a person or thing) to enter; let in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was admitted to school this year. Windows admit light and air to the room.┤
├│ 4. ┤to allow to use, exercise, or enjoy privileges, of a particular place, position, or occupation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was admitted to that club last year.┤
├│ 5. ┤to give the right to enter to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ticket admits one person to the game. Canada has admitted millions of immigrants since World War II.┤
├│ 6. ┤to allow; concede; grant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is necessary to admit the possibility of error. Where the conflict becomes so acute, it is difficult for either side to admit common concepts of morality (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ 7. ┤to have room for; be large enough for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This garage door will admit two cars abreast. The harbor admits many ships.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be a means of entrance; give access (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This door admits to the dining room.┤
└╕expr. ╡admit of,┤ ┤to give allowance or opportunity for; leave room for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His answer admits of no reply. They admit of insights, not answers (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡admit to the bar.┤ ┤See under ╡bar┤ (1).┤
┼╕noun ╡admitter.┤
╩│admit, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mitted,╕ │-mitting.╕
╜│admittable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be admitted to a place or as a fact. Also, ╡admittible.┤
╩│admittable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│admittance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the right to enter; permission to enter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is no admittance to the park after dark. She had admittance to all the theaters free of charge. No admittance except on business!┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of admitting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. our admittance by the caretaker.┤
├│ 3. ┤actual entrance.
├│ 4. ┤a measure of the ability of an electric circuit to conduct an alternating current; the reciprocal of impedance.
├│ 5. ┤(in English law) a formal transfer of title to a copyhold.
╩│admittance, ╛╕noun.
╜│admittatur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Obsolete.) a student's certificate of admission to a college.
╩│admittatur, ╛╕noun.
╜│admittedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ without denial; by general consent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Admittedly the rules are strict. It is admittedly not easy for a proud nation to admit a serious mistake in judgment (James P. Warburg).┤
╩│admittedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│admittible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admittable.
╩│admittible, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admittable.
╜│admix, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-mixed╕ or │-mixt,╕ │-mixing.╕
┬┌┤ to add to something else as an ingredient; mix in; mingle.
╩│admix, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-mixed╕ or │-mixt,╕ │-mixing.╕
╜│admixture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of mixing.
├│ 2. ┤a mixture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An admixture of flour and water may be used as a paste.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything added in mixing; ingredient.
╩│admixture, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adml.,╕
┬┌┤ Admiral.
╩│Adml.,╕
╜│admonish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to advise (a person) about his faults or warn against something in order that he may be guided to improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policeman admonished him not to drive so fast.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forewarn.
├│ 2. ┤to scold gently; reprove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher admonished the student for his careless work.┤
├│ 3. ┤to urge earnestly; advise strongly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their guide admonished the mountain climbers to follow him carefully.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exhort.
├│ 4. ┤to recall to a duty overlooked or forgotten; remind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She admonished him of his obligation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) notify.
┼╕noun ╡admonisher.┤
╩│admonish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│admonishment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= admonition.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. But most Israelis feel that it was worth getting an admonishment in order to put an end to the Egyptian sniping (Harper's).┤
╩│admonishment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= admonition.
╜│admonition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an admonishing; gentle reproof or warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He received an admonition from his teacher for not doing his homework. Now all these things ... are written for our admonition (I Corinthians 10:11).┤
├│ 2. ┤counsel; recommendation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor's admonition was to work out a stiff knee.┤
╩│admonition, ╛╕noun.
╜│admonitor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who admonishes; admonisher; monitor.
╩│admonitor, ╛╕noun.
╜│admonitorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admonitory.
╩│admonitorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= admonitory.
╜│admonitory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing admonition; admonishing; warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The librarian raised an admonitory finger for silence.┤
╩│admonitory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adnate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of unlike parts of plants or animals) growing together or adhering throughout their length; congenitally attached.
┼╕noun ╡adnation.┤
╩│adnate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ad nauseam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to a disgusting extent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He talks ad nauseam about his family's importance.┤
╩│ad nauseam,
╜│adnexa, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) parts appended or adjunct to another or others, such as the eyelids and tear glands in relation to the eyeball.
╩│adnexa, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│adnexal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) appended or adjunct to another or to other parts.
╩│adnexal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adnominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with adnouns; adjectival.
╩│adnominal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adnoun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adjective used as a noun. (Example:) ╖weary┤ in "no rest for the weary" is an adnoun.
├│ 2. ┤an adjective.
╩│adnoun, ╛╕noun.
╜│ado, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤noisy activity; bustle; fuss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was much ado about the party by all the family.┤
├│ 2. ┤trouble; difficulty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with much ado.┤
╩│ado, ╛╕noun.
╜│adobe, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤brick made of clay baked in the sun, used in building.
├│ 2. ┤a building made of such bricks or of sun-dried clay.
├│ 3. ┤clay for making such bricks.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤built or made of adobe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adobe houses.┤
╩│adobe, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│adobe flat,╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a smooth plain covered with clay deposited by streams that flow only during heavy rains and periods of thawing.
╩│adobe flat,╕
╜│adobo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ marinated chicken, or chicken and pork, eaten especially in Latin America and the Philippines.
├│ 2. ┤the period of growth from childhood to adulthood; youth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John grew tall during his adolescence.┤
╩│adolescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│adolescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adolescence.
╩│adolescency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adolescence.
╜│adolescent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood, especially, in ordinary use, from about 12 to about 20 years of age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nine adolescents, six juveniles and four adults were taken into court yesterday ... Those between 16 and 18 are adolescents and those under 16 are juveniles (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) teen-ager, youth.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤growing up from childhood to adulthood; youthful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is still in the adolescent stage of development.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pubescent.
├│ 2. ┤of adolescents; during adolescence; characteristic of adolescents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adolescent self-consciousness. Adolescent friendships often do not last.┤
┴┤ (SYN) juvenile.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) immature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adolescent behavior.┤
┴┤ (SYN) puerile.
┼╕adv. ╡adolescently.┤
╩│adolescent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Adonai, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Hebrew name for God.
╩│Adonai, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adonic verse┐╕ or │line,
┬┌┤ a verse or line consisting of a dactyl and a spondee or a trochee.
╩│Adonic verse┐╕ or │line,
╜│Adonis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) a handsome young man who was loved by Aphrodite (Venus).
├│ 2a. ┤any extremely handsome young man.
├│ b. ┤a vain young man; a dandy.
├│ 3. ┤an asteroid discovered in 1936 whose orbit comes within that of Venus. Adonis is about a mile in diameter.
├│ 4. ┤a group of plants that grows wild in Europe and Asia. Some of these plants are cultivated in gardens in North America for their yellow or red flowers.
╩│Adonis, ╛╕noun.
╜│adopt, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to take for your own or as your own choice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I liked your idea and adopted it. Few Americans would find it easy to adopt Japanese customs. Her [Greece's] whole culture has never ceased to adopt and to adapt alien elements (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) embrace, espouse.
├│ 2. ┤to accept formally or officially; approve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee adopted the new rule by a vote of five to three.┤
┴┤ (SYN) endorse.
├│ 3a. ┤to take (a child of other parents), as approved by law, and bring up as one's own child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge permitted the Browns to adopt the homeless orphan.┤
├│ b. ┤to take (anyone) voluntarily into any relationship (as heir, father, friend, or citizen).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His nephew was his adopted heir.┤
├│ 4. ┤to take (a word) from a foreign language into regular use without (intentionally) changing its form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In English we have adopted the German words "Gneiss," "Hamburger," "Hornblende," and "Quartz."┤
├│ 5. ┤(in Great Britain) to accept as the candidate of a political party for election.
┼╕adj. ╡adoptable.┤
┼╕noun ╡adopter.┤
╩│adopt, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adoptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fitness for adoption.
╩│adoptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoptee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is adopted.
╩│adoptee, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of adopting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the adoption of a new name. Our club voted the adoption of some new rules.┤
├│ 2. ┤the fact or condition of being adopted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to offer a child for adoption. Joe's adoption by his aunt changed his whole life. New ideas should be carefully tested before their adoption.┤
╩│adoption, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoption fair,╕
┬┌┤ an event where groups of orphaned children can be seen by prospective adoptive parents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today ... in their determination to provide a home for every child [social workers] sometimes resort to "adoption fairs" (Mary-Lou Weisman).┤
╩│adoption fair,╕
╜│adoptionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Theology.) the doctrine that Christ as man is the Son of God by adoption only.
┼╕noun ╡adoptionist.┤
╩│adoptionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adoptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤related by adoption; adopted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adoptive son, one's adoptive country.┤
├│ 2. ┤tending to adopt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. English is a receptive and adoptive language.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adoptively.┤
╩│adoptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adorability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ the quality of being adorable.
╩│adorability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│adorable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤worthy of being adored.
┴┤ (SYN) revered, worshipful.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) attractive or delightful; lovely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What an adorable dress!┤
┴┤ (SYN) alluring.
┼╕noun ╡adorableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adorably.┤
╩│adorable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adoral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤near the mouth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adoral cilia.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having a mouth.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adoral part or function.
╩│adoral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adoration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the highest love and admiration.
├│ 2. ┤worship; reverence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the adoration of the Magi.┤
╩│adoration, ╛╕noun.
╜│adore, ╛╕verb, ╞│adored,╕ │adoring.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to love and admire very greatly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She adores her mother.┤
┴┤ (SYN) revere, idolize.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to like very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I just adore that dress!┤
├│ 3. ┤to worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "O come let us adore Him," sang the choir at Christmas.┤
┴┤ (SYN) venerate.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be an adorer; offer worship.
┼╕noun ╡adorer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adoringly.┤
╩│adore, ╛╕verb, ╞│adored,╕ │adoring.╕
╜│adorn, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to add beauty to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wild flowers adorned the river bank.┤
┴┤ (SYN) beautify.
├│ 2. ┤to put ornaments on; decorate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She adorned her hair with flowers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) deck.
├│ 3. ┤to make greater the splendor or honor of; add distinction to; grace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And a new Cibber shall the stage adorn (Alexander Pope).┤
┼╕noun ╡adorner.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adorningly.┤
╩│adorn, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adornment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ments.┤┤ something or someone that adds beauty; an ornament; decoration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Christmas trees decorated with all the traditional adornments. A distinguished judge is an adornment to the bench.┤
├│ 2. ┤╖no pl.┤ the act of adorning; ornamentation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was busy with the adornment of the room for the party. In many societies, particularly in tropical or mild climates, adornment may be wholly divorced from clothing and far more important (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│adornment, ╛╕noun.
╜│adown, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did but float a little way Adown the stream of time (James Russell Lowell).┤
╩│adown, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│ADP╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenosine diphosphate.
├│ 2. ┤automatic data processing.
╩│ADP╕ (no periods),
╜│ad patres,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to one's fathers; dead.
╩│ad patres,
╜│adpress, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to press closely to a surface; lay flat.
╩│adpress, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│ad quem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to or at which; (goal) toward which.
╩│ad quem,
╜│adradial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) situated near or beside a radial part, such as the arm of a starfish.
╩│adradial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Adrastus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a king of Argos, the only survivor of the Seven against Thebes, whom he led.
╩│Adrastus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ad referendum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for further reference or consideration; subject to approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The president was given the authority to issue decree laws ad referendum of the Congress (Raul d'Eca).┤
┬┌┤ the surgical removal of one or both of the adrenal glands.
╩│adrenalectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│adrenal gland┐╕ or │body,╕
┬┌┤ either of two very small ductless glands, one on the upper part of each kidney, that secrete adrenalin; suprarenal gland. The outer layer or cortex secretes corticosterone and other important steroid hormones and the inner part or medulla secretes adrenalin.
╩│adrenal gland┐╕ or │body,╕
╜│adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hormone secreted by the inner part or medulla of the adrenal glands; epinephrine. Adrenalin speeds up the heartbeat and thereby increases bodily energy and resistance to fatigue.
╩│adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) adrenalin that is artificially produced; epinephrine.
╩│Adrenalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrenaline, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenalin.
╩│adrenaline, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenalin.
╜│adrenergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that is activated by or produces adrenalin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adrenergic nerve fiber. The intense adrenergic stimulation preceding stress-induced shock is well recognized (Science).┤
╩│adrenergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenalin.
╩│adrenin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenalin.
╜│adrenine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenin ╕(adrenalin).
╩│adrenine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adrenin ╕(adrenalin).
╜│adrenochrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound formed by the oxidation of adrenalin, and capable of converting hemoglobin into methemoglobin.
╩│adrenochrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrenocortical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or derived from the outer layer or cortex of an adrenal gland.
┬┌┤ stimulating the activity of the adrenal cortex.
╩│adrenocorticotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenocorticotropin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ACTH.
╩│adrenocorticotropin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ACTH.
╜│adrenogenital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or caused by the effects of the adrenal hormones upon the genital organs.
╩│adrenogenital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adrenolytic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or inhibiting the effect of adrenalin or the adrenergic nerves.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an adrenolytic drug.
╩│adrenolytic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adrenotrophic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adrenotropic.
╩│adrenotrophic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= adrenotropic.
╜│adrenotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stimulating the activity of the adrenal glands.
╩│adrenotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adriamycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used as an antibiotic and experimentally in the treatment of cancer. It is derived from a kind of streptomyces.
╩│adriamycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│adrift, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤floating without being guided; drifting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the storm our boat was adrift on the lake.┤
├│ 2. ┤without guidance or direction; aimless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The basketball team was adrift while the coach was sick. With no clear-cut ambitions or special aptitudes, he found himself adrift after the war (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Especially British Informal, Figurative.) unattached; unfastened; loose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The top of your pen is coming adrift and will soon fall.┤
╩│adrift, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│adrip, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ dripping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... oars adrip with silver foam (Atlantic Monthly).┤
╩│adrip, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│adroit, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or showing skill in using the mind; resourceful in reaching one's objective; ingenious; clever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good teacher is adroit in asking questions. But this adroit defence failed to make any impression upon Victoria (Lytton Strachey).┤
├│ 2. ┤having or showing skill in the use of the hands or the body; skillful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Monkeys are adroit climbers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) deft.
┼╕adv. ╡adroitly.┤
┼╕noun ╡adroitness.┤
╩│adroit, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a droite,
┬┌┤ (French.) to or on the right.
╩│a droite,
╜│adroop, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ drooping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her neck adroop, she last let go her spear (J. D. Long).┤
╩│adroop, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│adry, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) dry; thirsty.
╩│adry, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ads.,╕
┬┌┤ advertisements.
╩│ads.,╕
╜│adscititious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ added or derived from outside; supplemental; additional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adscititious customs alien to the tribe.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adventitious, extrinsic.
┼╕adv. ╡adscititiously.┤
╩│adscititious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adscript, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ written after (distinguished from ╖subscript┤ and ╖superscript┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adscript letter or character.┤
╩│adscript, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adscription, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ascription.
╩│adscription, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ascription.
╜│adsorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to take up and hold (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) spread out on the surface in a thin layer of molecules.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dyes are adsorbed on the fibers of cloth. Consider what happens when a clean surface, e.g., of metal, is exposed to a gas. It has been shown that even a liquid mercury surface rapidly collects a film one molecule thick, a so-called adsorbed layer (P. R. Rowland).┤
╩│adsorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│adsorbability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or quality of being adsorbable.
╩│adsorbability, ╛╕noun.
╜│adsorbable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be adsorbed.
╩│adsorbable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adsorbate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ anything that is adsorbed.
╩│adsorbate, ╛╕noun.
╜│adsorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤adsorbing readily.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that adsorbs readily.
╩│adsorbent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adsorption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of adsorbing; condensation of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances on the surface of solids.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being adsorbed.
╩│adsorption, ╛╕noun.
╜│adsorptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with adsorption.
├│ 2. ┤able to adsorb.
╩│adsorptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adsuki bean, ╟= adzuki bean.
╩│adsuki bean, ╟= adzuki bean.
╜│adsum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) I am here (formerly a student's answer to a roll call).
╩│adsum,
╜│ad summum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) to the highest point or degree.
╩│ad summum,
╜│adularia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a transparent or translucent variety of feldspar. Moonstone is opalescent adularia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adulation ever follows the ambitious (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
╩│adulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by adulation; praising too much; flattering slavishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Poujade's own public meetings, held before packed houses of adulatory listeners, were well-disciplined affairs (Harper's).┤
╩│adulatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adult, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having full size and strength; full-grown; fully developed; grown-up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adult person, an adult animal or plant.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mature.
├│ 2. ┤of, for, or by grown-up people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adult books, adult behavior.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person who has reached full growth and development; grown-up person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to behave like an adult. Children want and need adults to set the reasonable limits of their innovating, exploring, and rebelling (Saturday Review).┤
├│ b. ┤a person who has reached an age of maturity as defined by law, usually the age of 18, sometimes the age of 21.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adults must accept full responsibility for their actions.┤
├│ 2. ┤a plant or animal grown to full size and strength.
┼╕adv. ╡adultly.┤
┼╕noun ╡adultness.┤
╩│adult, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│adult education,╕
┬┌┤ education for adults in academic, vocational, or recreational subjects, offered (usually at night) in schools and colleges, or by correspondence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adult education has come a long way from the time when its primary concerns were to teach immigrants to speak English (Time).┤
╩│adult education,╕
╜│adulterant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance used to adulterate something, especially something that destroys purity or quality without greatly altering appearance.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to add an inferior, impure, or improper substance to; lower the purity or quality of (food, drugs, or other substances) without greatly altering the appearance to increase in bulk or quantity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is against the law to adulterate milk with water.┤
┴┤ (SYN) corrupt, debase.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤debased by adulteration; adulterated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have laws against the adulteration of coffee and tea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debasement.
├│ 2. ┤an adulterated substance; product that has been adulterated.
╩│adulteration, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulterer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person, especially a man, who commits adultery.
╩│adulterer, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulteress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman who commits adultery.
╩│adulteress, ╛╕noun.
╜│adulterine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤born of adultery.
├│ 2. ┤of or involving adultery.
├│ 3. ┤adulterated or spurious.
├│ 4. ┤(Historical.) illegal; unlicensed.
╩│adulterine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adulterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤committing adultery.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with adultery.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) spurious.
┼╕adv. ╡adulterously.┤
╩│adulterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adultery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌┤ unfaithfulness of a married man to his wife or of his wife to him; voluntary sexual intercourse by a married man with a woman not his wife, or by a married woman with a man not her husband.
╩│adultery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│adulthood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or time of being an adult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adolescent peer group ... occupies the stage between childhood dependence on parents and the social responsibilities of adulthood (Listener).┤
╩│adulthood, ╛╕noun.
╜│adult Western,╕
┬┌┤ a story, motion picture, or television play having a Western theme, and designed to appeal to an adult audience.
╩│adult Western,╕
╜│adumbral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving shade; shady.
╩│adumbral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adumbrant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ showing in outline; shadowing forth; adumbrating.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) to a fingernail (as work brought to the final touch or test with the fingernail).
╩│ad unguem,
╜│adurol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline substance produced from hydroquinone, used as a photographic developer.
╩│adurol, ╛╕noun.
╜│adust, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤burned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. adust by the sun; (Figurative.) adust with rage.┤
├│ 2. ┤parched; dried by heat;
╔┤ ╢Ex. adust air.┤
├│ 3. ┤sunburned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adust complexion.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) gloomy; melancholy;
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adus temperament.┤
╩│adust, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ad utrumque paratus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) prepared for either alternative.
╩│ad utrumque paratus,
╜│adv.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤ad valorem.
├│ 2. ┤adverb.
├│ 3. ┤advertisement.
├│ 4. ┤against (Latin, ╖adversus┤).
╩│adv.,╕
╜│Adv.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Advent.
├│ 2. ┤advocate (lawyer).
╩│Adv.,╕
╜│ad val.,╕
┬┌┤ ad valorem.
╩│ad val.,╕
╜│ad valorem,
┬┌┤ (of taxes, import duties, or other fees) levied in proportion to the certified value of the merchandise or goods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ad valorem imports are those goods and materials on which the duty permitting them to enter this country is calculated on their value abroad (New York Times).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put or move forward; push forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general advanced the troops.┤
├│ 2. ┤to help forward; further.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's speech advanced the cause of peace.┤
┴┤ (SYN) promote.
├│ 3. ┤to put or bring forward; suggest; offer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance an opinion. What plan to win the game can you advance?┤
┴┤ (SYN) propose, present, adduce, propound.
├│ 4. ┤to raise to a higher rank or position; promote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The colonel advanced him from lieutenant to captain.┤
├│ 5. ┤to put up; raise (prices); make higher; increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grocer advanced the price of milk by two cents.┤
├│ 6a. ┤to make earlier in time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance the date of the wedding.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quicken, hasten.
├│ b. ┤to make (a watch or clock) read later.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All clocks should be advanced one hour at the beginning of daylight-saving time.┤
├│ c. ┤to cause (the sparking action in an internal-combustion engine) to take place earlier in the cycle.
├│ 7. ┤to supply beforehand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company advanced the salesman funds for expenses.┤
├│ 8. ┤to lend (money), especially on security.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance a loan.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Archaic.) to raise or lift up, as one's head.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go forward; move forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angry crowd advanced toward the building. The troops advanced.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make progress; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to advance in skill.┤
├│ 3. ┤to rise in rank or position; be promoted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advanced from vice president to president of the company.┤
├│ 4. ┤to go up; increase in amount, price, or value; rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Milk advanced two cents a quart. The stock advanced three points.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) to make the arrangements for a political campaign; be or act as an advance man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Jerry Bruno was "advancing" for John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and others (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤forward movement; progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The army's advance was very slow.┤
├│ b. ┤the distance covered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An advance of nine miles brought the army to the village.┤
├│ c. ┤the order or signal to move forward.
├│ 2a. ┤onward movement in any process or course of action; progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advance of knowledge.┤
├│ b. ┤a step forward; a degree of progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have made great advances in airplane design. Modern science has brought a great advance in our understanding of the laws of physics.┤
├│ 3. ┤a rise in amount, price, or value; increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was an advance of two cents a quart in the price of milk.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the furnishing of money or goods before they are due or as a loan; payment beforehand.
├│ b. ┤money paid or goods furnished before they are due or as a loan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked for an advance on next week's salary.┤
├│ 5. ┤that which is forward or ahead, as a body of troops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I got back on the 5th with the advance ... (U. S. Grant).┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) the arrangements made for a political campaign by an advance man.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S.) a copy of a speech, statement, or briefing, released to the press before it is given.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The press office gave out advances of the senator's speech.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤going before.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advance guard, advance section of a train.┤
├│ 2. ┤ahead of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher gave advance notice of the change of the date of our test. Here's an advance look at what some congressmen are cooking up for the next session (Newsweek).┤
├│ 3. ┤made available before the date of general publication or release.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an advance copy of a book.┤
└╕expr. ╡advances,┤ ┤approach made to gain something; attempts or offers toward another or others to settle a difference, to make an acquaintance, or the like; attempt at conciliation; overtures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bob made the first advances toward making up his quarrel with Dick.┤
└╕expr. ╡in advance,┤
├│ a. ┤in front; ahead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The leader of the band marched in advance.┤
├│ b. ┤ahead of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I paid for my ticket in advance. Children with bad hearts must also be studied carefully so that the surgeon will know in advance what type of operation he will have to perform (New York Herald Tribune).┤
└╕expr. ╡in advance of,┤ ┤ahead of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Leonardo da Vinci was in advance of his time in designing a flying machine.┤
├│ 2. ┤ahead of most others; having greater knowledge or superior skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The advanced class has studied history three years.┤
├│ 3. ┤ahead of others in progress or ideas; based on the most recently developed principles or theories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States has an aircraft of an advanced design.┤
├│ 4a. ┤very old; far along in life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His grandfather lived to the advanced age of 90 years.┤
├│ b. ┤far along in development.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advanced stage of a disease.┤
├│ 5. ┤increased.
╔┤ ╢Ex. greatly advanced prices.┤
├│ 6. ┤carried far or too far toward an extreme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. advanced political ideas.┤
╩│advanced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advanced standing,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤credit granted by a college to a student for work already done elsewhere.
├│ 2. ┤the standing of such a student.
╩│advanced standing,╕
╜│advance guard,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a body of troops sent or stationed ahead of others, as for protection or reconnaissance.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today's 20 nuclear electric plants are only the advance guard of a much larger host to come (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= avant-garde.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. It looks like the first really promising development in youthful, advance guard, or experimental writing in a long time (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adj. ╡advance-guard.┤
╩│advance guard,╕
╜│advance man,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a person, similar to a press agent, whose job is to stimulate interest in a play, motion picture, circus, or other entertainment, before its scheduled showing in a particular place.
├│ 2. ┤a person who prepares the travel arrangements and publicity for the political campaign of a candidate.
╩│advance man,╕
╜│advancement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a moving forward; improvement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hard work brought him an advancement in pay. Anatole France, by himself rather timid and lazy, had at that time a Jewish friend, Mme. Caillavet, who made him work, gave him a salon in her house and generally promoted his advancement (Edmund Wilson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) furtherance, progress.
├│ 2. ┤promotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good work won her advancement to a higher position. His hopes of advancement failing in England, Swift returned to Ireland. (Thackeray).┤
╩│advancement, ╛╕noun.
╜│advantage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-taged,╕ │-taging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤anything that is a benefit or a help in getting something wanted; favorable condition, circumstance, or opportunity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good health is always an advantage. One advantage of having a car ... is the opportunity to keep a flexible schedule (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤any gain resulting from a better or superior position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy who can think for himself has an advantage when he begins work.┤
├│ 3. ┤a better or superior position; superiority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to maintain a scientific advantage by pioneering in research. (FORMAL) She has the advantage of Mrs. Allen, who has no money at all. (INFORMAL) Now Dick Tracy has the advantage over the racketeer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ascendancy.
├│ 4. ┤(Tennis.)
├│ a. ┤the first point scored after deuce.
├│ b. ┤the score thus made. In the United States this term is often shortened to ╖ad,┤ in Great Britain to ╖vantage.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) an opportunity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Make use of time, let not advantage slip (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give an advantage to; help; benefit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boston was also advantaged with the neighborhood of the country's oldest college (James Russell Lowell).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to gain an advantage; be benefited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many animals advantage by nature's coloration.┤
└╕expr. ╡take advantage of,┤
├│ a. ┤to use to help or benefit oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take advantage of your illness to catch up on your reading.┤
├│ b. ┤to use unfairly; impose upon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't take advantage of me by asking me to run errands on such a hot day.┤
├│ c. ┤to seduce (awoman).
└╕expr. ╡take at advantage,┤ ┤to surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once it happened that the enemy took him at advantage (Robert Southey).┤
└╕expr. ╡to┤ (or ╡with┤) ╡advantage,┤ ┤to a good effect; with a useful effect; favorably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That frame sets off the painting to advantage. Head tilted winningly, she was ... seeking to display herself to advantage (John Updike).┤
└╕expr. ╡to one's advantage,┤ ┤to one's benefit or help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will be to your advantage to study Spanish before you visit Mexico.┤
╩│advantage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-taged,╕ │-taging.╕
╜│advantaged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ born or living in good circumstances; provided with advantages; privileged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Isolated in suburbia the advantaged child goes through school feeling no impact from the social and political issues of the day (Science News).┤
╩│advantaged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advantageous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving advantage; favorable; helpful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From this advantageous position the scouts can observe three roads.┤
┴┤ (SYN) beneficial, profitable.
┼╕adv. ╡advantageously.┤
┼╕noun ╡advantageousness.┤
╩│advantageous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the transfer of heat, cold, or other properties of air by the horizontal motion of a mass of air.
╩│advection, ╛╕noun.
╜│advectional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= advective.
╩│advectional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= advective.
╜│advection fog,╕
┬┌┤ a fog that occurs when a body of relatively warm, moist air moves over a cold surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advection fogs often form in the Newfoundland Banks area, where warm air blows over the cold water of the Labrador Current (George F. Taylor).┤
╩│advection fog,╕
╜│advective, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the horizontal moving of masses of air, involving the transfer of heat or other properties of air.
┬┌┤ a coming or arrival, especially of something infrequent or unusually important.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advent of a new era, the advent of space exploration. The advent of spring was a time for festivals in ancient days.┤
╩│advent, ╛╕noun.
╜│Advent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the season of devotion including the four Sundays before Christmas.
├│ 2. ┤the coming of Christ into the world; birth of Christ.
├│ 3. ┤the second coming of Christ at the millennium; Second Advent.
╩│Advent, ╛╕noun.
╜│Adventism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the belief or doctrine that the expected second coming of Christ is near at hand.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Adventist.┤
╩│Adventism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventitia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a membranous structure covering but not properly belonging to an organ, especially a blood vessel.
╩│adventitia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventitious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤coming from outside; additional; accidental.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The romantic life of the artist gives his painting an adventitious interest.┤
┴┤ (SYN) casual, extrinsic.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany, Zoology.) appearing out of the normal or usual place, such as roots on stems or buds on leaves, or hair where it does not ordinarily grow.
┼╕adv. ╡adventitiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡adventitiousness.┤
╩│adventitious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adventive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany, Zoology.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤introduced into a new environment; not native or established, though growing with cultivation.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a plant or animal not native to the environment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many foreign weeds are adventives, until they become naturalized (Norman Taylor).┤
╩│adventive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Advent Sunday,╕
┬┌┤ the first of the four Sundays in Advent; the Sunday nearest to Saint Andrew's Day (November 30).
╩│Advent Sunday,╕
╜│adventure, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an exciting or unusual experience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trip to Alaska was quite an adventure for her.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bold undertaking, usually exciting and somewhat dangerous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the daring adventure of rocketing into outer space. Sailing across the Pacific on a raft was a daring adventure.┤
├│ 3. ┤readiness to take part in exciting or dangerous undertakings; the seeking of excitement or danger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An explorer must have a spirit of adventure.┤
├│ 4. ┤a business undertaking; commercial speculation; venture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ill-advised adventure in oil stocks.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) risk; jeopardy; peril.
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) fortune; luck.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to dare to do; venture on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So bold Leander would adventure it (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤to expose to danger or loss; risk; hazard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to adventure one's life.┤
├│ 3. ┤to venture to say; volunteer.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to risk oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Now he adventured on a shore unknown (Byron).┤
├│ 2. ┤to venture; dare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She feared she could not safely adventureto do so (Scott).┤
╩│adventure, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
╜│adventurer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who has or seeks adventures.
┴┤ (SYN) daredevil, venturer, adventurist.
├│ 2. ┤a soldier ready to serve in any army that will hire him.
┴┤ (SYN) soldier of fortune.
├│ 3. ┤a person who lives by his wits in ways that are not entirely honest or respectable; one who schemes for money or social position.
┴┤ (SYN) intriguer, opportunist.
├│ 4. ┤a person who undertakes commercial risks; a speculator.
├│ 5. ┤a person who financed early trading ventures.
╩│adventurer, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventuresome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bold and daring; adventurous.
┼╕noun ╡adventuresomeness.┤
╩│adventuresome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adventuress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman who schemes to get money or social position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The odious little adventuress [Becky Sharp] making her curtsey (Thackeray).┤
├│ 2. ┤a woman adventurer.
╩│adventuress, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventurism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the urging or undertaking of a program, policy, or the like, without careful planning.
┼╕noun ╡adventurist.┤
┼╕adj. ╡adventuristic.┤
╩│adventurism, ╛╕noun.
╜│adventurous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of adventures; ready to take risks; rashly daring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Magellan was a bold, adventurous explorer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) venturous, venturesome.
├│ 2. ┤enterprising; daring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an adventurous people.┤
├│ 3. ┤full of danger; involving risk; dangerous; hazardous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An expedition to the North Pole is an adventurous undertaking.┤
┼╕adv. ╡adventurously.┤
┼╕noun ╡adventurousness.┤
╩│adventurous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adverb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word that tells how, when, or where something happens. In "He walked slowly," "He came late," "I saw her there," and "She sings well," ╖slowly, late, there,┤ and ╖well┤ are adverbs. Adverbs also tell how much or how little is meant. In "This soup is very good" and "She is rather slow," ╖very┤ and ╖rather┤ are adverbs. An adverb is used to extend or limit the meaning of a verb (he ran ╖fast┤), an adjective (╖exceedingly┤ bright), another adverb (╖very┤ quickly), or a phrase, clause, or even a whole sentence (╖almost┤ through the wall; ╖just┤ what I wanted; ╖finally,┤ I went home). Most adverbs are made up of adjectives or participles plus the ending ╖-ly,┤ like ╖badly┤ in "He rowed badly" and ╖deservedly┤ in "She was deservedly popular."
├│ 2. ┤a form class or part of speech comprising these or similar words. (Abbr:) adv.
╩│adverb, ╛╕noun.
╜│adverbial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤used as an adverb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the sentence "He worked as quickly as possible," as quickly as possible is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb worked.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. In trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity (Book of Common Prayer).┤
╩│adversity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│advert─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to refer (to) in speaking or writing; direct attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker adverted to the need for caution on the roads. There is one other obvious contingency in this connection, and to it I shall now advert (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) allude.
├│ 2. ┤to turn the attention; take notice or heed; attend (to).
╩│advert─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│advert─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) an advertisement.
╩│advert─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│advertence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a directing or turning of the mind; attention or heed.
╩│advertence, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or habit of attentiveness; heedfulness.
╩│advertency, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ attentive; heedful; noticing.
┼╕adv. ╡advertently.┤
╩│advertent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advertise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give public notice of in newspapers and magazines, over the radio, by television or billboard; announce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When people lose something valuable, they advertise it in the newspaper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) publicize.
├│ 2. ┤to praise publicly the good qualities of (a product, service or idea) in order to create a demand or promote sales.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Manufacturers advertise products that they wish to sell.┤
┴┤ (SYN) promote, boost, recommend.
├│ 3. ┤to call attention to; make conspicuous; emphasize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bad spelling advertises his ignorance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proclaim, announce.
├│ 4. ┤to notify; inform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have advertised our correspondents abroad of our new process.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advise, apprise.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ask by public notice (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advertised for a job.┤
├│ 2. ┤to seek to sell goods or services by advertising; issue advertising.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It pays to advertise.┤
├┤ Also, ╡advertize.┤
┼╕noun ╡advertiser.┤
╩│advertise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tised,╕ │-tising.╕
╜│advertisement┐╕ or │advertizement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a public announcement or printed notice, recommending some product or service, or informing of some need. Advertisements are usually published in a newspaper or magazine, displayed by posters, distributed by circulars, or broadcast over radio or television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The furniture store has an advertisement in the newspaper of a special sale. A good advertisement attracts by its news value, convinces by its simplicity, and sells by creating desire through common-sense appeal (Walter J. Carlson).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) advt.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) information.
╩│advertisement┐╕ or │advertizement, ╛╕noun.
╜│advertising, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of preparing, publishing, or circulating advertisements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 1931 F.D.R. surprisingly confessed: "If I were starting life over again I would probably give first thought to making advertising my career ... because it combines real imagination with a deep study of psychology" (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤advertisements collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Billboards carry advertising. Fashions in advertising change frequently.┤
├│ 3. ┤a bringing to public notice by radio or television announcements, published notices, posters, or other means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store attracted many customers by advertising.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤an opinion about what should be done; suggestion; recommendation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To keep well, follow the doctor's advice.┤
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡advices.┤ news, especially from a distance; information.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advices of the score from the returning spectators were incomplete. Washington advices indicated the votes will be very close either way (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) report, word.
╩│advice, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being advisable; fitness; propriety; expediency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked about the advisability of buying a used car. In any case, it was obvious that it would have been impossible for the leadership to have done more than hint at the advisability of moderation (London Times).┤
╩│advisability, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be advised or recommended; wise; sensible; suitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is not advisable for him to go to school while he is still sick. A hot-air furnace is not advisable for a large building.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prudent, expedient.
├│ 2. ┤open to advice.
┼╕noun ╡advisableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡advisably.┤
╩│advisable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vised,╕ │-vising.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give advice to; offer an opinion to; counsel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advised me to put my money in the bank. Advise him to be cautious.┤
┴┤ (SYN) caution, warn, admonish.
├│ 2. ┤to recommend as a remedy, policy, or plan of action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His doctor advised complete rest.┤
┴┤ (SYN) suggest.
├│ 3. ┤to give notice to; inform; tell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were advised of the dangers before we began our trip. Please advise me of the date of delivery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) notify, acquaint.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give advice; recommend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall do as you advise.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) to talk over plans; consult (with); confer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before buying a house he advised with friends who owned houses.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to consider; reflect.
╩│advise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-vised,╕ │-vising.╕
╜│advised, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤considered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ill-advised remark.┤
┴┤ (SYN) planned, thought-out.
├│ 2. ┤informed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keep me advised.┤
╩│advised, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advisedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ after careful consideration; deliberately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We speak advisedly and from experience when we say that this was the general feeling (Harriet Martineau).┤
╩│advisedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│advisee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is advised.
├│ 2. ┤(Education, especially U.S.) a student assigned to an adviser.
╩│advisee, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ careful consideration; consultation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer took our case under advisement and said he would give us an answer in two weeks.┤
╩│advisement, ╛╕noun.
╜│adviser┐╕ or │advisor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who gives advice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a political adviser on foreign affairs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) counselor, mentor.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a teacher or other person appointed to advise a student or students.
╩│adviser┐╕ or │advisor, ╛╕noun.
╜│advisory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having power to advise, but not to determine or direct policy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an advisory committee.┤
┴┤ (SYN) consultative.
├│ 2. ┤containing advice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to offer an advisory opinion.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a bulletin or report to advise of developments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An advisory by the Weather Service warned of a hurricane.┤
├│ 2. ┤a recommendation; report.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An executive ... was quite disturbed over an advisory presented to him by his firm's legal counsel (Drug Trade News).┤
┼╕adv. ╡advisorily.┤
╩│advisory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│ad vivum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) (of portraits) lifelike.
╩│ad vivum,
╜│advocaat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Dutch eggnog.
╩│advocaat, ╛╕noun.
╜│advocacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of speaking or writing in favor of something; public recommendation; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's advocacy of the plan won support for it.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the profession or art of pleading a case before a court.
├│ b. ┤the pleading of a case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lawyer's professional advocacy of a case does not always imply his private belief in it.┤
╩│advocacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│advocacy journalism,╕
┬┌┤ journalism that promotes a particular point of view, especially in news articles.
╩│advocacy journalism,╕
╜│advocacy planning,╕
┬┌┤ a form of city planning in which advice and cooperation is sought from nonprofessional people, such as businessmen, homeowners, and civic groups, who would be affected by a particular plan.
╩│advocacy planning,╕
╜│advocate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cated,╕ │-cating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to speak or write in favor of; recommend publicly (a measure, policy, belief, or theory); support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He advocates building more good roads.┤
┴┤ (SYN) urge.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who speaks in favor; one who pleads or argues publicly for something, such as a proposal, belief, or theory; supporter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an advocate of better school buildings.┤
┴┤ (SYN) champion.
├│ 2. ┤a person who pleads or speaks for another; intercessor; defender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The advocates of Charles have very dexterously contrived to conceal ... the real nature of this transaction (Macaulay).┤
├│ 3. ┤a lawyer who pleads the cause of anyone in certain courts of law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lord Birkett ... was one of the great advocates of his age ... he was an unsurpassed pleader (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 4. ┤╡Advocate,┤ Christ (in the Bible, I John 2:1).
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process by which a Scottish or papal superior court brings an action before itself from an inferior court.
├│ 2. ┤╡= advocacy.┤
╩│advocation, ╛╕noun.
╜│advocator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= advocate ╕(defs. 1 and 2).
╩│advocator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= advocate ╕(defs. 1 and 2).
╜│advocatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an advocate.
╩│advocatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│advocatus diaboli,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤a devil's advocate, appointed to argue against a proposed beatification or canonization in the Roman Catholic Church.
├│ 2. ┤an adverse critic, especially one whose criticism is solicited in order to test the supporter's judgment.
╩│advocatus diaboli,
╜│advowee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has a right of advowson in English law.
╩│advowee, ╛╕noun.
╜│advowson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the right, in English law, to select and name the person to be appointed to a vacant church benefice or living. It is considered a right of property and as such can be sold.
╩│advowson, ╛╕noun.
╜│advt.,╕
┬┌┤ advertisement.
╩│advt.,╕
╜│adwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a woman whose business is advertising; advertising woman.
╩│adwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│adynamia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ physical weakness or debility; asthenia.
╩│adynamia, ╛╕noun.
╜│adynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ physically weak; asthenic.
╩│adynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│adytum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ta.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the innermost part of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, open only to the priests.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an inner room; a sanctum.
╩│adytum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ta.╕
╜│adz┐╕ or │adze, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│adzed,╕ │adzing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a tool somewhat like an ax, used for shaping heavy timbers. The blade is set across the end of the handle and curves inward.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shape with an adz.
╩│adz┐╕ or │adze, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│adzed,╕ │adzing.╕
╜│adzuki bean,
┬┌┤ a variety of kidney bean widely grown for food in China and Japan. Also, ╡adsuki bean.┤
╩│adzuki bean,
╜│ae, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) one.
╩│ae, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ae.,╕
┬┌┤ at the age of. See ╡aet.┤┤
╩│ae.,╕
╜│Aeacus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a son of Zeus, grandfather of Achilles, and one of the three judges of Hades.
╩│Aeacus, ╛╕noun.
╜│AEC╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.C.,╕
┬┌┤ Atomic Energy Commission (of the United States, abolished in 1974). See ╡ERDA,┤ ╡NRC.┤┤
╩│AEC╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.C.,╕
╜│aecial stage,
┬┌┤ the phase in the life cycle of certain rust fungi in which aecia (spores) are produced.
╩│aecial stage,
╜│aecidial stage,
┬┌┤ (British.) aecial stage.
╩│aecidial stage,
╜│aecidiospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an aeciospore.
╩│aecidiospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│aecidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an aecium.
╩│aecidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│aeciospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spore produced in an aecium, having two nuclei.
╩│aeciospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeciostage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aecial stage.
╩│aeciostage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aecial stage.
╜│aecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
┬┌┤ a cup-shaped structure which produces chains of spores (aeciospores), formed by the fusion of spores of opposite mating types of certain rust fungi. They usually appear on the lower surface of the leaf of the host plant. Also, (British,) ╡aecidium.┤
╩│aecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│AECL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
╩│AECL╕ (no periods),
╜│aedes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any mosquito of the species that transmits yellow fever and dengue; tiger mosquito.
├│ 2. ┤any other mosquito of the same genus.
╩│aedes, ╛╕noun.
╜│aedile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an elected official in ancient Rome in charge of promoting public games and circuses, maintaining public order, supervising traffic, and superintending public buildings and lands, the marketplace, and food and water supplies. Also, ╡edile.┤
┼╕noun ╡aedileship.┤
╩│aedile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aeetes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a king of Colchis, from whom the Golden Fleece was stolen by Jason and Medea, Aeetes' daughter.
╩│Aeetes, ╛╕noun.
╜│A.E.F.┐╕ or │AEF╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Allied Expeditionary Force (during World War II).
├│ 2. ┤American Expeditionary Forces or Force (soldiers sent to Europe by the United States during World War I).
╩│A.E.F.┐╕ or │AEF╕ (no periods),
╜│Aegean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or in the Aegean Sea, between Greece and Asia Minor, or the islands in it.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the first great European civilization (from about 3000 to about 1100 B.C.) that flourished on Crete and nearby islands, during the Bronze Age and spread to Greece before 1400 B.C.
╩│Aegean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aegrotat.
╩│aeger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aegrotat.
╜│aegeriid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) a moth of a family having mainly transparent, scaleless wings; a clearwing.
╩│aegeriid, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aegeus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the father of Theseus who, thinking his son was dead, threw himself into the Aegean Sea.
╩│Aegeus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aegilops, ╛╕noun. ╟│= egilops.
╩│aegilops, ╛╕noun. ╟│= egilops.
╜│Aeginetan sculptures┐╕ or │marbles,
┬┌┤ a collection of sculptures dating from the 400's B.C., discovered in 1811 on the island of Aegina, off the southeastern coast of Greece.
╩│Aeginetan sculptures┐╕ or │marbles,
╜│Aegir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Old Norse god of the sea, husband of Ran.
╩│Aegir, ╛╕noun.
╜│aegis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡Aegis.┤ (Greek Mythology.) the shield or breastplate used by Zeus or by his daughter Athena. According to one legend the shield was made by Hephaestus (Vulcan) for Zeus. Whenever Athena went on a mission for Zeus, she carried the Aegis with her as a sign of authority.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) protecting influence or care; protection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aegis of the law.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shield, shelter.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sponsorship; auspices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The conference on world health was held under the aegis of the United Nations.┤
├┤ Also, ╡egis.┤
╩│aegis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aegisthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the lover of Clytemnestra, and her accomplice in murdering her husband, Agamemnon. He was, in turn, killed by Agamemnon's son, Orestes.
╩│Aegisthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aegrotat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a medical certificate given at certain British and Canadian universities to a student too ill to attend an examination.
├│ 2. ┤the unclassified degree awarded to a student on the basis of this certificate. Also, ╡aeger.┤
╩│aegrotat, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aegyptopithecus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an extinct anthropoid ape of the early Miocene whose remains were discovered in 1966 in the Fayum desert region of Egypt.
╩│Aegyptopithecus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aelurophile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophile.
╩│aelurophile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophile.
╜│aelurophilia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophilia.
╩│aelurophilia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophilia.
╜│aelurophobe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobe.
╩│aelurophobe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobe.
╜│aelurophobia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobia.
╩│aelurophobia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ailurophobia.
╜│Aeneas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Legend.) a Trojan hero, son of Anchises and Aphrodite (Venus). After the fall of Troy, he escaped from the burning city carrying his father and leading his little son. After years of wandering he reached Italy, where his descendants supposedly founded Rome.
╩│Aeneas, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aeneid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long poem by Virgil telling the story of the wanderings and adventures of Aeneas. It is a Latin epic poem in twelve books, completed about 19 B.C.
╩│Aeneid, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeneolithic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ chalcolithic.
╩│aeneolithic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeneous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bronze-colored (used especially of insects).
╩│aeneous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeolian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or produced by the winds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeolian sandstone.┤
├│ 2. ┤carried by the winds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeolian soil.┤
╩│aeolian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aeolian─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of Aeolus. Also, ╡Eolian.┤
╩│Aeolian─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│Aeolian─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤belonging to a certain branch of the Greek people that lived in Boeotia, Thessaly, and Asia Minor.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of this branch. Also, ╡Eolian.┤
╩│Aeolian─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│aeolian harp┐╕ or │lyre,╕
┬┌┤ a box that gives out musical sounds when currents of air blow across the six or more tuned strings fitted over openings in its top, causing the strings to vibrate; wind harp.
╩│aeolian harp┐╕ or │lyre,╕
╜│Aeolian mode,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the modes in ancient Greek music, characterized as grand and stately.
├│ 2. ┤a mode of medieval church music, beginning and ending on the note A.
╩│Aeolian mode,╕
╜│Aeolic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤one of the great groups of dialects of ancient Greece, spoken in Aeolis, Lesbos, Thessaly, and Boeotia.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Aeolis. Also, ╡Eolic.┤
╩│Aeolic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aeolina, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aeoline.
╩│aeolina, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aeoline.
╜│aeoline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤a soft organ stop.
├│ 2. ┤╡= harmonica.┤
╩│aeoline, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeolipile┐╕ or │aeolipyle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus demonstrating the principle of the jet engine, said to have been invented by Hero of Alexandria, consisting of a boiler connected to a pivoted spherical vessel having two tubes bent at right angles to the pivot. Reaction to jets of steam escaping through the tubes causes the vessel to rotate. Also, ╡eolipile,┤ ╡eolipyle.┤
╩│aeolipile┐╕ or │aeolipyle, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeolotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) varying in properties and behavior along different axes or directions; anisotropic.
╩│aeolotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeolotropism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) ╡= anisotropy.┤
╩│aeolotropism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeolotropy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) ╡= anisotropy.┤
╩│aeolotropy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aeolus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) the god of the winds.
├│ 2. ┤a legendary king of Thessaly.
╩│Aeolus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= eon.
╩│aeon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= eon.
╜│aeonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ eternal. Also, ╡eonian.┤
╩│aeonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aepyornis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gigantic, extinct, flightless bird of Madagascar; elephant bird.
╩│aepyornis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aequo animo,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) with an even mind; calmly; tranquilly.
╩│aequo animo,
╜│aequorin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein in certain jellyfish which causes them to glow in the presence of calcium, extracted for use as a natural source of luminescence.
╩│aequorin, ╛╕noun.
╜│aer-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡aero-┤ used sometimes before vowels, as in ╖aerate.┤
╩│aer-,╕
╜│aerarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ in ancient Rome:
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the lowest class of Roman citizens, who paid only a poll tax but had no right to vote.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤connected with the public treasury; fiscal.
╩│aerarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aerate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to expose to and mix with air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water in some reservoirs is aerated and purified by spraying it high into the air.┤
├│ 2. ┤to fill with a gas; charge or mix with gas, often under pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soda water is water that has been aerated with carbon dioxide.┤
├│ 3. ┤to expose to chemical action with oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blood is aerated in the lungs.┤
├│ 4. ┤to expose to air.
┼╕noun ╡aeration.┤
┼╕noun ╡aerator.┤
╩│aerate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│aerated water, ╟= mineral water.
╩│aerated water, ╟= mineral water.
╜│aerenchyma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of tissue containing large air spaces, found especially in the stems of certain aquatic plants.
╩│aerenchyma, ╛╕noun.
╜│aere perennius,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) more lasting than bronze (from Horace's line ╖exegi monumentum re perennius,┤ "I have completed a monument more lasting than bronze").
╩│aere perennius,
╜│aerial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long wire or set of wires or rods used in radio, television, and radar for sending out or receiving electromagnetic waves; antenna.
├│ 2. ┤(American Football.) a forward pass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jerry Harper hit Johnny Bell with an aerial good for 50 yards and a score (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤of or for aircraft; having to do with aviation in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aerial ferry.┤
├│ b. ┤carried out by or seen from aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial farming, aerial spraying, an aerial view of the city.┤
├│ 2. ┤living in the air:
├│ a. ┤growing in the air instead of in soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The banyan tree has aerial roots.┤
├│ b. ┤floating or flying in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds (Charles Darwin).┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with the air; atmospheric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial currents.┤
├│ 4. ┤extending high into the air; lofty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial mountains.┤
┴┤ (SYN) airy.
├│ 5a. ┤as light as air; ethereal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. sweet, faint, aerial music.┤
┴┤ (SYN) delicate.
├│ b. ┤as thin as air; unsubstantial; imaginary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerial beings, fine and aerial distinctions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) immaterial.
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) consisting of air; gaseous.
┼╕adv. ╡aerially.┤
┼╕noun ╡aerialness.┤
╩│aerial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aerial bar,╕
┬┌┤ a high trapeze, as in a circus.
╩│aerial bar,╕
╜│aerialist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acrobat who performs feats on a trapeze, tightrope, or the like.
╩│aerialist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeriality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ airiness; unsubstantiality.
╩│aeriality, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerial ladder,╕
┬┌┤ a very long ladder that can be extended, such as is used by firemen.
╩│aerial ladder,╕
╜│aerial mine,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mine designed to be dropped from an aircraft into water.
├│ 2. ┤a very heavy bomb, especially one slowed in its descent by a parachute.
╩│aerial mine,╕
╜│aerial perspective,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of perspective that has to do with the variations of light, shade, and color in objects that are drawn or painted according to their distances from the observer, the quantity of light falling on them, and the medium through which they are seen.
╩│aerial perspective,╕
╜│aerial photograph,╕
┬┌┤ a vertical or oblique photograph taken from an aircraft, for military, meteorological, or mapping purposes.
╩│aerial photograph,╕
╜│aerial photography,╕
┬┌┤ the process or technique of taking photographs from aircraft.
╩│aerial photography,╕
╜│aerial railway┐╕ or │aerial tramway,╕
┬┌┤ overhead cables or rails from which a car is suspended to move persons and things across a river, canyon, or other difficult place to cross.
╩│aerial railway┐╕ or │aerial tramway,╕
╜│aerial rocket,╕
┬┌┤ a rocket launched from an aircraft.
╩│aerial rocket,╕
╜│aerial survey,╕
┬┌┤ a survey of land made by means of aerial photographs.
╩│aerial survey,╕
╜│aerial tanker,╕
┬┌┤ an airplane used to refuel other airplanes while in the air.
╩│aerial tanker,╕
╜│aerial torpedo,╕
┬┌┤ a torpedo designed to be released from a low-flying aircraft into water (no longer used).
╩│aerial torpedo,╕
╜│aerie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the nest of an eagle, hawk, or other bird of prey, usually built in a lofty place.
├│ 2. ┤the young eagles, hawks, or other birds in such a nest.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a house, castle, or the like, placed high on a rock or mountainside. Also, ╡aery,┤ ╡aery,┤ ╡eyrie,┤ ╡eyry.┤
╩│aerie, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeried, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an aerie or aeries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aeried crag.┤
╩│aeried, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeriferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ conveying air.
╩│aeriferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aerifying or being aerified, as by bubbling air through.
╩│aerification, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having the form of air; gaseous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. substances existing in an aeriform state.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) unsubstantial; unreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aeriform figures, aeriform attainments.┤
╩│aeriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to force air into; fill with air; aerate.
├│ 2. ┤to convert into vapor or gas.
╩│aerify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│aero, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with aviation or flying; aeronautical.
├│ 2. ┤of or for aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the success of the industry in selling airliners and aero engines abroad (Observer).┤
╩│aero, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aero-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤air; the air; of the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aeroplane = airplane. Aerometer = air meter.┤
├│ 2. ┤atmosphere; atmospheric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerospace = space in the atmosphere. Aerology = science of the atmosphere.┤
├│ 3. ┤gas; of gas or gases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerodynamics = dynamics of gases.┤
├│ 4. ┤of or for aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerobatics = aircraft acrobatics. Aerodrome = landing field for aircraft.┤
╩│aero-,╕
╜│aeroallergen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any allergen carried by the air, such as pollen or germs.
╩│aeroallergen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobacter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of aerobic bacteria that ferment sugars with the production of various acids.
╩│aerobacter, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroballistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeroballistics.
╩│aeroballistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeroballistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the behavior of projectiles fired from aircraft.
╩│aeroballistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or characterized by aerobatics.
╩│aerobatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobatics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the performance of tricks or stunts with an aircraft in flight, such as loops; stunt flying.
├│ 2. ┤the art of performing such maneuvers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The merit of aerobatics is that everything depends on the skill of the pilot; an old and slow aircraft is not a handicap and may even be an advantage (London Times).┤
╩│aerobatics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a microorganism, especially any of various bacteria, which can live only in the presence of oxygen.
╩│aerobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤living and growing only where there is atmospheric oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerobic bacteria.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or caused by aerobic bacteria.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with aerobics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cardinal requirement of aerobic exercise is that it must tax the person's capacity (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡aerobically.┤
╩│aerobic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of exercises based on a correlation of oxygen consumption and physical fitness, and designed to promote the supply and use of oxygen by the body.
├│ 2. ┤╡Aerobics,┤ a trademark for this system.
╩│aerobics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerobiology.
╩│aerobiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerobiology.
╩│aerobiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of biology that deals with the way bacteria, viruses, pollen, and the like, are carried through the air.
╩│aerobiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ life sustained by an organism in the presence of oxygen (contrasted with ╖anaerobiosis┤).
╩│aerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerobiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by aerobiosis; aerobic.
╩│aerobiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= aerobe.
╩│aerobium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bia.╕ ╟│= aerobe.
╜│aerobraking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of atmospheric friction to slow a moving space vehicle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a technique known as "aerobreaking," in which a light-weight shield slows down a vehicle as it zooms through a planetary atmosphere (William J. Broad).┤
╩│aerobraking, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tellurometer adapted to aircraft use for geographical survey.
╩│aerodist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodonetics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or study of gliding and soaring flight.
╩│aerodonetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) ╡= airdrome; airport.┤
╩│aerodrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodromics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) the science of flying.
╩│aerodromics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerodynamics.
┼╕adv. ╡aerodynamically.┤
╩│aerodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerodynamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerodynamic.
╩│aerodynamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerodynamic.
╜│aerodynamic heating,╕
┬┌┤ the heating of the leading edge or surface of an object moving through the atmosphere at high speed, caused by friction with the air.
╩│aerodynamic heating,╕
╜│aerodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerodynamics.
╩│aerodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the motion of air and other gases around objects, and of forces acting on both bodies passing through air and other gases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rockets are powerful research tools ... in aerodynamics (Science News).┤
╩│aerodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerodyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any heavier-than-air aircraft.
╩│aerodyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroelastic. ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeroelasticity.
╩│aeroelastic. ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeroelasticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the movement or deformation of an aircraft component or other elastic structure under the stress of aerodynamic forces.
├│ 2. ┤the branch of mechanics that deals with such movement or deformation.
╩│aeroelasticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroembolism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a harmful blocking of blood vessels by nitrogen bubbles in the blood and body tissues, caused by a sudden reduction of air pressure, as in skin divers and other divers rising too rapidly, tunnel workers leaving pressurized caissons, and aviators ascending rapidly to high altitudes.
╩│aeroembolism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aero-engine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an aircraft engine.
╩│aero-engine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerofoil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an airfoil.
╩│aerofoil, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colloidal solution of a solid in which a liquid is replaced by a gas or by air, thus producing a high degree of porosity.
╩│aerogel, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various species of gas-producing bacteria.
╩│aerogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogenerator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a generator driven by the wind.
╩│aerogenerator, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤gas-producing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aerogenic bacteria.┤
├│ 2. ┤having the form of air or gas; aeriform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The inhalable, or aerogenic, form of the vaccine gives greater immunity than does the injected form (Science News Letter).┤
╩│aerogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a radiogram.
├│ 2. ┤the record made by an aerograph.
├│ 3. ┤╡= air letter.┤
╩│aerogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerogramme, ╛╕noun. ╟│= air letter.
╩│aerogramme, ╛╕noun. ╟│= air letter.
╜│aerograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument carried high into the upper atmosphere by an airplane, balloon, or kite to record pressure, temperature, humidity, and other atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerographics or describes atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of aerography.
├│ 2. ┤of aerographics.
╩│aerographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerographic.
╩│aerographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerographic.
╜│aerographics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the air or atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerographics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ description of the air or atmospheric conditions.
╩│aerography, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorite made up entirely or almost entirely of stone.
╩│aerolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerolitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) made up entirely or almost entirely of stone, as a meteorite.
╩│aerolitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerologic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerology.
┼╕adv. ╡aerologically.┤
╩│aerologic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerologic.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Through aerological investigations scientists have learned much about the atmosphere and the weather (J. V. Finch).┤
╩│aerological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerologic.
╜│aerologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aerology.
╩│aerologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the branch of meteorology that deals with the properties and phenomena of the upper atmosphere.
├│ 2. ┤╡= meteorology.┤
╩│aerology, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeromagnetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with magnetism in, or the action of magnetic force on, elements of the atmosphere, especially in the upper layers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aeromagnetic survey.┤
╩│aeromagnetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeromancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤divination by the air or atmospheric phenomena.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) the forecasting of the weather.
╩│aeromancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeromechanic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a mechanic who works on aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤an expert in aeromechanics.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= aeromechanical.┤
╩│aeromechanic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aeromechanical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeromechanics.
╩│aeromechanical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeromechanics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the motion (aerodynamics) and equilibrium (aerostatics) of air and other gases.
╩│aeromechanics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeromedical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeromedicine.
╩│aeromedical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeromedicine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ aviation medicine.
╩│aeromedicine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerometeorograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meteorograph used in aircraft and other flying objects.
╩│aerometeorograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the weight or density of air and other gases.
╩│aerometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with aerometry or an aerometer.
╩│aerometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of pneumatics.
╩│aerometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pilot of an airship or balloon; balloonist.
├│ 2. ┤a person who travels in an airship or balloon.
├│ 3. ┤the pilot of an airplane.
╩│aeronaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronautic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aeronautical.
╩│aeronautic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aeronautical.
╜│aeronautical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) of or having to do with aeronautics or aeronauts.
┬┌┤ the science or art having to do with the design, manufacture, and operation of aircraft.
╩│aeronautics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeroneurosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nervous disorder affecting aviators, usually caused by excessive flying and characterized by such symptoms as gastric distress, irritability, and insomnia.
╩│aeroneurosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronomical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeronomy.
╩│aeronomical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aeronomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies aeronomy.
╩│aeronomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeronomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science that deals with the physical and chemical conditions of the upper atmosphere, especially the changes occurring as the result of radiation from outer space.
╩│aeronomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aero-otitis media,
┬┌┤ inflammation of the middle ear caused by differences between the air pressure in the cavity of the middle ear and that of the atmosphere that occur from sudden changes of altitude in flying.
╩│aero-otitis media,
╜│aeropause, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the limit of man's penetration in the atmosphere at any particular time.
├│ 2. ┤the upper limit of manned airborne flight.
╩│aeropause, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophagia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal swallowing of air,sometimes associated with hysteria.
╩│aerophagia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophagy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerophagia.
╩│aerophagy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerophagia.
╜│aerophilatelist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a collector of airmail stamps.
╩│aerophilatelist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophilately, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the business or hobby of collecting and trading airmail stamps.
╩│aerophilately, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a morbid fear of air or gases, especially of drafts.
╩│aerophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a portable respirator for the use of firemen, miners, and others, containing chemicals designed to revive exhaled air passing through it or to make smoke-filled air breathable.
┬┌┤ an instrument capable of detecting and counting microscopic particles, such as dust or germs, carried in the air.
╩│aerosoloscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerospace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the field of science, technology, and industry dealing with the flight of rockets and other spacecraft through the atmosphere or the space beyond it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerospace ... has provided more jobs for last June's engineering graduates than any other field of business or industry (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it, especially the space in which rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft operate.
╩│aerospace, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerospace engineering,╕
┬┌┤ engineering that deals with the design and development of aircraft and space vehicles. Aerospace engineers also design testing equipment such as wind tunnels.
╩│aerospace engineering,╕
╜│aerospace medicine,╕ ╟│= space medicine.
╩│aerospace medicine,╕ ╟│= space medicine.
╜│aerospace plane,╕
┬┌┤ a craft that is part airplane and part spaceship which has no wings and looks like an enormous bathtub; lifting body. It is designed to ride into space on top of a rocket and return to earth after completing its mission.
╩│aerospace plane,╕
╜│aerostat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any lighter-than-air aircraft, such as a balloon or dirigible.
╩│aerostat, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerostatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with aerostatics.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with an aerostat.
╩│aerostatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerostatic.
╩│aerostatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aerostatic.
╜│aerostatics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of physics that deals with the static equilibrium of air and other gases, and of solid objects suspended or moving in them.
╩│aerostatics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerostation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the art or science of operating lighter-than-air aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) aerostatics.
╩│aerostation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) moving toward or away from oxygen or air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bacteria under the coverslip ... are "positively aerotactic," aggregating around the edges where the oxygen concentration is higher than in the centre (New Scientist).┤
╩│aerotactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerotaxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) movement of an organism or part of an organism toward or away from oxygen or air.
╩│aerotaxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotechnical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aeronautical production and research.
┬┌┤ a method of treating disease by varying the pressure or composition of the air breathed.
╩│aerotherapeutics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotherapy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerotherapeutics.
╩│aerotherapy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerotherapeutics.
╜│aerothermodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aerothermodynamics.
╩│aerothermodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerothermodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in aerothermodynamics.
╩│aerothermodynamicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerothermodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of thermodynamics that deals with the relations between heat and mechanical energy in air and other gases, especially in their applications to changes induced by the motions of bodies in the medium.
╩│aerothermodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aerotrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a high-speed train that combines the air-cushion element of the hovercraft and the single-rail feature of the monorail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aerotrain [will] provide rapid transportation between cities that are too close for economic air travel (Time).┤
╩│aerotrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│aeruginous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the nature or color of verdigris; bluish-green.
╩│aeruginous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aerugo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rust of copper or brass; verdigris.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) the rust of metals in general.
╩│aerugo, ╛╕noun.
╜│aery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.)
├│ 1. ┤aerial; lofty.
├│ 2. ┤ethereal.
╩│aery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│aery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │aeries.╕
┬┌┤ an aerie (eagle's nest).
╩│aery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │aeries.╕
╜│Aeschylean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or in the rather outspoken style of the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Aeschylean tragedy.┤
╩│Aeschylean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aesculaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the same family as the horse chestnut.
╩│aesculaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aesculapian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Aesculapius.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the healing art; medical.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a physician.
╩│Aesculapian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aesculapius, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Roman god of medicine and healing (identified with the Greek god Asclepius).
├│ 2. ┤a physician.
╩│Aesculapius, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesculin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esculin.
╩│aesculin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esculin.
╜│Aesir, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the chief Scandinavian gods and goddesses (Odin, Thor, Balder, Loki, Tyr, Freya, etc.), who lived in Asgard.
╩│Aesir, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Aesopian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Aesop.
├│ 2. ┤composed by Aesop or in his manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fable in the Aesopian style.┤
├┤ Also, ╡Esopian.┤
╩│Aesopian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aestheometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aestheometry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aestheometric designs.┤
╩│aestheometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aestheometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of making geometric designs on a board, cloth, or the like, by means of needle and thread, used especially in teaching geometry and art.
╩│aestheometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the perception of the external world by the senses; feeling; sensibility. Also, ╡esthesia.┤
╩│aesthesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthesiometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esthesiometer.
╩│aesthesiometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= esthesiometer.
╜│aesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aesthesia.
╩│aesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aesthesia.
╜│aesthete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who pretends to appreciate or be specially sensitive to the beautiful in nature or art; one who gives too much attention to beauty.
├│ 2. ┤a person who appreciates or is sensitive to beauty in nature or art. Also, ╡esthete.┤
╩│aesthete, ╛╕noun.
╜│aesthetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with the beautiful, as distinguished from the useful, scientific, or moral; based on or determined by beauty rather than by practical or moral considerations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee laid stress on aesthetic elements, such as architecture and design (Claude M. Berkeley).┤
├│ 2. ┤(of persons) having or showing an appreciation of beauty in nature and art.
├│ 3. ┤(of things) showing good taste; artistic; pleasing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aesthetic wallpaper. The ruins have a romantic or an impersonal, aesthetic appeal to all people, but to the Greeks they are a living force (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an aesthetic philosophy or point of view.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once again, Balanchine tamed an alien movement to his own distinctive personal aesthetic (Doris Hering).┤
├│ 2. ┤an aesthete. Also, ╡esthetic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aesthetically.┤
╩│aesthetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aesthetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aesthetics. Also, ╡esthetical.┤
╩│aesthetical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aesthetician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in or student of aesthetics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aesthetician studies art in a theoretical way (Thomas Munro).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡esthetician.┤
╩│aesthetician, ╛╕noun.
╜│aestheticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the belief in beauty as the basic standard of value in human life, underlying all moral or materialistic considerations.
├│ 2. ┤a great love for and sensitivity to beauty and the arts. Also, ╡estheticism.┤
┬┌┤ the study of beauty in art and nature; philosophy of beauty or taste; theory of the fine arts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the experimentalists of the Institute had abandoned their physics for ... the study of transcendental aesthetics and all the refinements and abstractions of pure reason (Edinburgh Review).┤
┬┌┤ at the age of (usually at death); aged (a designated figure);
╔┤ ╢Ex. Here lies John Richards, aet. 71.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡ae.┤
╩│aet.┐╕ or │aetat.,╕
╜│AET╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.T.,╕
┬┌┤ a crystalline chemical compound used in the prevention and treatment of radiation sickness.
╩│AET╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.E.T.,╕
╜│aetatis suae,
┬┌┤ (Latin) in his --th year; aged --(a shortened form of ╡anno aetatis suae┤).
╩│aetatis suae,
╜│aetheling, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atheling.
╩│aetheling, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atheling.
╜│aether, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ether.
╩│aether, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ether.
╜│aethereal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ethereal.
╩│aethereal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ethereal.
╜│aethrioscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring minute variations of temperature due to different conditions of the sky.
╩│aethrioscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aetiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= etiologic.
╩│aetiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= etiologic.
╜│aetiological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= etiological.
╩│aetiological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= etiological.
╜│aetiologist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= etiologist.
╩│aetiologist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= etiologist.
╜│aetiology, ╛╕noun. ╟│= etiology.
╩│aetiology, ╛╕noun. ╟│= etiology.
╜│Aetolian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the ancient Greek region of Aetolia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an inhabitant of ancient Aetolia.
╩│Aetolian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│AEW╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ airborne early warning (radar for enemy ships and aircraft).
╩│AEW╕ (no periods),
╜│af-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖f,┤ as in ╖affix.┤
╩│af-,╕
╜│a.f.,╕
┬┌┤ audio frequency.
╩│a.f.,╕
╜│Af.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Africa.
├│ 2. ┤African.
╩│Af.,╕
╜│AF╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Air Force, especially the Unitec States Air Force.
├│ 2. ┤Anglo-French.
├│ 3. ┤audio frequency.
├│ 4. ┤autofocus in a camera.
╩│AF╕ (no periods),
╜│AFA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Federation of Arts.
╩│AFA╕ (no periods),
╜│afar, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ far away; at a great distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Abraham ... saw the place afar off (Genesis 22:4).┤
└╕expr. ╡from afar,┤ ┤from far off; from a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I saw him coming down the road from afar.┤
╩│afar, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Afar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a nomadic tribe of Hamitic origin in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti; Danakil.
├│ 2. ┤this tribe.
╩│Afar, ╛╕noun.
╜│afara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a species of trees native to Nigeria, the wood of which is light-colored and resembles teak in its grain; limba.
╩│afara, ╛╕noun.
╜│AFB╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.B.,╕
┬┌┤ Air Force Base.
╩│AFB╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.B.,╕
╜│AFC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ automatic frequency control.
╩│AFC╕ (no periods),
╜│afeard┐╕ or │afeared, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) afraid; frightened.
╩│afeard┐╕ or │afeared, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afebrile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without fever.
╩│afebrile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aff, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) off.
╩│aff, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│affability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality that makes a person easy to talk to; courteous and pleasant ways.
┴┤ (SYN) amiability, geniality.
╩│affability, ╛╕noun.
╜│affable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤easy to talk to; courteous and pleasant in receiving and responding to the conversation or approaches of others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our principal is a very friendly and affable man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approachable, amiable.
├│ 2. ┤gracious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affable smile.┤
┼╕noun ╡affableness.┤
╩│affable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an affable manner; courteously.
╩│affably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│affair, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤thing to do; matter of business; job; task.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President has many affairs to look after. The project was an important but time-consuming affair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) activity.
├│ 2. ┤a particular action or happening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The party on Saturday was a jolly affair.┤
├│ 3. ┤a private concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That's my own affair.┤
├│ 4. ┤a thing; matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mechanism of a clock is a complicated affair.┤
├│ 5. ┤an amorous or romantic experience, especially a temporary one; love affair; romance.
├│ 6. ┤an important or notorious case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Dreyfus affair.┤
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a festive or ceremonious occasion, such as a banquet, wedding, or dinner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catered affair.┤
└╕expr. ╡affairs,┤ ┤matters of interest, especially public or business matters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. men of affairs. The reasonableness of something is rarely a motive in human affairs (Barbara W. Tuchman).┤
╩│affair, ╛╕noun.
╜│affaire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a love affair (short for ╖affaire d'amour┤ or ╖affaire de coeur┤).
├│ 2. ┤any affair, especially some sensational event or legal case, often involving political scandal or intrigue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since the days of the Dreyfus case, one of the perennial features of French government has been l'affaire--that unique combination of intrigue, scandal, and politics that seems to ... suggest the existence of deep, deadly and corrupt forces ... (Time).┤
╩│affaire, ╛╕noun.
╜│affaire d'amour,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a love affair.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an affair of love.
╩│affaire d'amour,
╜│affaire de coeur,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a love affair.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an affair of the heart.
╩│affaire de coeur,
╜│affaire d'honneur,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a duel.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) an affair of honor.
╩│affaire d'honneur,
╜│affair of honor,╕ ╟│= duel.
╩│affair of honor,╕ ╟│= duel.
╜│affairs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡affair.┤┤
╩│affairs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│affect─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to produce a result on; have an effect on; act on; influence or change.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The small amount of rain last year affected the growth of crops. The disease affected his mind so that he lost his memory. Nothing you say will affect my decision.┤
├│ 2. ┤to touch the heart of; stir the feelings of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stories of starving children so affected him that he gave all his spare money to their aid.┤
┴┤ (SYN) move.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Psychology.) the felt or affective component of a stimulus or motive to action.
╩│affect─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│affect─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to pretend to have or feel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He affected ignorance of the fight, but we knew that he had seen it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feign, simulate, profess.
├│ 2. ┤to use because one prefers to; choose to use, wear, own, etc.; fancy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He affects carelessness in dress.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make a show of liking; adopt falsely or ostentatiously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to affect a taste for abstract art.┤
┼╕noun ╡affecter.┤
╩│affect─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│affectation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an artificial way of talking or acting put on to impress others; pretense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her roughness is an affectation; she is really a quiet, gentle girl.┤
┴┤ (SYN) show, pose.
├│ 2. ┤a mannerism, choice of language, or the like, that indicates a tendency toward this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her little affectations seem silly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) peculiarity.
╩│affectation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affected─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤acted on; influenced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone felt affected by the war.┤
├│ 2. ┤influenced injuriously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She froze her feet and the affected toes were numb.┤
├│ 3. ┤moved in feeling; stirred up.
├│ 4. ┤inclined.
╩│affected─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│affected─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤put on for effect; not natural; pretended; artificial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affected welcome, an affected tone of voice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unnatural, pretentious.
├│ 2. ┤behaving, speaking, or writing unnaturally for effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is too picked, too spruce, too affected, too odd (Shakespeare).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡affectedness.┤
╩│affected─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│affecting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ touching the heart; moving the feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The refugee told an affecting story of hunger and suffering.┤
╩│affecting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a feeling of warm liking and tender attachment; fondness; tenderness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mothers have affection for their children. His gentleness and kind ways increased his dog's affection for him.┤
├│ 2. ┤an unhealthy condition; disease.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is suffering from an affection of the ear.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ailment.
├│ 3. ┤feeling; inclination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The world of ideas is first arranged in six broad categories of abstract relations, space, matter, intellect, volition and affections (Simeon Potter).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) disposition; tendency.
╩│affection, ╛╕noun.
╜│affectional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ implying affection; relating to the affections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The affectional bond is often very strong at the inception of marriage, but it does not always endure (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectionally.┤
╩│affectional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectionate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or showing affection; fond; tender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affectionate child, an affectionate farewell. The soldier received an affectionate letter from his sister.┤
┴┤ (SYN) warm; devoted.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) headstrong.
┼╕adv. ╡affectionately.┤
┼╕noun ╡affectionateness.┤
╩│affectionate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) disposed.
╩│affectioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectionless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deprived of affection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affectionless youngster. Children from affectionless and disrupted homes are disproportionately involved in crime and delinquency (Morris and Hawkins).┤
╩│affectionless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affective, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the feelings; emotional.
├│ 2. ┤arousing emotion; concerning emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It may be noted that the difference between "Green was my valley" and "My valley was green" is that the first sentence has greater affective suggestiveness (Simeon Potter).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectively.┤
╩│affective, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affectivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the relative intensity of response to a feeling or emotion.
╩│affectivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│affectless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ unfeeling; unemotional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How do people become so "affectless"--so unaffected by the suffering of other people? (Katherine Gauss Jackson).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affectlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡affectlessness.┤
╩│affectless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affenpinscher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of small dogs having stiff, black fur, pointed ears, a prominent chin, and mustachelike tufts of hair.
╩│affenpinscher, ╛╕noun.
╜│afference, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action or excitation of afferent nerves.
╩│afference, ╛╕noun.
╜│afferent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ carrying inward to a central organ or point (contrasted with ╖efferent┤). Afferent nerves carry stimuli from nerve endings to the spinal cord.
╩│afferent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affettuoso, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) with feeling; tender.
╩│affettuoso, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│affiance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to promise (oneself or another) in marriage; engage; betroth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. James and Beth are affianced to each other.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the pledging of faith; betrothal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Affiance made, my happiness begun (Edmund Spenser).┤
┴┤ (SYN) engagement, troth.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) trust; confidence.
┼╕noun ╡affiancer.┤
╩│affiance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│affianced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ promised in marriage; engaged; betrothed.
╩│affianced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affiant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law, U.S.) a person who makes an affidavit.
╩│affiant, ╛╕noun.
╜│affiche, ╛╕noun. ╟│= poster.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Colin turned out the best affiches since Toulouse-Lautrec ... seizing a subject's single feature and turning it into an artistic shop sign (Time).┤
╩│affiche, ╛╕noun. ╟│= poster.
╜│affidavit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a statement written down and sworn to be true. An affidavit is usually made before a judge or notary public or, in Great Britain, a commissioner of oaths.
╩│affidavit, ╛╕noun.
╜│affiliable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be affiliated.
╩│affiliable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affiliate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to join in close association; connect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though the two clubs did not have the same members, they were affiliated with each other.┤
┴┤ (SYN) associate.
├│ 2. ┤to attach to or associate with a larger company or organization, often as a branch.
├│ 3. ┤to bring into relationship; adopt.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) to fix the paternity of.
├│ 5. ┤to trace the origin or connection of; ascribe.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to associate oneself; connect; be joined (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to affiliate with a political party.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an organization or group associated with other similar organizations or groups.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a person or organization that is associated with a larger organization; branch organization; subsidiary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our local automobile club is an affiliate of the national automobile club.┤
╩│affiliate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│affiliated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ associated; connected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American Automobile Association [has] 753 affiliated clubs and branches (Newsweek).┤
╩│affiliated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affiliation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ association; connection; relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our hospital has an affiliation with the medical school of the university. The population is sparse, with few affiliations with the Afghans (Science).┤
┴┤ (SYN) relationship, kinship.
╩│affiliation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affinal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a common origin or source.
├│ 2. ┤related by marriage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This establishes affinal (in-law) relationships between clans and binds them into a still larger unit: the tribe (Scientific American).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a relative by marriage; kinsman.
╩│affinal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(Mathematics.) having to do with or designating a transformation that carries parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
╔┤ ╢Ex. affine geometry.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a relative by marriage.
┼╕adv. ╡affinely.┤
╩│affine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affined, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤related; connected.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) bound; obligated.
╩│affined, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affinitative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of affinity.
┼╕adv. ╡affinitatively.┤
╩│affinitative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affinitive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ closely connected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the affinitive bond between identical twins.┤
╩│affinitive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affinity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has an affinity for dancing. If you have an affinity for mathematics, you will probably enjoy physics.┤
├│ 2. ┤relationship; connection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an affinity between Swedes and Norwegians.┤
├│ 3. ┤relationship by marriage (distinguished from ╖consanguinity┤).
├│ 4. ┤(Biology.) a resemblance between species, genera, breeds, or other natural groupings that makes a common ancestry probable.
├│ 5. ┤the force that attracts certain chemical elements to others and keeps them combined.
├│ 6. ┤a person to whom one is especially attracted.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) resemblance; likeness.
╩│affinity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│affinity card,╕
┬┌┤ a credit card issued at special rates to members of an affinity group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The affinity card ... is a Visa or MasterCard that a university, union, club, or some other group issues to its members (Washington Post).┤
╩│affinity card,╕
╜│affinity group,╕
┬┌┤ any formally organized group, club, or other organization.
╩│affinity group,╕
╜│affirm, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to declare to be true; say firmly; assert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoner affirmed his innocence. The Bible affirms that God is love.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aver, maintain, avouch.
├│ 2. ┤to confirm; ratify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The higher court affirmed the lower court's decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) validate, corroborate.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to declare solemnly, but without taking an oath.
┴┤ (SYN) vouch.
├│ 2. ┤to make a solemn assertion.
┼╕noun ╡affirmer.┤
╩│affirm, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│affirmable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be affirmed or asserted.
┼╕adv. ╡affirmably.┤
╩│affirmable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affirmance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of affirming; assertion.
├│ 2. ┤confirmation.
╩│affirmance, ╛╕noun.
╜│affirmant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who affirms.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤affirming.
╩│affirmant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│affirmation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positive statement; an assertion.
├│ 2. ┤a solemn declaration having the legal force of an oath, made by Quakers and others whose religion or conscience forbids the taking of an oath.
├│ 3. ┤the act of confirming anything established, especially laws; ratification; confirmation.
╩│affirmation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affirmative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤saying that some statement is a fact; answering "yes"; affirming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her answer to my question was affirmative.┤
├│ 2. ┤arguing in favor of a question being formally debated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the affirmative side.┤
├│ 3. ┤positive in manner.
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) containing no negative or implicitly negative (privative) terms in a proposition. (Example:) "All men are equal."
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or statement that says "yes" or agrees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I will" is an affirmative.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the affirmative,┤ ┤expressing agreement by saying "yes"; agreeing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal replied in the affirmative when we requested that we have an afternoon off for a class picnic.┤
└╕expr. ╡the affirmative,┤ ┤the side arguing in favor of a question being formally debated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The affirmative presented a strong argument, but the negative won the debate.┤
┼╕adv. ╡affirmatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡affirmativeness.┤
╩│affirmative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affirmative action,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any plan or program that promotes the employment of women and of members of minority groups.
┼╕adj. ╡affirmative-action.┤
╩│affirmative action,╕
╜│affirmatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= affirmative.
╩│affirmatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= affirmative.
╜│affix, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to stick on; fasten (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She affixed an airmail stamp to her letter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fix.
├│ 2. ┤to add, especially at the end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President affixed his signature to the bill.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make an impression of (a seal).
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to connect with; attach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to affix blame.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something joined or attached; an addition.
┴┤ (SYN) attachment, adjunct, addendum.
├│ 2. ┤a syllable or syllables added to a word or the base of a word to change its meaning or use; a prefix, suffix, or infix. In our language affixes are either prefixes like ╖un-┤ and ╖re-┤ or suffixes like ╖-ly┤ and ╖-ness.┤ The sign ╖-bi-┤ in Latin ╖legebit┤ "He will read" is an infix.
┼╕noun ╡affixer.┤
╩│affix, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│affixal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or of the nature of an affix.
╩│affixal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affixation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the forming of an affix or affixes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of all morphological processes affixation is by far the most common (Simeon Potter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of affixing; affixture.
╩│affixation, ╛╕noun.
╜│affixture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of affixing.
├│ 2. ┤something affixed.
╩│affixture, ╛╕noun.
╜│afflation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= inspiration.
╩│afflation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= inspiration.
╜│afflatus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an overmastering impulse or compelling force; inspiration, especially divine inspiration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a strong evangelical excitement ... , an afflatus of that mood of direct revelation in reformed Christianity--the same mood that produced the Quakers and Shakers (New Yorker).┤
╩│afflatus, ╛╕noun.
╜│afflict, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to cause pain to; trouble very much; distress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My grandfather is afflicted with arthritis. The pangs of conscience afflicted him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torment, harass.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to cast down.
┼╕noun ╡afflicter.┤
┼╕adv. ╡afflictingly.┤
╩│afflict, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│affliction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of pain, trouble, or distress; misery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The country suffered from the affliction of war. The Queen your Mother, in most great affliction of spirit, hath sent me to you (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) wretchedness, tribulation.
├│ 2. ┤a cause of pain, trouble, or distress; misfortune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His blindness is an affliction.┤
╩│affliction, ╛╕noun.
╜│afflictive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing misery or pain; distressing.
┼╕adv. ╡afflictively.┤
╩│afflictive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│affluence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wealth; riches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States is a country of great affluence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) opulence.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an abundant supply; great abundance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have had an affluence of rain this month. Winter ... with its affluence of snows (Longfellow).┤
┴┤ (SYN) profusion.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a flowing toward a particular point.
╩│affluence, ╛╕noun.
╜│affluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having wealth; rich; wealthy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an affluent person.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) abundant; plentiful.
┴┤ (SYN) copious, plenteous.
├│ 3. ┤flowing freely.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stream flowing into a larger stream or body of water; a tributary.
├│ 2. ┤an affluent person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To young affluents the holidays signify a generous portion of normally adult fare (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡affluently.┤
╩│affluent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│affluent society,╕
┬┌┤ a society with an abundant supply and consumption of luxury products and services.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Motor cars, now regarded as a symbol of the affluent society, are not seen [in Russia] in anything like the numbers evident in Western countries (J. V. Davidson-Houston).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a noisy quarrel; fight in public; brawl. In law, an affray is fighting in a public place so as to frighten others.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to frighten.
╩│affray, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│affreight, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to lease (a vessel) while its owners remain in charge of its operation.
┼╕noun ╡affreighter.┤
┼╕noun ╡affreightment.┤
╩│affreight, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│affricate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) a sound which begins as a stop and ends as a fricative. The ╖ch┤ in ╖chin┤ is an affricate because it starts like ╖t┤ and ends almost as ╖sh.┤
╩│affricate, ╛╕noun.
╜│affrication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) the act of sounding an affricate; turning a sound into an affricate.
╩│affrication, ╛╕noun.
╜│affricative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= affricate.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤consisting of or having to do with an affricate.
╩│affricative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│affright, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to excite with sudden fear; frighten.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤sudden fear; fright; terror.
├│ 2. ┤a cause of terror.
╩│affright, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│affront, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a word or act intended to show disrespect or contempt; open insult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To be called a coward is an affront.┤
├│ 2. ┤a slight or injury to one's dignity.
┴┤ (SYN) indignity.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to insult openly; offend purposely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy affronted his teacher by making a face at her. The people of the village were affronted by the superior airs of the wealthy newcomer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to face courageously and defiantly; confront.
┬┌┤ a pouring of water on a person, as in a form of baptism, or by a doctor treating fever.
╩│affusion, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afghan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Afghanistan.
├│ 2. ┤the principal language of Afghanistan; Pashto or Pushtu.
├│ 3. ┤an Afghan hound.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Afghanistan, its people, or their language.
╩│Afghan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│afghan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blanket or shawl made of knitted or crocheted wool or synthetic fiber, often in a special pattern.
╩│afghan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afghan hound,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of large, swift hunting dogs, originally bred in Afghanistan. It has a narrow head, large and drooping ears, a heavy coat of silky hair, and a long lock of hair at the top of the head. The Afghan hound is used for hunting gazelles, hares, and leopards in Africa.
╩│Afghan hound,╕
╜│afghani, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the unit of money of Afghanistan, equal to 100 puls.
╩│afghani, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afghani, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Afghan.
╩│Afghani, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Afghan.
╜│afibrinogenemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bleeding caused by the lack of fibrinogen in the blood.
╩│afibrinogenemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aficionada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das.╕
┬┌┤ a woman aficionado.
╩│aficionada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das.╕
╜│aficionado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is very enthusiastic about some sport or hobby or a special field; devotee; enthusiast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To crime-story aficionados the bulky bachelor doctor looks like a perfect Agatha Christie character (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who takes a very great interest in bullfighting although not a bullfighter.
╩│aficionado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│afield, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤away from home; away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wandered far afield in foreign lands.┤
├│ 2. ┤out of the right way; off the beaten track; astray.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We seem to have gone far afield; we are lost. (Figurative.) The discussion has gotten far afield of the main topic.┤
├│ 3. ┤in or on the field; to the field.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general decided to put another army afield.┤
╩│afield, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afikomen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Judaism.) a piece of ceremonial matzoth set aside to be eaten at the end of the Passover feast or Seder. It is hidden by the head of the family, and at the end of the Seder the children search for it, the finder receiving a reward.
╩│afikomen, ╛╕noun.
╜│afire, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on fire; burning.
┴┤ (SYN) ablaze.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) enthusiastic.
╩│afire, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│AFL╕ (no periods)┐, │A.F.L.,╕ or │A.F. of L.,╕
┬┌┤ American Federation of Labor (organization of craft unions, founded in 1886 and merged with the CIO in 1955).
╩│AFL╕ (no periods)┐, │A.F.L.,╕ or │A.F. of L.,╕
╜│A.F.L.┐╕ or │AFL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Football League.
╩│A.F.L.┐╕ or │AFL╕ (no periods),
╜│aflame, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in flames; on fire.
├│ 2. ┤in a glow; glowing.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) in a glow of excitement or eagerness; enthusiastic.
╩│aflame, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aflare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ flaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bushy white hair aflare, drooping mustache aquiver ... he is a little deaf but alert as a lion (Time).┤
╩│aflare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aflatoxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous substance produced in certain plants, especially peanuts, by a common mold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tumors in trout were shown to be caused by aflatoxin, a naturally occurring carcinogen ... The trout feed was contaminated by the aflatoxin (Atlantic).┤
╩│aflatoxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│AFL-CIO╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.L.-C.I.O.,╕
┬┌┤ a labor organization formed by the merger in 1955 of the craft unions of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the industrial unions of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
╩│AFL-CIO╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.F.L.-C.I.O.,╕
╜│afloat, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤floating on the water or in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had ten balloons afloat at one time.┤
├│ 2. ┤on shipboard; at sea.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) adrift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. penniless and afloat in a strange city.┤
├│ 4. ┤flooded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the rain the whole cellar was afloat.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) being spread; in circulation; going around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rumors of a revolt were afloat.┤
├│ 6. ┤existing or operating without financial difficulties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to keep an enterprise afloat.┤
├│ 7. ┤fully started or launched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to set afloat a new venture.┤
╩│afloat, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aflutter, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fluttering or waving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flags were aflutter in the breeze.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in a flutter; excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole village was aflutter with the news.┤
╩│aflutter, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│A.F. of L.
┬┌┤ See ╡AFL.┤┤
╩│A.F. of L.
╜│afoot, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on foot; by walking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you come all the way afoot?┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) going on; in progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Great preparations for the dinner were afoot in the kitchen. There is mischief afoot.┤
├│ 3. ┤on the move; moving; astir.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not a person in the house was yet afoot.┤
╩│afoot, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│afore, ╛╕adverb, preposition, conjunction.
┬┌┤ (Archaic and Dialect.) before.
╩│afore, ╛╕adverb, preposition, conjunction.
╜│aforehand, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) beforehand.
╩│aforehand, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aforementioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ spoken of before; mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
┴┤ (SYN) abovementioned.
╩│aforementioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aforesaid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ spoken of before; mentioned earlier.
╩│aforesaid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aforethought, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤thought out beforehand; deliberately planned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The evil deed was planned with malice aforethought.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= premeditation.┤
╩│aforethought, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aforetime, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕adv. ┤ ┤formerly.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤former; previous.
╩│aforetime, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│A-formation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in football) an offensive formation with most of the line to one side of the quarterback and the backfield to the other side.
╩│A-formation, ╛╕noun.
╜│a fortiori,
┬┌┤ for a still stronger reason. Thus if ╖B┤ exceeds ╖C,┤ and ╖C┤ is proved greater than ╖X,┤ then ╖B┤ is ╖a fortiori┤ greater than ╖X.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. If an agreement for nuclear or conventional disarmament is impossible, then World Government is, a fortiori, also impossible (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│a fortiori,
╜│afoul, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a tangle; in a collision; entangled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Raising the sail was impossible with the lines afoul.┤
└╕expr. ╡run┤ (or ╡fall┤) ╡afoul of,┤ ┤to get into trouble with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will run afoul of the law if he steals. There is also, of course, that inevitable day when their man ... runs afoul of the authorities for the last time and is sent home (Time).┤
╩│afoul, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│AFP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ alphafetoprotein.
╩│AFP╕ (no periods),
╜│Afr.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Africa.
├│ 2. ┤African.
╩│Afr.,╕
╜│afraid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤feeling fear; frightened; alarmed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is afraid of the dark.┤
├│ 2. ┤unwilling because of fear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shy people are often afraid to speak up.┤
├│ 3. ┤sorry to have to say.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm afraid I must ask you to leave now. I'm afraid you are wrong about that.┤
╩│afraid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A-frame, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a frame shaped like the letter ╖A,┤ used as a support for a pulley, as a skeleton support for a building, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a house built on an A-frame.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤built on an A-frame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an A-frame cottage.┤
╩│A-frame, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│afreet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Arabian Mythology.) a powerful evil demon, giant, or jinni. Also, ╡afrit,┤ ╡afrite.┤
╩│afreet, ╛╕noun.
╜│afresh, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ once more; again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you spoil your drawing, start afresh.┤
╩│afresh, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Afric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) African.
╩│Afric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│African, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Africa; from Africa; having to do with Africa, its peoples, their languages, or their ways of life.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a black person or black people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Africa, especially a person belonging to one of the native tribes of Africa.
├│ 2. ┤a black person.
╩│African, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Africana, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about Africa.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of things, such as textiles, tools, or handcrafted products made in Africa, especially before the introduction of mechanized technology.
├│ 3. ┤anecdotes, folklore, songs, or other things about Africa or typical of one or more of the African cultures.
┬┌┤ a plant related to the aster, having flowers that resemble daisies.
╩│African daisy,╕
╜│Africander, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╩│Africander, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╜│Africanderism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanderism.
╩│Africanderism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanderism.
╜│African elephant,╕
┬┌┤ an elephant of the genus native to Africa, usually larger and fiercer than the elephant found in Asia.
╩│African elephant,╕
╜│Africaner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╩│Africaner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikaner.
╜│African gray,╕
┬┌┤ a West African parrot of a gray color with a bright-red tail, one of the commonest of cage birds.
╩│African gray,╕
╜│African horse sickness,╕
┬┌┤ a disease of horses most prevalent in Africa, caused by a virus transmitted by a species of gnat. It is characterized by fever, swelling on the skin, and is usually fatal.
╩│African horse sickness,╕
╜│Africanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word, phrase, or meaning originating or more widely used among Africans speaking English than among other speakers of English.
├│ 2. ┤devotion or loyalty to Africa or to black culture and to its customs and traditions.
├│ 3. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to Africa or to black culture.
╩│Africanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Africanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studies African history, culture, art, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a supporter of African nationalism or interests.
╩│Africanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Africanization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of making African, as in converting into an African language.
├│ 2. ┤the turning over to Africans or placing in their custody.
┬┌┤ a large snail of the western coast of Africa, the East Indies, and the Pacific Islands, that destroys flowers, vegetables, and young rubber plants.
╩│African snail,╕
╜│African teak,╕ ╟│= African oak.
╩│African teak,╕ ╟│= African oak.
╜│African violet,╕
┬┌┤ a tropical plant, with (usually) violet, white, or pink flowers and heart-shaped, fuzzy leaves, often grown as a house plant. It belongs to the gesneria family and is a perennial, native to Africa.
╩│African violet,╕
╜│Afridi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-di╕ , │-dis.╕
┬┌┤ any of a Pathan people now living in both India and Pakistan and native to the Khyber Pass region. Traditionally they are known for their warlike habits and feuding.
╩│Afridi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-di╕ , │-dis.╕
╜│Afrikaans, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dialect of Dutch spoken in South Africa which developed from the Dutch of the colonists who came in the 1600's; South African Dutch; Taal.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Afrikaans; using or speaking Afrikaans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Afrikaans writer, the Afrikaans press.┤
╩│Afrikaans, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Afrikander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Afrikaner.┤
├│ 2. ┤a breed of red cattle from South Africa having a hump and other similarities to heat-resistant Brahman cattle. It has been used mostly for breeding experiments.
╩│Afrikander, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afrikanderdom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanerdom.
╩│Afrikanderdom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Afrikanerdom.
╜│Afrikanderism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any Afrikaans word, expression, usage, etc., carried over into the English spoken in South Africa.
╩│Afrikanderism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afrikaner┐╕ or │Afrikaaner, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a white person born in South Africa of European, especially Dutch or Huguenot, ancestry; Boer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You know he spoke Afrikaans like an Afrikaner (Alan Paton).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an Afrikaner or Afrikaners.
╩│Afrikaner┐╕ or │Afrikaaner, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Afrikanerdom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the realm or domain of Afrikaners, especially as the dominant group in South Africa.
╩│Afrikanerdom, ╛╕noun.
╜│afrit┐╕ or │afrite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= afreet.
╩│afrit┐╕ or │afrite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= afreet.
╜│Afro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a style of bushy, curly hair, resembling that of some African black tribes.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with black Americans or their characteristics or culture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Africa, however, they [drum solos] are an appreciable element in the tribal musical repertory, and hold such a place in the musical tradition that in the New World they are everywhere a part of Afro-American music and its derivatives, such as jazz (Melville J. Herskovits).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an American black.
╩│Afro-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Afro-Asian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Africans and Asians as a group, or with their common aspirations.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of one of the Afro-Asian countries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some Afro-Asians here are talking of a censure motion (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Afro-Asian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Afro-Asiatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a family of languages spoken throughout northern Africa and southwestern Asia that includes the Semitic and Hamitic languages.
╩│Afro-Asiatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Afrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ based on or regarding African cultures as the source of many aspects of European and American ideas and customs.
╩│Afrocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Afrocentrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine that African cultures are a principal source of European and American ideas and customs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afrocentrism, a cult within the multicultural movement, displays some distressing signs of authoritarianism (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡Afrocentrist.┤
╩│Afrocentrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Afro-Cuban, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with black Cubans or their culture.
╩│Afro-Cuban, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Afro-European, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with both Africa and Europe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aims of the new party are: the formation at once of an Afro-European government ... (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Afro-European, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a froid,
┬┌┤ (French.) without prejudice or passion; calmly and coldly; objectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. However, examined a froid, the thing appears to make a lot of sense (New Yorker).┤
╩│a froid,
╜│afrormosia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong West African hardwood resembling teak.
╩│afrormosia, ╛╕noun.
╜│AFSCME╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
┬┌┤ (Music.) a note or notes, especially of the accompaniment, that follow the beat.
╩│afterbeat, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterbirth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the placenta and membranes expelled from the uterus shortly after birth.
╩│afterbirth, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterbody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
┬┌┤ the stern or rear part of a ship, aircraft, or rocket.
╩│afterbody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
╜│afterbrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the portion of a hindbrain from which the medulla oblongata develops; myelencephalon.
╩│afterbrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterburner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device in the engine of a jet plane which supplies additional fuel to the exhaust and reignites it, thus increasing the thrust of the plane so that bursts of very high speed can be obtained.
╩│afterburner, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterburning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the irregular burning of fuel following the principal combustion in an engine, as in a rocket engine after fuel is cut off.
├│ 2. ┤a second burning in a jet engine, by an injection of fuel in an afterburner.
╩│afterburning, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftercare, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the care or nursing of convalescent patients after treatment, especially following childbirth or surgery.
├│ 2. ┤care and assistance given to inmates of certain institutions, such as former mental patients or convicts, after their discharge.
╩│aftercare, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterclap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a subsequent and unexpected stroke, as of misfortune.
╩│afterclap, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftercooler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for cooling the air compressed by a compressor, supercharger, etc.; air-cooler.
╩│aftercooler, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftercrop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second crop from land in the same year.
╩│aftercrop, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterdamp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a suffocating mixture of gases, chiefly carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide, found in coal mines after an explosion of firedamp.
╩│afterdamp, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-dark, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or for the evening or night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. after-dark costumes, after-dark bus runs.┤
╩│after-dark, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afterdeck, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of a deck toward or near the stern of a ship.
╩│afterdeck, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-dinner, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ following a dinner or banquet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an after-dinner speech, after-dinner coffee.┤
┴┤ (SYN) postprandial.
╩│after-dinner, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aftereffect, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a result that follows later, or that begins rather long after the cause has disappeared; a delayed effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aftereffect of the explosion was a great fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a secondary effect of a drug, disease or the like; side effect.
╩│aftereffect, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterfeed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ grass that grows after a first crop has been cut, and that is used for pasture instead of being cut again.
╩│afterfeed, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterglow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the glow remaining after something bright has gone:
├│ a. ┤the glow in the sky after sunset.
├│ b. ┤luminous trail, such as of a meteor or meteorite.
├│ c. ┤a lingering impression of brightness, as an afterimage.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a pleasurable feeling following something greatly enjoyed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a lilt to her song that always leaves an afterglow (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│afterglow, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftergrass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second growth of grass in a mowed field, or grass growing among the stubble after harvest.
╩│aftergrass, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftergrowth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second stage of growth or development, usually one that is not expected or desired.
╩│aftergrowth, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterguard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the amateur crew and owner of a yacht, distinguished from hired sailors.
├│ 2. ┤the seamen assigned to duty on the poop of a ship.
╩│afterguard, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterheat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the heat released by radioactive decay in an atomic reactor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Recovered gas would then be used to drive a gas turbine for power generation ... The afterheat could be used for air-conditioning houses (Science News).┤
╩│afterheat, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterhours, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or in time following the normal work shift, business day, or usual duties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The informal afterhours exchanges ... make these otherwise tiring congresses rewarding (Newsweek).┤
╩│afterhours, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afterimage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a visual or other sensation that persists or recurs after the stimulus causing it has ceased to act.
╩│afterimage, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterlife, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤life after death.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the later period of one's life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What happened to the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge in afterlife? (Atlantic).┤
╩│afterlife, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterlight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the glow in the sky after sunset; twilight.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the period following some event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the afterlight of last November's unpleasantness, some important changes appear to have been made in Senator G. (Harper's).┤
╩│afterlight, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftermath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a result or consequence, especially of something destructive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aftermath of war is hunger and disease.┤
├│ b. ┤the period following some event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the aftermath of any election, the immediate duty of the professional politician is to review and reshuffle the portfolio of his loyalties (Alistair Cooke).┤
├│ 2. ┤a second mowing or crop of grass from land in the same season.
╩│aftermath, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftermost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤nearest the stern of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aftermost hatch.┤
├│ 2. ┤last in order or time; hindmost.
╩│aftermost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afternoon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the time from noon to evening. (Abbr:) p.m., P.M.
├│ b. ┤(Especially British.) the time between lunch and either dark or six o'clock, whichever comes sooner. (English lunch is usually 1:00-2:00.)
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the latter part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man in the afternoon of life.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in or suitable for the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an afternoon dress.┤
╩│afternoon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│afternooner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a newspaper appearing in the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 1954, The [Los Angeles] Mirror switched to standard size and absorbed the opposition afternooner, The Daily News (Newsweek).┤
╩│afternooner, ╛╕noun.
╜│afternoons, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ during the afternoon; in the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is too busy afternoons to take a nap.┤
╩│afternoons, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afternoon tea,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤light refreshments, including tea, served in the afternoon.
├│ 2. ┤a social gathering including such a meal.
╩│afternoon tea,╕
╜│afterpains, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the pains that follow childbirth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afterpains are caused by contractions of the womb. (Figurative.) afterpains of conscience following a dishonorable act.┤
╩│afterpains, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│afterpart, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the aft part of a ship or boat; stern.
╩│afterpart, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterpiece, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short play performed after a longer one.
├│ 2. ┤an afterword.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Evelyn Waugh encouraged her to write this work [a biography], and Waugh himself contributed an afterpiece (New Yorker).┤
╩│afterpiece, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterripening, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the further development of seeds or fruits by enzymatic action after harvesting or picking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other seeds will only begin to germinate after a certain period from harvesting has elapsed, this being generally termed afterripening (Science News).┤
╩│afterripening, ╛╕noun.
╜│afters, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) the course which follows the main course of a meal; dessert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... apple Charlotte and macaroons for afters (Colin Watson).┤
╩│afters, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│after-sales, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) after being sold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. after-sales service of motor cars.┤
╩│after-sales, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aftersensation ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a sensation which persists after its stimulus has ceased, such as an afterimage.
╩│aftersensation ╛╕noun.
╜│aftershaft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a supplementary feather growing out from the underside of a feather.
├│ 2. ┤the shaft of such a feather.
╩│aftershaft, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-shave, ╛╕noun, or ╞│after-shave lotion,╕
┬┌┤ shaving lotion applied after shaving to soothe the skin.
╩│after-shave, ╛╕noun, or ╞│after-shave lotion,╕
╜│aftershock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lesser shock coming after the main shock of an earthquake.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any delayed effect; aftereffect.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a taste that is noticed in the mouth after eating or drinking.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a feeling such as of pleasure or, usually, regret after something done or experienced; retrospective feeling.
╩│aftertaste, ╛╕noun.
╜│after-tax, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that remains after taxes, especially income taxes, are paid; net.
╔┤ ╢Ex. after-tax earnings.┤
╩│after-tax, ╛╕adjective.
╜│after-theater, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ following attendance or a performance at the theater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an after-theater party.┤
╩│after-theater, ╛╕adjective.
╜│afterthought, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thought that comes too late to be used.
├│ 2. ┤a second or later thought or explanation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fact that I agree with Bohr's fundamental ideas ... is the result of my own thinking, although ... mine was only an afterthought, stimulated by Bohr's forethought (Max Born).┤
╩│afterthought, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftertime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the future.
╩│aftertime, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftertreatment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a follow-up treatment given to a manufactured article to improve or finish it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new product, which is still at the development stage, does not require this wet-hot aftertreatment (New Scientist).┤
╩│aftertreatment, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterward, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at a later time; afterwards; subsequently.
╩│afterward, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afterwards, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ afterward; later.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bud was small at first, but afterwards it became a large flower.┤
╩│afterwards, ╛╕adverb.
╜│afterword, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ something written at the conclusion of a book, play, or other work, as an epilogue or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the narrative and the afterword, there is also an unfolding of one of the most remarkable states in history (Saturday Review).┤
╩│afterword, ╛╕noun.
╜│afterworld, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a world after death.
╩│afterworld, ╛╕noun.
╜│aftmost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) aftermost.
╩│aftmost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aftonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) of or having to do with the first interglacial stage in the topographical development of North America.
╩│Aftonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aftosa, ╛╕noun. ╟│= foot-and-mouth disease.
╩│aftosa, ╛╕noun. ╟│= foot-and-mouth disease.
╜│afwillite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rare, colorless, monoclinic crystalline form of hydrous calcium silicate, found in Ireland, Africa, and the United States.
╩│afwillite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ag-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖g,┤ as in ╖agglutinate, aggrandize.┤
╩│ag-,╕
╜│Ag╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1a. ┤agricultural.
├│ b. ┤agriculture.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) silver (Latin, ╖argentum┤).
╩│Ag╕ (no period),
╜│Ag.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤agricultural.
├│ b. ┤agriculture.
├│ 2. ┤August.
╩│Ag.,╕
╜│A.G.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤adjutant general.
├│ 2. ┤attorney general.
╩│A.G.,╕
╜│aga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Moslem title of respect. Also, ╡agha.┤
╩│aga, ╛╕noun.
╜│again, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤another time; once more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come again to play. Say that again. Try again.┤
┴┤ (SYN) anew, afresh.
├│ 2. ┤in return; in reply; back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to answer again. He laughed till the glasses in the sideboard rang again (Dickens).┤
├│ 3. ┤to the same place or person; back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I walked to town and back again.┤
├│ 4. ┤on the other hand; yet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It may rain, and again it may not.┤
┴┤ (SYN) further, furthermore.
├│ 5. ┤moreover; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And then again, what do his fine words amount to?┤
└╕expr. ╡again and again,┤ ┤many times over; repeatedly; often; frequently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Again and again the firemen were driven back as the flames flared up. Our leaders tell us, again and again, that we are the richest and most powerful nation on earth (Martha Gellhorn).┤
└╕expr. ╡as much again,┤
├│ a. ┤twice as much or as many.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have $10, but I need as much again to buy a $20 camera.┤
├│ b. ┤as much as has already been spent, accounted for, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will cost you not only all you have spent but also as much again to do the job right.┤
╩│again, ╛╕adverb.
╜│against, ╛╕preposition, conjunction.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤in opposition to; contrary to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is against the law to cross the street when the light is red. This is against the rules of the game. The dogs fought against the lion.┤
├│ 2. ┤actively opposed; hostile to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why are you against me?┤
├│ 3a. ┤so as to strike; upon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rain beats against the window.┤
├│ b. ┤in the opposite direction to; so as to meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will sail against the wind.┤
├│ 4. ┤directly opposite to; in front of; facing toward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. over against the wall.┤
├│ 5. ┤in contact with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ladder is leaning against the wall.┤
├│ 6. ┤in contrast to or with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship appeared against the sky.┤
├│ 7. ┤in preparation for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Squirrels store up nuts against the winter. [I am] saving up money against the next time I might have to go to New York (A. J. Liebling).┤
├│ 8. ┤so as to defend or protect from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An umbrella is a protection against rain.┤
├│ 9. ┤in return for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to trade one thing against another.┤
├╕conj. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) by the time that; before.
┼╕noun ╡againstness.┤
╩│against, ╛╕preposition, conjunction.
╜│agal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cord wound around a head covering at the temples, worn by any of various Arab peoples.
╩│agal, ╛╕noun.
╜│agalactia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lack or deficiency of milk in a mother after childbirth.
╩│agalactia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agalloch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fragrant wood of a kind of East Indian tree; aloes.
╩│agalloch, ╛╕noun.
╜│agallochum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agalloch.
╩│agallochum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agalloch.
╜│agalmatolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various grayish or greenish minerals; figure stone; pagodite. It is soft enough to be carved into ornaments and figurines, especially in China, and is also used for glazing pottery.
╩│agalmatolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│agalwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fragrant wood of a kind of East Indian tree; aloes.
╩│agalwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│agama, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of small lizards related to the iguanas, but having acrodont dental development, found in the Mediterranean region, in southern Asia, and in Africa.
╩│agama, ╛╕noun.
╜│Agamemnon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, a king of Mycenae. He was the brother of Menelaus and the father of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia. On his return from the war, he was killed by Clytemnestra, his unfaithful wife, and her lover, Aegisthus.
╩│Agamemnon, ╛╕noun.
╜│agamete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an asexual reproductive cell.
╩│agamete, ╛╕noun.
╜│agami, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mis.╕
┬┌┤ a trumpeter, a bird of South America related to the cranes.
╩│agami, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mis.╕
╜│agamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= asexual.┤
├│ 2. ┤(of ova) not requiring fertilization by the male.
╩│agamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agamically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an agamic or asexual manner; asexually.
╩│agamically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│agamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agama.
╩│agamid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agama.
╜│agammaglobulinemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the absence of gamma globulin in the blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Occasionally, human beings are born without the capacity to form the antibody-containing gamma globulins. Those suffering from such agammaglobulinemia die soon of infection unless massive antibiotic therapy is used (Isaac Asimov).┤
╩│agammaglobulinemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agamogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) asexual reproduction.
╩│agamogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│agamogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) propagating without sex; reproducing or being reproduced without sexual union.
╩│agamogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= agamic ┤(asexual).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= cryptogamous.┤
╩│agamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aganglionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no ganglia.
╩│aganglionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agapanthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the varieties of a South African perennial plant of the amaryllis family, including the African lily, with clusters of blue or white flowers with yellow anthers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agapanthus is in full bloom on the mountain in January (A. H. Hamer).┤
╩│agapanthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│agape─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with the mouth wide open in wonder or surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their rich retinue ... Dazzles the crowd, and sets them all agape (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤wide open; gaping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with mouth agape.┤
╩│agape─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│agape─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a communal meal among the early Christians, as an expression of brotherly love, originally combined with the celebration of the Lord's Supper; love feast.
├│ 2. ┤unselfish brotherly love.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thus, it is from repression of agape, love of one's fellow man, ... that anxiety springs (Time).┤
╩│agape─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pae.╕
╜│agar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a jellylike extract obtained from certain seaweeds, used in making cultures for bacteria and fungi, in food processing, as a glue, as a mild laxative, and in certain Oriental soups and jellies. Agar is a complex carbohydrate.
├│ 2. ┤a culture medium containing agar.
╩│agar, ╛╕noun.
╜│agar-agar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agar.
╩│agar-agar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agar.
╜│agaric, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of fungus having blade-shaped gills on the under surface of an umbrellalike structure on which naked spores are produced; gill fungus. The group includes toadstools, edible mushrooms, and several shelf-like fungi.
├│ 2. ┤a corklike fungus that grows on trees.
╩│agaric, ╛╕noun.
╜│agaricaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a large family of fungi that includes the common mushrooms.
╩│agaricaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agaric acid,╕╟│= agaricic acid.
╩│agaric acid,╕╟│= agaricic acid.
╜│agaricic acid,
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline powder, odorless and almost tasteless, contained in agaric.
╩│agaricic acid,
╜│agaric mineral,╕ ╟│= rock milk.
╩│agaric mineral,╕ ╟│= rock milk.
╜│agate─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of quartz with colored stripes, cloudy colors, or mosslike formations.
├│ 2. ┤a marble used in games that looks like agate.
├│ 3. ┤a piece of this quartz.
├│ 4. ┤a burnisher, die plate, or other tool made of it.
├│ 5. ┤╖U.S.┤ a size of printing type (5 1/2 point), called ╖ruby┤ in England. The term survives largely in the phrase ╖agate line.┤
┼╕adj. ╡agatelike.┤
╩│agate─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│agate─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish and Northern English.) on the way; going.
╩│agate─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│agate line,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a measure of print, about 1/14 inch deep and one column wide, used as a unit of space in advertising.
╩│agate line,╕
╜│agateware, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cooking dishes, cups, or other household utensils made of iron or steel coated with variegated enamel.
├│ 2. ┤pottery colored to look like agate.
╩│agateware, ╛╕noun.
╜│agathodemon┐╕ or │agathodaemon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a good spirit; good genius (contrasted with ╖cacodemon┤).
╩│agathodemon┐╕ or │agathodaemon, ╛╕noun.
╜│agatiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing or yielding agate.
╩│agatiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to change into agate; make like agate.
╩│agatize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│a gauche,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the left; on the left.
╩│a gauche,
╜│agave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of chiefly Mexican-American desert plants having a dense cluster of rigid, fleshy leaves with spines along the edges and at the tips. Soap, alcoholic drinks, and rope are made from some kinds of agave. The century plant and sisal are agaves.
╩│agave, ╛╕noun.
╜│agave family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of herbs and shrublike plants, especially adapted to desert life, closely related to the lily and amaryllis families, and including the century plant, yucca, bowstring hemp, and tuberose.
╩│agave family,╕
╜│agavose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sugar found in the sap of the century plant.
╩│agavose, ╛╕noun.
╜│agaze, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ gazing.
╩│agaze, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│agcy.,╕
┬┌┤ agency.
╩│agcy.,╕
╜│age, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aged,╕ │aging╕ or │ageing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤time of life; length of life from birth on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His age is ten.┤
├│ 2. ┤the length of time anything has existed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turtles live to a great age. The bristlecone pines and the redwoods of California have the greatest age of any living thing.┤
├│ 3. ┤a particular period or stage of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. middle age. Grandfather has reached old age.┤
├│ 4. ┤the latter part of life; old age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the wisdom of age.┤
├│ 5. ┤the full or average term of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The age of a horse is 25 to 30 years.┤
├│ 6. ┤a period in history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the golden age, the atomic age, the Bronze Age. We are living in the age of jet planes and space travel.┤
┴┤ (SYN) epoch, era.
├│ 7. ┤a generation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ages yet unborn.┤
├│ 8. ┤╖Psychology.┤ the level of a person's development mentally, educationally, emotionally, or otherwise.
├│ 9. ┤the effects of growing old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has begun to show his age.┤
├│ 10. ┤the period in which a person's lifetime falls; his generation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Galileo was in advance of his age.┤
├│ 11. ┤a period in the earth's history; eon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ice age.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤aged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The star of the piece is John Jennings, age twenty-eight (Edith Oliver).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to grow old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is aging fast.┤
├│ 2. ┤to become mature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wine is put in casks to age.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make old; produce the effects of age in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Worry ages a person.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bring to full growth; mature, especially by keeping in storage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to age wine. This cheese must be aged for a year before it is ripe enough to eat.┤
└╕expr. ╡ages,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) a long time or seemingly long time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I haven't seen you for ages!┤
├│ b. ┤a long, indefinite stretch of time; hundreds of years.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the work of ages.┤
└╕expr. ╡come of age,┤ ┤to reach full development or maturity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Army men feel the aircraft won't really come of age until maintenance costs are brought down sharply (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡of age,┤ ┤at the time of life when a person is considered ready for adult rights and responsibilities, fixed by law, formerly at 21, and now often at 18.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You cannot vote unless you are of age.┤
╩│age, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│aged,╕ │aging╕ or │ageing.╕
╜│-age,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix forming nouns from other nouns or from verbs.┤
├│ 1. ┤the act of ______ing: ╖Breakage = act of breaking.┤
├│ 2. ┤a group or collection of ______s: ╖Baggage = group of bags.┤
├│ 3. ┤the condition or rank of ______s: ╖Peerage = rank of peers.┤
├│ 4. ┤the cost of or fee for ______ing: ╖Postage = cost of posting┤ (╖mailing┤).
├│ 5. ┤a home for ______s: ╖Orphanage = home for orphans.┤
╩│-age,╕
╜│age area,╕
┬┌┤ (Anthropology.) the age of a culture trait as determined by the relative size of the area over which it has spread.
╩│age area,╕
╜│age class,╕ ╟│= age group.
╩│age class,╕ ╟│= age group.
╜│aged, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having lived a long time; old.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aged woman was wrinkled and bent.┤
┴┤ (SYN) elderly.
├│ 2. ┤of the age of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A child aged six must go to school.┤
├│ 3. ┤characteristic of old age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aged wrinkles.┤
├│ 4. ┤improved by aging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aged cheese.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤elderly people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a home for the aged, care of the aged.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡agedness.┤
╩│aged, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) to one side; awry; ajar. Also, ╡ajee.┤
╩│agee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│age group,╕
┬┌┤ a group of people of about the same age.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The youth culture is the special set of mores, customs, roles and values of youth considered as a distinctive, separate age group (American Scholar).┤
╩│age group,╕
╜│ageing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aging.
╩│ageing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aging.
╜│ageism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ discrimination against old or elderly people, especially in employment and housing.
╩│ageism, ╛╕noun.
╜│ageist, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ discriminating against old or elderly people; practicing ageism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our ageist society usually lumps all old people into one great, gray mass (Maggie Kuhn).┤
╩│ageist, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ageless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ never growing old or out of date; never coming to an end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ageless wisdom of the Bible.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agelessly.┤
╩│ageless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agelong, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lasting a long time; everlasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agelong legends.┤
╩│agelong, ╛╕adjective.
╜│age mate,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the same age group.
╩│age mate,╕
╜│agency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a business of a person or company that acts for another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An agency rented our house for us. Employment agencies help workers to get jobs, and find workers for people who need them.┤
├│ 2. ┤the office of such a person or company.
├│ 3. ┤a special department of the government concerned with the administration of affairs within a specific field.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agency in charge of intelligence activities for the United States is the Central Intelligence Agency.┤
├│ 4. ┤any organization or bureau providing a public service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The international agencies chiefly concerned with marine pollution are the Food and Agricultural Organization, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Development Program (Walter Sullivan).┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) an Indian agency.
├│ 6. ┤means of producing effects; action or operation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snow is drifted by the agency of the wind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) instrumentality.
╩│agency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│agency shop,╕
┬┌┤ a factory or business firm in which employees pay union dues or equivalent fees whether they belong to the union or not.
╩│agency shop,╕
╜│agenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │agendum.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a list of things to be dealt with or done; business to be brought before a meeting of a committee, council, board, or other group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agenda for today's club meeting includes reading of committee reports, admission of new members, and planning of the month's activities.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an expanding agenda of political and human problems (Adlai E. Stevenson). The TC is ... an auto with a hidden agenda: the prestige it brings to Chrysler will spill over onto the company's more utilitarian offerings (Vanity Fair).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Theology.) matters of practice as contrasted with matters of belief or credenda.
╩│agenda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │agendum.╕
╜│Agene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a bleaching agent formerly used to bleach flour.
╩│Agene, ╛╕noun.
╜│agenesia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agenesis.
╩│agenesia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agenesis.
╜│agenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.)
├│ 1. ┤sexual impotence or sterility.
├│ 2. ┤absence or incomplete development of a part or organ.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or company that acts for another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I made my brother my agent while I was out of the city. An insurance agent will insure your property against losses from accidents.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) agt.
┴┤ (SYN) representative, deputy, intermediary.
├│ 2. ┤a law-enforcement officer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a federal agent.┤
├│ 3. ┤a member of the government secret service; secret agent.
├│ 4a. ┤any power or cause that produces an effect by its action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yeast is the agent that causes bread to rise. Electricity is an important agent of convenience in the modern home. Many insects are agents of fertilization. Conscience is a moral agent.┤
├│ b. ┤a person who produces an effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was still to be the willful agent of all my own miseries (Daniel Defoe).┤
├│ c. ┤any substance or force capable of causing a chemical reaction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catalytic agent.┤
├│ 5. ┤means; instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Graphite is used as a lubricating agent.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) a traveling salesman.
├│ 7. ┤(British.) a candidate's campaign manager.
├│ 8. ┤(U.S., Historical.) a road agent; highwayman.
╩│agent, ╛╕noun.
╜│agent-general, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agents-general.╕
┬┌┤ a representative in England of certain of the Canadian provinces, Australian states, etc., under the leadership of a high commissioner.
╩│agent-general, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agents-general.╕
╜│agential, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or in the capacity of an agent or an agency.
├│ 2. ┤╡= agentive.┤
╩│agential, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agentival, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agentive.
╩│agentival, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agentive.
╜│agentive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having the grammatical function of indicating a person or thing that performs an action. The ╖-er┤ of ╖builder┤ is an agentive suffix.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a grammatical form or element that expresses or denotes an agent.
╩│agentive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agent noun,╕
┬┌┤ a noun that indicates an agent (a person or thing acting), especially a noun that indicates the person or thing doing the act expressed by a verb, such as ╖binder, creator, runner,┤ and ╖sleeper,┤ in relation to ╖bind, create, run,┤ and ╖sleep.┤
╩│agent noun,╕
╜│Agent Orange,╕
┬┌┤ a highly toxic herbicide used for defoliation and crop destruction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Agent Orange ... had been rained down by the tens of thousands of tons, and over some five million acres, in herbicidal warfare operations in South Vietnam (New Yorker).┤
╩│Agent Orange,╕
╜│agent provocateur, ╞╕pl. │agents provocateurs.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a person secretly hired to join a group of people in order to induce or incite the members of the group to do something unlawful that will make them liable to punishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... that the charges against Mr. Bouman were unfounded and that an agent provocateur had tried to trap him into bribery (London Times).┤
╩│agent provocateur, ╞╕pl. │agents provocateurs.╕
╜│agentry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ the business of an agent.
╩│agentry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Age of Aquarius,╕
┬┌┤ (in astrology) an age of unprecedented freedom and fellowship now newly dawning upon earth.
╩│Age of Aquarius,╕
╜│age of consent,╕
┬┌┤ the minimum age, as fixed by law, at which a person is considered competent to act in his or her own behalf, as in marriage.
╩│age of consent,╕
╜│age of discretion,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) fourteen years.
╩│age of discretion,╕
╜│Age of Fishes,╕
┬┌┤ the Devonian age.
╩│Age of Fishes,╕
╜│Age of Mammals,╕
┬┌┤ the Cenozoic age.
╩│Age of Mammals,╕
╜│Age of Reason,╕
┬┌┤ the period in Europe from the 1600's to the late 1700's in which philosophers emphasized the use of reason as the best method of learning truth. John Locke, Descartes, Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire were leaders.
╩│Age of Reason,╕
╜│Age of Reptiles,╕
┬┌┤ the Mesozoic age.
╩│Age of Reptiles,╕
╜│age-old, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having existed for a very long time; very old; ancient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. age-old customs.┤
╩│age-old, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ageratum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a genus of chiefly tropical American garden plants of the composite family. Certain species have small, dense flower heads, usually blue, sometimes white or pinkish.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several other composite plants, usually having blue flowers.
╩│ageratum, ╛╕noun.
╜│ages, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡age.┤┤
╩│ages, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ageusia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ partial or total loss of the sense of taste.
╩│ageusia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mound of earth, especially an earthen rampart around an ancient Roman camp.
├│ 2. ┤a Roman road.
╩│agger, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aggeus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Haggai ╕(in the Douay Bible).
╩│Aggeus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Haggai ╕(in the Douay Bible).
╜│Aggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤Usually, ╡Aggies,┤ ╖pl.┤ a group representing an agricultural college, such as an athletic team.
├│ 2. ┤a student at an agricultural college.
╩│Aggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a playing marble made of agate.
╩│aggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggiornamento, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Italian.) (in the Roman Catholic Church) the modernization of old customs and practices.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to gather together in a mass; cluster or heap together; gather; amass.
┴┤ (SYN) accumulate, collect.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loose or rough mass or collection; a cluster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States ... has always been an agglomerate of peoples who came--or whose ancestors came--from different lands to find their future (C. L. Sulzberger).┤
├│ 2. ┤a rock of angular volcanic fragments fused by heat.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤packed together in a mass.
├│ 2. ┤gathered into a cluster or mass, but not cohering, as some types of flowers.
┬┌┤ a language characterized by combining into a single word fixed combining forms that never blend with one another. The Finno-Ugric languages are agglutinating languages.
╩│agglutinating language,╕
╜│agglutination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of agglutinating, especially the clumping together of bacteria or red blood cells, caused usually by the introduction of antibodies to such cells.
├│ 2. ┤an agglutinated condition.
├│ 3. ┤a mass or group formed by the sticking together of separate things.
├│ 4. ┤the forming of words by joining together words that retain their individual form and meaning.
╩│agglutination, ╛╕noun.
╜│agglutinative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tending to stick together; adhesive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Glue is an agglutinative substance.┤
├│ 2. ┤forming words by agglutination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turkish is probably the most highly agglutinative tongue now spoken by men (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│agglutinative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agglutinin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibody that causes bacteria or blood cells to stick together in clumps.
╩│agglutinin, ╛╕noun.
╜│agglutinogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of antigens that stimulate the production of agglutinins.
╩│agglutinogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggradation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) the filling up of a bay, valley, or the like with silt or other debris from a stream, river, or sea, thus raising its level.
╩│aggradation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggradational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) of or having to do with the process of aggradation.
╩│aggradational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggrade, ╛╕verb, ╞│-graded,╕ │-grading.╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to raise the level of (a bay, valley, or other enclosed area) by filling it up with silt or other debris.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to raise the level of a bay, valley, or other enclosed area.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a making greater, larger, or more powerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Production in a free country can always suffer because under monolithic government all production can go to the aggrandizement of the state (William Faulkner).┤
├│ 2. ┤an increase in power, wealth, rank, or the like.
┬┌┤ (Law.) assault committed with the intention of committing an additional offense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aggravated assault includes assault with intent to kill or to inflict serious bodily injury, whether or not a dangerous weapon is used (Morris and Hawkins).┤
╩│aggravated assault,╕
╜│aggravation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of making worse or more severe.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being made worse or more severe.
├│ 3. ┤something that aggravates, such as a circumstance that adds to the unpleasantness of anything or intensifies an evil.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) an annoyance; irritation, or other exasperation.
╩│aggravation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggravative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that tends to aggravate.
╩│aggravative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggregable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that may be aggregated or lumped together (with other property).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Parliamentary estates were aggregable with the marriage settlement funds (Westminster Gazette).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aggregate of all the gifts was over $100.┤
├│ 2. ┤a mass of separate things joined together; combined mass; collection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lump of sugar is an aggregate of sugar crystals.┤
├│ 3. ┤any material, such as sand or gravel, that is mixed with water and cement to make concrete.
├│ 4. ┤(Geology.) rock composed of several different mineral constituents capable of being separated by mechanical means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is a type of aggregate.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤total.
├│ b. ┤gathered together in one mass or group.
┴┤ (SYN) combined, collective.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) consisting of many florets arranged in a dense mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aggregate flower.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Geology.) composed of different mineral fragments united into one rock by heat, as granite.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to amount to; come to; total.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The money collected will aggregate $1,000.┤
├│ 2. ┤to gather together in a mass or whole; collect; unite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Granite is made of small particles aggregated together.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mass.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come together in a mass; accumulate.
└╕expr. ╡in the aggregate,┤ ┤taken together; considered as a whole; collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The payments on our house amount in the aggregate to a big sum of money. Our judgment of a man's character is derived from observing a number of successive acts, forming in the aggregate his general course of conduct (George C. Lewis).┤
┬┌┤ a fruit composed of a cluster of ripened ovaries that were separate in the flower, such as the blackberry and raspberry (distinguished from ╖simple fruit┤ and ╖multiple fruit┤).
╩│aggregate fruit,╕
╜│aggregation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the collecting of separate things into one mass or whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aggregation of white corpuscles.┤
├│ 2. ┤the group or mass collected.
┴┤ (SYN) gathering, collection, assemblage.
╩│aggregation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggregation signs,╕
┬┌┤ the parentheses, braces, or brackets used in algebra to enclose a symbol or group of symbols.
╩│aggregation signs,╕
╜│aggregative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tending to aggregate; collective.
├│ 2. ┤social; gregarious.
╩│aggregative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggregatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like an aggregate; collected into a whole.
╩│aggregatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggress, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make the first attack; commit the act of hostility that begins a quarrel, war, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can't carve a new nation out of an old country without aggressing against a people who have lived there for centuries (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to commit aggression against; attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is making the most of his ... position as the aggressed and injured (New Yorker).┤
╩│aggress, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│aggression, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first step in an attack or a quarrel; an unprovoked attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A country that sends its army to occupy another country is guilty of aggression.┤
├│ 2. ┤the practice of making assaults or attacks on the rights or territory of others as a method or policy.
├│ 3. ┤any attack, infringement, or encroachment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... aggression upon their ancient liberties (Scott).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Psychology.) an act or attitude of hostility, usually arising from feelings of inferiority or frustration.
╩│aggression, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggressive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤taking the first step in an attack or a quarrel; ready to attack others; attacking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which was the aggressive one, Joan or James? An aggressive country is always ready to start a war.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quarrelsome.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by aggression; offensive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aggressive war.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) very active; energetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police are making an aggressive campaign against driving too fast.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) too confident and certain; assertive; self-assertive; pushing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aggressive person. Her aggressive manner irritated her classmates.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aggressively.┤
┼╕noun ╡aggressiveness.┤
╩│aggressive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggressivity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being aggressive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A third factor has been the rapid multiplication of drugs which offer effective control of depression and violent aggressivity (Israel Zwerling).┤
╩│aggressivity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggressor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one that begins an attack or a quarrel, especially a nation that starts a war by committing aggression.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As illegal aggressors [they] acquired no belligerent rights under international law (London Times). There is nothing more easy than to break a treaty ratified in all the usual forms, and yet neither party be the aggressor (Oliver Goldsmith).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤injured or wronged in one's rights, relations, or position, especially one's legal rights.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to make amends to an aggrieved person.┤
├│ 2. ┤feeling injured or wronged; troubled; distressed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was aggrieved at the insult from his friend.┤
╩│aggrieved, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aggrievedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an aggrieved manner.
╩│aggrievedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aggrievement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a being or feeling aggrieved; resentment; grievance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bent his head but that did not hide the aggrievement, indignation, that was in his voice (Eudora Welty).┤
╩│aggrievement, ╛╕noun.
╜│aggro, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) rowdy and violent activities, such as those of skinheads. Also, ╡agro.┤
╩│aggro, ╛╕noun.
╜│agha, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aga.
╩│agha, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aga.
╜│aghast, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ struck with surprise or horror; filled with shocked amazement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My friend's suggestion that we should run away from home left my sister aghast.┤
┼╕noun ╡aghastness.┤
╩│aghast, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤moving quickly and easily; active; lively; nimble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as agile as a cat. An acrobat has to be agile.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sprightly, spry, brisk.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) quick in thinking; alert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You need an agile mind to solve puzzles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) quick-witted.
┼╕adv. ╡agilely.┤
┼╕noun ╡agileness.┤
╩│agile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ability to move quickly and easily; liveliness; nimbleness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has the agility of a monkey.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) alertness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man of great mental agility. He solved the complex problem with astounding agility.┤
╩│agility, ╛╕noun.
╜│agin─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.) against; opposed to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Progress, I'm agin it!┤
╩│agin─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
╜│agin─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.) again; once more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Well, fellers, here I am agin.┤
╩│agin─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│aging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a becoming old or older.
├│ 2. ┤the process of maturing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aging of meat.┤
├┤ Also, ╡ageing.┤
╩│aging, ╛╕noun.
╜│agio, ╛╕noun. ╞pl. │-ios.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a premium paid in the exchange of money to allow for the difference in value of two different kinds of currencies.
├│ 2. ┤this difference expressed as a percentage.
├│ 3. ┤a premium or discount on bills of exchange from other countries.
├│ 4. ┤╡= agiotage.┤
╩│agio, ╛╕noun. ╞pl. │-ios.╕
╜│agiotage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of exchange; moneychanging.
├│ 2. ┤speculation in stocks.
╩│agiotage, ╛╕noun.
╜│agist, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to take in (cattle or other stock) for feeding or pasturing, at a certain rate.
┼╕noun ╡agister, agistor.┤
╩│agist, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│agistment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the taking in of livestock to feed or pasture at a certain rate.
├│ 2. ┤the rate charged for this or profit made by doing it.
├│ 3. ┤any charge levied upon the owner or occupier of pasture lands.
╩│agistment, ╛╕noun.
╜│agitable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤capable of being agitated or shaken.
├│ 2. ┤that may be debated or discussed.
╩│agitable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agitate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to move or shake vigorously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The slightest wind will agitate the leaves of some trees.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to disturb or excite (a person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was much agitated by the unexpected news of her brother's illness.┤
├│ b. ┤to disturb or excite (the thoughts or feelings of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This had agitated my thoughts for two hours (Daniel Defoe).┤
┴┤ (SYN) perturb, discompose, disquiet.
├│ 3. ┤to argue about; discuss vigorously and publicly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antislavery leaders agitated the question of slavery for many years.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to contemplate.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to keep arguing about and discussing a matter vigorously to arouse public interest and feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to agitate for a shorter working day.┤
╩│agitate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│agitated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ disturbed; excited; expressing agitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an agitated countenance (Thackeray).┤
┼╕adv. ╡agitatedly.┤
╩│agitated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agitation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a vigorous moving or shaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agitation of the leaves in the breeze made a rustling sound.┤
├│ 2. ┤a disturbed, upset, or troubled state; disturbance; excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because of her agitation over the unexpected illness of her brother, she could not sleep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) turmoil, unrest.
├│ 3. ┤vigorous argument or discussion to arouse public interest and feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was much agitation for and against slavery before the Civil War.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debate.
╩│agitation, ╛╕noun.
╜│agitational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He said that the difference between the Congress Party and the other political parties in the country was that the former avoided slogans and concentrated on work whereas the other parties had adopted an agitational approach (Times of India).┤
┼╕adv. ╡agitationally.┤
╩│agitational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agitato, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) in an agitated manner; hurried and restless in style (generally in combination with ╖allegro┤ or ╖presto┤).
╩│agitato, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agitator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who stirs up public feeling for or against something; one who tries to make people discontented with things as they are.
├│ 2. ┤a device or machine for shaking, stirring, or mixing, as in some washing machines.
╩│agitator, ╛╕noun.
╜│agitprop, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤serving the combined purposes of agitation and propaganda.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is both agitator and propagandist.
╩│agitprop, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aglaia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) one of the three Graces.
╩│Aglaia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aglare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ glaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Drivers were blinded by the wet pavement aglare with headlights.┤
╩│aglare, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agleam, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ gleaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Christmas tree agleam with lights.┤
╩│agleam, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aglee, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) ┤╡= agley.┤
╩│aglee, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aglet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the metal tag at the end of a shoelace or other lace or cord.
├│ 2. ┤╡= aiguillette.┤ Also, ╡aiglet.┤
╩│aglet, ╛╕noun.
╜│agley┐╕ or │agly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) out of the right way; wrong; awry. Also, ╡aglee.┤
╩│agley┐╕ or │agly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aglimmer, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ glimmering.
╩│aglimmer, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aglint, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ glinting; gleaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. glasses aglint in the sun.┤
╩│aglint, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Aglipayan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Philippine Independent Church, a native Roman Catholic church founded by Bishop Gregorio Aglipay in 1902.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of this church.
╩│Aglipayan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aglitter, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ glittering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aglitter with brass buttons.┤
╩│aglitter, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aglossal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no tongue.
╩│aglossal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aglossate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aglossal.
╩│aglossate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aglossal.
╜│aglow, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ glowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pensacola at sundown finds streets busy and shops aglow (Time). (Figurative.) The baby's cheeks were aglow with health.┤
╩│aglow, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aglycone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the nonsugar part of a glycoside molecule.
╩│aglycone, ╛╕noun.
╜│agma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) a nasal consonant, such as ╖m, n,┤ or ╖ng┤ (as in ╖thing┤).
╩│agma, ╛╕noun.
╜│agminate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arranged in a group or cluster.
╩│agminate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agminated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agminate.
╩│agminated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agminate.
╜│agnail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hangnail.
├│ 2. ┤a whitlow.
╩│agnail, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Anthropology.) a kinsman descended from a common male ancestor through male links only.
├│ 2. ┤a kinsman on the father's side.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤related on the father's side, or through male descent only.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) allied; akin.
╩│agnate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│agnathan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having no lower jaw; jawless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agnathan fish.┤
╩│agnathan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agnatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anthropology.) related by common descent through male links only.
╩│agnatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agnation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anthropology.) the relationship of agnates.
├│ 2. ┤descent from a common male ancestor, even though female links have intervened.
├│ 3. ┤kinship by descent.
╩│agnation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Agni, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.) a principal Vedic god, god of fire, the sun, and lightning, and mediator between mankind and the gods.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an additional name given to an ancient Roman to commemorate some characteristic or achievement, as in Publius Cornelius Scipio ╖Africanus┤ (so called because of his victories in Africa against the Carthaginians). See also ╡cognomen.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤any additional name, as in Eric ╖the Red.┤
╩│agnomen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nomina.╕
╜│agnominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an agnomen.
╩│agnominal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agnosia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the inability to recognize familiar objects, caused by an impairment of the brain.
╩│agnosia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known about the existence of God or about things outside of human experience.
┴┤ (SYN) skeptic, unbeliever, freethinker.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of agnostics or their beliefs.
┼╕adv. ╡agnostically.┤
╩│agnostic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│agnosticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the belief or intellectual attitude of agnostics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One meets few atheists, though many agnostics. But the agnosticism is humble and open rather than self-satisfied (Atlantic).┤
╩│agnosticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnostid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a small, blind trilobite of the Cambrian period.
╩│agnostid, ╛╕noun.
╜│agnus castus,
┬┌┤ a shrub or small tree, related to verbena, with spikes of purplish-blue or white flowers; chaste tree.
╩│agnus castus,
╜│Agnus Dei,
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an image of a lamb as a symbol of Christ.
├│ b. ┤(in the Roman Catholic Church) a wax medallion stamped with this figure and blessed by the Pope.
├│ 2a. ┤a part of the Mass that begins "Agnus Dei."
├│ b. ┤a musical adaptation of this, sung as part of the Mass or as an anthem.
╩│Agnus Dei,
╜│ago, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤gone by; past (always placed after the noun).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I met her two years ago.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in the past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Helived here long ago.┤
╩│ago, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agog, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤full of expectation or excitement; eager; curious; excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children were all agog to see their presents.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with eagerness, curiosity, or excitement.
╩│agog, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) effected by or involving a lengthening of the time value of a note.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agogic accents, agogic nuances. Indian music, unlike African, is not dynamic. Its rhythms are agogic (Listener).┤
╩│agogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agogical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) agogic.
╩│agogical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agogics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.) the use of agogic accents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His interpretations are by no means devoid of color or agogics (stresses, rubatos, etc., not indicated in the score) (Harold C. Schonberg).┤
╩│agogics, ╛╕noun.
╜│a go-go,
┬┌┤ (Slang.) go-go.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... hostess a go-go of Arthur, Manhattan discotheque (Time).┤
╩│a go-go,
╜│agoing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) in motion or operation; going.
└╕expr. ╡set agoing,┤ ┤to cause to start.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Watches must be wound up to set them agoing (Richard Bentley).┤
╩│agoing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agones.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a contest for a prize in athletics or artistic competitions at the ancient Greek games.
├│ 2. ┤a debate or conflict between the main characters in ancient Greek plays.
╩│agon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │agones.╕
╜│agonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He showed slow, agonal respiratory efforts (San Francisco Chronicle).┤
╩│agonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agone, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) past; ago.
╩│agone, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not forming an angle.
╩│agonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonic line,╕
┬┌┤ the irregular north-south line of places where a compass does not vary from true north.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a contender for a prize, as in athletics; contestant.
├│ 2. ┤(Physiology.) a muscle that on contracting is counteracted or opposed by the movement of another muscle (the antagonist).
├│ 3. ┤(Medicine.) a drug whose action is counteracted or opposed by another drug (the antagonist).
╩│agonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agonistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the athletic or other contests of the ancient Greeks.
├│ 2. ┤athletic.
├│ 3. ┤strained; forced.
├│ 4. ┤combative.
┼╕adv. ╡agonistically.┤
╩│agonistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agnostic.
╩│agonistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agnostic.
╜│agonize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to feel great anguish; suffer agony.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to strive painfully; struggle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to agonize over a problem.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to suffer extreme pain; torture.
┼╕noun ╡agonizer.┤
╩│agonize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│agonizedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an agonized manner.
╩│agonizedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│agonizing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing very great pain, suffering, anguish, or anxiety; tormenting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agonizing suspense.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agonizingly.┤
╩│agonizing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agonizing reappraisal,╕
┬┌┤ any complete reassessment of a situation, especially one involving painful or unpleasant changes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many agonizing reappraisals have been directed to British Industry in the postwar period (New Scientist).┤
╩│agonizing reappraisal,╕
╜│agony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤very great suffering of body or mind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nobody can stand for long the agony of a severe toothache.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torment.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) very great suffering of mind; extreme mental pain or suffering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loss of her husband filled her with agony.┤
┴┤ (SYN) torment, woe.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden, powerful emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With cries and agonies of wild delight ... (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 3. ┤Often, ╡agonies.┤ the struggle often preceding death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the agonies of death, mortal agony.┤
├│ 4. ┤a struggle, especially one involving a crisis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the agony of war.┤
╩│agony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│agony column,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang, especially British.)
├│ 1. ┤a newspaper column of classified advertisements for personal messages, appeals for charity, missing persons, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a newspaper column devoted to personal advice in response to readers' questions.
╩│agony column,╕
╜│agora─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rae╕ , │-ras.╕
┬┌┤ the market place in an ancient Greek city.
└╕expr. ╡the Agora,┤ ┤the assembly place of ancient Athens, where citizens debated matters of public interest.
╩│agora─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rae╕ , │-ras.╕
╜│agora─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rot.╕
┬┌┤ a unit of money of Israel, a coin equal to 1/100 of an Israeli pound.
╩│agora─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-rot.╕
╜│agoraphobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person with an abnormal fear of being in open places.
╩│agoraphobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│agoraphobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal fear of being in open places.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While still in his prime he developed agoraphobia and went to live underground (New Yorker).┤
╩│agoraphobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agoraphobic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with agoraphobia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a windowless, interior, haunting in its agoraphobic stillness (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= agoraphobe.┤
╩│agoraphobic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agouara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a South American species of raccoon, about the size of a fox, that feeds on crustaceans and mollusks.
╩│agouara, ╛╕noun.
╜│agouti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis╕ or │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rodent of tropical America, about the size of a rabbit. It is usually brownish or grizzled in color and is related to the guinea pig.
├│ 2. ┤an alternation of light and dark bands in the hair of various rodents.
╩│agouti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis╕ or │-ties.╕
╜│agouty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕ ╟│= agouti.
╩│agouty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕ ╟│= agouti.
╜│agr.
┬┌│ 1. ┤agricultural.
├│ 2. ┤agriculture.
├│ 3. ┤agriculturist.
╩│agr.
╜│AGR╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.R.,╕
┬┌┤ advanced gas-cooled reactor (an atomic reactor using carbon dioxide or other gas as a coolant).
╩│AGR╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.R.,╕
╜│agra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Irish.) ┤╡= darling.┤
╩│agra, ╛╕noun.
╜│agraffe┐╕ or │agrafe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clasp or hook for fastening clothing or armor.
├│ 2. ┤a small cramp iron used in building.
╩│agraffe┐╕ or │agrafe, ╛╕noun.
╜│a grands frais,
┬┌┤ (French.) at great expense.
╩│a grands frais,
╜│agranulocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a nongranular leucocyte.
╩│agranulocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│agranulocytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) of or like an agranulocyte.
╩│agranulocytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agranulocytic angina,╕ ╟│= agranulocytosis.
╩│agranulocytic angina,╕ ╟│= agranulocytosis.
╜│agranulocytosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) an acute disease with high fever, ulcers in mouth and throat, and a sharp decrease of granulocytes, following a massive infection or treatment with certain coal-tar drugs.
╩│agranulocytosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Agrapha, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ sayings ascribed to Jesus, not in the Bible but in other early Christian literature.
╩│Agrapha, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│agraphia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of aphasia involving partial or complete inability to write (contrasted with ╖alexia┤).
╩│agraphia, ╛╕noun.
╜│agraphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by the inability to write.
╩│agraphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤having to do with farming land, its use, or its ownership.
├│ b. ┤for the support and advancement of farmers and farming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agrarian movement.┤
├│ 2. ┤agricultural.
├│ 3. ┤growing wild in the fields, as certain plants.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who favors a new or more equitable division of rural land.
╩│agrarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│agrarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤political agitation or civil dissension arising from dissatisfaction with the existing tenure of the land.
├│ 2. ┤the principle of a more equitable division of rural land.
├│ 3. ┤promotion of the farmer's interests, especially by political means.
╩│agrarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│agravic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no gravity; weightless:
╩│agravic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agree, ╛╕verb, ╞│agreed,╕ │agreeing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have the same feeling or opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all agree in liking the teacher. I agree with your argument.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concur.
├│ 2. ┤to be in harmony; be consistent; correspond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All accounts of the accident seem to agree. Your story agrees with mine.┤
├│ 3. ┤to get along well together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brothers and sisters don't always agree as well as they should.┤
├│ 4. ┤to say that one is willing (to); consent; assent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He agreed to go with us.┤
├│ 5. ┤to come to an understanding, especially in settling a dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The workers and employers agreed on the terms for settling the strike.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Grammar.) (in inflected languages) to have the same gender, number, case, or person, as another word. In the sentences "The man is going," "The men are going," the subjects and the verbs agree in person and number.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Latin adjective must agree with its noun in gender, number, and case.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to say (something) is real or true; admit; grant; concede.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John agreed that he had been thoughtless.┤
└╕expr. ╡agree with,┤ ┤to have a good effect on; suit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The food did not agree with me; it made me sick.┤
╩│agree, ╛╕verb, ╞│agreed,╕ │agreeing.╕
╜│agreeability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being agreeable.
╩│agreeability, ╛╕noun.
╜│agreeable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤giving pleasure; pleasant; pleasing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy had a charming and agreeable manner.┤
├│ 2. ┤ready to agree; willing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agreeable to a suggestion. If Mother is agreeable, we can go to the show this afternoon.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conformable.
├│ 3. ┤in agreement; suitable (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. music agreeable to the occasion.┤
┼╕noun ╡agreeableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agreeably.┤
╩│agreeable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agreed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fixed by common consent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to pay the agreed price.┤
├│ 2. ┤in agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you all agreed, Lords? (Shakespeare).┤
╩│agreed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agreement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an understanding reached by two or more persons, groups of persons, or nations among themselves. Nations make treaties; certain persons make contracts; both are agreements.
┴┤ (SYN) pact, covenant, compact.
├│ 2. ┤the act of coming to an understanding, especially in settling a dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every obstacle to agreement has been removed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) settlement.
├│ 3. ┤sameness of feeling or opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was perfect agreement between the two friends. They tried to shape their thought and deed in noble agreement (George Eliot).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concurrence, accord.
├│ 4. ┤harmony; correspondence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? (II Corinthians 6:16).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concord, consonance.
├│ 5. ┤(Grammar.) (in inflected languages) correspondence between words in number, case, gender, or person; concord. There is agreement in "that man" but lack of agreement in "those man."
╩│agreement, ╛╕noun.
╜│agregation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) admission by examination to the rank of agrege.
╩│agregation, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrege, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an academic rank obtained by competitive examination entitling the holder to teach in a lycee or university.
╩│agrege, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrement, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ments.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the acceptance of a foreign diplomat by the country to which he is going to go.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) agreement; approval.
└╕expr. ╡agrements,┤ ┤agreeable features or accessories; ornaments; charms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He delights in the agrements of wealth and rank.┤
╩│agrement, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ments.╕
╜│agrestal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestial.
╩│agrestal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestial.
╜│agrestial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or inhabiting the fields; wild.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) growing wild in cultivated land, as weeds.
╩│agrestial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrestic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rural; rustic.
├│ 2. ┤unpolished; uncouth.
╩│agrestic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrestical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestic.
╩│agrestical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrestic.
╜│agribusiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the business of producing, processing, and distributing agricultural products.
╩│agribusiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│agric.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤agricultural.
├│ 2. ┤agriculture.
├│ 3. ┤agriculturist.
╩│agric.,╕
╜│agricultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of farming; having to do with farming; connected with agriculture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A hoe is an agricultural tool. Bananas rank among the chief agricultural products of South America (Preston E. James).┤
├│ 2. ┤promoting the interests or the study of agriculture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an agricultural college.┤
┼╕adv. ╡agriculturally.┤
╩│agricultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agricultural engineering,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of engineering that deals with the development of farmland, the improvement of farming, erosion control, and irrigation.
╩│agricultural engineering,╕
╜│agriculturalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ┤╡= agriculturist.┤
╩│agriculturalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agricultural paper,╕
┬┌┤ negotiable instruments, such as notes and acceptances, used in agricultural transactions.
╩│agricultural paper,╕
╜│agriculture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science, art, or occupation of cultivating the soil to make crops grow; the raising of crops and farm animals; farming.
┴┤ (SYN) husbandry, tillage.
╩│agriculture, ╛╕noun.
╜│agriculturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a farmer.
├│ 2. ┤an expert in farming.
╩│agriculturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the rose family with slender stalks of feathery leaves and small, yellow flowers, whose roots are used as an astringent.
├│ 2. ┤any of various similar plants, especially the hemp agrimony.
╩│agrimony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│agrin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ grinning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His hard features were revealed all agrin ... with glee (Charlotte Bronte).┤
╩│agrin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│agriological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agriology.
╩│agriological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agriologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agriology.
╩│agriologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agriology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the comparative study of the customs of uncivilized peoples.
╩│agriology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agro, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aggro.
╩│agro, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aggro.
╜│agro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤field; soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agrology = soil science.┤
├│ 2. ┤agriculture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agrochemical = a chemical used in agriculture.┤
├│ 3. ┤agricultural and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agro-industrial┤ = agricultural and industrial.┤
╩│agro-,╕
╜│agrobacteria, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ bacteria present in the soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The usual procedure for introducing a new gene into plant cells is to insert the gene into agrobacteria and then let the bacteria infect protoplasts (Daniel L. Hartl).┤
╩│agrobacteria, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│agrobacterial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrobacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agrobacterial plasmid seems an ideal vehicle for moving selected genes into plants (Science News).┤
╩│agrobacterial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrobiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrobiological.
╩│agrobiologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrobiological.
╜│agrobiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrobiology.
┼╕adv. ╡agrobiologically.┤
╩│agrobiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrobiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agrobiology.
╩│agrobiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrobiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of plant nutrition and growth in relation to the condition and constituents of the soil, especially to increase crops.
╩│agrobiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrochemical, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any chemical product, such as an insecticide, used in agriculture.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of agro chemicals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. agrochemical manufacturers, the agrochemical industry.┤
┬┌┤ the branch of climatology that deals with the effects of weather upon crops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agroclimatology can advise as to whether such crops are likely to succeed in a given locality (Scientific American).┤
╩│agroclimatology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrogorod, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gorods,╕ │-goroda.╕
┬┌┤ an amalgamation of farm communities in Russia into a single unit, resembling a city in its administrative structure.
╩│agrogorod, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gorods,╕ │-goroda.╕
╜│agro-industrial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving or combining agriculture and industry; agricultural and industrial.
╩│agro-industrial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agro-industry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an agricultural industry.
├│ 2. ┤an agro-industrial complex.
╩│agro-industry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│agrologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrological.
╩│agrologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrological.
╜│agrological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrology.
┼╕adv. ╡agrologically.┤
╩│agrological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agrology.
╩│agrologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of agriculture that deals with soils; science of soils.
╩│agrology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agromania, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal desire to live in open fields, apart from all other persons, sometimes as a manifestation of schizophrenia.
╩│agromania, ╛╕noun.
╜│agronomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agronomy.
╩│agronomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agronomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agronomic.
╩│agronomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agronomic.
╜│agronomics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agronomy.
╩│agronomics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agronomy.
╜│agronomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agronomy.
╩│agronomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agronomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of soil and the improvement of crop production; science of managing farmland; husbandry.
╩│agronomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrostologic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with agrostology.
╩│agrostologic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agrostological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrostologic.
╩│agrostological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= agrostologic.
╜│agrostologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies agrostology.
╩│agrostologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrostology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany that deals with grasses.
╩│agrostology, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrotechny, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of preserving raw farm products and converting them into manufactured commodities, as in dairying or canning.
╩│agrotechny, ╛╕noun.
╜│agrotown, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agrogorod.
╩│agrotown, ╛╕noun. ╟│= agrogorod.
╜│aground, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stranded on the shore or on the bottom in shallow water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship ran aground and stuck in the sand (adv.). It is still aground (adj.).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in or into difficulties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their plans ran aground for lack of money.┤
╩│aground, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│AGS╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.S.,╕
┬┌┤ alternating gradient synchrotron.
╩│AGS╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.G.S.,╕
╜│agt.,╕
┬┌┤ agent.
╩│agt.,╕
╜│agua, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) water.
╩│agua, ╛╕noun.
╜│aguamiel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the juice of certain species of the agave, from which pulque and tequila are made.
╩│aguamiel, ╛╕noun.
╜│aguardiente, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coarse brandy of Spain and Portugal.
├│ 2. ┤any crudely distilled liquor, usually made from sugar cane, drunk in Latin America and the southwestern United States.
╩│aguardiente, ╛╕noun.
╜│ague, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a malarial fever with alternating chills and sweating at regular intervals.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any fit of shaking or shivering; a chill.
╩│ague, ╛╕noun.
╜│ague-cake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enlarged and hardened spleen, from chronic malaria.
╩│ague-cake, ╛╕noun.
╜│agueweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the common boneset or thoroughwort of North America.
├│ 2. ┤a species of gentian bearing clusters of five blue flowers.
╩│agueweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│aguinaldo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤an annual bonus, especially one given at Christmas in Argentina and certain other Spanish-speaking countries.
├│ 2. ┤(in Puerto Rico) an ornamental plant related to the morning-glory.
╩│aguinaldo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│aguish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like ague.
├│ 2. ┤liable to have ague.
├│ 3. ┤causing ague.
┼╕adv. ╡aguishly.┤
╩│aguish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│agush, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ gushing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cider mill ... all agush with sweet juice (Hawthorne).┤
╩│agush, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ah, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │ah's╕ or │ahs.╕
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤an exclamation of pain, sorrow, regret, pity, admiration, surprise, joy, dislike, or contempt. The meaning of ╖ah┤ varies according to the way it is spoken.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the interjection or exclamation ╖ah.┤
╩│ah, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │ah's╕ or │ahs.╕
╜│a.h.,╕
┬┌┤ ampere-hour or ampere-hours.
╩│a.h.,╕
╜│A.H.,╕
┬┌┤ in the year of the Hegira, which was, in the Christian reckoning, A.D. 622 (Latin, ╖anno Hegirae┤).
╩│A.H.,╕
╜│aha, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ an exclamation of triumph, satisfaction, surprise, or joy.
╩│aha, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Ahab, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a king of Israel who was led to the worship of idols by his wife Jezebel (in the Bible, I Kings 16:29-33).
╩│Ahab, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ahasuerus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Persian king, the husband of Esther, mentioned in the Bible in the books of Ezra and Esther.
╩│Ahasuerus, ╛╕noun.
╜│a haute voix,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤aloud.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) in a loud voice.
╩│a haute voix,
╜│AHD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ arteriosclerotic heart disease.
╩│AHD╕ (no periods),
╜│ahead, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in front; before.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walk ahead of me. Breakers ahead!┤
├│ 2. ┤forward; onward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Go ahead with this work for another week.┤
├│ 3. ┤in advance; earlier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Columbus was ahead of his times in his belief that the world was round.┤
└╕expr. ╡be ahead,┤
├│ a. ┤to be winning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our team is ahead by 6 points.┤
├│ b. ┤to have more than is needed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We're ahead $10 on the budget.┤
└╕expr. ╡get ahead,┤ ┤to succeed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It takes hard work to get ahead in business.┤
└╕expr. ╡get ahead of,┤ ┤to do or be better than; surpass; outdistance; excel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If she works hard she will get ahead of her sister in arithmetic.┤
╩│ahead, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ahem, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤a sound made by coughing or clearing the throat, sometimes used to attract attention, express doubt, or gain time.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the interjection or exclamation ╖ahem:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. His answer amounted to a courteous ahem.┤
╩│ahem, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│AHF╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antihemophilic factor.
╩│AHF╕ (no periods),
╜│AHG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antihemophilic globulin.
╩│AHG╕ (no periods),
╜│ahi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hawaiian.) the bluefin, a tuna.
╩│ahi, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahimsa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine of nonviolence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thinkers of Brahmanism, of Samkhya, of Jainism, as well as of Buddhism, exalt nonviolence, which they call ahimsa; indeed, they consider it as the sublime principle (Albert Schweitzer).┤
╩│ahimsa, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahistorical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not historical; without regard for history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Theories of social change are, ... often ahistorical and devoid of cultural concreteness (Hinkle and Hinkle).┤
╩│ahistorical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ahithophel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a counselor who joined Absalom in his revolt against David (in the Bible, II Samuel 15-17).
╩│Ahithophel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ahmadiyya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Islamic sect, especially in Pakistan, whose members work as missionaries throughout the world.
╩│Ahmadiyya, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahold─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect or Informal.) a hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He also passes notes to me during school ... and if the teacher got ahold of one I would just die in my seat (Chicago Sun-Times).┤
╩│ahold─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ahold─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) near or close to the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lay a ship ahold.┤
╩│ahold─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│-aholic,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) a person who is obsessed with or addicted to something; a ______ addict.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Foodaholic = a person who is obsessed with food or eating. I had considered myself just another enthusiastic fan of pro football, not an abuser, a footballaholic (Washington Post).┤
╩│-aholic,╕
╜│A horizon,╕
┬┌┤ the top layer of soil through which moisture seeps downward, dissolving the chemical elements, such as sodium, calcium, and magnesium, and carrying them away to the rivers and the sea.
╩│A horizon,╕
╜│ahorse, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ on horseback.
╩│ahorse, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ahoy, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ a call used chiefly by sailors to attract the attention of someone at a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailors in the lifeboat shouted "Ship ahoy!" to the passing freighter.┤
╩│ahoy, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Ahriman, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the spirit of ignorance and evil in the Zoroastrian religion.
╩│Ahriman, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a raised platform at a Polynesian temple site.
╩│ahu, ╛╕noun.
╜│ahull, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We finally lay ahull, stops on and heavy spars secure (Atlantic).┤
╩│ahull, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ahum, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ humming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ahum with ideas, Leopold ... was soon seeking out more adventurous governments (Time).┤
╩│ahum, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│ahungered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) hungry.
╩│ahungered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ahura Mazda,
┬┌┤ Ormazd (the Zoroastrian spirit of good).
╩│Ahura Mazda,
╜│ai─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ais.╕
┬┌┤ the three-toed sloth of South and Central America.
╩│ai─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ais.╕
╜│ai─╕ (2), ╛interjection.
┬┌┤ oh! alas!
╩│ai─╕ (2), ╛interjection.
╜│AI╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤airborne intercept (radar that detects enemy aircraft).
├│ 2. ┤Amnesty International.
├│ 3. ┤artificial insemination.
├│ 4. ┤artificial intelligence.
╩│AI╕ (no periods),
╜│aiblins, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) possibly; perhaps.
╩│aiblins, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aid, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give support to; help; assist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Red Cross aids flood victims.┤
├│ 2. ┤to help in bringing about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This new medicine may aid your recovery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) facilitate, further, promote, forward.
├╕v.i. ┤ to give assistance; help.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤help; assistance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When my arm was broken, I could not dress without aid.┤
┴┤ (SYN) support, succor.
├│ 2. ┤a person or a thing, such as a tool or instrument, that helps; helper; assistant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was a nurse's aid for a time. A dishwasher is an aid to housewives.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) an aide-de-camp; aide.
├│ 4a. ┤a customary payment from a feudal vassal to his lord.
├│ b. ┤the right of a feudal lord to require his vassals to contribute money when the lord's eldest son was knighted, when his eldest daughter married, and when ransom was needed to release the lord from captivity.
├│ 5. ┤a grant of money to the British Crown, made by Parliament, for an extraordinary purpose; subsidy.
└╕expr. ╡what┤ (something) ╡is in aid of,┤ ┤(British Informal.) what the purpose of (something) is.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was difficult for his mother to make out what all of his bellowing was in aid of until he stopped shouting.┤
┼╕noun ╡aider.┤
╩│aid, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│AID╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Artificial Insemination by Donor.
╩│AID╕ (no periods),
╜│Aida, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, first produced in 1871.
├│ 2. ┤its heroine, an Ethiopian princess.
╩│Aida, ╛╕noun.
╜│aidance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ aid; help; assistance.
╩│aidance, ╛╕noun.
╜│aidant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤aiding; helpful.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an assistant or auxiliary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court is now called upon to be an aidant to the enforcement of a judgment given by a Portuguese court (Sir Robert Phillimore).┤
╩│aidant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aid-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aids-de-camp.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) ╡= aide-de-camp.┤
╩│aid-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aids-de-camp.╕
╜│aide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a helper; an assistant, often to a person of high rank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a presidential aide, a diplomatic aide.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= aide-de-camp.┤
╩│aide, ╛╕noun.
╜│aide-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aides-de-camp.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer by taking and sending messages and acting as a secretary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Edmund Randolph ... served as General George Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War (Frank E. Vandir).┤
├│ 2. ┤any assistant; aide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the indefatigable aide-de-camp of the Commissioner.┤
╩│aide-de-camp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aides-de-camp.╕
╜│aide-memoire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤something to stimulate the memory, such as a calendar note.
├│ 2. ┤a memorandum summarizing the discussion and the agreements arrived at in a meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Soviet aide-memoire of 1958 stated that the Soviet Union was prepared to sign a peace treaty with the whole of Germany (Terence Prittie).┤
╩│aide-memoire, ╛╕noun.
╜│aidful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) helpful.
╩│aidful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aidless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without help; unassisted; helpless.
╩│aidless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aidman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Military.) a member of the medical service.
╩│aidman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│aid post,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an aid station.
╩│aid post,╕
╜│AIDS, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ acquired immune deficiency (immunodeficiency) syndrome, a viral disease that attacks and breaks down the body's immune system, leading to serious and usually fatal infections and to a form of sarcoma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like hepatitis, AIDS could be transmitted by intimate sexual contact or blood (Newsweek).┤
╩│AIDS, ╛╕noun.
╜│aid station,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the first-aid post of a regiment or battalion, just behind the line of battle, for the first medical treatment of the wounded.
╩│aid station,╕
╜│AIDS virus,╕
┬┌┤ the retrovirus that causes AIDS; HIV.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because its genes are made up of RNA instead of the usual DNA, the AIDS virus is classified as a retrovirus (Donald P. Francis).┤
╩│AIDS virus,╕
╜│aiga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Samoan family unit, consisting of a group of close relatives along the female or male line.
╩│aiga, ╛╕noun.
╜│aiglet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aglet.
╩│aiglet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aglet.
╜│aigret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aigrette.
╩│aigret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aigrette.
╜│aigrette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a tuft of feathers worn as an ornament on the head, on a helmet, or the like.
├│ b. ┤anything shaped or used like this.
├│ 2. ┤╡= egret.┤
╩│aigrette, ╛╕noun.
╜│aiguille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slender, sharply pointed peak of rock, especially in the Alps.
╩│aiguille, ╛╕noun.
╜│aiguillette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ornamental cord, braid, or loop on a dress uniform; aglet.
╩│aiguillette, ╛╕noun.
╜│AIH╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Artificial Insemination by Husband.
╩│AIH╕ (no periods),
╜│aikido, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Japanese method of fighting without weapons, using holds, throws, and movements designed to make an opponent lose his balance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The disciple of aikido ... does not flee or resist the attacker but, instead, blends with him (New York Times).┤
╩│aikido, ╛╕noun.
╜│ail, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be the matter with; trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Find out what ails that crying child.┤
┴┤ (SYN) afflict, distress.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be ill; feel sick; be indisposed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has been ailing for a week.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤pain or disease; trouble; illness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ails (Casper Lederer).┤
╩│ail, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│ailanthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the ailanthus.
╩│ailanthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ailanthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tree native to Asia with many leaves and clusters of small, greenish flowers, often used as a shade tree; tree of heaven. The flowers of some ailanthus trees have a somewhat disagreeable odor.
╩│ailanthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailanthus moth,╕
┬┌┤ a moth, once of some commercial importance as a source of silk, native to China, introduced into the eastern United States. Its larvae feed on ailanthus leaves.
╩│ailanthus moth,╕
╜│aileron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hinged, movable part on the rear edge of an airplane wing used for banking, rolling, or balancing the airplane.
╩│aileron, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailevator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= elevon.
╩│ailevator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= elevon.
╜│ailing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sick; unwell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an obviously ailing and incapacitated man (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not in a sound condition; doing poorly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bankrupt company was a financially ailing concern for years.┤
╩│ailing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ailment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illness; sickness, especially a minor disorder of the body or mind, as distinguished from an acute or specific disease; sickness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ailment was only an upset stomach.┤
┴┤ (SYN) malady, complaint.
╩│ailment, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has great affection for cats. Also, ╡aelurophile.┤
╩│ailurophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a great affection for cats. Also, ╡aelurophilia.┤
╩│ailurophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has a morbid fear or hatred of cats. Also, ╡aelurophobe.┤
╩│ailurophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│ailurophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a morbid fear or hatred of cats. Also, ╡aelurophobia.┤
╩│ailurophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aim, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to point or direct (a weapon or blow) in order to hit a target.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to aim a gun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) level.
├│ 2. ┤to direct (words or acts) so as to influence a certain person or action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach aimed his talk at the boys who had not played fair.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to guess.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to devise.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to point or direct something, such as a gun or blow, in order to hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He aimed at the lion but missed.┤
├│ 2. ┤to direct one's efforts; try.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She aims for perfection. We aim to please our customers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aspire.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to have in mind as a purpose; intend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I aim to go.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to guess.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of pointing or directing at something.
├│ 2. ┤the ability to point or direct a weapon or blow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His aim was so poor that he missed the door and hit the window with a snowball.┤
├│ 3. ┤the direction aimed in; line of sighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your aim must allow for the wind.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the object of efforts; purpose; intention; goal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her aim was to do two years' work in one. O Happiness! our being's end and aim! (Alexander Pope).┤
┴┤ (SYN) intent, design, object.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a guess; conjecture.
┼╕adj. ╡aimable.┤
┼╕noun ╡aimer.┤
┼╕adj. ╡aimless.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aimlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aimlessness.┤
╩│aim, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│AIM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Indian Movement.
╩│AIM╕ (no periods),
╜│aimak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the provinces of Mongolia.
├│ 2. ┤a Mongolian clan.
╩│aimak, ╛╕noun.
╜│ain, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤one.
├│ 2. ┤own.
╩│ain, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aine,╕ (fem.) ╞│ainee,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) elder or eldest (used after a proper name).
╩│aine,╕ (fem.) ╞│ainee,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│ainhum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a painful constriction of the toe by a fibrous ring, afflicting people especially in tropical climates. In extreme cases, the toe falls off.
╩│ainhum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕ ╟│= Ainu.
╩│Aino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕ ╟│= Ainu.
╜│ain't,
┬┌┤ (Substandard or Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤am not; is not.
├│ 2. ┤are not.
├│ 3. ┤have not; has not.
╩│ain't,
╜│Ainu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nu╕ or │-nus.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an aboriginal, light-skinned people in northern Japan, now becoming extinct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ainu survive in northern Japan in much the same relation to the Japanese as the Indians occupy to the whites in the United States, except that the contact has been longer and the Ainu are fewer (A. L. Kroeber).┤
├│ 2. ┤their language. It is as yet unclassified but unrelated to Japanese. Also, ╡Aino.┤
╩│Ainu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nu╕ or │-nus.╕
╜│air─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth; atmosphere. Air consists chiefly of nitrogen and oxygen, along with carbon dioxide, argon, hydrogen, and small quantities of neon, helium, and other inert gases. It is odorless, tasteless, and invisible. We breathe air, and it directly or indirectly supports every form of life on earth.
├│ 2. ┤the space overhead; sky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Birds fly in the air.┤
├│ 3. ┤air in motion; a light wind; breeze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a hot summer day without a breath of air.┤
├│ 4. ┤fresh air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He opened the window to let some air into the overheated room.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a simple melody or tune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an old Scottish air, a traditional air.┤
├│ b. ┤a piece of music designed to be played or sung as a solo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. D'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air, a traditional air.┤
├│ c. ┤the leading part of a piece of music that predominates and gives character to it. In part music it is usually the soprano.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) public mention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave air to his opinions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) publicity.
├│ 7. ┤the general character or appearance of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An air of mystery surrounds the deserted house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aura.
├│ 8. ┤way; look; manner; bearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The famous man had an air of importance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mien.
├│ 9. ┤the medium through which radio waves travel; airways.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to fill the air with advertising.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Informal.) the personnel and equipment comprised by an air force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. French tactical air flies 1,000 sorties in six days (Newsweek).┤
├│ 11. ┤(Philately.) an airmail stamp.
├│ 12. ┤(Obsolete.) breathe.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to put out in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to air a blanket. It is good to air your clothes often.┤
├│ b. ┤to let fresh air through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Open the windows and air the room.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ventilate.
├│ c. ┤(British.) to warm and remove all dampness from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air the sheets before you put them on the bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make known; express publicly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not air your troubles too often.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expose, display.
├│ 3. ┤to take on a stroll.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to air the dog.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) to broadcast by radio or television, or both.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game was aired to all parts of the country.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take the air; take a walk or ride.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with aviation; done by means of aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air photography.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air safety, an air armada.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aerial.
└╕expr. ╡airs,┤ ┤unnatural or affected manners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your friends will laugh if you put on airs.┤
└╕expr. ╡clear the air,┤ ┤to remove emotional tensions, misunderstanding, mistrust, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His explicit declaration in reply to Mr. Parnell's speech ... has cleared the air (Manchester Examiner).┤
└╕expr. ╡get the air,┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤to be discharged from a job.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She took off from work so often that she finally got the air.┤
├│ b. ┤to be rejected as a suitor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After he got the air, he moped in a lovesick trance for weeks.┤
└╕expr. ╡give the air,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to dismiss, especially contemptuously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jim gives the air too freely to opinions he doesn't happen to agree with.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the air,┤
├│ a. ┤going around; being spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wild rumors were in the air.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) uncertain; unsettled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Plans for the picnic are still in the air since we can't decide where to go.┤
└╕expr. ╡off the air,┤
├│ a. ┤not engaged in broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This station is off the air from midnight to six in the morning.┤
├│ b. ┤not being broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We used to watch that show, but it's off the air now.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the air,┤
├│ a. ┤broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The station has been on the air since 1960.┤
├│ b. ┤being broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is that radio show still on the air?┤
└╕expr. ╡out of thin air,┤
├│ a. ┤out of nothing visible or concrete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The problem ... involved the task of establishing out of thin air a program (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ b. ┤out of nowhere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little man appeared out of thin air (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡take air,┤ ┤(British.) to spread about among people; become known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The story has taken air among all the neighbors.┤
└╕expr. ╡take the air,┤
├│ a. ┤to go outdoors; take a walk or ride.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On such a nice day, one should get out and take the air.┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) to start broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new radio station will take the air next week.┤
└╕expr. ╡up in the air,┤
├│ a. ┤uncertain; unsettled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The date of the wedding is still up in the air.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) very angry or excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver was up in the air about his parking ticket.┤
└╕expr. ╡walk┤ (or ╡tread┤) ╡on air,┤ ┤to be very gay or pleased.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys are walking on air because their team won the game. ... treading on air at the way he'd handled the deal (S. J. Perelman).┤
╩│air─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│air─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) early; soon.
╩│air─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│Air Academy,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the Air Force Academy.
╩│Air Academy,╕
╜│air age,╕
┬┌┤ the era of human history marked by the use of aircraft in war and as a means of public transport. The preliminaries began well before 1910 but effective and general use came only about 1939.
╩│air age,╕
╜│air alert,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of readiness for defense against enemy aircraft, when aircraft get into the air ready for immediate response to orders.
├│ 2. ┤the signal to get aircraft into the air for such defense.
╩│air alert,╕
╜│air arm,╕ ╟│= air force.
╩│air arm,╕ ╟│= air force.
╜│air-atomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ based on or involving the use of atomic bombs carried by aircraft or of missiles armed with atomic warheads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-atomic defense.┤
╩│air-atomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air attack,╕
┬┌┤ an attack by aircraft.
╩│air attack,╕
╜│airbag, ╛╕noun, or │air bag,╕
┬┌┤ a safety device consisting of a plastic bag that inflates in front of a passenger in an automobile collision to keep him from being thrown forward.
╩│airbag, ╛╕noun, or │air bag,╕
╜│air base,╕
┬┌┤ a headquarters and airfield for military aircraft.
╩│air base,╕
╜│air battery,╕
┬┌┤ a battery that uses zinc or another metal as the fuel and pressurized air as the oxidizing agent.
╩│air battery,╕
╜│air bearing,╕
┬┌┤ a bearing using the pressure of thin jets of air to support weights, eliminate friction, etc.
╩│air bearing,╕
╜│air bed,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an air mattress.
╩│air bed,╕
╜│air bladder,╕
┬┌┤ a sac in most fishes and various animals and plants that is filled with air. The air bladder of a fish is also called the ╖swim bladder┤ and adjusts the specific gravity of the fish to the water pressure at varying depths.
╩│air bladder,╕
╜│air blast,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stream of air, especially one produced by mechanical means.
├│ 2. ┤the shock caused by a very fast movement of air or of an object through the air, such as that of a missile reentering the earth's atmosphere.
├│ 3. ┤the downward or outward pressure wave set up by an atomic explosion in the air.
╩│air blast,╕
╜│airboat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small flat-bottomed boat driven by an airplane propeller mounted on the boat and revolving in the air, used for travel in large swamps and flooded areas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Skim through the Everglades in an airboat (New Yorker).┤
╩│airboat, ╛╕noun.
╜│airborne, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤supported by the air; off the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Within 15 minutes the bombers can be airborne. The kite was finally airborne.┤
├│ b. ┤carried in aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airborne troops.┤
├│ c. ┤having its aircraft in the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airborne patrol.┤
├│ 2. ┤carried by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airborne seeds, airborne contamination from industrial pollution.┤
╩│airborne, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airbound, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stopped up by an accumulation of air, as a pipe.
╩│airbound, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air brake,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a brake or system of brakes operated by forcing compressed air against a piston or pistons.
├│ 2. ┤╡= speed brake.┤
╩│air brake,╕
╜│airbrasive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that cleans, smooths, or cuts by the action of abrasive particles propelled at high speeds by compressed air from a nozzle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airbrasive drill.┤
╩│airbrasive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-break switch,
┬┌┤ a switch in which an electric circuit is interrupted in the air.
╩│air-break switch,
╜│air-breather, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a missile whose engine uses oxygen from the atmosphere to oxidize its fuel.
╩│air-breather, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-breathing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that takes in oxygen from the atmosphere to oxidize its fuel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-breathing missiles.┤
├│ 2. ┤that respirates or breathes air as a natural process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-breathing insects.┤
╩│air-breathing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air brick,╕
┬┌┤ a brick perforated for ventilation.
╩│air brick,╕
╜│air bridge,╕
┬┌┤ a link between two or more places by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three companies have formed an air bridge between Rio and Sao Paulo, which provides nonreservation flights every half hour (London Times).┤
╩│air bridge,╕
╜│airbrush, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a device somewhat like an atomizer, operated by compressed air, that is used to spray paint on a surface.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to paint or touch up with an airbrush.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Times airbrushed out the player and printed his shadow (Time).┤
╩│airbrush, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│airburst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an explosion of a bomb in the air, above the surface of the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a high airburst, the fireball will not touch the ground, and there will be no local fallout (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│airburst, ╛╕noun.
╜│airbus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very large jet aircraft for carrying passengers on short flights.
╩│airbus, ╛╕noun.
╜│air cargo,╕
┬┌┤ cargo transported by aircraft; air freight.
╩│air cargo,╕
╜│air carrier,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft that carries freight.
╩│air carrier,╕
╜│air castle,╕
┬┌┤ a daydream; castle in the air.
╩│air castle,╕
╜│Air Cav,╕
┬┌┤ Air Cavalry.
╩│Air Cav,╕
╜│Air Cavalry,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of the United States Army transported to combat areas by aircraft, especially helicopters.
╩│Air Cavalry,╕
╜│air cell,╕
┬┌┤ a tiny cavity for air in an organism. The air sacs of a bird are air cells.
╩│air cell,╕
╜│air chamber,╕
┬┌┤ any compartment filled with air, especially a trap in a pump or other hydraulic system to prevent excessive pressures when the pump is suddenly stopped or started.
╩│air chamber,╕
╜│air cleaner,╕
┬┌┤ a device that removes impurities from a stream of gas or air.
╩│air cleaner,╕
╜│air coach,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a class of air travel with lower fares than first class.
├│ 2. ┤a commercial aircraft with comparatively low fares.
├│ 3. ┤such aircraft collectively.
╩│air coach,╕
╜│aircock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small valve for letting air in or out.
╩│aircock, ╛╕noun.
╜│air compressor,╕
┬┌┤ a device that pushes together, or compresses, air, and holds it under pressure, especially as a source of power for a pneumatic drill, pump, or other device.
╩│air compressor,╕
╜│air-condition, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to supply (a building, room, car, or other enclosed area) with the equipment for air conditioning.
├│ 2. ┤to treat (the air within a building, car, or other enclosed area) by means of air conditioning.
╩│air-condition, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air-conditioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having air conditioning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In air-conditioned buildings the air is kept at the most comfortable temperature.┤
╩│air-conditioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air conditioner,╕
┬┌┤ equipment used to air-condition a building, room, car, or other enclosed area.
╩│air conditioner,╕
╜│air conditioning,╕
┬┌┤ a means of treating air in a building, room, car, or other enclosed area, to free it from dust and to regulate its temperature and amount of moisture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air conditioning is the use of a refrigerant which is cooled by pressure changes in a condenser and cycled through a coil. Air then is blown over the cold coil (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│air conditioning,╕
╜│air control,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤military control of an airspace.
├│ 2. ┤control of a hostile force or nation by means of a superior air or space power.
├│ 3. ┤╡= air traffic control.┤
╩│air control,╕
╜│air-cool, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to remove heat from (an internal-combustion engine) by forcing air on or around the cylinders.
├│ 2. ┤to remove heat from (a room or other enclosed area) by blowing cool air in.
┼╕noun ╡air-cooler.┤
╩│air-cool, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air-cooled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cooled by having air blown on it.
╩│air-cooled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-cooling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the reduction of heat by passing a current of air through or over heated areas.
╩│air-cooling, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-core, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Electricity.) having a nonmetallic core.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-core transformer.┤
╩│air-core, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air-cored, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= air-core.
╩│air-cored, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= air-core.
╜│Air Corps,╕
┬┌┤ the air arm of the U.S. Army from 1926 to 1941, a predecessor of the U.S. Air Force.
╩│Air Corps,╕
╜│air corridor,╕
┬┌┤ a passage or corridor over foreign-controlled territory open to aircraft as specified by government ruling or international agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Along Western air corridors to Berlin, Soviet MIG-17s began making closeup inspections of U.S. passenger liners (Time).┤
╩│air corridor,╕
╜│air cover,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a force of aircraft protecting a land or sea operation, a convoy, or other group.
├│ 2. ┤the protection given by such a force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The training of the Royal Air Force is ... to provide in daylight air cover for the craft carrying the troops and for the naval forces protecting them, and close support during the attack (Louis Mountbatten).┤
╩│air cover,╕
╜│aircraft, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-craft.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an airplane, airship, helicopter, or balloon; any machine for flying in the air that is supported in flight by buoyancy (such as a balloon), or by the action of air (such as an airplane), or by reaction to one or more jet streams (such as a rocket).
├│ 2. ┤such machines collectively or as a class; airplanes, airships, helicopters, or balloons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rapid development of aircraft that could take off and land vertically soon might make obsolete many large airports and long runways (New York Times).┤
╩│aircraft, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-craft.
╜│aircraft carrier,╕
┬┌┤ a warship designed as a base for aircraft, with a large, flat deck on which to land or take off.
┬┌┤ to cure (tobacco or lumber) by the action of the air alone, without heating it. Air-cured tobacco is dried by leaving the leaf out in the sun, and then in constant circulation of air in well-ventilated barns.
┬┌┤ a mass of air heated or cooled and circulated around the entrance of a store, building, or the like, to hold in or keep out warm air, according to the season, serving in place of a conventional door.
╩│air curtain,╕
╜│air cushion,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cushion inflated with air instead of being stuffed.
├│ 2. ┤a device by which pressure or shock is absorbed by air.
╩│air cushion,╕
╜│air cushion vehicle,╕
┬┌┤ a vehicle that travels a few feet above the surface of land or water on a cushion of air produced by a system of fans; ground effect machine; hovercraft. (Abbr:) ACV.
╩│air cushion vehicle,╕
╜│air cylinder,╕
┬┌┤ a cylinder filled with air and having a piston, for checking the recoil of a gun.
╩│air cylinder,╕
╜│air defense,╕
┬┌┤ a system of defense against air attack, using aircraft, missiles, and other weapons, and electronic detection of attacking aircraft.
╩│air defense,╕
╜│air door,╕ ╟│= air curtain.
╩│air door,╕ ╟│= air curtain.
╜│air drag,╕ ╟│= air resistance.
╩│air drag,╕ ╟│= air resistance.
╜│air-driven, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deriving its power from compressed air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-driven dental drill.┤
╩│air-driven, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airdrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an airport. Also, (especially British,) ╡aerodrome.┤
┬┌┤ a pipe or duct for conveying outside air into a building.
╩│air duct,╕
╜│Airedale, ╛╕noun, or │Airedale terrier,╕
┬┌┤ a large terrier having a wiry brown or tan coat with dark markings. Airedales were originally bred to hunt small game.
╩│Airedale, ╛╕noun, or │Airedale terrier,╕
╜│air edition,╕
┬┌┤ an edition of a newspaper or magazine, printed on very thin paper or with fewer pages than usual, for shipping to distribution points by air.
╩│air edition,╕
╜│air embolism,╕
┬┌┤ an often fatal condition in which rupture of a lung introduces air into the pulmonary veins causing clotting and a loss of circulation in arteries of the brain.
╩│air embolism,╕
╜│air engine,╕
┬┌┤ a motor driven by the force of heated or compressed air.
╩│air engine,╕
╜│air-entrained concrete,
┬┌┤ concrete containing billions of tiny air cells in each cubic foot that are formed by adding soaplike resinous or fatty materials to the cement or concrete when it is mixed. The cells give the water in concrete enough room to expand as it freezes.
╩│air-entrained concrete,
╜│air-express, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to transport by air express.
╩│air-express, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air express,╕
┬┌┤ the shipment of merchandise by aircraft.
╩│air express,╕
╜│airfare, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the price of a trip by airplane.
╩│airfare, ╛╕noun.
╜│air ferry,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft or system of aircraft for the transport of persons and cargo between fixed points. The later term is ╖air bridge.┤┤
╩│air ferry,╕
╜│airfield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the landing area of an airport or air base.
╩│airfield, ╛╕noun.
╜│air filter,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical or electronic component in an air cleaner that filters dust, pollen, or other contaminants from the air.
╩│air filter,╕
╜│air fleet,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤military aircraft, under a single commanding officer, used for a particular kind of mission or within a particular theater of operations.
├│ 2. ┤an air force.
╩│air fleet,╕
╜│airflow, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a natural movement of air.
├│ 2. ┤the flow of air around and relative to an object moving in air.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤streamlined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airflow design.┤
├│ 2. ┤that is produced by air currents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airflow patterns around cumulus clouds.┤
╩│airflow, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│airfoil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wing, aileron, rudder, or other surface designed to help lift or control an aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a spoiler or similar device designed to help keep a car firmly on the road at high speeds.
╩│airfoil, ╛╕noun.
╜│air force,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the branch of the military forces that uses aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤the largest tactical unit of this branch.
╩│air force,╕
╜│Air Force,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a separate branch of the armed forces of the United States, created in 1947, that includes aviation personnel, equipment, etc. (Abbr:) AF (no periods), A.F.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) the Royal Air Force.
╩│Air Force,╕
╜│Air Force Academy,╕
┬┌┤ the officer-training service school of the U.S. Air Force, near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
╩│Air Force Academy,╕
╜│airframe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the framework of an airplane, not including the engine or engines, of a ballistic missile, or of a dirigible.
╩│airframe, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-freight, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to ship (something) by air freight.
╩│air-freight, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air freight,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤freight transported by aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤the class of cargo by which this is comprised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to ship by air freight.┤
╩│air freight,╕
╜│airfreighter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an aircraft that carries freight.
├│ 2. ┤a person or company engaged in the business of operating such aircraft.
╩│airfreighter, ╛╕noun.
╜│air gap,╕
┬┌┤ the space in an electric motor or dynamo between the armature and the core.
╩│air gap,╕
╜│air gas,╕ ╟│= producer gas.
╩│air gas,╕ ╟│= producer gas.
╜│airglow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) a faint glow in the sky, not visible to the naked eye, believed due to chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere.
╩│airglow, ╛╕noun.
╜│air guitar,╕
┬┌┤ an imaginary guitar played in imitation of a rock musician.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have fond memories of shooting pool ... and playing air guitar with my cue stick (Rolling Stone).┤
╩│air guitar,╕
╜│air gun,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an air rifle or air pistol.
├│ 2. ┤a device utilizing compressed air to force grease, putty, or some similar substance into or onto something.
╩│air gun,╕
╜│air hammer,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pneumatic drill, especially one used for breaking up pavement.
├│ 2. ┤a pneumatic hammer used in riveting.
╩│air hammer,╕
╜│airhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a position established in enemy territory which can be reached and supplied by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each airhead is an internal island to which every fighting man must be carried by air, plus every pound of equipment and food for its maintenance (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a stupid person; blockhead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the many airheads who move torpidly through ... [the film]┤ Raise the Titanic
╔┤ ╢Ex. says in a throat-clutching voice: "A ship that big down that deep!?!? (Maclean's).┤
╩│airhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│air hole,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hole that air can pass through.
├│ 2. ┤an open space in the ice on a body of water.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) an air pocket.
╩│air hole,╕
╜│airhop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hopped,╕ │-hopping,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make frequent short trips by plane.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a short trip by plane.
╩│airhop, ╛╕verb, ╞│-hopped,╕ │-hopping,╕ ╛noun.
╜│air hostess,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an airline hostess.
╩│air hostess,╕
╜│airhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a temporary building made of woven nylon, inflated and kept erect by air pressure, and coated with polyvinyl chloride.
╩│airhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│air hunger,╕
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) shortness of breath from lack of oxygen, symptomatic of acidosis.
╩│air hunger,╕
╜│airily, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an airy manner.
╩│airily, ╛╕adverb.
╜│airiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ airy quality.
╩│airiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│airing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤exposure to air, as for drying or warming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gave the rug a thorough airing.┤
├│ 2. ┤a walk, ride, drive, or the like, outdoors.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) exposure to public notice or discussion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The proposed rule is due for an airing at the next school assembly.┤
╩│airing, ╛╕noun.
╜│air jacket,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a space in which air is circulated to absorb excess heat, such as in a machine.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) an inflatable life jacket.
╩│air jacket,╕
╜│airland; ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to land and unload (troops or supplies) from aircraft.
╩│airland; ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air lane,╕
┬┌┤ a regular route used by aircraft; airway.
╩│air lane,╕
╜│air-launch, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to launch from a flying aircraft.
╩│air-launch, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air layering,╕
┬┌┤ a method of causing a branch or stem to form roots for planting, by making a cut halfway through the branch and wrapping it in moist earth or moss. New roots form in the area of the cut.
╩│air layering,╕
╜│airless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without fresh air; stuffy.
├│ 2. ┤without a breeze; still.
┼╕noun ╡airlessness.┤
╩│airless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air letter,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lightweight sheet of paper, often designed to fold and seal as an envelope, with a message on its inner surfaces.
├│ 2. ┤any letter sent by air mail; airmail letter.
╩│air letter,╕
╜│airlift, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a system of using aircraft to transport passengers and freight to a place when existing land routes are closed or inadequate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Medical supplies were brought by airlift to the flooded villages.┤
├│ 2. ┤the aircraft used.
├│ 3. ┤the passengers or freight transported by such a system.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to transport by airlift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enough planes were provided to airlift two army divisions.┤
╩│airlift, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│airlifting, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airlift ╕(def. 1).
╩│airlifting, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airlift ╕(def. 1).
╜│airlift pump,╕
┬┌┤ a pump used in oil wells and in mines consisting of a pipe for conducting air to the bottom of a long drop pipe that is submerged below the liquid. The mixture of air and liquid that is formed is lighter than the liquid outside the drop pipe, forcing the liquid to rise.
╩│airlift pump,╕
╜│airline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of transporting people and things by aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤the company owning or operating such a system.
├│ 3. ┤a route for aircraft; airway; air lane.
├│ 4. ┤(Especially U.S.) a straight line through the air.
╩│airline, ╛╕noun.
╜│air-line, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤shortest possible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the air-line distance to Chicago.┤
├│ 2. ┤straight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-line highway.┤
╩│air-line, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airline hostess┐╕ or │stewardess,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a stewardess on an airliner. Also, (British,) ╡air hostess.┤
╩│airline hostess┐╕ or │stewardess,╕
╜│airliner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large passenger airplane.
╩│airliner, ╛╕noun.
╜│airload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the total weight carried by an aircraft in flight exclusive of the aircraft itself, computed as the weight of the passengers, crew, cargo, and fuel.
├│ 2. ┤the aerodynamic force imposed upon a moving airfoil or other object.
╩│airload, ╛╕noun.
╜│air lock,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an airtight compartment between places where there is a difference in air pressure. The pressure in an air lock can be raised or lowered.
├│ 2. ┤a decompression chamber.
├│ 3. ┤the blocking of a liquid's flow, as through a tube, caused by the presence of air.
╩│air lock,╕
╜│airlog, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the log kept by the pilot or commanding officer of an aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a device for recording the distance traveled by a missile in the air.
╩│airlog, ╛╕noun.
╜│air mail,╕ ╟│= airmail,╕ ╛noun.
╩│air mail,╕ ╟│= airmail,╕ ╛noun.
╜│airmail, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤mail sent by aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a system of sending mail by aircraft.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to send (anything) by airmail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please airmail this letter.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sent or to be sent by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airmail letter.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the carrying of mail by air.┤
╩│airmail, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│airman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pilot of an aircraft; aviator.
├│ 2. ┤one of the crew of an aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤an enlisted man ranking above an airman basic in the U.S. Air Force.
╩│airman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│airman basic,╕
┬┌┤ an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the U.S. Air Force, comparable in grade to a private.
╩│airman basic,╕
╜│airman first class,╕
┬┌┤ an airman of the highest rank in the U.S. Air Force, ranking next below a sergeant.
╩│airman first class,╕
╜│airmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ skill in aviation.
╩│airmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│air map,╕
┬┌┤ a map consisting of or based on aerial photographs.
╩│air map,╕
╜│airmark, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to mark as a guide for pilots of aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to airmark a landing strip.┤
┼╕noun ╡airmarker.┤
╩│airmark, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air marshal,╕
┬┌┤ a rank in the Royal Air Force corresponding to vice-admiral or lieutenant general.
╩│air marshal,╕
╜│air mass,╕
┬┌┤ a large body of air within the atmosphere that has nearly uniform temperature and humidity at any given level and moves horizontally over great distances without changing.
╩│air mass,╕
╜│air mattress,╕
┬┌┤ a pad that can be inflated to serve as a life raft, mattress, etc.
╩│air mattress,╕
╜│Air Medal,╕
┬┌┤ a decoration awarded to any person in the U.S. Air Force or air force of another branch of military service, for meritorious achievement while flying.
╩│Air Medal,╕
╜│air mile,╕
┬┌┤ a nautical mile, 6076.11549 feet, used as a measure of distance in the flight of aircraft.
╩│air mile,╕
╜│air-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤interested in aviation.
├│ 2. ┤fond of air travel.
┼╕noun ╡air-mindedness.┤
╩│air-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Air Ministry,╕
┬┌┤ the department of the British government in charge of military aviation, and formerly also of civil aviation.
╩│Air Ministry,╕
╜│air miss,╕
┬┌┤ a very narrow escape from collision between aircraft.
╩│air miss,╕
╜│airmobile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) moved to the front by air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airmobile combat troops.┤
╩│airmobile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air mosaic,╕
┬┌┤ a map consisting of strips of film taken by successive photographs from airplanes with special cameras. An air mosaic gives a bird's-eye view of the landscape.
╩│air mosaic,╕
╜│airometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a container for holding and measuring air.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus for measuring the quantity or rate of flow of air.
╩│airometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│airpark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small airport.
╩│airpark, ╛╕noun.
╜│air passage,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤accommodations for a trip by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to book air passage from London to Rome.┤
├│ 2. ┤any conduit for air, such as the nose or windpipe.
╩│air passage,╕
╜│air piracy,╕
┬┌┤ the hijacking of aircraft; skyjacking.
╩│air piracy,╕
╜│air pirate,╕
┬┌┤ a person who commits air piracy; skyjacker.
╩│air pirate,╕
╜│air pistol,╕
┬┌┤ a pistol that shoots a single pellet or dart, worked by compressed air.
╩│air pistol,╕
╜│airplane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-planed,╕ │-planing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(U.S.) a flying machine that has one or more planes or wings and is driven by one or more propellers or jet engines or a rocket engine. An airplane is an aircraft heavier than air, supported in flight by the action of the air flowing past or thrusting upward on its fixed wings. Also, (especially British,) ╡aeroplane.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to fly in an airplane.
╩│airplane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-planed,╕ │-planing.╕
╜│airplane carrier,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an aircraft carrier.
╩│airplane carrier,╕
╜│airplane cloth,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a plain, tightly woven, sturdy cotton fabric used as a luggage covering and in some garments.
├│ 2. ┤a similar linen fabric used to cover the frames of older airplanes.
╩│airplane cloth,╕
╜│airplane luggage,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) very lightweight luggage, made especially for air travel.
╩│airplane luggage,╕
╜│airplane spin,╕
┬┌┤ (Wrestling.) a throw used especially by professional wrestlers. One wrestler lifts his opponent on his shoulders, whirls him about, and throws him down.
╩│airplane spin,╕
╜│air plant,╕
┬┌┤ a plant not connected with the ground and seeming to live on air; epiphyte.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many orchids are air plants.┤
╩│air plant,╕
╜│airplay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the amount of broadcast time for a phonograph record.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "underground" promotion man for the record company knew that reviews influenced FM airplay and availability in stores (Harper's).┤
╩│airplay, ╛╕noun.
╜│air pocket,╕
┬┌┤ a downward current of air that causes an airplane to lose altitude suddenly. An air pocket is caused by the sudden sinking of cooled air.
╩│air pocket,╕
╜│air pollution,╕
┬┌┤ the contamination of the air especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhaust, or smoke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The correlation of the number of deaths from bronchitis with both airborne dust and smoke is so pronounced that air pollution plays a major role (New Scientist).┤
╩│air pollution,╕
╜│airport, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a station with a field for airplanes to land and take off from, and buildings for keeping, repairing, and servicing airplanes and usually also for passengers; an area, especially on land, used regularly by aircraft.
╩│airport, ╛╕noun.
╜│airpost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) airmail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airpost stamp.┤
╩│airpost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air post,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) air mail.
╩│air post,╕
╜│airpower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the capacity of a nation to wage war in and from the air by means of military aircraft or missiles.
╩│airpower, ╛╕noun.
╜│air pressure,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤pressure caused by the weight of the air; atmospheric pressure. Winds are caused by the flow of air from an area of high air pressure to an area of low air pressure.
├│ 2. ┤the pressure of compressed air.
├│ 3. ┤pressure on a moving object by the air it strikes.
╩│air pressure,╕
╜│airproof, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤impervious to air.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make (something) airproof.
╩│airproof, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│air pump,╕
┬┌┤ an apparatus for forcing air into or through something, or for drawing it out, or for compressing it.
╩│air pump,╕
╜│air raid,╕
┬┌┤ an attack by enemy aircraft, especially by bombers.
╩│air raid,╕
╜│air raider,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft, especially a bomber, that engages in an air raid.
╩│air raider,╕
╜│air-raid shelter,
┬┌┤ a place for protection during an air raid.
╩│air-raid shelter,
╜│air resistance,╕
┬┌┤ opposition by the air to any body moving through it, such as an aircraft or projectile.
╩│air resistance,╕
╜│air rifle,╕
┬┌┤ a gun that uses compressed air to shoot a single pellet or dart; air gun.
╩│air rifle,╕
╜│air rights,╕
┬┌┤ the rights, by lease or purchase, to possession and use of space above an existing installation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air rights are valuable chiefly in the nation's largest cities, such as New York and Chicago, where buildings already jam most usable ground space (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│air rights,╕
╜│air route,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a path or course followed by aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the shortest air route from Chicago to Tokyo.┤
├│ 2. ┤markings on a chart giving point of departure, course, and destination for an aircraft flight.
╩│air route,╕
╜│airs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡air.┤┤
╩│airs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│air sac,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alveolus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The air from the bronchial tubes flows into millions of air sacs, called alveoli, which make up the spongelike mass of each lung (Arthur C. Guyton).┤
├│ 2. ┤an air-filled space in different parts of the body of a bird, connected with the lungs. It aids in breathing and in regulating body temperature.
├│ 3. ┤a thin-walled enlargement in the trachea of an insect, resembling a sac.
╩│air sac,╕
╜│air-sac disease,
┬┌┤ chronic respiratory disease in domestic fowl.
╩│air-sac disease,
╜│air sampling,╕
┬┌┤ the taking of samples of air for analysis, especially to count the pollen in it, or to analyze the amount of contamination from industrial wastes, fuel exhaust, or smoke, or to detect radioactive fallout.
╩│air sampling,╕
╜│airscape, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a view from very high up, as from an aircraft.
╩│airscape, ╛╕noun.
╜│air scoop,╕
┬┌┤ a shovellike opening that conveys a flow of air to an aircraft engine during flight.
╩│air scoop,╕
╜│airscrew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an aircraft propeller.
╩│airscrew, ╛╕noun.
╜│air service,╕
┬┌┤ transportation of people or things by aircraft.
╩│air service,╕
╜│Air Service,╕
┬┌┤ the aviation branch of the U.S. Army between 1907 (officially 1920) and 1926), a predecessor of the U.S. Air Force.
╩│Air Service,╕
╜│air shaft,╕
┬┌┤ a passage for letting fresh air in, as to a mine, tunnel, or building; air well.
┬┌┤ a large number of secondary rays, consisting of electrons, positrons, mesons, and photons, created when a primary cosmic ray enters the atmosphere.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any more or less enclosed area or cavity containing air.
├│ 2. ┤any gas-filled space found in the tissues of plants.
╩│air space,╕
╜│airspace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤space in the air, especially above a particular section of the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. China protested that its airspace had been violated by foreign airplanes.┤
├│ 2. ┤the limited space in the air occupied by a formation of aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤the space used in an aerial maneuver.
╩│airspace, ╛╕noun.
╜│air speed,╕
┬┌┤ the speed of an aircraft in relation to the speed of the air, as distinguished from ground speed.
╩│air speed,╕
╜│air-speed indicator,
┬┌┤ a flight instrument that shows air speed.
╩│air-speed indicator,
╜│air-spray, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to apply (a liquid) in a spray controlled by air pressure.
╩│air-spray, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│air spring,╕
┬┌┤ any device that utilizes the elasticity of compressed air to absorb or resist shock.
╩│air spring,╕
╜│air staff,╕
┬┌┤ a group of officers in the U.S. Air Force that advises a commanding officer in planning and carrying out military operations.
╩│air staff,╕
╜│airstream, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the relative flow of air around or against an object in flight, usually in a direction opposite to that of the object's flight.
╩│airstream, ╛╕noun.
╜│airstrike, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-struck,╕ │-struck╕ or │-stricken,╕ │-striking.╕
┬┌┤ to attack with aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our President's refusal ... to airstrike the Serbian artillery is dismaying (William Safire).┤
╩│airstrike, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-struck,╕ │-struck╕ or │-stricken,╕ │-striking.╕
╜│air strike,╕
┬┌┤ an attack by aircraft upon a target.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 130 guerrillas had been killed, 100 of them by immediate air strikes (New York Times).┤
╩│air strike,╕
╜│airstrip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a paved or cleared runway for aircraft, often made hastily for temporary use; landing strip.
├│ 2. ┤a small airport.
╩│airstrip, ╛╕noun.
╜│air survey,╕
┬┌┤ a topographical survey consisting of or based on aerial photographs.
╩│air survey,╕
╜│air suspension,╕
┬┌┤ a method of suspending a vehicle, such as an automobile, on its axles, that utilizes a piston supported by a chamber of compressed air instead of a metal spring at each suspension point.
╩│air suspension,╕
╜│air taxi,╕
┬┌┤ a passenger airplane for short-distance flights.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air taxis link the 600 cities served by scheduled airlines with more than 6,000 communities that are not ... and perform hundreds of functions from serving as ambulances to charting forest fires (Time).┤
╩│air taxi,╕
╜│air terminal,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a building at an airport for boarding and discharging passengers from aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤a terminal for passengers going to or coming from an airport.
╩│air terminal,╕
╜│airth, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) airt.
╩│airth, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
╜│airtight, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤so tight that no air or gas can get in or out.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S. Informal, Figurative.) havingno weak points or loopholes open to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airtight alibi. The team had an airtight defense.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unassailable.
╩│airtight, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air time,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the moment when a particular radio or television program begins to be broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. three minutes to air time.┤
├│ 2. ┤an amount of broadcasting time; minutes or hours of broadcasting, especially as sold by radio or television stations or networks for commercials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to spend $100,000 for air time.┤
╩│air time,╕
╜│air-to-air, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ passing between two flying aircraft, as a rocket launched by one to destroy another.
┬┌┤ passing from a flying aircraft to something on the ground or the surface of the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an air-to-surface signal.┤
╩│air-to-surface, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│air-to-underwater, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ passing from a flying aircraft to a vessel under the water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. air-to-underwater communication.┤
╩│air-to-underwater, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│air tourist,╕ ╟│= air coach.
╩│air tourist,╕ ╟│= air coach.
╜│air tractor,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft specially designed for crop dusting and spraying.
╩│air tractor,╕
╜│air traffic,╕
┬┌┤ the aircraft landing or taking off or in flight in a given area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. heavy air traffic at the airport.┤
╩│air traffic,╕
╜│air traffic control,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the control of the movements of aircraft to promote safe, orderly, and rapid traffic.
├│ 2. ┤a licensed or governmental agency providing this service.
╩│air traffic control,╕
╜│air transport,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of transporting people or cargo by airplane.
├│ 2. ┤an airplane that carries chiefly cargo.
├│ 3. ┤a military aircraft that carries personnel, supplies, and equipment.
╩│air transport,╕
╜│air-transportable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be transported by air.
╩│air-transportable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│air trap,╕
┬┌┤ a pocket for catching and venting foul air or gases, as from a drain.
╩│air trap,╕
╜│air travel,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤travel by airplane.
├│ 2. ┤the amount of travel by airplane during a specified period.
╩│air travel,╕
╜│airtraveler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who travels by air.
╩│airtraveler, ╛╕noun.
╜│air umbrella,╕ ╟│= air cover.
╩│air umbrella,╕ ╟│= air cover.
╜│air valve,╕
┬┌┤ a valve for controlling the flow of air into or out of pipes or enclosures.
╩│air valve,╕
╜│air vent,╕
┬┌┤ an opening or passage to allow the entrance or escape of air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steam radiators usually must have air vents to let the air out so that the steam can come in (Wilbur L. Beauchamp).┤
╩│air vent,╕
╜│air vesicle,╕
┬┌┤ an air sac in a water plant.
╩│air vesicle,╕
╜│air vessel,╕
┬┌┤ a vessel containing or conducting air; an air chamber; a respiratory tract.
╩│air vessel,╕
╜│airward, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ upward.
╩│airward, ╛╕adverb.
╜│airwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= airward.
╩│airwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= airward.
╜│air washer,╕
┬┌┤ a row of nozzles that spray water inside an air conditioner to keep the air moist and free of dust.
╩│air washer,╕
╜│airwave, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airway ╕(def. 3).
└┌╕expr. ╡airwaves,┤ ┤radio or television broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pure conversation ... has been shockingly absent from the airwaves (New York Times).┤
╩│airwave, ╛╕noun. ╟│= airway ╕(def. 3).
╜│airway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a route for aircraft; air lane; airline.
├│ 2. ┤a passage for air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A thin tube, known as an endotracheal catheter, has been put down her windpipe to assure her a clear and controllable airway throughout the operation (Harper's).┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a specified radio frequency.
└╕expr. ╡airways,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) channels for radio or television broadcasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a big surge in radio spot advertising and the airways were filled with lots of new jingles (C. J. Shuttleworth).┤
╩│airway, ╛╕noun.
╜│air well,╕ ╟│= air shaft.
╩│air well,╕ ╟│= air shaft.
╜│air wing,╕
┬┌┤ the air arm of an army or navy.
╩│air wing,╕
╜│airwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a civilian woman pilot; an aviatrix.
├│ 2. ┤an enlisted woman in an air force (not now in official use).
╩│airwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│airworthiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of an aircraft fit and safe for flight.
╩│airworthiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│airworthy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of aircraft) fit and safe for flight.
╩│airworthy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│airy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│airier,╕ │airiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤with air moving through it; well supplied with fresh air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a large, airy room.┤
├│ 2. ┤light as air; graceful; delicate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She sang an airy tune.┤
├│ 3. ┤light-hearted; gay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the children's airy laughter.┤
├│ 4. ┤breezy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a high, airy hill.┤
├│ 5. ┤of air; in the air; aerial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky was filled with birds and other airy creatures.┤
├│ 6. ┤reaching high in the air; lofty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy pinnacles.┤
├│ 7. ┤like air; not solid or substantial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy plans, airy phantoms of the mind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flimsy, unreal.
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.) unnatural; affected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an airy tone of voice.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Figurative.) flippant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy criticism.┤
╩│airy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│airier,╕ │airiest.╕
╜│airy-fairy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤delicate; light; airy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. airy-fairy creatures.┤
├│ 2. ┤fanciful; dreamy; impractical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not airy-fairy schemes ... but in detail and in writing, so that we know what we are considering (London Times).┤
╩│airy-fairy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aisle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a passage between rows of seats in a hall, theater, or school.
├│ 2a. ┤a similar passage in a church. In some large, elaborate churches the aisles are parallel to the main passage (the nave), and usually set off by pillars.
├│ b. ┤any similar part, as of choir or transept.
├│ c. ┤the nave itself.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S., Figurative.) any long, narrow passage, as between rows of trees in a forest.
┴┤ (SYN) corridor.
└╕expr. ╡down the aisle,┤ ┤(Informal.) to the altar for a marriage ceremony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The parents hoped that the oldest of their daughters would be the first down the aisle.┤
└╕expr. ╡roll in the aisles,┤ ┤(Slang.) to respond enthusiastically to something funny.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has kept Italian audiences rolling in the aisles for 40 years or more (London Times).┤
╩│aisle, ╛╕noun.
╜│aisled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an aisle or aisles.
╩│aisled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aisle-sitter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a person who sits next to the aisle, especially a drama critic.
╩│aisle-sitter, ╛╕noun.
╜│ait─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) a small island in a river or lake; islet.
╩│ait─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ait─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) oat.
╩│ait─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│aitch, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aitches,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the letter ╖H, h.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in the form of a capital ╖H.┤
╩│aitch, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aitches,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│aitchbone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rumpbone, especially of a steer.
├│ 2. ┤a cut of beef taken from or including this bone. Also, ╡edgebone.┤
╩│aitchbone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aitchless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) that does not aspirate his ╖h┤'s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aitchless millionaire ... goes to an elocutionist and learns a B.B.C. accent (George Orwell).┤
╩│aitchless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aitken Bible,
┬┌┤ the first Bible printed in English in America (by Robert Aitken, Philadelphia, 1782).
╩│Aitken Bible,
╜│AJA╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.J.A.,╕
┬┌┤ Americans of Japanese ancestry.
╩│AJA╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.J.A.,╕
╜│ajangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ jangling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You arrive at the track, already exhausted and with nerves ajangle (Life).┤
╩│ajangle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajar─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ slightly open.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please leave the door ajar.┤
╩│ajar─╕ (1), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│ajar─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ not in harmony; discordant.
╩│ajar─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│Ajax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.)
├│ 1. ┤a Greek hero at the siege of Troy, second only to Achilles in strength and courage. Ajax killed himself when the armor of Achilles was awarded to Odysseus (Ulysses).
├│ 2. ┤╡Ajax the Lesser,┤ another Greek hero at Troy, second to Achilles in swiftness.
╩│Ajax, ╛╕noun.
╜│ajee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) agee.
╩│ajee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajingle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ jingling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Peasant pockets were ajingle with the proceeds of the nation's fourth bumper crop (Time).┤
╩│ajingle, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajog, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ at a jog; jogging.
╩│ajog, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ajowan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fruit or seed of an Oriental plant of the parsley family, used for flavoring and to produce an aromatic oil similar to that obtained from thyme.
╩│ajowan, ╛╕noun.
╜│ajuga, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bugleweed ╕(def. 1).
╩│ajuga, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bugleweed ╕(def. 1).
╜│ajut, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that juts out; projecting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There he is, jaw ajut, teeth softly agleam, ... the whole man fairly overflowing with aplomb (Newsweek).┤
╩│ajut, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ajutage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutage.
╩│ajutage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= adjutage.
╜│ajutment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= projection.
╩│ajutment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= projection.
╜│AK╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ Alaska (with postal Zip Code).
╩│AK╕ (no period),
╜│a.k.a.┐╕ or │AKA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ also known as.
╩│a.k.a.┐╕ or │AKA╕ (no periods),
╜│akamai, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Hawaiian.) clever; smart.
╩│akamai, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Akan, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Akan╕ or │Akans.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of peoples inhabiting Ghana and other parts of western Africa.
├│ 2. ┤the Kwa language of these peoples.
╩│Akan, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Akan╕ or │Akans.
╜│akebi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hardy Asiatic vine with dark-green leaves.
├│ 2. ┤a fiber derived from it, used in making baskets.
├│ 3. ┤its seeds, which yield an oil sometimes used in cooking.
╩│akebi, ╛╕noun.
╜│akee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ackee.
╩│akee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ackee.
╜│Akela, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a title given by cub scouts to a cubmaster or den mother.
╩│Akela, ╛╕noun.
╜│akene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achene.
╩│akene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= achene.
╜│akimbo, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ with the hands on the hips and the elbows bent outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to stand with arms akimbo.┤
╩│akimbo, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│akin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the same kind; alike; similar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most boys are akin in their love of sports.┤
├│ 2. ┤belonging to the same family; related by blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your cousins are akin to you.┤
├│ 3. ┤cognate.
┴┤ (SYN) analogous.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤of kin.
╩│akin, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│akinesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the complete or partial loss of the power to move.
╩│akinesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│akinetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by akinesia.
╩│akinetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Akita, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a breed of medium-sized dogs of Japan, with a sharp nose and pointed ears.
╩│Akita, ╛╕noun.
╜│Akkadian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the eastern division of the Semitic languages, spoken during ancient times in Mesopotamia.
├│ 2. ┤any language of this division, such as Assyrian.
├│ 3. ┤the ancient non-Semitic language of Babylonia; Sumerian.
├│ 4. ┤one of the ancient inhabitants of Akkad (northern Babylonia).
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Akkad.
├│ 2. ┤of or in the Semitic language of the Akkadians.
┬┌┤ (in former East Germany) a worker who exceeds his quota; Stakhanovite.
╩│Aktivist, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-visten.╕
╜│aktograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus for recording the period or frequency of an animal's activity.
╩│aktograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aku, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hawaiian.) the bonito or skipjack, related to tuna.
╩│aku, ╛╕noun.
╜│akvavit, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquavit.
╩│akvavit, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquavit.
╜│al-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖l,┤ as in ╖allure, ally.┤
╩│al-,╕
╜│-al─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ suffix added to nouns to form adjectives. of; like; having the nature of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Natural = of nature; like nature. Ornamental = having the nature of ornament.┤
╩│-al─╕ (1),
╜│-al─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ suffix added to verbs to form nouns. the act of ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arrival = the act of arriving. Refusal = the act of refusing.┤
╩│-al─╕ (2),
╜│Al╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ aluminum (chemical element).
╩│Al╕ (no period),
╜│AL╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Alabama (with postal Zip Code).
├│ 2. ┤or ╡AL.,┤ Anglo-Latin.
├│ 3. ┤(Baseball.) American League.
╩│AL╕ (no periods),
╜│A.L.,╕
┬┌┤ Anglo-Latin.
╩│A.L.,╕
╜│ala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │alae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wing.
├│ 2. ┤any winglike structure:
├│ a. ┤one of the lateral cartilages of the nose.
├│ b. ┤one of the two side petals of any flower shaped like a sweet pea.
├│ 3. ┤an armpit.
╩│ala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │alae.╕
╜│a la,
┬┌┤ in the manner of; in the style of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If we are talking about a massed conventional aggression a la World War II, aerial inspection can provide adequate warning (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│a la,
╜│Ala.,╕
┬┌┤ Alabama.
╩│Ala.,╕
╜│ALA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Library Association.
╩│ALA╕ (no periods),
╜│A.L.A.
┬┌┤ Australian Library Association.
╩│A.L.A.
╜│alabado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (in Mexico) a religious ballad or folk song.
╩│alabado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│Alabama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bama╕ or │-bamas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Muskhogean tribe of Indians, now living mostly in Texas.
├│ 2. ┤this tribe.
├│ 3. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Alabama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bama╕ or │-bamas.╕
╜│Alabaman, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Alabama or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Alabama.
╩│Alabaman, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alabamian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Alabaman.
╩│Alabamian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Alabaman.
╜│alabamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rare, unisolated chemical element, now called astatine.
╩│alabamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│alabaster, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a smooth, white or delicately shaded, translucent stone, a variety of gypsum. Alabaster is considered a soft stone, often carved into ornaments and vases.
├│ 2. ┤a variety of calcite that is somewhat translucent and often streaked like marble.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of alabaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alabaster vase.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) smooth and white like alabaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. her alabaster throat.┤
╩│alabaster, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alabastrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling alabaster.
╩│alabastrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a la belle etoile,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤in the open air at night.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) at the beautiful star.
╩│a la belle etoile,
╜│a la bonne heure,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤all right; splendid.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) at the good hour.
╩│a la bonne heure,
╜│a la carte,
┬┌┤ with a stated price for each dish (instead of one price for the whole meal, ╖table d'hote┤ or ╖prix fixe┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is only one menu at Chez Pauge, and all the dishes are a la carte (Craig Claiborne).┤
╩│a la carte,
╜│a la chinoise,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Chinese style.
╩│a la chinoise,
╜│alack, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an exclamation of sorrow or regret; alas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alack! our friend is gone (Tennyson). [Middle English alacke]┤
╩│alack, ╛╕interjection.
╜│alackaday, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) alack; alas.
╩│alackaday, ╛╕interjection.
╜│alacritous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of alacrity; brisk.
┴┤ (SYN) quick, prompt, lively, willing.
╩│alacritous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alacrity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤brisk and eager action; liveliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) celerity, briskness, sprightliness.
├│ 2. ┤prompt and cheerful willingness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He accepted with grateful alacrity (Scott).┤
┴┤ (SYN) eagerness.
╩│alacrity, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aladdin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a youth in ╖The Arabian Nights,┤ who found a magic lamp and a magic ring. By rubbing either one of them he could call either of two powerful spirits (jinn) to do whatever he asked.
╩│Aladdin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ala.┤
╩│alae, ╛╕noun.
╜│a la francaise,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the French style.
╩│a la francaise,
╜│a la grecque,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Greek style.
╩│a la grecque,
╜│a la japonaise,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Japanese style.
╩│a la japonaise,
╜│a la king,
┬┌┤ creamed with pimento, green pepper, and mushrooms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chicken a la king.┤
╩│a la king,
╜│alalia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a partial or total loss of the power of speech, due to a functional disorder.
╩│alalia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alamanni, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alemanni.
╩│Alamanni, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alemanni.
╜│alameda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a public walk shaded with poplars or other trees.
╩│alameda, ╛╕noun.
╜│a l'americaine,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the American style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The moon ... is where French businessmen think guaranteed wages a l'americaine belong (New Yorker).┤
╩│a l'americaine,
╜│alamo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a poplar tree, especially a cottonwood.
╩│alamo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
╜│alamode, ╛╕noun, adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a lightweight, glossy silk, used especially for scarfs.
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤╡= a la mode.┤
╩│alamode, ╛╕noun, adverb, adjective.
╜│a la mode,
┬┌│ 1. ┤according to the prevailing fashion; in style; fashionable.
├│ 2. ┤served with ice cream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. pie a la mode.┤
├│ 3. ┤cooked with vegetables.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beef a la mode.┤
╩│a la mode,
╜│alamort, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a half-dead condition.
├│ 2. ┤melancholy; spiritless.
╩│alamort, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a la Newburg,
┬┌┤ served in a rich white sauce made with cream, yolks of eggs, butter, and wine or flavoring.
╩│a la Newburg,
╜│a l'anglaise
┬┌┤ (French.) in the English style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... red plush carpets and a winter garden and five-o'clock tea a l'anglaise (New Yorker).┤
╩│a l'anglaise
╜│Alani, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a people of Scythian origin who lived in the Caucasus and fought on the side of the Huns and the Vandals.
╩│Alani, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│alanine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline amino acid, occurring in several proteins.
╩│alanine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alaouite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╩│Alaouite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╜│alap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rhythmless introductory section of a raga.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This was the percussionless alap in Desh Malhar, a raga tuned to the rains (London Times).┤
╩│alap, ╛╕noun.
╜│a la page,
┬┌┤ (French.) up-to-date; modern.
╩│a la page,
╜│a la parisienne,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Parisian style.
╩│a la parisienne,
╜│alar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a wing or wings; alary.
├│ 2. ┤winged; alate.
├│ 3. ┤╡= axillary.┤
╩│alar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a la rigueur,
┬┌┤ (French.) strictly speaking; if absolutely necessary.
╩│a la rigueur,
╜│alarm, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤sudden fear; excitement caused by fear of danger; fright.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The deer darted off in alarm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apprehension; consternation.
├│ 2. ┤a warning of approaching danger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is no false alarm.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a signal giving such warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fire alarm.┤
├│ b. ┤a bell or other device that makes a noise to warn or waken people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burglar alarm.┤
├│ 4. ┤a call to arms or action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Paul Revere gave the alarm to the towns near Boston.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Fencing.) appel.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make uneasy; fill with sudden fear; frighten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer. He was alarmed because his friends were so long in returning.┤
├│ 2. ┤to warn (anyone) of approaching danger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alarm everyone quickly; the house is full of smoke.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to call to arms.
╩│alarm, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alarm clock,╕
┬┌┤ a clock that can be set to ring or sound at any desired time.
╩│alarm clock,╕
╜│alarming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing alarm; frightening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He failed to show any sense of urgency in dealing with a situation that has become so acute and alarming (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alarmingly.┤
╩│alarming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alarmism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the attitude and habits of alarmists.
╩│alarmism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alarmist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is easily alarmed or alarms others needlessly or on very slight grounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alarmists cry out that there is a danger of World War Three (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an alarmist or alarmism.
╩│alarmist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alarum,╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British or Archaic.) alarm.
╩│alarum,╛╕noun.
╜│alarums and excursions,
┬┌┤ an archaic stage direction for a conventionalized skirmish.
╩│alarums and excursions,
╜│a la russe,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Russian style.
╩│a la russe,
╜│alary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with wings; alar.
├│ 2. ┤wing-shaped.
╩│alary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alas, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ an exclamation of sorrow, grief, regret, pity, dread, or concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alas! poor Yorick (Shakespeare).┤
╩│alas, ╛╕interjection.
╜│Alas.,╕
┬┌┤ Alaska.
╩│Alas.,╕
╜│alaska, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of wool and cotton yarn.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a dress or coating fabric made of this yarn.
╩│alaska, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alaska cod,╕
┬┌┤ a species of cod found in the northern Pacific ocean.
╩│Alaska cod,╕
╜│Alaskan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Alaska or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Alaska.
╩│Alaskan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alaskan king crab ╟= king crab ╕(def. 2).
╩│Alaskan king crab ╟= king crab ╕(def. 2).
╜│Alaskan malamute,╕
┬┌┤ any one of an Alaskan breed of large, strong dogs having a gray, or black and white, coat and commonly used for pulling sleds. Also ╡malamute,┤ ╡malemute,┤ ╡malemiut.┤
╩│Alaskan malamute,╕
╜│Alaska Standard Time,╕
┬┌┤ the standard time in central Alaska, and all of Hawaii, two hours behind Pacific Standard Time.
╩│Alaska Standard Time,╕
╜│Alastor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) an epithet of Zeus in the capacity of avenger.
├│ 2. ┤(in medieval demonology) the executor of the sentence to kill.
╩│Alastor, ╛╕noun.
╜│alastrim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a contagious eruptive fever, regarded as a mild form of smallpox.
╩│alastrim, ╛╕noun.
╜│alate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having wings or winglike parts; winged; alar.
╩│alate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alate.
╩│alated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alate.
╜│alation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤winged condition or form.
├│ 2. ┤the manner in which wings are formed or placed, as in insects.
╩│alation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alawi, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╩│Alawi, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alawite.
╜│Alawite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a Moslem sect in Syria that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Mohammed, as the true successor of Mohammed. Also, ╡Alaouite.┤
╩│Alawite, ╛╕noun.
╜│alb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white linen robe with narrow sleeves, worn by Roman Catholic and some Anglican priests at the Communion service.
╩│alb, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alb.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Albanian.
├│ 2. ┤Albany.
├│ 3. ┤Albert.
├│ 4. ┤Alberta (Canada; not in officialuse).
╩│Alb.,╕
╜│alba─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a traditional Provencal song, usually describing the parting of lovers at dawn.
╩│alba─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│alba─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the white tissue of the brain.
╩│alba─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Alba.,╕
┬┌┤ Alberta (Canada; not in official use).
╩│Alba.,╕
╜│albacore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large fish related to the tuna, with long pectoral fins; germon. It has light-colored flesh valued for canning and is found in all tropical seas.
├│ 2. ┤any of various related marine food or game fishes. Also, ╡albicore.┤
╩│albacore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕
╜│Albanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Albania, a European country between Yugoslavia and Greece, its people, their language, or their way of life.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Albania, the European country.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Albania, a member of the Indo-European family.
╩│Albanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│albata, ╛╕noun. ╟│= German silver.
╩│albata, ╛╕noun. ╟│= German silver.
╜│albatross, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trosses╕ or (collectively) │-tross.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very large, web-footed sea bird related to the petrels. The albatross is the largest ocean bird and can fly long distances.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a great or intolerable burden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Turks carefully hung the albatross of responsibility around Washington's neck (Atlantic).┤
╩│albatross, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trosses╕ or (collectively) │-tross.╕
╜│albedo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ratio of light reflected to light received by a planet or other heavenly body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Neptune's albedo, or reflecting power, is a little less than that of Venus (E. C. Slipher).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) the ratio of the number of neutrons coming out of a medium (not itself a source) to the number of neutrons entering it.
├│ 3. ┤the white and spongy inner part of the rind of a citrus fruit that contains the jelling substance pectin.
╩│albedo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│albeit, ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌┤ although; even though; even if.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Albeit he has failed twice, he is not discouraged.┤
┴┤ (SYN) though, notwithstanding.
╩│albeit, ╛╕conjunction.
╜│Albemarle pippin,
┬┌┤ a yellowish apple with a rare winelike flavor; Yellow Newtown.
╩│Albemarle pippin,
╜│albergo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) an inn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked one of the piazza-loungers if there were a decent hotel nearby, and got directed to a small albergo (Harper's).┤
╩│albergo, ╛╕noun.
╜│albergue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an inn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Albergues resemble American motels, and stand along the main highways (Walter C. Langsam).┤
╩│albergue, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alberich, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German Legend.) the powerful king of the dwarfs and head of the Nibelungs.
╩│Alberich, ╛╕noun.
╜│Albertan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Alberta, Canada.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Alberta.
╩│Albertan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│albertite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a jet-black, lustrous, bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
╩│albertite, ╛╕noun.
╜│albescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a becoming white.
╩│albescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│albescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ becoming white; whitish; blanched.
╩│albescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albicore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕ ╟│= albacore.
╩│albicore, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cores╕ or (collectively) │-core.╕ ╟│= albacore.
╜│Albigenses, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the members of a religious sect that originated in southern France in the 1000's. They were stigmatized as heretics and their movement was suppressed during the 1200's.
╩│Albigenses, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Albigensian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Albigenses.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the Albigenses.
╩│Albigensian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│albinic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albinistic.
╩│albinic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albinistic.
╜│albinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the absence of color; condition of being an albino.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... albinism (a condition in which all pigmentation is lacking) is a recessive characteristic in man as it is in other animals (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│albinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│albinistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of albinism.
├│ 2. ┤having albinism.
╩│albinistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who from birth has a pale, milky skin, very light hair, and pink eyes with deep-red pupils, because of the absence of coloring pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
├│ 2. ┤a plant or an animal with pale, defective coloring.
╩│albino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│albinoism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= albinism.
╩│albinoism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= albinism.
╜│Albion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) England.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the white cliffs of Albion.┤
╩│Albion, ╛╕noun.
╜│Albireo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the star representing the head of the swan in the constellation Cygnus.
╩│Albireo, ╛╕noun.
╜│albite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a feldspar, usually white, occurring in granite and other igneous rocks.
╩│albite, ╛╕noun.
╜│albitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or containing albite.
╩│albitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albitical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albitic.
╩│albitical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albitic.
╜│albizzia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of trees of tropical Asia and Africa, related to the acacia, and valued for its hard, strong, and durable wood. Certain species of albizzia are cultivated for ornament in Europe and America.
╩│albizzia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ALBM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-launched ballistic missile.
╩│ALBM╕ (no periods),
╜│album, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a book with blank pages for holding things like photographs, autographs, and postage stamps.
├│ b. ┤a case for a phonograph record.
├│ c. ┤a single, long-playing phonograph record.
├│ 2. ┤a set of phonograph records or tape recordings.
├│ 3. ┤a scrapbook.
├│ 4. ┤╖U.S.┤ a register for visitors at a public place (called a ╖visitors' book┤ in England).
╩│album, ╛╕noun.
╜│albumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the white of an egg, consisting mostly of albumin dissolved in water.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) the food for a young plant stored in a seed; endosperm.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a protein found in the white of an egg, milk, blood serum, lymph, and many other animal and plant tissues and juices. Albumin is composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and a little sulfur. It is soluble in water and can be coagulated by heat.
╩│albumin, ╛╕noun.
╜│albuminate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nearly insoluble protein resulting from the action of an alkali or an acid upon albumin.
├│ 2. ┤a compound formed by the union of an albumin, as with a metal.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance like albumin; a protein. Albuminoids are obtained chiefly from animal connective tissues and bones, and are characterized by insolubility.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like albumin.
╩│albuminoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│albuminoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of an albuminoid.
╩│albuminoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albuminose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albuminous.
╩│albuminose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= albuminous.
╜│albuminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like albumin.
├│ 2. ┤containing albumin.
╩│albuminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albuminuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the presence of albumin in the urine.
╩│albuminuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│albuminuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or characterized by albuminuria.
╩│albuminuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│albumose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound derived from albumins by the action of proteolytic enzymes; proteose.
╩│albumose, ╛╕noun.
╜│alburnous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like alburnum.
╩│alburnous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alburnum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lighter, softer, and more recently formed wood between the inner bark and the harder center, or heartwood, of a tree; sapwood.
╩│alburnum, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcahest, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkahest.
╩│alcahest, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkahest.
╜│Alcaics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ Alcaic lines or stanzas.
╩│Alcaics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Alcaic stanza,
┬┌┤ a four-line stanza of 11-11-9-10 syllables invented by the Greek poet Alcaeus and later modified by the Roman poet Horace. Example:
┬┤ O mighty-mouth'd inventor of harmonies,
┬┤ O skill'd to sing of Time or Eternity,
┬┤ God-gifted organ-voice of England,
┬┤ Milton, a name to resound for ages.┤
┬┤ (Tennyson)
╩│Alcaic stanza,
╜│alcaide┐╕ or │alcayde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a commander of a Spanish fortress.
├│ 2. ┤a warden of a Spanish prison.
╩│alcaide┐╕ or │alcayde, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcalde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a mayor or justice of the peace (in regions of former Spanish influence).
├│ 2. ┤the mayor of a Spanish or Portuguese town who also has the powers of a judge.
╩│alcalde, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcanna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ henna, especially the shrub from which the coloring matter is obtained.
╩│alcanna, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcapton, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkapton.
╩│alcapton, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkapton.
╜│alcaptonuria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkaptonuria.
╩│alcaptonuria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alkaptonuria.
╜│alcazar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a palace,castle, or fortress in Spain, originally of the Spanish Moors.
╩│alcazar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcazar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a palace of the Moorish kings at Seville, Spain. It was later occupied by the Spanish royal family.
╩│Alcazar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcestis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the wife of King Admetus, whose life she saved by sacrificing her own with such rare wifely devotion that Hercules rescued her from Hades, and thus restored her to life.
╩│Alcestis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alchemic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alchemistic.
╩│alchemic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alchemistic.
╜│alchemical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of alchemy or alchemists; alchemistic.
┼╕adv. ╡alchemically.┤
╩│alchemical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alchemist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studied a combination of chemistry and magic in the Middle Ages.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person with great and often seemingly mysterious power to affect the course of events or to change one thing into another.
╩│alchemist, ╛╕noun.
╜│alchemistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with alchemy or alchemists.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a combination of chemistry, magic, and philosophy, studied in the Middle Ages. Alchemy tried to find or prepare a substance which would turn cheaper metals into gold and silver and which would also cure any ailment and prolong human life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In its fullest sense alchemy was a philosophical system containing a complex and mobile core of rudimentary science and elaborated with astrology, religion, mysticism, magic, theosophy and many other constituents. Alchemy dealt not only with the mysteries of matter but also with those of creation and life; it sought to harmonize the human individual with the universe surrounding him (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a magical or mysterious power or process of transforming one thing into another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the lovely alchemy of spring.┤
╩│alchemy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcides, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) Hercules.
╩│Alcides, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcidine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like the family of birds that includes the auks and puffins.
╩│alcidine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ALCM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-launched cruise missile.
╩│ALCM╕ (no periods),
╜│Alcmene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the mother of Hercules, by Zeus, and wife of Amphitryon.
╩│Alcmene, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcohol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the colorless liquid in wine, beer, whiskey, gin, and other fermented and distilled liquors that makes them intoxicating; grain alcohol; ethyl alcohol; ethanol. Alcohol is used in medicines, in manufacturing, and as a fuel. It is commercially prepared from grain, potatoes, and molasses.
├│ 2. ┤whiskey, gin, or any other intoxicating liquor containing this liquid.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) any of a group of similar organic compounds. Alcohols contain a hydroxyl group and react with certain acids to form esters. Wood alcohol or methyl alcohol is very poisonous.
╩│alcohol, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alcohol in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl is replaced by a metal.
├│ 2. ┤a compound or solution containing alcohol.
╩│alcoholate, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcohol dehydrogenase,╕
┬┌┤ an enzyme found in yeast and liver, essential to the metabolism and production of alcohols.
╩│alcohol dehydrogenase,╕
╜│alcoholic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alcoholic fumes.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. This wine has a high alcoholic content.┤
├│ 2. ┤containing alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whiskey and gin are alcoholic liquors.┤
├│ 3. ┤caused by alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alcoholic dehydration.┤
├│ 4. ┤suffering from the excessive use of intoxicating liquors; having alcoholism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. More than 75 per cent of ... alcoholic patients have benefited from the drug [meprobamate] during the withdrawal period (Newsweek).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has the habit of drinking too much intoxicating liquor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An alcoholic is one whose drinking harmfully and definitely interferes with his job standing and ability, his reputation or his home life (Marguerite Clark).┤
╩│alcoholic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alcoholically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an alcoholic manner; after the manner of alcohol.
╩│alcoholically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alcoholicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ alcoholic quality.
╩│alcoholicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease which has as its chief symptom the inability to stop drinking alcoholic liquors to excess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The only effective cure for alcoholism comes through personal and social psychotherapy (Floyd L. Ruch).┤
├│ 2. ┤a diseased condition of the body caused by drinking too much alcoholic liquor.
┬┌┤ an instrument for finding the percentage of alcohol in a liquid. It is a type of hydrometer.
╩│alcoholometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcoholysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ decomposition by the action of alcohol.
╩│alcoholysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a drunkometer.
╩│alcometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a star, visible to the naked eye, in Ursa Major. Alcor is the smaller partner star of Mizar.
╩│Alcor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcoran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Koran.
╩│Alcoran, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alcoranic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the Koran.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with Islamic theology.
╩│Alcoranic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alcosol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a colloidal solution in alcohol.
╩│alcosol, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcove, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small room or recess opening out of a larger room.
┴┤ (SYN) nook.
├│ 2. ┤a recess or large, hollow space in a wall.
┴┤ (SYN) niche.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a bower; summerhouse.
╩│alcove, ╛╕noun.
╜│alcyon, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= halcyon.
╩│alcyon, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= halcyon.
╜│Alcyone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.)
├│ a. ┤the daughter of Aeolus. She was changed into a kingfisher.
├│ b. ┤one of the Pleiades.
├│ 2. ┤the brightest star in the Pleiades.
╩│Alcyone, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ald.,╕
┬┌┤ alderman.
╩│Ald.,╕
╜│Aldebaran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red star, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.
╩│Aldebaran, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of organic chemical compounds having the radical CHO, derived from the primary alcohols by oxidation, and yielding acids on further oxidation. Formaldehyde is an aldehyde produced by the oxidation of methyl alcohol.
├│ 2. ┤a transparent, colorless liquid with a characteristic smell, produced by the partial oxidation of ordinary alcohol; acetaldehyde.
╩│aldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldehydic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the nature of aldehydes.
├│ 2. ┤resembling the aldehydes.
╩│aldehydic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│al dente,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) firm to the tooth; cooked so as not to be too soft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ravioli were well made, but they were far too al dente and served lukewarm (Craig Claiborne).┤
╩│al dente,
╜│alder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tree or shrub somewhat like a birch. Alders usually grow in wet land and have clusters of catkins that develop into small, woody cones. The light, soft wood is used in cabinetwork; the bark is used for tanning and dyeing.
╩│alder, ╛╕noun.
╜│alderman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in certain cities of the United States) a member of a council that governs a city. An alderman is usually elected by the voters of a certain ward or district and represents them on the council.
├│ 2. ┤(in English and Irish cities and boroughs) a senior elected councilor who ranks next to the mayor in importance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aldermen and councilors followed the Lord Mayor in the procession to the Cathedral.┤
├│ 3. ┤(in Anglo-Saxon times) a chief or lord.
╩│alderman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│aldermancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of alderman; aldermanship.
╩│aldermancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldermanic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an alderman.
├│ 2. ┤suitable for an alderman.
╩│aldermanic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aldermanry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a ward or district represented by an alderman.
╩│aldermanry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│aldermanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of alderman.
╩│aldermanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alderney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of dairy cattle that originated in Alderney (one of the Channel Islands).
╩│Alderney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
╜│Aldine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤printed or published by Aldus Manutius of Venice or his family (mainly between 1494 and 1597).
├│ 2a. ┤printed or designed in imitation of the books printed or the type faces used by this family.
├│ b. ┤bound in the manner of Aldus.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an edition, book, or style or type in the Aldine manner.
╩│Aldine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aldm.,╕
┬┌┤ alderman.
╩│Aldm.,╕
╜│aldolase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme occurring in muscle tissue.
╩│aldolase, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sugar containing any one of a group of organic chemical compounds having the radical CHO and the OH radical on the C atom adjacent to the CHO group.
╩│aldose, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldosterone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hormone of the adrenal cortex which controls the salt and water balance in the body; electrocortin.
╩│aldosterone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldosteronism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a hormonal imbalance, with the symptoms of hypertension and muscular weakness, and characterized by excessive retention of sodium and excessive loss of potassium.
╩│aldosteronism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aldrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very powerful insecticide derived from naphthalene, effective against insects that infest the soil, such as locusts and grasshoppers.
╩│aldrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong beer made by fermentation from malt and flavored with hops. Ale is heavier and more bitter and contains more alcohol than other beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety (Shakespeare).┤
╩│ale, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleak, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ leaking.
╩│aleak, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aleatoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) consisting of random or chance elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aleatoric music is that in which the instrumentalists have complete leeway ... to finish the thoughts of the composer (New York Times).┤
╩│aleatoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aleatory, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤dependent on an uncertain event; contingent.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with good or bad luck.
├│ 3. ┤╡= aleatoric.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤aleatoric music.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Improvisation is one form of aleatory (New York Times).┤
╩│aleatory, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alecithal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having little or no yolk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alecithal eggs.┤
╩│alecithal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aleconner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inspector of measures in English public houses (pubs).
├│ 2. ┤(Historical.) an official who tasted ale and beer to determine their quality or purity.
╩│aleconner, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alecto, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.) one of the three Furies. (Megaera and Tisiphone were the other two.)
╩│Alecto, ╛╕noun.
╜│alectryomancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by means of a rooster picking up grains of corn.
╩│alectryomancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│alee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ on or toward the side of a ship that is away from the wind.
┴┤ (SYN) leeward, lee.
╩│alee, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alef, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aleph.
╩│alef, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aleph.
╜│alehouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where ale or beer is sold to be drunk on the premises; bar; public house; pub.
╩│alehouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alemanni, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of Germanic tribes that occupied the region from the Main to the Danube in the first part of the 200's A.D. Also, ╡Alamanni.┤
╩│Alemanni, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alemannic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a High German dialect spoken in southwestern Germany, Alsace, and Switzerland.
╩│Alemannic, ╛╕noun.
╜│alembic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a glass or metal container, formerly used in chemistry for distilling.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something that transforms or refines.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fine needle-point lace made by hand in France.
├│ 2. ┤a reproduction of it made by machine.
╩│Alencon, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Alencon lace,╕
╜│aleph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, representing a glottal stop. Also, ╡alef.┤
╩│aleph, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleph-null, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cardinal number of an infinite set of whole numbers.
╩│aleph-null, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aleppo boil, ╟= Oriental sore.
╩│Aleppo boil, ╟= Oriental sore.
╜│Aleppo pine,╕
┬┌┤ a pine native to southern Europe and the Near East, whose wood has been used for shipbuilding since very ancient times.
╩│Aleppo pine,╕
╜│alerce, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large pine that resembles the California redwood.
├│ 2. ┤the wood used by the Moors in their buildings, obtained from the sandarac tree of Morocco.
╩│alerce, ╛╕noun.
╜│alert, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤watchful and keen; wide-awake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good hunting dog is alert to every sound and movement in the field.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attentive, vigilant.
├│ 2. ┤quick in action; lively; nimble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sparrow is very alert in its movements.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brisk, active.
├│ 3. ┤ready to speak, think, or act.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a signal warning of approaching enemy aircraft, a hurricane, or other threatening danger.
├│ 2. ┤the period of time after this warning until the danger has passed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hurricane alert is over.┤
├│ 3. ┤a signal, especially to troops, to be ready for action.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to warn against and prepare for an air attack, a hurricane, or other threatening danger.
├│ 2. ┤to call to arms; notify (troops, police, or other forces) to get ready for action.
├│ 3. ┤to make alert; warn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Despite alerted antiaircraft and fighter defenses, the Liberators pressed home low-level attack through oil fires and intense smoke, wrecking the refineries (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the alert,┤ ┤ready at any instant for what is coming; on the lookout; wide-awake; watchful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sentry must be on the alert. The Government is on the alert and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alertly.┤
┼╕noun ╡alertness.┤
╩│alert, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
╜│a l'espagnole,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Spanish style.
╩│a l'espagnole,
╜│aleukia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ diminution or absence of leucocytes from the blood.
╩│aleukia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleuromancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by meal or flour, practiced by the ancients.
╩│aleuromancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleuronat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ flour made of aleurone, used especially in making bread for diabetic persons.
╩│aleuronat, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleurone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mixture of minute protein granules found in seeds and grains.
╩│aleurone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aleurone grains,╕
┬┌┤ granules of protein that form a single layer of cells comprising the outer cellular layer of the endosperm.
╩│aleurone grains,╕
╜│aleuronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aleurone.
╩│aleuronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aleut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of an Eskimo people living on the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this people, distantly related to Eskimo.
╩│Aleut, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aleutian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Aleuts or the Aleutian Islands.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an Aleut.
╩│Aleutian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│A level,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the advanced level; highest level of examination given to secondary school students who wish to obtain a General Certificate of Education.
╩│A level,╕
╜│alevin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very young fish, especially a very young salmon.
╩│alevin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alewife─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
┬┌┤ a woman who keeps an alehouse or pub.
╩│alewife─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
╜│alewife─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
┬┌┤ a sea fish found in great numbers along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, related to the herring and the shad, but inferior as food. It swims up rivers to spawn in spring and is also common in the Mississippi Valley and landlocked in some of the Great Lakes region.
╩│alewife─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
╜│alexander┐╕ or │Alexander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cocktail made with gin or brandy, mixed with creme de cacao and cream.
╩│alexander┐╕ or │Alexander, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alexandrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Alexandria (city in Egypt).
├│ 2. ┤of Alexander the Great.
├│ 3. ┤of alexandrine verse.
├│ 4a. ┤of or belonging to the school of Greek literature which flourished in Alexandria under the Ptolemies (323 B.C. to 30 B.C.).
├│ b. ┤of or belonging to the schools of philosophy in Alexandria in the 100's and 200's A.D. that gave rise to Neoplatonism.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member or follower of any of the Alexandrian schools of literature and philosophy.
╩│Alexandrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alexandrianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the style and characteristics of the Alexandrian literary school.
├│ 2. ┤the methods and doctrines of the Alexandrian philosophical schools.
╩│Alexandrianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexandrine┐╕ or │Alexandrine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a line of verse having six iambic feet, with a caesura (pause) after the third foot. (Example:)
┬┤ "He seeks/out might/y charms,/
┬┤ to trou/ble sleep/y minds."/
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of such a line or such poetry.
╩│alexandrine┐╕ or │Alexandrine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alexandrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark-green variety of chrysoberyl which looks red under artificial light, used as a gem.
╩│alexandrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cerebral disorder characterized by loss of the ability to read, or to read aloud; word blindness (contrasted with ╖agraphia┤).
╩│alexia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance present in normal blood serum which is capable of destroying bacteria or other foreign substances; complement.
╩│alexin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alexinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like the alexins.
╩│alexinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alexipharmic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤warding off or counteracting the effects of poison; antidotal.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antidote.
╩│alexipharmic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alfa, ╛╕noun, ┐or │alfa grass,╕
┬┌┤ (in North Africa) esparto.
╩│alfa, ╛╕noun, ┐or │alfa grass,╕
╜│Alfa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a code name for the letter ╖a,┤ used in transmitting radio messages.
╩│Alfa, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfalfa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a plant with leaves like clover, deep roots, and bluish-purple flowers; lucerne. Alfalfa is grown as food for horses and cattle and can be cut several times a season and dried as hay. It belongs to the pea family.
╩│alfalfa, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfalfa weevil,╕
┬┌┤ a tawny red insect native to Europe and Asia that has spread widely in the alfalfa-growing regions of the United States.
╩│alfalfa weevil,╕
╜│alfaqui, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Islamic theologian.
╩│alfaqui, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfilaria┐╕ or │alfileria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European plant of the geranium family, now widely naturalized as a forage plant in dry areas of the western and southwestern United States; red-stem filaree.
╩│alfilaria┐╕ or │alfileria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfilerilla, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alfilaria.
╩│alfilerilla, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alfilaria.
╜│alfine,
┬┌┤ (Music.) to the end. Used as a direction, with ╖da capo┤ (from the beginning) or ╖dal segno┤ (from the sign), to indicate the repetition of a passage.
╩│alfine,
╜│alforja, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Southwestern U.S.) a saddlebag.
├│ 2. ┤a cheek pouch, especially of a baboon.
╩│alforja, ╛╕noun.
╜│alfresco, ╛╕adverb, adjective, ┐or │al fresco,╕
┬┌┤ in the open air; outdoors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We dined alfresco (adv.). We dined at an Alfresco cafe (adj.). He in his al fresco progress is nearer to nature than they are, nearer to the simple life (London Times).┤
╩│alfresco, ╛╕adverb, adjective, ┐or │al fresco,╕
╜│Alfven wave,
┬┌┤ a magnetohydrodynamic wave generated by motion within an electrically conducting plasma in a magnetic field.
╩│Alfven wave,
╜│alg.,╕
┬┌┤ algebra.
╩│alg.,╕
╜│ALG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ antilymphocyte globulin.
╩│ALG╕ (no periods),
╜│alga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │algae.╕
┬┌┤ one of the algae.
╩│alga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │algae.╕
╜│algae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a group of simple organisms that can make their own food. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, or leaves. Some algae float free in water and form scum on rocks; these are single-celled. Others, such as the seaweeds and some freshwater plants like them, may be very large; those are multicellular. The two main groups of algae are the blue-green algae that are sometimes classified with bacteria as protists, and all other algae--the green algae, the brown algae, and the red algae--which are classified as plants.
╩│algae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│algaecide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ potassium permanganate or other poison used to kill algae.
╩│algaecide, ╛╕noun.
╜│algal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like algae.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the algae.
╩│algal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│algarroba┐╕ or │algaroba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the mesquite bush or pod.
├│ 2. ┤the carob tree or fruit.
╩│algarroba┐╕ or │algaroba, ╛╕noun.
╜│algate, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤always.
├│ 2. ┤however.
╩│algate, ╛╕adverb.
╜│algates, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) algate.
╩│algates, ╛╕adverb.
╜│algebra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the branch of mathematics that uses both letters and numbers to show relations between quantities. In algebra quantities are denoted by letters, negative numbers as well as ordinary numbers are used, and problems are solved in the form of equations. The equation x + y = x-squared is a way of stating, by algebra, that the sum of two quantities equals the square of one of them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Algebra is a shorthand used to arrive at answers to general problems instead of solving each separately by the boring and inefficient process of plain arithmetic (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a textbook or treatise on this science.
╩│algebra, ╛╕noun.
╜│algebraic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with algebra; used in algebra.
╩│algebraic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algebraical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= algebraic.
╩│algebraical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= algebraic.
╜│algebraically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by means of algebra or of algebraic processes.
┬┌┤ a star in the wing of the constellation Pegasus.
╩│Algenib, ╛╕noun.
╜│Algerian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Algiers, Algeria, their people, or their way of life.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Algiers or Algeria.
╩│Algerian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Algerine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Algerian.
╩│Algerine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Algerian.
╜│algetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or producing pain.
╩│algetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algicide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= algaecide.
╩│algicide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= algaecide.
╜│algid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cold; chilly (used especially of the cold stage of a fever).
╩│algid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algidity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ coldness, especially the cold stage of a fever; chilliness.
╩│algidity, ╛╕noun.
╜│algin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gelatinous compound found in certain (especially brown) algae, used in plastics, and as a food emulsifier and thickener.
╩│algin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alginate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= algin.┤
├│ 2. ┤a type of yarn made from algin.
╩│alginate, ╛╕noun.
╜│alginic acid, ╟= algin.
╩│alginic acid, ╟= algin.
╜│algoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling algae.
╩│algoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Algol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a binary star in the constellation Perseus that varies in apparent brightness periodically because its brighter component is eclipsed by the fainter.
╩│Algol, ╛╕noun.
╜│ALGOL┐╕ or │Algol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a computer language for scientific work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scientific problems have to be expressed in an algebraic system known as ALGOL (New Scientist).┤
╩│ALGOL┐╕ or │Algol, ╛╕noun.
╜│algolagnia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ pleasure or gratification obtained by inflicting or experiencing pain; masochism or sadism.
╩│algolagnia, ╛╕noun.
╜│algological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with algology.
╩│algological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│algologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies algology.
╩│algologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│algology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany that deals with algae; phycology.
╩│algology, ╛╕noun.
╜│algometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the sensitiveness of the skin to pain caused by pressure.
╩│algometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│algometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with measurement by means of an algometer.
╩│algometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Algonkian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the most widespread family of North American Indian languages, including the languages of the Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Ojibwa, Delaware, Sauk and Fox, and Shawnee tribes.
├│ 2. ┤an Indian belonging to an Algonkian tribe.
├│ 3. ┤the late Proterozoic geological period or system of rocks.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with this family of languages.
├│ 2. ┤late Proterozoic.
╩│Algonkian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Algonkin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Algonquin.
╩│Algonkin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Algonquin.
╜│Algonquian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Algonkian.
╩│Algonquian, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Algonkian.
╜│Algonquin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of tribes of North American Indians that lived in eastern Canada, in the valleys of the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence. They were early allies of the French against the Iroquois.
├│ 2. ┤an Indian belonging to any of these tribes.
├│ 3. ┤the Algonkian language of any of these tribes.
╩│Algonquin, ╛╕noun.
╜│algophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ love of pain; abnormal pleasure derived from suffering.
╩│algophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│algophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ excessive fear of pain.
╩│algophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│algor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chill, especially the start of a fever.
╩│algor, ╛╕noun.
╜│algorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Arabic or decimal system of arithmetical notation, with the figures from 1 to 9 and zero.
├│ 2. ┤╡= algorithm.┤
╩│algorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│algorithm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a formal procedure for any mathematical operation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the divisionalgorithm.┤
╩│algorithm, ╛╕noun.
╜│algorithmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an algorithm; having to do with or according to algorithms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Human methods of solving problems fall into two categories; in one, an exhaustive examination of all possible solutions is undertaken; the other relies on shortcuts or inspired guesses. The first method is called algorithmic and the second heuristic (F. H. George).┤
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a wide, colored headband.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bridesmaids had white silk and wool dresses ... and green velvet Alice bands on their heads (London Times).┤
╩│Alice band,
╜│Alice blue,╕
┬┌┤ a pale-blue color.
╩│Alice blue,╕
╜│Alice-in-Wonderland, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) dreamlike; fantastic; unreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the Alice-in-Wonderland flavor of government proceedings (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Alice-in-Wonderland, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alicyclic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of certain organic compounds) reacting like fatty (aliphatic) compounds, but differing structurally in containing a carbon ring.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a group of organic compounds that have the principal carbon atoms arranged in closed ring structures. Most alicyclics are derived from petroleum or coal tar.
╩│alicyclic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Shiite.
╩│Alid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Shiite.
╜│alidad, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alidade.
╩│alidad, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alidade.
╜│alidade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a measuring instrument consisting of a sighting device, such as a telescope, attached to a straightedge, used especially in surveying, to make a map or a scale drawing of a given area.
├│ 2. ┤a similar device used in lookout towers to locate forest fires.
╩│alidade, ╛╕noun.
╜│alien, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a resident foreigner. Aliens are not citizens of the country in which they live, and therefore owe their loyalty to another country.
├│ 2. ┤a person belonging to a different ethnic or social group; stranger; foreigner.
├│ 3. ┤a person excluded.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or by another country; foreign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alien conquerors, alien domination. French is an alien language to Americans.┤
├│ 2. ┤having the legal status of an alien.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alien resident.┤
├│ 3. ┤entirely different from one's own; strange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alien customs.┤
├│ 4. ┤not in agreement; opposed, adverse, or repugnant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unkindness is alien to her nature.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to alienate; transfer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The executive ... could not alien any part of our territory (Thomas Jefferson).┤
╩│alien, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│alienability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or state of being transferable.
╩│alienability, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be transferred to another owner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alienable property.┤
╩│alienable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alienage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being an alien; the legal standing of an alien.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Exemption from military service ... on the ground of alienage (Abraham Lincoln).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to turn away in feeling; turn from affection to indifference, dislike, or hatred; make unfriendly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American colonies were alienated from England by disputes over trade and taxation. He was allienated from his sister by her foolish acts. The cruelties of the terrorists, from which the Chinese were themselves the main sufferers, alienated public opinion (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) estrange.
├│ 2. ┤to transfer the ownership of (property, a property right, etc.) to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enemy property was alienated during the war.┤
├│ b. ┤the state of being alienated; not feeling interested in or involved with one's family, associates, or society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The condition that sociologists call "alienation," the mass society in which the old securities vanish and the individual feels adrift in an alien world, are secular facts about which party programs do nothing (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤the transfer of the ownership of property to another.
├│ 3. ┤mental disease; insanity.
╩│alienation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienation of affections,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) the turning or taking away by another of affectionate feeling, or love, especially that of husband and wife for each other.
╩│alienation of affections,╕
╜│alienator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who transfers property.
╩│alienator, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person to whom property is transferred.
╩│alienee, ╛╕noun.
╜│alien enemy,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) an alien in a country at war with the country to which he owes allegiance.
╩│alien enemy,╕
╜│aliener, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╩│aliener, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╜│alieni juris,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) under the authority of another.
╩│alieni juris,
╜│alienism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or condition of being alien.
├│ 2. ┤the study or treatment of mental diseases.
╩│alienism, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a psychiatrist, especially one who testifies in a law court.
╩│alienist, ╛╕noun.
╜│alienor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╩│alienor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alienator.
╜│aliesterase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme that decomposes fatty-acid esters.
╩│aliesterase, ╛╕noun.
╜│alif, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
╩│alif, ╛╕noun.
╜│aliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the shape of a wing; winglike.
╩│aliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alight─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│alighted╕ or (Poetic) │alit,╕ │alighting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to get down; get off; dismount.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to alight from a bus. He alighted from the horse.┤
┴┤ (SYN) descend.
├│ 2. ┤to come down from the air and lightly settle; come down from flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird alighted on our window sill.┤
┴┤ (SYN) land, light.
├│ 3. ┤to come by chance; happen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I alighted on just the book I needed in the library ... we alighted upon a sign which manifestly referred to billiards (Mark Twain).┤
╩│alight─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb, ╞│alighted╕ or (Poetic) │alit,╕ │alighting.╕
╜│alight─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on fire; lighted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is the kindling alight?┤
├│ 2. ┤lighted up; aglow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Her face was alight with happiness.┤
╩│alight─╕ (2), ╛adverb, adjective.
╜│align, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bring into line; arrange or adjust in a straight line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marksman aligned the sights of his gun with the distant target. The garageman aligned the front wheels of our car.┤
├│ 2. ┤to join with others for or against a cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Germany was aligned with Japan in World War II.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form a line; fall into line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The troops aligned.┤
├┤ Also, ╡aline.┤
┼╕noun ╡aligner.┤
╩│align, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│alignment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arrangement in a straight line; formation in a line or pattern of lines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The troops were in perfect alignment.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bringing into line.
├│ 3. ┤the line or lines so formed.
├│ 4. ┤a joining of persons or groups having similar interests, ideals, etc., for a common purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The establishment of the Common Market resulted in a new European alignment.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Electronics.) the adjustment or synchronization of circuits or components so that they perform properly.
├│ 6. ┤(Civil Engineering.) a ground plan.
├│ 7. ┤parallel rows of large stones erected in the New Stone and Bronze ages in western Europe. Also, ╡alinement.┤
╩│alignment, ╛╕noun.
╜│alike, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in the same way; similarly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Robert and his father walk alike.┤
├│ 2. ┤in or to the same degree; equally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both were implicated alike.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like one another; similar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These twins are very much alike.┤
┴┤ (SYN) akin, analogous, resembling.
┼╕noun ╡alikeness.┤
╩│alike, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aliment, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤food; nourishment.
┴┤ (SYN) nutriment, provender.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) means of support; sustenance.
┴┤ (SYN) maintenance, prop.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) alimony.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give ailment to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) They will furnish him money literally to aliment a civil war (Thomas Jefferson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) feed.
├│ 2. ┤to maintain by an allowance.
┴┤ (SYN) support.
╩│aliment, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alimental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of food; nourishing.
┼╕adv. ╡alimentally.┤
╩│alimental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alimentary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with food and nutrition.
├│ 2. ┤nourishing; nutritious.
├│ 3. ┤providing support or sustenance.
╩│alimentary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alimentary canal,╕
┬┌┤ the parts of the body through which food passes while it is being digested and from which wastes are eliminated. In mammals, the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and anus are parts of the alimentary canal.
╩│alimentary canal,╕
╜│alimentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤nourishment; nutrition.
├│ 2. ┤maintenance; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alimentation of poor children ... was extended or increased by fresh endowments (Charles Merivale).┤
╩│alimentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alimentative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nutritive; alimentary.
┼╕adv. ╡alimentatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡alimentativeness.┤
╩│alimentative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alimony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a fixed sum of money paid regularly under orders from a court to a woman or man for support of the spouse, or former spouse.
├│ 2. ┤supply of the means of living; maintenance.
╩│alimony, ╛╕noun.
╜│a l'improviste,
┬┌┤ (French.) unexpectedly; suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were a lot of jeeps on the road whose occupants had taken off, like us, a l'improviste, and as these vehicles passed the truck, the soldier up top would throw cases of K rations down into their rear seats (New Yorker).┤
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤resembling the outline of the letter A in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An A-line dress, skirt, etc.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a woman's garment with a triangular or A-shaped line formed especially by a flaring tunic and skirt.
╩│A-line, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alinement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alignment.
╩│alinement, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alignment.
╜│Alioth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bright star, of the second magnitude, in the handle of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major).
╩│Alioth, ╛╕noun.
╜│aliped, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having the toes connected by a winglike membrane, as a bat.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliped animal.
╩│aliped, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aliphatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or designating a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms form chains with open ends rather than rings; fatty. Carbohydrates, ethers, and alcohols are aliphatic compounds.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliphatic compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today the oil industry--once a source of aliphatics--also produces cheap aromatics (New Scientist).┤
╩│aliphatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aliquant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤not dividing a number or quantity without a remainder. (Example:) 6 is an aliquant part of 20, for 3 times 6 are 18, leaving a remainder of 2.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliquant part.
╩│aliquant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aliquot, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤dividing a number or quantity without leaving any remainder. (Example:) 6 is an aliquot part of 18.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aliquot part.
╩│aliquot, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alisphenoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with either of two bones at the base of the skull that form the greater wings of the sphenoid.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an alisphenoid bone.
╩│alisphenoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alisphenoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alisphenoid.
╩│alisphenoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alisphenoid.
╜│alist, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ having a list; tilted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The foundering ship lay alist, its decks awash on the port side.┤
╩│alist, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alit, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) alighted; a past tense and a past participle of ╡alight┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird alit upon a branch.┤
╩│alit, ╛╕verb.
╜│a l'italienne,
┬┌┤ (French.) in the Italian style.
╩│a l'italienne,
╜│aliteracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of interest in reading or literature.
╩│aliteracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aliterate, ╛╕noun, ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ a person who shows no interest in reading or literature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are the "aliterates," people who know how to read but just don't bother (Newsday).┤
├╕adj. ┤ showing no interest in reading or literature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aliterate society.┤
╩│aliterate, ╛╕noun, ╛adjective.
╜│aliturgic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not liturgical (applied especially to certain days on which the Eucharistic service is not to be celebrated).
╩│aliturgic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aliturgical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aliturgic.
╩│aliturgical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aliturgic.
╜│aliunde, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Law.) from another source.
╩│aliunde, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having life; living.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The snake was still alive and wriggled into the bushes after the car hit it.┤
├│ 2. ┤in continued activity or operation; in full force; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We celebrate Memorial Day to keep alive the memory of soldiers and sailors who have died for their country. Keep the principles of liberty alive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unextinguished, unabated.
├│ 3. ┤of all living.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was the happiest man alive.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) full of energy; lively; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though father is retired he is very much alive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brisk, vivacious.
├│ 5. ┤connected to a source of electricity; live.
├│ 6. ┤connected for broadcasting or recording.
└╕expr. ╡alive to,┤ ┤noticing; awake to; sensitive to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you alive to what is going on? In Tam [a Cambodian officer] impressed me as a sensitive man, alive to the suffering and fear of the people among whom he lived (Donald Kirk).┤
└╕expr. ╡alive with,┤ ┤full of; swarming with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The street was alive with people, women rushing through their last-minute marketing, people coming home from work (James T. Farrell).┤
└╕expr. ╡look alive! ┤See under ╡look.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡man alive! ┤See under ╡man.┤┤
┼╕noun ╡aliveness.┤
╩│alive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aliyah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hebrew.)
├│ 1. ┤immigration to Israel by Jews.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) ascent.
╩│aliyah, ╛╕noun.
╜│alizari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a commercial name of madder in the Near East.
╩│alizari, ╛╕noun.
╜│alizarin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red, crystalline dye prepared from coal tar, formerly obtained from madder.
╩│alizarin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alizarine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alizarin.
╩│alizarine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alizarin.
╜│alkahest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the universal solvent sought by the alchemists. Also, ╡alcahest.┤
╩│alkahest, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkahestic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ all-dissolving.
╩│alkahestic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkalemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood.
╩│alkalemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of becoming alkaline.
├│ 2. ┤╡= alkalescency.┤
╩│alkalescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalescency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the tendency to become alkaline; slight alkaline character.
╩│alkalescency, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalescent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an alkalescent substance.
╩│alkalescent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alkali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ or │-lies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any one of a group of bitter-tasting substances that neutralize acids and form salts with them, and turn red litmus paper blue. Alkalis are soluble in water and often produce caustic solutions. Lye and ammonia are two common alkalis. In its most restricted, but most usual sense, ╖alkali┤ is applied only to the hydrates of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, and ammonium. In a more general sense it is applied to the hydrates of the alkaline-earth metals, and also to the alkaloids.
├│ 2. ┤the soluble part of the ashes of marine plants, chiefly the carbonates of sodium or potassium; soda ash.
├│ 3. ┤any salt or mixture of salts that neutralizes acids. Some desert soils contain much alkali, which is usually harmful to crops.
├│ 4. ┤(Western U.S.) a region abounding in alkali.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunrise found the white stage lurching eternally on across the alkali (Owen Wister).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤alkaline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alkali base.┤
╩│alkali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ or │-lies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│alkali bee,╕
┬┌┤ a bee of the northwestern United States that pollinates alfalfa.
╩│alkali bee,╕
╜│alkalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤characterized by high alkali content.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alkalic igneous rock.┤
├│ 2. ┤alkaline.
╩│alkalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkali disease,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a disease of livestock, especially in western parts of the United States, caused by eating grass containing selenium absorbed from the soil.
╩│alkali disease,╕
╜│alkali feldspar,╕
┬┌┤ feldspar containing sodium and potassium in varying amounts. Microcline and orthoclase are alkali feldspars.
╩│alkali feldspar,╕
╜│alkalifiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be alkalified (alkalized).
╩│alkalifiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkali flat,╕
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.) an arid plain at the bottom of an undrained basin, containing an excess of alkali in its soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a slick alkali flat which was surfaced like steel (Mark Twain).┤
┬┌┤ any one of the group of univalent metals that includes lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
╩│alkali metal,╕
╜│alkalimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument or standard solution for determining the quantity of an alkali in a solution or compound.
╩│alkalimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkalimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ determination of the amount of alkali in a solution or compound.
╩│alkalimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkaline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an alkali.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alkaline reaction.┤
├│ 2. ┤containing an alkali.
├│ 3. ┤containing more alkali than is normal.
├│ 4. ┤having a ╖p┤H factor of more than 7; having a relatively low concentration of hydrogen ions (contrasted with ╖acid,┤ especially as a characteristic of soil).
╩│alkaline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkaline-earth metals,
┬┌┤ a group of chemical elements, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, beryllium, and magnesium. Older tables omit the last three.
╩│alkaline-earth metals,
╜│alkaline earths,╕
┬┌┤ the oxides of the alkaline-earth metals. Some authorities exclude one or more.
╩│alkaline earths,╕
╜│alkalinity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ alkaline quality or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She built instruments to measure the degree of acidity or alkalinity shown by the color of the juices she extracted from the plants (Science News Letter).┤
╩│alkalinity, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkali soil,╕
┬┌┤ soil containing soluble mineral salts, in quantities sufficient to restrict or prevent the growth of plants, found usually in arid regions.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a large group of alkaline substances containing nitrogen and found in or obtained from many plants. Atropine, quinine, nicotine, morphine, caffeine, strychnine, and cocaine are alkaloids. Most alkaloids are colorless, crystalline, have a bitter taste, are used as drugs, and may be highly poisonous.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= alkaloidal.┤
╩│alkaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alkaloidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an alkaloid or alkaloids.
╩│alkaloidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkalosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an excess of alkali in the blood and body tissue.
╩│alkalosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of the methane series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons.
╩│alkane, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkanet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a European variety of borage whose roots yield alkannin, a red coloring matter; redroot.
├│ b. ┤the root.
├│ c. ┤the red coloring matter; alkannin.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various similar plants, especially the European bugloss.
╩│alkanet, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkannin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deep-red coloring matter obtained from alkanet; anchusin.
╩│alkannin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkapton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that causes urine to turn dark through oxidation; homogentisic acid. It is present in alkaptonuria. Also, ╡alcapton.┤
╩│alkapton, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkaptonuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disorder of metabolism, marked by the presence of a brownish-yellow, acidic substance in the urine which turns it dark or black. Also, ╡alcaptonuria.┤
╩│alkaptonuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkaptonuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or characterized by alkaptonuria.
╩│alkaptonuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alkekengi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the nightshade family, bearing an edible, slightly acid, scarlet fruit, loosely enclosed in a large, red calyx.
├│ 2. ┤its fruit.
╩│alkekengi, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of the ethylene series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons; olefin.
╩│alkene, ╛╕noun.
╜│alki, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ by-and-by (the American Indian motto of the state of Washington).
╩│alki, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alkoran, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alcoran ╕(the Koran).
╩│Alkoran, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Alcoran ╕(the Koran).
╜│alky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kies.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤alcohol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seems there'd been a card game and a lot of alky drinking (Baltimore Sun).┤
├│ 2. ┤an alcoholic.
╩│alky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kies.╕
╜│alkyd, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an alkyd resin.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing an alkyd resin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alkyd paint.┤
╩│alkyd, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alkyd resin,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of sticky resins that become plastic when heated and are used especially in paints and lacquer. Alkyd resins are derived from phthalic acid and glycerol, or similar substances.
╩│alkyd resin,╕
╜│alkyl, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a univalent radical occurring in aliphatic hydrocarbon derivatives from which a hydrogen atom has been removed. --See also ╡aryl.┤┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an alkyl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alkyl sulfate.┤
╩│alkyl, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alkylamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amine formed by the replacement of hydrogen in ammonia by an alkyl.
╩│alkylamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkylate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a high-octane substance produced in petroleum refining, important as a component of aviation gasoline.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to introduce an alkyl into (an organic compound).
┼╕noun ╡alkylation.┤
╩│alkylate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│alkylating agent,
┬┌┤ (Biochemistry.) any one of a class of cytotoxic chemicals that produce their poisonous effects by alkylation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the four major groups of new anti-cancer drugs [is the group of] alkylating agents which act as cell poisons (Harper's).┤
╩│alkylating agent,
╜│alkylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any divalent hydrocarbon radical with the two free valences attached to different carbon atoms, as in the ethylene series.
╩│alkylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│alkyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the acetylene series of unsaturated, open-chain hydrocarbons.
╩│alkyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│all, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, noun, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤every one of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all men, all those present. All the children came. You all know the teacher.┤
├│ 2. ┤the whole of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mice ate all the cheese. All America rejoiced at the end of the war.┤
┴┤ (SYN) entire, complete.
├│ 3. ┤the greatest possible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made all haste to reach home in time.┤
├│ 4. ┤every (kind, sort, or manner of something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. all sorts of arguments.┤
├│ 5. ┤any whatever; any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoner denied all connection with the crime.┤
├│ 6. ┤nothing but; only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This plane carries all cargo and no passengers.┤
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Dialect┤ (╖Pennsylvania Dutch┤).) completely used up (always in the predicate).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The butter is all.┤
├╕pron. ┤ │1. ┤the whole number; everyone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All of us are going.┤
├│ 2. ┤everything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All is well. All that glitters is not gold.┤
├│ 3. ┤the whole amount or extent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All of the bread has been eaten.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤everything one has.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He lost his all in the fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a whole; entirety.
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤wholly; entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all tired out. The cake is all gone. He is all deaf in one ear and half deaf in the other.┤
┴┤ (SYN) completely.
├│ 2. ┤only; exclusively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. money spent all on pleasure.┤
├│ 3. ┤each; apiece.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The score was even at forty all.┤
└╕expr. ╡above all,┤ ┤before everything else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Above all, he loves his work.┤
└╕expr. ╡after all,┤ ┤when everything has been considered; nevertheless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I see that you came after all. Yet after all he was a mere mortal (Washington Irving).┤
└╕expr. ╡all and sundry,┤ ┤all, both collectively and individually.
├│ b. ┤when everything has been taken into account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All in all, I think he did a good job.┤
├│ c. ┤completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And trust me not at all or all in all (Tennyson).┤
└╕expr. ╡all of,┤ ┤as much as; no less than; fully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all of fifteen minutes, all of half a page.┤
└╕expr. ╡all over,┤
├│ a. ┤everywhere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I looked all over for your glasses.┤
├│ b. ┤done with; finished.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game is all over.┤
└╕expr. ╡all square.┤ ┤See under ╡square.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡all that,┤ ┤so very; so extremely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I never knew Jessie Matthews was all that good at knitting (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡all the,┤ ┤as much ... as.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A touch of the iron is all the care this dress needs (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡all there,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤wide-awake; alert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was his excusable boast ... that when anything was wanted he was "all there" (James Payn).┤
├│ b. ┤not crazy; sane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hans Jansen was what is commonly called "not all there" (Margaret S. Gatty).┤
└╕expr. ╡all told.┤ ┤See under ╡told.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡and all,┤ ┤and all the rest of it; and so on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. George, you don't remember me, it's such a long time and all (John O'Hara). With smithy, bellows, tongs, anvil, and all (Scott).┤
└╕expr. ╡(as) all get-out.┤ ┤See under ╡get-out.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡at all,┤
├│ a. ┤under any conditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was surprised that he came at all considering the hard storm.┤
├│ b. ┤in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher was not at all disturbed by the interruption.┤
└╕expr. ╡for all (that),┤ ┤in spite of; notwithstanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The price was high, but for all that he bought the gift.┤
└╕expr. ╡in all,┤ ┤counting every person or thing; altogether.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were 100 men in all.┤
└╕expr. ╡once (and) for all,┤ ┤finally or decisively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to settle a matter once and for all.┤
╩│all, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, noun, adverb.
╜│alla breve,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a musical measure having two or four beats, in which a half note represents one beat, to be played or sung twice as fast as the notation would suggest.
├│ 2. ┤using or having this measure
├│ 3. ┤the character or symbol indicating this measure.
╩│alla breve,
╜│Allah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Moslem name for the one Supreme Being, or God.
╩│Allah, ╛╕noun.
╜│allamanda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical American plant of the dogbane family, cultivated in hothouses for its large, funnel-shaped, yellow flowers.
╩│allamanda, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Sports.) selected as the best of its class in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was chosen as the quarterback on this year's all-American football team.┤
├│ 2. ┤made up entirely of Americans or American elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship had an all-American crew.┤
├│ 3. ┤representing the whole United States.
├│ 4. ┤typically or thoroughly of the United States; characteristically American.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the all-American passion for breaking records (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Sports.) a player selected as one of the best in the United States at his position.
├│ 2. ┤a hypothetical team made up of college players, each selected as best in the United States at his position.
╩│all-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brownish-black, monoclinic mineral related to epidote, sometimes occurring in granite and other igneous rocks.
╩│allanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│allantoic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of orrelating to the allantois.
╩│allantoic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allantoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the allantois.
├│ 2. ┤like the allantois in shape.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= allantois.┤
╩│allantoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allantoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allantoid.
╩│allantoidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allantoid.
╜│allantoin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an oxidation product of uric acid, used to stimulate growth of healthy tissue in wounds, ulcers, or the like.
╩│allantoin, ╛╕noun.
╜│allantois, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an appendage on the embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals, developing as a membranous sac from the posterior portion of the yolk sac. It is important in the formation of the umbilical cord and the placenta in mammals.
╩│allantois, ╛╕noun.
╜│alla prima,
┬┌┤ of or in a style of painting in which the pigments are laid on the canvas in thick, heavy masses, instead of washes, glazes, or repeated coats.
├│ 1. ┤able to do many things; useful in many ways; not limited or specialized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an all-around football player--he runs, passes, and punts. "While we're always looking for good students, you men can help us by keeping a sharp eye out for real all-around boys who, incidentally, have some athletic ability" (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤including all; all-inclusive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best all-around American city school exhibit.┤
├┤ Also, (Especially British,) ╡all-round.┤
┼╕noun ╡all-aroundness.┤
╩│all-around, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-arounder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an all-around person.
╩│all-arounder, ╛╕noun.
╜│alla vostra salute,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) to your health!
╩│alla vostra salute,
╜│allay, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-layed,╕ │-laying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put at rest; quiet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His fears were allayed by the news that his family was safe.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pacify, calm, quell.
├│ 2. ┤to make less; relieve (pain, thirst, trouble, or other suffering); check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her fever was allayed by the medicine.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alleviate, mitigate.
├│ 3. ┤to make less; weaken.
┼╕noun ╡allayer.┤
┼╕noun ╡allayment.┤
╩│allay, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-layed,╕ │-laying.╕
╜│all clear,╕
┬┌┤ a signal indicating the end of an air raid or other danger.
╩│all clear,╕
╜│allcomers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British.) anyone who comes, especially to participate in a contest.
╩│allcomers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│all-court press,
┬┌┤ an all-out effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "We still don't have the other passports," he said. So I flew back to Bujumbura for an all-court press (Alex Shoumatoff).┤
╩│all-court press,
╜│all-day, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ for or through the whole day; lasting all day.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-day conference.┤
╩│all-day, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a walk or path, as between shrubs or trees in a garden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a green courtyard whose hedges Auguste, the old gardener, keeps in fine shape, and an allee of chestnuts (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a mall; avenue.
╩│allee, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positive statement, usually made without proof.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He makes so many wild allegations that no one will believe him. It is composed of fantastic allegations presented as facts (Harper's).┤
┴┤ (SYN) statement, declaration.
├│ 2. ┤a positive statement that one is prepared to prove; assertion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer's allegation was proved.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affirmation.
├│ 3a. ┤the act of making a charge before a legal tribunal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This man alleges that his watch has been stolen.┤
├│ 2. ┤to assert without proof; claim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alleged theft never really happened. Where much is alleged something must be true (Edward Gibbon). Union headquarters are investigating the latest case of alleged interference with voting in a recent election (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) affirm.
├│ 3. ┤to give as a reason, excuse, or argument; bring forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to quote (an author, work, etc.); cite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He allegedly failed to support his family.┤
╩│allegedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Allegheny spurge,
┬┌┤ a low, creeping, evergreen plant of the box family, found in the southern United States. It is a kind of pachysandra.
╩│Allegheny spurge,
╜│allegiance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the loyalty owed by a citizen to his country or government; obligation of a subject to his ruler.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I pledge allegiance to the flag. His allegiance has never been questioned.┤
┴┤ (SYN) duty, obligation.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) faithfulness to a person, cause, or the like; loyalty to any person or thing; devotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We owe allegiance to our friends. His allegiance to his brother lasted all his life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fidelity.
╩│allegiance, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegiant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤giving allegiance; loyal.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who owes allegiance.
╩│allegiant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allegoric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╩│allegoric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╜│allegorical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤explaining or teaching something by a story; using allegory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The parables in the Bible are allegorical.┤
├│ 2. ┤consisting of or occurring in allegory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oldest of these show the twelve months as allegorical ladies holding flowers, fruits, and other symbols of the season (Harper's).┤
┼╕adv. ╡allegorically.┤
┼╕noun ╡allegoricalness.┤
╩│allegorical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allegorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of allegory.
├│ 2. ┤the allegorical method of interpreting Scripture.
╩│allegorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses allegory or writes allegorically.
╩│allegorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│allegoristic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╩│allegoristic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allegorical.
╜│allegorize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make into an allegory.
├│ 2. ┤to treat or explain as an allegory.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use allegory.
┼╕noun ╡allegorization.┤
┼╕noun ╡allegorizer.┤
╩│allegorize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rized,╕ │-rizing.╕
╜│allegory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a story that is told to explain or teach something, especially a long and complicated story with an underlying meaning different from the surface meaning of the story itself. The parables in the Bible are allegories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" and Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" are well-known allegories in English.┤
├│ 2. ┤a method of speaking or writing characterized by this kind of figurative description.
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of a pair of alternative characteristics, such as tallness and dwarfness, potentially present in the germ cell.
├│ 2. ┤a gene, especially one gene of a pair that bear these characteristics.
╩│allele, ╛╕noun.
╜│allelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an allele or alleles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two genes are said to be allelic if they normally occupy the same place on a chromosome (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│allelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allelism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being allelic or an allele.
╩│allelism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allelomimetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by imitativeness within a group; imitative of one another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the sheep in a flock, or all the fish in a school, or all the dogs in a pack, tend to do the same thing at the same time. Scientifically, this is termed allelomimetic behavior (Science News Letter).┤
╩│allelomimetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allelomorph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Genetics.) ╡= allele.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) one of two or more substances having the same atoms but differing in their bonds or molecular arrangement.
╩│allelomorph, ╛╕noun.
╜│allelomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allelic.
╩│allelomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allelic.
╜│allelomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allelism.
╩│allelomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allelism.
╜│alleluia┐╕ or │alleluiah, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤"Praise ye the Lord!"; the Latin and liturgical form of ╡hallelujah.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a hymn of praise to the Lord.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We hear the Easter peals and sing our Alleluias today (Sunday Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡alleluias,┤ ┤(Informal.) unrestrained praise for anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His latest novel was received with a chorus of alleluias from the critics.┤
╩│alleluia┐╕ or │alleluiah, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│allemande, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various German dances popular in France in the 1700's, in which the participants hold hands.
├│ 2. ┤the music for any of these dances.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) a piece of music, in duple time, forming one of the movements of the classical suite, such as in those of Bach and Handel.
├│ 4. ┤╡= quadrille.┤
╩│allemande, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-embracing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ including all, especially in an indiscriminate or sweeping manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the Buddhist goal of universal and all-embracing love (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ a screw having a hexagonal socket sunk in its head, and threaded to the top, used as a set screw or plug.
╩│Allen screw,
╜│Allen wrench,╕
┬┌┤ a tool to adjust Allen screws, having a hexagonal tip to fit the socket in the screw and a handle bent at a right angle.
╩│Allen wrench,╕
╜│allergen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any substance that causes or reveals an allergy in a particular individual or individuals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the major allergens causing asthma is house dust (Alexander Paton).┤
╩│allergen, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or caused by an allergen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asthma is an allergenic condition that affects the bronchi of the lung (Edwin Diamond).┤
┼╕adv. ╡allergenically.┤
╩│allergenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an allergy (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to be allergic to pollens. Some people who are allergic to eggs cannot eat them without breaking into a rash.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or caused by allergy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hay fever is an allergic reaction.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) having a strong dislike; opposed (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. allergic to work. She is allergic to camping.┤
┼╕adv. ╡allergically.┤
╩│allergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allergist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a doctor who specializes in treating allergies.
╩│allergist, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with allergology.
╩│allergological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allergologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in or student of allergology; allergist.
╩│allergologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of allergies.
╩│allergology, ╛╕noun.
╜│allergy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤unusual sensitiveness to certain substances such as particular kinds of pollen, food, hair, or cloth. Hay fever and asthma are common allergies. Headaches or hives are common signs of allergy. Allergies differ in symptoms according to the substance.
├│ 2. ┤╡= anaphylaxis.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a strong dislike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an allergy to picnics, an allergy for work.┤
╩│allergy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│allethrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an insecticide resembling natural pyrethrum in its properties, but produced synthetically.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friend's sympathy was an alleviation of his grief.┤
╩│alleviation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alleviative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤alleviating.
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything that alleviates.
╩│alleviative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alleviatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alleviating.
╩│alleviatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-expense, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covering payment of all ordinary or incidental expenses, such as transportation and accommodations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an eight-day escorted all-expense trip to Colorado Springs (New York Times).┤
╩│all-expense, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-expenses-paid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ all-expense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should not like to see every student coming here guaranteed a four-year all-expenses-paid scholarship (Atlantic).┤
╩│all-expenses-paid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alley─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Especially U.S.) a narrow back street in a city or town, especially one running between rows of houses or buildings.
├│ 2. ┤(British Dialect.) a narrow street in a city or town.
├│ 3. ┤a path in a park or garden, bordered by trees, shrubbery, or bushes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... with alleys of trees along the embankment (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
├│ 4a. ┤a long, narrow lane along which the ball is rolled in bowling; bowling alley.
├│ b. ┤Often, ╡alleys.┤ a building containing a number of alleys for bowling.
└╕expr. ╡down┤ (or ╡up┤) ╡one's alley,┤ ┤(Informal.) easy or pleasing for one; suited to one's abilities or tastes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anything relating to the making, designing, or repairing of handbags is right up Artkraft's alley (Vogue).┤
╩│alley─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
╜│alley─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
┬┌┤ a large, white or colored marble used to shoot at the other marbles in the game of marbles.
╩│alley─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
╜│alley cat,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a cat of unknown parentage, such as often roams the back streets of cities.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a person, especially a girl or woman, considered as similar to such a cat, especially in her way of life, fierceness of temper, and lack of moral character.
╩│alley cat,╕
╜│alleyway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Especially U.S.) an alley in a city or town.
├│ 2. ┤a narrow passageway.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Newer ships have protected alleyways below deck that the men can use in foul weather (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│alleyway, ╛╕noun.
╜│allez-vous-en, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (French.) be off with you! go away! get out!
╩│allez-vous-en, ╛╕interjection.
╜│all-faith, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) of or for all the religious faiths, especially Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-faith chapel.┤
╩│all-faith, ╛╕adjective.
╜│All-father, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Father of all; God.
├│ 2. ┤the chief god in a religion having a number of gods, as Zeus, Jupiter, or Odin.
╩│All-father, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-fired, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unusual; excessive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You could've hired a rig from the livery stable if you was in such an all-fired hurry (New Yorker).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤excessively; inordinately.
┼╕adv. ╡all-firedly.┤
╩│all-fired, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│All Fools' Day,╕
┬┌┤ April 1, April Fools' Day.
╩│All Fools' Day,╕
╜│all fours,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤all four legs of an animal.
├│ 2. ┤the arms and legs of a person; hands and knees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby crawled on all fours.┤
├│ 3. ┤seven-up (card game).
└╕expr. ╡be┤ (or ╡stand┤) ╡on all fours,┤ ┤(Especially British.) to be on a level or exactly comparable (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The decision I have quoted is on all fours with this case (London Daily News).┤
└╕expr. ╡run on all fours,┤ ┤(Especially British.) to move smoothly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... though the comparison should not exactly run on all fours when examined (London Daily Telegram).┤
╩│all fours,╕
╜│all-hail, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a salutation of "all hail!"
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to salute with "all hail!"
╩│all-hail, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│all hail,╕
┬┌┤ an exclamation of greeting or welcome.
╩│all hail,╕
╜│Allhallowmas┐╕ or │Allhallowmass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the feast of All Saints' Day.
╩│Allhallowmas┐╕ or │Allhallowmass, ╛╕noun.
╜│Allhallows, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤November 1, All Saints' Day.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Allhallowmas.┤
╩│Allhallows, ╛╕noun.
╜│All Hallow summer,╕╟│= St. Martin's summer;╕ Indian summer.
╩│All Hallow summer,╕╟│= St. Martin's summer;╕ Indian summer.
╜│Allhallowtide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the time of year of All Saints' Day.
╩│Allhallowtide, ╛╕noun.
╜│allheal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= valerian ┤(the plant).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= selfheal.┤
╩│allheal, ╛╕noun.
╜│alliable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be allied.
╩│alliable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or belonging to the genus of plants that includes the onion, garlic, chive, and leek.
├│ 2. ┤having a smell or taste resembling any of these; garliclike.
╩│alliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alliance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a union formed by agreement; joining of interests. A joining of national interests by treaty is an alliance. A marriage may be a family alliance.
┴┤ (SYN) coalition.
├│ 2. ┤the nations or persons that belong to such a union.
┴┤ (SYN) league.
├│ 3. ┤any joining of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alliance between church and state.┤
┴┤ (SYN) association, connection, fusion.
├│ 4. ┤similarity in structure or descent; relationship.
┴┤ (SYN) kinship, affinity.
╩│alliance, ╛╕noun.
╜│allicin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance having antibacterial properties, found in the juice of garlic.
╩│allicin, ╛╕noun.
╜│allied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤united by agreement or treaty; combined for some special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allied armies. France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States were allied nations during World War II.┤
├│ 2. ┤associated; connected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allied banks.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affiliated.
├│ 3. ┤similar in structure or descent; related.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Allied animals, such as the dog and the wolf, look somewhat alike.┤
┴┤ (SYN) kindred.
╩│allied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Allied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or by the Allies.
╩│Allied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allies, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ally.┤
╩│allies, ╛╕noun.
╜│Allies, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the countries that fought against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria in World War I.
├│ 2. ┤the countries that fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan in World War II.
├│ 3. ┤(during the latter part of World War II) the United Nations.
╩│Allies, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│alligation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Arithmetic.) a method of finding the relations between the proportions and prices of ingredients of a mixture and the cost of the mixture itself.
╩│alligation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alligator, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large reptile with a rather thick skin, similar to the crocodile but having a shorter and flatter head. There are two species of alligators. One lives in the rivers and marshes of the southeastern United States and the other in and near the lower Yangtze River in China.
├│ 2. ┤leather prepared from the skin of an alligator.
├│ 3. ┤an amphibian vehicle for carrying troops and supplies ashore.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a jazz enthusiast who is not a musician.
├│ 5. ┤a machine that has a strong jaw or jaws, such as one for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling furnace into compact form for handling, or a kind of rock breaker.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having the appearance of alligator (leather).
╔┤ ╢Ex. alligator shoes.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to develop cracks, ridges, or small blisters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The paint alligators ... under the first hot sun (New York Times).┤
╩│alligator, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│alligator clip,╕
┬┌┤ a terminal at the end of a wire with narrow jaws, used to make temporary electrical connections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One end of the spring is attached to a battery terminal, and the alligator clip is made fast to one lead of the motor (Scientific American).┤
╩│alligator clip,╕
╜│alligator gar,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various freshwater gars of the lower Mississippi Valley, Mexico, Cuba, and Central America, which attain to lengths of over seven feet.
╩│alligator gar,╕
╜│alligator pear,╕ ╟│= avocado.
╩│alligator pear,╕ ╟│= avocado.
╜│alligator shears,╕
┬┌┤ large shears used for cutting heavy metal.
╩│alligator shears,╕
╜│alligator snapping turtle┐╕ or │snapper,╕
┬┌┤ a large, freshwater snapping turtle of the southeastern United States. It is the largest freshwater turtle of North America, sometimes growing to about 3 feet in length and weighing up to 140 pounds.
╩│alligator snapping turtle┐╕ or │snapper,╕
╜│alligator weed,╕
┬┌┤ an aquatic plant with long, narrow leaves, commonly found in inland waters of the southeastern United States, where it is a troublesome weed, impeding navigation.
╩│alligator weed,╕
╜│alligator wrench,╕
┬┌┤ a tool with strong, V-shaped jaws, one or both of which are toothed, used for twisting pipes.
╩│alligator wrench,╕
╜│all-important, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ extremely important; essential; vital.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many who consider that the "conquest of space" for prestige is all-important.┤
╩│all-important, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-in, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) inclusive of all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-in rate.┤
├│ 2. ┤with no restrictions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all-in wrestling.┤
╩│all-in, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-inclusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ including all; all-embracing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-inclusive price.┤
╩│all-inclusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-in-one, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foundation garment consisting of a corset and attached brassiere.
╩│all-in-one, ╛╕noun.
╜│alliterate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have the same first sound or the same first letter.
├│ 2. ┤to use alliteration.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to speak or write (anything) with alliteration.
╩│alliterate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│alliteration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the repetition of the same first sound or the same first letter in a group of words of line of poetry. (Example:) "The sun sank slowly" contains alliteration of ╖s.┤
╩│alliteration, ╛╕noun.
╜│alliterative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having words beginning with the same sound or letter.
┼╕adv. ╡alliteratively.┤
┼╕noun ╡alliterativeness.┤
╩│alliterative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alliterator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses alliteration.
╩│alliterator, ╛╕noun.
╜│allium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of the genus that includes the onion, garlic, and chive.
╩│allium, ╛╕noun.
╜│allness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ totality; universality.
╩│allness, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-night, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤for or through the whole night; lasting all night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-night sitting of Parliament. Jordan's all-night curfew was lifted last week (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤operating or serving throughout the night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After arriving late at night, we drank coffee in an all-night cafe (Bill Sertl).┤
╩│all-night, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤other; others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Allocentric = viewing others as the center.┤
├│ 2. ┤variant or different.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Allograph = variant form of a grapheme. Allophone = different sound.┤
╩│allo-,╕
╜│allocable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be allocated or assigned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some $5.5 billion of the long-term debt, the agency said, is not readily allocable (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Accounting.) a system of distributing income and expenses among the departments of a business.
╩│allocation, ╛╕noun.
╜│allocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or viewing others as the center of things; accepting or recognizing the importance, superiority, or other attribute of another person or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which alternative one chooses for himself is likely to be determined by the degree to which one is ethnocentric or allocentric (Alfred L. Kroeber).┤
╩│allocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allochromatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ exhibiting variety of color, as a gem.
╩│allochromatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allochroous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having various colors, as a mineral.
╩│allochroous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allochthonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ formed or coming from somewhere else; not native.
╩│allochthonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allocortex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the oldest part of the cerebral cortex; archipallium.
╩│allocortex, ╛╕noun.
╜│allocution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a formal or official address, especially by the Pope.
╩│allocution, ╛╕noun.
╜│allod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an allodium; freehold.
╩│allod, ╛╕noun.
╜│allodial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤held in absolute ownership.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the holding of land in absolute ownership. Also, ╡alodial.┤
╩│allodial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕
┬┌┤ land held in absolute ownership without rent, service, or other restriction; freehold (contrasted with ╖feud┤). Also, ╡allod,┤ ╡alod,┤ ╡alodium.┤
╩│allodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕
╜│allogamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or caused by allogamy.
╩│allogamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allogamy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cross-fertilization (contrasted with ╖autogamy┤).
╩│allogamy, ╛╕noun.
╜│allogeneic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allogenic.
╩│allogeneic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allogenic.
╜│allogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ genetically unlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. grafts of allogenic bone marrow.┤
╩│allogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allograft, ╛╕noun. ╟│= homograft.
╩│allograft, ╛╕noun. ╟│= homograft.
╜│allograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Linguistics.) one of the variant forms of a grapheme. The letters ╖f┤ in ╖fun, ff┤ in ╖ruff,┤ and ╖gh┤ in ╖tough┤ are allographs.
╩│allograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomerism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ variability in chemical constitution with similarity in crystalline form.
╩│allomerism, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alike in crystalline form, but different in chemical constitution.
╩│allomerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by allometry.
╩│allometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the relative growth rate of one part of an organism with reference to the rest, as a result of which its relative size changes with age.
╩│allometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomorph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the variant forms of a morpheme. ╖Ad-┤ in ╖adjust, ac-┤ in ╖acquire,┤ and ╖al-┤ in ╖allocate┤ are some allomorphs of the morpheme ╖ad-.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= allotrope.┤
╩│allomorph, ╛╕noun.
╜│allomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╩│allomorphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╜│allomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╩│allomorphism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╜│allons, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (French.) let's go! hurry up!
╩│allons, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│allonym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the name of another person, especially of a better-known person, used by an author as his in the publishing of a work.
├│ 2. ┤a work published under another's name.
╩│allonym, ╛╕noun.
╜│allonymous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ published under the name of someone, especially of a better-known person, other than the real author.
╩│allonymous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allopath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a doctor who uses allopathy.
├│ 2. ┤a person who favors allopathy.
╩│allopath, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopathic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of allopathy; using allopathy.
╩│allopathic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allopathically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by, in, or as related to allopathy.
╩│allopathically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│allopathist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allopath.
╩│allopathist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allopath.
╜│allopathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the method of treating a disease by using remedies to produce effects different from those caused by the disease treated (contrasted with ╖homeopathy┤).
╩│allopathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopatric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designating two species or populations whose natural ranges are usually adjacent but do not overlap.
╩│allopatric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allophane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a translucent, uncrystallized mineral, hydrous aluminum silicate, with a sky-blue, green, brown, or yellow color.
╩│allophane, ╛╕noun.
╜│allophone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several slightly different speech sounds that are heard as the same sound by speakers of a given language or dialect; one of the individual sounds belonging to a single phoneme. (Example:) The ╖t┤ in ╖take┤ and the ╖t┤ in ╖atom┤ are allophones of the phoneme ╖t.┤
╩│allophone, ╛╕noun.
╜│allophonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with allophones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spontaneous changes must have their origin in allophonic variation (Harold Allen).┤
╩│allophonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allophylian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) not Indo-European or Semitic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Basque and Finnish are allophylian languages.┤
╩│allophylian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alloplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a differentiated form of protoplasm, such as the protoplasm which develops into cilia and flagella.
╩│alloplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│alloplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaping or altering the environment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alloplastic adaptation.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with alloplasty.
╩│alloplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alloplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the replacement of the body's tissues and organs with synthetic substances, especially plastics.
╩│alloplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopolyploid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) a polyploid organism in which the different sets of chromosomes originate from different species. See also ╡amphidiploid.┤┤
╩│allopolyploid, ╛╕noun.
╜│allopurinol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug that inhibits the enzyme causing the formation of uric acid in the body, used especially in the treatment of gout.
╩│allopurinol, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-or-none, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-or-nothing.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. This transfer is an "all-or-none" process, the electron getting all of the photon's energy or none at all (Sears and Zemansky).┤
╩│all-or-none, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-or-nothing.
╜│all-or-nothing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ either completely effective or ineffective; admitting no fine distinctions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. G-6-PD is an all-or-nothing substance: the enzyme is either produced in the normal amount, or is not produced at all (Time).┤
╩│all-or-nothing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allosaurus.
╩│allosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allosaurus.
╜│allosaurus┐╕ or │Allosaurus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a carnivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic period, fossil remains of which have been found in North America, often attaining to a length of over 30 feet and a height of 15 feet.
╩│allosaurus┐╕ or │Allosaurus, ╛╕noun.
╜│allosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.)
├│ 1. ┤a chromosome that is not typical; an irregular or abnormal chromosome.
├│ 2. ┤a sex chromosome.
╩│allosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│allosteric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with interactions produced by enzymes indirectly or not at the active or catalytic site.
┬┌│ 1. ┤division and distribution in parts or shares.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The allotment of profits was made Monday.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the share, part, or portion allotted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your allotment was four dollars.┤
├│ b. ┤that part of a serviceman's pay which he designates to be sent to his family or dependents.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a small plot of land rented or assigned to someone for gardening.
╩│allotment, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotriophagy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an appetite for substances unsuitable for food.
╩│allotriophagy, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotrope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an allotropic form.
╩│allotrope, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ occurring in two or more forms that differ in physical and chemical properties but not in the kind of atoms of which they are composed. Oxygen gas and ozone are allotropic forms of the element oxygen; they are gases composed of the same kind of atoms, but ozone is more active than oxygen, is heavier, and has an irritating odor.
┼╕adv. ╡allotropically.┤
╩│allotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allotropical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╩│allotropical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allotropic.
╜│allotropicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being allotropic.
╩│allotropicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotropism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╩│allotropism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allotropy.
╜│allotropy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the property or fact of being allotropic.
╩│allotropy, ╛╕noun.
╜│all' ottava,
┬┌┤ (Music.) a musical direction (8va) to play notes an octave higher or lower than written, higher if ╖8va┤ is above the staff, lower if ╖8va┤ is below the staff.
╩│all' ottava,
╜│allottee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person to whom something is allotted.
╩│allottee, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) a single specimen of the opposite sex of the specimen (holotype) on which a description of a species, variety, etc., is based.
├│ 2. ┤(Genetics.) any of several different characteristics shown by inheritable aminoacid sequences at various positions on polypeptide chains, indicating genetic variations.
╩│allotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│allotypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) of or having to do with an allotype.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an allotypic character, an allotypic determinant.┤
╩│allotypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-out, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤greatest possible; complete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made an all-out effort to get on the team.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤to the utmost extent or degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to go all-out to win. We found we had to row all-out to keep up with the ... flyers (Atlantic).┤
╩│all-out, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│all-outer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an all-out devotee, supporter, follower, or the like.
╩│all-outer, ╛╕noun.
╜│allover, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤covering the whole surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an allover pattern.┤
├│ 2. ┤having a pattern that is repeated over the whole surface of a fabric, especially an embroidered or lace fabric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One dress of white surah [has] an allover diamond print in charcoal (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a fabric with such a pattern.
╩│allover, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allow, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to let (someone) do something; permit (something) to be done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The class was not allowed to leave until the bell rang. They do not allow swimming at this beach.┤
├│ 2. ┤to let have; give as an allowance or share.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His father allows him $2 a week as spending money.┤
┴┤ (SYN) grant, yield, assign.
├│ 3. ┤to accept as true; admit; acknowledge; recognize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge allowed the claim of the man whose property was damaged.┤
├│ 4. ┤to add or subtract to make up for something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to allow an extra hour for traveling time. The trip will cost you only $20, but you ought to allow $5 more for extra expenses.┤
├│ 5. ┤to permit to happen, especially through carelessness or neglect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to allow a cake to burn.┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) to say; think.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Brer Rabbit he 'low he was on his way to Miss Meadows (Joel Chandler Harris).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Archaic.) to approve; sanction.
└╕expr. ╡allow as how,┤ ┤(U.S. Dialect.) to admit or concede that.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grant allows as how maybe Sherman is right (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡allow for,┤ ┤to take into consideration; provide for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She purposely made the dress larger to allow for shrinking when it was washed. Don't forget to allow for changes in the weather.┤
└╕expr. ╡allow of,┤ ┤to permit; admit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But the window, too, allowed of a double vision (Encounter).┤
┼╕noun ╡allower.┤
╩│allow, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│allowability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being allowable; allowableness.
╩│allowability, ╛╕noun.
╜│allowable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤allowed by law or by a person in authority; permitted by the rules or by custom or usage; not forbidden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In some parks it is allowable to walk on the grass.┤
┴┤ (SYN) permissible, legitimate.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤that which is or may be allowed.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the amount of oil a producer is permitted to take from an oil well in a given period, as specified by state or federal authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cutbacks in oil production allowables during the second half by state regulatory bodies may lower crude oil production for the year (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡allowableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡allowably.┤
╩│allowable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│allowance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a limited share set apart; definite portion or amount given out to meet expenses or requirements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My weekly allowance is $2.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allotment.
├│ 2. ┤an amount added or subtracted to make up for something; discount.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The salesman offered us an allowance of $500 on our old car; so we got a $3500 car for $3000.┤
├│ 3. ┤an allowing; conceding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allowance of a claim.┤
┴┤ (SYN) admission, acceptance.
├│ 4. ┤tolerance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. allowance of slavery.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Machinery.) the permissible variation in the dimensions of parts that fit together, as a shaft and a bearing.
├│ 6. ┤a handicap in the form of an advantage, in certain sports.
├│ 7. ┤(in coinage) the permissible variation from the standard in minting.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put (anyone) upon an allowance.
├│ 2. ┤to limit to a fixed, regular amount.
└╕expr. ╡make allowance┤ (╡for┤) or ╡make allowances┤ (╡for┤), ┤to take into consideration; allow for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You should make allowance for the wishes of others.┤
╩│allowance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing.╕
╜│allowedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by general allowance; admittedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It may allowedly be used in all cases (Thomas De Quincey).┤
╩│allowedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alloxan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound produced by oxidation of uric acid, that causes diabetes when injected into test animals.
╩│alloxan, ╛╕noun.
╜│alloy, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a metal made by mixing and fusing together two or more metals, or a metal and some other substance. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Alloys are often harder, lighter, and stronger than the pure metals of which they are composed.
├│ 2. ┤an inferior metal mixed with a more valuable one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ring is not pure gold: there is some alloy in it.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any injurious addition; impurity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The only alloy in our enjoyment of the vacation was the rainy weather.┤
├│ 4. ┤relative purity, fineness, or quality of metals.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make into an alloy.
├│ 2. ┤to strengthen, lighten, harden, or make less valuable by mixing with an inferior metal.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to make lower or less valuable by mixing with something bad; debase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her happiness was alloyed by the thought that other people were suffering.┤
╩│alloy, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alloy metallurgy,╕ ╟│= physical metallurgy.
╩│alloy metallurgy,╕ ╟│= physical metallurgy.
╜│alloy steel,╕
┬┌┤ carbon steel to which additional alloying elements such as chromium, nickel, and manganese have been added to make it harder or more resistant to corrosion or to give it some other special property.
╩│alloy steel,╕
╜│all-pervading, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ thoroughly or extremely pervasive; permeating all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-pervading principle.┤
╩│all-pervading, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-powerful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ omnipotent; almighty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is still not the all-powerful dictator that Stalin was (Newsweek).┤
╩│all-powerful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-purpose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be used for any purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-purpose thread. All-purpose flour is as suitable for pastry and cakes as it is for bread.┤
╩│all-purpose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all ready,╕
┬┌┤ quite ready; completely ready.
╩│all ready,╕
╜│all-right,╕, ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang) very good or excellent of its kind; very depdendable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't worry about him; he's an all-right fellow.┤
╩│all-right,╕, ╛adjective.
╜│all right,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤without error; correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The answers were all right.┤
├│ 2. ┤satisfactory; acceptable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The work was not done very well; but it was all right. The substitute material should be all right.┤
├│ 3. ┤in a satisfactory way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engine seemed to be working all right.┤
├│ 4. ┤in good health.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was ill for a week, but I'm all right now.┤
├│ 5. ┤yes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Will you come with me?" "All right."┤
├│ 6. ┤without doubt; certainly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is smart, all right!┤
╩│all right,╕
╜│allrightnik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person who is smug and self-satisfied with his money or status.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of us are allrightniks--doing okay (Herbert Gold).┤
╩│allrightnik, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-risk, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covering against all kinds of losses except those specifically excluded by the terms of the policy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all-risk insurance.┤
╩│all-risk, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-risks, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-risk.
╩│all-risks, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= all-risk.
╜│all-round, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) all-around.
╩│all-round, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all-rounder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) all-arounder.
╩│all-rounder, ╛╕noun.
╜│All Saints' Day,╕
┬┌┤ November 1, a church festival honoring all the saints; Allhallows.
╩│All Saints' Day,╕
╜│allseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various plants producing a large quantity of seed, especially:
├│ a. ┤a kind of goosefoot.
├│ b. ┤the knotgrass.
╩│allseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-sky camera,
┬┌┤ an astronomical instrument for photographing the sky from horizon to horizon, consisting of a convex mirror facing the sky and a camera pointed down at its center.
╩│all-sky camera,
╜│allsorts, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) assorted candies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... hoards of liquorice allsorts (Punch).┤
╩│allsorts, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│All Souls' Day,╕
┬┌┤ November 2 (or the next day if November 2 is a Sunday), a day when services are held in the Roman Catholic Church and prayers said for all the souls in purgatory.
╩│All Souls' Day,╕
╜│allspice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a spice having a flavor suggesting a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
├│ 2. ┤the berry of the West Indian and Central American pimento tree from which this spice is made.
├│ 3. ┤the tree itself; pimento.
╩│allspice, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-star, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤made up of the best players or performers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-star show. He has been named to an all-star team.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of an all-star team, cast, or other group.
╩│all-star, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│all-terrain vehicle,
┬┌┤ a strong, lightweight automobile designed for use on rough, sandy, or marshy terrain. (Abbr:) ATV (no periods).
╩│all-terrain vehicle,
╜│allthorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a desert shrub of the southwestern United States and Mexico, having tiny, scalelike leaves and branches terminating in hard, sharply pointed tips.
╩│allthorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│all-time, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤of or for time within memory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-time box office favorite.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or for all time up to the present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-time track record.┤
├│ 3. ┤outstripping all others of all time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-time high in farm production.┤
╩│all-time, ╛╕adjective.
╜│all together,╕
┬┌┤ everyone in a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We found the boys all together in a group.┤
├│ 2. ┤a reference by something quoted or mentioned in passing, especially to something presumed to be well known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His writings are filled with classical allusions.┤
╩│allusion, ╛╕noun.
╜│allusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing an allusion; full of allusions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "How do you mean, Nature?" asked Larry, who did not understand the allusive conversation of intellectual men but appreciated it nonetheless (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡allusively.┤
┼╕noun ╡allusiveness.┤
╩│allusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alluvial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤consisting of, or formed by sand, silt, or mud left by flowing water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alluvial plain. A delta is an alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.┤
├│ 2. ┤found in silt or sand (alluvium) left by flowing water.
├╕noun ┤ ┤alluvial soil.
╩│alluvial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alluvial fan┐╕ or │cone,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a fan-shaped deposit of sand, silt, or mud formed at the point where a stream emerges from a ravine into a plain or other relatively flat area.
╩│alluvial fan┐╕ or │cone,╕
╜│alluvion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= alluvium.┤
├│ 2. ┤the wash or flow of water against a shore.
├│ 3. ┤a flood.
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) the formation of new land by the slow deposits made by flowing water or waves.
╩│alluvion, ╛╕noun.
╜│alluvium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-viums,╕ │-via.╕
┬┌┤ the deposit of sand, silt, or mud left by flowing water.
╩│alluvium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-viums,╕ │-via.╕
╜│all-weather, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) that can be used in all kinds of weather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-weather highway. Bus schedules, moreover, are often highly irregular and the street corner is hardly an all-weather waiting room (Harper's).┤
┬┌┤ (suffix forming adverbs.) in a ______ic manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Basically = in a basic manner. Tragically = in a tragic manner.┤
╩│-ally,╕
╜│all-year, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ for the whole year; lasting throughout the year; in operation year-round.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an all-year harbor, all-year air conditioning.┤
╩│all-year, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent, unsaturated, open-chain radical found in the liquids yielded especially by pressing garlic, onion, and mustard seeds.
╩│allyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│allyl alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, poisonous liquid used in the synthesis of organic chemicals. The vapor given off by it is so irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes that it has sometimes been used in chemical warfare.
╩│allyl alcohol,╕
╜│allyl chloride,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, poisonous liquid used in making allyl alcohol and allyl resin.
╩│allyl chloride,╕
╜│allylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with allyl; characterized by the presence of allyl.
╩│allylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│allyl resin,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of durable, virtually colorless resins prepared from allyl alcohol.
╩│allyl resin,╕
╜│allyl sulfide,╕
┬┌┤ the colorless or yellowish oil which gives onions and garlic their taste and smell.
╩│allyl sulfide,╕
╜│allylthiourea, ╛╕noun. ╟│= thiosinamine.
╩│allylthiourea, ╛╕noun. ╟│= thiosinamine.
╜│alma┐╕ or │almah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Egypt) a girl who has been trained as a professional singer and dancer. Also, ╡alme,┤ ╡almeh.┤
╩│alma┐╕ or │almah, ╛╕noun.
╜│Almagest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the great astronomical treatise written by Ptolemy (Greek astronomer of Alexandria) about 140 A.D.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡almagest.┤ any of various medieval books on astrology and alchemy.
╩│Almagest, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alma Mater,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a title given by the ancient Romans to several goddesses, especially to Ceres.
├│ 2. ┤╡= alma mater.┤
╩│Alma Mater,
╜│alma mater,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person's school, college, or university, at which he is or has been a student.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] turned over the stock (valued at $1,900) to his alma mater, Gonzaga University (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a school's official or particular song.
╩│alma mater,
╜│almanac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a reference book published every year, often containing summaries of information on particular subjects.
├│ 2. ┤a calendar that also gives information about the weather, sun, moon, stars, tides, church holidays, and other facts.
╩│almanac, ╛╕noun.
╜│almanack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) ╡= almanac.┤
╩│almanack, ╛╕noun.
╜│almandine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of garnet with a deep red color.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a violet variety of spinel.
╩│almandine, ╛╕noun.
╜│almandite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= almandine ╕(def. 1).
╩│almandite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= almandine ╕(def. 1).
╜│alme┐╕ or │almeh, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alma.
╩│alme┐╕ or │almeh, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alma.
╜│almemar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the platform in a synagogue on which stands the lectern used by the reader of the Law and the Prophets; bimah.
╩│almemar, ╛╕noun.
╜│almighty, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤possessing all power; all-powerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O God Almighty, Blessed Saviour (Tennyson).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡Almighty┤ or ╡the Almighty,┤ God; the Deity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. thou Almighty! inwhose hand is fate (Alexander Pope).┤
┼╕adv. ╡almightily.┤
┼╕noun ╡almightiness.┤
╩│almighty, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│almighty dollar,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) money thought of as all-powerful.
╩│almighty dollar,╕
╜│almiqui, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the solenodon of Cuba.
╩│almiqui, ╛╕noun.
╜│almirah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cupboard or wardrobe, in India.
╩│almirah, ╛╕noun.
╜│almond, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the edible, flattish, oval-shaped nut in the peachlike fruit of a tree growing in warm regions.
├│ b. ┤the tree that the fruit grows on. It belongs to the rose family.
├│ 2. ┤any of various similar fruits or the trees on which they grow.
├│ 3. ┤something shaped like an almond.
├│ 4. ┤a pale-tan color; biscuit.
├│ 5. ┤a kind of pigeon.
┼╕adj. ╡almondlike.┤
╩│almond, ╛╕noun.
╜│almond-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having eyes that appear to be oval-shaped and to have pointed ends.
╩│almond-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│almoner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Historical.) a person who distributes alms for a king, a monastery, or a person of rank.
├│ 2. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤a social worker attached to a hospital.
├│ b. ┤an officer in the royal household.
╩│almoner, ╛╕noun.
╜│almonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where alms are distributed.
╩│almonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│almost, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤nearly; all but; very near to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nine is almost ten. I almost missed the train. He was almost within sight of the city.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤near; virtual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Huston consulted them about the finer points of cowboy life with almost reverence (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡almost never,┤ ┤scarcely ever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old lady almost never goes outside in the winter.┤
└╕expr. ╡almost no,┤ ┤scarcely any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have almost no milk left after the boys drank so much for lunch.┤
╩│almost, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alms, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤money or gifts to help the poor; charity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beggar asked for alms. To scatter from our abundance occasional alms is not enough (William Ellery Channing).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dole, benefaction.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic, Figurative.) a good deed; a charity.
╩│alms, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
╜│alms box,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a box kept in or just outside a church for alms.
╩│alms box,╕
╜│alms-deed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a charitable deed.
╩│alms-deed, ╛╕noun.
╜│almsgiver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who helps the poor with money or other gifts.
╩│almsgiver, ╛╕noun.
╜│almsgiving, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the giving of help to the poor.
╩│almsgiving, ╛╕noun.
╜│almshouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a home for persons who do not have enough money to live on and who are supported at public expense or (in Great Britain) by private charity.
╩│almshouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│almsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person supported by alms.
├│ 2. ┤a giver of alms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. King John also was a great almsman (Edward A. Freeman).┤
╩│almsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│almswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman supported by alms.
├│ 2. ┤a woman who gives alms.
╩│almswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│almucantar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.)
├│ 1. ┤a small circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon or horizontal plane; a parallel or circle of altitude.
├│ 2. ┤an astronomical instrument consisting of a telescope crossed by horizontal wires and mounted on a box floating on mercury. By using it to note the rise of a star in the east and the setting of a star in the west an observer can accurately correct a timepiece and determine latitude.
╩│almucantar, ╛╕noun.
╜│almuce, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amice ╕(2).
╩│almuce, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amice ╕(2).
╜│almug, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an unidentified tree mentioned in the Bible (I Kings 10:11, 12). See also ╡algum.┤┤
╩│almug, ╛╕noun.
╜│alnico, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alloy of iron in combination with aluminum, nickel, cobalt and small amounts of other elements. Alnico is permanently magnetic and can lift up to 60 times its own weight.
╩│alnico, ╛╕noun.
╜│alocasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of certain tropical herbs having low leaves and reddish berries.
╩│alocasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alod, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allodium.
╩│alod, ╛╕noun. ╟│= allodium.
╜│alodial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allodial.
╩│alodial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= allodial.
╜│alodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕ ╟│= allodium.
╩│alodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕ ╟│= allodium.
╜│aloe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant related to the lily, having a long spike of flowers and thick, narrow, fleshy leaves. It grows chiefly in South Africa and other warm, dry climates.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the century plant.
╩│aloe, ╛╕noun.
╜│aloes, ╛╕noun pl. (sing. in use).
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a bitter drug made from the dried juice of the leaves of certain aloes, used chiefly as a laxative.
├│ b. ┤the juice of these leaves.
├│ 2. ┤the fragrant wood or resin of a kind of East Indian tree; lignaloes.
╩│aloes, ╛╕noun pl. (sing. in use).
╜│aloetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the nature of aloes; having aloes as an ingredient, as a medicine.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aloetic medicine.
╩│aloetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aloft, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤far above the earth; up in the air; high up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some birds fly thousands of feet aloft.┤
├│ 2. ┤in or into the air; off from the ground.
├│ 3. ┤high above the deck of a ship; up among the sails, rigging, or masts of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor scrambled aloft to get a better view of the distant shore.┤
╩│aloft, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alogical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not involving logic; not based upon reason or formed by an act of judgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Language is neither logical nor illogical, but alogical (Harold Allen).┤
┼╕adv. ╡alogically.┤
╩│alogical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aloha, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ │1. ┤greetings; hello.
├│ 2. ┤good-by; farewell.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(in Hawaii) love.
╩│aloha, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│aloha shirt,╕
┬┌┤ a brightly colored, variously patterned, lightweight sports shirt, usually worn without a jacket.
╩│aloha shirt,╕
╜│Aloha State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Hawaii.
╩│Aloha State,╕
╜│aloin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bitter, purgative principle of aloes, that crystallizes in pale-yellow needles.
╩│aloin, ╛╕noun.
╜│alone, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤apart from other persons or things; quite by oneself; solitary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was alone in the empty house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lone, isolated, unaccompanied, single.
├│ 2. ┤without anyone else; only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One boy alone can do this work. I alone remained.┤
├│ 3. ┤without anything more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Meat alone is not adequate food for most people.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤apart from other persons or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to walk alone, live alone. One tree stood alone on the hill.┤
└╕expr. ╡leave alone,┤ ┤not bother; not meddle with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal is busy at his desk; you'd better leave him alone.┤
└╕expr. ╡let alone,┤
├│ a. ┤not bother; not meddle with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If everyone will let him alone he will get his work done.┤
├│ b. ┤not to mention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It would have been a hot day for summer, let alone early spring.┤
└╕expr. ╡let well enough alone,┤ ┤to be satisfied with conditions and not try to change them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's the kind of mechanic who can't let well enough alone and is always tampering with the motor to make it work better.┤
┼╕noun ╡aloneness.┤
╩│alone, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│along─╕ (1), ╛preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤on or by the whole length of; from one end to or toward the other of; lengthwise of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to walk along a river. Trees are planted along the street.┤
├│ 2. ┤on or during.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We met along the way.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤from one end to the other; lengthwise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cars are parked along by the stadium.┤
├│ 2. ┤onward; forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. March along quickly.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) together with someone or something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took his dog along. You should take a tent along if you are going camping.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Informal.) somewhere near; around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. along about four o'clock.┤
└╕expr. ╡all along,┤ ┤all the time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He knew the answer all along. I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper (Joseph Addison).┤
└╕expr. ╡along of,┤ ┤(Dialect.) in company with; together with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father and I went out one day along of Captain Gooden (Yankee Doodle).┤
└╕expr. ╡along with,┤ ┤in company with; together with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll go along with you.┤
└╕expr. ╡be along,┤ ┤(Informal.) to come to a place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will be along about evening.┤
└╕expr. ╡get along,┤ ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to manage with at least some success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gets along very well on her salary. Some of these halls turn out to be smaller than represented, but I have no doubt, to use an American expression, that we shall "get along" (Dickens).┤
├│ b. ┤to agree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They got along well as partners.┤
├│ c. ┤go away!
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why don't you leave, take off, get along!┤
├│ d. ┤to move forward; advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's get along or we'll be late. I have only just set out upon my travels, and shall learn better manners as I get along (Laurence Sterne).┤
├│ e. ┤to succeed; prosper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is getting along in his new business. She expressed supreme contempt for men who had no knack of getting along in the world (Joel Chandler Harris).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. An't my heart been heavy and watchful along of him and you? (Dickens).┤
╩│along─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│alongshore, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤near or along the shore.
├│ 2. ┤on the shore.
╩│alongshore, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alongside, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤at the side; close to the side; side by side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anchor alongside.┤
├╕prep. ┤ ┤by the side of; side by side with; beside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Park alongside the curb. The boat was tied up alongside the wharf.┤
└╕expr. ╡alongside of,┤ ┤beside; next to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you stay alongside of me, you won't get lost.┤
╩│alongside, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│aloof, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤at some distance but within view; away; apart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One boy stood aloof from all the others.┤
├│ 2. ┤without community of feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to stand aloof from family joys and sorrows.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unsympathetic; not interested; withdrawn; reserved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aloof manner. Because of her shyness Jane seemed to be very aloof. Her aloof manner kept her from making many friends.┤
┴┤ (SYN) distant.
┼╕adv. ╡aloofly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aloofness.┤
╩│aloof, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│alopecia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ partial or complete loss of hair, as from disease; baldness.
╩│alopecia, ╛╕noun.
╜│alopecia areata,
┬┌┤ loss of hair in sharply defined patches.
╩│alopecia areata,
╜│alopecoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a fox; foxlike; vulpine.
╩│alopecoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Alorese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the island of Alor in Indonesia.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Alor or its people.
╩│Alorese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│alors, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (French.) then.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He raises his eyebrows and smiles. "Alors, adieu" (James Baldwin).┤
╩│alors, ╛╕interjection.
╜│aloud, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤loud enough to be heard; not in a whisper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spoke aloud, although he was alone. She read the story aloud to the others.┤
┴┤ (SYN) audibly.
├│ 2. ┤in a loud voice; loudly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wounded man groaned aloud with pain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vociferously.
╩│aloud, ╛╕adverb.
╜│a l'outrance,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the utmost; to the very end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gilbert Scott was the Hector, and Palmerston the Achilles of this early Victorian duel a l'outrance (London Times).┤
┬┤ See also ╡a outrance.┤
╩│a l'outrance,
╜│alow─╕ (1), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Nautical.) below; down.
╩│alow─╕ (1), ╛adverb.
╜│alow─╕ (2), ╛adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤blazing.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤on fire.
╩│alow─╕ (2), ╛adjective, adverb.
╜│alp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a high mountain.
├│ 2. ┤mountain grassland occurring especially above the timber line.
╩│alp, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a single peak of the Alps (mountain system in Europe).
╩│Alp, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a sheeplike animal of South America, with long, soft, silky hair or wool. It is a mammal closely related to, but somewhat smaller than, the llama.
├│ b. ┤its long, soft, and silky wool.
├│ c. ┤a warm, lightweight cloth made from this wool.
├│ 2a. ┤a glossy, wiry cloth made of wool and cotton, usually black or gray.
├│ b. ┤an imitation of this made from rayon or cotton.
╩│alpaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpargata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a sandal of cloth, especially canvas, with braided rope sole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. spinning and twisting heavy jute yarns for alpargatas (Glasgow Herald).┤
╩│alpargata, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpeen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stout-headed stick; cudgel.
╩│alpeen, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpenglow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rosy glow from the setting or rising sun often seen on or near the peaks of mountains.
╩│alpenglow, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpenhorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, powerful wooden horn used especially in the Alps of Switzerland and Austria for calling cattle and for signals; alphorn; alpine horn.
╩│alpenhorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpenstock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong staff with an iron point, used as an aid in climbing mountains.
╩│alpenstock, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpestrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤growing on mountains below the timber line; subalpine.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with high mountains, especially the Alps.
╩│alpestrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alpha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to the English ╖A, a.┤
├│ 2. ┤the beginning; first in a series.
├│ 3. ┤the first, largest, or other most important feature of a series, especially as a symbol.
├│ 4. ┤one of several possible positions of atoms or groups which are substituted in a compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alpha iron.┤
╩│alpha, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principal (usually, the brightest) star in a constellation. Thus, the polestar is referred to by astronomers as Alpha Ursae Minoris, because it is the principal star in the constellation Ursa Minor.
╩│Alpha, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpha and omega,╕
┬┌┤ the first and the last; the beginning and the end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord (Revelation 1:8).┤
╩│alpha and omega,╕
╜│alphabet, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the letters of a language arranged in their usual order, not as they are in words. The English alphabet is a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.
├│ 2. ┤a set of letters or characters representing sounds, used in writing a language. The English alphabet has only 26 letters to represent more than 40 sounds.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) parts to be learned first; elementary principles.
┴┤ (SYN) rudiments, fundamentals.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to alphabetize.
╩│alphabet, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│alphabetarian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is learning the alphabet.
╩│alphabetarian, ╛╕noun.
╜│alphabetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alphabetical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apparent ancestor of most of the alphabetic writing is that developed for the Phoenician language (Henry A. Gleason, Jr.).┤
╩│alphabetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alphabetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arranged by letters in the order of the alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dictionary entries are listed in alphabetical order.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the alphabet.
├│ 3. ┤using or expressed by an alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mandarin Chinese is a deliberate literary medium created by Hu Shih and his helpers. Mao will now make its orthography alphabetical by edict (Simeon Potter).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤soup cooked with pieces of dried flour paste shaped in the letters of the alphabet.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) abbreviations, especially of government agencies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not even F.D.R.'s New Deal (WPA, PWA, NRA, etc., etc.) managed to cook up such a rich alphabet soup. (Time).┤
╩│alphabet soup,╕
╜│alpha brass,╕
┬┌┤ brass consisting of a solid solution containing up to 38 percent zinc.
╩│alpha brass,╕
╜│alpha cellulose,╕
┬┌┤ a highly refined and purified form of cellulose, used as a filler, especially in plastics, in surgery, and in filters.
╩│alpha cellulose,╕
╜│Alpha Centauri,
┬┌┤ a star system consisting of three stars, but appearing to the naked eye as a single star of a minus magnitude, in the constellation Centaurus.
╩│Alpha Centauri,
╜│Alpha Crucis,
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the Southern Cross (Crux) and one of the twenty brightest stars in the heavens.
╩│Alpha Crucis,
╜│alpha decay,╕
┬┌┤ the disintegration of a radioactive substance through the emission of alpha particles.
╩│alpha decay,╕
╜│alphafetoprotein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein of undetermined function produced in the liver by the fetus and by persons suffering from some diseases, such as hepatitis. A high level of alphafetoprotein in the blood serum of a pregnant woman indicates possible defects of the brain and central nervous system in the fetus. (Abbr:) AFP (no periods).
╩│alphafetoprotein, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpha globulin,╕
┬┌┤ one of the fractions of globulin, containing enzymes and hormones.
╩│alpha globulin,╕
╜│alpha-helix, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the molecular structure of many proteins, made up of a single spiral or coil of amino acid with a line of hydrogen bonds as its backbone.
╩│alpha-helix, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpha Herculis,
┬┌┤ the largest star in the galactic system that contains the sun and earth.
╩│Alpha Herculis,
╜│alpha iron,╕
┬┌┤ a soft, ductile, magnetic form of iron.
╩│alpha iron,╕
╜│Alpha Leonis,╕ ╟│= Regulus.
╩│Alpha Leonis,╕ ╟│= Regulus.
╜│alphameric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alphanumeric.
╩│alphameric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alphanumeric.
╜│alphametic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an arithmetical puzzle or calculation using letters instead of numerals, each letter representing a specific digit.
╩│alphametic, ╛╕noun.
╜│alphanumeric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ using both letters and numbers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alphanumeric computer.┤
╩│alphanumeric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alpha particle,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a positively charged particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, released at a very high speed in the disintegration of radium and other radioactive substances. By the acquisition of two electrons it becomes an atom of helium.
╩│alpha particle,╕
╜│alpha privative,╕
┬┌┤ the prefix ╡a-┤ (4) when used to mean "not" or "without," as in ╖asymmetrical.┤
╩│alpha privative,╕
╜│alpha rays┐╕ or │alpha radiation,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a stream of alpha particles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alpha radiation consists of ... high-energy particles [that] have low penetrating ability. The skin of a mammal or the exoskeleton of an insect will stop most alpha radiation (R. G. Wiegert).┤
╩│alpha rays┐╕ or │alpha radiation,╕
╜│alpha rhythm,╕
┬┌┤ the normal pattern of electrical oscillations in the adult brain while a person is awake but with eyes closed, recorded by an electroencephalograph in the frequency of 8 to 13 hertz per second. In childhood and old age the rate is slower.
╩│alpha rhythm,╕
╜│alphascope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device connected to a computer on which letters, numerals, and symbols are displayed on a cathode-ray tube screen.
╩│alphascope, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpha test,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a series of intelligence tests consisting mainly of questions on verbal and numerical relations, especially one given to recruits by the U.S. Army in World War I. See also ╡beta test.┤┤
╩│alpha test,╕
╜│alphatocopherol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the most potent form of vitamin E.
╩│alphatocopherol, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpha Ursae Minoris,╕
┬┌┤ the polestar; North Star.
╩│Alpha Ursae Minoris,╕
╜│alpha waves,╕╟│= alpha rhythm.
╩│alpha waves,╕╟│= alpha rhythm.
╜│Alpheratz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the constellation Andromeda.
╩│Alpheratz, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alpheus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a river god who fell in love with the nymph Arethusa. To help her escape him, Artemis changed her into a fountain.
╩│Alpheus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alphonse and Gaston,
┬┌┤ two persons who treat each other with exaggerated or ridiculous courtesy.
╩│Alphonse and Gaston,
╜│alphorn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alpenhorn.
╩│alphorn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alpenhorn.
╜│alphosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of pigment in the skin, as in albinism.
╩│alphosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or like high mountains.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alpine terrain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mountainous, montane.
├│ 2. ┤very high.
┴┤ (SYN) mountainous, montane.
├│ 3. ┤growing at high elevations, especially on mountains above the timber line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alpine plants.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an alpine plant.
╩│alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or like the Alps (a mountain system in southern Europe).
├│ 2. ┤very high and craggy like the Alps; lofty.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with ski racing that includes the downhill and slalom (distinguished from ╖Nordic┤).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the generally recognized principal subgroups of the Caucasian racial group in Europe. Alpines are characterized by a relatively broader and rounder head than the Nordic or Mediterranean, medium height, and brunette complexion. They include the Slavs as well as many of the peoples of central Europe.
├│ 2. ┤a member of this group.
╩│Alpine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alpine bearberry,╕
┬┌┤ an evergreen shrub related to the common bearberry, but having black berries rather than red ones.
╩│Alpine bearberry,╕
╜│Alpine bistort,╕
┬┌┤ a dwarf species of the bistort.
╩│Alpine bistort,╕
╜│Alpine fescue,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of sheep fescue that grows above the timber line from the Rocky Mountains westward.
╩│Alpine fescue,╕
╜│Alpine fir,╕
┬┌┤ a fir native to western North America, growing especially in mountainous regions and having a pale-yellow or white wood of commercial value for lumber.
╩│Alpine fir,╕
╜│alpine garden,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of rock garden in which plants are grown under conditions resembling those in which alpine plants thrive.
╩│alpine garden,╕
╜│Alpine goat,╕
┬┌┤ a breed of goats bred for their milk.
╩│Alpine goat,╕
╜│alpine horn,╕╟│= alpenhorn.
╩│alpine horn,╕╟│= alpenhorn.
╜│Alpine ibex,╕
┬┌┤ the best-known species of ibex, found in the Alps and certain other mountainous regions of Europe.
╩│Alpine ibex,╕
╜│Alpinism┐╕ or │alpinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the climbing of high mountains, especially the Alps; art or practice of a mountaineer.
┼╕noun ╡Alpinist,┤ ╡alpinist.┤
╩│Alpinism┐╕ or │alpinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│already, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤before this time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We arrived at noon but you had already left.┤
├│ 2a. ┤by this time; even now.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You are half an hour late already.┤
├│ b. ┤(Especially U.S. Informal.) this very instant; right now (used for emphasis, to express impatience, etc.).
┬┌┤ a former name of Whitefriars in London. Alsatia was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers from the 1300's until 1697.
╩│Alsatia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alsatian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Alsace (region in northeastern France) or its people.
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to Alsatia.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Alsace.
├│ 2. ┤(in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries) = German shepherd.
├│ 3a. ┤a debtor or criminal in sanctuary.
├│ b. ┤a Bohemian person; adventurer.
╩│Alsatian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Alsatian dog,╕
┬┌┤ (in Great Britain and Commonwealth countries) ╡= German shepherd.┤
╩│Alsatian dog,╕
╜│alsike clover┐,╕ or │alsike, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of tall clover with whitish flowers that become pink, native to Europe but now widely cultivated also in the United States and elsewhere for forage. It is sometimes called ╖Swedish clover.┤
╩│alsike clover┐,╕ or │alsike, ╛╕noun.
╜│alsinaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the pink family; caryophyllaceous.
├│ 2. ┤allied to or resembling the chickweed.
╩│alsinaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Al Sirat,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Moslem literature) the bridge over hell to paradise, narrow and sharp as the edge of a sword blade.
├│ 2. ┤(in the Koran) the "right way"; the difficult path of true religion.
╩│Al Sirat,
╜│also, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in addition; besides; too.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That dress is pretty; it is also inexpensive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) further, likewise, furthermore.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) likewise.
╩│also, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alsophila, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of Australian tree ferns, one variety of which is often raised indoors.
╩│alsophila, ╛╕noun.
╜│also-ran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an unsuccessful contestant; a loser.
├│ 2. ┤any horse that finishes behind the first three in a race, and thus wins nothing.
╩│also-ran, ╛╕noun.
╜│alstroemeria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of South American herbs of the amaryllis family, having leafy stems and colorful flowers.
╩│alstroemeria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alt, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤high in pitch.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the first octave above the treble staff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your ladyship's absolutely in alt ... Yes, in alt ... you have raised your voice a full octave higher (George Colman).┤
╩│alt, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alt.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤alternate.
├│ 2. ┤altitude.
├│ 3. ┤alto.
╩│alt.,╕
╜│Alta.,╕
┬┌┤ Alberta (a province in Canada).
╩│Alta.,╕
╜│alta fescue,
┬┌┤ a variety of fescue grown in the humid areas of Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas for hay and pasture.
╩│alta fescue,
╜│Altaian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a Tartar tribe of the Altai Mountains.
├│ 2. ┤a person belonging to any of the Ural-Altaic peoples.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Altaic.┤
╩│Altaian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Altaic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a family of languages that includes Turkish, Mongolian, and Manchu.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Altai Mountains (a mountain system in central Asia) or the region in and around them.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the Altaic family of languages.
╩│Altaic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Altair, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Aquila. It is about ten times as bright as the sun.
╩│Altair, ╛╕noun.
╜│altar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a table or stand in the most sacred part of a church, synagogue, or temple, always thought of as the central point of worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The priest knelt in prayer before the altar. (Figurative.) The stones which construct the sacred altar of peace (Edmund Burke).┤
├│ 2. ┤a block of stone, mound of turf, or other raised place, on which to make sacrifices or burn offerings to a god.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a place consecrated to devotional observances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the family altar.┤
└╕expr. ╡lead to the altar,┤ ┤to marry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] leads her to the village altar (Tennyson).┤
╩│altar, ╛╕noun.
╜│altarage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ money offered at an altar, or received by a priest for services at an altar.
╩│altarage, ╛╕noun.
╜│altar boy,╕
┬┌┤ a boy or man who helps a priest during certain religious services; acolyte.
╩│altar boy,╕
╜│altar bread,╕
┬┌┤ bread, or unleavened wafers, used in the ceremony of the Holy Eucharist or Holy Communion.
╩│altar bread,╕
╜│altar cloth,╕
┬┌┤ a decorative cloth placed on an altar.
╩│altar cloth,╕
╜│altarpiece, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a decorated panel or wall behind and above an altar in a church; reredos.
╩│altarpiece, ╛╕noun.
╜│altar rail,╕
┬┌┤ a railing in front of an altar, especially one that separates the altar area from the rest of the chancel; communion rail.
╩│altar rail,╕
╜│altarwise, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an altar's position.
╩│altarwise, ╛╕adverb.
╜│altazimuth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the apparent position of a heavenly body. It consists of a telescope that can be moved up and down and in a circle, and is mounted so that its angle from north and from the horizontal can be read on scales. A theodolite is a portable altazimuth.
╩│altazimuth, ╛╕noun.
╜│alter, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make different; change the appearance of; vary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If this coat is too large, a tailor can alter it to fit you.┤
┴┤ (SYN) modify.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. and Australia.)
├│ a. ┤to castrate (a male animal).
├│ b. ┤to spay (a female animal).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become different.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since her trip to Europe, her whole outlook has altered.┤
╩│alter, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│alter.,╕
┬┌┤ alteration.
╩│alter.,╕
╜│alterability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being alterable; alterableness.
╩│alterability, ╛╕noun.
╜│alterable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be altered.
╩│alterable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alterableness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being alterable; alterability.
╩│alterableness, ╛╕noun.
╜│alterably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a manner that can be altered.
╩│alterably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alterant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤causing alteration.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something that causes alteration.
├│ 2. ┤a reagent used in dyeing, to modify or change a color.
╩│alterant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│alteration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a change in the character, appearance, or form of anything; altered or changed condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother made some alterations in my new dress. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds (Shakespeare). The atom and hydrogen bombs have led to great alterations in military planning.┤
├│ 2. ┤an altering; the act of making some change in a thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alteration of our house took three months.┤
╩│alteration, ╛╕noun.
╜│alterative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤causing change; having the power to cause change.
├│ 2. ┤gradually restoring the healthy bodily functions.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a remedy that gradually restores health.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two teams had an altercation over the umpire's decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) wrangle.
╩│altercation, ╛╕noun.
╜│altered, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a hot rod modified or rebuilt for a drag race; an altered dragster.
╩│altered, ╛╕noun.
╜│altered chord,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) a chord affected by an accidental and thus changed in character.
╩│altered chord,╕
╜│altered state of consciousness,╕
┬┌┤ any deviation from the normal activity of the mind or brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Drug experience can be understood only if it is viewed as an altered state of consciousness rather than as a pharmacological event (Andrew Weil). Telepathy, clairvoyance, mystical transports, and other altered states of consciousness may be latent in most, if not all, of us (New Yorker).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) ASC (no periods).
╩│altered state of consciousness,╕
╜│alter ego,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very intimate friend or close associate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Marx's alter ego, Engels, wrote that, when the aims of the Revolution had been accomplished, the state would "wither away" (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤another aspect of one's nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Well, really," said Letty to her alter ego, "you ought to be ashamed of yourself" (Michael Strange).┤
╩│alter ego,
╜│alter idem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) another self; second self; alter ego.
╩│alter idem,
╜│alterity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being different or other; difference; otherness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The feminine body is culturally constructed as the superlative site of alterity (London Review of Books).┤
╩│alterity, ╛╕noun.
╜│altern, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) alternate.
╩│altern, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alternant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤alternating.
├│ 2. ┤composed of alternate layers.
╩│alternant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alternaria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of fungi which cause fruit and vegetable blight, mold, or rot.
╩│alternaria, ╛╕noun.
╜│alternat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ rotation of precedence, a practice in diplomacy by which several states claiming equality with one another take each in turn the first place, as in the signing of treaties.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. X's and O's alternate in this row: X O X O X O X O X O.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Night and day alternate. The countryside of England alternates between hills and valleys. Good times seem to alternate with bad.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take turns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lucy and her sister will alternate in setting the table.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rotate.
├│ 3a. ┤(of an electric current) to reverse direction at regular intervals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some electric currents alternate 120 times a second.┤
├│ b. ┤to produce or be operated by such a current.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to arrange by turns; do or perform by turns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He alternated work and pleasure.┤
├│ 2. ┤to interchange regularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ailing man alternated two hours of work with one hour of rest.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤placed or occurring by turns; first one and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The row has alternate X's and O's.┤
┴┤ (SYN) intermittent.
├│ 2. ┤every other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We get milk on alternate days because it is not delivered every day.┤
├│ 3. ┤to or for each other; reciprocal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alternate acts of kindness.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤placed singly at different heights along a stem; not opposite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alternate leaves.┤
├│ b. ┤placed opposite to the spaces between other organs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. petals which are alternate with sepals.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) a person appointed to take the place of another if necessary; a substitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have several alternates on our team. If the delegate is present to vote the alternate is silent; if from any cause the delegate is absent, the alternate steps into his shoes (James Bryce).┤
┬┌┤ two angles, both interior or both exterior but not adjacent, formed when two lines are crossed by a third, on opposite sides of the third. If the two lines are parallel, the alternate angles are equal.
╩│alternate angles,╕
╜│alternately, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤by turns; first one and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a sort of delight which is alternately mixed with terror and sorrow, in the contemplation of death (Richard Steele).┤
├│ 2. ┤on each side in turn.
╩│alternately, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alternating current,
┬┌┤ an electric current in which the electricity flows regularly in one direction and then the other, usually reversing 120 times per second. (Abbr:) a.c.
╩│alternating current,
╜│alternation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alternating; occurring by turns, first one and then the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an alternation of red and white stripes in the flag of the United States.┤
╩│alternation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alternation of generations,╕
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) the regular alternation of forms or of mode of reproduction in successive generations of an animal or plant; heterogenesis.
╩│alternation of generations,╕
╜│alternative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a choice between two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her father gave her the alternative of staying in high school or going to work.┤
├│ 2. ┤a choice from among more than two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you don't want steak for dinner, there are several alternatives.┤
┴┤ (SYN) selection.
├│ 3. ┤one of the things to be chosen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She chose the first alternative and stayed in school. My decided preference is for the fourth and last of these alternatives (William E. Gladstone).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤giving or requiring a choice between only two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We discussed the alternative plans of having a picnic or taking a trip on a boat.┤
├│ 2. ┤giving a choice from among more than two things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are several alternative routes from Chicago to New York.┤
┼╕noun ╡alternativeness.┤
╩│alternative, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│alternative conjunction,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an adversative conjunction; conjunction connecting two terms but contrasting their meaning. (Examples:) but, yet, however.
├│ 2. ┤a disjunctive conjunction, connecting two terms but disconnecting their meaning. (Examples:) either ... or, neither ... nor.
╩│alternative conjunction,╕
╜│alternative energy,╕
┬┌┤ power and heat derived from sources other than fossil fuels (petroleum, coal, natural gas) or nuclear fission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alternative (renewable) energy sources such as solar energy, geothermal energy, biogas, and wind power (Don Hinrichsen).┤
╩│alternative energy,╕
╜│alternatively, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an alternative manner; in a manner that admits the choice or possibility of one out of two things.
╩│alternatively, ╛╕adverb.
╜│alternative medicine,
┬┌┤ medicine that uses remedies and methods of treatment developed outside modern Western medicine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The article on alternative medicine seemed to dwell on the schism between holistic therapies and mainstream medicine (Compuserve).┤
╩│alternative medicine,
╜│alternative school,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a school that provides a different curriculum from the conventional elementary or high school program in an effort to educate students by changing the learning environment.
╩│alternative school,╕
╜│alternative technology,╕
┬┌┤ the application of conservation to industrial and agricultural practices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. wind energy, methane, organic farming, geodesic domes, and all other alternative technology (New Scientist).┤
╩│alternative technology,╕
╜│alternator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dynamo or generator for producing an alternating electric current.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alternators ... keep the current flowing even while the engine's idling (Harper's).┤
╩│alternator, ╛╕noun.
╜│althea┐╕ or │althaea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rose of Sharon, a flowering garden shrub of the mallow family, having showy flowers.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain other plants of the mallow family, such as the hollyhock and marsh mallow.
╩│althea┐╕ or │althaea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Althea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the mother of Meleager.
╩│Althea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Althing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the parliament of Iceland, composed of an upper and a lower house having equal power. It has been in existence since A.D. 930, and is the oldest parliament in the world.
╩│Althing, ╛╕noun.
╜│altho┐╕ or │altho', ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) although.
╩│altho┐╕ or │altho', ╛╕conjunction.
╜│althorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brass musical instrument related to the saxhorn and similar to the French horn, usually pitched in E flat or B flat, used especially in military bands in place of the French horn. Also, ╡alto,┤ ╡alto horn.┤
╩│althorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│although, ╛╕conjunction.
┬┌┤ in spite of the fact that; thought.
╩│although, ╛╕conjunction.
╜│altigraph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a recording altimeter.
╩│altigraph, ╛╕noun.
╜│altimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any instrument for measuring altitude, especially an instrument in an aircraft or other flying object that measures its height above the earth's surface, such as an aneroid barometer that shows the atmospheric pressure at any given altitude, or a radio device. Some other instruments, such as quadrants or sextants, permit calculation of altitude by trigonometry.
╩│altimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│altimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or practice of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter or by trigonometry.
╩│altimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│altiplano, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ high, upland plains, especially those of Bolivia, Peru, and certain other countries in or adjoining the Andes, reaching altitudes of more than 15,000 feet above sea level.
╩│altiplano, ╛╕noun.
╜│altisonant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ high-sounding, as words; pompous; lofty.
╩│altisonant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altissimo, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤highest.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the second octave above the treble staff.
╩│altissimo, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│altitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤height above sea level or some other level on the earth's surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The airplane was flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet.┤
┴┤ (SYN) elevation.
├│ 2. ┤height above sea level.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The altitude of Denver is 5,280 feet.┤
├│ 3. ┤a high place; region of great height.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At some altitudes snow never melts.┤
├│ 4. ┤the vertical distance from the base of a geometrical figure to its highest point.
├│ 5. ┤(Astronomy.) the height of a star, planet, or other heavenly body expressed as its angular distance above the horizon.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) position of high rank or great power.
┴┤ (SYN) stature.
├│ 7. ┤(in space navigation) the distance of a spacecraft from the surface of a reference body, such as the moon.
└╕expr. ╡altitudes,┤ ┤elevated regions; great heights.
╩│altitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│altitude chamber,╕
┬┌┤ a sealed room in which the conditions of flying at high altitudes are simulated in order to determine the ability of the human body to adjust to them.
╩│altitude chamber,╕
╜│altitude sickness,╕
┬┌┤ a condition of the body that results from too little oxygen in the blood, which may be characterized by shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, headache, faulty judgment, and nausea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At about 10,000 to 12,000 feet ... people begin to show symptoms of altitude sickness (Scientific American).┤
╩│altitude sickness,╕
╜│altitudinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with altitude.
╩│altitudinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having much altitude; high; lofty (used affectedly or humorously).
├│ 3. ┤a part in music for such a voice or for an instrument of similar range.
├│ 4a. ┤an instrument playing such a part, as a viola, recorder, or althorn.
├│ b. ┤╡= althorn.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or for an alto; that can sing or play an alto part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an alto voice, an alto saxophone.┤
╩│alto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│alto clef,╕
┬┌┤ the C clef when the clef symbol is placed on the third line of the staff.
╩│alto clef,╕
╜│alto-cumulus┐╕ or │altocumulus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌┤ a fleecy cloud formation consisting of a layer of small, white or grayish-white, rounded clouds, usually with shaded portions, at heights of from 8,000 to 20,000 feet.
╩│alto-cumulus┐╕ or │altocumulus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│alto flute,╕
┬┌┤ a type of large flute that has wider holes than the regular flute.
╩│alto flute,╕
╜│altogether, ╛╕adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤to the whole extent; completely; entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house was altogether destroyed by fire.┤
┴┤ (SYN) wholly, totally, thoroughly.
├│ 2. ┤on the whole; considering everything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Altogether, he was well pleased.┤
├│ 3. ┤in all; all included.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Altogether there were 14 books.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a whole.
├│ 2. ┤a state of being unclothed; the nude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The model posed in the altogether.┤
╩│altogether, ╛╕adverb, noun.
╜│alto horn,╕ ╟│= althorn.
╩│alto horn,╕ ╟│= althorn.
╜│alto-relievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤sculpture in which the figures stand out at least half their thickness from the background; high relief.
├│ 2. ┤a carving or piece of sculpture in high relief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fine bust of queen Elizabeth on onyx, alto-relievo in profile (Horace Walpole).┤
╩│alto-relievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
╜│alto-stratus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
┬┌┤ a sheetlike formation of gray or bluish clouds with an ill-defined base occurring at heights of from 6,500 to 20,000 feet.
╩│alto-stratus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
╜│altricial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with birds that are born blind, usually without feathers, and thus helpless for some time after hatching.
╩│altricial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altruism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unselfish devotion to the interests and welfare of others; disinterested regard for others as a principle of action; unselfishness.
┴┤ (SYN) philanthropy, humanitarianism.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) self-sacrificing behavior by an animal or group that benefits another animal or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wilson concentrates in particular on altruism ... such behavior include ... cooperation among animals in warning against danger (E. M. Wood).┤
╩│altruism, ╛╕noun.
╜│altruist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who works for the welfare of others; unselfish person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He drew an affecting portrait of himself as an altruist whose sole aim was to provide adequate housing (New Yorker).┤
╩│altruist, ╛╕noun.
╜│altruistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤thoughtful of the welfare of others; unselfish.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) characterized by altruism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. altruistic social animals.┤
╩│altruistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│altruistically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ benevolently; unselfishly.
╩│altruistically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aludel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glass or earthenware apparatus resembling a pear-shaped pot, but open at both ends so that the neck of one can be fitted into the bottom of another, formerly used as a condenser in sublimation.
╩│aludel, ╛╕noun.
╜│alula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a set of three or four quill-like feathers growing at a small joint in the middle of a bird's wing; bastard wing.
╩│alula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│alular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating analula.
╩│alular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a whitish mineral salt used in medicine and in dyeing; potash alum. A pencil of alum is sometimes used to stop the bleeding of a small cut.
├│ 2. ┤a colorless, crystalline salt containing ammonia, used in baking powder, foam fire extinguishers, the purification of drinking water, and in medicine; ammonia alum.
├│ 3. ┤any one of a group of double salts analogous to and including potash alum, formed by the union of the sulfate of a trivalent metal, such as aluminum, chromium, or iron, with the sulfate of a monovalent alkali metal or ammonium.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) ╡= aluminum sulfate.┤
╩│alum, ╛╕noun.
╜│alumina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral occurring in nature as corundum, found mainly in bauxite and in clay or loam; aluminum oxide. Emery, rubies, and sapphires are crystalline forms of alumina colored by various impurities. Alumina is used in making aluminum, porcelain, and abrasives.
╩│alumina, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt in which alumina acts toward the strongesr bases as an acid.
╩│aluminate, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yielding or containing aluminum, alumina, or alum.
╩│aluminiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aluminite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrated sulfate of alumina used in tanning, dyeing, and purifying water.
┬┌┤ the art or process of producing and printing from aluminum plates instead of lithographic stones.
╩│aluminography, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acid dye used for determining the presence of the aluminum ion.
╩│aluminon, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminosilicate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound of aluminum and silicon with a metal oxide or other radical (such as albite). Feldspars and zeolites are aluminosilicates.
╩│aluminosilicate, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminothermic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aluminothermy.
╩│aluminothermic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aluminothermics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (sing. in use.) ┤╡= aluminothermy.┤
╩│aluminothermics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│aluminothermy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the chemical combination of oxygen and aluminum to produce a high temperature and reduction of compounds of other metals.
├│ 2. ┤the science dealing with such processes.
╩│aluminothermy, ╛╕noun.
╜│aluminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing alum.
├│ 2. ┤of or containing aluminum.
╩│aluminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aluminum, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a silver-white metal that is strong, very light, and does not tarnish or rust easily. Aluminum is widely used in alloys, and for making pots and pans, automobile and aircraft parts, and instruments. It is a metallic chemical element, found abundantly in nature but occurring only in combination with otherelements (its compounds make up more than 15 per cent of the crust of the earth).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing aluminum.
╩│aluminum, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aluminum acetate,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline powder used as a waterproofing and fireproofing agent in textile manufacturing, as a mordant in dyeing, and as a disinfectant.
╩│aluminum acetate,╕
╜│aluminum brass,╕
┬┌┤ a tough, hard kind of aluminum bronze.
╩│aluminum brass,╕
╜│aluminum bromide,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless or yellowish-white, crystalline compound used in organic synthesis.
╩│aluminum bromide,╕
╜│aluminum bronze,╕
┬┌┤ any one of certain alloys of copper and aluminum with small amounts of another metal or metals, as iron, nickel, or manganese, used in making firearms, marine fittings, etc. Some aluminum bronzes are equal to steel in hardness and strength.
╩│aluminum bronze,╕
╜│aluminum chloride,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless or yellowish, crystalline compound used as a deodorant, as a disinfectant, and as a preservative for wood. In its anhydrous form it is used in the catalytic cracking of petroleum.
╩│aluminum chloride,╕
╜│aluminum hydroxide,╕
┬┌┤ a white, odorless, tasteless powder used in waterproofing, in dyeing, as a glaze in ceramics, and in medicines.
╩│aluminum hydroxide,╕
╜│aluminum oxide,╕╟│= alumina.
╩│aluminum oxide,╕╟│= alumina.
╜│aluminum paint,╕
┬┌┤ a paint with insulating qualities produced by mixing flakes of aluminum with varnish and lacquer.
╩│aluminum paint,╕
╜│aluminum sulfate,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline salt, commercially available as a powder or in crystalline form, used in dyeing, medicine, water purification, as well as in the leather and paper industries.
╩│aluminum sulfate,╕
╜│aluminumware, ╛╕noun,
┬┌┤ or ╡aluminum ware,┤ kitchen utensils and other articles made of aluminum.
╩│aluminumware, ╛╕noun,
╜│alumna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a woman graduate or former student of a certain school, college, or university.
╩│alumna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
╜│alumnae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡alumna.┤
╩│alumnae, ╛╕noun.
╜│alumni, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alumnus.╕
┬┌┤ graduates or former students of a school, college, or university. "Alumni" may mean either men graduates or both men and women.
╩│alumni, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alumnus.╕
╜│alumnus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a graduate or former student of a certain school, college, or university.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who is a former resident, contributor, fellow worker, or who had some capacity in association with others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many a famous writer is an alumnus of a local newspaper or literary magazine.┤
╩│alumnus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│alumroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any one of several plants of the saxifrage family having astringent roots.
├│ b. ┤╡= crane's-bill.┤
├│ 2. ┤the root of any of these.
╩│alumroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│alum stone,╕ ╟│= alunite.
╩│alum stone,╕ ╟│= alunite.
╜│alun-alun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a village square, in Malaya.
╩│alun-alun, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alundum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an abrasive resembling corundum, made by fusing alumina under intense heat.
╩│Alundum, ╛╕noun.
╜│alunite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral consisting typically of common (potash) alum together with normal hydrate of aluminum. It is used as a fertilizer.
╩│alunite, ╛╕noun.
╜│alveola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕ ╟│= alveolus.
╩│alveola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕ ╟│= alveolus.
╜│alveolae, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveola.╕ ╟│= alveoli.
╩│alveolae, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveola.╕ ╟│= alveoli.
╜│alveolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the part of the jaws where the sockets of the teeth are.
├│ 2a. ┤of or like an alveolus.
├│ b. ┤containing alveoli.
├│ 3. ┤(Phonetics.) formed by bringing the tip of the tongue near or against the alveoli. English ╖t┤ and ╖d┤ are alveolar consonants.
╩│alveolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alveolar ridge,╕
┬┌┤ the ridge on each jaw containing the bony sockets of the teeth.
╩│alveolar ridge,╕
╜│alveolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having many small cavities; pitted like a honeycomb.
╩│alveolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alveolated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alveolate.
╩│alveolated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= alveolate.
╜│alveolation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ alveolate condition, formation, or structure.
╩│alveolation, ╛╕noun.
╜│alveoli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveolus.╕
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) the ridge behind and above the upper front teeth.
╩│alveoli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │alveolus.╕
╜│alveolus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anatomy and Zoology.) a small cavity, pit, or cell, especially:
├│ a. ┤one of the air sacs of the lungs.
├│ b. ┤one of a cluster of acini at the end of a duct of a gland.
├│ 2. ┤the bony socket of a tooth.
├│ 3. ┤one of the cells of a honeycomb.
╩│alveolus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│alveopalatal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) intermediate between alveolar and palatal.
╩│alveopalatal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alvine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the abdomen; intestinal.
╩│alvine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│alway, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) always.
╩│alway, ╛╕adverb.
╜│always, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤every time; at all times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Night always follows day. Water always has some air in it.┤
├│ 2. ┤all the time; continually.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Home is always a cheerful place at holiday time. I am always available for advice. The Lord be with us always.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the mustard family, having small, yellow or white flowers, sometimes rose or pink.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sweet alyssum.┤
╩│alyssum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Alzheimer's disease,
┬┌┤ a form of senile psychosis found at an early age, characterized by progressive deterioration of memory and other mental activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alzheimer's disease ... is believed to be irreversible (New York Times).┤
╩│Alzheimer's disease,
╜│am, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the form of the verb ╡be┤ used with ╖I┤ in the present tense; first person singular, present indicative of ╡be:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy said, "I am six years old. I am going to school."┤ I ╖am,┤ you ╖are,┤ and he ╖is┤ are present indicative forms of the verb ╡be.┤
╩│am, ╛╕verb.
╜│am-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡ambi-┤ before ╖p,┤ as in
╔┤ ╢Ex. amplexicaul, amputate.┤
╩│am-,╕
╜│a.m.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤before noon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. School begins at 9 a.m.┤
├│ 2. ┤the time from midnight to noon.
╩│a.m.,╕
╜│Am╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ americium (chemical element).
╩│Am╕ (no period),
╜│Am.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤America.
├│ 2. ┤American.
╩│Am.,╕
╜│AM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ amplitude modulation.
╩│AM╕ (no periods),
╜│A.M.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤before noon; the time from midnight to noon. See also ╡a.m.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤in the year of the world (Latin, ╖anno mundi┤).
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) Master of Arts (Latin, ╖Artium Magister┤). Also, ╡M.A.┤
╩│A.M.,╕
╜│ama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │ama.╕
┬┌┤ (Japanese.) a woman pearl diver.
╩│ama, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │ama.╕
╜│amacrine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤not having long fibers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amacrine nerve cells.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an amacrine cell of the retina which conducts signals to the ganglia.
╩│amacrine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│amadavat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, finchlike songbird, brown with white spots, native to India, often kept as a cage bird.
╩│amadavat, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amadis of Gaul,
┬┌┤ the title and hero of acelebrated medieval romance of chivalry.
╩│Amadis of Gaul,
╜│amadou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, spongy substance made by steeping the more solid portion of certain fungi that grow on trees in a solution of saltpeter; punk; German tinder; touchwood; agaric. It was formerly used as tinder and in medicine as a styptic.
╩│amadou, ╛╕noun.
╜│amah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in India, China, etc.:
├│ a. ┤a baby's nurse.
├│ b. ┤a maid.
╩│amah, ╛╕noun.
╜│amain, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤at full speed.
├│ 2. ┤with full force; violently.
├│ 3. ┤in haste; at once.
├│ 4. ┤exceedingly; greatly.
╩│amain, ╛╕adverb.
╜│amaldar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) a manager, agent, or the like, especially a collector of revenue. Also, ╡amildar.┤
╩│amaldar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amalekite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of an ancient tribe of robber Bedouins south of the Dead Sea, supposed to be the descendants of Esau (in the Bible, Genesis 36:12; Numbers 13:29).
╩│Amalekite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amalgam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alloy of mercury with some other metal or metals. Silver amalgam is used as fillings for teeth. Tin amalgam has been used for silvering mirrors.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a mixture or blend of different things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amalgam of good and evil, an amalgam of strength and weakness.┤
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.) the goat that nursed the infant Zeus (Jupiter). One of her horns (horn of Amalthaea) would become full of anything its owner wished.
╩│Amalthaea┐╕ or │Amalthea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amana, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Amana Church Society, a religious community in eastern Iowa which originated in 1714 as a German Protestant sect.
╩│Amana, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amandine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made or served with almonds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. trout amandine.┤
╩│amandine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the Amana Church Society.
╩│Amanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│amanita, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any fungus of a group composed chiefly of very poisonous mushrooms, such as the death cup.
╩│amanita, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a religious group, the Amana Church Society, that leads a simple life, with the strong helping the weak.
╩│Amanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amantadine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a synthetic drug that prevents influenza infection by inhibiting the penetration of the influenza virus into cells.
╩│amantadine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amanuensis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ a person who writes down what another says, or who copies what another has written.
╩│amanuensis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│amaranth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an annual plant with showy, purple, greenish, or crimson flowers. One variety is love-lies-bleeding.
├│ 2. ┤a purple or purplish-red color.
├│ 3. ┤(Poetic.) an imaginary flower that never fades.
╩│amaranth, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaranthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the amaranth family.
╩│amaranthaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaranth family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous plants, chiefly weedy herbs of warm regions, including the amaranth, cockscomb, and some of the pigweeds.
╩│amaranth family,╕
╜│amaranthine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤never-fading; undying.
├│ 2. ┤purple or purplish-red.
├│ 3. ┤of or like the amaranth.
╩│amaranthine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amarelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any cultivated variety of sour cherry having light-red fruit and nearly colorless juice.
╩│amarelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ an Italian liqueur with an almond taste.
╩│amaretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│amaryllidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the amaryllis family.
╩│amaryllidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lilylike bulbous plant with clusters of large, red, white, purple, or pink flowers; belladonna lily.
╩│amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name for a country girl in pastoral poetry.
╩│Amaryllis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaryllis family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of perennial herbs resembling those of the lily family, including the narcissus, amaryllis, snowdrop, and onion. Their seeds are monocotyledonous and come from an inferior ovary.
╩│amaryllis family,╕
╜│amass, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to heap together; pile up, especially for oneself; accumulate; collect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The miser amassed a fortune for himself.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gather, hoard, aggregate.
┼╕adj. ╡amassable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amasser.┤
┼╕noun ╡amassment.┤
╩│amass, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│amate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amated,╕ │amating.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to dismay; daunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A half-blown flow'ret which cold blasts amate (Keats).┤
╩│amate, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amated,╕ │amating.╕
╜│Amaterasu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the goddess of the sun, in the Shinto religion, from whom by Japanese tradition the emperor of Japan is supposed to be descended.
╩│Amaterasu, ╛╕noun.
╜│amateur ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who does something for pleasure, not for money or as a profession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For an amateur, our science teacher is a pretty accurate weather forecaster.┤
├│ 2. ┤an athlete who is not a professional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only amateurs are permitted to compete in the Olympic games. An amateur is one who engages in sports merely for the enjoyment he gets from them and who never capitalizes on his athletic skills to any degree whatsoever (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who does something rather poorly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can tell from his painting that he is an amateur, completely without training.┤
├│ 4. ┤a superficial student or worker; dabbler.
┴┤ (SYN) dilettante.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of an amateur; made or done by amateurs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amateur painting, amateur baseball. Our school has an amateur orchestra.┤
├│ 2. ┤being an amateur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amateur golfer, an amateur pianist.┤
╩│amateur ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amateurish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ done as an amateur might do it; not expert; not very skillful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Scarpini, whose fluency and muscularity I admired last year when he appeared with the orchestra in a Prokofieff concerto, disclosed a flimsy, not to say amateurish, approach to Mozart's subtle melodies (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡amateurishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡amateurishness.┤
╩│amateurish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amateurism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an amateurish way of doing things.
├│ 2. ┤the position or rank of an amateur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must try to understand the Russian's conception of amateurism and professionalism (Atlantic).┤
╩│amateurism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amateurship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality, character, or status of an amateur.
╩│amateurship, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amati, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a violin, cello, or other stringed instrument, made at Cremona, Italy, by Nicolo Amati (1596-1684), or a member of his family. These instruments are considered among the first of the modern type.
╩│Amati, ╛╕noun.
╜│amative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ amorous.
┼╕adv. ╡amatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡amativeness.┤
╩│amative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amatol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a powerful explosive made of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
╩│amatol, ╛╕noun.
╜│amatorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
╩│amatorial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
╜│amatorious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
┼┌╕noun ╡amatoriousness.┤
╩│amatorious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amatory.
╜│amatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of love; expressing love; having to do with making love or with lovers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amatory look. Valentine cards often have amatory verses on them.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amorous, erotic.
╩│amatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaurosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ partial or complete loss of vision through loss of power of the optic nerve, without noticeable external change in the eye.
╩│amaurosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amaurotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by amaurosis.
╩│amaurotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amaurotic idiocy,╕
┬┌┤ a fatal disease of children caused by degeneration of the cells of the central nervous system, transmitted genetically as a result of two recessive alleles; Tay-Sachs disease.
╩│amaurotic idiocy,╕
╜│a maximis ad minima,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from the greatest to the least.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are likely to be sold bad insurance, make bad realty investments, and sing away their legal right a maximis ad minima (New Yorker).┤
╩│a maximis ad minima,
╜│amaze, ╛╕verb, ╞│amazed,╕ │amazing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to surprise greatly; strike and overwhelm with sudden wonder; astound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was so amazed by the surprise party that she could not think of a thing to say. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God (Luke 9:43).┤
┴┤ (SYN) astonish.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to bewilder; perplex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How vainly men themselves amaze (Andrew Marvell).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic or Poetic.) amazement.
╩│amaze, ╛╕verb, ╞│amazed,╕ │amazing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│amazed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ greatly surprised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amazed look.┤
┴┤ (SYN) astonished, astounded.
┼╕adv. ╡amazedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡amazedness.┤
╩│amazed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amazement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤great surprise; sudden and overwhelming wonder; astonishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The girl was filled with amazement when she first saw the ocean.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.)
├│ a. ┤overwhelming fear.
├│ b. ┤bewilderment.
├│ c. ┤stupefaction.
╩│amazement, ╛╕noun.
╜│amazing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very surprising; causing amazement; wonderful; astonishing; astounding.
┼╕adv. ╡amazingly.┤
╩│amazing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amazon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) one of a race of women warriors supposed to have lived near the Black Sea.
├│ 2. ┤the Amazon ant.
╩│Amazon, ╛╕noun.
╜│amazon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tall, strong, aggressive woman.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain parrots of Central and South America.
├│ 3. ┤a hummingbird.
╩│amazon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amazon ant,╕
┬┌┤ any one of certain European and American red ants with long, sharp jaws that are so curved they cannot feed themselves or dig nests. They carry off and enslave young ants of other species to do this work for them.
╩│Amazon ant,╕
╜│Amazonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the Amazon River (in South America) or the region it drains.
├│ 2. ┤of the Amazons.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡amazonian.┤ (of a woman) like an Amazon; aggressive or warlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mrs. Preston, a Russian, was as Amazonian and fair as Mme. Floquet was elfin and swart (New Yorker).┤
╩│Amazonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amazonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition in which women take on the work, attitudes, and other roles attributed to men; Amazonian state or character.
╩│Amazonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amazonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a semiprecious stone, a bright, bluish-green variety of feldspar.
╩│amazonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amazon stone,╕ ╟│= amazonite.
╩│Amazon stone,╕ ╟│= amazonite.
╜│amb-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) theform of ╡ambi-┤ before vowels, as in ╖ambages.┤
╩│amb-,╕
╜│Amb.,╕
┬┌┤ ambassador.
╩│Amb.,╕
╜│ambages, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤indirect ways; delaying tactics.
├│ 2. ┤ambiguities; circumlocutions.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) circuitous paths.
╩│ambages, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ambagious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤roundabout.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) winding.
┼╕adv. ╡ambagiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambagiousness.┤
╩│ambagious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambary┐╕ or │ambari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fiber of an Asian plant of the mallow family, used especially for making ropes and cloth, as a substitute for hemp or jute.
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself, a species of hibiscus.
╩│ambary┐╕ or │ambari, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an embassy.
╩│ambassade, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassador, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a representative of the highest rank sent by one government or ruler to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our ambassador to France lives in Paris, the capital of France, and speaks and acts in behalf of the government of the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤a representative sent by one government or ruler to a meeting of an organization, usually an international organization concerning political affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, the Danish ambassador to NATO.┤
├│ 3. ┤any official messenger, agent, or representative with some special errand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Miles Standish chose John Alden to be his ambassador.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) any member of a particular group thought of as representing the qualities, traits, or habits of his group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A tourist abroad can be an ambassador of good will for his country.┤
┬┌┤ an ambassador having full power to sign treaties.
╩│ambassador plenipotentiary,╕
╜│ambassadress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman ambassador.
├│ 2. ┤the wife of an ambassador.
╩│ambassadress, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambassage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= embassage.
╩│ambassage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= embassage.
╜│ambassy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕ ╟│= embassy.
╩│ambassy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕ ╟│= embassy.
╜│ambatch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a leguminous tree or shrub of tropical Africa, with very light, spongy wood.
╩│ambatch, ╛╕noun.
╜│amber, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hard yellow or yellowish-brown gum, the resin of fossil pine trees. Amber is translucent and easily polished and is used for jewelry and pipestems. It develops a negative charge of static electricity when rubbed.
├│ 2. ┤the color of amber; yellow or yellowish brown.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of amber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have a necklace with amber beads.┤
├│ 2. ┤yellow or yellowish-brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has amber hair.┤
╩│amber, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amberfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= amber jack.
╩│amberfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= amber jack.
╜│ambergris, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a waxlike, fragrant substance of a grayish color, sometimes found floating in tropical seas. Ambergris originates as a secretion in the intestines of some sperm whales and is used to fix odors in making perfumes.
╩│ambergris, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amberina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ glassware colored by adding gold to the glass. It ranges in color from pale amber-yellow to rich ruby-red.
╩│Amberina, ╛╕noun.
╜│amberite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an explosive, a variety of smokeless powder.
╩│amberite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amber jack,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game and food fish of the Atlantic from New Jersey to Brazil.
├│ 2. ┤╡= yellowtail ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│amber jack,╕
╜│amberoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ synthetic amber. It is made by heating small scraps of amber under pressure. Also, ╡ambroid.┤
╩│amberoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│amberseed, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambrette.
╩│amberseed, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambrette.
╜│ambi-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) both.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambidextrous = dextrous with both hands.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡am-┤ before ╖p;┤ ╡amb-┤ before vowels.
╩│ambi-,╕
╜│ambiance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤surroundings; atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The movement in the streets is of a different quality--the bustling headlong zest that makes the ambiance of Paris street life (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤arrangement of accessories to support or intensify the main effect of a piece of art, especially decorative art.
╩│ambiance, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambicolorate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤colored on both sides.
├│ 2. ┤showing ambicoloration.
╩│ambicolorate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambicoloration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an abnormal coloration on both sides of a flatfish instead of having the underside white.
╩│ambicoloration, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambidexter, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= ambidextrous.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an ambidextrous person.
╩│ambidexter, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ambidexterity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ability to use both hands equally well.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) unusual skillfulness.
├│ 3. ┤deceitfulness.
╩│ambidexterity, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambidextrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to use both hands equally well.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) more than usually skillful.
├│ 3. ┤deceitful.
┼╕adv. ╡ambidextrously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambidextrousness.┤
╩│ambidextrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambience, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambiance.
╩│ambience, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambiance.
╜│ambiens, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a muscle of the leg of certain birds (so called from the way in which it winds about the limb in passing from the hip to the foot).
╩│ambiens, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambient, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤all around; surrounding; encompassing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flowers made the ambient air fragrant. Opening to the ambient light (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤providing a background.
╔┤ ╢Ex. European programming seems less vibrant, more ambient--music television as a backdrop rather than something actively watched (Simon Reynolds).┤
╩│ambient, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambiente, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish, Italian.) surroundings; atmosphere.
╩│ambiente, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambiguity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the possibility of two or more meanings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ambiguity of the speaker's statement made it hard to tell which side he was on.┤
├│ 2. ┤a word or expression that can have more than one meaning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Answer me without ambiguities.┤
├│ 3. ┤lack of clarity; vagueness; uncertainty.
╩│ambiguity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│ambiguous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having more than one possible meaning; permitting more than one interpretation or explanation. The sentence "After John hit Dick he ran away" is ambiguous because one cannot tell which boy ran away.
┴┤ (SYN) equivocal.
├│ 2. ┤not clearly defined; not clear; doubtful; uncertain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was left in an ambiguous position by his friend's failure to appear and help him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vague.
├│ 3. ┤of doubtful position or classification.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambiguous character.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambiguously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambiguousness.┤
╩│ambiguous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambilateral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ on both sides.
╩│ambilateral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambisexual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or characteristic of both sexes.
├│ 2. ┤attracted to both sexes; bisexual.
╩│ambisexual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambisonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with recorded sound that simulates the directional qualities of the sound it reproduces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambisonic master recordings are made in the full four-channel format (New Scientist).┤
╩│ambisonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambisonics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ ambisonic sound reproduction.
╩│ambisonics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ambit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the limits of a district, region, or other area.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) the scope of an action, policy, or law.
├│ 2. ┤a circuit;circumference.
╩│ambit, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambitendency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the simultaneous existence in an individual of opposing or contradictory tendencies.
╩│ambitendency, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong desire for fame, success, honor, wealth, or other position; seeking after a high position or great power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because he was filled with ambition, he worked after school and on Saturdays.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aspiration.
├│ 2. ┤a thing for which one has a strong desire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her ambition was to be a great actress.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to be ambitious of; desire strongly; seek eagerly.
┼╕adj. ╡ambitionless.┤
╩│ambition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ambitious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or guided by ambition; full of ambition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambitious young man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aspiring.
├│ 2. ┤desiring strongly; eager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actor was ambitious of success. Gamblers are ambitious for money. Since he is ambitious to get through high school in three years, he works hard.┤
┴┤ (SYN) avid.
├│ 3. ┤arising from ambition; showing ambition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had an ambitious plan for building a rocket.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bold, audacious.
├│ 4. ┤too greatly aspiring; showy; pretentious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambitious style.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambitiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ambitiousness.┤
╩│ambitious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambitty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating glass that becomes devitrified while it is being worked.
╩│ambitty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambivalence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of having conflicting attitudes or feelings, as love and hate, about the same person at the same time.
┬┌┤ acting in opposite ways; having or showing conflicting attitudes or feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has an ambivalent attitude toward his friend; he likes him but always quarrels with him. Modern science has always been somewhat ambivalent. It has always been both the pure knowledge of the universe and power over nature (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambivalently.┤
╩│ambivalent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambiversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being an ambivert.
╩│ambiversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambivert, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person with qualities intermediate between those of an introvert and those of an extrovert.
╩│ambivert, ╛╕noun.
╜│amble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the way a horse or mule goes when it lifts first the two legs on one side and then the two on the other; pace; rack.
├│ 2. ┤an easy, slow pace in walking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the amble of a fat dog.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go at an amble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My horse can amble and trot.┤
├│ 2. ┤to walk at an easy, slow pace.
┴┤ (SYN) saunter, stroll.
┼╕noun ╡ambler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amblingly.┤
╩│amble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│amblygonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a whitish, translucent mineral, lithium aluminum fluophosphate.
╩│amblygonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amblyopia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect; lazy eye. If it continues, it may lead to amaurosis.
╩│amblyopia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amblyopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by amblyopia.
╩│amblyopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amblypod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an extinct order of North American hoofed mammals of the Eocene period, having horns and a single tusk, resembling the elephant.
╩│amblypod, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bos.╕
┬┌┤ a raised desk or pulpit used in early Christian churches, for the reading of the Gospel and in making announcements.
╩│ambo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bos.╕
╜│amboceptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) ╡= immune body.┤
╩│amboceptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amboina button┐╕ or │Amboyna button, ╟= yaws.
╩│Amboina button┐╕ or │Amboyna button, ╟= yaws.
╜│Amboina wood┐╕ or │Amboyna wood,╕
┬┌┤ the mottled wood of a tree of Malaysia, used for inlays and cabinetwork.
╩│Amboina wood┐╕ or │Amboyna wood,╕
╜│Amboinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the island of Amboina, Indonesia, its people, or their language.
┬┌┤ the musky seed of the abelmosk, used in perfumery; amberseed.
╩│ambrette, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambroid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amberoid.
╩│ambroid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amberoid.
╜│ambrosia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) the food of the gods. It was the substance that gave immortality.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something especially pleasing to taste or smell.
├│ 3. ┤a dessert of grated coconut meat and sliced oranges and, sometimes, sliced bananas.
├│ 4. ┤╡= beebread.┤
├│ 5. ┤any one of various plants of a genus of weeds allied to wormwood; ragweed.
├│ 6. ┤a fungus cultivated as a food by certain burrowing beetles.
╩│ambrosia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambrosia beetle,╕
┬┌┤ a wood-boring beetle found in tree trunks.
╩│ambrosia beetle,╕
╜│ambrosiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging or related to the genus of plants of the composite family that includes the ragweeds.
╩│ambrosiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambrosial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like ambrosia; especially delicious or sweet-smelling.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) worthy of the gods; divine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The piece de resistance is ambrosial piano ... (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ambrosially.┤
╩│ambrosial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambrosian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ambrosial.
╩│ambrosian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ambrosial.
╜│Ambrosian chant,
┬┌┤ a mode of chanting or singing introduced by Saint Ambrose in the cathedral of Milan about 384.
╩│Ambrosian chant,
╜│ambrotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the earliest types of photograph, consisting of a glass negative with a black backing (by means of which the negative was made to appear as a positive).
╩│ambrotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bries.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤a storehouse.
├│ 2. ┤a pantry or cupboard.
├│ 3. ┤a locker or recess in a church for storing sacramental vessels, vestments, etc.
╩│ambry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bries.╕
╜│ambsace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤both aces; double aces, the lowest possible cast at dice.
├│ 2. ┤bad luck; misfortune.
├│ 3. ┤the smallest point. Also, ╡amesace.┤
╩│ambsace, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambulacral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an ambulacrum or the ambulacra.
╩│ambulacral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ambulacrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cra.╕
┬┌┤ any of the radial areas of an echinoderm, containing perforations through which tubular organs of locomotion are protruded.
╩│ambulacrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cra.╕
╜│ambulance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an automobile, boat, or aircraft equipped to carry sick, injured, or wounded persons.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a moving hospital accompanying an army; field hospital.
╩│ambulance, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambulance-chasing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) characteristic of or designating lawyers who encourage accident victims to become their clients and sue for damages.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with walking; fitted for walking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ambulatory life of a sheepherder.┤
├│ 2. ┤capable of walking; not bedridden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ambulatory patient.┤
├│ 3. ┤moving from place to place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Lapps live in ambulatory villages, moving with their herds of reindeer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) itinerant.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) not fixed; changeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man's will is ambulatory until his death.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a covered place for walking, such as the aisle of a church surrounding the choir and apse or the cloister of a monastery.
╩│ambulatory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│ambulette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bus, van, or similar vehicle designed to carry elderly or handicapped people.
╩│ambulette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ambulocetus natans,
┬┌┤ an ancestor of modern whales that lived in the Eocene period and hunted on both land and sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambulocetus ... still had four limbs for walking on land ... It could also hunt in the sea, probably swimming by kicking its big feet (John Noble Wilford).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the place where soldiers or other persons are hidden so that they can make a surprise attack on an approaching enemy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers lay in ambush, waiting for the signal to open fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a surprise attack on an approaching enemy from some hiding place; act or condition of lying in wait to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to trap an enemy by ambush.┤
├│ 3. ┤soldiers or others hidden to make such a surprise attack.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to attack unexpectedly and from a hidden position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our men ambushed the retreating enemy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) waylay, ambuscade.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to put (soldiers or others) in hiding for a surprise attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The major ambushed his troops in the woods on either side of the road.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to wait in hiding to make a surprise attack.
┼╕noun ╡ambusher.┤
╩│ambush, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ambush bug,╕
┬┌┤ any of a group of predatory insects which attack other insects from concealment, especially in flowers.
╩│ambush bug,╕
╜│ambushment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or position of ambushing; an ambush.
╩│ambushment, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambystoma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of salamanders native to the United States and Central America.
╩│ambystoma, ╛╕noun.
╜│ambystomid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambystoma.
╩│ambystomid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambystoma.
╜│A.M.D.G.,╕
┬┌┤ ad majorem Dei gloriam (for the greater glory of God; motto of the Society of Jesus).
╩│A.M.D.G.,╕
╜│ameba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕
┬┌┤ an extremely small and very simple animal made up of only one cell. Amebas are so small that they cannot be seen without a microscope. Many amebas live in fresh and salt water; others live in soil or as parasites in other animals. They move and take in food by forming temporary fingerlike projections (pseudopods) that are constantly changing shape. Amebas are protozoans and are usually classified as rhizopods; they consist of a shapeless mass of protoplasm enclosed by a flexible membrane and contain one or more nuclei. Also, ╡amoeba.┤
┼╕adj. ╡amebalike.┤
╩│ameba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕
╜│ameban, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an ameba or amebas.
├│ 2. ┤like an ameba. Also, ╡amoeban.┤
╩│ameban, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amoebean.
╩│amebean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amoebean.
╜│amebiasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an infection or disease caused by amebas, as amebic dysentery. Also, ╡amoebiasis.┤
╩│amebiasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amebic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an ameba or amebas.
├│ 2. ┤characterized or caused by amebas or similar protozoans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amebic dysentery.┤
├┤ Also, ╡amoebic.┤
╩│amebic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebic dysentery,╕
┬┌┤ a type of dysentery, now widely distributed, caused by a species of ameba and usually accompanied by intestinal ulcers.
╩│amebic dysentery,╕
╜│amebicidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating an amebicide. Also, ╡amoebicidal.┤
╩│amebicidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebicide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance for killing amebas. Also, ╡amoebicide.┤
╩│amebicide, ╛╕noun.
╜│amebid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= ameba.┤
├│ 2. ┤an ameba-like animal. Also, ╡amoebid.┤
╩│amebid, ╛╕noun.
╜│amebiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameboid.
╩│amebiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameboid.
╜│amebocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amebalike cell, as a leucocyte. Also, ╡amoebocyte.┤
╩│amebocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameboid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an ameba; like that of an ameba.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ameboid movements.┤
├│ 2. ┤related to amebas. Also, ╡amoeboid.┤
╩│ameboid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amebula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a microscopically small ameba or amebalike organism.
╩│amebula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
╜│ame damnee,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a lost soul; person who is damned.
├│ 2. ┤a person who blindly follows another; tool.
╩│ame damnee,
╜│ameer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╩│ameer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╜│amelcorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of wheat (spelt) cultivated to some extent in Europe, especially for its starch.
╩│amelcorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameliorable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be improved.
╩│ameliorable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ameliorant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ something that ameliorates.
╩│ameliorant, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameliorate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make better, especially more tolerable, satisfactory, prosperous, or the like; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smoke control has ameliorated living conditions in the city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mitigate, relieve.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become better.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Living conditions in the city ameliorated with smoke control.┤
┼╕noun ╡ameliorator.┤
╩│ameliorate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
╜│amelioration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of making better.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being made better; improvement.
├│ 3. ┤an improvement.
╩│amelioration, ╛╕noun.
╜│ameliorative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to ameliorate; improving.
┼╕adv. ╡amelioratively.┤
╩│ameliorative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amelioratory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameliorative.
╩│amelioratory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameliorative.
╜│ameloblast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cell which forms dental enamel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yet to make perfect enamel each enamel-forming cell must stay healthy until the work is done, for the ameloblasts, unlike most other cells of the body, cannot reproduce (Scientific American).┤
╩│ameloblast, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amelung glass,
┬┌┤ glassware engraved with mottoes, monograms, crests, and flower wreaths, made from 1784 to 1795 by John Frederick Amelung at his glass factory in Maryland.
╩│Amelung glass,
╜│amen, ╛╕interjection, noun, adverb, verb.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ │1. ┤so be it; may it become true. ╖Amen┤ is said after a prayer, a wish, or a statement with which one agrees.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) an expression of approval.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the word ╖amen,┤ as at the end of a prayer.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) truly; verily.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to say "amen" to; sanction or approve.
├│ 2. ┤to end or finish.
╩│amen, ╛╕interjection, noun, adverb, verb.
╜│Amen, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon.
╩│Amen, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon.
╜│amenability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or condition of being amenable.
╩│amenability, ╛╕noun.
╜│amenable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤open to influence, suggestion, or advice; submissive; responsive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dick is reasonable and amenable to persuasion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) compliant, tractable.
├│ 2. ┤accountable or answerable to some jurisdiction or authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People living in a country are amenable to its laws.┤
┴┤ (SYN) liable, responsible.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) that can be tested by a problem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amenable to mathematical analysis.┤
┼╕noun ╡amenableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amenably.┤
╩│amenable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amen corner,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the part of a church occupied by the worshipers who assist the preacher with occasional and irregular responses.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any rallying place.
╩│amen corner,
╜│amend, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to change the form of (a law, bill, or motion.) by addition, omission, or alteration of language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Constitution of the United States was amended so that women could vote.┤
├│ 2. ┤to change for the better; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is time you amended your poor table manners. The mayor is making a greater effort to amend conditions in the slums.┤
├│ 3. ┤to free from faults; make right; correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spelling in my theme was amended by the teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) emend, rectify.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to repair; mend.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to reform oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After he criticized me, I took pains to amend.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤See ╡amends.┤┤
┼╕adj. ╡amendable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amender.┤
╩│amend, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│amendatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) that amends; corrective.
╩│amendatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amende, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ reparation, as for wrong done; amends.
╩│amende, ╛╕noun.
╜│amende honorable,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤public apology and reparation such as to reestablish the honor of a person who has been injured or offended.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any open or formal apology and reparation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is under the distinct impression that his book--a chatty, friendly portrait of Napoleon's strange, brief exile on the island of Elba in 1814-15--is a sort of belated amende honorable to a great character who was shabbily used by the British (New York Times).┤
╩│amende honorable,
╜│amendment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a change made or offered in a law, bill, or motion by addition, omission, or alteration of language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Constitution of the United States has over twenty amendments.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of making such a change or alteration.
├│ 3. ┤a change for the better; improvement.
├│ 4. ┤a change made to remove an error; correction.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) alteration or correction in any process, pleading, proceeding at law or in equity.
╩│amendment, ╛╕noun.
╜│amends, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something given or paid to make up for a wrong or injury done; payment for loss; satisfaction; compensation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to make amends to a person who was imprisoned unjustly. If you carelessly took more than your share of the money, you should make amends at once by returning the extra amount.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reparation, recompense.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) improvement in health; recovery.
╩│amends, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
╜│amene, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) pleasant; agreeable.
╩│amene, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amenity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pleasant way; polite act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Saying "Thank you" and holding the door open for another to pass through are amenities that should be taught to young children.┤
┴┤ (SYN) courtesy, civility, comity.
├│ 2. ┤a pleasant feature; a thing which makes life easier and more pleasant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Television, telephones, and automobiles are among the amenities of modern life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) convenience.
├│ 3. ┤the quality of being pleasant; pleasantness; agreeableness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We went to Hawaii to enjoy the amenity of a warm climate.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gentleness, mildness, clemency.
└╕expr. ╡amenities,┤ ┤(Especially British.) modern conveniences such as plumbing and lighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The castle is in good repair, but it lacks the amenities.┤
╩│amenity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│amenorrhea┐╕ or │amenorrhoea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ failure to menstruate.
╩│amenorrhea┐╕ or │amenorrhoea, ╛╕noun.
╜│amenorrheic┐╕ or │amenorrhoeic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with amenorrhea.
╩│amenorrheic┐╕ or │amenorrhoeic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amen-Ra, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon-Re.
╩│Amen-Ra, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Amon-Re.
╜│a mensa et thoro,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from board and bed (designating a legal separation in which the husband continues to support the wife but no longer lives with her).
╩│a mensa et thoro,
╜│ament─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a long, slender, scaly flower spike that grows on willows, birches, alders, and poplars; catkin.
╩│ament─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ament─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a person suffering from amentia; an idiot.
╩│ament─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│amentaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤consisting of or like an ament.
├│ 2. ┤bearing catkins; amentiferous.
╩│amentaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amentia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deficiency in intellectual development, such as imbecility or idiocy.
├│ 2. ┤temporary confused condition caused by insanity.
╩│amentia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amentiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing catkins; amentaceous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pussy willow is amentiferous.┤
╩│amentiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amentiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the shape of a catkin.
╩│amentiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amer.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤America.
├│ 2. ┤American.
╩│Amer.,╕
╜│Amerasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of mixed American and Asian descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the hundreds of thousands of rejected, mixed-blooded "Amerasian" youths who since 1945 have been fathered by American servicemen from Korea to Viet Nam (Time).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person of mixed American and Asian descent.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of amercing; imposition of a discretionary fine.
├│ 2. ┤the fine imposed.
╩│amercement, ╛╕noun.
╜│America-Firster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a member or supporter of the America First Committee, an isolationist group that sought to keep the U.S. neutral before it entered World War II.
╩│America-Firster, ╛╕noun.
╜│American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the United States; in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many immigrants become American citizens.┤
├│ 2. ┤native only to the Western Hemisphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the American eagle. Cacao, tomatoes, corn, and tobacco are American plants.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or in the Western Hemisphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Amazon, the Mississippi, and other American rivers.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person born or living in the United States; citizen of the United States, or of the earlier British colonies, not belonging to one of the aboriginal races.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The people of Alaska are Americans.┤
├│ b. ┤a person born or living in North or South America; native or inhabitant of the Western Hemisphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The citizens of Mexico, Canada, and Argentina are Americans.┤
├│ c. ┤╡= American Indian.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= American English.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. "In the Clearing," a new collection by Robert Frost ... is written in American, a language that still has a good deal of life and heart in it (New Yorker).┤
├┤ (Abbr:) Am.
╩│American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Americana, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about America, especially its history.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of early American furniture, textiles, or other, usually handcrafted, products.
├│ 3. ┤anecdotes, folklore, or other thing, about America, or typical of America and American culture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Freak shows are a vanishing item of Americana (Harper's).┤
╩│Americana, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│American aloe,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a common name for the century plant, though the century plant is botanically unrelated to the aloes.
╩│American aloe,╕
╜│American arbor vitae,╕
┬┌┤ a species of arbor vitae found in eastern United States that grows to a height of 60 feet.
╩│American arbor vitae,╕
╜│American ash,╕
┬┌┤ the white ash tree, the species most common in North America.
╩│American ash,╕
╜│American Beauty,╕
┬┌┤ a hybrid variety of cultivated rose, with deep-pink to crimson flowers.
╩│American Beauty,╕
╜│American bittersweet,╕
┬┌┤ a twining shrub of the staff-tree family with an orange or orange-yellow pod which opens to display crimson or scarlet seeds.
╩│American bittersweet,╕
╜│American bond,╕
┬┌┤ a method of bricklaying in which four to six layers of bricks with the sides exposed are between single layers of bricks laid flat with the ends exposed; common bond.
╩│American bond,╕
╜│American brant,╕
┬┌┤ a wild goose of North America that breeds in the Arctic and winters along the Atlantic coast of North America.
╩│American brant,╕
╜│American chameleon,╕
┬┌┤ a lizard of the southeastern United States, especially North and South Carolina.
╩│American chameleon,╕
╜│American cheese,╕
┬┌┤ the most common variety of Cheddar made in America, usually deep yellow in color, less often white; ordinary yellow cheese.
╩│American cheese,╕
╜│American class,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several breeds of chicken developed in the United States and Canada, including the Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, and Rhode Island White breeds.
╩│American class,╕
╜│American cockroach,╕
┬┌┤ a large cockroach native to subtropical America, now established in many parts of the world.
╩│American cockroach,╕
╜│American copper,╕
┬┌┤ a small butterfly that attacks other butterflies, and sometimes even birds and dogs.
╩│American copper,╕
╜│American cowslip,╕ ╟│= shooting star.
╩│American cowslip,╕ ╟│= shooting star.
╜│American crocodile,╕
┬┌┤ a crocodile that lives in the extreme south of Florida, on the larger West Indian Islands, and in Central America and areas near it.
╩│American crocodile,╕
╜│American Dream,╕
┬┌┤ the American way of life, especially as expressed in expectation of achievement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Salesmen like this are very much part of the American Dream. Each one is out on his own ... He thinks he's free, that it's just up to him how well he does (Vincent Canby).┤
╩│American Dream,╕
╜│American eagle,╕
┬┌┤ the bald eagle. The coat of arms of the United States has a design of the American eagle on it.
╩│American eagle,╕
╜│American egret,╕
┬┌┤ a species of tall, handsome egret with fine, white plumage.
╩│American egret,╕
╜│American elm,╕
┬┌┤ the species of elm native to the United States; white elm.
╩│American elm,╕
╜│American Empire,╕
┬┌┤ of or designating an American version of the Empire style of furniture, developed after the Revolutionary War by Duncan Phyfe and his followers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American Empire furniture is generally large and heavy, and has straight lines.┤
╩│American Empire,╕
╜│American English,╕
┬┌┤ the form of English spoken and written in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American English came, not chiefly from British local dialects, but from standard British of the seventeenth century (John Kenyon).┤
╩│American English,╕
╜│Americanese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the slang, colloquialisms, inflections, and the like, of general American speech as distinguished from other forms of English, such as those spoken in Great Britain, Australia, and Canada.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shoddiness of Mr. Chase's prefabricated Americanese is shown immediately by comparison with such genuine masters as Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler (Sunday Times).┤
╩│Americanese, ╛╕noun.
╜│American football,╕
┬┌┤ the game of football as it is played in the United States (especially as distinguished from ╖Rugby┤ and ╖soccer┤ or ╖association football┤).
╩│American football,╕
╜│American foxhound,╕
┬┌┤ a usually white, medium-sized hunting dog with different-sized patches of black or tan, or both. It is trained to hunt foxes by following their foot scent.
╩│American foxhound,╕
╜│American hellebore,╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the lily family, having yellow-green flowers, native to North America. Its poisonous roots are sometimes dried and powdered for use as an insecticide.
╩│American hellebore,╕
╜│American holly,╕
┬┌┤ a species of holly whose leaves and berries are used as decorations. It is commonest in the southeastern United States.
╩│American holly,╕
╜│American hornbeam,╕
┬┌┤ a species of hornbeam native to North America; ironwood.
╩│American hornbeam,╕
╜│American Indian,╕
┬┌┤ a member of one of the aboriginal peoples of North and South America, or the West Indies, often excepting the Eskimos; an Indian.
┬┌┤ to make or become American in habits, customs, or character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The heroine of the play was an Americanized French girl. The process whereby individuals or groups once dissimilar become similar, that is, become identified in their interests and outlook, is termed assimilation. ... Usually, when this process is mentioned, we think of immigrants being "Americanized" (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... incredibly, Americanly rich (Illustrated London News).┤
╩│Americanly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│American marten,╕
┬┌┤ the species of marten native to North America, related to the weasel.
╩│American marten,╕
╜│American merganser,╕
┬┌┤ a North American variety of fish-eating duck that has a glossy greenish-black head and upper neck.
╩│American merganser,╕
╜│American merlin,╕ ╟│= pigeon hawk.
╩│American merlin,╕ ╟│= pigeon hawk.
╜│American mink,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the species of mink native to North America, now the commonest species of wild mink.
├│ 2. ┤its fur, much valued for use in making women's coats, stoles, and hats.
╩│American mink,╕
╜│American mountain ash,╕
┬┌┤ the species of mountain ash common in eastern North America.
╩│American mountain ash,╕
╜│Americanness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ American character or quality.
╩│Americanness, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ a cocktail composed of sweet vermouth and bitters mixed with soda water.
╩│Americano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│Americanocracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Communist use) American government; rule by Americans.
╩│Americanocracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of any of various tribes of northeastern Siberia bearing physical resemblances to the Indians of northwestern North America.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Americanoids or their languages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Americanoid dialects.┤
╩│Americanoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Americanologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foreign expert on United States policies, leaders, culture, and the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Chinese Americanologist.┤
╩│Americanologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a friend or admirer of the United States or its people.
╩│Americanophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ friendship for or devotion to the United States, its culture, or its people.
╩│Americanophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Americanophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who fears or hates the United States or its people.
╩│Americanophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│American organ,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a melodeon.
╩│American organ,╕
╜│American Party,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a party prominent in the United States between 1853 and 1856, which wanted to permit only native-born citizens to participate in the government. See also ╡Know-Nothing.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤a party founded in 1969 in the United States that believes each state should decide for itself whether to have segregated schools.
╩│American Party,╕
╜│American plan,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a system used in hotels where one price covers room, board, and service (contrasted with ╖European plan┤).
╩│American plan,╕
╜│American plum,╕
┬┌┤ any of several cultivated varieties of cold-resistant plums with amber flesh and skin that grow wild east of the Rocky Mountains.
╩│American plum,╕
╜│American redstart,╕
┬┌┤ a warbler with a striking black color and salmon markings that looks somewhat like a small oriole.
╩│American redstart,╕
╜│American Revised Version,╕
┬┌┤ a revision of the Bible, published in the United States in 1901. It included changes not accepted for the English or Revised Version.
╩│American Revised Version,╕
╜│American sable,╕╟│= American marten.
╩│American sable,╕╟│= American marten.
╜│American saddle horse,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of fine saddle horses, bred in America from utility stock and thoroughbreds in colonial times, noted for their appearance, carriage, and intelligence. Usually five-gaited, they are used for both riding and driving.
╩│American saddle horse,╕
╜│American Selling Price,╕
┬┌┤ the wholesale price of certain domestic American products, used in customs valuation as the standard for assessing the duty to be paid on imported products of the same kind. (Abbr:) ASP (no periods).
╩│American Selling Price,╕
╜│American Sign Language,╕
┬┌┤ the system of communication by manual gestures used by the deaf in North America.
╩│American Sign Language,╕
╜│American snipe,╕
┬┌┤ the species of snipe native to North America, found in marshy places and hunted as game; Wilson's snipe.
╩│American snipe,╕
╜│American Spanish,╕
┬┌┤ the dialect of Spanish spoken in South and Central America and the West Indies.
╩│American Spanish,╕
╜│American Standard Version,╕╟│= American Revised Version.
╩│American Standard Version,╕╟│= American Revised Version.
╜│American system,╕
┬┌┤ the policy of fostering American industries, by means of high tariff duties, and of encouraging internal development.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chief issue of Monroe's first administration was "the American system" proposed and named by Henry Clay.┤
╩│American system,╕
╜│American trotting horse,╕
┬┌┤ a standardbred horse, considered the best for harness racing.
╩│American trotting horse,╕
╜│American trypanosomiasis,╕ ╟│= Chagas' disease.
╩│American trypanosomiasis,╕ ╟│= Chagas' disease.
╜│American water spaniel,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of hunting dogs having a thick, closely curled coat that is usually solid liver or dark chocolate brown.
╩│American water spaniel,╕
╜│American white hellebore,╕╟│= American hellebore.
╩│American white hellebore,╕╟│= American hellebore.
╜│American widgeon,╕
┬┌┤ the species of widgeon native to North America; baldpate.
╩│American widgeon,╕
╜│American woodbine,╕
┬┌┤ the Virginia creeper or American ivy.
╩│American woodbine,╕
╜│American woodcock,╕
┬┌┤ the common woodcock of the eastern United States and southern Canada.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The American woodcock ... has short legs and a tail, and a long bill with a sensitive tip (Alfred M. Bailey).┤
╩│American woodcock,╕
╜│American yew,╕ ╟│= ground hemlock.
╩│American yew,╕ ╟│= ground hemlock.
╜│America's Cup,╕
┬┌┤ a cup first won in a race by the schooner ╖America┤ in 1851, and since then awarded to the winner of a sailboat race held approximately once every six years.
╩│America's Cup,╕
╜│americium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial, radioactive, metallic chemical element produced from plutonium by bombardment with high-energy alpha particles.
╩│americium, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amerind, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Amerindian.
╩│Amerind, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Amerindian.
╜│Amerindian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= American Indian.┤
├│ 2. ┤(sometimes) ╡= Eskimo.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with American Indians.
╩│Amerindian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Amerindic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Amerindians.
╩│Amerindic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ameristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) not meristic; unsegmented.
╩│ameristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amertoy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an American breed of toy dogs similar to the toy Manchester terrier but smaller.
╩│Amertoy, ╛╕noun.
╜│amesace, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambsace.
╩│amesace, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ambsace.
╜│Ameslan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= American Sign Language.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Among the sign languages, the deaf in the United States use two principal means of communication, Ameslan and finger-spelling (Eugene Linden).┤
╩│Ameslan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= American Sign Language.
╜│Ames test,
┬┌┤ a test for detecting cancer-producing substances by measuring their relative ability to cause a mutation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ames test ... uses a highly specialized strain of bacteria that is very susceptible to mutations to measure mutagenic effect (Harper's).┤
┬┌┤ one of the group of so-called antagonists of folic acid, used in the treatment of leukemia, especially in children; methotrexate.
╩│amethopterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amethopterine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amethopterin.
╩│amethopterine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amethopterin.
╜│amethyst, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a purple or violet variety of quartz, used for jewelry.
├│ 2. ┤a rare violet-colored variety of corundum or sapphire, used for jewelry; oriental amethyst.
├│ 3. ┤a purplish or violet color.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤purple or violet.
┼╕adj. ╡amethystlike.┤
╩│amethyst, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amethystine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤violet.
├│ 2. ┤of amethyst.
╩│amethystine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amethystine python,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of python living in Australia and the East Indies.
╩│amethystine python,╕
╜│ametropia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ astigmatism, myopia, or other abnormal conditions of the eye with respect to refraction.
╩│ametropia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ametropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or denoting ametropia.
╩│ametropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) American Stock Exchange.
╩│Amex, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amharic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the official and literary language of Ethiopia since the 1300's, a Semitic language of the Ethiopic group.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or denoting this language.
╩│Amharic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ami, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a friend.
├│ 2. ┤a lover.
╩│ami, ╛╕noun.
╜│amiability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amiable; good nature; friendliness; pleasantness.
╩│amiability, ╛╕noun.
╜│amiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤good-natured and friendly; pleasant and agreeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an amiable girl and gets along with everyone.┤
┴┤ (SYN) engaging, sweet-tempered, amicable.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) lovable or lovely.
┼╕noun ╡amiableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amiably.┤
╩│amiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amianthus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of asbestos with long, flexible, pearly white fibers.
╩│amianthus, ╛╕noun.
╜│amic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or resembling an amide or amine.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with ammonia.
╩│amic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amicability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amicable; friendliness.
╩│amicability, ╛╕noun.
╜│amicable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or showing a friendly attitude; peaceable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of fighting, the two nations settled their quarrel by amicable negotiation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harmonious.
┼╕noun ╡amicableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡amicably.┤
╩│amicable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amice─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an oblong piece of white linen, usually with an embroidered cross, worn under the alb by priests at Mass. It is placed around the neck and over the shoulders.
╩│amice─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│amice─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a furred hood, or a hood with cape attached, with long ends hanging down, formerly worn by the clergy. Also, ╡almuce.┤
╩│amice─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│amicus curiae,
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person with no interest in a case who is called in to advise the judge.
╩│amicus curiae,
╜│amicus humani generis,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) a friend to mankind; philanthropist.
╩│amicus humani generis,
╜│amicus usque ad aras,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤a friend except when religion forbids.
├│ 2. ┤a friend to the last extremity.
├│ 3. ┤(literally) a friend all the way to the altars.
╩│amicus usque ad aras,
╜│amid─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
┬┌┤ in the middle of; surrounded by; among.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little church stood unharmed amid the ruins of the burned village.┤
╩│amid─╕ (1), ╛preposition.
╜│amid─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) amide.
╩│amid─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Amidah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the most solemn prayer in the Jewish liturgy. It is composed of nineteen short benedictions recited while standing.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of organic compounds having a univalent radical obtained by substituting the amidogen radical for the hydroxyl group group of a corresponding acid.
├│ 2. ┤a compound in which a metal is substituted for one of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia.
╩│amide, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from an amide.
╩│amidic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ starch dissolved in water.
╩│amidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amidism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of Mahayana Buddhism which places faith above works.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... easygoing Amidism, in which a paradise called "Pure Land" awaits the intense faithful who repeats a simple prayer (Time).┤
╩│Amidism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amido, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing an amide or amides.
├│ 2. ┤(occasionally) amino.
╩│amido, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amidogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical, containing one atom of nitrogen and two of hydrogen, occurring in the amides and amines.
╩│amidogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystaline powder produced from phenol, used in photographic developing.
╩│amidol, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= methadone.
╩│amidone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= methadone.
╜│amidopyrine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) aminopyrine.
╩│amidopyrine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amidship, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= amidships.
╩│amidship, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= amidships.
╜│amidships, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in or toward the middleof a ship; halfway between the bow and stern.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) in the middle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxer doubled over from a blow received amidships. The parked vehicle was struck amidships by the skidding bus.┤
╩│amidships, ╛╕adverb.
╜│amidst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= amid ╕(1).
╩│amidst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= amid ╕(1).
╜│amie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a feminine friend.
├│ 2. ┤a mistress; sweetheart.
╩│amie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amigen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a predigested form of protein produced by the hydrolysis of milk, meat, and certain other protein foods. It is used in the treatment of protein deficiency.
╩│Amigen, ╛╕noun.
╜│amigo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ friend.
╩│amigo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│amildar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amaldar.
╩│amildar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amaldar.
╜│amillemnialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine that the millennium is the long period of time between Christ's first coming and His second coming (not necessarily the 1000 years before).
╩│amillemnialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amine.
╩│amin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amine.
╜│amination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ conversion into an amino compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New reaction mechanisms are postulated in which amination of phosphorylated acids gives rise directly to the corresponding amino acid (New Scientist).┤
╩│amination, ╛╕noun.
╜│amine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of organic compounds obtained from ammonia by replacement of one or more of the three hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.
╩│amine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amino, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing the amino group combined with a nonacid radical.
╩│amino, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amino acid,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of complex organic compounds of nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen that combine in various ways to form the proteins that make up living matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are eight or 10 amino acids regarded as essential to nutrition because they are the building blocks of the proteins which make up the bulk of the cells of the human body (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│amino acid,╕
╜│amino acid dating,╕
┬┌┤ a method of dating dead organic matter by measuring the amount of change in the structure of the amino acids present after death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When properly used, this dating method has important advantages over the radiocarbon technique ... fossils can be dated over a period of 15,000 to 100,000 years ... amino acid dating can be completed in two days using only 10g of a sample (New Scientist).┤
╩│amino acid dating,╕
╜│aminobenzoic acid,
┬┌┤ a substance found in yeast, especially brewers' yeast, which is part of the vitamin B complex, and apparently essential to the growth of some animal species and bacteria. It is a constituent of folic acid.
╩│aminobenzoic acid,
╜│amino group┐╕ or │radical,╕
┬┌┤ the monovalent radical containing one atom of nitrogen and two of hydrogen.
╩│amino group┐╕ or │radical,╕
╜│aminophylline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous, white or yellowish compound consisting of theophylline and ethylenediamine, used to treat bronchial asthma and heart conditions.
╩│aminophylline, ╛╕noun.
╜│aminoplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various resins prepared from amino or amido compounds.
╩│aminoplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│aminoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an aminoplast or aminoplasts.
╩│aminoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aminopterin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow crystalline compound used in treating leukemia and as a poison to kill rodents.
╩│aminopterin, ╛╕noun.
╜│aminopyrine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline drug used as an antipyretic and as an analgesic in treating colds and pain.
╩│aminopyrine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amir, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╩│amir, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emir.
╜│amirate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emirate.
╩│amirate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= emirate.
╜│Amish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Amish,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a very strict Mennonite sect, founded in the late 1600's. Its members are found today chiefly in eastern Pennsylvania, and in parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Canada.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with this sect or its members.
╩│Amish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Amish,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Amishman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a member of the Amish sect; one of the Amish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Amishman ... produces his milk without the help of machinery (New York Times).┤
╩│Amishman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│amiss, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤not the way it should be; out of order; at fault; in a wrong way; wrongly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must be tired; your work is going amiss today.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤improper; wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Something is amiss when a boy will not eat for days.┤
└╕expr. ╡take amiss,┤ ┤to be offended at (something not intended to offend).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't take it amiss if the teacher checks your answers.┤
╩│amiss, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│amitosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of cell division in which the cell separates into new cells without an exact division of the chromosomes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is probably safe to say that the cells which are thought to divide by amitosis are those for which we have not developed a sufficiently refined technique to see mitosis (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│amitosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amitotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ reproducing without mitosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In both plants and animals, amitotic division of cells usually indicates a diseased or degenerative condition (Harbaugh and Goodrich).┤
┼╕adv. ╡amitotically.┤
╩│amitotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ peace and friendship; friendly relations; friendliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a treaty of amity and commerce. If there were true amity between nations, there would be no wars.┤
┴┤ (SYN) good will, friendship, harmony.
╩│amity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│AMM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ anti-missile missile.
╩│AMM╕ (no periods),
╜│ammeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring in amperes the strength of an electric current.
╩│ammeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) of or belonging to the parsley family; apiaceous.
╩│ammiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammine.
╩│ammin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammine.
╜│ammine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of inorganic compounds containing ammonia molecules and a metallic salt.
├│ 2. ┤(infrequently) an ammonia molecule as found in such a compound.
╩│ammine, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ammunition.
╩│ammo, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammocete┐╕ or │ammocoete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the larva of a lamprey. The anatomy of ammocetes is typical of chordates, and they are therefore often used in zoology courses as representative. They are blind and toothless, and look like worms. They live in the sand and mud of the stream bottom for several years.
╩│ammocete┐╕ or │ammocoete, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ammon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤The Greek and Roman name for Amon, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter. He was represented with horns like a ram's.
├│ 2. ┤an epithet of Zeus or Jupiter as worshiped in Egypt.
╩│Ammon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum.
╩│ammonal, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, soluble gas, consisting of one part nitrogen and three parts hydrogen, that has a very strong, pungent, and suffocating smell and a strong alkaline reaction. Ammonia can be condensed to a colorless liquid under pressure and cold.
├│ 2. ┤this gas dissolved in water; spirits of hartshorn. Ammonia is used for cleaning and for making fertilizers and many other products, such as explosives and plastics.
╩│ammonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonia alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╩│ammonia alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╜│ammoniac, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a gum resin used for medicines and as a cement for porcelain; gum ammoniac.
├│ 2. ┤ammonium chloride; sal ammoniac.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= ammoniacal.┤
╩│ammoniac, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ammoniacal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing ammonia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ammonia may be sold as concentrated ammoniacal liquor from which chemical manufacturers can produce anhydrous ammonia (London Times).┤
┬┌┤ ammonia gas dissolved in water; ammonia (def. 2).
╩│ammonia water,╕
╜│ammonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from ammonia.
╩│ammonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammonical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ammonic.
╩│ammonical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ammonic.
╜│ammonification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the process of ammonifying.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being ammonified.
├│ 3. ┤the production of ammonia in the decomposition of organic matter, especially through the action of bacteria.
╩│ammonification, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to combine with ammonia or ammonium compounds.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be ammonified.
╩│ammonify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│ammonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fossil shell of a mollusk extinct in the Cretaceous period, coiled in a flat spiral and up to 6 feet in diameter.
╩│ammonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ammonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a Semitic tribe that inhabited the region of Palestine east of the Jordan River. The Ammonites were descended from the son of Lot (in the Bible, Deuteronomy 2:19, 20).
╩│Ammonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent basic radical whose compounds or salts are similar to those of the alkali metals. It never appears in a free state by itself, but acts as a unit in chemical reactions.
╩│ammonium, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonium alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╩│ammonium alum,╕╟│= alum ╕(def. 2).
╜│ammonium bicarbonate,╕
┬┌┤ white, soluble crystals used in making dyes, in compounds for fire extinguishers, and (in baking) as a substitute for yeast.
╩│ammonium bicarbonate,╕
╜│ammonium carbonate,╕
┬┌┤ colorless, soluble crystals used in smelling salts, baking powder, glues, and adhesives.
╩│ammonium carbonate,╕
╜│ammonium chloride,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline compound used in dry cells, in medicine, in printing on cloth, and in fertilizers; sal ammoniac.
╩│ammonium chloride,╕
╜│ammonium hydroxide,╕
┬┌┤ an alkali formed when ammonia gas dissolves in water; ammonia (def. 2).
╩│ammonium hydroxide,╕
╜│ammonium nitrate,╕
┬┌┤ colorless crystals, or a white, soluble powder, used as a source of nitrogen in soil fertilization and in the manufacture of explosives.
╩│ammonium nitrate,╕
╜│ammonium sulfate,╕
┬┌┤ colorless crystals, or a white, soluble powder, used especially in fertilizers.
╩│ammonium sulfate,╕
╜│ammonoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any cephalopod of an extinct order comprising the ammonites and their allies.
╩│ammonoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ decomposition by the action of ammonia.
╩│ammonolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ammonolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or produced by ammonolysis.
╩│ammonolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammophilous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that lives or grows in sand.
╩│ammophilous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ammunition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤bullets, shells, gunpowder, shot, and bombs that can be exploded or fired from guns or other weapons; military explosives and missiles to be used against an enemy.
├│ 2. ┤a thing or things that can be shot, hurled, or thrown.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any means of attack or defense; an error, mistake, or the like, that can be used against someone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidate's foolish remarks gave fresh ammunition to his opponents.┤
├│ 4. ┤(formerly) any military supplies; munitions.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to supply with ammunition.
╩│ammunition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│amnesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ complete or partial loss of memory caused by injury to the brain, or by disease or shock.
╩│amnesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amnesiac, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= amnesic.
╩│amnesiac, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= amnesic.
╜│amnesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of, causing, or characterized by loss of memory.
┬┌┤ the insertion of a special hypodermic needle into the amnion to remove a sampling of fetal cells from the amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amniocentesis can tell expectant parents that their child will be genetically defective (Science News).┤
╩│amniocentesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amniography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ X-ray examination of the amnion.
╩│amniography, ╛╕noun.
╜│amnion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nions,╕ │-nia.╕
┬┌┤ a membrane forming the inner sac which encloses the embryo or fetus of the higher vertebrates, such as mammals, birds, and reptiles. The amnion is filled with a serous fluid that protects the embryo or fetus and keeps it moist. See also ╡chorion.┤┤
╩│amnion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nions,╕ │-nia.╕
╜│amnionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the amnion; amniotic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The embryo is surrounded by another membrane, the amnion, which contains the amnionic fluid, in which the embryo floats (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│amnionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amnioscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illuminated endoscope for examining the amnion and its contents.
╩│amnioscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│amnioscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ examination by means of an amnioscope.
╩│amnioscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│amniote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) any one of the group of vertebrates that develop amnions in their embryonic stages.
╩│amniote, ╛╕noun.
╜│amniotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or inside the amnion.
├│ 2. ┤having an amnion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amniotic cavity.┤
╩│amniotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amniotic fluid,╕
┬┌┤ the serous fluid, enclosed by the amnion, in which the embryo or fetus develops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amnion forms a closed sac about the embryo and is filled with a watery amniotic fluid that keeps the embryo moist and protects it against shock or adhesions (Tracy I. Storer).┤
╩│amniotic fluid,╕
╜│amobarbital, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic; Amytal.
╩│amobarbital, ╛╕noun.
╜│amodiaquin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish synthetic drug used in the treatment of malaria.
╩│amodiaquin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoeba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕ ╟│= ameba.
╩│amoeba, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bas,╕ │-bae.╕ ╟│= ameba.
╜│amoeban, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameban.
╩│amoeban, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameban.
╜│amoebean┐╕ or │amoebaean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ alternately responsive, as verses in dialogue form. Also, ╡amebean.┤
╩│amoebean┐╕ or │amoebaean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoebiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebiasis.
╩│amoebiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebiasis.
╜│amoebic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amebic.
╩│amoebic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amebic.
╜│amoebicidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amebicidal.
╩│amoebicidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amebicidal.
╜│amoebicide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebicide.
╩│amoebicide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebicide.
╜│amoebid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebid.
╩│amoebid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebid.
╜│amoebiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amebiform.
╩│amoebiform, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amebiform.
╜│amoebocyte, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebocyte.
╩│amoebocyte, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amebocyte.
╜│amoeboid, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameboid.
╩│amoeboid, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ameboid.
╜│amok, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤╡= amuck.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a violent nervous disorder among the Malays, characterized by rushing about in a murderous frenzy and attempting to kill anyone in the way.
╩│amok, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│amole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of Mexico and the southwestern United States whose roots and juice can be used like soap.
├│ 2. ┤the root or juice used as soap.
╩│amole, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the chief god of the ancient Egyptians. His main center of worship was in Thebes in Upper Egypt. Also, ╡Amen.┤
╩│Amon, ╛╕noun.
╜│a mon avis,
┬┌┤ (French.) in my opinion.
╩│a mon avis,
╜│among, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a part of; one of; in the number or class of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States and China are among the largest countries of the world. That book is the best among modern novels.┤
├│ 2. ┤in with; in the company of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His brothers were among the crowd. He fell among thieves.┤
├│ 3. ┤surrounded by; in the center of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a house among the trees.┤
├│ 4. ┤in comparison with; as distinguished from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. one among many.┤
├│ 5. ┤to each of; with a portion for each of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Divide the fruit among the boys.┤
├│ 6. ┤by the combined action of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have, among you, spoiled the child.┤
├│ 7. ┤by, with, or through the whole of; throughout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In hard times there is often political unrest among the people.┤
└╕expr. ╡among ourselves,┤ ╡yourselves,┤ or ╡themselves,┤ ┤each with all the others; as a group; mutually.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children quarreled among themselves, never with outsiders.┤
╩│among, ╛╕preposition.
╜│amongst, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) among.
╩│amongst, ╛╕preposition.
╜│Amon-Re, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Amon, worshiped as the sun god. Also, ╡Amen-Ra.┤
╩│Amon-Re, ╛╕noun.
╜│amontillado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ a moderately dry, light-colored sherry.
╩│amontillado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│amora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amoraim.╕
┬┌┤ the head of a school for the study of Jewish law and tradition that grew up in Babylonia. About 500 A.D. these schools finished compiling the Gemara.
╩│amora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amoraim.╕
╜│amoral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not classifiable as good or bad because not involving any question of morality; nonmoral.
├│ 2. ┤unable to distinguish between right and wrong.
┼╕adv. ╡amorally.┤
╩│amoral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amoralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ indifference to morality; amoral attitude; amorality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He emphasizes the dogmatic imperialism and complete amoralism of Communism (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡amoralist.┤
╩│amoralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amorality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amoral.
╩│amorality, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-retti.╕
┬┌┤ a cupid.
╩│amoretto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-retti.╕
╜│amorino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕ ╟│= amoretto.
╩│amorino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕ ╟│= amoretto.
╜│amorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person devoted to love or love-making; a gallant.
╩│amorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│amoristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an amorist.
├│ 2. ┤like an amorist.
╩│amoristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amorite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an ancient Semitic people that inhabited the highlands of Palestine and Syria (Canaan) before their conquest by the Israelites. In the 1900's B.C. the Amorites built a state in Babylonia, with its capital at Babylon.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to set money aside regularly in a special fund to accumulate at interest, for future paying or settling of (a debt or other liability).
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) to convey (property) to a body, especially an ecclesiastical body, which does not have the right to sell or give it away, as in mortmain.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Hebrew prophet and social reformer who lived in the 700's B.C.
├│ 2. ┤a book of the Old Testament containing his prophecies.
╩│Amos, ╛╕noun.
╜│amosite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of asbestos containing a small amount of magnesium, found in South Africa. As it is highly resistant to heat and acid, it is used in insulation and filters.
╩│amosite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amotion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) removal or ejection, as from a position or office.
╩│amotion, ╛╕noun.
╜│amount, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the total sum; quantity to which anything mounts up or reaches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the amount of the bill for the groceries?┤
├│ 2. ┤the full value, effect, extent, or force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amount of evidence against him is great.┤
┴┤ (SYN) significance, import.
├│ 3. ┤the quantity or number (of something); a quantity viewed as a whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a great amount of intelligence. No amount of coaxing would make the dog leave his master.┤
├│ 4. ┤the sum of the principal and interest due on a loan. (Abbr:) amt.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to reach or come (to); add up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loss from the flood amounts to ten million dollars.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be equal (to); be equivalent in quantity, value, force, or effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing. Her unfriendly comment amounted to an insult. The Historical Society had been in existence twenty years, but ... it hadn't amounted to a hill of beans (New Yorker).┤
╩│amount, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│amour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a love affair.
├│ 2. ┤a secret love affair.
╩│amour, ╛╕noun.
╜│amourette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a passing love affair.
╩│amourette, ╛╕noun.
╜│amour-propre, ╛╕noun, or │amour propre,╕
┬┌┤ (French.) conceit; self-esteem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am a plastic surgeon--I am not God. All you can do now is cover your imperfections with amour-propre (New Yorker).┤
╩│amour-propre, ╛╕noun, or │amour propre,╕
╜│amove, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amoved,╕ │amoving.╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) to remove.
╩│amove, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amoved,╕ │amoving.╕
╜│amp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) the amplifier of a high-fidelity set.
╩│amp, ╛╕noun.
╜│amp.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤amperage.
├│ 2. ┤ampere or amperes.
╩│amp.,╕
╜│AMP╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adenosine monophosphate.
├│ 2. ┤ampere or amperes.
╩│AMP╕ (no periods),
╜│ampelopsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of climbing vines or shrubs of the grape family, to which the pepper vine belongs.
╩│ampelopsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amperage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the strength of an electric current expressed in amperes.
╩│amperage, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the unit for measuring the strength of an electric current. It is the amount of current one volt can send through a resistance of one ohm. Ordinary light bulbs take from 1/4 to 1/2 ampere. (Abbr:) amp.
╩│ampere, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampere-hour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quantity of electricity (3,600 coulombs) transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour. (Abbr:) a.h.
╩│ampere-hour, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampere-meter, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammeter.
╩│ampere-meter, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ammeter.
╜│ampere turn,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a unit of magnetomotive force, the force produced by a current of one ampere passing through one complete loop of a coil.
├│ 2. ┤the loop itself.
╩│ampere turn,╕
╜│amperometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the measurement of amperage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amperometric titration.┤
╩│amperometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ampersand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sign meaning "and." It is often used in the titles of business firms.
╩│ampersand, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphetamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a drug used as an inhalant or (in solution) as a spray to relieve nasal congestion in colds or hay fever, asthma, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤a phosphate or sulfate of amphetamine used in tablet form as a stimulant to combat fatigue, or to reduce the appetite; Benzedrine.
├│ 3a. ┤╡= dextroamphetamine.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= methamphetamine.┤
╩│amphetamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphi-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤around; on both sides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amphitheater = a theater (with seats) all around.┤
├│ 2. ┤in two ways; of two kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amphibious = living in two ways (two kinds of environment).┤
╩│amphi-,╕
╜│amphiarthrosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a form of articulation which permits slight motion, such as that between the bodies of the vertebrae.
╩│amphiarthrosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│amphiaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the spindle, together with the two asters, that forms during the prophase of mitosis and can be separated from the rest of the cell intact.
╩│amphiaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amphibia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a class of vertebrates comprising the amphibians.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of a class of cold-blooded vertebrates having a usually moist skin without scales. Frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders are amphibians. Their eggs are laid in water, where the young hatch and usually develop as tadpoles (larval stage) that have gills for breathing. Later they develop legs and most develop lungs, though some salamanders never do.
├│ 2. ┤an animal that lives both on land and in water but is unable to breathe under water. Crocodiles, seals, and beavers are amphibians.
├│ 3. ┤a plant that grows on land or in water.
├│ 4. ┤an aircraft that can take off from and land on either land or water.
├│ 5. ┤a tank, truck, or other vehicle able to travel across land or water.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a person who has a twofold character or leads a double life.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤able to live both on land and in water.
├│ 2. ┤that can start from and land on either land or water; amphibious.
┬┌┤ the branch of zoology that deals with amphibians.
╩│amphibiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living in water at one period of life and on land at another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A toad is amphibiotic.┤
╩│amphibiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphibious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to live both on land and in water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Frogs are amphibious.┤
├│ 2a. ┤able to travel across land or water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some tanks are amphibious.┤
├│ b. ┤trained for amphibious attack or assault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amphibious troops.┤
├│ 3. ┤by the combined action of land, sea, and air forces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enemy launched an amphibious attack.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) having two qualities, kinds, natures, or parts.
┼╕adv. ╡amphibiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡amphibiousness.┤
╩│amphibious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphiblastula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) a blastula in which the cells of one hemisphere differ from those of the other, as in certain sponges.
╩│amphiblastula, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of silicate minerals, including asbestos and hornblende. Amphiboles usually consist of a silicate of calcium, magnesium, and one or more other metals, such as iron.
╩│amphibole, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibole group,╕
┬┌┤ a group of minerals consisting of amphibole and allied minerals.
╩│amphibole group,╕
╜│amphibolic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or of the nature of an amphibole.
╩│amphibolic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│amphibolic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or characterized by amphibology; ambiguous; equivocal.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine, Rare.) doubtful; uncertain.
╩│amphibolic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│amphibolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rock of metamorphic origin consisting chiefly of amphibole and often containing quartz, garnet, or epidote.
╩│amphibolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by amphibology; amphibolic; ambiguous; equivocal.
╩│amphibological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphibology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ambiguity in language, usually from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than from the meaning of the words forming it. ╖Example:┤ Pyrrhus the Romans shall, I say, subdue.
├│ 2. ┤a phrase or sentence containing such an ambiguity.
├│ a. ┤(in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a short, long, and short, such as in ╖amata.┤
├│ b. ┤(in modern or accentual meter) an unaccented, accented, and unaccented, such as in ╖amusing.┤
╩│amphibrach, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphibrachic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing an amphibrach or amphibrachs.
╩│amphibrachic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphicarpic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing fruit at two different times, or of two different kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amphicarpic plant.┤
╩│amphicarpic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphicarpous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphicarpic.
╩│amphicarpous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphicarpic.
╜│amphichroic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ reacting to an acid or an alkali by change of color, as litmus paper. Amphichroic substances are valuable for chemical tests.
╩│amphichroic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphichromatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphichroic.
╩│amphichromatic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphichroic.
╜│amphicoelous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hollowed at both ends; concave on both sides, as the vertebrae of fishes.
╩│amphicoelous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphictyon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deputy to the council of the Amphictyonic League or to some other amphictyony.
╩│amphictyon, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphictyonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an amphictyony or amphictyons.
╩│amphictyonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amphictyonic League,╕
┬┌┤ the most famous amphictyony, charged with maintenance and supervision of the temple of Apollo at Delphi and of the Pythian games.
╩│Amphictyonic League,╕
╜│amphictyony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ a federation of ancient Greek city-states, sharing a common religious cult.
╩│amphictyony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│amphicyrtic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ convex on both ends; convex on both sides.
╩│amphicyrtic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphidiploid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) a plant that is the result of a cross between two taxonomically different parents and survives because either the chance production of unreduced gametes or the subsequent doubling of the chromosome number provides each chromosome with a homologue for pairing. See also ╡allopolyploid.┤┤
╩│amphidiploid, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphidromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cotidal lines radiating from an amphidromic point.
╩│amphidromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphidromic point,╕
┬┌┤ a point of no tide, especially the point around which tidal action occurs and from which cotidal lines radiate.
╩│amphidromic point,╕
╜│amphigastrium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tria.╕
┬┌┤ a small, rudimentary leaf on the underside of the stem of certain liverworts.
╩│amphigastrium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tria.╕
╜│amphigean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) extending around the earth, as species of plants found throughout the same latitude.
╩│amphigean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphigoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of an amphigory.
╩│amphigoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphigory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a piece of nonsense writing, especially one which parodies a serious piece of writing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lewis Carroll's "You are old, Father William" is an amphigory of a poem by Robert Southey.┤
├│ a. ┤(in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a long, short, and long, such as in ╖caritas.┤
├│ b. ┤(in modern or accentual meter) an accented, unaccented, and accented, such as in ╖humankind.┤
╩│amphimacer, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphimixis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)the union of the gametes of two organisms; fertilization.
╩│amphimixis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphineuran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of marine mollusks, the chitons, that adhere to rocks. They have bilateral symmetry and calcareous spicules or shells of eight overlapping plates embedded in the cuticle.
╩│amphineuran, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amphion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a son of Zeus and Antiope, and the husband of Niobe. His skill on the lyre was such that by his music he caused stones to move into place and form the walls of Thebes.
╩│Amphion, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphioxus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= lancelet.
╩│amphioxus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= lancelet.
╜│amphiphloic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with plant stems that have the phloem on the inner and outer surfaces of the xylem.
╩│amphiphloic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphipod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a large order of small aquatic crustaceans with four front sets of legs directed forward and three rear sets directed backward, such as the beach fleas.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an amphipod or amphipods.
╩│amphipod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amphiprostylar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphiprostyle.
╩│amphiprostylar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amphiprostyle.
╜│amphiprostyle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having a portico, or a porchlike structure on a building, with columns at each end, but no columns at the sides.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an amphiprostyle building, such as a Greek temple.
╩│amphiprostyle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│amphisbaena, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wormlike lizard, found especially in caves or other underground places in the tropics, whose head and tail appear superficially to be indistinguishable and which can move with equal ease either backward or forward.
├│ 2. ┤a venomous serpent in early fables, having a head at each end and able to move in either direction.
╩│amphisbaena, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphisbaenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an amphisbaena.
╩│amphisbaenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphiscians, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) the people of the Torrid Zone.
╩│amphiscians, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│amphiscii, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= amphiscians.
╩│amphiscii, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= amphiscians.
╜│amphistylar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having columns on two sides or at both ends of a building.
╩│amphistylar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphitheater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a circular or oval building with rows of seats around a central open space (the arena). Each row is higher than the one in front of it.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a place of public contest; an arena.
├│ 3. ┤something like an amphitheater in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town was set in an amphitheater of hills.┤
├│ 4. ┤a semicircular, rising gallery in a theater.
┬┌┤ the outer layer of cells in the spore case of mosses, surrounding the endothecium.
╩│amphithecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│amphitrichous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having one single flagellum at each end of the cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amphitrichous bacteria.┤
╩│amphitrichous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amphitrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ancient Greek goddess of the sea. She was the wife of Poseidon.
╩│Amphitrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphitropous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having a partly inverted ovule attached near the middle of one side and parallel with the placenta.
╩│amphitropous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amphitryon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) a prince of Thebes, who became the husband of Alcmene. His outward appearance was assumed by Zeus, who gave a feast in Alcmene's honor and became by her the father of Hercules.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a host, especially a lavish host.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The true Amphitryon is the Amphitryon who asks us to dinner (Moliere).┤
├│ b. ┤anyone acting as a host whose real identity is uncertain.
╩│Amphitryon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampholyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electrolyte having amphoteric properties.
╩│ampholyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phorae.╕
┬┌┤ a tall, two-handled, earthenware jar, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for storage, such as of grain or oil. Some were pointed at the bottom so they could be thrust into the earth or stored upright in rocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amphorae--the Greek two-handled, oval-bodied vases with pointed base ... have been found wherever Greek commerce extended (Jennie J. Young).┤
┬┤ See also ╡ampulla.┤┤
╩│amphora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phorae.╕
╜│amphoral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling an amphora.
╩│amphoral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) resembling the sound made by blowing across the mouth of a flask.
╩│amphoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphoteric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤reacting as a weak acid or as a weak base.
├│ 2. ┤reacting as electropositive or as electronegative.
╩│amphoteric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amphotericin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic used to treat certain fungous infections.
╩│amphotericin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amphoterism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being amphoteric.
╩│amphoterism, ╛╕noun.
╜│amp.-hr.,╕
┬┌┤ ampere-hour.
╩│amp.-hr.,╕
╜│amphur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an administrative subdivision of a province (changwat) of Thailand.
╩│amphur, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampicillin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a semisynthetic penicillin used against Gram-negative bacteria, especially those that have developed a resistance to natural penicillin.
╩│ampicillin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ample, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-pler,╕ │-plest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤more than enough; large in kind or degree; abundant; copious; unrestricted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has received ample praise for the work he did.┤
┴┤ (SYN) plentiful, unrestrained.
├│ 2. ┤as much as is needed; enough; sufficient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to take an ample supply of food. My allowance is ample for carfare and lunches.┤
┴┤ (SYN) full, complete, adequate.
├│ 3. ┤having plenty of room; large; roomy;
╔┤ ╢Ex. A well-designed house has ample closets.┤
┴┤ (SYN) broad, wide, spacious, big, extensive.
┼╕noun ╡ampleness.┤
╩│ample, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-pler,╕ │-plest.╕
╜│amplectant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) twining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amplectant tendril.┤
╩│amplectant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplexicaul, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nearly surrounding or clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.
╩│amplexicaul, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ampliation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an enlarging or extending; amplification.
╩│ampliation, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampliative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Logic.) having the function of enlarging or extending a simple concept, or adding to what is already known.
╩│ampliative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplidyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rotating direct-current machine equipped with brushes and windings which make it capable of absorbing a weak, variable signal and reproducing it at a higher power level with the same variation. It is used for amplification.
╩│amplidyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplifiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be amplified.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amplifiable signals.┤
╩│amplifiable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a making greater, stronger, or more extensive; expansion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the amplification of knowledge.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enlargement.
├│ 2. ┤a detail or example that amplifies a statement, narrative, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your argument needs amplification before I can understand and accept it.┤
├│ 3. ┤an expanded statement, narrative, or the like.
├│ 4. ┤an increase in the strength of an electric current.
╩│amplification, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplificative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amplificatory.
╩│amplificative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amplificatory.
╜│amplificatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of enlargement or extension.
╩│amplificatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amplifier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that amplifies or enlarges.
├│ 2a. ┤a vacuum tube, transistor, or other device in a radio, phonograph, etc., for strengthening electrical impulses.
├│ b. ┤an apparatus for making audible the sounds recorded on a phonograph record or tape or for increasing the sound of a public-address system.
├│ 3. ┤a loudspeaker.
╩│amplifier, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make greater; make stronger or larger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When sound is amplified, it can be heard a greater distance. By advertising widely, a manufacturer can amplify the demand for a product.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make fuller and more extensive; expand; enlarge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please amplify your description of the accident by giving us more details.┤
┴┤ (SYN) develop.
├│ 3. ┤to make too much of; exaggerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't amplify the difficulties of the task.┤
┴┤ (SYN) magnify.
├│ 4. ┤to increase the strength of (an electrical impulse).
╔┤ ╢Ex. By turning this knob to the right you can amplify the sound from this radio.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to write or talk more at length; make additional remarks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker amplified on so many topics that the audience could not follow him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expatiate.
╩│amplify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│amplitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality of being ample in size; largeness; width; breadth.
├│ 2. ┤the quality of being ample in amount; a quantity that is more than enough; abundance; fullness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A very rich man has an amplitude of money.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the extent of mental capacity; intellectual scope; breadth of thought.
├│ 4. ┤one half the range of a regular vibration. The distance between the position of rest and the highest position in the arc of a pendulum is its amplitude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A pendulum swinging through an angle of 90 degrees has an amplitude of 45 degrees.┤
├│ 5. ┤the peak strength of an alternating electric current in a given cycle.
├│ 6. ┤the arc along the horizon measured between either true east or west and a point where a line drawn from the zenith through a star or other heavenly body would intersect the horizon.
╩│amplitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│amplitude modulation,╕
┬┌┤ deliberate change of the amplitude of radio waves in order to transmit sound or visual waves. Amplitude modulation is used for ordinary radio broadcasting and for the transmission of the picture portion of television. (Abbr:) AM (no periods).
╩│amplitude modulation,╕
╜│amplitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ more than ample, especially in size, abundance, or scope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his amplitudinous performance (New York Times).┤
╩│amplitudinous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amply, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an ample manner; to an ample degree; sufficiently; liberally; abundantly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We are amply supplied with food.┤
╩│amply, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ampoule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, sealed glass container, usually holding one dose or other specific quantity of a drug or medicine, such as for hypodermic injection.
╩│ampoule, ╛╕noun.
╜│ampul, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╩│ampul, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╜│ampule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╩│ampule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ampoule.
╜│ampulla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pullae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a two-handled bottle or jar used in ancient Rome, especially for holding oil, perfume, or wine. It was patterned after, but smaller than, an amphora. See also ╡amphora.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤a vessel for holding the consecrated oil used in churches for certain religious rites or ceremonies, such as those of unction and coronation.
├│ 3. ┤a vessel for the wine and water at Mass.
├│ 4. ┤(Anatomy and Zoology.) the dilated portion of a canal or duct in an animal, as of the semicircular canals of the ear.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) a flask-shaped organ or bladder on an aquatic plant.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of cutting off, especially all or a portion of a leg, arm, hand, or other part that grows out, usually by surgery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this way a surgeon may be able to save a man's leg when it is being threatened with gangrene and amputation (New York Herald-Tribune).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a cutting down or lopping off of anything; pruning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the three days rain cut more than nine hours from the match, and the amputation was fatal (London Times).┤
╩│amputation, ╛╕noun.
╜│amputee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has had all or part of a leg or arm amputated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In tests on 50 patients, the pneumatic arm enabled amputees to make up to a dozen different movements (Time).┤
╩│amputee, ╛╕noun.
╜│amrita┐╕ or │amreeta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.)
├│ 1. ┤the elixir of immortality.
├│ 2. ┤immortality (as that which is conferred by it).
╩│amrita┐╕ or │amreeta, ╛╕noun.
╜│amt, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amter╕ , │amts.╕
┬┌┤ the largest local administrative unit of Denmark.
╩│amt, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │amter╕ , │amts.╕
╜│amt.,╕
┬┌┤ amount.
╩│amt.,╕
╜│Amtorg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a company organized in 1924 in the United States by the Soviet Union to serve as the buying and selling organization of the Soviet Union in trade between the two countries.
╩│Amtorg, ╛╕noun.
╜│amtrac┐╕ or │amtrack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small amphibious vehicle used in military landings during World War II.
╩│amtrac┐╕ or │amtrack, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amtrak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a corporation of the United States government created to manage essential passenger service of railroads between major cities in the United States.
╩│Amtrak, ╛╕noun.
╜│amu╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ atomic mass unit.
╩│amu╕ (no periods),
╜│amuck, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤in a murderous frenzy; mad with a desire to attack.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= amok.┤
└╕expr. ╡run┤ (or ╡go┤) ╡amuck,┤
├│ a. ┤to run about in a murderous frenzy; have a crazy desire to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bull ran amuck and tried to gore everyone in his way.┤
├│ b. ┤to behave wildly; disregard rules, instructions, or consequences.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy ran amuck, throwing his books all over the floor. I might have run amuck against society, but I preferred that society should run amuck against me (Thoreau).┤
╩│amuck, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│amulet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ some small object, such as a locket or carved image, worn as a magic charm against evil, disease, or harm.
┴┤ (SYN) talisman, charm.
╩│amulet, ╛╕noun.
╜│amuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amused,╕ │amusing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to cause to laugh or smile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The playful puppy running around the room amused the baby.┤
├│ 2. ┤to keep pleasantly interested; cause to feel cheerful or happy; entertain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new toys amused the children.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cause (time) to pass pleasantly; while away.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to divert so as to deceive; beguile.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤to bewilder.
├│ b. ┤to engage the attention of; attract.
┼╕adj. ╡amusable.┤
┼╕noun ╡amuser.┤
╩│amuse, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│amused,╕ │amusing.╕
╜│amused, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ pleasantly entertained.
┼╕adv. ╡amusedly.┤
╩│amused, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amusement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being amused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's amusement was so great that we all had to laugh with him. I could not conceal my amusement at her surprise.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing that amuses, such as an entertainment or sport; anything which pleasantly whiles away the time; means of recreation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most outdoor sports are healthy amusements. When we go to the park we always enjoy the swings, slides, and other such amusements. I am a great friend to public amusements; for they keep people from vice (Samuel Johnson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) pastime.
╩│amusement, ╛╕noun.
╜│amusement park,╕
┬┌┤ an outdoor place of entertainment with such amusements as a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, and booths for various games or for refreshments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They screamed with each pitch of the boat, as on a roller coaster in an amusement park (Frederic Morton).┤
╩│amusement park,╕
╜│amusia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of the ability to distinguish or express musical sounds.
╩│amusia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amusing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤entertaining; diverting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an amusing book.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pleasing.
├│ 2. ┤causing laughter or smiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amusing jokes, amusing antics.┤
┴┤ (SYN) funny.
┼╕adv. ╡amusingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡amusingness.┤
╩│amusing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amusive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ amusing; entertaining.
╩│amusive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Amvets┐╕ or │AMVETS, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, an organization founded in 1944.
╩│Amvets┐╕ or │AMVETS, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│amygdala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= almond.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= tonsil.┤
├│ 3. ┤an almond-shaped body in the lateral ventricle of the brain.
╩│amygdala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
╜│amygdalaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ akin to the almond (applied to those plants of the rose family which produce stone fruits, such as the peach).
╩│amygdalaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdalate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like almonds.
╩│amygdalate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a vapor cavity in a volcanic rock, filled with such other minerals as agate or calcite.
╩│amygdale, ╛╕noun.
╜│amygdalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with almonds.
╩│amygdalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glucoside found in bitter almonds and cherry and peach kernels.
╩│amygdalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amygdaline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 1. ┤of or like an almond or almonds.
├│ 2. ┤of or like a tonsil or tonsils.
╩│amygdaline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amygdaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a rock that contains amygdales.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with or of the nature of such a rock.
├│ 2. ┤almond-shaped.
╩│amygdaloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amygdaloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amygdaloid.
╩│amygdaloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amygdaloid.
╜│amygdule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amygdale.
╩│amygdule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amygdale.
╜│amyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of carbon and hydrogen atoms that acts as a unit in forming compounds; any one of various forms of a univalent radical derived from pentane.
╩│amyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like starch; starchy.
╩│amylaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyl acetate,╕ ╟│= banana oil.
╩│amyl acetate,╕ ╟│= banana oil.
╜│amyl alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ an acrid, oily liquid, the chief constituent of fusel oil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amyl alcohol is used mainly in lacquers (World Book Encyclopedia).┤
╩│amyl alcohol,╕
╜│amyl amine,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid formed by the decomposition of nitrogenous matter, used as an absorbent for gases, in making oil-soluble soap, and in corrosion inhibitors.
╩│amyl amine,╕
╜│amylase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of various enzymes in saliva and pancreatic juice, or in parts of plants (as germinating seeds), that help to change starch into sugar.
╩│amylase, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons of the ethylene series, found in several isomeric forms.
╩│amylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with amyl.
╩│amylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyl nitrite,╕
┬┌┤ a yellowish, oily, volatile liquid used as a heart stimulant and as an antidote against certain poisons.
╩│amyl nitrite,╕
╜│amylodextrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, tasteless, odorless powder formed by the hydrolysis of starch, which turns reddish-brown or reddish-violet in iodine solutions.
╩│amylodextrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ soluble starch.
╩│amylogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with amylogen.
├│ 2. ┤forming starch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. amylogenic leucoplasts.┤
╩│amylogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an insoluble, waxy protein developed in diseased degeneration of various organs.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like starch.
╩│amyloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amyloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amyloid.
╩│amyloidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= amyloid.
╜│amyloidosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ degeneration of the tissues of an organ, characterized by deposits of amyloids.
╩│amyloidosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conversion of starch into substances that can be absorbed and utilized by the body, such as certain sugars, by the action of enzymes or acids.
╩│amylolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with amylolysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Germination is allowed to proceed from four to six days, during which time amylolytic, i.e. starch-digesting, enzymes are developed in the barley embryos, and the conversion of the starch reserves of the grain to sugar begins (H. J. Bunker).┤
╩│amylolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amylopectin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any starch of a major group of starches having molecules of branched structure and containing some phosphate, distinguished from the other major group, which has molecules of unbranched and probably spiral structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Glycogen is an amylopectin.┤
╩│amylopectin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amyloplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a body in plant cells which forms starch grains.
╩│amyloplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│amyloplastid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyloplast.
╩│amyloplastid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyloplast.
╜│amylopsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the enzyme (an amylase) in the pancreatic juice that changes starch into simpler compounds such as maltose.
╩│amylopsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any starch of a major group of starches having molecules of unbranched and probably spiral structure, distinguished from the other major group, which has molecules of branched structure.
├│ 2. ┤any polysaccharide.
╩│amylose, ╛╕noun.
╜│amylum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) starch, especially cornstarch.
╩│amylum, ╛╕noun.
╜│amynodont, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of an extinct genus of aquatic animals of the Eocene period, related to the rhinoceros, having large bodies and short, heavy legs.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an amynodont or amynodonts.
╩│amynodont, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│amyotonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) an atonic condition of the muscles; lack of muscular tone.
╩│amyotonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│amyotrophia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyotrophy.
╩│amyotrophia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amyotrophy.
╜│amyotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with amyotrophy.
╩│amyotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,╕
┬┌┤ a degenerative disease of the nervous system, characterized by atrophy of the muscles; Lou Gehrig's disease. (Abbr:) ALS (no periods).
╩│amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,╕
╜│amyotrophy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ atrophy of the muscles or a muscle.
╩│amyotrophy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Amytal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) ╡= amobarbital.┤
╩│Amytal, ╛╕noun.
╜│an─╕ (1), ╛adjective or indefinite article.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is there an apple for me? An oak has acorns. Please give me an answer.┤
├│ b. ┤one like; another (before proper names or nouns used as the type of a class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Elijah in modern dress. She is an angel among women.┤
├│ 2. ┤one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother needs an ounce of butter.┤
├│ 3. ┤each; every.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John earns fifty cents an hour.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the same.
╔┤ ╢Ex. two desks to an office.┤
├│ b. ┤a particular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was too awful an accident to describe.┤
├│ c. ┤one kind of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Painting is an art.┤
├│ d. ┤a certain; some.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an occasion for concern, an enormous number of pigeons.┤
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖n,┤ as in ╖annex.┤
╩│an-─╕ (2),
╜│an-─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ana-┤ before vowels, as in ╖anode.┤
╩│an-─╕ (3),
╜│-an,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix used to form adjectives and nouns, especially from proper nouns.)
├│ 1. ┤of or having to do with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mohammedan = of or having to do with Mohammed.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with ______ or its people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asian = of or having to do with Asia or its people.┤
├│ 3. ┤a native or inhabitant of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American = a native or inhabitant of America.┤
├│ 4. ┤a person who knows much about or is skilled in ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Historian = a person who knows much about history. Magician = a person skilled in magic.┤
├┤ Also, ╡-ian,┤ ╡-ean.┤
╩│-an,╕
╜│an.,╕
┬┌┤ in the year (Latin, ╖anno┤).
╩│an.,╕
╜│An╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ actinon (isotope of radon).
╩│An╕ (no period),
╜│AN╕ (no periods)┐, │AN.,╕ or │A.N.,╕
┬┌┤ Anglo-Norman.
╩│AN╕ (no periods)┐, │AN.,╕ or │A.N.,╕
╜│ana─╕ (1), ╛noun pl. or sing.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of the memorable sayings or table talk of anyone.
├│ 2. ┤notes and scraps of information relating to a person or place; literary gossip. See also ╡-ana.┤┤
╩│ana─╕ (1), ╛noun pl. or sing.
╜│ana─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ in equal quantities; so much of each (used of ingredients in prescriptions).
╩│ana─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│ana-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) back; again; thoroughly; up, as in ╖anachronism, anaplastic, analysis, anabatic, anatomy.┤ Also, ╡an-┤ before vowels.
╩│ana-,╕
╜│-ana,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix.) a collection of objects, documents, books, facts, or sayings of or about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Americana = a collection of objects, documents, books, facts, or sayings of or about America.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡-iana.┤ See also ╡ana┤ (1).┤
╩│-ana,╕
╜│anabaena, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of agenus of freshwater, blue-green algae found in ponds, reservoirs, and other enclosed, or partly enclosed, bodies of water, which sometimes occur in such large numbers as to give a fishy taste and smell to the water in which they grow.
├│ 2. ┤a colony or mass of such algae.
╩│anabaena, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
╜│anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a second baptism.
╩│anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrines or practices of the Anabaptists.
╩│Anabaptism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anabaptist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of a former Protestant sect opposing infant baptism and holding that only baptism of adults who had professed faith was valid. The Anabaptists originated in Switzerland in the 1520's.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Anabaptists or Anabaptism.
╩│Anabaptist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anabas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of freshwater, spiny-finned fishes resembling the perch, found in southern Asia and Africa, such as the climbing fish, which can travel for short distances on land and is said to climb trees.
╩│anabas, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabasin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anabasine.
╩│anabasin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anabasine.
╜│anabasine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a liquid alkaloid, similar in molecular structure to nicotine, used as an insecticide.
╩│anabasine, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ any passage of a large military force through a large area.
╩│anabasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│anabatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ moving upward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anabatic air current.┤
╩│anabatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anabiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of apparently suspended animation in which certain aquatic invertebrates survive long periods of drought.
├│ 2. ┤revival after apparent death; resuscitation.
╩│anabiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabiotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anabiosis.
╩│anabiotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anableps, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small fish of tropical America that swims at the surface of the water and has eyes divided into two parts (the upper parts project above the water, and enable the fish to see through the air; the lower parts function independently under the water); four-eyed fish.
╩│anableps, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabolic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or occurring in anabolism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anabolic changes require energy, which is derived principally from the oxidation by plants and animals of organic compounds high in energy value (Harbaugh and Goodrich).┤
╩│anabolic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anabolic steroid,╕
┬┌┤ any of a group of synthetic hormones that increase the size and strength of muscles, often used by athletes during training.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The IOC [International Olympic Committee] added anabolic steroids, the socalled body-building drugs, to the list of prohibited substances at the Olympic Games (D.K.R. Phillips).┤
╩│anabolic steroid,╕
╜│anabolism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process by which food substances are changed into the tissues of a living animal or plant; constructive metabolism (contrasted with ╖catabolism┤).
╩│anabolism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anabranch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stream that branches off from a larger stream and loses itself in sand, gravel, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤a stream that branches off from a river and reenters it lower down, forming an island.
╩│anabranch, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacanth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an order of North American fishes having soft rays on the fins, ventral fins in thoracic or jugular position, and air bladders (when present) without ducts, such as the cod, pollack, and hake.
╩│anacanth, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacanthin, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anacanth or anacanths.
╩│anacanthin, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacanthine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anacanthin.
╩│anacanthine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anacanthin.
╜│anacardiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a family of trees and shrubs typified by the cashew, and including the sumac, mango, pistachio, and poison ivy.
╩│anacardiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anachronic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡anachronically.┤
╩│anachronic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╜│anachronical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╩│anachronical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anachronistic.
╜│anachronism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of placing a person, thing, or event in some time where he or it does not belong; error in fixing a date or dates; erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong, especially an earlier, date. It is an anachronism to speak of George Washington riding in an automobile.
├│ 2. ┤something placed or occurring out of its proper time; anything out of keeping with a specified time, especially something proper to a former age but not to the present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nickel ferry ride to Staten Island is a beautiful anachronism which deserves preservation (New York Times).┤
┬┌┤ a deficiency or lack of acid, especially in the stomach.
╩│anacidity, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaclasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Prosody.) a change of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one.
╩│anaclasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaclastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Prosody.) having to do with or characterized by anaclasis.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or produced by refraction of light.
╩│anaclastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaclinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the rock formation below, as a valley or stream.
╩│anaclinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaclisis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) a libidinal attachment to an object, dependent on the previous satisfaction of another desire, such as hunger, by the same object.
╩│anaclisis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaclitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤leaning for support; dependent.
├│ 2. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) of or having to do with anaclisis.
╩│anaclitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacoluthia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ passing from one construction in a sentence to another before the former is completed, especially a deliberate shift used as a figure of speech to suggest strong emotion.
╩│anacoluthia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacoluthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving anacoluthia or an anacoluthon; lacking grammatical sequence.
╩│anacoluthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anacoluthon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tha.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a change from one grammatical construction to another in the same sentence, especially one made deliberately for greater force. (Example:) "And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing ..." (Luke 5:14).
├│ 2. ┤a sentence in which this occurs.
╩│anacoluthon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tha.╕
╜│anaconda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very large South American snake that crushes its prey in its coils; water boa. Anacondas live in tropical forests and rivers and arethe longest snakes in America, sometimes over 30 feet. They belong to the same family as the boa.
├│ 2. ┤any large snake which crushes its prey in its coils, such as the python or boa.
├│ 3. ┤(originally) a very large snake of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a kind of python.
╩│anaconda, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anacreontic┐╕ or │anacreontic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
├│ 2. ┤having the structure or meter of Anacreon's verses (in English, a stanza usually consisting of four lines, rhyming ╖abab,┤ each consisting of three trochaic feet plus one accented syllable at the end of the line).
├│ 3. ┤having the mood or manner of Anacreon's verses; convivial and amatory.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a poem in the manner of Anacreon.
╩│Anacreontic┐╕ or │anacreontic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anacrusis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning of a line of poetry in which the first foot normally begins with an accented syllable, regarded as separate from and introductory to the remainder of the line. (Example:)
├│ 2. ┤a note or notes that begin a piece or passage of music on a nonaccented beat.
╩│anacrusis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anacrustic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by anacrusis.
╩│anacrustic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anadama bread,
┬┌┤ a kind of yeast bread made in New England with corn meal and molasses.
╩│anadama bread,
╜│anadem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) a wreath for the head, usually of flowers; garland.
╩│anadem, ╛╕noun.
╜│anadiplosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rhetoric.) repetition in the first part of one clause of a prominent word in the latter part of the preceding clause. (Example:) In anticipation he feared death, death that found him unafraid, however.
╩│anadiplosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anadromous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ going up rivers from the sea to spawn, as salmon and shad (contrasted with ╖catadromous┤).
╩│anadromous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anemia.
╩│anaemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) anemic.
╩│anaemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaerobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an organism that can live without free oxygen.
├│ 2. ┤an organism that cannot live in the presence of free oxygen.
╩│anaerobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaerobian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╩│anaerobian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╜│anaerobic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤living, growing, or taking place, where there is no free oxygen. Some anaerobic bacteria get their oxygen from the matter released during fermentation which takes place in the absence of free oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One important reason for the common practice of keeping wounds open and of using cotton or other loose materials for dressings is that air is admitted, thus suppressing the growth of anaerobic bacteria such as those that cause tetanus (Fred W. Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or caused by anaerobes or by the absence of free oxygen. Also, ╡anerobic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anaerobically.┤
╩│anaerobic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaerobiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ability of an organism to live and reproduce in the absence of free oxygen.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) progressive evolutionary change within a species.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) reproduction or regeneration of tissue.
╩│anagenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaglyph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an embossed or engraved ornament worked in low relief, such as on a cameo or coin.
├│ 2. ┤a picture consisting of two images superimposed, one printed in red, the other in green, viewed with a red light filter over one eye and a green over the other, giving a stereoscopic effect. It is used as a still picture or part of a motion picture.
╩│anaglyph, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaglyphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anaglyph or anaglyptics.
╩│anaglyphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaglyphoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device through which anaglyphs (def. 2) are viewed, consisting of a pair of red and green light filters.
╩│anaglyphoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaglyptic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaglyphic.
╩│anaglyptic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaglyphic.
╜│anaglyptics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art of carving or decorating in low relief.
╩│anaglyptics, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagoge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the spiritual meaning or interpretation, as of Scripture.
├│ 2. ┤an Old Testament typification of something in the New Testament.
╩│anagoge, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with anagoge; spiritual; mystical.
├│ 2. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) of or having to do with unconscious striving toward morally uplifting ideals.
┼╕adv. ╡anagogically.┤
╩│anagogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anagogical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anagogic.
╩│anagogical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anagogic.
╜│anagogy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) anagoge.
╩│anagogy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anagram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a word or phrase formed from another by transposing or rearranging the letters. (Examples:) lived--devil; north--thorn.
└╕expr. ╡anagrams,┤ ┤a game in which the players make words by changing and adding letters.
├│ 3. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) of or having to do with a pattern of personality traits supposed to have developed from the stage when the child's interest was focused on excretory habits and control of defecation. An anal character is supposed to be manifested by extreme neatness, miserliness, stubbornness, and self-control.
┼╕adv. ╡anally.┤
╩│anal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anal.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤analogous.
├│ b. ┤analogy.
├│ 2a. ┤analysis.
├│ b. ┤analytic.
╩│anal.,╕
╜│analcime, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analcite.
╩│analcime, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analcite.
╜│analcite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a whitish or slightly tinted variety of zeolite (hydrous aluminum sodium silicate) occurring in trap rocks.
╩│analcite, ╛╕noun.
╜│analecta, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ analects (especially in referring to Greek or Latin authors).
╩│analecta, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│analects, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ literary gleanings; collections of fragments or extracts (usually as part of a title).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Confucian Analects.┤
╩│analects, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│analemma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a graduated scale representing the sun's declination at any date of the year, drawn on the Torrid Zone of a terrestrial globe, often in the shape of a long figure 8 centered on the equator.
╩│analemma, ╛╕noun.
╜│analeptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤restorative; strengthening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an analeptic medicine.┤
├│ 2. ┤restoring to consciousness.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a restorative.
╩│analeptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anal fin,╕
┬┌┤ a fin located near the anus on the underside of fishes (contrasted with ╖dorsal fin┤).
╩│anal fin,╕
╜│analgesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ deadening, or absence of the sense, of pain without loss of consciousness. See also ╡anesthesia.┤┤
╩│analgesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│analgesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or causing analgesia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drug that relieves or lessens pain.
╩│analgesic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│analgetic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= analgesic.
╩│analgetic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= analgesic.
╜│analog, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) analogue.
╩│analog, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│analog computer,╕
┬┌┤ an electronic calculating machine or automatic control which deals directly with physical quantities, such as weights, voltages, or lengths, rather than with a numerical code.
╩│analog computer,╕
╜│analogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of analogy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each language has its own fashions in word-composition which may be either extended indefinitely by analogic creation or suffered to fall into desuetude quite unpredictably (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│analogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analogical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤based on analogy; using analogy.
├│ 2. ┤expressing an analogy, as the ╖heart┤ of an apple, the ╖mouth┤ of a cave.
┼╕adv. ╡analogically.┤
╩│analogical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analogical change,╕
┬┌┤ (Linguistics.)
├│ 1. ┤the alteration of one linguistic form, such as an inflected word, in conformity with another form regarded as similar. The alteration, in children's usage, of ╖men┤ to ╖mans┤ in conformity with the predominant pattern of forming English plurals is done by analogical change.
├│ 2. ┤the replacement of such a form by another regarded as equivalent and perhaps preferable, such as the substitution of ╖frozen┤ for the earlier ╖froren┤ because of the pattern suggested by other parts of the verb, ╖freeze┤ and ╖froze.┤
┬┌┤ a person who searches for, points out, or argues from analogies.
╩│analogist, ╛╕noun.
╜│analogize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to use analogy or analogies; speak in or reason from analogy.
├│ 2. ┤to show itself analogous; be in general harmony.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make, or show to be, analogous.
╩│analogize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
╜│analogon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analogue.
╩│analogon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analogue.
╜│analogous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤alike in some way; similar in the quality or feature that is being thought of, or in circumstances or uses; comparable (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The human heart is analogous to a pump. Who can say that the anatomy of modern despotism is significantly analogous to the anatomy of despotism in the declining Roman Empire? (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┴┤ (SYN) corresponding, like.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) corresponding in function, but not in structure and origin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wing of a fly is analogous to the wing of a bird.┤
┼╕adv. ╡analogously.┤
┼╕noun ╡analogousness.┤
╩│analogous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analogue, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an analogous word, thing, circumstance, or situation.
┴┤ (SYN) parallel.
├│ 2. ┤an organ or part analogous to another organ or part (distinguished from ╖homologue┤).
├│ 3. ┤a substance which interferes in a biochemical reaction because of its structural similarity to one of the normal reactants.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with analog computers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The analogue machine is just what its name implies: a physical analogy to the ... problem (Scientific American).┤
╩│analogue, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│analogue computer,╕ ╟│= analog computer.
╩│analogue computer,╕ ╟│= analog computer.
╜│analogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a likeness in some ways between things that are otherwise unlike; similarity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an analogy between the human heart and a pump.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Historical analogies, as between Napoleon and Hitler, ought not to be carried too far.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) correspondence of organs or other parts in function but not in structure and origin (distinguished from ╖homology┤).
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) the inference that things alike in certain respects will be alike in others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a prediction based on the analogy of history. Deductions based on analogy are frequently open to doubt. Analogy ... proceeds on the basis of similarity between two situations. If the similarity is close enough, one may conjecture that a conclusion which holds in one situation should hold in the other (Scientific American).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Mathematics.) proportion; agreement of ratios.
├│ 6. ┤(Linguistics.)
├│ a. ┤╡= analogical change.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The similarity between words like "man" and "pan" sometimes causes children to make the analogy "mans" for "men."┤
├│ b. ┤the creation of a new word based on the pattern of an old one, as ╖astronaut┤ on the model of ╖Argonaut.┤
╩│analogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│analphabet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illiterate person.
╩│analphabet, ╛╕noun.
╜│analphabete, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analphabet.
╩│analphabete, ╛╕noun. ╟│= analphabet.
╜│analphabetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤illiterate; unlettered.
├│ 2. ┤not utilizing a conventional alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Jespersen's analphabetic notation each sound is represented by a set of symbols consisting of Greek and Latin letters and Arabic numerals.┤
┬┌│ 1a. ┤separation of anything into its parts or elements to find out what it is made of. An analysis of the sentence "Babies like soft food" shows that it is made up of the plural noun ╖babies,┤ the verb ╖like,┤ the adjective ╖soft,┤ and the singular noun ╖food.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) an examining carefully and in detail. An analysis can be made of a book or a person's character.
├│ c. ┤a statement or table giving the results of an analysis; outline or summary.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.)
├│ a. ┤the determination of the kind or amount of the constituents of a substance.
├│ b. ┤the intentional separation of a substance into its ingredients or elements to determine their amount or nature. A chemical analysis of ordinary table salt shows that it is made up of two elements, sodium and chlorine.
├│ 3. ┤the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder; psychoanalysis.
├│ 4. ┤(Physics.) the resolution of light into its prismatic constituents.
├│ 5. ┤(Mathematics.)
├│ a. ┤algebraic reasoning as applied to geometry.
├│ b. ┤treatment by the calculus.
├│ 6. ┤(Philosophy.) the breaking up of a concept or event into its constituent elements or into its causes to reveal concealed content or form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is not peace, in the last analysis, a matter of human rights? (John F. Kennedy).┤
╩│analysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│analyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who analyzes or is skilled in analysis.
├│ 2. ┤a person who practices psychoanalysis; psychoanalyst.
╩│analyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│analytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= analytical.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Linguistics.) characterized by the use of separate words, such as auxiliary verbs and prepositions, rather than by the use of inflectional endings. English is an analytic language, whereas Latin is synthetic.
╩│analytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analytical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤separating a whole into its parts; of analysis; using analysis as a method or process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The methods of science are analytical. The detective had an analytical mind.┤
├│ 2. ┤concerned with or based on analysis.
╩│analytical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│analytical balance,╕
┬┌┤ a precision balance, used especially in analytical chemistry for weighing quantities as small as 1/10,000 of a gram.
╩│analytical balance,╕
╜│analytical chemistry,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination by analysis of the components making up samples of matter.
╩│analytical chemistry,╕
╜│analytical cubism,╕
┬┌┤ an early form of cubism characterized by simple geometric forms.
╩│analytical cubism,╕
╜│analytical geometry,╕ ╟│= analytic geometry.
╩│analytical geometry,╕ ╟│= analytic geometry.
╜│analytically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤by means of analysis.
├│ 2. ┤to or toward analytical methods.
╩│analytically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│analytical psychology,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of psychology that uses introspection in the attempt to reduce sensations or emotions to their elements.
├│ 2. ┤the school of psychology founded by Carl Jung, differing from Freudian psychology mainly in method of dream interpretation, the concept of a collective unconscious as well as a personal one, and the use of the term ╖libido┤ as a will to live, not primarily or necessarily sexual.
╩│analytical psychology,╕
╜│analytical table,╕
┬┌┤ an arrangement of the prominent characteristics of a group of plants or animals to make identification of specimens easy.
╩│analytical table,╕
╜│analytic geometry,╕
┬┌┤ the use of coordinates and algebra or the calculus to solve problems in geometry.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a distorted image or projection that appears in natural form when reflected from a curved mirror, or the like.
├│ b. ┤a method of producing such images or projections; distortion.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤an anomalous change of form in a plant.
├│ b. ┤a gradual change of form within a group of plants or animals over a long period of time.
╩│anamorphosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│ananas, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pineapple.
╩│ananas, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pineapple.
╜│anandrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) lacking stamens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anandrous flowers are female.┤
╩│anandrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ananias, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a famous liar who, with his wife Sapphira, was struck dead for lying (in the Bible, Acts 5:1-10).
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) any liar, especially one who lies habitually.
╩│Ananias, ╛╕noun.
╜│ananthous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking flowers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ananthous plant.┤
╩│ananthous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ananym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name written or spelled backward.
╩│ananym, ╛╕noun.
╜│anapest┐╕ or │anapaest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a foot of verse having three syllables:
├│ a. ┤(in modern or accentual meter) two unaccented followed by one accented, as ╖by the way.┤
├│ b. ┤(in quantitative meter, such as Greek or Latin) two short followed by one long, as ╖pietas.┤
├│ 2. ┤a line of verse composed of or containing such feet. (Example:) "From the cen/tre all round/to the sea/I am lord/of the fowl/and the brute" (Cowper).
╩│anapest┐╕ or │anapaest, ╛╕noun.
╜│anapestic┐╕ or │anapaestic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or consisting of anapests.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anapestic verse.
╩│anapestic┐╕ or │anapaestic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anaphase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the third stage in mitosis, characterized by the movement of the two sets of daughter chromosomes to opposite ends of the spindle. It occurs after the metaphase and before the telophase.
╩│anaphase, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rhetoric.) the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. (Example:) "Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world?" (I Corinthians 1:20).
╩│anaphora, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphrodisia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absence or lack of sexual power or desire.
╩│anaphrodisia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphrodisiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤capable of decreasing sexual desire.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anaphrodisiac drug or other agent.
╩│anaphrodisiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anaphylactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of anaphylaxis.
├│ 2. ┤producing anaphylaxis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anaphylactic shock.┤
╩│anaphylactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaphylactogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an anaphylactic substance.
╩│anaphylactogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaphylactogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing anaphylaxis.
╩│anaphylactogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaphylactoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or resembling the symptoms of anaphylaxis.
╩│anaphylactoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaphylaxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ increased sensitivity to the action of a normally nontoxic protein upon exposure to it, especially for the second time, sometimes causing severe or even fatal shock. Serum sickness in humans is an instance of relatively mild anaphylaxis.
╩│anaphylaxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaplasmosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of livestock, especially cattle, caused by a protozoan parasite which infests the blood.
╩│anaplasmosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anaplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or involving plastic surgery.
├│ 2. ┤having reverted to a more embryonic form, with increased capacity for multiplication, as in malignant tissue.
╩│anaplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaplasty, ╛╕noun. ╟│= plastic surgery.
╩│anaplasty, ╛╕noun. ╟│= plastic surgery.
╜│anaptotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to lose, or having already lost, by phonetic decay, the use of inflections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. English is an anaptotic language.┤
╩│anaptotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaptyctic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anaptyxis.
╩│anaptyctic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anaptyxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.) the insertion of an additional vowel in a word, thus forming an extra syllable, as in for ╖athlete┤ and for ╖elm.┤
╩│anaptyxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a promoter of anarchy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Imperial anarchs doubling human woes (Lord Byron).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with anarchism as a political theory.
┼╕adv. ╡anarchically.┤
╩│anarchic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anarchical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anarchic.
╩│anarchical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anarchic.
╜│anarchism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the political theory that all systems of government and law are harmful. Believers in anarchism think that all such systems prevent individuals from reaching their greatest development.
├│ b. ┤the practice or support of this belief.
├│ 2. ┤disorder and confusion; lawlessness; terrorism.
╩│anarchism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarchist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who wants to overthrow established governments and have a world without rulers and laws; advocate of anarchism.
├│ 2. ┤a person who promotes disorder and stirs up revolt.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤anarchistic.
╩│anarchist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anarchistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of anarchism; like that of anarchists.
┼╕adv. ╡anarchistically.┤
╩│anarchistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anarcho-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) anarchist and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anarcho-pacifist = anarchist and pacifist.┤
╩│anarcho-,╕
╜│anarcho-pacifism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the beliefs and practices of persons believing in or following both anarchism and pacifism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Growing numbers of drop-outs and hippies are gravitating towards ... anarcho-pacifism (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┼╕adj., n. ╡anarcho-pacifist.┤
╩│anarcho-pacifism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarcho-syndicalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) syndicalism.
┼╕noun ╡anarcho-syndicalist.┤
╩│anarcho-syndicalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarcho-syndicalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) syndicalistic.
╩│anarcho-syndicalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anarchy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an absence of a system of government and law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After its defeat in war the country was in a state of anarchy. Eternal anarchy amidst the noise of endless wars (John Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤disorder and confusion; lawlessness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) ... the wild anarchy of drink (Ben Jonson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) chaos.
├│ 3. ┤╡= anarchism ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│anarchy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarthria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inability to articulate distinctly in speaking, especially as a result of damage to the brain.
╩│anarthria, ╛╕noun.
╜│anarthrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of animals) without joints.
├│ 2. ┤(of Greek nouns) used without the article.
╩│anarthrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anasarca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dropsy of considerable extent in the subcutaneous connective tissue; generalized edema.
╩│anasarca, ╛╕noun.
╜│anasarcous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anasarca.
╩│anasarcous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Anasazi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zi╕ or │-zis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a North American Indian group that included the Basket Makers and the Pueblo Indians.
├│ 2. ┤the culture typified by this group.
╩│Anasazi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zi╕ or │-zis.╕
╜│anaspid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of fossil fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, having a heterocercal tail and lacking paired fins.
╩│anaspid, ╛╕noun.
╜│anastatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of print) raised in relief.
╩│anastatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anastigmat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an anastigmatic lens.
╩│anastigmat, ╛╕noun.
╜│anastigmatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ free from astigmatism (applied especially to a compound photographic lens in which each part is designed to compensate for the astigmatic defects of the other); stigmatic.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cross connection between separate parts of any branching system, such as the veins of leaves, veins in the wings of insects, or rivers and their branches.
├│ 2. ┤communication between blood vessels in an animal body.
╩│anastomosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│anastomotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anastomosis.
╩│anastomotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anastrophe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rhetoric.) inversion of the usual order of words or the arrangement of clauses in a sentence. (Example:) "Sweet are the uses of adversity."
╩│anastrophe, ╛╕noun.
╜│anat.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anatomical.
├│ 2. ┤anatomy.
╩│anat.,╕
╜│anatase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of native titanium dioxide; octahedrite.
╩│anatase, ╛╕noun.
╜│anatexis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) the process by which plutonic rock is melted and regenerated as a magma.
╩│anatexis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anathema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that is utterly detested or condemned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because of its uncertainties, steeplechasing long has been anathema to the betting fraternity (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) taboo.
├│ 2. ┤any person or thing that has been cursed or consigned to damnation.
├│ 3. ┤a solemn curse by church authorities excommunicating some person from the church.
├│ 4. ┤the act of denouncing and condemning some person or thing as evil.
├│ 5. ┤a curse or imprecation.
┴┤ (SYN) malediction.
╩│anathema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas.╕
╜│anathema maranatha,╕
┬┌┤ the term ╖anathema┤ supplemented by a phrase meaning "the Lord hath come," apparently added for solemnity, and hence used as an intensified form of ╖anathema┤ (in the Bible, I Corinthians 16:22).
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of the structure of animals and plants, based upon dissection, microscopic observation, and other analyses. Anatomy is a part of biology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors study human anatomy.┤
├│ 2. ┤a book about this.
├│ 3. ┤the dissecting of animals or plants to study the position and structure of their parts.
├│ 4. ┤the structure of an animal or plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anatomy of an earthworm is much simpler than that of a man.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) the detailed examining of the parts or elements of a thing; analysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Anatomy of Melancholy (Robert Burton).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) a skeleton.
╩│anatomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│anatosaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sauri.╕
┬┌┤ an ornithopod dinosaur with as many as 2,000 teeth.
┴┤ (SYN) trachodont.
╩│anatosaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sauri.╕
╜│anatropous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) inverted at an early stage of growth of an ovule, so that the micropyle is close to the hilum, and the chalaza is at the opposite end.
╩│anatropous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anatto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╩│anatto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╜│anbury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a soft wart on horses and other animals.
├│ 2. ┤a disease attacking the roots of turnips, cabbages, and other plants.
╩│anbury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│anc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤ancient.
├│ 2. ┤anciently.
╩│anc.,╕
╜│-ance,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix forming nouns chiefly from verbs.┤
├│ 1. ┤the act or fact of ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Avoidance = the act or fact of avoiding.┤
├│ 2. ┤the quality or state of being ______ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Annoyance = the quality of being annoyed.┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing that ______s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Conveyance = a thing that conveys.┤
├│ 4. ┤what is ______ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Contrivance = what is contrived.┤
├│ 5. ┤the quality or state of being ______ant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Importance = the quality or state of being important.┤
╩│-ance,╕
╜│ancestor, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person from whom one is directly descended, usually one more remote than a parent; forefather. Your grandfathers, your grandmothers, and so on back, are your ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forebear, progenitor.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) that from which anything is descended; forerunner.
┴┤ (SYN) precursor.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) the early or lower form from which a species or group is descended, according to the theory of evolution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dinosaurs and today's reptiles are descendants of common ancestors.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) a person from whom an inheritance is derived.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be the ancestor of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their grandfathers ancestored the oldest family in Houston.┤
╩│ancestor, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ancestor worship,╕
┬┌┤ great veneration for or worship of one's ancestors, as a characteristic of certain religions.
╩│ancestor worship,╕
╜│ancestral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. England was the ancestral home of the Pilgrims.┤
├│ 2. ┤inherited from ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black hair is an ancestral trait in that family.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hereditary.
┼╕adv. ╡ancestrally.┤
╩│ancestral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ancestress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman from whom one is descended.
╩│ancestress, ╛╕noun.
╜│ancestry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤grandparents and other ancestors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the early settlers in America had English ancestry.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stock.
├│ 2. ┤line of descent from ancestors; lineage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king was of noble ancestry.┤
├│ 3. ┤honorable descent.
┴┤ (SYN) birth, family.
╩│ancestry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│Anchises, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Legend.) a prince of Troy and the father of Aeneas, on whose shoulders Anchises was carried from the flaming city.
╩│Anchises, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchor─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shaped piece of metal fastened to a rope, chain, or cable lowered from a ship or boat to the bottom of the water to hold the ship or boat in place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anchor caught in the mud of the lake bottom and kept the boat from drifting.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something that makes a person feel safe and secure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His mother's letters were an anchor to the boy when he went to camp for the first time.┤
├│ 3. ┤a thing for holding something else in place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anchors of the cables of this suspension bridge are set in concrete.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= anchorman or anchorwoman.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) a department store, convention center, or other project large enough to make a shopping or business area around it safe for investment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With the confidence provided by the anchor, the neighborhood often flourishes (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hold in place with an anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you anchor the boat in this storm?┤
├│ 2. ┤to hold in place; fix firmly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scouts anchored the tent to the ground.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be the anchorman or anchorwoman of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to anchor a relay team or a news program.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to drop anchor; stop or stay in a place by using an anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship anchored in the bay.┤
├│ 2. ┤to lay hold or be firmly fixed in any way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) His opinion was firmly anchored in faith.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be or serve as anchorman or anchorwoman.
└╕expr. ╡at anchor,┤ ┤held by an anchor; anchored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship was riding at anchor in the bay.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast an anchor to windward,┤ ┤to adopt measures for security.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Policy is based on a desire to cast an anchor to windward, to secure a friend for the United States.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast anchor,┤ ┤to let down or drop the anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat cast anchor near shore.┤
└╕expr. ╡come to anchor,┤ ┤to drop the anchor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They drifted along the coast and came to anchor in a bay.┤
└╕expr. ╡ride at anchor,┤ ┤to be kept at some place by being anchored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat rode at anchor until the storm subsided.┤
└╕expr. ╡weigh anchor,┤ ┤to take up the anchor so as to sail away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They weighed anchor and drifted toward shore. (Figurative.) Our author weighs up anchors, and once more ... resolves to prove his fortune (Philip Massinger).┤
╩│anchor─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│anchor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) an anchorite; hermit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An anchor's cheer in prison be my hope (Shakespeare).┤
╩│anchor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│anchorage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place to anchor.
├│ 2. ┤money paid for the right to anchor.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of anchoring or the state of being anchored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is room for the anchorage of 500 ships.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) something to hold onto or depend on.
╩│anchorage, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchor arm,╕
┬┌┤ the part of a cantilever bridge between the shore and the pier.
╩│anchor arm,╕
╜│anchor bend,╕ ╟│= fisherman's bend.
╩│anchor bend,╕ ╟│= fisherman's bend.
╜│anchoress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman anchorite.
╩│anchoress, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchoret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anchorite.
╩│anchoret, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anchorite.
╜│anchoretic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anchoritic.
╩│anchoretic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anchoritic.
╜│anchorite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who lives alone in a solitary place for religious meditation.
├│ 2. ┤a hermit.
┴┤ (SYN) recluse.
╩│anchorite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchoritic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an anchorite.
├│ 2. ┤like that of an anchorite.
╩│anchoritic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anchor knot,╕
┬┌┤ a knot used especially for attaching a cable to the ring of an anchor.
╩│anchor knot,╕
╜│anchorless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ drifting.
╩│anchorless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anchorman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the last man to run or swim on a relay team.
├│ b. ┤the last player to bowl for a team in each frame.
├│ c. ┤the end man of a tug-of-war team.
├│ 2. ┤(Radio and Television.) a person who coordinates a broadcast usually by commenting and introducing reports from correspondents in several different cities, countries, or other areas.
╩│anchorman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│anchor plate,╕
┬┌┤ a heavy support, often embedded in masonry, to secure the cables of a suspensionbridge.
╩│anchor plate,╕
╜│anchorwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ a female anchorman.
╩│anchorwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│anchovetta┐╕ or │anchoveta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small anchovy of the Pacific coast of America, from southern California to Peru, commonly used as bait.
╩│anchovetta┐╕ or │anchoveta, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchovy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
┬┌┤ a very small fish that looks somewhat like a herring, especially one abundant in the Mediterranean. Anchovies are preserved by salting or drying and may be packed in oil, made into paste, or used in sauces.
╩│anchovy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
╜│anchovy pear,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a West Indian fruit, somewhat resembling the mango, often pickled.
├│ 2. ┤the tree that bears it, related to that which bears the Brazil nut.
╩│anchovy pear,╕
╜│anchusa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants of the borage family, having hairy stems and rough leaves, such as the European bugloss or alkanet.
╩│anchusa, ╛╕noun.
╜│anchusin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red dye obtained from a variety of anchusa; alkannin.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Andes (mountain system in South America).
╩│Andean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Andermass, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Saint Andrew's Day.
╩│Andermass, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Saint Andrew's Day.
╜│Anderson shelter,
┬┌┤ an air-raid shelter of corrugated iron used in Britain during World War II.
╩│Anderson shelter,
╜│andesine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a triclinic feldspar.
╩│andesine, ╛╕noun.
╜│andesite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an igneous rock occurring in many varieties, in all of which a high-soda plagioclase is the chief constituent.
╩│andesite, ╛╕noun.
╜│andiron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a pair of metal supports for wood burned in a fireplace; firedog. Andirons hold the wood above the floor of the fireplace on legs that are short in back and usually have a high ornamental shaft in front to keep the logs from rolling out of the fireplace.
╩│andiron, ╛╕noun.
╜│and/╕│or,╕
┬┌┤ both or either. "To earn money from stocks and/or bonds" means to earn it from both stocks and bonds or from either stocks or bonds.
╩│and/╕│or,╕
╜│Andorran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Andorra (country between France and Spain), its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Andorra.
╩│Andorran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│andradite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a garnet containing calcium and iron, occurring in a variety of colors, such as red, yellow, green, and brown.
╩│andradite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andrea Ferrara,
┬┌┤ a sword or sword blade of a kind greatly esteemed in Scotland toward the end of the 1500's and later.
╩│Andrea Ferrara,
╜│Andrew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of Christ's twelve apostles, brother of Simon Peter (in the Bible, Mark 3:18). He is the patron saint of Greece, Russia, and Scotland.
╩│Andrew, ╛╕noun.
╜│androcentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having man or the male as its center.
╩│androcentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Androcles, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Roman Legend.) a slave spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had pulled a thorn years before.
┬┌┤ a patch of scent scales on the wings of male butterflies.
╩│androconium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
╜│androcracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rule of man or the male; male supremacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stage of gynecocracy was succeeded by the stage of androcracy, and the subjection of women was rendered complete (Lester E. Ward).┤
╩│androcracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│androcratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with androcracy.
╩│androcratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androecial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an androecium.
╩│androecial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
┬┌┤ a name given to the whole of the male organs of a flower; the stamens of a flower (correlative to ╖gynoecium┤).
╩│androecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│androgen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any sex hormone, produced especially by the testes, that induces or strengthens masculine characteristics, such as a beard, large muscles, or a deep voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The androgens and estrogens are not sex specific. ... Both are present in varying amounts in normal men and women (Science News Letter).┤
╩│androgen, ╛╕noun.
╜│androgenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an androgen.
┼╕adv. ╡androgenically.┤
╩│androgenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androgenicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the capability of a hormone or other substance to strengthen masculine characteristics.
╩│androgenicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│androgyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) an androgynous plant.
├│ 2. ┤╡= hermaphrodite.┤
╩│androgyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│androgynous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) having flowers with stamens and flowers with pistils in the same cluster.
├│ 2. ┤╡= hermaphroditic.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or for both sexes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dress will become more androgynous, with class symbols becoming more important than sexual ones (Time).┤
╩│androgynous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│androgyny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hermaphroditism.
╩│androgyny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hermaphroditism.
╜│android, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an automation in the form of a human being.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a male.
╔┤ ╢Ex. android glands.┤
╩│android, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│androides, ╛╕noun. ╟│= android.
╩│androides, ╛╕noun. ╟│= android.
╜│andrology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of male fertility, especially of disorders of the male reproductive system.
┼╕noun ╡andrologist.┤
╩│andrology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andromache, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the brave and loyal wife of Hector, prince of Troy.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) a princess of Ethiopia who was chained to the side of a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster in order to save her country. Perseus killed the monster and married Andromeda.
├│ 2. ┤a northern constellation, between Perseus and Pegasus, containing the only spiral nebula in the Northern Hemisphere visible to the unaided eye.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡andromeda.┤ the horticultural name for any one of several evergreen shrubs of the heath family.
┬┌┤ a shower of meteors occurring in late November and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Leonids are remarkably swift; the Andromedids surprisingly slow (Pall Mall Gazette).┤
╩│Andromedid, ╛╕noun.
╜│androsphinx, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sphinx having the head of a man, as distinguished from one with the head of a ram (criosphinx) or of a hawk (hieracosphinx), one of the three types of the ancient Egyptian sphinx.
╩│androsphinx, ╛╕noun.
╜│androspore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= microspore.
╩│androspore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= microspore.
╜│androsterone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sex hormone conducive to certain male characteristics.
╩│androsterone, ╛╕noun.
╜│Andvari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Norse Mythology.) a dwarf who was robbed by Loki of his treasure and a magic ring.
╩│Andvari, ╛╕noun.
╜│ane, ╛╕adjective, pronoun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) one.
╩│ane, ╛╕adjective, pronoun.
╜│-ane,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix forming nouns. Chemistry.) a saturated carbon of the methane series, such as in ╖butane┤ or ╖propane.┤
╩│-ane,╕
╜│anear, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) near.
╩│anear, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│anecdota, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ historical detail which is unpublished.
╩│anecdota, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│anecdotage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anecdotes collectively.
├│ 2. ┤(Humorous.) talkative old age.
╩│anecdotage, ╛╕noun.
╜│anecdotal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of anecdotes; containing anecdotes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This book is informal, anecdotal and easy to read.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anecdotally.┤
╩│anecdotal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anecdotalist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anecdotist.
╩│anecdotalist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anecdotist.
╜│anecdote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short account of some interesting incident or event, especially one in the life of a person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many anecdotes are told about Abe Lincoln.┤
└╕expr. ╡anecdotes,┤ ┤secret, private, or previously unpublished narratives or details of history or biography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Professing ... to avoid anecdotes, I say nothing of those famous reconciliations and quarrels (Edmund Burke).┤
╩│anecdote, ╛╕noun.
╜│anecdotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= anecdotal.┤
├│ 2. ┤always ready to tell anecdotes.
┼╕adv. ╡anecdotically.┤
╩│anecdotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anecdotical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anecdotic.
╩│anecdotical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anecdotic.
╜│anecdotist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who relates anecdotes.
╩│anecdotist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anechoic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or admitting no echoes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anechoic chamber.┤
╩│anechoic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anele, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│aneled,╕ │aneling.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to administer extreme unction to (a person who is dying).
├│ 2. ┤to anoint.
╩│anele, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│aneled,╕ │aneling.╕
╜│anelectric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that cannot be electrified by friction.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anelectric substance.
╩│anelectric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a weak condition caused by not enough red cells in the blood or by a loss of blood. It is characterized by pallor, palpitation of the heart, and a tendency to fatigue.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lack of vigor or strength; weakness. Also, (especially British,) ╡anaemia.┤
╩│anemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of anemia; having anemia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anemic symptoms, an anemic child.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) lacking in vigor, strength, or spirit; weak.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anemic economy, anemic defense.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anemically.┤
╩│anemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemic anoxia,╕
┬┌┤ decrease in oxygen from the blood caused by deficiency in hemoglobin or alteration of the hemoglobin in the blood by chemicals.
╩│anemic anoxia,╕
╜│anemogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record of an anemograph.
╩│anemogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemometer.
╩│anemograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemometer.
╜│anemographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anemograph or anemography (anemometry).
╩│anemographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= anemometry.┤
├│ 2. ┤a treatise on the winds.
╩│anemography, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anemology.
╩│anemological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of the winds.
╩│anemology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the speed, or pressure, of the wind; wind gauge.
╩│anemometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anemometer or anemometry.
╩│anemometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anemometric.
╩│anemometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anemometric.
╜│anemometrograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemograph.
╩│anemometrograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anemograph.
╜│anemometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of the anemometer; science or process of measuring wind speeds.
╩│anemometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a perennial plant of the crowfoot family, with a slender stem and small, white or colored flowers shaped like cups; windflower. It often blossoms early in the spring. The wood anemone is one common kind.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sea anemone ┤(a flowerlike polyp).┤
╩│anemone, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemophilous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fertilized by pollen carried by the wind, as the flowers of grasses, sedges, and pines; wind-pollinated.
╩│anemophilous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anemophily, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fertilization by pollen carried on the wind; wind-pollination.
╩│anemophily, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any instrument for showing or recording the direction of the wind, such as a weather vane.
╩│anemoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anemosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition of various trees in which the annual layers are separated from one another. It is supposed by some to be due to the action of strong winds upon the trunk, and by others to the action of frost or of lightning.
╩│anemosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anencephalia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anencephaly.
╩│anencephalia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anencephaly.
╜│anencephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anencephalous.
╩│anencephalic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anencephalous.
╜│anencephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking a brain.
╩│anencephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anencephalus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌┤ a creature without a brain.
╩│anencephalus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│anencephaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the absence of a brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. fetal anencephaly.┤
╩│anencephaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│an-end, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) in the direction of the length; directly ahead.
╩│an-end, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anenst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= anent.
╩│anenst, ╛╕preposition. ╟│= anent.
╜│anent, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌│ 1. ┤concerning; about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I note John DeLury's letter of Feb. 2, anent the rise of productivity of his workers (Robert Hoskins).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) side by side with; beside.
╩│anent, ╛╕preposition.
╜│anergy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lack of energy.
├│ 2. ┤loss or weakening of an acquired immunity.
╩│anergy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anerobic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╩│anerobic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anaerobic.
╜│aneroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤using no liquid.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= aneroid barometer.┤
╩│aneroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aneroid altimeter,╕
┬┌┤ an altimeter that uses air pressure to measure altitude.
╩│aneroid altimeter,╕
╜│aneroid barometer,╕
┬┌┤ a barometer that is worked by the pressure of air on the elastic lid of an air tight metal box from which the air has been pumped out. A change of pressure causes a pointer attached to the lid to move along a scale.
╩│aneroid barometer,╕
╜│anes, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) once.
╩│anes, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anesthesia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Anesthesia can be produced by ether, chloroform, novocaine, morphine, or other chemical agent, or by hypnotism, or as the result of hysteria, paralysis, or disease. The entire body (╡general anesthesia┤) or only a certain area or areas of the body (╡local anesthesia┤) may be affected. Also, (especially British,) ╡anaesthesia.┤
╩│anesthesia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person, usually a doctor, who studies anesthesiology or is an expert in administering anesthesia, especially during an operation.
╩│anesthesiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of administering general and local anesthetics, especially in surgery.
╩│anesthesiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anesthesia.
╩│anesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anesthesia.
╜│anesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that causes entire or partial loss of the feeling of pain, touch, cold, or other sensation. Ether, chloroform, and procaine are anesthetics used by doctors so that patients will feel no pain.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤causing anesthesia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anesthetic gas.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or with anesthesia.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) unfeeling.
┼╕adv. ╡anesthetically.┤
╩│anesthetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anesthetist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who administers anesthesia, especially during an operation. Also, (especially British,) ╡anaesthetist.┤
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) the inactive period of the estrous cycle.
╩│anestrum, ╛╕noun.
╜│anethole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the chief constituent of the essential oils of anise and fennel, used as a perfuming agent, especially in soaps and toothpastes.
╩│anethole, ╛╕noun.
╜│aneuch, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) enough.
╩│aneuch, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb.
╜│aneuploid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) having a number of chromosomes not a multiple of the haploid number for the species.
╩│aneuploid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aneurin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= vitamin B-1 (thiamin).
╩│aneurin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= vitamin B-1 (thiamin).
╜│aneurysm┐╕ or │aneurism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a permanent swelling of an artery or vein, caused by pressure of the blood on a weakened part. Aneurysms are caused congenitally or by disease or injury.
╩│aneurysm┐╕ or │aneurism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aneurysmal┐╕ or │aneurismal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or caused by aneurysm.
├│ 2. ┤affected with aneurysm.
╩│aneurysmal┐╕ or │aneurismal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anew, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤once more; again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made so many mistakes he had to begin his work anew.┤
├│ 2. ┤in a new form or different way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The architect planned the building anew.┤
╩│anew, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anfractuosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or state of being full of windingsand turnings.
├│ 2. ┤a passage, channel, or crevice full of turnings and windings.
╩│anfractuosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│anfractuous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of windings and turnings; sinuous; roundabout; circuitous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the coast, the anfractuous cliffs are dotted with a series of promontory forts made long before the dawn of history (Atlantic).┤
╩│anfractuous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ANG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Newspaper Guild.
╩│ANG╕ (no periods),
╜│angary, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the right of a belligerent nation to seize, use, or destroy property belonging to neutrals.
╩│angary, ╛╕noun.
╜│angekok┐╕ or │angakok, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Eskimo sorcerer, medicine man, or shaman.
╩│angekok┐╕ or │angakok, ╛╕noun.
╜│angel, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a messenger from God; (in some religious beliefs) one of an order of spiritual beings that are attendants of God.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angels told the shepherds about the birth of Christ.┤
┴┤ (SYN) seraph, cherub.
├│ 2. ┤a conventional representation of such a being, usually as a winged human figure clothed in white.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Angels are painted fair (Thomas Otway).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a person as pure, innocent, good, or lovely as an angel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an angel among women.┤
├│ 4. ┤any supernatural (but not divine) spirit, either good or bad.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular, all his life long (Robert Burton).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a guardian or attendant spirit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I to her became Her guardian and her angel (Tennyson).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a messenger; herald.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soft breezes, the angels of Spring.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harbinger.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a person who pays for producing a play; financial backer; sponsor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But in any show, the initial cost is not nearly so important as operating expenses. They determine how soon--if ever--an angel gets his money back (Newsweek).┤
├│ 8. ┤an English gold coin in use between 1465 and 1634.
├│ 9. ┤an unexplained, invisible phenomenon that causes a radar echo.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to provide financial backing or support for (a play, or other theatrical production).
┴┤ (SYN) sponsor, subsidize, finance.
└╕expr. ╡on the side of the angels,┤ ┤on the virtuous or right side; acting worthily or honorably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O'Brien has been reviled as have few international men ... but his book reassures one that in his fierce way he was on the side of the angels, something his friends would not doubt (Canadian Forum).┤
╩│angel, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│angel cake,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) angel food cake.
╩│angel cake,╕
╜│angel dust,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a powerful drug, phencyclidine or PCP, that acts as a depressant. It is used as a narcotic, especially by smoking it when sprinkled on marijuana, mint leaves, or parsley.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Angel dust ... can create paranoia, restlessness, manic agitation--and it can masquerade as other drugs because its effects sometimes resemble hallucinogens like LSD, or stimulants or depressants (New York Daily News).┤
╩│angel dust,╕
╜│Angeleno, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos╕ or │-noes.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles, California.
╩│Angeleno, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos╕ or │-noes.╕
╜│angelet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little angel.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a gold coin of half the value of an angel (def. 8).
╩│angelet, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several colorful, tropical marine fish with spiny fins.
├│ 2. ┤╡= scalare.┤
╩│angelfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│angel food cake,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a very light, white cake made of the whites of eggs beaten very stiff, with sugar and flour.
╩│angel food cake,╕
╜│angelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of angels; heavenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. angelic messengers. The saint had an angelic vision.┤
├│ 2. ┤like an angel; pure, innocent, good, or lovely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an angelic woman. The little baby had an angelic face.┤
┼╕adv. ╡angelically.┤
╩│angelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angelica, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tall perennial plant of the parsley family used in cooking, in medicine, for flavoring, and in making perfume. Candied angelica is cut into shapes to decorate cakes, etc.
╩│angelica, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angelic.
╩│angelical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angelic.
╜│angelica oil,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless or pale-yellow, aromatic oil obtained from the root or seeds of angelica, used for flavoring.
╩│angelica oil,╕
╜│angelica tree,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the Hercules'-club.
╩│angelica tree,╕
╜│angel light,╕
┬┌┤ a small, triangular light in the upper and outer part of an arched window, next to the point where the arch springs in Gothic architecture.
╩│angel light,╕
╜│angelology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of theology that deals with angels.
╩│angelology, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelshark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shark having large fins which spread out like wings.
╩│angelshark, ╛╕noun.
╜│angelskin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= peau d'ange.
╩│angelskin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= peau d'ange.
╜│angels-on-horseback, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ oysters wrapped in bacon.
╩│angels-on-horseback, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│angel's trumpet,╕
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of South American herbs of the nightshade family having large, trumpet-shaped flowers.
╩│angel's trumpet,╕
╜│Angelus┐╕ or │angelus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prayer said by Roman Catholics in memory of Christ's assuming human form.
├│ 2. ┤the bell (╡Angelus bell┤) rung at morning, noon, and evening to signal the times this prayer is said.
╩│Angelus┐╕ or │angelus, ╛╕noun.
╜│anger, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the feeling one has toward something or someone that hurts, opposes, offends, or annoys; strong displeasure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a moment of anger I hit my brother.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) a painful inflammation.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) grief; trouble.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make angry; arouse anger in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's disobedience angered his father.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) to irritate or inflame (a sore or wound).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He angers easily.┤
╩│anger, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│angerly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) with anger or resentment.
╩│angerly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Angevin, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or from Anjou (old province of France). The Plantagenet family of the kings of England was Angevin.
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to the Plantagenet family.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of the Plantagenet family.
├│ 2. ┤a native or inhabitant of Anjou.
╩│Angevin, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Angevine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Angevin.
╩│Angevine, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Angevin.
╜│angina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= angina pectoris.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sudden, acute pain.
├│ 3. ┤any inflammation of the throat, such as quinsy, croup, or mumps.
╩│angina, ╛╕noun.
╜│anginal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by angina or angina pectoris.
╩│anginal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angina pectoris,
┬┌┤ a condition of the heart marked by sharp chest pains and a feeling of suffocation. It is usually associated with a diminished supply of blood to the heart's muscle.
╩│angina pectoris,
╜│anginose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╩│anginose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╜│anginous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╩│anginous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anginal.
╜│angiocardiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an X-ray photograph of the heart and the thoracic blood vessels.
╩│angiocardiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiocardiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an angiocardiogram or angiocardiography.
╩│angiocardiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angiocardiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌┤ examination of the heart and of the thoracic blood vessels by X-ray photography or a fluoroscope.
╩│angiocardiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│angiocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a fruit enclosed in a distinct covering.
╩│angiocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angioedema, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an allergic condition marked by urticarial swellings on the skin and mucous membranes.
╩│angioedema, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiogenin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein that promotes the growth of new blood vessels, discovered in human cancer tissue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Artificially administered angiogenin could be of great benefit to the victims of heart disease by causing new blood vessels to grow in the heart (Thomas H. Maugh II).┤
╩│angiogenin, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an X-ray photograph of blood vessels, especially of the heart, by the injection of a radiopaque substance into the blood vessels.
╩│angiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with angiography.
╩│angiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌┤ X-ray examination of blood vessels by injection of a radiopaque substance into blood vessels.
╩│angiography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│angiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies angiology or is an expert in angiographic examination.
╩│angiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of anatomy that deals with the blood and lymphatic vessels.
╩│angiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│angioma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a tumor produced chiefly by the enlargement of blood or lymphatic vessels.
╩│angioma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│angiomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an angioma or angiomas.
╩│angiomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angioneurotic edema, ╟= angioedema.
╩│angioneurotic edema, ╟= angioedema.
╜│angioplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a surgical procedure for clearing a passage in an artery, especially by threading a small balloon through the artery and inflating it to clear blood clots and fatty deposits.
┼╕adj. ╡angioplastic.┤
╩│angioplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiosperm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary or fruit; a flowering plant. Grasses, beans, strawberries, and oaks are angiosperms. The angiosperms are one of the two large subdivisions into which the seedbearing plants are divided.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Geologic history supports the statement that the angiosperms have been slowly but certainly replacing the gymnosperms during the last 100 million years (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│angiosperm, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiospermal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╩│angiospermal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╜│angiospermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╩│angiospermic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= angiospermous.
╜│angiospermous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the seeds enclosed in an ovary.
╩│angiospermous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angiotensin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a peptide occurring in the blood that affects the caliber of blood vessels and otherwise alters blood pressure.
╩│angiotensin, ╛╕noun.
╜│angiotensin-converting enzyme, ╟= ACE.
╩│angiotensin-converting enzyme, ╟= ACE.
╜│angiotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.
┬┌┤ surgical incision or dissection of a blood or lymphatic vessel.
╩│angiotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.
╜│angiotonin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angiotensin.
╩│angiotonin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angiotensin.
╜│angklung, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a musical instrument of Malaya and Indonesia, consisting of bamboo pipes of different lengths that are tuned to octaves.
╩│angklung, ╛╕noun.
╜│Angl.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Anglican.
├│ 2. ┤Anglicized.
╩│Angl.,╕
╜│angle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the space between two lines or surfaces that meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Angles are measured in degrees.┤
├│ 2. ┤the figure formed by two such lines or surfaces.
├│ 3. ┤the difference in direction between two such lines or surfaces, measured especially in degrees or parts of degrees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two roads lie at an angle of about 45 degrees.┤
├│ 4. ┤a corner of a building, room, or other structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We took a picture of the northeast angle of the church.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a point of view; an approach to a task or problem often selected to achieve a particular result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I would like to hear your angle in this dispute. We are dealing with the problem from a new angle.┤
├│ b. ┤one aspect or phase of a problem or situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many angles to this question.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) a special, underhanded scheme to make profit; racket.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move at an angle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chicken angled across the road.┤
├│ 2. ┤to turn or bend at an angle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The road here angles to the right.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to move or bend in angles.
├│ 2. ┤to place at an angle or angles.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, especially U.S. Figurative.) to present (a report, narrative, item of news, or the like) with bias or prejudice; slant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good reporter does not angle his story.┤
╩│angle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
╜│angle─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to fish with a hook and line.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to try to get something by using tricks or schemes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She angled for an invitation to his party by flattering him. For some years now [Russia] has been angling to detach Japan from the western powers (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic.) a fishhook.
╩│angle─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│angle bar,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of iron or steel used to bolt together the ends of two rails on a railroad track; rail joint.
├│ 2. ┤╡= angle iron.┤
╩│angle bar,╕
╜│angle brace,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a special brace to drill in corners otherwise difficult to reach.
├│ 2. ┤╡= angle iron.┤
╩│angle brace,╕
╜│angled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an angle or angles.
├│ 2. ┤placed at angles with each other.
╩│angled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angledozer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bulldozer with its blade set at a slant to push earth, snow, or other objects to one side.
╩│angledozer, ╛╕noun.
╜│angle iron,╕
┬┌┤ a strip of iron or steel in the shape of an angle, used for joining or bracing two or more pieces at an angle.
╩│angle iron,╕
╜│anglemeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various instruments used for measuring angles, especially a clinometer.
╩│anglemeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│angle of aberration,╕
┬┌┤ the angle between the actual and the apparent position of a star or other heavenly body to an observer. See ╡aberration┤ (def. 5).┤
╩│angle of aberration,╕
╜│angle of attack,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the acute angle between the chord of an airplane wing or other airfoil and the direction of the relative wind in flight.
╩│angle of attack,╕
╜│angle of deviation,╕
┬┌┤ the angle between a ray of light that enters an optical device, prism, etc., and the ray, or any one of the rays, that emerges.
╩│angle of deviation,╕
╜│angle of dip,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the angle of downward inclination from the horizontal of the needle of a magnetic compass, ranging from 0 degrees at the magnetic equator to 90 degrees at either of the magnetic poles.
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) the angle of downward inclination from the horizontal in a plane of stratification.
╩│angle of dip,╕
╜│angle of incidence,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the angle that a line or ray of light, or the like, falling upon a surface makes with a line perpendicular to that surface. The angle of incidence is always equal to and adjacent to the angle of reflection.
├│ 2a. ┤the angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft and the chord of a wing or other horizontal airfoil.
├│ b. ┤(British.) the angle of attack.
╩│angle of incidence,╕
╜│angle of reflection,╕
┬┌┤ the angle that a line or ray of light, or the like, reflected from a surface, makes with a line perpendicular to that surface.
╩│angle of reflection,╕
╜│angle of refraction,╕
┬┌┤ the angle that a ray of light or the like refracted at a surface separating two media makes with a line perpendicular to the surface.
╩│angle of refraction,╕
╜│angle of repose,╕
┬┌┤ the greatest angle of slope from the horizontal at which a heap of loose material will stand without slipping, sliding, or rolling. The angle varies according to the nature of the material.
╩│angle of repose,╕
╜│angle of slip┐╕ or │slide,╕
┬┌┤ the minimum angle of slope from the horizontal at which loose material, such as earth, will flow or slide downward.
╩│angle of slip┐╕ or │slide,╕
╜│angle of stall,╕
┬┌┤ the angle of attack of an airfoil at which the flow of air about the airfoil changes abruptly so that lift is sharply reduced and drag is sharply increased.
╩│angle of stall,╕
╜│angle plate,╕ ╟│= angle iron.
╩│angle plate,╕ ╟│= angle iron.
╜│anglepod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various plants of the milkweed family, especially a species of the southern and central United States.
╩│anglepod, ╛╕noun.
╜│angler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who fishes with a hook and line, especially one who does so for sport.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who tries to get something by using tricks and schemes.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡angler fish.┤ a kind of saltwater fish of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, that preys upon small fish which it attracts by the movement of wormlike tendrils or filaments attached to its head and mouth.
╩│angler, ╛╕noun.
╜│Angles, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a West Germanic tribe that, with the Jutes and Saxons, invaded and settled in England in the 400's and 500's A.D. The Angles founded there the kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria, and from the Angles the name ╖England┤ is derived.
╩│Angles, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│angle shot,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤any photograph, or motion-picture or television scene, taken by the camera at an angle, as from the side or upward from below.
├│ 2. ┤(Sports.) the directing of a ball, puck, or the like, obliquely across a court, field, or rink.
╩│angle shot,╕
╜│anglesite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ native lead sulfate, occurring in crystalline or granular form.
╩│anglesite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anglesmith, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blacksmith skilled in forging angle irons, beams, and other fittings, into the various forms used in shipbuilding.
╩│anglesmith, ╛╕noun.
╜│angleworm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= earthworm.
╩│angleworm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= earthworm.
╜│Anglia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Latin name for England.
╩│Anglia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Angles, their dialect, or their customs.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the Angles; an Angle.
├│ 2. ┤the dialect of the Angles.
╩│Anglian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anglic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a simplified form of English worked out by the Swedish scholar R. E. Zachrisson (1880-1937) for use as an auxiliary international language.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Anglian.┤
╩│Anglic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Anglican, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the Church of England or other churches of the same faith or in communion with it elsewhere.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) English.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of an Anglican Church.
╩│Anglican, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anglican Church,╕ ╟│= Church of England.
╩│Anglican Church,╕ ╟│= Church of England.
╜│Anglican Communion,╕
┬┌┤ the Church of England and the churches elsewhere conforming with its doctrine and organization, such as the Church of Ireland, the Episcopal Church of Scotland, and the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States.
╩│Anglican Communion,╕
╜│Anglicanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and beliefs of the Church of Englandand other churches of the same faith elsewhere (the Anglican Communion).
╩│Anglicanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglice, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Medieval Latin.) in English; as it would be said in English.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to the English.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a word, phrase, or meaning used in England, but not in widespread use in other English-speaking countries; a Briticism.
├│ 3. ┤the state or quality of being characteristically English.
╩│Anglicism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a person who studies English linguistics.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Anglist.┤
╩│Anglicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglicization┐╕ or │anglicization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of making or becoming English.
╩│Anglicization┐╕ or │anglicization, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglicize┐╕ or │anglicize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become English in form, pronunciation, habits, customs, or character. "Cajole," "lace," and "cousin" are French words that have been Anglicized.
╩│Anglicize┐╕ or │anglicize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌┤ the act, art, or sport of fishing, especially with a hook and line.
╩│angling, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person who studies England or its history, literature, and the like.
╩│Anglist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ English linguistics.
╩│Anglistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-glos.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S., Southwestern Slang.) a white American of other than Spanish or Mexican descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In New Mexico, the line drawn between "Anglo" and "Hispano" is a linguistic, not a racial one. ... The term Anglo designates the non-Hispano, non-Indian portion of the population, whose names may run from Gallagher to Goldstein (Harper's).┤
╩│Anglo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-glos.╕
╜│Anglo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤English.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anglo-Catholic = English-Catholic.┤
├│ 2. ┤English and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Anglo-American alliance = the English-and-American alliance.┤
╩│Anglo-,╕
╜│Anglo-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤English and American.
├│ 2. ┤of or shared by Anglo-Americans.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an American, especially a United States citizen, of English descent.
╩│Anglo-American, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anglo-Canadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤English and Canadian.
├│ 2. ┤of or shared byAnglo-Canadians.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a Canadian citizen of English descent.
╩│Anglo-Canadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anglo-Catholic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of the Church of England who believes that the Reformation neither cut off nor altered its Catholicism and insists on its Catholic character.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the Church of England as a Catholic church (contrasted with the Roman Catholic and Greek churches); emphasizing the Catholic character of the Church of England.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with Anglo-Catholics, their practices, or their beliefs.
╩│Anglo-Catholic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Anglo-Catholicism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Anglo-Catholic beliefs and practices.
╩│Anglo-Catholicism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglo-French, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤English and French; of or having to do with England and France together.
├│ 2. ┤of or in the dialect called Anglo-French; Anglo-Norman.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the dialect of French introduced into England mainly by the Normans following their conquest of the country in 1066, and used to some extent even through the 1300's; Anglo-Norman; Norman-French. (Abbr:) AF (no periods).
╩│Anglo-French, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anglo-Indian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person of British birth long resident in India, especially one who was, or belonged to the immediate family of, a British Indian civil servant, soldier, or the like.
├│ b. ┤the dialect of English spoken by such persons, containing many words taken directly from the native languages of India, especially Hindi.
├│ 2. ┤(officially, in the Republic of India) an Indian citizen of mixed European, especially British, and Indian descent; Eurasian.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Anglo-Indians; that is an Anglo-Indian.
╩│Anglo-Indian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Anglo-Irish, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤English and Irish.
├│ 2a. ┤of or having to do with the English who have settled in Ireland, or their descendants.
├│ b. ┤of English parentage on one side and of Irish on the other.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Anglo-Irish persons, thought of as a social or ethnic group.
├│ 2. ┤the dialect of English spoken by such persons, containing elements of both English and Irish.
╩│Anglo-Irish, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Anglomania, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ extreme fondness for English institutions and customs, especially for imitating them.
╩│Anglomania, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglomaniac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is fond of and imitates the English, especially to an extreme degree in speech and manner; an extreme Anglophile.
╩│Anglomaniac, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglo-Norman, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the Normans who settled in England between 1066 and 1154.
├│ 2. ┤a descendant of an English Norman.
├│ 3. ┤╡= Anglo-French.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤English and Norman. (Abbr:) AN (no periods).
╩│Anglo-Norman, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Anglo-Nubian goat,
┬┌┤ a breed of milk goat resulting from a cross between Nubian goats and goats from England.
╩│Anglo-Nubian goat,
╜│Anglophil, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Anglophile.
╩│Anglophil, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Anglophile.
╜│Anglophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who greatly admires England, its people, and its culture.
╩│Anglophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a devotion to England, its culture, or its people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unlike many Americans who work in England, Wallace has held to a calm course between Anglophilia and Anglophobia (Newsweek).┤
╩│Anglophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglophiliac, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Anglophilic.
╩│Anglophiliac, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Anglophilic.
╜│Anglophilic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by Anglophilia.
╩│Anglophilic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Anglophobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has a great hatred, distrust, or fear of England or the English.
╩│Anglophobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ great hatred, distrust, or fear of England or the English.
╩│Anglophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anglophobic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Anglophobia.
╩│Anglophobic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Anglophone┐╕ or │anglophone, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an English-speaking inhabitant of a bilingual or multilingual country.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Anglophones; English-speaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Anglophone and Francophone clubs reflect the philosophy of Britain and France themselves (C. L. Sulzberger).┤
╩│Anglophone┐╕ or │anglophone, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Anglo-Saxon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of the Germanic tribes that invaded England in the 400's and 500's A.D. and ruled most of England until the Norman Conquest in 1066.
├│ 2. ┤his speech; the language of these tribes; Old English.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Old English is the best designation for the Germanic dialects of Britain before the Norman Conquest, though the less suitable Anglo-Saxon is often used (H. A. Gleason, Jr.).┤
├│ 3. ┤a member of the English-speaking world; person who in any period of history has spoken English.
├│ 4. ┤a person of English descent.
├│ 5. ┤the English language as spoken or written in any part of the world at any date; English.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤plain English without long Latin or other foreign words.
├│ b. ┤English words considered too coarse for polite use.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the Anglo-Saxons.
├│ 2. ┤of Anglo-Saxon.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with any English-speaking people. (Abbr:) AS (no periods).
╩│Anglo-Saxon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Anglo-Saxonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Anglo-Saxon character, spirit, tendencies, etc.
├│ 2. ┤an Anglo-Saxon trait or usage.
╩│Anglo-Saxonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│angoisse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤(in existentialist philosophy) the sense of fear and anxiety that leads man to question the meaning of life.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) anguish.
╩│angoisse, ╛╕noun.
╜│angola, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angora.
╩│angola, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angora.
╜│Angolan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Angola (a former Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa), its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Angola.
╩│Angolan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│angolar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lares.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a unit of Angolan money, worth about 3 1/2 cents.
├│ 2. ┤a piece of paper money worth one angolar.
╩│angolar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lares.╕
╜│Angora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Angora cat.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= Angora goat.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= Angora rabbit.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= mohair.┤
├│ 5. ┤╡= angora ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│Angora, ╛╕noun.
╜│angora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= mohair.┤
├│ 2. ┤a very fluffy yarn or fabric made partly or entirely of the hair of the Angora goat or the Angora rabbit.
╩│angora, ╛╕noun.
╜│Angora cat,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of the domestic cat with long, silky hair.
╩│Angora cat,╕
╜│Angora goat,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of goat with long, silky hair. This hair is used for wool and made into a cloth called angora or mohair.
╩│Angora goat,╕
╜│Angora rabbit,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a domestic breed of rabbits with long, soft hair, especially a variety that has a white coat and deep-pink eyes. The hair is used in making a very fluffy yarn or fabric.
╩│Angora rabbit,╕
╜│Angora wool,╕
┬┌┤ the long, silky hair of the Angora goat, used for wool and made into a cloth called angora or mohair.
╩│Angora wool,╕
╜│angostura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡angostura bark.┤ the bitter bark of a South American tree of the rue family.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Angostura.┤ ╡= Angostura Bitters.┤
╩│angostura, ╛╕noun.
╜│Angostura Bitters,╕
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a bitter tonic prepared from various barks and roots. It is used as flavoring in certain alcoholic drinks and sometimes in food.
╩│Angostura Bitters,╕
╜│Angouleme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a branch of the royal house of Valois founded by Francis I. The Angoulemes ruled France from 1515 to 1589.
╩│Angouleme, ╛╕noun.
╜│Angoumois grain moth,
┬┌┤ a moth whose larva infests stored grain.
╩│Angoumois grain moth,
╜│Angra Mainyu,
┬┌┤ (in the Zoroastrian religion) an earlier name of ╡Ahriman.┤
╩│Angra Mainyu,
╜│Angries┐╕ or │angries, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) Angry Young Men.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "We're not Beatniks and we're not Angries," said another student (Maclean's).┤
╩│Angries┐╕ or │angries, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│angrily, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an angry manner; with anger or resentment.
╩│angrily, ╛╕adverb.
╜│angriness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality of being angry; wrathfulness.
├│ 2. ┤an inflamed condition of a wound.
╩│angriness, ╛╕noun.
╜│angry, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-grier,╕ │-griest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤feeling or showing anger; roused by anger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was very angry when he kicked my dog.┤
┴┤ (SYN) irate, enraged, furious, infuriated.
├│ 2. ┤raging or stormy; characterized by or suggestive of anger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dark clouds made the sky look angry.┤
├│ 3. ┤expressing anger; moved or caused by anger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My friend's angry words hurt my feelings.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) inflamed and sore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An infected cut looks angry.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) irritable.
╩│angry, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-grier,╕ │-griest.╕
╜│Angry Young Man┐╕ or │angry young man,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of a group of British writers of the 1950's and 1960's characterized by works that bitterly attack or satirize the social and political establishment of Great Britain.
├│ 2. ┤any young intellectual rebel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Burns' career as B.C. (British Columbia) radio's most popular angry young man was secure (Maclean's).┤
╩│Angry Young Man┐╕ or │angry young man,╕
╜│Angst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) inordinate fear, fright, or anxiety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her ill health and feelings of inferiority obsessed her with a sense of Angst (Harold Nicolson).┤
╩│Angst, ╛╕noun.
╜│angstrom┐╕ or │Angstrom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angstrom unit.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. One angstrom is (10 to the power of minus 8) centimeter (Robert H. Baker).┤
╩│angstrom┐╕ or │Angstrom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= angstrom unit.
╜│angstrom┐╕ or │Angstrom unit,╕
┬┌┤ one ten-millionth of a millimeter, a unit of measurement of the wave length of light. (Abbr:) A., A (no period), A., A.U.
╩│angstrom┐╕ or │Angstrom unit,╕
╜│Anguillan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Anguilla (one of the Leeward Islands, in the West Indies) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Anguilla.
╩│Anguillan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anguilliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like an eel.
╩│anguilliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anguine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling a snake; snakelike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anguine lizard.┤
╩│anguine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anguish, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤very great physical pain; great suffering or distress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was in anguish until the doctor set his broken leg.┤
┴┤ (SYN) agony, torment.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) extreme mental pain or suffering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the anguish of despair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) agony, torment, woe.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause anguish to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The loss of her son anguished her deeply.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to suffer anguish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had waked and anguished (John Keats).┤
╩│anguish, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│anguished, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suffering anguish; distressed with severe pain.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) full of grief or anguish; showing anguish; tormented.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anguished cry. He saw the anguished face of the mother whose child was lost.┤
╩│anguished, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an angle or angles; having sharp corners; pointed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I cut my hand on an angular piece of rock.┤
├│ 2. ┤consisting of an angle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an angular point.┤
├│ 3. ┤measured by an angle.
├│ 4. ┤somewhat thin and bony; not plump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many basketball players have tall, angular bodies.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gaunt, lank.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) stiff and awkward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. angular movements.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clumsy, gawky.
┼╕adv. ╡angularly.┤
┼╕noun ╡angularness.┤
╩│angular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│angular acceleration,╕
┬┌┤ the rate of change of angular velocity.
╩│angular acceleration,╕
╜│angular aperture,╕
┬┌┤ the angular breadth of the light which an optical instrument transmits from the point viewed.
╩│angular aperture,╕
╜│angular diameter,╕ ╟│= apparent diameter.
╩│angular diameter,╕ ╟│= apparent diameter.
╜│angular displacement,╕
┬┌┤ the amount of rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis.
╩│angular displacement,╕
╜│angular gyrus,╕
┬┌┤ a part of the left hemisphere of the brain, in which visual images of words are converted into their associated sounds.
╩│angular gyrus,╕
╜│angularity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ the condition of having many angles or sharp or prominent corners; angular quality or form.
└╕expr. ╡angularities,┤ ┤sharp corners.
╩│angularity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│angular measure,╕ ╟│= circular measure.
╩│angular measure,╕ ╟│= circular measure.
╜│angular momentum,╕
┬┌┤ the product of the moment of inertia of a body and its angular velocity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Angular momentum is ... extremely important in connection with nuclear physics. Each elementary particle of physics, such as the proton and the neutron, has an angular momentum called spin (John R. Peirce).┤
╩│angular momentum,╕
╜│angular velocity,╕
┬┌┤ the rate of angular motion about an axis, usually expressed in radians per second.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any oxide that unites with water to form an acid or base. Sulfur trioxide is the anhydride of sulfuric acid. An anhydride of a nonmetal or of an organic radical is an acid anhydride; an anhydride of a metal is a basic anhydride.
├│ 2. ┤any compound which is formed by the removal of water.
╩│anhydride, ╛╕noun.
╜│anhydrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white or grayish mineral consisting of anhydrous calcium sulfate, usually granular but sometimes crystalline.
╩│anhydrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anhydroglucose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ glucose in crystalline form, from which all water has been removed.
╩│anhydroglucose, ╛╕noun.
╜│anhydrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without water.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.) containing no water of crystallization; not hydrated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anhydrous ammonia. Many crystals, like diamond, sulfur, quartz, sodium chloride, potassium chlorate, and others, are anhydrous (Monroe M. Offner).┤
╩│anhydrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ani, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │anis.╕
┬┌┤ a kind of cuckoo with black feathers, inhabiting the warmer parts of America; tickbird.
╩│ani, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │anis.╕
╜│aniconic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not shaped into human form, especially of images of worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Certain aniconic sacred things ... we may call fetishes--the hewn stock or pillar, the meteorite, the axe (L. R. Farnell).┤
╩│aniconic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aniconism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use or worship of aniconic images.
╩│aniconism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anigh, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌┤ (Dialect or Archaic.) nigh; near.
╩│anigh, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│anight, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) at night; by night.
╩│anight, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anights, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) anight.
╩│anights, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a West Indian shrub of the pea family, from the leaves and stalks of which indigo is made.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) indigo.
╩│anil, ╛╕noun.
╜│anile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ old-womanish; suitable for a weak or doting old woman.
╩│anile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anilide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any compound derived from aniline.
╩│anilide, ╛╕noun.
╜│anilin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aniline.
╩│anilin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aniline.
╜│aniline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous, oily liquid, colorless when pure, obtained from coal tar and especially from nitrobenzene. It is a compound of carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen and is used in making dyes, perfumes, certain medicines, plastics, and resins.
╩│aniline, ╛╕noun.
╜│aniline dye,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any dye made from aniline.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several chemically related dyes.
├│ 3. ┤any artificial dye.
╩│aniline dye,╕
╜│anility, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anile condition; dotage.
├│ 2. ┤an anile act or notion.
╩│anility, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│anim.,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) animato.
╩│anim.,╕
╜│anima, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mae.╕
┬┌┤ (Latin.) life; soul.
╩│anima, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mae.╕
╜│animadversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ unfavorable comment; criticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the years passed, and the royal mourning remained as unrelieved as ever, the animadversions grew more general and more severe (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) censure, blame.
╩│animadversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│animadvert, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make criticisms; comment unfavorably; censure.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to observe; remark; note.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) to observe.
┼╕noun ╡animadverter.┤
╩│animadvert, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│animal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any living thing that is not a plant. Most animals can move about, while most plants cannot. Animals feed upon other animals or plants. Many animals have a cavity for digestion and a nervous system, and can inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. A dog, a bird, a fish, a snake, a fly, and a worm are all animals. Animals are distinguished typically from plants by more advanced types of sensation and response to stimuli.
├│ 2. ┤an animal other than man; brute; beast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a farm stocked with pigs, cows, geese, and various other animals. Man has always considered himself closer to God than the animals are.┤
├│ 3a. ┤an animal with four feet; quadruped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Man uses animals as beasts of burden: the elephant in the jungle, the water buffalo in or near the river and marsh, the donkey in the mountains, the horse on the plains, and the camel in the desert.┤
├│ b. ┤any mammal, as distinguished from a bird, reptile, and other lower forms.
├│ 4. ┤a person who is like a beast in the way that he acts or thinks; brutish or degenerate person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His intellect is not replenished, he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) any person or thing regarded as strange, different, or unusual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Monique ... hasn't yet grasped the English mentality--if there is such an animal (Maclean's).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of animals; relating to or connected with animals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the animal world, animal fats.┤
├│ 2. ┤like that of animals; purely physical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. animal courage, animal cunning. What is important and inspiring ... is the idea that the human spirit will be able to master its animal nature through reason (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ 3. ┤sensual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. animal appetites.┤
┼╕adj. ╡animallike.┤
╩│animal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│animal bipes implume,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) an unfeathered, two-footed animal (a definition of man in the Latin version of Plato's ╖Politicus┤).
╩│animal bipes implume,
╜│animal charcoal,╕ ╟│= boneblack.
╩│animal charcoal,╕ ╟│= boneblack.
╜│animal crackers,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) slightly sweet cookies pressed and baked in the shapes of animals.
╩│animal crackers,╕
╜│animalcula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡animalculum.┤
╩│animalcula, ╛╕noun.
╜│animalculae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ animalcules.
╩│animalculae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│animalcular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of animalcules.
╩│animalcular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│animalcule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very tiny animal, usually too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rotifers and protozoans are animalcules.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) any very small animal, such as a mouse or insect.
┬┌┤ all animals, as distinguished from plants or minerals.
╩│animal kingdom,╕
╜│animally, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= physically.
╩│animally, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= physically.
╜│animal magnetism,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the power to attract physically; physical charm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the power of animal magnetism and money in the competition for the top girl (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤hypnotism; mesmerism.
╩│animal magnetism,╕
╜│animal park,╕
┬┌┤ a zoo where animals live in open surroundings similar to their natural habitats instead of being displayed in cages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the new animal parks now opening all over the United States ... , animals have the space in which to interact with their own and other species in a natural way (Barbara Ford).┤
╩│animal park,╕
╜│animal pole,╕
┬┌┤ that part of the surface of an egg or ovum having the least yolk, in which is found the most vital protoplasm in the embryo.
╩│animal pole,╕
╜│animal protein factor,╕
┬┌┤ vitamin B-12 added to animal feed to stimulate growth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His arrival animated the whole party. Our teacher is able to animate a lecture on a dull subject with witty remarks.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enliven.
├│ 2. ┤to arouse to action of any kind:
├│ a. ┤to inspire; encourage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers were animated by their captain's brave speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inspirit, embolden.
├│ b. ┤to move mentally; stir up; incite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the motives which animate that great man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prompt.
├│ 3a. ┤to put in motion by causing to act or work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Windmills are animated by the wind. Among the things the Americans showed were the Lionel train, a model of Norris Dam, some sewing machines, and some mechanical saws--all animated (New Yorker).┤
┴┤ (SYN) actuate, automate.
├│ b. ┤to prepare in the form of an animated cartoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to animate a film sequence.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to be a motive or reason for; give life to; make alive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Love for her mother animated Alice's work. Poetry, that force which ... animates matter (Samuel Johnson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) quicken, vivify.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to cause to move as if alive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a field of corn animated by the wind.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having life; living. Animate nature means all living plants and animals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scientists now believe there are many worlds in outer space having animate beings.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys had an animated discussion about yesterday's baseball game.┤
┴┤ (SYN) spirited.
├│ 2. ┤gay; joyful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an animated smile.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vivacious, buoyant.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) seeming to be alive; simulating life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. animated dolls working on batteries.┤
├│ 4. ┤living; alive; animate.
┼╕adv. ╡animatedly.┤
╩│animated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│animated cartoon┐╕ or │animated drawing,╕
┬┌┤ a series of drawings arranged to be photographed and shown as a motion picture. Each drawing shows a slight change from the one before it, so that when projected in rapid sequence the figures appear to move.
╩│animated cartoon┐╕ or │animated drawing,╕
╜│animating, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤giving life.
├│ 2. ┤rendering lifelike.
├│ 3. ┤inspiring; enlivening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The talk was incessant and animating (John Tyndall).┤
┼╕adv. ╡animatingly.┤
╩│animating, ╛╕adjective.
╜│animation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤liveliness of manner; vigor; spirit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy acted his part as a pirate with great animation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vivacity.
├│ 2. ┤an animating or being animated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a case of suspended animation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enlivening.
├│ 3. ┤the preparation of an animated cartoon.
├│ 4. ┤life.
┴┤ (SYN) aliveness.
╩│animation, ╛╕noun.
╜│animatism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the belief that inanimate objects have a form of life and are conscious beings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Animatism apparently never gives rise to religious sentiments, nor does it inspire the worship of the object said to be animated (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│animatism, ╛╕noun.
╜│animato, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) lively; gay; vigorous; with spirit.
╩│animato, ╛╕adjective.
╜│animator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that animates.
├│ 2. ┤an artist who makes the drawings forming an animated cartoon.
╩│animator, ╛╕noun.
╜│anime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several resins or copals, especially:
├│ a. ┤a resin obtained from a tropical American tree, used especially in making varnish.
├│ b. ┤╡= elemi.┤
╩│anime, ╛╕noun.
╜│animism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the belief that there are living souls in trees, stones, stars, and other objects traditionally thought of as being without souls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It should be noted that animism, especially where it involves the belief in spirits who dwell in pools, trees, or other similar things, must be distinguished from animatism (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├│ 2. ┤the belief in the existence of soul distinct from matter; belief in spiritual beings, such as souls, angels, and devils.
╩│animism, ╛╕noun.
╜│animis opibusque parati,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) prepared in mind and resources (one of two mottoes of South Carolina, the other being ╖dum spiro spero┤).
╩│animis opibusque parati,
╜│animist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who believes in some form of animism.
╩│animist, ╛╕noun.
╜│animistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with animism.
╩│animistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│animosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ active dislike or enmity; keen hostile feelings; ill will; violent hatred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gossips soon earn the animosity of their neighbors.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hostility, hate.
╩│animosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│animus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤violent hatred; ill will; active dislike or enmity; animosity.
├│ 2. ┤moving spirit; intention.
╩│animus, ╛╕noun.
╜│anion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a negatively charged ion. During electrolysis, anions move toward the positive pole (contrasted with ╖cation┤).
├│ 2. ┤an atom or group of atoms having a negative charge.
╩│anion, ╛╕noun.
╜│anion exchange,╕
┬┌┤ ion exchange in which the negative ions are exchanged.
╩│anion exchange,╕
╜│anionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anion or anions.
╩│anionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aniridia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a congenital absence of or defect in the iris of the eye.
╩│aniridia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of anisette made in Spain.
╩│anis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anis-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡aniso-┤ before vowels, as in ╖aniseikonia.┤
╩│anis-,╕
╜│anisaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pale-yellow liquid, used in perfumes.
╩│anisaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│anise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the same family as the carrot and parsley, grown especially for its fragrant seeds.
├│ 2. ┤the seed, used as a flavoring or in medicine; aniseed.
╩│anise, ╛╕noun.
╜│aniseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fragrant seed of the anise, used as a flavoring in certain foods and drinks, or in medicine. Its flavor is somewhat like that of licorice.
╩│aniseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│aniseikonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition characterized by the formation of an image in one eye which differs in size or shape from that formed in the other.
╩│aniseikonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aniseikonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with aniseikonia.
├│ 2. ┤resembling or characterized by aniseikonia.
╩│aniseikonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anise oil,╕
┬┌┤ the essential oil obtained from aniseed, the source of many important chemical derivatives, also used in absinthe and in medicines.
╩│anise oil,╕
╜│anise seed,╕ ╟│= aniseed.
╩│anise seed,╕ ╟│= aniseed.
╜│anisette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a liqueur flavored with aniseed.
╩│anisette, ╛╕noun.
╜│aniso-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤unequal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anisopterous┤
├┤ ╡= having unequal wings.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤unlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anisodactylous┤
├┤ ╡= having the toes unlike.┤┤ Also, ╡anis-┤ before vowels.
╩│aniso-,╕
╜│anisocarpic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having fewer carpels than other floral parts.
╩│anisocarpic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisocytosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inequality in the size of the red blood corpuscles.
╩│anisocytosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anisodactylous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the toes unlike.
╩│anisodactylous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisogamete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ from each other in form or size.
╩│anisogamete, ╛╕noun.
╜│anisogamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anisogamy.
╩│anisogamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisogamy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conjugation of dissimilar gametes, among protozoans and thallophytes.
╩│anisogamy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anisole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound used in perfumery and as a solvent.
╩│anisole, ╛╕noun.
╜│anisomerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ a. ┤having irregular or asymmetrical floral parts.
├│ b. ┤having unequal numbers of parts in each whorl.
╩│anisomerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of unequal measurement; having nonsymmetrical parts; not isometric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anisometric crystals.┤
╩│anisometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisometropia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inequality in the refractive power of the two eyes.
╩│anisometropia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anisopterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having unequal wings.
╩│anisopterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Physics.) having different properties in different directions; aeolotropic (contrasted with ╖isotropic┤).
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) responding differently or unequally to external stimuli.
┼╕adv. ╡anisotropically.┤
╩│anisotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anisotropy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of being anisotropic.
╩│anisotropy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anjou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of large, late-maturing, russet pears that originated in France but are widely grown in the United States.
╩│Anjou, ╛╕noun.
╜│anker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of liquid measure for wine and spirits used in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and certain other north European countries. In the Netherlands (and formerly in England) it is equal to 8 1/2 imperial gallons.
╩│anker, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankerite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral closely allied to dolomite, with the magnesia largely replaced by iron, valued as an iron ore.
╩│ankerite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a T-shaped cross with a loop at the top, in Egyptian art and mythology symbolizing generation or life; crux ansata; ansate cross.
╩│ankh, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-kled,╕ │-kling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the joint that connects the foot and the leg. Human beings and all other animals that have feet and bones have ankles.
├│ 2. ┤the slender part of the leg between this joint and the calf. The ankle of a human being has seven bones.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to walk, especially in a swaggering fashion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... long-stemmed models ankled through the lobby ... (Time).┤
╩│ankle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-kled,╕ │-kling.╕
╜│anklebone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principal bone of the ankle; the astragalus or talus.
╩│anklebone, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankle-deep, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a depth sufficient to cover a person's ankles.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) deeply immersed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to be ankle-deep in problems.┤
╩│ankle-deep, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│anklet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short sock reaching just above the ankle.
├│ 2. ┤a band or chain worn around the ankle. An anklet may be an ornament, a brace, or a fetter.
╩│anklet, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an elephant goad combining a sharp hook and a straight point or spike, used in India.
╩│ankus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankush, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ankus.
╩│ankush, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ankus.
╜│ankylosaur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dinosaur of the Upper Cretaceous period, having an armor of bony plates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Despite the weight of their armor and their consequent lack of mobility, ankylosaurs in fossil form have been found in all parts of the world (William E. Swinton).┤
╩│ankylosaur, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankylose, ╛╕verb, ╞│-losed,╕ │-losing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(of joints) to become stiff; undergo ankylosis.
├│ 2. ┤(of bones) to grow together; unite by ankylosis.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to grow together or become stiff, by or as if by ankylosis. Also, ╡anchylose.┤
╩│ankylose, ╛╕verb, ╞│-losed,╕ │-losing.╕
╜│ankylosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a joining together of bones as a result of disease, injury, or corrective surgery.
├│ 2. ┤stiffness of a joint caused by this. Also, ╡anchylosis.┤
╩│ankylosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ankylostomiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ancylostomiasis.
╩│ankylostomiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ancylostomiasis.
╜│ankylotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with ankylosis. Also, ╡anchylotic.┤
╩│ankylotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anlace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of medieval dagger resembling a heavy knife, broad at the hilt and tapering to a point.
├│ 1a. ┤the first clustering of cells constituting the beginning of an organ or part in the development of an embryo.
├│ b. ┤╡= blastema.┤
├│ 2. ┤foundation; rudiment.
├│ 3. ┤predisposition; inclination.
╩│Anlage, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gen.╕
╜│ann.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤annals.
├│ 2. ┤annual.
├│ 3. ┤annuity.
├│ 4. ┤years (Latin, ╖anni┤).
╩│ann.,╕
╜│anna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in India and Pakistan:
├│ 1. ┤a former unit of money equal to one-sixteenth of a rupee.
├│ 2. ┤a coin having this value.
╩│anna, ╛╕noun.
╜│annabergite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, hydrous arsenate of nickel, of a fine apple-green color, occurring in capillary crystals or as an earthy mass.
╩│annabergite, ╛╕noun.
╜│annal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record of the events of a single year, or entry of a single item, in a chronicle.
╩│annal, ╛╕noun.
╜│annalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a writer of annals.
├│ 2. ┤╡= historian.┤
├│ 3. ┤any keeper of records.
╩│annalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│annalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an annalist or characteristic of annals.
┼╕adv. ╡annalistically.┤
╩│annalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annals, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤historical records; history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. George Washington holds an important place in the annals of the United States of America.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chronicles.
├│ 2. ┤a written account of events year by year.
├│ 3a. ┤a record of any proceedings.
├│ b. ┤any record; story.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ...the short and simple annals of the poor (Thomas Gray).┤
┴┤ (SYN) account.
╩│annals, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Annamese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-mese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Annam (a former kingdom, now part of Vietnam), its people, their language, or their way of life.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Annam.
├│ 2. ┤the language spoken by the Annamese; the Vietnamese language.
╩│Annamese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-mese.╕
╜│Annamite, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Annamese.
╩│Annamite, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Annamese.
╜│annates, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the first year's revenue of a see or benefice, paid to the Papal Curia, or (in England, after 1534) to the Crown.
╩│annates, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│annats, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= annates.
╩│annats, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= annates.
╜│annatto, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an orange-red dye obtained from the waxy pulp surrounding the seeds of a small tree native to tropical America, used for coloring textiles, butter, cheese, varnishes, and lacquers.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make (glass or metals) less brittle by heating and then cooling; temper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For example, an alloy when cast is usually inhomogeneous and must be annealed at a high temperature, so that the atoms can diffuse to give it a uniform composition throughout (Science News).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to toughen or harden (the human will, mental attributes, or the like).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the mind to strengthen and anneal (Sir Walter Scott).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Molecular Biology.) to link up or reconnect complementary sequences of (DNA or RNA molecules).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The DNA ... was also separated into single strands by heating, and the resulting single strands were then "annealed" with the cellular DNA at a lower temperature (Scientific American).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to heat (glass or metals) in order to fix colors.
┼╕noun ╡annealer.┤
╩│anneal, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│annectent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ joining one thing to another; providing a connecting link, as between groups of animals.
╩│annectent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annelid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a large group of worms with long, soft bodies composed of a series of similar ringlike segments. Earthworms, leeches, and various sea worms are annelids.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to this group of worms.
╩│annelid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│annelidan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= annelid.
╩│annelidan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= annelid.
╜│annex, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to join or add to a larger or more important thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United States annexed Texas in 1845.┤
├│ 2. ┤to attach as a qualification or limitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to annex a clause to a contract.┤
┴┤ (SYN) subjoin, affix.
├│ 3. ┤to add to a book or other writing; append.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a translation with a glossary annexed.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) to take as one's own; appropriate, especially without permission.
├╕noun ┤ ┤something added or attached:
├│ a. ┤an addition to an existing building; extension; wing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We are building an annex to the school.┤
├│ b. ┤an appendage to a document, book, or other written material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The annexation of Texas enlarged the United States.┤
├│ 3. ┤something annexed.
╩│annexation, ╛╕noun.
╜│annexational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with annexation.
╩│annexational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annexationism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an advocacy or policy of annexation.
╩│annexationism, ╛╕noun.
╜│annexationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who works toward or advocates annexation, especially territorial annexation to or by a country.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤seeking or advocating territorial annexation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. annexationist policies.┤
╩│annexationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│annexe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) annex.
╩│annexe, ╛╕noun.
╜│annexment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annexation.
╩│annexment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annexation.
╜│annexure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) something added or attached, such as an appendix or codicil.
╩│annexure, ╛╕noun.
╜│Annie Oakley,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a free ticket or pass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chilly weather ... and a substantial rush for "Annie Oakleys" at fistic headquarters today were the only noteworthy developments leading up to the 10-round heavyweight match (Baltimore Sun).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) a base on balls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Newcombe's Annie Oakley average last season ... was 3.85 (Richmond News Leader).┤
├┤ Also, ╡Oakley.┤
╩│Annie Oakley,
╜│annihilability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) the quality or state of being annihilable.
╩│annihilability, ╛╕noun.
╜│annihilable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be annihilated.
╩│annihilable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annihilate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to destroy completely; wipe out of existence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An avalanche annihilated the village.┤
┴┤ (SYN) obliterate, exterminate.
├│ 2. ┤to bring to ruin or confusion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to annihilate an army.┤
┴┤ (SYN) destroy.
├│ 3. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) to cause the annihilation of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Electrically neutral particles also have corresponding antiparticles which are annihilated when they encounter each other (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Nuclear Physics.) to undergo annihilation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They [the particles] annihilate to yield two new photons with the same total energy as the original photons (Scientific American).┤
╩│annihilate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│annihilation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤complete destruction.
├│ 2. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) the destruction of a particle and antiparticle (such as an electron and positron) by uniting or colliding, the energy being converted into one or more photons of radiation.
├│ 3. ┤(Theology.) destruction of both soul and body.
╩│annihilation, ╛╕noun.
╜│annihilationism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Theology.) the doctrine that the wicked are totally destroyed in both body and soul after death.
┼╕noun ╡annihilationist.┤
╩│annihilationism, ╛╕noun.
╜│annihilation radiation,╕
┬┌┤ the radiation produced by annihilation (def. 2).
╩│annihilation radiation,╕
╜│annihilative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ such as to annihilate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. annihilative force.┤
╩│annihilative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annihilator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that annihilates.
╩│annihilator, ╛╕noun.
╜│anniversary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the yearly return of a special date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a 25th wedding anniversary. Your birthday is an anniversary you like to have remembered.┤
├│ 2. ┤the celebration of the yearly return of a special date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My parents invited their friends to their wedding anniversary.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤celebrated each year at the same date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anniversary occasion.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with an anniversary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anniversary dinner.┤
╩│anniversary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│anno aetatis suae,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) in one's (specified) year of age.
╩│anno aetatis suae,
╜│anno Domini,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) in the year of our Lord; in the year sincethe birth of Christ. (Abbr:) A.D.
╩│anno Domini,
╜│anno mundi,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) in the year of the world; in the year since the traditional estimated date (4004 B.C.) of the Creation. (Abbr:) A.M.
╩│anno mundi,
╜│annonaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the custard-apple family of trees and shrubs, that includes the custard apple, soursop, sweetsop, and papaw. Also, ╡anonaceous.┤
╩│annonaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annotate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with explanatory or critical notes or comments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shakespeare's plays are often annotated to make them easier to understand.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gloss.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to write or insert explanatory or critical notes or comments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some people annotate as they read.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gloss.
┼╕noun ╡annotator.┤
╩│annotate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tated,╕ │-tating.╕
╜│annotation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the act of providing with explanatory or critical notes or comments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The annotation of Shakespeare's plays required the explanation of many words no longer used.┤
├│ b. ┤the condition of being provided with notes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That book's annotation required hundreds of hours.┤
├│ 2. ┤a note added to a text, document, or other written material, to explain or criticize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The editor's annotations were printed in small type at the bottom of the page.┤
╩│annotation, ╛╕noun.
╜│annotative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or using annotations.
╩│annotative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│announce, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nounced,╕ │-nouncing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give formal or public notice of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to announce a wedding in the papers. Please announce to the children that there will be no school this afternoon.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to make known the presence or arrival of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loudspeaker announced each airplane as it landed at the airport.┤
├│ b. ┤to make known the readiness of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dinner will soon be announced.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be or provide evidence of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A faint glow in the east announced the coming of another day.┤
├│ 4. ┤to be an announcer for.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to introduce programs or read news on the radio or television.
└╕expr. ╡announce for,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to make known one's candidacy for (a political office).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Astronaut John Glenn announced for the U.S. Senate (Time).┤
╩│announce, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nounced,╕ │-nouncing.╕
╜│announcement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of announcing; making known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His announcement of the school holiday was met with shouts and cheers.┤
├│ 2. ┤what is announced or made known; a public or formal notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chairman made two announcements. Announcements of marriages appear in the newspapers.┤
├│ 3. ┤a card, note, or the like, by which such notice is conveyed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to receive an engraved announcement of a marriage in the mail.┤
╩│announcement, ╛╕noun.
╜│announcer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that announces.
├│ 2. ┤a person who introduces programs, and reads news and advertisements over the radio or on a television broadcast.
╩│announcer, ╛╕noun.
╜│anno urbis conditae,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) in the year since the traditional estimated date (753 B.C.) of the founding of the city (Rome), used as the date of reference for the ancient Latin calendar. (Abbr:) A.U.C.
╩│anno urbis conditae,
╜│annoy, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make somewhat angry; cause uneasiness to, especially by repeated acts; disturb; trouble; vex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby is always annoying his sister by pulling her hair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) irritate, bother, tease.
├│ 2. ┤to hurt or molest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bees annoyed the picnickers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harry.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be a cause of trouble; be an upsetting influence.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic.) annoyance.
┼╕noun ╡annoyer.┤
╩│annoy, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│annoyance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the state or condition of being annoyed; feeling of dislike or trouble; vexation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her face showed her annoyance at the delay.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discomfort, trouble.
├│ b. ┤the act of annoying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal stopped the annoyance of others by the noisy boys.┤
├│ 2. ┤something that annoys; nuisance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The noisy traffic on our street is an annoyance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bother, pest.
╩│annoyance, ╛╕noun.
╜│annoying, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ troublesome; disturbing; vexatious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an annoying manner. The boy was always annoying his sister by pulling her hair. The campers fought constantly against the annoying presence of mosquitoes.┤
┼╕adv. ╡annoyingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡annoyingness.┤
╩│annoying, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤coming once a year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your birthday is an annual event.┤
├│ 2. ┤in a year; for a year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is his annual salary?┤
├│ 3. ┤lasting for a whole year; accomplished during a year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The earth makes an annual course around the sun.┤
├│ 4. ┤living but one year or season.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Corn and beans are annual plants.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a plant that lives but one year or growing season.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many garden plants are annuals.┤
├│ 2. ┤a book, journal, or other written matter, published once a year; yearbook.
┼╕adv. ╡annually.┤
╩│annual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│annualize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to write for an annual.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to compute (income or expenditures) for or as if for a year.
╩│annualize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│annual parallax,╕
┬┌┤ the apparent change or amount of change in the position of a heavenly body as a result of the earth's motion around the sun; heliocentric parallax. It is the angle subtended at the heavenly body by the radius of the earth's orbit.
╩│annual parallax,╕
╜│annual ring,╕
┬┌┤ any of the concentric rings of wood (xylem) seen when the stem of a tree or shrub is cut across; growth ring. In most trees a dark ring shows the growth during one summer and early fall, and a somewhat lighter ring shows a spring's growth. By counting these it is possible to tell the age of a tree.
╩│annual ring,╕
╜│annuitant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who receives an annuity.
╩│annuitant, ╛╕noun.
╜│annuit coeptis,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) He (God) has favored our undertakings (one of the two mottoes on the reverse of the great seal of the United States, adapted from Virgil's ╖Aeneid┤).
╩│annuit coeptis,
╜│annuity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sum of money paid every year or in installments at certain regular times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Smith gives his old employees annuities after they retire.┤
├│ 2. ┤the right to receive or duty to pay such a sum of money.
├│ 3. ┤an investment that provides a fixed yearly income during one's lifetime or for a specified time.
├│ a. ┤the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she was to be the mother of Jesus Christ (in the Bible, Luke 1:26-38).
╔┤ ╢Ex. No subject has been more frequently treated by the religious painters than that of the Annunciation (John Ruskin).┤
├│ b. ┤a church festival held on March 25 in memory of this event; Annunciation Day.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to celebrate the Annunciation.┤
╩│annunciation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= announcement.
╜│Annunciation Day,╕
┬┌┤ Lady Day, March 25, a church holiday in commemoration of the Annunciation.
╩│Annunciation Day,╕
╜│Annunciation lily,╕╟│= Madonna lily.
╩│Annunciation lily,╕╟│= Madonna lily.
╜│annunciator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) an indicator for showing where a signal comes from.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that announces.
╩│annunciator, ╛╕noun.
╜│annunciatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by annunciation; annunciative.
╩│annunciatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│annus mirabilis, ╞╕pl │annimirabiles.╕
┬┌┤ (Latin.) year of marvels; wonderful year (applied to various memorable years, especially, in English history, to the year 1666, which is noted for such important events as the great fire of London, and which was commemorated in Dryden's poem ╖Annus Mirabilis┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was in the annus mirabilis of 1922 that Joyce gave us "Ulysses" and Eliot "The Waste Land" (Saturday Review).┤
╩│annus mirabilis, ╞╕pl │annimirabiles.╕
╜│A No. 1,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= A one; first-class.┤
╩│A No. 1,╕
╜│anoa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │anoas.╕
┬┌┤ a wild ox related to the water buffalo, but much smaller and having nearly straight horns, native to Celebes.
╩│anoa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │anoas.╕
╜│anociassociation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the preventing or minimizing of shock as a result of surgery by the temporary cutting off of the nervous system, either surgically or through local anesthesia, from the area of operation.
╩│anociassociation, ╛╕noun.
╜│anociation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anociassociation.
╩│anociation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anociassociation.
╜│anodal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anodic.
╩│anodal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anodic.
╜│anode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positively charged electrode. In an electrolytic cell or electron tube, electrons flow from the cathode to the anode. The plate in a vacuum tube is an anode.
├│ 2. ┤the negative terminal of a battery or cell that sends out current. The zinc electrode in a dry cell is the anode.
╩│anode, ╛╕noun.
╜│anodic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anode.
┼╕adv. ╡anodically.┤
╩│anodic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anodise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) anodize.
╩│anodise, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│anodize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to coat the surface of (a metal) with a protective film by making it the anode of a cell and subjecting it to the action of an electrolyte.
┼╕noun ╡anodization.┤
╩│anodize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│anodyne, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a medicine or drug that lessens pain. Bromides, chloroform, and ether are anodynes. Aspirin is an anodyne that does not cause unconsciousness.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything that soothes.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤lessening pain.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) soothing.
╩│anodyne, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anodynin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance found in human blood and resembling a hormone. It has long-lasting pain-relieving properties.
╩│anodynin, ╛╕noun.
╜│anoesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a state of consciousness in which there is sensation but no thought.
╩│anoesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anoetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anoesis.
╩│anoetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anoint, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put oil on; cover or rub with ointment; smear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anoint sunburned skin with cold cream.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put oil on (a person) in a ceremony as a sign of consecration to office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bishop anointed the new king.┤
├│ 3. ┤to rub or smear with any other substance or liquid.
├│ 4. ┤(in humorous use) to beat soundly; cudgel.
┼╕noun ╡anointer.┤
┼╕noun ╡anointment.┤
╩│anoint, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│anointing of the sick, ╟= extreme unction.
╩│anointing of the sick, ╟= extreme unction.
╜│anole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of American lizards that can change the color of their skin, including the American chameleon.
╩│anole, ╛╕noun.
╜│anolian lizard, ╟= American chameleon.
╩│anolian lizard, ╟= American chameleon.
╜│anolyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of an electrolyte close to the anode during electrolysis.
╩│anolyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│anomalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an anomaly; irregularity.
├│ 2. ┤anomalous character.
╩│anomalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anomalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing an anomaly; characterized by anomaly.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the anomaly of a planet.
┼╕adv. ╡anomalistically.┤
╩│anomalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anomalistic month,╕
┬┌┤ the time required for the moon to pass from perigee to perigee.
╩│anomalistic month,╕
╜│anomalistic year,╕
┬┌┤ the time between two successive passages of the perihelion by the earth in its orbit around the sun; 365 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 53.1 seconds.
╩│anomalistic year,╕
╜│anomalon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) a hypothetical fragment of a nucleus traveling an unusually short distance after colliding with a target nucleus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These relatively small anomalons surprised scientists who ... believed that anamalons, if they exist, would be much larger particles (Marc Kusinitz).┤
╩│anomalon, ╛╕noun.
╜│anomaloscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining, by his ability to match a given shade of yellow by blending shades of green and red, if or to what extent a person is color-blind.
╩│anomaloscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anomalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤departing from the common rule; not conforming to what is usual; irregular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A position as head of a department, but with no real authority, is anomalous.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unnatural, exceptional, peculiar.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) differing from the type; abnormal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anomalous structure.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Grammar.) irregular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anomalous inflection.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anomalously.┤
┼╕noun ╡anomalousness.┤
╩│anomalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anomalous water,╕ ╟│= polywater.
╩│anomalous water,╕ ╟│= polywater.
╜│anomaly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤something abnormal, especially an animal or plant, that shows deviation from the type.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dog with six legs would be an anomaly.┤
├│ 2. ┤departure from a general rule; irregularity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "A lamb in school is an anomaly," said the teacher to Mary.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Grammar.) irregularity in inflections.
├│ 4. ┤(Astronomy.) the angle between a line from the sun to the earth, or other planet, at a given moment and a line from the sun to the planet's perihelion passage. The angle is counted in the sense of the planet's motion.
╩│anomaly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│anomic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by anomie; lacking direction or purpose; aimless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Riesman believes ... some men will adjust, some will fail to adjust, and some will rise above adjustment. Those who fail he calls anomic (Time).┤
╩│anomic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│anomic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or denoting a form of aphasia in which objects cannot be remembered by name.
╩│anomic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│anomie┐╕ or │anomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lack of direction or purpose; condition of aimlessness or rootlessness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The process of change tends to develop situations in which the old norms no longer restrain individual behavior and new norms are either absent or unacceptable. Such anomie ... frequently occurs in the development of urban society (Hinkle and Hinkle).┤
╩│anomie┐╕ or │anomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anon, ╛╕adverb, interjection.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in a little while; soon; presently.
├│ 2. ┤at another time; again.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤coming at once!
└╕expr. ╡ever and anon.┤ ┤See under ╡ever.┤┤
╩│anon, ╛╕adverb, interjection.
╜│anon.,╕
┬┌┤ anonymous.
╩│anon.,╕
╜│anonaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= annonaceous.
╩│anonaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= annonaceous.
╜│anonym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fictitious name; pseudonym.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose name is not known or not disclosed.
╩│anonym, ╛╕noun.
╜│anonymity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(no pl.) the condition of being anonymous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This, was part of Lorentz' character, Einstein explained, a kind of nobility which made him work for the well-being of others, preferably in anonymity (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ a person who is anonymous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... one of those amiable anonymities at a cocktail party (New Yorker).┤
╩│anonymity, ╛╕noun.
╜│anonymous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤by or from a person whose name is not known or given.
╔┤ ╢Ex. threats in an anonymous letter. An anonymous book is one published without the name of the author.┤
├│ 2. ┤having no name; of unknown name; nameless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This book was written by an anonymous author.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) lacking distinctive character; having no individual features.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The visitor who is admitted passes into a vast, anonymous lobby (Atlantic).┤
├┤ (Abbr:) anon.
┼╕adv. ╡anonymously.┤
┼╕noun ╡anonymousness.┤
╩│anonymous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anopheles, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-les,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a genus of mosquitoes that can transmit the protozoans causing malaria to human beings.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that is or derives from the anopheles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anopheles carrier or infection.┤
╩│anopheles, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-les,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│anopheline, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= anopheles.
╩│anopheline, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= anopheles.
╜│anorak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a heavy, cloth or leather jacket with a furred hood, worn in arctic regions.
╩│anorak, ╛╕noun.
╜│anorectic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anorexia; without appetite.
╩│anorectic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anorectous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anorectic.
╩│anorectous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anorectic.
╜│anoretic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤causing a loss of appetite.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anoretic drug.
╩│anoretic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anorexia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lack of appetite for food.
├│ 2. ┤╡= anorexia nervosa.┤
╩│anorexia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anorexia nervosa,
┬┌┤ an unnatural and prolonged aversion to food that causes severe loss of weight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anorexia nervosa ... occurs predominantly among children and adolescents (Science News).┤
╩│anorexia nervosa,
╜│anorexic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤suffering from anorexia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a recent case study an anorexic girl saw herself as emaciated, introverted, unsociable and unhappy--the very opposite of being sexually attractive (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anorexic person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anorexics tend to sleep fitfully, and when they awake, they experience naturally occurring trancelike periods (Scientific American).┤
╩│anorexic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anorganic bone,
┬┌┤ animal bone treated with an organic solvent, for use in bone repair.
╩│anorganic bone,
╜│anorthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) triclinic.
╩│anorthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anorthite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lime feldspar in crystals or as a constituent of igneous rocks.
╩│anorthite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anorthitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing anorthite.
╩│anorthitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anorthoclase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a triclinic feldspar related to microcline, found in certain igneous rocks.
╩│anorthoclase, ╛╕noun.
╜│anorthosite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of a soda-lime feldspar, especially labradorite.
╩│anorthosite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anorthositic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing anorthosite.
╩│anorthositic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anosmia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss or lack of the sense of smell.
╩│anosmia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anosmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having anosmia.
╩│anosmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anostracan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an order of small, aquatic crustaceans having a relatively large number of uniform, flattened appendages and no carapace.
╩│anostracan, ╛╕noun.
╜│another, ╛╕adjective, pronoun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤one more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. May I have another glass of milk, please?┤
├│ 2. ┤not the same; a different.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Show me another kind of hat. That is quite another matter.┤
├│ 3. ┤similar in one or more respects but not actually the same.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That singer is another Caruso.┤
├╕pron. ┤ │1a. ┤one more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ate a bar of candy and then asked for another.┤
├│ b. ┤one of the same kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His father was a scholar, and he is another.┤
├│ 2. ┤a different one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This pen won't write; please give me another.┤
├│ 3. ┤the other (used in phrases with one so as to refer to the whole of a group or series).
╔┤ ╢Ex. They walked out, one after another.┤
╩│another, ╛╕adjective, pronoun.
╜│anotherguess, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) of another sort or kind.
╩│anotherguess, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anotta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╩│anotta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╜│anotto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╩│anotto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╜│anovular, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anovulatory.
╩│anovular, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anovulatory.
╜│anovulatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not connected with ovulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anovulatory menstruation.┤
╩│anovulatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anoxemia┐╕ or │anoxaemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ deficiency of oxygen in the blood.
╩│anoxemia┐╕ or │anoxaemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anoxemic┐╕ or │anoxaemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anoxemia; having a deficiency of oxygen in the blood.
╩│anoxemic┐╕ or │anoxaemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anoxia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of sufficient oxygen in the body tissues. Anoxia occurs when the blood flowing through the lungs does not absorb enough oxygen, when the blood cannot carry its full load of oxygen, or when the blood flow slows.
╩│anoxia, ╛╕noun.
╜│anoxic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by anoxia; lacking sufficient oxygen.
╩│anoxic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ans.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤answer.
├│ 2. ┤answered.
╩│ans.,╕
╜│ansa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a handle or handlelike part.
├│ 2. ┤(Astronomy.) either one of the parts of Saturn's rings, which, when seen obliquely, seemed, in the earlier telescopes, to project like handles on each side of the planet.
┬┌┤ having a handle or something resembling a handle.
╩│ansate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ansate cross,╕╟│= ankh.
╩│ansate cross,╕╟│= ankh.
╜│ansated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ansate.
╩│ansated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ansate.
╜│Anschauung, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤view of life; world-view.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the world that gets its Anschauung from the media of romance--whodunits, television, and the flicks (A. J. Liebling).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Philosophy.) the perception one gets through one's senses; direct sense perception.
╩│Anschauung, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anschluss┐╕ or │anschluss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ union, especially the political union of Germany and Austria in 1938 under Hitler.
╩│Anschluss┐╕ or │anschluss, ╛╕noun.
╜│anserine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of, like, or having to do with a goose or geese.
├│ 2. ┤stupid; foolish.
╩│anserine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anserous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stupid; foolish.
╩│anserous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│answer, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to reply to; speak or write in response to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please answer my question. I will try to answer your letter before the end of the week.┤
├│ 2. ┤to act or move in response to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She answered the doorbell.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to satisfy the needs, requirements, or wishes, of; serve; suit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This will answer your purpose.┤
├│ 4. ┤to reply to (a charge).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to answer a summons to appear in court.┤
├│ 5. ┤to find the solution to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to answer a problem.┤
├│ 6. ┤to correspond to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That stamp is the one answering the description in the catalog.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to speak or write in return to a question; make answer; reply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I asked him a question, but he would not answer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to reply or respond by act or motion; act in return to a call or signal; respond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He knocked on the door, but no one answered.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to meet one's needs, requirements, or wishes; serve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the picnic, a newspaper answered for a tablecloth.┤
├│ 4. ┤to be responsible (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bus driver must answer for the safety of the children in his bus.┤
├│ 5. ┤to agree with; be similar (to); correspond.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This dog answers to the description of the one we lost.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the words spoken or written in reply, as to a question, letter, remark, or appeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy gave a quick answer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rejoinder, retort, return.
├│ 2. ┤a gesture or act done in return.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A nod was her only answer.┤
├│ 3. ┤the solution to a problem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the correct answer to this arithmetic problem?┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a person or thing that corresponds to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Agnar Mykle has a somewhat ... unenviable reputation as the Norwegian answer to Thomas Wolfe (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) a defendant's pleading in reply to a charge or accusation; a defense.
├│ 6. ┤(Music.) the second entry of the subject of a fugue, in a different voice and usually at the interval of a fourth below or a fifth above. (Abbr:) ans.
└╕expr. ╡answer back,┤ ┤(Informal.) to reply in a rude, impertinent way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of apologizing the impolite young man kept answering back.┤
└╕expr. ╡know all the answers,┤ ┤(Informal.) to have pretensions to complete or infallible knowledge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The President] is beset constantly by ... people who know all the answers and want to give them (Baltimore Sun).┤
┼╕noun ╡answerer.┤
╩│answer, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│answerability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤responsibility.
├│ 2. ┤the state or quality of being answerable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had his era's ... belief in the answerability of all questions (Time).┤
╩│answerability, ╛╕noun.
╜│answerable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤responsible or accountable (to someone for something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The club treasurer is held answerable to the club for the money given to him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) liable, amenable.
├│ 2. ┤that can be answered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That question is easily answerable.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) corresponding.
┼╕noun ╡answerableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡answerably.┤
╩│answerable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│answering machine,╕
┬┌┤ a tape-recording device that responds to a telephone call with a recorded message and records a message from the caller.
╩│answering machine,╕
╜│answering service,
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a business which receives telephone calls for a subscriber in his absence, and on his return reports on the calls received.
╩│answering service,
╜│answerless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without an answer.
├│ 2. ┤╡= unanswerable.┤
╩│answerless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small insect that lives in tunnels burrowed in the ground or in wood. Ants live together in large, highly organized groups called colonies of from dozens of individuals to half a million or more. Ants are black, brown, reddish, or yellowish. Ants, bees, and wasps belong to the same group of insects.
╩│ant, ╛╕noun.
╜│ant-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡anti-┤ before vowels and ╖h,┤ as in ╖antacid, anthelmintic.┤
╩│ant-,╕
╜│-ant,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix added to verbs.┤
├│ 1. ┤(╖to form adjectives┤) that ______s; ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buoyant = that buoys or buoying. Compliant = that complies or complying. Triumphant = that triumphs or triumphing.┤
├│ 2. ┤(╖to form nouns┤) one that ______s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Assistant = one that assists.┤
├┤ See also ╡-ent.┤┤
╩│-ant,╕
╜│ant.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤antiquarian.
├│ b. ┤antiquary.
├│ 2. ┤antonym.
╩│ant.,╕
╜│an't,
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤am not; is not.
├│ 2. ┤are not.
├│ 3. ┤have not; has not.
╩│an't,
╜│anta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pilaster or pier, usually having a capital and base, especially one of a pair framing a doorway or portico and formed by prolonging and thickening the walls, such as a portico being ╖in antis.┤
├│ 2. ┤a pilaster placed opposite a column.
╩│anta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae.╕
╜│Antabuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) disulfiram.
╩│Antabuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│antacid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that neutralizes acids, especially one that is or can be used as a remedy for excess acidity in the stomach. Baking soda and magnesia are antacids.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤tending to neutralize acids; counteracting acidity. Also, ╡anti-acid.┤
╩│antacid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Antaean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like Antaeus.
╩│Antaean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Antaeus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a giant wrestler who was invincible while touching the earth. Hercules strangled him while holding him in the air.
┬┌│ 1. ┤active opposition; activity or relation of contending parties or conflicting forces; conflict; hostility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the antagonism between good and evil. During the argument, the boy's antagonism showed plainly in his face.┤
├│ 2. ┤an opposing force or principle.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) the total of the reciprocal interference of one organism with the growth of an unlike organism, under such conditions as lack of food supply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antagonism includes the three processes of competition, antibiosis and exploitation (New Scientist).┤
╩│antagonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antagonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who fights, struggles, or contends against another in a combat or contest of any kind; adversary; opponent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight defeated each antagonist who came against him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) foe, rival.
├│ 2. ┤a muscle which resists or counteracts another muscle, relaxing while the opposite one contracts, and conversely.
├│ 3. ┤a drug which counteracts the effects of another drug (the ╖agonist┤).
╩│antagonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│antagonistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ acting against or hostile toward each other; mutually opposed; conflicting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cats and dogs are often antagonistic.┤
┴┤ (SYN) opposing, hostile.
┼╕adv. ╡antagonistically.┤
╩│antagonistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antagonistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antagonistic.
╩│antagonistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antagonistic.
╜│antagonize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make an enemy of; arouse dislike in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her unkind remarks antagonized people who had been her friends.┤
├│ 2. ┤to oppose actively.
├│ 3. ┤to counteract or neutralize.
├╕v.i. ┤ to act in opposition or antagonism.
┼╕noun ╡antagonization.┤
┼╕noun ╡antagonizer.┤
╩│antagonize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│antalkali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ or │-lies.╕
┬┌┤ anything that counteracts the action of an alkali, especially within the body.
╩│antalkali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis╕ or │-lies.╕
╜│antalkaline, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤counteracting the action of alkalis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤= antalkali.
╩│antalkaline, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antapex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ that point on the celestial sphere away from which the sun and solar system are moving.
╩│antapex, ╛╕noun.
╜│antarctic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ at, around, or near the South Pole; of the south polar region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The typical antarctic plants are the lichens (Science News).┤
└╕expr. ╡the Antarctic,┤ ┤the south polar region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rain and disease are practically strangers to the Antarctic (New Yorker).┤
╩│antarctic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Antarctic Circle┐╕ or │antarctic circle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the imaginary boundary of the south polar region. It runs parallel to the equator at 23 degrees 30 minutes north of the South Pole.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Antarctic Zone.┤
╩│Antarctic Circle┐╕ or │antarctic circle,╕
╜│Antarctic Convergence,╕
┬┌┤ the point in the Antarctic Ocean where warmer tropical waters meet the cold polar waters. Air temperatures, cloud formations, and ocean life change abruptly at the convergence.
╩│Antarctic Convergence,╕
╜│Antarctic Divergence,╕
┬┌┤ the line in the Antarctic Ocean along which a current, formed from westerly winds, meets easterly winds.
╩│Antarctic Divergence,╕
╜│Antarctic Zone,╕
┬┌┤ the region between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, including the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica.
╩│Antarctic Zone,╕
╜│Antares, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red star of the first magnitude, the largest and brightest star in the constellation Scorpio.
╩│Antares, ╛╕noun.
╜│antarthritic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or relieving arthritis; used against arthritis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antarthritic agent.
╩│antarthritic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antasthmatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or relieving asthma; used against asthma.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antasthmatic agent.
╩│antasthmatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ant bear,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large South American anteater having long front claws, a very slender head, a shaggy, gray coat marked with a black band on the chest, and a large, bushy tail; great anteater.
├│ 2. ┤╡= aardvark.┤
╩│ant bear,╕
╜│ant bird,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several varieties of birds which feed mainly on ants, especially one of a family of small birds of South America.
╩│ant bird,╕
╜│ant cattle,╕
┬┌┤ aphids which are kept and tended by ants for the sake of their honeydew.
╩│ant cattle,╕
╜│ant cow,╕
┬┌┤ an aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
╩│ant cow,╕
╜│ante, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ted╕ or │-teed,╕ │-teing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stake in the game of poker that each player must put up before receiving a hand or drawing new cards.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a sum of money needed, set aside or paid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Congress decided to increase the ante for pollution control.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ (Informal.) │1. ┤to put (one's stake) into the pool in poker.
├│ 2. ┤to pay (one's share).
└╕expr. ╡ante up,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to put in one's ante in poker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ante up! ante up, boys--friends I mean--don't back out! (J. J. Hooper).┤
├│ b. ┤to pay one's share.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Death . . ; and I have been pardners many a time, an' when he passes the word, I'll ante up with a smile (Horace Vachell).┤
╩│ante, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ted╕ or │-teed,╕ │-teing.╕
╜│ante-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤before.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antedate = to date before. Antenatal = before birth.┤
├│ 2. ┤in front of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anteroom = the room in front (of another).┤
╩│ante-,╕
╜│anteater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an animal with a long, sticky tongue, that eats ants and termites, such as the ant bear (great anteater) and the tamandua. Anteaters have no teeth but use their very long claws to dig into ant hills. They have long, slender heads and snouts. Their threadlike tongues are thrust into the nests of ants and then pulled back into the mouth covered with ants.
├│ 2. ┤any of the pangolins (scaly anteaters).
├│ 3. ┤╡= echidna.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= aardvark.┤
╩│anteater, ╛╕noun.
╜│ante-bellum, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤before the war.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) before the American Civil War.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The setting is the ante-bellum plantation in springtime (Saturday Review).┤
╩│ante-bellum, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antecede, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ceded,╕ │-ceding.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to go before or in front of; precede in time or place.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) to surpass in rank, wealth, or the like.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to go or come before; come first.
╩│antecede, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ceded,╕ │-ceding.╕
╜│antecedence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a going before; precedence; priority.
├│ 2. ┤apparent motion of a planet from east to west.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any word, phrase, or clause to which a word, especially a pronoun, occurring later in a sentence, refers. In "This is the house that Jack built," ╖house┤ is the antecedent of ╖that.┤ In "I remember the house where I was born," ╖house┤ is the antecedent of ╖where.┤ In "I was determined to act, and he knew it," the antecedent of ╖it┤ is the entire first clause.
├│ 2. ┤a previous thing or event; something happening before and leading up to another.
├│ 3. ┤(Mathematics.)
├│ a. ┤the first term of a ratio (distinguished from ╖consequent┤).
├│ b. ┤the first or third term in a proportion.
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) the part of a conditional proposition which states the condition and upon which the other part (the consequent) logically depends. In the proposition "If it rains, we will get wet," ╖if it rains┤ is the antecedent.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤coming or happening before; preceding; previous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cave men lived in a period of history antecedent to written records.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prior, earlier.
├│ 2. ┤functioning as an antecedent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antecedent clause.┤
└╕expr. ╡antecedents,┤
├│ a. ┤ancestors; ancestry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has Scottish antecedents.┤
├│ b. ┤the past life or history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No one knew the antecedents of the mysterious stranger.┤
╩│antecedent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antecedently, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= previously.
╩│antecedently, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= previously.
╜│antecessor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= predecessor.
╩│antecessor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= predecessor.
╜│antechamber, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anteroom.
╩│antechamber, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anteroom.
╜│antechapel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an anterior (usually smaller) chapel.
├│ 2. ┤an anteroom of a chapel.
╩│antechapel, ╛╕noun.
╜│antechoir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a space, usually more or less enclosed, in front of the choir of a church.
╩│antechoir, ╛╕noun.
╜│antechurch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a porch or vestibule of a church.
╩│antechurch, ╛╕noun.
╜│antecommunion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ that part of the Communion office in the Church of England, which precedes the Communion service proper, and is used on those holy days when there is no Communion.
╩│antecommunion, ╛╕noun.
╜│antecourt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a front or outer court; forecourt.
╩│antecourt, ╛╕noun.
╜│antecubital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ situated at the front of the elbow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antecubital vein.┤
╩│antecubital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antedate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to be or happen before; precede.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Radio antedated television. Just as the first example of photographic realism, which was produced by the Dutch painters, antedated the camera by at least a century, so the first example of highly organized machines antedated power driven mechanical units by four or five millenniums (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤to give an earlier date to (a document or event).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some states require a person to antedate legal papers to Saturday if they are signed on Sunday.┤
├│ 3. ┤to anticipate.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a date affixed to a document, or assigned to an event, earlier than its actual date.
╩│antedate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-dated,╕ │-dating,╕ ╛noun.
╜│antediluvian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤very old or old-fashioned; antiquated (in a disparaging sense).
╔┤ ╢Ex. antediluvian notions of etiquette.┤
├│ 2. ┤before the Flood.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a very old or old-fashioned person.
├│ 2. ┤a person who lived before the Flood.
╩│antediluvian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antediluvianism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antiquatedness.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. France ... is the home at one and the same time ... of modernism and antediluvianism (Newsweek).┤
╩│antediluvianism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antiquatedness.
╜│antefix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │antifixes,╕ │antefixa.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an upright ornament at the lower edge of a tiled roof, placed to conceal the end of a row of convex tiles which cover the joints of the flat tiles.
├│ 2. ┤an ornament projecting upward from the top of a cornice.
╩│antefix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │antifixes,╕ │antefixa.╕
╜│antefixal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an antefix.
╩│antefixal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteflexion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of bending forward or the condition of being bent forward, especially of the uterus; anteversion.
╩│anteflexion, ╛╕noun.
╜│antehall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a smaller hall opening into a larger one.
╩│antehall, ╛╕noun.
╜│antelope, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lope╕ or │-lopes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of certain mammals of Africa and Asia that are related to goats and cows but resemble the deer in appearance, grace, and speed. Antelope belong to a group of cud-chewing, hoofed animals usually having a single pair of hollow horns that curve backward and do not fork or branch. The hartebeest, black buck, duiker, steenbok, gazelle, and gnu are all antelopes.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the pronghorn of the western plains of North America. It is not related to the true antelopes.
├│ 3. ┤leather made from the hide of any of these animals.
╩│antelope, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lope╕ or │-lopes.╕
╜│antelope brush,╕
┬┌┤ a grayish shrub of the rose family, found in the arid regions of western North America; bitter brush.
╩│antelope brush,╕
╜│antelope jack rabbit,╕
┬┌┤ a large jack rabbit with extremely large ears, an iron-gray body, and whitish sides, common in Arizona and the southwestern United States.
╩│antelope jack rabbit,╕
╜│antemeridian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ before noon; in or having to do with the morning.
╩│antemeridian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ante meridiem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) before noon; in the morning; in the period of time between midnight and the following noon. (Abbr:) a.m., A.M.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the long, slender feelers on the head of an insect, centipede, scorpion, or lobster. Insects and centipedes have one pair of them; lobsters and crabs have two pairs. Some other arthropods, such as spiders, have none. Most antennae are useful primarily as organs of touch, but some are sensitive to odors, sounds, and light.
├│ 2. ┤a long wire or set of wires or rods, used in television, radio, or radar for sending out or receiving electromagnetic waves; aerial.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sense of perception.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A resourceful administrator with keen political antennae ... (Harper's). American wits at the moment have the antennae for details of cliche that the English have for details of vernacular (Penelope Gilliatt).┤
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) of or having to do with antennae; bearing antennae.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Entomologists attach contacts to the antennal nerve fibres, which run from the olfactory sense organs to the brain (New Scientist).┤
╩│antennal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antennary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antennal.
╩│antennary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antennal.
╜│antennule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├│ 1. ┤a small antenna or similar organ.
├│ 2. ┤one of a pair of small antennae in front of a pair of larger antennae on the head of a crustacean.
╩│antennule, ╛╕noun.
╜│Antenor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a wise old man of Troy who urged, without success, that Helen be returned to Menelaus.
╩│Antenor, ╛╕noun.
╜│antenumber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the preceding number.
╩│antenumber, ╛╕noun.
╜│antenuptial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ before marriage.
╩│antenuptial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteorbital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ situated in front of the eye.
╩│anteorbital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antepartum, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ before childbirth; preceding delivery of a child.
╩│antepartum, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antepast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a foretaste.
╩│antepast, ╛╕noun.
╜│antependium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia╕ , │-diums.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hanging, screen, or cloth to cover the front of an altar; frontal.
├│ 2. ┤an ornamental cover for the reading desk of a pulpit.
╩│antependium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia╕ , │-diums.╕
╜│antepenult, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the third syllable from the end of a word. In ╖an te ri or, te┤ is the antepenult.
╩│antepenult, ╛╕noun.
╜│antepenultima, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antepenult.
╩│antepenultima, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antepenult.
╜│antepenultimate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤third from the end; last but two.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the antepenult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. English and Russian have much in common since they are both strongly stressed tongues showing both penultimate and antepenultimate rhythms (Simeon Potter).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= antepenult.┤
╩│antepenultimate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anteporch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an outer, often smaller porch opening into a larger one.
╩│anteporch, ╛╕noun.
╜│anteport, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) an outer gate or door.
╩│anteport, ╛╕noun.
╜│ante-post, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) made before the event on the race track; occurring prior to post time.
╩│ante-post, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteprandial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ before dinner.
╩│anteprandial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ acting in opposition to the action of another part, such as a muscle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antergic contraction.┤
╩│antergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anterior, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤more to the front; fore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anterior part of a fish contains the head and gills.┤
├│ 2. ┤going before; earlier; previous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Events anterior to the last war forecast its coming.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prior.
┼╕adv. ╡anteriorly.┤
┼╕noun ╡anteriorness.┤
╩│anterior, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteriority, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of being anterior.
╩│anteriority, ╛╕noun.
╜│anteroinferior, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lower front.
╩│anteroinferior, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anterolateral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ front and to one side.
╩│anterolateral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small room leading to a larger one; a waiting room.
┴┤ (SYN) antechamber, vestibule, foyer.
╩│anteroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│anteroparietal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the lateral plates of the skull.
╩│anteroparietal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteroposterior, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ front and back; forward and backward.
╩│anteroposterior, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anteroventral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ front and toward the belly surface.
╩│anteroventral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antetype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a preceding type; an earlier example.
╩│antetype, ╛╕noun.
╜│anteversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of anteverting or the condition of being anteverted; anteflexion, especially of the uterus, so that the broad upper portion is turned toward the pubis.
╩│anteversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│antevert, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to bend or tip forward, especially the uterus.
╩│antevert, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│antheap, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthill.
╩│antheap, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthill.
╜│anthelion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lia.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a luminous ring seen, chiefly on high mountains or in polar regions, surrounding the shadow of an object, such as the observer's head, projected on a cloud, fog bank, or the like, opposite to the sun.
├│ 2. ┤a bright spot sometimes seen directly opposite and at the same altitude as the sun, caused by reflections from ice and snow.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤destroying or expelling intestinal worms.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anthelmintic agent or remedy.
╩│anthelmintic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anthem, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a song of praise, devotion, or patriotism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤a piece of sacred vocal music, usually with words from some passage in the Bible.
┴┤ (SYN) hymn, chant.
├│ 3. ┤a hymn sung in alternate parts; antiphon.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to celebrate or praise in an anthem; sing to sacred music.
╩│anthem, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│anthemion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mia.╕
┬┌┤ a flat ornament of floral or leaflike forms in a radiating cluster, such as in architectural decoration, embroidery, or vase painting.
╩│anthemion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mia.╕
╜│anthemis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of thistles, the flowers of which resemble those of the daisy.
╩│anthemis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anther, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of the stamen of a flower that bears the pollen. It is usually a double-celled sac situated at the end of a slender, threadlike stem (filament).
╩│anther, ╛╕noun.
╜│antheral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anther or anthers.
╩│antheral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antheridial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of an antheridium.
╩│antheridial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antheridiophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gametophore that bears only antheridia.
╩│antheridiophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│antheridium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ the part of ferns, mosses, and related plants that produces the male reproductive cells.
╩│antheridium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│antherless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without anthers.
╩│antherless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antherozoid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= spermatozoid.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. When the sex cells become mature, the male cell, or antherozoid, swims through the moisture on the plant to the female cell, and fertilizes the egg (Rolla M. Tryon).┤
╩│antherozoid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= spermatozoid.
╜│anthesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ full bloom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. flowers in the anthesis.┤
╩│anthesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a heap of dirt piled up by ants around the entrance to their tunnels; antheap.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a congested mass, especially of people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the appalling human anthill of Bengal (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│anthill, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthocarp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fruit having some of its parts consist of tissue other than the ripened ovary, such as the blackberry, strawberry, or fig; accessory fruit; pseudocarp.
╩│anthocarp, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an anthocarp or anthocarps.
╩│anthocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthocyan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthocyanin.
╩│anthocyan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthocyanin.
╜│anthocyanin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of pigments formed in the cell sap of plants, which produce the deep red, blue, lavender, and purple colors of petals, leaves, roots, or fruits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the reds, blues, and purples seen in autumn foliage are due to ... anthocyanins (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│anthocyanin, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the flower head, or capitulum, of composite plants; compound flower.
├│ 2. ┤the involucre surrounding the flower head of composite plants.
╩│anthodium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dia.╕
╜│anthography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the botanical description of flowers.
╩│anthography, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a literary anthology.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) treating of flowers.
╩│anthological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes an anthology; one who selects, arranges, and edits the material for an anthology or for anthologies.
╩│anthologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthologize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make an anthology of or from; use in an anthology.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to select and put material together in an anthology.
╩│anthologize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gized,╕ │-gizing.╕
╜│anthology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of poems or prose selections, usually from various authors, and especially of a particular type, period, or country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anthology of 20th-century American poetry.┤
├│ 2. ┤a collection of paintings, records, or motion pictures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wildenstein's Gallery ... exhibits an anthology of watercolours by 14 contemporary French artists (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│anthology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│anthomyiid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of flies related to the housefly, whose larvae damage crops.
╩│anthomyiid, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthophagous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that eats flowers, as various beetles.
╩│anthophagous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthophilous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that loves flowers, as bees.
╩│anthophilous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an elongation of the receptacle of a flower, between the calyx and the corolla, forming a stalk bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil.
╩│anthophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthophorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that bears flowers or a flower.
╩│anthophorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthophyllite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of asbestos with short, brittle fibers, used in cement, plasters, paint, and as insulating material.
╩│anthophyllite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthotaxy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ classification of flowers according to manner of grouping on the stem (inflorescence).
╩│anthotaxy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a sea anemone, coral, or other polyp with radial segments; any one of a class of marine coelenterates with biradial symmetry; an actinozoan.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the anthozoans.
╩│anthozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anthozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕ ╟│= anthozoan.
╩│anthozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕ ╟│= anthozoan.
╜│anthracene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline compound used in making alizarin dyes. It is a complex compound of hydrogen and carbon, obtained in distilling coal tar.
╩│anthracene, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthracic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the disease anthrax.
╩│anthracic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthracite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coal that burns with very little smoke or flame; hard coal. It consists almost entirely of carbon.
╩│anthracite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthracitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like anthracite.
╩│anthracitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthracnose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various diseases of plants caused by fungi whose mycelia penetrate the tissue of the plant, where they form spores which break through the surface of the tissue and appear as blackish spots; bitter rot. Anthracnose can destroy certain food crops, such as some grains, melons, and beans.
╩│anthracnose, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthracoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling anthrax.
╩│anthracoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthracosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lung disease produced by the inhalation of coal dust.
╩│anthracosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthracothere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of extinct mammals of the Tertiary period, related to the pig and occasionally growing as large as a rhinoceros.
╩│anthracothere, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthracotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or affected by anthracosis.
╩│anthracotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthraquinone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrocarbon, crystallizing in yellow needles, obtained from anthracene by oxidation, used in making alizarin dyes.
╩│anthraquinone, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthrax, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thraces.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an infectious, often fatal, disease of cattle, sheep, and other quadrupeds, that human beings may get from them.
├│ 2. ┤a malignant carbuncle that is the usual lesion of this disease.
├│ 3. ┤a carbuncle of any sort.
╩│anthrax, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thraces.╕
╜│anthrop-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡anthropo-┤ before vowels, as in ╖anthropoid.┤
╩│anthrop-,╕
╜│anthrop.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anthropological.
├│ 2. ┤anthropology.
╩│anthrop.,╕
╜│anthropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with man; human.
╩│anthropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anthropic.
╩│anthropical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anthropic.
╜│anthropo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) man; human being; human.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anthropology = the science of man.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡anthrop-┤ before vowels.
╩│anthropo-,╕
╜│anthropocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤regarding man as the central fact, and his existence and welfare as the ultimate aim, of the universe.
├│ 2. ┤interpreting all things in the universe in terms of man and his values.
┼╕adv. ╡anthropocentrically.┤
╩│anthropocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropocentrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a belief, doctrine, or attitude in which the universe is regarded as centered about man, or in terms of man.
╩│anthropocentrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the origin and evolution of the human race.
┬┌┤ the branch of geography that deals especially with the distribution and environment of man. It is also called ╖human geography.┤
╩│anthropogeography, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropogony, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthropogenesis.
╩│anthropogony, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthropogenesis.
╜│anthropographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropography.
╩│anthropographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of anthropology that deals especially with the geographical distribution of man.
╩│anthropography, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(of certain apes) manlike; resembling man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anthropoid structure of certain apes includes lack of a tail and cheek pouches.┤
├│ 2. ┤(of human beings) apelike.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a manlike ape. Gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons are anthropoids; lemurs and monkeys are not.
╩│anthropoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anthropoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of anthropoid nature or structure.
╩│anthropoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropoid ape,╕
┬┌┤ any ape of the family that includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon, and orangutan, characterized by their general structural resemblance to man, such as lack of a tail and shape and proportion of various bones, and absence of cheek pouches.
╩│anthropoid ape,╕
╜│Anthropoidea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a suborder of primates, including monkeys, apes, and man.
╩│Anthropoidea, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropolatric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropolatry.
╩│anthropolatric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropolatry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the worship of a human being as divine.
╩│anthropolatry, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropologic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) anthropological.
╩│anthropologic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From an anthropological approach, Margaret Mead points out how individuals who grow up in preliterate groups which stress competition become competitive-minded (Emory S. Bogardus).┤
┼╕adv. ╡anthropologically.┤
╩│anthropological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies anthropology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Essentially the function of the anthropologist is to integrate the various disciplines dealing with man (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│anthropologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of man, that deals with his physical characteristics, with the origin and development of races, and with the cultures, customs, and beliefs of mankind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the sciences dealing with man tend to concentrate on a limited number of aspects. Anthropology has tended to concentrate on the over-all problems, particularly through the concept of culture (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│anthropology, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for measuring the human body and its proportions.
┬┌┤ the branch of anthropology that deals with measurement of the human body and especially its proportions.
╩│anthropometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropomorph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a representation of the human form in art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cartooned anthropomorphs.┤
╩│anthropomorph, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ attributing human form or qualities to gods, animals, or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The religion of ancient Greece was anthropomorphic. Today we speak of the eye of a needle, the finger of a sundial, the hands of a clock, the teeth of a comb or saw, and so on. All these expressions, which seem to be so simple and obvious, imply the use of anthropomorphic similes (Simeon Potter).┤
┼╕adv. ╡anthropomorphically.┤
╩│anthropomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropomorphism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or practice of attributing human form or qualities to gods, animals, or things.
┬┌┤ the ascription of human nature, functions, or desires, to a god or gods.
╩│anthropophuism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropophuistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropophuism.
╩│anthropophuistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropopsychic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropopsychism.
╩│anthropopsychic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropopsychism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the attributing of a soul to nature or natural phenomena.
╩│anthropopsychism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthroposophical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the spiritualist doctrine of anthroposophy.
╩│anthroposophical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthroposophy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spiritualist doctrine based upon the assumed perfectibility of man's understanding of himself and mankind. It was developed from Theosophy chiefly by Rudolf Steiner, 1861-1925, an Austrian philosopher.
╩│anthroposophy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropotomical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anthropotomy.
╩│anthropotomical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anthropotomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies anthropotomy.
╩│anthropotomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthropotomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the anatomy of the human body.
╩│anthropotomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│anthurium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tropical American plants of the arum family having brightly colored leaves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antiaircraft = against aircraft. Antislavery = opposed to slavery.┤
├│ 2. ┤not; the opposite of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antisocial = the opposite of social. Antiwarlike = not warlike.┤
├│ 3. ┤rival ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antipope = rival pope.┤
├│ 4. ┤preventing or counteracting ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antirust = preventing or counteracting rust. Antiseptic = preventing or counteracting infection.┤
├│ 5. ┤preventing, curing, or alleviating ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antiscorbutic = preventing, curing, or alleviating scurvy.┤
├│ 6. ┤(thing) placed opposite ______; (thing) moving or acting in opposition to ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anticathode = the plate opposite thecathode. Antimonsoon = air current moving in the opposite direction from that of a monsoon.┤
├│ 7. ┤analogue; counterpart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antineutron = analogue of a neutron. Anticodon = counterpart of a codon.┤
├┤ Also, ╡ant-┤ before vowels and ╖h.┤
╩│anti-,╕
╜│antiabortion, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to or prohibiting induced abortions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antiabortion laws. The antiabortion movement, making its case for the fetus, and hence for the family ... is arguing for the obligations of the family at a time when the family is a declining American institution (Russell Baker).┤
┼╕noun ╡antiabortionism.┤
┼╕noun ╡antiabortionist.┤
╩│antiabortion, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-acid, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= antacid.
╩│anti-acid, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= antacid.
╜│anti-administration, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to the administrative branch of a government or its policies.
╩│anti-administration, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiair, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antiaircraft.
╩│antiair, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antiaircraft.
╜│antiaircraft, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤used in defense against enemy aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antiaircraft missiles.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an antiaircraft gun.
├│ 2. ┤gunfire from antiaircraft guns. (Abbr:) AA (no periods).
╩│antiaircraft, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-alcoholic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to the manufacture, sale, or drinking of alcoholic beverages.
╩│anti-alcoholic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-alcoholism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the manufacture, sale, or drinking of alcoholic beverages; prohibitionism.
╩│anti-alcoholism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiallergic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or inhibiting the action of an allergen.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antiallergic substance, such as an antihistamine.
╩│antiallergic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-American, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to the interests or the people of the United States.
╩│anti-American, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-Americanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ anti-American policies, beliefs, or actions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Tunisia, ... anger and frustration erupted in a wave of anti-Americanism and in destruction of U.S. property (Newsweek).┤
╩│anti-Americanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-anaphylactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤desensitized to an antigen or antigens.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with anergy.
╩│anti-anaphylactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiandrogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that neutralizes the action of androgens in the body.
╩│antiandrogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-anemic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or curing anemia; used against anemia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anti-anemic agent or remedy, especially vitamin B-12.
╩│anti-anemic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antiar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the upas tree of Java, of the mulberry family.
├│ 2. ┤its sap, which is sometimes poisonous.
├│ 3. ┤a poison for arrows made from its sap.
╩│antiar, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-art, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any form of art that rejects standard artistic or aesthetic concepts or values.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The combination of formal qualities with crude fact in Cubist collage contained the seeds of anti-art that have flourished in the half century that followed (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= neo-Dada.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with anti-art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was not surprising that Miro ... joined the anti-art iconoclasm of the Dadaists (Observer).┤
╩│anti-art, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anti-atom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ atom of antimatter.
╩│anti-atom, ╛╕noun.
╜│antibacterial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that destroys or inhibits the growth or action of bacteria.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antibacterial substance or agent.
╩│antibacterial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antiballistic missile,
┬┌┤ a missile which is designed to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile.
╩│antiballistic missile,
╜│antibaryon ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antiparticle of a baryon, such as an antiproton or antineutron.
╩│antibaryon ╛╕noun.
╜│antibilious, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or relieving biliousness; used against biliousness.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antibilious agent or remedy.
╩│antibilious, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antibiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an association between organisms which is detrimental to one of them.
├│ 2. ┤the antagonistic association between a microorganism and an antibiotic.
╩│antibiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│antibiotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance produced by a living organism, especially a bacterium or a fungus, that destroys or weakens germs. Penicillin is an antibiotic useful in treating scarlet fever and common types of blood poisoning. Tetracycline and streptomycin are antibiotics.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with antibiosis or antibiotics; destroying or inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms through antibiosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antibiotic drugs are well on the way to abolishing diseases caused by bacteria and larger organisms, and even some viruses (Science News Letter).┤
╩│antibiotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antibishop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rival, opposing, or spurious bishop. See also ╡antipope.┤┤
╩│antibishop, ╛╕noun.
╜│antibody, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a protein substance produced in the blood or tissues of animals or man that destroys or weakens bacteria or neutralizes the poisons they produce. An antibody is formed in response to some specific antigen, and reacts with or neutralizes that antigen. Antibodies are named according to the type of their activity and include antitoxins, hemolysins, agglutinins, and precipitins.
├│ 2. ┤a substance whose action opposes that of some other substance.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) a substance which hinders a chemical reaction.
╩│anticatalyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticathode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the plate, often of platinum, opposite the cathode in an X-ray tube, upon which the cathode rays impinge and produce X rays; target.
├│ 2. ┤the anode in a vacuum tube.
╩│anticathode, ╛╕noun.
╜│antichlor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any substance used to remove excess chlorine from paper pulp or cloth fiber after bleaching.
╩│antichlor, ╛╕noun.
╜│antichloristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an antichlor.
╩│antichloristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticholinergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inhibiting cholinergic action; preventing the liberation of acetylcholine at the nerve endings, as by the use of a drug.
╩│anticholinergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticholinesterase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug or poison that prevents the action of cholinesterase; an anticholinergic substance, such as physostigmine.
╩│anticholinesterase, ╛╕noun.
╜│Antichrist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the great enemy or opponent of Christ and Christianity, expected to spread destruction through the world only to be defeated and crushed for eternity at the second coming of Christ (I John 2:18).
╩│Antichrist, ╛╕noun.
╜│antichrist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who denies or opposes Christ; an anti-Christian.
├│ 2. ┤a false Christ.
╩│antichrist, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-Christian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to Christians or to Christianity.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anti-Christian person.
╩│anti-Christian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-Christianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to Christians or to Christianity.
╩│anti-Christianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antichurch, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ anticlerical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mexican Catholics won a battle ... when the ministry of education withdrew textbooks described as ... antichurch (W. W. Brickman).┤
╩│antichurch, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticipant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤expectant; anticipative (of).
├│ 2. ┤realized or enjoyed in advance; anticipatory (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a happiness anticipant of heaven.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who anticipates; anticipator.
╩│anticipant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anticipate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-pated,╕ │-pating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to look forward to; expect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We anticipated a good time at the party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) foresee, await.
├│ 2. ┤to do before others do; be ahead of in doing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Chinese anticipated the European discovery of gunpowder.┤
┴┤ (SYN) antedate, precede.
├│ 3. ┤to take care of ahead of time; consider in advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother anticipated my hunger by baking cookies before I came home from school.┤
├│ 4. ┤to be before (another) in thinking or acting; forestall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the discovery of the South Pole, Scott was anticipated by Amundsen.┤
├│ 5. ┤to consider or mention before the proper time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to anticipate a point in the argument.┤
├│ 6. ┤to cause to happen sooner; hasten; accelerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lazy boy anticipated his dismissal by stealing stamps.┤
├│ 7. ┤to spend or pay out (money) before it is explicitly placed at one's disposal.
├│ 8. ┤to pay (a debt or obligation) before the date it is due.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to speak of or deal with matters before they arise naturally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must not anticipate.┤
┼╕noun ╡anticipator.┤
╩│anticipate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-pated,╕ │-pating.╕
╜│anticipation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of anticipating; looking forward to; expectation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer cut more firewood than usual, in anticipation of a cold winter. A pleasure is sometimes greatest in anticipation.┤
├│ 2. ┤realization, enjoyment, or celebration of an event or experience in advance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the pleasures of anticipation.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤the taking into possession or assigning of money from a trust estate before it is properly at one's disposal.
├│ b. ┤a sum thus taken or assigned.
├│ 4. ┤(Music.) the introduction of a tone in advance of its chord as a means of varying the melody.
╩│anticipation, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticipative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving anticipation; having a tendency to anticipate.
┼╕adv. ╡anticipatively.┤
╩│anticipative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticipatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ anticipating; anticipative.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He feels that without anticipatory investment a free enterprise economy soon gets sick, and that when it does it soon gets very sick (Atlantic).┤
┼╕adv. ╡anticipatorily.┤
╩│anticipatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticlastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two opposite curvatures transverse to each other; convex in length and concave in breadth, or vice versa, as a saddle.
╩│anticlastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticlerical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to the influence of the church and clergy, especially in public affairs.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anticlerical person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In next-door Quebec anticlericals who are themselves Catholics in good standing are trying to put laymen in control [of the schools] (Harper's).┤
╩│anticlerical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anticlericalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the influence of the church and clergy, especially in public affairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a country of lively anticlericalism, Marxist polemics, and half-empty churches (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡anticlericalist.┤
╩│anticlericalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticlimactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an anticlimax.
┼╕adv. ╡anticlimactically.┤
╩│anticlimactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticlimax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an abrupt descent from the important to the trivial or unimportant. (Example:) "Alas! Alas! what shall I do? I've lost my wife and best hat, too!"
├│ 2. ┤descent (in importance or interest) contrasting sharply with a previous rise or high point.
╩│anticlimax, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticlinal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like an anticline; inclining in opposite directions from a central axis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anticline.
╩│anticlinal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anticline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a fold of rock strata that bends downward on both sides from its center (contrasted with ╖syncline┤).
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance or agent that prevents or slows up coagulation of blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Usually, when transfusions are given, ... an anticoagulant is used to prevent clotting (World Book Encyclopedia).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an anticoagulant.
╩│anticoagulant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anticodon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) a group of three bases in transfer RNA, corresponding to each codon in messenger RNA.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Transfer RNA loaded with amino acid is thought to "recognize" the codon for that amino acid, perhaps through the binding to the codon of an anticodon of three complementary bases on transfer RNA (Scientific American).┤
╩│anticodon, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticoincidence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the prevention of coincidence, especially the arranging of atomic particles in such a way as to avoid unwanted combinations.
╩│anticoincidence, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticolonial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to colonialism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anticolonial power.┤
╩│anticolonial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticolonialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to colonialism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Chinese stress that ... they too were a colored nation which had to achieve independence through anticolonialism (Maclean's).┤
╩│anticolonialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticolonialist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an opponent of colonialism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤anticolonial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The torrent of anticolonialist oratory at the All African People's Conference in Accra ... seemed to have no end (Time).┤
╩│anticolonialist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anticommunism┐╕ or │anti-Communism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the principles of communism and to the institutions and practices based on them.
┼╕n., adj. ╡anticommunist, antiCommunist.┤
╩│anticommunism┐╕ or │anti-Communism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticonvulsant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or alleviates the effects of convulsions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When ... anticonvulsants are effective, they prevent the periodic attacks which are the manifestation of epilepsy (Harper's).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an anticonvulsant.
╩│anticonvulsant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anticorrosive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance or agent that prevents or counteracts corrosion.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an anticorrosive.
╩│anticorrosive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anticreep, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ preventing creeping (applied to various mechanical devices, such as one for keeping rails from moving lengthwise).
╩│anticreep, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anticreeping, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anticreep.
╩│anticreeping, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= anticreep.
╜│anticryptic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) that serves to make an animal less conspicuous to its prey, such as natural colorings or markings.
╩│anticryptic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡antic┤ (n. def. 1).┤
╩│antics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│anticyclone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤winds moving ground and away from a center of high pressure, which also moves. The motion of an anticyclone is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern.
├│ 2. ┤an atmospheric disturbance at the edge of such an area.
╩│anticyclone, ╛╕noun.
╜│anticyclonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, like, or having to do with an anticyclone.
┼╕adv. ╡anticyclonically.┤
╩│anticyclonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antidepressant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or alleviates the effects of depression.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antidepressants ... elevate mood and restore drive and zest for living (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antidepressant.
╩│antidepressant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiderivative, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in calculus) any function the derivative of which is a given function.
╩│antiderivative, ╛╕noun.
╜│antideuterium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of deuterium.
╩│antideuterium, ╛╕noun.
╜│antideuteron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of deuteron, consisting of an antiproton and an antineutron.
╩│antideuteron, ╛╕noun.
╜│antidiphtheritic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an agent or drug that prevents or cures diphtheria.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antidiphtheritic.
╩│antidiphtheritic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antidiscrimination, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to discrimination, especially on the basis of race or religion, in education, housing, employment, or recreation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antidiscrimination legislation.┤
╩│antidiscrimination, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antidisestablishmentarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who believes in the doctrine of antidisestablishmentarianism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the doctrine of antidisestablishmentarianism.
╩│antidisestablishmentarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antidisestablishmentarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine that an established national church, especially the Church of England, should be maintained and should retain its status of formal preeminence with regard to other churches in the same country.
╩│antidisestablishmentarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antidiuretic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that reduces or inhibits the elimination of urine.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antidiuretic.
╩│antidiuretic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antidotal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like an antidote; serving as an antidote.
┼╕adv. ╡antidotally.┤
╩│antidotal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antidote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a medicine that counteracts the harmful effect of a poison; remedy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Milk is an antidote for some poisons.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a remedy for any evil; counteracting agent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Education is an antidote for ignorance. Prosperity is a good antidote for political unrest.┤
╩│antidote, ╛╕noun.
╜│antidromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physiology.) able to conduct impulses in a direction opposite to the usual, as a nerve fiber.
┼╕adv. ╡antidromically.┤
╩│antidromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antidumping, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ providing protection against dumping of foreign goods on the domestic market.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antidumping duty, antidumping laws.┤
╩│antidumping, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-electron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a positron.
╩│anti-electron, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-energistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposing applied energy.
╩│anti-energistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-enzyme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance having enzymatic properties that acts to inhibit or reduce the effects of another enzyme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Discovery that the fungus responsible for Dutch elm disease depends for nutrition on two enzymes formed by it, gave hope that an anti-enzyme may be an effective weapon against this fungus (Science News Letter).┤
╩│anti-enzyme, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiestablishment, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to a country's political, social, and economic establishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the antiestablishment movement, antiestablishment slogans.┤
╩│antiestablishment, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-evolutionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person opposed to accepting the principles of evolutionary theory.
╩│anti-evolutionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifascism┐╕ or │anti-Fascism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the principles of fascism and to institutions and practices based on them.
╩│antifascism┐╕ or │anti-Fascism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifascist┐╕ or │anti-Fascist, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to the principles of fascism and to the institutions and practices based on them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The radical young scientists ... were bitterly antifascist (C. P. Snow).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antifascist person.
╩│antifascist┐╕ or │anti-Fascist, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antifebrile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤tending to reduce fever; antipyretic.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that reduces fever.
╩│antifebrile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antifebrin┐╕ or │antifebrine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetanilide.
╩│antifebrin┐╕ or │antifebrine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acetanilide.
╜│antifederal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to federalism. Also, ╡Antifederal.┤
╩│antifederal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifederalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to centralization of power at the expense of power held by component states.
╩│antifederalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifederalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any opponent of federalism.
╩│antifederalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Antifederalist┐╕ or │Anti-Federalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a member of the Antifederal Party.
╩│Antifederalist┐╕ or │Anti-Federalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Antifederal Party,╕
┬┌┤ a political party that opposed the adoption of the Constitution of the United States before 1789.
╩│Antifederal Party,╕
╜│antifeedant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical substance, such as an alkaloid, coumarin, or terpene, that repels plant-eating insects.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New approaches to pest control ... exploit the use of juvenile hormone analogues, "antifeedants," and chemosterilants (Nature). If crops were sprayed with efficient, synthetic antifeedants, the pests might turn from crops to weeds (G. B. Kauffman).┤
╩│antifeedant, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifeminism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to feminist principles or doctrine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Freud's own childish rage and despair find expression in antifeminism, the subjection of love to sex, the acclamation of hate ... (Maclean's).┤
┼╕adj., n. ╡antifeminist.┤
╩│antifeminism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiferromagnetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that resists being magnetized or is nonmagnetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antiferromagnetic materials behave in some important respects like ferromagnetic materials such as iron, but are much weaker magnetically (New Scientist).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that exhibits such properties.
╩│antiferromagnetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antiferromagnetism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the property of resisting magnetization or of being nonmagnetic.
╩│antiferromagnetism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifertility, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ preventing or reducing fertility; contraceptive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antifertility drug.┤
╩│antifertility, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifluoridation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the addition of fluorides to drinking water.
╩│antifluoridation, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifluoridationist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who opposes the addition of fluorides to drinking water.
╩│antifluoridationist, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifoam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that inhibits the formation of foam.
╩│antifoam, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifoaming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inhibiting the formation of foam.
╩│antifoaming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifolic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a group of compounds that counteract the effects of folic acid.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having the ability to counteract folic acid.
╩│antifolic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiforeignism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to foreign persons, things, or ideas; xenophobia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Moroccan antiforeignism was largely to blame for the country's economic plight (Melvin Kranzberg).┤
╩│antiforeignism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ avoiding or opposing traditional forms and materials in art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Antiform" art ... calls upon the expressive powers inherent in sheets of rubber, felt, chicken wire, and lead pellets (Harold Rosenberg).┤
╩│antiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifouling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that prevents or reduces encrustation of foreign matter on a surface, as of carbon in a cylinder or on a valve of an internal-combustion engine, of scale or rust in a boiler, or of barnacles below the water line of a ship.
╩│antifouling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifreeze, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance with a low freezing point added to a liquid to lower its freezing point. Alcohol was used as an antifreeze in automobile radiators because it prevented the water from freezing during cold weather. Now glycol, which does not evaporate at normal engine temperatures, is widely used.
╩│antifreeze, ╛╕noun.
╜│antifriction, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ preventing or reducing friction.
╩│antifriction, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifriction alloy,╕
┬┌┤ any of various alloys of copper, tin, lead, antimony, or zinc, used especially in bearings.
╩│antifriction alloy,╕
╜│antifungal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that destroys or inhibits the growth or action of fungi.
╩│antifungal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antifungus, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an antifungal substance or agent.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= antifungal.┤
╩│antifungus, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antigen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any protein substance that causes the body to produce antibodies to counteract it. Bacteria are antigens. Antigens also include toxins and foreign blood cells.
╩│antigen, ╛╕noun.
╜│antigenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an antigen; functioning as an antigen.
┼╕adv. ╡antigenically.┤
╩│antigenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antigenic determinant,╕
┬┌┤ the part of an antigen which causes a reaction in the immune system, especially an epitope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It should be possible to make vaccines consisting of synthetic antigenic determinants rather than natural whole antigens (Ben Patrusky).┤
╩│antigenic determinant,╕
╜│antigenicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being an antigen or functioning as an antigen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The polio vaccines have differed greatly in antigenicity from batch to batch (Science News).┤
╩│antigenicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│Antigone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who gave her dead brother Polynices a proper burial, though doing so meant her own death, as her uncle, King Creon of Thebes, had forbidden it on pain of death.
╩│Antigone, ╛╕noun.
╜│antigorite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of serpentine, occurring in flaky layers in rocks of massive formation.
╩│antigorite, ╛╕noun.
╜│antigovernment, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤opposed to the institution or apparatus of government.
├│ 2a. ┤opposed to a particular government or its policies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] National Revolutionary Movement, aided by disqualification of some antigovernment candidates, captured 78 seats in the 123-man Assembly (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤╡= anti-administration.┤
╩│antigovernment, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antigravity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a physical force by which the force of gravity is opposed or neutralized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antimatter, Einstein said, could possess antigravity (New Yorker).┤
╩│antigravity, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-G suit, ╟= G-suit.
╩│anti-G suit, ╟= G-suit.
╜│antihalation, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Photography.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or counteracting the effects of halation.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the treating of film with an antihalation substance.
┬┌┤ a main character in a novel, play, story, or poem, who has none of the qualities normally expected of a hero; literary or dramatic protagonist who is typically unheroic, unconventional, and often resentful or contemptuous of accepted social standards and values.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is ... the tone of the antiheroes of our time: ironic, indignant, footloose, scarred, political (Observer).┤
╩│antihero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-roes.╕
╜│antiheroic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an antihero.
╩│antiheroic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antihistamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a medicine that inhibits or relieves the effects of histamine in the body, used especially in the treatment of colds and of hay fever and certain other allergies.
╩│antihistamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│antihistaminic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like an antihistamine; functioning as an antihistamine.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antihistamine.
╩│antihistaminic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antihumanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any belief or philosophy such as fascism or communism, held in opposition to the philosophy of humanism.
╩│antihumanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antihydrogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of hydrogen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The combination of an antiproton with a positron would form an antihydrogen atom (Hannes Alfven).┤
╩│antihydrogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│antihypertensive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that reduces high blood pressure.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antihypertensive.
╩│antihypertensive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antihypnotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents sleep.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antihypnotic.
╩│antihypnotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anti-icer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any device or substance that prevents or counteracts the formation or accumulation of ice, especially on the wings of an aircraft or the windshield of an automobile.
╩│anti-icer, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-icing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action or function of an anti-icer.
╩│anti-icing, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-imperialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to imperialism, especially to the acquisition and government of dependent territories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anti-imperialism is just as powerful a force in some of the countries ... in the Asiatic and African lands which have been or are still under foreign rule (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│anti-imperialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-imperialist, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to imperialism.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person opposed to imperialism.
┼╕adj. ╡anti-imperialistic.┤
╩│anti-imperialist, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-integration, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to racial integration, especially in schools or housing.
┼╕noun ╡anti-integrationist.┤
╩│anti-integration, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-intellectual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to the practices or pursuits of intellectuals or to intellectual points of view.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What worries me about the real beatniks ... is that they are profoundly anti-intellectual (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an anti-intellectual person.
╩│anti-intellectual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-intellectualism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the practices or pursuits of intellectuals or to intellectual points of view.
╩│anti-intellectualism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiketogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action of certain substances, such as glucose, that reduces or prevents the excessive formation of ketones in the body, especially in diabetes.
╩│antiketogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiketogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with antiketogenesis.
╩│antiketogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiknock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance added to the fuel of an internal-combustion engine to reduce noise caused by too rapid combustion.
╩│antiknock, ╛╕noun.
╜│antilabor, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to or thought of as being in opposition to labor, especially organized labor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antilabor law.┤
╩│antilabor, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antilambda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a neutral antiparticle, the analogue in antimatter of the lambda particle.
╩│antilambda, ╛╕noun.
╜│antilegomena, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ certain books of the New Testament whose inspiration was not universally acknowledged in the early church. They include Hebrews, James, Jude, II Peter, II and III John, and Revelation.
╩│antilegomena, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│antilepton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of the lepton.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antileptons are the positron, the positive muon and the antineutrino (Scientific American).┤
╩│antilepton, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiliberal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to liberalism or to liberals.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antiliberal person.
╩│antiliberal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Antilochus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a son of Nestor and friend of Achilles.
╩│Antilochus, ╛╕noun.
╜│antilock brakes,
┬┌┤ a system of brakes on a motor vehicle that prevents loss of traction while braking, especially on an icy or wet road surface. A computer adjusts brake pressure on the wheels to keep them from locking into one position, causing the vehicle to skid.
╩│antilock brakes,
╜│antilog.,╕
┬┌┤ antilogarithm.
╩│antilog.,╕
╜│antilogarithm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the number corresponding to a given logarithm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since the logarithm of 100 is 2, the antilogarithm of 2 is 100.┤
╩│antilogarithm, ╛╕noun.
╜│antilogism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antilogy.
╩│antilogism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antilogy.
╜│antilogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌┤ a contradiction in terms or ideas, especially one arrived at by contradicting the conclusion of a valid syllogism.
╩│antilogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│antilymphocyte globulin,
┬┌┤ an immunosuppressive substance obtained from animals injected with lymphocytes, used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs. (Abbr:) ALG
┬┌┤ a small covering to protect the back or arms of a chair or sofa against soiling.
╩│antimacassar, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimagnetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made with materials that resist magnetization so as to prevent a magnetic field from affecting the speed of the moving parts, especially of a watch.
╩│antimagnetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimalaria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antimalarial.
╩│antimalaria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antimalarial.
╜│antimalarial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or curing malaria; used against malaria.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antimalarial agent or drug.
╩│antimalarial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-Masonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) opposed to Freemasonry.
╩│anti-Masonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimasque┐╕ or │antimask, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grotesque interlude performed between the acts of a masque for purposes of comedy, contrast, or burlesque.
╩│antimasque┐╕ or │antimask, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimatter┐╕ or │anti-matter, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤physical matter identical in appearance, structure, and other properties, with matter as we know it but with the electric charges of its particles reversed; matter composed of antiparticles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When normal matter collides with anti-matter, both are annihilated and tremendous amounts of energy are released (Science News Letter).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with antimatter.
╩│antimatter┐╕ or │anti-matter, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antimere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the symmetrically corresponding parts of the body of a bilaterally or radially symmetrical animal.
╩│antimere, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimerger, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that opposes, restricts, or prohibits a merger or mergers, especially of business or industrial enterprises.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antimerger legislation.┤
╩│antimerger, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimeric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by antimeres.
╩│antimeric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimerism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being antimeric.
╩│antimerism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimetabolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a substance that interferes in a biochemical reaction by combining with one of the agents in the reaction because of a structural similarity to the normal substance.
├│ 2. ┤a compound, especially a drug, used to attack the protein constituents of cancerous or leukemic cells, and thus temporarily retard their growth.
╩│antimetabolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimicrobial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that destroys or inhibits the growth or action of microbes.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antimicrobial drug or agent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nitrofuran products [are] a special class of antimicrobials distinct from antibiotics and sulfonamides (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤opposed to a particular monarch or claimant to monarchy.
╩│antimonarchist, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimonial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤containing antimony in combination.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antimonial compound.
╩│antimonial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antimonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of antimony.
├│ 2. ┤containing antimony, especially with a valence of 5.
╩│antimonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimonide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound of antimony and another element.
╩│antimonide, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimonious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimonous.
╩│antimonious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antimonous.
╜│antimonite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= stibnite.
╩│antimonite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= stibnite.
╜│antimonopoly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤opposed to monopoly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. widespread antimonopoly sentiment.┤
├│ 2. ┤that seeks to prevent or eliminate monopolies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antimonopoly legislation.┤
╩│antimonopoly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of antimony.
├│ 2. ┤containing antimony, especially with a valence of 3.
╩│antimonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antimonsoon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a current of air above a monsoon and moving in the opposite direction.
╩│antimonsoon, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brittle, hard, metallic chemical element with a bright, silvery, crystalline texture. Antimony is used chiefly in alloys to make them harder, and its compounds are used to make medicines, pigments, and glass. It is found chiefly in combination, especially in stibnite.
╩│antimony, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimony glance,╕╟│= stibnite.
╩│antimony glance,╕╟│= stibnite.
╜│antimonyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical, containing antimony and oxygen, which combines with acid radicals to form salts.
╩│antimonyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimony sulfide,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the trisulfide of antimony, occurring naturally as stibnite, used especially as a pigment in paints and in making matches and explosives.
├│ 2. ┤a sulfide of antimony in the form of an orange-yellow powder, used chiefly as a pigment.
╩│antimony sulfide,╕
╜│antimutagen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various substances that tend to prevent or inhibit mutation.
╩│antimutagen, ╛╕noun.
╜│antimycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic compound, a derivative of streptomycin, used especially against mites.
╩│antimycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to one's own nation or to a national party.
╩│antinational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antinationalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antinational principle, policy, or belief.
┼╕noun ╡antinationalist.┤
╩│antinationalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinationalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to nationalism.
╩│antinationalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antineoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that retards growth, especially cellular growth.
╩│antineoplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antineuralgic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or curing neuralgia; used against neuralgia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antineuralgic agent or remedy.
╩│antineuralgic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antineuritic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an agent or drug that prevents or cures neuritis.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antineuritic.
╩│antineuritic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antineutrino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of the neutrino.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the normal process of emission of a negative electron from a nucleus during beta decay, a neutron changes into a proton plus the electron plus an antineutrino (New Scientist).┤
╩│antineutrino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│antineutron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of the neutron.
╩│antineutron, ╛╕noun.
╜│anting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice among certain species of birds of picking up ants and dropping them among their feathers or of rubbing their feathers with them.
╩│anting, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the antinion.
╩│antinial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antinion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) the medial frontal part of the skull, farthest from the inion; anterior portion of the cranium.
╩│antinion, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinodal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) of or having to do with an antinode or antinodes.
╩│antinodal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antinode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the point or line of maximum displacement of a vibrating body; loop.
╩│antinode, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinoise, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤opposed to, or directed against, noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. London, Chicago and Los Angeles are among the large cities now considering antinoise bans (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤preventing or lessening noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antinoise filters.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a sound used to eliminate noise by having its wavelength neutralize the wavelength of the noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Digisonix ... can send antinoise into a fan duct, canceling sounds that would otherwise spread throughout a factory or building (New York Times).┤
╩│antinoise, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antinomian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of any one of several Christian sects denying the necessity of moral law in view of the fact that salvation is freely bestowed by grace.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with an antinomian or antinomians.
├│ 2. ┤denying the obligatory nature of moral law.
╩│antinomian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antinomianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine or practice of antinomians; denial of the moral law.
╩│antinomianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the opposition ofone law, rule, or principle to another.
├│ b. ┤(Philosophy.) a contradiction between two principles, conclusions, or inferences which seem equally logical, reasonable, or necessary.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) any law, rule, or principle opposed to another.
╩│antinomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│antinovel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a novel that avoids conventional techniques, especially by subordinating action to precise descriptions of physical and mental states.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like other antinovels, "The Connecting Door" makes a brave attempt to ignore emotion and drama as far as possible (Listener).┤
╩│antinovel, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinuclear, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤opposed to the use of nuclear energy, especially its military use.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the nucleus of an anti-atom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antinuclear particles.┤
╩│antinuclear, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antinucleon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antineutron or antiproton.
╩│antinucleon, ╛╕noun.
╜│antinuke, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to the use of nuclear energy for military purposes or for the generation of electricity.
╩│antinuke, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Antiope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.)
├│ 1. ┤a princess of Thebes who bore Amphion and Zethus to Zeus and then abandoned them for fear of her father.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Hippolyte.┤
╩│Antiope, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-oxidant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance which checks oxidation.
╩│anti-oxidant, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiparallel, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤moving in parallel lines but in opposite directions.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the intersection of two straight lines of equal length with a third straight line and forming equal but opposite angles, as in an isosceles trapezoid.
╩│antiparallel, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiparasitic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that destroys or inhibits the growth or action of parasites.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antiparasitic.
╩│antiparasitic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiparticle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a particle of antimatter; a unit of matter, such as a positron, antiproton, or antineutron, corresponding in mass and properties to an elementary particle but with an opposite electrical charge or opposite magnetic properties. When an antiparticle collides with a corresponding particle, they destroy each other, thereby releasing great energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an antiparticle for every known elementary particle (Science News Letter).┤
╩│antiparticle, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiparty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to the policies or leadership of a party, especially a Communist Party.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Professor D. Tomor-Ochir, secretary of the Central Committee, was expelled for "antiparty, anti-Marxist activities" (Richard L. Walker).┤
╩│antiparty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipasto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ an appetizer or assortment of appetizers consisting of fish, meats, deviled eggs, peppers, lettuce, olives, and other vegetables.
╩│antipasto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│antipathetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having antipathy; contrary or opposed in nature or disposition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dogs and cats are often antipathetic. Traditional American talkativeness by its nature has been inherently antipathetic to privacy (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤arousing antipathy; uncongenial (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The very idea had become antipathetic to her.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤two places on directly opposite sides of the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes.┤
├│ 2. ┤a place on the opposite side of the earth.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) two opposites or contraries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hate and love are antipodes.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the direct opposite.
├│ 5. ┤Australia and New Zealand, so known because of their position in relation to that of England.
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) those who dwell directly opposite to each other, or directly opposite to us, on the earth.
╩│antipodes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│antipole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the opposite pole.
╩│antipole, ╛╕noun.
╜│antipollution, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to reduce or prevent pollution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antipollution devices, an antipollution program.┤
╩│antipollution, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antipope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person claiming the papacy in opposition to a canonically chosen pope.
╩│antipope, ╛╕noun.
╜│antipoverty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to combat poverty on a large scale; organized to help the poor, especially in depressed areas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new Act authorises the expenditure of $947 million ... to be spent on antipoverty projects (Observer).┤
╩│antipoverty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiproton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tiny particle of the same mass as a proton, but negatively charged, created when a proton hits a neutron; the analogue in antimatter of the proton.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their 1955 discovery of the antiproton ... came through research with the big atom-smashing bevatron at Berkeley (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│antiproton, ╛╕noun.
╜│antipruritic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that relieves or prevents itching.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antipruritic.
╩│antipruritic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antipsychotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent used or effective in relieving psychotic symptoms.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antipsychotic.
╩│antipsychotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antipyretic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that checks or prevents fever; antifebrile.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antipyretic.
╩│antipyretic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antipyrine┐╕ or │antipyrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline drug used as a sedative, analgesic, and antipyretic; phenazone.
╩│antipyrine┐╕ or │antipyrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│antipyrotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that heals or relieves burns.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antipyrotic.
╩│antipyrotic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiq.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤antiquarian.
├│ 2. ┤antiquity or antiquities.
╩│antiq.,╕
╜│antiquarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who studies or collects relics from ancient times.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with antiquities or antiquarians.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antiquariansection of the museum was full of old furniture.┤
╩│antiquarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiquarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the profession or pursuits of the antiquarian.
├│ 2. ┤an interest in antiquities.
╩│antiquarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiquark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) one of a hypothetical set of three elementary particles, that are analogues in antimatter to the quark; the antiparticle of quark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the antiquity of man. That vase is of such great antiquitythat nobody knows how old it is.┤
├│ 2. ┤times long ago; early ages of history. Antiquity usually refers to the period between 5000 B.C. and A.D. 476.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Moses and Caesar were two great men of antiquity.┤
├│ 3. ┤the people of ancient times.
└╕expr. ╡antiquities,┤
├│ a. ┤things from times long ago; artifacts, monuments, or records of ancient times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We visited museums and libraries filled with antiquities.┤
├│ b. ┤the customs and life of olden times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a specialist in the Roman and Greek antiquities.┤
╩│antiquity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│antirabic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antirabies.
╩│antirabic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antirabies.
╜│antirabies, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that prevents or immunizes against rabies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antirabies vaccine.┤
╩│antirabies, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antirachitic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a vitamin or other agent that prevents or cures rickets.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antirachitic.
╩│antirachitic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiracist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an opponent of racists or racism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to racists or racism.
╩│antiracist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antirejection, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to combat immunological rejection, especially in transplant surgery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors abandoned the operation because of high rejection rates. But the new antirejection techniques have revived their interest (Newsweek).┤
╩│antirejection, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antireligious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= anticlerical.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= irreligious.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He played upon the antireligious sentiment of the younger generation by hammering away disdainfully at ... personal devotion to the Moslem cult (Time).┤
╩│antireligious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Antiremonstrant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the Dutch Calvinists of the 1600's who opposed the Arminian stand adopted by the Remonstrants.
╩│Antiremonstrant, ╛╕noun.
╜│antirent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤opposed to the payment of rent on land.
├│ 2. ┤designating a political party or group in New York between 1839 and 1847 that was opposed to payment of rent on land to the patroons.
╩│antirent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antirenter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person opposed to the payment of rent, especially a person opposed to paying rent to a patroon in early New York. The New York antirenters were active between 1839 and 1847.
╩│antirenter, ╛╕noun.
╜│antirentism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the payment of rent on land.
╩│antirentism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antirheumatic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or relieves rheumatism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antirheumatic.
╩│antirheumatic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antirrhinum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of herbaceous plants of the figwort family; a snapdragon.
╩│antirrhinum, ╛╕noun.
╜│antirust, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or removing rust.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that prevents or removes rust.
╩│antirust, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antisaloon┐╕ or │anti-saloon, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) opposed to the existence of saloons, bars, or other places for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
╩│antisaloon┐╕ or │anti-saloon, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisatellite, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ able or intended to be able to seek out and destroy an artificial satellite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Air Force successfully carried off another space feat ... that presaged the day of antisatellite weapons (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│antisatellite, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiscience, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= antiscientific.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤opposition to science, scientific research, or the scientific method.
╩│antiscience, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antiscientific, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to science, scientific research, or the scientific method.
╩│antiscientific, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiscorbutic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or cures scurvy.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antiscorbutic.
╩│antiscorbutic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antiscorbutic acid,╕ ╟│= vitamin C.
╩│antiscorbutic acid,╕ ╟│= vitamin C.
╜│antisegregation, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to racial segregation, especially in schools or housing.
╩│antisegregation, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisegregationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is opposed to racial segregation, especially in schools or housing.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= antisegregation.┤
╩│antisegregationist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anti-Semite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose actions or feelings are characterized by anti-Semitism.
╩│anti-Semite, ╛╕noun.
╜│anti-Semitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ prejudiced against Jews.
╩│anti-Semitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-Semitism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤dislike or hatred for Jews; prejudice against Jews.
├│ 2. ┤action or policy reflecting this, ranging from social discrimination to physical persecution.
╩│anti-Semitism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antisense, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) that does not code for a genetic product but serves only to preserve the coding sequence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antisense transcription has been described in bacteria [and] in higher forms of life (Scientific American).┤
╩│antisense, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisepalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ growing opposite the sepals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antisepalous stamens.┤
╩│antisepalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisepsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤prevention of infection.
├│ 2. ┤the process by which microorganisms are prevented from gaining access to, or multiplying in, body tissues injured by accident or surgery; method or medicine that prevents infection.
╩│antisepsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiseptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤preventing infection; unfavorable to the growth and activity of the microorganisms of disease, putrefaction, or fermentation.
├│ 2. ┤of or using antisepsis.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) having a sterilized or sterile quality; coldly or severely immaculate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antiseptic nursery, an antiseptic tutor.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that kills or prevents the growth of germs and thus prevents infection. Iodine, hydrogen peroxide, Mercurochrome, alcohol, and boric acid are widely used antiseptics.
┬┌┤ a serum containing antibodies that are specific for certain antigens, such as may be obtained from a person or animal that has been immunized against these antigens.
╩│antiserum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-serums,╕ │-sera.╕
╜│antisexual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to sexual expression or activity, especially that which is blatantly or publicly displayed.
╩│antisexual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antislavery┐╕ or │anti-slavery, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to slavery; against slavery.
├╕noun ┤ ┤opposition to slavery.
╩│antislavery┐╕ or │anti-slavery, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antismog, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to reduce or eliminate smog.
╩│antismog, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisocial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤opposed to the principles upon which society is based.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Murder and stealing are antisocial acts.┤
├│ 2. ┤against the general welfare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spitting and littering in public places are examples of antisocial behavior.┤
┴┤ (SYN) asocial.
├│ 3. ┤opposed to friendly relationship and normal companionship with others; not sociable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hermits are antisocial. It is ... an antisocial individualism born of an era when spatial distances were extensive (Emory S. Bogardus).┤
┴┤ (SYN) unsociable.
╩│antisocial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisocialism┐╕ or │anti-Socialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the principles of socialism and to the institutions and practices based on them.
┼╕adj., n. ╡antisocialist,┤ ╡anti-Socialist.┤
╩│antisocialism┐╕ or │anti-Socialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antisocialistic┐╕ or │anti-Socialistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antisocialist.
╩│antisocialistic┐╕ or │anti-Socialistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antisocialist.
╜│antisolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposite the sun.
╩│antisolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antispasmodic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or relieves spasms.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antispasmodic.
╩│antispasmodic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antistate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ antigovernment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his fear of being denounced by an informer for antistate activities (J. V. Davidson-Houston).┤
╩│antistate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antistatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to prevent or reduce static electricity, especially in synthetic and plastic products.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antistatic sprays.┤
╩│antistatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-Stokes line,
┬┌┤ a line in a spectrum of the same, or higher, frequency as that of the exciting light. It is due to a vibrating molecule's absorption of a light quantum.
╩│anti-Stokes line,
╜│antistrophe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of an ancient Greek ode sung by the chorus when moving from left to right.
├│ 2. ┤a stanza following a strophe and usually in the same meter.
╩│antistrophe, ╛╕noun.
╜│antistrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an antistrophe.
╩│antistrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisubmarine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ for use against submarines.
╩│antisubmarine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisymmetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Mathematics.) denoting a function which is transformed into its negative when its variables are interchanged in pairs.
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) denoting a system in which each point has properties opposite to those of a point symmetrically related to it.
┼╕adv. ╡antisymmetrically.┤
╩│antisymmetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antisymmetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antisymmetric state or condition.
╩│antisymmetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│antisyphilitic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or cures syphilis.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antisyphilitic.
╩│antisyphilitic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antitank, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Military.) designed for use against armored vehicles, especially tanks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antitank gun, antitank mines.┤
╩│antitank, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antithesis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the direct opposite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hate is the antithesis of love.┤
├│ 2. ┤opposition; contrast (of, between, or to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the antithesis of theory and fact.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything opposed, or forming a contrast.
├│ 4. ┤contrast of ideas; the expression in balanced constructions of opposed ideas. (Example:) "To err is human; to forgive, divine."
├│ 5. ┤either of the two ideas contrasted.
╩│antithesis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│antithetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or using antithesis.
├│ 2. ┤contrasted; opposite.
┼╕adv. ╡antithetically.┤
╩│antithetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antithetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antithetic.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. The poetic image in which the tension of antithetical meanings is most effectively embodied is the metaphor (Observer).┤
╩│antithetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antithetic.
╜│antithrombin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antienzyme that inhibits the action of thrombin in blood serum, preventing the formation of fibrin.
╩│antithrombin, ╛╕noun.
╜│antithyroid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or relieves hyperthyroidism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antithyroid.
╩│antithyroid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antitorque rotor,
┬┌┤ a subsidiary rotor, mounted on the tail of a helicopter, that rotates in a vertical plane so as to generate a thrust opposite to the torque of the main rotor.
╩│antitorque rotor,
╜│antitotalitarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to totalitarian government.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antitotalitarian group opposed the ... Law of State Security because it made lack of patriotism a crime and authorized the president to suspend constitutional guarantees (Amos E. Taylor).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antitotalitarian person.
╩│antitotalitarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antitoxic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤counteracting diseases or poisonings caused by toxins.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or like an antitoxin.
╩│antitoxic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antitoxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a substance formed in the body that can make a person safe from an infection or disease; an antibody formed in the body in response to the presence of a toxin in the body, which combines with the toxin and thus neutralizes it.
├│ 2. ┤a serum containing antitoxin. Diptheria antitoxin, obtained from the blood of horses infected with diphtheria, is injected into a person to make him immune to diphtheria, or to treat him if already infected.
╩│antitoxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│antitoxine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antitoxin.
╩│antitoxine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antitoxin.
╜│antitrades, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(at tropical latitudes) winds that blow in a direction opposite to the trade winds on a level above them.
├│ 2. ┤(at temperate latitudes) the prevailing westerlies.
╩│antitrades, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│antitragus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gi.╕
┬┌┤ a protuberance toward the rear of the external ear, inside the helix, opposite to the tragus.
╩│antitragus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gi.╕
╜│antitrust, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to trusts or other business monopolies, especially those contrived by large corporations having enough control of the market to govern trade practices and prices and act to stifle competition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. antitrust legislation.┤
╩│antitrust, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antitumor, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ used in the treatment or prevention of cancerous tumors.
╩│antitumor, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antitussive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or relieving cough.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antitussive substance or drug.
╩│antitussive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antitypal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antitypic.
╩│antitypal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antitypic.
╜│antitype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person, thing, or idea adumbrated or represented by an earlier type or symbol, such as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
├│ 2. ┤an opposite type.
╩│antitype, ╛╕noun.
╜│antitypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or of the nature of an antitype; fulfilling what has been prefigured by a type or symbol.
╩│antitypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antitypical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antitypic.
╩│antitypical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= antitypic.
╜│anti-union, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) opposed to a labor union or labor unions.
╩│anti-union, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anti-unionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to labor unions, characterized by refusal to recognize, deal with, or join a union.
┼╕n., adj. ╡anti-unionist.┤
╩│anti-unionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antivenene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antivenin.
╩│antivenene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= antivenin.
╜│antivenin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an antitoxin to a venin (a protein toxin in snake and other venom).
├│ 2. ┤a serum having such an antitoxin, produced from the blood of animals that have been immunized against snake and other venom and used to modify reaction to the bite of a poisonous animal.
╩│antivenin, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiviral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ counteracting or destroying a virus or viruses.
╩│antiviral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antivirotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= antiviral.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antiviral substance or agent.
╩│antivirotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antivirus, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a culture from which bacteria are filtered, which is diluted or weakened by heating, used in effecting local immunity.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antivirus; antiviral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Antivirus therapy is confined to vaccination: we are still using Jenner's procedure to avoid smallpox (New Scientist).┤
╩│antivirus, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│antivitamin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any substance that inhibits or prevents the absorption of a vitamin.
├│ 2. ┤an enzyme that destroys vitamins.
╩│antivitamin, ╛╕noun.
╜│antivivisection, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤opposed to the practice of vivisection.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= antivivisectionism.┤
╩│antivivisection, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│antivivisectionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opposition to the practice of vivisection.
┼╕noun ╡antivivisectionist.┤
╩│antivivisectionism, ╛╕noun.
╜│antiwar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to war.
╩│antiwar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiwhite, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ opposed to white people or to the white establishment.
╩│antiwhite, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antiworld┐╕ or │anti-world, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the world of antimatter; a theoretical world in which the charges of all elementary particles are reversed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The anti-world of atomic nucleons is now complete [with] the discovery of the antineutron as a companion of the antiproton (Science News Letter).┤
╩│antiworld┐╕ or │anti-world, ╛╕noun.
╜│antixerophthalmic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤preventing or curing xerophthalmia; used against xerophthalmia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an antixerophthalmic agent or remedy.
╩│antixerophthalmic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│anti-xi-zero, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the analogue in antimatter of the xi zero.
╩│anti-xi-zero, ╛╕noun.
╜│antler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the solid, bony, hornlike growth of a male deer or of related animals, such as elk, moose, or caribou, usually having one or more branches when fully grown. Antlers are shed once a year and grow back again during the next year.
├│ 2. ┤a branch of such a growth.
┼╕adj. ╡antlerlike.┤
╩│antler, ╛╕noun.
╜│antlered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having antlers.
├│ 2. ┤decorated with antlers.
╩│antlered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antlerless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without antlers.
╩│antlerless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antler moth,╕
┬┌┤ a nocturnal moth whose larva is destructive of meadowlands.
╩│antler moth,╕
╜│antlia, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-liae.╕
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) the tubelike proboscis of butterflies, moths, and other lepidopterous insects.
╩│antlia, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-liae.╕
╜│Antlia, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Antliae.╕
┬┌┤ a southern constellation between Argo and Hydra.
╩│Antlia, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Antliae.╕
╜│Antliae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Antlia.┤
╩│Antliae, ╛╕noun.
╜│antliate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with an antlia.
╩│antliate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ant lion,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an insect whose larva digs a pit where it lies in wait to catch ants and other insects as they fall in and are trapped.
├│ 2. ┤the larva itself; doodlebug.
╩│ant lion,╕
╜│antodontalgic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or agent that prevents or relieves toothache.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that acts as an antodontalgic.
╩│antodontalgic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Antonine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characteristic of the reign extending from A.D. 138 to 180 of the Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Antoninus Pius; tranquil.
╩│Antonine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antonomasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of an epithet or title instead of a person's name, as to refer to an ambassador as "His Excellency," or to a judge as "His Honor."
├│ 2. ┤the use of a proper name to express a quality, as to call a patient person "a veritable Job."
├│ 3. ┤the naming of a fictional character for his chief quality or characteristic, as in ╖Squire Allworthy.┤
╩│antonomasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│antonomastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by antonomasia.
╩│antonomastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antonym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a word that means the opposite of another word (contrasted with ╖synonym┤). "Hot" is the antonym of "cold." "Sharp," "keen," and "acute" are antonyms of "dull." (Abbr:) ant.
╩│antonym, ╛╕noun.
╜│antonymous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an antonym or antonyms.
╩│antonymous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antonymy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being antonymous; oppositeness in meaning.
├│ 2. ┤the study of antonyms.
├│ 3. ┤the use or coupling of antonyms for emphasis or amplification.
├│ 4. ┤a set, list, or system of antonyms.
╩│antonymy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│An Tostal,
┬┌┤ an annual Irish festival of welcome to visitors and tourists.
╩│An Tostal,
╜│antre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) a cave; cavern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the antre of an ogre (George Meredith).┤
╩│antre, ╛╕noun.
╜│antrorse, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany, Zoology.) bent forward or upward.
┼╕adv. ╡antrorsely.┤
╩│antrorse, ╛╕adjective.
╜│antrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tra.╕
┬┌┤ a cavity, especially one in a bone (often applied to the sinus in the maxilla).
╩│antrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tra.╕
╜│antrustion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a body of men forming the bodyguard or military household of Frankish kings.
╩│antrustion, ╛╕noun.
╜│Antrycide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a drug related to quinine, used to protect cattle and other domestic animals against African sleeping sickness and other trypanosomal infections.
╩│Antrycide, ╛╕noun.
╜│ant shrike,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various ant birds of South America that resembles shrikes.
╩│ant shrike,╕
╜│antsy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│antsier,╕ │antsiest.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) uneasy or anxious; fidgety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone here in town is getting antsy. ... We're not allowed to march until Thursday, and there's nothing to do (New Yorker).┤
╩│antsy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│antsier,╕ │antsiest.╕
╜│ant thrush,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ant bird of South America.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various brightly colored birds of Australia, southeastern Asia, and Africa; pitta.
╩│ant thrush,╕
╜│antu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a powder used for poisoning rats.
╩│antu, ╛╕noun.
╜│ANTU, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) antu.
╩│ANTU, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anubis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Egyptian Mythology.) the conductor of the dead, a son of Osiris, identified by the Greeks with Hermes.
╩│Anubis, ╛╕noun.
╜│anuclear, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking a nucleus or nuclei, as a cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anuclear erythrocytes.┤
╩│anuclear, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anucleate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking a nucleus or nuclei; anuclear.
╩│anucleate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A number 1,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) A one; first-class.
╩│A number 1,╕
╜│anuran, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a subclass of amphibians, such as the frog; a salientian.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= salientian.┤
╩│anuran, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anuresis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anuria.
╩│anuresis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anuria.
╜│anuria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the absence of urine; inability to urinate.
╩│anuria, ╛╕noun.
╜│anuric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with anuria; characterized by anuria.
╩│anuric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anurous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tailless; acaudal.
╩│anurous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which solid waste material and undigested food pass from the body.
╩│anus, ╛╕noun.
╜│anvil, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-viled,╕ │-viling╕ or (especially British) │-villed,╕ │-villing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an iron or steel block on which metals are hammered and shaped.
├│ 2. ┤anything resembling a blacksmith's anvil in shape or use, such as the fixed jaw of a measuring instrument or steel bars struck like a blacksmith's anvil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The hero was hardened on the anvil of war.┤
├│ 3. ┤the incus, a bone of the middle ear.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fashion on or as if on an anvil; hammer out (used chiefly in figurative connotations).
╩│anvil, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-viled,╕ │-viling╕ or (especially British) │-villed,╕ │-villing.╕
╜│anxiety, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤uneasy thoughts or fears about what may happen; troubled, worried, or uneasy feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother felt anxiety when my baby brother was so sick. We all felt anxiety when the prairie fire came close to town. Anxiety is one of the major characteristics of our time (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) concern, apprehension, dread, misgiving.
├│ 2. ┤eager desire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her anxiety to succeed led her to work hard.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Psychiatry.) a state of fear and mental tension commonly occurring in mental disorders.
╩│anxiety, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│anxiety attack,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= panic attack.┤
├│ 2. ┤intense concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pennant-race parts are in place now and anxiety attacks are breaking out in Boston (Toronto Star).┤
╩│anxiety attack,╕
╜│anxiety hysteria,╕
┬┌┤ (Psychiatry.) a mental condition between hysteria and anxiety neurosis.
╩│anxiety hysteria,╕
╜│anxiety neurosis,╕
┬┌┤ (Psychiatry.) a mental condition characterized by emotional instability, imagined fears, irritability, and a general sense of fatigue.
╩│anxiety neurosis,╕
╜│anxiolytic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a drug used to relieve anxiety; tranquilizer.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤used or tending to relieve anxiety; tranquilizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs.┤
╩│anxiolytic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│anxious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤uneasy because of thoughts or fears of what may happen; troubled; worried.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother felt anxious about the children who had been gone an hour too long.┤
├│ 2. ┤causing uneasy feelings or troubled thoughts; worrying; distressing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The week of the flood was an anxious time for all of us.┤
├│ 3. ┤wishing very much; eager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was anxious for a bicycle. She was anxious to please her mother.┤
┼╕adv. ╡anxiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡anxiousness.┤
╩│anxious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│anxious seat┐╕ or │bench,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤an uneasy or troubled condition.
├│ 2. ┤a seat near the pulpit at a revival meeting for those troubled about their religious life that want to strengthen their faith.
╩│anxious seat┐╕ or │bench,╕
╜│any, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤one out of many.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Choose any book you like from the books on the shelf.┤
├│ b. ┤some out of many or much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do any spots show? Is there any fresh fruit left?┤
├│ 2. ┤every.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Any child knows that.┤
├│ 3. ┤even a little; even one or two.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was forbidden to go to any house. There has never been any doubt about that.┤
├│ 4. ┤in no matter what quantity or number.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you any sugar?┤
├│ 5. ┤enough to be noticed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had hardly any money.┤
├│ 6. ┤no matter how great or how small.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He means to win at any cost.┤
├╕pron. ┤ │1a. ┤any thing; any part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take the cake; I don't want any.┤
├│ b. ┤any person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Lord is ... not willing that any should perish (II Peter 3:9).┤
├│ 2. ┤some.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I need more paper; have you any that you can spare?┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤even a little.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do not go any closer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to some extent or degree; at all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Has the sick child improved any?┤
╩│any, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, adverb.
╜│anybody, ╛╕pronoun, noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any person; anyone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Has anybody been here?┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) an important person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is he anybody?┤
╩│anybody, ╛╕pronoun, noun, ╞pl. │-bodies.╕
╜│anyhow, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in any case; at any rate; anyway; at least.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I can see as well as you, anyhow.┤
├│ 2. ┤in any way whatever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The answer is wrong anyhow you look at it.┤
├│ 3. ┤carelessly; haphazardly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He dumped the tools into the box just anyhow. [He] was sprawled anyhow on a couch in his hotel room (New York Times).┤
╩│anyhow, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anymore, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at present; now; currently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He didn't know anymore, he said, whether he was a Liberal or Conservative (Harper's). And of course nobody who is anybody fattens anymore (Saturday Evening Post).┤
╩│anymore, ╛╕adverb.
╜│any more,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything additional; more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't want any more.┤
├│ 2. ┤further; additional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's not have any more fighting.┤
├│ 3. ┤currently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't smoke any more. What, after all, can one say that is "original" about William Shakespeare any more? (American Scholar).┤
└╕expr. ╡any more than,┤ ┤to a greater extent or more general degree than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... You cannot ... have democracy in a revolutionary party any more than anywhere else (Edmund Wilson).┤
╩│any more,╕
╜│anyone, ╛╕pronoun.
┬┌┤ any person; anybody.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can anyone go to this movie or is it just for adults? Anyone may come. He is said to have been able ... to detect the place of origin of anyone he met (Edmund Wilson).┤
╩│anyone, ╛╕pronoun.
╜│any one,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any single or individual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. in any one city in the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤any person or thing.
╩│any one,╕
╜│anyplace, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) anywhere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [There is in] Kansas more clear weather than anyplace else outside the Rio Grande Valley and southern California (New Yorker).┤
╩│anyplace, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anything, ╛╕noun, pronoun, adverb.
┬┌╕noun or pron. ┤ │1a. ┤any thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you have anything to eat? My dog will eat almost anything.┤
├│ b. ┤particular thing not mentioned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you anything on your mind you wish to talk about?┤
├│ 2. ┤a certain amount; part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is anything about the plan yet in doubt? Is there anything of the saint in her?┤
├│ 3. ┤a person of importance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He isn't anything in the local government though he has lived there for years.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in any way; at all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is your doll anything like mine?┤
└╕expr. ╡anything but,┤ ┤not at all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This room is anything but warm.┤
╩│anything, ╛╕noun, pronoun, adverb.
╜│anytime, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at any time; no matter when.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You are welcome to visit us anytime.┤
╩│anytime, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anyway, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in any case; at least.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am coming anyway, no matter what you say.┤
├│ 2. ┤in any way whatever.
├│ 3. ┤carelessly; anyhow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He dumped the tools in the box just anyway.┤
╩│anyway, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anyways, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= anyway.┤
╩│anyways, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anywhen, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) at any time.
╩│anywhen, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anywhere, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in any place; at or to any place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll meet you anywhere you say.┤
└╕expr. ╡anywhere between,┤ ┤(Informal.) at any point between.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I told them that a reasonable date for the foundation of the monument was anywhere between 1400 and 1700 B.C. (Holiday).┤
└╕expr. ╡anywhere from,┤ ┤(Informal.) at any point within a stated range.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will take anywhere from two to three hours to drive there.┤
└╕expr. ╡anywhere near,┤ ┤(Informal.) nearly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The job is not anywhere near done.┤
└╕expr. ╡get anywhere,┤ ┤(Informal.) to advance; prosper; succeed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was a talented man, but his dislike of hard work prevented him from getting anywhere in the business world.┤
╩│anywhere, ╛╕adverb.
╜│anywise, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in any way; to any degree; at all.
╩│anywise, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ANZAAS, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science.
╩│ANZAAS, ╛╕noun.
╜│Anzac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soldier from Australia or New Zealand.
╩│Anzac, ╛╕noun.
╜│ANZAM, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alliance of Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia to protect the approaches to southeastern Asia in the Indian Ocean and the Indonesian seas, formed in the 1960's.
╩│ANZAM, ╛╕noun.
╜│ANZUS, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alliance of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States for the purpose of mutual defense in the Pacific, formed in 1951.
╩│ANZUS, ╛╕noun.
╜│a.o.┐╕ or │a/o╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ account of.
╩│a.o.┐╕ or │a/o╕ (no periods),
╜│ao dai, ╞╕pl. │ao dais.╕
┬┌┤ a tunic open up each side to the waist and worn with wide pantaloons by Vietnamese women.
╩│ao dai, ╞╕pl. │ao dais.╕
╜│A-OK╕ (no periods)┐ or │A-O.K.,╕ ╛adjective, adverb, interjection.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) OK.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "A-OK" method of teaching the deaf is to "talk, talk, talk," to them (Harper's).┤
╩│A-OK╕ (no periods)┐ or │A-O.K.,╕ ╛adjective, adverb, interjection.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Aonia, a region of Boeotia in ancient Greece containing Mount Helicon and associated especially with the Muses.
╩│Aonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│AOR╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤adult-oriented rock; classic rock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sales are helped by Zeppelin's status as the backbone of AOR and classic-rock radio (Rolling Stone).┤
├│ 2. ┤at own risk (a hospital term).
╩│AOR╕ (no periods),
╜│aorist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the past tenses of Greek verbs. It shows that an action took place at some time in the past without indicating whether the act was completed, repeated, or continued.
├│ 2. ┤a tense of similar form or meaning in certain other languages, such as Sanskrit.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or in the aorist.
╩│aorist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aoristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤undefined; indeterminate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. like certain aoristic combinations in music (George Meredith).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with an aorist.
┼╕adv. ╡aoristically.┤
╩│aoristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aorta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tas,╕ │-tae.╕
┬┌┤ the great artery that carries the blood from the left side (ventricle) of the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs. The aorta is the main trunk of the arterial system and has many branches.
╩│aorta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tas,╕ │-tae.╕
╜│aortic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the aorta.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aortic valve, aortic aneurysms.┤
╩│aortic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aortitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the aorta.
╩│aortitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aortography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌┤ examination of the aorta by means of arteriographs.
╩│aortography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│aoudad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wild sheep native to northern Africa, found also in California, New Mexico, and Texas; barbary sheep.
╩│aoudad, ╛╕noun.
╜│a outrance,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the utmost; to the very end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to battle a outrance. ... Emerson's description of Henry David Thoreau--"a protestant a outrance" (New Yorker).┤
╩│a outrance,
╜│ap-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖p,┤ as in ╖apprehend.┤
╩│ap-─╕ (1),
╜│ap-─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡apo-┤ before vowels and ╖h,┤ as in ╖aphelion.┤
╩│ap-─╕ (2),
╜│ap.,╕
┬┌┤ apothecaries' weight.
╩│ap.,╕
╜│Ap.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Apostle.
├│ 2. ┤April.
╩│Ap.,╕
╜│AP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Air Police (the military police of the United States Air Force).
├│ 2. ┤American plan.
├│ 3. ┤antipersonnel.
├│ 4. ┤Associated Press. It often appears in print as a ligature.
╩│AP╕ (no periods),
╜│apace, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ very soon; swiftly; quickly; fast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The summer flew by, and the time for school was coming on apace.┤
╩│apace, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Apache, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Apaches╕ or │Apache.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of Indians living in the southwestern United States. They were formerly warlike and nomadic.
├│ 2. ┤the tribe itself.
├│ 3. ┤their language, of the Athapascan stock.
╩│Apache, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Apaches╕ or │Apache.╕
╜│apache, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a rough or rowdy person, especially one of a band of toughs or gangsters who operate in Paris and Brussels.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or designating a kind of very energetic dance in which the partners are dressed likean apache and his woman.
╩│apache, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│apage Satanas,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) begone, Satan!
╩│apage Satanas,
╜│apagoge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Logic.) demonstration of a propositor, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
╩│apagoge, ╛╕noun.
╜│apagogic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Logic.) of or having to do with apagoge.
╩│apagogic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apagogical ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Logic.) of the nature of apagoge.
╩│apagogical ╛╕adjective.
╜│apamin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance, derived from bee venom, that is poisonous to nervous tissue, used experimentally in neurology and medicine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apamin is the smallest neurotoxic polypeptide known, and it is the only one whose interaction with the spinal cord is well established (Science).┤
╩│apamin, ╛╕noun.
╜│apanage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= appanage.
╩│apanage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= appanage.
╜│aparejo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a kind of packsaddle, usually of stuffed leather.
╩│aparejo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos.╕
╜│apart, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤to pieces; in pieces; in separate parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took the watch apart to see how it runs. That old house looks as if it were falling apart.┤
├│ 2. ┤away from each other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keep the dogs apart.┤
├│ 3. ┤to one side; aside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sets some money apart for a vacation each year. All joking apart, do you mean that?┤
├│ 4. ┤away from others; each by itself; separately; independently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. View each idea apart.┤
├│ 5. ┤to or in another place; away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to live apart from one's family.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤separate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He became a man apart.┤
└╕expr. ╡apart from,┤ ┤besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apart from its cost, the plan was a good one.┤
╩│apart, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│a part,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤aside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It seemed to me regrettable that American hotel men don't offer our a part service--serving from a side table rather than plopping everything on one plate in the kitchen (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤an aside.
╩│a part,
╜│apartheid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ racial segregation, especially as formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa. There, segregation of blacks from whites was the law of the South African government.
╩│apartheid, ╛╕noun.
╜│apartment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a room or group of rooms to live in; flat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our apartment is on the second floor of that building.┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) a single room.
├│ 2. ┤an apartment building.
╩│apartment, ╛╕noun.
╜│apartment building,╕
┬┌┤ a building with a number of apartments in it.
╩│apartment building,╕
╜│apartment hotel,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a hotel having furnished apartments for rent to permanent residents.
╩│apartment hotel,╕
╜│apartment house,╕ ╟│= apartment building.
╩│apartment house,╕ ╟│= apartment building.
╜│apartness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being or standing apart; aloofness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Howarth ... is one of those distant, always lonely figures who search out crowds only to emphasize their own apartness (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│apartness, ╛╕noun.
╜│a pas de geant,
┬┌┤ (French.) with a giant's stride or tread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Up he thunders, a pas de geant, ... a hint of the mediaeval in his upturning boots (Punch).┤
╩│a pas de geant,
╜│apastron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) that point in the orbit of a double star in which one star is farthest away from its primary.
╩│apastron, ╛╕noun.
╜│apatetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deceptively resembling the coloration of an animal's environment or the markings of another species.
╩│apatetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apathetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with little interest or desire for action; indifferent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lazy boy's apathetic attitude toward schoolwork annoyed his teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) listless.
├│ 2. ┤lacking in feeling; unemotional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His apathetic response to the tragedy showed he did not understand the play.┤
┴┤ (SYN) listless.
╩│apathetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apathetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apathetic.
╩│apathetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apathetic.
╜│apathetically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an apathetic manner.
╩│apathetically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│apathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lack of interest in or desire for activity; indifference.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apathy of the lazy boy was annoying. The citizens' apathy to local affairs resulted in poor government.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unconcern, impassivity.
├│ 2. ┤lack of feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The miser heard the old beggar's story with apathy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unfeelingness, insensibility.
╩│apathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│apatite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native phosphate of lime, varying in color from white to green, blue, violet, and brown, occurring in crystals or masses, and commonly minced for use as a fertilizer.
╩│apatite, ╛╕noun.
╜│apatosaurus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brontosaurus.
╩│apatosaurus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brontosaurus.
╜│APB╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ all points bulletin (a police message alerting all patrolmen).
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, tailless monkey with long arms, that can stand almost erect and walk on two feet. Chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons are anthropoid apes. Certain other monkeys, such as the Barbary ape and the macaque, are also called apes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people confuse apes with monkeys, but the two groups of animals differ in many ways (R.L. Susman).┤
├│ 2. ┤any monkey.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a person who imitates or mimics.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a rough, clumsy person.
├│ b. ┤a fool.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to imitate; mimic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The girl aped the way the movie star fixed her hair.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Slang.) wild; excited; enthusiastic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I advised her to quit acting ape (S. J. Perelman).┤
└╕expr. ╡go ape,┤ ┤(Slang.) to become wildly excited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seniors ... chose oval-shaped rings ... and the kids have really gone ape over them (Kay Harris).┤
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤(of an anchor chain, oars, or a yard) in or into a vertical position or nearly so.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(of a ship or boat) with the anchor chain running vertically, or nearly so, to the anchor.
├│ 2. ┤(of oars or a yard) vertical.
╩│apeak, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│apeiron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ultimate principle or original source of life (postulated by Anaximander, Greek philosopher of the 500's B.C.).
╩│apeiron, ╛╕noun.
╜│apella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the general assembly of ancient Sparta.
╩│apella, ╛╕noun.
╜│ape man,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various animals supposed to be evolutionary links between ape and man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ape men of Africa who may have been our direct ancestors were probably the prey of wild animals of their day, not the hunters (Scientific American).┤
╩│ape man,╕
╜│apercu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤insight gained upon a rapid survey of a subject.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At every point in the argument particular instances lead to a fresh or thought-provoking remark about some artist's work, and the book is as illuminating in such critical apercus as in its general thesis (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a short outline or sketch.
╩│apercu, ╛╕noun.
╜│aperient, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤mildly purgative; laxative.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an aperient medicine or article of diet.
╩│aperient, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aperiodic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not periodic; irregular.
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) having irregular vibrations.
╩│aperiodic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aperiodicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ aperiodic condition.
╩│aperiodicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aperitif, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alcoholic drink, especially any of various wines, taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aperitifs, which Frenchmen like to sip in cafes in the late afternoon, are made by adding alcohol and herbs to wine (Edward W. Fox).┤
╩│aperitif, ╛╕noun.
╜│aperitive, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= aperient.
╩│aperitive, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= aperient.
╜│apert, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archaic.) open; manifest; unconcealed.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) bold, forward, or pert.
╩│apert, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apertometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device attached to a microscope for measuring the angular aperture of the objective lens.
╩│apertometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aperture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an opening; gap; hole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A window is an aperture for letting in light and air.┤
┴┤ (SYN) orifice, slit.
├│ 2. ┤the diameter of the opening through which light passes in a camera, telescope, or other optical instrument.
╩│aperture, ╛╕noun.
╜│aperture card,╕
┬┌┤ a key-punch card with one or more openings for holding a microfilm frame or frames, used in data processing, documentation, and the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Microfilm copies of patents offered to the public and for examiners' use will be stored in the form of aperture cards, which have space for eight images each (Science News).┤
╩│aperture card,╕
╜│apertured, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an aperture or apertures.
╩│apertured, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤pretentious or silly mimicry.
├│ 2. ┤a silly or apish action or performance.
╩│apery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│apetalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no petals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apetalous flowers.┤
╩│apetalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a peu pres,
┬┌┤ (French.) almost; nearly.
╩│a peu pres,
╜│apex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │apexes,╕ │apices.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the highest point; tip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apex of a triangle or of a leaf is the point opposite the base.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the climax; peak.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a nation at the apex of its power. Camping out on the last night and eating around the campfire was the apex of the boys' vacation.┤
├│ 3. ┤the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system are moving relative to the stars.
╩│apex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │apexes,╕ │apices.╕
╜│APF╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ animal protein factor.
╩│APF╕ (no periods),
╜│apfelstrudel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strudel with an apple filling.
╩│apfelstrudel, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphaeresis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apheresis.
╩│aphaeresis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apheresis.
╜│aphaeretic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apheretic.
╩│aphaeretic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apheretic.
╜│aphakia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack or loss of the lens of the eye.
╩│aphakia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphakic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who has aphakia.
╩│aphakic, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compact rock so uniform in texture that no distinct crystals are visible to the naked eye.
╩│aphanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphanitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like aphanite.
╩│aphanitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand words. Aphasia is caused by injury or disease that affects the brain.
╩│aphasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphasiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) aphasic.
╩│aphasiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aphasic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with aphasia; suffering from aphasia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has aphasia.
╩│aphasic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aphelion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lions,╕ │-lia.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the point farthest from the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet.
├│ 2. ┤the point in the orbit of any orbiting body farthest from the body about which it revolves.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the furthermost point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. France, which is just now in ... the aphelion or furthest point of political cold (P. Thompson).┤
╩│aphelion, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lions,╕ │-lia.╕
╜│apheliotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bending or turning away from sunlight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an apheliotropic plant.┤
┼╕adv. ╡apheliotropically.┤
╩│apheliotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apheliotropism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the tendency of a plant to bend or turn away from sunlight; negative heliotropism.
╩│apheliotropism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of aphasia marked by inability to articulate words.
╩│aphemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aphemia; suffering from aphemia.
╩│aphemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apheresis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ omission of a phoneme, particularly an unaccented vowel, from the beginning of a word, or the resulting omission of a letter from the spelling, such as in ╖state┤ for ╖estate.┤ Also, ╡aphaeresis.┤
╩│apheresis, ╛╕noun.
╜│apheretic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) of the nature of apheresis. Also, ╡aphaeretic.┤
╩│apheretic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ apheresis in which an unaccented initial vowel is gradually weakened and then lost, such as ╖possum┤ for ╖opossum.┤
┬┌┤ an insecticide intended for use especially against aphids.
╩│aphicide, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very small insect that lives by sucking juices from plants; plant louse.
╩│aphid, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphidian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) of or having to do with an aphid or aphids.
╩│aphidian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aphides.╕ ╟│= aphid.
╩│aphis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aphides.╕ ╟│= aphid.
╜│aphis lion┐╕ or │wolf,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various insect larvae, such as of the ladybug, that feed on aphids.
╩│aphis lion┐╕ or │wolf,╕
╜│aphonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of voice caused by an abnormal condition of the larynx.
╩│aphonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Phonetics.)
├│ a. ┤without sound; not pronounced.
├│ b. ┤produced without motion of the vocal cords; voiceless.
├│ 2. ┤of or characterized by aphonia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who suffers from aphonia.
╩│aphonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aphorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short sentence expressing a general truth, piece of practical wisdom, or the like; maxim; proverb. (Example:) "A living dog is better than a dead lion."
┴┤ (SYN) adage, saw, apothegm.
├│ 2. ┤a concise statement of a principle in any science.
╩│aphorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphorismatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= aphorismic.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= aphoristic.┤
╩│aphorismatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphorismic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of an aphorism.
╩│aphorismic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who writes or utters aphorisms.
╩│aphorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphoristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like aphorisms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He himself spoke in dark, aphoristic riddles (Scientific American).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything that awakens or increases sexual desire, such as a specially concocted drug or food.
╩│aphrodisiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aphrodisiacal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aphrodisiac.
╩│aphrodisiacal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aphrodisiac.
╜│Aphrodite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Greek goddess of love and beauty. The Romans called her Venus.
├│ 2. ┤a brown butterfly of North America, having black spots.
╩│Aphrodite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aphtha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤thrush, a disease especially of infants.
├│ 2. ┤one of the round, whitish spots or cankers, especially in the mouth, that characterize this disease.
╩│aphtha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thae.╕
╜│aphthoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling an aphtha or aphthae.
╩│aphthoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphthous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or characterized by aphthae.
╩│aphthous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphthous fever,╕
┬┌┤ foot-and-mouth disease; aftosa.
╩│aphthous fever,╕
╜│aphyllous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ destitute of leaves; naturally leafless, as a cactus.
╩│aphyllous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aphylly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being aphyllous.
╩│aphylly, ╛╕noun.
╜│apiaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ammiaceous.
╩│apiaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ammiaceous.
╜│apian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bees.
╩│apian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apiarian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ concerned with bees; having to do with beekeeping.
╩│apiarian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apiarist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beekeeper.
╩│apiarist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beekeeper.
╜│apiary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where bees are kept; group of beehives.
╩│apiary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│apical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the apex; at the apex; forming the apex.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Phonetics.) a sound made by using the tip of the tongue.
┼╕adv. ╡apically.┤
╩│apical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│apical meristem,╕
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the actively growing and dividing tissue atthe tip of a root or shoot.
╩│apical meristem,╕
╜│apices, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ apexes; a plural of ╡apex.┤
╩│apices, ╛╕noun.
╜│apiculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ ending with a short and abrupt point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apiculate leaves.┤
╩│apiculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apiculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apiculate.
╩│apiculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apiculate.
╜│apicultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with apiculture.
╩│apicultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apiculture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the raising and care of bees; beekeeping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Modern apiculture ... has gone far beyond the simple task of providing a pot of honey for the breakfast table (New York Times).┤
╩│apiculture, ╛╕noun.
╜│apiculturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who practices apiculture; apiarist.
╩│apiculturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│apidictor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for recording and measuring the sounds in a beehive.
╩│apidictor, ╛╕noun.
╜│apiece, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ for each one; each.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These apples are ten cents apiece.┤
┴┤ (SYN) individually, singly, severally.
╩│apiece, ╛╕adverb.
╜│a pied,
┬┌┤ (French.) on foot.
╩│a pied,
╜│apikoros, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-korsim.╕
┬┌┤ a Jew who disbelieves in, or is lax in observing, Judaic law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An apikoros ... was a renegade from the Jewish religion, but the word had the even deeper and more sinister connotation of treachery not merely to the Jewish religion but to God himself (New Yorker).┤
╩│apikoros, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-korsim.╕
╜│apiol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the active element of parsley seed, obtainable as white crystals and in an oleoresin (liquid or green apiol), sometimes used to reduce fever or as an emmenagogue.
╩│apiol, ╛╕noun.
╜│apiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies apiology.
╩│apiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│apiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the scientific study of bees.
╩│apiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Apis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sacred bull worshiped by the ancient Egyptians.
╩│Apis, ╛╕noun.
╜│apish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤foolish; silly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That tease always has an apish grin on his face.┤
├│ 2. ┤like an ape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Pithecanthropi ... must have had apish countenances, with a low forehead, immensely heavy brow ridge shadowing the eyes, a broad, flat nose, massive and somewhat projecting jaws--and no chin (The Observer).┤
├│ 3. ┤senselessly imitative.
┼╕adv. ╡apishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡apishness.┤
╩│apish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apivorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ feeding on bees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most apivorous birds probably originated in Africa.┤
╩│apivorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aplacental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having no placenta, as monotremes and marsupials.
╩│aplacental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aplanatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Optics.) free from aberration, especially from spherical aberration.
╩│aplanatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aplanatism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ freedom from aberration, especially from spherical aberration.
╩│aplanatism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aplasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ incomplete or defective growth and development of a bodily organ or part.
╩│aplasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with aplasia; characterized by aplasia.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by or tending toward irregularity or absence of organic structure.
╩│aplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aplastic anemia,╕
┬┌┤ a severe anemia caused by failure of the bone marrow to produce various blood elements, such as red cells, as a result of exposure to certain antibiotic drugs, poisons, large doses of X rays, or for unknown reasons.
╩│aplastic anemia,╕
╜│aplenty, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) in plenty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He knew his countryside and its legends faithfully and had stories aplenty about the old characters (Richard M. Dorson).┤
╩│aplenty, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│aplite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a granite of fine grain, consisting of quartz and feldspar. Also, ╡haplite.┤
╩│aplite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aplitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like aplite.
╩│aplitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aplomado falcon,
┬┌┤ a falcon ranging from extreme southwestern United States southward through Mexico. Its habits and food somewhat resemble the sparrow hawk's.
╩│aplomado falcon,
╜│aplomb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤self-possession springing from perfect confidence in oneself; assurance; poise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He exudes self-confidence and aplomb (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) perpendicularity.
╩│aplomb, ╛╕noun.
╜│apnea┐╕ or │apnoea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤temporary suspension of breathing.
├│ 2. ┤╡= asphyxia.┤
╩│apnea┐╕ or │apnoea, ╛╕noun.
╜│apneal┐╕ or │apnoeal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by apnea.
╩│apneal┐╕ or │apnoeal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apneic┐╕ or │apnoeic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apneal.
╩│apneic┐╕ or │apnoeic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apneal.
╜│apo-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤from; away; quite; off, as in ╖apostasy, apocalypse.┤
├│ 2. ┤(especially in modern scientific terms) standing off or away from each other; detached; separate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aposepalous = having separate sepals.┤
├┤ Also, ╡ap-┤ before vowels and ╖h.┤
╩│apo-,╕
╜│APO╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.P.O.,╕
┬┌┤ Army Post Office.
╩│APO╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.P.O.,╕
╜│Apoc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Apocalypse.
├│ 2a. ┤Apocrypha.
├│ b. ┤Apocryphal.
╩│Apoc.,╕
╜│apocalypse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a revelation, especially a revelation or vision of a great world upheaval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new writings more and more take the form of apocalypses--that is, of supernatural visions which reveal past, present, and future (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a great upheaval or cataclysm.
├│ 3. ┤any of the apocalyptic writings.
└╕expr. ╡the Apocalypse,┤ ┤the last book of the New Testament; book of Revelation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pope Clement VII thought that the prophecies of the Apocalypse were about to be fulfilled, and that the end of the world was at hand (Hugh Trevor-Roper).┤
╩│apocalypse, ╛╕noun.
╜│apocalyptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤like or giving a revelation especially of violent upheaval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among people who see supernatural implications in natural phenomena, tornadoes have long been regarded as the most apocalyptic of storms (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Apocalyptic.┤ of or having to do with the Apocalypse.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with a class of Jewish and Christian visionary literature written between 200 B.C. and A.D. 200, describing the ultimate triumph of God over evil.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= apocalyptist.┤
├│ 2. ┤apocalyptic writing or literature.
┼╕adv. ╡apocalyptically.┤
╩│apocalyptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│apocalyptical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apocalyptic.
╩│apocalyptical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apocalyptic.
╜│apocalypticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤expectation of the imminent end of the present world, especially as a doctrine derived from the book of Revelation.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Messianism.┤
╩│apocalypticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│apocalyptist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the writer or an interpreter of the Apocalypse.
╩│apocalyptist, ╛╕noun.
╜│apocarp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ovary or fruit having separate or distinct carpels.
╩│apocarp, ╛╕noun.
╜│apocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the carpels distinct or separate.
╩│apocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apocenter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the point in the orbit of a heavenly body at which it is farthest from the point around which it revolves.
╩│apocenter, ╛╕noun.
╜│apocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ at or having to do with an apocenter.
╩│apocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apocentricity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the property of being apocentric.
╩│apocentricity, ╛╕noun.
╜│apochromat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apochromatic lens.
╩│apochromat, ╛╕noun.
╜│apochromatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having neither chromatic nor spherical aberration.
┬┌┤ the dropping out of the last sound, syllable, or letter in a word. ╖Th'┤ for ╖the┤ and ╖i'┤ for ╖in┤ are examples of apocope.
╩│apocope, ╛╕noun.
╜│apocrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a skin gland which feeds a milky-white, odorless fluid to the hair roots and skin surface. Certain occupations, such as mining, cause the secretion to change color and develop an offensive odor.
╩│apocrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Apocrypha, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fourteen books or portions of books of the Old Testament that are included in the Roman Catholic Bible but not generally found in Jewish or Protestant Bibles. The Apocrypha appear in the Septuagint (Greek) and in the Vulgate (Latin) Bibles, but are not accepted as genuine parts of the Biblical canon by the Jews or the Protestants, though sometimes appearing in an appendix in Bibles used by Episcopalians and Lutherans.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡apocrypha.┤ certain early Christian writings rejected from the New Testament.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡apocrypha.┤ (in the Roman Catholic Church) certain religious literature completely rejected as of dubious origin as part of the canon by the weight of authority; pseudepigrapha. (Abbr:) Apoc.
╩│Apocrypha, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│apocrypha, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤writings or statements of doubtful authorship or authority.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Apocrypha ┤(def. 2).┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= Apocrypha ┤(def. 3).┤
╩│apocrypha, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Apocryphal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the Apocrypha.
├│ 2. ┤not canonical.
╩│Apocryphal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apocryphal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of doubtful authorship or authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apocryphal writings, an apocryphal manuscript of the Middle Ages.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are always many apocryphal stories about a famous person. There are ... many stories of fish and frogs reviving after being found frozen solid in blocks of ice, but these stories must be apocryphal (Scientific American).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sham, spurious, fabricated.
┼╕adv. ╡apocryphally.┤
┼╕noun ╡apocryphalness.┤
╩│apocryphal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apocynaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the dogbane family.
╩│apocynaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apocynthion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apolune.
╩│apocynthion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apolune.
╜│apod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an animal lacking limbs or feet.
├│ 2. ┤a fish lacking ventral fins.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= apodal.┤
╩│apod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│apodal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of certain animals) lacking limbs or feet; footless.
├│ 2. ┤(of fishes) lacking ventral fins, as the eel.
╩│apodal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apode, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= apod.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= apodal.┤
╩│apode, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│apodeictic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) apodictic.
┼╕adv. ╡apodeictically.┤
╩│apodeictic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apodeictical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) apodictic.
╩│apodeictical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apodema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │apodemata.╕ ╟│= apodeme.
╩│apodema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │apodemata.╕ ╟│= apodeme.
╜│apodeme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the plates of chitin which extend inward from the exoskeletons of arthropods, supporting their internal organs.
╩│apodeme, ╛╕noun.
╜│apodia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of feet; footless condition.
╩│apodia, ╛╕noun.
╜│apodictic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of a conclusion) following by necessity from its grounds.
├│ 2. ┤(of an argument) in which the conclusion follows necessarily from its grounds.
┼╕adv. ╡apodictically.┤
╩│apodictic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apodictical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apodictic.
╩│apodictical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apodictic.
╜│apodosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ the clause stating the result in a conditional sentence (contrasted with ╖protasis┤). In "If I were rich, I would help the poor," ╖I would help the poor┤ is the apodosis.
╩│apodosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│apodous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apodal.
╩│apodous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apodal.
╜│apodyterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕
┬┌┤ a room for disrobing in an ancient Greek or Roman bathhouse.
╩│apodyterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teria.╕
╜│apoenzyme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biochemistry.) the protein portion of an enzyme system.
╩│apoenzyme, ╛╕noun.
╜│apoferritin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein which combines with iron to form ferritin.
╩│apoferritin, ╛╕noun.
╜│apogamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like apogamy.
╩│apogamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apogamous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apogamic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡apogamously.┤
╩│apogamous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apogamic.
╜│apogamy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the production of a sporophyte directly from cells of a gametophyte instead of by the usual sexual process.
╩│apogamy, ╛╕noun.
╜│apogeal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) of or having to do with an apogee.
╩│apogeal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apogean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apogeal.
╩│apogean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apogeal.
╜│apogee, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-geed,╕ │-geeing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the point farthest from the earth in the orbit of the moon or other satellite of the earth.
├│ b. ┤the point in the orbit of any satellite body at which it is farthest from the body about which it is in orbit.
├│ 2. ┤(Aerospace.) the point farthest from the earth in the trajectory of a ballistic missile.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the furthermost point; highest point; peak; apex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Medicis [were] the lords of Florence during the apogee of the city's power and magnificence (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to reach or be at an apogee.
╩│apogee, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-geed,╕ │-geeing.╕
╜│apogeotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bending or turning away from the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apogeotropic leaves.┤
┼╕adv. ╡apogeotropically.┤
╩│apogeotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apogeotropism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tendency of leaves and other plant parts to bend or turn upward and away from the earth; negative geotropism.
╩│apogeotropism, ╛╕noun.
╜│apograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a copy or transcript, such as of a manuscript.
╩│apograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│a point,
┬┌┤ (French.) just enough; just right; to the point (often said of cooking).
╔┤ ╢Ex. No oven could possibly have achieved the crispness of the well-browned fat on that leg of lamb, or that delicate pink meat done a point (New Yorker).┤
╩│a point,
╜│apolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not polar; having no pole.
╩│apolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apolaustic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or devoted to enjoyment.
╩│apolaustic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apolitical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not concerned with politics or political issues.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The largely rural, nomadic population was generally apolitical and had never known democracy (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕adv. ╡apolitically.┤
╩│apolitical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Apollinian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Apollonian.
╩│Apollinian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Apollonian.
╜│Apollo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) the god of the sun, poetry, music, prophecy, healing, and archery. The Greeks and Romans considered Apollo the highest type of youthful, manly beauty.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an extremely handsome young man.
├│ 3. ┤an asteroid, discovered in 1932, having a diameter of about one mile.
├│ 4. ┤a butterfly, generally white with dark, eyelike markings on the wings.
╩│Apollo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│Apollonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Apollo; like Apollo.
├│ 2. ┤very handsome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Apollonian young man.┤
╩│Apollonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Apollyon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Devil (in the Bible, Revelation 9:11).
╩│Apollyon, ╛╕noun.
╜│apologete, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apologist.
╩│apologete, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apologist.
╜│apologetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤making an apology; expressing regret; acknowledging a fault; excusing failure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sent me an apologetic note saying he was sorry for forgetting to come to my party. She spoke in a subdued and apologetic manner.┤
├│ 2. ┤defending by speech or writing; containing a defense.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an apologia; an apology; a defense.
╩│apologetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│apologetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apologetic.
╩│apologetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apologetic.
╜│apologetically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an apologetic manner.
╩│apologetically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│apologetics, ╛╕noun pl. (sing. in use).
┬┌┤ the branch of theology that deals with the defense of a religious faith on the basis of reason.
╩│apologetics, ╛╕noun pl. (sing. in use).
╜│apologia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a statement in defense or justification of an idea, belief, religion, or other doctrine; apology in defense of something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And that, my friend, that was as near as Katy ever got to an explanation or an apologia (Harper's).┤
╩│apologia, ╛╕noun.
╜│apologia pro vita sua,
┬┌┤ a defense of one's career, beliefs, or policies (from John Henry Cardinal Newman's ╖Apologia Pro Vita Sua┤).
┬┌┤ a person who defends an idea, belief, religion, or other doctrine, in speech or writing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dictators and their apologists like to say that authoritarian government makes for economic efficiency, that loss of liberty is balanced by material gains (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤words saying one is sorry for an offense, fault, or accident; explanation asking pardon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Will you accept my apology for the trouble I have caused? We made our apologies for being late.┤
┴┤ (SYN) justification.
├│ 2. ┤explanation of the truth or justice of something; defense in speech or writing; apologia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an apology for the Christian religion. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is a famous apology for American independence and democracy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) justification.
├│ 3. ┤a poor substitute; makeshift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One piece of toast is a skimpy apology for a breakfast.┤
╩│apology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│apolune, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ that point in the orbit of a body about the moon where it is farthest from the center of the moon; apocynthion; aposelenium.
╩│apolune, ╛╕noun.
╜│apomictic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by apomixis.
┼╕adv. ╡apomictically.┤
╩│apomictic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apomictical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apomictic.
╩│apomictical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apomictic.
╜│apomixis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ reproduction in which union of sexual cells or organs does not occur. Apogamy is an example of apomixis.
╩│apomixis, ╛╕noun.
╜│apomorphia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apomorphine.
╩│apomorphia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apomorphine.
╜│apomorphin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apomorphine.
╩│apomorphin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apomorphine.
╜│apomorphine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial alkaloid prepared from morphine, used as an emetic.
╩│apomorphine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aponeurosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ a whitish, shining, fibrous membrane, an expanded tendon, serving as a fascia for sheathing, or as the end or attachment of, certain muscles.
╩│aponeurosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│aponeurotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aponeuroses.
╩│aponeurotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apopemptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with farewell; valedictory.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a farewell hymn.
╩│apopemptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│apopetalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= polypetalous.
╩│apopetalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= polypetalous.
╜│apophasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a statement that one will not speak of something which one really mentions or hints at. (Example:) "I will not mention his kindness, his charities."
├│ 1. ┤the slight concave spread at the bottom of the shaft of a column, forming a transition to the horizontal lines of the base.
├│ 2. ┤a similar but less perceptible spread at the top of the shaft.
╩│apophyge, ╛╕noun.
╜│apophyllite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of potassium and calcium, sometimes with a trace of fluorine, occurring in crystals or in laminated masses, with a pearly luster.
╩│apophyllite, ╛╕noun.
╜│apophyseal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an apophysis.
╩│apophyseal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apophysial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apophyseal.
╩│apophysial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apophyseal.
╜│apophysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a natural outgrowth or a projection or swelling, especially any process of a vertebra.
├│ 2. ┤a swelling at the base of the capsule in certain mosses.
╩│apophysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│apoplectic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or causing apoplexy.
├│ 2. ┤suffering from apoplexy.
├│ 3. ┤showing symptoms of a tendency to apoplexy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) An apoplectic rage turned his speech into jibberish.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has apoplexy; person likely to have apoplexy.
┼╕adv. ╡apoplectically.┤
╩│apoplectic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│apoplectical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apoplectic.
╩│apoplectical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apoplectic.
╜│apoplectiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that resembles apoplexy.
╩│apoplectiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apoplectiform septicemia,╕
┬┌┤ a fatal disease of poultry, with symptoms like those in apoplexy. It is caused by streptococci that invade the bloodstream.
╩│apoplectiform septicemia,╕
╜│apoplexy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sudden loss or lessening of the power to feel or think or move; stroke. Apoplexy is caused by injury to the brain when a blood vessel breaks or the blood supply becomes obstructed.
╩│apoplexy, ╛╕noun.
╜│apopyle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an opening in the radial canal of a sponge for water to pass through.
╩│apopyle, ╛╕noun.
╜│aporia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a paradox or enigma that is used symbolically; a metaphor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dead body ... is just a trope, a figure ... And this "aporia" is intensified ... when the corpse is that of a woman (Ruth Bernard Yeazell).┤
╩│aporia, ╛╕noun.
╜│aport, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ to or toward the port side; to the left of a ship.
╩│aport, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aposelenium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apolune.
╩│aposelenium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apolune.
╜│aposematic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) that serves to warn or alarm enemies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aposematic markings of the skunk.┤
╩│aposematic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aposeme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aposematic coloring or marking.
╩│aposeme, ╛╕noun.
╜│aposepalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= polysepalous.
╩│aposepalous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= polysepalous.
╜│aposiopesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sudden halt in the midst of a sentence, as if the speaker were unable or unwilling to proceed. (Example:) "His courage--but surely that speaks for itself."
┬┌│ 1. ┤from effect to cause; from particular cases to a general rule.
├│ 2. ┤based on actual observation or experience.
╩│a posteriori,
╜│apostil┐╕ or │apostille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a marginal note, comment, or annotation.
╩│apostil┐╕ or │apostille, ╛╕noun.
╜│apostle┐╕ or │Apostle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the twelve disciples chosen by Christ to go forth and preach the gospel to all the world.
├│ 2. ┤any early Christian leader or missionary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Saint Paul was frequently called the "Apostle to the Gentiles."┤
├│ 3. ┤the first Christian missionary to any country or region.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the leader of any reform movement or new belief who shows great vigor in seeking to make it popular or to win converts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jean Monnet, ... the principal apostle of a federal Europe, refused to concede defeat (Newsweek).┤
├│ 5. ┤one of the council of twelve officials of the Mormon Church who help administer the affairs of the church.
└╕expr. ╡the Apostles,┤ ┤Peter (Simon Peter), Andrew, James the Greater (or the Elder), John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas (Didymus), Matthew (or Levi), James the Less (or the Younger), Jude (or Judas or Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus), Simon, and Judas Iscariot (later replaced by Matthias).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The glorious company of the Apostles praises Thee (John Cleveland).┤
╩│apostle┐╕ or │Apostle, ╛╕noun.
╜│apostle bird,╕
┬┌┤ a short-winged and short-tailed bird, especially numerous in Australia, noted for its chattering noises.
╩│apostle bird,╕
╜│apostle plant,╕
┬┌┤ a South American plant of the iris family with showy white and blue flowers.
╩│apostle plant,╕
╜│Apostles' Creed,╕
┬┌┤ a statement of belief that contains the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, beginning "I believe in God, the Father Almighty. ..." In its present form (with some variations between the texts of the Roman Catholic and certain Protestant churches) it dates back to the 700's A.D., and is supposed to have been composed by the Apostles.
╩│Apostles' Creed,╕
╜│apostleship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apostolate.
╩│apostleship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apostolate.
╜│apostle spoon,╕
┬┌┤ a silver spoon on the handle of which is the figure of an Apostle, formerly one of a set given to an infant at baptism.
╩│apostle spoon,╕
╜│apostolate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rank or office of an apostle.
╩│apostolate, ╛╕noun.
╜│apostolic┐╕ or │Apostolic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the Apostles; having to do with an apostle or the Apostles.
├│ 2. ┤coming from or originating with the Apostles.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with the Pope; papal.
┼╕adv. ╡apostolically.┤
╩│apostolic┐╕ or │Apostolic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apostolical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apostolic.
╩│apostolical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= apostolic.
╜│Apostolic Fathers,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of early Christian writers who lived almost immediately after the Apostles.
├│ 2. ┤the works attributed to them, probably written between 95 and 150 A.D.
╩│Apostolic Fathers,╕
╜│apostolicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being apostolic.
╩│apostolicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│apostolic orders,╕ ╟│= holy orders ╕(def. 3).
╩│apostolic orders,╕ ╟│= holy orders ╕(def. 3).
╜│Apostolic See,╕
┬┌┤ the bishopric of the Pope at Rome, said to have been established by Peter; the Holy See.
╩│Apostolic See,╕
╜│apostolic succession,╕
┬┌┤ the unbroken sequence through which religious authority has been handed down from the Apostles to their present-day successors, the regularly ordained bishops and priests. Certain churches (such as the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and some churches of the Anglican Communion) maintain that the succession is historical fact and, since it preserves the transmission of divine authority, is the necessary basis for valid performance of certain rites.
╩│apostolic succession,╕
╜│apostrophe─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a sign of punctuation used:
├│ a. ┤to show the omission of one or more letters in the spelling of contractions, as in ╖can't┤ for ╖cannot┤ and ╖o'er┤ for ╖over.┤
├│ b. ┤to show the possessive forms of nouns or indefinite pronouns, as in ╖John's book,┤ ╖the lions' den,┤ and ╖everybody's business.┤
├│ c. ┤to write the plurals of figures, letters of the alphabet, and words discussed as words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are two o's in apology and four 9's in 959,990.┤
├│ d. ┤to show that certain sounds represented in the usual spelling have not been spoken, as in ╖'lectric┤ for ╖electric.┤
╩│apostrophe─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│apostrophe─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a speech to someone absent or dead as if he were present; words addressed to a lifeless thing or an idea as if it could hear or reply.
╩│apostrophe─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│apostrophic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the apostrophe (sign of punctuation).
╩│apostrophic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│apostrophic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with rhetorical apostrophe; given to the use of rhetorical apostrophe.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to stop, especially in a speech or poem, and address some absent person as if he were present or a thing or idea as if it could appreciate what is said.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to address an apostrophe to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shakespeare apostrophizes judgment in these words: "Oh, judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts."┤
┬┌┤ a system of fluid measure used in mixing and dispensing liquid drugs. In the United States:
┬┤ 60 minims = 1 fluid dram = 3.6966 milliliters
┬┤ 8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce = 0.0295 liter
┬┤ 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint = 0.4732 liter
┬┤ 8 pints = 1 U.S. gallon or 231 cubic inches or
┬┤ 3.7853 liters
┬┤ In Great Britain the pint (being the eighth part of the imperial gallon of 277.420 cubic inches) is divided into 20 fluid ounces, with subdivisions corresponding to use in the United States.
╩│apothecaries' measure,╕
╜│apothecaries' weight,╕
┬┌┤ a system of dry weights in which a pound containing 12 ounces is used. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing drugs and filling prescriptions:
┬┤ 20 grains = 1 scruple = 1.296 grams
┬┤ 3 scruples = 1 dram = 3.888 grams
┬┤ 8 drams = 1 ounce = 31.1035 grams
┬┤ 12 ounces = 1 pound = 373.24 grams
╩│apothecaries' weight,╕
╜│apothecary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-caries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who prepares and sells drugs and medicines; druggist; pharmacist.
├│ 2. ┤a person in England and Ireland who formerly prescribed medicines and sold them as well.
╩│apothecary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-caries.╕
╜│apothecial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an apothecium.
╩│apothecial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apothecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
┬┌┤ the fruiting body of various lichens and fungi, generally an open, more or less cup- or saucer-shaped receptacle. The asci or spore sacs are attached to the inner surface.
╩│apothecium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cia.╕
╜│apothegm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short, forceful saying; maxim. (Example:) "Beauty is only skin deep." Also, ╡apophthegm.┤
╩│apothegm, ╛╕noun.
╜│apothegmatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an apothegm; inclined to use apothegms.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) the perpendicular from the center to any one of the sides of a regular polygon; the radius of the circumscribed circle of a regular polygon.
╩│apothem, ╛╕noun.
╜│apotheosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a glorified ideal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is the very apotheosis of a lady.┤
├│ b. ┤glorification; exaltation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the apotheosis of a book.┤
├│ 2. ┤the raising of a human being to the rank of a god; deification.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apotheosis of the emperor became a Roman custom.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the Appalachian Mountains, its regions, or its inhabitants.
├│ 2. ┤of or designating geological phenomena associated with the Appalachian Mountains at the end of the Permian period.
╩│Appalachian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Appalachian tea,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various shrubs of the eastern United States of the same family as the holly, whose leaves are used locally for brewing a kind of tea.
├│ 2. ┤the withe rod, whose leaves are also used for tea.
├│ 3. ┤the leaves of either of these.
╩│Appalachian tea,╕
╜│appall, ╛╕verb, ╞│-palled,╕ │-palling.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fill with horror or fear; dismay; terrify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thought of another war appalled us. She was appalled when she saw the river had risen to the doorstep.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the Ethiopian comes down into the desert, his mules collapse in the appalling heat (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡appallingly.┤
╩│appalling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Appaloosa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any horse of a small, sturdy breed with dark brown or black spots on a roan background, developed by the Nez Perce Indians of Idaho and Washington.
╩│Appaloosa, ╛╕noun.
╜│appanage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤land, property, money, benefices, or the like, set aside to support the younger children or vassals of kings, princes, or other royalty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The millionaire had three houses, a yacht, and all the other appanages of wealth.┤
├│ 4. ┤a territory controlled by another country. Also, ╡apanage.┤
╩│appanage, ╛╕noun.
╜│appar.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤apparent.
├│ 2. ┤apparently.
╩│appar.,╕
╜│apparat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a political or party organization; administrative machine.
╩│apparat, ╛╕noun.
╜│apparatchik, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chiki.╕
┬┌┤ a political or party official or bureaucrat, especially in a Communist country; a member of an apparat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a union apparatchik.┤
╩│apparatchik, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chiki.╕
╜│apparatus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus╕ or │-tuses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything necessary to carry out a purpose or for a particular use. Tools, special instruments, and machines are apparatus; so are grocer's scales and the equipment in a gymnasium. Test tubes, beakers, and a Bunsen burner are part of the apparatus used in chemistry.
┴┤ (SYN) equipment, gear.
├│ 2. ┤a mechanism or piece of machinery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An automobile is a complicated apparatus.┤
├│ 3. ┤the organs of the body which together perform a particular function. The stomach and intestines are part of our digestive apparatus.
├│ 4. ┤a political or party organization; an administrative machine.
├│ 5. ┤╡= apparatus criticus ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│apparatus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus╕ or │-tuses.╕
╜│apparatus criticus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤aids in the critical study of a text, such as notes, glosses, bibliographies, and variant readings.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of reference books, texts, or other material, to be used in literary work.
╩│apparatus criticus,
╜│apparel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤clothing; dress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Does this store sell women's apparel?┤
┴┤ (SYN) raiment, garb.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything viewed as similar to clothing; that which covers or envelops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a range of hills in the green apparel of June foliage.┤
┴┤ (SYN) raiment, garb.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to clothe; dress up; array.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horseback riders, gaily appareled, formed part of the circus parade.┤
╩│apparel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
╜│apparency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤the quality of being apparent.
├│ 2. ┤the condition or status of being heir apparent.
╩│apparency, ╛╕noun.
╜│apparent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤plain to see; so plain that one cannot help seeing it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stain is apparent from across the room.┤
┴┤ (SYN) plain, perceptible.
├│ 2. ┤easily understood; evident.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is apparent that the days become shorter in October and November. It is apparent that you dislike your job.┤
├│ 3. ┤according to appearances; that appears to be; seeming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apparent size of an airplane in the sky is smaller than the airplane really is.┤
┼╕noun ╡apparentness.┤
╩│apparent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apparent diameter,╕
┬┌┤ the diameter of a heavenly body as it appears to the observer; angle subtended by the diameter of a heavenly body at the eye of the viewer; angular diameter.
╩│apparent diameter,╕
╜│apparentement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a coalition of political parties within a constituency during an election.
╩│apparentement, ╛╕noun.
╜│apparently, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤as far as one can judge by appearances; seemingly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apparently he is an honest man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ostensibly.
├│ 2. ┤clearly; plainly; obviously.
┴┤ (SYN) evidently.
╩│apparently, ╛╕adverb.
╜│apparent magnitude,╕
┬┌┤ the brightness of a star as it appears to the unaided eye.
╩│apparent magnitude,╕
╜│apparent noon,╕
┬┌┤ the moment when the sun's center crosses the meridian.
╩│apparent noon,╕
╜│apparent position,╕
┬┌┤ the position in which an object appears to be when seen through glass, water, or any other diffracting medium, as distinguished from its true position.
╩│apparent position,╕
╜│apparent solar time,╕
┬┌┤ the measure of the day by the apparent positions of the sun, usually determined by the apparent noon.
╩│apparent solar time,╕
╜│apparition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a supernatural sight or thing; a ghost or phantom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apparition, clothed in white, glided through the wall.┤
├│ 2. ┤the appearing of something strange, remarkable, or unexpected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bible tells us that the shepherds saw the apparition of a bright star where Jesus was born.┤
╩│apparition, ╛╕noun.
╜│apparitional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a phantom; spectral; immaterial.
╩│apparitional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apparitor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a messenger or minor officer of an ecclesiastical or, formerly, a civil court.
├│ 2. ┤an official in ancient Rome who attended a magistrate to execute his orders.
╩│apparitor, ╛╕noun.
╜│appassionata, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ the feminine form of ╡appassionato.┤
╩│appassionata, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appassionato, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) impassioned.
╩│appassionato, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appeal, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ask earnestly; make an earnest request (to or for); ask for help or sympathy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children appealed to their mother to know what to do on a rainy day. I appeal to you to support the Girl Scouts' drive for funds.┤
├│ 2. ┤to call on some person to decide some matter in one's favor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When Mother said "No," my little sister would appeal to Father.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤to ask that a case be taken to a higher court or judge to be heard again.
├│ b. ┤to remove a case formally from an inferior to a higher court for review or retrial.
├│ 4. ┤to be attractive, interesting, or enjoyable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blue and red appeal to me, but I don't like gray or yellow.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ (Law.) │1. ┤to apply for a retrial of (a case) before a higher court.
├│ 2. ┤to remove (a case) to a higher court.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an earnest request; call for help or sympathy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made one last appeal to her father for permission to go to the party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) plea, entreaty, petition, solicitation.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤a request to have a case heard again before a higher court or judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His execution ... was stayed last week when he filed an appeal (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤the right to have a case heard again.
├│ c. ┤the case thus heard.
├│ 3. ┤a call on some person to decide a matter in one's favor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His appeal for another chance was granted.┤
├│ 4. ┤attraction or interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Television has a great appeal for most young people.┤
└╕expr. ╡appeal to the country.┤ ┤See under ╡country.┤┤
┼╕adj. ╡appealable.┤
┼╕noun ╡appealer.┤
╩│appeal, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│appealing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that appeals; attractive or interesting.
├│ 2. ┤imploring; suppliant.
┼╕adv. ╡appealingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡appealingness.┤
╩│appealing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appear, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be seen; come in sight; become visible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One by one the stars appear. A ship suddenly appeared on the horizon.┤
├│ 2. ┤to seem; look.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apple appeared sound on the outside, but it was rotten inside.┤
├│ 3. ┤to show or present oneself in public; come before the public, especially as a performer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to appear in a concert, appear as an actor. The singer will appear on the television program today.┤
├│ 4. ┤to be published.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His latest book appeared a year ago.┤
├│ 5. ┤to become known to the mind; be plain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their error appeared the next day. Our characters appear in our acts.┤
├│ 6. ┤to present oneself formally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A person accused of crime must appear before the court.┤
┼╕noun ╡appearer.┤
╩│appear, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│appearance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of coming in sight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John's appearance in the doorway was welcomed with shouts.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of coming before the public, especially as a performer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The singer made her first appearance in a concert in Boston.┤
├│ 3. ┤outward look; aspect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The appearance of the old gray house made us think that it was empty.┤
├│ 4. ┤outward show or seeming; pretense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old lady laughs a lot to keep up appearances, so the neighbors won't think she is sick.┤
┴┤ (SYN) semblance, guise.
├│ 5. ┤a thing that appears in sight; object seen.
├│ 6. ┤the coming into court of a party to a lawsuit or charge.
├│ 7. ┤an apparition.
├│ 8. ┤(Philosophy.) that which is perceived subjectively, through the senses, as opposed to that which exists as objective reality.
└╕expr. ╡put in an appearance,┤ ┤to be present and noticed, at least briefly, at a meeting, party, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A busy congressman may put in an appearance at several different committee meetings in the course of a few hours.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Psychology, Rare.) the assimilation of a new perception by means of a mass of ideas already in the mind.
╩│apperception, ╛╕noun.
╜│apperceptive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with apperception.
┼╕adv. ╡apperceptively.┤
╩│apperceptive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appertain, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to belong as a part; be connected; pertain; relate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Forestry appertains to geography, to botany, and to agriculture.┤
╩│appertain, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│Appert process,
┬┌┤ a process of making wire glass, invented by Leon Appert of France. It consists of rolling one sheet of glass and laying meshed wire on it, then rolling another sheet of glass on the top and pressing the wire and the sheets of glass into one solid sheet.
╩│Appert process,
╜│appestat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an area in the hypothalamic region of the brain regarded as the center which controls or regulates the appetite.
╩│appestat, ╛╕noun.
╜│appetence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the state of longing for, desiring, or craving; appetite; desire.
├│ 2. ┤instinctive inclination or tendency.
├│ 3. ┤material or chemical attraction or affinity.
╩│appetence, ╛╕noun.
╜│appetency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= appetence.
╩│appetency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= appetence.
╜│appetising, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) appetizing.
╩│appetising, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appetite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤desire or craving for food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Michael had no appetite; so they had to coax him to eat.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hunger.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤desire or craving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lively boys had a great appetite for excitement and amusement.┤
┴┤ (SYN) longing.
├│ b. ┤taste; liking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blind man had no appetite for art museums.┤
╩│appetite, ╛╕noun.
╜│appetitive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with appetite.
╩│appetitive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appetizer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ something that arouses the appetite or gives relish to food. Pickles and olives are appetizers.
╩│appetizer, ╛╕noun.
╜│appetizing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arousing or exciting the appetite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Appetizing food always smells delicious.┤
┼╕adv. ╡appetizingly.┤
╩│appetizing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Appian Way,
┬┌┤ a famous ancient Roman road extending about 366 miles southeast from Rome to Brundisium.
╩│Appian Way,
╜│applaud, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to show approval, especially by clapping hands, shouting, or stamping the feet.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to show approval of in this way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience applauds anything that pleases it in a play or concert.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be pleased with; approve; praise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother applauded his decision to remain in school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) commend, laud, extol, acclaim.
┼╕adj. ╡applaudable.┤
┼╕noun ╡applauder.┤
┼╕adv. ╡applaudingly.┤
╩│applaud, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│applause, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤approval shown, especially by clapping the hands, shouting, or stamping the feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Applause for the performance rang out from the audience.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the firm, fleshy, somewhat round fruit of a tree widely grown in temperate regions. Apples usually have red, yellow, or green skin, and are eaten either raw or cooked.
├│ 2. ┤the tree itself, belonging to the rose family, probably a native of Europe and the temperate regions of western Asia. Its blossom is the state flower of Michigan and Arkansas.
├│ 3. ┤the fruit of any of various related trees, such as the crab apple.
├│ 4. ┤any such tree.
├│ 5. ┤any of various other fruits or fruitlike products, such as the oak apple and love apple or tomato.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a baseball.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.) an American Indian who thinks and acts like a white man (used in an unfriendly way).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Young Indian activists have been heard ... to label an Indian bureaucrat, who may have neglected his origins, "an apple"--red on the outside, white on the inside (New York Times).┤
├│ 8. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a citizens band radio operator who broadcasts illegally, especially by using output of greater power than the law permits.
┼╕adj. ╡applelike.┤
╩│apple, ╛╕noun.
╜│apple butter,╕
┬┌┤ a smooth, dark-brown, somewhat heavy jam made by stewing apples with sugar, spices, and sometimes cider.
╩│apple butter,╕
╜│applecart, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cart that carries or is intended to carry apples.
└╕expr. ╡upset the applecart,┤ ┤(Informal.) to disrupt or bring to naught a plan or program of action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The recent steel strike did not upset the applecart," he declared (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│applecart, ╛╕noun.
╜│apple-cheeked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having red, blushing, or glowing cheeks.
╩│apple-cheeked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apple family,╕
┬┌┤ a former grouping of plants now classified with the rose family. See also ╡maiaceous.┤┤
╩│apple family,╕
╜│apple fly,╕
┬┌┤ an adult apple maggot.
╩│apple fly,╕
╜│apple green,╕
┬┌┤ a clear light-green color.
╩│apple green,╕
╜│apple-green, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a clear light-green color.
╩│apple-green, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apple gum,╕
┬┌┤ a gum tree in Australia, especially one resembling the apple tree and valued for its hard, brown timber.
╩│apple gum,╕
╜│applejack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a brandy distilled from hard cider.
╩│applejack, ╛╕noun.
╜│appleknocker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a native of the country, especially a farmer or farm hand (always derogatory in use).
╩│appleknocker, ╛╕noun.
╜│apple leafhopper,╕
┬┌┤ a small, slender insect that spreads fire blight in apple orchards and feeds on potatoes and other crops.
╩│apple leafhopper,╕
╜│apple maggot,╕
┬┌┤ the larva of certain insects of the same family as the fruit fly, which feeds on the flesh of apples and carries the organisms of bacterial rot; railroad worm.
╩│apple maggot,╕
╜│apple moss,╕
┬┌┤ any moss of a genus with spore capsules shaped like apples.
╩│apple moss,╕
╜│apple of discord,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any cause of jealousy and trouble.
├│ 2. ┤(Greek Legend.) a golden apple inscribed "For the fairest" thrown by the goddess of discord into a gathering of the gods. Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera forthwith claimed it, and in return for Aphrodite's promise to him that he might have Helen, the fairest of women, Paris awarded it to Aphrodite. This dispute and the decision of Paris led to the Trojan War.
╩│apple of discord,╕
╜│apple of Peru,╕
┬┌┤ coarse annual plant of the nightshade family, bearing solitary, pale-blue flowers.
╩│apple of Peru,╕
╜│apple of Sodom,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that appears to be very desirable or attractive but turns out to be wholly disappointing.
├│ 2. ┤a fruit described by ancient writers as fair to the eye but turning to smoke and ashes when plucked.
├│ 3. ┤a spiny plant found near Jericho that bears small yellow fruits like small apples. It is related to the tomato.
╩│apple of Sodom,╕
╜│apple of the eye,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that is valued or cherished.
├│ 2. ┤the pupil of the eye.
╩│apple of the eye,╕
╜│apple pandowdy,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) deep-dish apple pie or pudding; pandowdy.
╩│apple pandowdy,╕
╜│apple-pie, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or showing traditional American values and traits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] trades frankly on the appeal of his Horatio Alger career and apple-pie patriotism (Time).┤
╩│apple-pie, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apple-pie order
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) perfect order or condition.
╩│apple-pie order
╜│apple-polish,
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to seek the approval of by ingratiating actions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To her credit she doesn't apple-polish her ex-boss ... (Saturday Review).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to curry favor; act like a toady.
┼╕noun ╡apple-polisher.┤
╩│apple-polish,
╜│applesauce, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤apples cut in pieces and cooked with sugar, spices, and water until soft.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) nonsense.
╩│applesauce, ╛╕noun.
╜│apple scab,╕
┬┌┤ a fungous disease of apple trees characterized by dark blotches on the leaves and lesions on the fruit.
╩│apple scab,╕
╜│Appleton layer, ╟= F layer.
╩│Appleton layer, ╟= F layer.
╜│apple-tree borer,
┬┌┤ any one of a large number of beetles that live in the wood or just under the bark of apple trees. The legless grubs hatch from eggs laid on the bark and bore into the wood, often killing the tree.
╩│apple-tree borer,
╜│applewood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wood of the apple tree, used for firewood and in cabinetmaking.
╩│applewood, ╛╕noun.
╜│appliance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing like a tool or small machine used in doing something, particularly for household use. A can opener is an appliance for opening tin cans. Vacuum cleaners, washing machines, refrigerators, and electric coffeepots are household appliances.
┴┤ (SYN) tool, instrument, apparatus.
├│ 2. ┤a putting into use; applying; application.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The appliance of electricity to household tasks makes housework easier.┤
╩│appliance, ╛╕noun.
╜│appliance garage,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a kitchen cabinet designed to hold appliances such as food processors and toasters.
╩│appliance garage,╕
╜│applicability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being applicable.
╩│applicability, ╛╕noun.
╜│applicable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be put to practical use; appropriate; suitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rule "Look before you leap" is almost always applicable.┤
┴┤ (SYN) relevant.
├│ 2. ┤that can be put on or administered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This salve is too dry to be easily applicable.┤
┼╕noun ╡applicableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡applicably.┤
╩│applicable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│applicant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who applies (for a job, money, position, help, entrance, or office).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you an applicant for this job? Many high-school graduates are applicants to college.┤
┴┤ (SYN) petitioner, candidate, aspirant.
╩│applicant, ╛╕noun.
╜│application, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a spoken or written request for a job, money, position, help, entrance, or office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have put in my application to become a boy scout. All applications for tickets must be received within three days. He filled out an application for the position of clerk.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the act of using; putting to use; use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the application of atomic energy to manufacturing. The application of what you know will help you solve new problems.┤
┴┤ (SYN) employment, utilization.
├│ b. ┤the act of applying; putting on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The painter's careless application of paint spattered the floor. Mother suggested the application of a soothing ointment to my chapped skin.┤
├│ 3. ┤thing applied. Cold cream, ointments, and mustard plasters are applications.
├│ 4. ┤continued effort; close attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By application to his work he got a better job.┤
╩│application, ╛╕noun.
╜│applications satellite,╕
┬┌┤ any earth satellite designed for some practical use on earth, such as a weather satellite, a communications satellite, or a navigational satellite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. France had refused to support an expensive European programme for the development of applications satellites to be used for navigation, meteorology, and air traffic control (John Newell).┤
╩│applications satellite,╕
╜│applicative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 1. ┤applied.
├│ 2. ┤applicatory.
╩│applicative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│applicator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument or device for applying medicine, a cosmetic, or paint.
╩│applicator, ╛╕noun.
╜│applicatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Rare.) that can be put into use; practical.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) applicable.
╩│applicatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│applied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ put to practical use; used to solve actual problems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Engineers use applied mathematics to solve the practical problems in building a bridge. Applied research is the conversion of the discoveries of basic research into products, techniques, processes, and services (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│applied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│applied science,╕
┬┌┤ science that uses facts, laws, and theories to solve practical problems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Applied science is used in building a bridge, designing a radio, or testing intelligence.┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put or lay on or in contact with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He applied two coats of paint to the table. Mother applied a wet cloth to the bump on my head.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put to practical use; put into effect; use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He knows the rule but does not know how to apply it.┤
├│ 3. ┤to use for a special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The surplus in our club treasury was applied to paying for the party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appropriate.
├│ 4. ┤to use (a word or words) to refer (to a person or thing).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to apply a nickname. Don't apply that adjective to me.┤
├│ 5. ┤to set to work and stick to it; turn or keep (oneself or one's attention) on a task or study.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He applied hmself to learning French.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be useful or suitable; fit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When does this rule apply?┤
├│ 2. ┤to make a request; ask.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is applying for a job as clerk. They applied to him for help.┤
├│ 3. ┤to have a bearing on; refer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This applies to us as much as to them.┤
╩│apply, ╛╕verb, ╞│-plied,╕ │-plying.╕
╜│appoggiatura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.) a grace note resolving to an essential note of melody or harmony. An appoggiatura may be either played lightly and very quickly (short appoggiatura) or accented and given its full time value (long appoggiatura).
╩│appoggiatura, ╛╕noun.
╜│appoint, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to name for an office or position; choose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. George's father was appointed postmaster. Who appointed the new members of the committee?┤
┴┤ (SYN) designate.
├│ 2. ┤to decide on; set (a time or place to be somewhere or to meet someone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We shall appoint eight o'clock as the time to begin. He appointed the schoolhouse as the place for the meeting.┤
├│ 3. ┤to fix; prescribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The law of Moses was appointed by God.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ordain, establish.
├│ 4. ┤to furnish; equip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fully appointed workshop.┤
┴┤ (SYN) supply.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use the legal power of appointment.
┼╕adj. ╡appointable.┤
┼╕noun ╡appointer,┤ ╡appointor.┤
╩│appoint, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│appointee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is appointed to an office or position.
╩│appointee, ╛╕noun.
╜│appointive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ subject to or filled by appointment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Positions in the President's cabinet are appointive.┤
╩│appointive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appointment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a meeting with someone at a certain time and place; engagement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have an appointment to see the doctor at 4 o'clock.┤
├│ 2. ┤office or position to which the holder is appointed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Secretary of State has a high government appointment.┤
┴┤ (SYN) post.
├│ 3. ┤the act of naming for or placing in an office or position; choosing.
├│ 4. ┤the disposal of real property, in exercise of an authority conferred for that purpose.
├│ 5. ┤direction; decree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everything happens by the appointment of Providence.┤
└╕expr. ╡appointments,┤ ┤furniture; equipment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new hotel has very modern appointments.┤
╩│appointment, ╛╕noun.
╜│apport, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the introduction of a material object or objects at a seance.
├│ 2. ┤any material object produced by occult means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a poltergeist bringing unrequested apports (Punch).┤
╩│apport, ╛╕noun.
╜│apportion, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to divide and give out in fair shares; distribute according to some rule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The father's will apportioned his property among his children.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allocate, mete, ration.
┼╕noun ╡apportioner.┤
╩│apportion, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│apportionment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of dividing and giving out in fair shares; distribution according to some rule.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the determination and assignment of representation (in a legislative body). Apportionment usually involves the establishment of districts from which representatives are elected.
╩│apportionment, ╛╕noun.
╜│apposable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be apposed, especially (of the thumb) capable of moving to touch the tip of each of the four fingers.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a placing together in the same grammatical relation.
├│ b. ┤the relation to a noun or pronoun of another noun or noun equivalent which is added to it as an explanation or identification. In "Mr. Brown, our neighbor, has a new car," ╖Mr. Brown┤ and ╖our neighbor┤ are in apposition. Words in apposition are equivalent in meaning and have the same grammatical function in the sentence.
├│ 2. ┤the act of putting side by side; apposing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the apposition of thumb and forefinger.┤
├│ 3. ┤position side by side; juxtaposition.
├│ 4. ┤the deposit of successive layers of cell-wall material in plants, thus increasing the thickness of the cell wall.
╩│apposition, ╛╕noun.
╜│appositional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with apposition; appositive.
┼╕adv. ╡appositionally.┤
╩│appositional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appositive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a noun or noun equivalent added to another noun or pronoun as an explanation; word, phrase, or clause in apposition. In the sentence, "Mr. Brown, our neighbor, has a new car," ╖our neighbor┤ is an appositive.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤placed in apposition.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with apposition.
├│ 3. ┤parenthetical; descriptive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an appositive clause.┤
┼╕adv. ╡appositively.┤
╩│appositive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│appraisable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be appraised.
╩│appraisable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appraisal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an estimate of the value, amount, or quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tax collector made an appraisal of $15,000 on the farmer's new barn. Their appraisal of the stock was too low.┤
├│ 2. ┤an appraising; evaluating; valuation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His appraisal of his crop took him all over his farmland. He did not think the feeling that ... American surplus disposal programmes were interfering with normal trade was "an accurate appraisal" (London Times).┤
┬┌┤ to an appreciable degree; by a difference that can be noticed; perceptibly; noticeably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is appreciably better.┤
╩│appreciably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│appreciate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to be thankful for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We appreciate your help.┤
├│ 2. ┤to think highly of; recognize the worth or quality of; value; enjoy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Almost everybody appreciates good food.┤
┴┤ (SYN) esteem, prize.
├│ 3. ┤to be aware of; be sensitive to; recognize; discern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you fully appreciate the risk you are taking? He is a trained musician who can appreciate even very small differences in sounds.┤
├│ 4. ┤to have an opinion of the value, worth, or quality of; estimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people can appreciate the importance of exercise for good health. Einstein's knowledge is so specialized I cannot begin to appreciate it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appraise.
├│ 5. ┤to raise in value.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New buildings usually appreciate land.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to rise in value.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This land will appreciate greatly as soon as good roads are built. Collections of rare books, paintings and stamps are examples of property that has appreciated in value over the postwar years (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕adv. ╡appreciatingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡appreciator.┤
╩│appreciate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│appreciation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or condition of being thankful for; gratefulness; approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He showed his appreciation of her help by sending flowers.┤
├│ 2. ┤the fact of valuing highly; sympathetic understanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has an appreciation of art and music.┤
├│ 3. ┤an estimate of the value or quality of something; estimation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are mistaken in their appreciation of the country's economic conditions.┤
├│ 4. ┤favorable criticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has written a fine appreciation of that novel.┤
├│ 5. ┤a rise in value.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The vogue is to seek appreciation rather than income. The urge is to speculate rather than invest (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│appreciation, ╛╕noun.
╜│appreciative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having appreciation; showing appreciation; recognizing the value.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost child was appreciative of the smallest kindness. The audience was noisily appreciative of the singer's performance.┤
┼╕adv. ╡appreciatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡appreciativeness.┤
╩│appreciative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appreciatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= appreciative.
┼┌╕adv. ╡appreciatorily.┤
╩│appreciatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= appreciative.
╜│apprehend, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to arrest; seize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief was apprehended and put in jail.┤
┴┤ (SYN) capture.
├│ 2. ┤to look forward to with fear; expect anxiously; dread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A guilty man apprehends danger in every sound. I apprehend no worsening of the situation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) forebode.
├│ 3. ┤to become or be conscious of; notice or perceive.
├│ 4. ┤to grasp with the mind; understand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I apprehended his meaning more from his gestures than from the queer sounds he made.┤
┴┤ (SYN) comprehend.
├│ 5. ┤to regard; view.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are the rights and wrongs of the case, as I apprehend them.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) to lay hold of with the hands; grasp.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be apprehensive; fear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I apprehended the consequences with dread.┤
├│ 2. ┤to grasp ideas; understand.
┼╕noun ╡apprehender.┤
╩│apprehend, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│apprehensibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being apprehensible.
╩│apprehensibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│apprehensible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be apprehended; understandable.
┼╕adv. ╡apprehensibly.┤
╩│apprehensible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apprehension, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤expectation of misfortune; fear; dread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The roar of the hurricane filled us with apprehension. Her apprehensions about the dangers of traveling were increased by the accident.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of seizing or the state of being seized; arrest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The appearance of the thief's picture in all the papers led to his apprehension.┤
├│ 3. ┤grasp by the mind; understanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I do not have a clear apprehension of fractions.┤
╩│apprehension, ╛╕noun.
╜│apprehensive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤feeling alarm; afraid, anxious, or worried.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain felt apprehensive for the safety of his passengers during the storm at sea.┤
├│ 2. ┤quick to understand; able to learn.
├│ 3. ┤perceptive (of).
┼╕adv. ╡apprehensively.┤
┼╕noun ╡apprehensiveness.┤
╩│apprehensive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apprentice, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ticed,╕ │-ticing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person learning a trade or art. In return for instruction the apprentice agrees to work for his employer a certain length of time with little or no pay.
├│ 2. ┤a beginner, learner.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to bind or take as an apprentice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Benjamin Franklin's father apprenticed him to a printer.┤
╩│apprentice, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ticed,╕ │-ticing.╕
╜│apprenticement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of apprenticing.
├│ 2. ┤an apprenticeship.
╩│apprenticement, ╛╕noun.
╜│apprenticeship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being an apprentice.
├│ 2. ┤the time during which one is an apprentice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During their long apprenticeship the boys also absorbed the community traditions and culture from their elders (Scientific American).┤
┬┌┤ the use of machinery and methods suited to available conditions, particularly to conditions of underdeveloped areas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soap making has become an appropriate technology classic. The oil is locally produced, technology for small scale soap making already exists, the market is local, and soap can be produced for half the price of the nationally advertised brands (New Scientist).┤
╩│appropriate technology,╕
╜│appropriation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sum of money or other thing appropriated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The school received an appropriation of five thousand dollars toward the new playground.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of appropriating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The appropriation of the land made it possible to have a park.┤
╩│appropriation, ╛╕noun.
╜│appropriative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to appropriate.
┼╕noun ╡appropriativeness.┤
╩│appropriative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approvable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ worthy or deserving of approval.
┼╕noun ╡approvableness.┤
╩│approvable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approval, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤favorable opinion; approving; praise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all like others to show approval of what we do.┤
┴┤ (SYN) commendation, approbation.
├│ 2. ┤permission; consent; sanction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal gave approval for a class picnic.┤
└╕expr. ╡approvals,┤ ┤merchandise sent on approval.
└╕expr. ╡on approval,┤ ┤so that the customer can inspect the item and decide whether to buy or return it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bought the television set on approval.┤
╩│approval, ╛╕noun.
╜│approve, ╛╕verb, ╞│-proved,╕ │-proving.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to think or speak well of; express one's agreement with or admiration of; be pleased with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher looked at John's work and approved it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) like.
├│ 2. ┤to give consent to; authorize or make legal; confirm; ratify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father approved our plans for the summer. Congress approved the President's new appointment for Secretary of State.┤
├│ 3. ┤to provide proof of; demonstrate; prove; corroborate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 'Tis an old lesson; Time approves it true (Byron). What dammed error but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it with a text? (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) laud.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to give a favorable opinion (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm not sure I approve of what you want to do.┤
┼╕adv. ╡approvingly.┤
╩│approve, ╛╕verb, ╞│-proved,╕ │-proving.╕
╜│approved, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤regarded with favor.
├│ 2. ┤sanctioned; confirmed.
┼╕adv. ╡approvedly.┤
╩│approved, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approved school,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a reform school for first offenders.
╩│approved school,╕
╜│approver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who approves or commends.
├│ 2. ┤a person who proves or offers to prove.
╩│approver, ╛╕noun.
╜│approx.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤approximate.
├│ 2. ┤approximately.
╩│approx.,╕
╜│approximal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ close together; contiguous, as surfaces of adjoining teeth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We are approximately 200 miles from home.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) approx.
╩│approximately, ╛╕adverb.
╜│approximation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nearly correct amount; close estimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 25,000 miles is an approximation of the circumference of the earth.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of approximating; approach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her story was a close approximation to the truth.┤
├│ 3. ┤the condition of being near.
╩│approximation, ╛╕noun.
╜│approximative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ approximating; approximate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a first or approximative verification (John Herschel).┤
╩│approximative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│approximator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who approximates, or comes near (to).
╩│approximator, ╛╕noun.
╜│appui, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) support. See also ╡point d'appui.┤┤
╩│appui, ╛╕noun.
╜│appulse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a driving upon; approach; impact.
╩│appulse, ╛╕noun.
╜│appulsive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ driving upon; impinging.
╩│appulsive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│appurtenance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an addition to something more important; added thing; accessory. A radio in a car is an appurtenance; an engine is a necessity.
├│ 2. ┤a minor property, right, or privilege accompanying another that is more important.
└╕expr. ╡appurtenances,┤
├│ a. ┤accessories; trappings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We worry because we have much to lose: homes, cars, television sets, washing machines, freezers, and all the other appurtenances of the wealthy of the world (Harper's).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. the mysterious appurtenants ... of Redemption (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
╩│appurtenant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Apr.,╕
┬┌┤ April.
╩│Apr.,╕
╜│APRA,╕
┬┌┤ Australian Performing Rights Association.
╩│APRA,╕
╜│apraxia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of the ability to perform coordinated or purposeful movements.
╩│apraxia, ╛╕noun.
╜│apres la guerre┐╕ or │apres guerre,
┬┌┤ (French.) after the war, especially after World War I or II; postwar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shock of defeat led to a weakening of the traditional Japanese social and individual ethics. An apres la guerre mentality set in (London Times).┤
╩│apres la guerre┐╕ or │apres guerre,
╜│apres moi le deluge,
┬┌┤ (French.) when I am (or we are) gone, let happen what will; after me the deluge. The expression is generally attributed to Louis XV of France.
╩│apres moi le deluge,
╜│Apresoline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) hydralazine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apresoline inhibits materials from the kidneys that stimulate high blood pressure (New York Times).┤
╩│Apresoline, ╛╕noun.
╜│apres-ski, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├╕adv., adj. ┤ ┤after skiing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apres-ski wear.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤after skiing activity.
╩│apres-ski, ╛╕adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│apres tout,
┬┌┤ (French.) when all is considered; after all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apres tout, Bach has said all there is to say in music ... (Atlantic).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a roundish, pale orange-colored fruit about the size of a plum, that has a downy skin something like that of a peach.
├│ 2. ┤the tree that it grows on, belonging to the rose family.
├│ 3. ┤a pale orange-yellow.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤pale orange-yellow.
├│ 2. ┤made of or from apricots.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apricot bread.┤
╩│apricot, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│April, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fourth month of the year. It has 30 days. (Abbr:) Apr.
╩│April, ╛╕noun.
╜│April fool,╕
┬┌┤ a person who gets fooled on April Fools' Day.
╩│April fool,╕
╜│April Fools' Day┐╕ or │April Fool's Day,╕
┬┌┤ April 1, a day observed by fooling people with tricks and jokes; All Fools' Day.
╩│April Fools' Day┐╕ or │April Fool's Day,╕
╜│a priori,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of reasoning, arguments, or statements) from cause to effect; from a general rule to a particular case.
├│ 2. ┤based on opinion or theory rather than on actual observation or experience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where we think this book unreasonable and lopsided in its conclusion, is, for instance, in its a priori reasoning that there have been no important or really "modern" composers since Wagner (New York Times).┤
╩│a priori,
╜│apriorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something assumed as if known a priori.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unwarrantable apriorisms, ... pure unproved assumptions (The American).┤
├│ 2. ┤a priori reasoning or doctrine.
├│ 3. ┤(Philosophy.) belief in the doctrine of innate ideas.
┼╕noun ╡apriorist.┤
╩│apriorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aprioristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an a priori character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the emotional and aprioristic idea of a continuous and inherent progress of civilization (Alfred L. Kroeber).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= a priori.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aprioristically.┤
╩│aprioristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apriority, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality of being based on or derived from a priori reasoning.
├│ 2. ┤practice of a priori reasoning.
╩│apriority, ╛╕noun.
╜│apron, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a garment worn over the front part of the body to cover or protect clothes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a kitchen apron, a carpenter's apron.┤
├│ 2. ┤an area in front of an airport terminal or hangar on which to park aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤the area of a stage in front of the curtain.
├│ 4a. ┤a protective structure or layer of material to prevent the washing away of a surface, such as a riverbank, by water.
├│ b. ┤a platform at the bottom of a sluice to intercept the fall of water.
├│ 5. ┤a kind of flat conveyor belt.
├│ 6. ┤a protective sheet or plate of metal on certain parts of guns, roofs, or machines.
├│ 7. ┤a sheet of sand and gravel in front of a glacial moraine.
├│ 8. ┤a leather covering for the legs in certain types of open vehicles.
├│ 9. ┤a thick mass of skin on the chest of a ram.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with or as if with an apron.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then he aproned me again, stropped his razor, and whipped up a lather (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adj. ╡apronlike.┤
╩│apron, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│apron stage,╕
┬┌┤ a stage extending into the theater so that the audience faces it on three sides.
╩│apron stage,╕
╜│apron strings,╕
┬┌┤ the cord or cords by which an apron is fastened on the wearer.
└╕expr. ╡tied to the apron strings,┤ ┤dependent on or dominated by (one's mother, wife, or other female associate).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives (Macaulay).┤
╩│apron strings,╕
╜│apropos, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤fittingly; opportunely.
├│ 2. ┤by the way (introducing an incidental observation or question).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤to the point; fitting; suitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your remark is certainly apropos to what we are discussing.┤
└╕expr. ╡apropos of,┤ ┤with regard to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apropos of the party, what are you going to wear?┤
╩│apropos, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│a propos de rien,
┬┌┤ (French.) apropos of nothing; not pertinent; irrelevant.
╩│a propos de rien,
╜│aprowl, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ prowling about; on the prowl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Along Madison Avenue ... he bumped into a Dartmouth contemporary ... aprowl for something to edit (New Yorker).┤
╩│aprowl, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│apse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a semicircular or many-sided recess in a church, usually at the east end. The roof of an apse is vaulted or arched.
├│ 2. ┤╡= apsis ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│apse, ╛╕noun.
╜│apsidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an apse.
├│ 2. ┤including or attached to an apse.
╩│apsidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apsis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sides.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two points in the elliptical orbit of a heavenly body at one of which, the lower apsis, it is nearest to, and at the other, the higher apsis, farthest from, the body or point about which it is revolving. These two points can be joined by the line of apsides.
├│ 2. ┤╡= apse ┤(def 1)┤
╩│apsis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sides.╕
╜│apt, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fitted by nature; likely (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A careless person is apt to make mistakes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inclined, liable, prone.
├│ 2. ┤right for the occasion; suitable; fitting; appropriate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His apt reply to the question showed that he had understood it very well.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apposite.
├│ 3. ┤quick to learn; intelligent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some pupils in our class are more apt than others.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prompt, ready, bright.
┼╕adv. ╡aptly.┤
┼╕noun ╡aptness.┤
╩│apt, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apt.,╕
┬┌┤ apartment.
╩│apt.,╕
╜│APT╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤advanced passenger train (a train capable of speeds of 150 miles per hour).
├│ 2. ┤automatic picture transmission (used to send pictures to earth from artificial satellites).
├│ 3. ┤automatically programmed tool (a system of machine-tool automation or numerical control).
╩│APT╕ (no periods),
╜│apteral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without columns along the sides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the sterile, apteral office buildings of the modern city.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= apterous.┤
╩│apteral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ria.╕
┬┌┤ one of the featherless spaces on the skin of a bird intervening between the feathered tracts.
╩│apterium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ria.╕
╜│apterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wingless. Lice are apterous insects.
├│ 2. ┤having no winglike expansions, as of stems, seeds, or other plant parts.
╩│apterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apterygial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking wings, fins, or limbs.
╩│apterygial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apteryx, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-yxes.╕
┬┌┤ a wingless, or practically wingless, nocturnal bird about the size of a chicken, that has hairlike feathers; kiwi. They live in New Zealand, but are now almost extinct.
╩│apteryx, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-yxes.╕
╜│aptitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤natural tendency or talent; ability; capacity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Edison had a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.┤
┴┤ (SYN) propensity.
├│ 2. ┤readiness in learning; quickness to understand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a pupil of great aptitude.┤
┴┤ (SYN) intelligence.
├│ 3. ┤special fitness; appropriateness.
╩│aptitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│aptitude test,╕
┬┌┤ a test given to a person to find out the sort of work, studies, or skill, for which he is specially suited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Countless U.S. youths submit themselves to aptitude tests ... based on Freudian interpretation of personality structure (Time).┤
╩│aptitude test,╕
╜│aptote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) an indeclinable noun.
╩│aptote, ╛╕noun.
╜│aptotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no grammatical inflections, as certain languages.
╩│aptotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│apts.,╕
┬┌┤ apartments.
╩│apts.,╕
╜│Apulian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Apulia (district in southeastern Italy).
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Apulia.
╩│Apulian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│apurpose, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) intentionally; on purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He commenced brushing ... with a toothbrush he'd bought apurpose (Walter D. Edmonds).┤
┬┌┤ a display of swimming, diving, and other aquatic skills before an audience.
╩│aquacade, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquacultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aquaculture. Also, ╡acquicultural.┤
╩│aquacultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aquaculture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the raising of plants or animals, such as fish or shellfish, in or at the bottom of the sea, a lake, a river, or other body of water. Also, ╡aquiculture.┤
╩│aquaculture, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquaculturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who engages in aquaculture.
╩│aquaculturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aquadag, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a colloidal suspension of graphite, used in making electrodes or as a lubricant.
╩│Aquadag, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquafarm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pond or other body of water used for aquaculture.
╩│aquafarm, ╛╕noun.
╜│aqua fortis┐,╕ or │aquafortis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= nitric acid.
╩│aqua fortis┐,╕ or │aquafortis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= nitric acid.
╜│aquagun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spear or harpoon propelled by a spring or compressed air and released by a trigger, used for underwater hunting.
╩│aquagun, ╛╕noun.
╜│aqualung, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an underwater breathing device used in skin diving, consisting of one or more cylinders of compressed air strapped to the diver's back, a hose and mouthpiece through which the diver breathes, and sometimes a glass mask placed over the eyes and nose. The supply of air to the diver is regulated automatically by a valve.
├│ 2. ┤╡Aqua-Lung,┤ a trademark for this device.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to dive using an aqualung.
┼╕noun ╡aqua-lunger.┤
╩│aqualung, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│aquamarine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a transparent, bluish-green semiprecious stone that is a variety of beryl.
├│ 2. ┤a light bluish-green color.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤light bluish-green.
╩│aquamarine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│aquanaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an underwater explorer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The experiment proved that aquanauts could live and work for long periods of time hundreds of feet below the surface (Time).┤
┬┌┤ a dangerous skidding effect resulting from a loss of contact between tires and a wet road when a highly compressed film of water builds up between the tires and the road; hydroplaning.
╩│aquaplaning, ╛╕noun.
╜│aqua pura,
┬┌┤ pure water.
╩│aqua pura,
╜│aqua regia,
┬┌┤ a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid that will dissolve gold and platinum.
╩│aqua regia,
╜│aquarelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a painting made with ink and very thin, transparent water colors.
├│ 2. ┤the method of painting with ink and transparent water colors.
╩│aquarelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquarellist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artist who makes aquarelles.
╩│aquarellist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aquarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Age of Aquarius.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person belonging to this age, especially when of a younger generation.
╩│Aquarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aquarii, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Aquarius┤ (def. 1).
╩│Aquarii, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquarist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who keeps an aquarium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These lively instruction books cover just about everything a perplexed aquarist might need to know--from developing a wet thumb for plants to growing and chopping one's own worms (New York Times).┤
╩│aquarist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-iums,╕ │-ia.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pond, tank, or glass bowl in which living fish and other water animals and water plants are kept.
├│ 2. ┤a building used for showing collections of living fish, water animals, and water plants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aquarium had large tanks with glass fronts for different kinds of fish.┤
╩│aquarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-iums,╕ │-ia.╕
╜│Aquarius, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 1) │Aquarii.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a northern constellation supposed to represent a man standing with his left hand extended upward, and with his right hand pouring a stream of water out of a vase; the Water Bearer.
├│ 2. ┤the eleventh sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about January 21.
├│ 3. ┤a person born under the sign of Aquarius.
╩│Aquarius, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 1) │Aquarii.╕
╜│aquatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤growing or living in water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water lilies are aquatic plants.┤
├│ 2. ┤taking place in or on water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Swimming and sailing are aquatic sports.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a plant or animal that lives in water.
└╕expr. ╡aquatics,┤ ┤sports that take place in or on water.
┼╕adv. ╡aquatically.┤
╩│aquatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aquatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aquatic.
╩│aquatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aquatic.
╜│aquatint, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a method of etching on copper or steel by the use of a resinous solution and nitric acid, which produces finely granular shaded effects as well as lines resembling those of ink or water-color drawing.
├│ 1. ┤an etching made by this process.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to etch in aquatint.
╩│aquatint, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│aquatone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a photoengraving process in which the design to be reproduced is transferred to a sensitized aluminum plate coated with a mixture of gelatin and celluloid.
├│ 2. ┤the print produced by such a process.
╩│aquatone, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquavit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strong, colorless alcoholic liquor flavored slightly with caraway, popular especially in the Scandinavian countries, made by redistilling neutral spirits. Also, ╡akvavit.┤
╩│aquavit, ╛╕noun.
╜│aqua vitae,
┬┌│ 1. ┤brandy, whiskey, or any strong alcoholic liquor.
├│ 2. ┤╡= alcohol.┤
╩│aqua vitae,
╜│aqueduct, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an artificial channel or large pipe for bringing water from a distance.
├│ 2. ┤the structure that supports such a channel or pipe.
├│ 3. ┤a similar structure by which a canal is carried over a stream, river, or other obstruction.
├│ 4. ┤(Anatomy.) a canal or channel in the body, especially a small one in the head.
╩│aqueduct, ╛╕noun.
╜│aqueous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. aqueous vapor.┤
├│ 2. ┤containing water; made with water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The druggist put the medicine in an aqueous solution.┤
├│ 3. ┤like water; watery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aqueous matter ran from the sore.┤
├│ 4. ┤produced by the action of water. Aqueous rocks are formed of the sediment carried and deposited by water.
┼╕adv. ╡aqueously.┤
┼╕noun ╡aqueousness.┤
╩│aqueous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aqueous ammonia,╕
┬┌┤ ammonia gas dissolved in water.
╩│aqueous ammonia,╕
╜│aqueous humor,╕
┬┌┤ the watery liquid which fills the space in the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.
╩│aqueous humor,╕
╜│aquicultural, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aquacultural.
╩│aquicultural, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aquacultural.
╜│aquiculture, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquaculture.
╩│aquiculture, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquaculture.
╜│aquiculturist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquaculturist.
╩│aquiculturist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aquaculturist.
╜│aquifer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Geology.) a stratum of earth or porous rock that contains water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like surface streams, water in the aquifers flows underground from the source to discharge points--either wells, swamps, springs, or lakes (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤anything that carries water.
╩│aquifer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ conveying or containing water.
╩│aquiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aquifoliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the same family of plants as the holly.
╩│aquifoliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aquila, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Aquilae.╕
┬┌┤ a northern constellation in the Milky Way, between Cygnus and Sagittarius, which contains the star Altair; the Eagle.
╩│Aquila, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Aquilae.╕
╜│Aquilae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Aquila.┤
╩│Aquilae, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquilegia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= columbine.
╩│aquilegia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= columbine.
╜│aquiline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤curved like an eagle's beak; hooked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aquiline nose.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or like an eagle.
╩│aquiline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aquilinity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ aquiline quality, condition, or form.
╩│aquilinity, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aquilo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Roman Mythology.) the north wind; Boreas.
╩│Aquilo, ╛╕noun.
╜│aquiver, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ trembling; quivering.
╩│aquiver, ╛╕adjective.
╜│a quo,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from which.
╩│a quo,
╜│aquose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ abounding in water; watery; aqueous.
╩│aquose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aquosity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= wateriness.
╩│aquosity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= wateriness.
╜│ar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= are ╕(2).
╩│ar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= are ╕(2).
╜│ar-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖r,┤ as in
╔┤ ╢Ex. arrive.┤
╩│ar-,╕
╜│-ar,╕ suffix forming adjectives from nouns.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Polar = of the pole(s). Nuclear = having to do with a nucleus or nuclei.┤
├│ 2. ┤like ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stellar = like a star.┤
├│ 3. ┤of the nature of the ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Popular = of the nature of the people.┤
╩│-ar,╕ suffix forming adjectives from nouns.
╜│ar.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤argent.
├│ 2. ┤aromatic.
├│ 3a. ┤arrival.
├│ b. ┤arrive.
├│ c. ┤arrives.
╩│ar.,╕
╜│Ar╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ argon (chemical element).
╩│Ar╕ (no period),
╜│Ar.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤Arabian.
├│ b. ┤Arabic.
├│ 2. ┤Aramaic.
├│ 3. ┤argentum (silver).
╩│Ar.,╕
╜│AR╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ Arkansas (in postal Zip Code).
╩│AR╕ (no period),
╜│ara, ╛╕noun. ╟│= macaw.
╩│ara, ╛╕noun. ╟│= macaw.
╜│ara-A, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used to control viral infections. It is made from a sugar derived from gum arabic and a substance present in nucleic acid. Ara-A is effective against encephalitis, hepatitis, and influenza.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hailed as the most significant advance since the first clinical use of penicillin in 1941, ara-A is derived from a type of sponge found in the Caribbean Sea (Dianne Rafalik).┤
╩│ara-A, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arab, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person born or living in Arabia.
├│ b. ┤a member of the native race of Arabia. The Arabs are a Semitic people now widely scattered over southwestern and southern Asia and north, east, and central Africa.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Arabian horse.┤
├│ 3. ┤a homeless little wanderer; child of the streets; street Arab.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Arabs; of Arabia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An Arab maiden brought his food (Shelley).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a kind of ornament in which flowers, foliage, fruits, and geometrical figures are represented in a fancifully combined pattern, used especially for the decoration of Arabian Oriental rugs and for walls and ceilings.
├│ 2. ┤a ballet pose in which the dancer stands (either erect or bent at the waist) on one leg, extending the other at right angles to it, with the arms held in any of various positions.
├│ 3. ┤a fanciful, ornamental musical passage or piece.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an arabesque of right-hand chords and arpeggios (Whitney Balliett).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤carved or painted in arabesque.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) like arabesque; elaborate; fanciful.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to decorate with or in the style of arabesques.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an Arab; person born or living in Arabia.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Arabian horse.┤
╩│Arabian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Arabian camel,╕
┬┌┤ a camel with one hump; dromedary.
╩│Arabian camel,╕
╜│Arabian coffee,╕
┬┌┤ the common coffee shrub from which arabica coffee is made.
╩│Arabian coffee,╕
╜│Arabian horse,╕
┬┌┤ a swift, graceful horse belonging to a breed of horses originally developed by the Arabs for use in the deserts of Arabia, now used as saddle horses.
╩│Arabian horse,╕
╜│Arabian Nights, The,╕
┬┌┤ a collection of old tales from Arabia, Persia, and India, dating from the 900's A.D. It contains tales of Ali Baba, Aladdin, and many others and is also known as ╖The Arabian Nights' Entertainments,┤ and ╖A Thousand and One Nights.┤
╩│Arabian Nights, The,╕
╜│arabic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ derived from various acacias of Arabia and other Eastern countries, such as gum arabic.
╩│arabic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Arabic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the language of the Arabs; any one of several Semitic languages related to Hebrew. Arabic is now spoken chiefly in Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and North Africa.
├│ 2. ┤the classical literary language of the Koran.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the Arabs or their language.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to Arabia.
├│ 3. ┤coming from the Arabs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arabic architecture.┤
╩│Arabic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│arabica, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤coffee made from the seeds of the common coffee shrub.
┬┌┤ the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. They are called Arabic because they were first made known to Europeans by Arab scholars, but most probably they were derived from India.
╩│Arabic numerals┐╕ or │figures,╕
╜│arability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being arable; capability of being used as arable land.
╩│arability, ╛╕noun.
╜│arabin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amorphous powder, the principal constituent of gum arabic and certain other plant gums.
╩│arabin, ╛╕noun.
╜│arabinose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pentose sugar prepared by the action of sulfuric acid on gum arabic and certain other plant gums.
╩│arabinose, ╛╕noun.
╜│arabis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a group belonging to the mustard family, including the sicklepod, found chiefly in rocky terrain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Milk-white arabis haunted by the drowsy booming bees (Rhoda Broughton).┤
╩│arabis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arabism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the realm of Arab power or influence; Arab nations, collectively.
├│ 2. ┤attachment to Arabic culture.
├│ 3. ┤advancement of Arab interests and aspirations.
╩│Arabism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arabist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who studies Arabic language, literature, or history.
├│ 2. ┤a supporter of Arab interests and aspirations.
╩│Arabist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arabization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of bringing under Arab control or rendering Arabic in culture.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being Arabized.
╩│Arabization, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arabize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌┤ to bring under Arab control or render Arabic in culture.
┼╕noun ╡Arabization.┤
╩│Arabize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│arable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤fit for plowing; suitable for producing crops which require plowing and tillage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is not much arable land on the side of a rocky mountain.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤arable land, now especially such land actually in use.
╩│arable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Arab League,╕
┬┌┤ an organization of Arab nations created in 1945 to promote closer relations among its members.
╩│Arab League,╕
╜│Araby, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) Arabia.
╩│Araby, ╛╕noun.
╜│aracari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a toucan with a body about 13 inches in length, found in South America from Colombia through Brazil.
╩│aracari, ╛╕noun.
╜│araceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the arum family; aroid; aroideous.
╩│araceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arachic acid,
┬┌┤ a fatty acid found in peanut oil, peanut butter, etc.
╩│arachic acid,
╜│arachidonic acid,
┬┌┤ an unsaturated acid obtained from lecithin.
╩│arachidonic acid,
╜│arachin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glyceryl ester of arachic acid.
╩│arachin, ╛╕noun.
╜│arachine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arachin.
╩│arachine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arachin.
╜│arachis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of various plants, comprising a genus of the pea family, whose pods ripen underground, especially the peanut.
╩│arachis, ╛╕noun.
╜│arachis oil,╕ ╟│= peanut oil.
╩│arachis oil,╕ ╟│= peanut oil.
╜│Arachne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a Lydian maiden who dared to challenge Athena to a contest in weaving and was changed by her into a spider.
╩│Arachne, ╛╕noun.
╜│arachnid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a small animal of a large group (arthropods) that includes the spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs. An arachnid is closely allied to the insects and crustaceans, but breathes air by means of tracheal tubes or pulmonary sacs and has four pairs of walking legs, no antennae, and no wings. The body is usually divided into only two regions.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= arachnidan.┤
╩│arachnid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│arachnidan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the arachnids.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= arachnid.┤
╩│arachnidan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arachnidian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= arachnidan.
╩│arachnidian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= arachnidan.
╜│arachnidism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the diseased condition caused by the bite of a poisonous spider or other arachnid.
╩│arachnidism, ╛╕noun.
╜│arachnoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or resembling an arachnid.
├│ 2. ┤of or designating the delicate serous membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord, lying between the dura mater and pia mater.
├│ 3. ┤like a cobweb.
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.) covered with or formed of long, delicate, cobweblike hairs or fibers.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= arachnid.┤
├│ 2. ┤the arachnoid membrane.
╩│arachnoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arachnologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies arachnology.
╩│arachnologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│arachnology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of zoology that deals with the arachnids.
╩│arachnology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aragonese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Aragon, a region and former kingdom in northeastern Spain, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Aragon.
├│ 2. ┤the dialect of Spanish spoken in Aragon.
╩│Aragonese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│aragonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, one of the two crystalline forms of calcium carbonate, the other being calcite. Aragonite crystallizes in orthorhombic prisms.
┬┌┤ belonging to the ginseng family, as English ivy.
╩│araliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│araliad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an araliaceous plant.
╩│araliad, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aram.,╕
┬┌┤ Aramaic.
╩│Aram.,╕
╜│Aramaean┐╕ or │Aramean, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a Semite of ancient Syria or Mesopotamia.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Aramaic.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Aram (ancient Syria) or its people.
╩│Aramaean┐╕ or │Aramean, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Aramaic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a Semitic language or group of dialects in which much Jewish and early Christian literature was written. Aramaic includes Syriac and the language spoken in Palestine at the time of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One form of Aramaic is of present-day importance as the language of much Rabbinical Jewish literature, while Syriac is a liturgical language in some Eastern churches and the language of much early Christian literature (H. A. Gleason, Jr.).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or in Aramaic.
╩│Aramaic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│araneid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spider.
╩│araneid, ╛╕noun.
╜│araneidan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the order of spiders.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a spider.
╩│araneidan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│araneiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ spiderlike.
╩│araneiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│araneology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of zoology that treats of spiders.
╩│araneology, ╛╕noun.
╜│araneose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cobweblike; arachnoid.
╩│araneose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│araneous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= araneose.
╩│araneous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= araneose.
╜│Arapaho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ho╕ or │-hos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of North American Indians, originally nomadic, that lived in Colorado and are now settled on reservations in Wyoming and Oklahoma. The Arapaho are Algonkians.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Arapaho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ho╕ or │-hos.╕
╜│Arapahoe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hoe╕ or │-hoes.╕ ╟│= Arapaho.
╩│Arapahoe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hoe╕ or │-hoes.╕ ╟│= Arapaho.
╜│arapaima, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, edible, freshwater South American fish, sometimes growing to a length of 15 feet.
╩│arapaima, ╛╕noun.
╜│araroba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bitter powder used in medicines for skin diseases; Goa powder.
├│ 2. ┤the Brazilian tree from which this powder is obtained, having a distinctive pattern of stripes in its wood.
╩│araroba, ╛╕noun.
╜│arastra, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrastra.
╩│arastra, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrastra.
╜│Araucan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the language of the Araucanians.
╩│Araucan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Araucana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of chicken in South America that produces blue-shelled eggs.
╩│Araucana, ╛╕noun.
╜│Araucanian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a group of South American Indian tribes in Chile and Argentina, whose native dialects make up an independent language family.
├│ 2. ┤this language family.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or designating the Araucanians or Araucanian.
╩│Araucanian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│araucaria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any tree of a genus related to the pine family and native to South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle. One species, the Norfolk Island pine, is grown in dwarf form as a house plant.
╩│araucaria, ╛╕noun.
╜│araucarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to an araucaria or to the genus.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a species of this or a closely related genus.
╩│araucarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│a ravir,
┬┌┤ (French.) with charm; ravishingly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... who sing and mime and play the fool a ravir (Punch).┤
╩│a ravir,
╜│Arawak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a South American Indian tribe now living mostly in Brazil. The Arawaks belong to the Arawakan language family. They tend to shortness of stature and lack the fiercely warlike tradition of the Caribs and some other tribes of the same general area, supporting themselves chiefly by agriculture.
├│ 2. ┤the language or language family of this tribe.
╩│Arawak, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arawakan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or denoting the most extensive known family of American Indian languages, now chiefly found in northern South America, but formerly spoken also throughout the West Indies and in a small part of southern Florida.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Arawaks.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an Arawak.
├│ 2. ┤the Arawakan language family.
╩│Arawakan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) an arbitrager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The arbs sometimes play a role in a defensive restructuring when the company wants to get its share price up (Economist).┤
╩│arb, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbalest┐╕ or │arbalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, bent by a special attachment and shooting arrows, balls, or stones. Also, ╡arblast.┤
╩│arbalest┐╕ or │arbalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbalester, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soldier armed with an arbalest; crossbowman.
╩│arbalester, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbiter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person with full power to judge or decide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dress designers are arbiters of ladies' fashion.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person chosen to decide or settle a dispute; arbitrator.
┴┤ (SYN) umpire, judge.
╩│arbiter, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbiter elegantiarum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) arbiter of elegances; authority on good taste. According to Tacitus, this was the honorary post of the writer Gaius Petronius at the court of Nero.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Museum's most effective intervention as an arbiter elegantiarum has been in architecture and in home furnishings (New Yorker).┤
╩│arbiter elegantiarum,
╜│arbitrable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be decided by arbitration; subject to arbitration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among arbitrable issues is the question of whether sailors who quit work voluntarily should receive payments (Wall Street Journal).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the calculation of the prices of a given stock, bond, or the like, in different places at the same time with allowance for exchange rates.
├│ b. ┤the buying and selling of stocks, bonds, or the like, at the same time in different markets, taking advantage of differences of price between markets.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the decision or award made by an arbiter or arbitrator.
├│ 2. ┤the power or right to judge and decide; power of absolute and final decision.
├│ 3. ┤the act of deciding a dispute as an arbiter or arbitrator.
╩│arbitrament, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbitrary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-traries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤based on one's own wishes, notions, or will; not going by any rule or law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good judge tries to be fair and does not make arbitrary decisions or rules.┤
├│ 2. ┤capricious; uncertain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arbitrary character.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unreasonable, changeful.
├│ 3. ┤using or abusing unlimited power; tyrannical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arbitrary king.┤
┴┤ (SYN) despotic.
├│ 4. ┤fixed or determined by chance; not regulated by fixed rule or law; that can be determined as the occasion arises.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arbitrary name, an arbitrary serial number.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discretionary.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a charge added to a regular rate or wage, for special or extra service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Firemen were subject ... to the collective agreement in regard to manning of diesel locomotives [and] payment of arbitraries (Economist).┤
┼╕adv. ╡arbitrarily.┤
┼╕noun ╡arbitrariness.┤
╩│arbitrary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-traries.╕
╜│arbitrate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-trated,╕ │-trating.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give a decision in a dispute; act as arbitrator; mediate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher arbitrated between the two boys in their quarrel. The governor offered to arbitrate between the city and the county in their dispute.┤
┴┤ (SYN) judge.
├│ 2. ┤to submit a matter to arbitration.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two nations finally agreed to arbitrate their dispute, and war was avoided.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give an expert or official decision in regard to; decide or determine.
┴┤ (SYN) adjudicate.
╩│arbitrate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-trated,╕ │-trating.╕
╜│arbitration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the settlement of a dispute by the decision of somebody chosen to be the judge, umpire, or arbiter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to submit the points in a dispute to arbitration. The strike was settled by arbitration. Arbitration differs from mediation in that a definite decision on the issue is handed down by the individuals who serve as arbitrators, and the decision is regarded as binding on the contestants (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
╩│arbitration, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbitrational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or involving arbitration.
├│ 2. ┤resulting from arbitration.
╩│arbitrational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbitrative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having power to arbitrate; done by arbitration.
╩│arbitrative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbitrator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person chosen to decide or settle a dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A mediator seeks to bring the two sides in a labor dispute together. An arbitrator hears evidence and makes specific recommendations for settlement (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) umpire, judge.
├│ 2. ┤a person with full power to judge or decide; arbiter.
┼╕noun ╡arbitratorship.┤
╩│arbitrator, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbitress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman arbiter or arbitrator.
╩│arbitress, ╛╕noun.
╜│arboloco, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a South and Central American composite tree, whose hard wood is used for billiard cues.
╩│arboloco, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbor─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a shady place formed by trees or shrubs or often by vines growing on latticework.
├│ b. ┤the latticework itself.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤a plot of ground covered with grass or turf.
├│ b. ┤a flower garden.
├│ c. ┤an orchard. Also, (British,) ╡arbour.┤
╩│arbor─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│arbor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the main shaft or axle of a machine which transmits mechanical force to other moving parts.
├│ 2. ┤the axle or spindle on which a wheel revolves, especially in clocks and watches.
├│ 3. ┤in the machining of metal and other materials:
├│ a. ┤a shaft that holds the cutting tool or tools.
├│ b. ┤a shaft or bar (mandrel) forced into an object to support it while it is turned.
├│ 4. ┤a cork cylinder used to build up a bait-casting reel so that the spool will be half filled with an older line.
╩│arbor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│arbor─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │arbores.╕
┬┌┤ a tree (used chiefly as part of various names in botany).
╩│arbor─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │arbores.╕
╜│arboraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ treelike; arboreal.
╩│arboraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Arbor Day,╕
┬┌┤ a day observed by planting trees in many states of the United States and provinces of Canada, in New Zealand, and in parts of Australia. The date varies in different places.
╩│Arbor Day,╕
╜│arboreal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤living in or among trees. A squirrel is an arboreal animal.
├│ 2. ┤of or like trees.
┼╕adv. ╡arboreally.┤
╩│arboreal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbored, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤placed in or as if in an arbor; arched over; embowered.
├│ 2. ┤furnished with an arbor or arbors. Also, (British,) ╡arboured.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various evergreen trees, especially the white cedar, a common American species with many horticultural varieties, often planted for ornament and for hedges, and the red cedar or giant arbor vitae of the western United States.
├│ 2. ┤a treelike appearance, such as that of the cerebellum, produced by the arrangement of the white and gray nerve tissue.
╩│arbor vitae┐,╕ or │arborvitae, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) arbor (1).
╩│arbour, ╛╕noun.
╜│arboured, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) arbored.
╩│arboured, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arbovirus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of viruses usually transmitted by ticks, fleas, perhaps other arthropods, and by some unknown means. Some hemorrhagic fevers and hantavirus are classified as arboviruses; now distinct from togaviruses.
╩│arbovirus, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbuscle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dwarf tree or a shrub of treelike growth.
╩│arbuscle, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbute, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) the European arbutus.
╩│arbute, ╛╕noun.
╜│arbutus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a trailing plant of eastern North America, that has clusters of fragrant, pink or white flowers very early in the spring; mayflower; trailing arbutus. The arbutus belongs to the same family as the heath. It is the state flower of Massachusetts and provincial flower of Nova Scotia.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several evergreen shrubs or trees of the heath family, having clusters of large, white or pink flowers and red berries, such as the strawberry tree and the madrona.
╩│arbutus, ╛╕noun.
╜│arc, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│arced,╕ │arcing,╕ or │arcked,╕ │arcking.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any part of the circumference of a circle.
├│ 2. ┤any part of any curved line.
├│ 3. ┤a curved stream of brilliant light or sparks formed as a strong electric current jumps from one conductor to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carbon arc.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through above the horizon; diurnal arc.
├│ b. ┤the part of the same circle below the horizon; nocturnal arc.
├│ 5. ┤a band or belt between concentric curves or something having this form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You see a rainbow as an arc when the sun is behind you and the sky in front of you is filled with moisture (Walter J. Saucier).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to form an electric arc.
├│ 2. ┤to take or follow a curved path.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ranger 6 arced on a graceful, curving course toward the moon (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡arclike.┤
╩│arc, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│arced,╕ │arcing,╕ or │arcked,╕ │arcking.╕
╜│ARC, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ AIDS-related complex, a milder form of AIDS, characterized by swollen glands, loss of weight, and weakness.
╩│ARC, ╛╕noun.
╜│arcade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a passageway with an arched roof.
├│ 2. ┤a building having such a passageway.
├│ 3. ┤any covered passageway.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some buildings have arcades with small stores along either side.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gallery.
├│ 4. ┤a row of arches supported by columns or piers.
┴┤ (SYN) colonnade.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to furnish with, or form into, an arcade.
╩│arcade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
╜│Arcadia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any region of simple, quiet contentment (from a region of ancient Greece famous in tradition for the simple, contented life of its pastoral people).
╩│Arcadia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arcadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Arcadia.
├│ 2. ┤like that of Arcadia; ideally rural; rustic.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with simple, quiet contentment.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an inhabitant of Arcadia.
├│ 2. ┤a person with simple, rural tastes.
╩│Arcadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arcadianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ rustic or pastoral simplicity, especially inliterature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A spirit of lyrical pathos, and of poetical arcadianism (David Masson).┤
╩│arcadianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arcady, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) Arcadia.
╩│Arcady, ╛╕noun.
╜│arcana, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ profound secrets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The arcana of psychoanalysis have formed the basis for a whole generation's small talk (Reporter).┤
╩│arcana, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│arcane, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ understood only by a few; secret.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One part of my mind has always been skeptical about dowsers ... At the same time I have had to admit that their arcane rites actually seem to work (John Fisher). (Figurative.) ... all the arcane secrets of machine tools, precision machinery, interchangeable parts, mass production, alloys and tolerances had been worked out here first (Theodore H. White).┤
┴┤ (SYN) mysterious, obscure, esoteric.
┼╕adv. ╡arcanely.┤
╩│arcane, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arcanum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nums,╕ │-na.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a secret; mystery (usually in the plural).
├│ 2. ┤one of the great secrets that the alchemists sought to discover.
├│ 3. ┤a marvelous remedy; an elixir.
╩│arcanum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nums,╕ │-na.╕
╜│arcato, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a tone or passage) played by using the bow instead of plucking or pinching the strings.
╩│arcato, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arcature, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small arcade.
├│ 2. ┤an arcade used as a decoration, not as a passage.
╩│arcature, ╛╕noun.
╜│arc-back, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flow of current in the wrong direction in a rectifier, caused by a failure to suppress the reverse half of the alternating current cycle.
╩│arc-back, ╛╕noun.
╜│arcella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amebalike protozoan enclosed in a hemispherical shell.
╩│arcella, ╛╕noun.
╜│arc furnace,╕
┬┌┤ an electric furnace in which heat is produced by means of an electric arc between carbon electrodes, or between a carbon electrode and the furnace charge.
╩│arc furnace,╕
╜│arch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a curved structure capable of bearing the weight of the material above it. Arches often form the tops of doors, windows, and gateways.
├│ 2. ┤a monument in the form of an arch or arches.
├│ 3. ┤╡= archway.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= instep.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fallen arches cause flat feet.┤
├│ 5. ┤something like an arch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the great blue arch of the sky.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vault.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bend into an arch; curve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind arched the trees over the road. He arched his eyebrows in mock surprise.┤
├│ 2. ┤to furnish with an arch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rainbow arches the heavens.┤
├│ 3. ┤to form an arch over; span.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bridge arched the stream.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form into an arch or arches; curve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky arches overhead.┤
╩│arch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│arch─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤playfully mischievous; saucy or pert; waggish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl gave her mother an arch look and ran away. Miss Price ... manages to create a girlish and innocent character without seeming in the least bit arch or simpering (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sly, roguish.
├│ 2. ┤chief; principal; leading.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The arch rebel of all was Patrick Henry.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) cunning; crafty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a very arch fellow, a downright hypocrite (John Bunyan).┤
╩│arch─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│arch-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤chief; principal;
╔┤ ╢Ex. Archbishop = principal bishop. Archenemy = chief enemy.┤
┬┌┤ microorganisms having a different chemical makeup and being genetically distinct from bacteria; methanogens. Archaebacteria exist in a warm, oxygen-free environment by ingesting carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce methane.
╩│archaebacteria, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│archaeo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) ancient; primitive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Archaeopteryx = an ancient bird. Archaeology = study of ancient (things).┤
╩│archaeo-,╕
╜│archaeoastronomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the astronomical beliefs and practices of ancient peoples.
╩│archaeoastronomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) an undifferentiated, itinerant cell, especially an ameboid cell, which gives rise to reproductive cells, such as in the sponge embryo. Also, ╡archeocyte.┤
╩│archaeocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeol.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤archaeological.
├│ 2. ┤archaeology.
╩│archaeol.,╕
╜│archaeologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archaeological.
╩│archaeologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archaeological.
╜│archaeological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with archaeology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An archaeological expedition uncovered the lost city of Troy.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡archeological.┤
┼╕adv. ╡archaeologically.┤
╩│archaeological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archaeologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies archaeology. Also, ╡archeologist.┤
╩│archaeologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the scientific study of the people, customs, and life of ancient times. Students of archaeology excavate the remains of ancient cities and classify and study tools, artifacts, pottery, monuments, or any other remains in order to reconstruct a picture of life in the past, especially where there were few or no written records available.
├│ 2. ┤the materials or data for such a study of a particular culture, such as artifacts, remains, or other records.
├│ 3. ┤(Rare.) ancient history. Also, ╡archeology.┤
╩│archaeology, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeomagnetism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the measurement of residual magnetism, used as a method to determine the age of an archaeological specimen by relating the permanent magnetism it acquired at its creation to the amount of magnetism retained at the time of measurement.
╩│archaeomagnetism, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of dating archaeological specimens, as by carbon dating or archaeomagnetism. Also, ╡archeometry.┤
┼╕noun ╡archaeometrist.┤
╩│archaeometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeopteryx, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the oldest known fossil bird, having such reptilian characteristics as teeth and a long, bony tail. The archaeopteryx lived in the more recent part of the European Jurassic. Also, ╡archeopteryx.┤
╩│archaeopteryx, ╛╕noun.
╜│archaeornis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fossil bird of the European Upper Jurassic, related to the archaeopteryx.
╩│archaeornis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Archaeozoic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Archeozoic.
╩│Archaeozoic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Archeozoic.
╜│archaic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤no longer used in ordinary language. The words "in sooth" and "me-thinks" have become archaic.
├│ 2. ┤old-fashioned; out-of-date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandfather's spats and Grandmother's buttoned shoes are archaic forms of dress today. The railroads contend that the present work rules are archaic (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) antiquated.
├│ 3. ┤ancient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Archaic statues were dug up from the ruins of old Greek cities.┤
┼╕adv. ╡archaically.┤
╩│archaic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Archaic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anthropology.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤the oldest culture or series of cultures of a region.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to such a culture or cultures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Archaic peoples.┤
╩│Archaic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│archaic smile,╕
┬┌┤ the mouth with upturned corners in Greek sculpture prior to the 400's B.C.
╩│archaic smile,╕
╜│archaism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word or expression no longer in general use. "In sooth" and "methinks" are archaisms meaning "in truth" and "it seems to me."
├│ 2. ┤the use of something characteristic of an earlier period in language, music, or art.
├│ 3. ┤anything, such as a law or custom, that is archaic or has survived but is thought of as archaic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sociologically as well as scenically, Sicily is an archaism (New Yorker).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the Bible) an angel of high rank; leader among the angels. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are archangels.
├│ 2. ┤(in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of the second lowest of the nine orders of angels. Archangels rank just above angels; seraphim and cherubim are the highest ranks.
├│ 3. ┤╡= angelica.┤
╩│archangel, ╛╕noun.
╜│archangelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with archangels; like an archangel.
╩│archangelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archangelical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archangelic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡archangelically.┤
╩│archangelical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archangelic.
╜│archbishop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bishop of the highest rank. He presides over a church district called an archbishopric or archdiocese. (Abbr:) Abp.
╩│archbishop, ╛╕noun.
╜│archbishopric, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a church district governed by an archbishop; archdiocese.
├│ 2. ┤the position, rank, or dignity of an archbishop.
╩│archbishopric, ╛╕noun.
╜│archconservative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤ultraconservative; reactionary.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an extreme conservative; reactionary.
╩│archconservative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Archd.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤archdeacon.
├│ 2. ┤archduke.
╩│Archd.,╕
╜│arch dam,╕
┬┌┤ a dam in the form of an arch which is held up by horizontal thrust from the sides of a valley or gorge.
╩│arch dam,╕
╜│archdeacon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an assistant to a bishop in the Church of England. He superintends the works of other members of the clergy.
├│ 2. ┤a member of a cathedral chapter in the Roman Catholic Church, formerly possessing great temporal and ecclesiastical powers.
╩│archdeacon, ╛╕noun.
╜│archdeaconate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of an archdeacon.
╩│archdeaconate, ╛╕noun.
╜│archdeaconry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the district under the supervision of an archdeacon.
├│ 2. ┤the position orrank of an archdeacon.
├│ 3. ┤the residence of an archdeacon.
╩│archdeaconry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│archdeaconship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archdeaconry ╕(defs. 1 and 2).
╩│archdeaconship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archdeaconry ╕(defs. 1 and 2).
╜│archdiocesan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an archdiocese.
╩│archdiocesan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archdiocese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the church district governed by an archbishop.
╩│archdiocese, ╛╕noun.
╜│archducal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an archduke.
├│ 2. ┤of an archduchy.
╩│archducal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archduchess, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wife or widow of an archduke.
├│ 2. ┤a princess of the former ruling house of Austria-Hungary.
╩│archduchess, ╛╕noun.
╜│archduchy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-duchies.╕
┬┌┤ the territory under the rule of an archduke or archduchess.
╩│archduchy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-duchies.╕
╜│archduke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prince of the former ruling house of Austria-Hungary.
├│ 2. ┤the title of the former rulers of various duchies, such as Lorraine and Brabant.
╩│archduke, ╛╕noun.
╜│Archean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ Pre-Cambrian, especially lower, or older, Pre-Cambrian. Also, ╡Archaean.┤
╩│Archean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│archebiosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I should like to live to see archebiosis proved true (Charles Darwin).┤
╩│archebiosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│arched, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an arch or arches.
╩│arched, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archegone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archegonium.
╩│archegone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archegonium.
╜│archegonial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an archegonium.
╩│archegonial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archegoniate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having archegonia.
╩│archegoniate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archegoniophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an outgrowth of the prothallium which bears archegonia.
╩│archegoniophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│archegonium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
┬┌┤ the female reproductive organ of plants such as mosses and ferns. The archegonium is a multicellular, flask-shaped organ, containing a single egg and corresponding to the pistil of flowering plants.
╩│archegonium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
╜│archegosaurid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to a genus of extinct, lizardlike amphibians of the Permian period. They had well-developed limbs, a fold of enamel and dentine in their teeth, and a length of four or five feet.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an archegosaurid animal.
╩│archegosaurid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Archelon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an extinct marine turtle of the Cretaceous reaching a dozen feet in length.
╩│Archelon, ╛╕noun.
╜│archencephalon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the older or primitive parts of the brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The activities of the archencephalon dominate the actions of animals, but the cerebrum in man [now] controls the archencephalon (Foster Kennedy).┤
╩│archencephalon, ╛╕noun.
╜│archenemy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a principal opponent; chief adversary.
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡Archenemy.┤ the Devil as the enemy of God and man; Satan.
╩│archenemy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│archenteric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the archenteron.
╩│archenteric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archenteron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Embryology.) the primitive intestinal or alimentary cavity of a gastrula.
╩│archenteron, ╛╕noun.
╜│archeocyte, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeocyte.
╩│archeocyte, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeocyte.
╜│archeol.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤archeological.
├│ 2. ┤archeology.
╩│archeol.,╕
╜│archeologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archaeologic.
╩│archeologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archaeologic.
╜│archeological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archaeological.
┼┌╕adv. ╡archeologically.┤
╩│archeological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archaeological.
╜│archeologist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeologist.
╩│archeologist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeologist.
╜│archeology, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeology.
╩│archeology, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeology.
╜│archeometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeometry.
╩│archeometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeometry.
╜│archeopteryx, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeopteryx.
╩│archeopteryx, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archaeopteryx.
╜│Archeozoic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the geological era before the Proterozoic, when the most primitive life appeared.
├│ 2. ┤the rocks formed in this era.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of this era or its rocks.
╩│Archeozoic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│archer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who shoots with bow and arrows; bowman.
╩│archer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Archer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a constellation and the ninth sign of the zodiac; Sagittarius.
╩│Archer, ╛╕noun.
╜│archerfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ a small East Indian fish that captures insects as much as three or four feet above the water by shooting water on them, thus causing them to fall.
╩│archerfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│archery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the practice, sport, or art of shooting with a bow and arrow.
├│ 2. ┤archers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The archery advanced, shooting steadily.┤
├│ 3. ┤the weapons of an archer; bows and arrows.
╩│archery, ╛╕noun.
╜│archespore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the cell or group of cells which gives rise to the cells from which spores are developed.
╩│archespore, ╛╕noun.
╜│archesporial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of an archespore.
╩│archesporial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archesporium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archespore.
╩│archesporium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archespore.
╜│archetypal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or of the nature of, or constituting an archetype; original.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The book has vitality and charm such as is rarely encountered in so archetypal a specimen of the British countryside mystery (New York Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡archetypally.┤
╩│archetypal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archetype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the original model or pattern from which copies are made, or out of which later forms develop; prototype.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That little engine is the archetype of huge modern locomotives.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exemplar.
╩│archetype, ╛╕noun.
╜│archetypic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archetypal.
╩│archetypic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archetypal.
╜│archetypical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archetypal.
┼┌╕adv. ╡archetypically.┤
╩│archetypical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archetypal.
╜│archfiend, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chief fiend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There has not yet been devised a way to bring to his knees the archfiend Time (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Arch Fiend.┤ the Devil as the chief of the infernal host; Satan.
╩│archfiend, ╛╕noun.
╜│archfoe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archenemy.
╩│archfoe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archenemy.
╜│arch-gravity dam,
┬┌┤ a dam that resists the thrust of the water by using the thrust of the sides of the valley, as in an arch dam, and the thrust of its own weight, as in a gravity dam.
╩│arch-gravity dam,
╜│archi-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) a form of ╡arch-,┤ found mainly in modern loans from Greek or Latin or in words patterned on them, as in ╖archipallium, archiplasm.┤
╩│archi-,╕
╜│archibenthal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to or living in the archibenthos.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The archibenthal species have a greater range than those restricted to ... the shallow waters of the coast (Science).┤
╩│archibenthal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archibenthos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the depths of the primitive or Paleozoic ocean.
╩│archibenthos, ╛╕noun.
╜│archiblast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the formative yolk in an ovum, constituting the germ.
├│ 2. ┤╡= ectoderm.┤
╩│archiblast, ╛╕noun.
╜│archicarp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the initial stage of the fruiting body in some ascomycetous fungi.
╩│archicarp, ╛╕noun.
╜│archidiaconal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an archdeacon or his office.
╩│archidiaconal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archidiaconate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archdeaconate.
╩│archidiaconate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archdeaconate.
╜│archie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤an ant.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) antiaircraft fire.
╩│archie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Archie Bunker,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a bigoted, self-righteous person, especially of the working class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A self-employed iron worker with a self-described "Archie Bunker" perception of the world ... (Ronald Sullivan).┤
╩│Archie Bunker,╕
╜│archiepiscopacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or dignity of an archbishop.
╩│archiepiscopacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│archiepiscopal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an archbishop or an archbishopric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. archiepiscopal authority.┤
┼╕adv. ╡archiepiscopally.┤
╩│archiepiscopal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archiepiscopal cross,╕
┬┌┤ the badge or emblem of an archbishop (a Latin cross with the horizontal member doubled and the upper one shorter than the lower one); patriarchal cross.
╩│archiepiscopal cross,╕
╜│archiepiscopate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archbishopric.
╩│archiepiscopate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archbishopric.
╜│archil, ╛╕noun. ╟│= orchil.
╩│archil, ╛╕noun. ╟│= orchil.
╜│archimage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chief magician or enchanter; a great wizard.
╩│archimage, ╛╕noun.
╜│archimagus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gi.╕
┬┌┤ (Latin.) archimage.
╩│archimagus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gi.╕
╜│archimandrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in the Greek Church:
├│ 1. ┤an abbot of one of the larger monasteries, or sometimes one who supervises several monasteries.
├│ 2. ┤a title given to nonmonastic priests of high dignity.
╩│archimandrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Archimedean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Archimedes.
├│ 2. ┤invented by or attributed to Archimedes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Archimedean principle that a body partly or wholly immersed in fluid loses in weight (New Yorker).┤
╩│Archimedean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Archimedean screw,╕
┬┌┤ a device for raising water, attributed to Archimedes. It is made by winding a large screw or a flexible tube in a spiral within an inclined cylinder. Its revolutions cause water to move upward through the spiral chambers.
╩│Archimedean screw,╕
╜│Archimedes' principle,╕
┬┌┤ the law of physics that an object placed in a fluid loses an amount of weight equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
╩│Archimedes' principle,╕
╜│Archimedes' screw,╕ ╟│= Archimedean screw.
╩│Archimedes' screw,╕ ╟│= Archimedean screw.
╜│archine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arshin.
╩│archine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arshin.
╜│arching, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group or line of arches.
├│ 2. ┤any arched part.
╩│arching, ╛╕noun.
╜│archipallial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the archipallium.
╩│archipallial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archipallium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of the pallium responsible for the sense of smell, regarded as the oldest part of the cerebral cortex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In mammals the archipallium is largest in keen-smelling forms or in primitive ones like the marsupials; it is altogether lost in the dolphins, who roam the seas without smelling (Alfred L. Kroeber).┤
╩│archipallium, ╛╕noun.
╜│archipelagic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an archipelago.
├│ 2. ┤resembling an archipelago.
╩│archipelagic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archipelago, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos╕ or │-goes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of many islands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Japanese archipelago. The islands between southeast Asia and Australia form the Malay Archipelago.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sea having many islands in it.
╩│archipelago, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos╕ or │-goes.╕
╜│archiplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the granular protoplasmic substance comprising the asters and spindles of a cell during mitosis. It is a permanent cell constituent.
┬┌┤ of or of the nature of archiplasm. Also, ╡archoplasmic.┤
╩│archiplasmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archit.,╕
┬┌┤ architecture.
╩│archit.,╕
╜│architect, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who designs and lays out plans for buildings, and then sees that these plans are followed by the contractors and workers who actually put up the buildings; a person skilled in architecture. (Abbr:) arch.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a maker; creator.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The student council was the architect of our honor system. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.┤
┴┤ (SYN) builder, planner, designer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to design; construct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bathing suit ... is so cleverly architected within as to be all but surf-proof (Time).┤
╩│architect, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│architectonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with architecture, construction, or design, especially as a science.
├│ 2. ┤showing skill in construction or design.
├│ 3. ┤directive; controlling.
├│ 4. ┤having to do with the systematic arrangement of knowledge.
├│ 3a. ┤any skill considered as resembling this, especially in the design of a work of art.
├│ b. ┤the design or structure of a work of art.
╩│architectonics, ╛╕noun.
╜│architectural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of architecture; having to do with architecture.
├│ 2. ┤according to the principles of architecture.
╩│architectural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│architectural barrier,╕
┬┌┤ any part of a building, sidewalk, or other structure that obstructs access by a handicapped person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Architectural barriers" can be curbs which are too high for a person in a wheelchair to negotiate by himself. (Tuscaloosa News).┤
╩│architectural barrier,╕
╜│architectural engineering,╕
┬┌┤ engineering that deals with the planning and construction of all types of buildings.
╩│architectural engineering,╕
╜│architecturally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with regard to architectural principles; from an architectural point of view.
├│ 2. ┤in an architectural manner.
╩│architecturally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│architecture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science or art of building. Architecture has to do with the designing and planning of houses, churches, schools, and public and business buildings.
├│ 2. ┤a style or special manner of building; qualities that distinguish the buildings of one time, region, or group from those of another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Greek architecture made much use of columns and beams.┤
├│ 3. ┤architectural work; design; construction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the massive architecture of the Pyramids. (Figurative.) the architecture of a symphony, the architecture of a molecule.┤
├│ 4. ┤a building; structure.
╩│architecture, ╛╕noun.
╜│architrave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the main beam resting on the top of a column or row of columns.
├│ 2. ┤the molding around a door, window, arch, or panel.
╩│architrave, ╛╕noun.
╜│archival, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with archives.
├│ 2. ┤contained in records.
╩│archival, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archive, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a particular collection of documents, especially of an individual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This historic archive, extending to about 20,000 documents in 107 volumes, contains the official correspondence of the three British commanders in chief in America ... during the Revolutionary War (William B. Todd).┤
╩│archive, ╛╕noun.
╜│archives, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤public records or historical documents.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) any voluminous record.
├│ 2. ┤a place where public records or historical documents are kept.
╩│archives, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│archivist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a keeper of archives.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The foundation will appoint an archivist ... to fill gaps in available records (Newsweek).┤
╩│archivist, ╛╕noun.
╜│archivolt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a curved molding or other ornamental band around the top of an arch or of an arched opening.
├│ 2. ┤the inner curve of an arch; soffit.
╩│archivolt, ╛╕noun.
╜│archly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an arch or playfully mischievous manner; pertly; saucily.
╩│archly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│archness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ playful mischievousness; pertness; sauciness.
╩│archness, ╛╕noun.
╜│archon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chief magistrate in ancient Athens.
├│ 2. ┤a ruler or president.
┼╕noun ╡archonship.┤
╩│archon, ╛╕noun.
╜│archontate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an archon's tenure of office.
╩│archontate, ╛╕noun.
╜│archontic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an archon.
╩│archontic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│archoplasm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archiplasm.
╩│archoplasm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= archiplasm.
╜│archoplasmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archiplasmic.
╩│archoplasmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= archiplasmic.
╜│archpriest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chief priest.
├│ 2a. ┤the chief assistant to a bishop, especially one acting as the dean of a cathedral chapter.
├│ b. ┤the highest ranking priest in an archdiocese among the clergy outside the cathedral chapter, especially one acting as a rural dean.
├│ 3. ┤the highest ranking priest among the Roman Catholic secular clergy in England between 1598 and 1623.
╩│archpriest, ╛╕noun.
╜│archpriesthood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the position or office of an archpriest.
╩│archpriesthood, ╛╕noun.
╜│archrival, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a principal rival.
╩│archrival, ╛╕noun.
╜│archt.,╕
┬┌┤ architect.
╩│archt.,╕
╜│archway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an entrance or passageway with an arch over it.
├│ 2. ┤an arch covering a passageway.
╩│archway, ╛╕noun.
╜│arciferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to a division of amphibians which have a divided sternum, the cartilage tissue of one side of which overlaps the other.
╩│arciferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bent like a bow; bow-shaped; curved.
╩│arciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arc-jet engine,
┬┌┤ a rocket engine that uses an electric arc to heat the propellant.
╩│arc-jet engine,
╜│arcked, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ arced; a past tense and a past participle of ╡arc.┤
╩│arcked, ╛╕verb.
╜│arcking, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ arcing; a present participle of ╡arc.┤
╩│arcking, ╛╕verb.
╜│arc lamp,╕
┬┌┤ a lamp that produces a brilliant light as a strong electric current jumps from one conductor to another, each usually a carbon electrode.
╩│arc lamp,╕
╜│arc light,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the brilliant light given by an arc lamp.
├│ 2. ┤╡= arc lamp.┤
╩│arc light,╕
╜│arco, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) using the bow, as after a passage of pizzicato.
╩│arco, ╛╕adverb.
╜│arc of crisis,╕
┬┌┤ a politically unstable area extending in a curve from the Indian subcontinent west to Turkey and south through the Arabian peninsula and northeastern Africa.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In an Administration that was intending to give top priority to the Third World, we have ... that whole arc of crisis more and more hostile to the U.S. (Henry Kissinger).┤
╩│arc of crisis,╕
╜│arcograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for drawing an arc of a circle without using a central point.
╩│arcograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│arcology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌┤ a planned city housed entirely within a single structure of enormous size.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are arcologies for sea, shore or plain, for populations the size of Sarasota (30,000), Atlanta (400,000) or Dallas (1,000,000) (Estie Stoll).┤
╩│arcology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│arctic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤at or near the North Pole; of the north polar region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the arctic fox. They explored the great arctic wilderness of northern Canada.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) extremely cold; frigid.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with or situated under Ursa Major or Minor.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of a pair of arctics.
└╕expr. ╡the Arctic,┤ ┤the north polar region. The Arctic has an extremely cold winter but is inhabited by such animals as the reindeer, polar bear, and musk ox.
┼╕adv. ╡arctically.┤
╩│arctic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arctic char┐╕ or │charr,╕
┬┌┤ a trout of Alaska and northern Canada.
╩│arctic char┐╕ or │charr,╕
╜│Arctic Circle┐╕ or │arctic circle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the imaginary boundary of the north polar region. It runs parallel to the equator at 66 degrees 30 minutes north latitude.
├│ 2. ┤the polar region surrounded by this parallel; Arctic Zone.
╩│Arctic Circle┐╕ or │arctic circle,╕
╜│arctic fox,╕
┬┌┤ a fox of arctic regions, bluish- or brownish-gray in summer and white in winter, valued for its fur.
╩│arctic fox,╕
╜│arctic grayling,╕
┬┌┤ a grayling of Alaska and northern Canada.
╩│arctic grayling,╕
╜│arctic hare,╕
┬┌┤ a large hare of both polar regions that is gray in the summer in southern subspecies and white in winter in all subspecies, except for black tips on the ears. In the far North it remains white the year round.
╩│arctic hare,╕
╜│arctic lights,╕ ╟│= aurora borealis.
╩│arctic lights,╕ ╟│= aurora borealis.
╜│arctic loon,╕
┬┌┤ a smaller species of loon that breeds in the northern British Isles and Scandinavia and winters mainly in the Black Sea area.
╩│arctic loon,╕
╜│arctic owl,╕ ╟│= snowy owl.
╩│arctic owl,╕ ╟│= snowy owl.
╜│arctic pack,╕
┬┌┤ a densely compacted mass of floating ice found in arctic or antarctic waters.
╩│arctic pack,╕
╜│arctic poppy,╕ ╟│= Iceland poppy.
╩│arctic poppy,╕ ╟│= Iceland poppy.
╜│arctic right whale,╕
┬┌┤ a black baleen whale of the Arctic that grows up to 55 feet long and weighs as much as 45 tons; bowhead; Greenland whale. Its baleen is longer than that of any other whale. It looks much like the right whale, but has no bonnet on its snout.
╩│arctic right whale,╕
╜│arctics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ warm, waterproof overshoes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was snow on the ground, but she had her arctics on (William Maxwell).┤
╩│arctics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│arctic seal,╕
┬┌┤ rabbit fur treated to resemble seal.
╩│arctic seal,╕
╜│arctic skua,╕ ╟│= parasitic jaeger.
╩│arctic skua,╕ ╟│= parasitic jaeger.
╜│arctic tern,╕
┬┌┤ a tern native to both polar regions. It is about 17 inches long, with blue-gray, black, and white feathers, and red feet and bill. The arctic tern migrates over a greater distance than any other bird.
╩│arctic tern,╕
╜│arctic trout,╕╟│= arctic char.
╩│arctic trout,╕╟│= arctic char.
╜│arctic willow,╕
┬┌┤ a shrub found in arctic and subarctic North America and Asia. It is one of the chief sources of forage for reindeer and other animals.
╩│arctic willow,╕
╜│arctic wolf,╕
┬┌┤ a big, shaggy wolf with a yellowish-white coat that lives in the tundras of arctic North America and Greenland; tundra wolf; white wolf.
╩│arctic wolf,╕
╜│Arctic Zone,╕
┬┌┤ the region between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole; Frigid Zone.
╩│Arctic Zone,╕
╜│arctiid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to a family of relatively heavy-bodied, broad-winged, spotted or striped moths, such as the tiger moth.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an arctiid moth.
╩│arctiid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Arctogaea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface, comprising Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, exclusive of Central America.
╩│Arctogaea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arctogaeal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the zoogeographical area known as the Arctogaea.
╩│Arctogaeal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Arctogaean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Arctogaeal.
╩│Arctogaean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Arctogaeal.
╜│Arcturian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or resembling Arcturus (applied to a class of stars having a spectrum like that of Arcturus).
╩│Arcturian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Arcturus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very bright star in the northern sky. It is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes.
╩│Arcturus, ╛╕noun.
╜│arcuate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ curved like a bow; arched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Horns have a tendency to become arcuate in the Goat (Charles Blake).┤
┼╕adv. ╡arcuately.┤
╩│arcuate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arcuated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arcuate.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Arcuated architecture was perfected by the Medieval builders (Gilbert Scott).┤
╩│arcuated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arcuate.
╜│arcuation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bowlike curvature.
├│ 2. ┤the use of arches in architecture; arched work.
╩│arcuation, ╛╕noun.
╜│arcus senilis,
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a yellowish band which encircles the cornea with advancing age.
╩│arcus senilis,
╜│arc-weld, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to fuse together by arc welding.
┼╕noun ╡arc-welder.┤
╩│arc-weld, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│arc welding,╕
┬┌┤ a welding process in which the heat used to fuse metals together is produced by an electric arc either between two electrodes or between an electrode and the metal.
╩│arc welding,╕
╜│ard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a primitive type of plow, without a colter, especially widespread in the Mediterranean area.
╩│ard, ╛╕noun.
╜│ARD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ acute respiratory disease.
╩│ARD╕ (no periods),
╜│ardeb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Eastern unit of dry measure, in Egypt equal officially to 5.62 U.S. bushels but varying from locality to locality.
╩│ardeb, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arden, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a district or forest in central England (Warwickshire) and formerly also in eastern England, generally believed to be the scene of Shakespeare's ╖As You Like It,┤ though some argue for Ardennes, France.
├│ 2. ┤a land of the imagination or of romance.
╩│Arden, ╛╕noun.
╜│ardency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being ardent; ardor.
╩│ardency, ╛╕noun.
╜│ardent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤glowing with passion; passionate; impassioned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ardent love.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fervent.
├│ 2. ┤full of zeal; very enthusiastic; eager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an ardent scout. After reading about the lives of several great Americans, John became an ardent student of American history.┤
┴┤ (SYN) keen.
├│ 3. ┤burning; fiery; hot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ardent fever.┤
├│ 4. ┤glowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With flashing flames his ardent eyes were filled (John Dryden).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ardently.┤
┼╕noun ╡ardentness.┤
╩│ardent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ardent spirits,╕
┬┌┤ strong distilled alcoholic liquors, such as brandy.
╩│ardent spirits,╕
╜│Ardil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a textile fiber made in Great Britain from peanut meal.
╩│Ardil, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ardois signal system,
┬┌┤ a night signaling system used by ships, made up of pairs of red and white electric lights arranged vertically and operated by a keyboard.
╩│Ardois signal system,
╜│ardor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤warmth of emotion; passion.
┴┤ (SYN) fervor.
├│ 2. ┤great enthusiasm; eagerness; zeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ardor of a saint. He spoke with patriotic ardor.┤
├│ 3. ┤burning heat.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) an effulgent spirit. Also, (British,) ╡ardour.┤
╩│ardor, ╛╕noun.
╜│ardour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) ardor.
╩│ardour, ╛╕noun.
╜│ardri, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the title given to the chief king of ancient Ireland by the rulers of the various small kingdoms. He had almost no power over them.
╩│ardri, ╛╕noun.
╜│arduous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤hard to do; requiring much effort; difficult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arduous lesson.┤
┴┤ (SYN) laborious.
├│ 2. ┤using up much energy; strenuous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He enjoys an arduous workout in the gymnasium.┤
├│ 3. ┤hard to climb; steep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arduous hill.┤
┼╕adv. ╡arduously.┤
┼╕noun ╡arduousness.┤
╩│arduous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│are─╕ (1), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ the form of the verb ╡be┤ used with ╖we, you,┤ and ╖they┤ and any plural noun to indicate the present tense; plural and second person singular, present indicative of ╡be:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. We are ready. You are next. They are waiting. We say: I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we are, you are, they are.┤
╩│are─╕ (1), ╛verb.
╜│are─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of surface measure in the metric system, equal to 100 square meters, or 119.6 square yards. Also, ╡ar.┤
╩│are─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│area, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an amount of surface; extent of surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The area of this floor is 600 square feet.┤
├│ 2. ┤region or district.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Rocky Mountain area is the most mountainous in the United States.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tract, stretch, zone.
├│ 3. ┤a level, open space.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a playground area.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) range of knowledge or interest; sphere of activity; field.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our science teacher is familiar with the areas of physics, chemistry, and similar sciences.┤
┴┤ (SYN) extent, scope, expanse.
├│ 5. ┤a yard or court of a building.
├│ 6. ┤(British.) a sunken space at the entrance of a cellar or basement; areaway (def. 1).
├│ 7a. ┤a portion of the cerebral cortex whose function has been identified.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the sensory area, the speech area.┤
├│ b. ┤any other section of the body or a section of one of its organs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the pulmonary area of the heart.┤
╩│area, ╛╕noun.
╜│area bombing,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the dropping of bombs from aircraft on a general area instead of on a narrowly defined target.
├│ 2. ┤saturation bombing.
╩│area bombing,╕
╜│area code,╕
┬┌┤ a combination of three numerals used to dial directly by telephone from one area of the United States and Canada to another.
╩│area code,╕
╜│area defense,╕
┬┌┤ a defense against air or missile attack organized to protect an entire area as distinguished from a point or line.
╩│area defense,╕
╜│areal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an area.
╩│areal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│area navigation,╕
┬┌┤ a system of aircraft navigation by means of airborne computers that permits pilots to take a direct flight path instead of having to receive bearings at prescribed radio-beacon locations.
╩│area navigation,╕
╜│area rug,╕
┬┌┤ a rug for covering a particular area, such as the dining area, of a house or apartment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wall-to-wall carpeting gives way to area rugs (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│area rug,╕
╜│area scan,╕
┬┌┤ a radar scan based on a fixed beam or beams directed to provide continuous surveillance of a particular airspace. See also ╡sector scan.┤┤
╩│area scan,╕
╜│area school,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a school serving several districts; consolidated school.
╩│area school,╕
╜│area study,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a program of study, usually on the college or university level, which deals with the history, geography, economics, language, literature, and culture of a given geographical area (in Great Britain called ╖local history┤).
╩│area study,╕
╜│areaway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a sunken area or court at the entrance to a cellar or basement.
├│ 2. ┤an area used as a passageway between buildings.
╩│areaway, ╛╕noun.
╜│areawide, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covering an entire region or district.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an areawide blackout, areawide marketing of a product.┤
╩│areawide, ╛╕adjective.
╜│areca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any one of a genus of palms that bear the betel nut.
├│ b. ┤╡= betel nut.┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of related palms.
╩│areca, ╛╕noun.
╜│areca nut,╕ ╟│= betel nut.
╩│areca nut,╕ ╟│= betel nut.
╜│areca palm,╕ ╟│= areca ╕(defs. 1a and 2).
╩│areca palm,╕ ╟│= areca ╕(defs. 1a and 2).
╜│arecoline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, odorless, and mildly toxic oily alkaloid obtained from the betel nut, used in medicine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At present, Echinococcus infections are treated with arecoline (New Scientist).┤
╩│arecoline, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arecuna┐╕ or │Arekuna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-na╕ or │-nas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of Carib Indians of southeastern Venezuela.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Arecuna┐╕ or │Arekuna, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-na╕ or │-nas.╕
╜│areligious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not concerned with religion; indifferent to religion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. T. S. Eliot ... sensed the dilemma of modern, urban and areligious man (Time).┤
╩│areligious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arena, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the space in an ancient Roman amphitheater in which contests or shows took place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gladiators fought with lions in the arena at Rome.┤
├│ 2. ┤a similar space, surrounded by seats, used today for contests or shows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boxing arena.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ring.
├│ 3. ┤a large building in which indoor sports are played.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) any place of conflict and trial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The United Nations is an arena for world debate.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lists.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a field of endeavor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the political arena.┤
┴┤ (SYN) area, sphere.
╩│arena, ╛╕noun.
╜│arenaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sandy.
├│ 2. ┤╡= arenicolous.┤
╩│arenaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arena theater┐╕ or │stage,╕ ╟│= theater-in-the-round.
╩│arena theater┐╕ or │stage,╕ ╟│= theater-in-the-round.
╜│arenation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ remedial application of hot sand to the body; sand bath.
╩│arenation, ╛╕noun.
╜│arenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an arena.
╩│arenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arenicolous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living in sand or sandy places.
╩│arenicolous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arenose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of sand; sandy.
╩│arenose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aren't,
┬┌┤ are not.
╩│aren't,
╜│areocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) having Mars as center.
╩│areocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│areographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who describes the appearance of Mars.
╩│areographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│areographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with areography.
╩│areographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│areography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the description of the planet Mars.
├│ 2. ┤a treatise on the planet Mars.
╩│areography, ╛╕noun.
╜│areola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae╕ , │-las.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ring of color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the areola about a pustule.┤
├│ 2. ┤a small area.
├│ 3. ┤an interstice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spaces between the veins of a leaf or the nervures of an insect's wing are areolae.┤
╩│areola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae╕ , │-las.╕
╜│areolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like an areola.
├│ 2. ┤containing areolae.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Loose, or areolar, tissue ... supports, penetrates, separates, and allows motion between all the different parts and organs within the body (Irvin Stein).┤
╩│areolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│areolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ marked by or divided into areolae.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The skin of a plant is areolate (John Lindley).┤
┼╕noun ╡areolation.┤
╩│areolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│areolated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= areolate.
╩│areolated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= areolate.
╜│areole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= areola.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bright star ... surrounded by a blue or violet areole (Simon Newcomb).┤
├│ 2. ┤one of the small pits or cavities from which the spines, branches, or flowers of the cactus grow.
╩│areole, ╛╕noun.
╜│areolet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small areola.
├│ 2. ┤a small cell or space in an insect's wing.
╩│areolet, ╛╕noun.
╜│areology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the scientific study of the planet Mars.
╩│areology, ╛╕noun.
╜│areometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hydrometer.
╩│areometer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hydrometer.
╜│areometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hydrometry.
╩│areometry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hydrometry.
╜│Areopagite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the tribunal of the Areopagus.
╩│Areopagite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Areopagitic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Areopagus.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a speech in the style of the orations of Isocrates to the Areopagus.
╩│Areopagitic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Areopagus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hill in Athens, Greece, west of the Acropolis.
├│ 2. ┤the oldest and most respected council of ancient Athens, which met there.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any important tribunal.
╩│Areopagus, ╛╕noun.
╜│areopagy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Areopagus or tribunal.
╩│areopagy, ╛╕noun.
╜│arepa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pas.╕
┬┌┤ (in Latin America) a kind of griddlecake made of soaked Indian corn ground into a paste or dough.
╩│arepa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pas.╕
╜│Ares, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Greek god of war. The Romans called him Mars.
╩│Ares, ╛╕noun.
╜│aretalogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌┤ a narrative of the feats or achievements of a legendary figure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aretalogy of Pythagoras.┤
╩│aretalogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│arete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ manly virtue; nobility of character; integrity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The book ends with a plea for ... the cultivation of arete, which "connotes ... decision and self-responsibility," rather than hubris, "a sometimes arrogant pride in our great but limited power" (Scientific American). ... arete, a unity of mind and body to which the complete man of every age must aspire (Time).┤
╩│arete, ╛╕noun.
╜│arete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sharp ridge on a mountain, especially a rocky edge.
╩│arete, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arethusa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a nymph who was changed into a stream by Artemis to save her from the pursuing river god Alpheus.
╩│Arethusa, ╛╕noun.
╜│arethusa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants of the orchid family. The common North American species is a small swamp plant with a single, usually pink, fragrant flower.
╩│arethusa, ╛╕noun.
╜│arg.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Heraldry.) argent.
├│ 2. ┤argentum.
╩│arg.,╕
╜│Arg.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Argentina.
├│ 2. ┤Argentine.
╩│Arg.,╕
╜│argal─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= argol.
╩│argal─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= argol.
╜│argal─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= argali.
╩│argal─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= argali.
╜│argala, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large Indian stork; adjutant bird.
╩│argala, ╛╕noun.
╜│argali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large wild sheep of Asia, having long, thick, spirally curved horns.
├│ 2. ┤the bighorn, aoudad, or other wild sheep.
╩│argali, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│Argand lamp,
┬┌┤ an oil or gas lamp with a tubular burner, or wick, admitting air to the flame both from within and without.
╩│Argand lamp,
╜│argan tree,
┬┌┤ a Moroccan tree of the sapodiila family that yields a fruit used as a cattle feed and an oil used in cooking.
╩│argan tree,
╜│argasid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to a family of ticks which attack chickens and other fowl, especially in warm climates.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an argasid tick.
╩│argasid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│argent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Archaic or Poetic.) silver.
├│ 2. ┤(Heraldry.) the silver or white tincture in a coat of arms, in engraving represented by a bare surface.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= silvery.┤
╩│argent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│argental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with silver.
├│ 2. ┤resembling silver.
╩│argental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Argentan lace,
┬┌┤ a variety of needlepoint lace made in France.
╩│Argentan lace,
╜│argentate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) silvery.
╩│argentate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argenteous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= silvery.
╩│argenteous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= silvery.
╜│argentic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) of or containing silver, especially with a valence of 2.
╩│argentic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argentiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yielding silver.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an argentiferous ore.┤
╩│argentiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argentine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of silver.
├│ 2. ┤╡= silvery.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= silver.┤
├│ 2. ┤a metal or other material resembling silver in color, such as the scales of certain fish, used in making artificial pearls.
╩│argentine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Argentine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Argentina or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Argentina.
└╕expr. ╡the Argentine,┤ ┤Argentina.
╩│Argentine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Argentinean┐╕ or │Argentinian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Argentine.
╩│Argentinean┐╕ or │Argentinian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Argentine.
╜│Argentine ant,╕
┬┌┤ a small, brown ant native to South America, a household and orchard pest in the southwestern United States.
╩│Argentine ant,╕
╜│Argentino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕ ╟│= Argentine.
╩│Argentino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕ ╟│= Argentine.
╜│argentite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native silver sulfide, an ore of silver found in veins traversing granite and certain other strata of rock.
╩│argentite, ╛╕noun.
╜│argentous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) of or containing silver, especially with a valence of 1.
╩│argentous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argentum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) silver. ┤
├┤ (Abbr:) Ar.
╩│argentum, ╛╕noun.
╜│argil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ clay, especially clay suitable for use in pottery.
╩│argil, ╛╕noun.
╜│argillaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= clayey.
╩│argillaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= clayey.
╜│argilliferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yielding clay.
╩│argilliferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argillite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a schist or slate derived from clay.
╩│argillite, ╛╕noun.
╜│argillous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= clayey.
╩│argillous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= clayey.
╜│arginaemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inherited deficiency of the enzyme arginase, resulting in high levels of arginine in the blood and leading to mental retardation and other metabolic abnormalities.
╩│arginaemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│arginase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme in mammals that breaks down arginine and converts it to urea.
╩│arginase, ╛╕noun.
╜│arginine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the amino acids present in plant and animal proteins. It cannot be synthesized by some animals and therefore must be added to their feed.
╩│arginine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Argive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤Greek (of the city of Argos or the region of Argolis, whence came many of those who fought against Troy).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Argos or Argolis.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) the ship in which Jason and his companions sailed in search of the Golden Fleece.
├│ 2. ┤a large southern constellation between Canis Major and the Southern Cross.
╩│Argo, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Argus.╕
╜│argol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ crude tartar, gathering in a crust on the sides of containers in which wine is fermented. Also, ╡argal.┤
╩│argol, ╛╕noun.
╜│argon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, odorless, inert gas that forms a very small part of the air. It is a chemical element and is used in electric light bulbs and radio tubes.
╩│argon, ╛╕noun.
╜│argonaut, ╛╕noun. ╟│= paper nautilus.
╩│argonaut, ╛╕noun. ╟│= paper nautilus.
╜│Argonaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) any one of the men who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.
├│ 2a. ┤(U.S.) a person who went to California in 1849 in search of gold.
├│ b. ┤(Canadian.) a person who went to British Columbia in 1862 in search of gold.
╩│Argonaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│Argonautic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the Argonauts.
╩│Argonautic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argosy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
┬┌┤ (Historical or Poetic.)
├│ 1. ┤a large merchant ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Venetian merchants with deep-laden argosies (Longfellow).┤
├│ 2. ┤a fleet of such ships.
╩│argosy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
╜│argot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the jargon or slang of a group of persons;
╔┤ ╢Ex. soldiers' argot.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cant, lingo, patois.
├│ 2. ┤the jargon of thieves, intended to conceal meaning from outsiders.
╩│argot, ╛╕noun.
╜│argotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of slang; slangy.
╩│argotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arguable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ capable of being argued; open to argument; debatable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The point is arguable, but as demands on the school budgets increase, the role of the Federal government will ... grow greater (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡arguably.┤
╩│arguable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argue, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gued,╕ │-guing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give reasons selected to support or refute a point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He argued for a different policy.┤
├│ 2. ┤to discuss with someone who disagrees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John argued with his sister about who should wash the dishes.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The senator argued against the passage of the bill. You are always ready to argue.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to try to prove by reasoning; maintain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Columbus argued that the world was round.┤
┴┤ (SYN) contend.
├│ 2. ┤to persuade by giving reasons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He argued me into going.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give reasons for or against (something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to argue a question.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debate, discuss.
├│ 4. ┤to indicate; show; prove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her rich clothes argue her to be wealthy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) denote.
└╕expr. ╡argue away┤ (or ╡off┤), ┤to get rid of by argument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Men ... would argue a dog's tail off (D'Arcy Thompson).┤
└╕expr. ╡argue down,┤ ┤to wear down by arguing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mrs. Hauser had argued down the landlord on this too (Harper's).┤
┼╕noun ╡arguer.┤
╩│argue, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gued,╕ │-guing.╕
╜│argufy, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.)
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to argue with childish persistence.
├│ 2. ┤to argue; wrangle.
├│ 3. ┤to prove or be evidence of something.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to pester or persuade by tiresome argument.
┼╕noun ╡argufier.┤
╩│argufy, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│argument, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a discussion by persons who disagree; dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He won the argument by producing figures to prove his point.┤
├│ 2. ┤giving reasons for or against something; debate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let us not waste time in argument.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discussion.
├│ 3. ┤a reason or reasons given for or against something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His arguments in favor of a new school are very persuasive.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rationale.
├│ 4. ┤a short statement or summary of what is in a book, poem, or the like.
┴┤ (SYN) abstract, theme.
├│ 5. ┤(Mathematics.) an independent variable on whose value the value of a function depends.
╩│argument, ╛╕noun.
╜│argumentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤discussion of reasons for and against anything; debate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A day was wasted in useless argumentation.┤
├│ 2. ┤the process of arguing; methodical presentation of arguments; reasoning.
├│ 3. ┤a series of arguments.
╩│argumentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│argumentative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of arguing; quarrelsome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an argumentative disposition.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disputatious.
├│ 2. ┤containing argument; controversial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His style of writing is argumentative and tiresome.┤
┼╕adv. ╡argumentatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡argumentativeness.┤
╩│argumentative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│argumentator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one who engages in argumentation.
╩│argumentator, ╛╕noun.
╜│argument from design,╕ ╟│= teleological argument.
╩│argument from design,╕ ╟│= teleological argument.
╜│argumentum ad hominem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) an argument appealing to personal prejudices or interests. See also ╡ad hominem.┤┤
╩│argumentum ad hominem,
╜│argumentum ad ignorantiam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤an argument appealing to ignorance.
├│ 2. ┤an argument based on an adversary's ignorance.
╩│argumentum ad ignorantiam,
╜│Argus─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) a giant with a hundred eyes, who was set to watch Io. Hermes killed him, and his eyes were put in the peacock's tail.
├│ 2. ┤a watchful guardian.
╩│Argus─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│Argus─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Argo┤ (def. 2).
╩│Argus─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│argus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of pheasants native to Asia and noted for the enormous development of the secondary feathers of the wings and middle feathers of the tail, marked with eyelike spots.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or designating a pattern of diamond-shaped areas and lines, in various colors, resembling a plaid, used especially in knitted articles such as socks or neckties.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an article, especially a sock, having such a pattern.
╩│argyle┐╕ or │Argyle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│argyria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ discoloration of the skin due to prolonged use of silver compounds.
╩│argyria, ╛╕noun.
╜│argyrodite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rare mineral composed of silver, germanium, and sulfur, occurring in steel-gray crystals having a metallic luster.
╩│argyrodite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Argyrol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a compound of silver and a protein used in the treatment of inflamed mucous membranes.
╩│Argyrol, ╛╕noun.
╜│arhat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
╩│arhat, ╛╕noun.
╜│arhythmia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrhythmia.
╩│arhythmia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrhythmia.
╜│arhythmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arrhythmic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡arhythmically.┤
╩│arhythmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arrhythmic.
╜│aria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a song for a single voice, often consisting of two or three parts, with instrumental or vocal accompaniment, in an opera, oratorio, or cantata.
├│ 2. ┤a song for a voice or instrument; air; melody.
╩│aria, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ariadne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a daughter of Minos, king of Crete. She fell in love with Theseus and gave him a ball of thread to help him find his way out of the Labyrinth after he killed the Minotaur.
╩│Ariadne, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arian─╕ (1), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the doctrine, denounced as heretical, that Christ the Son is subordinate to God the Father, because Christ was begotten of and created by God and so came into being after God.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a believer in this doctrine.
╩│Arian─╕ (1), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│Arian─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun. ╟│= Aryan.
╩│Arian─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun. ╟│= Aryan.
╜│Arianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the religious doctrine of Arius (A.D. 250?-336?) that denied the divinity of Christ. Arianism was declared heretical by the Roman Catholic Church in 325 but persisted among the Christian barbarian tribes until the 700's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aridity is increased by high evaporation, low humidity, strong winds (which remove humid air) and by low pressure (R. N. Elston).┤
├│ 2. ┤(no pl. Figurative.) lack of interest, life, or spirit; dullness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cultural ardity, technical aridity.┤
├│ 3. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ (Figurative.) something barren or lifeless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... such architectural aridities as the cutrate skyscraper ... and dreary boxlike housing that smothered the human spirit (Russell Baker).┤
╩│aridity, ╛╕noun.
╜│ariel, ╛╕noun, or │ariel gazelle,╕
┬┌┤ a gazelle native to Arabia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The familiar light-brown gazelle, sometimes called the ... ariel gazelle, is about 2 feet tall [and] lives in the desert where only a few low shrubs grow (Victor H. Cahalane).┤
╩│ariel, ╛╕noun, or │ariel gazelle,╕
╜│Ariel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the airy spirit who served Prospero in Shakespeare's play ╖The Tempest.┤
├│ 2. ┤one of the five satellites of the planet Uranus.
├│ 3. ┤Jerusalem (in the Bible, Isaiah 29:1,2,7).
╩│Ariel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aries, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 1) │Arietis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a northern constellation between Pisces and Taurus, named from fancied arrangement in the shape of a ram.
├│ 2. ┤the first sign of the zodiac; the Ram. The sun enters Aries about March 21.
├│ 3. ┤a person born under the sign of Aries.
╩│Aries, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 1) │Arietis.╕
╜│Arietis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Aries┤ (def. 1).
╩│Arietis, ╛╕noun.
╜│arietta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short air or song.
╩│arietta, ╛╕noun.
╜│ariette, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arietta.
╩│ariette, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arietta.
╜│aright, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ correctly; rightly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If I heard you aright, you said you would go.┤
╩│aright, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Arikara, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ra╕ or │-ras.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of North American Indians of the northern Great Plains.
├│ 2. ┤the Caddoan language of this tribe.
╩│Arikara, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ra╕ or │-ras.╕
╜│aril, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an outer covering of certain seeds. The aril arises from the stalk (funiculus) of the ovule at or below the hilum. The pulpy inner pod of the bittersweet is an aril.
╩│aril, ╛╕noun.
╜│arillate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an aril or arils.
╩│arillate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arillated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arillate.
╩│arillated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arillate.
╜│arillode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aril not arising from the stalk (funiculus), as in the nutmeg; false aril.
╩│arillode, ╛╕noun.
╜│arillus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │arilli.╕ ╟│= aril.
╩│arillus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │arilli.╕ ╟│= aril.
╜│Arimasp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-maspi╕ or │-masps.╕
┬┌┤ one of the Arimaspi.
╩│Arimasp, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-maspi╕ or │-masps.╕
╜│Arimaspi, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a race of one-eyed men of northern Europe who fought with the griffins, trying to wrest from them the gold they guarded.
╩│Arimaspi, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Arimathea┐╕ or │Arimathaea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a town of ancient Palestine, the home of Joseph of Arimathea. Its location is not now known (in the Bible, Matthew 27:57-60).
╩│Arimathea┐╕ or │Arimathaea, ╛╕noun.
╜│arioso, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun, ╞pl. │-sos.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj., adv. ┤ ┤like a song.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a piece or passage like a song; a vocal part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prince has not yet arisen from his bed. Trouble had arisen over the ball game.┤
╩│arisen, ╛╕verb.
╜│arista, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the beard of grains and grasses; awn.
├│ 2. ┤a bristle at or near the end of the antenna of certain flies.
╩│arista, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae╕
╜│Aristaeus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the son of Apollo and the water nymph Cyrene, famous as a keeper of bees.
╩│Aristaeus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aristarch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a severe critic.
╩│aristarch, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aristarchus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crater on the moon, the rough floor of which gives off a brighter reflected light than does any other of the moon's craters.
╩│Aristarchus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aristate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having aristae.
├│ 2. ┤ending in a thin spine.
╩│aristate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aristo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) an aristocrat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the aristos flouncing out their ruffs at the reeking buffoons crowding around the tumbrils (Punch).┤
╩│aristo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│aristocracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a class of people having a high position in society by birth, rank, or title; nobility. Earls, dukes, and princes belong to the aristocracy.
├│ 2. ┤any class of people that is considered superior because of birth, intelligence, culture, or wealth; upper class.
┴┤ (SYN) elite, gentry, patriciate.
├│ 3. ┤government in which the nobles or a privileged upper class rules.
┴┤ (SYN) oligarchy.
├│ 4. ┤a country or state having such a government.
├│ 5. ┤a government by the best citizens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the attainment of a truer and truer aristocracy, or government again by the best (Thomas Carlyle).┤
╩│aristocracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│aristocrat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who belongs to the aristocracy; noble.
├│ 2. ┤a person who has the tastes, opinions, manners, or culture of the upper classes.
├│ 3. ┤a person who favors government by an aristocracy.
╩│aristocrat, ╛╕noun.
╜│aristocratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤belonging to the upper classes; superior in birth, intelligence, culture, or wealth.
┴┤ (SYN) noble, patrician, high-born.
├│ b. ┤having to do with an aristocracy.
├│ 2. ┤like an aristocrat in appearance, manners, ways, and tastes; stylish or grand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aristocratic air.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) snobbish; exclusive.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) admirably dignified and restrained; fastidious.
├│ 5. ┤favoring aristocrats or government by aristocrats.
┼╕adv. ╡aristocratically.┤
╩│aristocratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aristocratical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aristocratic.
╩│aristocratical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aristocratic.
╜│aristoi, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Greek.) the aristocracy; upper classes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His gossipy barrage of light anecdotes and heavy name-dropping should delight hoi polloi and aristoi alike (Time).┤
╩│aristoi, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Aristol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) thymol iodide, a brown powder used in surgery as a substitute for iodoform.
╩│Aristol, ╛╕noun.
╜│aristolochiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the family of plants that includes the birthwort.
╩│aristolochiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aristophanic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or characteristic of the ancient Greek dramatist Aristophanes or his comedies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aristophanic drama is farce and celebration in a combination that we have lost touch with (Atlantic).┤
╩│Aristophanic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aristotelean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) Aristotelian.
╩│Aristotelean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aristotelian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Aristotle or his philosophy.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a follower or student of Aristotle or his philosophy. Aristotle based much of his thinking upon scientific examination from which he formulated the deductive method of reasoning.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose reasoning is characterized by an emphasis on the empirical and the particular as opposed to the hypothetical and the general.
╩│Aristotelian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aristotelianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the philosophic system or any doctrine of Aristotle.
╩│Aristotelianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aristotelian logic,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the logic of Aristotle.
├│ 2. ┤╡= formal logic.┤
╩│Aristotelian logic,╕
╜│Aristotelic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Aristotelian.
╩│Aristotelic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Aristotelian.
╜│aristotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a photographic printing process, now obsolete, in which silver salts are used in collodion orgelatin.
├│ 2. ┤a print made by such a process.
╩│aristotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│arith.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤arithmetic.
├│ 2. ┤arithmetical.
╩│arith.,╕
╜│arithmetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the art or practice of computing or calculating by means of numbers; the science of positive, real numbers; computation. When you study arithmetic you learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Arithmetic also includes involution and extraction of roots.
├│ 2. ┤the study of numbers and their relationship; theory of numbers.
├│ 3. ┤a textbook or handbook dealing with arithmetic.
├│ 4. ┤calculation; planning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. faulty political arithmetic.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= arithmetical.┤
╩│arithmetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│arithmetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of arithmetic; having to do with arithmetic.
├│ 2. ┤according to the rules of arithmetic.
┼╕adv. ╡arithmetically.┤
╩│arithmetical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arithmetical progression┐╕ or │series,╕
┬┌┤ a series of numbers in which there is always the same difference, added or subtracted, between a number and the one next after it. (Examples:) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 is an arithmetical progression in which 2 is added to each number; 8, 5, 2, -1, is an arithmetical progression in which 3 is subtracted from each number.
╩│arithmetical progression┐╕ or │series,╕
╜│arithmetician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies arithmetic.
╩│arithmetician, ╛╕noun.
╜│arithmetic┐╕ or │arithmetical mean,╕ ╟│= average (def. 1).
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. If you add together the numbers of all the eggs and divide by ... the number of hens, you will find the arithmetic average or arithmetic mean (Albert E. Waugh).┤
╩│arithmetic┐╕ or │arithmetical mean,╕ ╟│= average (def. 1).
╜│arithmetic unit,╕
┬┌┤ the part of a digital computer in which arithmetical operations are performed.
╩│arithmetic unit,╕
╜│arithmetization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of making any part of mathematics depend on purely arithmetical concepts.
╩│arithmetization, ╛╕noun.
╜│arithmetize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to solve by or state in terms of arithmetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arithmetize a problem.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Especially British.) to use arithmetic.
╩│arithmetize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tized,╕ │-tizing.╕
╜│arithmometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an early form of adding machine.
╩│arithmometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│a rivederci,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) farewell; until we meet again. Also, ╡arrivederci.┤
╩│a rivederci,
╜│Ariz.,╕
┬┌┤ Arizona.
╩│Ariz.,╕
╜│Arizonan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Arizona.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Arizona.
╩│Arizonan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Arizona ruby,
┬┌┤ a garnet resembling a ruby in color; Cape ruby; pyrope.
╩│Arizona ruby,
╜│Arizonian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Arizonan.
╩│Arizonian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Arizonan.
╜│arizonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an igneous rock that is an ore of titanium.
╩│arizonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arjuna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a warrior, son of Indra and one of the heroes of the ╖Mahabharata┤ in Hindu epic poetry.
╩│Arjuna, ╛╕noun.
╜│ark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the large boat in which Noah saved himself, his family, and a pair of each kind of animal, from the Flood (in the Bible, Genesis 6-8).
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) any place of refuge.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a large flatboat used to carry freight or as a house in western rivers during the westward movement.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤any large, clumsy boat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barge was a wallowing, leaky old ark.┤
├│ b. ┤any large, clumsy vehicle.
├│ c. ┤(U.S.) any large, clumsy dwelling.
├│ 4. ┤a cabinet in Jewish synagogues and temples, for housing holy scrolls of the Pentateuch. See also ╡Ark of the Covenant.┤┤
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic or Dialect.) a chest, box, or basket.
╩│ark, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ark.,╕
┬┌┤ Arkansas.
╩│Ark.,╕
╜│Arkansan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant or Arkansas.
╩│Arkansan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arkansawyer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal or Dialect.) ╡= Arkansan.┤
╩│Arkansawyer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arkie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a migratory farm worker from Arkansas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the "Okies" and "Arkies" in the orchards and vegetable fields of California (White and Renner).┤
╩│Arkie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ark of the Covenant,╕
┬┌┤ the wooden chest or box in which the Israelites kept the two stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments.
╩│Ark of the Covenant,╕
╜│arkose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sandstone derived from granite, containing small quantities of feldspar and occasionally quartz or mica.
╩│arkose, ╛╕noun.
╜│arles, ╛╕noun pl. or sing.
┬┌┤ (North British Dialect.) money given in confirmation of a bargain or engagement; earnest money.
╩│arles, ╛╕noun pl. or sing.
╜│arm─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the part of a person's body between the shoulder and the hand, sometimes including the latter.
├│ b. ┤the part between the shoulder and the elbow.
├│ 2a. ┤a forelimb or similar organ of any animal. The front legs of a bear or the tentacles of an octopus are sometimes called arms.
├│ b. ┤a cut of meat from this part.
├│ 3. ┤something shaped or used like an arm. An armchair has two arms. An inlet is an arm of the sea.
├│ 4. ┤a main branch or limb of a tree.
├│ 5. ┤an extension or division; branch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the research arm of a company, the administrative arm of a school, the political arm of an organization.┤
├│ 6. ┤a part of an instrument or machine projecting from a trunk or axis.
├│ 7a. ┤either of the lower cross pieces of an anchor.
├│ b. ┤the part of a yard extending on either side of the mast.
├│ 8. ┤the part of a dress, shirt, suit, or other garment covering an arm; sleeve.
├│ 9. ┤(Figurative.) power; authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The strong arm of the law keeps order in the city.┤
├│ 10. ┤that upon which a person counts for support or assistance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir Lancelot, my right arm (Tennyson).┤
├│ 11a. ┤the ability to pitch, throw, or pass with power and speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With his arm, he can pitch every day.┤
├│ b. ┤a player having this ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. one of the best arms in the game.┤
├│ 12. ┤a shoulder-cut of meat.
└╕expr. ╡arm in arm,┤ ┤with arms linked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She walked arm in arm with her sister.┤
└╕expr. ╡at arm's length,┤ ┤away from close contact or familiarity; at a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He learned to hold people at arm's length without seeming unfriendly.┤
└╕expr. ╡chance one's arm,┤ ┤(British Informal.) to take a chance; risk a loss or defeat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From the time that Bolus decided to chance his arm he looked an altogether more dangerous player (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡in arms,┤ ┤unable yet to walk; very young.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her little brother was but a babe in arms.┤
└╕expr. ╡present arms,┤
├│ a. ┤to bring a rifle to a vertical position in front of the body.
├│ b. ┤this position.
├│ c. ┤a command to assume this position.
└╕expr. ╡put the arm on,┤ ┤(Slang.) to get money from; collect funds from; induce to pay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The use of deception to put the arm on debtors is unlawful (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡twist one's arm,┤ ┤to compel by influence; use pressure on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a ruthless planner and politically astute enough to twist the Treasury arm for a just cause (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡with open arms,┤ ┤in a warm, friendly way; cordially.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to welcomed home with open arms.┤
┼╕adj. ╡armlike.┤
╩│arm─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│arm─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a weapon of any kind. Guns and swords, an ax, or a stick--any of these might be arms for defense or attack. See also ╡arms.┤┤
├│ 2a. ┤a combat branch of one of the armed forces, such as the infantry or artillery.
├│ b. ┤one of the armed forces, such as the army, navy, or air force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the 1914-18 War he played a very active part in developing the Italian air arm as a member of the staff of the Italian G.H.Q. (London Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to supply with weapons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In colonial days the French armed the Indians to attack the British.┤
├│ b. ┤to install guns in or on; equip with armament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arm a vessel.┤
├│ c. ┤to make ready for use in war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arm a torpedo with a warhead.┤
├│ 2. ┤to provide with any means to defend or attack something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The skunk is armed with a powerful scent. Each lawyer entered court armed with the evidence he planned to use to support his case.┤
├│ 3. ┤to provide with a protective covering; armor.
├│ 4. ┤to provide a magnet with an armature.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to take up weapons; prepare for war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers armed for battle.┤
├│ 2. ┤to prepare to take action (against).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let us arm against injustice.┤
└╕expr. ╡arm to the teeth.┤ ┤See under ╡teeth.┤┤
╩│arm─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│Arm.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Armenia.
├│ 2. ┤Armenian.
╩│Arm.,╕
╜│ARM, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) adjustable rate mortgage (a mortgage with an interest rate that changes periodically during the term of the loan).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ARMs with caps [limits on rate increases or decreases] provide greater payment predictability and security for the borrower (Consumers' Guide).┤
╩│ARM, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ar.M.,╕
┬┌┤ Master of Architecture (Latin, ╖Architecturae Magister┤).
╩│Ar.M.,╕
╜│armada, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large fleet of warships.
├│ 2. ┤a fleet of combat aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤any large group of military vehicles.
└╕expr. ╡the Armada,┤ ┤the Spanish fleet that was sent to attack England in 1588 and was defeated in the English Channel.
╩│armada, ╛╕noun.
╜│armadillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a small, burrowing mammal that has a very hard protective shell of small, bony plates. The armadillo feeds chiefly at night, and some kinds when attacked can roll themselves into a ball inside this armor. Armadillos are found in tropical South America and some parts of southern North America, especially Texas.
╩│armadillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│Armageddon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the place of a great and final conflict between the forces of good and evil at the end of the world (in the Bible, Revelation 16:16).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any great and final conflict.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A more effective way to prevent the modern Armageddon from growing beyond the technical possibility of control would be to ban the testing of long-range missiles (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│Armageddon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Armagnac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of dry brandy made in southwestern France.
╩│Armagnac, ╛╕noun.
╜│armament, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤war equipment and supplies; the weapons, ammunition, and equipment of a military force, vehicle, or installation. Guns, shells, bombs, electronic detection devices, missiles, and all other offensive and defensive equipment of a fort, ship, airplane, or the like, are armament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Armaments are not so much a cause of war as a consequence of international suspicion and antagonism (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤the army, navy, and other military forces of a nation, including both men and equipment.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of arming; preparation for war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Disarmament is as much a function of national security as is armament (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 4. ┤equipment or apparatus for resistance or action of any kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the defensive armament of plants and animals. (Figurative.) But when she comes to the cabalettas, she unleashes her full technical armament (Harper's).┤
╩│armament, ╛╕noun.
╜│armamentarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤all the equipment and therapeutic resources of a physician, dentist, hospital, or other health facility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Morphine in the past has been one of the towering stand-bys of the physician's armamentarium (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤the equipment or resources of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the armamentarium of up-to-date primary and secondary school techniques (Scientific American).┤
╩│armamentarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│armature, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a coil of wire wound around an iron core, placed between opposite poles of a magnet in an electric motor or dynamo. In a motor, electric current is sent through coils of wire, which causes the armature to move through the magnetic field between the poles.
├│ b. ┤a piece of soft iron placed in contact with the poles of a magnet to maintain the magnetic power.
├│ c. ┤the movable part of an electric relay or buzzer, placed in a magnetic field which causes it to move.
├│ 2. ┤╡= armor.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the protective or defensive covering of an animal or plant. A turtle's shell is an armature.
├│ b. ┤any part or organ of an animal or plant serving for offense (teeth, suckers of dodder) or defense (thorns).
├│ 4. ┤(Fine Arts.) a framework over which clay or some other substance is applied in modeling.
├│ 5. ┤a frame or support for carrying a load or pack.
├│ 6. ┤wire wound round and round a cable.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with an armature.
╩│armature, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
╜│arma virumque cano,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) of arms and the man I sing (the first line of the ╖Aeneid┤).
╩│arma virumque cano,
╜│armband, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a band of cloth worn around the upper arm as a symbol or badge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a mourning armband of black.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= armlet ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│armband, ╛╕noun.
╜│arm bar,╕
┬┌┤ a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is held taut and used as a lever in forcing him to the floor.
╩│arm bar,╕
╜│armchair, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a chair with pieces at the sides to support a person's arms.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤expressing opinions or theorizing about a subject without being directly involved or having practical experience in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armchair politician. A brilliant performance against the Los Angeles Rams ... temporarily silenced armchair coaches who argue that he should be benched because of his age (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤sharing in another's experiences by reading, hearing, or viewing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armchair explorer, armchair travel.┤
╩│armchair, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│armed─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having arms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armed chair.┤
├│ 2. ┤having arms of a certain kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. long-armed.┤
╩│armed─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│armed─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤furnished with arms or armor; equipped for war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armed boat.┤
├│ 2. ┤using arms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armed attack.┤
╩│armed─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│armed forces,╕
┬┌┤ all of the military, naval, and air forces of a country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are highly dubious about the wisdom of unbalancing the armed forces [by] placing the emphasis on air and nuclear power at the expense of both the Army and the Navy (Newsweek).┤
╩│armed forces,╕
╜│Armed Forces Day,╕
┬┌┤ a day in honor of all the United States armed forces, replacing separate days for each branch, observed the third Saturday in May.
╩│Armed Forces Day,╕
╜│armed neutrality,╕
┬┌┤ the status of a nation or nations refraining from war but in readiness for it.
╩│armed neutrality,╕
╜│armed robbery,╕
┬┌┤ robbery involving the coercive use of a weapon or weapons.
╩│armed robbery,╕
╜│Armen.,╕
┬┌┤ Armenian.
╩│Armen.,╕
╜│Armenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Armenia, its people, or their language.
├│ 2. ┤of the Armenian church.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Armenia, especially a person whose native language is Armenian.
├│ 2. ┤a member of the Armenian Church.
├│ 3. ┤the Indo-European language of the Armenians.
╩│Armenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Armenian Church,╕
┬┌┤ an independent church close to the Orthodox Church in doctrine.
╩│Armenian Church,╕
╜│armer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who arms or equips with arms.
╩│armer, ╛╕noun.
╜│armet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a defensive head covering introduced in the 1400's. It consisted of a round iron helmet with a projection over the back of the neck and a visor, beaver, and gorget to protect the face and throat.
╩│armet, ╛╕noun.
╜│armful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much as one arm or both arms can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She carried an armful of groceries to the car.┤
╩│armful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│armguard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a protective covering for the arm.
├│ 2. ┤(Boxing.) defense with the arm.
╩│armguard, ╛╕noun.
╜│armhole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hole for the arm or sleeve in a garment.
╩│armhole, ╛╕noun.
╜│armiger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person entitled to heraldic arms.
├│ 2. ┤a person who attended a knight to bear his armor; squire.
╩│armiger, ╛╕noun.
╜│armigeral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the character of an armiger.
╩│armigeral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armigerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ entitled to bear heraldic arms.
╩│armigerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armil┐╕ or │armill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Historical.) a bracelet or armlet, especially one awarded by an official of a government or church in recognition of exemplary action.
╩│armil┐╕ or │armill, ╛╕noun.
╜│armilla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-millae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= armil.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= armillary sphere.┤
╩│armilla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-millae.╕
╜│armillary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a bracelet.
├│ 2. ┤consisting of hoops and rings.
╩│armillary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armillary sphere,╕
┬┌┤ an old type of celestial globe or sphere, used for determining celestial positions, consisting of movable metal rings or hoops representing the equator, ecliptic, meridian, and other circles.
╩│armillary sphere,╕
╜│arming, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a piece of tallow at the end of the weight (lead) on a sounding line, used to bring to the surface samples of the sand or other matter covering the bottom.
╩│arming, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arminian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Arminius or Arminianism.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a believer in Arminian doctrines.
╩│Arminian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Arminianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrines of Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609) and his followers, who criticized Calvin's doctrines and believed that there was a chance of salvation for all men through God's grace.
╩│Arminianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│armipotent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ mighty in arms or war (originally an epithet of Mars).
╩│armipotent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armistice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stop in fighting; temporary peace; truce. An armistice is arranged by agreement on all sides, often while a permanent peace is being arranged.
╩│armistice, ╛╕noun.
╜│Armistice Day,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918. It is called ╖Remembrance Day┤ in the Commonwealth of Nations. As an official holiday it was renamed ╖Veterans Day┤ in the United States in 1954, and between 1971 and 1978 it was celebrated on the fourth Monday in October.
╩│Armistice Day,╕
╜│armless─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without either arm.
├│ 2. ┤without any branch.
╩│armless─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│armless─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ without arms or weapons.
╩│armless─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│armlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ornamental band or bracelet for the upper arm.
├│ 2. ┤a small inlet of the sea.
╩│armlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│armload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ as much as an arm or the arms carry, especially in a cradled position; armful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armload of books.┤
╩│armload, ╛╕noun.
╜│armlock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is held taut and twisted.
╩│armlock, ╛╕noun.
╜│armoire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, often ornate cupboard, clothes press, or movable closet, with doors and usually with shelves.
╩│armoire, ╛╕noun.
╜│armonica, ╛╕noun. ╟│= glass harmonica.
╩│armonica, ╛╕noun. ╟│= glass harmonica.
╜│armor, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a covering, usually of metal or leather, worn to protect the body in fighting.
├│ 2. ┤any similar kind of protective covering against wear or accident. A diver's suit and the scales of a fish are armor.
├│ 3. ┤the steel or iron plates or other protective covering of a warship, aircraft, tank, or fortification; armor plate.
├│ 4. ┤the armored forces and equipment, such as the tanks, of a military unit.
├│ 5. ┤a protective metal covering wrapped around an electric cable or telephone line.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) anything serving as protective or defensive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the armor of knowledge.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to cover or protect with armor. Also, (British,) ╡armour.┤
┼╕adj. ╡armorlike.┤
╩│armor, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│armorbearer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an attendant who carried the armor or weapons of a warrior.
╩│armorbearer, ╛╕noun.
╜│armor-clad, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(formerly) an armored war vessel.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤wearing armor; protected by armor; armorplated.
╩│armor-clad, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│armored, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤covered or protected with armor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an armored personnel carrier.┤
├│ 2. ┤using or equipped with armored vehicles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He served in an armored division.┤
╩│armored, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armored cable,╕
┬┌┤ an electric cable having a protective metal covering of steel wires or of other flexible, rust-resistant material.
╩│armored cable,╕
╜│armored car,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a motor vehicle protected by armor plate against small-arms fire, especially a truck to transport money and other valuables.
├│ 2. ┤a military vehicle with similar protection, often carrying a mounted gun, and used especially for reconnaissance.
╩│armored car,╕
╜│armored cruiser,╕
┬┌┤ one of a class of warships below the battleship class, having less armor and armament and greater speed than a battleship.
╩│armored cruiser,╕
╜│armored force,╕
┬┌┤ a military assault force of considerable mobility and striking power, made up of tanks supported by infantry and artillery troops.
╩│armored force,╕
╜│armorer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a soldier or sailor in charge of firearms and their maintenance, or a member of the armed forces who loads and services weapons aboard a combat airplane. The armorer of a warship takes care of the revolvers, pistols, rifles, and their ammunition on the ship.
├│ 2. ┤a manufacturer of firearms.
├│ 3. ┤(originally) a person who made or repaired armor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Now thrive the armorers (Shakespeare).┤
╩│armorer, ╛╕noun.
╜│armorial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with coats of arms or heraldry.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a book showing coats of arms.
┼╕adv. ╡armorially.┤
╩│armorial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│armorial bearings,╕
┬┌┤ a coat or coats of arms; heraldic devices.
╩│armorial bearings,╕
╜│Armoric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Brittany, its people, or their language; Breton.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native of Brittany.
├│ 2. ┤the Breton language.
╩│Armoric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Armorican, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Armoric.
╩│Armorican, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Armoric.
╜│armorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in heraldry.
╩│armorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│armor plate,╕
┬┌┤ steel or iron plating to protect warships, tanks, aircraft, forts, and the like. Armor plate is now usually a specially toughened alloy of steel.
╩│armor plate,╕
╜│armorplated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covered or protected by armor plate; ironclad.
╩│armorplated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│armory─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-mories.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a place where weapons are kept; arsenal.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Intense secrecy, sudden surprise, and attack, attack, attack are very much part of the political armory (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a place where weapons are made.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. and Canadian.) a building with a drill hall, offices, and other facilities, for militia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Night after night we made our way to the Toronto armories, where we right wheeled, shouldered arms, changed arms, left turned and halted with a bang that nearly broke our insteps (Maclean's).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) armor; arms.
╩│armory─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-mories.╕
╜│armory─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art of blazoning arms; heraldry.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) heraldic bearings; coats of arms.
┬┌┤ the hollow place under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
╩│armpit, ╛╕noun.
╜│armrest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a support for the arm, especially one on a chair or couch, and on the inside of the door of an automobile.
╩│armrest, ╛╕noun.
╜│arms, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤weapons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have the arms we need to fight. The arms race is a symptom of the world's affliction (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). Noncombatant soldiers do not carry arms.┤
┴┤ (SYN) armament.
├│ 2. ┤the use of arms; fighting; war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A soldier is a man of arms. He had abandoned the business into which his family had put him and had taken up the profession of arms (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) combat, battle.
├│ 3a. ┤a design used as a symbol of a family or government; coat of arms.
├│ b. ┤symbols and designs used in heraldry as emblems of official dignity by cities, corporations, clubs, and other organizations.
┴┤ (SYN) blazonry.
└╕expr. ╡bear arms,┤
├│ a. ┤to serve as a soldier; fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier bore arms for his country. ... the present King ... has constrained our fellow Citizens ... to bear Arms against their Country (Declaration of Independence).┤
├│ b. ┤to possess and display a coat of arms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A knight bore his arms on his shield.┤
└╕expr. ╡shoulder arms,┤
├│ a. ┤to hold a rifle almost upright with the barrel resting in the hollow of the shoulder and the butt in the hand.
├│ b. ┤to bear arms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Old and young alike shouldered arms to fight against the hated enemy.┤
└╕expr. ╡take up arms,┤ ┤to arm for attack or defense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The settlers took up arms against the Indians. (Figurative.) You will find it a far easier field to wage war against all the armies ... than to take up arms against any truth of God (Nathaniel Ward).┤
└╕expr. ╡to arms,┤ ┤prepare for battle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To arms! to arms! the fierce Virago cries (Alexander Pope).┤
└╕expr. ╡under arms,┤
├│ a. ┤having weapons; equipped for fighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The troops were under arms soon after war was declared.┤
├│ b. ┤mobilized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole city got under arms (Dante Gabriel Rossetti).┤
└╕expr. ╡up in arms,┤
├│ a. ┤very angry; in rebellion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The students were up in arms when their holiday was canceled.┤
├│ b. ┤preparing for a battle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The minutemen were up in arms shortly after the British left Boston.┤
╩│arms, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│armscye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the opening in a garment within which a sleeve is set; armhole.
╩│armscye, ╛╕noun.
╜│armseye, ╛╕noun. ╟│= armscye.
╩│armseye, ╛╕noun. ╟│= armscye.
╜│arms race,╕
┬┌┤ a competition between countries for supremacy in armaments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The arms race is expanding all the time, the armies, navies, and air forces are being increased continuously (New York Times).┤
╩│arms race,╕
╜│Armstrong line,
┬┌┤ the altitude level above which low atmospheric pressure would cause body fluids to vaporize if not protected. It is calculated at about 63,000 feet but varies according to circumstances.
╩│Armstrong line,
╜│arm-twister, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a person who uses pressure to influence.
╩│arm-twister, ╛╕noun.
╜│arm-twisting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a compelling by influence; pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After some arm-twisting by fellow union leaders [he] followed suit (Time).┤
╩│arm-twisting, ╛╕noun.
╜│armure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fabric with a pebbled surface resulting from small geometric patterns in weaving, originally of heavy silk, now of many fibers or blends.
╩│armure, ╛╕noun.
╜│arm wrestling,╕
┬┌┤ a contest of strength between two people, in which the contenders grasp usually right hands, resting their right elbows on a table. Each person tries to force the other's hand down to the table.
╩│arm wrestling,╕
╜│army, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, organized group of soldiers trained and armed to fight wars, especially on land.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American armies have fought in many countries.┤
┴┤ (SYN) troops.
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡Army.┤ all the military forces of a nation, except the naval forces and, sometimes, also the air forces.
├│ 3. ┤╡= field army.┤
├│ 4. ┤any group of people organized for a purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Salvation Army helps the poor.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a very large number; multitude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an army of ants.┤
┴┤ (SYN) throng, host.
╩│army, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Army Air Forces,╕
┬┌┤ the name from 1941 to 1947 of the aviation branch of the U.S. Army, now part of the Air Force. (Abbr:) ╡AAF┤ (no periods), ╡A.A.F.┤
╩│Army Air Forces,╕
╜│army ant,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of African and tropical American ants that travel in large numbers. They swarm over and devour even large animals.
╩│army ant,╕
╜│army brat,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a child of a soldier in the regular army.
╩│army brat,╕
╜│army corps,╕
┬┌┤ a large unit of organization in an army, comprising two or more divisions.
╩│army corps,╕
╜│Army Day,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a day in honor of the United States Army, replaced by Armed Forces Day.
╩│Army Day,╕
╜│army group,╕
┬┌┤ a tactical military unit of organization,comprising two or more armies.
╩│army group,╕
╜│army list,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the official list of all commissioned officers.
╩│army list,╕
╜│army of occupation,╕
┬┌┤ an army sent into a defeated or subject country to enforce a treaty, keep order, or maintain a faltering government.
╩│army of occupation,╕
╜│army surplus,╕
┬┌┤ obsolete or excess supplies and equipment of the army classified as surplus and often sold or for sale to civilians.
╩│army surplus,╕
╜│army worm,╕
┬┌┤ the larva of a night-flying moth that often travels with large numbers of its kind destroying grain and garden crops.
╩│army worm,╕
╜│Arnel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a synthetic, wrinkle- and shrink-resistant fiber used for shirts, suits, and other articles of clothing.
╩│Arnel, ╛╕noun.
╜│arnica, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a healing liquid applied to bruises and sprains, prepared from the dried flowers, leaves, or roots of the arnica plant.
├│ 2. ┤a European plant related to the aster. It is a perennial herb with showy, yellow flowers, native to the north temperate and arctic regions.
├│ 3. ┤the dried flowers or roots used in preparing the liquid.
╩│arnica, ╛╕noun.
╜│arnicin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acrid, yellowish, crystalline substance in the flowers and roots of arnica, used in preparing arnica, the healing liquid.
╩│arnicin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arnoldian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or characteristic of the English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), his style, or his writings.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an admirer of Matthew Arnold.
╩│Arnoldian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arnotta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╩│arnotta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╜│arnotto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╩│arnotto, ╛╕noun. ╟│= annatto.
╜│aroar, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ roaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The papers leap forth from the presses aroar (Ogden Nash).┤
╩│aroar, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤belonging to the arum family; araceous.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pleasant, often spicy, odor; sweet smell; fragrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Just smell the aroma of the cake baking in the oven.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scent, perfume.
├│ 2. ┤a distinctive fragrance or flavor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aroma of fresh coffee.┤
┴┤ (SYN) redolence.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a subtle quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The room conveyed a delicate aroma of the mysterious East.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flavor.
╩│aroma, ╛╕noun.
╜│aromal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aroma or aromas.
╩│aromal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aromatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sweet-smelling; spicy; fragrant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cinnamon tree has an aromatic inner bark.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or designating a group of organic chemical compounds containing a closed chain of carbon atoms and mostly having a pleasant odor. They include benzene, its derivatives, naphthalene, anthracene, and others.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a plant, drug, or medicine that yields a fragrant smell, such as sage, or certain spices and oils.
├│ 2. ┤an aromatic chemical compound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Benzene, toluene, and xylenes, the three basic aromatics, were once made predominantly from coal (J. D. Heldman and W. W. Reynolds).┤
┼╕adv. ╡aromatically.┤
╩│aromatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│aromatical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) aromatic.
╩│aromatical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aromaticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the chemical property characteristic of aromatic compounds.
╩│aromaticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│aromatic vinegar,╕
┬┌┤ a solution of volatile oils in acetic acid, alcohol, and water, used as a stimulant in fainting, fatigue, and similar ailments.
╩│aromatic vinegar,╕
╜│aromatization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) the production of aromatic (closed-chain) hydrocarbons from aliphatic (open-chain) hydrocarbons.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) in many parts of; here and there in; about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He leaves his books around the house.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Informal.) somewhere about; near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please stay around the house.┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Informal.) near in amount, number, time, or other quantity, to; approximately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That hat cost him around ten dollars. I'll be home around three o'clock.┤
├│ 7. ┤on the far side of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. just around the corner.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in a circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spun around like a top.┤
├│ 2. ┤in circumference.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tree measures four feet around.┤
├│ 3. ┤on all sides; in every direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dense fog lay around.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Especially U.S.) here and there; in many places.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We walked around to see the town.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Informal.) somewhere about; near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wait around awhile.┤
├│ 6. ┤in the opposite direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turn around! You are going the wrong way.┤
├│ 7. ┤going about; out of bed; stirring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is now able to be around, but is not yet fully well.┤
├│ 8. ┤from one to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you pass the book around, everyone can see the pictures.┤
└╕expr. ╡have been around,┤ ┤(Informal.) to be experienced in worldly ways; possess wisdom or sophistication.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One could see by his charm and elegant manners that the young prince had been around.┤
╩│around, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│around-the-clock, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ never stopping; constant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steel making is now a continuous-process industry that requires around-the-clock work, seven days a week (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│around-the-clock, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arousal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of arousing.
├│ 2. ┤the fact of being aroused.
╩│arousal, ╛╕noun.
╜│arouse, ╛╕verb, ╞│aroused,╕ │arousing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to stir to action; excite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The attack on Pearl Harbor aroused the whole country. His behavior had aroused suspicion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stimulate, kindle.
├│ 2. ┤to wake up (a person); stir from sleep; awaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The noise aroused the sleeping guard.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to awaken; bestir oneself.
┼╕noun ╡arouser.┤
╩│arouse, ╛╕verb, ╞│aroused,╕ │arousing.╕
╜│arow, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a row.
╩│arow, ╛╕adverb.
╜│aroynt, ╛╕interjection, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) aroint.
╩│aroynt, ╛╕interjection, transitive verb.
╜│arpeggiated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arpeggioed.
╩│arpeggiated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arpeggioed.
╜│arpeggio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gios.╕
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of together.
├│ 2. ┤a chord sounded in this way.
╩│arpeggio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gios.╕
╜│arpeggioed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sounded in the manner of an arpeggio, as a chord.
╩│arpeggioed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arpent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old French unit of land measure, still sometimes used in parts of North America (especially Quebec and Louisiana) and in certain British colonies, varying from 0.84 to 1.28 acres.
├│ 2. ┤an old French unit of linear measure, equal to approximately 11.5 rods.
╩│arpent, ╛╕noun.
╜│arquebus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= harquebus.
╩│arquebus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= harquebus.
╜│arquebusier, ╛╕noun. ╟│= harquebusier.
╩│arquebusier, ╛╕noun. ╟│= harquebusier.
╜│arr.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤arranged.
├│ b. ┤arrangement or arrangements.
├│ 2a. ┤arrival.
├│ b. ┤arrive.
╩│arr.,╕
╜│arracacha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chas.╕
┬┌┤ a South American plant of the parsley family, cultivated for its nutritious roots, especially in the Andes.
╩│arracacha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chas.╕
╜│arrack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of various strong liquors of Asiatic manufacture, usually made from toddy, molasses, rice, or dates. Also, ╡arak.┤
╩│arrack, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrah, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Irish.) an exclamation of surprise, indignation, or the like.
╩│arrah, ╛╕interjection.
╜│arraign, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bring before a law court to answer a charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cashier was arraigned on a charge of stealing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) charge, indict.
├│ 2. ┤to call in question; find fault with; accuse.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act or process of arraigning.
┼╕noun ╡arraigner.┤
╩│arraign, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│arraignment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of bringing before a court to answer a charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the arraignment of the suspects.┤
├│ 2. ┤unfavorable criticism; a charging with faults; blaming; accusation.
╩│arraignment, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrange, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ranged,╕ │-ranging.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put in the proper, or any desired, order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arrange furniture or one's hair. Please arrange the books on the library shelf. He arranged his business so that he could take a vacation in September.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dispose, order, group, organize.
├│ 2. ┤to plan; prepare beforehand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arrange a dinner, arrange a conference.┤
├│ 3. ┤to reach an understanding about; settle (a dispute).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two neighbors have now arranged their differences.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adjust.
├│ 4. ┤(Music.) to adapt (a piece of music) to voices or instruments for which it was not written.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This music for the violin is also arranged for the piano.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) arr.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to prepare beforehand; form plans; plan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you arrange to meet me this evening?┤
┴┤ (SYN) contrive.
├│ b. ┤to make preparations; take the necessary steps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arrange for a taxi to come and get us.┤
├│ 2. ┤to come to an understanding; reach agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to arrange with the enemy.┤
┼╕adj. ╡arrangeable.┤
┼╕noun ╡arranger.┤
╩│arrange, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ranged,╕ │-ranging.╕
╜│arrangement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the act of putting in order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The arrangement of the flowers for the wedding took a long time.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disposition, placement.
├│ b. ┤the condition of being put in order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Careful arrangement of books in the library made them easy to find.┤
├│ 2. ┤the way or order in which things or persons are put, such as a design or pattern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can make six arrangements of the letters A, B, and C.┤
┴┤ (SYN) array.
├│ 3. ┤something arranged in a particular way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Make an arrangement of the chairs to form a circle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) formation.
├│ 4. ┤an adjustment, settlement, or agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No arrangement could possibly please everybody.┤
├│ 5a. ┤the adaptation of a piece of music to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.
├│ b. ┤a piece so adapted; a transcription.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This piece of music for the piano also has an arrangement for the violin.┤
└╕expr. ╡arrangements,┤ ┤plans or preparations for an occasion, function, or act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All arrangements have been made for our trip to Chicago.┤
╩│arrangement, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ thoroughgoing; downright.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was such an arrant liar that nobody ever believed him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) absolute, unmitigated, inveterate.
┼╕adv. ╡arrantly.┤
╩│arrant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arras, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rich tapestry fabric, with figures and scenes in color.
├│ 2. ┤a curtain, screen, or hangings of tapestry.
╩│arras, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrasene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of embroidery thread with a velvetlike pile of wool or silk.
╩│arrasene, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrastra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Historical, Western U.S. and Canada.) a crude mill, usually operated by a mule, for pulverizing gold and silver ores. Also, ╡arastra.┤
╩│arrastra, ╛╕noun.
╜│array, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤proper order; regular arrangement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The troops were formed in battle array.┤
┴┤ (SYN) formation.
├│ 2. ┤a display of persons or things; an imposing group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an array of wedding gifts, an array of problems. The array of good players on the other team made our side look weak.┤
├│ 3. ┤a military force; soldiers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bade his messengers ride forth ... to summon his array (Macaulay).┤
┴┤ (SYN) troops, army.
├│ 4. ┤clothes, especially for some special or festive occasion; dress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bridal array. She wore gorgeous array.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attire.
├│ 5. ┤(Mathematics, Statistics.) an orderly arrangement of numbers, terms, or symbols, in rows or columns.
├│ 6. ┤(Aerospace.) a group of antennas or similar devices coupled together to increase their effectiveness.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put in order for some purpose; arrange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general arrayed his troops for the battle. (Figurative.) His hasty plans were arrayed against a background of hysteria.┤
┴┤ (SYN) marshal, line up.
├│ 2. ┤to dress in fine clothes; adorn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was arrayed like a queen in her magnificent dress. (Figurative.) A mountain ... arraying itself in the majesty of darkness (William Gilpin).┤
┴┤ (SYN) attire.
┼╕noun ╡arrayer.┤
┼╕noun ╡arrayment.┤
╩│array, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│arrayal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of arraying; muster of a force.
├│ 2. ┤array.
╩│arrayal, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrear, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something not done or overdue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I owe a long arrear of thanks (Dickens).┤
├│ 2. ┤something held in reserve.
└╕expr. ╡arrears,┤
├│ a. ┤money due but not paid; debts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He collected his arrears of pay.┤
├│ b. ┤unfinished work; things not done on time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have arrears of correspondence to catch up on.┤
└╕expr. ╡in arrears,┤ ┤behind in payments, work, or other commitments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When this is paid we shall still be in arrears. Spiritual progress is in arrears of material progress.┤
╩│arrear, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrearage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ debts; arrears.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arrearages in scheduled production were eliminated by the end of the quarter (New York Times).┤
╩│arrearage, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrest, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to seize by authority of the law; take to jail or court.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Policemen arrested the thieves.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apprehend.
├│ 2. ┤to stop; check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Filling a tooth arrests decay. A driver uses brakes to arrest his car's speed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) halt.
├│ 3. ┤to catch and hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our attention was arrested by the sound of a shot.┤
┴┤ (SYN) capture.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a seizing by authority of the law; taking to jail or court.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw the arrest of the burglar.┤
┴┤ (SYN) detention.
├│ 2. ┤the act of seizing; seizure.
├│ 3. ┤a stopping of anything in motion or progress; checking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Machines can now take over after an arrest of the heart's function during an operation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stoppage, pause, check.
├│ 4a. ┤a device for stopping the motion of a machine, moving part, or object.
├│ b. ┤a device to stop sparks that rise in smoke.
└╕expr. ╡under arrest,┤ ┤held by the police; in the custody of the police.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The burglar has been placed under arrest.┤
┼╕adj. ╡arrestable.┤
┼╕noun ╡arrester.┤
┼╕noun ╡arrestment.┤
╩│arrest, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│arrestant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that checks the spread of destructive insects and larvae.
╩│arrestant, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrestation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stopping or checking; arrest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An interval of puzzled uncertainty naturally follows any sudden arrestation and deflection of the national course (Allan Nevins).┤
╩│arrestation, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrestee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person under arrest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arrested ... in 1945, he spent a year in American camps and was eventually released as "an erroneous arrestee" (Atlantic).┤
╩│arrestee, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrester gear┐╕ or │wire,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) arresting gear.
╩│arrester gear┐╕ or │wire,╕
╜│arresting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that catches and holds the attention; striking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most arresting portrayal of the evening was that given by Irene Hayes, in the role that I somehow think of persistently as Miss Dracula (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡arrestingly.┤
╩│arresting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arresting gear,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) the wires, hooks, and other devices installed on an aircraft and across a landing surface, especially on an aircraft carrier, to arrest an aircraft's forward motion after landing.
╩│arresting gear,╕
╜│arrestive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ serving to arrest.
╩│arrestive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arrestor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Scots law) a person who legally holds money or property that has been attached for payment of a debt or other obligation.
├│ 1. ┤the largest administrative subdivision of a department in France. Arrondissements are divided into cantons.
├│ 2. ┤an administrative district of Paris.
╩│arrondissement, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ments.╕
╜│arrow, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slender, pointed shaft or stick for shooting from a bow.
├│ 2. ┤anything like an arrow in shape or speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Arrows of lightning shot across the sky.┤
├│ 3. ┤a sign used to show direction or position in maps, on road signs, on traffic lights, and to mark important items in writing.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mark with an arrow to show direction or importance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most important points are arrowed in the left margin.┤
├│ 2. ┤to move swiftly toward and penetrate, like an arrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the pickerel would occasionally arrow the surface (Atlantic).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to move very swiftly, like an arrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... in less than three minutes, the plane arrowed upward to 75,000 feet (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adj. ╡arrowlike.┤
╩│arrow, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Arrow, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Sagitta.
╩│Arrow, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Sagitta.
╜│arrowback chair,
┬┌┤ a chair having a back formed by vertical pieces of wood shaped somewhat like arrows.
╩│arrowback chair,
╜│arrowhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pointed head or tip of an arrow. An arrowhead is usually shaped like a wedge and made of harder material than the shaft. The Indians made arrowheads of flint.
├│ 2. ┤a marsh or water plant, many varieties of which have leaves shaped like arrowheads.
├│ 3. ┤(Architecture.) the dart-shaped motif in an egg-and-dart molding.
├│ 4. ┤a mark like an arrow or arrowhead used to indicate direction, such as on a map or road marker.
╩│arrowhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrow-headed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like an arrowhead; sagittate; cuneiform.
╩│arrow-headed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arrow of time,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the direction in which time flows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In most of the things we experience, the arrow of time, as it is called, is pointed firmly in the future (Science News). Accumulated starlight from the cycle subsequent to the one in which we live ... can arise, it seems, if the "arrow of time" is reversed in each cycle of the universe--that is, time flows backwards (Nature).┤
╩│arrow of time,╕
╜│arrowroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an easily digested starch made from the roots of a tropical American plant.
├│ b. ┤the plant from which it is made.
├│ 2. ┤a similar starch obtained from other plants, used especially in certain cookies and crackers.
╩│arrowroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrowweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of arrowwood, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
╩│arrowweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrowwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ viburnum, the flowering dogwood, the wahoo, or other shrub or small tree with tough, straight stems. Arrowwood was formerly used by the Indians for making arrows.
╩│arrowwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrowworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of various small marine worms, characterized by bristles around the mouth.
╩│arrowworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│arrowy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of arrows.
├│ 2. ┤like an arrow in shape, speed, or effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arrowy words, each one hitting its mark (George Eliot).┤
╩│arrowy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arroyo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-royos.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the dry bed of a stream; gully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hard, parched desert ground cannot absorb the torrents of water quickly, and dry gullies, called arroyos, become flooded in a few minutes (Natt N. Dodge).┤
├│ 2. ┤a small river.
╩│arroyo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-royos.╕
╜│arroz con pollo,
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) rice with chicken (a cooked dish popular in the West Indies).
╩│arroz con pollo,
╜│ars amoris,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) the art of love.
╩│ars amoris,
╜│ars artium,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) the art of arts, especially (in scholastic use) logic.
╩│ars artium,
╜│arse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) the buttocks.
╩│arse, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsenal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a building for storing, manufacturing, or repairing weapons and ammunition for an army or navy.
┴┤ (SYN) armory.
├│ 2. ┤a collection or supply of weapons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the stockpiling of additional weapons for an already bulging atomic arsenal (Harper's).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. the U.S. space arsenal, a government's arsenal of propaganda. ... the arsenal of perception, sensibility, and diction she can command (New Yorker).┤
╩│arsenal, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsenate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
╩│arsenate, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsenate of lead,╕ ╟│= lead arsenate.
╩│arsenate of lead,╕ ╟│= lead arsenate.
╜│arsenic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a very brittle, grayish-white nonmetallic chemical element which occurs chiefly in combination with other elements. Arsenic has a metallic luster and volatilizes when heated. It forms poisonous compounds with oxygen and is used especially to make insecticides, weedkillers, and certain medicines.
├│ 2. ┤a violent, tasteless poison that is a compound of this element; arsenic trioxide.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of arsenic.
├│ 2. ┤containing arsenic, especially with a valence of 5.
╩│arsenic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│arsenic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline compound, used in preparing arsenates.
╩│arsenic acid,╕
╜│arsenical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing arsenic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an arsenical compound.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a group of preparations containing arsenic, used especially as fungicides or drugs.
┬┌┤ a colorless, oily, poisonous liquid, soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid but decomposed by water, used in luster finishing of ceramics and in the preparation of many arsenic compounds.
╩│arsenic trichloride,╕
╜│arsenic trioxide,╕
┬┌┤ a violent poison that is a white, tasteless powder, used in industry and in medicine.
╩│arsenic trioxide,╕
╜│arsenide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound of arsenic and a metal or other positive element or radical.
╩│arsenide, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsenious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of arsenic.
├│ 2. ┤containing arsenic, especially with a valence of 3.
╩│arsenious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arsenious acid,╕
┬┌┤ any of three hypothetical acids of arsenic.
╩│arsenious acid,╕
╜│arsenite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a salt or ester of arsenious acid.
├│ 2. ┤╡= arsenic trioxide.┤
╩│arsenite, ╛╕noun.
╜│arseniureted┐╕ or │arseniuretted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ combined with arsenic to form an arsenide.
╩│arseniureted┐╕ or │arseniuretted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arsenopyrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral having a metallic luster and silvery gray color that is an important ore of arsenic; mispickel; iron sulfarsenide.
╩│arsenopyrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsenotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the treatment of disease by the use of arsenical drugs.
╩│arsenotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsenous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arsenious.
╩│arsenous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arsenious.
╜│ars est celare artem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) it is (true) art to conceal art (that is, to produce a natural effect with no trace of study or effort).
╩│ars est celare artem,
╜│ars gratia artis,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) art for art's sake.
╩│ars gratia artis,
╜│arshin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a measure of length in Russia equal to 28 inches or 71.12 centimeters.
├│ 2. ┤a Turkish measure of length equal to 100 centimeters or 39.37 inches. Also, ╡archine.┤
╩│arshin, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, inflammable, highly poisonous gas having a garlic-like odor.
├│ 2. ┤one of the derivatives of this gas, in which the hydrogen atoms are replaced wholly or in part by organic radicals.
╩│arsine, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the accented syllable of a metrical foot (contrasted with ╖thesis┤).
├│ b. ┤(formerly) the unaccented syllable of a metrical foot.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) the weak or weakest beat in a measure (contrasted with ╖thesis┤); upbeat.
╩│arsis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│ars longa, vita brevis,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) art is long, life is short (a translation from the Greek of Hippocrates).
╩│ars longa, vita brevis,
╜│arson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the crime of intentionally and maliciously setting fire to a building or other property.
╩│arson, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who commits arson.
╩│arsonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│arsphenamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish, hygroscopic, crystalline compound, formerly much used in treating diseases caused by spirochetes, such as syphilis. It was originally called "606" and sold under the trademark of Salvarsan.
╩│arsphenamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│ars poetica,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) the art of poetry.
╩│ars poetica,
╜│art─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤painting, drawing, and sculpture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is studying art and music.┤
├│ 2. ┤paintings, sculptures, and other works of art; artwork.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He went to an exhibit at the museum of art.┤
├│ 3a. ┤any form of human activity that is the product of and appeals primarily to the imagination. The fine arts include drawing, painting, and sculpture, and also architecture, poetry, music, and dancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The arts are civilization's storehouse of felt values, the rendering of what has seemed important to those of powerful imagination and profound feeling and great mastery of expression (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤a branch of learning that depends more on special practice than on general principles. Writing compositions is an art; grammar is a science.
├│ c. ┤Usually, ╡arts,┤ pl.┤┤
├┤ a branch or division of learning, especially in the humanities. History, literature, and philosophy are included among the arts; biology, chemistry, and physics are among the sciences.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is attending a college of arts and sciences.┤
├│ 1. ┤these types of activities taken together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Classical art is healthy, romantic art sickly," said Goethe (Listener). Modern histories of nineteenth-century art are entirely theological in tone (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a set of working principles or methods gained by experience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the art of war. She understands the art of making friends.┤
├│ 3a. ┤special skill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the art of saying things well.┤
┴┤ (SYN) faculty, knack.
├│ b. ┤some kind of skill or practical application of skill. Cooking, sewing, and housekeeping are household arts.
┴┤ (SYN) craft, vocation.
├│ c. ┤human skill or effort; ingenuity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This well-kept garden owes more to art than to nature.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a skillful act.
├│ b. ┤a trick, stratagem, or wile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The witch deceived the girl by her arts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) craft, guile.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) learning in general.
└╕expr. ╡art and part in,┤ ┤concerned both in the planning and the perpetration of (anything); accessory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You are art and part with us In purging heresy (Tennyson).┤
└╕expr. ╡arts,┤ ┤subjects forming a course leading to a preliminary degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Literature is one of the liberal arts.┤
╩│art─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│art─╕ (2), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Poetic.) are (used only with ╖thou┤). "Thou art" means "You are."
╩│art─╕ (2), ╛verb.
╜│art.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤article.
├│ 2. ┤artificial.
├│ 3. ┤artist.
╩│art.,╕
╜│artal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡rotl.┤
╩│artal, ╛╕noun.
╜│art brut,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a work of art, especially a painting, free of cultural influence and without any particular technique.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He began to collect ... art brut--the art works of children, delinquents, prisoners, schizoids and other mental patients (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) raw art.
╩│art brut,
╜│Art Deco┐╕ or │art deco,
┬┌┤ a style of ornate, geometrical, and colorful decoration that originated in France in the 1920's.
╩│Art Deco┐╕ or │art deco,
╜│artefact, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) artifact.
╩│artefact, ╛╕noun.
╜│artefactual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) artifactual.
╩│artefactual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cooperative association of workers.
╩│artel, ╛╕noun.
╜│artemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of small crustaceans found in saline waters, used commercially as fish food.
╩│artemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Artemis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the goddess of the hunt, of the forests, of wild animals, and of the moon. She was the twin sister of Apollo and was called Diana by the Romans.
╩│Artemis, ╛╕noun.
╜│artemisia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants that includes wormwood. They grow mainly in dry regions of the Northern Hemisphere. An artemisia with silvery gray foliage which keeps all winter is often grown in gardens.
╩│artemisia, ╛╕noun.
╜│arterenol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= norepinephrine.
╩│arterenol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= norepinephrine.
╜│arterial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an artery or the arteries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. hardening of the arterial walls.┤
├│ 2. ┤contained in the arteries. Arterial blood is bright red because it has been purified and oxygenated by passing through the lungs.
├│ 3. ┤serving as a major route of transportation, supply, or access.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many large arterial highways join the nation's cities.┤
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an instrument which makes a graph of the pulsing of an artery.
├│ b. ┤the graph or tracing itself.
├│ 2. ┤╡= arteriogram.┤
╩│arteriograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│arteriographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an arteriograph.
╩│arteriographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arteriography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or science of using the arteriograph.
╩│arteriography, ╛╕noun.
╜│arteriolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with an arteriole.
├│ 2. ┤resembling an arteriole.
╩│arteriolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arteriole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small artery, especially one leading into capillaries.
╩│arteriole, ╛╕noun.
╜│arteriology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the scientific study of the arteries.
╩│arteriology, ╛╕noun.
╜│arteriosclerosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, causing a decrease or loss of circulation and often associated with high blood pressure or with chronic disease of the kidneys. Arteriosclerosis usually occurs in elderly people.
╩│arteriosclerosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│arteriosclerotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having arteriosclerosis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has arteriosclerosis.
╩│arteriosclerotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arteriotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the surgical opening of an artery.
╩│arteriotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│arteriovenous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with both an artery and a vein.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An arteriovenous aneurysm allows a vein and artery to open into one another (Lois G. Lobb).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any of the blood vessels or tubes that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Arteries are membranous, elastic, and muscular and form part of the system of blood vessels.
├│ 2. ┤a main road; important channel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Oceans serve as the main arteries of transportation between continents (Ernest W. Williams, Jr.).┤
┴┤ (SYN) highway, thoroughfare.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to supply with arteries.
├│ 2. ┤to traverse like arteries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Great rivers arteried every state (Lucy L. Cameron).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deep, drilled well from which water gushes up without pumping, located in a formation where water pressure is sufficient to produce a constant supply of water rising to the surface of the ground.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) any deep, drilled well.
╩│artesian well,
╜│art film,╕
┬┌┤ a motion picture that is artistic or avantgarde, especially in theme and technique.
╩│art film,╕
╜│art form,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any traditional or recognized medium of expression in the arts, especially in painting, music, or literature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sonnet was one of the art forms in Shakespeare's day.┤
├│ 2. ┤any medium of expression considered to resemble one of these, such as folk singing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is hired by The Torch, a progressive weekly full of stories by Africans and given to hailing primitive folkways as major new art forms (Malcolm Bradbury).┤
╩│art form,╕
╜│artful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤slyly clever; deceitful; crafty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A swindler uses artful tricks to get people's money away from them.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sly.
├│ 2. ┤skillful; clever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His artful settling of the disagreement won everybody's approval.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adroit.
├│ 3. ┤artificial.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) having or showing practical or constructive skill.
┼╕adv. ╡artfully.┤
┼╕noun ╡artfulness.┤
╩│artful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│art glass,╕
┬┌┤ decorative colored glassware, especially of a type developed in the 1800's.
╩│art glass,╕
╜│art house,╕ ╟│= art theater.
╩│art house,╕ ╟│= art theater.
╜│arthralgia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ pain, especially neuralgic pain, in a joint.
╩│arthralgia, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthralgic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or affected with arthralgia.
╩│arthralgic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arthritic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of arthritis.
├│ 2. ┤caused by arthritis.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) feeble; decrepit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... creating a modern railway system out of the present arthritic Victorian organism (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has arthritis.
┼╕adv. ╡arthritically.┤
╩│arthritic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│arthritical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare or Obsolete.) arthritic.
╩│arthritical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arthritis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inflammation of a joint or joints of the body. Rheumatism and gout are two kinds of arthritis.
╩│arthritis, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthrodesis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ immobilization or stabilization of a joint by surgical fusion of the bones.
╩│arthrodesis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│arthrodia, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-diae.╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a gliding joint; diarthrosis.
╩│arthrodia, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-diae.╕
╜│arthrodial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an arthrodia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arthrodial joints are usually provided with ligaments (Robert Todd).┤
╩│arthrodial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arthrodire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of placoderms having jointed necks, whose fossils are commonly found in Devonian rocks but persist into the Permian period.
╩│arthrodire, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthromere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the segments or divisions of the body of a jointed or articulate animal.
╩│arthromere, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthropathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any joint disease.
╩│arthropathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthroplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with arthroplasty.
╩│arthroplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arthroplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the making of an artificial joint to replace a natural one.
├│ 2. ┤surgery performed on a joint.
╩│arthroplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthropod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a large group of invertebrate animals having segmented (jointed) bodies and hollow, jointed legs. The antennae, wings, and legs of arthropods are articulated in pairs. Insects (such as beetles and bees), arachnids (such as spiders and mites), crustaceans (such as lobsters and crabs), and the extinct trilobites are arthropods.
╩│arthropod, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arthropoda, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the phylum of invertebrates composed of the arthropods.
╩│Arthropoda, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│arthropodal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arthropodous.
╩│arthropodal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arthropodous.
╜│arthropodous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the arthropods.
╩│arthropodous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│arthroscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for examining the interior of a joint.
╩│arthroscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthroscopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ examination of the interior of a joint by means of an arthroscope.
╩│arthroscopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthrosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) an articulation or suture joining two bones or cartilages.
╩│arthrosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│arthrospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of several spores in certain fungi and algae, that look like a string of beads, produced by the breaking up, or fission, of a hypha.
╩│arthrospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│arthrosporic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arthrosporous.
╩│arthrosporic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= arthrosporous.
╜│arthrosporous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing arthrospores.
╩│arthrosporous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Arthur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Christian king in medieval and later romances about ancient Britain who gathered about him the famous Knights of the Round Table. The historical person about whom these romances were later spun was probably a British chieftain or the Romano-British general, Aurelius Auriolanus, who, about 500 A.D., successfully halted the Anglo-Saxon conquest for nearly thirty years.
╩│Arthur, ╛╕noun.
╜│Arthurian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of King Arthur, his court, and his knights.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arthurian legends.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the romances about them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Arthurian scholar.┤
╩│Arthurian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artiad, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an atom or element whose valence is expressed by an even number.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having the valence expressed by an even number. See also ╡perissad.┤┤
╩│artiad, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│artichoke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant somewhat like a thistle, with large prickly leaves; globe artichoke. It is a large, vigorous, composite herb, with divided leaves and a flowering head.
├│ 2. ┤its flowering head, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable before it becomes mature.
├│ 3. ┤╡= Jerusalem artichoke.┤
╩│artichoke, ╛╕noun.
╜│article, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a part of a magazine, newspaper, or book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is an article on gardening in the newspaper today. An article is a written composition on a special subject, complete in itself.┤
┴┤ (SYN) essay, piece.
├│ 2. ┤a clause in a contract, treaty, or statute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the Constitution of the United States was adopted it had seven articles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) provision.
├│ 3. ┤a particular thing; item (of the class indicated).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bread is a main article of food. A desk is an article of furniture.┤
┴┤ (SYN) object.
├│ 4. ┤a piece of goods or property; commodity.
├│ 5. ┤(Grammar.) one of the words ╖a, an,┤ or ╖the,┤ as in ╖a book, an egg, the boy,┤ or the corresponding words in certain other languages. ╖A┤ and ╖an┤ are the ╡indefinite articles;┤ ╖the┤ is the ╡definite article.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. One quickly detects a foreigner thru his inaccurate use of the article (New Yorker).┤
├│ 6. ┤one of the separate charges in an accusation or indictment; a count.
├│ 7. ┤(Archaic.) a particular item of business; matter; subject.
├│ 8. ┤(Archaic.) a point of time; moment. (Abbr:) art.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bind by contract.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apprentice was articled to serve the master workman for seven years.┤
├│ 2. ┤to charge; accuse.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bring charges; make a specific charge or charges (against).
╩│article, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
╜│article of faith,╕
┬┌┤ an essential condition of a belief or creed; basic principle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is an article of faith with virtually every Gibraltarian that he wants to remain separate from Spain (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│article of faith,╕
╜│Articles of Confederation,╕
┬┌┤ the constitution adopted by the thirteen original states of the United States in 1781. It was replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.
╩│Articles of Confederation,╕
╜│articulable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be articulated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. specific and articulable facts.┤
╩│articulable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│articulacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being articulate; articulateness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the fast, crisp articulacy of [the actor] John Gielgud (London Times).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the way of speaking; way of pronouncing words and syllables; enunciation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you read aloud more slowly, your articulation will be much clearer.┤
├│ 2. ┤a joint between parts of an animal or plant.
├│ 3. ┤the act or manner of connecting by a joint or joints.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The articulation of the bones of the hand is quite complex.┤
├│ 4. ┤the state of being jointed.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤a joint or place where separation of two parts takes place naturally, such as at the base of a deciduous leafstalk.
├│ b. ┤a node or the space between such parts.
├│ 6. ┤the portion between two joints or nodes in an animal.
╩│articulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│articulationist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who teaches or advocates teaching deaf-mutes to make articulate sounds.
╩│articulationist, ╛╕noun.
╜│articulative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or relating to articulation.
╩│articulative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│articulatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with vocal articulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When we refer to the organs of speech we generally mean those of the articulatory tract from larynx to lips (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│articulatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artifact, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything made by human skill or work, especially a tool or weapon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arrowheads and pottery were among the artifacts found at the site of the prehistoric village.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) something not naturally present in a tissue or cell.
├│ 3. ┤a wave recorded in an electroencephalogram that does not originate in the brain. Also, (especially British,) ╡artefact.┤
╩│artifact, ╛╕noun.
╜│artifactitious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artifactual.
╩│artifactitious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artifactual.
╜│artifactual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an artifact or artifacts.
╩│artifactual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artifice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clever device; trick; ruse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She will use any artifice to get her own way.┤
┴┤ (SYN) maneuver, contrivance.
├│ 2. ┤trickery; craft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His conduct is free from artifice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cunning, guile, deception.
├│ 3. ┤skill or ingenuity.
╩│artifice, ╛╕noun.
╜│artificer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a skilled workman; craftsman.
├│ 2. ┤a maker; inventor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Man ... is the artificer of his own fortune (Thomas Carlyle).┤
├│ 3. ┤(British.) an army or navy technician who maintains or repairs equipment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an engine-room artificer.┤
╩│artificer, ╛╕noun.
╜│artificial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made by human skill or labor; not natural.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At night you read by artificial light.┤
├│ 2. ┤made as a substitute or in imitation; not real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. artificial silk. She made artificial flowers from paper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) synthetic.
├│ 3. ┤put on for effect; affected; pretended; assumed; false.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an artificial tone of voice. When nervous, he had an artificial laugh.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feigned, hollow.
├│ 4. ┤based on prominent points of resemblance or difference rather than natural relationships for biological classification.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Examples of artificial classifications of plants are those that divide them into trees, shrubs, and herbs; into those that grow in wet, moist, and dry locations; and those with regard to color of flowers, without regard to genetic kinship (Fred W. Emerson).┤
├│ 5. ┤not native to a place; cultivated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. African violets are artificial plants in North America.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an artificial flower.
┼╕adv. ╡artificially.┤
┼╕noun ╡artificialness.┤
╩│artificial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│artificial fever,╕
┬┌┤ fever produced artificially to kill bacteria.
╩│artificial fever,╕
╜│artificial gene,╕
┬┌┤ nucleic acids, sometimes in combination with other substances, that are joined under laboratory conditions to form nucleotides which will perform some genetic function in a living cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The researchers worked nine years to complete their artificial gene, and many biologists hailed the feat as proof that DNA molecules are indeed the basis of life (Earl A. Evans, Jr.).┤
╩│artificial gene,╕
╜│artificial gravity,╕
┬┌┤ a simulation of the force of gravity set up within a space vehicle, typically by centrifugal force, as by rotating a cabin about an axis of a spacecraft.
╩│artificial gravity,╕
╜│artificial heart,╕
┬┌┤ a plastic device that pumps blood in the body in place of the heart. It consists of two chambers each with a flexible diaphragm inflated by compressed air to pump blood out of one of the chambers and through the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A major problem with artificial hearts is that they require an external power source (F. E. Gump).┤
╩│artificial heart,╕
╜│artificial horizon,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a horizontal reflecting surface, such as a mirror or the surface of mercury or other fluid at rest, used in taking altitudes.
├│ 2. ┤an instrument, usually controlled gyroscopically, that indicates the position of the true horizon.
╩│artificial horizon,╕
╜│artificial insemination,╕
┬┌┤ the introduction of semen into the vagina or cervix of a female by other than natural means.
╩│artificial insemination,╕
╜│artificial intelligence,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ability of certain electronic devices to obey spoken commands, show recognition of simple objects, and carry out tasks, such as assembling objects in various ways.
├│ 2. ┤the programming of such devices or the means by which they operate.
╩│artificial intelligence,╕
╜│artificiality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(no pl.) artificial quality or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the artificiality of a forced smile.┤
├│ 2. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ something unnatural or unreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. DeVries ... takes a long cool look at the artificialities and vanities of contemporary exurbia (Canadian Saturday Night).┤
┬┌┤ lifelike organisms created and existing in a computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are creating a field called artificial life, mixing the impulses of biology with the tools of computation (New York Times).┤
╩│artificial life,╕
╜│artificial moon,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an earth satellite.
├│ 2. ┤any artificial satellite.
╩│artificial moon,╕
╜│artificial person,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) a corporation; person.
╩│artificial person,╕
╜│artificial radioactivity,╕
┬┌┤ radioactivity of a normally stable element, induced by nuclear bombardment.
╩│artificial radioactivity,╕
╜│artificial rain,╕
┬┌┤ a fall of rain induced by seeding clouds with pellets ofcompressed carbon dioxide or any one of certain other substances designed to encourage precipitation.
╩│artificial rain,╕
╜│artificial reality,╕
┬┌┤ an environment created by computer graphics that appears three-dimensional and real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Artificial reality ... relies on the techniques of interactive computer graphics to create the illusion of navigating (Time).┤
╩│artificial reality,╕
╜│artificial respiration,╕
┬┌┤ the act, means, or process of restoring normal breathing to a person who has stopped breathing by forcing air alternately into and out of his lungs. Artificial respiration can be accomplished by any of a number of methods.
╩│artificial respiration,╕
╜│artificial satellite,╕
┬┌┤ a satellite of any heavenly body, manufactured and placed in orbit by man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ballistic rockets form ideal boosters for artificial satellites, lunar probes, and instrumented explorations of the planets (New Scientist).┤
╩│artificial satellite,╕
╜│artificial selection,╕
┬┌┤ man's agency in modifying the pressures, and so changing the results, of natural selection, such as in breeding horses for speed, or cattle for beef or milk.
╩│artificial selection,╕
╜│artillerist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a gunner; artilleryman.
├│ 2. ┤a person who studies the use of artillery.
╩│artillerist, ╛╕noun.
╜│artillery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤mounted guns or rocket launchers manned by a crew; guns of larger caliber than machine guns; cannon; ordnance.
├│ 2. ┤the part of an army that uses and manages such guns.
├│ 3. ┤the science and practice of firing and coordinating the firing of guns of larger caliber than machine guns. (Abbr:) art.
╩│artillery, ╛╕noun.
╜│artilleryman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a soldier who belongs to the artillery; gunner.
╩│artilleryman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│artiodactyl┐╕ or │artiodactyle, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any animal of an order of hoofed quadruped mammals with an even number of toes, usually two or sometimes four, on each foot. Swine, camels, deer, sheep, cattle, and many other animals are artiodactyls.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having an even number of toes or digits on each foot.
╩│artiodactyl┐╕ or │artiodactyle, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│artiodactylous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artiodactyl.
╩│artiodactylous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artiodactyl.
╜│artisan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a workman skilled in some industry or trade; craftsman. Carpenters, masons, plumbers, and electricians are artisans.
┴┤ (SYN) artificer, mechanic.
╩│artisan, ╛╕noun.
╜│artisanal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with artisans or artisanry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What happened to the artisanal life of the area--the jewelry, the exquisite world-renowned rugs, the handloomed silk, the inlaid furniture? (Maclean's).┤
╩│artisanal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artisanry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ability or workmanship of an artisan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the artisanry of local craftsmen.┤
╩│artisanry, ╛╕noun.
╜│artisanship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= artisanry.
╩│artisanship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= artisanry.
╜│artist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who paints pictures. (Abbr:) art.
┴┤ (SYN) painter.
├│ 2. ┤a person who is skilled in any of the fine arts, such as sculpture, music, or literature.
├│ 3. ┤a public performer, especially an actor or singer.
┴┤ (SYN) entertainer.
├│ 4. ┤a person who does work with skill and good taste.
╩│artist, ╛╕noun.
╜│artiste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a professional performer, especially a singer or dancer.
├│ 2. ┤a very skillful worker who treats his work as an art, such as a fine cook or dressmaker.
╩│artiste, ╛╕noun.
╜│artistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤done with skill and good taste.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That actress gave an artistic performance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tasteful, harmonious.
├│ 2. ┤having or showing appreciation of beauty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has an artistic way of arranging flowers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aesthetic.
├│ 3. ┤of art or artists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our museum has many artistic works.┤
├│ 4. ┤having good color and design; pleasing to the senses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an artistic wallpaper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) painterly.
┼╕adv. ╡artistically.┤
╩│artistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artistic.
╩│artistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artistic.
╜│artistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the workmanship of an artist; artistic quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the unmistakable artistry of Rembrandt.┤
├│ 2. ┤the profession or occupation of an artist.
╩│artistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│artless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤without any trickery, guile, or deceit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review).┤
├│ b. ┤made or done without knowledge of social customs; simple.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Small children ask many artless questions, such as, "Mother, did you want this lady to come see you?"┤
┴┤ (SYN) candid, naive.
├│ 2. ┤not artificial; natural.
╔┤ ╢Ex. artless eloquence. Such artless beauty lies in Shakespeare's wit (John Dryden).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sincere, ingenuous.
├│ 3. ┤without art; unskilled; ignorant.
┴┤ (SYN) rude, clumsy, uncultured, unpracticed.
┼╕adv. ╡artlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡artlessness.┤
╩│artless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│artmobile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a bus or truck that is a traveling branch of an art museum.
╩│artmobile, ╛╕noun.
╜│art music,╕
┬┌┤ professionally composed music of a classical character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These albums ... give a fascinating glimpse into the [Spanish] nation's traditions of art music, as opposed to folk music (New Yorker).┤
╩│art music,╕
╜│art nouveau,
┬┌┤ an ornate style of decoration that originated in Belgium and France about 1895.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In many ways Whistler was the first authentic interior decorator, predicting as he did the style of art nouveau well before it became a popular movement (Saturday Review).┤
╩│art nouveau,
╜│artotype, ╛╕noun. ╟│= collotype.
╩│artotype, ╛╕noun. ╟│= collotype.
╜│arts, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡art┤ (1).┤
╩│arts, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│arts and crafts,╕
┬┌┤ woodworking, knitting, and similar work involving artistic design.
╩│arts and crafts,╕
╜│art song,╕
┬┌┤ a song of a classical character, sung at recitals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In music, there are two types of song: folk songs by unknown artists, and art songs, musical settings of poetic texts (Scott Goldthwaite).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤suggestive of handicraft; not genuinely artistic.
├│ 2. ┤not useful or comfortable in design.
├│ 3. ┤╡= arty.┤
╩│artsy-craftsy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│art theater,╕
┬┌┤ a theater that specializes in experimental drama, documentary or foreign motion pictures, etc.
╩│art theater,╕
╜│artware, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ articles of artistic or decorative design.
╩│artware, ╛╕noun.
╜│artwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤illustration of any sort in a book, magazine, or other printed material.
├│ 2. ┤a work or works of art.
├│ 3. ┤the production of such work.
╩│artwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│arty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│artier,╕ │artiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) making a pretense or show of being artistic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The secret of Huston's direction is that it is sensitive and artistic without being self-consciously arty (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡artily.┤
┼╕noun ╡artiness.┤
╩│arty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│artier,╕ │artiest.╕
╜│arty-crafty, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artsy-craftsy.
╩│arty-crafty, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= artsy-craftsy.
╜│arum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant having a club-shaped spike of small flowers partly surrounded by a hooded sheath, such as the jack-in-the-pulpit.
├│ 2. ┤a plant somewhat like it and belonging to the same family, such as the calla lily.
╩│arum, ╛╕noun.
╜│arum family,╕
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a group of monocotyledonous perennial herbs, typically having a club-shaped spike of small flowers partly surrounded by a hooded sheath. The family includes the jack-in-the-pulpit, sweet flag, skunk cabbage, calla lily, and cuckoopint.
╩│arum family,╕
╜│arundinaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a reed.
├│ 2. ┤reedlike.
╩│arundinaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Arunta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large tribe of Australian aborigines inhabiting central Australia.
├│ 2. ┤their language.
╩│Arunta, ╛╕noun.
╜│aruspex, ╛╕noun. ╟│= haruspex.
╩│aruspex, ╛╕noun. ╟│= haruspex.
╜│A.R.V.,╕
┬┌┤ American Revised Version (of the Bible).
╩│A.R.V.,╕
╜│Arval Brethren,
┬┌┤ a group of twelve priests in ancient Rome who offered sacrifices for the renewed fertility of the fields.
╩│Arval Brethren,
╜│Arvin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the ARVN.
╩│Arvin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ARVN╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam.
╩│ARVN╕ (no periods),
╜│arvo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) afternoon.
╩│arvo, ╛╕noun.
╜│ary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.) any; some.
╩│ary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-ary,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix forming nouns and adjectives.┤
├│ 1. ┤a place for ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Infirmary = place for the infirm.┤
├│ 2. ┤a collection of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Statuary = collection of statues.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person or thing that ______s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boundary = thing that bounds.┤
├│ 4. ┤of or having to do with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Legendary = of legend.┤
├│ 5. ┤being; having the nature of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Secondary = being second.┤
├│ 6. ┤characterized by ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Customary = characterized by custom.┤
╩│-ary,╕
╜│Aryan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a family of languages from which most European languages are descended; Indo-European.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) of or having to do with the Indo-Iranian portion of Indo-European.
├│ 3. ┤(as used by the Nazis) of a Caucasian who is a gentile, especially of the Nordic type.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person belonging to a prehistoric group of people who spoke the language from which the Indo-European languages are derived.
├│ 2. ┤a person supposed to be descended from this prehistoric group of people.
├│ 3. ┤the assumed prehistoric language of this people.
├│ 4. ┤(as used by the Nazis) a Caucasian who is a gentile, especially of the Nordic type. Also, ╡Arian.┤
╩│Aryan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Aryanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Nazi doctrine of the superiority of the Caucasian gentiles who composed the so-called Aryan race.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small Greek vase with a ball-shaped body, a single handle, a short neck, and a flared lip.
├│ 2. ┤any similar vase, such as one with two handles used by the Incas.
╩│aryballus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aryl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical occurring in aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives. See also ╡alkyl.┤┤
╩│aryl, ╛╕noun.
╜│arylamines, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a group of amines formed by the substitution of aromatic radicals for one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia.
╩│arylamines, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│arytenoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having the shape of a ladle or cup (applied to two cartilages of the larynx which regulate the action of the vocal cords, and to several small glands of the larynx).
├╕noun ┤ ┤an arytenoid cartilage or other structure.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ancient Roman pound, equal to twelve ounces.
├│ 2. ┤an ancient Roman copper coin, worth a few cents.
╩│as─╕ (2)┐ (as), ╛noun, ╞pl. │asses.╕
╜│as-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖s,┤ as in ╖assist.┤
╩│as-,╕
╜│as╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ asymmetric.
╩│as╕ (no period),
╜│As╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤alto-stratus.
├│ 2. ┤arsenic (chemical element).
╩│As╕ (no period),
╜│AS╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤air-to-surface.
├│ 2. ┤Anglo-Saxon.
╩│AS╕ (no periods),
╜│A.S.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Anglo-Saxon.
├│ 2. ┤Associate in Science (a college degree).
╩│A.S.,╕
╜│Asa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the third king of Judah (800's B.C.), the champion of Jehovah against worshipers of idols (in the Bible, I Kings 15:8-24).
╩│Asa, ╛╕noun.
╜│asado, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├╕adj. ┤ roasted.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a roast; barbecue.
╩│asado, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│asafetida┐╕ or │asafoetida, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gum resin that smells like garlic, formerly used in medicine to prevent spasms. It is obtained from various Asiatic plants of the parsley family. Also, ╡assafetida,┤ ╡assafoetida.┤
╩│asafetida┐╕ or │asafoetida, ╛╕noun.
╜│asana, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
┬┌┤ any of the prescribed postures or positions in yoga.
╩│asana, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
╜│ASA number┐╕ or │speed,╕
┬┌┤ a number giving the sensitivity of a type of photographic film to light according to standards set by the American Standards Association.
╩│ASA number┐╕ or │speed,╕
╜│Asaphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Asaph, one of the chief singers in the Temple during the time of David and Solomon. He was the head of one guild of singers, the "sons of Asaph."
╩│Asaphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Asaphic psalms,╕
┬┌┤ Psalms 50 and 73-83, which have the name of Asaph superscribed.
╩│Asaphic psalms,╕
╜│Asarah B'Tebet┐╕ or │B'Tebeth,
┬┌┤ a Jewish fast day, the 10th of Tebet, in remembrance of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587 B.C.
╩│Asarah B'Tebet┐╕ or │B'Tebeth,
╜│asarum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of low, stemless herbs with dull brownish flowers and aromatic rootstock. The common American species is known as wild ginger or snakeroot.
╩│asarum, ╛╕noun.
╜│ASAT, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hunter-killer satellite able to destroy another satellite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ASAT ... has a parabolic "dish" antenna that homes in on the target satellite ... where it detonates. The ASAT goes off like a super hand grenade (Time).┤
╩│ASAT, ╛╕noun.
╜│asbestiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form or appearance of asbestos.
╩│asbestiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asbestine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of asbestos.
├│ 2. ┤having the properties of asbestos.
╩│asbestine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asbestos, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a substance that does not burn or conduct heat. It usually comes in fibers that can be made into a fabric like cloth or felt. Asbestos is a mineral, a silicate of calcium and magnesium.
├│ 2. ┤a fireproof fabric made of these mineral fibers. Asbestos is resistant to both heat and chemical reaction. It was formerly used in brake linings, cloth, paint, insulating and roofing materials, and fire-resistant clothing.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing asbestos.
╔┤ ╢Ex. asbestos gloves. Some workers wear asbestos suits for protection from fire.┤
╩│asbestos, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│asbestos cement,╕
┬┌┤ a building material consisting of a mixture of asbestos and cement.
╩│asbestos cement,╕
╜│asbestosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ chronic inflammation and congestion of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of asbestos dust.
╩│asbestosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│asbestous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asbestiform.
╩│asbestous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asbestiform.
╜│asbestus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asbestos.
╩│asbestus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asbestos.
╜│ASC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ altered state of consciousness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Experiences of ecstasy, mystical union, other "dimensions," rapture, beauty, space-and-time transcendence [are] all common in ASC's (Science).┤
╩│ASC╕ (no periods),
╜│Ascanius, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Roman Legend.) the son of Aeneas, the reputed founder of Alba Longa (from which Rome developed).
╩│Ascanius, ╛╕noun.
╜│ASCAP╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.S.C.A.P.,╕
┬┌┤ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
╩│ASCAP╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.S.C.A.P.,╕
╜│ascariasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease caused by ascarids in the stomach and intestines, often accompanied by diarrhea and abdominal pain.
╩│ascariasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascarid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a roundworm, pinworm, or similar nematode worm, existing as a parasite in the intestinal tract of vertebrates.
╩│ascarid, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascaris, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a relatively large roundworm common as an intestinal parasite in man, and sometimes in pigs and horses.
├│ 2. ┤any other worm of the group of nematode worms.
╩│ascaris, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascend, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to go up; rise; move upward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He watched the airplane ascend higher and higher. The sun ascended slowly. (Figurative.) The congressman rapidly ascended to power in Congress and became Speaker of the House.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) to rise in pitch.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to climb; go to or toward the top of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A small party is planning to ascend Mount Everest. (Figurative.) The prince ascended the throne to become king.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scale.
├│ 2. ┤to move upward along; go toward the source of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They ascended the Platte River.┤
┼╕adj. ╡ascendable,┤ ╡ascendible.┤
╩│ascend, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│ascendance┐╕ or │ascendence, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ascendancy.
╩│ascendance┐╕ or │ascendence, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ascendancy.
╜│ascendancy┐╕ or │ascendency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ controlling influence; domination; rule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hannibal and the Carthaginians challenged the ascendancy of Rome.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Under Louis XIV, France had the ascendant position in world politics.┤
┴┤ (SYN) paramount.
├│ 3. ┤near the eastern horizon; rising toward the zenith.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ascendant Venus.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.) directed or growing upward.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a position of power; controlling influence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Strong minds have undoubtedly an ascendant over weak ones (Earl of Chesterfield).┤
┴┤ (SYN) superiority, supremacy, domination.
├│ 2. ┤(Astrology.)
├│ a. ┤horoscope.
├│ b. ┤the sign of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at a given time.
├│ 3. ┤╡= ancestor.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the ascendant,┤
├│ a. ┤in control; supreme; dominant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Monarchs are no longer in the ascendant in government.┤
├│ b. ┤increasing in influence, popularity, or acceptance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The study of science is in the ascendant in many schools.┤
╩│ascendant┐╕ or │ascendent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ascender, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that ascends.
├│ 2. ┤(Printing.)
├│ a. ┤the upper part of such lower-case letters as ╖b, d, h,┤ and ╖k.┤
├│ b. ┤any such letter.
╩│ascender, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascending, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rising; mounting up; sloping upwards.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) directed upwards; growing upwards in a gradual curve to an erect position.
╩│ascending, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascending axis,╕
┬┌┤ the stem of a plant.
╩│ascending axis,╕
╜│ascending colon,╕
┬┌┤ the part of the large intestine that ascends on the right side of the abdomen.
╩│ascending colon,╕
╜│ascending node,╕
┬┌┤ the point at which the orbit of a heavenly body intersects the fundamental plane; node.
╩│ascending node,╕
╜│ascenseur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an elevator or lift.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We zoomed by practically instant ascenseur to the sixtieth floor (New Yorker).┤
╩│ascenseur, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascension, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of ascending or going upward; ascent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a balloon ascension.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Astronomy.) the rising of a heavenly body above the horizon.
╩│ascension, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ascension, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the passing of Christ from earth to heaven, after the Resurrection (in the Bible, Acts 1:9).
├│ 2. ┤Ascension Day.
╩│Ascension, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascensional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or connected with ascension.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with ascent.
╩│ascensional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ascension Day,╕
┬┌┤ a church festival in honor of the Ascension of Christ, observed on the fortieth day after Easter, in the Church of England sometimes called Holy Thursday.
╩│Ascension Day,╕
╜│ascensionist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes ascensions, such as a balloonist.
╩│ascensionist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ascensiontide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the period of ten days from Ascension Day to Whitsun eve.
╩│Ascensiontide, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascensive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tending upward; rising.
├│ 2. ┤(Grammar.) augmentative; intensifying.
╩│ascensive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascensor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= elevator.
╩│ascensor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= elevator.
╜│ascent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of going up; upward movement; a rising.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sudden ascent of the elevator made us dizzy.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) improvement in position or rank; advancement; promotion.
├│ 3. ┤a climbing, especially of a ladder or mountain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ascent of Mount Everest is difficult.┤
├│ 4. ┤a place or way that slopes up; way of ascending; upward route.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They climbed up the very steep ascent.┤
├│ 5. ┤degree of upward slope; gradient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The gradual ascent of the hill made it easy to climb.┤
╩│ascent, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascertain, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to find out for certain by trial and research; make sure of; determine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The detective tried to ascertain the facts about the robbery. The question is how to ascertain what the people really want (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) learn, discover.
┼╕noun ╡ascertainment.┤
╩│ascertain, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│ascertainable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be ascertained.
┼╕noun ╡ascertainableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ascertainably.┤
╩│ascertainable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice of asceticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They establish a strict ascesis ... as a means of a closer communion with the divine (Edwin Johnson).┤
╩│ascesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who practices unusual self-denial or severe discipline over himself for religious reasons. Fasting is a common practice of ascetics.
├│ 2. ┤a person who refrains from pleasures and comforts.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤refraining from pleasures and comforts; self-denying.
┴┤ (SYN) austere, abstinent.
├│ 2. ┤practicing unusual self-denial for religious reasons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The early ascetic Christians lived in desert places.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ascetically.┤
╩│ascetic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ascetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with ascetics or asceticism; ascetic.
╩│ascetical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asceticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the life or habits of an ascetic; unusual or extreme self-denial.
├│ 2. ┤the doctrine that by abstinence and self-denial a person can train himself to be in conformity with God's will.
╩│asceticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│aschelminth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any microscopic animal of a phylum comprising organisms with a pseudocoel, an unsegmented body surrounded by a cuticle, and a digestive tube with posterior anus, such as the rotifers, gastrotrichans, and nematodes.
╩│aschelminth, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aschheim-Zondek test,
┬┌┤ a test to determine pregnancy by injecting the woman's urine into the ovaries of an immature mouse.
╩│Aschheim-Zondek test,
╜│Aschoff body,
┬┌┤ any of certain small nodules found in the heart tissue of a person affected with heart disease caused by rheumatic fever.
╩│Aschoff body,
╜│asci, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ascus.┤
╩│asci, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascidian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several sea animals with a tough, saclike covering, such as the sea squirts.
├│ 2. ┤any tunicate.
╩│ascidian, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ a baglike or pitcher-shaped part of a plant, such as the leaf of the pitcher plant.
╩│ascidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│ascientific, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that is not based on or in accord with science or the scientific method.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The philosophy which we are taught is ascientific, not to say antiscientific (Enzo Boeri).┤
╩│ascientific, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asciferous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ascigerous.
╩│asciferous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ascigerous.
╜│ascigerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) bearing asci.
╩│ascigerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ASCII, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ American Standard Code for Information Interchange (a computer code representing letters, numbers, and symbols).
╩│ASCII, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascites, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dropsy of the abdomen or peritoneum.
╩│ascites, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or affected with ascites.
╩│ascitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asclepiadaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the milkweed family.
╩│asclepiadaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Asclepiadean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of a verse in Greek and Latin poetry) consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an Asclepiadean verse.
╩│Asclepiadean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│asclepias, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of North American milkweeds.
╩│asclepias, ╛╕noun.
╜│Asclepius, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Greek god of medicine and healing, adopted by the Romans under the spelling Aesculapius.
├│ 2. ┤(Homeric Legend.) a physician, father of the two physicians of the Greek army.
╩│Asclepius, ╛╕noun.
╜│asco-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) ascus; sac.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ascospore = spore produced in an ascus.┤
╩│asco-,╕
╜│ascocarp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a body composed of asci and sterile hyphae in some ascomycetous fungi. It is the mature fruiting body and is exceedingly varied, its structure being a taxonomic character.
╩│ascocarp, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like ascocarps; having an ascocarp.
╩│ascocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascogenous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing asci.
╩│ascogenous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascogonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ascogonium.┤
╩│ascogonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascogonial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an ascogonium.
╩│ascogonial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascogonium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
┬┌┤ the female sex organ in the gametophyte of ascomycetous fungi.
╩│ascogonium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
╜│ascolichen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of lichens in which the fungus living symbiotically with an alga is an ascomycete.
╩│ascolichen, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascomycete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a large class of fungi characterized by the formation of spores in elongated sacs (asci). Yeasts, truffles, and some molds and mildews are included in this class.
╩│ascomycete, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascomycetous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the ascomycetes.
╩│ascomycetous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A scope,╕
┬┌┤ a radarscope that indicates the range of the target but not its bearing.
╩│A scope,╕
╜│ascorbate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of ascorbic acid.
╩│ascorbate, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascorbic acid, ╟= vitamin C.
╩│ascorbic acid, ╟= vitamin C.
╜│ascospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the cluster of spores formed within an ascus.
╩│ascospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascosporic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ascosporous.
╩│ascosporic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ascosporous.
╜│ascosporous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having ascospores.
╩│ascosporous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ascot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a necktie with broad ends, resembling a scarf, tied so that the ends may be laid flat, one across the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ascription of selfishness to a miser.┤
├│ 2. ┤a statement or words ascribing something. Also, ╡adscription.┤
╩│ascription, ╛╕noun.
╜│ascus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │asci.╕
┬┌┤ the elongated sac or cell in which the spores are formed in certain fungi.
╩│ascus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │asci.╕
╜│asdic┐╕ or │Asdic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) sonar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The forward part of the submarine is taken up with torpedoes and asdic equipment (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│asdic┐╕ or │Asdic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│-ase,╕
┬┌┤ a suffix used to form the names of enzymes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Maltase = an enzyme that decomposes malt.┤
╩│-ase,╕
╜│asea, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on the sea; at sea.
├│ 2. ┤to the sea.
╩│asea, ╛╕adverb.
╜│ASEAN, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Association of South East Asian Nations (group of 6 nations consisting of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, organized in 1967 to promote economic progress and political stability in the area).
╩│ASEAN, ╛╕noun.
╜│aseismic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ free of seismic disturbances.
╩│aseismic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aseity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ underived or independent existence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The absolute being and aseity of God (W. R. Smith).┤
╩│aseity, ╛╕noun.
╜│asentamiento, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ (in Chile) a collective farm established by the government on land expropriated from individual landholders.
╩│asentamiento, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│asepsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤aseptic condition.
├│ 2. ┤aseptic methods or treatment.
╩│asepsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│aseptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤free from the living germs causing infection or fermentation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Surgical instruments are made aseptic by boiling them.┤
├│ 2. ┤employing all possible measures to exclude germs.
├│ 2. ┤independent of sexual processes. The division into two parts by an ameba is a form of asexual reproduction, called fission; budding is another form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Reproduction that involves only one "parent" and has no special reproductive structures is termed asexual reproduction (Tracy I. Storer).┤
┬┌┤ (Norse Mythology.) the home of the Norse gods and of heroes slain in battle, the location of Valhalla. It could be reached only by the rainbow bridge Bifrost.
╩│Asgard, ╛╕noun.
╜│ash─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤what remains of anything combustible after it has been thoroughly burned; the incombustible residue of organic substances remaining after combustion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He flicked his cigarette ash into the fireplace.┤
┬┤ See also ╡ashes.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤fine material thrown out of a volcano in eruption; powdered lava.
├│ 3. ┤the light gray color of wood ashes.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to burn or convert (something) to ashes.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form or become ashes.
╩│ash─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│ash─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a timber or shade tree that has a tough wood. The ash has a silver-gray bark, grayish twigs, and straight-grained wood, and belongs to the olive family.
├│ 2. ┤its tough, springy wood.
╩│ash─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ashake, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wild swans hid in lilies all ashake (Elizabeth Barrett Browning).┤
╩│ashake, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ashamed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤feeling shame; disturbed or uncomfortable because one has done something wrong, improper, or silly; feeling embarrassed or disgraced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was ashamed when I cried at the movies. The poor girl was ashamed of her ragged dress.┤
├│ 2. ┤unwilling because of fear of shame; held back by the belief that shame would be felt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was ashamed to tell his mother he had failed. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong (Alexander Pope).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ashamedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡ashamedness.┤
╩│ashamed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ashanti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti╕ or │-tis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a native of the Ashanti region in Ghana.
├│ 2. ┤the Kwa language of the Ashanti, closely related to Akan.
╩│Ashanti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti╕ or │-tis.╕
╜│ash-bin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) an ashcan; dustbin.
╩│ash-bin, ╛╕noun.
╜│ash blond,╕
┬┌┤ a blond with very light or ash-colored hair.
┼╕adj. ╡ash-blond.┤
╩│ash blond,╕
╜│ashcake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a cake baked in or under the ashes of a fire.
╩│ashcake, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashcan, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-canned,╕ │-canning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Especially U.S.) a barrel, drum, or large can for ashes or garbage.
├│ 2. ┤(Nautical.) a depth charge.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to reject; discard; throw out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The message was ashcanned without ever having been formally delivered (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡throw┤ (╡cast,┤ or ╡toss┤) ╡into the ashcan,┤ ┤to throw away; discard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In disregarding the traditional patronage practices of the politicians, ... Mr. Sachs also probably cast into the ashcan his chances of renomination (New York Times).┤
╩│ashcan, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-canned,╕ │-canning.╕
╜│Ashcan School,╕
┬┌┤ a group of American artists of the early 1900's who painted realistic and typically dark and drab city scenes.
╩│Ashcan School,╕
╜│ash-colored, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the whitish-gray color of ashes; having a pale grayish tinge.
╩│ash-colored, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ash-dry, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very dry; parched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though [he] is still swaying slightly at bullfight time, his mouth and his spirit are ash-dry (Time).┤
╩│ash-dry, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ashen─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤like ashes; of the color of ashes.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) pale; pallid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ashen face.┤
├│ 2. ┤of ashes.
╩│ashen─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│ashen─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the ash tree or its timber.
├│ 2. ┤made from the wood of the ash tree.
╩│ashen─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│Asher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the eighth son of Jacob (in the Bible, Genesis 30:12-13).
├│ 2. ┤the Israelite tribe that claimed him as ancestor.
╩│Asher, ╛╕noun.
╜│asherah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wooden post, pillar, or trunk of a tree used as a symbol of the goddess Asherah near Canaanite and Phoenician altars devoted to the worship of Baal.
├│ 2. ┤╡Asherah,┤ the goddess herself, associated with Baal.
╩│asherah, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place for ashes.
├│ 2. ┤a potash or pearlash factory.
╩│ashery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│ashes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤what remains of anything combustible after it has been thoroughly burned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ashes have to be removed from a fireplace and furnace or there will be no space for a fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤what remains of a dead human body when burned.
├│ 3. ┤a dead body; corpse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Peace to their ashes!"┤
├│ 4. ┤the ruins or remains of a civilization or culture.
├│ 5. ┤powdered lava.
└╕expr. ╡the Ashes,┤ ┤the legendary prize for which the cricket matches between England and Australia are played.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If we fail to bring home the Ashes it will certainly not be for want of trying (Westminster Gazette).┤
╩│ashes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ashfall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fall of volcanic or other ash after an eruption or explosion.
╩│ashfall, ╛╕noun.
╜│ash gray,╕
┬┌┤ light gray tinged with green.
┼╕adj. ╡ashgray.┤
╩│ash gray,╕
╜│ashibari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sweep of the foot in judo, designed to drop an opponent on his back.
╩│ashibari, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashimmer, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a shimmering state.
╩│ashimmer, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ashine, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a shining state.
╩│ashine, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ashiver, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shivering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She shivered, drew her coat closer and walked out before him, alone, still ashiver (Saturday Evening Post).┤
╩│ashiver, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ashkenazi, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Ashkenazic.
╩│Ashkenazi, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Ashkenazic.
╜│Ashkenazic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or descended from the Ashkenazim.
╩│Ashkenazic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ashkenazim, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the Jews of Germany, Poland, Russia, etc., and their descendants, as contrasted with the Sephardim or Spanish and Portuguese Jews.
╩│Ashkenazim, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ash key,╕
┬┌┤ the winged fruit, or samara, of the ash tree.
╩│ash key,╕
╜│ashlar┐╕ or │ashler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a square-hewn stone used in building and for pavement.
├│ 2. ┤masonry made of ashlars.
├│ 3. ┤a similar masonry, usually in thin slabs, used as a facing to a rubble or brick wall.
╩│ashlar┐╕ or │ashler, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashlared┐╕ or │ashlered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ faced with ashlar, as a wall.
╩│ashlared┐╕ or │ashlered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ashlaring┐╕ or │ashlering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤masonry or a facing of ashlar.
├│ 2. ┤a short studding cutting off the angle between the floor and roof in a garret and affording a wall of some height.
╩│ashlaring┐╕ or │ashlering, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a collector of ashes and other refuse.
╩│ashman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│ashore, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to the shore or to land.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men rowed the captain ashore.┤
├│ 2. ┤on the shore; on land.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor had been ashore for months. Samples were drawn for later measurement ashore of salinity ... and level of radioactivity (Science).┤
╩│ashore, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ashpan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shallow pan, usually set under a grate, for collecting ashes, as in a furnace.
╩│ashpan, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashpit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hole for ashes, as under a grate.
╩│ashpit, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashplant, ╛╕noun, or ┐│ashplant cane,╕
┬┌┤ the sapling of the ash tree, cut and used especially as a walking stick or prod.
╩│ashplant, ╛╕noun, or ┐│ashplant cane,╕
╜│ashram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in India) a small rural retreat for meditation:
├│ 2. ┤any similar retreat.
╩│ashram, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ashtoreth, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Astarte.
╩│Ashtoreth, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Astarte.
╜│ashtray, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small dish to put tobacco ashes in.
╩│ashtray, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ashur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the chief god of the Assyrians. Also, ╡Asshur,┤ ╡Assur,┤ ╡Asur.┤
╩│Ashur, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ashura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Shiitic fast day commemorating the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the prophet Mohammed.
╩│Ashura, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ashvins, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Hindu Mythology.) the pair of twins responsible for the physical well-being of the world.
╩│Ashvins, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Ash Wednesday,╕
┬┌┤ the first day of Lent; the seventh Wednesday before Easter.
╩│Ash Wednesday,╕
╜│ashwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a composite plant of the southeastern United States, covered with an ash-colored wool.
╩│ashwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│ashy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│ashier,╕ │ashiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤like ashes; pale as ashes; ashen.
├│ 2. ┤consisting of ashes.
├│ 3. ┤covered with ashes.
╩│ashy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│ashier,╕ │ashiest.╕
╜│Asiadollar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a U.S. dollar deposited in Asian banks and used in various money markets of Asia.
╩│Asiadollar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Asian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Asia.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Asia; characteristic of its people.
╩│Asian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Asian-American, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person of mixed American and Asian descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Asian women I knew at Bryn Mawr were from Hong Kong, and Asian-Americans were regarded more as international students (Anna Lo Davol).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of mixed American and Asian descent.
╩│Asian-American, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Asian flu,╕
┬┌┤ an influenza caused by a strain of virus first identified in Hong Kong in early 1957.
╩│Asian flu,╕
╜│Asianic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Asia Minor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Asianic elements in Greek civilization (Sir William Ramsay).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Move the table aside. He stood aside from the crowd, unnoticed.┤
├│ 2. ┤away from oneself; off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I laid my overcoat aside.┤
├│ 3. ┤out of a person's thoughts or consideration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Swimming is easier if you can put your fears aside.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤words spoken to one side; a remark made in an undertone that others who are present are not supposed to hear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His low aside, "We've won!" was overheard.┤
├│ 2. ┤words spoken by an actor which the other actors are supposed not to hear. An actor's asides are usually spoken to the audience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those asides--a typical device of this playwright--which the characters deliver to the audience do not really suit the screen (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 3. ┤a digression.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some years ago a majority opinion of the Supreme Court, in an aside on the On Lee case, stated: "the use of bifocals, field glasses or telescopes ... is not forbidden even if they focus without [the subject's] knowledge or consent" (Vance Packard).┤
└╕expr. ╡aside from,┤
├│ a. ┤away from; apart from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your remark is aside from the question.┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Informal.) except for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aside from arithmetic, I have finished my homework.┤
└╕expr. ╡set aside.┤ ┤See under ╡set.┤┤
╩│aside, ╛╕adverb, noun.
╜│asiento, ╛╕noun. ╟│= assiento.
╩│asiento, ╛╕noun. ╟│= assiento.
╜│Asilian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Azilian.
╩│Asilian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Azilian.
╜│asilid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to a genus of large, fierce, two-winged flies which prey on other insects.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an asilid fly.
╩│asilid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│asinine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤foolish and stupid; obviously silly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Temper tantrums are asinine.┤
├│ 2. ┤like that of an ass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. asinine ears.┤
├│ 3. ┤of asses.
┼╕adv. ╡asininely.┤
╩│asinine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asininity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤silliness; stupidity.
├│ 2. ┤asinine remarks or deeds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the train he got an aisle seat and scanned the asininities in the evening paper (New Yorker).┤
╩│asininity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│ask, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to try to find out about by words; inquire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ask the way.┤
├│ 2. ┤to seek the answer to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ask any question you wish.┤
├│ 3. ┤to put a question to; inquire of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ask him how old he is.┤
┴┤ (SYN) query.
├│ 4. ┤to try to get by words; request.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ask her to sing. I asked permission to leave the table.┤
├│ 5. ┤to claim; demand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to ask too high a price for a house.┤
├│ 6. ┤to invite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She asked ten guests to the party.┤
├│ 7. ┤to require; call for; need.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This job asks hard work.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Informal.) to publish the banns of (a person or persons).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a request (for); try to get something by words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why don't you ask for help?┤
├│ 2. ┤to try to find out (about); inquire (after).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She asked about our health. Did anyone ask after me while I was ill?┤
└╕expr. ╡ask around,┤ ┤(U.S.) to inquire here and there.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't know, but ask around--somebody will know.┤
└╕expr. ╡ask for it,┤ ┤(Informal.) to invite danger or unpleasant consequences.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By his rude behavior and selfish ways the little bully was just asking for it.┤
└╕expr. ╡ask for trouble.┤ ┤See under ╡trouble.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡ask┤ (someone) ╡out,┤ ┤to invite (someone), especially on a date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He asked her out to dinner.┤
└╕expr. ╡for the asking,┤ ┤by merely being asked for; without extra cost or effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Free tickets are available for the asking.┤
┼╕noun ╡asker.┤
╩│ask, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│askance, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with suspicion or disapproval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The students looked askance at the plan to have classes on Saturday.┤
├│ 2. ┤to one side; sideways.
╩│askance, ╛╕adverb.
╜│askant, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= askance.
╩│askant, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= askance.
╜│askari, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ris╕ or │-ri.╕
┬┌┤ an African policeman, guard or soldier.
╩│askari, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ris╕ or │-ri.╕
╜│askew, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ to one side; out of the proper position; turned or twisted the wrong way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind blew her hat askew (adv.). Some of his facts and dates are askew (adj.).┤
┴┤ (SYN) awry, aslant.
╩│askew, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│asking price,
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the first charge, rate, or price set, especially as a preliminary to bargaining or negotiation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an asking price of $50,000 for a house.┤
╩│asking price,
╜│ASL╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Sign Language.
╩│ASL╕ (no periods),
╜│aslant, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤in a slanting direction.
├╕prep. ┤ ┤slantingly across.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤slanting.
╩│aslant, ╛╕adverb, preposition, adjective.
╜│asleep, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not awake; sleeping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat is asleep.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not aware; oblivious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is asleep to the danger.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unmindful; heedless.
├│ 3. ┤dull; inactive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His mind is asleep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dormant.
├│ 4. ┤having lost the power of feeling; numb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My foot is asleep.┤
├│ 5. ┤dead.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤into a condition of sleep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tired boy fell asleep.┤
╩│asleep, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aslope, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ at a slant; sloping.
╩│aslope, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ASM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-to-surface missile.
╩│ASM╕ (no periods),
╜│Asmodeus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evil spirit of Hebrew demonology, mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Tobit.
├│ 2. ┤(later) the king of the demons.
╩│Asmodeus, ╛╕noun.
╜│asocial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤indifferent to social customs or laws; not social.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an asocial act.┤
├│ 2. ┤reluctant to associate with other people; not sociable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was asocial and suspicious of others.┤
┼╕adv. ╡asocially.┤
╩│asocial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asociality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤indifference to social customs or laws.
├│ 2. ┤reluctance to meet other people; unsociableness.
╩│asociality, ╛╕noun.
╜│asomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a body; incorporeal.
╩│asomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asp─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several small, poisonous snakes of Africa, especially the Egyptian cobra.
├│ 2. ┤a small, poisonous snake of Europe; adder.
├│ 3. ┤any venomous snake.
╩│asp─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│asp─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) an aspen.
╩│asp─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ASP╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤aerospace plane.
├│ 2. ┤Also ╡A.S.P.┤ American Selling Price.
╩│ASP╕ (no periods),
╜│asparagin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asparagine.
╩│asparagin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asparagine.
╜│asparaginase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bacterial enzyme that breaks down asparagine, used especially in the treatment of leukemia; L-asparaginase.
╩│asparaginase, ╛╕noun.
╜│asparagine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline amino acid, the protein constituent of many plants.
╩│asparagine, ╛╕noun.
╜│asparagus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with scalelike leaves. It is a perennial plant of the lily family, with pulpy red berries and no bulb. The stems have many branches covered with threadlike branchlets, the true leaves being reduced to scales. The green, tender shoots of one kind are used as a vegetable.
├│ 2. ┤these shoots.
╩│asparagus, ╛╕noun.
╜│asparagus fern,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of asparagus, native to southern Africa, and cultivated as a house plant for its heavy ornamental growth of fine leaves.
╩│asparagus fern,╕
╜│asparkle, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sparkling.
╩│asparkle, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aspartame, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial sweetener, several hundred times sweeter than sugar, obtained from aspartic acid and used as a substitute for sugar or saccharin.
╩│aspartame, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspartic acid,
┬┌┤ a crystalline amino acid, derived from the juice of asparagus, beets, young sugar cane, or certain seeds.
╩│aspartic acid,
╜│A.S.P.C.A.┐╕ or │ASPCA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
╩│A.S.P.C.A.┐╕ or │ASPCA╕ (no periods),
╜│aspect, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one side or part or view (of a subject); one of the ways in which a subject or situation may be looked at or thought about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must consider each aspect of this plan before we decide.┤
├│ 2. ┤the way in which an object appears to the eye; look; appearance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aspect of the countryside.┤
├│ 3. ┤facial expression; countenance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge has a solemn aspect.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mien, air.
├│ 4. ┤the particular direction anything faces or is exposed to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house has a sunny southern aspect.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exposure.
├│ 5. ┤the side fronting or facing in a given direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The southern aspect of the house is the warmest in winter.┤
├│ 6a. ┤(Astronomy.) the relative position of a planet with respect to another planet, the sun, or the moon, as seen from the earth.
├│ b. ┤(Astrology.) the relative positions of the heavenly bodies, especially planets, as determining their supposed influence upon human affairs.
├│ 7. ┤(Grammar.)
├│ a. ┤any one of several categories of verb forms in some languages which express action or state as beginning, ending, continuing, or being repeated, rather than indicating time, as does a tense form. For example in such a language, the inceptive aspect of a verb "to strike" might mean "he begins, began, or will begin to strike."
├│ b. ┤the meaning expressed by such a category.
├│ c. ┤(in languages without such forms) a similar meaning otherwise expressed.
├│ d. ┤such categories or their meanings, taken collectively.
├│ 8. ┤the position, or presentation, of a plane surface relative to a fluid or gas through which it moves.
├│ 9. ┤(Obsolete.) the act of looking at anything; contemplation; gaze.
╩│aspect, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspect ratio,╕
┬┌┤ (Aeronautics.) the ratio of the square of the span of an airfoil to its actual area.
╩│aspect ratio,╕
╜│aspectual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) of or having to do with aspect.
╩│aspectual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aspen, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of several poplar trees, including the quaking aspen of North America and others of Europe, whose leaves tremble and rustle in the slightest breeze.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of any of these trees.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) quivering; trembling.
╩│aspen, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│asper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Turkish money of account, equal to one 120th of a piaster, formerly a small silver coin.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rite of sprinkling altar, clergy, and people with holy water, especially before Sunday High Mass.
├│ 2. ┤the anthem intoned during this rite.
╩│asperges┐╕ or │Asperges, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspergillosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ a fatal disease of birds and fowl, caused by any one of several molds, especially aspergilli. It also occurs in domestic animals and (occasionally) in man as an ear or lung infection.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tiny fungi having sporebearing organs (conidiophores) that resemble the brushes (aspergilla)used for sprinkling holy water. Many common molds, including several commercially useful species, belong to this genus.
╩│aspergillus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gilli.╕
╜│asperifoliate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having rough leaves.
╩│asperifoliate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asperity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤harshness or sharpness of temper, especially as shown in tone or manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were dismayed at the asperity in the visitor's voice.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) severity; rigor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The settlers suffered the asperities of a very cold winter.┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a dark-colored substance, much like tar, that is used for waterproofing roofs, building foundations, and other surfaces; mineral pitch. It is found in natural beds in various parts of the world and also obtained by refining crude petroleum.
├│ 2. ┤a smooth, hard mixture of this substance with crushed rock or sand. Asphalt is used in surfacing roads.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of asphalt; made of or covered with asphalt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an asphalt highway.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cover, permeate, or seal with asphalt.
╩│asphalt, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│asphalt cement,╕
┬┌┤ a refined, semisolid asphalt used for paving.
╩│asphalt cement,╕
╜│asphalt cloud,╕
┬┌┤ particles of combustible asphalt discharged by an antiballistic missile in the path of an enemy missile or missiles.
╩│asphalt cloud,╕
╜│asphaltene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of hard, brittle asphalt.
╩│asphaltene, ╛╕noun.
╜│asphaltic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or containing asphalt.
╩│asphaltic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asphaltite, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a resinous form of asphalt.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= asphaltic.┤
╩│asphaltite, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│asphalt jungle,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a slum or other area of a modern city in which violence and crime are common.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Juvenile delinquency last year climbed 9% in the asphalt jungles across the U.S. (Time).┤
╩│asphalt jungle,╕
╜│asphaltum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asphalt.
╩│asphaltum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asphalt.
╜│aspheric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Optics.) not spherical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an aspheric surface, aspheric mirrors.┤
┼╕adv. ╡aspherically.┤
╩│aspheric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aspherical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aspheric.
╩│aspherical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aspheric.
╜│asphodel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of the lily family with spikes of white, yellow, or pink flowers, especially the yellow asphodel.
├│ 2. ┤the immortal flower of the Greek paradise whose pale blossoms covered the Elysian meadows.
├│ 3. ┤(Poetic.) the daffodil.
╩│asphodel, ╛╕noun.
╜│asphyxia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ suffocation or unconscious condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, as in choking or drowning.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a breathing sound or ╖h-┤sound prefixed, added, or blended.
├│ 2. ┤pronounced with an emission of breath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In English these six sounds are all aspirated, p, t, and k more strongly than b, d, and g, because naturally a certain amount of breath energy is used up in vibrating the vocal chords. In stressed syllables t is highly aspirated (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│aspirated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aspiration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤earnest desire; longing; ambition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had aspirations to become an actress.┤
├│ 2a. ┤an aspirating (of sounds).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the aspiration of "h" in "house." Many people pronounce "where" with no aspiration.┤
├│ b. ┤an aspirated sound.
├│ 3. ┤the act of drawing air into the lungs; breathing.
├│ 4. ┤(Medicine.) the act of removing fluid from a cavity of the body by the use of an aspirator.
├│ 5. ┤suction.
╩│aspiration, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspirator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an apparatus or device using suction.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus for creating a partial vacuum by the action of a moving fluid.
├│ 3. ┤(Medicine.) an instrument, consisting of a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction syringe, used in removing fluid from a cavity of the body.
┬┌┤ a drug used to relieve the pain, especially of headaches and arthritis, and the fever of colds; acetylsalicylic acid. It is a white, crystalline compound, prepared from salicylic acid.
╩│aspirin, ╛╕noun.
╜│aspiring, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= ambitious.┤
├│ 2. ┤rising; soaring.
┼╕adv. ╡aspiringly.┤
╩│aspiring, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asprawl, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a sprawling posture; sprawling.
╩│asprawl, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│asquint, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ with a squint; squinting.
╩│asquint, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│asquirm, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ squirming; wriggling or writhing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A swim, even in chlorinated water asquirm with kids, delightfully strips away fatigue (John Dos Passos).┤
╩│asquirm, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ASR╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.S.R.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤airport surveillance radar.
├│ 2. ┤air surveillance radar.
╩│ASR╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.S.R.,╕
╜│ASROC, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antisubmarine rocket launched from a ship.
╩│ASROC, ╛╕noun.
╜│ass─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a four-footed, hoofed mammal related to the horse, but smaller, with longer ears and a shorter mane, shorter hair on the tail, and a dark stripe along the back; donkey. It is a patient, stubborn, rather slow, but very sure-footed beast of burden when domesticated.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a stupid, silly, or stubborn person; fool.
╩│ass─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│ass─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) the buttocks.
╩│ass─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ass.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤assistant.
├│ 2. ┤association.
╩│ass.,╕
╜│assafetida┐╕ or │assafoetida, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asafetida.
╩│assafetida┐╕ or │assafoetida, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asafetida.
┬┌┤ the act of murdering someone, especially a public personage, by a sudden or secret attack; a killing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The family life of the Lincolns ... had ... painful strains before and after the assassination in Ford's Theater, but after April 14, 1865, the tragic tones multiply (Newsweek).┤
╩│assassination, ╛╕noun.
╜│assassinator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who assassinates; assassin; murderer.
╩│assassinator, ╛╕noun.
╜│assassin bug,╕
┬┌┤ an insect that lives largely on the blood of other insects and sometimes attacks man. It is a heteropterous insect with wings like that of a squash bug and a three-jointed proboscis.
╩│assassin bug,╕
╜│assault, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sudden, vigorous attack made with blows or weapons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enemy made an assault on our fort.┤
┴┤ (SYN) onslaught, charge.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden and violent attack made on traditions, opinions, or other institutions, with hostile words or actions.
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) a threat or attempt to strike or otherwise do physical harm to a person. Any carrying out of the threat or the success of an attempt is immaterial.
├│ 4. ┤╡= rape.┤
├│ 5. ┤the final phase of a military attack; closing with the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make an assault on by means of blows, hand-to-hand fighting, or hostile words; attack.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to beset.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make an assault.
┼╕adj. ╡assaultable.┤
┼╕noun ╡assaulter.┤
╩│assault, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│assault and battery,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) a successful carrying out of threatened or attempted physical attack, as by a blow or beating.
╩│assault and battery,╕
╜│assault boat┐╕ or │craft,╕
┬┌┤ any small boat used to carry troops and light arms from ship to shore, especially in forcing a landing.
╩│assault boat┐╕ or │craft,╕
╜│assault carrier,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft carrier that provides a base for an airborne assault or for air support during an assault.
╩│assault carrier,╕
╜│assaultive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Psychology.) compulsively violent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... she became assaultive ... and had delusions of persecution (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) involving assault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. assaultive offenses such as robbery and homicide.┤
┼╕adv. ╡assaultively.┤
┼╕noun ╡assaultiveness.┤
╩│assaultive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assay, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to analyze (an ore or alloy) to find out the quantity of gold, silver, or other metal in it.
├│ 2. ┤to make an assay of; try, test, or examine.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to attempt.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to contain, as shown by analysis, a certain proportion of metal in ore, or of a particular ingredient in any substance, especially a drug.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the analysis of any substance, especially an ore, alloy, or drug, to find out the amount of metal or other ingredient in it by measuring, weighing, or calculating; determination of the proportion of gold or other metal in an ore or alloy or of an ingredient in a drug or other substance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hormonal assays showed both astronauts excreted greater amounts of aldosterone in space than on the ground (Science News).┤
├│ 2. ┤the substance or sample analyzed or tested.
├│ 3. ┤a list of the results of assaying any substance, especially an ore, alloy, or drug.
├│ 4. ┤a trial, test, or examination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By no assay of reason ... (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) an attempt.
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) the tasting of food or drink intended for another before serving it.
┼╕adj. ╡assayable.┤
┼╕noun ╡assayer.┤
╩│assay, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│assay ton,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of weight used for testing ore, equivalent to 29.167 grams.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grandfather had assembled all the members of the family for the annual picnic.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put together; fit together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some boys like to assemble model airplanes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) construct.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come together; meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Congress assembles in January.┤
┴┤ (SYN) congregate.
╩│assemble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│assembler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that assembles.
├│ 2. ┤a computer program or routine for converting instructions in an assembly language into machine language.
╩│assembler, ╛╕noun.
╜│assembler language,╕ ╟│= assembly language.
╩│assembler language,╕ ╟│= assembly language.
╜│assembly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-blies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of people gathered together for some purpose; meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal addressed the school assembly. A reception or a ball may be called an assembly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gathering, convention, congregation.
├│ 2. ┤a meeting of lawmakers.
┴┤ (SYN) legislature.
├│ 3. ┤the act of coming together; an assembling; meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. unlawful assembly.┤
├│ 4. ┤the act or process of putting together; fitting together;
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Detroit we saw the assembly of the parts which make up an automobile.┤
├│ 5a. ┤the complete group of parts required to put something together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the hull assembly of a model boat.┤
├│ b. ┤the complete group of parts put together to form a unit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rear of an airplane has a tail assembly. The steering assembly of our car was damaged in the accident.┤
├│ 6. ┤a signal on a bugle or drum for troops to form in ranks.
╩│assembly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-blies.╕
╜│Assembly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-blies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the legislature or a legislative body of any one of various countries, states, or other political divisions, as:
├│ a. ┤(in the United States) the lower branch of the state legislature of some states (often called the ╖General Assembly┤).
├│ b. ┤(in Canada) the legislature of a province (often called the ╖Legislative Assembly┤).
├│ 2. ┤the legislative assembly of the United Nations (called the ╖General Assembly┤).
╩│Assembly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-blies.╕
╜│assembly language,╕
┬┌┤ a coding system of abbreviations, numerals, and additional symbols for programming an electronic computer.
╩│assembly language,╕
╜│assembly line,╕
┬┌┤ a row of workers and machines along which work is passed until the final product is made.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Automobiles are produced on an assembly line where each worker repeats his special task.┤
╩│assembly line,╕
╜│Assemblyman┐╕ or │assemblyman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a member of an Assembly.
╩│Assemblyman┐╕ or │assemblyman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│assembly plant,╕
┬┌┤ a plant in which the parts of complete units are put together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an automobile assembly plant.┤
╩│assembly plant,╕
╜│assembly room,╕
┬┌┤ (British, Archaic.) a ballroom.
╩│assembly room,╕
╜│Assemblywoman┐╕ or │assemblywoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ a woman member of an Assembly.
╩│Assemblywoman┐╕ or │assemblywoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│assent, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to express agreement; consent; agree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone assented to the plans for the dance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concur, acquiesce, comply.
├╕noun ┤ ┤acceptance of a proposal or statement; agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher gave her assent to the plan.┤
┼╕noun ╡assenter.┤
╩│assent, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│assentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an expression of assent.
├│ 2. ┤╡= flattery.┤
╩│assentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│assentingly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an assenting manner; so as to express assent.
╩│assentingly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│assentor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= assenter.┤
├│ 2. ┤a voter who, in addition to the proposer and seconder, endorses the nomination of a candidate in a British election.
╩│assentor, ╛╕noun.
╜│assert, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to state positively; declare firmly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John asserts that he will go whether we do or not.┤
┴┤ (SYN) affirm, maintain, aver.
├│ 2. ┤to insist on (a right or a claim); defend; maintain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Assert your independence.┤
└╕expr. ╡assert oneself,┤ ┤to put oneself forward; make demands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A leader must assert himself sometimes in order to be followed.┤
┼╕adj. ╡assertable,┤ ╡assertible.┤
┼╕noun ╡asserter.┤
╩│assert, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│assertative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= assertive.
╩│assertative, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= assertive.
╜│assertedly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= assertively.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= allegedly.┤
╩│assertedly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│assertion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positive statement; firm declaration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His assertion of his innocence was believed by the jury.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of insisting on a right or claim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you say that you own the book, prove your assertion of ownership.┤
╩│assertion, ╛╕noun.
╜│assertive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ too confident and certain; positive; forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John is an assertive boy, always insisting on his own rights and opinions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dogmatic.
┼╕adv. ╡assertively.┤
┼╕noun ╡assertiveness.┤
╩│assertive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assertiveness training,╕
┬┌┤ a method of training submissive individuals to behave with confidence, usually by adopting an aggressive attitude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cosmetic treatments, charm schools, assertiveness training--nothing helped make her anything except more ... self-conscious (TV Guide).┤
╩│assertiveness training,╕
╜│assertory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ affirming; declaratory.
╩│assertory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asses─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ass.┤
╩│asses─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│asses─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡as┤ (2).
╩│asses─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│asses' bridge,╕ ╟│= pons asinorum.
╩│asses' bridge,╕ ╟│= pons asinorum.
╜│assess, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to estimate the value of (property or income) for taxation; value (at).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town clerk has assessed that house at $20,000.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appraise.
├│ 2. ┤to fix the amount of (a tax, fine, or damages).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Damages from last week's flood have been assessed at $50,000.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Especially U.S.) to put a tax on or call for a contribution from (a person, property, or organization).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each member of the club will be assessed one dollar to pay for the trip.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to examine critically and estimate the merit, significance, or value of; criticize; evaluate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee met to assess the idea of establishing a new university. It is impossible even for a scientist of genius to assess a lost opportunity of which he was unaware (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 5. ┤to portion out as a tax; apportion.
┼╕adj. ╡assessable.┤
╩│assess, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│assessed valuation,╕
┬┌┤ the percentage of the total market value of property used by a government as a basis of taxation.
╩│assessed valuation,╕
╜│assessee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose property has been assessed.
╩│assessee, ╛╕noun.
╜│assessment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of assessing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Every assessment of loyalty involves a subjective element (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount of tax which is decided to be payable.
├│ 3. ┤an official valuation of property for purposes of taxation.
├│ 4. ┤valuation in general; appraisal.
╩│assessment, ╛╕noun.
╜│assessor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who estimates the value of property or income for taxation.
├│ 2. ┤an assistant to a judge chosen because of his special knowledge of a field.
╩│assessor, ╛╕noun.
╜│assessorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an assessor or assessors.
╩│assessorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assessorship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office, position, or function of an assessor.
╩│assessorship, ╛╕noun.
╜│asset, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that has value; advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.┤
├│ 2. ┤an item of value.
╩│asset, ╛╕noun.
╜│assets, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤things of value; all items of value owned by a person or business and constituting the resources of the person or business. Real estate, cash, securities, inventories, patents, and good will are assets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His assets include a house, a car, stocks, bonds, and jewelry. (Figurative.) Honesty is one of the judge's most valuable assets.┤
├│ 2. ┤property that can be used to pay debts.
├│ 3. ┤(Accounting.) the entries on a balance sheet that express in terms of money the value of the tangible things or intangible rights which constitute the resources of a person, business, or organization, as of a given date.
╩│assets, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│asset-stripping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) the use of the assets of a company to finance an unrelated enterprise, such as another holding of a purchasing conglomerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asset-stripping may not be so frequent a motive for takeovers as public opinion tends to assume (London Times).┤
╜│Assideans┐╕ or │Assidaeans, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= Hasidim.
╩│Assideans┐╕ or │Assidaeans, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= Hasidim.
╜│assiduity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ careful, steady attention; diligence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He led her through the artistic splendors of Florence with assiduity (New Yorker).┤
╩│assiduity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│assiduous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ working hard and steadily; careful and attentive; diligent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No error escaped his assiduous attention to detail.┤
┴┤ (SYN) steady, unremitting, untiring.
┼╕adv. ╡assiduously.┤
┼╕noun ╡assiduousness.┤
╩│assiduous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assiento, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Historical.) a contract between Spain and a foreign country, or a group of foreign merchants, for supplying African slaves.
╩│assiento, ╛╕noun.
╜│assiette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Bookbinding.) a compound of bole, bloodstone, and galena applied to the trimmed edges of pages before gilding.
├│ 2. ┤a serving of food; helping.
╩│assiette, ╛╕noun.
╜│assign, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give as a task to be done or as a share; allot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher has assigned ten problems for today.┤
├│ 2. ┤to appoint (to a post or duty); designate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate.┤
├│ 3. ┤to name definitely; fix; set.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge assigned a day for the trial.┤
┴┤ (SYN) settle, determine, specify.
├│ 4. ┤to ascribe as belonging to; attribute; refer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A student should be able to assign events to their places in history.┤
├│ 5. ┤to transfer or hand over (property or a right) legally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Jones assigned his home and farm to his creditors.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person to whom property or a right is legally transferred.
┼╕adj. ╡assignable.┤
┼╕adv. ╡assignably.┤
╩│assign, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│assignability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ capability of being assigned.
╩│assignability, ╛╕noun.
╜│assignat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a piece of paper money issued between 1789 and 1796 by the French revolutionary government, based on the value of confiscated lands.
╩│assignat, ╛╕noun.
╜│assignation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a secret meeting of lovers.
├│ 2. ┤the appointment of a time and place for such a meeting.
├│ 3. ┤an allotting; apportionment.
├│ 4. ┤the legal transfer, as of property or right.
╩│assignation, ╛╕noun.
╜│assigned convict,
┬┌┤ a convict in colonial Australia committed to the custody of a settler or a military officer as a servant.
╩│assigned convict,
╜│assigned risk,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an insurance risk which an insurance company would not normally accept but which, under State law, is assigned on a prorated basis to insurance companies at an extra premium.
╩│assigned risk,╕
╜│assignee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person to whom some right or property is legally transferred.
├│ 2. ┤a person who is officially appointed to act for another; deputy.
╩│assignee, ╛╕noun.
╜│assigner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who assigns, allots, or apportions.
╩│assigner, ╛╕noun.
╜│assignment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something assigned, especially a piece of work to be done, or a responsibility allotted to a particular person, group, or organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today's assignment in arithmetic consists of ten problems.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of assigning; appointment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier was informed of his assignment to a new base.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the legal transfer of some property or right.
├│ b. ┤the document that authorizes this transfer.
╩│assignment, ╛╕noun.
╜│assignor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who legally transfers to another some property or right.
╩│assignor, ╛╕noun.
╜│assimilability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ capability of being assimilated.
╩│assimilability, ╛╕noun.
╜│assimilable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be assimilated.
╩│assimilable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assimilado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ a native in Portuguese colonies who is literate or educated and therefore eligible for Portuguese citizenship.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to change (food) into living tissues; digest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The human body will not assimilate sawdust.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to take in and make a part of oneself; absorb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She reads so much that she does not assimilate it all.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make like the people of a nation or other group in customs, viewpoint, character, or other attribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have assimilated immigrants from many lands. By living a long time with the Indians, he was assimilated to them in his thinking and actions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incorporate.
├│ 3. ┤to make (a speech sound, usually a consonant) more like the sound which follows or precedes.
┴┤ (SYN) adapt. Consonants are frequently assimilated to neighboring consonants; ╖ads-┤ becomes ╖ass-; comr-, corr-; disf-, diff-.┤ See also ╡assimilation,┤ def. 4.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to be changed into living tissue; be digested.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The woody, fibers of plants will not assimilate into the human body.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to be taken into oneself; absorb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After he has watched television all day, nothing will assimilate through his senses.┤
├│ 2. ┤to become like the people of a nation, or other group in customs, viewpoint, character or other attribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many immigrants assimilate readily in this country.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Life depends on the assimilation of food.┤
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being assimilated.
├│ 3. ┤(Sociology.) the process by which immigrants or other newcomers become like the people they are around, adopting the attitudes and cultural patterns of the society into which they have come.
├│ 4. ┤the alteration of a speech sound influenced by a neighboring sound, which makes it more like the neighboring sound.
╩│assimilation, ╛╕noun.
╜│assimilationism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles or practices of persons who favor the assimilation of various ethnic groups in a country or region.
┼╕n., adj. ╡assimilationist.┤
╩│assimilationism, ╛╕noun.
╜│assimilative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ assimilating; connected with, or promoting assimilation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the assimilative functions of the body.┤
┼╕noun ╡assimilativeness.┤
╩│assimilative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assimilatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= assimilative.
╩│assimilatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= assimilative.
╜│Assiniboin┐╕ or │Assiniboine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Siouan tribe of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Assiniboin┐╕ or │Assiniboine, ╛╕noun.
╜│assise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a geological formation consisting of parallel beds of rock bearing the same types of fossils.
╩│assise, ╛╕noun.
╜│assist, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give aid to; help (a person) either in doing something or when in need.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She assisted her mother with the housework.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aid, support, succor.
├│ 2. ┤to further or promote (an action or process).
╔┤ ╢Ex. These tablets assist digestion.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be the assistant of (a person).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give aid; help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When all assist, the job can be done quickly.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be present (at) either as a spectator or as one taking part in a ceremony or observance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The congregation assists at divine service.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Sports.) to help a teammate directly in making a play that scores in basketball, in hockey or soccer, or baseball, or that helps to put a runner out in baseball.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) an act of assistance; aid; help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With an assist from my brother we reached the top of the hill. The strongest assist to Canada's claim was the judgment rendered by the World Court (Canada Month).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Sports.) a play that assists.
┼╕noun ╡assister.┤
╩│assist, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│assistance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of assisting; help; aid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I need your assistance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) support, backing, succor.
├│ 2. ┤the help or aid given.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a grant of $2,000 as assistance toward a degree.┤
╩│assistance, ╛╕noun.
╜│assistant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who assists another, such as a superior in some office or work; helper; aid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was her assistant in the library for a time.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing or device that helps or aids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rhyme and meter are assistants to memory.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤helping; assisting; subordinate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is an assistant teacher.┤
├│ 2. ┤helpful; auxiliary (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beasts of burden are animals assistant to man.┤
╩│assistant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│assistant professor,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S. and Canada.) a teacher ranking next below an associate professor and above an instructor.
╩│assistant professor,╕
╜│assistantship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the office or position of assistant.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a position below that of an instructor in a college or university, usually held by a graduate student on a part-time basis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A research assistantship to provide training in science writing will be available for an outstanding graduate student in February (Science).┤
╩│assistantship, ╛╕noun.
╜│assisted suicide,
┬┌┤ the act of giving assistance or advice to a terminally ill person in order to commit suicide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Voters turned down initiatives that would have legalized assisted suicide if a patient wrote out a "death directive" (Nancy Gibbs).┤
╩│assisted suicide,
╜│assistor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person who assists; assister.
╩│assistor, ╛╕noun.
╜│assize, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a session of a law court.
├│ b. ┤the time or place of such a session.
├│ 2. ┤the action to be decided by a trial.
├│ 3. ┤the writ instituting the trial.
├│ 4. ┤verdict; judgment.
├│ 5. ┤(Scottish.) a trial by jury.
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤an ordinance, especially as to measures, weights, or prices.
├│ b. ┤the standard prescribed.
└╕expr. ╡assizes,┤ ┤periodical sessions of a law court formerly held in each county of England.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will be tried at the local assizes.┤
╩│assize, ╛╕noun.
╜│assn.┐,╕ │ass'n,╕ or │Assn.,╕
┬┌┤ association.
╩│assn.┐,╕ │ass'n,╕ or │Assn.,╕
╜│assoc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤associate.
├│ 2. ┤association.
╩│assoc.,╕
╜│associability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being associable.
╩│associability, ╛╕noun.
╜│associable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that can be associated, joined, or connected.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to a cooperative economic or trade association of several countries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kingston was the venue for the meeting ... between the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific) associable states and the EEC (Sheila Patterson).┤
┬┌┤ a former colony or protectorate granted complete local autonomy in domestic affairs but under the charge of the colonial power in defense and foreign relations.
╩│associated state,╕
╜│Associate in Arts,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a degree given by a college or junior college to a person who has completed a two-year course of study.
├│ 2. ┤a person who has this degree.
╩│Associate in Arts,╕
╜│associate professor,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S. and Canada.) a college or university teacher ranking next below a professor and above an assistant professor.
╩│associate professor,╕
╜│associateship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the position or office of an associate.
╩│associateship, ╛╕noun.
╜│associate state,╕ ╟│= associated state.
╩│associate state,╕ ╟│= associated state.
╜│association, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of people joined together for some purpose; society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Will you join the young people's association at our church?┤
┴┤ (SYN) club. (Abbr:) assn.
├│ 2. ┤the act of associating or the condition of being associated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Association of ideas is an important part of thinking. I look forward to my association with the counselors I will have at camp.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alliance, union, combination, relation.
├│ 3. ┤companionship, partnership, or friendship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The three old friends had enjoyed a close association over many years.┤
├│ 4. ┤idea or object connected with another idea in thought; mental connection or union between an object and ideas that have some relation to it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What association do you make with the color red? Words being arbitrary must owe their powers to association, and have the influence, and that only, which custom has given them (Samuel Johnson).┤
╩│association, ╛╕noun.
╜│associational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with association.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with an association.
╩│associational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│association area,╕
┬┌┤ the part of the brain that brings together the impulses from the sensory areas, sorts them, and sends them to the motor area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some sort of relationship, though certainly not a simple one, exists between the size and development of the association areas and what we call mental ability (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│association area,╕
╜│association football,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) soccer.
╩│association football,╕
╜│associationism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Psychology.) the theory that the laws of the association of ideas are the fundamental laws of mental action.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Fourierism.┤
┼╕noun ╡associationist.┤
╩│associationism, ╛╕noun.
╜│associationistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with associationism or associationists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. associationistic psychology.┤
╩│associationistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│association of ideas,╕
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the tendency of a sensation, perception, feeling, volition, or thought to recall to consciousness others which formerly coexisted in consciousness with it or which are similar to it.
╩│association of ideas,╕
╜│associative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tending to associate.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with association.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with the associative law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an associative operation, associative sets.┤
┼╕adv. ╡associatively.┤
╩│associative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│associative law,╕
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) a law stating that the combinations by which two numbers are added or multiplied will not change their sum or product. (Examples:) 2 + (3 + 5) gives the same sum as (2 + 3) + 5; (2 X 3) X 5 gives the same product as 2 X (3 X 5).
╩│associative law,╕
╜│associative memory┐╕ or │storage,╕
┬┌┤ a computer memory whose data locations are made accessible by its contents; content-addressable memory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Associative memories can be rated by their storage density (Michael F. Deering).┤
╩│associative memory┐╕ or │storage,╕
╜│associator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person or thing that joins in association.
├│ b. ┤a confederate; companion.
├│ 2. ┤a member of an association.
╩│associator, ╛╕noun.
╜│assoil, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤to absolve.
├│ 2. ┤to atone for.
╩│assoil, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│assoluta, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤designating a rank in an opera or ballet company higher than that of prima donna or prima ballerina; absolute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. prima ballerina assoluta.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= solo.┤
╩│assoluta, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assonance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤resemblance in sound of words or syllables. (Example:) W╖a┤ken lords and l╖a┤dies g╖a┤y.
├│ 2. ┤a substitute for rhyme in which the vowels are alike but the consonants are different. (Examples:) ╖brave-vain, lone-show, man-hat, penitent-reticence.┤
╩│assonance, ╛╕noun.
╜│assonanced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by assonance.
╩│assonanced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assonant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or characterized by assonance.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or syllable forming an assonance with another.
╩│assonant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│assonantal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with assonance.
╩│assonantal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assort, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to arrange by kinds; distribute into groups by sorts; sort out; classify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He assorted the books alphabetically.┤
┴┤ (SYN) arrange.
├│ 2. ┤to furnish with various sorts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grocer assorts his stock to meet the varied demands of his customers.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to agree in sort or kind; fall into a class or group (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the two kinds assort well. These buttons do not assort with the samples on the cards.┤
┴┤ (SYN) match, suit.
├│ 2. ┤to associate or keep company (with).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has always assorted with men of his own age.┤
╩│assort, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│assortative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that sorts out; selective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The result of dating, courting, being engaged may be assortative mating, or the marriage of persons ... that are alike in many important characteristics (Emory S. Bogardus).┤
╩│assortative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assorted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤selected so as to be of different kinds; various.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She served assorted cakes.┤
├│ 2. ┤arranged by kinds; classified.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were socks assorted by size on the shelf.┤
├│ 3. ┤suited to one another; matched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are a poorly assorted couple, always quarreling.┤
├│ 4. ┤including various kinds; miscellaneous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an assorted collection of books.┤
┴┤ (SYN) diverse, heterogeneous.
╩│assorted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assortment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of sorting out or classifying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The assortment of so many books would take a long time.┤
├│ 2. ┤a collection of various kinds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have these curtains in an assortment of colors.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Music her soft assuasive voice applies (Alexander Pope).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a soothing remedy.
╩│assuasive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│assume, ╛╕verb, ╞│-sumed,╕ │-suming.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take for granted without actual proof; suppose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He assumed that the train would be on time.┤
┴┤ (SYN) presume.
├│ 2. ┤to take upon oneself; undertake (an office or responsibility).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to assume leadership. He assumed the responsibility for planning the picnic.┤
├│ 3. ┤to take on; put on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The problem has assumed a new form.┤
├│ 4. ┤to pretend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although he saw the accident, he assumed ignorance of it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feign, simulate.
├│ 5. ┤to claim for oneself; appropriate; usurp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king's wicked brother tried to assume the throne.┤
├│ 6. ┤to adopt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to assume a new partner.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be arrogant; claim more than is due; presume.
┼╕adj. ╡assumable.┤
┼╕adv. ╡assumably.┤
┼╕noun ╡assumer.┤
╩│assume, ╛╕verb, ╞│-sumed,╕ │-suming.╕
╜│assumed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pretended; not real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The famous stranger was traveling under the assumed name of Smith.┤
┴┤ (SYN) simulated.
├│ 2. ┤supposed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The assumed facts turned out to be untrue.┤
├│ 3. ┤usurped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dictator soon lost his assumed power.┤
┼╕adv. ╡assumedly.┤
╩│assumed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assuming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤taking too much upon oneself; presumptuous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An assuming manner is irritating to most people.┤
├│ 2. ┤taking too much for granted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gasoline shortages jolted an assuming nature about unlimited natural resources.┤
╩│assuming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│assumpsit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.)
├│ 1. ┤an action to recover damages for breach of a promise or contract agreed upon orally or in writing not under seal.
├│ 2. ┤an actionable promise or contract.
╩│assumpsit, ╛╕noun.
╜│assumption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing assumed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His assumption that he would win the prize proved incorrect. Every assertion of fact or system of facts rests on assumptions, avowed or implied (John E. Owen).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pirate's assured manner outraged the captain.┤
├│ 3. ┤(British.) insured against loss.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person whose life or property is insured.
├│ 2. ┤a person who is the beneficiary of an insurance policy.
┼╕adv. ╡assuredly.┤
┼╕noun ╡assuredness.┤
╩│assured, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│assurer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who assures.
├│ 2. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤a person who insures; underwriter.
├│ b. ┤a person who insures his life.
╩│assurer, ╛╕noun.
╜│assurgency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of being assurgent.
╩│assurgency, ╛╕noun.
╜│assurgent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rising; ascending.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) curving upward.
╩│assurgent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Assyr.,╕
┬┌┤ Assyrian.
╩│Assyr.,╕
╜│Assyrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Assyria, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of the ancient empire of Assyria.
├│ 2. ┤the ancient Semitic language of the Assyrians.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Assyrian or Babylonian ... and Sumerian ... are the chief languages of the vast cuneiform literature from Mesopotamia (H. A. Gleason, Jr.).┤
╩│Assyrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Assyriological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with Assyriology.
╩│Assyriological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Assyriologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies Assyriology.
╩│Assyriologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Assyriology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the language, history, and antiquities of Assyria.
╩│Assyriology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Assyro-Babylonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ Assyrian and Babylonian.
╩│Assyro-Babylonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│AST╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.S.T.,╕
┬┌┤ Atlantic Standard Time.
╩│AST╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.S.T.,╕
╜│astarboard, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) to or toward the starboard side of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Realising what was happening, the tug turned hard aport, the merchantman hard astarboard, and both ran ashore (Lord Mountbatten).┤
╩│astarboard, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Astarte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the goddess of fertility, love, and maturity of the ancient Semites. She was known as Ashtoreth to the Hebrews and as Ishtar to the Babylonians and Assyrians, to whom she was also the goddess of war. She is often identified with the Greek goddess Aphrodite and the Roman goddess Venus.
╩│Astarte, ╛╕noun.
╜│astatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unstable; unsteady.
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) having no tendency to take a fixed or definite position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A magnetic needle whose directive power has been neutralized is astatic.┤
┼╕adv. ╡astatically.┤
╩│astatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astaticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ instability; unsteadiness.
╩│astaticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│astatine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a radioactive, nonmetallic chemical element produced artificially from bismuth by bombarding it with alpha particles. Astatine is rare, highly unstable, and belongs to the halogen group. Several isotopes of it have been reported.
╩│astatine, ╛╕noun.
╜│astatki, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a petroleum fuel once used in the former Soviet Union.
╩│astatki, ╛╕noun.
╜│aster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a common plant having daisylike flowers with white, pink, blue, or purple petals around a yellow center.
├│ b. ┤its flower. Asters belong to the composite family. Some asters are very small; others are large with many petals.
├│ 2. ┤any plant or flower like this of other genera of the composite family. China asters look much like small chrysanthemums.
├│ 3. ┤(Biology.) one of two star-shaped structures found in a cell during mitosis; astrosphere. An aster consists of achromatic fibers radiating from around the centrosphere (containing the centrosome).
╩│aster, ╛╕noun.
╜│asteraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an aster or asters.
╩│asteraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aster family,╕
┬┌┤ a former group of plants, now classified as a subgroup of the composite family, whose blossoms are really compact heads of florets surrounded by small leaves or bracts. The daisy belongs to this group.
╩│aster family,╕
╜│asteria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gem, such as a sapphire, that when cut as a cabochon shows a starlike, luminous figure.
╩│asteria, ╛╕noun.
╜│asteriated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a starlike figure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some sapphires are asteriated.┤
╩│asteriated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asterid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asteroid ╕(starfish).
╩│asterid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asteroid ╕(starfish).
╜│asterisk, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a star-shaped mark used in printing and writing, chiefly to call attention to a footnote or to indicate the omission of words or letters.
├│ 2. ┤anything shaped like a star.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to mark with an asterisk; star.
╩│asterisk, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│asterism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a group of stars smaller than a constellation.
├│ b. ┤(formerly) a constellation.
├│ 2. ┤the property some crystallized minerals have of showing a starlike luminous figure.
├│ 3. ┤three asterisks placed in printed or written work to direct attention to a passage.
╩│asterism, ╛╕noun.
╜│astern, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.)
├│ 1. ┤at or toward the rear of a ship; aft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain went astern. While we were in motion the only sheltered spot on deck was astern and to port of the cabin and the wheelhouse (Christopher Rand).┤
├│ 2. ┤backward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat moved slowly astern.┤
├│ 3. ┤behind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some yachts tow small boats astern.┤
╩│astern, ╛╕adverb.
╜│asternal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not joined to the sternum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The floating ribs are asternal.┤
╩│asternal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asteroid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any one of the thousands of very small objects that revolve about the sun, chiefly between the orbit of Mars and the orbit of Jupiter; planetoid. The mass of the moon is about thirty times the combined mass of all known asteroids.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a class of echinoderms, usually having five arms or rays radiating from a central disc, a mouth under this disc, and rows of tubular walking feet; starfish.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤starlike.
├│ 2. ┤resembling a starfish.
╩│asteroid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│asteroidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with asteroids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A meteorite ... that was launched quite unceremoniously somewhere in the asteroidal belt sometime during the last two billion years ... was recovered recently (Science News Letter).┤
╩│asteroidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asterophyllite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a genus of fossil plants, with leaves arranged in whorls, found in the coal formations of Europe and America.
╩│asterophyllite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aster yellows,╕
┬┌┤ a virus disease of aster plants, characterized by yellowing and dwarfing.
╩│aster yellows,╕
╜│asthenia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack or loss of strength; weakness; debility; adynamia.
╩│asthenia, ╛╕noun.
╜│asthenic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or characterized by asthenia; weak; debilitated; adynamic.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by a tall, spare body build.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thought that schizophrenia was found more frequently among those with the asthenic type of body, characterized by a slender, narrow trunk, long legs, and a narrow, angular face (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who has asthenia.
├│ 2. ┤a person of the asthenic type.
╩│asthenic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│asthenopia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) weakness of the eyes or visual organs.
╩│asthenopia, ╛╕noun.
╜│asthenopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with, or suffering from, asthenopia; resembling asthenopia.
╩│asthenopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asthenosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a region of the earth's mantle directly beneath the lithosphere, having a thickness of a hundred miles or more and consisting of hot, soft, or weak rock material.
╩│asthenosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│asthenospheric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the asthenosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The descending lithosphere displaces asthenospheric material, forcing it upward to form new crust (Science News).┤
╩│asthenospheric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asthma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic disease that makes breathing difficult and causes coughing. Asthma is an allergy characterized by intermittent or continuous difficulty in breathing and a sense of constriction in the chest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asthma attacks the smooth lung muscles instead of the upper respiratory system, and is most commonly caused by mold spores, but it can be caused by anything that can cause hay fever (New Yorker).┤
╩│asthma, ╛╕noun.
╜│asthmatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with asthma.
├│ 2. ┤having asthma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A plump, asthmatic man came panting into the room (Edgar Maass).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has asthma.
┼╕adv. ╡asthmatically.┤
╩│asthmatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│asthmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asthmatic.
╩│asthmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asthmatic.
╜│astigmatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having astigmatism.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or characterized by astigmatism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) the astigmatic views of a bigot.┤
├│ 3. ┤correcting astigmatism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. astigmatic lenses.┤
┼╕adv. ╡astigmatically.┤
╩│astigmatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astigmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astigmatic.
╩│astigmatical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astigmatic.
╜│astigmatism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the structural defect of an eye or of a lens that makes objects look indistinct or gives imperfect images. With perfect focus, all the rays of light, entering through the cornea, converge at one point on the retina; with astigmatism they do not.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) inability or refusal to accept what is right or true.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the moral astigmatism of a bigot.┤
╩│astigmatism, ╛╕noun.
╜│astilbe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of the saxifrage family, having long spikes of small, white flowers.
╩│astilbe, ╛╕noun.
╜│astir, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in motion; stirring with activity or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) I found Western Europe astir with efforts to rethink current policies, to realign current political groupings (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤out of bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most farmers are astir early each morning.┤
╩│astir, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│Astolat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Arthurian Legend.) a place thought by some to be in southeastern England (Surrey) near London.
╩│Astolat, ╛╕noun.
╜│astomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of animals) having no mouth.
├│ 2. ┤(of plants) having no stomata.
╩│astomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astomous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astomatous.
╩│astomous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astomatous.
╜│astonied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤dazed.
├│ 2. ┤filled with consternation; dismayed.
├│ 3. ┤astonished.
╩│astonied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astonish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to surprise greatly; amaze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The gift of ten dollars astonished the little boy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) astound.
┼╕adv. ╡astonishedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡astonisher.┤
╩│astonish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│astonishing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very surprising; amazing.
┼╕adv. ╡astonishingly.┤
╩│astonishing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astonishment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤great surprise; sudden wonder; amazement.
├│ 2. ┤anything that causes great surprise.
╩│astonishment, ╛╕noun.
╜│astound, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shock with alarm or surprise; surprise very greatly; amaze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was astounded by the news that she had won the contest. I am astounded by the opinion of some of our city high school teachers that the Regents should be made easier because the percentage of failures has increased (New York Herald Tribune).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) astonished.
┼╕noun ╡astoundment.┤
╩│astound, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│astounding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shocking with alarm or surprise; amazing.
┼╕adv. ╡astoundingly.┤
╩│astounding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astr.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤astronomer.
├│ 2. ┤astronomical.
├│ 3. ┤astronomy.
╩│astr.,╕
╜│astrachan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= astrakhan.
╩│astrachan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= astrakhan.
╜│Astrachan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tart, usually red, summer variety of apple, of Russian origin.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that shrinks body tissues and thus checks the flow of blood or other secretions. Alum is an astringent.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having the property of shrinking or contracting tissues.
┴┤ (SYN) binding, constrictive, styptic.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) austere; stern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The concert [was] too well upholstered in sound--one wanted something more austere, more astringent, more spiky and less comfortable (London Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) caustic; biting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. astringent wit. Several very violent moments, but much good astringent dialogue (Punch).┤
┼╕adv. ╡astringently.┤
╩│astringent, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│astrionics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of astronautics dealing with electronic instrumentation.
╩│astrionics, ╛╕noun.
╜│astro, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ astronautic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. General Schreiver dealt America her first hand as an astro power (Kenneth F. Gantz).┤
╩│astro, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤star or other heavenly body or bodies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Astrochemistry = star or planet chemistry.┤
├│ 2. ┤space; spacecraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Astronaut = space traveler.┤
╩│astro-,╕
╜│astrobiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astrobiology.
╩│astrobiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrobiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of biology dealing with the discovery or study of life on heavenly bodies; exobiology.
╩│astrobiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrobleme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the ancient meteoritic scars on the earth's surface.
╩│astrobleme, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrobotanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astrobotany.
╩│astrobotanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrobotany, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany dealing with the discovery or study of plant life on heavenly bodies.
╩│astrobotany, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrochemist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astrochemistry.
╩│astrochemist, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrochemistry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the chemical composition and characteristics of heavenly bodies.
╩│astrochemistry, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrocompass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an optical instrument with which direction, or heading, may be determined by sighting on a celestial body.
╩│astrocompass, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a star-shaped neurogliar cell.
╩│astrocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrocytoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a brain tumor consisting of astrocytes.
╩│astrocytoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│astrodome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very large enclosed area, especially one under a plastic dome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But maybe in a couple of hundred years' time sailing will take place in gigantic "astrodomes," a hundred times larger than the Houston model (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a dome of transparent plastic on the top of an aircraft, through which a navigator takes observations of the stars.
╩│astrodome, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of dynamics dealing with the motion of bodies in outer space and the forces acting upon them.
┬┌┤ the study of the geological characteristics of space and the heavenly bodies.
╩│astrogeology, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrogony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the genesis or origin of the stars.
╩│astrogony, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a telescope fitted with a camera, used in astrography.
╩│astrograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with astrography.
╩│astrographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of mapping planets and heavenly bodies.
╩│astrography, ╛╕noun.
╜│Astrojet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) fan-jet.
╩│Astrojet, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrol.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤astrologer.
├│ 2. ┤astrological.
├│ 3. ┤astrology.
╩│astrol.,╕
╜│astrolabe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an astronomical instrument formerly used for measuring the altitude of the sun or stars. It has been largely replaced by the sextant.
╩│astrolabe, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrolatry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ worship of the heavenly bodies.
╩│astrolatry, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrologer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who claims to know and interpret the supposed influence of the stars and planets on persons or events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People believed that if astrologers could foretell happenings in the heavens from the study of stars, they could also foretell events in people's lives (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West).┤
╩│astrologer, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrologian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= astrologer.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= astrological.┤
╩│astrologian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│astrologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astrological.
╩│astrologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astrological.
╜│astrological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with astrology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Forecasting the end of the world is a favorite pastime of astrological or numerological devotees (Atlantic).┤
┼╕adv. ╡astrologically.┤
╩│astrological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrologist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= astrologer.
╩│astrologist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= astrologer.
╜│astrology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the study of the stars and planets to reveal their supposed influence on persons or events, and to foretell what will happen; judicial astrology; mundane astrology.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) practical astronomy, such as the prediction of tides and eclipses and the fixing of Easter; natural astrology.
╩│astrology, ╛╕noun.
╜│astromedicine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerospace medicine.
╩│astromedicine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aerospace medicine.
╜│astrometeorological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with astrometeorology.
╩│astrometeorological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrometeorologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astrometeorology.
╩│astrometeorologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrometeorology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of meteorology dealing with the influence of heavenly bodies on weather.
╩│astrometeorology, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with astrometry.
╩│astrometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astrometric.
╩│astrometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astrometric.
╜│astrometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of astronomy dealing with the measurement of the magnitudes, apparent positions, or motions of the heavenly bodies.
╩│astrometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│astron.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤astronomer.
├│ 2. ┤astronomical.
├│ 3. ┤astronomy.
╩│astron.,╕
╜│astronaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pilot or member of the crew of a spacecraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 360,000 pounds of thrust ... boosted astronaut Glenn's 4,100-pound capsule into space (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤a traveler in outer space.
╩│astronaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│astronautic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with astronautics or astronauts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. astronautic research.┤
┼╕adv. ╡astronautically.┤
╩│astronautic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astronautical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astronautic.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. an astronautical expert.┤
╩│astronautical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astronautic.
╜│astronautics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the art or science of designing, building, and operating space vehicles.
├│ b. ┤the scientific study of space flight.
├│ 2. ┤travel in outer space; space travel.
╩│astronautics, ╛╕noun.
╜│astronavigation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the navigation of an air or space vehicle by means of instruments carried within the vehicle that sight on celestial bodies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cardinal principle of astronavigation is to keep far away from gravitational maelstroms (Time).┤
╩│astronavigation, ╛╕noun.
╜│astronomer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astronomy; person skilled in astronomy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Astronomers have seen some clusters of stars that are a million light-years away (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West).┤
╩│astronomer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Astronomer Royal,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the principal astronomer of England. Until 1971, the title was given to the director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
├│ 2. ┤the principal astronomer of Scotland, who is also director of the Royal Edinburgh Observatory.
╩│Astronomer Royal,╕
╜│astronomic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astronomical.
╩│astronomic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astronomical.
╜│astronomical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of astronomy; having to do with astronomy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. astronomical calculations. A telescope is an astronomical instrument.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) enormous; like the numbers reported in astronomy; so large as to be beyond comprehension; very great.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Astronomical sums of money are spent on defense by many nations.┤
┼╕adv. ╡astronomically.┤
╩│astronomical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astronomical day,╕
┬┌┤ twenty-four hours of mean solar time reckoned from noon; mean solar day.
╩│astronomical day,╕
╜│astronomical time,╕
┬┌┤ mean solar time reckoned from noon through the twenty-four hours.
╩│astronomical time,╕
╜│astronomical unit,╕
┬┌┤ the mean distance of the earth from the sun (about 93 million miles), sometimes used as a unit of measurement in expressing distances between planets and stars.
╩│astronomical unit,╕
╜│astronomical year,╕
┬┌┤ the period of the earth's revolution around the sun; solar year. It lasts 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45.51 seconds.
╩│astronomical year,╕
╜│astronomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of the sun, moon, planets, stars, and all other heavenly bodies. It deals with their composition, motions, relative positions, distances, and sizes, as well as with the earth in its relation to them.
├│ 2. ┤pl. ╡-mies.┤┤ a textbook or treatise on this science.
╩│astronomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrophotograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a photograph of a heavenly body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a large astrophotograph of the spiral nebula of Andromeda (New Yorker).┤
╩│astrophotograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrophotographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with astrophotography.
╩│astrophotographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrophotography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the photography of heavenly bodies, especially for astronomical purposes.
╩│astrophotography, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrophotometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a photometer for measuring the intensity of the light of heavenly bodies.
╩│astrophotometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrophotometrical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the astrophotometer or its use.
├│ 2. ┤obtained or made by means of the astrophotometer.
╩│astrophotometrical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrophotometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ measurement of the intensity of the light of heavenly bodies.
╩│astrophotometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrophysical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with astrophysics.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the physical and chemical characteristics of heavenly bodies.
┼╕adv. ╡astrophysically.┤
╩│astrophysical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│astrophysicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies astrophysics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The astrophysicists tell us that there is practically no lithium, beryllium, or boron in the universe (E. P. George).┤
╩│astrophysicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrophysics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical characteristics of heavenly bodies, suchas luminosity, temperature, size, mass, and density, and also their chemical composition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With the advent of the spectrograph and other modern appliances, astrophysics was developed and it is now the most rapidly expanding branch of astronomy (John C. Duncan).┤
╩│astrophysics, ╛╕noun.
╜│astrosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= aster.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= centrosphere.┤
╩│astrosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│AstroTurf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a material made with nylon and vinyl that resembles a grassy surface, used for artificial playing fields and lawns.
╩│AstroTurf, ╛╕noun.
╜│astucious┐╕ or │astutious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astute.
╩│astucious┐╕ or │astutious, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= astute.
╜│astucity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= astuteness.
╩│astucity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= astuteness.
╜│Asturian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Asturias (a region of Spain) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
├│ 2. ┤the dialect of Spanish spoken by Asturians.
╩│Asturian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│astute, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shrewd, especially with regard to one's own interests; clever; crafty; sagacious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was an astute businessman who turned a profit easily.┤
┼╕adv. ╡astutely.┤
┼╕noun ╡astuteness.┤
╩│astute, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Astyanax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the young son of Hector and Andromache, hurled from the walls of Troy by the victorious Greeks because of the prediction that he would restore the Trojan kingdom.
╩│Astyanax, ╛╕noun.
╜│astylar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no columns or pilasters.
╩│astylar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│A-sub, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an atomic submarine.
╩│A-sub, ╛╕noun.
╜│asudden, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) suddenly.
╩│asudden, ╛╕adverb.
╜│asunder, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤in pieces; into separate parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lightning split the tree asunder.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤apart or separate from each other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two armies were miles asunder.┤
╩│asunder, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│Asur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Ashur.
╩│Asur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Ashur.
╜│aswarm, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ swarming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the streets are aswarm with humanity (New Yorker).┤
╩│aswarm, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asway, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ swaying.
╩│asway, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aswim, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ swimming; overflowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) the Terrace Room, which was aswim with Grandmothers (New Yorker).┤
╩│aswim, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aswirl, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in a swirl; swirling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. with skirts aswirl.┤
╩│aswirl, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aswoon, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in a swoon; swooning.
╩│aswoon, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asyllabic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not constituting a syllable; not syllabic.
╩│asyllabic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asylum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an institution for the support and care of the mentally ill, the blind, orphans, or other people who are unable to care for themselves.
├│ 2. ┤refuge; shelter. In olden times a church might be an asylum for a debtor or a criminal, since no one was allowed to drag a person from the altar. Now asylum is sometimes given by one nation to persons of another nation who are accused of political or other crimes.
┴┤ (SYN) sanctuary, protection.
╩│asylum, ╛╕noun.
╜│asymmetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not symmetrical; lacking symmetry.
├│ 2. ┤(Logic.) denoting a relationship between terms which cannot be reversed. In "John is the father of Bill," ╖is the father of┤ is asymmetric.
┼╕adv. ╡asymmetrically.┤
╩│asymmetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asymmetrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asymmetric.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Any object which cannot be divided into corresponding halves by any plane is said to be asymmetrical (A. Franklin Shull).┤
╩│asymmetrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asymmetric.
╜│asymmetric carbon atom,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a carbon atom combined directly with four unlike atoms or groups.
╩│asymmetric carbon atom,╕
╜│asymmetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lack of symmetry.
╩│asymmetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│asymptomatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without symptoms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a patient who is asymptomatic or has only vague or slight symptoms (Francis Lederer).┤
╩│asymptomatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asymptopia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) a hypothetical region in which the interactions of high-energy particles approach constant values.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Such fantastic power could finally bring experimenters to ... "asymptopia": the far-out region on the energy scale where all the complex events inside the atom--and hence the very nature of matter--comes within reach of man's understanding (Time).┤
╩│asymptopia, ╛╕noun.
╜│asymptote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a straight line that continually approaches a curve but does not meet it within a finite distance.
╩│asymptote, ╛╕noun.
╜│asymptotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an asymptote.
┼╕adv. ╡asymptotically.┤
╩│asymptotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asymptotical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asymptotic.
╩│asymptotical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= asymptotic.
╜│asynchronism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ asynchronous quality or condition.
╩│asynchronism, ╛╕noun.
╜│asynchronous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not coinciding in time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since they all work on a basic system of asynchronous gears ... their motion is inherently unstable and nonrepetitive (New Yorker).┤
╩│asynchronous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asynchrony, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asynchronism.
╩│asynchrony, ╛╕noun. ╟│= asynchronism.
╜│asyndetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not joined by a conjunction. (Examples:) the book I read; the time he was here.
├│ 2. ┤without cross references.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an asyndetic catalog.┤
┼╕adv. ╡asyndetically.┤
╩│asyndetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│asyndeton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the omission of conjunctions for emphasis or brevity, as in "Come take it," "Go get him."
╩│asyndeton, ╛╕noun.
╜│asynergy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌┤ lack of coordination of parts or organs normally acting in harmony.
╩│asynergy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│asyntactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ loosely put together; irregular; ungrammatical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If they [compounds] conform to the grammatical pattern, they are syntactic compounds (e.g., radioactive). If they fail to conform, they may be termed asyntactic (e.g., baby-sitting) (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│asyntactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│at, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in; on; by; near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is someone at the front door. She is at school.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the direction of; to; toward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to aim at the mark. Look at me. The dog ran at the cat.┤
├│ 3. ┤on or near the time of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. at midnight. He goes to bed at nine o'clock.┤
├│ 4. ┤in a place or condition of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. at right angles. England and France were at war.┤
├│ 5. ┤through; by way of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smoke came out at the chimney.┤
├│ 6. ┤doing; trying to do; engaged in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is at work on a new project.┤
├│ 7. ┤for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bought two books at a dollar each.┤
├│ 8. ┤because of; by reason of; with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shipwrecked sailors were happy at the arrival of the rescuers. She is angry at you.┤
├│ 9. ┤according to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She can wiggle her ears at will.┤
├│ 10. ┤from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoner got good treatment at the hands of his captors.┤
└╕expr. ╡at one. ┤See under ╡one.┤┤
╩│at, ╛╕preposition.
╜│at-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡ad-┤ before ╖t,┤ as in ╖attain.┤
╩│at-,╕
╜│at.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤airtight.
├│ 2. ┤atmosphere.
├│ 3. ┤atomic.
╩│at.,╕
╜│At╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ astatine (chemical element).
╩│At╕ (no period),
╜│AT╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤antitank.
├│ 2. ┤appropriate technology.
├│ 3. ┤Atlantic Time.
╩│AT╕ (no periods),
╜│A.T.,╕
┬┌┤ Atlantic Time.
╩│A.T.,╕
╜│atabal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of kettledrum or tabor used by the Moors. Also, ╡attabal.┤
╩│atabal, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atabrine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a yellow, crystalline, synthetic compound, quinacrine hydrochloride, used, especially during World War II, in treating malaria; atebrin; mepacrine.
╩│Atabrine, ╛╕noun.
╜│atacamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline or massive form of copper chloride occurring in various shades of green.
╩│atacamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│atactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= irregular.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) ataxic.
├│ 3. ┤(Grammar.) lacking proper syntax.
╩│atactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ataghan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= yataghan.
╩│ataghan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= yataghan.
╜│Atalanta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a maiden famous for her beauty and her speed in running. She promised to marry any suitor who could outrun her, but those who failed were put to death.
╩│Atalanta, ╛╕noun.
╜│ataman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mans.╕ ╟│= hetman.
╩│ataman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mans.╕ ╟│= hetman.
╜│atamasco lily┐,╕ or │atamasco, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with a single pink or white, lilylike flower. It belongs to the amaryllis family and is native to the southeastern United States.
├│ 2. ┤any plant of the same genus.
╩│atamasco lily┐,╕ or │atamasco, ╛╕noun.
╜│ataractic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any drug that relaxes the muscles and relieves excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ataractics ... calm upset people without causing mental depression (Walter Modell).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that soothes or relaxes the body or mind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ataractic medicines.┤
╩│ataractic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ataraxia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) calmness of mind or emotions; tranquillity.
╩│ataraxia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ataraxic, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= ataractic.
╩│ataraxic, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= ataractic.
╜│ataraxy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ataraxia.
╩│ataraxy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ataraxia.
╜│ataunt, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a fully rigged state; with all sails set.
╩│ataunt, ╛╕adverb.
╜│atavic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a remote ancestor or ancestors.
├│ 2. ┤╡= atavistic.┤
╩│atavic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atavism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) the reappearance in an animal or plant of characteristics of a remote ancestor not found in its immediate ancestors, generally the result of a recombination of genes.
├│ 2. ┤reversion to a primitive type.
├│ 3. ┤resemblance to a remote ancestor.
╩│atavism, ╛╕noun.
╜│atavist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an animal or plant exhibiting atavism.
╩│atavist, ╛╕noun.
╜│atavistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with atavism.
├│ 2. ┤having a tendency to atavism.
├│ 3. ┤characterized by atavism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is evident that all animals are ultimately from one primal source. The appearance in the embryo of atavistic survivals and the fact that the process of embryological development is fundamentally the same in all animals further confirm this conclusion (Beals and Hoijer).┤
┼╕adv. ╡atavistically.┤
╩│atavistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ataxia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤loss of normal coordination, especially inability to coordinate voluntary movements of the muscles.
├│ 2. ┤╡= locomotor ataxia.┤
╩│ataxia, ╛╕noun.
╜│ataxic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by or affected with ataxia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has ataxia.
╩│ataxic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ataxite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a composite volcanic rock in which fragments from more than one lava are mixed irregularly.
╩│ataxite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ataxy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ataxia.
╩│ataxy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ataxia.
╜│ate─╕ (1), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ past tense of ╡eat.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father ate his dinner an hour ago.┤
╩│ate─╕ (1), ╛verb.
╜│ate─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ infatuation or mad impulse, sometimes personified, as in Greek drama.
╩│ate─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Ate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the goddess of recklessness and mischief, who incited men to rash deeds, later regarded as the goddess of punishment or revenge.
╩│Ate, ╛╕noun.
╜│-ate─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (suffix forming adjectives, verbs, and nouns,)
├│ 1. ┤of or having to do with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Collegiate = having to do with college.┤
├│ 2. ┤having; containing ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Compassionate = having compassion.┤
├│ 3. ┤having the form of ______; like ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stellate = having the form of a star.┤
├│ 4. ┤become ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Maturate = become mature.┤
├│ 5. ┤cause to be ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alienate = cause to be alien.┤
├│ 6. ┤produce ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ulcerate = produce ulcers.┤
├│ 7. ┤supply or treat with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aerate = treat with air.┤
├│ 8. ┤combine with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Oxygenate = combine with oxygen.┤
╩│-ate─╕ (1),
╜│-ate─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ (suffix forming nouns.) salt made from ______ic acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sulfate = salt made from sulfuric acid.┤
╩│-ate─╕ (2),
╜│-ate─╕ (3),
┬┌┤ (suffix forming nouns.) office, rule, or condition of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caliphate = rule of a caliph.┤
╩│-ate─╕ (3),
╜│atebrin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Atabrine.
╩│atebrin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Atabrine.
╜│atechnic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤without technical knowledge.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person without technical knowledge.
╩│atechnic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│atelectasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.)
├│ 1. ┤a collapse of the lungs.
├│ 2. ┤incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth.
╩│atelectasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│atelier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a workshop, especially of an artist or craftsman; studio.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cole Porter ... recalls a visit he and Martin paid to the atelier where the costumes for "Can-Can," a period piece, were being made (New Yorker).┤
╩│atelier, ╛╕noun.
╜│a tempo,
┬┌┤ (Music.) in time; returning to the former speed.
╩│a tempo,
╜│Aten, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Aton.
╩│Aten, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Aton.
╜│A tent,╕
┬┌┤ a tent with sides sloping downwards from a ridgepole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ragged A tent sagged away from the prevailing wind (Elizabeth Robins).┤
╩│A tent,╕
╜│a tergo,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from behind.
╩│a tergo,
╜│a terre,
┬┌┤ (French.) on the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the idiom closest to traditional ballet ... the men have no visible problems with turns, either en l'air or a terre (Saturday Review).┤
╩│a terre,
╜│atewaza, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a technique in judo of using tricks of beating or kicking that will paralyze, injure, or kill an opponent.
╩│atewaza, ╛╕noun.
╜│Athabascan┐╕ or │Athabaskan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Athapascan.
├│ 2. ┤a member of a tribe of North American Indians living near Lake Athabasca, in western Canada.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Athabascan Indians or the Athapascan family of Indian languages.
╩│Athabascan┐╕ or │Athabaskan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│athanasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ deathlessness; immortality.
╩│athanasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Athanasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Athanasius, his doctrines, or his defense of the consubstantiality of Jesus with God the Father against the Arians.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who maintains the doctrines of Athanasius.
╩│Athanasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Athanasian Creed,╕
┬┌┤ a Christian creed or profession of faith of unknown authorship and probably composed around A.D. 430. It is one of the three creeds (with the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed).
╩│Athanasian Creed,╕
╜│athanasy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= athanasia.
╩│athanasy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= athanasia.
╜│athanor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a towerlike furnace used by alchemists, in which fuel was gravity-fed to provide a continuous source of heat.
╩│athanor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Athapascan┐╕ or │Athapaskan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or denoting a North American language family extending from Alaska and Canada to Mexico, and including the Apache and Navaho.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an Indian of this stock.
╩│Athapascan┐╕ or │Athapaskan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│atheism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the belief that there is no God.
├│ 2. ┤neglect of the service of God; godlessness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hypocrisy in one age is generally succeeded by atheism in another (Joseph Addison).┤
╩│atheism, ╛╕noun.
╜│atheist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who believes that there is no God.
├│ 2. ┤a person who ignores his duty to God; a godless person.
╩│atheist, ╛╕noun.
╜│atheistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of atheism or atheists.
├│ 2. ┤godless; impious.
╩│atheistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atheistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atheistic.
┼┌╕adv. ╡atheistically.┤
╩│atheistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atheistic.
╜│athel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, grayish, evergreen tamarisk, native to Asia, widely planted in desert areas, such as the southwestern United States, as a windbreak.
╩│athel, ╛╕noun.
╜│atheling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Anglo-Saxon noble or prince, especially a crown prince.
╩│atheling, ╛╕noun.
╜│athematic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) having no thematic structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are ... in spite of the "athematic" conception, some well-defined and recognizable melodic and rhythmic shapes (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│athematic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Athena, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the goddess of wisdom, arts, industries, and prudent warfare. She was one of the chief divinities of Olympus, and was said to have sprung from the forehead of Zeus. She was often called ╖Pallas,┤ or ╖Pallas Athena.┤ The Romans called her Minerva.
╩│Athena, ╛╕noun.
╜│athenaeum┐╕ or │atheneum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a scientific or literary club.
├│ 2. ┤a reading room; library.
╩│athenaeum┐╕ or │atheneum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Athenaeum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the temple of Athena at Athens. Poets and learned men gathered there.
├│ 2. ┤a school where law, philosophy, grammar, and various other subjects, were taught and where poets and men of letters gathered for discussion, founded at Rome by the emperor Hadrian.
╩│Athenaeum, ╛╕noun.
╜│Athene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Athena.
╩│Athene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Athena.
╜│Athenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Athens (especially ancient Athens in Greece) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person having the right of citizenship in ancient Athens.
├│ 2. ┤a native or inhabitant of Athens.
╩│Athenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│athermancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ athermanous quality or condition.
╩│athermancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│athermanous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not permitting the passage of radiant heat.
╩│athermanous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atherogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ formation or development of atheroma.
╩│atherogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│atherogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ forming or developing atheroma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an atherogenic diet of high cholesterol content.┤
╩│atherogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atheroma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤fatty degeneration of the inner walls of the arteries.
├│ 2. ┤a fatty deposit clogging an artery.
╩│atheroma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│atheromatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with atheroma; resembling atheroma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In two animals kept on the diet for 60 weeks and 57 weeks, atheromatous changes developed (Science News Letter).┤
╩│atheromatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atherosclerosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of arteriosclerosis in which a deposit of fatty material narrows the interior of the arteries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In atherosclerosis ... the normally smooth artery lining becomes rougher and narrower (John W. Ferree).┤
╩│atherosclerosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│atherosclerotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with atherosclerosis; affected with atherosclerosis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has atherosclerosis.
╩│atherosclerotic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│atherosis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atheroma ╕(def. 1).
╩│atherosis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atheroma ╕(def. 1).
╜│athetoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with athetosis; resembling athetosis.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an athetoid person. The arms andlegs of an athetoid are apt to move away from his body in any direction, even though he does not want them to move at all.
╩│athetoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│athetosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition, usually affecting children, characterized by constant, slow, involuntary movements of the hands and fingers, and of the toes and feet.
╩│athetosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│athirst, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤keenly desirous (for); eager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most young people are athirst for new experiences.┤
├│ 2. ┤thirsty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... fatigued and hungry and athirst (Robert Southey).┤
╩│athirst, ╛╕adjective.
╜│athlete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person trained in exercises of physical strength, speed, and skill, especially one who participates or competes in games requiring agility and stamina. Ball players, runners, boxers, and swimmers are athletes.
╩│athlete, ╛╕noun.
╜│athlete's foot,╕
┬┌┤ a very contagious, chronic skin disease of the feet, which may be caused by any of several related fungi; ringworm of the feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Athlete's foot ... is probably transmitted principally through bath mats, swimming pools, etc. (Sidonie M. Gruenberg).┤
╩│athlete's foot,╕
╜│athlete's heart,╕
┬┌┤ an enlargement of the heart without accompanying disease of the valves, resulting from overexercise.
╩│athlete's heart,╕
╜│athletic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤for athletes or athletics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an athletic field.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or suited to an athlete; like an athlete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. athletic feats.┤
├│ 3. ┤having to do with active games and sports.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He joined an athletic association.┤
├│ 4. ┤active and strong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an athletic boy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) muscular, vigorous.
├│ 5. ┤(Anthropology.) characterized by a robust physique.
┼╕adv. ╡athletically.┤
╩│athletic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│athletic foot,╕ ╟│= athlete's foot.
╩│athletic foot,╕ ╟│= athlete's foot.
╜│athleticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ devotion to athletics.
╩│athleticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│athletics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(usually pl. in use) exercises of physical strength, speed, and skill; active games and sports. Athletics include baseball and basketball.
├│ 2. ┤(usually sing. in use) the practice and principles of physical training.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Athletics is recommended for every student.┤
╩│athletics, ╛╕noun.
╜│athodyd, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an early name for a ramjet engine.
╩│athodyd, ╛╕noun.
╜│at-home, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤Also, ╡at home.┤ an informal reception, usually in the afternoon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President of India ... was given an "At Home" by the Governor of Maharashira ... on Wednesday evening (Times of India).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤for use at home; informal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. at-home garb.┤
╩│at-home, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│-athon,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) an activity involving endurance; marathon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walkathon = a walking marathon. A weekend telethon ... his competitors derisively rechristened begathon (TV Guide).┤
╩│-athon,╕
╜│Athonite, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Mount Athos, especially as an important Greek Orthodox monastic center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every Athonite community guards ikons and frescoes, manuscripts, and jewels, that would drive the average millionaire collector giddy with desire (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Athonite, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Athor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Hathor.
╩│Athor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Hathor.
╜│athrill, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in a thrill; thrilled; thrilling.
╩│athrill, ╛╕adjective.
╜│athrob, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ throbbing.
╩│athrob, ╛╕adjective.
╜│athrocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cell in certain invertebrates which is able to ingest foreign matter, presumably as part of an excretory system.
╩│athrocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│athwart, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤across from side to side; crosswise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most seats run athwart a rowboat.┤
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤╡= across.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Nautical.) across the line or course of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tug steamed athwart the ship.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) in opposition to; against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you come athwart me, 'ware (Tobias Smollett).┤
╩│athwart, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│athwartships, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ from side to side of a ship; crosswise of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... suitably instrumented in order to show the magnitude and direction of the forces both athwartships and in the fore and aft line (New Scientist).┤
╩│athwartships, ╛╕adverb.
╜│atilt, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤at a tilt; tilted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His cap, atilt, gave him a jaunty air.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in a tilting encounter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Break a lance, and run atilt at Death (Shakespeare).┤
╩│atilt, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│atingle, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tingling; in a tingling or excited condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. fingers atingle with cold.┤
╩│atingle, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-ation,╕
┬┌┤ (suffix added mainly to verbs to form nouns.)
├│ 1. ┤act or process of ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Education = act or process of educating.┤
├│ 2. ┤condition or state of being ______ed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cancellation = condition or state of being canceled.┤
├│ 3. ┤result of ______ing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Civilization = result of civilizing.┤
╩│-ation,╕
╜│atiptoe, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤on tiptoe.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) eagerly; with anticipation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must go and say straight out to the reader who waits atiptoe to hear what life is (Virginia Woolf).┤
╩│atiptoe, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│atishoo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-oos.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a sneeze. [imitative]
╩│atishoo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-oos.╕
╜│-ative,╕
┬┌┤ ╖suffix added toverbs and nouns to form adjectives.┤
├│ 1. ┤tending to ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Talkative = tending to talk.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Qualitative = having to do with quality.┤
╩│-ative,╕
╜│Atl.,╕
┬┌┤ Atlantic.
╩│Atl.,╕
╜│Atlantan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of Atlanta, Georgia.
╩│Atlantan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atlantean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤resembling Atlas; strong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of mightiest Monarchies (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the legendary island of Atlantis.
╩│Atlantean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atlantes, ╛╕noun pl., ╞sing. │atlas.╕
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) supporting columns or pilasters sculptured as figures, or half figures of men (distinguished from ╖caryatids,┤ figures of women).
╩│atlantes, ╛╕noun pl., ╞sing. │atlas.╕
╜│Atlanthropus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an extinct type of man discovered in Algeria in 1954.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atlanthropus ... is closely allied to the Java and Peking types of men from the Far East (L. S. B. Leakey).┤
╩│Atlanthropus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atlantic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the Atlantic Ocean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cod is an Atlantic food fish.┤
├│ 2a. ┤in or over the Atlantic Ocean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Atlantic air route.┤
├│ b. ┤near or on the Atlantic Ocean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New Jersey is one of the Atlantic states. The Atlantic sea lanes are full of ship traffic.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and its member nations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Atlantic alliance, the Atlantic community.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= Atlantean ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│Atlantic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Atlantic Charter,╕
┬┌┤ the joint declaration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941, about postwar aims of the Allied powers, resulting from a meeting at sea off the coast of Newfoundland.
╩│Atlantic Charter,╕
╜│Atlanticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a policy of close cooperation between western European and North American countries, especially within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
┼╕noun ╡Atlanticist.┤
╩│Atlanticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atlantic mackerel,╕
┬┌┤ an important food fish of North America, averaging about 18 inches in length and one pound in weight.
╩│Atlantic mackerel,╕
╜│Atlantic Pact,╕ ╟│= North Atlantic Treaty.
╩│Atlantic Pact,╕ ╟│= North Atlantic Treaty.
╜│Atlantic puffin,╕
┬┌┤ a puffin living on the rocky coasts of the Arctic, having a white breast, underparts, and throat and blackish wings and tail.
╩│Atlantic puffin,╕
╜│Atlantic salmon,╕
┬┌┤ the common salmon of the North Atlantic waters, much valued for its taste and as a game fish.
╩│Atlantic salmon,╕
╜│Atlantic Standard Time,╕
┬┌┤ the standard time in the zone of the 60th meridian, one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time. It is used in the easternmost part of Canada. (Abbr:) AST (no periods).
╩│Atlantic Standard Time,╕
╜│Atlantis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean said to have sunk beneath the sea. It was first mentioned in the literature of ancient Greece, and located somewhere west of the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar).
╩│Atlantis, ╛╕noun.
╜│at-large, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤representing the whole of a state or region, not merely one political division of it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No elector may vote for more than two at-large candidates (Walter A. Gordon).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤by the representative or representatives of the whole of a state or region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Currently all eight of [the State's] seats in the House are filled at-large (Atlanta Constitution).┤
╩│at-large, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│atlas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a book of maps. A big atlas has maps of every country.
├│ 2. ┤a book of plates or tables illustrating any subject.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an atlas of human anatomy.┤
├│ 3. ┤the first cervical vertebra, which supports the skull.
├│ 4. ┤(Especially British.) a large size of paper, 26 X 34 (or, sometimes, 33) inches.
├│ 5. ┤singular of ╡atlantes.┤
╩│atlas, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atlas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) a giant who supported the heavens on his shoulders. He was said to be a Titan punished for revolt against Zeus.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person or thing that sustains the burden of anything; mainstay.
╩│Atlas, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atlas cedar,╕
┬┌┤ a North African cedar related to the cedar of Lebanon.
╩│Atlas cedar,╕
╜│atlas moth,╕
┬┌┤ a large silkworm moth with strongly hooked wings, found in Asia and Australia.
╩│atlas moth,╕
╜│atlatl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stick, usually fitted with a thong to hold the butt of a spear, used for throwing spears in pre-Spanish Mexico.
╩│atlatl, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atli, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Norse Legend.) a king whose wife, Gudrun killed him for having killed her brothers.
╩│Atli, ╛╕noun.
╜│atm.┐╕ or │atm╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤atmosphere or atmospheres.
├│ 2. ┤atmospheric.
╩│atm.┐╕ or │atm╕ (no period),
╜│ATM╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.T.M.,╕
┬┌┤ automatic teller machine (an electronic machine that makes change, records deposits, etc.).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most A.T.M. users are also shoppers ... able to "bank" from 8 in the morning until 10 at night (New York Times).┤
╩│ATM╕ (no periods)┐ or │A.T.M.,╕
╜│atman, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the soul of the individual in Hindu philosophy; the self.
╩│atman, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atman, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the soul of the universe and source of all individual souls in Hindu philosophy; Brahma.
╩│Atman, ╛╕noun.
╜│atmo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) vapor or steam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atmology = science of vapor.┤
╩│atmo-,╕
╜│atmolysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ the separation of mixed gases by partial diffusion through a porous substance.
╩│atmolysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│atmometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring evaporation.
╩│atmometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│atmometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with atmometry.
╩│atmometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atmometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of measuring evaporation.
╩│atmometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│atmosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the air that surrounds the earth; the mass of gases that surrounds the earth and is held to it by the force of gravity.
├│ 2. ┤the mass of gases that surrounds, or may surround, any heavenly body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The atmosphere of Venus is cloudy.┤
├│ 3. ┤the air in any given place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most cities no longer have a clear atmosphere. Our cellar has a damp atmosphere.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) mental or moral surroundings; surrounding influence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nuns live in a religious atmosphere. Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom (John Stuart Mill).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) the coloring or feeling that pervades a work of art.
╔┤ ╢Ex. music steeped in the atmosphere of old Vienna, the mysterious atmosphere of "Treasure Island."┤
├│ 6. ┤(Physics.) a unit of pressure equal to 14.7 pounds per square inch or 1033.2 grams per square centimeter. The pressure exerted by the air on the earth's surface at sea level is about one atmosphere. It is defined as the pressure which will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees centigrade (Celsius) at sea level. (Abbr:) atm.
┼╕adj. ╡atmosphereless.┤
╩│atmosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│atmospheric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Normal atmospheric pressure on the earth's surface at sea level is 14.7 pounds to the square inch.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atmospheric conditions often prevent observations of the stars.┤
├│ 3. ┤caused or produced by the action of the atmosphere.
┼╕adv. ╡atmospherically.┤
╩│atmospheric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atmospherical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atmospheric.
╩│atmospherical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atmospheric.
╜│atmospheric pressure,╕
┬┌┤ pressure caused by the weight of the air. The normal atmospheric pressure on the earth's surface at sea level is 14.7 pounds per square inch or 1033.2 grams per square centimeter.
╩│atmospheric pressure,╕
╜│atmospherics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ interfering sounds in radio communication caused by electric disturbance of the atmosphere; static.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today it is an accepted fact that "atmospherics" are produced also by a radiation which comes to us direct from the centre of the Galaxy (Gabriele Rabal).┤
╩│atmospherics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│atmospheric tides,╕
┬┌┤ movement of atmospheric masses in a pattern somewhat resembling that of the tides, caused by temperature fluctuations and by gravitation.
╩│atmospheric tides,╕
╜│atmospherium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a room or building with apparatus for simulating atmospheric phenomena.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the Atmospherium creates thunderstorms from tiny clouds in a matter of minutes (Saturday Review).┤
╩│atmospherium, ╛╕noun.
╜│atmosphil elements,
┬┌┤ oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon, the elements concentrated in the atmosphere according to the theory that the earth was formed from a cooling mass of hot gases.
╩│atmosphil elements,
╜│at. no.,╕
┬┌┤ atomic number.
╩│at. no.,╕
╜│atole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mush or gruel made of the meal of Indian corn in Spanish-American countries.
╩│atole, ╛╕noun.
╜│atoll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ring-shaped coral island or group of islands enclosing or partly enclosing lagoon.
╩│atoll, ╛╕noun.
╜│atom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the smallest particle of a chemical element that can take part in a chemical reaction without being permanently changed. An atom is made up of protons and neutrons in a central nucleus surrounded by electrons. Nearly all of its mass is concentrated in this nucleus. A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About one hundred million atoms laid side by side are an inch long (J. L. Crammer and R. E. Peierls).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a very small particle; tiny bit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is not an atom of truth in the whole story.┤
┴┤ (SYN) iota, jot, grain, tittle.
├│ 3. ┤one of the ultimate particles of matter, according to ancient philosophy, which came together to form the universe.
╩│atom, ╛╕noun.
╜│atomarium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a room or building for the display of equipment used in atomic research and the presentation of atomic phenomena.
╩│atomarium, ╛╕noun.
╜│atom bomb,╕ ╟│= atomic bomb.
╩│atom bomb,╕ ╟│= atomic bomb.
╜│atom-bomb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to destroy or lay waste with atomic bombs.
╩│atom-bomb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│atom bomber,╕ ╟│= atomic bomber.
╩│atom bomber,╕ ╟│= atomic bomber.
╜│atom gun,╕
┬┌┤ a cyclotron or similar device; atom smasher.
╩│atom gun,╕
╜│atomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of atoms; having to do with atoms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. atomic research. Scientists have discovered many new atomic particles.┤
├│ 2. ┤using atomic energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an atomic submarine.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or with atomic bombs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. atomic fallout, atomic warfare.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Chemistry.) separated into atoms.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) extremely small; minute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. particles of atomic size, atomic changes in the atmosphere.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) very strong; powerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an atomic stimulus to business.┤
┼╕adv. ╡atomically.┤
╩│atomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atomic age,╕
┬┌┤ the present era, as that marked by the first use of atomic energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A resident of the atomic age is constantly and forcibly reminded of change (Newsweek).┤
╩│atomic age,╕
╜│atomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atomic.
╩│atomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atomic.
╜│atomic bomb,╕
┬┌┤ a bomb in which the splitting of atomic nuclei results in an explosion of tremendous force and heat, accompanied by a blinding light. The destructive force of an atomic bomb is due to nearly instantaneous and uncontrolled successive fissions of uranium or plutonium atoms in a chain reaction, each fission releasing tremendous energy and also neutrons which produce the succeeding fission. Also, ╡A-bomb,┤ ╡atom bomb.┤ See also ╡fission bomb.┤┤
╩│atomic bomb,╕
╜│atomic bomber,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a military aircraft that carries atomic bombs.
├│ 2. ┤an aircraft powered by nuclear energy.
╩│atomic bomber,╕
╜│atomic breeder,╕ ╟│= breeder reactor.
╩│atomic breeder,╕ ╟│= breeder reactor.
╜│atomic calendar,╕
┬┌┤ a device for determining the age of any organic material, based upon a measurement of its radioactive carbon. Thus far it is accurate to a limit of about 40,000 years.
╩│atomic calendar,╕
╜│atomic clock,╕
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring time using atomic vibrations as its standard of accuracy rather than the revolution of the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atomic clocks can be made to measure time with an accuracy approaching one second per 1,000 years (Scientific American).┤
╩│atomic clock,╕
╜│atomic cloud,╕
┬┌┤ the upward-spiraling mass of radioactive dust and vapor formed by the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
╩│atomic cloud,╕
╜│atomic cocktail,╕
┬┌┤ a liquid suspension of radioactive isotopes of iodine, phosphorus, or some other element, given orally in the treatment of some types of cancer.
╩│atomic cocktail,╕
╜│atomic energy,╕
┬┌┤ the energy that exists in atoms; nuclear energy. Some atoms can be made to release some of their energy, either under control (in a reactor) or uncontrolled (in a bomb). Atomic energy is generated through alteration of the nucleus of an atom and is derived chiefly from fission (splitting of heavy nuclei) or sometimes from fusion (combining of light nuclei).
╔┤ ╢Ex. On Aug. 6, 1945, atomic energy literally burst upon the consciousness of the world (Lewis L. Strauss).┤
╩│atomic energy,╕
╜│atomic engine,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an engine operated by atomic energy.
├│ 2. ┤a device for producing atomic energy; reactor.
╩│atomic engine,╕
╜│atomic era,╕ ╟│= atomic age.
╩│atomic era,╕ ╟│= atomic age.
╜│atomic furnace,╕
┬┌┤ a reactor that provides heat for the generation of steam by which turbines or other engines may be run.
╩│atomic furnace,╕
╜│atomichron, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atomic clock.
╩│atomichron, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atomic clock.
╜│atomic hypothesis,╕╟│= atomic theory.
╩│atomic hypothesis,╕╟│= atomic theory.
╜│atomicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Chemistry.)
├│ a. ┤the number of atoms contained in one molecule of an element.
├│ b. ┤valence.
├│ c. ┤the number of atoms or radicals which can be replaced in the molecule of a compound.
├│ 2. ┤atomic state or condition.
╩│atomicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│atomic mass,╕
┬┌┤ the mass of an atom, as expressed on a scale in which the mass of the most abundant isotope of carbon is placed at 12; physical atomic weight.
╩│atomic mass,╕
╜│atomic mass unit,╕
┬┌┤ the unit for expressing atomic mass, equal to approximately 1.66 X (10 to the power of minus 24) grams. (Abbr:) amu (no periods).
╩│atomic mass unit,╕
╜│atomic number,╕
┬┌┤ the number of protons carried by the nucleus of an atom of a chemical element. The atomic number is used in describing the element and giving its relation to other elements in a series. Atomic numbers range from 1 (hydrogen) to 106 and predicted to at least 110.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The atomicnumber of uranium is 92.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) at. no.
╩│atomic number,╕
╜│atomic physics,╕
┬┌┤ the study of atoms and their physical properties, structure, energy, and other physical features.
╩│atomic physics,╕
╜│atomic pile,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╩│atomic pile,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╜│atomic power,╕
┬┌┤ power, especially electric power, produced by atomic energy.
╩│atomic power,╕
╜│atomic power reactor,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╩│atomic power reactor,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╜│atomic reactor,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╩│atomic reactor,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╜│atomics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ atomic physics, especially in technical application.
╩│atomics, ╛╕noun.
╜│atomic structure,╕
┬┌┤ the physical description of an atom, derived theoretically, but taken as a basic working hypothesis in modern physics.
╩│atomic structure,╕
╜│atomic submarine,╕
┬┌┤ a submarine driven by atomic power, capable of remaining under water for long periods of time.
╩│atomic submarine,╕
╜│atomic theory,╕
┬┌┤ the theory that all matter is composed of atoms, especially the modern theory that an atom is made up of a nucleus around which electrons revolve.
╩│atomic theory,╕
╜│atomic time,╕
┬┌┤ time as measured by an atomic clock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An atomic time standard ... would define the second in [terms of] the number of energy waves given off by an atom of cesium (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│atomic time,╕
╜│atomic warfare,╕
┬┌┤ warfare using atomic weapons.
╩│atomic warfare,╕
╜│atomic warhead,╕
┬┌┤ the warhead of an atomic weapon.
╩│atomic warhead,╕
╜│atomic weapon,╕
┬┌┤ any weapon utilizing nuclear fission or fusion as its destructive force.
╩│atomic weapon,╕
╜│atomic weight,╕
┬┌┤ the relative weight of an atom of a chemical element, based on the weight of an atom of carbon, which is taken as 12. Formerly, atomic weights were based on the weight of an atom of oxygen, which was taken as 16.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1.00797, of uranium 238.03.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) at. wt.
╩│atomic weight,╕
╜│atomism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ philosophical doctrine that the universe is composed of minute, separate, and indivisible particles.
┼╕n., adj. ╡atomist.┤
╩│atomism, ╛╕noun.
╜│atomistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of atomism.
├│ 2. ┤of atomists.
├│ 3. ┤of atoms.
┼╕adv. ╡atomistically.┤
╩│atomistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atomistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) nuclear physics.
╩│atomistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│atomize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change (a liquid) into a spray of very small drops.
├│ 2a. ┤to separate into atoms.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to reduce (anything) to small particles or units; fragmentize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antitrust route is one seeking to so atomize the steel industry that harsh competition would keep prices down (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤to obliterate (anything) by an atomic explosion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to atomize a city.┤
┼╕noun ╡atomization.┤
╩│atomize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│atomizer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus used to blow a liquid in a spray of very small drops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an atomizer for perfume.┤
╩│atomizer, ╛╕noun.
╜│atom smasher,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a cyclotron or other particle accelerator.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The atom smasher will fire high energy proton bullets at nuclear targets to explore the fundamental nature of energy and matter (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│atom smasher,╕
╜│atom smashing,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the acceleration and bombardment ofcharged particles in a cyclotron or other particle accelerator.
╩│atom smashing,╕
╜│atomy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archaic.) a very small thing; atom.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic or Poetic.) a tiny being; pygmy.
╩│atomy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│atomy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a skeleton.
╩│atomy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Aton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ancient Egyptian sun god worshiped at Thebes. The Aton is usually represented as a solar disk whose rays end in hands.
╩│Aton, ╛╕noun.
╜│atonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) having no key; characterized by atonality.
┼╕adv. ╡atonally.┤
╩│atonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atonalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.) atonal composition.
┼╕noun ╡atonalist.┤
╩│atonalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│atonalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) characterized by atonalism.
╩│atonalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atonality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.) lack of tonality; absence of relationship between tones or chords and any central keynote.
╩│atonality, ╛╕noun.
╜│atone, ╛╕verb, ╞│atoned,╕ │atoning.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make up; make amends (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He atoned for his unkindness to his sister by taking her to the movies. Nothing can atone for a murder.┤
├│ 2. ┤to harmonize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to atone our ideas with our perceptions.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make amends for; expiate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He atoned his sin by repenting and asking God's forgiveness.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or fact of making up for something; giving satisfaction for a wrong, loss, or injury; amends.
┴┤ (SYN) expiation, reparation.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) reconciliation; harmony.
├│ 3. ┤Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement.
└╕expr. ╡the Atonement┤ or ╡atonement,┤ ┤the reconciliation of God with sinners through the sufferings and death of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement (Romans 5:11).┤
╩│atonement, ╛╕noun.
╜│atoneness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ harmonious relationship.
╩│atoneness, ╛╕noun.
╜│atonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Grammar, Prosody.) unaccented.
├│ 2. ┤(Phonetics.) without voice; voiceless; surd.
├│ 3. ┤lacking muscular or nervous tone.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Grammar, Prosody.) an unaccented syllable or word.
├│ 2. ┤(Phonetics.) a voiceless consonant; surd.
╩│atonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│atony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Medicine.) lack of tone; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ; enervation; debility.
├│ 2. ┤(Phonetics.) lack of stress.
╩│atony, ╛╕noun.
╜│atop, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ ┤on the top of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had a hat atop his head.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤on the top; at the top.
╩│atop, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│Atophan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) cinchopen.
╩│Atophan, ╛╕noun.
╜│atopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by atopy.
╩│atopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atopy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of allergy that involves hereditary hypersensitivity.
╩│atopy, ╛╕noun.
╜│a tort,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤wrongly.
├│ 2. ┤wrong.
╩│a tort,
╜│a tort et a travers,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤wrong and crosswise.
├│ 2. ┤at random or at cross-purposes.
╩│a tort et a travers,
╜│ATP╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ adenosine triphosphate.
╩│ATP╕ (no periods),
╜│ATPase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biochemistry.) the enzyme which aids in the decomposition of adenosine triphosphate.
╩│ATPase, ╛╕noun.
╜│atrabiliar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atrabilious.
╩│atrabiliar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atrabilious.
╜│atrabilious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤melancholy; gloomy; depressed.
├│ 2. ┤bad-tempered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His name ... soon became a synonym for the atrabilious type of crusader who seems perpetually to be throwing a tantrum (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡atrabiliousness.┤
╩│atrabilious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrament, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤blacking.
├│ 2. ┤ink.
├│ 3. ┤any black fluid.
╩│atrament, ╛╕noun.
╜│atramentous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inky; black as ink.
╩│atramentous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atraumatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that prevents or inhibits a traumatic reaction.
╩│atraumatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atremble, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ in a trembling manner or state.
╩│atremble, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│atresia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the spontaneous degeneration of an egg cell or cells.
├│ 2. ┤the absence or closure of a bodily passage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. atresia of the esophagus.┤
╩│atresia, ╛╕noun.
╜│atresic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with atresia.
╩│atresic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Atreus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a king of Mycenae and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
╩│Atreus, ╛╕noun.
╜│atria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡atrium.┤
╩│atria, ╛╕noun.
╜│atrial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to an atrium (def. 3).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Normally, the two atria of the heart are separated by a membrane called the atrial septum (Michael E. De Bakey and Edward B. Diethrich).┤
╩│atrial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrial natriuretic factor╕ or │peptide, ╟= auriculin.
╩│atrial natriuretic factor╕ or │peptide, ╟= auriculin.
╜│Atridae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) Agamemnon and Menelaus, the sons of Atreus.
╩│Atridae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│atriopore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) the outlet of an atrium.
╩│atriopore, ╛╕noun.
╜│atrioventricular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the auricles and ventricles of the heart; auriculoventricular.
╩│atrioventricular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrioventricular bundle,╕
┬┌┤ a muscle bundle that conducts heartbeat impulses from the right atrium to the ventricles of the heart; bundle of His.
╩│atrioventricular bundle,╕
╜│atrioventricular node,╕
┬┌┤ a small mass of tissue in the right auricle of the heart, which receives the heartbeat impulses from the sinoatrial or sinus node and conducts them by way of the atrioventricular bundle; A-V node. It sometimes replaces the sinoatrial node as the heart's pacemaker.
╩│atrioventricular node,╕
╜│atrip, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom; barely aweigh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One ship, with anchor atrip and sails unfurled ... (Washington Irving).┤
├│ 2. ┤(of sails or yards) hoisted up.
╩│atrip, ╛╕adverb.
╜│atriplex, ╛╕noun. ╟│= orach.
╩│atriplex, ╛╕noun. ╟│= orach.
╜│atrium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │atria.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the main room of an ancient Roman house, usually also serving as an entrance hall.
├│ 2. ┤a hall or court.
├│ 3. ┤(Anatomy.)
├│ a. ┤the auricle of the heart.
├│ b. ┤any of various cavities or sacs, especially in certain marine animals.
╩│atrium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │atria.╕
╜│atroceruleous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a blackish-blue color.
╩│atroceruleous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrocious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤very wicked or cruel; very savage or brutal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kidnaping is an atrocious crime.┤
┴┤ (SYN) evil, heinous.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) very bad or unpleasant; abominable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy had the atrocious habit of talking with his mouth full.┤
┴┤ (SYN) execrable.
┼╕adv. ╡atrociously.┤
┼╕noun ╡atrociousness.┤
╩│atrocious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrocity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤very great wickedness or cruelty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many acts of atrocity are committed in war.┤
├│ 2. ┤a very cruel or brutal act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The women and children suffered from the atrocities of war.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a very bad blunder; anything that violates or is thought of as violating good taste, ordinary convention, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her dress is an atrocity.┤
╩│atrocity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│a trois,
┬┌┤ (French.) for or among three (people) only.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dinner a trois.┤
╩│a trois,
╜│atrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by atrophy.
╩│atrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrophied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wasted away; withered.
╩│atrophied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atrophy, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-phied,╕ │-phying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a wasting away; wasting away of a part or parts of the body, especially through imperfect nourishment or disuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some diseases cause atrophy of the muscles in the legs.┤
├│ 2. ┤arrested development of an organ of an animal or plant.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a halting in growth or withering of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a chronic atrophy and disease of the whole soul (Thomas Carlyle).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to waste away; undergo atrophy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) An ability may atrophy if it is not used. (Figurative.) The politician's power in a democracy will soon atrophy if he is cut off too long from the people.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to affect with atrophy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Constant pressure atrophies the mind.┤
╩│atrophy, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-phied,╕ │-phying.╕
╜│atropia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atropine.
╩│atropia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atropine.
╜│atropin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atropine.
╩│atropin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atropine.
╜│atropine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous drug obtained from belladonna and similar plants. Atropine relaxes the muscles and dilates the pupil of the eye.
╩│atropine, ╛╕noun.
╜│atropinism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atropism.
╩│atropinism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atropism.
╜│atropism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ poisoning by atropine.
╩│atropism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atropos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek and Roman Mythology.) one of the three Fates (Clotho and Lachesis are the other two). Atropos cuts the thread of life.
╩│Atropos, ╛╕noun.
╜│atrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ intensely black.
╩│atrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ATS╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Applications Technology Satellite (a combined weather and communications satellite in synchronous orbit over the equator).
╩│ATS╕ (no periods),
╜│Atsina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-na╕ or │-nas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of Plains Indians now living in Montana.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Atsina Indians were closely related to the Arapaho in language and customs (John C. Ewers).┤
├│ 2. ┤the Algonkian language of this tribe.
╩│Atsina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-na╕ or │-nas.╕
╜│att.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤attention.
├│ 2. ┤attorney.
╩│att.,╕
╜│atta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) wheat flour or meal.
╩│atta, ╛╕noun.
╜│attabal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atabal.
╩│attabal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= atabal.
╜│attaboy, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) an exclamation of approval or admiration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marines rose from their chairs to encourage the new performer: "Attaboy, soldier! Attaboy!" (H. L. Foster).┤
╩│attaboy, ╛╕interjection.
╜│attacca, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Music.) begin at once.
╩│attacca, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│attach, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to fix in place; fasten (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy attached a rope to his sled.┤
├│ 2. ┤to join to a person, group, or organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost dog attached itself to the boy walking home from school.┤
├│ 3. ┤to add at the end; affix.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The signers attached their names to the Constitution.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to connect with, especially for duty; assign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was attached as mate to the ship "Clio."┤
├│ b. ┤to assign, connect, or allocate (a military unit, soldiers, or equipment) temporarily to an organization or commander.
├│ 5. ┤to bind by affection; join by sympathy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is very much attached to her cousin.┤
├│ 6. ┤to give to; regard as belonging; attribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He attached great importance to rockets. At first the world attached little importance to the actions of Hitler.┤
├│ 7. ┤to take and hold (a person or property) by order of a court of law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you owe money to a man, he can attach part of your salary unless you pay him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confiscate.
├│ 8. ┤(Obsolete.) to fall upon; attack.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to fasten itself; belong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blame for this accident attaches to the man who destroyed the signal.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be associated as a circumstance or incident; belong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advantages which attach to wealth.┤
┼╕adj. ╡attachable.┤
╩│attach, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│attache, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person on the official staff of an ambassador or minister to a foreign country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a press attache, a naval attache.┤
╩│attache, ╛╕noun.
╜│attache case,╕
┬┌┤ a flat, rectangular case of leather or plastic for carrying things, such as papers and books.
╩│attache case,╕
╜│attached, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤joined to others; not detached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Row houses are attached dwellings of the same design.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) fixed to a spot during life; stationary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Adult barnacles are attached shellfish.┤
╩│attached, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attachment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of attaching or the fact or state of being attached; connection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the attachment of muscles to the bones of the jaw. The attachment of the rope to the sled took less than a minute.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fastening, joining.
├│ 2. ┤anything attached to something else, such as an additional device. Some sewing machines have attachments for making buttonholes.
┴┤ (SYN) adjunct, appurtenance.
├│ 3. ┤a means of attaching; fastening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Somebody cut the wire attachment that held the ladder in place.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tie, bond.
├│ 4. ┤affection that binds a person to another person or thing; devotion or loyalty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy had a great attachment to his dog.┤
┴┤ (SYN) love, regard, fidelity.
├│ 5. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤the legal taking of a person or property.
├│ b. ┤the writ authorizing such action.
╩│attachment, ╛╕noun.
╜│attack, ╛╕verb, noun, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to set upon to hurt; use force or weapons on; begin fighting against (someone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog attacked the cat.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to talk or write against; set upon with hostile actions or words to injure or discredit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidate angrily attacked his opponent's record as mayor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) criticize, blame.
├│ 3. ┤to go at with vigor; begin to work vigorously on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy attacked his piano practicing. The hungry child attacked his dinner.┤
├│ 4. ┤to act harmfully on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fever attacked the man bitten by insects.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make an attack; begin fighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enemy attacked at dawn.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of attacking or the condition of being attacked; assault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enemy attack took us by surprise.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sudden occurrence of something, such as illness, discomfort, or misgivings of conscience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My teacher had an attack of flu.┤
├│ 3. ┤the offensive part in any active proceeding or contest.
├│ 4. ┤the beginning of vigorous work or action on some task, problem, or other undertaking.
├╕adj. ┤┤using hostile actions or words to injure or discredit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There will be two more debates and plenty more name calling, attack advertising and scare stories (Time). The Helms-Gantt race ... provides a stark commentary on both the effectiveness--and the hollow core of the attack politics of the 1990's (New York Times Magazine).┤
┼╕adj. ╡attackable.┤
┼╕noun ╡attacker.┤
╩│attack, ╛╕verb, noun, adjective.
╜│attack plane,╕
┬┌┤ an airplane armed for low-flying bombing or strafing attacks.
╩│attack plane,╕
╜│attain, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to arrive at; reach (a state or condition) by living, growing, or developing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandfather has attained the age of 80.┤
├│ 2. ┤to gain by effort; accomplish; win.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The early American patriots attained freedom.┤
┴┤ (SYN) achieve, acquire, secure, obtain.
├│ 3. ┤to reach (a place); arrive at; gain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By scrambling we attained the top of a hill.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to succeed in coming (to) or getting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He attained to a position of great influence.┤
├│ 2. ┤to reach by living, growing, or developing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sequoia trees attain to a great height.┤
┼╕noun ╡attainer.┤
╩│attain, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│attainability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being attainable.
╩│attainability, ╛╕noun.
╜│attainable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be reached or achieved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The office of President is the highest attainable in the United States.┤
┼╕noun ╡attainableness.┤
╩│attainable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attainder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the loss of property and civil rights as the result of being sentenced to death or being outlawed.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) disgrace; dishonor.
╩│attainder, ╛╕noun.
╜│attainment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of attaining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The right to speak freely is one of the necessary means to the attainment of the truth (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤accomplishment; ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Benjamin Franklin was a man of varied attainments; he was a diplomat, statesman, writer, and inventor.┤
├│ 3. ┤something attained; acquirement.
╩│attainment, ╛╕noun.
╜│attaint, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to condemn by attainder; condemn.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to disgrace; taint; stain.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to accuse.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to convict.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤disgrace.
├│ 2. ┤╡= attainder.┤
╩│attaint, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│attaintment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= attainder.
╩│attaintment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= attainder.
╜│attainture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= attainder.┤
├│ 2. ┤a taint; stain; disgrace.
╩│attainture, ╛╕noun.
╜│attan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a popular folk dance of Afghanistan in which brightly costumed men and women form large circles and perform lively dances to the music of drums and flutes.
╩│attan, ╛╕noun.
╜│attap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in the Malay Peninsula:
├│ 1. ┤a thatched roof made with palm leaves.
├│ 2. ┤thatch made from palm leaves.
╩│attap, ╛╕noun.
╜│attapulgite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of clay found in the southeastern United States, used chiefly in refining mineral, vegetable, and animal oils. It is a hydrated magnesium aluminum silicate.
╩│attapulgite, ╛╕noun.
╜│attar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a perfume made from the petals of flowers.
├│ 2. ┤╡= attar of roses.┤
╩│attar, ╛╕noun.
╜│attar of roses,╕
┬┌┤ a fragrant essential oil made from rose petals.
╩│attar of roses,╕
╜│attemper, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to temper; soften.
├│ 2. ┤to modify by admixture; qualify.
├│ 3. ┤to adapt.
╩│attemper, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│attempt, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make an effort at; try.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to attempt to get better marks. I will attempt a reply to your question.┤
┴┤ (SYN) undertake, essay, endeavor.
├│ 2. ┤to make an effort against; try to take or destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to attempt a man's life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attack, assail, assault.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to tempt.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a putting forth of effort to accomplish something, especially something difficult or uncertain; effort; endeavor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made an attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world. The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) trial.
├│ 2. ┤an attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The assassin made an attempt on the king's life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assault.
┼╕adj. ╡attemptable.┤
┼╕noun ╡attempter.┤
╩│attempt, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│attemptability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being attemptable; capability of attempting.
╩│attemptability, ╛╕noun.
╜│attend, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to be present at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Children must attend school.┤
├│ 2. ┤to wait on; care for; tend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nurses attend the sick. His companion ... attends the Emperor in his royal court (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) serve.
├│ 3. ┤to go with as a result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Danger attends delay. Success often attends hard work.┤
├│ 4. ┤to go with; accompany as a subordinate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Noble ladies attended the queen.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) to pay attention to; listen to; heed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My tale attend (Scott).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) to be ready for; wait for; expect.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to direct one's care; give thought; look (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a clergyman with a large church to attend to. Please attend to the baggage.┤
├│ 2. ┤to apply oneself (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to attend to one's work.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be present (at).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to attend at a certain church.┤
├│ 4. ┤to give attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Attend to my story.┤
├│ 5. ┤to be present in readiness for service (on, upon).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to attend upon the emperor.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) to be a result or consequence; follow (on, upon).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Destruction and misery attend on war.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) to wait or delay.
┼╕noun ╡attender.┤
╩│attend, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│attendance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of being present at a place; attending.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our class had perfect attendance today.┤
├│ 2. ┤the number of people present; persons attending.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The attendance at church was over 200 last Sunday.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a retinue.
└╕expr. ╡dance attendance on,┤ ┤to attend often and with much care; be too polite and obedient to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In hopes of her favor the young man danced attendance upon the rich widow.┤
└╕expr. ╡in attendance,┤ ┤in charge; on duty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the physician in attendance.┤
└╕expr. ╡take attendance,┤ ┤to call the roll.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher takes attendance before class.┤
╩│attendance, ╛╕noun.
╜│attendance teacher,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an official charged with finding and returning truants and other absentee students to school.
╩│attendance teacher,╕
╜│attendant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who waits on another, such as a servant or follower.
┴┤ (SYN) escort, companion.
├│ 2. ┤an employee who waits on customers.
├│ 3. ┤an accompanying thing or event.
┴┤ (SYN) accompaniment.
├│ 4. ┤a person who is present.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤waiting on another to help or serve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An attendant nurse is at the sick man's bedside.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assistant, auxiliary.
├│ 2. ┤going with as a result; accompanying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. attendant circumstances. Coughing and sneezing are some of the attendant discomforts of a cold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) consequent, concomitant.
├│ 3. ┤present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. attendant hearers.┤
╩│attendant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│attendee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who attends; attender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many expected attendees were delayed because of the day-long snowstorm (New York Times).┤
╩│attendee, ╛╕noun.
╜│attent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) attentive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... with an attent ear (Shakespeare).┤
╩│attent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attentat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a criminal attempt.
╩│attentat, ╛╕noun.
╜│attention, ╛╕noun, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of attending; heed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children paid attention to the teacher's explanation.┤
├│ 2. ┤the power of attending; notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called my attention to the cat trying to catch the mouse.┤
├│ 3. ┤care and thought; consideration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The girl showed her grandmother much attention. Your letter will receive early attention.┤
├│ 4. ┤a military attitude of readiness; a steady, erect posture prescribed and assumed in readiness for future orders.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier came to attention when the officer addressed him. The private stood at attention during inspection.┤
├╕interj. ┤ ┤a command to come to attention.
└╕expr. ╡attentions,┤ ┤acts of courtesy or devotion, especially of a suitor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pretty girl received many attentions, such as presents of candy and flowers, and invitations to parties.┤
╩│attention, ╛╕noun, interjection.
╜│attentional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) having to do with attention as a factor in learning.
╩│attentional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attention deficit disorder,╕
┬┌┤ a neurological or psychological disorder of children, characterized by excessive restlessness and an inability to concentrate on a single subject or activity; hyperactivity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The use of Ritalin and other stimulants to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD), commonly called hyperactivity, ... has been a controversial issue (Jenny Tesar).┤
╩│attention deficit disorder,╕
╜│attention-getting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ attracting attention; conspicuous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wall space was converted to selling space by the use of big blocks of attention-getting color (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│attention-getting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attentisme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a policy of watchfulness and opportunism; wait-and-see position or attitude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like many other Indochinese they [the Vietnamese] chose attentisme. ... They would join the side that won in the end (Time).┤
╩│attentisme, ╛╕noun.
╜│attentiste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a person who practices attentisme.
╩│attentiste, ╛╕noun.
╜│attentive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤paying attention; observant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The attentive pupil is most likely to learn.┤
┴┤ (SYN) heedful, mindful.
├│ 2. ┤courteous; polite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The well-mannered girl was attentive to her mother's guests.┤
┴┤ (SYN) considerate, thoughtful.
├│ 3. ┤paying the attentions of a lover; courting.
┼╕adv. ╡attentively.┤
┼╕noun ╡attentiveness.┤
╩│attentive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attenuable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be attenuated.
╩│attenuable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attenuant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤attenuating; making thin, as fluids.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a medicine that thins the fluids of the body.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to weaken in force, amount, or value; reduce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The authority of kings has been attenuated in modern times.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Bacteriology.) to make (microorganisms or viruses) less virulent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Former vaccines against anthrax, dating back to the time of Pasteur, were made from attenuated, or weakened, spores of the anthrax germs (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 3. ┤to make thin or slender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was attenuated by hunger.┤
├│ 4. ┤to make less dense; dilute.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become thin or slender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An earthworm's body alternately attenuates and thickens as it crawls.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child's good health attests his mother's care. The high quality of your performance attests your ability.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prove, confirm, manifest.
├│ 2. ┤to bear witness to; testify to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thehandwriting expert attested the genuineness of the signature.┤
├│ 3. ┤to put (a person) on his oath.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) to administer the oath of allegiance to (a recruit).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bear witness (to); testify (to) the truth or genuineness of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several witnesses attest to this agreement.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic.) evidence; testimony.
┼╕noun ╡attester,┤ ╡attestor.┤
╩│attest, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│attestant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that attests.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who attests.
╩│attestant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│attestation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of attesting.
├│ 2. ┤proof or evidence.
├│ 3. ┤formal testimony.
╩│attestation, ╛╕noun.
╜│attestative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or having to do with attestation.
╩│attestative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the space in a house just below the roof and above the other rooms; garret.
├│ 2. ┤(Architecture.) a low story above an entablature or the main cornice of a building.
╩│attic, ╛╕noun.
╜│Attic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤of Attica, a region of Greece famous in ancient times for its chief city, Athens, and as a center of literature and art.
├│ b. ┤of Athens; Athenian.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by simple and refined elegance; classical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Addison's prose is Attic prose (Matthew Arnold).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native of Attica.
├│ 2. ┤the ancient Greek dialect of Attica, the language of Plato, Sophocles, Euripides, and Pericles.
╩│Attic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Attic faith,╕
┬┌┤ inviolable faith.
╩│Attic faith,╕
╜│Atticism┐╕ or │atticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a style or idiom of Attic Greek.
├│ 2. ┤an elegant expression or turn of speech.
├│ 3. ┤sympathy with Athens.
╩│Atticism┐╕ or │atticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atticist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who affects Attic style.
╩│Atticist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Atticize┐╕ or │atticize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to use Attic usages or idioms.
├│ 2. ┤to sympathize with Athens.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make conformable with Attic usage.
╩│Atticize┐╕ or │atticize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cized,╕ │-cizing.╕
╜│Attic salt┐╕ or │wit,╕
┬┌┤ dry, delicate, and pungent wit.
╩│Attic salt┐╕ or │wit,╕
╜│attine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a genus of leaf-cutting ants that attack crops.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any ant of this genus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ants, called attines, inhabit an area extending from Argentina to the southern United States (Science Journal).┤
╩│attine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│attire, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tired,╕ │-tiring.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤clothing or dress; array.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The queen wore rich attire to her coronation. (Figurative.) Earth in her rich attire ... (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Heraldry.) the antlers of a stag.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to clothe or dress; array; adorn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was attired in a cloak trimmed with ermine. His shoulders large a mantle did attire (John Dryden).┤
┼╕noun ╡attirer.┤
╩│attire, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tired,╕ │-tiring.╕
╜│attirement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ dress; attire.
╩│attirement, ╛╕noun.
╜│attitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a way of thinking, acting, or feeling; feeling, manner, or behavior of a person toward a situation or cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the work became more familiar, his attitude toward school changed from dislike to great enthusiasm.┤
├│ 2. ┤a position of the body suggesting an action, purpose, emotion, or mental state. Standing, sitting, lying, and stooping are attitudes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He raised his fists in the attitude of a boxer ready to fight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) posture, pose.
├│ 3. ┤the position of an aircraft, spacecraft, or other object in flight, in relation to some reference line or plane, such as the horizon or the horizontal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a banking attitude, an airplane dips one of its wings.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a ballet pose in which the dancer extends one leg backward with knee bent and the corresponding arm raised.
├│ b. ┤any dramatic pose intended to convey an emotion, often humorously exaggerated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an attitude of mock despair.┤
├│ 5. ┤an arrogant manner or hostile feeling toward a person, situation, or cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative) houses with attitude that look as if they are sprawled out on lounge chairs (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡strike an attitude,┤ ┤to pose for effect; assume a pose in a theatrical manner, and not as the natural expression of feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will find him ... striking pious attitudes at every new object of reverence (James Gilmour).┤
┬┌┤ (combining form.) one quintillionth (10 to the power of minus 18) of a ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Attofarad = one quintillionth of a farad.┤
╩│atto-,╕
╜│attorn,
┬┌┤ (Law.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to assign to another; transfer.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to acknowledge the relation of tenant to a new landlord.
├│ 2. ┤to transfer homage and service to a new feudal lord.
┼╕noun ╡attornment.┤
╩│attorn,
╜│attorney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= lawyer.┤ (Abbr:) atty.
├│ 2. ┤a person who has power to act for another in business or legal matters.
┴┤ (SYN) agent.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) agent; deputy.
╩│attorney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
╜│attorney at law,╕╟│= lawyer.
╩│attorney at law,╕╟│= lawyer.
╜│attorney general,╕ ╞pl. │attorneys general╕ or │attorney generals.╕
┬┌┤ the chief law officer of a country, state, or province.
╩│attorney general,╕ ╞pl. │attorneys general╕ or │attorney generals.╕
╜│Attorney General,╕
┬┌┤ the head of the United States Department of Justice and the chief legal adviser of the President. He is a member of the Cabinet. (Abbr:) Atty. Gen.
╩│Attorney General,╕
╜│attorney-generalship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the office of or term of service as attorney general.
╩│attorney-generalship, ╛╕noun.
╜│attorney in fact,╕
┬┌┤ an attorney authorized to act for his client out of court.
╩│attorney in fact,╕
╜│attorneyship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the function, status, or skill of an attorney.
╩│attorneyship, ╛╕noun.
╜│attract, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to draw to oneself; draw (objects) to or toward itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The magnet attracted the iron filings. The school fair attracted a number of visitors. His whistle attracted her attention.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to be pleasing to; win the attention or liking of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bright colors attract children. She has the gift of attracting friends.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allure, fascinate.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to possess or exert the power of drawing objects to or toward it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a property of matter to attract.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to be pleasing or winning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her flirtatious manners are intended to attract.┤
┼╕noun ╡attracter,┤ ╡attractor.┤
╩│attract, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│attractability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or fact of being attractable.
╩│attractability, ╛╕noun.
╜│attractable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be attracted.
┼╕noun ╡attractableness.┤
╩│attractable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attractant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance or agent having the power to attract or lure insects, animals, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In some insects, both sexes exude attractants. The male boll weevil, for instance, can attract the female of the species from a distance of 30 feet (John Barbour).┤
╩│attractant, ╛╕noun.
╜│attractile, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= attractive.
╩│attractile, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= attractive.
╜│attraction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing that delights or attracts people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The elephants were the chief attraction at the circus.┤
┴┤ (SYN) magnet, lure.
├│ 2. ┤the act or power of attracting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The attraction of the bright headlights made the deer stop in the road.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pull, magnetism.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) charm; fascination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sports have great attraction for most boys. Wealth had no attraction for him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) allurement, appeal.
├│ 4. ┤(Physics.) the electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, atoms, or other particles of matter on one another, tending to draw or hold them together, or the gravitational force exerted by one body on another.
╩│attraction, ╛╕noun.
╜│attraction sphere,╕
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the area around a centrosome, from which the aster rays radiate; centrosphere.
╩│attraction sphere,╕
╜│attractive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤winning attention and liking; pleasing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wore an attractive hat to the party. ... unlike her sister, she was unusually attractive (Theodore Dreiser).┤
┴┤ (SYN) charming, alluring, engaging.
├│ 2. ┤attracting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Magnets have great attractive power for iron filings.┤
┼╕adv. ╡attractively.┤
┼╕noun ╡attractiveness.┤
╩│attractive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attrib.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤attribute.
├│ b. ┤attributed.
├│ 2a. ┤attributive.
├│ b. ┤attributively.
╩│attrib.,╕
╜│attribute, ╛╕verb, ╞│-uted,╕ │-uting,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to think of as caused by; regard as an effect or product of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We attribute Edison's success to intelligence and hard work. She attributes her great age to a carefully planned diet.┤
├│ 2. ┤to think of as belonging or appropriate (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We attribute courage to the lion and cunning to the fox. This play is attributed to Shakespeare.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an object considered appropriate to a person, rank, or office; symbol.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The eagle was the attribute of Jupiter.┤
├│ 2. ┤a quality considered as belonging to a person or thing; characteristic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Patience is an attribute of a good teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) trait, property.
├│ 3. ┤an adjective, or any word or phrase used as an adjective.
├│ 4. ┤(Logic.) that which may be predicated of a subject.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) honor; reputation.
┼╕adj. ╡attributable.┤
┼╕noun ╡attributer,┤ ╡attributor.┤
╩│attribute, ╛╕verb, ╞│-uted,╕ │-uting,╕ ╛noun.
╜│attribution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of attributing; ascription.
├│ 2. ┤a thing or quality attributed; attribute.
╩│attribution, ╛╕noun.
╜│attributive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤expressing a quality or attribute.
├│ 2. ┤that attributes.
├│ 3. ┤of or like an attribute.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an attributive word. In the phrase "big brown dog," ╖big┤ and ╖brown┤ are attributives; in "morning star," ╖morning┤ is an attributive.
┼╕adv. ╡attributively.┤
┼╕noun ╡attributiveness.┤
╩│attributive, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│attrite, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤worn or ground down by friction; attrited.
├│ 2. ┤(Theology.) imperfectly contrite.
╩│attrite, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attrited, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ worn down by continued friction.
╩│attrited, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attrition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the action or process of rubbing away, or wearing or grinding down, by friction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pebbles become smooth by attrition.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any gradual process of wearing down, especially to exhaust an opponent's energy or resources.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a reduction or weakening in number or force; decline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The remaining firemen, some 27,000, would be kept on the job, but as they quit, died, retired, or were promoted to engineers, wouldn't be replaced--a process referred to as "attrition" (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 4. ┤an imperfect repentance for sin.
╩│attrition, ╛╕noun.
╜│attritional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or causing attrition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The left-handed Miss Stroud [a tennis player] can be awkward to beat, unless she is hustled out of her attritional rhythm (London Times).┤
╩│attritional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attritive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or characterized by attrition.
╩│attritive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│attritus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ matter reduced to particles by attrition.
╩│attritus, ╛╕noun.
╜│attune, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tuned,╕ │-tuning.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put in tune; put in accord; tune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His ears are attuned to the noise of a big city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harmonize.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be in tune.
┴┤ (SYN) adjust.
┼╕noun ╡attunement.┤
╩│attune, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tuned,╕ │-tuning.╕
╜│atty.,╕
┬┌┤ attorney.
╩│atty.,╕
╜│Atty. Gen.,╕
┬┌┤ attorney general.
╩│Atty. Gen.,╕
╜│Atum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Egyptian Mythology.) a form of the sun god Ra who is associated with the closing of the day.
╩│Atum, ╛╕noun.
╜│ATV╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ all-terrain vehicle.
╩│ATV╕ (no periods),
╜│atwain, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) in or into two parts; in two; asunder.
╩│atwain, ╛╕adverb.
╜│atweel, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) surely. Also, ╡'tweel.┤
╩│atweel, ╛╕adverb.
╜│atween, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) between.
╩│atween, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│atwirl, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ twirling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Twelve hundred dancers were atwirl simultaneously (New Yorker).┤
╩│atwirl, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atwitch, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ twitching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The moment anyone made even a motion ..., Rudolf was alert and atwitch with expectation (New Yorker).┤
╩│atwitch, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atwitter, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ twittering.
╩│atwitter, ╛╕adjective.
╜│atwixt, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) betwixt; between.
╩│atwixt, ╛╕preposition.
╜│at. wt.,╕
┬┌┤ atomic weight.
╩│at. wt.,╕
╜│A-type star,
┬┌┤ a star belonging to spectral class A, characterized by strong hydrogen lines in its spectrum. Sirius and Vega are A-type stars.
╩│A-type star,
╜│atypic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atypical.
╩│atypic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= atypical.
╜│atypical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not typical; irregular; abnormal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some drugs produce an atypical reaction in very sensitive patients.┤
┼╕adv. ╡atypically.┤
╩│atypical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│au,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the; in the; with the. It is a contraction of ╖a le,┤ masculine form of ╖a la,┤ occurring in some phrases frequently used in English, as ╖au courant, au revoir.┤
╩│au,
╜│Au╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ gold (chemical element; Latin, ╖aurum┤).
╩│Au╕ (no period),
╜│A.U.┐╕ or │a.u.,╕
┬┌┤ astronomical unit.
╩│A.U.┐╕ or │a.u.,╕
╜│A.U.┐,╕ │A.u.,╕ or │a.u.,╕
┬┌┤ angstrom unit.
╩│A.U.┐,╕ │A.u.,╕ or │a.u.,╕
╜│aubade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short instrumental composition in lyric style.
├│ 2a. ┤a song or piece to be performed in the open air at dawn.
├│ b. ┤any morning song.
╩│aubade, ╛╕noun.
╜│auberge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an inn.
╩│auberge, ╛╕noun.
╜│aubergine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) eggplant.
╩│aubergine, ╛╕noun.
╜│aubergiste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an innkeeper.
╩│aubergiste, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aubrey hole,
┬┌┤ any one of 56 holes surrounding the main stone circle of Stonehenge, in southern England, believed to be the remains of an ancient astronomical calendar for predicting the seasons and eclipses.
╩│Aubrey hole,
╜│aubrietia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a group of dwarf perennials of the mustard family, native to Europe and western Asia, with bright, usually purple flowers.
╩│aubrietia, ╛╕noun.
╜│auburn, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ reddish-brown.
╩│auburn, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Aubusson rug┐╕ or │carpet,
┬┌┤ a kind of French rug woven like tapestry.
╩│Aubusson rug┐╕ or │carpet,
╜│A.U.C.,╕
┬┌┤ in the year since the founding of the city (of Rome, in 753 B.C. according to legend); Latin, ╖ab urbe condita┤ or ╖anno urbis conditae.┤
╩│A.U.C.,╕
╜│Auca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of South American Indians living chiefly in the Ecuadorian region of the Andes.
├│ 2. ┤the Araucanian language of the Aucas.
╩│Auca, ╛╕noun.
╜│au contraire,
┬┌┤ (French.) on the contrary.
╩│au contraire,
╜│au courant,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤well informed on the topics of the day; up-to-date.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Europeans want to be au courant, to know what fiction has critical prestige in America (New York Times). The Northwesterner wants enough excitement brought to town to keep him au courant and amused (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) in the current.
╩│au courant,
╜│auction, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the most money for it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people at the auction bid on the old furniture.┤
├│ 2. ┤in card games:
├│ a. ┤the bidding, or the period of the game when the players bid, for the privilege of naming trumps, as in bridge.
├│ b. ┤auction bridge.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to sell at an auction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her family auctioned the paintings when the artist died.┤
└╕expr. ╡auction off,┤ ┤to sell or try to sell by auction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stable auctioned off its horses when it went out of business.┤
╩│auction, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│auction block,╕
┬┌┤ the stand or table on which items are placed to be bid upon at an auction.
└╕expr. ╡on the auction block,┤ ┤for disposal or sale to the highest bidder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On Tuesday, $30 million Ohio bonds will go on the auction block (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│auction block,╕
╜│auction bridge,╕
┬┌┤ a form of bridge played with 52 cards by four players divided into two partnerships which bid to win a stated minimum of tricks at a given trump suit or at no-trumps, and are credited with as many tricks as they win.
╩│auction bridge,╕
╜│auctioneer, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who conducts an auction.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to sell at an auction.
╩│auctioneer, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│auction pinochle,╕
┬┌┤ a form of pinochle usually played by three persons, with a fourth acting as dealer. Each player receives fifteen cards from the dealer, and a widow of three cards is auctioned to the highest bidder.
╩│auction pinochle,╕
╜│auction pool,╕
┬┌┤ a system of betting in which the bets are sold at auction.
╩│auction pool,╕
╜│auctorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an author.
╩│auctorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aucuba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant native to eastern Asia, with glossy, leathery green leaves mottled with yellow and red berries, much cultivated for ornament.
╩│aucuba, ╛╕noun.
╜│aud.,╕
┬┌┤ auditor.
╩│aud.,╕
╜│audacious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having the courage to take risks; bold; daring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John Glenn was the audacious pilot of the first U.S. spacecraft.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fearless, adventurous.
├│ 2. ┤too bold; impudent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audacious boy went to the party without being asked.┤
┼╕adv. ╡audaciously.┤
┼╕noun ╡audaciousness.┤
╩│audacious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audacity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤reckless daring; boldness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The highest trapeze could not daunt the acrobat's audacity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confidence, intrepidity.
├│ 2. ┤too much boldness; impudence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had the audacity to go to the party without being invited.┤
┴┤ (SYN) presumption, effrontery.
╩│audacity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│audemus jura nostra defendere,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) we dare defend our rights (the motto of Alabama).
╩│audemus jura nostra defendere,
╜│audibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality of being audible; distinctness to the hearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The phonograph's low audibility made the record hard to hear.┤
├│ 2. ┤a measure of the intensity of a sound, usually expressed in decibels.
╩│audibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│audible, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that can be heard; loud enough to be heard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She spoke in such a low voice that her quiet remarks were barely audible.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(American Football.) a substitute play or formation called at the scrimmage line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... standing behind the Baltimore Colts' offensive line, calling audibles to pick up a blitz (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡audibleness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡audibly.┤
╩│audible, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│audience, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the people gathered in a place to hear or see.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience at the theater enjoyed the play.┤
├│ 2. ┤any persons within hearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A popular television program may have an audience of several million people.┤
├│ 3. ┤the readers of a book, newspaper, or magazine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A best-selling book has a large national audience.┤
├│ 4. ┤a chance to be heard; hearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He should have an audience with the committee, for his plan is good.┤
├│ 5. ┤a formal interview with a person of high rank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The visiting students were granted an audience with the President.┤
├│ 6. ┤the act or fact of hearing.
╩│audience, ╛╕noun.
╜│audience room,╕
┬┌┤ a room for formal hearings or interviews.
╩│audience room,╕
╜│audiencia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a court of judges appointed in 1527by Charles I of Spain to govern New Spain.
╩│audiencia, ╛╕noun.
╜│audient, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ listening.
╩│audient, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= auditory.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Psychology.) a person in whose mind auditory images are predominant, or especially distinct.
╩│audile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│audimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electronic recording device attached to a television set to determine the pattern of a viewer's selection of programs, used in the rating of program popularity.
╩│audimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│auding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychology, Education.) attentive listening to speech sounds and patterns, as opposed to simple hearing.
╩│auding, ╛╕noun.
╜│audio, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Radio, Electronics.) using or involving audio frequencies.
├│ 2. ┤(Television.) involving or used in transmitting or receiving sound. An audio problem is a sound problem; a video problem involves the image that is supposed to appear on the screen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some of the audio for this film was distorted.┤
╩│audio, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│audio-,╕
┬┌┤ ╖combining form.┤
├│ 1. ┤of hearing: ╖Audiology = the science of hearing.┤
├│ 2. ┤of sound: ╖Audiophile = a lover of sound.┤
╩│audio-,╕
╜│audio-animatron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an audio-animatronic figure; a computer-controlled automaton or robot.
╩│audio-animatron, ╛╕noun.
╜│audio-animatronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with audio-animatronics.
├│ 2. ┤controlled or operated by audio-animatronics.
╩│audio-animatronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audio-animatronics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a process for making inanimate figures move and talk by means of an electronic computing system.
├│ 2. ┤a show or display featuring such animated figures.
╩│audio-animatronics, ╛╕noun.
╜│audio frequency,╕
┬┌┤ the frequency corresponding to audible sound vibrations. The range for human beings is from about 20 to about 20,000 cycles per second. (Abbr:) AF (no periods).
┼╕adj. ╡audio-frequency.┤
╩│audio frequency,╕
╜│audiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the record made by an audiometer.
╩│audiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│audio-lingual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with language instruction using such techniques and devices as conversation and tape recordings instead of textbooks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. audio-lingual language training.┤
╩│audio-lingual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with audiology.
╩│audiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies the science of hearing.
╩│audiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of hearing.
╩│audiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring keenness and range of hearing.
├│ 2. ┤an instrument for measuring the intensity of sound.
╩│audiometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with audiometry.
╩│audiometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audiometrist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who records, or studies the results of such recording of, the power of hearing or the intensity of sounds on an audiometer.
╩│audiometrist, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the testing of the sense of hearing.
╩│audiometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│audion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= triode.
╩│audion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= triode.
╜│audiophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a devotee of high-fidelity sound reproduction.
╩│audiophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ enthusiasm for high-fidelity sound and equipment.
╩│audiophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiophiliac, ╛╕noun. ╟│= audiophile.
╩│audiophiliac, ╛╕noun. ╟│= audiophile.
╜│audiospectrogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record or tracing made by an audiospectrograph.
╩│audiospectrogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiospectrograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for recording sound patterns.
╩│audiospectrograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│audiotactile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving the senses of hearing and touching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. audiotactile stimuli.┤
╩│audiotactile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audiotape, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sound tape recording.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The difference between making a copy of an audiotape and a videotape is quite marked (New Scientist).┤
╩│audiotape, ╛╕noun.
╜│audio-video, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or involving the transmission or reception of both sounds and images.
╩│audio-video, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audio-visual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the use of globes, films, recordings, slides, or other devices involving both hearing and sight, especially in teaching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Audio-visual education ... overcomes reading limitations ... (New York Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡audio-visually.┤
╩│audio-visual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│audio-visuals, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ audio-visual material or equipment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The curriculum has begun to draw fire, mainly because of the realistic audio-visuals (Edward B. Fiske).┤
╩│audio-visuals, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│audiphone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dentiphone.
╩│audiphone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dentiphone.
╜│audit, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to examine and check (business accounts) systematically and officially.
├│ 2. ┤to attend (a class or course) as a listener without receiving academic credit.
├│ 3. ┤make an energy audit of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Honeywell," he says, "would audit a building, identify conservation possibilities, install the equipment, and monitor its operation (Christian Science Monitor).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to examine the correctness of a business account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Auditing is the Government's chief tax enforcement weapon (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a systematic and official examination and check of business accounts.
├│ 2. ┤a statement of an account that has been examined and checked officially.
├│ 3. ┤╡= energy audit.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Audits to determine the needs of various offices are being initiated (Tuscaloosa News).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.)
├│ a. ┤a hearing.
├│ b. ┤a judicial hearing of complaints.
╩│audit, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│audition, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hearing to test the ability or suitability of a musician, actor, or other performer.
├│ 2. ┤the act of hearing.
├│ 3. ┤the power or sense of hearing.
├│ 4. ┤an object of hearing; something heard.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give (a musician, actor, or performer) a hearing to test ability or suitability for a part.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to sing, act, or perform in an audition.
╩│audition, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│auditive, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= auditory.
╩│auditive, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= auditory.
╜│auditor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who examines and checks business accounts.
├│ 2. ┤a person who attends the meetings of a class without receiving academic credit.
├│ 3. ┤a hearer; listener.
├│ 4. ┤a person who listens in a judicial capacity and tries cases brought before him.
┼╕noun ╡auditorship.┤
╩│auditor, ╛╕noun.
╜│auditoria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡auditorium.┤
╩│auditoria, ╛╕noun.
╜│auditorily, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ by the use of hearing; with the sense of hearing.
╩│auditorily, ╛╕adverb.
╜│auditorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-toriums,╕ │-toria.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large room for an audience in a church, theater, school, or other institution; large hall.
├│ 2. ┤a building especially designed for public meetings, lectures, concerts, or other large gatherings.
╩│auditorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-toriums,╕ │-toria.╕
╜│auditory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with hearing, the sense of hearing, or the organs of hearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the auditory nerve.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acoustic.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= audience.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= auditorium.┤
╩│auditory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│auditory arts,╕
┬┌┤ music and the theater.
╩│auditory arts,╕
╜│auditory canal,╕
┬┌┤ a duct from the eardrum to the external ear by which sound waves are transmitted from the outer to the inner ear.
╩│auditory canal,╕
╜│auditory nerve,╕
┬┌┤ a sensory nerve consisting of two fibers or branches, the cochlear, that carries impulses stimulated by sound to the brain, and the vestibular, that carries impulses in maintaining equilibrium.
╩│auditory nerve,╕
╜│auditress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman auditor.
╩│auditress, ╛╕noun.
╜│audit trail,╕
┬┌┤ a record of the passage of data in a computer or data processing machine, used especially to trace data from an output back to the original or source items.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the computer's audit trail--the internal monitoring system that can record all significant actions of the users (New Yorker).┤
╩│audit trail,╕
╜│Audubon's caracara,
┬┌┤ a large bird of tropical America, related to the falcons, with a black crest and long, naked legs, feeding largely on carrion, ranging as far north as the southern United States.
╩│Audubon's caracara,
╜│Audubon's oriole,╕
┬┌┤ a large oriole, found especially in Texas and Mexico, with black head, upper breast, and tail, and yellowish-green back, shoulders, and hind part.
╩│Audubon's oriole,╕
╜│Audubon's warbler,╕
┬┌┤ a warbler having a yellow throat and white outer tail feathers, found from western Canada to Guatemala, common in the western United States.
╩│Audubon's warbler,╕
╜│au fait,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤well informed; having knowledge (in).
├│ 2. ┤highly skilled; expert (in).
╩│au fait,
╜│Aufklarung, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.)
├│ 1. ┤enlightenment.
├│ 2. ┤a movement in France and elsewhere in the 1700's toward intellectual freedom.
╩│Aufklarung, ╛╕noun.
╜│au fond,
┬┌┤ (French.) at bottom; fundamentally; essentially.
╩│au fond,
╜│auf Wiedersehen,
┬┌┤ (German.) good-by for now; until we see each other again.
╩│auf Wiedersehen,
╜│aug.,╕
┬┌┤ augmentative.
╩│aug.,╕
╜│Aug.,╕
┬┌┤ August.
╩│Aug.,╕
╜│Augean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Augeas or resembling his stables.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) abominably filthy.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) extremely difficult.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Augean character of the street-club project's job is nowhere more evident than in a place like the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn (New Yorker).┤
╩│Augean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Augean stables,╕
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the stables of Augeas, king of Elis, which sheltered 3,000 oxen and had not been cleaned for 30 years. As the sixth of his twelve labors, Hercules cleaned them in one day by turning the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through them.
╩│Augean stables,╕
╜│augend, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a number or quantity to be increased by the addition of another.
╩│augend, ╛╕noun.
╜│auger, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a tool for boring holes in wood.
├│ 2. ┤a large tool for boring holes in the wood.
├│ 3. ┤a large tool for boring holes in the earth, ice, etc.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to bore or pierce with, or as if with, an auger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ridge has been augered on both sides (Atlantic).┤
╩│auger, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Auger effect,
┬┌┤ the movement of electrons from the outer to the inner shells of the atom, accompanied by the loss of an electron from the atom, caused by the absorption of energy by the atom.
╩│Auger effect,
╜│Auger electron,╕
┬┌┤ an electron emitted by an atom in the Auger effect.
╩│Auger electron,╕
╜│auger shell,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a gastropod commonly found in tropical seas, having an elongate, finely tapered shell that suggests an auger.
├│ 2. ┤the shell.
╩│auger shell,╕
╜│Auger shower,╕
┬┌┤ secondary rays of electrons and photons, created when a cosmic ray of high energy strikes the atmosphere.
╩│Auger shower,╕
╜│aught─╕ (1), ╛noun, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤anything whatever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all (Tennyson).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in any way; to any degree; at all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Help came too late to avail aught. But none the glittering evil valued aught (William Morris).┤
┬┌┤ a mineral, a variety of pyroxene having a greenish, brownish, or pure black color, occurring mostly in volcanic rocks.
╩│augite, ╛╕noun.
╜│augitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing augite.
├│ 2. ┤resembling augite.
╩│augitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│augment, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make greater in size, number, amount, or degree; enlarge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king augmented his power by taking over rights that had belonged to the nobles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amplify, swell.
├│ 2. ┤to add an augment to.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become greater; increase; grow; swell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sound of traffic augments during the morning rush hour.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a prefix or lengthened vowel marking the past tenses of verbs in Greek and Sanskrit.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) increase; augmentation.
┼╕adj. ╡augmentable.┤
┼╕noun ╡augmenter,┤ ╡augmentor.┤
╩│augment, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│augmentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of augmenting or state or condition of being made larger; enlargement or increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The power of the nobles declined with the augmentation of the power of the king.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing that augments; addition.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) the transformation of a melody by doubling or otherwise proportionately increasing the time values of the original notes.
╩│augmentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│augmentative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤serving to augment.
├│ 2. ┤(Grammar.) increasing the force of the idea conveyed.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an augmentative affix or word.
╩│augmentative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│augmented, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) increased from the corresponding normal tonic interval by a half tone.
╩│augmented, ╛╕adjective.
╜│au gratin,
┬┌┤ cooked with a layer of bread crumbs or grated cheese, to make a browned crust; with crumbs.
╩│au gratin,
╜│Augsburg Confession,
┬┌┤ a Protestant statement of faith written by Philipp Melanchthon and approved by Martin Luther in 1530.
╩│Augsburg Confession,
╜│augur, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a high-ranking priest in ancient Rome who foretold future events and gave advice on the course of public business by interpreting such signs and omens as the flight of birds, or thunder and lightning.
├│ 2. ┤a prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to be a sign or promise of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The strange mixture of ingenuous lightheartedness and fixed determination, ... seemed to augur a future that was perplexed and full of danger (Lytton Strachey).┤
├│ 2. ┤to guess from signs or omens; predict; foretell.
┴┤ (SYN) prophesy, prognosticate, forecast.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to conjecture from signs or omens; predict; foretell; prognosticate.
└╕expr. ╡augur ill,┤ ┤to be a bad sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those stormy clouds augur ill for a picnic.┤
└╕expr. ╡augur well,┤ ┤to be a good sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a reverential deference, which augured well for the success of his mission (W. H. Prescott).┤
╩│augur, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│augural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with an augur; affording an omen.
╩│augural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│augury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤prediction; indication; sign; omen.
├│ 2. ┤the art or practice of foretelling events by interpreting such signs and omens as the flight of birds, the appearance of the internal organs of sacrificed animals, and thunder and lightning.
├│ 3. ┤the rite of examining the omens.
╩│augury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│august, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inspiring reverence and admiration; majestic; venerable.
┴┤ (SYN) imposing, stately, grand, noble.
┼╕adv. ╡augustly.┤
┼╕noun ╡augustness.┤
╩│august, ╛╕adjective.
╜│August, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the eighth month of the year. It has 31 days. (Abbr:) Aug.
╩│August, ╛╕noun.
╜│Augustan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Roman emperor Augustus or his reign.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a writer during an Augustan age of Latin or English literature.
╩│Augustan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Augustan age,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the period when Latin literature is traditionally held to have reached its highest point, corresponding to the reign of Augustus, 27 B.C.-A.D. 14.
├│ 2. ┤an age thought of as similar in any national literature (applied especially to that of England in the reign of Anne, in the early 1700's).
╩│Augustan age,╕
╜│auguste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a clown with white makeup and painted lines on the face, often wearing a long-haired wig.
╩│auguste, ╛╕noun.
╜│Augustinian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Saint Augustine (A.D. 354-430), his teachings, or any of the religious orders named after him.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of any of the religious orders named after Saint Augustine.
├│ 2. ┤a person who follows the teachings of Saint Augustine.
╩│Augustinian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Augustinianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the teachings of Saint Augustine, especially on the immediate efficacy of grace and predestination.
╩│Augustinianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Augustinism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Augustinianism.
╩│Augustinism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Augustinianism.
╜│au jus,
┬┌┤ (French.) served in its own gravy or juice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. roast beef au jus.┤
╩│au jus,
╜│auk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diving sea bird found in arctic regions, with legs set so far back that it stands like a penguin. It has short wings, used chiefly as paddles in swimming, and webbed feet, and a short tail.
╩│auk, ╛╕noun.
╜│auklet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various small northern Pacific auks.
╩│auklet, ╛╕noun.
╜│aula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
┬┌┤ a large hall, especially in a cathedral or a university building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bishops assembled in the aula of St. Peter's for the first session of the Vatican Council (Time).┤
╩│aula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
╜│au lait,
┬┌┤ (French.) with milk.
╩│au lait,
╜│auld, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) old.
╩│auld, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Auld Hornie,
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a name for the Devil.
╩│Auld Hornie,
╜│auld lang syne,
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) old times; long ago in one's life.
╩│auld lang syne,
╜│Auld Lang Syne,╕
┬┌┤ an old Scottish song with words reworked by Robert Burns, sung at partings, reunions, and New Year.
╩│Auld Lang Syne,╕
╜│aulic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a royal court.
╩│aulic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aulic Council,╕
┬┌┤ one of the two supreme courts of the Holy Roman Empire and the personal council of the emperor from 1501 to 1806.
╩│Aulic Council,╕
╜│aulos, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loi.╕
┬┌┤ a woodwind instrument of ancient Greece, consisting of a double-reed mouthpiece and one or two pipes.
╩│aulos, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loi.╕
╜│AUM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ air-to-underwater missile.
╩│AUM╕ (no periods),
╜│au naturel,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤natural; nude.
├│ 2. ┤in the plainest or simplest manner.
╩│au naturel,
╜│aune, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an old French measure of length equal to 45 to 50 inches, used in measuring cloth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Measures like the toise ... , the arpent and the aune all varied from locality to locality (New Scientist).┤
╩│aune, ╛╕noun.
╜│aunt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sister of one's father or mother.
├│ 2. ┤the wife of one's uncle.
╩│aunt, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aunt Edna,
┬┌┤ (British.) a conventional person of pedestrian tastes, especially as personifying a typical member of the audience at a play, or the average viewer of a television program.
╩│Aunt Edna,
╜│auntie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aunty.
╩│auntie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aunty.
╜│auntly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of an aunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "It is no good your trying to excuse your infamous conduct ... !" This is the true, auntly note (Kenneth Tynan).┤
╩│auntly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aunt Sally,╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a game played at fairs, in which sticks are thrown at a pipe in the mouth of the figure of a woman.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a target of criticism; scapegoat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [a university] had become an Aunt Sally at which all sides could take pot shots (London Times).┤
╩│Aunt Sally,╕
╜│aunt sally,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) any idle amusement.
╩│aunt sally,╕
╜│aunty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aunties.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a diminutive of ╡aunt.┤
╩│aunty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aunties.╕
╜│au pair,
┬┌│ 1. ┤on even terms; with exchange of services or benefits, as with board and room (but no salary) given in exchange for tutoring or other service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Housewives in the community often take girls "au pair" from such home economics schools (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a girl who works au pair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I'd like to appeal to your more experienced readers," she wrote, "for a set of simple rules for au pairs" (New Yorker).┤
╩│au pair,
╜│au pied de la lettre,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the foot of the letter; literally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is both uncharitable and unworldly to take the words of politicians au pied de la lettre (Listener).┤
╩│au pied de la lettre,
╜│au poivre,
┬┌┤ (French.) in pepper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. steak au poivre.┤
╩│au poivre,
╜│aura, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │auras,╕ │aurae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤something supposed to come from a person or thing and surround him or it as an atmosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An aura of holiness enveloped the saint.┤
├│ 2. ┤a subtle emanation or exhalation from any substance, such as the odor of flowers.
├│ 3. ┤a field of ionized air or gas caused by the discharge of electricity from a sharp point.
├│ 4. ┤a sensation in which the subject may hear strange sounds, smell a peculiar odor, see lights, or have other warning symptoms of a seizure, especially of an attack of epilepsy.
╩│aura, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │auras,╕ │aurae.╕
╜│aural─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the ear or ears.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with hearing; auricular.
┼╕adv. ╡aurally.┤
╩│aural─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│aural─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an aura or auras.
├│ 2. ┤resembling an aura.
╩│aural─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│aurantiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤orangelike.
├│ b. ┤allied to the orange.
├│ 2. ┤orange-colored.
╩│aurantiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aurar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡eyrir,┤ an Icelandic coin.
╩│aurar, ╛╕noun.
╜│aurate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of auric acid.
╩│aurate, ╛╕noun.
╜│aurea mediocritas,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) the golden mean (from Horace, ╖Odes┤ II.x.5).
╩│aurea mediocritas,
╜│aureate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤golden; gilded.
├│ 2. ┤brilliant; splendid.
╩│aureate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aureola, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aureole.
╩│aureola, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aureole.
╜│aureole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oled,╕ │-oling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a ring of light surrounding a figure or object, especially in religious paintings; halo.
├│ 2. ┤a ring of light surrounding the sun, especially during an eclipse; corona.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to encircle with, or as if with, a halo.
╩│aureole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oled,╕ │-oling.╕
╜│Aureomycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an antibiotic used to check or kill certain bacterial infections and viruses, derived from a microorganism found in the soil; chlortetracycline.
╩│Aureomycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│au reste,
┬┌┤ (French.) for the rest; besides.
╩│au reste,
╜│aureus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aurei.╕
┬┌┤ the standard gold coin of the Roman Empire, about the size of a denarius and worth 25 denarii.
╩│aureus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │aurei.╕
╜│au revoir,
┬┌┤ (French.) good-by; till we see each other again.
╩│au revoir,
╜│auric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of gold.
├│ 2. ┤containing gold, especially with a valence of 3.
╩│auric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auric acid,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a hydroxide of gold, which behaves as a weak acid and forms salts.
╩│auric acid,╕
╜│auricle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the chamber of the heart that receives the blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle; the atrium of the heart. The heart of mammals, birds, and reptiles has two auricles; that of fishes has one auricle.
├│ 2. ┤the outer part of the ear in animals; pinna.
├│ 3. ┤an earlike part; lobe.
╩│auricle, ╛╕noun.
╜│auricled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having auricles; auriculate.
╩│auricled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auricula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a primrose, a native of the Swiss Alps, having a bright-yellow flower. It is sometimes called ╖bear's-ear┤ from the shape of its leaves.
├│ 2. ┤the outer part of the ear; auricle.
╩│auricula, ╛╕noun.
╜│auricular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with an auricle of the heart.
├│ 2. ┤of or near the ear; aural.
├│ 3. ┤heard by or addressed to the ear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. auricular confession.┤
├│ 4. ┤shaped like an ear.
┼╕adv. ╡auricularly.┤
╩│auricular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auriculars, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the tuft of feathers covering the orifice of a bird's ear.
╩│auriculars, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│auriculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having ears, auricles, or earlike parts.
├│ 2. ┤ear-shaped.
┼╕adv. ╡auriculately.┤
╩│auriculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auriculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= auriculate.
╩│auriculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= auriculate.
╜│auriculin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hormone produced by the heart that dilates blood vessels, decreases the rate of heart contractions, and stimulates the excretion of sodium in the urine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lack of ... auriculin could play an important role in causing some forms of hypertension (John H. Laragh).┤
┬┌┤ ear-shaped; having the form of the external human ear.
╩│auriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Auriga, ╛╕noun, (genitive) ╞│Aurigae.╕
┬┌┤ a large northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, the Charioteer or Wagoner. Auriga is supposed to represent a charioteer kneeling in his chariot.
╩│Auriga, ╛╕noun, (genitive) ╞│Aurigae.╕
╜│Aurigae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Auriga.┤
╩│Aurigae, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aurignacian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Upper Paleolithic culture, especially that of the Cro-Magnon man.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an extinct man of the Aurignacian period or culture.
╩│Aurignacian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│auriscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for examining the ear; otoscope.
╩│auriscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│aurist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a doctor who treats diseases of the ear; otologist.
╩│aurist, ╛╕noun.
╜│aurochs, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rochs.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bison of Europe, now almost extinct; wisent.
├│ 2. ┤an extinct wild ox of Europe; urus.
╩│aurochs, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rochs.╕
╜│Aurora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Roman goddess of the dawn, identified with the Greek goddess Eos.
╩│Aurora, ╛╕noun.
╜│aurora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ras,╕ │-rae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the dawn.
├│ 2. ┤streamers or bands of light appearing in the sky at night, especially in polar regions. The aurora is a luminous atmospheric phenomenon due to the impact of streams of particles from the sun on the upper regions of the earth's atmosphere.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the beginning; early period.
╩│aurora, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ras,╕ │-rae.╕
╜│aurora australis,
┬┌┤ the streamers or bands of light appearing in the southern sky at night; southern lights.
╩│aurora australis,
╜│aurora borealis,
┬┌┤ the streamers or bands of light appearing in the northern sky at night; northern lights.
╩│aurora borealis,
╜│auroral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like the dawn.
├│ 2. ┤of the aurora borealis or the aurora australis.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) shining; bright.
┼╕adv. ╡aurorally.┤
╩│auroral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aurora polaris,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a polar aurora.
├│ 2. ┤╡= aurora borealis.┤
╩│aurora polaris,
╜│aurorean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like the dawn.
╩│aurorean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aurous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of gold.
├│ 2. ┤containing gold, especially with a valence of 1.
┬┌│ 1. ┤helpful influence; approval or support; patronage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The school fair was held under the auspices of the Parents' Association.┤
├│ 2. ┤omens; signs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ancient Romans used to observe the way birds flew as auspices to guide their actions.┤
╩│auspices, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│auspicial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with auspices or augury.
├│ 2. ┤╡= auspicious.┤
╩│auspicial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auspicious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with signs of success; favorable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new boy had an auspicious first day in school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) propitious, promising, hopeful.
├│ 2. ┤prosperous; fortunate.
┼╕adv. ╡auspiciously.┤
┼╕noun ╡auspiciousness.┤
╩│auspicious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Aussie, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤Australia.
├│ 2. ┤Australian.
╩│Aussie, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Aust.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Australia.
├│ 2. ┤Austria.
├│ 3. ┤Austrian.
╩│Aust.,╕
╜│austenite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nonmagnetic solid solution of carbon in an allotropic form of iron. It is a constituent of steel, under certain conditions.
╩│austenite, ╛╕noun.
╜│austenitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing sufficient nickel, chromium, or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures, therefore producing steel that is usually nonmagnetic and resistant to heat and corrosion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandfather was a silent, austere man, very strict with his children.┤
┴┤ (SYN) severe.
├│ 2. ┤strict in morals; severe in self-discipline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some of the ideas of the Puritans seem too austere to us. To these austere fanatics a holiday was an object of positive disgust (Macaulay).┤
┴┤ (SYN) rigorous, relentless.
├│ 3. ┤severely simple.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tall, plain columns stood against the sky in austere beauty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unadorned.
├│ 4. ┤grave; sober; serious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... austere and grave in deportment (Longfellow).┤
├│ 5. ┤sour-tasting.
┼╕adv. ╡austerely.┤
┼╕noun ╡austereness.┤
╩│austere, ╛╕adjective.
╜│austerity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤sternness in manner or appearance; harshness; strictness; severity.
├│ 2. ┤severe simplicity.
├│ 3. ┤strict limiting or rationing of food, clothing, fuel, or other commodities, in order to conserve national resources.
└╕expr. ╡austerities,┤ ┤severe practices, such as going without food or praying all night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The austerities and blameless purity of Ximenes's life had given him a reputation for sanctity throughout Spain (W. H. Prescott).┤
╩│austerity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│Austin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Austin friar; Augustinian.
╩│Austin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Austin friar,╕
┬┌┤ a member of a mendicant order (Hermits of Saint Augustine) named for Saint Augustine; an Augustinian.
╩│Austin friar,╕
╜│Austl.┐╕ or │Austr.,╕
┬┌┤ Australia.
╩│Austl.┐╕ or │Austr.,╕
╜│austral─╕ (1), ╛adjective. ╟│= southern.
╩│austral─╕ (1), ╛adjective. ╟│= southern.
╜│austral─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos. It replaced the peso in 1986.
╩│austral─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Austral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Australia or Australasia.
╩│Austral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Austral.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Australasia.
├│ 2. ┤Australia.
╩│Austral.,╕
╜│Australasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Australasia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Australasia (Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, New Zealand, and other nearby islands).
╩│Australasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Australia antigen,
┬┌┤ an antigen found in the blood plasma of persons affected with serum hepatitis. It was originally found in a blood sample taken from an Australian aborigine.
╩│Australia antigen,
╜│Australia Day,╕
┬┌┤ an Australian national holiday celebrating the first British settlement of Australia, at Sydney, on January 26, 1788.
╩│Australia Day,╕
╜│Australian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Australia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Australia.
├│ 2. ┤an aboriginal native of Australia.
├│ 3. ┤any one of several aboriginal languages of Australia.
╩│Australian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Australiana, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about Australia, especially its history.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of early Australian furniture, textiles, or other handcrafted products.
├│ 3. ┤anecdotes, folklore, songs, or other things about Australia or typical of Australia and Australian culture.
╩│Australiana, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Australian ballot,╕
┬┌┤ a ballot with the names of all the candidates for election to public office on it. The ballot is marked by the voter in a private booth to guarantee secrecy.
╩│Australian ballot,╕
╜│Australian bear,╕ ╟│= koala.
╩│Australian bear,╕ ╟│= koala.
╜│Australian crawl,╕
┬┌┤ a fast way of swimming by alternate overarm strokes combined with a fast flutter kick.
╩│Australian crawl,╕
╜│Australianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word, phrase, or meaning originating, or more widely used in Australian English than in other varieties of English.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Bail up" meaning "to rob" is an Australianism.┤
├│ 2. ┤devotion or loyalty to Australia and to its customs and traditions.
├│ 3. ┤a custom or trait peculiar to Australia.
╩│Australianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Australian nut,╕
┬┌┤ the nutlike fruit of the macadamia.
╩│Australian nut,╕
╜│Australian pine,╕
┬┌┤ a type of casuarina that has been transplanted to California and grown there for its red wood, which is used in furniture.
╩│Australian pine,╕
╜│Australian red snail,╕
┬┌┤ a red freshwater snail of Australia commonly used in aquariums.
╩│Australian red snail,╕
╜│Australian rules,╕
┬┌┤ a form of football played in Australia since the 1850's, using teams of 18 players each and four goal posts.
╩│Australian rules,╕
╜│Australian terrier,╕
┬┌┤ a small terrier with a rough, blue- or silver-black coat and tan markings on the head and legs. The breed originated in Australia.
╩│Australian terrier,╕
╜│Australioid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Australoid.
╩│Australioid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Australoid.
╜│australite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of tektite, a rounded lump of natural glass, found in Australia and elsewhere.
╩│australite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Australoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the racial type characterized by the Australian aborigines and certain neighboring peoples.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of an Australoid people.
╩│Australoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Australopithecine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any primate of an extinct genus of the early Pleistocene, whose fossil remains have been found in various parts of the world and especially in South Africa.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to this genus.
╩│Australopithecine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Australopithecus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Australopithecine primate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... another possible human progenitor, Australopithecus, will be determined (Science News Letter).┤
╩│Australopithecus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Australorp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a breed of chicken developed in Australia, and bred primarily for egg production. It is derived from the Orpington.
╩│Australorp, ╛╕noun.
╜│Austrasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Austrasia (the eastern kingdom of the Franks) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Austrasia.
╩│Austrasian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Austrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Austria or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Austria.
╩│Austrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Austro-Asiatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a language family of southeastern Asia related to Austronesian that includes Khmer and Vietnamese.
╩│Austro-Asiatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Austro-Hungarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the former dual monarchy or empire of Austria and Hungary.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an inhabitant or subject of this monarchy or empire.
╩│Austro-Hungarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Austro-Malayan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Australia and the Malay Archipelago.
╩│Austro-Malayan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Austronesian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Austronesia (the islands of the south and mid-Pacific), its people, or its languages.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Austronesia.
├│ 2. ┤a probable linguistic family of the Pacific, comprising the Indonesian, Polynesian, and Melanesian languages.
╩│Austronesian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│austrosaurus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fossil reptile excavated in Queensland, Australia.
╩│austrosaurus, ╛╕noun.
╜│aut-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡auto-┤ (1) before vowels, as in ╖autacoid, autism.┤
╩│aut-,╕
╜│autacoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hormone or other substance that acts like a hormone.
╩│autacoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│autarchic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of, having to do with, or resembling autarchy.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤favoring obedience to authority instead of individual freedom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An authoritarian government will often censor newspapers. Authoritarian regimes insist on deciding themselves what is proper for the people to know (C. L. Sulzberger).┤
┴┤ (SYN) totalitarian.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who favors obedience to authority instead of individual freedom.
╩│authoritarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│authoritarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principle of obedience to authority; body of principles underlying authoritarian belief or practice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The authoritarianism of dictatorship is usually shattered in revolution. The sciences ... have endeavored to dispossess authoritarianism and to substitute for it direct, confirmable observation (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│authoritarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│authoritative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having authority; officially ordered; proceeding from a recognized authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Authoritative orders came to the ambassador from the president.┤
┴┤ (SYN) official.
├│ 2. ┤of or characterized by authority; commanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In authoritative tones the policeman shouted, "Keep back."┤
┴┤ (SYN) peremptory, imperious.
├│ 3. ┤that ought to be believed or obeyed; entitled to obedience or respect; having the authority of expert knowledge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A doctor's statement concerning the cause of an illness is considered authoritative. We have long desired an authoritative edition of this author's works.┤
┴┤ (SYN) valid, authentic.
┼╕adv. ╡authoritatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡authoritativeness.┤
╩│authoritative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│authority, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the power to enforce obedience; right to control, command, or make decisions; jurisdiction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A father has authority over his children. A policeman has the authority to arrest speeding drivers.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person, body, board, or the like, that has such power, right, or jurisdiction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The authority came to the door and asked why I wasn't in school.┤
├│ 3. ┤a source of correct information or wise advice; book or passage regarded as settling a disputed point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.┤
├│ 4. ┤an expert on some subject; person whose advice or opinion is accepted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an authority on the Revolutionary War. Recognizing all these pitfalls, many authorities ... insist economists should never make precise predictions (Newsweek).┤
├│ 5. ┤power over the opinions of others; influence that commands respect and confidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the authority of Aristotle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prestige.
├│ 6. ┤delegated power; authorization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An appointed official derives his authority from the President.┤
├│ 7. ┤a judicial opinion that may be cited as a precedent.
└╕expr. ╡the authorities,┤ ┤the officials in control; government of a country, state, or local area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who are the proper authorities to give permits to hunt or fish?┤
╩│authority, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│Authority, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a government body that runs some activity or business on behalf of the public. Authorities provide electricity for housing, develop ports, build turnpikes, and perform other public business functions. ╖New York Port Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority.┤
╩│Authority, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│authorization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of giving legal power to; authorizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The authorization of policemen to arrest beggars put an end to begging on the streets.┤
┬┌┤ the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 during the reign of James I of England (and therefore often called the ╖King James Version┤). (Abbr:) A.V.
╩│Authorized Version,╕
╜│author's alteration,╕
┬┌┤ a change in the original version of a manuscript, made by an author after the printer has set the manuscript in type.
╩│author's alteration,╕
╜│authorship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the origin as to author.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the authorship of that novel?┤
├│ 2. ┤the source or cause of anything.
├│ 3. ┤the occupation of an author; writing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The profession of literature, or to speak more plainly, the trade of authorship (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
╩│authorship, ╛╕noun.
╜│Auth. Ver.,╕
┬┌┤ Authorized Version (of the Bible).
╩│Auth. Ver.,╕
╜│autism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disorder in development that usually begins before the age of four, characterized especially by an inability to relate socially to other people.
╩│autism, ╛╕noun.
╜│autist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who tries to escape from reality by indulging in fantasy.
╩│autist, ╛╕noun.
╜│autistic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or characterized by autism; lacking interest in or awareness of external reality.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an autistic person, especially a child.
╩│autistic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│auto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕ ╟│= automobile.
╩│auto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕ ╟│= automobile.
╜│auto-─╕ (1),
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤self: ╖Autohypnosis = self-hypnosis.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or by oneself: ╖Autobiography = biography of oneself.┤ Also, ╡aut-.┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a method of programming a digital computer to produce or adapt automatically the code it needs for solving a problem.
├│ 2. ┤the resulting code.
├│ 3. ┤the program for such a code.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to devise such a program or code.
╩│autocode, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-coded,╕ │-coding.╕
╜│autocoid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autacoid.
╩│autocoid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autacoid.
╜│autocollimation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ collimation of an optical instrument by the use of a flat mirror in which the objective lens is reflected.
╩│autocollimation, ╛╕noun.
╜│autocollimator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of telescope used in autocollimation.
╩│autocollimator, ╛╕noun.
╜│auto court,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a group of cabins providing shelter for automobile travelers.
├│ 2. ┤a motel.
╩│auto court,╕
╜│autocracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤government by a single person having unrestricted power.
├│ b. ┤a country or state that has such a government.
├│ 2. ┤absolute authority; unlimited power or influence in any sphere or group of persons.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) independent power.
╩│autocracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│autocrat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ruler having unrestricted power over his subjects; absolute ruler.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dictator usually demands the power of an autocrat.┤
┴┤ (SYN) despot, dictator.
├│ 2. ┤a person who uses his power over others in a harsh way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A policeman should never be an autocrat.┤
╩│autocrat, ╛╕noun.
╜│autocratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like an autocrat; having absolute power or authority; ruling without checks or limitations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach's autocratic manner made him unpopular among the players on the team.┤
┴┤ (SYN) despotic, dictatorial.
┼╕adv. ╡autocratically.┤
╩│autocratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autocratical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autocratic.
╩│autocratical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autocratic.
╜│autocritical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ critical of oneself or of one's own work.
╩│autocritical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autocriticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ critical analysis and evaluation of oneself or one's achievements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Believing that the police will send in a bad report to his firm, he makes an autocriticism of his guilt (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│autocriticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│autocycle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a motorcycle.
╩│autocycle, ╛╕noun.
╜│auto-da-fe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │autos-da-fe.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the public ceremony accompanying the passing of sentence by the Spanish Inquisition.
├│ 2. ┤the act of burning a heretic.
╩│auto-da-fe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │autos-da-fe.╕
╜│auto de fe,
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) auto-da-fe.
╩│auto de fe,
╜│autodidact, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a self-taught person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every American is an autodidact; every American feels himself capable of being the founder of his own religion (Thornton Wilder).┤
╩│autodidact, ╛╕noun.
╜│autodidactic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= self-taught.
╩│autodidactic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= self-taught.
╜│autodom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the world of automobile manufacturing and selling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... autodom's hottest competition since before the war (Time).┤
╩│autodom, ╛╕noun.
╜│autodrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a race course for automobiles.
╩│autodrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│autodyne, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Radio.) of or denoting a type of heterodyne reception in which the detector tube serves as oscillator.
╩│autodyne, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoecious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ going through all stages of the life cycle on the same host. Some parasitic fungi are autoecious. Also, ╡autecious.┤
╩│autoecious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoecism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact of being autoecious. Also, ╡autecism.┤
╩│autoecism, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoerotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with autoeroticism.
┼╕adv. ╡autoerotically.┤
╩│autoerotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoeroticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sex gratification by one's own body or mind.
╩│autoeroticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoerotism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoeroticism.
╩│autoerotism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoeroticism.
╜│autoette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, three-wheeled motor vehicle.
╩│autoette, ╛╕noun.
╜│autofocus, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Photography.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that can focus automatically.
╔┤ ╢Ex. autofocus cameras.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤automatic focusing of a camera lens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Autofocus ... allows you to concentrate more completely on taking pictures because you're less distracted by setting the lens (Lou Jacobs, Jr.).┤
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to focus automatically.
╩│autofocus, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
╜│autogamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) characterized by or adapted to autogamy.
╩│autogamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autogamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) self-fertilized.
╩│autogamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autogamy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) self-fertilization; fecundation of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen.
┬┌│ 1. ┤produced by or within oneself; self-produced; self-generated.
├│ 2. ┤arising in, or derived from, a given body, such as a bacterial vaccine prepared from bacteria present in the patient's own body.
╩│autogenous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autogeny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autogenesis.
╩│autogeny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autogenesis.
╜│autogiro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ a propeller-driven wingless aircraft supported in flight by a large rotor above the fuselage that spins from the air pressure against its blades. Also, ╡autogyro.┤
╩│autogiro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│Autogiro, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) autogiro.
╩│Autogiro, ╛╕noun.
╜│autograft, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a graft of skin or other tissue taken from the body of the grafted person rather than from another person; autotransplant.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to transplant an autograft.
╩│autograft, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│autograph, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person's name written by himself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people collect the autographs of celebrities.┤
├│ 2. ┤something written in a person's own handwriting, especially the original copy of a manuscript, letter, or other document.
┴┤ (SYN) holograph.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to write one's name in or on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The star of the play autographed my program.┤
├│ 2. ┤to write with one's own hand.
╩│autograph, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│autographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or for an autograph.
├│ 2. ┤in one's own handwriting.
┼╕adv. ╡autographically.┤
╩│autographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autographic.
╩│autographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autographic.
╜│autography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤autograph writing.
├│ 2. ┤autographs collectively.
├│ 3. ┤a lithographic process by which writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone or other reproducing surface.
╩│autography, ╛╕noun.
╜│autogyro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕ ╟│= autogiro.
╩│autogyro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕ ╟│= autogiro.
╜│autoharp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of zither, provided with dampers for the mechanical production of chordal effects.
╩│autoharp, ╛╕noun.
╜│autohypnosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ self-induced hypnosis or hypnotic state.
╩│autohypnosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│autohypnotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with autohypnosis.
╩│autohypnotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autohypnotism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autohypnosis.
╩│autohypnotism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autohypnosis.
╜│autoicous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having both male and female inflorescence on the same plant, as certain mosses.
╩│autoicous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoignition, ╛╕noun. ╟│= preignition.
╩│autoignition, ╛╕noun. ╟│= preignition.
╜│autoimmune, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or caused by autoantibodies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Another immunological problem under study is "autoimmune disease," a condition in which an individual's tissues may be attacked by his own antibodies (James P. Hendrix).┤
╩│autoimmune, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoimmunity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ the condition in which the body forms autoantibodies; production of antibodies that attack the body's own cells and tissues.
╩│autoimmunity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│autoimmunization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoimmunity.
╩│autoimmunization, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoimmunity.
╜│autoinfection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ infection from within the organism; self-infection.
╩│autoinfection, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoinoculation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤inoculation of a healthy part of a person with a virus or other microorganizm from a diseased part of his own body.
├│ 2. ┤the spread of infection from its center to other parts of the person.
╩│autoinoculation, ╛╕noun.
╜│autointoxication, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ poisoning by or resulting from toxin formed within the body; autotoxemia.
╩│autointoxication, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= motorist.
╩│autoist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= motorist.
╜│autokinesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ self-movement; spontaneous motion.
╩│autokinesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│autokinetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ self-moving; automatic.
╩│autokinetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│auto lift,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical device for lifting an automobile to permit examination or repair of the undersides.
╩│auto lift,╕
╜│autoloader, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a semiautomatic rifle, pistol, or other gun.
╩│autoloader, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoloading, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) semiautomatic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an autoloading firearm.┤
╩│autoloading, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autologous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤transplanted from the same person's body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an autologous graft.┤
┬┤ See also ╡autograft.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤donated by a person and preserved for his own future use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. autologous blood. Self-donated (autologous) transfusions prevent your contracting an infectious disease, such as AIDS or hepatitis (Woman's Day).┤
╩│autologous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Autolycus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the thieving son of the god Hermes.
╩│Autolycus, ╛╕noun.
╜│autolysate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a product of autolysis.
╩│autolysate, ╛╕noun.
╜│autolysin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance, such as an enzyme, capable of breaking down the cells or tissues of an organism within which it is produced, especially after death or in some diseased conditions.
╩│autolysin, ╛╕noun.
╜│autolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the disintegration of tissue, especially of plant or animal tissue separated from the plant or animal, by the action of enzymes present within its own cells.
╩│autolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│autolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with autolysis.
╩│autolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autolyze, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lyzed,╕ │-lyzing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to undergo autolysis.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause autolysis.
╩│autolyze, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lyzed,╕ │-lyzing.╕
╜│automaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an automobile manufacturer.
╩│automaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│automanipulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ masturbation; autoeroticism.
╩│automanipulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│automat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cafeteria in which food is obtained from compartments that can be opened after coins are inserted in slots.
╩│automat, ╛╕noun.
╜│automata, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ automatons; a plural of ╡automaton.┤
╩│automata, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│automate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to convert to automation; operate by automation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As steel plants have become more automated, maintenance and adjustments of equipment have become a larger share of the cost of running the mills (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make use of automation.
╩│automate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
╜│automatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤moving or acting by itself; regulating itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an automatic lock, an automatic pump. When you press a button the automatic elevator takes you to the floor you want.┤
┴┤ (SYN) self-regulating.
├│ 2. ┤done without thought or attention; not voluntary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Breathing and swallowing are usually automatic. His anger was an automatic response to her insult.┤
├│ 3a. ┤reloading by itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an automatic pistol.┤
├│ b. ┤of an automatic firearm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. under heavy automatic fire from a rebel ambush (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a pistol or other gun that throws out the empty shell and loads a new cartridge by itself. An automatic that is fully self-acting continues to fire until the pressure on the trigger is released. The semiautomatic fires a single shot each time the trigger is pulled.
├│ 2. ┤a self-acting machine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This dishwasher is an automatic.┤
├│ 3. ┤the position or condition necessary for automatic action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The record player is on automatic and will shut itself off.┤
┼╕adv. ╡automatically.┤
╩│automatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│automatic direction finder,╕
┬┌┤ a radio receiving set that automatically indicates the direction of the station or stations to which it is tuned, used especially on aircraft.
╩│automatic direction finder,╕
╜│automatic drive,╕ ╟│= automatic transmission.
╩│automatic drive,╕ ╟│= automatic transmission.
╜│automaticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the degree of a machine's ability to function automatically. The order of a machine's automaticity is raised each time it is designed to duplicate an additional faculty of man.
╩│automaticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│automatic pilot,╕
┬┌┤ a gyroscopic mechanism designed to keep an aircraft, missile, and the like on a given course and at a given altitude without human assistance; autopilot. In an automatic pilot, gyroscopes, servomechanisms, and other devices make automatic adjustments of the control surfaces to maintain the desired course and attitude, now usually by fixing on a stellar object in combination with radio signals.
╩│automatic pilot,╕
╜│automatic pistol,╕ ╟│= automatic.
╩│automatic pistol,╕ ╟│= automatic.
╜│automatic teller,╕
┬┌┤ an electronic machine that releases cash, records, deposits, makes change, etc., upon insertion of an identification card and the pressing of appropriate buttons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bankers big and small are rushing to install automatic tellers in their branches (Time).┤
┬┌┤ any automotive transmission that shifts gears automatically and does not require a clutch. Most types of automatic transmission transmit driving power to the wheels by means of a set of turbine blades which forces oil or other fluid against another set of turbine blades or through a torque converter transmitting power in turn to sets of gears operated by liquid. The flow of liquid is controlled by combinations of valves; automatic drive.
╩│automatic transmission┐╕ or │shift,╕
╜│automation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of automatic controls in the operation of machinery. In automation, electronic or mechanical devices do many of the tasks formerly done by people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Actually automation is based upon the concept of "feedback" or self-regulation of a machine or process. In automation feedback is of paramount concern. The operation is designed in such a manner that information concerning its status at any given point is signaled to a preceding point where corrective action can be taken if necessary (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤the method of making something, such as a manufacturing process or a production line, operate automatically by the use of built-in or supplementary controls in machinery.
╩│automation, ╛╕noun.
╜│automatism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤action not controlled by the will; involuntary action; automatic action.
├│ 2. ┤the quality or condition of being automatic or of acting mechanically only.
├│ 3. ┤(Philosophy.) the doctrine that all living creatures, including human beings, are machines, controlled not by consciousness, which exists only as an adjunct, but by physiological necessity.
├│ 4. ┤(Physiology.) the act or fact of functioning without an external stimulus, or as the result of an external stimulus but without conscious thought or attention; automatic or involuntary action.
├│ 5. ┤(Psychology.) any reflex or thoroughly habitual act performed by a person without his conscious intent.
├│ 6. ┤(in surrealism) a method of releasing subconscious images and feelings for artistic expression, by deliberate suspension of conscious mental controls.
╩│automatism, ╛╕noun.
╜│automatist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) a person who holds the doctrine of automatism.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Especially U.S.) a passenger vehicle on four wheels, run by its own motor especially on streets and roads (in Great Britain, usually called a ╖motorcar┤).
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or for automobiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an automobile engine, an automobile mechanic.┤
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a person who uses an automobile; motorist.
╩│automobilist, ╛╕noun.
╜│automobility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the driving or use of automobiles; automobilism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Freedom of Automobility" [is] the slogan of the National Highway Users Conference (Harper's).┤
╩│automobility, ╛╕noun.
╜│automorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by the ascription of one's own attributes to others.
╩│automorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│automotive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with cars, trucks, and other self-propelled vehicles. Automotive engineering deals with the design and construction of motor vehicles.
├│ 2. ┤furnishing its own power; moving by itself; self-propelled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A truck is one type of automotive vehicle.┤
╩│automotive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autonomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Zoology.) of or having to do with the autonomic nervous system.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) caused by internal stimuli; spontaneous.
├│ 3. ┤╡= autonomous ┤(defs. 1,┤ 2).┤
┼╕adv. ╡autonomically.┤
╩│autonomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autonomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autonomic.
╩│autonomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autonomic.
╜│autonomic nervous system,╕
┬┌┤ theganglia and nerves of the nervous system of vertebrates that control involuntary reactions, such as digestive and reproductive processes and breathing.
╩│autonomic nervous system,╕
╜│autonomism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principle or policy of autonomy.
┼╕n., adj. ╡autonomist.┤
╩│autonomism, ╛╕noun.
╜│autonomistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autonomist.
╩│autonomistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autonomist.
╜│autonomous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤independent; self-governing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many former African colonies have become autonomous nations. The autonomous individual, striving to realize himself and prove his worth, has created all that is great in literature, art, music, science, and technology (Harper's).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death or the character and site of the disease of which the person died; post-mortem; necropsy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The autopsy revealed that the dead man had been poisoned.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any critical analysis or thorough examination, as of a book or an event.
┬┌┤ having to do with or based on personal observation.
┼╕adv. ╡autoptically.┤
╩│autoptic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoptical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autoptic.
╩│autoptical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= autoptic.
╜│autoput, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Yugoslavia) a turnpike or expressway.
╩│autoput, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoradiogram, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoradiograph.
╩│autoradiogram, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autoradiograph.
╜│autoradiograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a photograph made by autoradiography.
╩│autoradiograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoradiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an autoradiograph.
├│ 2. ┤of autoradiography.
╩│autoradiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autoradiography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of recording radioactive particles by their own tracks on photographic film or plates in an electron-sensitive emulsion. This process can be used to discover the constitution of minerals and to locate accurately radioactive atoms in a thin section of tissue or mineral.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suggestion to oneself of ideas that produce mental or physiological effects.
├│ 2. ┤a technique for improving health or behavior by repetition of a verbal formula.
╩│autosuggestion, ╛╕noun.
╜│autosuggestive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arising from autosuggestion.
╩│autosuggestive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a spontaneous cure.
├│ 2. ┤= self-treatment.
╩│autotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotomizer muscle,
┬┌┤ the muscle used to bring about autotomy.
╩│autotomizer muscle,
╜│autotomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of casting off a part of the body by an animal when disturbed or seeking escape. Certain crustaceans will cast off legs by autotomy and some salamanders and lizards cast off tails by the same process.
╩│autotomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotoxemia┐╕ or │autotoxaemia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autointoxication.
╩│autotoxemia┐╕ or │autotoxaemia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autointoxication.
╜│autotoxic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or caused by an autotoxin.
╩│autotoxic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autotoxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poison or toxin formed within the body.
╩│autotoxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotransformer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a transformer in which part of the primary coil serves also as a secondary, or part of the secondary as the primary coil; compensator.
╩│autotransformer, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotransfusion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of returning a patient's blood to his system upon recapturing and processing it after internal bleeding in surgery or because of trauma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to perform autotransfusion ... the blood lost is collected, filtered, and processed, and then introduced back into the patient's circulatory system (Byron T. Scott).┤
╩│autotransfusion, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotransplant, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autograft.
╩│autotransplant, ╛╕noun. ╟│= autograft.
╜│autotransplantation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ transplantation of an autograft.
╩│autotransplantation, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotroph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an organism that can manufacture its own food from inorganic substances, getting its energy either from photosynthesis or from chemosynthesis, as in certain bacteria.
╩│autotroph, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an autotroph; providing its own nourishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an autotrophic plant.┤
╩│autotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autotruck, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a motor truck (in Great Britain, usually, ╖lorry┤).
╩│autotruck, ╛╕noun.
╜│autotype, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-typed,╕ │-typing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= facsimile.┤
├│ 2a. ┤an early photographic process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment.
├│ b. ┤a print produced by this process.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to reproduce by the autotype process.
╩│autotype, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-typed,╕ │-typing.╕
╜│autotypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or reproduced by the autotype process; resembling an autotype.
╩│autotypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autotypy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the autotype process.
╩│autotypy, ╛╕noun.
╜│autoxidation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤oxidation by direct combination with oxygen, as by exposure to air.
├│ 2. ┤an oxidation reaction that takes place only when an additional substance induces the reaction.
╩│autoxidation, ╛╕noun.
╜│autrefois acquit,
┬┌┤ (Law.) the plea that the defendant had been tried by another court for the same offense and been acquitted; a plea of double jeopardy.
╩│autrefois acquit,
╜│autres temps┐,╕ │autres moeurs,
┬┌┤ (French.) other times, other ways; times change.
╩│autres temps┐,╕ │autres moeurs,
╜│autumn, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the season of the year between summer and winter; fall.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a time of maturity and the beginning of decay.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) past the prime (of life, vigor, or other condition).
╩│autumnal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│autumnal equinox,╕
┬┌┤ the equinox that occurs about September 23.
╩│autumnal equinox,╕
╜│autumnally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in or during autumn.
├│ 2. ┤in an autumnal manner; as in the colors of autumn.
╩│autumnally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│autumn crocus,╕ ╟│= colchicum.
╩│autumn crocus,╕ ╟│= colchicum.
╜│autunite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, radioactive mineral of a hydrous phosphate of uranium and calcium, occurring in tabular crystals with a very nearly square outline.
╩│autunite, ╛╕noun.
╜│aut vitam aut culpam,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) for life unless guilty of misconduct (applied especially to a professorial or other academic appointment).
╩│aut vitam aut culpam,
╜│Auvergnat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a native or inhabitant of Auvergne (region in central France).
╩│Auvergnat, ╛╕noun.
╜│aux,
┬┌┤ (French.) to the; at the; with the. It is the form taken by the preposition ╖a┤ in combination with the plural of the definite article (╖les┤).
╩│aux,
╜│aux.,╕
┬┌┤ auxiliary.
╩│aux.,╕
╜│auxanometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the rate of growth in plants.
╩│auxanometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│aux armes,
┬┌┤ (French.) to arms!
╩│aux armes,
╜│auxesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) the growth of cells by expansion instead of division.
├│ 2. ┤(Rhetoric.) the use of a more unusual and high-sounding word for the ordinary and proper word.
╩│auxesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│auxil.,╕
┬┌┤ auxiliary.
╩│auxil.,╕
╜│auxiliar, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) auxiliary.
┼╕adv. ╡auxiliarly.┤
╩│auxiliar, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│auxiliary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤giving help or support; helping; assisting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some sailboats have auxiliary engines. The chief sent only auxiliary firemen to put out the fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤additional; subsidiary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an auxiliary purpose. The main library has several auxiliary branches.┤
┴┤ (SYN) subordinate, supplementary.
├│ 3. ┤designed to take the place of the normal apparatus should that break down or fail; kept in reserve or as a substitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an auxiliary lighting system.┤
├│ 4. ┤having an engine as well as sails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an auxiliary schooner.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person or thing that helps; aid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The microscope is a useful auxiliary to the human eye.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessory.
├│ b. ┤a group subsidiary to the main body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a men's club with a ladies' auxiliary.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= auxiliaryverb.┤
└╕expr. ╡auxiliaries,┤ ┤foreign or allied troops that help the army of a nation at war; mercenaries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Roman Empire depended largely on auxiliaries for its defense.┤
╩│auxiliary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│auxiliary language,╕
┬┌┤ a language, such as pidgin English or Interlingua, used as a means of communication among persons who do not speak each other's native language.
╩│auxiliary language,╕
╜│auxiliary verb,╕
┬┌┤ a verb used to form the tenses, moods, or voices of other verbs; helping verb; verbal auxiliary. ╖Be, can, do, have, may, must, shall,┤ and ╖will┤ are auxiliary verbs. (Examples:) I ╖am┤ going; he ╖will┤ go; they ╖are┤ lost; they ╖must┤ stop.
╩│auxiliary verb,╕
╜│auxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) any hormone of a group synthesized in the protoplasm of the young, active parts of plants, which regulates plant growth and development.
╩│auxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│auxochrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) any group of atoms capable of making a chromogen into a dye or pigment.
╩│auxochrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│auxospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a reproductive cell of a diatom.
╩│auxospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│auxotroph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an organism, especially a bacterium or mold, which through genetic recombination cannot grow on a medium on which its parents could grow because of its requirement of substances the medium does not contain.
╩│auxotroph, ╛╕noun.
╜│auxotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an auxotroph.
╩│auxotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│av.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤avenue.
├│ 2. ┤average.
├│ 3. ┤avoirdupois.
╩│av.,╕
╜│Av.,╕
┬┌┤ avenue.
╩│Av.,╕
╜│A.V.┐╕ or │AV╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1a. ┤atrioventricular.
├│ b. ┤auriculoventricular.
├│ 2. ┤Authorized Version (of the Bible).
╩│A.V.┐╕ or │AV╕ (no periods),
╜│A/V╕ (no periods)┐ or │a.v.,╕
┬┌┤ ad valorem.
╩│A/V╕ (no periods)┐ or │a.v.,╕
╜│ava─╕ (1)┐ or │ava', ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) of all; at all.
╩│ava─╕ (1)┐ or │ava', ╛╕adverb.
╜│ava─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= kava.
╩│ava─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= kava.
╜│avadavat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amadavat.
╩│avadavat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= amadavat.
╜│avail, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be of use or value to; help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your greatest efforts will not avail you now. Money will not avail you after you are dead.┤
┴┤ (SYN) benefit.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be of use or value; help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Talk will avail little without work.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤help; use; benefit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of what avail is crying over spilt milk? I complained at being scolded, but to no avail.┤
┴┤ (SYN) profit, advantage, usefulness.
└╕expr. ╡avail oneself of,┤ ┤to take advantage of; profit by; make use of; employ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While traveling in France, heavailed himself of the opportunity to learn French.┤
┼╕adv. ╡availingly.┤
╩│avail, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│availability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or condition of being available; capability of being used; being at hand; being ready.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The availability of water power helped make New England a manufacturing center.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person, object, or facility that is available.
╩│availability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│available, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that can be used.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The saw is not available for the job; Father is using it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) usable, obtainable, handy.
├│ 2. ┤that can be had.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All available tickets were sold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accessible.
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) valid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. available rights.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) of avail; beneficial.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an available person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the leading availables for the party's Presidential nomination (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡availableness.┤
╩│available, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│availably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in an available manner; so as to be used or had readily.
┬┌┤ a semiconductor in which a certain applied voltage causes electric charges to gain such an influx of energy that they begin a rapid generation of new charge carriers, with a resulting increase in current.
╩│avalanche diode,╕
╜│avalanche lily,╕
┬┌┤ a delicate, white flower which blooms profusely in high mountain meadows as soon as the snow melts.
╩│avalanche lily,╕
╜│avalement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of skiing fast on turns by leaning far back on one's haunches while thrusting the skis all the way forward.
╩│avalement, ╛╕noun.
╜│Avalon┐╕ or │Avallon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Celtic Legend.) an ocean island in the west, an earthly paradise to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried after death, and where Morgan le Fay held her court. Also, ╡Avilion.┤
╩│Avalon┐╕ or │Avallon, ╛╕noun.
╜│avant-courier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who goes in advance, as a herald.
└╕expr. ╡avant-couriers,┤ ┤the advance guard of an army.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Having suffered 2000 of the enemies' horse (the avant-couriers of the Turks' army) to pass by him ... (Richard Knolles).┤
╩│avant-courier, ╛╕noun.
╜│avant-garde, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a group of people, especially in the arts, who are ahead of all others in using or creating new ideas, methods, designs, or styles.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with an avant-garde.
╩│avant-garde, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│avant-gardism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the beliefs and practices of the avant-garde; adherence to or disposition toward avant-garde beliefs or methods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. literary avant-gardism.┤
┼╕noun ╡avant-gardist.┤
╩│avant-gardism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Avar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Ural-Altaic people prominent in southeastern Europe during the early Middle Ages, now living in the Caucasus.
├│ 2. ┤the Caucasian language of this people.
╩│Avar, ╛╕noun.
╜│avarice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ too great a desire to acquire money or property; greed for wealth.
┴┤ (SYN) avidity, cupidity.
╩│avarice, ╛╕noun.
╜│avaricious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ greatly desiring money or property; like a miser; greedy for wealth.
┴┤ (SYN) covetous.
┼╕adv. ╡avariciously.┤
┼╕noun ╡avariciousness.┤
╩│avaricious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avascular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having few or no blood vessels or lymphatics.
╩│avascular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avast, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) stop! stay! hold it!.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Avast there!" shouted the sailor on watch.┤
╩│avast, ╛╕interjection.
╜│avatar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤(Hinduism.) the descent of a god to earth in bodily form; incarnation.
├│ b. ┤one of the ten appearances of Vishnu in human form.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any manifestation in bodily form; embodiment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sees himself quite simply as a kind of technological avatar, come for the liberation of mankind (Time).┤
╩│avatar, ╛╕noun.
╜│avaunt, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) begone! get out! go away!.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Avaunt, she cried, offensive to my sight! (Alexander Pope).┤
╩│avaunt, ╛╕interjection.
╜│avdp.,╕
┬┌┤ avoirdupois.
╩│avdp.,╕
╜│ave, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤hail! farewell!
├╕noun ┤ ┤a shout of welcome or farewell.
╩│ave, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│Ave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the prayer Ave Maria.
├│ b. ┤a saying of this prayer.
├│ c. ┤the time for saying it.
├│ 2. ┤a rosary bead; an Ave Maria.
╩│Ave, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ave.┐╕ or │ave.,╕
┬┌┤ Avenue; avenue.
╩│Ave.┐╕ or │ave.,╕
╜│ave atque vale,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) hail and farewell!
╩│ave atque vale,
╜│avec plaisir,
┬┌┤ (French.) with pleasure.
╩│avec plaisir,
╜│avellan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) designating a kind of cross resembling four filberts in their husks, joined at their larger ends.
╩│avellan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Ave Maria,
┬┌│ 1a. ┤"Hail Mary," the first words of the Latin form of a prayer of the Roman Catholic Church.
├│ b. ┤this prayer.
├│ c. ┤a saying of this prayer; an Ave.
├│ 2. ┤the time for saying it.
├│ 3. ┤a rosary bead.
╩│Ave Maria,
╜│Ave Mary, ╟= Ave Maria.
╩│Ave Mary, ╟= Ave Maria.
╜│avenaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like oats.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to the same genus as the oat.
╩│avenaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avenge, ╛╕verb, ╞│avenged,╕ │avenging.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to get revenge for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to avenge an insult. He vowed to avenge his brother's murder by tracking down the murderer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take vengeance on behalf of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clan avenged their slain chief.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to get revenge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou shalt not avenge (Leviticus 19:18).┤
┴┤ (SYN) retaliate.
┼╕noun ╡avengement┤
╩│avenge, ╛╕verb, ╞│avenged,╕ │avenging.╕
╜│avenger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who avenges a wrong.
╩│avenger, ╛╕noun.
╜│avenging, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that avenges.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an avenging Deity (Edward Gibbon).┤
┼╕adv. ╡avengingly.┤
╩│avenging, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avens, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any perennial plant of a genus of the rose family, native to cold and temperate regions and commonly grown as garden flowers; geum.
╩│avens, ╛╕noun.
╜│aventail┐╕ or │aventayle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ventail.
╩│aventail┐╕ or │aventayle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ventail.
╜│aventurine┐╕ or │aventurin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a gold-flecked, brownish-colored glass.
├│ 2. ┤a variety of quartz containing bright specks of mica or some other mineral.
╩│aventurine┐╕ or │aventurin, ╛╕noun.
╜│avenue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Especially U.S.) a wide street; main street.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The avenues of the city were crowded with shoppers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thoroughfare, boulevard.
├│ 2. ┤a wide road or walk bordered by trees.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people walked down the avenue through the center of the park.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a way of approach; passage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hard work is one avenue to success.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Especially U.S.) a city thoroughfare, often running at right angles to others, which are usually shorter or narrower, and called ╖streets.┤ (Abbr:) Ave.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the quantity found by dividing the sum of all the quantities by the number of quantities; arithmetic mean. The average of 3 and 5 and 10 is 6 (3 + 5 + 10 = 18; 18 / 3 = 6).
├│ 2. ┤a ratio or percentage indicating a record of achievement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good hitter has a high batting average in baseball. The best student in the class had an A average.┤
├│ 3. ┤the usual sort or amount; the generally normal or typical quantity, degree, rate, quality, or kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amount of rain this year has been below average. His mind is above the average.┤
┴┤ (SYN) standard, norm.
├│ 4. ┤(Commerce.)
├│ a. ┤a small charge, paid by a ship for pilotage, towage, or other expenses of coming into port.
├│ b. ┤an expense or loss arising from damage at sea to ship or cargo.
├│ c. ┤the equitable distribution of such expense or loss among all parties interested.
├│ d. ┤any small charge or expense in addition to freight charges, paid by a shipper of goods. (Abbr:) av.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤obtained by averaging; being an average.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an average price. The average temperature for the week was 82.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mean.
├│ 2. ┤usual; ordinary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. average intelligence. The average American boy likes sports.┤
┴┤ (SYN) medium, middling.
├│ 3. ┤(Maritime Law.) estimated or assessed on the rules of average.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to find the average of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Will you average those numbers for me?┤
├│ 2. ┤to have as an average; amount on the average to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cost of our lunches at school averaged two dollars a week.┤
├│ 3. ┤to do, get, or yield, on an average.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He averages six hours of work a day. The farmer averaged forty bushels of wheat to the acre.┤
├│ 4. ┤to divide among several proportionately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We averaged our gains according to what each put in.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to buy (╡average up┤) or sell (╡average down┤) increasing quantitiesof a stock or commodities in order to improve one's position with respect to the mean price paid.
└╕expr. ╡average out,┤ ┤to reach a balance one against the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hot and cold days average out during the year.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the average,┤ ┤considered on the basis of the average.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People are kind on the average. He works six hours a day on the average.┤
└╕expr. ╡on ┤(╡upon,┤ or ╡at┤) an average,┤ ┤taking the arithmetic mean or an approximation of this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farm produces, on an average, forty bushels of wheat to the acre.┤
┬┌┤ the philosophy of Averroes (Arab philosopher), chiefly consisting of a pantheistic interpretation of the teachings of Aristotle.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Averroist.┤
╩│Averroism, ╛╕noun.
╜│averse, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤turned away in mind or feeling; having a strong or fixed dislike; opposed; unwilling (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fear made her averse to fighting. I now had several pages of uncommonly fine prose fiction, which I did not feel averse to reading aloud to someone (New Yorker).┤
┴┤ (SYN) reluctant, loath, disinclined.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) turned away from the main stem (as distinguished from ╖adverse┤).
┼╕adv. ╡aversely.┤
┼╕noun ╡averseness.┤
╩│averse, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a strong or fixed dislike; antipathy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has an aversion to the bitter taste of tea. He has an aversion to stirring up unnecessary national crises (Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) distaste, loathing, disgust, repugnance.
├│ 2. ┤a thing or person disliked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Conceit is his special aversion.┤
├│ 3. ┤unwillingness (to).
├│ 4. ┤act of turning away.
╩│aversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│aversion therapy,╕
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the treatment of addiction, compulsion, or other abnormal psychological condition by causing the patient to develop an aversion to the object responsible for his behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The main kinds of treatment available--aversion therapy by means of electric shocks, ... membership of Alcoholics Anonymous--are all of the "unlearning" kind (New Scientist).┤
╩│aversion therapy,╕
╜│aversive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that shows aversion; averse.
├│ 2. ┤(Psychology.) tending to avoid.
╩│aversive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avert, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to keep from happening; prevent the occurrence of (a disaster or other misfortune); avoid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver averted an accident by a quick turn of the steering wheel.┤
├│ 2. ┤to turn away; turn aside (the face, eyes, or mind).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She averted her eyes from the wreck.┤
┼╕noun ╡averter.┤
┼╕adj. ╡avertible,┤ ╡avertable.┤
╩│avert, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Avertin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) tribromoethanol.
╩│Avertin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aves, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals that have wings and feathers. All birds belong to this class.
╩│Aves, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Avesta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sacred writings of the ancient Zoroastrian religion, parts of which are still used by the Parsees. Also, ╡Zend-Avesta.┤
╩│Avesta, ╛╕noun.
╜│Avestan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the Iranian language in which the Avesta is written.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Avesta or the language in which it is written.
╩│Avestan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│avg.,╕
┬┌┤ average.
╩│avg.,╕
╜│avgas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any aviation gasoline.
╩│avgas, ╛╕noun.
╜│avgolemono, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Greek soup made with chicken broth, eggs, lemon, and often rice.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art or science of operating and navigating aircraft, especially airplanes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pilots of large aircraft are masters of aviation.┤
├│ 2. ┤the designing and manufacture of aircraft, especially airplanes.
├│ 3. ┤aircraft collectively, together with personnel and equipment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American aviation, European aviation.┤
╩│aviation, ╛╕noun.
╜│aviation gasoline,╕
┬┌┤ a high-octane gasoline prepared especially for use in aircraft with reciprocating engines.
╩│aviation gasoline,╕
╜│aviation medicine,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of medicine dealing with the problems of man in air flight; aeromedicine.
╩│aviation medicine,╕
╜│aviation spirit,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) aviation gasoline.
╩│aviation spirit,╕
╜│aviator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who flies an aircraft; a pilot.
╩│aviator, ╛╕noun.
╜│aviatorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of aviation.
├│ 2. ┤of aviators.
╩│aviatorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aviatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aviatorial.
╩│aviatory, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aviatorial.
╜│aviatress, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aviatrix.
╩│aviatress, ╛╕noun. ╟│= aviatrix.
╜│aviatrix, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman aviator.
╩│aviatrix, ╛╕noun.
╜│avicide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the killing of birds.
╩│avicide, ╛╕noun.
╜│avicultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with aviculture.
╩│avicultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aviculture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the raising or keeping of birds.
╩│aviculture, ╛╕noun.
╜│aviculturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bird fancier.
╩│aviculturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│avid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ extremely eager; greatly desirous; greedy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dictator had an avid desire for power. The miser was avid for gold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) keen, craving, covetous.
┼╕adv. ╡avidly.┤
╩│avid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an albumin present in raw egg white which, when eaten by humans or animals, renders the biotin in their systems inactive, causing symptoms of vitamin deficiency. Cooking of the egg removes this effect.
╩│avidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│avidity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤great eagerness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hungry boys looked at the pie with avidity. One of the many things that impress the traveler in Japan is the avidity with which the Japanese go on journeys (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤greed for wealth; avarice.
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.)
├│ a. ┤the relative strength of an acid or base, as determined by its degree of dissociation.
├│ b. ┤chemical affinity, as between an antibody and a virus.
╩│avidity, ╛╕noun.
╜│avifauna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the birds of a region.
╩│avifauna, ╛╕noun.
╜│avifaunal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the avifauna of a region.
╩│avifaunal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avifaunist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies avifauna.
╩│avifaunist, ╛╕noun.
╜│avigation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) the navigation of aircraft; aviation.
╩│avigation, ╛╕noun.
╜│Avilion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Avalon.
╩│Avilion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Avalon.
╜│a vinculo matrimonii,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) from the tie of matrimony (referring to an absolute divorce).
╩│a vinculo matrimonii,
╜│avion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an airplane.
╩│avion, ╛╕noun.
╜│avionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with avionics.
├│ 2. ┤for avionics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. avionic equipment.┤
╩│avionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avionics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of technology having to do with the development and production of electronic devices for use in aviation, rocketry, and astronautics.
╩│avionics, ╛╕noun.
╜│aviophobia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fear of flying in an aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aviophobia ... is believed to cost the airline industry up to $1.5 billion a year (Robert L. DuPont).┤
╩│aviophobia, ╛╕noun.
╜│avirulent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ completely or relatively harmless; not virulent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. avirulent bacteria.┤
╩│avirulent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aviso, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dispatch boat.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a formal notification; a dispatch.
╩│aviso, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sos.╕
╜│avitaminosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any illness caused by a lack of one or more vitamins.
╩│avitaminosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│avn.,╕
┬┌┤ aviation.
╩│avn.,╕
╜│A-V node,╕ ╟│= atrioventricular node.
╩│A-V node,╕ ╟│= atrioventricular node.
╜│avocado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with a dark-green or purplish skin and a very large seed; alligator pear. Its yellow-green pulp has a nutty flavor and is used in salads and soups. Avocados belong to the same family as the laurel.
├│ 2. ┤the tree that it grows on.
├│ 3. ┤a dark-green color.
╩│avocado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│avocat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a lawyer.
╩│avocat, ╛╕noun.
╜│avocation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something that a person does besides his regular business; minor occupation; hobby.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a lawyer by vocation, but writing stories is his avocation.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) one's regular occupation, calling, or vocation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My avocation is in London city (Dickens).┤
├│ 3. ┤diversion of the attention; distraction.
╩│avocation, ╛╕noun.
╜│avocational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an avocation.
┼╕adv. ╡avocationally.┤
╩│avocational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avocatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ calling away or back; recalling.
╩│avocatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avocet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a web-footed wading bird with a long, slender beak that curves upward and with long legs. Also, ╡avoset.┤
╩│avocet, ╛╕noun.
╜│Avogadro's law,
┬┌┤ (Chemistry, Physics.) a law stating that equal volumes of different gases, under like conditions of pressure and temperature, contain the same number of molecules.
╩│Avogadro's law,
╜│Avogadro's number,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry, Physics.) the number of molecules in one mole of any substance. It is approximately 6.0253 X (10 to the power of 23).
╩│Avogadro's number,╕
╜│avoid, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to keep away from; keep out of the way of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We avoided driving through large cities on our trip.┤
├│ 2. ┤to have nothing to do with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shy old man avoided his neighbors.┤
├│ 3. ┤to prevent from occurring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To avoid an accident in the dark, use a flashlight.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Law.) to make void; annul.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) to empty.
┼╕noun ╡avoider.┤
╩│avoid, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│avoidable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be avoided.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With care the accident would have been avoidable.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) voidable.
┼╕adv. ╡avoidably.┤
╩│avoidable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avoidance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of avoiding; keeping away from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her avoidance of old friends caused her to be lonely.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) the act of making void; invalidation; annulment.
├│ 3. ┤a becoming or being vacant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The avoidance of the office ... by death (Sir William Henry Beveridge).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a person's weight; heaviness; stoutness.
╩│avoirdupois, ╛╕noun.
╜│avoirdupois weight,╕
┬┌┤ a system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces:
┬┤ 16 drams = 1 ounce or 28.3495 grams
┬┤ 16 ounces = 1 pound or 0.4536 kilogram
┬┤ 2,000 pounds = 1 ton or 907.18 kilograms
┬┤ Avoirdupois weight is used chiefly in North America to weigh everything except gems, precious metals, and drugs.
╩│avoirdupois weight,╕
╜│a volonte,
┬┌┤ (French.) at will; at pleasure.
╩│a volonte,
╜│avoset, ╛╕noun. ╟│= avocet.
╩│avoset, ╛╕noun. ╟│= avocet.
╜│a votre sante,
┬┌┤ (French.) to your health.
╩│a votre sante,
╜│avouch, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to declare positively to be true; affirm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What I have said I will avouch, in the presence of the king (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤to vouch for; guarantee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I can avouch his honesty. The bank avouches all the work of its employees.┤
├│ 3. ┤to acknowledge; avow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has avouched himself as the author of this plan.┤
┼╕adj. ╡avouchable.┤
┼╕noun ╡avoucher.┤
┼╕noun ╡avouchment.┤
╩│avouch, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│avow, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to declare frankly or openly; admit; acknowledge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He avowed that he could not sing. The critics avowed their disgust for the new taxes with boldness.┤
┼╕adj. ╡avowable.┤
┼╕noun ╡avower.┤
╩│avow, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│avowal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a frank or open declaration; admission; acknowledgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made a plain avowal of his opinions even though they were unpopular.┤
╩│avowal, ╛╕noun.
╜│avowed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ frankly or openly declared; admitted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an avowed candidate for the office of mayor.┤
┼╕adv. ╡avowedly.┤
╩│avowed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avowry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) an avowal of an act.
╩│avowry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│a vuestra salud,
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) to your health.
╩│a vuestra salud,
╜│avulsed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ with the tissue pulled away, as a wound.
╩│avulsed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avulsion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of pulling or tearing apart or off; forcible separation.
├│ 2. ┤a part torn off.
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) a sudden removal of land, as by change of a river's course or the action of flood, to another's estate, the land remaining the property of the original owner.
╩│avulsion, ╛╕noun.
╜│avuncular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an uncle. Avuncular families exist among the Hopi Indians of the southwestern United States; in them the mother's brother has more authority than the actual father.
├│ 2. ┤like an uncle.
┼╕adv. ╡avuncularly.┤
╩│avuncular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│avuncularity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ an avuncular manner, gesture, statement, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marshal stood up and called with threatening avuncularity for complaints (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│avuncularity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│A/W╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤actual weight.
├│ 2. ┤all water.
╩│A/W╕ (no periods),
╜│awa, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) away.
╩│awa, ╛╕adverb.
╜│awabi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Japanese.) an abalone.
╩│awabi, ╛╕noun.
╜│Awacs┐╕ or │AWACS, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an airborne radar system of the U.S. Air Force originally for the early detection of enemy bombers.
╩│Awacs┐╕ or │AWACS, ╛╕noun.
╜│await, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to wait for; look forward to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness. He has awaited your coming for weeks.┤
┴┤ (SYN) expect.
├│ 2. ┤to be ready for; be in store for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many pleasures await you on your trip.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to watch for; lie in wait for.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to wait.
┼╕noun ╡awaiter.┤
╩│await, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│awake, ╛╕verb, ╞│awoke╕ or │awaked,╕ │awaked╕ or ((especially British)) │awoken,╕ ╞│awaking,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come out of sleep; wake up; arouse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I awoke from a sound sleep at sunrise.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to bestir oneself; become vigilant.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to arouse from sleep; waken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alarm clock awoke me.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to stir up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These words awoke his anger.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤roused from sleep; not asleep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is always awake early.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) on the alert; watchful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The explorer was ever awake for the dangers that surrounded him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vigilant.
└╕expr. ╡awake to,┤ ┤(Figurative.) to become aware of; realize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. England and France at length awoke to the value of their fisheries (John Yeats).┤
╩│awake, ╛╕verb, ╞│awoke╕ or │awaked,╕ │awaked╕ or ((especially British)) │awoken,╕ ╞│awaking,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│awaken, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to wake up; arouse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun was shining when we awakened.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to arouse from sleep; wake up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was awakened late this morning.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to rouse to activity or awareness; stir.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His plight would awaken compassion in the hardest heart.┤
└╕expr. ╡awaken to,┤ ┤(Figurative.) to come to realize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her mind has not yet awakened to the danger.┤
┼╕noun ╡awakener.┤
┼╕noun ╡awakenment.┤
╩│awaken, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│awakening, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ waking up.
╩│awakening, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│awanting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) wanting; lacking.
╩│awanting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│award, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give after careful consideration; grant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A medal was awarded to the best speller in the class.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assign.
├│ 2. ┤to decide upon or settle by law; adjudge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court awarded damages of $5,000 to the injured man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assign, decree.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something given as a reward, payment, or the like, after careful consideration; prize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My dog won the highest award.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reward.
├│ 2. ┤a decision by a judge or arbitrator.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all thought the award of $5,000 for damages was fair.┤
┼╕adj. ╡awardable.┤
╩│award, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│awardee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the receiver of an award.
╩│awardee, ╛╕noun.
╜│awarder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the giver of an award.
╩│awarder, ╛╕noun.
╜│aware, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having knowledge; realizing; conscious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was too sleepy to be aware how cold it was. She was not aware of her danger.┤
┼╕noun ╡awareness.┤
╩│aware, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awash, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤level with the surface of the water; just covered with water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beach was awash with the flowing tide.┤
├│ 2. ┤carried about by water; floating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The floodwater set everything awash in the cellar.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) filled (with); overflowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The music ... was awash with melancholy (New Yorker).┤
╩│awash, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│away, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤from a place; to a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stay away from the fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤at a distance; a way off; far.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor went far away from home.┤
┴┤ (SYN) distant, off.
├│ 3. ┤out of one's possession, notice, or use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave his boat away.┤
├│ 4. ┤out of existence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sounds died away.┤
├│ 5. ┤in another direction; aside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He turned his car away just in time to avoid an accident.┤
├│ 6. ┤without stopping; on; continuously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She worked away at her job.┤
├│ 7. ┤without delay; at once.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fire away! Do as I bid, and fly away.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤at a distance; far.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His home is miles away.┤
├│ 2. ┤absent; gone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother is away today.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Sports.) played on the opponent's grounds, field, or court, rather than on one's own.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to finish the season with two away games.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Baseball.) out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A home run with two away in the ninth won the game.┤
└╕expr. ╡away back,┤ ┤(Informal.) far back in space or time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our candidate is a good man and a fighter from away back.┤
└╕expr. ╡away with,┤ ┤take (someone or something) away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Away with him to the dungeon!┤
└╕expr. ╡away with you,┤ ┤you go away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Away with you! ... I'll put everybody under an arrest that stays (Thomas Sheridan).┤
└╕expr. ╡do away with.┤ ┤See under ╡do┤ (1).┤┤
└╕expr. ╡where away? ┤See under ╡where.┤┤
╩│away, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│awe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│awed,╕ │awing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤great wonder; a feeling of wonder and reverence inspired by anything of great beauty, sublimity, majesty, or power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We feel awe when we stand near vast mountains, or when we think of God's power and glory.┤
├│ 2. ┤fear and reverence; dread mingled with reverence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the young lawyer entered the Supreme Court he felt great awe.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) power to inspire fear or respect.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to feel awe; fill with awe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The majesty of the mountains awed us.┤
├│ 2. ┤to influence or restrain by awe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The profound silence awed everyone.┤
└╕expr. ╡stand in awe of,┤ ┤to have a profound respect for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Prince of Wales, in particular, stood in tremendous awe of his mother (Lytton Strachey).┤
╩│awe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│awed,╕ │awing.╕
╜│aweary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) weary; tired (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. am aweary, aweary, I would that I were dead (Tennyson).┤
╩│aweary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aweather, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ on or toward the windward (weather) side or direction.
╩│aweather, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│aweigh, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ just clear of the bottom, and hanging straight down, leaving a ship free to move.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship began to move as soon as its anchor was aweigh.┤
╩│aweigh, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awe-inspiring, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing awe; awesome.
╩│awe-inspiring, ╛╕adjective.
╜│aweless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= fearless.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= irreverent.┤
╩│aweless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awesome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤causing awe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A great fire is an awesome sight.┤
├│ 2. ┤showing awe; awed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. awesome admiration.┤
├│ 3. ┤filling with awe; impressive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "It was awesome when they announced a staff for their Midwest office that was larger than the number of officers we have in our corporate banking department" (Business Week).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was awe-struck by the grandeur of the mountains.┤
╩│awe-struck, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awful, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤causing fear; dreadful; terrible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An awful storm with thunder and lightning came up.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fearful.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) very bad, great, ugly, or otherwise unusual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is an awful nuisance. His room was in an awful mess.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appalling, monstrous, shocking.
├│ 3. ┤deserving great respect and reverence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felt the awful power of God.┤
┴┤ (SYN) majestic, sublime.
├│ 4. ┤filling with awe; impressive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mountains rose to awful heights.┤
┴┤ (SYN) imposing.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Informal.) very.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was awful mad.┤
┼╕noun ╡awfulness.┤
╩│awful, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│awfully, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤dreadfully; terribly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The broken leg hurt awfully.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) very.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm awfully sorry that I hurt your feelings.┤
╩│awfully, ╛╕adverb.
╜│awhile, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ for a short time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He stayed awhile after dinner to talk. She paused awhile before answering.┤
╩│awhile, ╛╕adverb.
╜│awhirl, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in a whirl; whirling.
╩│awhirl, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awing, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ on the wing.
╩│awing, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│awkward, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water.┤
├│ b. ┤not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an awkward drawing of stick figures. His awkward speech made him difficult to understand.┤
├│ 2. ┤not well suited to use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The handle of this pitcher has an awkward shape.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unhandy.
├│ 3. ┤not easily managed; difficult to negotiate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is an awkward corner to turn.┤
├│ 4. ┤inconvenient or embarrassing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an awkward moment. He asked me such an awkward question that I did not know what to reply.┤
├│ 5. ┤ill at ease; embarrassed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An awkward manner makes everyone uneasy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡awkwardly.┤
┼╕noun ╡awkwardness.┤
╩│awkward, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awkward age,╕
┬┌┤ the time of life when one is no longer a child and yet not fully grown up; the beginning of adolescence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Handling a suddenly grown body and many new problems makes the awkward age an awkward time to go through.┤
╩│awkward age,╕
╜│A.W.L.,╕
┬┌┤ (Military.)
├│ 1. ┤absence with leave.
├│ 2. ┤absent with leave.
╩│A.W.L.,╕
╜│awl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sharp-pointed tool used for making small holes in leather or wood.
╩│awl, ╛╕noun.
╜│awless, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aweless.
╩│awless, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aweless.
╜│awl-shaped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ slender and tapering toward the extremity from a broadish base; subulate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. awl-shaped leaves.┤
╩│awl-shaped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awlwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, stemless water plant of the mustard family, with slender leaves which taper to a point. It is found in Europe, Siberia, and North America.
╩│awlwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│awmous, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) alms.
╩│awmous, ╛╕noun.
╜│awn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the bristly hairs forming the beard on a head of barley, oats, and other grasses.
├│ 2. ┤any similar bristly growth.
╩│awn, ╛╕noun.
╜│awned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having awns.
╩│awned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a piece of canvas, metal, or other material spread before a door or window or over a porch, deck, or patio. Awnings are used for protection from the sun or rain.
╩│awning, ╛╕noun.
╜│awninged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fitted with one or more awnings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an awninged porch.┤
╩│awninged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awnless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without awns.
╩│awnless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awny, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having awns; bearded.
╩│awny, ╛╕adjective.
╜│awoke, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense and past participle of ╡awake.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I awoke early. My sister has not yet awoke.┤
╩│awoke, ╛╕verb.
╜│awoken, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a past participle of ╡awake.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was awoken by a loud noise.┤
╩│awoken, ╛╕verb.
╜│AWOL┐╕ or │Awol, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj., adv. ┤ ┤absent without leave.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to be AWOL for 12 days.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Slang, especially U.S.) a person who is absent without leave.
╩│AWOL┐╕ or │Awol, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│A.W.O.L.┐,╕ │AWOL (no periods), or a.w.o.l.,╕
┬┌┤ (Military, especially U.S.) absent without leave.
╩│A.W.O.L.┐,╕ │AWOL (no periods), or a.w.o.l.,╕
╜│awry, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with a twist or turn to one side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her hat was blown awry by the wind.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) out of order; wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our plans have gone awry. The seasons at this time of year are all awry (New Yorker).┤
╩│awry, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│ax┐╕ or │axe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │axes,╕╛verb, ╞│axed,╕ │axing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a tool with a flat, sharp blade fastened to a handle, used for chopping, splitting, and shaping wood.
├│ 2. ┤a weapon like this; battleax.
├│ 3. ┤╡= ice ax.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a musical instrument.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to shape or trim with an ax.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to discharge (an employee or employees), especially summarily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some executives in a merged company question their future and get out before they're axed (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤to reduce greatly; make much less.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The budget was axed to keep expenses down. Prices were axed for the holiday sale.┤
└╕expr. ╡get the ax,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to be discharged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This department shut down when its members got the ax last week.┤
├│ b. ┤to reduce the size of or get rid of in order to reduce in size.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 17 chapters will get the ax within four years unless membership rises (Look).┤
└╕expr. ╡give the ax,┤ ┤(Informal.) to discharge, dismiss, or spurn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A growing number of men in the South Pacific are feeling bitter because their girls are now giving them "the ax" and marrying men in the States (Baltimore Sun).┤
└╕expr. ╡have an ax to grind,┤ ┤to have a special purpose, usually from a selfish reason, for taking action or being interested.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The habitual French fear that any high-level intimacy between London and Washington means that Britain has an axe to grind at France's expense (New York Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡axlike,┤ ╡axelike.┤
╩│ax┐╕ or │axe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │axes,╕╛verb, ╞│axed,╕ │axing.╕
╜│ax.,╕
┬┌┤ axiom.
╩│ax.,╕
╜│axe-grinder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person who acts because of a special purpose, usually from a selfish reason.
╩│axe-grinder, ╛╕noun.
╜│axe-grinding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) the action or behavior of an axe-grinder.
╩│axe-grinding, ╛╕noun.
╜│axehead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the edged head of an ax.
╩│axehead, ╛╕noun.
╜│axel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a jump in figure skating in which the skater leaps from the outside front edge of one skate, takes one and a half turns in the air and lands on the outside back edge of the other skate.
╩│axel, ╛╕noun.
╜│axeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= axman.
╩│axeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= axman.
╜│axenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by an absence of contaminating organisms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an axenic culture.┤
┼╕adv. ╡axenically.┤
╩│axenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axes─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ax.┤
╩│axes─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│axes─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡axis┤ (1).
╩│axes─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ax-grinder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axe-grinder.
╩│ax-grinder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axe-grinder.
╜│ax-grinding, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axe-grinding.
╩│ax-grinding, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axe-grinding.
╜│axhead, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axehead.
╩│axhead, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axehead.
╜│axial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of an axis; forming an axis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wheel turns on an axial rod.┤
├│ 2. ┤along, on, or around an axis.
╩│axial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axial-flow, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a fluid flow directed by rotary blades and stators along a line parallel to the axis of rotation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an axial-flow compressor, an axial-flow turbine. An axial-flow pump is a high-speed pump used for liquid or for air, especially for pumping air into jet engines.┤
╩│axial-flow, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axially, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a line with or the direction of the axis; from pole to pole.
╩│axially, ╛╕adverb.
╜│axial skeleton,╕
┬┌┤ the skeleton of the trunk, head, and tail (distinguished from ╖appendicular skeleton┤).
╩│axial skeleton,╕
╜│axil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch. A bud is usually found in the axil.
╩│axil, ╛╕noun.
╜│axile, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) situated in or belonging to an axis, as a placenta in the axis of the ovary.
╩│axile, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axilla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │axillae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= armpit.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= axil.┤
├│ 3. ┤the undersurface of a bird's wing.
╩│axilla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │axillae.╕
╜│axillar, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= axillary.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a long, stiff feather growing from the axilla of a bird.
╩│axillar, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│axillary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or near the armpit; alar.
├│ 2. ┤in or growing from the axil of a plant; alar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. axillary buds.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= axillar.┤
╩│axillary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
╜│axinite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral consisting essentially of an aluminum and calcium borosilicate, commonly occurring in flattened, brown crystals edged like an ax.
╩│axinite, ╛╕noun.
╜│axiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with axiology.
┼╕adv. ╡axiologically.┤
╩│axiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Philosophy.) the study of the nature, types, criteria, and status of human values. Axiology involves such questions as "What is beautiful?" "What is good?" "What is holy?"
╩│axiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│axiom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a statement taken to be true without proof; self-evident truth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is an axiom that a whole is greater than any one of its parts. It is an axiom that if equals are added to equals the results will be equal.┤
├│ 2. ┤a well-established principle, rule, or law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is an axiom that medicine should be kept out of the reach of young children.┤
╩│axiom, ╛╕noun.
╜│axiomatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤accepted without proof; self-evident.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is axiomatic that a whole is greater than any one of its parts.┤
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) an axiom stating that, given a collection of sets that do not overlap, it is possible to form a new set containing one element from each of the sets.
╩│axiom of choice,╕
╜│axion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hypothetical elementary particle having neutral charge and zero spin, and a mass of less than one-thousandth of a proton.
╩│axion, ╛╕noun.
╜│axis─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │axes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a straight line about which an object turns or seems to turn. The axis of the earth is an imaginary line through the North Pole and the South Pole.
├│ 2. ┤a central or principal line around which parts are arranged regularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The axis of a cone is the straight line joining its apex and the center of its base.┤
├│ 3. ┤any line used for reference.
├│ 4. ┤(Anatomy.)
├│ a. ┤a central or principal structure extending lengthwise and having the parts of the body arranged around it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The axis of the skeleton is the spinal column.┤
├│ b. ┤the second cervical vertebra.
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤the central part or support on which parts are arranged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The axis of a plant is the stem.┤
├│ b. ┤the main stem and root.
├│ 6. ┤any of three lines about which any missile, rocket vehicle, or aircraft revolves, one lengthwise in the plane of symmetry, and the other two perpendicular to each other and to the lengthwise axis.
├│ 7. ┤in the fine arts and design:
├│ a. ┤an imaginary central line in a composition, referred to for balance of parts or the like.
├│ b. ┤an actual central line in a drawing or other work of art.
├│ 8. ┤(Crystallography.) one of three or four imaginary lines assumed in defining the position of the plane faces and classifying the crystal.
├│ 9. ┤(Optics.) a straight line drawn through the optical center of a lens, and perpendicular to both its surfaces.
├│ 10. ┤(Figurative.) an important line of relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Bonn-Washington axis.┤
└╕expr. ╡the Axis,┤ ┤Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies, during World War II.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Axis powers ... simply took over one area after another by threat or use of force without a formal declaration of war (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│axis─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │axes.╕
╜│axis─╕ (2), ╛noun, or │axis deer,╕
┬┌┤ any deer of a genus of Southeast Asia, India, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) having the body spotted with white; chital.
╩│axis─╕ (2), ╛noun, or │axis deer,╕
╜│axis cylinder,╕
┬┌┤ the central portion of a nerve fiber, which isthe essential conducting element and the continuation of the axon of the nerve cell.
╩│axis cylinder,╕
╜│axisymmetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ symmetric about the axis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an axisymmetric conical flow of gases.┤
╩│axisymmetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bar or shaft on which a wheel turns. Some axles turn with the wheel.
├│ 2. ┤╡= axletree.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete or Poetic.) an axis.
╩│axle, ╛╕noun.
╜│axle box,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the journal box of a rotating axle, as on a railroad car.
├│ 2. ┤a bushing which forms the bearing of an axle.
╩│axle box,╕
╜│axletree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crossbar connecting two opposite wheels of a cart, wagon, carriage, or other horse-drawn vehicle. The wheels turn on its ends.
╩│axletree, ╛╕noun.
╜│axman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who uses an ax in chopping or fighting. Also, ╡axeman.┤
╩│axman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Axminster, ╛╕noun, or │Axminster carpet,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of handmade carpet with a finely tufted, velvetlike pile.
├│ 2. ┤a carpet made by machine to imitate it.
╩│Axminster, ╛╕noun, or │Axminster carpet,╕
╜│axolotl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any salamander of several common in lakes and lagoons in Mexico and the southwestern United States, that usually retain their gills and tadpole form through life. In Mexico they are valued as food.
╩│axolotl, ╛╕noun.
╜│axometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an optician's measuring device used in determining the optical centers of the lenses and adjusting their positions in relation to the centers of the eyes.
╩│axometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│axon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the long extension of a nerve cell that carries impulses away from the body of the cell.
╩│axon, ╛╕noun.
╜│axonal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= axonic.
╩│axonal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= axonic.
╜│axone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axon.
╩│axone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= axon.
╜│axonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an axon.
╩│axonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│axoplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the protoplasm within an axon.
╩│axoplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│axostyle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) a slender skeletal rod in certain protozoans.
╩│axostyle, ╛╕noun.
╜│axseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an herb of the pea family native to Europe and naturalized in the eastern United States, having pinkish flowers and axshaped seeds.
╩│axseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│axunge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fat or grease, especially of hogs or geese.
├│ 2. ┤lard prepared for use in medicine.
╩│axunge, ╛╕noun.
╜│ay─╕ (1), ╛adverb, noun. ╟│= aye ╕(1).
╩│ay─╕ (1), ╛adverb, noun. ╟│= aye ╕(1).
╜│ay─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ always; ever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "A mother's love lasts forever and ay."┤
┬┤ Also, ╡aye┤ (2).
╩│ay─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│ay─╕ (3), ╛interjection.
┬┌┤ (North English Dialect.) ah! (an exclamation, as of surprise).
└╕expr. ╡ay me! ┤alas! ah me!
╩│ay─╕ (3), ╛interjection.
╜│ayah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native nurse or lady's maid in India.
╩│ayah, ╛╕noun.
╜│ayahuasca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drink that produces hallucinations, made from the roots of a South American vine.
╩│ayahuasca, ╛╕noun.
╜│ayatollah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the title of a Shiite Moslem religious teacher of the highest rank, especially in Iran.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prime force was the bitterness of the mullahs and of their leaders--the ayatollahs--against the Shah's industrializing and modernizing campaign (Max Lerner).┤
├│ 2. ┤any forceful leader.
╔┤ ╢Ex. America's out-of-touch ayatollah of intolerance (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│ayatollah, ╛╕noun.
╜│aye─╕ (1), ╛adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤╡= yes.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aye, aye, sir.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an affirmative answer, vote, or voter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ayes won when the vote was taken.┤
├┤ Also, ╡ay.┤
╩│aye─╕ (1), ╛adverb, noun.
╜│aye─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
┬┌┤ always; ever. Also, ╡ay.┤
╩│aye─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│aye-aye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a squirrellike lemur of Madagascar.
╩│aye-aye, ╛╕noun.
╜│ayin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
╩│ayin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Aymara, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ra╕ or │-ras.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a group of South American Indians of Peru and Bolivia, some of whom developed an advanced pre-Incan civilization.
├│ 2. ┤any of a group of South American Indian dialects of Bolivia and Peru, including the language of the Aymara.
╩│Aymara, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ra╕ or │-ras.╕
╜│Aymaran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Aymara Indians or their language.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the language of the Aymara Indians.
╩│Aymaran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ayre, ╛╕noun. ╟│= madrigal ╕(def. 2).
╩│ayre, ╛╕noun. ╟│= madrigal ╕(def. 2).
╜│Ayrshire, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dairy cow of a breed that is red and white or brown and white, originating in Ayrshire, Scotland.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with this breed.
╩│Ayrshire, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ayuntamiento, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) in Spain and former Spanish colonies:
├│ 1. ┤a municipal council.
├│ 2. ┤the building occupied by a municipal government; town hall.
╩│ayuntamiento, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ayurveda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ancient Hindu system of medicine.
╩│Ayurveda, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ayurvedic┐╕ or │ayurvedic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or based upon Ayurveda.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ayurvedic medicine.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a practitioner of Ayurveda.
╩│Ayurvedic┐╕ or │ayurvedic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│az-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡azo-┤ before vowels, as in ╖azide.┤
╩│az-,╕
╜│az.,╕
┬┌┤ azure.
╩│az.,╕
╜│AZ╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Arizona (in postal Zip Code).
╩│AZ╕ (no periods),
╜│azacyclonol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia and related conditions.
╩│azacyclonol, ╛╕noun.
╜│azalea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shrub bearing many showy flowers, growing mainly in eastern North America and in China. Azaleas belong to the heath family, but are usually not evergreen.
├│ 2. ┤its flower.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various similar plants.
╩│azalea, ╛╕noun.
╜│azan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Moslem call to public prayer, proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin (crier) from the minaret of a mosque.
╩│azan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Azanian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Azania, the African nationalist name of South Africa.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Azania or Azanians.
╩│Azanian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│azarole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the slightly acid, pleasantly flavored fruit, about the size of a cherry, of a species of hawthorn of southern Europe.
├│ 2. ┤the tree itself. Also, ╡Neapolitan medlar.┤
╩│azarole, ╛╕noun.
╜│azathioprine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Imuran.
╩│azathioprine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Imuran.
╜│Azazel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the Bible) the evil spirit of the wilderness to whom a scapegoat was sacrificed in the Mosaic ritual of atonement.
├│ 2a. ┤(traditionally) the chief of those angels who took wives among the daughters of men. He was taken prisoner by the angels and bound until the Day of Judgment.
├│ b. ┤(in Moslem tradition) one of the jinn.
├│ c. ┤(in ╖Paradise Lost┤) an angel who rebelled with Satan.
╩│Azazel, ╛╕noun.
╜│azedarach, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the china tree, an East Indian tree cultivated elsewhere for ornament.
├│ 2. ┤the cathartic and emetic bark of its root.
╩│azedarach, ╛╕noun.
╜│azelaic acid,
┬┌┤ a crystalline diacid used as a lubricant and formed by the action of nitric acid on oleic acid and castor oil.
╩│azelaic acid,
╜│azeotrope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a mixture of two or more substances which, at a certain proportion and at a certain pressure, boils at a constant temperature and, in distillation or partial evaporation, retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid. Such a mixture, compared to other mixtures of the same substances, exhibits either a minimum or a maximum boiling point.
╩│azeotrope, ╛╕noun.
╜│azeotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) having to do with or resembling an azeotrope.
╩│azeotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Azerbaijani┐╕ or │Azerbaidzhani, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan, a republic of the former U.S.S.R. and a province in northwest Iran.
├│ 2. ┤a Turkic language spoken in Azerbaijan.
╩│Azerbaijani┐╕ or │Azerbaidzhani, ╛╕noun.
╜│Azerbaijanian┐╕ or │Azerbaidzhanian, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Azerbaijani.
╩│Azerbaijanian┐╕ or │Azerbaidzhanian, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Azerbaijani.
╜│azide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various salts of hydrazoic acid.
╩│azide, ╛╕noun.
╜│azidothymidine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While azidothymidine is the first drug shown to benefit AIDS victims, researchers ... emphasized that it is not a cure (Science News).┤
╩│azidothymidine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Azilian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a Stone Age culture in transition between the paleolithic and neolithic periods.
├╕noun ┤ ┤this culture. Also, ╡Asilian.┤
╩│Azilian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│azimuth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Astronomy.) the angular distance along the horizon measured from its north point toward the east to the great circle that passes through a celestial body and the zenith and is perpendicular to the horizon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A star due northeast from the observer has an azimuth of 45 degrees.┤
├│ 2. ┤an angle constructed in surveying between a north-south line through the observer and a line from the observer to any point on, or projected on, the earth's surface, measured clockwise, from north.
╩│azimuth, ╛╕noun.
╜│azimuthal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or in the azimuth; used in taking azimuths.
┼╕adv. ╡azimuthally.┤
╩│azimuthal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azimuthal equidistant projection,╕
┬┌┤ a type of map projection centered on a given point in such a way that the distance along a great circle to any other point is represented to scale on a straight line connecting the two points.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the great circles intersecting one another in the zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.
├│ 2. ┤a device like a gunsight mounted on a movable ring on a stand which contains a compass. By sighting through the azimuth circle, the navigator can determine the bearing of an object from his craft.
╩│azimuth circle,╕
╜│azin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= azine.
╩│azin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= azine.
╜│azine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤any compound of a group of organic compounds containing a ring of six atoms, one or more of which is nitrogen. The number of nitrogen atoms present is denoted by a prefix, as in ╖diazine, triazine.┤
├│ 2. ┤any compound of a group of nitrogenous compounds produced from an aldehyde or a ketone and hydrazine.
╩│azine, ╛╕noun.
╜│azo, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) containing the -N:N- group.
╩│azo, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) azo; azote; nitrogen, as in ╖azobenzene.┤ Also, ╡az-┤ before vowels.
╩│azo-,╕
╜│azobenzene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish-orange, crystalline compound derived from nitrobenzene, used in making dyes.
╩│azobenzene, ╛╕noun.
╜│azo dyes,╕
┬┌┤ a large group of synthetic dyes containing the grouping R-N:N-R, a basic structure of two atoms of nitrogen and two radicals of the benzene or naphthalene series, which can form subsequent, complex structures having a variety of dyeing properties.
╩│azo dyes,╕
╜│Azoic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the oldest geological era, when the earth had its very beginning, characterized by the absence of living things.
├│ 2. ┤the rocks formed in this era.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of this era or these rocks.
╩│Azoic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│azoimide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hydrazoic acid.
╩│azoimide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hydrazoic acid.
╜│azole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) any compound of a group of organic compounds having a ring of five atoms, one or more of which is nitrogen. The number of nitrogen atoms is denoted by a prefix, as in ╖diazole, triazole.┤
╩│azole, ╛╕noun.
╜│azonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not divided into or distinguished by zones.
╩│azonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not confined to a zone or region; not local.
╩│azonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azoospermia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absence of spermatozoa in the semen.
╩│azoospermia, ╛╕noun.
╜│azoospermic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no spermatozoa.
╔┤ ╢Ex. azoospermic semen.┤
╩│azoospermic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Azorean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Azores.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the Azores.
╩│Azorean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│azote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a former name of nitrogen.
╩│azote, ╛╕noun.
╜│azoth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in alchemy:
├│ 1. ┤mercury, as the assumed first principle of all metals.
┬┌┤ any bacterium of a genus of aerobic bacteria, able to fix atmospheric nitrogen for their own use.
╩│azotobacter, ╛╕noun.
╜│azoturia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acute, noninfectious disease of horses occurring after enforced idleness and high feeding, and also affecting cattle. The urine is colored deep red or black.
╩│azoturia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Azrael, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the angel of death, according to the Koran and in tradition, who takes the soul from the body.
╩│Azrael, ╛╕noun.
╜│AZT╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) azidothymidine.
╩│AZT╕ (no periods),
╜│Aztec, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a powerful and highly civilized American Indian people who ruled a large empire in central Mexico from about 1200 A.D. until its conquest by the Spaniards under Cortes in 1521.
├│ 2. ┤any member of the nation ruled by this people.
├│ 3. ┤their language; Nahautl.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Aztecs or their language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. great stones decorated in Aztec art.┤
╩│Aztec, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Aztecan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ Aztec or Nahuatlan.
╩│Aztecan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azulejo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos.╕
┬┌┤ a colored tile, often blue, used in Moorish architecture.
╩│azulejo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos.╕
╜│azure, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the clear-blue color of the unclouded sky; sky blue.
├│ 2. ┤a bright-blue pigment or dye, especially cobalt (blue).
├│ 3. ┤(Heraldry.) the blue color in coats of arms, in engraving represented by horizontal lines.
├│ 4. ┤(Poetic.) the unclouded vault of heaven.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤blue like the color of the unclouded sky; sky-blue.
╩│azure, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│azure stone,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= lapis lazuli.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= azurite.┤
╩│azure stone,╕
╜│azurite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blue copper ore. It is a basic carbonate of copper.
├│ 2. ┤a form of this mineral used as a semiprecious stone.
╩│azurite, ╛╕noun.
╜│azury, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bluish.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= blue.┤
╩│azury, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azygous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) not being one of a pair; single, such as a muscle or vein.
╩│azygous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│azym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cake of unleavened bread, such as the bread used at the Jewish Passover.
╩│azym, ╛╕noun.
╜│azyme, ╛╕noun. ╟│= azym.
╩│azyme, ╛╕noun. ╟│= azym.
╜│B─╕ (1)┐ or │b, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │B's╕ or Bs, │b's╕ or │bs.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the second letter of the English alphabet. There are two ╖b┤'s in ╖baby.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sound represented by this letter.
├│ 3. ┤as a symbol:
├│ a. ┤the second (of an actual or possible series).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a reservation for bedroom B, a member of Company B in an infantry battalion.┤
├│ b. ┤the second best (of its kind or class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a B motion picture, grade B canned fruit.┤
├│ c. ┤a known quantity (used especially in algebraic equations, along with ╖a, c,┤ etc.; ╖x, y,┤ and ╖z┤ most commonly represent unknown quantities).
├│ 4. ┤the second highest grade (in schools and colleges).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get a B in English.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤the seventh tone in the scale of C major.
├│ b. ┤a symbol representing this tone.
├│ c. ┤a key, string, etc., that produces this tone.
├│ d. ┤the scale or key which has B as its keynote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sonata in B.┤
╩│B─╕ (1)┐ or │b, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │B's╕ or Bs, │b's╕ or │bs.╕
╜│B─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │B's.╕
┬┌┤ anything shaped like the letter B.
╩│B─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │B's.╕
╜│b.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤(Baseball.)
├│ a. ┤base.
├│ b. ┤baseman.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) bass.
├│ 3. ┤born.
├│ 4. ┤(Sports.) bowled.
├│ 5. ┤breadth.
├│ 6. ┤brother (of).
├│ 7. ┤(Sports.) bye.
╩│b.,╕
╜│B╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤bishop, in chess.
├│ 2. ┤boron (chemical element).
├│ 3. ┤one of the four main groups used to determine blood compatibility in transfusions. A person with B type blood can receive blood of either the B or O group.
╩│B╕ (no period),
╜│B.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤bacillus.
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.)
├│ a. ┤base.
├│ b. ┤baseman.
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) bass.
├│ 4. ┤battery.
├│ 5. ┤Bay.
├│ 6. ┤Bible.
├│ 7. ┤book.
├│ 8. ┤British.
├│ 9a. ┤brother.
├│ b. ┤brotherhood.
╩│B.,╕
╜│B-,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Air Force.) bomber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. B-17, B-29.┤
╩│B-,╕
╜│ba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the soul, in ancient Egyptian religion. It was represented in art by a birdlike figure and supposed to return to the body sometime after death.
╩│ba, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ba╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ barium (chemical element).
╩│Ba╕ (no period),
╜│BA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Arts (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Artium┤). Also, ╡AB┤ (no periods).
╩│BA╕ (no periods),
╜│B.A.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡A.B.┤ Bachelor of Arts (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Artium┤).
┬┌│ 1. ┤the chief god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians. In some places he was the god of fertility; in others, he was the sun god. His cult, which included related deities, was condemned as idolatrous by the Israelites.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any false god.
╩│Baal, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Baalim,╕ │Baals.╕
╜│Baalish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or belonging to Baal.
├│ 2. ┤idolatrous.
╩│Baalish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Baalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the worship of Baal.
├│ 2. ┤gross idolatry.
┼╕noun ╡Baalist.┤
╩│Baalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baalite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Baalist.
╩│Baalite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Baalist.
╜│baas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ master (now especially a form of address an African is required to use to a white man in the Republic of South Africa).
╩│baas, ╛╕noun.
╜│baaskap┐╕ or │baasskap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the supremacy of the white race in the Republic of South Africa; mastery over the native and colored peoples by white people in the Republic of South Africa.
╩│baaskap┐╕ or │baasskap, ╛╕noun.
╜│baaskap┐╕ or │baasskap apartheid,╕ ╟│= apartheid.
╩│baaskap┐╕ or │baasskap apartheid,╕ ╟│= apartheid.
╜│Baathism┐╕ or │Ba'athism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the beliefs and principles of a Socialist party of various Arab countries, especially Syria and Iraq.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Baathist,┤ ╡Ba'athist.┤
╩│Baathism┐╕ or │Ba'athism, ╛╕noun.
╜│baba─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small, spongy, light cake, made with yeast, and flavored with rum, kirsch, or the like.
╩│baba─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│baba─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a child or baby, in India.
╩│baba─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│baba─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a title of respect in Turkey, especially for a noble.
╩│baba─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│baba au rhum,
┬┌┤ (French.) a baba (cake) flavored with rum; rumbaba.
╩│baba au rhum,
╜│babassu┐╕ or │babasu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Brazilian palm whose hard-shelled nuts yield an oil used in making soap and inexpensive candies.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡babassu oil.┤ the oil.
╩│babassu┐╕ or │babasu, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babbit's metal,
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) babbitt.
╩│Babbit's metal,
╜│babbitt, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used especially in bearings to lessen friction; Babbitt metal. Babbitt is whitish in color and usually feels slippery, almost greasy, when it is rubbed.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to line or furnish (a bearing) with babbitt.
╩│babbitt, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Babbitt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a smug, self-satisfied businessman, especially one who conforms to middle-class standards of respectability and business success.
╩│Babbitt, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babbitt metal,╕ ╟│= babbitt.
╩│Babbitt metal,╕ ╟│= babbitt.
╜│babbittry┐╕ or │Babbittry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ conformity to middle-class ideas of respectability and business success.
╩│babbittry┐╕ or │Babbittry, ╛╕noun.
╜│babble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make sounds like a baby.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My baby brother babbles and coos in his crib.┤
├│ 2. ┤to talk foolishly; prattle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She babbled on and on about her new dress.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gabble.
├│ 3. ┤to talk too much; chatter.
├│ 4. ┤to tell secrets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He babbled all about the surprise party we had planned.┤
├│ 5. ┤to make a murmuring sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little brook babbled away just behind our tent.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to reveal foolishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She babbled our secret.┤
┴┤ (SYN) blab.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤talk that cannot be understood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A confused babble filled the room.┤
├│ 2. ┤foolish talk.
├│ 3. ┤a murmuring sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The babble of the brook put me to sleep.┤
┼╕noun ╡babblement.┤
┼╕adv. ╡babblingly.┤
╩│babble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│babbler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that babbles.
├│ 2. ┤any of a family of passerine birds with a loud, chattering cry.
╩│babbler, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babcock test,
┬┌┤ a test for measuring the amount of butterfat in milk.
╩│Babcock test,
╜│babe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a baby.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an innocent or inexperienced person; a person who is like a child.
┴┤ (SYN) innocent.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a girl or young woman.
╩│babe, ╛╕noun.
╜│babe in the wood┐╕ or │woods,╕
┬┌┤ a very innocent or inexperienced person; one who has a child's blind trust or lack of experience and hence is likely to become the victim of unscrupulous persons.
╩│babe in the wood┐╕ or │woods,╕
╜│Babel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡Tower of Babel,┤ a high tower built after the Flood to reach heaven. God punished its builders by changing their language into several new and different languages. Because they could not understand one another, they had to leave the tower unfinished (in the Bible, Genesis 11:1-9).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) Also, ╡babel.┤
├│ a. ┤noise; confusion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a babel of fury and shouts (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤a place of noise and confusion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the teacher came back, she found the room a babel.┤
├│ 3. ┤Babylon.
╩│Babel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Babel.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) Also, ╡babelic.┤ of the nature of a Babel; noisily confused.
┬┌┤ a plant of the iris family, having spikes of lilac, red, or yellow flowers.
╩│babiana, ╛╕noun.
╜│babiche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Canadian.) thongs or lacings of rawhide, sinew, or gut, used especially to make snowshoes, snares, and other items of wood and leather exposed to the weather.
╩│babiche, ╛╕noun.
╜│babies'-breath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tall plant bearing numerous clusters of small, fragrant, white or pink flowers on branching stalks; gypsophila. Babies'-breath is a member of the pink family and is often grown in rock gardens.
├│ 2. ┤any of various other plants bearing somewhat similar flowers, often pink or rose. Also, ╡baby's-breath.┤
┬┌┤ a reflex in which the big toe turns up, instead of curling under, when the sole of the foot is stroked. The abnormal reaction usually indicates a brain lesion.
╩│Babinski's reflex,
╜│babirusa┐,╕ │babiroussa,╕ or │babirussa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wild hog found in the East Indies. The boar has tusks that curve upward and backward from its snout.
╩│babirusa┐,╕ │babiroussa,╕ or │babirussa, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the belief and practice of a Persian sect, founded by Mirza Ali Muhammad, 1819-1850, teaching a high morality, recognizing the equality of the sexes, and forbidding polygamy.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Babist.┤
╩│Babism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babite, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Babist.
╩│Babite, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Babist.
╜│babka, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kas.╕
┬┌┤ a round yeast cake made with raisins or cottage cheese, and spice and often flavored with rum or vanilla.
╩│babka, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kas.╕
╜│baboo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boos.╕
┬┌┤ in India:
├│ 1. ┤a Hindu title meaning "sir," "Mr.," "gentleman."
├│ 2. ┤(in Anglo-Indian use) a native with a smattering of English education.
├│ 3. ┤(in Anglo-Indian use) a native clerk who writes English. Also, ╡babu.┤
╩│baboo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boos.╕
╜│babooism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the superficial English culture and imperfect English of baboos. Also, ╡babuism.┤
╩│babooism, ╛╕noun.
╜│baboon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of large, fierce monkey with a doglike face and a rather short tail. Baboons live in the rocky hills of Africa and Arabia in large troops. They have large canine teeth, cheek pouches, and naked, leathery flesh on the buttocks, often of a bright color. The chacma, drill, and mandrill are baboons.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) someone who is uncouth or vulgar; lout.
┴┤ (SYN) oaf.
╩│baboon, ╛╕noun.
╜│baboonery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ baboonish behavior; loutishness.
╩│baboonery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│baboonish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a baboon.
├│ 2. ┤characteristic of baboons.
╩│baboonish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│babouche┐╕ or │baboosh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, slipperlike leather shoe with a curling toe and no heel, worn in Iran, North Africa, and surrounding areas.
╩│babouche┐╕ or │baboosh, ╛╕noun.
╜│babu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bus.╕ ╟│= baboo.
╩│babu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bus.╕ ╟│= baboo.
╜│babuism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= babooism.
╩│babuism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= babooism.
╜│babul, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any tree of various acacias that yield gum and tannin.
├│ 2. ┤the gum, pods, or bark of a babul tree.
╩│babul, ╛╕noun.
╜│babushka┐╕ or │baboushka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman's scarf or kerchief worn on the head and tied under the chin.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a very young child, especially one too young to walk or speak; infant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A hungry baby will usually cry.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nursling.
├│ b. ┤the young of an animal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a mother cat and her babies.┤
├│ 2. ┤the youngest of a family or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She may be the baby of the group, but she's as smart as any of us.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a person who acts like a baby; childish person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't be a baby and cry over that little scratch.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Especially U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a girl or young woman, especially a sweetheart; babe.
├│ b. ┤any person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That boxer is a tough baby. Instead of a hundred miles an hour, you bring this baby in at almost twice that (Harper's).┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) a plan, idea, or project, which is the chief interest or responsibility of a person or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Air Force, claiming that all pilot instruction is their baby, took over training of Army helicopter pilots from the Army (Newsweek).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤young.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sheep gave birth to a baby lamb. (Figurative.) Of course we're having trouble with our prototype ... Everybody is. This is a baby industry (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) small for its kind; small.
╔┤ ╢Ex. my baby finger.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or for a baby.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a baby doctor. Baby shoes are often made of cloth.┤
├│ 4. ┤like that of a baby; childish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of course their motives are not all baby pure (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┴┤ (SYN) babyish, infantile.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to treat as a baby; pamper:
╔┤ ╢Ex. to baby a spoiled child.┤
┴┤ (SYN) coddle.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Sports.) to strike or stroke (a ball) gently.
└╕expr. ╡hold the baby,┤ ┤(Especially British.) to carry a burden or responsibility unwillingly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We're in a no-man's-land between emancipation and equality; we suspect we're also holding the baby (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡throw out the baby with the bathwater,┤ ┤to discard the essential along with the superfluous because of excessive zeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The overly vivid presentation of the truth is no real reason to throw that truth overboard. This is throwing out the baby with the bathwater (Maclean's).┤
├│ a. ┤an excusing or defending of oneself on the ground of legal infancy, inexperience, or the like.
├│ b. ┤a statute releasing a person from liability for such a reason.
╩│baby act,╕
╜│baby beef,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the beef of a calf one year to 20 months old that has been fattened for slaughtering.
├│ 2. ┤the calf so raised or fattened.
╩│baby beef,╕
╜│Baby Bell,╕
┬┌┤ any of the regional telephone companies originally a part of the national American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
╩│Baby Bell,╕
╜│baby blue,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a soft, light-blue color.
┼╕adj. ╡baby-blue.┤
╩│baby blue,╕
╜│baby blue-eyes┐,╕ or │baby-blue-eyes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of certain North American plants of the waterleaf family having blue flowers. Different species are found in California, Oklahoma, the northwestern United States, and southwestern Canada.
├│ 2. ┤the flower of such a plant.
╩│baby blue-eyes┐,╕ or │baby-blue-eyes, ╛╕noun.
╜│baby bond,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a U.S. government bond having a face value of $25, $50, or $100.
╩│baby bond,╕
╜│baby bonus,╕
┬┌┤ (Canadian Slang.) family allowance (def. 2).
╩│baby bonus,╕
╜│baby book,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a manual or book of advice on the care of infants.
├│ 2. ┤a notebook to record a baby's birth, weight, growth, and other interesting facts about its development.
╩│baby book,╕
╜│baby boom,╕
┬┌┤ a sudden increase in the birth rate of a population.
╩│baby boom,╕
╜│baby boomer,╕
┬┌┤ a child born in a baby boom, especially in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965.
╩│baby boomer,╕
╜│baby buggy┐╕ or │carriage,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a small carriage with a handle for pushing, designed for a baby to lie in; pram.
╩│baby buggy┐╕ or │carriage,╕
╜│baby bunting,╕
┬┌┤ an infant's warm, hooded outer garment closed at the bottom; bunting.
╩│baby bunting,╕
╜│baby-faced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a rather round, chubby, youthful-looking face.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) suggesting or appearing to have extreme youth and innocence.
╩│baby-faced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baby farm,╕
┬┌┤ a place where babies are boarded for pay (used disparagingly).
╩│baby farm,╕
╜│baby farming,╕
┬┌┤ the business carried on by a baby farmer (used disparagingly).
╩│baby farming,╕
╜│baby food,╕
┬┌┤ any of various foods specially prepared for infants, usually by chopping, straining, or blending of ingredients. They are usually characterized as having very little flavor.
┼╕adj. ╡baby-food.┤
╩│baby food,╕
╜│baby grand,╕
┬┌┤ a small grand piano.
╩│baby grand,╕
╜│babyhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition or time of being a baby.
┴┤ (SYN) infancy.
├│ 2. ┤babies as a group.
╩│babyhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│baby house,╕ ╟│= dollhouse.
╩│baby house,╕ ╟│= dollhouse.
╜│babyish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a baby; childish; silly.
┼╕adv. ╡babyishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡babyishness.┤
╩│babyish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│babyism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤silliness.
├│ 2. ┤a babyish act or phrase.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) ╡= babyhood.┤
╩│babyism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babylon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any great, rich, or wicked city.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any place of exile or bondage.
╩│Babylon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Babylonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with ancient Babylon or Babylonia.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) magnificent; luxurious.
├│ 3. ┤wicked; immoral.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an inhabitant of Babylon or Babylonia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many Greek discoveries, such as the Pythagorean theorem ... , were known long, long before to the Babylonians (Science).┤
├│ 2. ┤the Semitic language of Babylonia.
╩│Babylonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Babylonian captivity,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the 50-year exile of the Jews in Babylon after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem about 586 B.C.
├│ 2. ┤the period during the 1300's when the popes lived at Avignon in France.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any prolonged condition or period of captivity, exile, or forced absence.
┬┌┤ a priestess or woman worshiper of Bacchus; maenad.
╩│bacchante, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacchantic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacchanalian.
╩│bacchantic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacchanalian.
╜│Bacchic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Bacchus or his worship.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bacchanalian.┤
╩│Bacchic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bacchus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Roman and Greek Mythology.) the god of wine. The Greeks also called him Dionysus.
├│ 2. ┤wine or liquor.
╩│Bacchus, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacciferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing or producing berries.
╩│bacciferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like a berry.
╩│bacciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baccivorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ feeding chiefly on berries, as some birds do.
╩│baccivorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bach─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤Also, ╡bach it.┤ to live as a bachelor, alone and doing one's own cooking and housekeeping, especially of a man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At one time, when his wife had a job in Burlington and lived there except for weekends, Teal bached it on the farm (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bachelor, especially an unmarried man. Also, ╡batch.┤
╩│bach─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bach─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small country or seaside house, in New Zealand, used on weekends.
╩│bach─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bachelor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who has not married; unmarried man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young bachelor will soon be taking a wife.┤
┴┤ (SYN) celibate.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Bachelor.┤
├│ a. ┤a person who has what is usually the first of the degrees granted by a college or university, especially Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Students who complete the undergraduate course of four years in the United States and Canada and three years in England are given the degree of bachelor.
├│ b. ┤the degree itself.
├│ 3a. ┤╡= knight bachelor.┤
├│ b. ┤(originally) a young knight who served under the banner of another because he was not old enough, or had too few vassals, to display his own banner; bachelor-at-arms.
├│ 4. ┤the male of any animal unmated during breeding season, especially one of the young male fur seals which are kept away from the breeding grounds by the older males.
┬┌┤ a small, low chest of drawers with a folding top for converting it into a table.
╩│bachelor chest,╕
╜│bachelordom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being a bachelor.
╩│bachelordom, ╛╕noun.
╜│bachelor girl,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an unmarried girl or young woman who lives alone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the thirtyish bachelor girl trying to carve out a career in a man's world (New Yorker).┤
╩│bachelor girl,╕
╜│bachelorhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being a bachelor.
╩│bachelorhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bachelor of Arts,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a degree given by a four-year college or by a university to a person who has completed a course of study meeting the requirements, generally with emphasis on the liberal arts. (Abbr:) A.B., B.A.
├│ 2. ┤a person who has this degree.
╩│Bachelor of Arts,╕
╜│Bachelor of Science,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a degree given by a four-year college or by a university to a person who has completed a course meeting the requirements, generally with emphasis on the sciences. (Abbr: (U.S.)) B.S., (Canadian and British) B.Sc.
├│ 2. ┤a person who has this degree.
╩│Bachelor of Science,╕
╜│bachelor party,╕
┬┌┤ a party for men only, given in honor of a bachelor who is about to be married.
╩│bachelor party,╕
╜│bachelor's-button, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the composite family having a small, button-shaped flower of a blue, purple, pink, or white color; cornflower.
├│ 2. ┤its flower.
├│ 3. ┤╡= globe amaranth.┤
╩│bachelor's-button, ╛╕noun.
╜│bachelor's┐╕ or │bachelor hall,╕
┬┌┤ the home of a bachelor, or of one or more men only.
╩│bachelor's┐╕ or │bachelor hall,╕
╜│bachelorship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the state or condition of being a bachelor.
├│ 2. ┤the rank or degree of bachelor.
├│ 3. ┤the unmarried state of a man.
╩│bachelorship, ╛╕noun.
╜│bachelor woman,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a bachelor girl.
╩│bachelor woman,╕
╜│bacillar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacillary.
╩│bacillar, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacillary.
╜│bacillary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or caused by a bacillus.
├│ b. ┤like a bacillus.
├│ 2. ┤characterized by bacilli.
├│ 3. ┤rod-shaped; bacilliform.
╩│bacillary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacillary dysentery,╕
┬┌┤ a disease caused by a bacillus; shigellosis. It is a form of dysentery.
╩│bacillary dysentery,╕
╜│bacilli, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡bacillus.┤
╩│bacilli, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacilliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ rod-shaped.
╩│bacilliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacillus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cilli.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any bacterium.
├│ 2. ┤any one of the rod-shaped aerobic bacteria, especially one that forms spores.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the typhoid bacillus.┤
╩│bacillus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cilli.╕
╜│Bacillus Calmette-Guerin,
┬┌┤ a strain of attenuated tuberculosis bacilli, used living as a vaccine (BCG vaccine) against tuberculosis.
╩│Bacillus Calmette-Guerin,
╜│bacitracin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic obtained from a soil bacillus, effective against various Gram-positive bacteria, used especially in treating skin infections.
╩│bacitracin, ╛╕noun.
╜│back─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the part of a person's body opposite to his face or to the front part of his body. It extends from the neck to the end of the backbone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His sunburned back hurt so much he couldn't turn his head.┤
├│ b. ┤the upper part of any animal's body from the neck to the end of the backbone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl rode on the pony's back.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the backbone; spine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He fell off the ladder and broke his back.┤
├│ b. ┤the power to act or continue to act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The back of opposition resistance was broken last week.┤
├│ 3. ┤the side of anything away from one; the rear, upper, or farther part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the back of the head, the back of a hill. Put the chair in the back of the room.┤
├│ 4. ┤the reverse or under side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the back of a rug, fabric, or coin.┤
├│ 5. ┤the part of a chair, couch, bench, or the like, which supports the back of a person sitting down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the boy tipped, he broke the back of the chair.┤
├│ 6. ┤that part of a garment which covers the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She split her coat up the back.┤
├│ 7a. ┤a player whose position is behind those players on the line of scrimmage in American football or behind the forwards in soccer, Rugby, and various other games.
├│ b. ┤the position of such a player.
├│ 8. ┤the spine or backbone of a book.
├│ 9. ┤(Archery.) the surface of a bow, opposite the side facing the string.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to support or help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of his friends backed his plan.┤
┴┤ (SYN) aid, uphold, second.
├│ 2. ┤to cause to move away from the front.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He backed his car out of the driveway.┤
├│ 3. ┤to endorse or underwrite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to back a check. The millionaire backed the costs of the new play.┤
┴┤ (SYN) countersign.
├│ 4. ┤to bet on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to back a baseball team in the World Series.┤
├│ 5. ┤to make or be a back for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our little farm was backed by woods.┤
├│ 6. ┤to provide with a back; strengthen or support at the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to back satin with heavy crepe, to back a book.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move away from the front.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She backed away from the dog.┤
├│ 2. ┤to change direction counterclockwise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind backed from west to southwest.┤
├│ 3. ┤to accumulate and rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water backed onto the floor from the drain.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤opposite the front; away from one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was sitting in the back seat of the car.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rear, hinder.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to the past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you read the back issues of this magazine?┤
├│ 3. ┤due but not yet paid; overdue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The debtor was overwhelmed with back bills.┤
├│ 4. ┤in distant or frontier regions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to live a lonely life in the back country.┤
┴┤ (SYN) remote, outlying.
├│ 5. ┤in a backward direction; coming back; returning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a back swing.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Phonetics.) pronounced at the back of the mouth, such as the ╖o┤ in ╖go┤ is.
└╕expr. ╡back and fill,┤
├│ a. ┤to trim sails to keep a boat in a channel and floating with the current. The wind alternately fills the sails and spills out of them by a steering maneuver used in combination with handling the sails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By backing and filling the sails we endeavored to avoid collision with the larger masses [of ice] (James C. Ross).┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to be undecided; keep changing one's mind; vacillate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boar backed and filled as the dogs circled and took nips (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡back down,┤ ┤to give up an attempt or claim; withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He said he could swim, but he backed down when he got to the lake. The Tamils retorted by a threat of civil war and the Government backed down (Observer).┤
└╕expr. ╡back in┤ (or ╡into┤), ┤to gain (something) chiefly by accident, as through the carelessness of others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When all the other heirs died he backed into a fortune.┤
└╕expr. ╡back off,┤
├│ a. ┤to move back a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hackworth requests that you back off 1,000 meters to the north (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to withdraw; back down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The auto industry executives are not willing to back off their predictions of a big gain (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡back out┤ (or ╡out of┤), (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to break a promise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My uncle promised to take me fishing, but he backed out when Mother said she would go too.┤
├│ b. ┤to withdraw from an undertaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The village backed out of building a pool when the cost got too high.┤
└╕expr. ╡back up,┤
├│ a. ┤to move backward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He backed up against the wall.┤
├│ b. ┤to cause to move backward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to back a car up in reverse gear.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to help or support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enthusiasts for reform were backed up by the general public.┤
├│ d. ┤to accumulate and rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The extent of backing-up which will be effected is indicated by the excess height of the spillway dam (Science News).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once Jerry was back of you, there was nothing halfway about it (New Yorker).┤
├│ c. ┤causing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What's back of his proposal?┤
└╕expr. ╡go back on.┤ ┤See under ╡go┤ (1).┤
╩│back─╕ (2), ╛adverb.
╜│back─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a tub, trough, or vat, especially one used by brewers, dyers, or picklers.
╩│back─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│backache, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a continuous pain in the back.
╩│backache, ╛╕noun.
╜│back-alley, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an unpleasant environment or undesirable neighborhood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. back-alley squalor.┤
╩│back-alley, ╛╕adjective.
╜│back-and-forth, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that moves alternately backward and forward; to-and-fro.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a back-and-forth motion.┤
╩│back-and-forth, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backbar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bar in an open fireplace used to hang a vessel on.
╩│backbar, ╛╕noun.
╜│backbench┐╕ or │back-bench, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a rear seat, especially that of a back-bencher.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rumours of revolt on the Government back-benches always make for more excitement (Punch).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of, having to do with, or designating a backbencher or backbenchers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Backbench opinion can be decisive not only in matters of legislative detail, but also in times of grave crisis--witness the fall of the Chamberlain government in 1940 (Sunday Times).┤
╩│backbench┐╕ or │back-bench, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│backbencher┐╕ or │back-bencher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of the British House of Commons who is not one of the leaders of his party.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... for once the back-benchers, the private members who hold no Government or party office, have dominated the business of the House of Commons (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 2. ┤any person of similar status in a legislature patterned on the British House of Commons.
╩│backbencher┐╕ or │back-bencher, ╛╕noun.
╜│backbite, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-bit,╕ │-bitten╕ or │-bit,╕ │-biting.╕
┬┌┤ to speak evil of; slander (an absent person).
┴┤ (SYN) defame, malign, revile.
┼╕noun ╡backbiter.┤
╩│backbite, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-bit,╕ │-bitten╕ or │-bit,╕ │-biting.╕
╜│backblocker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian.) a resident of the backblocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... sitting on his heels over the fire in an attitude peculiar to backblockers (Ernest W. Harnung).┤
╩│backblocker, ╛╕noun.
╜│backblocks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Australian.) country remote from settled areas or from a riverfront.
╩│backblocks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│backboard, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Basketball.) the rectangular or fan-shaped board directly behind the basket, on which the basket is mounted.
├│ 2. ┤a board placed at or forming the back of anything, as of a picture, a cart, or a boat.
├│ 3. ┤a board held across the back of a person for support and to straighten the spine.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to subject to the wearing of a backboard.
╩│backboard, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│backbone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the main bone along the middle of the back in humans and other mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes; spine; spinal column. The backbone consists of many small bones, called vertebrae, held together by ligaments.
├│ 2. ┤anything like a backbone. The backbone or spine of a book is where the sections or signatures are gathered and glued together and attached to the covers or case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The backbones of nucleotide chains are separated by a constant distance throughout the length of the molecule (Isaac Asimov).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the most important part; chief support; basis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scientific research is the backbone of modern industrial progress.┤
┴┤ (SYN) foundation, bedrock.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) strength of character; firmness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A coward lacks the backbone to stand up for his beliefs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fortitude, hardihood.
┼╕adj. ╡backboneless.┤
╩│backbone, ╛╕noun.
╜│backboned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a backbone.
╩│backboned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backbreaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a backbreaking task, assignment of work, or other undertaking.
├│ 2. ┤a person who works extremely hard.
╩│backbreaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│backbreaking, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very exhausting or tiring; demanding great effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. backbreaking work.┤
┼╕adv. ╡backbreakingly.┤
╩│backbreaking, ╛╕adjective.
╜│back burner,
└┌╕expr. ╡on the back burner,┤ ┤in a secondary place; set aside or postponed as subordinate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The first of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory satellites ... resumed development earlier this year after being put on the back burner by NASA (Science News).┤
╩│back burner,
╜│backcast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a throw or cast to the rear.
├│ 2. ┤the upward and backward motion of the fishing rod, line, and fly or other lure that immediately precedes a cast.
╩│backcast, ╛╕noun.
╜│back-channel, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤secret; clandestine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Kelly had been engaged in back-channel discussions with Lieut.-Col. Oliver North ... on hostage releases (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the person or means by which something is carried on secretly.
╩│back-channel, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│backchat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1a. ┤witty talk; repartee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the effervescence of Beaumarchais with lines of pinpoint carbonation that bubble wittily with what G. B. Shaw called "retortive backchat" (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤impudent or insolent retorts; back talk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't give me any of your backchat.┤
├│ 2. ┤friendly, informal talk; chit-chat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. too reminiscent of the jaunty backchat of commentators in newsreels (London Times).┤
╩│backchat, ╛╕noun.
╜│back-check─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the checking of a completed job for errors.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to check a completed job before giving final approval.
╩│back-check─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│back-check─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Hockey.) to skate back toward one's own goal to cover an opponent's rush.
╩│back-check─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│backcloth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.)
├│ 1. ┤the rear curtain on stage; backdrop.
├│ 2. ┤background.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) These conflicts were taking place against the backcloth of sweeping social changes (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│backcloth, ╛╕noun.
╜│backcomb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to comb (hair) from the ends toward the scalp to raise it or give it shape; tease.
╩│backcomb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│back country,╕
┬┌┤ country that is rural and thinly settled, away from the more developed centers of population; hinterland.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The economic integration of the back country with the national economy is incomplete (Scientific American).┤
╩│back country,╕
╜│back-country, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that is rural and thinly settled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a back-country region.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a back-country region or the people who live in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. back-country manners. The back-country accent he uses in addressing farmers is more political than real (Newsweek).┤
╩│back-country, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backcourt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Tennis.) the part of the court between the service line and the base line.
├│ 2. ┤(Basketball.) the half of the court of the defending team.
╩│backcourt, ╛╕noun.
╜│backcross, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Genetics.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either one of its parents.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a secret, devious, or irregular means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She] charged that the Democratic plan was "socialized medicine by the back door" (New York Times).┤
╩│back door,╕
╜│backdoor, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ unofficial or irregular; secret; clandestine; devious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Backdoor" financing bypasses the appropriations process and draws money direct from the Treasury (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│backdoor, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backdown, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a backing down; retreat from a claim, position, or point of view after a challenge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The British press, recovering from its original pique ... began crowing about Russian backdowns, concessions and shifts (Time).┤
╩│backdown, ╛╕noun.
╜│backdraft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a draft of air or current of gas going in a direction contrary to normal, as in a furnace.
╩│backdraft, ╛╕noun.
╜│backdrop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dropped╕ or │-dropt,╕ │-dropping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a curtain at the back of a stage, often painted and used as part of the scenery.
├│ 2. ┤background.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The committee also must labor against a backdrop of political pressure points (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with a backdrop.
╩│backdrop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dropped╕ or │-dropt,╕ │-dropping.╕
╜│backed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ provided with a back; having a back, background, or backing (used especially in compounds).
╔┤ ╢Ex. silver-backed.┤
╩│backed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│back end,╕
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) autumn.
╩│back end,╕
╜│backer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who backs or supports another person, a plan, or an idea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friends were backers of the plan until it got expensive, at which time they all quit.┤
╩│backer, ╛╕noun.
╜│backer-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (American Football.) a linebacker.
╩│backer-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│backfall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a falling back.
├│ 2. ┤that which falls back.
├│ 3. ┤a fall or throw on the back in wrestling.
╩│backfall, ╛╕noun.
╜│backfat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a layer of fat between the skin and the muscles of an animal.
╩│backfat, ╛╕noun.
╜│back-fence, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ between neighbors; neighborly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. back-fence gossip.┤
╩│back-fence, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backfield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the players whose usual position is behind those on the line of scrimmage in American football or behind the forwards in soccer and Rugby, especially the quarterback, the halfbacks, and the fullbacks.
├│ 2. ┤the area occupied by these players.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break into the backfield.┤
├│ 3. ┤the positions of these players.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is trying out for the backfield.┤
╩│backfield, ╛╕noun.
╜│backfielder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays in the backfield.
╩│backfielder, ╛╕noun.
╜│backfill, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to refill (an excavation).
├╕noun ┤ ┤soil or other material used to backfill.
╩│backfill, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│backfire, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-fired,╕ │-firing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an explosion of gas occurring at the wrong time or in the wrong place in an internal-combustion engine:
├│ a. ┤an explosion in the intake or exhaust, resulting from unburned fuel in the exhaust, or slow-burning fuel in the cylinder causing the new charge to ignite through the open intake valve.
├│ b. ┤an explosion of gas occurring too soon in a cylinder.
├│ 2. ┤an explosion coming out of the breech of a firearm.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a fire set to check a forest fire or other open fire by controlled burning off of the area in front of the forest fire.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(of gas) to explode at the wrong time or in the wrong place.
├│ 2. ┤to have a result opposite to the expected result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His scheme backfired, and instead of getting rich he lost all his money.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) to use a backfire in fire fighting.
╩│backfire, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-fired,╕ │-firing.╕
╜│Backfire bomber┐,╕ or │Backfire,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a long-range supersonic bomber of the former Soviet air force. It can be refueled in flight.
╩│Backfire bomber┐,╕ or │Backfire,╕ ╛noun.
╜│backfisch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a young girl; a half-grown schoolgirl.
╩│backfisch, ╛╕noun.
╜│backflash, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (of a flame consuming combustible gas) to move back through the current of gas and burn at a point nearer the source than is desired.
╩│backflash, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│back flip,╕
┬┌┤ a backward somersault, as in fancy diving.
╩│back flip,╕
╜│backflow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a moving back or returning to the source.
╩│backflow, ╛╕noun.
╜│back formation,╕
┬┌┤ a word formed by dropping an ending or beginning from a longer word that itself appears to be derived from the new, shorter word. (Examples:) ╖burgle┤ from ╖burglar; enthuse┤ from ╖enthusiasm; pea┤ from ╖pease┤ taken as plural; ╖typewrite┤ from ╖typewriter.┤
╩│back formation,╕
╜│backgammon, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a game for two played on a divided board with 12 spaces on each side. Each player has 15 pieces, which are moved according to the throw of the dice.
├│ 2. ┤a victory won in this game before all the opponent's men are in play.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to defeat at backgammon, especially by means of a gammon or backgammon.
╩│backgammon, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│background, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the part of a picture or scene toward the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cottage stands in the foreground with the mountains in the background.┤
├│ 2. ┤the part which shows off the chief thing or person; surface upon which things are made or placed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her dress had a pattern of pink flowers on a white background.┤
┴┤ (SYN) setting, base, ground.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) earlier conditions or events that help to explain some later condition or event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This book gives the background of the Revolutionary War.┤
┴┤ (SYN) backdrop.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) one's past experience, knowledge, and training.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His early background included living on a farm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) groundwork.
├│ 5. ┤the accompanying music or sound effects in a play, motion picture, television program or other show.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to provide documentation, color, or subordinate plot material for (a story, play, or other production).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two books were consulted to background the story (Birmingham News).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the background or setting of a play, motion picture, or other production.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He composed the background music which we enjoyed.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the background,┤ ┤out of sight or not in clear view; obscure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shy girl kept in the background. He is the man who really gives the orders, but he is careful always to remain in the background.┤
╩│background, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│backgrounder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a press conference held to explain the background of some event or policy by an official who cannot be identified or quoted directly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A "backgrounder" permits newspapermen to publish information given them though without attribution to the source (Drew Pearson).┤
├│ 2. ┤a bulletin explaining the background of some event or policy.
╩│backgrounder, ╛╕noun.
╜│background radiation,╕
┬┌┤ the low radiation from cosmic rays and trace amounts of radioactive substances naturally present in the atmosphere, the material of a counter, etc.
╩│background radiation,╕
╜│backhand, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a stroke in tennis and other games played with a racket or paddle, made with the back of the hand turned outward and the arm usually held across the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His backhand is his most effective stroke.┤
├│ b. ┤the use of such strokes, as part of a person's skill in playing.
├│ 2. ┤handwriting in which the letters slope to the left.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤backhanded.
├│ 2. ┤of or characterized by the use of the backhand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Practice will improve your backhand game.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with a backhanded stroke or motion.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hit or catch backhand.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) to criticize or snub; rebuff.
╩│backhand, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb, verb.
╜│backhanded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤done or made with the back of the hand turned outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backhanded stroke.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) indirect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He means to help, even though he offers to in a backhanded way.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sounding like praise but actually an insult; insincere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A backhanded compliment is really a criticism.┤
├│ 4. ┤slanting to the left.
╔┤ ╢Ex. backhanded writing.┤
├│ 5. ┤awkward; clumsy.
├│ 6. ┤with the strands of rope or cable twisted in the reverse of the usual direction.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤backhand.
┼╕adv. ╡backhandedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡backhandedness.┤
╩│backhanded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│backhander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a backhanded blow or stroke.
├│ 2. ┤an extra glass of wine.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) an unofficial commission for some service provided in business, often underhand; bribe.
╩│backhander, ╛╕noun.
╜│backhaul, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the return trip of a vehicle carrying freight.
├│ 2. ┤the freight brought back on such a trip; return freight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the ships that ferry materials to Alaska could return south with a backhaul, ... the northbound freight rates would decrease (New Yorker).┤
╩│backhaul, ╛╕noun.
╜│backhoe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bucketlike shovel at the end of a jointed mechanical arm, mounted on the rear of a tractor to dig out trenches or other small excavations by scooping the dirt toward the tractor. The mechanism is usually run by hydraulic power from the tractor.
├│ 2. ┤a tractor equipped with such a mechanism.
╩│backhoe, ╛╕noun.
╜│backhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) an outhouse behind a main building; privy.
├│ 2. ┤(Scottish.) the back room or kitchen of a cottage.
╩│backhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│backing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤support or help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do I have your backing in my campaign for a stoplight at the school crossing?┤
┴┤ (SYN) assistance, aid.
├│ b. ┤supporters or helpers.
┴┤ (SYN) backers, champions.
├│ 2. ┤something placed at the back of anything to support or strengthen it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This picture will need a firm backing before it can be framed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reinforcement.
├│ 3. ┤the first 50 yards of older line put on a fishing reel spool, seldom needed in ordinary fishing.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Informal.) musical accompaniment to a solo instrument.
╩│backing, ╛╕noun.
╜│backland, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ hinterland; back country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... has learned about his country and its people by tramping dusty backlands roads and sleeping in peasant huts (Time).┤
╩│backland, ╛╕noun.
╜│backlash, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a jarring reaction, striking back, or backward movement in a machine or mechanical device.
├│ 2. ┤the movement or play between worn or badly fitting parts.
├│ 3. ┤a tangle in the portion of a fishing line still on the reel, caused when the spool continues to unwind line that is not payed out after the lure.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a sudden, adverse reaction usually caused by fear or anger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His insulting remarks finally brought a sharp backlash of anger from his patient helper.┤
├│ b. ┤a reaction of antagonism by one group to the pressure exerted by another group or movement, such as white backlash to the black civil-rights movement.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to produce a backlash; backfire.
┼╕noun ╡backlasher.┤
╩│backlash, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│backless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no back.
╩│backless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│back-lift, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Cricket.) the backswing of the bat before a stroke.
╩│back-lift, ╛╕noun.
╜│backlight, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lighted╕ or │-lit,╕ │-lighting.╕
┬┌┤ to light from the rear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a day or two after the new moon, we see a narrow crescent in the west after sunset, for the lunar globe is now backlighted by the sun (Bernhard, Bennett, Rice).┤
╩│backlight, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lighted╕ or │-lit,╕ │-lighting.╕
╜│back line,╕
┬┌┤ a line drawn across a curling rink six feet from the tee line to mark off the area where a player must begin delivery.
╩│back line,╕
╜│backlist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a publisher's list of reprinted or previously published books.
╩│backlist, ╛╕noun.
╜│backlog, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-logged,╕ │-logging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤a reserve of orders, duties, or commitments that have not yet been filled or carried out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is working on the backlog of homework assignments that accumulated while he was sick.┤
├│ b. ┤something reserved for use at a later time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The campers took a backlog of food in case they got lost.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) something serving as a basis or support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His insurance policy was intended as a backlog against illness.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Especially U.S.) a large log at the back of a wood fire in a fireplace.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to hold or accumulate as a backlog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Manufacturers are trying to fill orders backlogged during summer plant closedowns (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│backlog, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-logged,╕ │-logging.╕
╜│backlot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an outdoor area near a motion-picture studio used for sets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It could have been filmed as well on the studio backlots as in Africa (Newsweek).┤
╩│backlot, ╛╕noun.
╜│backmarker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) one that starts with the worst handicap in a race or match.
╩│backmarker, ╛╕noun.
╜│back matter,╕
┬┌┤ those pages of a book that follow the main text, usually containing such things as the index and bibliography.
╩│back matter,╕
╜│backmost, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= hindmost.
╩│backmost, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= hindmost.
╜│back number,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old issue of a magazine or newspaper.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an old-fashioned person or out-of-date thing, especially one whose fame has been eclipsed or popularity forgotten.
╩│back number,╕
╜│back-of-the-envelope, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ quickly and easily determined; not requiring elaborate calculations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A simple back-of-the-envelope sum illustrates the problem (New Scientist).┤
╩│back-of-the-envelope, ╛╕adjective.
╜│back order,╕
┬┌┤ an order received for merchandise not currently available and acknowledged for supplying at a later date.
╩│back order,╕
╜│back-order, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to place (merchandise) on back order.
╩│back-order, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│backout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a backing out; withdrawal.
╩│backout, ╛╕noun.
╜│backpack, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something made for carrying as a pack on one's back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backpack parachute.┤
├│ 2. ┤anything carried as a pack on one's back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Three were skin divers with backpacks of scuba gear (Time).┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to carry a backpack or inside a backpack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The three men carried all they had on their backs ... , quite a lot to backpack at such heights (Maclean's).┤
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to pat on the back; show approval (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an exercise in backpatting (Saturday Review).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a pat on the back or any similar sign of encouragement or approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the effectiveness of a few verbal backpats (Newsweek).┤
╩│backpat, ╛╕verb, ╞│-patted,╕ │-patting,╕ ╛noun.
╜│backpedal, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-aled,╕ │-aling╕ or (especially British) │-alled,╕ │-alling.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤to move backward so as to keep away from one's opponent in a boxing match or fight.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to qualify or retreat from an announced policy, program, or endorsement.
├│ 3. ┤to press back on the pedals (of a bicycle with a coaster brake) to give a braking action.
╩│backpedal, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-aled,╕ │-aling╕ or (especially British) │-alled,╕ │-alling.╕
╜│backplate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plate fastened at or forming the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spindle of a doorknob is held in place by two backplates.┤
├│ 2. ┤a piece of armor covering the back and fastened to the breastplate with straps.
╩│backplate, ╛╕noun.
╜│back play,╕
┬┌┤ (Cricket.) a batting stroke made with the bat pulled back toward the wicket.
╩│back play,╕
╜│back pressure,╕
┬┌┤ pressure in a direction opposite to normal, such as pressure against the discharge of a cylinder in an exhaust system, or pressure against the flow in any circulation of fluids, as caused by an obstruction.
╩│back pressure,╕
╜│backproject, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to project (an image) on the back of a translucent screen for viewing from the front.
╩│backproject, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│back projection,╕
┬┌┤ the projection of a film on a translucent screen, used as a background for a scene being filmed or photographed.
╩│back projection,╕
╜│backrest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything that supports the back.
├│ 2. ┤a support at the back, as on a lathe.
╩│backrest, ╛╕noun.
╜│back road,╕
┬┌┤ any little-used road, especially one in the country; side road.
╩│back road,╕
╜│backroom, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a room in the back of a house, store, etc.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a place of secret or behind-the-scenes influence, planning, or machination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. diplomatic backrooms.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤done or decided without public knowledge; secret or clandestine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a spectacle of machine control and backroom politics (Time).┤
╩│backroom, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│backroom boy,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) anyone who works in secrecy, especially:
├│ a. ┤a politician who negotiates secretly with other politicians.
├│ b. ┤a scientist engaged in secret research.
╩│backroom boy,╕
╜│backsaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a handsaw stiffened by a thick metal band along its back.
╩│backsaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│backscatter, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Physics.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤radioactive particles, light waves, or other radiation deflected by an obstacle at an angle of more than 90 degrees.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to deflect (radioactive particles, light waves, or other (radiation) at an angle of more than 90 degrees.
╩│backscatter, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│backscattering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the deflection of radioactive particles, light waves, or other radiation at an angle of more than 90 degrees.
╩│backscattering, ╛╕noun.
╜│backscratcher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a person who engages in backscratching.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a flatterer.
├│ 3. ┤any device for scratching the back.
╩│backscratcher, ╛╕noun.
╜│backscratching, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the giving and taking of favors for personal advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No law can eliminate backscratching, favoritism ... (Newsweek).┤
╩│backscratching, ╛╕noun.
╜│back seat,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a seat in or at the back.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a place of inferiority or insignificance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the discussion turned to local politics, the stranger had to take a back seat.┤
╩│back seat,╕
╜│back-seat driver,
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a passenger who constantly criticizes or advises the driver of an automobile.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any person who freely criticizes or persistently advises without assuming any responsibility himself.
╩│back-seat driver,
╜│backset, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a check to progress; setback.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It would give a backset and might ... endanger their ultimate success (John C. Calhoun).┤
├│ 2. ┤an eddy or backward-flowing current.
╩│backset, ╛╕noun.
╜│backsheesh┐╕ or │backshish, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb. ╟│= baksheesh.
╩│backsheesh┐╕ or │backshish, ╛╕noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb. ╟│= baksheesh.
╜│backshop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a private shop next to the main one.
├│ 2. ┤the printing shop of a newspaper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A slowdown in the backshop operations made us late with editions (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│backshop, ╛╕noun.
╜│backside, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the back; rear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog ran around to the backside of the shed and hid.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) Also, ╡backsides.┤ the rump; buttocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) to be taken to the woodshed of public odium and have his backsides tanned with the leather strap of public contempt (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤the dark side of the moon.
╩│backside, ╛╕noun.
╜│backsight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sight or reading taken in a backward direction or to a previous station in surveying.
╩│backsight, ╛╕noun.
╜│back slang,╕
┬┌┤ slang in which words are pronounced or written backwards or in some other organization of the letters that is different from their normal form, as in pig Latin. (Example:) ╖ynnep┤ or ╖ennypay┤ for ╖penny.┤
╩│back slang,╕
╜│backslapper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a person whose friendly manner is so hearty and effusive as to seem insincere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although not a backslapper, he is a highly effective campaigner (Harper's).┤
╩│backslapper, ╛╕noun.
╜│backslapping, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) a too hearty and friendly manner; the practices of a backslapper.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤too hearty and friendly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are intellectuals and very different from the ... backslapping, vigorous, go-ahead sorts of men (Newsweek).┤
╩│backslapping, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│backslide, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-slid,╕ │-slidden╕ or │-slid,╕ │-sliding.╕
┬┌┤ to slide back into wrongdoing; gradually return to old habits or practices, especially ones forbidden by a church or by authority; relapse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So far none of the reformed drinkers has backslid (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡backslider.┤
╩│backslide, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞│-slid,╕ │-slidden╕ or │-slid,╕ │-sliding.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a wall, fence, or screen used in various games, such as baseball and tennis, to keep the ball in the area of play.
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) a player who stops balls in various games, especially a catcher in baseball and cricket.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) anything that supports or reinforces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a kind of economic backstop in case a recession sets in (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤(in machinery) a part for preventing recoil beyond a designated point.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ (Informal.) │1. ┤to serve as a backstop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ordinary safeguards against the escape of radioactive rays are backstopped by the 5-ft. thick walls of the plant (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to support; reinforce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are a dozen top-rank aides, backstopped in depth by aides of their own, who stand like breakwaters between him and the deluge of his official responsibilities (New York Times).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the backstrap, they cry, "The most important book you will ever read" (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤the part of a horse's harness passing along the middle of the back.
╩│backstrap, ╛╕noun.
╜│backstreet, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furtive; clandestine; backstairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. backstreet intrigue.┤
╩│backstreet, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backstretch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the portion of a race track. opposite and parallel to the home stretch, usually farthest from those watching a race.
╩│backstretch, ╛╕noun.
╜│backstroke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a swimming stroke made by a swimmer lying on his back.
├│ 2. ┤a backhanded stroke in tennis and other games played with a racket or paddle.
├│ 3. ┤a blow or stroke in return; recoil.
╩│backstroke, ╛╕noun.
╜│backswept, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= swept-back.
╩│backswept, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= swept-back.
╜│back swimmer,╕
┬┌┤ an aquatic, bloodsucking insect that swims on its back, using its long, flattened hind legs in the same fashion as oars.
╩│back swimmer,╕
╜│backswing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a preparatory movement of a bat, club, or the like, backward to the position from which it is swung forward.
├│ 2. ┤a return to a past attitude, view, manner, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backswing of women's fashions.┤
╩│backswing, ╛╕noun.
╜│backsword, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sword with only one cutting edge; broadsword.
├│ 2. ┤╡= singlestick.┤
├│ 3. ┤a fencer with the broadsword or singlestick.
╩│backsword, ╛╕noun.
╜│backswordman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a fencer with the backsword or singlestick.
╩│backswordman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│back talk,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) impudent answers, especially by a younger person or subordinate.
╩│back talk,╕
╜│back-to-back, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤placed with backs near or joined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. back-to-back houses.┤
├│ 2. ┤consecutive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... two 45-minute shows back-to-back (TV Guide).┤
╩│back-to-back, ╛╕adjective.
╜│back-to-basics, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) characterized by or advocating a return to the essentials or fundamentals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The back-to-basics movement in education ... stresses reading, writing, and math in the lower grades (Edward Alvey, Jr.). [They] are advocates of a back-to-basics life style that cost them less than $1,500 last year (Today).┤
╩│back-to-basics, ╛╕adjective.
╜│backtrack, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to go back over a course or path.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Studies of the Mendenhall Glacier ... show that since about 1765 the ice has backtracked two miles (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to withdraw from an undertaking or position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He backtracked on the promise he made last week.┤
╩│backtrack, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│backup, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something or someone kept in reserve as a substitute or for assistance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backup of troops.┤
├│ 2. ┤an accumulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backup of traffic. Slow demand for steel is causing a backup along the entire raw material supply channel (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤kept in readiness or reserve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The A.E.C. requires a pumping system to keep the reactor cool. If the primary source of power for the pumps fails, a "backup" system must take over to keep the coolant flowing (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤complementary; supporting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... our office in Ottawa, staffed by an experienced man with backup staff (Canada Month).┤
╩│backup, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│backveld, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a country area in South Africa distant from urban life.
╩│backveld, ╛╕noun.
╜│back vowel,╕
┬┌┤ a vowel, as ╖u,┤ sounded with the tip of the tongue receded and the back of it raised toward the soft palate.
╩│back vowel,╕
╜│backward, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤toward the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He walked backward.┤
├│ 2. ┤with the back first.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tumbled over backward.┤
├│ 3. ┤toward the starting point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to look backward.┤
├│ 4. ┤opposite to the usual way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you read backward?┤
├│ 5. ┤from better to worse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In some countries living conditions improved; in some they went backward.┤
├│ 6. ┤toward the past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He looked backward forty years and talked about his childhood. The lights of memory backward stream (John Greenleaf Whittier).┤
├┤ Also, ╡backwards.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤directed toward the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gave him a backward look over her shoulder.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rearward.
├│ 2. ┤with the back first.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backward fall off a ladder.┤
├│ 3. ┤directed to or toward the starting point; returning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backward movement.┤
┴┤ (SYN) regressive.
├│ 4. ┤done in the reverse way or order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a backward process.┤
┴┤ (SYN) retrograde.
├│ 5. ┤reaching back into the past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Far as thy mind thro' backward time can see (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 6. ┤slow in development.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Backward children need special help in school.┤
├│ 7. ┤behind time; late.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is a backward season; spring is two weeks late.┤
├│ 8. ┤shy; bashful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shake hands with her; don't be backward.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reluctant.
└╕expr. ╡backward and forward,┤ ┤perfectly; completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I hope that from here on the Julliard Opera Theatre will concentrate on works that are less familiar, offering the public a taste of what it does not already know backward and forward (Winthrop Sargeant).┤
└╕expr. ╡bend,┤ ╡fall,┤ or ╡lean over backward,┤ ┤(Informal.) to make every effort to be accommodating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Companies whose business is ... closely interwoven with the military establishment ought to lean over backward so that no suggestion of favoritism ... could be read into their conduct (New York Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡backwardly.┤
┼╕noun ╡backwardness.┤
╩│backward, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│backwardation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Finance.) postponement of the delivery of shares or commodities by the seller with the consent of the buyer, who is usually paid a premium.
╩│backwardation, ╛╕noun.
╜│backwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= backward.
└┌╕expr. ╡backwards and forwards.┤ ┤See under ╡backward.┤┤
╩│backwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= backward.
╜│backwash, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the water thrown back by oars, paddle wheels, a passing ship, or surf against rocks.
├│ b. ┤a backward current of air behind propellers or jet engines.
├│ c. ┤(Surfing.) a stretch of rough water made by cross currents meeting.
├│ 2. ┤bad aftereffects; aftermath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The backwash of war had left his people in extreme privation (Harper's).┤
├│ 3. ┤a backward place; backwater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He also depicts it [a State] as a poverty-stricken backwash of ignorance (New York Times).┤
╩│backwash, ╛╕noun.
╜│backwater, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stretch of water held, pushed, or thrown back.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a backward place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The village was a backwater of civilization.┤
├│ b. ┤a sluggish, stagnant condition or situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His job had drifted into a hopeless backwater.┤
├│ 3. ┤a backward current or swell; backwash.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) to retreat; withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidate backwatered on several promises when he got into office.┤
├│ 2. ┤to reverse or halt a boat by reversing the action of the oars or propeller.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain backwatered as we approached the dock.┤
┬┌╕noun pl. ┤ │1. ┤uncleared or wild regions far away from towns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trapper lived in the backwoods far from the city's cares.┤
├│ 2. ┤a remote area; backward place.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or in the backwoods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a narrow, two-track backwoods road.┤
├│ 2. ┤crude; rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You might not guess from his backwoods manners that he is a well-traveled man.┤
╩│backwoods, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│backwoodsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who lives in the backwoods.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose origin is in the backwoods.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a member of the House of Lords who seldom attends its meetings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is no sign of going back to the backwoodsmen. What we are going in for now is progressive government (London Times).┤
╩│backwoodsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│backwoodsy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= backwoods.
╩│backwoodsy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= backwoods.
╜│backyard, ╛╕noun, ┐or │back yard,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the yard behind a house or building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have a vegetable garden in the backyard and flowers in the front.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) any adjoining region or area thought of as one's home grounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. U.S. steel makers must compete in their own backyard with aggressive producers of aluminum, glass, plastics, cement, and other materials (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│backyard, ╛╕noun, ┐or │back yard,╕
╜│bacon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ salted and smoked meat from the back and sides of a pig or hog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Farmers used to cure their own bacon in a smokehouse.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring home the bacon,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to be successful; win the prize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The winning horse brought home the bacon to the tune of $100,000.┤
├│ b. ┤to earn a living.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most men who bring home the bacon five days a week relax over the weekend.┤
└╕expr. ╡save one's bacon,┤ ┤(Informal.) to escape all bodily harm, damage, and loss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But as he ran to save his bacon, By hat and wig he was forsaken (William Combe).┤
╩│bacon, ╛╕noun.
╜│baconer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a pig, especially one raised for bacon.
╩│baconer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baconian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Francis Bacon (1561-1626), his written works, or his doctrines. The Baconian method was a method of scientific study by proceeding from particular instances to general principles.
├│ 2. ┤of the Baconian theory.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a follower of Francis Bacon's doctrines.
├│ 2. ┤a supporter of the Baconian theory.
╩│Baconian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Baconian theory,╕
┬┌┤ the theory that Francis Bacon was the author of Shakespeare's plays.
╩│Baconian theory,╕
╜│bact.,╕
┬┌┤ bacteriology.
╩│bact.,╕
╜│bacteremia┐╕ or │bacteraemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.
╩│bacteremia┐╕ or │bacteraemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteri-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) a form of ╡bacterio-,┤ as in ╖bactericide.┤
╩│bacteri-,╕
╜│bacteria, ╛╕noun, pl. of │bacterium.╕
┬┌┤ very tiny and simple organisms, so small that they can usually be seen only through a microscope. Certain bacteria cause diseases such as pneumonia and typhoid fever; others do useful things, such as turning cider into vinegar. Bacteria consist of single cells that are rod-shaped, spherical, or spiral, and most kinds have no chlorophyll. Most bacteria multiply by splitting apart, some by forming spores.
╩│bacteria, ╛╕noun, pl. of │bacterium.╕
╜│bacterial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with bacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bacterial life.┤
├│ 2. ┤resembling bacteria.
├│ 3. ┤caused by bacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bacterial diseases.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bacterially.┤
╩│bacterial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacteric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacterial.
╩│bacteric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bacterial.
╜│bactericidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ destructive to bacteria.
╩│bactericidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bactericide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any substance that destroys bacteria.
╩│bactericide, ╛╕noun.
╜│bactericidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibody that attacks bacteria.
╩│bactericidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of bacteria.
╩│bacteriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacterin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a vaccine that is prepared from dead bacteria.
├│ 2. ┤using bacteria, especially harmful bacteria.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bacteriological warfare.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bacteriologically.┤
╩│bacteriological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacteriologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a student of bacteriology.
╩│bacteriologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science that deals with bacteria, a branch of biology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The idea has persisted in bacteriology until very recently that microorganisms are somehow quite different from other plants and animals (Atlantic).┤
╩│bacteriology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriolysin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any substance that can destroy bacteria by lysis.
╩│bacteriolysin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the destruction or dissolution of bacteria.
├│ 2. ┤the chemical decomposition of solid organic matter in sewage by means of bacteria, without oxygen.
╩│bacteriolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bacteriolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤destructive to bacteria.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with bacteriolysis.
╩│bacteriolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bacteriophage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a virus that destroys various bacteria, normally present especially in the intestines and blood; phage.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) an incorrigibly bad person, especially one who is a corrupting influence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are a few bad apples in any crowd.┤
╩│bad apple,╕
╜│bad blood,╕
┬┌┤ very unfriendly feeling; hatred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was bad blood between Cain and Abel. Bad blood between key lawmakers will keep Congress roiled up for months (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│bad blood,╕
╜│bad debt,╕
┬┌┤ a debt believed or proved to be uncollectable.
╩│bad debt,╕
╜│baddeleyite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ zirconium dioxide, a principal ore of zirconium.
╩│baddeleyite, ╛╕noun.
╜│badder, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) worse.
╩│badder, ╛╕adjective.
╜│badderlocks, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) an edible, olive-green seaweed, common in the North Sea and elsewhere off the coast of northern Europe.
╩│badderlocks, ╛╕noun.
╜│baddest, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) worst.
╩│baddest, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baddie┐╕ or │baddy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a villain or one of his accomplices in a movie or television show; badman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The characters in the Central African drama cannot simply be divided into goodies and baddies (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│baddie┐╕ or │baddy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
╜│baddish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ rather bad.
╩│baddish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bade, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense of ╡bid┤ (defs. 1-6).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain bade the soldiers march on.┤
╩│bade, ╛╕verb.
╜│bad egg,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a bad or worthless person.
╩│bad egg,╕
╜│bad faith,╕
┬┌┤ treachery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How can you tell, except by consulting your own leanings, where bad faith bargaining begins and good faith stops? (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│bad faith,╕
╜│badge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│badged,╕ │badging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤something worn to show that a person belongs to a certain occupation, school, class, club, or society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Policemen and firemen wear badges. The Red Cross badge is a red cross on a white background.┤
┴┤ (SYN) insigne.
├│ b. ┤something worn to show achievement or proficiency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scout's badge was for bravery.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a symbol or sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chains are a badge of slavery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) token, emblem.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to mark with, or distinguish by, a badge.
╩│badge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│badged,╕ │badging.╕
╜│badger, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hairy, gray mammal that feeds at night and digs a hole in the ground to live in. Badgers live in Europe, Asia, and North America and are related to the weasel, but are larger and more heavily built.
├│ 2. ┤its hair or fur.
├│ 3. ┤in Australia:
├│ a. ┤the wombat.
├│ b. ┤the bandicoot.
├│ 4. ┤a soft brush made of badger's hair.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to keep on annoying or teasing; bother or question persistently; tease; bait.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That salesman has been badgering my father for two weeks to buy a new car.┤
╩│badger, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Badger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nickname for a native or inhabitant of Wisconsin.
╩│Badger, ╛╕noun.
╜│badger baiting,╕
┬┌┤ a former sport in which a badger is put in a barrel or other confined area and one or more dogs are set upon it to drag it out.
╩│badger baiting,╕
╜│Badger State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Wisconsin.
╩│Badger State,╕
╜│bad hat,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British Slang.) a corrupt or worthless person.
╩│bad hat,╕
╜│badigeon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mixture of ground stone and plaster for filling up holes in stone for sculpture or masonry.
├│ 2. ┤a wash for giving plaster the appearance of stone.
╩│badigeon, ╛╕noun.
╜│badinage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-naged,╕ │-naging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤good-natured joking; banter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cheerful exchange of badinage after the match.┤
┴┤ (SYN) raillery, persiflage.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to tease; banter.
╩│badinage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-naged,╕ │-naging.╕
╜│Badlands, ╛╕noun pl., ┐or │Bad Lands,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rugged, barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska in which erosion has produced unusual land formations.
├│ 2. ┤Usually, ╡badlands.┤ any similar region.
╩│Badlands, ╛╕noun pl., ┐or │Bad Lands,╕
╜│badly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in a bad manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She sings badly.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) greatly; very much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He wants to go badly.┤
└╕expr. ╡badly off,┤ ┤(Informal.) in a state of poverty, need, or distress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They were not at all badly off, but the wife had preferred to go out to work (Esquire).┤
╩│badly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│badman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤any outlaw or criminal; desperado.
├│ 2. ┤the villain in a motion picture, play, television show, or other theatrical performance.
╩│badman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│badminton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game in which either two or four players use light rackets to keep a shuttlecock moving back and forth over high net. Badminton is somewhat like tennis.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially British.) a drink made of dry wine, especially Bordeaux, sugar, and soda water.
╩│badminton, ╛╕noun.
╜│bad-mouth, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) to talk badly about; criticize or malign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I attacked those who are "bad-mouthing our country all day long, all week long" (New York Times).┤
╩│bad-mouth, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bad news,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a person or thing that brings trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I knew the kid was bad news first morning I met him ..." (New Yorker).┤
╩│bad news,╕
╜│bad patch,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a period of bad luck.
╩│bad patch,╕
╜│bad-tempered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a bad temper; cross; irritable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bad-tempered old man was always chasing the children away.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cranky.
╩│bad-tempered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bad trip,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a frightening experience involving hallucinations and pain, caused by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD.
╩│bad trip,╕
╜│B.A.Ed.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Arts in Education.
╩│B.A.Ed.,╕
╜│Baedeker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a guidebook for travelers, especially one of a series of guidebooks first issued by Karl Baedeker (1801-1859), a German publisher.
╩│Baedeker, ╛╕noun.
╜│baff, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Golf.) to strike the ground with the sole of the club in making a stroke.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Scottish.) to strike.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Golf.) the act of baffing.
├│ 2. ┤(Scottish.) a blow
╩│baff, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│baffle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fled,╕ │-fling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This puzzle baffles me.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confound, perplex, disconcert.
├│ 2. ┤to keep or hold back; hinder; thwart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief baffled pursuit by locking us in before escaping.┤
┴┤ (SYN) foil, balk.
├│ 3. ┤to control or regulate (the flow of air or other gases, water, sound waves, or electrons) by a baffle.
├│ 4. ┤to check; hold back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the wind does not baffle us ... (Frederick Marryat).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to struggle without success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship baffled against high winds and finally foundered on the rocks.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a device for hindering or changing flow, especially of air or other gases, water, sound waves, or electrons. A baffle on a rocket engine can change the direction of the exhaust thus causing a change in direction of the rocket.
┼╕noun ╡bafflement.┤
┼╕noun ╡baffler.┤
╩│baffle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fled,╕ │-fling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bafflegab, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) very involved or confusing language; gobbledygook.
╔┤ ╢Ex. financial bafflegab.┤
╩│bafflegab, ╛╕noun.
╜│baffleplate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baffle.
╩│baffleplate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baffle.
╜│baffling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤puzzling; bewildering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a baffling problem.┤
├│ 2. ┤hindering; thwarting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His duty was obstructed by baffling regulations.┤
├│ 3. ┤shifting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. baffling winds.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bafflingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bafflingness.┤
╩│baffling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baffy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fies.╕
┬┌┤ (Golf.) a short wooden club with a deeply pitched face, for lofting the ball.
╩│baffy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fies.╕
╜│bag, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bagged,╕ │bagging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a container made of paper, cloth, plastic, or leather, that can be pulled together to close at the top.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a flour bag. Fresh vegetables are sometimes sold in plastic bags.┤
├│ b. ┤the amount that a bag holds; bagful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother bought a bag of beans.┤
├│ 2. ┤something like a bag in its use or shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother calls her purse her bag. Father has a new overnight bag.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a pouch or sack for game.
├│ b. ┤the game or fish killed or caught at one time by a hunter or fisherman.
├│ 4. ┤a base in baseball.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤something suited to one's taste or interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At one point they were trying to categorize me as a racial satirist, but that's not my bag. Let's say I deal in universal human foibles (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤a matter or problem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Malcolm's whole trouble was that he got caught up in that religious bag (New Yorker).┤
├│ 6a. ┤a sac in an animal's body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the honey bag of a bee.┤
├│ b. ┤an udder.
├│ 7. ┤(Slang.) a woman, especially an ugly or old woman (used in an unfriendly or offensive way).
├│ 8. ┤the envelope containing the gas of a balloon or dirigible.
├│ 9. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤an envelope containing a small portion of a narcotic, especially heroin.
├│ b. ┤the portion itself.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to swell or bulge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Loss of sleep bagged his eyes and stooped his shoulders.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put into a bag or bags.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bagged the cookies in dozens to sell them.┤
├│ 3. ┤to kill, trap, or catch in hunting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunter bagged many ducks.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to gain; win.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new Premier's ... coalition had bagged 174 of 300 parliamentary seats (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤to catch, take, or steal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bagged the pencil which was lying about.┤
├│ 5. ┤(British Slang.) to claim first.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bags I first ride on the bike!┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to hang loosely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's pants bag at the knees.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bulge; swell.
└╕expr. ╡bag and baggage,┤ ┤with all one's belongings; entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Farmers and their families were ordered from their homes and moved eastward, bag and baggage (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡bags,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤(British.) trousers.
├│ b. ┤plenty; more than enough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bags of room, bags of time.┤
└╕expr. ╡hold the bag,┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to take the blame or responsibility for something, unwillingly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There can be no doubt that dealers are nervous about being left holding the bag, in this instance a bag full of new automobiles (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤to be empty-handed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acquiring a complex of eighteen solvent insurance companies, ... he systematically drained [them] of assets ... leaving fifty-three thousand policyholders and scores of creditors holding the bag (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡in the bag,┤ ┤(Informal.) certain of success; sure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My greatest anxiety now is lest our own supporters should conclude that the election is 'in the bag' (London Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡baglike.┤
╩│bag, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bagged,╕ │bagging.╕
╜│B.Ag.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Agriculture (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Agriculturae┤).
╩│B.Ag.,╕
╜│Baganda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das╕ or │-da.╕
┬┌┤ a member of the largest tribe of Uganda, living in the central and southern part and consisting mainly of farmers.
╩│Baganda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das╕ or │-da.╕
╜│bagasse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the pulp of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted, used especially in the manufacture of wallboard and paper and as fuel.
╩│bagasse, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagataway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Canadian.) an Indian game from which lacrosse developed. Also, ╡baggataway.┤
╩│bagataway, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagatelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mere trifle; thing of no importance.
├│ 2. ┤a short piece of music, usually in a light style.
├│ 3. ┤a game somewhat like billiards, played on a table having a semicircular end with nine holes to hit balls into with a cue.
╩│bagatelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hard roll made of raised dough shaped into a ring, simmered in water, and then baked, usually having a slightly shiny surface. Also, ╡beigel.┤
╩│bagel, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagelino, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a cross between a bagel and a pretzel, usually covered with sesame seeds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For those who follow the fashions in sidewalk vending, frozen yogurt and bagelinos made their debuts (Marian Burros).┤
╩│bagelino, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the amount that a bag holds when filled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to eat a bagful of peanuts.┤
├│ 2. ┤an abundant supply; plenty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rich tycoon has bagfuls of money.┤
╩│bagful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│baggage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the trunks, bags, or suitcases that a person takes with him when he travels; luggage.
├│ 2. ┤the equipment that an army or an exploring party takes with it, such as tents, blankets, dishes, and cooking utensils.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a burden of beliefs, theories, or characteristics, especially when excessive or superfluous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His chief political baggage ... consisted of a violent anti-Americanism (Atlantic).┤
├│ 4. ┤a young woman (used familiarly or playfully, especially with adjectives such as ╖artful, cunning, sly, pert, saucy,┤ or ╖silly┤).
╩│baggage, ╛╕noun.
╜│baggage car,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a railroad car for carrying baggage, mailbags, and light freight.
╩│baggage car,╕
╜│baggageman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man whose business is handling baggage.
╩│baggageman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│baggagemaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the person in charge of baggage at a railroad station or on a baggage car.
├│ 2. ┤the person in charge of baggage on a ship or at a pier.
├│ 3. ┤the person in charge of baggage at any other terminus of public transportation.
╩│baggagemaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│baggataway, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bagataway.
╩│baggataway, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bagataway.
╜│bagger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that places anything in a bag, such as groceries at a supermarket.
├│ 2. ┤a machine which automatically packages a commodity in a bag or wrapper.
╩│bagger, ╛╕noun.
╜│baggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small bag.
├│ 2a. ┤a plastic bag used to store food or to hold trash.
├│ b. ┤╡Baggie.┤ a trademark for such a bag.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) the stomach.
╩│baggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cloth for making bags, covering bales of cotton, and other packing, usually made of a coarse woven hemp or jute; sacking.
╩│bagging, ╛╕noun.
╜│baggy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤hanging loosely; baglike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clown had baggy trousers.┤
├│ 2. ┤swelling; bulging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baggy sails were full before the wind.┤
┼╕adv. ╡baggily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bagginess.┤
╩│baggy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
╜│baggys, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ loose-fitting swim trunks worn by surfers.
╩│baggys, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bag job,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an illegal search by government agents of a suspect's residence to obtain incriminating evidence.
╩│bag job,╕
╜│bagman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a person to whom graft or protection money is given and who, in turn, delivers it to the person for whom it is intended.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a postal employee who handles and checks bags of mail.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a traveling salesman.
╩│bagman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bagnio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ios.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a house of prostitution; brothel.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a prison for slaves in North Africa and the Near East.
╩│bagnio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ios.╕
╜│bag of bones,╕
┬┌┤ a very thin person or animal.
╩│bag of bones,╕
╜│bagpipe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-piped,╕ │-piping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤Often, ╡bagpipes,┤ ╖pl.┤ a musical instrument made of a pipe to blow through, a leather bag for air, and four sounding pipes. Air is blown into the bag and pressed by the performer's arm into the sounding pipes, producing shrill tones. Bagpipes are used especially in Scotland and Ireland.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to play the bagpipe; pipe.
┼╕noun ╡bagpiper.┤
╩│bagpipe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-piped,╕ │-piping.╕
╜│bag pudding,╕
┬┌┤ a pudding boiled in a bag.
╩│bag pudding,╕
╜│B.Agr.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Agriculture (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Agriculturae┤).
╩│B.Agr.,╕
╜│bags, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bag.┤┤
╩│bags, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│baguette┐╕ or │baguet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a gem cut in a narrow, oblong shape.
├│ b. ┤the shape itself.
├│ 2. ┤a small, semicircular molding.
├│ 3. ┤Usually, ╡baguette.┤ a long, thin, crusty loaf of French bread.
╩│baguette┐╕ or │baguet, ╛╕noun.
╜│baguio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-guios.╕
┬┌┤ a tropical hurricane or cyclone, especially in the Philippines.
╩│baguio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-guios.╕
╜│bagwig, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wig worn by men in the 1700's, the back hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag.
╩│bagwig, ╛╕noun.
╜│bagwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a woman to whom graft or protection money is given and who, in turn, delivers it to the person for whom it is intended.
╩│bagwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│bagworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the larva of a moth commonly found throughout the northern United States. When the bagworm hatches, it spins a bag of silk, leaves, and other debris for its protection, and moves around with the bag hanging downward while feeding on leaves of trees and shrubs.
╩│bagworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bah,
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤an exclamation of scorn, contempt, or impatience.
╩│bah,
╜│bahada, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) bajada.
╩│bahada, ╛╕noun.
╜│bahadur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a great man; distinguished personage (often affixed in Anglo-Indian use as a title to an officer's name).
╩│bahadur, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bahai, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a believer in Bahaism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bahais believe there is only one God, and that He created the world for all men (Salvatore A. Pelle).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= Bahaism.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bahais or Bahaism.
╩│Bahai, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Bahaism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a religious system, an outgrowth of Babism, founded by Mirza Ali Hussain, 1817-1892, known as Bahaullah. It emphasizes the essential unity of all religions and stresses the practical and ethical elements in religion rather than the speculative.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Bahaist.┤
╩│Bahaism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bahamian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Bahamas.
╩│Bahamian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Bahasa Indonesia,
┬┌┤ the official language of Indonesia, an adaptation of Malay; Indonesian.
╩│Bahasa Indonesia,
╜│Bahasa Malaysia,
┬┌┤ the official language of Malaysia, an adaptation of Malay.
╩│Bahasa Malaysia,
╜│Bahia grass,
┬┌┤ a perennial tropical American pasture grass.
╩│Bahia grass,
╜│Bahia wood,╕ ╟│= brazilwood.
╩│Bahia wood,╕ ╟│= brazilwood.
╜│Bahraini┐╕ or │Bahreini, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the Bahrain Islands.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with these islands.
╩│Bahraini┐╕ or │Bahreini, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│baht, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bahts╕ or │baht.╕
┬┌┤ the unit of money of Thailand (formerly the ╖tical┤), a coin or note worth about 5 cents.
╩│baht, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bahts╕ or │baht.╕
╜│bahut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large chest especially common in the Middle Ages for holding such items as clothing or linen.
├│ 2. ┤an ornamental buffet or cabinet.
╩│bahut, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bahutu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a large Bantu tribe living in central Africa.
╩│Bahutu, ╛╕noun.
╜│bahuvrihi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-his.╕
┬┌┤ a noun or adjective compound whose first element describes a quality possessed by the second, as ╖hunchback┤ or ╖hunchbacked, redhead┤ or ╖redheaded.┤
╩│bahuvrihi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-his.╕
╜│baidarka, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bidarka.
╩│baidarka, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bidarka.
╜│baignoire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theater box on the ground floor.
╩│baignoire, ╛╕noun.
╜│bail─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the guarantee of money necessary to set a person free from arrest until he is to appear for trial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His lawyer put up bail for the man accused of stealing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) surety, bond.
├│ 2. ┤the money or property guaranteed.
├│ 3. ┤the person or persons who stand ready to pay the money guaranteed.
┴┤ (SYN) bailsman, bondsman.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to obtain the release of (a person under arrest) by guaranteeing to pay bail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man's employer bailed him out of jail.┤
└╕expr. ╡admit to bail,┤ ┤to grant the privilege of being bailed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The magistrate may admit him to bail (Frederic W. Maitland).┤
└╕expr. ╡bail out,┤
├│ a. ┤to supply bail for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man accused of stealing was bailed out by his lawyer.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to help or assist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was deeply in debt until my father gave me money and bailed me out.┤
└╕expr. ╡go bail for,┤ ┤to supply bail for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After his second arrest his brother refused to go bail for him.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bailable.┤
┼╕noun ╡bailer.┤
╩│bail─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bail─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the curved handle of a kettle or pail.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. and Australia.) a hooplike support. The bails of a covered wagon hold up the canvas.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with a bail or bails.
└╕expr. ╡bail up,┤ (in Australia)
├│ a. ┤to secure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Have you bailed up the cows?" "Yes, they're bailed up" (E. A. Petherick).┤
├│ b. ┤to hold up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were bailed up by an armed man on horseback (Melbourne Argus).┤
├│ c. ┤to detain for conversation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sundowner bailed up the rancher to ask for food.┤
╩│bail─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bail─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to throw (water) out of a boat, with a pail, a dipper, or any other container.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fishermen bailed water from their sinking boat.┤
├│ 2. ┤to dip water from.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to remove water from a boat with a bail or other container.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a scoop or pail used to throw water out of a boat. Also, (especially British,) ╡bale.┤
└╕expr. ╡bail out,┤ ┤to jump from an airplane or balloon by parachute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the airplane caught fire, the pilot bailed out.┤
╩│bail─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bail─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two small wooden bars that form the top of a wicket in the game of cricket.
├│ 2. ┤a bar or pole to separate horses standing in an open stable.
├│ 3. ┤the wall of the outer court of a feudal castle.
├│ 4. ┤the outer court.
└╕expr. ╡bails,┤ ┤(Obsolete.) an outer line of fortifications, formed of stakes; palisade.
╩│bail─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│bail bond,╕
┬┌┤ the bond or security given as bail.
╩│bail bond,╕
╜│bailee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person to whom goods are committed in bailment.
╩│bailee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that bails water out.
├│ 2. ┤a marine gastropod of the southwestern Pacific whose round shell is used by natives to bail water.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡bailer shell.┤
├┤ the melon-shaped shell of this mollusk.
╩│bailer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
┬┌┤ the external wall enclosing the outer court of a feudal castle, or the outer court itself (now surviving only in such proper names as the ╖Old Bailey,┤ the chief criminal court in London); bail.
╩│bailey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
╜│Bailey bridge,
┬┌┤ a type of bridge which may be assembled quickly from prefabricated sections of welded steel in lattice pattern, first widely used by the Allies in Europe in World War II.
╩│Bailey bridge,
╜│Bailey's beads,╕ ╟│= Baily's beads.
╩│Bailey's beads,╕ ╟│= Baily's beads.
╜│bailie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an official of a Scottish town or city corresponding to an English alderman.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a bailiff.
╩│bailie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailiff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an officer of a court of law who has charge of jurors and guards prisoners while they are in the courtroom.
├│ 2. ┤an assistant to a sheriff. A bailiff executes writs and processes and makes arrests.
├│ 3. ┤in England:
├│ a. ┤an overseer or steward of an estate. The bailiff collects rents from the tenants and directs the work of employees for the owner.
├│ b. ┤the chief magistrate in certain towns.
├│ c. ┤the keeper of certain royal castles.
╩│bailiff, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailiwick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person's field of knowledge, work, or authority.
├│ 2. ┤a district or place over which a bailiff or bailie has authority.
╩│bailiwick, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the delivery of goods in trust.
├│ 2. ┤the act of bailing an accused person.
╩│bailment, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who delivers goods in trust.
╩│bailor, ╛╕noun.
╜│bailout┐╕ or │bail-out, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the action of bailing out of an aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤an emergency rescue or relief, as through financial aid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [a country] presumably depends on another bailout by the U.S. (Time).┤
╩│bailout┐╕ or │bail-out, ╛╕noun.
╜│bails, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bail┤ (4).┤
╩│bails, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bailsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a person who gives bail.
╩│bailsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Baily's beads,
┬┌┤ the last rays of direct sunlight observable before a total eclipse of the sun, broken up by irregularities of the moon's limb, briefly resembling a crescent-shaped string of glittering white gems. Also, ╡Bailey's beads.┤
╩│Baily's beads,
╜│bainite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of steel produced by decomposition of austenite. It is intermediate in strength between martensite and troostite.
╩│bainite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bain-marie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bains-marie.╕
┬┌┤ a vessel partly filled with heated water, into which a smaller vessel may be placed for gentle cooking or heating. Both the double boiler and the modern restaurant steam table are based on the same principle as the bain-marie.
╩│bain-marie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bains-marie.╕
╜│Bairam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ either of two Moslem festivals after Ramadan, the first or lesser Bairam lasting three days, and the second or greater Bairam lasting four days and coming 70 days after the first.
╩│Bairam, ╛╕noun.
╜│bairn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a child.
╩│bairn, ╛╕noun.
╜│bait, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤anything, especially food, used to attract fish or other animals so that they may be caught.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a thing used to tempt or attract a person to do something he would not wish to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The open purse was a bait for the hungry and homeless young man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) temptation, enticement, allurement.
├│ 3a. ┤a meal; food.
├│ b. ┤a halt, especially in a journey, for rest and food.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunter baited his traps.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to tempt; attract.
┴┤ (SYN) allure, entice.
├│ 3. ┤to set dogs to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Men used to bait bulls for sport.┤
├│ 4. ┤to attack; torment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dogs baited the bear.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to torment or worry by unkind or annoying remarks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only a cruel person would bait a cripple.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) to give food and drink to (a horse or other animal), especially on a journey.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to take food; feed.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to stop and feed horses; stop and rest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For evil news rides past, while good news baits (Milton).┤
╩│bait, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bait casting,╕
┬┌┤ (in fishing:)
├│ 1. ┤the throwing forward of comparatively heavy natural or artificial bait that carries the line out with it.
├│ 2. ┤fishing in this manner.
╩│bait casting,╕
╜│baiter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who baits or worries something, especially animals; tormentor.
╩│baiter, ╛╕noun.
╜│baith, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, conjunction.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) both.
╩│baith, ╛╕adjective, pronoun, conjunction.
╜│baiza, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-za╕ or │-zas.╕
┬┌┤ a copper coin of Oman, worth 1/1000 of a rial.
╩│baiza, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-za╕ or │-zas.╕
╜│baize, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thick, coarse woolen or cotton cloth resembling felt, used especially for curtains, table covers, and as a lining.
╩│baize, ╛╕noun.
╜│bajada, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a formation of drift extending out from the base of mountains.
├│ 2. ┤a desert of hard, sun-baked clay resulting from such a formation. Also, ╡bahada.┤
╩│bajada, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bajan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (in Barbados) Barbadian; Bim.
╩│Bajan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bajra, ╛╕noun. (in India) ╟│= pearl millet.
╩│bajra, ╛╕noun. (in India) ╟│= pearl millet.
╜│bajri┐╕ or │bajree, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bajra.
╩│bajri┐╕ or │bajree, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bajra.
╜│bake, ╛╕verb, ╞│baked,╕ │baking,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cook (food) by dry heat without exposing it directly to the fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother is baking a cake in the oven.┤
├│ 2. ┤to dry or harden by heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bricks and china are baked in a kiln.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make very warm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to lie on the beach and be baked by the sun.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to harden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Th' earth When it is bak'd with frost (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to cook foods by dry heat; do the work of baking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bakes every Saturday.┤
├│ 2. ┤to become baked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cookies bake quickly. The dirt road became dusty as it baked under the summer sun.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) a social gathering at which a meal is served.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steam for 15 minutes and enjoy the informal fun of a real lobster bake (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤the act or process of baking.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) a cracker.
╩│bake, ╛╕verb, ╞│baked,╕ │baking,╕ ╛noun.
╜│baked Alaska,
┬┌┤ a dessert consisting of ice cream with a meringue, which is baked in a very hot oven just long enough to brown the meringue.
╩│baked Alaska,
╜│baked-apple, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cloudberry.
╩│baked-apple, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cloudberry.
╜│baked beans,╕
┬┌┤ beans boiled and baked, especially with salt meat and seasoning, and often with molasses or in tomato sauce.
╩│baked beans,╕
╜│bakehouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a building or room to bake in; bakery.
╩│bakehouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bakelite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an artificial material used especially to make beads, stems of pipes, umbrella handles, fountain pens, and electric insulators. It is a synthetic resin made by condensing phenols with formaldehyde.┤
╩│Bakelite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bakemeat, ╛╕noun, ┐or │baked meat,╕
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.)
├│ 1. ┤a dish of baked food, as pastry.
├│ 2. ┤a meat pie.
╩│bakemeat, ╛╕noun, ┐or │baked meat,╕
╜│bake-off, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a public baking contest.
╩│bake-off, ╛╕noun.
╜│baker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who makes or sells bread, pies, cakes, and pastries, especially as a business.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a small, portable oven.
╩│baker, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baker-Nunn camera,
┬┌┤ a large telescopic camera used especially for tracking orbiting earth satellites.
╩│Baker-Nunn camera,
╜│baker's dozen,╕
┬┌┤ thirteen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bought a baker's dozen, but ate only twelve rolls and saved the last one for Dad.┤
╩│baker's dozen,╕
╜│bakers' yeast,╕
┬┌┤ a selected strain of yeast, used in baking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... bakers' yeast is a true ascomycete (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│bakers' yeast,╕
╜│bakery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where bread, pies, cakes, and pastries are made or sold; baker's shop; bakeshop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bought a cake at the bakery for dessert.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤cooking in dry heat without exposing directly to the fire.
├│ 2. ┤drying or hardening by heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mud cracked and crumbled baking in the sun.┤
├│ 3. ┤the amount baked at one time; batch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our last baking of bread turned out dry and hard.┤
╩│baking, ╛╕noun.
╜│baking powder,╕
┬┌┤ a mixture of soda and cream of tartar, or a similar combination, used instead of yeast to cause biscuits or cakes to rise. When baking powder is moistened, it produces carbon dioxide and thus causes dough to expand.
╩│baking powder,╕
╜│baking soda,╕ ╟│= sodium bicarbonate.
╩│baking soda,╕ ╟│= sodium bicarbonate.
╜│baklava┐╕ or │baklawa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dessert made of thin layers of pastry baked with honey, chopped nuts, and other condiments.
╩│baklava┐╕ or │baklawa, ╛╕noun.
╜│baksheesh┐╕ or │bakshish, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤money given as a tip or a bribe, especially in Egypt, Turkey, India, and other countries, especially of the Near East.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There will be the usual baksheesh for the game warden (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to give baksheesh. Also, ╡backsheesh,┤ ╡backshish,┤ ╡bakhshish.┤
╩│baksheesh┐╕ or │bakshish, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│baktun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cycle of 400 years, each of 360 days, in the Mayan calendar.
╩│baktun, ╛╕noun.
╜│baku, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of material woven from talipot palm leaves, used especially for women's hats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pleated in back, the hat of white baku is trimmed with coffee-colored ribbon (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a hat made of this material.
╩│baku, ╛╕noun.
╜│bal.,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.) balance.
╩│bal.,╕
╜│BAL╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.A.L.,╕
┬┌┤ British Anti-Lewisite (a substance, originally developed as an antidote for lewisite, now used especially against poisoning by arsenic, bismuth, mercury, or other metallic compounds).
╩│BAL╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.A.L.,╕
╜│Balaam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the heathen prophet hired by the Moabite king to curse the Israelites, who instead blessed them after being rebuked by the donkey on which he rode (in the Bible, Numbers 22-24).
╩│Balaam, ╛╕noun.
╜│balaclava, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a balaclava helmet.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of heavy, very warm coat having such a covering as its top part.
╩│balaclava, ╛╕noun.
╜│balaclava helmet┐╕ or │hood,╕
┬┌┤ a woolen covering for the head and shoulders, worn especially by soldiers or sailors in very cold weather.
╩│balaclava helmet┐╕ or │hood,╕
╜│balalaika, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Russian musical instrument somewhat like a guitar, with a triangular body and usually with three strings.
╩│balalaika, ╛╕noun.
╜│balance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an instrument for weighing. A common kind of balance consists of a horizontal beam or lever poised to move freely on a central support, with a scale or pan suspended at each end.
┴┤ (SYN) scale, scales.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being equal in weight, amount, force, effect, or parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Keep the balance between the two sides of the scale.┤
┴┤ (SYN) equilibrium.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) comparison of weight, value, importance, or effect; estimate.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) proportion in design; harmony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the balance of space in a Japanese print.┤
├│ 5. ┤the condition of not falling over in any direction; steady position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.┤
┴┤ (SYN) poise.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) all-around development and steadiness of character; poise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His balance kept him from losing his temper too much.┤
┴┤ (SYN) composure, equanimity.
├│ 7. ┤anything that counteracts the effect, weight, or force, of something else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Demand acts as a balance of supply in the market place.┤
┴┤ (SYN) counterpoise.
├│ 8. ┤(Informal.) the part that is left over; remainder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will be away for the balance of the week.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rest, surplus.
├│ 9a. ┤an equality between the totals of the two sides of an account.
├│ b. ┤the difference between the amount one owes or has withdrawn from an account and the amount one is owed or deposits in an account; the difference between the debit and credit sides of an account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have a balance of $20 in the bank.┤
├│ c. ┤the sum by which an account is out of balance on either the credit side or debit side. (Abbr:) bal.
├│ 10. ┤╡= balance wheel.┤
├│ 11. ┤greatest weight, amount, or power.
├│ 12. ┤a balancing movement in dancing.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to weigh two things against each other on scales or in one's hands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He balanced the two rocks in his hands and dropped the heavier one.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or be equal to in weight, amount, force, effect, or parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) A child's exercise and rest should balance each other.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to compare the value or importance of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He balanced a trip to the mountains against the chance of a summer job.┤
├│ 4. ┤to make or be proportionate to.
├│ 5. ┤to bring into or keep in a steady condition or position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you balance a coin on its edge?┤
┴┤ (SYN) steady, poise.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) to make up for the effect or influence of; counteract.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And weariness was balanced with delight (William Morris).┤
┴┤ (SYN) offset; compensate.
├│ 7a. ┤to add up the debit and credit sides of (an account to find the difference between their amounts.
├│ b. ┤to make the debit and credit sides of (an account) equal.
├│ c. ┤to settle (an account) by paying an amount due.
├│ 8. ┤to approach, bow, and then withdraw from (another couple or group in square dance or reel) in the same pattern of steps.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be equal or equivalent in weight, amount, force, effect, or parts; be evenly adjusted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These scales balance.┤
├│ 2. ┤to keep a steady condition or position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to balance on one foot.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be equal on the debit and credit sides of an account.
├│ 4. ┤to hesitate; waver.
├│ 5. ┤to approach another couple or group in a square dance or reel with matching steps, bow, and withdraw.
└╕expr. ╡in the balance,┤ ┤with its outcome undecided; uncertain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The outcome of the baseball game was in the balance until the last inning.┤
└╕expr. ╡on balance,┤ ┤taking everything into consideration; in the main.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On balance, there is substantial expectation on Capitol Hill that the railroads will agree to one more delay (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡strike a balance,┤ ┤to find the difference between the credit and debit sides of an account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... not to run long accounts, but to strike clear balances at certain set seasons (John S. Blackie).┤
┼╕adj. ╡balanceable.┤
╩│balance, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-anced,╕ │-ancing.╕
╜│Balance, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Libra.
╩│Balance, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Libra.
╜│balance beam,╕
┬┌┤ a narrow wooden beam used to perform balancing feats in gymnastics.
╩│balance beam,╕
╜│balanced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Quiet temperament is the mark of a balanced person.┤
├│ 2. ┤harmonious; orderly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a balanced composition.┤
╩│balanced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balanced diet,╕
┬┌┤ a diet having the correct amounts of all kinds of foods necessary for health.
╩│balanced diet,╕
╜│balanced fund,╕
┬┌┤ a type of mutual fund that invests in bonds and preferred stocks as well as common stocks.
╩│balanced fund,╕
╜│balanced ticket,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Politics.) a slate of candidates formed by a political party on the basis of their appeal to the major groups of voters in the electorate.
╩│balanced ticket,╕
╜│balance of nature,╕
┬┌┤ a balanced condition existing in the animal and plant population of a region when few changes occur in the environment.
╩│balance of nature,╕
╜│balance of payments,╕
┬┌┤ the net amount of money when all business between one country and another for a given period of time is balanced, including imports, exports, investments, grants, and tourist expenditures.
╩│balance of payments,╕
╜│balance of power,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an even distribution of military and economic power among nations or groups of nations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The balance-of-power conception of foreign policy ... was to make sure, by whatever means came to hand, that no power became strong enough to dominate the world (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤the ability of a small nation or minority to give a larger nation or group a dominant position by allying itself with the larger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Japan holds the balance of power in the Pacific.┤
╩│balance of power,╕
╜│balance of terror,╕
┬┌┤ (formerly) the approximately equal strength of the Communist and Western powers in nuclear weapons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We insist on maintaining the balance of terror (called nuclear deterrence) (New York Times).┤
╩│balance of terror,╕
╜│balance of trade,╕
┬┌┤ the difference between the value of all the imports and that of all the exports of a country.
╩│balance of trade,╕
╜│balancer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that balances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Britain has often been the balancer of power in Europe.┤
├│ 2. ┤a haltere of a dipterous insect.
├│ 3. ┤an acrobat.
├│ 4. ┤(Electronics.) a device to increase the effectiveness of a direction finder.
╩│balancer, ╛╕noun.
╜│balance reef,╕
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a reef in a gaff-rigged sail with the points running from the jaws of the gaff parallel to the boom, so as to reduce the sail to a small triangle.
╩│balance reef,╕
╜│balance sheet,╕
┬┌┤ a written statement showing the profits and losses, the assets and liabilities, and the net worth of a business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The balance sheet again shows that the company has a sound economy (News Chronicle).┤
╩│balance sheet,╕
╜│balance wheel,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wheel for regulating motion. A clock or watch has a balance wheel that controls the movement of the hands by the regularity of its oscillating motion.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything that is a source of regularity or stability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The value of cooperatives as balance wheels in agricultural business gives them a significance greater than their relative business volume would indicate (Joseph G. Knapp).┤
╩│balance wheel,╕
╜│balanoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like an acorn.
╩│balanoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balas, ╛╕noun, ┐or │balas ruby,╕
┬┌┤ a delicate rose-red variety of the gem spinel.
╩│balas, ╛╕noun, ┐or │balas ruby,╕
╜│balata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡balata gum.┤ the dried gumlike juice of a West Indian and tropical American tree related to the sapodilla, used especially in making gaskets, golf balls, chewing gum, and insulation for wires. It is intermediate in character between caoutchouc and gutta-percha.
├│ 2. ┤the tree itself; bully tree.
╩│balata, ╛╕noun.
╜│balaustine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wild pomegranate.
├│ 2. ┤the red, roselike flower of the wild pomegranate.
╩│balaustine, ╛╕noun.
╜│balboa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boas.╕
┬┌┤ the unit of money of Panama, a silver coin worth about one U.S. dollar. A balboa is equal to 100 centesimos.
╩│balboa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boas.╕
╜│balbriggan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a knitted cotton cloth, used for stockings and underwear.
├│ 2. ┤similar woolen cloth.
└╕expr. ╡balbriggans,┤ ┤knitted cotton stockings, underwear, or pajamas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balbriggans have been in use overseas longer than any other garment (New Yorker).┤
╩│balbriggan, ╛╕noun.
╜│balconied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a balcony or balconies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a balconied hotel.┤
╩│balconied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balcony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an outside projecting platform with an entrance from an upper floor of a building. A balcony is usually enclosed by a balustrade or railing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President stood on the balcony waving to the crowd below.┤
├│ 2. ┤a projecting upper floor in a theater, hall, or church, with seats for part of the audience; gallery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw the play from the balcony.┤
╩│balcony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│bald, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wholly or partly without hair on the head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man's bald head glistened in the sun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hairless, glabrous.
├│ 2. ┤without its natural covering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A mountaintop with no trees or grass on it is bald.┤
┴┤ (SYN) naked.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) obvious; plainly evident.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bald truth is that he is lazy.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) bare; plain; unadorned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bald translation with no feeling.┤
├│ 5. ┤having a white spot or blaze on the head, such as some birds or animals have.
┼╕adv. ╡baldly.┤
┼╕noun ╡baldness.┤
╩│bald, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baldacchino, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baldachin.
╩│baldacchino, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baldachin.
╜│baldachin┐╕ or │baldaquin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a structure in the form of a canopy, placed above an altar, throne, or other important focal point of a room.
├│ 2a. ┤a canopy of silk or other fabric carried in solemn processions.
├│ b. ┤a similar canopy draped above an altar, dais, or other important focal point of a room.
├│ 3. ┤╡= baudekin.┤
╩│baldachin┐╕ or │baldaquin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bald coot,╕
┬┌┤ a species of coot common in Europe.
╩│bald coot,╕
╜│bald cypress,╕
┬┌┤ a tall tree of the taxodium family, growing in the southern United States and Mexico; swamp cypress.
╩│bald cypress,╕
╜│bald eagle,╕
┬┌┤ a large, powerful North American eagle with white feathers on its head, neck, and tail when adult; American eagle. It is the national emblem of the United States.
╩│bald eagle,╕
╜│Balder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Norse god of light, beauty, goodness, wisdom, and peace. Also, ╡Baldr,┤ ╡Baldur.┤
╩│Balder, ╛╕noun.
╜│balderdash, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ nonsense; foolishness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am ashamed to quote such nauseous balderdash (Macaulay).┤
╩│balderdash, ╛╕noun.
╜│bald-faced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a white face or white on the face, such as certain animals have.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bald-faced stag.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) written or spoken without embarrassment; barefaced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bald-faced lie.┤
╩│bald-faced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baldhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who has a bald head.
├│ 2. ┤a breed of pigeon.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various birds with a whitish spot on the head.
╩│baldhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│baldheaded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having a bald head.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤without restraint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Go into it baldheaded (James Russell Lowell).┤
┼╕noun ╡baldheadedness.┤
╩│baldheaded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│baldheaded brant,╕ ╟│= blue goose.
╩│baldheaded brant,╕ ╟│= blue goose.
╜│balding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ losing the hair on the head; becoming bald.
╩│balding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baldish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat bald.
╩│baldish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baldpate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who has a bald head.
├│ 2. ┤a wild duck of North America; American widgeon. The male has a white crown and forehead.
╩│baldpate, ╛╕noun.
╜│baldpated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= baldheaded.
┼┌╕noun ╡baldpatedness.┤
╩│baldpated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= baldheaded.
╜│Baldr, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Balder.
╩│Baldr, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Balder.
╜│baldric┐╕ or │baldrick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a belt for a sword, horn, or pouch, hung from one shoulder to the opposite side of the body. Also, ╡baudrick,┤ ╡bawdric.┤
╩│baldric┐╕ or │baldrick, ╛╕noun.
╜│bald rush,╕
┬┌┤ any leafy-stemmed plant of a genus belonging to the sedge family.
╩│bald rush,╕
╜│Baldur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Balder.
╩│Baldur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Balder.
╜│bald wheat,╕
┬┌┤ wheat having no beard, or awn.
╩│bald wheat,╕
╜│Baldwin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish-red winter variety of apple, once much cultivated in the northeastern United States.
╩│Baldwin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bale─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│baled,╕ │baling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a large bundle of merchandise or material securely wrapped or bound for shipping or storage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bale of cotton, a bale of hay.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make into bales; tie in large bundles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw a big machine bale hay.┤
┼╕noun ╡baler.┤
╩│bale─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│baled,╕ │baling.╕
╜│bale─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤evil; harm; injury.
├│ 2. ┤sorrow; pain; misery; grief.
╩│bale─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bale─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤a funeral pyre.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... raise a bale on high (William Morris).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Scottish.) a signal or beacon fire; balefire.
┬┌┤ horny plates growing downward from the upper jaws or palates of certain whales; whalebone.
╩│baleen, ╛╕noun.
╜│baleen whale,╕
┬┌┤ any whale of a group that have an elastic horny substance called baleen or whalebone growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw, such as the right whale, finback, humpback, and gray whale; whalebone whale.
╩│baleen whale,╕
╜│balefire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤a great fire in the open air; bonfire.
├│ 2. ┤a signal fire; bale.
├│ 3. ┤the flame of a funeral pyre.
╩│balefire, ╛╕noun.
╜│baleful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤very evil or harmful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cranky old lady gave the noisy boys a baleful glance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) malignant.
├│ 2. ┤full of misfortune; disastrous.
┼╕adv. ╡balefully.┤
┼╕noun ╡balefulness.┤
╩│baleful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bale-hook, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baling hook.
╩│bale-hook, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baling hook.
╜│baler bag,╕
┬┌┤ a large heavy-duty paper bag made to hold smaller bags filled with cement, sugar, flour, or the like.
╩│baler bag,╕
╜│bali, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ balibuntal or a material similar to it, used in making hats.
╩│bali, ╛╕noun.
╜│balibuntal┐╕ or │balibuntl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lightweight, woven straw from the Philippines, used especially for women's hats.
├│ 2. ┤a hat made of this material. Also, ╡ballibuntal,┤ ╡ballibuntl.┤
╩│balibuntal┐╕ or │balibuntl, ╛╕noun.
╜│Balinese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Bali.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Bali.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Bali, its people, or their language.
╩│Balinese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│baling hook,╕
┬┌┤ a steel hook used by stevedores to lift or hold cargo in bales, crates, or boxes; balehook.
╩│baling hook,╕
╜│balintawak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the national costume of women in the Philippines, consisting of a long dress with an apron and often a matching kerchief.
╩│balintawak, ╛╕noun.
╜│balistraria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cross-shaped opening in the wall of a medieval fortress through which a crossbow could be fired.
╩│balistraria, ╛╕noun.
╜│balk, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My horse balked at the fence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) jib, shy.
├│ 2. ┤to hesitate or stop (at); avoid; not do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He balks at every disturbance and never finishes his work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vacillate.
├│ 3. ┤(Baseball.) to fail to complete a pitch once started. It is illegal under the rules of baseball for a pitcher to balk.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to prevent from going on; hinder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The burglar alarm balked the robber's plans.┤
┴┤ (SYN) frustrate, foil, baffle.
├│ 2. ┤to fail to use; let slip; miss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If I balk'd this opportunity (John Dryden).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hindrance, check, or defeat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This was a balk to them and put a damp to their new projects (Daniel Defoe).┤
├│ 2. ┤a blunder or mistake.
├│ 3. ┤a ridge between furrows; strip left unplowed.
├│ 4a. ┤a large beam or timber, especially one that supports the bottom ends of two opposite rafters; a tie beam.
├│ b. ┤any large block or length of timber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A half-submerged balk of timber wrecked the canoe.┤
├│ 5. ┤a principal horizontal supporting member of a bridge, especially a temporary bridge built for military use.
├│ 6. ┤(Baseball.) a failure of a pitcher to complete a pitch he has started; feint.
├│ 7. ┤(Billiards.)
├│ a. ┤any of eight areas set off from the center area of the table by four lines parallel to the ends and sides.
├│ b. ┤that part of a billiard table behind a transverse line at one end from which a player must start play, etc. Also, ╡baulk.┤
┼╕noun ╡balker.┤
┼╕adv. ╡balkingly.┤
╩│balk, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│Balkan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the people living in the countries of the Balkan Peninsula.
├│ 2a. ┤of the Balkan Peninsula.
├│ b. ┤having to do with the countries on the Balkan Peninsula.
├│ 3. ┤of the Balkan Mountains.
╩│Balkan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Balkanize┐╕ or │balkanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to divide (a region) into small, often hostile, states.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to divide (anything) into small units, especially weak or inefficient units.
┼╕noun ╡Balkanization,┤ ╡balkanization.┤
╩│Balkanize┐╕ or │balkanize, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│balk line,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any of the lines on a billiard table marking off the balks.
├│ 2. ┤(in track and field events) a line on or across which a contestant may not step without penalty.
╩│balk line,╕
╜│balky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│balkier,╕ │balkiest.╕
┬┌┤ stopping short and stubbornly refusing to go on; likely to balk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mules are balky animals.┤
┴┤ (SYN) refractory, contrary.
┼╕noun ╡balkiness.┤
╩│balky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│balkier,╕ │balkiest.╕
╜│ball─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a roundish body thrown, kicked, knocked, or batted about in various games. Different sizes and types of balls are used in golf, tennis, baseball, football, and soccer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When Dad threw the ball, I dropped it and it rolled under a car.┤
├│ 2. ┤a game in which some kind of ball is thrown, hit, or kicked, especially baseball.
├│ 3a. ┤anything round or roundish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bought a ball of string.┤
├│ b. ┤something that is somewhat like a ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had a blister on the ball of his foot.┤
├│ 4. ┤a particular throw or play of a ball in certain games; a ball in motion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fast ball, a fly ball.┤
├│ 5. ┤a baseball pitched too high, too low, or not over the plate, that the batter does not strike at.
├│ 6a. ┤a bullet for firearms; a round, solid object to be shot from a gun.
├│ b. ┤a cannon ball.
├│ 7. ┤the globe; sphere; the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... round the dark terrestrial ball (Joseph Addison).┤
├│ 8. ┤the roots of a plant, together with its mass of earth, tied up in a bundle for transplanting.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form or gather into a ball.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make or form into a ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to ball string or yarn.┤
└╕expr. ╡ball up,┤ ┤(Slang.) to confuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a situation as balled-up as this, it is not surprising to learn that there would still be knots even if the "historic boundaries" tangle is untied (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡carry the ball,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to take the chief part in pushing or carrying through a plan or activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some good friends are carrying the ball for us (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡have┤ (something) ╡on the ball,┤ ┤(Informal.) to be skillful; have ability, alertness, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new science teacher has a lot on the ball.┤
└╕expr. ╡keep the ball rolling,┤ ┤to keep up an activity by doing one's part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If they can, they pay a "good-will fee" ... whether they do or not, all work around the place to help keep the ball rolling (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the ball,┤ ┤(Slang.) aware of what is going on or needs to be done; alert.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have to stay on the ball to keep the company satisfied with our vouchers (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡play ball,┤
├│ a. ┤to begin a ball game or start it again after stopping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Let's play ball!" some of the boys shouted as soon as recess began.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to get busy; become active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A worker who doesn't play ball when he is told to finish a job runs the risk of being dismissed.┤
├│ c. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to work together; cooperate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Under the ILA system, the union itself did the hiring for shippers at daily "shape-ups," and if a longshoreman refused to play ball he didn't work (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡start the ball rolling,┤ ┤to make a beginning; get started.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I think we should start the ball rolling to get some decent pictures (London Times).┤
╩│ball─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│ball─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, formal party with dancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ladies were all dressed in long gowns at the ball.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a very good time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We'd have had a ball in Hollywood (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to have a very good time.
╩│ball─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│ballad, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a poem that tells a story. Ballads are usually in a simple verse form and tell a popular legend that is passed from one generation to another orally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man sang ballads of the clan's heroes, often to the tune of a folk song.┤
├│ 2. ┤a simple song.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a charming ballad of the north country.┤
├│ 3. ┤a sentimental of romantic popular song.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the ballads of mother's day are still popular.┤
├│ 4. ┤the music for a narrative ballad or folk song.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the old ballads are sung to new words.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to write or compose ballads.
┼╕noun ╡ballader.┤
╩│ballad, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ballade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a poem typically having three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, followed by an envoy of half the stanza length. The last line of each stanza and of the envoy are the same, and the same rhyme pattern recurs in each stanza.
├│ 2. ┤an instrumental composition without a strict formal design, often of a sentimental character and written for the piano or orchestra.
╩│ballade, ╛╕noun.
╜│balladeer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a singer of ballads.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a singer of popular songs.
╩│balladeer, ╛╕noun.
╜│balladier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a singer of ballads.
╩│balladier, ╛╕noun.
╜│balladist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a writer or composer of ballads.
╩│balladist, ╛╕noun.
╜│balladmonger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dealer in or seller of ballads.
├│ 2. ┤an inferior poet; poetaster.
╩│balladmonger, ╛╕noun.
╜│balladry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤poetry in the ballad style.
├│ b. ┤ballads collectively.
├│ 2. ┤the practice, style, or art of singing ballads.
╩│balladry, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballad stanza,╕
┬┌┤ a stanza of four lines, rhyming ╖abcb,┤ the first and third containing eight syllables each, and the second and fourth six each.
╩│ballad stanza,╕
╜│ball and chain,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a heavy metal ball and piece of short chain that may be attached to the leg of a prisoner to prevent escape.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a spouse (commonly used jocularly by a husband of his wife).
├│ 3. ┤any impediment or restraint.
╩│ball and chain,╕
╜│ball-and-claw, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= claw-and-ball.
╩│ball-and-claw, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= claw-and-ball.
╜│ball-and-socket joint,
┬┌┤ a flexible joint formed by a ball or knob fitting in a socket, such as the shoulder or hip joint. It permits some motion in every direction.
╩│ball-and-socket joint,
╜│ballast, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something heavy carried in the hold of a ship to steady it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most ships use seawater as ballast. As the ship takes on cargo, the ballast water is pumped out (Lionel Casson).┤
├│ 2. ┤bags of sand or other heavy material carriedin a balloon or dirigible to steady it or regulate its ascent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The balloon used sandbags for ballast.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything which makes a person or thing steady; stabilizing agent or force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It wants the ballast of those, whom the world calls moderate men (Jonathan Swift).┤
├│ 4. ┤gravel or crushed rock used in making the bed for a road or railroad track, or in making concrete.
├│ 5. ┤a device to keep an electric current constant, for fluorescent lighting, or other devices, usually consisting of an iron wire mounted in a vacuum tube filled with hydrogen. Its varying resistance counteracts fluctuations of voltage.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put ballast in (ships or balloons); furnish or steady with ballast.
├│ 2. ┤to put gravel or crushed rock on.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to give stability or steadiness to.
└╕expr. ╡in ballast,┤ ┤(of a ship) with no load other than ballast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When in ballast the Bywell Castle draws 12 feet aft (London Daily News).┤
┼╕noun ╡ballaster.┤
╩│ballast, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│ballasting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or process of furnishing with ballast.
├│ 2. ┤the material used for ballast.
╩│ballasting, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballast tank,╕
┬┌┤ a compartment in a ship or submarine which may be filled with water or emptied by means of pumps. Ballast tanks help control the vertical movement of submarines.
╩│ballast tank,╕
╜│ball bearing,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bearing in which the shaft turns upon a number of freely moving, very smooth metal balls which are contained in a channel around the shaft. Ball bearings are used to lessen friction in machinery and in wheels and axles.
├│ 2. ┤one of the metal balls so used.
╩│ball bearing,╕
╜│ball boy,╕
┬┌┤ a boy who retrieves tennis balls and supplies them to the players as they are needed, especially in a tournament.
╩│ball boy,╕
╜│ball carrier,╕
┬┌┤ any player who carries the ball in football.
╩│ball carrier,╕
╜│ball clay,╕ ╟│= pipe clay.
╩│ball clay,╕ ╟│= pipe clay.
╜│ball club,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤any established baseball, football, soccer, or basketball team, whether amateur or professional.
├│ 2. ┤the players, coaches, managers, and other persons associated with such a team, especially a professional team.
╩│ball club,╕
╜│ball cock,╕
┬┌┤ a valve for regulating the supply of liquid in a tank, cistern, or other container, consisting typically of a valve attached by a lever to a hollow, floating ball and turned off or on by the ball's rise or fall.
╩│ball cock,╕
╜│ballerina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
┬┌┤ a woman ballet dancer, especially a soloist.
╩│ballerina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nas.╕
╜│ballet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an elaborate dance by a group on a stage. A ballet usually tells a story or expresses a theme through the movements of the dancing and the music, often written especially for it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone knows the fairy tale of the sleeping beauty which we saw as a ballet.┤
├│ 2. ┤the style of dancing used in these performances combining graceful, intricate steps, movements, and poses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to study ballet.┤
├│ 3. ┤the art of creating or performing ballets.
├│ 4. ┤the dancers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Royal Ballet will soon perform in our city.┤
├│ 5. ┤the music for a ballet.
╩│ballet, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballet blanc,
┬┌┤ (French.) a ballet or scene in a ballet featuring white-skirted ballerinas.
╩│ballet blanc,
╜│balletic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with ballet.
┼╕adv. ╡balletically.┤
╩│balletic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ballet master,╕
┬┌┤ the trainer or director of a ballet.
╩│ballet master,╕
╜│ballet mistress,╕
┬┌┤ a woman ballet master.
╩│ballet mistress,╕
╜│balletomane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is very fond of ballets, especially one with considerable knowledge of their music, techniques, and other specific features; ballet enthusiast.
╩│balletomane, ╛╕noun.
╜│balletomania, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ devotion to the ballet.
╩│balletomania, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballet slipper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of soft, low-cut, narrow-soled shoe without laces or heel, sometimes padded in the toe, worn for ballet dancing.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various women's or girls' shoes patterned on this.
╩│ballet slipper,╕
╜│ballflower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a round, carved ornament in medieval architecture. It is like a ball within three or four petals of a flower and seen through a quatrefoil or trefoil opening. The entire ornament is usually one of many such balls within a hollow molding.
╩│ballflower, ╛╕noun.
╜│ball game,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a baseball game.
├│ 2. ┤any game in which a ball is used.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) any situation or activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's a totally different ball game than it was in 1960 ... for mayors in America (Harper's).┤
╩│ball game,╕
╜│ballgown, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gown suitable for a ball; evening gown.
╩│ballgown, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballibuntal┐╕ or │ballibuntl, ╛╕noun. ╟│= balibuntal.
╩│ballibuntal┐╕ or │ballibuntl, ╛╕noun. ╟│= balibuntal.
╜│balling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the administration of a drug compounded as a bolus or ball, especially to one of the larger animals.
├│ 2. ┤the action or process of forming balls in a puddling furnace.
╩│balling, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballista, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae.╕
┬┌┤ a machine used in wars of ancient times to throw stones and other heavy missiles.
╩│ballista, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae.╕
╜│ballistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the motion or throwing of projectiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ballistic qualities.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the science of ballistics.
└╕expr. ╡go ballistic,┤ ┤to become suddenly and extremely angry or excited; overreact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Guber went ballistic in his reply to the insufferable little nobody (Spy Magazine).┤
┼╕adv. ╡ballistically.┤
╩│ballistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ballistician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in or student of ballistics.
╩│ballistician, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballistic missile,
┬┌┤ a missile aimed at or before the time of launching. It differs from the type of a guided missile, aimed during flight. A ballistic missile is a projectile powered by a rocket engine or engines and is used especially as a weapon of offense. It is propelled through the upward part of a curved trajectory and becomes a free-falling body after the thrust has ended.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ballistic missile is so named because, like an artillery shell or a stone hurled by the giant slingshot called by the Romans a ballista, it is propelled only over a relatively short time and distance at the beginning of its journey (Atlantic).┤
╩│ballistic missile,
╜│ballistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(sing. in use.) the science that deals with the motion of projectiles, such as bullets, shells, or bombs, and also rockets and missiles after thrust has ended.
├│ 2. ┤(pl. in use.) the qualities of a projectile or missile that determine its flight; ballistic qualities.
╩│ballistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballistic trajectory,
┬┌┤ the curved path of a projectile after the propelling force has ended.
╩│ballistic trajectory,
╜│ballistite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a powerful explosive consisting of nitroglycerin and guncotton.
╩│ballistite, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballistocardiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the record of a heart's action taken by a ballistocardiograph.
╩│ballistocardiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballistocardiograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the strength of the heart's contraction, and the amount of blood it pumps, by measuring the body's recoil as blood from the heart is forced into it.
╩│ballistocardiograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballistocardiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a ballistocardiograph.
╩│ballistocardiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ballistocardiography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the recording of the heart's action by a ballistocardiograph.
╩│ballistocardiography, ╛╕noun.
╜│balljoint, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a ball-and-socket joint.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤using or having to do with a ball-and-socket joint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. balljoint suspension.┤
╩│balljoint, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ball lightning,╕
┬┌┤ a rare kind of lightning shaped like a globe of fire, moving at relatively slow speed, and usually disappearing without a detonation.
╩│ball lightning,╕
╜│ball mill,╕
┬┌┤ a crushing and grinding machine that consists principally of a cylinder rotating on its side and containing metal balls or round stones.
╩│ball mill,╕
╜│ball of fire,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an exceptionally dynamic person; live wire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was certainly no ball of fire at those points where leadership was called for (New Yorker).┤
╩│ball of fire,╕
╜│ballon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the ability of a ballet dancer to give the impression that he remains in the air for a considerable time, as if soaring, during a jump.
├│ 2. ┤a large, almost round brandy glass.
╩│ballon, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballon d'essai,
┬┌┤ (French.) trial balloon.
╩│ballon d'essai,
╜│ballonet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bag inside a balloon or airship that holds air or gas to regulate ascent or descent.
╩│ballonet, ╛╕noun.
╜│balloon, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an airtight bag filled with heated air or some gas lighter than air so that it will rise and float in air. Some balloons have a basket or container for carrying persons or instruments high up into the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A balloon is essentially a body of which the average density is less than that of the surrounding air, and so it rises upwards to the less dense upper atmosphere (Herz and Tennent).┤
├│ 2. ┤a child's toy made of thin rubber filled with air or some gas lighter than air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat popped the balloon as she caught it with her claws.┤
├│ 3. ┤a circled or boxed space in a cartoon in which the words of a speaker are written.
├│ 4. ┤a large, globular, glass vessel with one or more short necks, used in chemistry.
├│ 5. ┤╡= ballon ┤(def. 2).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to swell out like a balloon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sails of the boat ballooned in the wind.┤
├│ b. ┤to grow or increase rapidly and greatly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Prices ... at least aren't ballooning (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤to ride in a balloon.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to puff (something) out or cause to be inflated like a balloon.
├│ 2. ┤to make greater in size, number, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. The present one-story structure is to be "ballooned" to ten stories (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a balloon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a balloon ascent, balloon performance.┤
├│ 2. ┤made from or using a balloon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. balloon launched rockets, a balloon satellite.┤
├│ 3. ┤resembling a balloon, especially in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a balloon explosion.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Commerce.) having to do with or providing for low periodic payments of a debt followed by a large or greatly inflated final payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a balloon note, loan, or mortgage, balloon payments.┤
└╕expr. ╡like a lead ballon,┤ ┤without the slightest effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His poor joke went over like a lead balloon.┤
┼╕noun ╡ballooner.┤
┼╕adj. ╡balloonlike.┤
╩│balloon, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│balloon astronomy,╕
┬┌┤ the use of high-altitude balloons equipped with telescopes to obtain photographs of the sun, planets, or other heavenly bodies, and to gather other astronomical data.
╩│balloon astronomy,╕
╜│balloon barrage,╕
┬┌┤ an antiaircraft screen consisting of barrage balloons.
╩│balloon barrage,╕
╜│balloonfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish ╟= globefish.
╩│balloonfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish ╟= globefish.
╜│ballooning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art of operating a balloon.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) the stretching of any cavity of the body by filling it with air.
├│ 3. ┤the movement of a spider which rises in the air and floats on its own silk threads with the wind's action.
╩│ballooning, ╛╕noun.
╜│balloonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who goes up in a balloon or in balloons.
├│ 2. ┤the pilot of a dirigible balloon.
╩│balloonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│balloon jib,╕
┬┌┤ a large, triangular sail of light canvas used by yachts instead of the ordinary jib when winds are light.
╩│balloon jib,╕
╜│balloon platform,╕
┬┌┤ a platform, carried aloft by a balloon or balloons, from which rockets are launched.
╩│balloon platform,╕
╜│balloon sail,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various large, light sails used by yachts in light breezes, such as the balloon jib.
╩│balloon sail,╕
╜│balloon tire,╕
┬┌┤ a large tire containing air under low pressure, for lessening the shock of bumps.
╩│balloon tire,╕
╜│balloon vine,╕
┬┌┤ a tropical climbing plant of the soapberry family, with large, three-celled, bladderlike pods.
╩│balloon vine,╕
╜│ballot, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-loted,╕ │-loting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a piece of paper or other object used in secret voting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you cast your ballot? The ballot is stronger than the bullet (Abraham Lincoln).┤
├│ 2a. ┤the method of secret voting by means of paper slips, voting machines, or other devices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The results of a ballot determined the winner of the race for mayor.┤
├│ b. ┤the right to vote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to gain the ballot.┤
├│ 3. ┤the total number of votes cast.
├│ 4. ┤(in New Zealand and certain other countries) the machinery and process of selection for military service; conscription.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to vote or decide by using ballots.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will ballot for president of the club.┤
├│ 2. ┤to select by lot; draw lots (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The racers balloted for places by drawing straws.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to select by drawing of lots for.
╩│ballot, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-loted,╕ │-loting.╕
╜│ballot box,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the box into which voters put their ballots after they have voted.
├│ 2. ┤the ballot method of secret voting; ballot.
└╕expr. ╡stuff the ballot box,┤ ┤to put fraudulent votes into a ballot box or otherwise fraudulently increase the number of votes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You could go to jail for stuffing the ballot box (New Yorker).┤
╩│ballot box,╕
╜│ballotte, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tes.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a tossing movement in ballet in which the dancer raises one leg behind the knee of the other and springs upwards.
╩│ballotte, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tes.╕
╜│ballottement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which, upon a sudden push with the finger on the uterus, the fetus is felt moving away and falling back again.
├│ 2. ┤a similar method used in examining floating kidney or other organs.
╩│ballottement, ╛╕noun.
╜│ball park┐╕ or │ballpark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a baseball field together with grandstands and bleachers for spectators.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) field or area of a particular activity, business, or any other endeavor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Smithsonian group searched for rays with energies of about 100 billion electron volts, "an entirely different ballpark," said Dr. Giovanni Fazio of the observatory (Science News Yearbook).┤
└╕expr. ╡in the ball park,┤ ┤within acceptable or established limits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He said it was the lowest cost steel settlement in several years, and said it was "within the ballpark" of this goal (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│ball park┐╕ or │ballpark, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballpark figure,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an appropriate estimate within the range of acceptance or credibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Around four million viewers ... a ballpark figure based on Nielsen ratings, and most likely as accurate as police estimates of New Year's Eve crowds in Times Square ... (New Yorker).┤
╩│ballpark figure,╕
╜│ball peen hammer,╕
┬┌┤ a hammer the head of which has a rounded end opposite its face, used especially by machinists.
╩│ball peen hammer,╕
╜│ball pen,╕ ╟│= ballpoint pen.
╩│ball pen,╕ ╟│= ballpoint pen.
╜│ballplayer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a baseball player.
├│ 2. ┤a person who plays ball.
╩│ballplayer, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballpoint, ╛╕noun, ┐or │ballpoint pen,╕
┬┌┤ a pen that writes by means of a small metal ball set in its point. The ball turns against a cartridge holding ink in semisolid form and transmits it to the paper against which it is pressed.
╩│ballpoint, ╛╕noun, ┐or │ballpoint pen,╕
╜│ball race,╕
┬┌┤ the track, groove, or race in which the balls of a ball bearing run.
╩│ball race,╕
╜│ballroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large room for dancing.
╩│ballroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballroom dancing,╕
┬┌┤ dancing considered appropriate for a ballroom, as the waltz or fox trot.
╩│ballroom dancing,╕
╜│ball turret,╕
┬┌┤ a gun turret in the shape of a ball or hemisphere, designed to project from the fuselage of a bomber, and to house the gunner.
╩│ball turret,╕
╜│ball-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a badly tangled situation; mess.
╩│ball-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│ballute, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a parachute in the form of a balloon, used by a spacecraft when descending through very thin atmosphere, especially during reentry.
╩│ballute, ╛╕noun.
╜│ball valve,╕
┬┌┤ a valve formed by a ball resting in a concave, circular seat containing an aperture. Pressure of a fluid rising from beneath lifts the ball and opens the aperture. When the pressure is released, the ball drops to close the aperture.
╩│ball valve,╕
╜│bally, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Slang, originally British, now Rare.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤confounded (used with no definite meaning, for emphasis or humor).
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fragrant, oily, sticky substance obtained from certain kinds of trees, used to heal or to relieve pain; balsam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balm flows naturally from some trees.┤
├│ 2. ┤an ointment or similar preparation that heals or soothes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother spread a creamy balm over her burned hand.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything that heals or soothes; healing or soothing influence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother's praise was balm to the little girl's wounded feelings. They laid them down to rest, And so received the balm of sleep (William Cullen Bryant).┤
┴┤ (SYN) solace, comfort, consolation.
├│ 4. ┤a fragrant ointment or oil used in anointing.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) sweet odor; fragrance.
┴┤ (SYN) aroma, perfume.
├│ 6. ┤any one of several fragrant plants of the same family as mint.
╩│balm, ╛╕noun.
╜│balmacaan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short, loose overcoat made originally of rough wool and having raglan sleeves.
╩│balmacaan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Balmer series,
┬┌┤ a series of radiations emitted by electrons, appearing in the spectra of white stars as bright lines spaced at regularly decreasing intervals from red to violet.
╩│Balmer series,
╜│balm of Gilead,
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a fragrant ointment prepared from the resin of certain Asiatic and African evergreen trees; balsam Mecca.
├│ b. ┤any one of the various evergreen trees that yield this resin.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of poplar with large, fragrant, resinous buds.
├│ 3. ┤the balsam fir.
╩│balm of Gilead,
╜│Balmoral┐╕ or │balmoral, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a striped woolen petticoat worn under a looped-up skirt.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a bath, or with bathing.
╩│balneal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balneology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of bathing, especially in mineral waters, as therapeutic treatment.
╩│balneology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Balochi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi.╕ ╟│= Baluchi.
╩│Balochi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi.╕ ╟│= Baluchi.
╜│baloney, ╛╕noun, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ (U.S.) │1. ┤(Slang.) nonsense, especially pretentious nonsense; buncombe.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) bologna.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤(Slang.) nonsense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In London, British officials resorted to an Americanism to deny the assertion: "Baloney!" (Time).┤
├┤ Also, ╡boloney.┤
╩│baloney, ╛╕noun, interjection.
╜│balsa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical American tree with strong wood which is very light in weight. It belongs to the bombax family.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wood of the balsa floats better than cork.┤
├│ 2. ┤its wood, used especially in making rafts or airplane models.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balsa appeals to model makers because it can be carved so easily.┤
├│ 3. ┤a raft, especially a raft consisting of two or more floats fastened to a framework.
╩│balsa, ╛╕noun.
╜│balsam, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤any one of several fragrant, oily, sticky resins obtained from certain kinds of trees and containing benzoic acid or cinnamic acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balsam is used as a base for good varnish.┤
├│ b. ┤balm (def. 1).
├│ 2. ┤a balsam-yielding tree, such as the balsam fir of the United States and Canada.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our Christmas tree was a big balsam.┤
├│ 3. ┤something that heals or soothes; balm.
├│ 4. ┤a garden plant with seed vessels that burst open violently when ripe; garden balsam. It belongs to the same family as the touch-me-not.
├│ 5. ┤any one of several compounds, insoluble in water, consisting of resins mixed with volatile oils; oleoresin.
├│ 6. ┤any of various transparent, liquid turpentines, especially Canada balsam.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to treat with balsam.
╩│balsam, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│balsam apple,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a vine of the gourd family, with a red or orange fruit.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain allied species.
╩│balsam apple,╕
╜│balsameaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a family of tropical trees and shrubs that yield important resinous products, as myrrh, frankincense, or bdellium.
╩│balsameaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balsam fir,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an evergreen tree of North America of the pine family whose resin is used in making varnish and turpentine; balm of Gilead. Balsam firs are much used as Christmas trees.
├│ b. ┤its wood.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various other firs.
╩│balsam fir,╕
╜│balsamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the nature of or containing balsam.
├│ 2. ┤yielding balsam.
┼╕adv. ╡balsamically.┤
╩│balsamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balsamiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yielding or producing balsam.
╩│balsamiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balsaminaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the same family of plants as the impatiens.
╩│balsaminaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│balsam Mecca,╕ ╟│= balm of Gilead.
╩│balsam Mecca,╕ ╟│= balm of Gilead.
╜│balsam of Peru,
┬┌┤ a resin obtained from a Central and South American tree of the pea family, used in perfumery and in medicine.
╩│balsam of Peru,
╜│balsam of Tolu,
┬┌┤ a resin obtained from a South American tree of the pea family, used in perfumery, in cough syrups, and in chewing gum.
╩│balsam of Tolu,
╜│balsam poplar,╕
┬┌┤ a native American poplar having thick, heart-shaped leaves and large buds covered with resin; tacamahac.
╩│balsam poplar,╕
╜│balsam spruce,╕
┬┌┤ a tall fir of the mountains of the western United States, having blue-green needles; Alpine fir.
╩│balsam spruce,╕
╜│balsam tree,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various balsam-yielding trees, such as the balsam fir or the balsam poplar of America.
╩│balsam tree,╕
╜│balsamum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Latin.) balsam.
╩│balsamum, ╛╕noun.
╜│balsam woolly aphid,╕
┬┌┤ an aphid of the Northern Hemisphere that is very injurious to fir trees.
╩│balsam woolly aphid,╕
╜│balsamy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= balsamic.
╩│balsamy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= balsamic.
╜│Balt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of the Baltic region.
╩│Balt, ╛╕noun.
╜│balter, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete except Dialect.) to form into masses or lumps; clot; mat. Also, ╡bolter.┤
╩│balter, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│Balthasar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the Three Wise Men, according to legend.
╩│Balthasar, ╛╕noun.
╜│balthazar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a champagne bottle containing 416 ounces, the next to the largest size.
╩│balthazar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baltic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the Baltic Sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Baltic islands, the Baltic coasts.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Baltic States.
├│ 3. ┤of or belonging to the Indo-European languages of the eastern Baltic region, including Lithuanian, Latvian or Lettish, and Old Prussian (now extinct).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lithuanian and Latvian are the only two languages of any social importance in the Baltic branch (Henry A. Gleason, Jr.).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the Baltic languages.
├│ 2. ┤the Indo-European ancestor of these languages, perhaps one member of a Balto-Slavic branch.
╩│Baltic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Baltimorean, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Baltimore.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Baltimore or its inhabitants.
╩│Baltimorean, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Baltimore clipper,
┬┌┤ a small clipper built in the 1800's in Baltimore, Maryland.
╩│Baltimore clipper,
╜│Baltimore oriole,╕
┬┌┤ a North American bird. The male has orange and black feathers and the female has brown and greenish yellow feathers.
╩│Baltimore oriole,╕
╜│Balto-Slavic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grouping of the various Baltic and Slavic languages as one subdivision of Indo-European. It is regarded with skepticism by many modern linguists.
╩│Balto-Slavic, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baluchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Baluchistan.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Baluchistan, of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of Indo-European. Also, ╡Balochi.┤
╩│Baluchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi.╕
╜│baluchithere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an extinct genus of very large, hornless mammals with long necks and heads, related to the rhinoceros.
╩│baluchithere, ╛╕noun.
╜│balun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electrical transmission line for coupling a line that is symmetrically grounded with one that is grounded on only one side.
╩│balun, ╛╕noun.
╜│baluster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the short posts or columns that support the railing of a staircase, balcony, or terrace.
└╕expr. ╡balusters,┤ ┤a balustrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He threw the keys over the balusters to the floor below.┤
┬┌┤ a Philippine dish of duck eggs about to be hatched. The eggs are boiled and served as a delicacy.
╩│balut, ╛╕noun.
╜│Balzacian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Honore de Balzac, his many novels, or his style of realistically and minutely detailed and carefully documented writing.
╩│Balzacian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bam─╕ (1), ╛interjection.
┬┌┤ (with) a dull thump; bump; slam.
╩│bam─╕ (1), ╛interjection.
╜│bam─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bammed,╕ │bamming,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang or Dialect.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to bamboozle.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a hoax.
╩│bam─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bammed,╕ │bamming,╕ ╛noun.
╜│Bambara, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ra╕ or │-ras.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Negro people of western Africa.
├│ 2. ┤their Mandingo language.
╩│Bambara, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ra╕ or │-ras.╕
╜│bambino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni╕ or │-nos.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a baby.
├│ b. ┤a little child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She needed money for six undernourished bambini (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤an image or picture of the infant Jesus.
╩│bambino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni╕ or │-nos.╕
╜│bamboche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Haiti) an informal party.
╩│bamboche, ╛╕noun.
╜│bamboo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a woody or treelike grass with a very tall, stiff, hollow stem that has hard, thick joints. Bamboo grows in warm regions. Its stems are used for making canes, fishing poles, furniture, and even houses. The young shoots of some species are used as food.
├│ 2. ┤the stem of any of these plants.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of bamboo; made of the stems of this plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bamboo fishing rod.┤
╩│bamboo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Bamboo Curtain,╕
┬┌┤ an imaginary wall formerly considered a dividing line, separating territory controlled by the Chinese Communists from the non-Communist world.
╩│Bamboo Curtain,╕
╜│bamboo telegraph,╕
┬┌┤ the means by which news and rumors are quickly spread in countries of the Orient; grapevine. See also ╡bush telegraph.┤┤
╩│bamboo telegraph,╕
╜│bamboo worm,╕
┬┌┤ a reddish annelid with a membranous collar found along the Atlantic coast between North Carolina and the Bay of Fundy.
╩│bamboo worm,╕
╜│bamboozle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-zled,╕ │-zling.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to impose upon; cheat; trick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy had been bamboozled out of his cookies by the romping puppy.┤
├│ 2. ┤to puzzle; perplex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It had never occurred to them that their high-spirited, self-confident, happy daughter would be bamboozled into muteness by the language of France (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use trickery.
┼╕noun ╡bamboozlement.┤
┼╕noun ╡bamboozler.┤
╩│bamboozle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-zled,╕ │-zling.╕
╜│bamboula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a primitive drum of Africa and the West Indies.
├│ 2. ┤a dance performed to the beat of this drum.
╩│bamboula, ╛╕noun.
╜│bambusaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤belonging to a group of grasses comprising the various species of bamboo.
├│ 2. ┤resembling the bamboo.
╩│bambusaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ban─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│banned,╕ │banning,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to forbid by law or authority; prohibit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Swimming is banned in this lake.┤
┴┤ (SYN) interdict, proscribe.
├│ 2. ┤to place a ban on; pronounce a curse on.
┴┤ (SYN) curse.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to place an ecclesiastical curse upon.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to curse.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the forbidding of an act or speech by authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city has a ban on parking cars in this busy street. Opinions which are under the ban of society (John Stuart Mill).┤
┴┤ (SYN) taboo, prohibition.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a solemn curse by the church.
┴┤ (SYN) excommunication, anathema.
├│ 3. ┤a sentence of outlawry.
╩│ban─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│banned,╕ │banning,╕ ╛noun.
╜│ban─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a public proclamation or edict.
├│ 2. ┤in feudal times:
├│ a. ┤the summoning of the (French) king's vassals for war.
├│ b. ┤the whole body of vassals thus assembled, or liable to be summoned.
╩│ban─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ban─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (formerly) the governor of certain military districts of Hungary, Slavonia, and Croatia.
╩│ban─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│ban─╕ (4), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bani.╕
┬┌┤ a Romanian copper coin, worth 1/100 of a leu.
╩│ban─╕ (4), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bani.╕
╜│banal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not new or interesting; commonplace; trite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their conversation was banal, full of uninteresting remarks, such as "nice weather" and "slow traffic today."┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slightly curved, yellow or red fruit with firm, creamy flesh. Bananas are about five to eight inches long and grow in dense clusters two or three feet long.
├│ 2. ┤the plant which bears this fruit, a treelike tropical or subtropical plant, 10 to 25 feet high, with great long leaves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whoever said life is just a bowl of cherries is bananas (Earl Wilson).┤
╩│banana, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│banana family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of monocotyledonous, tropical herbs, often treelike in size and appearance, having an unbranched stem and a capsule or berry as the fruit. This family includes the banana, plantain, and traveler's-tree.
╩│banana family,╕
╜│banana oil,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless, inflammable liquid which smells somewhat like bananas, used in making fingernail polish and flavoring extracts and as a solvent.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) talk that is meant to impress but is obviously foolish or insincere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. pouring on the old banana oil.┤
╩│banana oil,╕
╜│banana quit,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of small, tropical American birds, allied to the creepers, that frequent flowering trees and shrubs.
╩│banana quit,╕
╜│banana republic,╕
┬┌┤ any small country, especially in Latin America, that depends for its economy on the export of a single crop or product, such as bananas, coffee, or sugar.
╩│banana republic,╕
╜│banana split,╕
┬┌┤ two or three scoops of ice cream placed on a banana sliced down its length, covered with whipped cream, sweet fruits or sauces, nuts, and other garnishes.
╩│banana split,╕
╜│banana water lily,╕
┬┌┤ an aquatic plant with yellow flowers, native to the southern United States and Mexico.
╩│banana water lily,╕
╜│banat┐╕ or │banate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the territory or jurisdiction of a ban.
├│ 2. ┤the term of office of a ban.
╩│banat┐╕ or │banate, ╛╕noun.
╜│banausic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤mechanical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... alleged that the teaching of music as a manual art was banausic and degrading (George Grote).┤
├│ 2. ┤practical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chief among its many qualities is the author's concern to ask ... certain banausic but highly basic questions about the Greeks (Sunday Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤materialistic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Banausic, he called them, banausic, A villainous banausic couple (Stevie Smith).┤
╩│banausic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Banbury tart,
┬┌┤ a tart filled with mincemeat, citrus rind, and raisins.
╩│Banbury tart,
╜│banc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bench of justice; court.
└╕expr. ╡in banc,┤ ┤in full session with a quorum of the judges present.
╩│banc, ╛╕noun.
╜│banca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of dugout or canoe used in the Philippines.
╩│banca, ╛╕noun.
╜│band─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a number of persons or animals joined or acting together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a band of wild dogs. A band of robbers held up the train.┤
┴┤ (SYN) party, gang, group, crew.
├│ 2. ┤a group of musicians playing various instruments together. Bands usually play wind and percussion instruments only and perform chiefly out of doors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The school band played several marches.┤
├│ 3. ┤an orchestra that plays popular music, such as for dancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a jazz band.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Western U.S.) a drove or flock of animals; herd.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to unite or cause to unite in a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children banded together to buy a present for their teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confederate, league.
╩│band─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│band─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thin, flat strip of material for binding, trimming, or some other purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oak box was strengthened with bands of iron. She wore a band of ribbon in her hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤a stripe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The white cup has a gold band.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything having the shape or appearance of a flat strip:
├│ a. ┤a section considered separately from its surroundings because of some feature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A band of light rain and showers extended from the Canadian border ... to central Texas (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤separate section of grooves on a phonograph record.
├│ 4. ┤a particular range of wavelengths or frequencies in radio broadcasting.
├│ 5. ┤a particular range of wavelengths within a spectrum.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a band on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Students of birds often band them in order to identify them later.┤
├│ 2. ┤to mark with stripes.
└╕expr. ╡bands,┤ ┤a collar with two strips hanging down in front, worn as part of certain clerical, legal, or academic costumes.
╩│band─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│band─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a moral, spiritual, or legal restraint.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) anything with which one's body or limbs are bound; shackle; fetter; chain.
╩│band─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bandage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-aged,╕ │-aging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a strip of cloth or other material used in binding up and dressing a wound or injury.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With bandage firm Ulysses' knee they bound (Alexander Pope).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to bind, cover, or dress with a bandage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bandage a cut finger.┤
┼╕noun ╡bandager.┤
╩│bandage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-aged,╕ │-aging.╕
╜│Band-Aid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Trademark.) a bandage for slight wounds, consisting of a piece of cotton gauze attached to a strip of adhesive tape; adhesive compress.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S.) put together hastily; serving as a stopgap; temporary.
╩│Band-Aid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bandanna┐╕ or │bandana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, gaily colored cotton kerchief or handkerchief, often worn on the head or neck.
╩│bandanna┐╕ or │bandana, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandbox, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a light, usually cardboard, box to put hats or collars in.
╩│bandbox, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandeau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bandeaux╕ or │bandeaus.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a narrow band worn about the head.
├│ 2. ┤any narrow band.
├│ 3. ┤a narrow brassiere.
╩│bandeau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bandeaux╕ or │bandeaus.╕
╜│banded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a band or bands.
├│ 2. ┤marked with bands; striped.
╩│banded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│banded anteater,╕
┬┌┤ a squirrellike marsupial of Australia which has no pouch; numbat. It eats ants and termites.
╩│banded anteater,╕
╜│banded rattlesnake,╕ ╟│= timber rattlesnake.
╩│banded rattlesnake,╕ ╟│= timber rattlesnake.
╜│bander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a device that applies bands.
├│ 2. ┤a person who bands, such as one who bands birds for identification.
╩│bander, ╛╕noun.
╜│banderilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a barbed dart with brightly colored streamers attached to its shaft, used in bullfighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A banderillero in tight pants and jacket is poised with banderillas high in the air (New Yorker).┤
╩│banderilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│banderillero, ╛╕noun. ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an unmounted man who sticks banderillas into the neck and shoulder muscles of a bull in a bullfight.
╩│banderillero, ╛╕noun. ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│banderole┐╕ or │banderol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a long, narrow flag with a cleft end, flying from the masthead of ships.
├│ 2. ┤a small ornamental streamer. Also, ╡bannerol.┤
╩│banderole┐╕ or │banderol, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandersnatch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any very strange and alarming creature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a pterodactyl with an eight-foot wingspread and a bandersnatch mien (New Yorker).┤
╩│bandersnatch, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a general stoppage of work and services as a form of protest in India.
╩│bandh, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandicoot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, burrowing, ratlike marsupial found in Australia and New Guinea. Bandicoots live on insects and carry their young in abdominal pouches.
├│ 2. ┤either of two very large, destructive rats of southern Asia and the Near East, about two feet long.
╩│bandicoot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandido, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ a bandit, especially in the southwestern United States and in Central and South America.
╩│bandido, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│banding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤material sewn or to be sewn as bands, as on a woman's dress at the cuffs or hem.
├│ 2. ┤bands collectively.
╩│banding, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandit, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bandits╕ or │banditti.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a highwayman or robber, especially one of a gang.
┴┤ (SYN) brigand, desperado.
├│ 2a. ┤any outlaw.
├│ b. ┤anyone who uses a position or special advantage to swindle, exploit, or otherwise treat (another) unfairly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The housing conditions were so horrifying that they ... suspected that they had some of the biggest bandits of all in their midst (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) (in the U.S. Air Force) any enemy aircraft.
╩│bandit, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bandits╕ or │banditti.╕
╜│banditry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the work of bandits; robbery.
├│ 2. ┤bandits.
╩│banditry, ╛╕noun.
╜│banditti, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡bandit.┤
╩│banditti, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bandkeramik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of banded pottery of the neolithic period in Europe.
╩│Bandkeramik, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandleader, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the leader of a dance band.
╩│bandleader, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandmaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the leader of a band of musicians.
╩│bandmaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandog, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 1. ┤a dog always kept tied or chained up, either as a watchdog or because of its ferocity.
├│ 2. ┤a mastiff.
├│ 3. ┤a bloodhound.
╩│bandog, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandoleer┐╕ or │bandolier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a broad belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast. Some bandoleers have loops for carrying cartridges; others have small cases for bullets, gunpowder, or fuzes.
├│ 2. ┤one of these cases.
╩│bandoleer┐╕ or │bandolier, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandoline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gummy hair dressing to make the hair stay in place.
╩│bandoline, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandonion┐╕ or │bandoneon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of accordion, with buttons on each side, each button for a single tone.
╩│bandonion┐╕ or │bandoneon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandora, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bandore.
╩│bandora, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bandore.
╜│bandore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an old musical instrument resembling a guitar or lute, with three, four, or six strings. Also, ╡pandora,┤ ╡pandore.┤
╩│bandore, ╛╕noun.
╜│band-pass filter,
┬┌┤ (Electronics.) a filter capable of admitting frequencies within certain limits and of excluding or greatly weakening all others.
╩│band-pass filter,
╜│bands, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡band┤ (2).┤
╩│bands, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│band saw,╕
┬┌┤ a saw in the form of an endless steel belt running over two pulleys.
╩│band saw,╕
╜│band shell,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) an outdoor platform for musical concerts, with a shell-shaped, resonant covering, open at the front.
╩│band shell,╕
╜│bandsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a band of musicians.
╩│bandsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│band spectrum,╕
┬┌┤ a spectrum consisting of broad bands of molecular origin, each having a sharp edge at its low-frequency end.
╩│band spectrum,╕
╜│bandstand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an outdoor platform, usually roofed, for band concerts.
╩│bandstand, ╛╕noun.
╜│band-tailed pigeon,
┬┌┤ a wild pigeon of the western United States about the size of a large domestic pigeon, having a black band across the tail.
╩│band-tailed pigeon,
╜│bandura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Russian form of the bandore.
╩│bandura, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandurria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Spanish form of the bandore.
╩│bandurria, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandwagon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wagon that carries a musical band in a parade.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a popular, fashionable, or winning group, movement, or trend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They say the U.S. will have to join the free trade bandwagon or face growing trade discrimination in Europe (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡climb on the bandwagon,┤ ┤(Informal.) to join what appears to be a winning or successful group, movement, or fashion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once conservation became popular, everyone climbed on the bandwagon and the ecology movement began to spring up everywhere.┤
╩│bandwagon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bandwidth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Electronics.) the range of radio frequencies in a band.
┬┌┤ having legs that curve outward and back in, like a bow; bowlegged.
╩│bandy-legged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│baned,╕ │baning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a cause of death, ruin, or harm; curse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Packs of wolves were the bane of the mountain village.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scourge.
├│ 2. ┤destruction of any kind; ruin; harm.
┴┤ (SYN) destruction.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to harm, hurt, or poison.
╩│bane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│baned,╕ │baning.╕
╜│baneberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a genus of herbs of the crowfoot family that have spikes of small, white flowers and clusters of white or red, poisonous berries; cohosh.
├│ 2. ┤one of these berries.
╩│baneberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│baneful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤causing harm or destruction; injurious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air pollution has a baneful effect on trees.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bad, evil, pernicious.
├│ 2. ┤destroying life; deadly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a baneful poison.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fatal, lethal.
┼╕adv. ╡banefully.┤
┼╕noun ╡banefulness.┤
╩│baneful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bang─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adverb, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sudden, loud noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We heard the bang of a gun.┤
├│ 2. ┤a violent, noisy blow; thump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave the drum a bang.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a striking result or success.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) vigor; impetus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sales campaign with a real band.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a thrill; kick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get a bang out of flying.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a sudden, loud noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shutter banged against the side of the house.┤
├│ 2. ┤to close with a loud noise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The door banged as it blew shut in a sudden gust of wind.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to make a sudden, loud noise; shut with noise; slam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He banged the door shut.┤
├│ 2. ┤to hit with violent and noisy blows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby was banging the pan with a spoon.┤
├│ 3. ┤to handle roughly, and often to mar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The movers banged the mirror and broke it.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤violently and noisily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy on the bicycle went bang into a telephone pole.┤
├│ 2. ┤suddenly and loudly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The balloon blew up bang in my face.┤
├│ 3. ┤suddenly and abruptly; all at once.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cut a thing bang off.┤
├│ 4. ┤directly; squarely; straight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We live bang on the highway.┤
├╕interj. ┤ │1. ┤imitation of gunfire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Bang! Bang!" shouted the boys.┤
├│ 2. ┤imitation of any sudden, loud noise.
└╕expr. ╡bang up,┤ ┤to damage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My car was banged up in the accident.┤
╩│bang─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adverb, interjection.
╜│bang─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤Usually, ╡bangs,┤ ╖pl.┤ a fringe of hair cut short and worn over the forehead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl wore bangs.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut squarely across.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wears her hair banged.┤
├│ 2. ┤to dock (a horse's tail).
╩│bang─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bang─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= bhang.
╩│bang─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= bhang.
╜│bangalore torpedo,
┬┌┤ a metal pipe containing gunpowder or other explosive and having a detonating cap and long fuze. It is pushed forward and exploded to open a path through barbed wire, a mine field, or other obstruction.
╩│bangalore torpedo,
╜│bang-bang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Informal.) noisy and violent shooting or other fighting.
├│ 2. ┤a type of control system for guided missiles.
╩│bang-bang, ╛╕noun.
╜│bangboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a piece of additional siding attached to the far side of a wagon, off which ears of corn flung into the wagon by huskers bounce into the vehicle.
╩│bangboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│banger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that bangs.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a sausage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beer and bangers.┤
├│ b. ┤a firecracker.
├│ c. ┤a noisy old car.
╩│banger, ╛╕noun.
╜│bangkok, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of straw grown in Thailand, used for hats.
├│ 2. ┤a hat made from it.
╩│bangkok, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bangladeshi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-deshis╕ or │-deshi,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh (the former province of East Pakistan).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bangladesh or its people.
╩│Bangladeshi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-deshis╕ or │-deshi,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bangle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small ornament suspended from a bracelet.
├│ 2. ┤a bracelet or anklet without a clasp.
╩│bangle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bang-on, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British Informal.) strikingly accurate or effective.
╩│bang-on, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bangs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bang┤ (2),┤ n.
╩│bangs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Bang's disease, ╟= brucellosis.
╩│Bang's disease, ╟= brucellosis.
╜│bangtail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a race horse.
╩│bangtail, ╛╕noun.
╜│bang-up, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) strikingly good or effective: first-rate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did such a bang-up job that he won a commendation ribbon and was madea captain at 36 (Time).┤
╩│bang-up, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bang zone,╕
┬┌┤ the area covered by a sonic boom; boom carpet.
╩│bang zone,╕
╜│bani, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡ban┤ (4).
╩│bani, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bania┐╕ or │bania, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banian ╕(def. 3).
╩│Bania┐╕ or │bania, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banian ╕(def. 3).
╜│banian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= banyan.┤
├│ 2. ┤a loose gown, jacket, or shirt of flannel, worn in India.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡banya┤ or ╡Bania.┤ a Hindu merchant of a caste that eats no meat.
╩│banian, ╛╕noun.
╜│banish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to condemn (a person) to leave a country; exile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. England once banished many criminals to Australia.┤
├│ 2. ┤to force to go away; drive away; expel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children banished him from their game because he always cheated.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dismiss.
┼╕noun ╡banisher.┤
┼╕noun ╡banishment.┤
╩│banish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│banister, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= balustrade.┤
├│ 2. ┤one of the supports of a balustrade; baluster. Also, ╡bannister.┤
└╕expr. ╡banisters,┤ ┤the handrail of a staircase, balcony, or terrace, and its row of supports; balustrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He held fast by the banisters as he descended the stairs (Wilkie Collins).┤
╩│banister, ╛╕noun.
╜│banjax, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) to hit, beat, or overcome.
╩│banjax, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│banjo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos╕ or │-joes,╕ ╛adjective, verb, ╞│-joed,╕ │-joing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a musical instrument having four or five strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a pick. It has a head and neck like a guitar and a body like a tambourine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many folksongs were originally played to the plink of the banjo.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤shaped like a banjo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a banjo clock hanging on the wall.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to play the banjo.
╩│banjo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos╕ or │-joes,╕ ╛adjective, verb, ╞│-joed,╕ │-joing.╕
╜│banjoist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays a banjo.
╩│banjoist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bank─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long pile or heap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bank of clouds. There was a bank of snow over ten feet deep.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ridge, mound, embankment.
├│ 2. ┤the rising ground bordering a river or lake; shore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He fished from the bank.┤
├│ 3. ┤a shallow place in a body of water; shoal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fishing banks of Newfoundland are famous.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bar, reef.
├│ 4. ┤any steep slope, especially one forming a ravine or hill.
├│ 5. ┤the sloping of an airplane to one side, especially when making a turn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The airplane made a steep bank to avoid the tall building.┤
├│ 6. ┤in a road or track:
├│ a. ┤the raising of the outside edge of a curve higher than the inside edge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... there is one tight hairpin without sign of bank (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤the amount of such slope.
├│ 7. ┤(Mining.)
├│ a. ┤the top of a shaft, or the ground level at the top of a shaft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cost of ore on the bank is low.┤
├│ b. ┤the face worked in a coal mine.
├│ 8. ┤the cushion lining the sides and ends of a billiard or pool table.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to form into a bank; pile up; heap up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bulldozer banked the earth into a hill. The tractors banked the snow by the road.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cause to slope, especially to slope (a roadbed) toward the inside of a curve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The workmen banked the curves of the express highway so that fast-moving cars would hold the road and not skid.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make (an airplane) slope to one side, especially when making a turn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pilot banked the plane to turn to the airfield.┤
├│ 4. ┤to cover (a fire) with ashes, or to add fresh fuel and lessen the draft so it will burn slowly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The guide banked the campfire with ashes for the night.┤
├│ 5. ┤to raise a ridge or mound about; border with a bank or ridge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Burning sands, that bank the shrubby vales (James Thomson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) embank.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to form banks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Clouds are banking along the horizon.┤
├│ 2. ┤to slope to one side, especially when turning an airplane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Airplanes must bank to approach the airfield. The car banked around the corner.┤
├│ 3. ┤to slope.
└╕expr. ╡bank up,┤ ┤(British.) to accumulate; collect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... had allowed the traffic to bank up (London Times).┤
╩│bank─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bank─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a place of business for keeping, lending, exchanging, and issuing money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bank pays interest on money deposited as savings.┤
├│ 2. ┤a small container with a slot through which coins can be dropped to save money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mary's father gave her a quarter for her piggy bank.┤
├│ 3a. ┤any place where reserve supplies are kept. The place where blood is kept for transfusions is called a bank. There are also bone and eye banks.
├│ b. ┤the reserve supply itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blood bank increased after the appeal for blood.┤
├│ 4. ┤the stock of pieces from which players draw in games such as dominoes.
├│ 5. ┤the fund of money in some gambling games out of which the dealer or manager pays his losses.
├│ 6. ┤(formerly) the table, counter, or quarters of a moneychanger.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put (money) in a bank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My sister banks her salary on payday.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to put money in a bank; keep an account with a bank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My father banks at the County Trust.┤
├│ 2. ┤to keep a bank; act as a banker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My son is banking at National City as his first job.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be in charge of the bank in some gambling games.
└╕expr. ╡bank on,┤ ┤(Informal.) to depend on; be sure of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I can bank on my brother to help me.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the bank,┤ ┤(British Informal.) in deficit; in the red.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four small discount houses were "in the bank" for a small amount, in spite of moderate help from the authorities (London Times).┤
╩│bank─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bank─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a row of things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bank of switches controlled the plane engines. We saw a bank of machines in the factory.┤
├│ 2. ┤a row of keys on an organ or typewriter or a row of switches on a panel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some organs have two banks of keys. The entire bank of circuit breakers was switched on.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a row or tier of oars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Greeks manned the banks in the Roman galleys.┤
├│ b. ┤a bench for rowers in a galley.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Greek slaves were chained to banks in Roman galleys.┤
├│ c. ┤the rowers on such a bench.
├│ 4. ┤a section of a newspaper headline set apart from the other sections in the same size and face of type; a deck.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to arrange in rows.
╩│bank─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bankability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being bankable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The secret and all-powerful Q Ratings ... determine a performer's appeal--and ultimately his bankability (Maclean's).┤
╩│bankability, ╛╕noun.
╜│bankable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be converted into cash at or by a bank.
├│ 2. ┤certain to produce box-office success and profits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] has become a "bankable" superstar, whose commitment to a project means that a film will be made and will be guaranteed a certain success (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│bankable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bank acceptance,╕
┬┌┤ a draft or bill of exchange drawn on a bank and acknowledged as valid by that bank; banker's acceptance.
╩│bank acceptance,╕
╜│bank account,╕
┬┌┤ the money in a bank that can be withdrawn by a depositor; a checking, savings, or other account with a bank.
╩│bank account,╕
╜│bank annuities,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) government funded debts, usually consols.
╩│bank annuities,╕
╜│bank barn,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a barn with two floors built on the side of a hill so that both floors have entrances at a ground level.
╩│bank barn,╕
╜│bank bill,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a check drawn by one bank on another; banker's bill; bank draft.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) a bank note.
╩│bank bill,╕
╜│bankbook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ book that records a person's account at a bank; passbook.
╩│bankbook, ╛╕noun.
╜│bank call,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a periodic demand by the state or federal government for sworn statements giving the financial condition of banks as of a certain date.
╩│bank call,╕
╜│bank card,╕
┬┌┤ a credit card issued by a bank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most bank cards cost consumers nothing--provided they pay their bills at the bank within 30 days (Time).┤
╩│bank card,╕
╜│bank check,╕
┬┌┤ an order issued on or by a bank to pay a designated amount.
╩│bank check,╕
╜│bank discount,╕
┬┌┤ a charge equivalent to the interest due on the total amount of a loan until maturity, withheld from the borrower at the time a loan is made.
╩│bank discount,╕
╜│bank draft,╕ ╟│= bank bill.
╩│bank draft,╕ ╟│= bank bill.
╜│banked─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ having banks or raised margins.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a high-banked river.┤
╩│banked─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│banked─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ having a bank or banks, as of oars or organ keys.
╩│banked─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│banker─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or company that manages a bank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you have a special checking account or if you've borrowed from a bank to buy a new car, you've dealt with a commercial banker (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤an officer of a bank.
├│ 3. ┤the dealer or manager in a gambling game.
╩│banker─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│banker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a ship or man in the business of cod fishing on the Newfoundland banks.
╩│banker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│banker─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a workbench used to dress bricks or stone.
╩│banker─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│banker's acceptance,╕ ╟│= bank acceptance.
╩│banker's acceptance,╕ ╟│= bank acceptance.
╜│banker's bill,╕ ╟│= bank bill.
╩│banker's bill,╕ ╟│= bank bill.
╜│bank examiner,╕
┬┌┤ a person assigned by a state or central government to examine bank records.
╩│bank examiner,╕
╜│bank-full, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ as full as possible without overspilling.
╩│bank-full, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bank holiday,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a day other than Saturday or Sunday on which banks are legally closed; a legal holiday.
├│ 2. ┤the period from March 6 to March 13, 1933, during which all banks in the United States were closed by order of the President.
╩│bank holiday,╕
╜│bank indicator,╕
┬┌┤ a flight instrument used together with a turn indicator to measure skidding or slipping of an aircraft in a turn. It shows the aircraft's angle of roll about its longitudinal axis.
╩│bank indicator,╕
╜│banking─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the business of keeping, lending, exchanging, and issuing money.
╩│banking─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│banking─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the construction of banks or embankments.
├│ 2. ┤a bank or embankment.
╩│banking─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│banking account,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a bank account.
╩│banking account,╕
╜│bank night,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a type of lottery held in motion-picture theaters.
╩│bank night,╕
╜│bank note,╕
┬┌┤ a promissory note issued by a bank that must be paid on demand; bank bill.
╩│bank note,╕
╜│bank paper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any commercial paper acceptable by a bank for discount.
├│ 2. ┤any commercial paper endorsed as payable by a bank.
├│ 3. ┤the total, or a part of the total, of bank notes in circulation.
╩│bank paper,╕
╜│bank rate,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the discount rate fixed by a bank or banks for a specified type of notes or other commercial paper.
├│ 2. ┤such a rate fixed by a central bank or banking system (in the United States, by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board).
╩│bank rate,╕
╜│bankroll, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) the amount of money a person has in his possession or readily available.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to provide the money for; finance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... bankroll a new TV quiz show (Newsweek).┤
┼╕noun ╡bankroller.┤
╩│bankroll, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bankrupt, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤unable to pay one's debts, especially when declared legally unable to do so.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After his store burned, the shopkeeper was bankrupt.┤
┴┤ (SYN) insolvent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) at the end of one's resources; destitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I find myself bankrupt of hope that the situation can be improved.┤
┴┤ (SYN) impoverished.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) completely lacking in some respect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The joke was entirely bankrupt of humor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) poor, deficient.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make bankrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Foolish expenditures will bankrupt him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) impoverish.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a person who is declared by a court of law to be unable to pay his debts and whose property is distributed as far as it will go among the people to whom he owes money.
├│ b. ┤a person who is unable to pay his debts.
├│ 2. ┤a person who is unable to satisfy just claims of any kind made upon him.
╩│bankrupt, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
╜│bankruptcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bankrupt condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When his business failed he went into bankruptcy.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) utter wreck, ruin, or loss (of any good quality).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A general bankruptcy of reputation in both parties (Edmund Burke).┤
╩│bankruptcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│bank shot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shot in billiards or pool in which the cue ball is bounced off the cushion to hit the object ball.
├│ 2. ┤a shot in basketball in which the player tries to bounce the ball off the backboard into the basket.
╩│bank shot,╕
╜│banksia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any shrub or tree of a genus of widely growing Australian evergreens, having hard, dry leaves and yellow flowers in close cylindrical heads.
╩│banksia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bank statement,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tabular statement of one's deposits and withdrawals sent to a person periodically by the bank.
├│ 2. ┤a statement of the assets and liabilities of a bank or banks.
╩│bank statement,╕
╜│bank swallow,╕
┬┌┤ a small swallow of eastern and central North America that nests in a deep hole which it digs in a bank; sand martin. It has a brown back, and a white chest marked with a brownish band.
╩│bank swallow,╕
╜│banlieue┐╕ or │banlieu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an outlying district or suburb.
╩│banlieue┐╕ or │banlieu, ╛╕noun.
╜│banner, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a flag.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The banners of many countries fly outside the headquarters of the United Nations. (Figurative.) The crusaders fought under the banner of Christ. (Figurative.) The patriots unfurled the banner of freedom.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ensign, standard, pennant.
├│ 2. ┤a piece of cloth with some design or words on it, attached by its upper edge to a pole or staff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our Boy Scout troop has a banner which we carry in parades.┤
├│ 3. ┤a newspaper headline extending across the top of a page.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤leading or outstanding; foremost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a banner year for sales and earnings (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to print as news under a banner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His newspaper bannered a point-blank refutation ... by an influential diplomat (Time).┤
╩│banner, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bannered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤furnished with or displaying a banner or banners.
├│ 2. ┤displayed on a banner of a coat of arms.
╩│bannered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│banneret─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Historical.)
├│ 1. ┤a knight able and entitled to bring a company of vassals into battle under his own banner.
├│ 2. ┤a former rank of knighthood, usually awarded for valor in battle.
╩│banneret─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│banneret─╕ (2)┐ or │bannerette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small banner.
╩│banneret─╕ (2)┐ or │bannerette, ╛╕noun.
╜│bannerline, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lined,╕ │-lining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a banner of a newspaper.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to banner.
╩│bannerline, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lined,╕ │-lining.╕
╜│bannerman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a standardbearer; ensign.
├│ 2. ┤a member of one of the eight divisions of the Manchu army.
╩│bannerman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-men.╕
╜│bannerol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banderole.
╩│bannerol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banderole.
╜│bannerstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a prehistoric stone artifact shaped like a small two-edged ax with an axial perforation, found only in eastern North America.
╩│bannerstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│bannister, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banister.
╩│bannister, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banister.
╜│bannock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flat, round or oval cake, usually unleavened, made of oatmeal or barley flour, eaten in Scotland, northern England, and northern Canada.
╩│bannock, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bannock, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nock╕ or │-nocks.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Shoshonean tribe found chiefly in southern Idaho.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Bannock, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nock╕ or │-nocks.╕
╜│banns, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a notice given three separate times in church or some other public place, such as the newspaper, that a certain man and woman are to be married. Also, ╡bans.┤
╩│banns, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│banque d'affaires, ╞╕pl. │banques d'affaires.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a bank that engages in industrial and commercial investment and management of securities; merchant bank.
╩│banque d'affaires, ╞╕pl. │banques d'affaires.╕
╜│banquet, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-queted,╕ │-queting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a formal dinner, often with speeches, prepared for a special occasion and usually for many people; feast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We went to the wedding banquet.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give a banquet or banquets to; provide a banquet for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mayor banqueted the famous visitor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feast, regale.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take part in a banquet.
┼╕noun ╡banqueter.┤
╩│banquet, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-queted,╕ │-queting.╕
╜│banquette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ledge, step, or other platform along the inside of a parapet or trench for soldiers to stand on when firing.
├│ 2. ┤an upholstered bench, especially one built against the wall in a restaurant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I always have the same table, one at the banquette against the wall ... I like a banquette because I don't like to get knocked around in the middle of the room (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤a shelf or ledge, as at the back of a buffet.
├│ 4. ┤(Southern U.S.) a sidewalk.
╩│banquette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Banquo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a character in Shakespeare's play ╖Macbeth.┤ Banquo is murdered by order of Macbeth, but his ghost causes Macbeth to reveal his guilt.
╩│Banquo, ╛╕noun.
╜│bans, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= banns.
╩│bans, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= banns.
╜│banshee┐╕ or │banshie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a female spirit in Irish and Scottish folk belief, whose wail is supposed to mean that there will soon be a death in the family.
╩│banshee┐╕ or │banshie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bant, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to diet to reduce weight by Bantingism.
╩│bant, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bantam, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Often, ╡Bantam.┤ a small-sized kind of chicken. The roosters are often spirited fighters.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a small person who is fond of fighting.
├│ 3. ┤(formerly) a jeep.
├│ 4. ┤striped brownish pebbles found in the gravel of diamond mines.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤light in weight; small.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) laughably aggressive.
╩│bantam, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bantamweight, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a boxer who weighs between 113 and 118 pounds.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤very light or small of its kind; miniature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bantamweight, 17-inch TV set, so light householders can carry it from room to room (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│bantamweight, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│banteng, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wild ox of southern and southeastern Asia, domesticated to farm labor. Also, ╡bantin.┤
╩│banteng, ╛╕noun.
╜│banter, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤playful teasing; joking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was much banter going on at the party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) raillery, pleasantry.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to tease playfully; make fun of.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to talk in a joking way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father enjoys bantering with his children.┤
┼╕noun ╡banterer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡banteringly.┤
╩│banter, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Banthine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) methantheline.
╩│Banthine, ╛╕noun.
╜│bantin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banteng.
╩│bantin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banteng.
╜│Bantingism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a method of reducing weight by avoiding fat, starch, and sugar in food.
╩│Bantingism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bantling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a young child; brat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... their base-born bantlings (Connoisseur).┤
╩│bantling, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bantu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tu╕ or │-tus,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a large group of Negro tribes living in central and southern Africa, including the Zulus, Xosas, Basutos, Swazis, and Bechuanas.
├│ 2. ┤any one of the languages of these tribes, comprising a linguistic family, notable for the great use of prefixes in inflection.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of these tribes or their languages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bantu nations extend from the Swahili of Zanzibar ... south to the many tribes of South Africa (E. H. L. Schwarz).┤
╩│Bantu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tu╕ or │-tus,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Bantustan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several regions in the Republic of South Africa designated as separate states to be inhabited and governed by the Bantu.
├│ 2. ┤the policy aiming at this.
╩│Bantustan, ╛╕noun.
╜│banty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.) bantam.
╩│banty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│banxring, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a squirrellike, East Indian animal that feeds on insects.
╩│banxring, ╛╕noun.
╜│banya, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banian.
╩│banya, ╛╕noun. ╟│= banian.
╜│banyan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fig tree of India, Burma, and other parts of Asia, whose branches have hanging roots that grow down to the ground and start new trunks. One tree may cover several acres. The banyan tree belongs to the mulberry family. Also, ╡banian.┤
╩│banyan, ╛╕noun.
╜│banzai, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Japanese greeting or patriotic cheer. It means "May you live ten thousand years!"
├│ 2. ┤the cry of Japanese soldiers in a banzai attack.
╩│banzai, ╛╕interjection.
╜│banzai attack┐╕ or │charge,╕
┬┌┤ a fanatic and suicidal assault, usually on a strongly entrenched position, by massed Japanese troops yelling "Banzai."
╩│banzai attack┐╕ or │charge,╕
╜│baobab, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tall tropical tree of Africa, India, and Australia, with a very thick trunk and an edible, oblong, gourdlike, woolly fruit (monkey bread). The strong fibers of its bark are used especially for making rope, paper, and cloth. The baobab tree belongs to the bombax family.
╩│baobab, ╛╕noun.
╜│bap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a roll or small loaf of bread of various shapes.
╩│bap, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bap.┐╕ or │Bapt.,╕
┬┌┤ Baptist.
╩│Bap.┐╕ or │Bapt.,╕
╜│baptisia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= wild indigo.
╩│baptisia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= wild indigo.
╜│baptism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of dipping a person into water or sprinkling water on him, as a sign of the washing away of sin and of admission into the Christian church.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any experience that tests a person or initiates him into a new kind of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Iraq, Thailand, and Austria had their TV baptisms (Newsweek).┤
╩│baptism, ╛╕noun.
╜│baptismal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with baptism; used in baptism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a baptismal ceremony.┤
┼╕adv. ╡baptismally.┤
╩│baptismal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baptismal name,╕
┬┌┤ the personal or given name; Christian name.
╩│baptismal name,╕
╜│baptism of fire,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first time that a soldier is exposed to enemy fire.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any severe trial or test; ordeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The traffic policeman's first day of work was a baptism of fire.┤
├│ 3. ┤the grace of baptism; baptism by gift of the Holy Ghost (in the Bible, Matthew 3:11).
├│ 4. ┤martyrdom.
╩│baptism of fire,╕
╜│Baptist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a Christian church that believes in baptizing by dipping the whole person into water. Baptists belong to the Protestant denominations which assert that baptism can be administered only upon a personal profession of Christian faith (thus not to infants).
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡baptist.┤ a person who baptizes.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Baptists.
└╕expr. ╡the Baptist,┤ ┤John the Baptist (in the Bible, Matthew 3:1).
╩│Baptist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│baptistery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place where baptism is performed. A baptistery may be a part of a church or a separate building.
├│ 2. ┤a tank in Baptist churches for immersing those being baptized.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the unit of pressure equivalent to 1 million dynes per square centimeter in the centimeter-gram-second system.
╩│bar─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bar.,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤barometer.
├│ b. ┤barometric.
├│ 2. ┤barrel.
╩│bar.,╕
╜│Bar.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤barrister.
├│ 2. ┤Baruch.
╩│Bar.,╕
╜│BAR ╕(no periods),
┬┌┤ Browning Automatic Rifle.
╩│BAR ╕(no periods),
╜│Barabbas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the prisoner whose release the people demanded when Pilate offered to free Jesus (in the Bible, Matthew 27:16-21; Mark 15:6-11; Luke 23:18-25; John 18:39-40).
╩│Barabbas, ╛╕noun.
╜│barad, ╛╕noun. ╟│= microbar.
╩│barad, ╛╕noun. ╟│= microbar.
╜│baraka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a quality of divine power in Moslem belief, bestowed upon a person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Baraka ... makes it lucky just to kiss his garments and gives him special title to spiritual (as well as temporal) leadership of his people (Time).┤
╩│baraka, ╛╕noun.
╜│bar-and-grill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an establishment where both alcoholic drinks and grilled meats and other foods are served.
╩│bar-and-grill, ╛╕noun.
╜│barasingha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of several species of East Indian deer.
╩│barasingha, ╛╕noun.
╜│barathea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fine-textured cloth composed of silk and wool. Also, ╡barrathea.┤
╩│barathea, ╛╕noun.
╜│barb─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a point sticking out and curving backward from the main point of an arrow or fishhook.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barb of the hook stuck in my finger.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something that wounds or stings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the stinging barb of sarcasm.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Zoology.)
├│ a. ┤one of the hairlike branches on the shaft of a bird's feather.
├│ b. ┤a projection on the tip of a quill of some porcupines.
├│ 4. ┤a long, thin growth hanging from the mouth; barbel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the barbs of a catfish.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Botany.) a hair terminating in a hook or hooks.
├│ 6. ┤part of a medieval woman's headdress, still often worn by nuns, consisting of a piece of white linen passed over or under the chin.
├│ 7. ┤a woman's lace neckband or scarf.
├│ 8. ┤(Obsolete.) the beard of a man.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to furnish with barbs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to barb a hook. (Figurative.) In anger he barbed his reply.┤
┼╕adj. ╡barbless.┤
╩│barb─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│barb─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a kind of horse that has great speed, endurance, and gentleness. It was introduced into Spain from the Barbary States by the Moors.
├│ 2. ┤any bird of a breed of domestic pigeons allied to the carrier pigeons, having a short, broad beak.
╩│barb─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Barbadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the island country of Barbados.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Barbados.
╩│Barbadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Barbados aloe,
┬┌┤ a widely cultivated aloe native to the Mediterranean region, with yellow flowers and usually no stem.
╩│Barbados aloe,
╜│Barbados cherry,╕ ╟│= acerola.
╩│Barbados cherry,╕ ╟│= acerola.
╜│barbaresque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ barbarous in style, as forms of art.
╩│barbaresque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Barbaresque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Barbary (an old name for North Africa).
╩│Barbaresque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barbarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person belonging to a people or a tribe that is not civilized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rome was conquered by the barbarians.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who rejects or lacks interest in literature or the arts.
├│ 3. ┤any foreigner, differing from the speaker or writer in language and customs. In ancient times, a barbarian was successively a person who was not a Greek, a person outside of the Roman Empire untutored in its civilization, or (sometimes) a person who was not a Christian.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not civilized; cruel and coarse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children of warring countries are often victims of barbarian treatment.┤
├│ 2. ┤of barbarians.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barbarian customs.┤
├│ 3. ┤differing from the speaker or writer in language and customs; foreign.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suited to an uncivilized people; like barbarians in a rough and rude way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barbaric pressures maintained by the enemy in the Korean camps made strict adherence to the code impossible for many men and inordinately difficult for others (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤rich or splendid in a crude way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barbaric color, barbaric music. The Viking hall was decorated in barbaric splendor.┤
┼╕adv. ╡barbarically.┤
╩│barbaric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barbarism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of uncivilized people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People who have no form of writing live in barbarism.┤
├│ 2. ┤a barbarous act, custom, or trait.
├│ 3. ┤the use of a word or expression not in accepted use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Barbarism in conversation is often distracting.┤
├│ 4. ┤a word or expression not in accepted use, such as "his'n" for "his".
╔┤ ╢Ex. The English Department, he said, offers a bonus of fifteen points to the student who spots and records the greatest number of grammatical errors, ambiguities, redundancies, and barbarisms in the speeches made at the school (New Yorker).┤
├│ 5. ┤particularly offensive bad manners.
╩│barbarism, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbarity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤brutal cruelty; inhumanity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... barbarity and ignorance had not overspread Scotland (R. Chapman).┤
├│ b. ┤a cruel act.
├│ 2. ┤barbaric manner or style; gaudy taste.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These two ... men rivalled or exceeded Attila in their wholesale barbarities (Cardinal Newman).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Torture of prisoners is a barbarous practice.┤
├│ 3. ┤rough and rude; coarse; unrefined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The early fur trappers were more barbarous than the Indians they fought.┤
├│ 4. ┤not in accepted use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His barbarous speech included "irregardless" and "he don't."┤
├│ 5. ┤foreign; alien.
├│ 6. ┤(of Greek or Latin) not classical or pure; abounding in barbarisms.
┼╕adv. ╡barbarously.┤
┼╕noun ╡barbarousness.┤
╩│barbarous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Barbary ape,
┬┌┤ a tailless monkey that lives in North Africa and on the Rock of Gibraltar. It is the only monkey now found in its native state in Europe.
╩│Barbary ape,
╜│barbary sheep,╕ ╟│= aoudad.
╩│barbary sheep,╕ ╟│= aoudad.
╜│barbasco, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various tropical American plants used in making fish poisons and insecticides, especially the dioscorea, from which synthetic hormones are made.
╩│barbasco, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with small, hairy tufts; bearded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barbate leaves, a barbate head.┤
╩│barbate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barbecue, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cued,╕ │-cuing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤an outdoor meal in which meat or fish is roasted over an open fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We had a barbecue of hamburgers on Saturday.┤
├│ b. ┤the food at such a meal.
├│ 2. ┤a grill or open fireplace for cooking meat, usually over charcoal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I tripped and fell over the barbecue in the backyard. Rolls or buns fresh from your baker, simmering on a barbecue with either hot dogs or hamburgers, make a tangy, tasty snack that's fast to prepare and fun to eat (Maclean's).┤
├│ 3. ┤meat roasted over an open fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barbecue sizzled as the sauce was poured over it.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Originally U.S.) an outdoor feast at which animals are roasted whole.
├│ 5. ┤an animal roasted whole.
├│ 6. ┤a restaurant serving or featuring barbecued meat.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to roast (meat) before or over an open fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We barbecued several pieces of chicken for dinner.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cook (meat or fish) in a highly flavored sauce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barbecued spareribs made my tongue burn and eyes water.┤
├│ 3. ┤to roast (an animal) whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to barbecue a steer.┤
├┤ Also, ╡barbeque.┤
┼╕noun ╡barbecuer.┤
╩│barbecue, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cued,╕ │-cuing.╕
╜│barbecue sauce,╕
┬┌┤ a highly flavored sauce of vinegar or wine, certain vegetables, sugar, and spices.
╩│barbecue sauce,╕
╜│barbed─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a barb or barbs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A fishhook is barbed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) sharply sarcastic; cutting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barbed wit. He made a barbed remark which was very unfriendly.┤
╩│barbed─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│barbed─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) protected by armor, as a horse.
╩│barbed─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│barbed wire,╕
┬┌┤ wire with sharp points on it every few inches, used for fences chiefly to pen animals and discourage intruders and, formerly, to protect a military position. Also, ╡barbwire.┤
╩│barbed wire,╕
╜│barbeiro, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large assassin bug of tropical America, which transmits Chagas' disease by its bite.
╩│barbeiro, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a long, thin, fleshy growth projecting from the mouths or nostrils of some fishes; barb.
├│ 2a. ┤a large, European, freshwater fish of the carp family, having four such growths.
├│ b. ┤any one of various related fishes.
╩│barbel, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbell, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bar bell,╕
┬┌┤ a gymnastic device resembling a dumbbell but with a much longer bar, to which weights may be added, used for lifting exercises.
╩│barbell, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bar bell,╕
╜│barbellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having short, stiff hairs, as some composites.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person whose work is cutting and dressing hair, shaving men, or trimming beards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barber used scissors to trim my hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= barber-surgeon.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S.) to cut the hair of, shave, or trim the beard of.
╩│barber, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│barber college,╕
┬┌┤ a school to train barbers.
╩│barber college,╕
╜│barber┐╕ or │barber's pole,╕
┬┌┤ a pole painted spirally with red and white stripes, used as a barber's sign.
╩│barber┐╕ or │barber's pole,╕
╜│barberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a low, thorny shrub with small, yellow flowers and sour, red or purple berries. Some species are used for hedges. One species of barberry is often the alternate host of a fungus that produces rust disease in wheat.
├│ 2. ┤the berry.
╩│barberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│barberry family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous shrubs or herbaceous plants including the May apple, barberry, Oregon grape, and blue cohosh. Many of the shrubs in this family are ornamental.
╩│barberry family,╕
╜│barbershop, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the place where a barber works.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characteristic of, in the style of, or suggesting a barbershop quartet.
╩│barbershop, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│barbershop quartet,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a male quartet which sings improvised arrangements of popular songs and ballads, especially in close harmony and with exaggerated sentiment.
╩│barbershop quartet,╕
╜│barber's itch,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an infection of the skin on the face or neck, especially a ringworm attacking the bearded areas.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sycosis.┤
╩│barber's itch,╕
╜│barber's shop,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a barbershop.
╩│barber's shop,╕
╜│barber-surgeon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (formerly) a man who was a barber and also practiced surgery and dentistry.
╩│barber-surgeon, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small dog with long, curly hair, a variety of poodle.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a large family of tropical birds, having a large head, a short, conical bill with tufts of bristles at its base, and brightly colored feathers.
╩│barbet, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a platform or mound in a fort from which a gun mounted upon it can fire over the wall, rather than through an opening.
├│ 2. ┤a fixed turret on a warship, which partially protects a gun or battery of guns.
╩│barbette, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbican, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tower for defense built over a gate to a castle or bridge to a city.
╩│barbican, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbicel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the very small filaments interlocking the barbules of a feather.
╩│barbicel, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ shortened form of barbecue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Paul Hogan [Australian actor] made "G'day, mate" and "Put another shrimp on the barbie" part of the American vernacular (New York Magazine).┤
╩│barbie, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbital, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug, used as a sedative or to induce sleep, containing barbituric acid, in the form of a white, crystalline powder.
╩│barbital, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbitone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) barbital.
╩│barbitone, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbiturate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of drugs derived from barbituric acid. Regular use of barbiturates can cause addiction.
╩│barbiturate, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbituric acid,
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline acid, chiefly used as the basis of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs.
╩│barbituric acid,
╜│Barbizon, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a French school of naturalistic landscape painting of the middle and latter part of the 1800's that included Corot, Daubigny, and Millet.
╩│Barbizon, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barbotine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Ceramics.) slip┤ (3).
╩│barbotine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bar-B-Q┐,╕ │bar-b-q,╕ or │bar-b-que, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) barbecue.
╩│Bar-B-Q┐,╕ │bar-b-q,╕ or │bar-b-que, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤folds of the mucous membrane under the tongue of horses and cattle.
├│ 2. ┤the disease caused by their inflammation.
╩│barbs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│barbudo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several threadfins, especially a small food fish of Florida, the West Indies, and other areas of the Caribbean.
╩│barbudo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│barbule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little barb.
├│ 2. ┤one of a series of small, pointed processes fringing the barbs of a feather.
╩│barbule, ╛╕noun.
╜│barbwire, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-wired,╕ │-wiring.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= barbed wire.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with fencing of barbed wire.
╩│barbwire, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-wired,╕ │-wiring.╕
╜│bar car,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a railroad passenger car equipped for serving drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and light food.
╩│bar car,╕
╜│barcarole┐╕ or │barcarolle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Venetian boat song sung by gondoliers.
├│ 2. ┤music imitating such a song, typically with a lilting rhythm.
╩│barcarole┐╕ or │barcarolle, ╛╕noun.
╜│B. Arch.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Architecture.
╩│B. Arch.,╕
╜│barchan┐╕ or │barchane, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dune in the shape of a crescent, the convex side facing the prevailing wind, moved slowly by the wind.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having this shape and character. Also, ╡barkhan.┤
╩│barchan┐╕ or │barchane, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bar chart,╕
┬┌┤ a chart or graph of a comparison of quantities by means of darkened rectangles of various lengths, each of which represents a particular quantity; bar graph.
╩│bar chart,╕
╜│bar-code, ╛╕verb, ╞│-coded,╕ │-coding.╕ ╟│= bar code ╕(def. 2).
╩│bar-code, ╛╕verb, ╞│-coded,╕ │-coding.╕ ╟│= bar code ╕(def. 2).
╜│bar code,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a code of lines and numbers for identifying a product in a computerized system of checkout and inventory. The Universal Product Code is a bar code.
├│ 2. ┤to furnish with such a code.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Council of Periodical Distributors Associations has asked mass market publishers to "bar code" their books (Publishers Weekly).┤
╩│bar code,╕
╜│bard─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a poet and singer of long ago. Bards sang their own poems to the music of their harps, celebrating heroic deeds and love epics. They were Celtic minstrels known from earliest times to the Middle Ages.
├│ 2. ┤any poet or singer, as one participating in the Welsh eisteddfod.
╩│bard─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bard─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤Often, ╡bards.┤ a protective covering for the breast and flanks of a war horse.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to furnish with bards.
╩│bard─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bardian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bardic.
╩│bardian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bardic.
╜│bardic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or of the character of a bard or bards.
╩│bardic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bardlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a young bard.
├│ 2. ┤a petty poet; poetaster.
╩│bardlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bard of Avon,╕
┬┌┤ William Shakespeare.
╩│Bard of Avon,╕
╜│bardolater┐╕ or │bardolator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who reveres Shakespeare; a Shakespeare worshiper or devotee.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤without covering; not clothed; naked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun burned his bare shoulders. The top of the hill was bare, but the trees grew part way up its slope.┤
├│ 2. ┤with the head uncovered; bareheaded.
├│ 3. ┤not furnished; empty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The room was bare of furniture.┤
├│ 4. ┤plain; unadorned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trapper lived in a bare little cabin in the woods.┤
├│ 5. ┤just enough and no more; mere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He earns only a bare living by his work.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) not concealed; not disguised; open.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bare truth of the matter.┤
├│ 7. ┤much worn; threadbare.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make bare; uncover; reveal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bare one's feelings. The dog bared his teeth.┤
└╕expr. ╡go bare,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to practice a profession without carrying liability insurance for malpractice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whether or not it's wise for a doctor to go bare ... , the situation clearly leaves patients in a vulnerable position. ... More than a dozen states have so far prohibited going bare (Consumer Reports).┤
└╕expr. ╡lay bare,┤ ┤to uncover; expose; reveal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police laid bare the plot to rob the bank.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indian rode bareback (adv.). You can see bareback riders at the circus (adj.).┤
╩│bareback, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│barebacked, ╛╕adverb, adjective. ╟│= bareback.
╩│barebacked, ╛╕adverb, adjective. ╟│= bareback.
╜│bareboat, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤calling for the delivery of a ship to the chartering party and transferring all responsibility from the owner to the chartering party for manning, supplying, maintaining, and insuring it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bareboat charter.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a ship so transferred.
╩│bareboat, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bareboned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lean; emaciated.
╩│bareboned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bare bones,╕
┬┌┤ the essentials of something, without any embellishment; the unadorned facts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are the bare bones of the policy (London Times).┤
╩│bare bones,╕
╜│barebones, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a very skinny person, especially one whose bones can be seen.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤meager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a barebones program of education.┤
╩│barebones, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│barefaced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Figurative.) impudent in its obviousness; shameless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a barefaced lie.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brazen, audacious.
├│ 2. ┤with the face bare.
├│ 3. ┤not disguised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight (Shakespeare).┤
┼╕adv. ╡barefacedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡barefacedness.┤
╩│barefaced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barefisted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without boxing gloves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a barefisted fight.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) ruthless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barefisted determination.┤
╩│barefisted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barefoot, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ without shoes and stockings on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barefoot child played in the puddles (adj.). If you go barefoot, watch out for broken glass (adv.).┤
╩│barefoot, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│barefoot doctor,╕
┬┌┤ an agricultural worker in China who has been trained to serve as a part-time medical auxiliary.
╩│barefoot doctor,╕
╜│barefooted, ╛╕adjective, adverb. ╟│= barefoot.
╩│barefooted, ╛╕adjective, adverb. ╟│= barefoot.
╜│barege, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a light, silky dress fabric resembling gauze.
╩│barege, ╛╕noun.
╜│barehanded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without any covering on the hands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a barehanded catch.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) with no aid but one's own hands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For seven years, almost barehanded he kept Owen Glendower at bay on the Welsh border (Atlantic).┤
╩│barehanded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│bareheaded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ wearing nothing on the head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to stand bareheaded in respect at the side of a grave (adv.). In some churches it is not proper for a woman to be bareheaded (adj.).┤
┼╕noun ╡bareheadedness.┤
╩│bareheaded, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│bare-kneed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ with the knees uncovered.
╩│bare-kneed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bare-knuckle, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without boxing gloves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John L. Sullivan was a famous bare-knuckle fighter and world heavyweight boxing champion (Lyall Smith).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in which quarter is neither asked nor given.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... developed his talent for bare-knuckle politics (Time).┤
╩│bare-knuckle, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barelegged, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ without stockings on.
╩│barelegged, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│barely, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with nothing to spare; only just; scarcely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has barely enough money to live on.┤
├│ 2. ┤poorly; scantily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hospital room was furnished barely but neatly.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) plainly; openly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The facts are presented barely, without any comments.┤
╩│barely, ╛╕adverb.
╜│baresark, ╛╕noun, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= berserker.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤without armor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... one of the best films thus far of the brave new underworld of the skindiver, where the actors are all baresark (Time).┤
╩│baresark, ╛╕noun, adverb.
╜│barf, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) to vomit.
╩│barf, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│barfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person who frequents barrooms, especially one who drinks excessively.
╩│barfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
╜│bargain, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an agreement to trade or exchange; deal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys made a bargain to exchange baseball gloves.┤
┴┤ (SYN) contract; compact.
├│ 2. ┤a good trade or exchange, especially something offered for sale cheap or bought cheap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This hat is a bargain at $3.┤
├│ 3. ┤any arrangement or deal considered as either advantageous or unprofitable or otherwise unfavorable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That old car is a bad bargain at any price.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to try to get good terms; try to make a good deal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For ten minutes she stood bargaining with the farmer for his vegetables.┤
┴┤ (SYN) haggle.
├│ 2. ┤to make a bargain; come to terms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A merchant bargained for it, and carried it off (Joseph Addison).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to try to get good terms for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bargained the trader down to a very good price.┤
├│ 2. ┤to reach an advantageous agreement, especially by giving some guarantee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to bargain his boy out of trouble with the neighbors. I'll bargain he keeps his promise.┤
├│ 3. ┤to trade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stealing only bargains one trouble for another.┤
└╕expr. ╡bargain for┤ (or ╡on┤), ┤to be ready for; expect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He hadn't bargained for rain and had left his umbrella at home.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. This dress shrank and it faded in the bargain.┤
└╕expr. ╡strike a bargain,┤ ┤to make a bargain; reach an agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They finally struck a bargain: his mitt for two baseballs and a bat.┤
╩│bargain, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bargain basement,╕
┬┌┤ a section of a department store, especially a floor below the street level, where relatively inexpensive goods are sold.
╩│bargain basement,╕
╜│bargain-basement, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) greatly reduced in price; cheap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bargain-basement prices.┤
╩│bargain-basement, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bargain counter,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any table, stall, counter, or section where goods are sold at reduced prices.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any place where things or ideas are freely exchanged.
╩│bargain counter,╕
╜│bargainee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) the recipient in a bargain.
╩│bargainee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bargainer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bargains or stipulates.
╩│bargainer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bargain hunter,╕
┬┌┤ a person who watches for bargains.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Auctions, with their well-known magnetism for chronic bargain hunters (New Yorker).┤
╩│bargain hunter,╕
╜│bargaining, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act or process of coming to an agreement.
├│ 2. ┤discussion or debate for the purpose of reaching an agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bargaining between management and the labor union broke down.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with negotiating a bargain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bargaining agent.┤
╩│bargaining, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bargaining chip,╕
┬┌┤ an advantage held by any of the parties in a negotiation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bargaining from strength calls for arms programs that can serve as bargaining chips to trade for concessions that the other side might not otherwise make (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│bargaining chip,╕
╜│bargainor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person who contracts to sell and convey property to another by bargain or sale.
└╕expr. ╡touch with a barge pole,┤ ┤(Informal.) to have anything to do with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If he tries to leave me this funny old place ... I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole (Mary A. Ward).┤
╩│barge pole,╕
╜│barghest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a goblin, fabled to portend ╖imminent┤ death or misfortune.
╩│barghest, ╛╕noun.
╜│bargirl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a waitress in a barroom.
├│ 2. ┤a girl or woman who frequents barrooms, especially one who is promiscuous.
╩│bargirl, ╛╕noun.
╜│bar graph,╕ ╟│= bar chart.
╩│bar graph,╕ ╟│= bar chart.
╜│barhop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-hopped,╕ │-hopping.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) a waitress in a bar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blonde barhops in cowboy boots (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to move from bar to bar and continue to drink.
┼╕noun ╡barhopper.┤
╩│barhop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-hopped,╕ │-hopping.╕
╜│bariatrician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a doctor who specializes in bariatrics.
╩│bariatrician, ╛╕noun.
╜│bariatrics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of medicine dealing with the treatment of overweight people.
╩│bariatrics, ╛╕noun.
╜│baric─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) of or having to do with barium.
╩│baric─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│baric─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with weight, especially weight of the air as indicated by a barometer; barometric.
╩│baric─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│barie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a former unit of gaseous pressure, equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
╩│barie, ╛╕noun.
╜│barilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two saltworts grown especially in Spain, Sicily, and the Canary Islands.
├│ 2. ┤an impure alkali produced by burning these and allied plants, formerly used in the manufacture of soap, glass, etc.
╩│barilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│barish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat bare.
╩│barish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barit.,╕
┬┌┤ baritone.
╩│barit.,╕
╜│barite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ barium sulfate in its natural form, as a mineral found in many parts of the world; heavy spar. It is a principal ore of barium. Also, ╡barytes.┤
╩│barite, ╛╕noun.
╜│baritonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of a baritone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rich baritonal voice.┤
╩│baritonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baritone, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the male voice between tenor and bass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baritone is lower than tenor but higher than bass.┤
├│ b. ┤a singer with such a voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baritone was the star of the show.┤
├│ c. ┤a part in music for such a voice or for an instrument of similar range.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who will sing the baritone?┤
├│ 2. ┤a brass-wind musical instrument in B-flat, that has the quality or range of this voice.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or for a baritone. Also, (British,) ╡barytone.┤
╩│baritone, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│baritone horn,╕ ╟│= baritone ╕(instrument).
╩│baritone horn,╕ ╟│= baritone ╕(instrument).
╜│barium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, silvery-white, metallic chemical element, found abundantly combined with other elements, especially in the minerals barite and witherite. Barium compounds are used in making pigments, safety matches, and radio tubes.
╩│barium, ╛╕noun.
╜│barium carbonate,╕
┬┌┤ a poisonous compound occurring as a mineral, witherite, or prepared synthetically. It is used in the manufacture of optical glass, paints, enamels, and dyes, and as a rat poison.
╩│barium carbonate,╕
╜│barium hydroxide,╕
┬┌┤ a poisonous, extremely alkaline white powder, or colorless crystals, used in refining animal and vegetable oils and beet sugar, in motor oil detergents, and as a water softener.
╩│barium hydroxide,╕
╜│barium sulfate,╕
┬┌┤ a compound occurring as a mineral, barite, or prepared synthetically. It is used in fluoroscopic examination of the gastrointestinal tract.
╩│barium sulfate,╕
╜│barium titanate,╕
┬┌┤ a crystalline compound of barium, titanium, and oxygen highly sensitive to even very slight changes of pressure, temperature, or electrical field. It is used in condensers, in apparatus for the electronic reception of sound, in electronic computers, and in switching devices in telephone systems.
╩│barium titanate,╕
╜│bark─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the tough, outside covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of trees and shrubs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys carved their initials in the bark of the tree.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= tanbark ┤(def. 1).┤
├│ 3. ┤cinchona; Peruvian bark.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to strip the bark from (a tree or other plant).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to scrape the skin from (shins or knuckles).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I fell down the steps and barked my shins.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cut out a ring of bark from around (a tree) in order to kill it; girdle.
├│ 4. ┤to cover with or as if with bark.
├│ 5. ┤to tan (hides or skins) with tanbark.
┼╕adj. ╡barkless.┤
╩│bark─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bark─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the short, sharp sound that a dog makes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog's bark frightened the baby.┤
┴┤ (SYN) yelp, bay.
├│ 2. ┤a sound like this, especially one that is short, sharp, and repeated; crack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bark of a fox; (Figurative.) the bark of a gun.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a cough.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make this sound or one like it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog barked. (Figurative.) Rifles barked from behind every tree.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to cough.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to call out at the entrance of a cheap show, store, or other attraction, to draw customers.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Figurative.) to shout sharply; speak gruffly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policemen barked out their orders to the mob.┤
╩│bark─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bark─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ship with three masts, square-rigged on the first two masts and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a boat; ship. Also, ╡barque.┤
╩│bark─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bark beetle,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a family of beetles which damage trees, especially pines, firs, and other conifers, by burrowing through the bark to lay eggs; engraver beetle. The fungus that causes Dutch elm disease is transmitted by a beetle of this group.
╩│bark beetle,╕
╜│bark cloth,╕
┬┌┤ any of various cloths made from tree bark, such as the tapa.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bark cloth ... is derived from the inner bark of certain trees whose fibres cross each other at right angles, as do the warp and weft of true cloth (Melville J. Herskovits).┤
╩│bark cloth,╕
╜│barkeep, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-kept,╕ │-keeping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(U.S.) a barkeeper.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(British.) to tend a bar.
╩│barkeep, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-kept,╕ │-keeping.╕
╜│barkeeper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who owns or manages a bar where alcoholic drinks are sold.
├│ 2. ┤a man who serves alcoholic drinks to customers at a bar; bartender.
╩│barkeeper, ╛╕noun.
╜│barkentine┐╕ or │barkantine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a three-masted ship with the foremast square-rigged and the other masts fore-and-aft-rigged. Also, ╡barquentine,┤ ╡barquantine.┤
╩│barkentine┐╕ or │barkantine, ╛╕noun.
╜│barker─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that barks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That puppy is a noisy barker.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who stands in front of a store, show, or other attraction, urging people to go in.
╩│barker─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│barker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or implement that strips bark from trees.
├│ 2. ┤a machine used for removing bark from wood that is to be made into pulp for paper.
╩│barker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bark grafting,╕
┬┌┤ grafting of the bud or branch inserted between the bark and the wood.
╩│bark grafting,╕
╜│barkhan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= barchan.
╩│barkhan, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= barchan.
╜│Barkhausen effect,
┬┌┤ a series of small, abrupt jumps in the magnetization of iron or other ferromagnetic substances occurring as the magnetizing force is smoothly increased or decreased, considered to be due to atomic reorientation.
╩│Barkhausen effect,
╜│barking deer, ╟= muntjac.
╩│barking deer, ╟= muntjac.
╜│barky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│barkier,╕ │barkiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤consisting of or covered with bark.
├│ 2. ┤of the nature of bark.
╩│barky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│barkier,╕ │barkiest.╕
╜│Barleduc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of currant preserve with no seeds, and with some of the currants retaining their shape.
╩│Barleduc, ╛╕noun.
╜│barley─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the seed or grain of a cereal grass that has compact spikes of flowers. Each spike has from one to three smaller spikes at each joint. Barley grows in cool climates and is used for food and for making malt.
├│ 2. ┤the plant yielding this grain. The barley plant is a widely cultivated annual.
╩│barley─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│barley─╕ (2)┐ or │barly, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Scottish and Dialect.) a cry used by children in certain games when a temporary stop is desired.
╩│barley─╕ (2)┐ or │barly, ╛╕interjection.
╜│barley beef,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) beef fattened on barley and other concentrated foods.
╩│barley beef,╕
╜│barley-bree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤strong ale.
├│ 2. ┤whiskey.
╩│barley-bree, ╛╕noun.
╜│barleycorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a grain of barley.
├│ b. ┤the barley plant.
├│ 2. ┤a unit of linear measure, about one third of an inch.
╩│barleycorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│Barleycorn, ╛╕noun. │John,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a name for intoxicating liquor; alcoholic beverages.
├│ 2. ┤a humorous personification of barley as the grain from which various beers and whiskeys are obtained.
╩│Barleycorn, ╛╕noun. │John,╕
╜│barley water,╕
┬┌┤ a soothing drink made by boiling pearl barley in water, formerly often given to invalids.
╩│barley water,╕
╜│bar lift,╕
┬┌┤ a ski lift consisting of an endless cable supporting steel bars, which skiers grasp to be drawn up a slope.
╩│bar lift,╕
╜│barlow, ╛╕noun, or │barlow knife,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a small jackknife having one blade.
╩│barlow, ╛╕noun, or │barlow knife,╕
╜│Barlow's disease, ╟= infantile scurvy.
╩│Barlow's disease, ╟= infantile scurvy.
╜│barm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a foamy yeast that forms on malt liquors while they are fermenting.
╩│barm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bar magnet,╕
┬┌┤ a permanent magnet in the shape of a bar or rod.
╩│bar magnet,╕
╜│barmaid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman who serves alcoholic drinks to customers at a bar.
╩│barmaid, ╛╕noun.
╜│barman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= barkeeper.
╩│barman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕ ╟│= barkeeper.
╜│Barmecidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a Barmecide feast; unreal; sham; illusory.
╩│Barmecidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Barmecide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Persian prince at Baghdad, in the ╖Arabian Nights,┤ who asked a beggar to join him in a feast, but served no food, although pretending to partake of a delicious repast.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) one who offers illusory benefits.
╩│Barmecide, ╛╕noun.
╜│Barmecide feast,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pretended feast with empty dishes.
├│ 2. ┤an empty pretense of hospitality, generosity, or other kindnesses or benefits.
╩│Barmecide feast,╕
╜│bar mitzvah,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ceremony or celebration held when a Jewish boy becomes thirteen years old to affirm that he has reached the age of religious responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's family and friends attended his bar mitzvah.┤
├│ 2. ┤the boy himself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bar mitzvah read from the Torah.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make (a boy) a bar mitzvah.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'd just been bar mitzvahed ... (Irvin Feld).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a building for storing hay, grain, straw, or other farm produce and for sheltering cows, horses, and farm machinery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dairy farms have milking barns where the cows are brought inside to be milked.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a large building for housing subway cars and buses and also for doing light maintenance work on them; garage; depot.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) any place considered to resemble a barn, such as a huge, drafty room; place of general discomfort and emptiness.
├│ 4. ┤a unit of measure used in nuclear physics, equal to (10 to the power of minus 24) square centimeter. It is the smallest square area thus far designated as a unit of measure.
┼╕adj. ╡barnlike.┤
╩│barn, ╛╕noun.
╜│Barnabas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Christian apostle who was a companion of Paul (in the Bible, Acts 11:24).
╩│Barnabas, ╛╕noun.
╜│barnacle─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small saltwater animal with a shell, that attaches itself to something under water. Man sees barnacles especially on rocks and timbers of wharves exposed at low tide or on ship bottoms raised out of the water. Barnacles are crustaceans.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who clings stubbornly, especially a follower who will not be dismissed or shaken off.
├│ 3. ┤╡= barnacle goose.┤
╩│barnacle─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│barnacle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ Often, ╡barnacles.┤ an instrument consisting of two branches joined by a hinge, placed on the nose of a horse to restrain him, as when he is being shod.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No woman above sixteen ever did ... seam without barnacles (Scott).┤
╩│barnacle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│barnacled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covered with barnacles or barnacle shells.
╩│barnacled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barnacle goose,╕
┬┌┤ a wild goose similar to and allied to the black brant, which breeds on arctic coasts and islands.
╩│barnacle goose,╕
╜│barnacles, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡barnacle┤ (2).┤
╩│barnacles, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Barnard's Star,
┬┌┤ a star of the tenth magnitude that has the largest known proper motion and is the second closest star to the sun after Alpha Centauri. It is in the constellation Ophiuchus.
╩│Barnard's Star,
╜│barn burner┐,╕ or │barnburner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a noteworthy condition, situation, or event.
╩│barn burner┐,╕ or │barnburner, ╛╕noun.
╜│barn dance,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤an informal party for square dancing, formerly often held in a barn.
├│ 2. ┤a lively square dance resembling a polka.
╩│barn dance,╕
╜│barn-door skate,
┬┌┤ a large, flat fish of Atlantic waters, with a squarish body and long, pointed tail. It is related to the ray.
╩│barn-door skate,
╜│barney, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a quarrel; disturbance; row.
╩│barney, ╛╕noun.
╜│barn owl,╕
┬┌┤ a common owl of North America and most other parts of the world, having long legs, a heart-shaped face, and small eyes. It often lives in barns or deserted buildings, where it feeds on mice and rats.
╩│barn owl,╕
╜│barn raising,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a gathering of neighbors to build a barn.
╩│barn raising,╕
╜│barnstorm,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to travel from one small town or country district to another, acting in plays, making political speeches, or, sometimes, giving lectures or concerts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Whigs barnstormed to victory, shouting the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" (Hugh R. Fraser).┤
├│ 2. ┤to earn one's living as an aviator traveling about, especially during the 1920's, stunt flying at country fairs, selling short flights, and giving occasional instruction.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to act in plays, make speeches, or, sometimes, give lectures or concerts in (small towns and country districts).
┼╕noun ╡barnstormer.┤
╩│barnstorm,
╜│barn swallow,╕
┬┌┤ a swallow that usually nests in barns. It has a reddish breast and a long, forked tail.
╩│barn swallow,╕
╜│barny, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a barn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the barny vastness of our City Center (New Yorker).┤
╩│barny, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barnyard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a yard around or next to a barn for livestock, often fenced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horses were let out in the barnyard while we cleaned their stalls.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a barnyard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barnyard fowl.┤
├│ 2. ┤befitting a barnyard; indecent; smutty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barnyard humor.┤
╩│barnyard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│barnyard golf,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) horseshoes (the game).
╩│barnyard golf,╕
╜│barnyard grass,╕
┬┌┤ an annual grass that is a destructive weed of rice fields; jungle rice.
╩│barnyard grass,╕
╜│barnyard millet,╕
┬┌┤ a cultivated form of barnyard grass, used chiefly as hay.
╩│barnyard millet,╕
╜│baro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) pressure, especially atmospheric pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Barometer┤
┬┤ ╡= a measure for atmospheric pressure.┤┤
╩│baro-,╕
╜│baroceptor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baroreceptor.
╩│baroceptor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baroreceptor.
╜│baroclinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of the atmosphere) having surfaces of equal pressure and surfaces of equal density not in coincidence.
╩│baroclinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baroclinicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Meteorology.) an atmospheric condition in which surfaces of equal pressure and equal density do not coincide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Extratropical cyclones are observed to form in the zone of middle-latitude westerlies, characterized by pronounced baroclinicity (Arnt Eliassen).┤
╩│baroclinicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│barococo, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ grotesquely elaborate.
╩│barococo, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barocyclonometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aneroid barometer for detecting and following a storm, especially a tropical cyclone, at a distance of several hundred miles.
╩│barocyclonometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│barogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a record made by a barograph or similar instrument.
╩│barogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│barograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument that automatically records changes in air pressure, especially an aneroid barometer with a stylus, which traces a record on a moving drum.
╩│barograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│barographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a barograph; furnished by a barograph.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barographic records.┤
╩│barographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring the pressure of the atmosphere, used in determining height above sea level and in predicting probable changes in the weather. (Abbr:) bar.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something that indicates changes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Newspapers are often called barometers of public opinion.┤
╩│barometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│barometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a barometer.
├│ 2. ┤indicated by a barometer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Low barometric pressure is a sign of a possible storm.┤
┼╕adv. ╡barometrically.┤
╩│barometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= barometric.
╩│barometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= barometric.
╜│barometric depression,╕
┬┌┤ a cyclone.
╩│barometric depression,╕
╜│barometric slope,╕
┬┌┤ the direction and rate of fall of atmospheric pressure between two weather stations or two isobaric lines, in Great Britain and the United States commonly expressed in units each representing a fall of .01 inch of mercury per 60 nautical miles.
╩│barometric slope,╕
╜│barometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or science of barometric measurement or observation.
╩│barometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│baron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nobleman of the lowest hereditary rank. In Great Britain, a baron ranks next below a viscount and has "Lord" before his name instead of "Baron." In other European countries "Baron" is used before his name.
├│ 2. ┤an English nobleman during the Middle Ages who held his lands directly from the king; baron by tenure.
├│ 3. ┤the title indicating a baron's rank.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a powerful industrialist, financier, or merchant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beef baron. The financial markets of Wall Street were once controlled by the barons of industry.┤
├│ 5. ┤a very choice cut of beef, consisting of both loins, especially the forward part of both loins, left uncut at the backbone; baron of beef.
╩│baron, ╛╕noun.
╜│baronage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤all barons.
├│ 2. ┤the rank or title of a baron.
├│ 3. ┤the nobility; peerage.
╩│baronage, ╛╕noun.
╜│baroness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wife or widow of a baron.
├│ 2. ┤a lady whose rank is equal to that of a baron.
╩│baroness, ╛╕noun.
╜│baronet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man in Great Britain ranking next below a baron and next above a knight, except a Knight of the Garter. A baronet does not belong to the nobility, but his title is a hereditary one. He has "Sir" before his name and "Bart." after it. (Example:) Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart.
├│ 2. ┤the title indicating this rank. (Abbr:) Bart.
╩│baronet, ╛╕noun.
╜│baronetage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rank or position of a baronet.
├│ 2. ┤the body of baronets collectively.
╩│baronetage, ╛╕noun.
╜│baronetcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rank or position of a baronet.
├│ 2. ┤the document indicating this.
╩│baronetcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│barong, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a heavy-backed, cleaverlike knife used by the Moros.
╩│barong, ╛╕noun.
╜│barong tagalog,
┬┌┤ a shirt made of porously woven material and usually elaborately embroidered, worn by men in the Philippines.
╩│barong tagalog,
╜│baronial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a baron or barons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave her a family ring with the baronial crest on it.┤
├│ 2. ┤suitable for a baron; splendid, stately, and grand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a baronial castle.┤
├│ 3. ┤designating a square style of envelope.
╩│baronial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baronne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a baroness.
╩│baronne, ╛╕noun.
╜│baron of beef,╕ ╟│= baron ╕(def. 5).
╩│baron of beef,╕ ╟│= baron ╕(def. 5).
╜│barony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the lands of a baron.
├│ 2. ┤the rank or title of a baron.
├│ 3. ┤a division of a county in Ireland.
╩│barony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│baroque, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤having to do with a style of art and architecture characterized by the use of curved forms and lavish ornamentation. Baroque architecture prevailed in Europe from about 1550 to the late 1700's.
├│ b. ┤having to do with a style of music characterized by complex rhythms and melodic ornamentation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. baroque opera.┤
├│ c. ┤╡= rococo.┤
├│ 2. ┤tastelessly odd; fantastic; grotesque.
╔┤ ╢Ex. baroque development of ladies' fashion.┤
├│ 3. ┤irregular in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. baroque pearls.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the baroque style.
├│ 2. ┤architecture or other work in this style.
┼╕adv. ╡baroquely.┤
╩│baroque, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│baroreceptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cell or group of cells sensitive to pressure, such as blood pressure. Also, ╡baroceptor.┤
╩│baroreceptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│baroscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for showing changes in the pressure or density of the air without measuring its absolute weight.
╩│baroscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│baroscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or indicated by a baroscope.
╩│baroscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baroscopical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= baroscopic.
╩│baroscopical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= baroscopic.
╜│barotrauma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ injury to the body due to a change in atmospheric or water pressure.
╩│barotrauma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│barotropic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of the atmosphere) having surfaces of equal pressure and surfaces of equal density in coincidence.
╩│barotropic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barotropy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Meteorology.) an atmospheric condition in which surfaces of equal pressure and equal density coincide; condition of zero baroclinicity.
╩│barotropy, ╛╕noun.
╜│barouche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a four-wheeled carriage with a driver's seat, two double passenger seats facing each other, and a folding top.
╩│barouche, ╛╕noun.
╜│bar pin,╕
┬┌┤ a breastpin or brooch having a long, barlike ornament often set with jewels.
╩│bar pin,╕
╜│barque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a boat; ship.
├│ 2. ┤a ship with three masts. Also, ╡bark.┤
╩│barque, ╛╕noun.
╜│barquentine┐╕ or │barquantine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barkentine.
╩│barquentine┐╕ or │barquantine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barkentine.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to express decided opinions vociferously; applaud or jeer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shout for or against (players or a team).
┼╕noun ╡barracker.┤
╩│barrack─╕ (2),
╜│barracks, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun pl. or sing. ┤ │1. ┤a building or group of buildings for soldiers to live in, usually in a fort or military camp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barracks were plain wooden buildings with long rows of beds inside.┤
├│ 2. ┤a large, plain building, or group of huts, especially within a common enclosure, in which many people live.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old manor house was a regular barracks of a place.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide barracks for; locate in barracks.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to lodge in barracks.
╩│barracks, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│barracks bag,╕
┬┌┤ a large bag of heavy cloth with a drawstring at the top, used by soldiers to carry their extra clothing and personal possessions from place to place; duffel bag.
╩│barracks bag,╕
╜│barracoon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shed, set of sheds, or open enclosure formerly used to confine slaves or convicts temporarily.
╩│barracoon, ╛╕noun.
╜│barracouta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ta╕ or │-tas.╕ ╟│= barracuda.
╩│barracouta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ta╕ or │-tas.╕ ╟│= barracuda.
╜│barracuda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da╕ or │-das.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several fish of tropical and subtropical seas that look like pike and have spiny fins. The great barracuda may grow to more than 5 1/2 feet in length and sometimes attacks man in the seas around the West Indies. It has never been known to attack man in the Pacific.
╩│barracuda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da╕ or │-das.╕
╜│barrage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-raged,╕ │-raging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a barrier of artillery fire to check the enemy or to protect one's own soldiers in advancing or retreating.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a large number of words, blows, or other forms of attack, coming quickly one after the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reporters kept up a barrage of questions for half an hour.┤
├│ 3. ┤an artificial bar in a river; dam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A barrage is going up on the Tigris to divert its flood waters from Baghdad into Wadi Tharthar, a 200-mile depression (Newsweek).┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to fire at with artillery; subject to a barrage.
╩│barrage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-raged,╕ │-raging.╕
╜│barrage balloon,╕
┬┌┤ a balloon fastened with a rope or cable so that it can float at a certain height and sometimes support a net. Barrage balloons were used in World Wars I and II to force aircraft to maintain altitudes too high for accurate bombing. Their fabric is self-sealing if bullets puncture it.
╩│barrage balloon,╕
╜│barramunda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da╕ or │-das.╕
┬┌┤ a large, freshwater, edible lungfish of Australia; ceratodus.
╩│barramunda, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-da╕ or │-das.╕
╜│barramundi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-di,╕ │-dis,╕ or │-dies.╕ ╟│= barramunda.
╩│barramundi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-di,╕ │-dis,╕ or │-dies.╕ ╟│= barramunda.
╜│barranca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a deep ravine or gorge with very steep sides.
├│ 2. ┤a bank or bluff with very steep sides.
╩│barranca, ╛╕noun.
╜│barranco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕ ╟│= barranca.
╩│barranco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕ ╟│= barranca.
╜│barrathea, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barathea.
╩│barrathea, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barathea.
╜│barrator┐╕ or │barrater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who commits barratry.
╩│barrator┐╕ or │barrater, ╛╕noun.
╜│barratrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ constituting or amounting to barratry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No act can be barratrous to which the owners have ... been consenting parties (Joseph Arnould).┤
┼╕adv. ╡barratrously.┤
┼╕noun ╡barratrousness.┤
╩│barratrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barratry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤fraud or gross negligence of a ship's officer, or seaman, against the ship's owners, insurers, or other interested parties.
├│ 2. ┤the act or practice of stirring up lawsuits or quarrels.
├│ 3. ┤the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical positions or state offices.
╩│barratry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│Barr body,
┬┌┤ a piece of chromosomal material in the nuclear membrane of female cells which stains darkly and is the remnant of one of the two female chromosomes (X chromosomes); sex chromatin.
╩│Barr body,
╜│barre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rail by which ballet dancers support themselves when practicing.
╩│barre, ╛╕noun.
╜│barred, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having bars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a barred window.┤
├│ 2. ┤marked with stripes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chicken with barred feathers.┤
├│ 3. ┤not permitted; prohibited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The use of radios is barred in libraries.┤
╩│barred, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barred owl,╕
┬┌┤ a large, grayish-brown owl, with striped feathers on the breast. It lives especially in thickly wooded areas of eastern North America.
╩│barred owl,╕
╜│barred spiral,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) any one of a class of spiral nebulae characterized by a straight, luminous bar extending through the nucleus with spiral whorls extending from its ends.
╩│barred spiral,╕
╜│barrel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-reled,╕ │-reling╕ or (especially British) │-relled,╕ │-relling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container with a round, flat top and bottom and sides that curve out slightly. Barrels are usually made of boards held together by hoops or of cardboard reinforced with metal hoops at the tops and bottoms.
┴┤ (SYN) cask.
├│ 2a. ┤the amount that a barrel can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They picked a barrel of apples.┤
├│ b. ┤a unit of measure for liquids and dry things. Its exact amount is not the same for all commodities, and is often fixed by law. In the United States the barrel for most dry things has 7,056 cubic inches or 115.62 liters; for most liquids, 31 1/2 gallons or 119.24 liters; for petroleum, 42 gallons or 158.98 liters. (Abbr:) bbl.
├│ 3. ┤any container, case, or part shaped somewhat like a barrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the barrel of a drum.┤
├│ 4. ┤the metal tube of a gun. The bullet or shell is discharged through the barrel.
├│ 5. ┤the chamber of a pump in which the piston works.
├│ 6. ┤the cylindrical box containing the mainspring of a watch or clock.
├│ 7. ┤the quill of a feather; calamus.
├│ 8. ┤a revolving cylinder or drum around which a chain or rope is wound, such as that on a capstan or windlass.
├│ 9. ┤the vibrating portion of a bell between the top and the lower, thickened part.
├│ 10. ┤the part in which the ink of a fountain pen or ballpoint pen or the lead of a mechanical pencil is enclosed.
├│ 11. ┤the housing of a photographic lens, especially a telephoto lens.
├│ 12. ┤the central portion of the body of a horse, mule, cow, or other four-legged domestic animal.
├│ 13. ┤(Informal.) a great deal; much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a barrel of fun, to eat a barrel of cookies.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put in barrels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We plan to barrel the cider next Wednesday.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to move with great speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new law ... cracks down on motorists, especially those who terrorize pedestrians by barrelling around corners (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡over a barrel,┤ ┤(Informal.) in a defenseless position; in distress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had his competitors over a barrel.┤
└╕expr. ╡scrape the┤ (or ╡bottom of the┤) ╡barrel,┤ ┤to use up one's last resources.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This can run into money just when you've scraped the barrel to pay for the car (Punch).┤
╩│barrel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-reled,╕ │-reling╕ or (especially British) │-relled,╕ │-relling.╕
╜│barrelage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the amount contained in a barrel or barrels.
╩│barrelage, ╛╕noun.
╜│barrel cactus,╕
┬┌┤ a very large, spiny, spherical cactus of Mexico and the southwestern United States.
╩│barrel cactus,╕
╜│barrel chair,╕
┬┌┤ an upholstered chair with a relatively high, deep, curved back resembling a barrel with part of the front and sides cut away.
╩│barrel chair,╕
╜│barrel-chested, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a round, broad chest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In his fifties, ham-fisted and barrel-chested, George is the UMW district man in Sequatchie Valley (Harper's).┤
╩│barrel-chested, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barrel distortion,╕
┬┌┤ (Optics.) a distortion produced by a lens causing the sides of a square to appear somewhat rounded, resembling those of a barrel.
╩│barrel distortion,╕
╜│barreled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a barrel or barrels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a double-barreled gun.┤
├│ 2. ┤contained in barrels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. barreled beer.┤
╩│barreled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barrelful, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the amount a barrel can hold.
╩│barrelful, ╛╕noun.
╜│barrelhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the top of a barrel.
╩│barrelhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│barrelhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤jazz with a strong tempo, especially as played by piano, drums, and brasses.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a low-class drinking saloon.
╩│barrelhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│barrelled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) barreled.
╩│barrelled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│barrel organ,╕ ╟│= hand organ.
╩│barrel organ,╕ ╟│= hand organ.
╜│barrel roll,╕
┬┌┤ a complete revolution of a flying aircraft around its longitudinal axis, following a spiral path in a horizontal direction.
╩│barrel roll,╕
╜│barrel vault,╕
┬┌┤ a vault with a simple, semicylindrical roof, used especially in Roman and Romanesque architecture.
╩│barrel vault,╕
╜│barren, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not producing anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sandy desert is barren.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unproductive.
├│ 2. ┤not able to bear offspring, yield fruit or seeds; infertile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants barren.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sterile.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) without interest; unattractive; dull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speech was dry and barren, full of unconnected facts and figures.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) of no advantage; fruitless; unprofitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the barren victories of modern war. A barren and unrepaid attachment, a wasted affection (J. B. Mozley).┤
┴┤ (SYN) unproductive, sterile.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) unresponsive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren Spectators to laugh too (Shakespeare).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a stretch of barren land.
└╕expr. ╡barrens,┤ ┤(U.S. and Canada.) an area of level land, more or less unproductive, poorly forested, and generally having sandy soil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ridge faces and summits are scarred by numerous ... barrens (Roderick Peattie).┤
┼╕adv. ╡barrenly.┤
┼╕noun ╡barrenness.┤
╩│barren, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Barren Ground caribou,╕
┬┌┤ a caribou that inhabits the tundra of northern Alaska and Canada.
╩│Barren Ground caribou,╕
╜│barret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small cap, especially a biretta.
╩│barret, ╛╕noun.
╜│barrette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pin with a clasp, used by women and girls for holding the hair in place.
╩│barrette, ╛╕noun.
╜│barriada, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a city quarter, especially a slum inhabited by poor migrants from the country.
╩│barriada, ╛╕noun.
╜│barricade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a rough, hastily made barrier for defense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers cut down trees to make a barricade across the road.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fortification, rampart.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any barrier or obstruction.
┴┤ (SYN) block, obstacle, impediment.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to block or obstruct with a barricade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers barricaded the road with fallen trees.┤
├│ 2. ┤to shut in or out with, or as if with, a barricade.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something that stands in the way; something stopping progress or preventing approach; obstacle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dam is a barrier holding back water. (Figurative.) Lack of water was a barrier to settling much of New Mexico.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bar, hindrance.
├│ 2. ┤something that separates or keeps apart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Isthmus of Panama forms a barrier between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.┤
├│ 3. ┤a starting gate in horse racing.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shut in or off by a barrier.
┴┤ (SYN) barricade.
└╕expr. ╡barriers,┤ ┤(Historical.) the palisades enclosing the ground where a tournament was held; lists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At length the barriers were opened, and five knights advanced slowly into the area (Scott).┤
╩│barrier, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│barrier beach,╕
┬┌┤ a long, thin sand ridge built by the action of waves near a shore.
╩│barrier beach,╕
╜│barrier reef,╕
┬┌┤ a long line of rocks or coral reef parallel to the mainland and separated from it by a deep lagoon. The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is more than 1,250 miles long.
╩│barrier reef,╕
╜│barring, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not including; excepting; except.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nobody else knows, barring you and me.┤
├│ 2. ┤except in the event of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Barring a delay, the train will reach Chicago at noon.┤
╩│barring, ╛╕preposition.
╜│barrio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rios.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤in Spanish-speaking countries:
├│ a. ┤a district of a city or town.
├│ b. ┤a local administrative unit approximating a township in the United States.
├│ c. ┤a suburb of a town or city.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a section of a large city in which the population is predominantly Spanish-speaking.
╩│barrio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-rios.╕
╜│barrister, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lawyer in England who can plead in any court.
╩│barrister, ╛╕noun.
╜│barroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a room with a bar for the sale of alcoholic drinks; taproom.
╩│barroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│barroom plant,╕ ╟│= aspidistra.
╩│barroom plant,╕ ╟│= aspidistra.
╜│barrow─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= wheelbarrow.┤
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a two-wheeled handcart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bought fresh oranges and clusters of rich purple grapes from the barrows on Piccadilly (Atlantic).┤
├│ 3. ┤a frame with two short handles at each end, such as a stretcher has, used for carrying a load.
├│ 4. ┤the contents of any of these.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to carry in a barrow.
╩│barrow─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│barrow─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a mound of earth or stones over an ancient grave; tumulus.
╩│barrow─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│barrow─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a castrated male pig.
╩│barrow─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│barrow boy,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a man or boy who sells from a barrow in the street.
╩│barrow boy,╕
╜│barrowman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a costermonger.
╩│barrowman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│barrulet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) a diminutive of the bar, usually one-fourth of its width.
╩│barrulet, ╛╕noun.
╜│barry, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) (of the field) divided into bars.
╩│barry, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bars, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the upper, toothless part of the gums of a horse, to which the bit is fitted.
├│ 2. ┤the part of a horse's bit that fits crosswise in the animal's mouth.
├│ 3. ┤either of the recurved ends of the wall of a horse's hoof where they curve in to the sole.
╩│bars, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│barshoe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a horseshoe with a flat iron plate extending across the rear to protect the frog of the horse's hoof.
╩│barshoe, ╛╕noun.
╜│bar sinister,╕
┬┌┤ a diagonal bar on a coat of arms wrongly supposed to indicate illegitimate descent.
╩│bar sinister,╕
╜│barstool, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of various, usually high and often cushioned, stools used at a bar.
╩│barstool, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bart.,╕
┬┌┤ baronet.
╩│Bart.,╕
╜│bartend, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) to tend a bar; work as a bartender.
╩│bartend, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bartender, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man who serves alcoholic drinks to customers at a bar; barkeeper.
╩│bartender, ╛╕noun.
╜│barter, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to exchange (one kind of goods or services for another).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indians bartered furs for beads and guns. (Figurative.) The citizens bartered their freedom for protection against raids.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to trade by exchanging one kind of goods or services for other goods or services without using money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By offering their services as guides, the Indians were able to barter for blankets and knives.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of trading by exchanging goods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nations sometimes trade by barter instead of paying money for the things they need.┤
├│ 2. ┤exchange.
├│ 3. ┤something bartered.
└╕expr. ╡barter away,┤ ┤to give away without an equal return, and especially dishonorably or unwisely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to barter away one's soul for wealth.┤
┼╕noun ╡barterer.┤
╩│barter, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│Barthian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) or with Barthianism.
╩│Barthian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Barthianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the theological doctrines of Karl Barth, associated with the Protestant movement of neoorthodoxy.
╩│Barthianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bartholin gland,
┬┌┤ either of a pair of small, oval glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina, that secrete mucus.
╩│Bartholin gland,
╜│Bartholomew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ ╡Saint,┤ one of the Twelve Apostles. Saint Bartholomew's Day is August 24.
╩│Bartholomew, ╛╕noun.
╜│bartizan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, overhanging turret on a wall or tower.
╩│bartizan, ╛╕noun.
╜│bartizaned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with a bartizan or bartizans.
╩│bartizaned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bartlett pear,
┬┌┤ a large, juicy kind of yellow pear, native to England, introduced and widely distributed in the United States by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
╩│Bartlett pear,
╜│barton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a farmyard.
├│ 2. ┤a demesne farm.
╩│barton, ╛╕noun.
╜│bartonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several large-flowered, prickly plants of western North America.
├│ 1. ┤any one of various American herbaceous plants of the gentian family, with small, yellowish flowers.
╩│bartonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baruch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the secretary and friend of Jeremiah (in the Bible, Jeremiah 32:12-14; 36:4-32).
├│ 2a. ┤a book of the Old Testament Apocrypha supposedly written by him. (Abbr:) Bar.
├│ b. ┤either of two books of revelation attributed to him.
╩│Baruch, ╛╕noun.
╜│barwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red dyewood from a tree of the pea family, of western Africa.
╩│barwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│barycenter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the center of gravity.
╩│barycenter, ╛╕noun.
╜│barycentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the center of gravity.
╩│barycentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baryon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a class of heavy elementary particles that includes the proton, neutron, and hyperons.
╩│baryon, ╛╕noun.
╜│baryonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with baryons.
╩│baryonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baryon number,╕
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) a quantum number equal to the number of baryons minus the number of antibaryons. The baryon number remains the same throughout any reaction.
╩│baryon number,╕
╜│barysphere, ╛╕noun. ╟│= centrosphere ╕(def. 2).
╩│barysphere, ╛╕noun. ╟│= centrosphere ╕(def. 2).
╜│baryta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a whitish powder, barium oxide, used in the manufacture of glass and of barium salts; heavy earth.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) ╡= barium.┤
╩│baryta, ╛╕noun.
╜│barytes, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barite.
╩│barytes, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barite.
╜│barytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with, formed of, or containing baryta.
╩│barytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baryton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a viola da gamba having a set of extra sympathetic strings.
├│ 2. ┤╡= euphonium.┤
╩│baryton, ╛╕noun.
╜│barytone─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) baritone.
╩│barytone─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│barytone─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ in Greek grammar:
├╕adj. ┤ ┤not having the acute accent on the last syllable.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a barytone word.
╩│barytone─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│B.A.S.┐╕ or │B.A.Sc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Agricultural Science.
├│ 2. ┤Bachelor of Applied Science.
╩│B.A.S.┐╕ or │B.A.Sc.,╕
╜│basal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fundamental; basic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Young children learn to read from basal readers.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the base; at the base; forming the base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a skyscraper built on basal rock.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Physiology.)
├│ a. ┤of or designating the minimum level at which vital activity of an organism continues (a state of rest).
├│ b. ┤of an amount sufficient to maintain this level.
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.) located at or growing from the base of a plant.
├│ 5. ┤of or inducing an unconscious state preparatory to supplemental anesthetization.
┼╕adv. ╡basally.┤
╩│basal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basal cell,╕
┬┌┤ any of a variety of cells situated on the layer of the epithelium.
╩│basal cell,╕
╜│basal metabolic rate,╕
┬┌┤ the measure of basal metabolism.
╩│basal metabolic rate,╕
╜│basal metabolism,╕
┬┌┤ the amount of energy used by an animal or plant at rest, used as a standard for comparing metabolism under varying conditions. The basal metabolism for a man 30 years old is between 1,400 and 1,500 calories per day.
╩│basal metabolism,╕
╜│basalt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hard, dark-colored rock of volcanic origin. It often occurs in a form resembling a group of columns.
├│ 2. ┤╡= basalt ware.┤
╩│basalt, ╛╕noun.
╜│basalt glass,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of black basalt having a resinous luster and brittle texture; tachylyte.
╩│basalt glass,╕
╜│basaltic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with basalt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. basaltic lava.┤
├│ 2. ┤like basalt.
╩│basaltic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basaltiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of basalt; columnar.
╩│basaltiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basaltoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling basalt.
╩│basaltoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basalt ware,╕
┬┌┤ a black, unglazed stoneware having a dull gloss, designed by Josiah Wedgwood.
╩│basalt ware,╕
╜│basan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ sheepskin tanned in bark, such as oak bark or larch bark, used especially for bookbinding; basil.
╩│basan, ╛╕noun.
╜│basanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a black, siliceous rock; touchstone.
╩│basanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bas bleu,
┬┌┤ (French.) a bluestocking.
╩│bas bleu,
╜│bascule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device that works like a seesaw, counterbalancing heavy moving parts with weights.
╩│bascule, ╛╕noun.
╜│bascule bridge,╕
┬┌┤ a drawbridge that tilts up to open by pivoting on a horizontal shaft and is counterbalanced by a weight.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the part on which anything stands or rests; underlying support; bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This big machine rests on a wide steel base. We camped at the base of the mountain.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the thing or part on which something depends; basis; foundation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sound base for reform, a clear base for action. The new law to increase spending for schools was a good base for building more schools.┤
├│ 3. ┤the most important element of anything; essential part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most canned dog food has a meat base. This paint has an oil base.┤
├│ 4. ┤the place that is a station or goal in certain games, such as baseball or hide-and-seek.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His home run doesn't count because he failed to touch third base.┤
├│ 5. ┤a starting place; headquarters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The base for our hike up the mountain was a campground beside a brook. The Red Cross established a base to distribute supplies to flood victims in the area.┤
├│ 6a. ┤a chemical compound that reacts with an acid to form a salt. Bases are bitter to the taste, have a soapy feel, and turn red litmus paper blue in water solution. Bases yield ions composed of hydrogen and oxygen in which hydrogen is replaceable by an acid radical. The pH value of a base is more than 7. Sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide are common bases.
├│ b. ┤any ionic or molecular substance which can take on a proton.
├│ c. ┤any molecule or ion that has available an unshared pair of electrons.
├│ 7a. ┤the part of a column on which the shaft stands.
├│ b. ┤the part at the bottom of a wall or monument, especially when treated as a distinct feature.
├│ c. ┤the lowest division of any structure.
├│ 8a. ┤the part of an organ of an animal or plant nearest its point of attachment.
├│ b. ┤the point of attachment.
├│ 9. ┤the line or surface on which a geometrical figure is supposed to rest. Any side of a triangle can be its base.
├│ 10. ┤(Mathematics.)
├│ a. ┤the number that is a definite starting point for a system of numbers. 10 is the base of the decimal system of arithmetic.
├│ b. ┤the aggregate of the vectors or functions in terms of which other vectors or functions are to be given as sums.
├│ 11. ┤(Genetics.) any of the four chemical compounds, adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine (or uracil) that are present in nucleic acid and combine in various ways to form the genetic code.
├│ 12. ┤(Surveying.) a line used as a starting point; base line.
├│ 13. ┤(Heraldry.) the lower part of an escutcheon (specifically, the width of a bar separated from the bottom by a horizontal line).
├│ 14. ┤(Grammar.) the form of a word to which prefixes or suffixes are attached; root; stem; theme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In English, the imperative form is the base, or simple, form of the verb (Paul Roberts).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to set up and keep going; establish; found.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His large business was based on good service. The movie ... claims to be based on classical legends (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or form a base or foundation for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The builders based girders for the tall building on deep concrete foundations.┤
├│ 3. ┤to station.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Coast Guard bases rescue units along the ocean shores.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that forms a base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a base color.┤
├│ 2. ┤that serves as a base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a base camp, a base price.┤
└╕expr. ╡load the bases,┤ ┤(in baseball) to put runners on all three bases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With the bases loaded a home run could have saved the team from defeat.┤
└╕expr. ╡off base,┤
├│ a. ┤(U.S. Informal.) incorrect; wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His criticism is off base.┤
├│ b. ┤(in military use) out of bounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier was arrested for being off base after the curfew.┤
└╕expr. ╡touch base with,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to have communication with; contact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] quickly outraged White House staffers by choosing his top assistants without touching base with the President (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game played with bat and ball by two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases arranged as a diamond. A player making a complete circuit of the bases, under the rules, scores a run. The two teams alternately field and bat in each of the (usually) nine innings. The team with the larger number of runs wins.
├│ 2. ┤the ball used in this game.
╩│baseball, ╛╕noun.
╜│baseboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a line of boards around the walls of a room, next to the floor. In Great Britain it is called a ╖skirting board,┤ or ╖skirting.┤
├│ 2. ┤a board at or forming the base of anything.
╩│baseboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│baseborn, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤born of slaves, peasants, or other humble parents.
┴┤ (SYN) plebeian.
├│ 2. ┤born of parents not married to each other; illegitimate.
├│ 3. ┤of base origin or nature.
╩│baseborn, ╛╕adjective.
╜│base box,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of measure for tin plate equivalent to an area of 31,360 square inches.
╩│base box,╕
╜│base bullion,╕
┬┌┤ a base metal with appreciable amounts of a precious metal or metals.
╩│base bullion,╕
╜│baseburner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a furnace, stove, or water heater fed automatically either from a hopper or a gas line as the fuel at its base is consumed.
╩│baseburner, ╛╕noun.
╜│basecourt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lower or outer court of a castle, occupied by the servants.
╩│basecourt, ╛╕noun.
╜│based, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad-based.┤
╩│based, ╛╕adjective.
╜│base exchange,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= ion exchange.┤
├│ 2. ┤(in the U.S. Air Force) ╡= Post Exchange.┤
╩│base exchange,╕
╜│base hit,╕
┬┌┤ a successful hitting of the baseball by a batter so that he gets at least to first base without the help of a defensive error and without forcing out one of his teammates.
╩│base hit,╕
╜│base hospital,╕
┬┌┤ a military hospital at some place distant from the area of active operations.
╩│base hospital,╕
╜│baseless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without foundation; groundless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rumor is baseless if it is not supported by facts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unfounded.
┼╕adv. ╡baselessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡baselessness.┤
╩│baseless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│base level,╕
┬┌┤ the theoretical limit to which a stream tends to erode its valley, as the level of the sea or of a lake.
╩│base level,╕
╜│base line┐,╕ or │baseline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a line used as a base, from which operations are carried on, or on which they depend or rest.
├│ 2a. ┤(Baseball.) the unmarked lane or path between one base and the next. A player must keep to it while remaining between bases.
├│ b. ┤(Tennis.) the line at either end of the court parallel to the net.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He began to net his returns and overdrive the base line (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Surveying.) any precisely determined line forming a side of a triangle, so that when the adjacent angles are measured, the relative position of the third vertex is determined.
╩│base line┐,╕ or │baseline, ╛╕noun.
╜│basellaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a small family of tropical, (usually) climbing, herbaceous plants, including the Madeira vine.
╩│basellaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│base load,╕
┬┌┤ that quantity of electrical power that a power plant or power system must deliver in order to satisfy ordinary or minimum needs.
╩│base load,╕
╜│baseman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a baseball player guarding first, second, or third base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The runner got caught between the third baseman and the catcher.┤
╩│baseman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│basement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the lowest story of a building, partly or wholly below ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many basements flooded when the river overflowed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cellar.
├│ 2. ┤the lowest division of the wall of a building or the lowest part above ground of a building as a whole.
├│ 3. ┤╡= basement complex.┤
╩│basement, ╛╕noun.
╜│basement complex,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a deposit of chiefly metamorphic and igneous rocks under the stratified rocks of any region.
╩│basement complex,╕
╜│basement membrane,╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a thin, delicate layer or membrane under the epithelium.
╩│basement membrane,╕
╜│basement rock,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) the dense underlying rock of a basement complex.
╩│basement rock,╕
╜│base metal,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any metal inferior to or less costly than a precious metal, such as tin, lead, copper, and zinc.
├│ 2. ┤the chief metallic element in an alloy.
├│ 3. ┤any metal that is cut, welded, or plated.
╩│base metal,╕
╜│basenji, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jis.╕
┬┌┤ a small, reddish, terrierlike hunting dog native to Africa, distinguished by its inability to bark. It has recently been introduced into the United States as a pet.
╩│basenji, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jis.╕
╜│base on balls,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) a base allowed to a batter after the pitcher has thrown four balls; walk.
╩│base on balls,╕
╜│base pair,╕
┬┌┤ (Genetics.) two bases, either adenine and thymine, or guanine and cytosine, which pair off in the replication of DNA.
╩│base pair,╕
╜│base pay,╕
┬┌┤ a rate of pay established for a particular job, to which may be added certain increases for length of service, changes in the cost of living, and other benefits.
╩│base pay,╕
╜│base period,╕
┬┌┤ (Commerce.) a period of normal or average business activity, used as a basis of comparison for calculating an increase or decline in prices, wages, taxes, and other statistical data for any given year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It cost the typical family $11.04 last month to buy goods and services that cost $10 in the base period (New York Times).┤
╩│base period,╕
╜│baseplate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any flat piece that serves as a foundation or support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a TV camera baseplate.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= bedplate.┤
╩│baseplate, ╛╕noun.
╜│base runner,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) a player on the team at bat who is on base or running between two bases.
╩│base runner,╕
╜│bases─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡base┤ (1).
╩│bases─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bases─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡basis.┤
╩│bases─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│base surge,╕
┬┌┤ a cloud of small, highly radioactive drops of water that moves outward in the atmosphere from the point immediately above an underwater nuclear explosion.
╩│base surge,╕
╜│bash, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to strike with a smashing blow; hit very hard.
├│ 2. ┤to set upon vigorously with hostile words, arguments, or abuse; assail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The premier knew he could "win votes by bashing Brits," now that Canada was a multiethnic society (Tom McArthur).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a smashing blow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bash in the face.┤
├│ 2. ┤a big party or meal; blowout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was already planning a big bash ... in the Savoy Grill the night before he sailed for home (John O'Hara).┤
└╕expr. ╡have a bash┤ (╡at┤), ┤(British Slang.) to give a try; attempt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You've got to do it yourself but I'll have a bash with you (Listener).┤
┼╕noun ╡basher.┤
╩│bash, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│basha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) a bamboo hut with a thatched roof.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Malaria" means chills and fever and sweating in bashas (James Phinney Baxter).┤
╩│basha, ╛╕noun.
╜│bashaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an important person, especially one who is haughty and imperious; grandee.
├│ 2. ┤╡= pasha.┤
╩│bashaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│bashful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl was too bashful to greet us.┤
┴┤ (SYN) timid, coy, diffident.
├│ 2. ┤of or like that of a bashful person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bashful smile.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bashfully.┤
┼╕noun ╡bashfulness.┤
╩│bashful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bashibazouk┐╕ or │bashi-bazouk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Historical.) a mercenary soldier belonging to the irregular mounted troops of the Turkish Army, noted for lawlessness and cruelty.
╩│bashibazouk┐╕ or │bashi-bazouk, ╛╕noun.
╜│basho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │basho.╕
┬┌┤ a fifteen-match tournament in sumo wrestling.
╩│basho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │basho.╕
╜│basic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤forming the basis or base; fundamental.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the basic processes of arithmetic.┤
┴┤ (SYN) essential.
├│ 2. ┤being a basis or starting point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a basic scale of pay.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.)
├│ a. ┤of or being a base; alkaline.
├│ b. ┤having the base in excess; having more than one equivalent of the base for each equivalent of acid.
├│ 4. ┤containing less than about 52 per cent of silica in rock.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an essential part; fundamental principle, rule, or other factor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the basics of flying.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) ╡= basic training.┤
┼╕adv. ╡basically.┤
╩│basic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Basic─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= Basic English.
╩│Basic─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= Basic English.
╜│BASIC┐╕ or │Basic─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a computer language made up of a blend of simple English and elementary algebra, used to introduce students to programming.
╩│BASIC┐╕ or │Basic─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│basic anhydride,╕
┬┌┤ the oxide of a metal.
╩│basic anhydride,╕
╜│basic crop┐╕ or │commodity,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any crop essential to the economy, especially one receiving high Federal price support.
╩│basic crop┐╕ or │commodity,╕
╜│basic dress,╕
┬┌┤ a woman's dress of simple design and in a single color, that may be adapted to use on various occasions by adding accessories.
╩│basic dress,╕
╜│Basic English,╕
┬┌┤ a system to simplify English devised by Charles K. Ogden, utilizing a vocabulary of 850 words and a confined grammatical system, intended for use as an international auxiliary language and in teaching English to foreigners.
╩│Basic English,╕
╜│basicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤the quality or condition of being a base.
├│ 2. ┤the power of an acid to combine with bases, dependent on the number of atoms of hydrogen contained in the acid, which are replaceable by a metal.
╩│basicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│Basic Law┐╕ or │basic law,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a written statement of the fundamental organization of the government of a nation or state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Yeltsin] convened a constitutional conference to draft a new Basic Law for Russia, which would enshrine a powerful new presidency and a much-weakened parliament (Jonathan Steele).┤
├│ 2. ┤the organization of the government of Hong Kong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Patten] said his ideas did not contradict the Basic Law, China's stated plan for Hong Kong after 1997 (World Book Year Book).┤
╩│Basic Law┐╕ or │basic law,╕
╜│basic pay,╕ ╟│= base pay.
╩│basic pay,╕ ╟│= base pay.
╜│basic process,╕
┬┌┤ a process of manufacturing steel or other ferrous metal, in which the furnace is lined and the charge is supplemented with lime, magnesite, dolomite, basic slag, or other basic substance by which the phosphorus in the pig iron is absorbed.
╩│basic process,╕
╜│basic research,╕
┬┌┤ research into the fundamental nature, structure, and properties of anything, especially research aimed at solving theoretical problems with no immediate practical applications.
╩│basic research,╕
╜│basic science,╕
┬┌┤ that part of science which is concerned solely or primarily with basic research.
╩│basic science,╕
╜│basic slag,╕
┬┌┤ (Metallurgy.) a slag in which the ratio of bases to acids is comparatively high. It is produced during the basic process of manufacturing steel, and is itself an important medium in this process. it is also a phosphate fertilizer of considerable agricultural value.
╩│basic slag,╕
╜│basic training,╕
┬┌┤ the schooling in military fundamentals of recruits in the armed forces, carried out over a period of two to four months.
╩│basic training,╕
╜│basic wage,╕ ╟│= base pay.
╩│basic wage,╕ ╟│= base pay.
╜│basidia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡basidium.┤
╩│basidia, ╛╕noun.
╜│basidial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having a basidium or basidia.
╩│basidial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basidiomycete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a large class of fungi that includes smuts, rusts, mushrooms, and puffballs. The basidiomycetes are characterized by the formation of spores on a basidium.
╩│basidiomycete, ╛╕noun.
╜│basidiomycetous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the basidiomycetes.
╩│basidiomycetous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basidiospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the spores produced on a basidium.
╩│basidiospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│basidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a small, club-shaped structure on basidiomycetes, generally the swollen terminal cell of a hypha, which produces spores, usually four, at the tips of minute stalks.
╩│basidium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│basifixed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) attached by the base or lower end.
╩│basifixed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basil─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a sweet-smelling plant used in cooking; sweet basil. Basil is a tropical plant of the same family as the mint, and is added to soups, salads, meats, and other dishes to give a pleasant, spicy flavor.
╩│basil─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│basil─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= basan.
╩│basil─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= basan.
╜│basilar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
╩│basilar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basilary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= basilar.
╩│basilary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= basilar.
╜│Basilian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Saint Basil (330?-379?), a Greek father of the Christian church.
╩│Basilian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basilic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a basilica; resembling a basilica.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a large vein on the inner side of the upper arm.
├│ 3. ┤royal; sovereign.
╩│basilic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basilica, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an oblong hall with a row of columns at each side, separating the high main portion from the side aisles, and a structure in the shape of a half circle at one end, sometimes at both ends. The ancient Romans used such buildings for law courts and public meetings.
├│ 2a. ┤an early Christian church built in this form, with an apse at the east end.
├│ b. ┤any building of oblong plan, especially one having a high central portion.
├│ 3. ┤(in the Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred by the Pope on a church, giving it certain rights and privileges.
╩│basilica, ╛╕noun.
╜│basilical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= basilic.
╩│basilical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= basilic.
╜│basilican, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ basilic; of a basilica.
╩│basilican, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basilisk, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(in ancient and medieval legend) a reptile whose breath and look were thought to be fatal; cockatrice. It was supposed to be somewhat like a lizard, to have a black-and-yellow skin and fiery red eyes, and to be hatched by a serpent from an egg laid by a rooster.
├│ 2. ┤a tropical American lizard with a crest along its head and back, which it can raise and lower, related to the iguanas.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like that of the legendary basilisk; fiery; blazing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) basilisk wrath.┤
╩│basilisk, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│basin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wide, shallow dish for holding liquids; bowl.
├│ 2. ┤the amount that a basin can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They have wasted more than a basin of water already.┤
├│ 3. ┤a shallow area containing water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Part of the harbor is a yacht basin.┤
├│ 4. ┤all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it; river basin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Mississippi basin extends from the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains.┤
├│ 5. ┤a depression where the rivers have no outlets.
┼╕adj. ╡basinlike.┤
╩│basin, ╛╕noun.
╜│basined, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ enclosed in a basin.
╩│basined, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basinet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of steel helmet common in the 1200's and 1300's that covered the back and sides of the neck. Also, ╡basnet.┤
╩│basinet, ╛╕noun.
╜│basing point,
┬┌┤ a manufacturing or shipping center chosen as the base of a system of graduated prices or freight rates, regardless of actual shipping costs or similar factors.
╩│basing point,
╜│basin range,╕
┬┌┤ a type of mountain range formed by the faulting and tilting of a block of strata.
╩│basin range,╕
╜│basion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the middle anterior border of the foramen magnum of the skull.
╩│basion, ╛╕noun.
╜│basipetal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) developing from the apex downward toward the base.
╩│basipetal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bases.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part on which anything stands for essential support; fundamental principle; foundation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The basis of their friendship was a common interest in sports. We judge a worker on the basis of his performance.┤
┴┤ (SYN) support. See also syn. under ╡base┤ (1).┤
├│ 2. ┤the main part; base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The basis of his business is making watches but he also sells jewelry. The money he got from his father was the basis for a new business.┤
┴┤ (SYN) groundwork, footing.
├│ 3. ┤the principal ingredient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The basis of this medicine is an oil.┤
╩│basis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bases.╕
╜│bask, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to warm oneself pleasantly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat basks in the warm sunshine.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to feel great pleasure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He basked in the love of his family.┤
┴┤ (SYN) luxuriate.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to warm pleasantly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We basked ourselves in the sun.┤
┼╕noun ╡basker.┤
╩│bask, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│Baskerville, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various styles of printing type based on those designed by John Baskerville (1706-1775), an English printer and type designer.
╩│Baskerville, ╛╕noun.
╜│basket, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container made of twigs, grasses, fibers, strips of wood, or the like, woven together or made of plastic to imitate this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother keeps the laundry in a clothes basket.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount that a basket holds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We ate a basket of peaches.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything that looks like or is shaped like a basket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This metal wastepaper basket is dented.┤
├│ 4. ┤the structure beneath a balloon for carrying passengers, ballast, or material of any sort.
├│ 5a. ┤a ring with a net shaped like a basket, but open at the bottom, used as a goal in basketball.
├│ b. ┤a score made in basketball by tossing the ball through this ring with a net.
├│ 6. ┤╡= basket hilt.┤
├│ 7. ┤the ring on a ski pole to keep it from sinking into deep snow.
├│ 8. ┤a section of an agreement, or especially a diplomatic declaration, into which the parties to the negotiations include a variety of related proposals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The 'basket' dealing with ... economics, science, technology and the environment was the least controversial (John C. Garnett).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put in a basket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to basket fruit for market.┤
┼╕adj. ╡basketlike.┤
╩│basket, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│basketball, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game played with a large, round ball between two teams of five players each. The players try to toss the ball through a ring into a net shaped like a basket but open at the bottom. The ball is dribbled, or thrown from player to player.
├│ 2. ┤the ball used in this game.
╩│basketball, ╛╕noun.
╜│basket case,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who has lost both arms and both legs.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a person who has had a mental breakdown; nervous wreck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are various degrees of mental illness and a person needn't be a basket case before he decides he should talk things over with a professional (Ann Landers).┤
╩│basket case,╕
╜│basket cell,╕
┬┌┤ one of a layer of tiny, star-shaped cells in the cerebellum whose axons develop terminal branches in a basketlike pattern.
╩│basket cell,╕
╜│basket chair,╕
┬┌┤ a type of wicker chair.
╩│basket chair,╕
╜│basket cloth,╕
┬┌┤ any fabric woven in imitation of the plaiting of a basket.
╩│basket cloth,╕
╜│basketfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various small sea animals resembling a starfish, with slender rays divided into branches which frequently interlace to give a basketlike appearance; basketstar.
╩│basketfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│basket flower,╕
┬┌┤ an annual plant of the composite family, native to the southwestern United States, having involucres in the form of a basket.
╩│basket flower,╕
╜│basketful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much as a basket can hold.
╩│basketful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│basket hilt,╕
┬┌┤ a sword hilt of strips of steel curved into basket shape to protect the hand.
╩│basket hilt,╕
╜│Basket Makers,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several North American Indian cultures of the southwestern United States that preceded the Pueblo.
╩│Basket Makers,╕
╜│basket meeting,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a religious meeting held in the form of a picnic.
╩│basket meeting,╕
╜│basket-of-gold, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a perennial plant of the mustard family with yellow flowers and grayish foliage.
╩│basket-of-gold, ╛╕noun.
╜│basketry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art of making baskets.
├│ 2. ┤basketwork; baskets.
╩│basketry, ╛╕noun.
╜│basketstar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= basketfish.
╩│basketstar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= basketfish.
╜│basket weave,╕
┬┌┤ a weave in cloth that looks like the interlaced weave used in making baskets.
╩│basket weave,╕
╜│basket willow,╕ ╟│= osier ╕(def. 1).
╩│basket willow,╕ ╟│= osier ╕(def. 1).
╜│basketwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤work woven like a basket; wickerwork.
├│ 2. ┤the art or occupation of making baskets.
╩│basketwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│basking shark,
┬┌┤ a large shark, harmless to man, which often floats on the surface of the water to bask in the sun. It ranges in length from about 15 to as much as 40 feet at maturity, and is found in the Northern Hemisphere from arctic waters as far south as Portugal, Virginia, and California.
╩│basking shark,
╜│bas mitzvah,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a confirmation ceremony held in a Reform or Conservative synagogue when a Jewish girl becomes thirteen years old, corresponding to the bar mitzvah for boys.
┬┌┤ a wide, shallow bowl used in religious services; basin.
╩│bason, ╛╕noun.
╜│basophil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cell, especially a white blood cell, that stains readily with a basic dye.
├│ 2. ┤a white blood cell having basophilic granules in the cytoplasm.
╩│basophil, ╛╕noun.
╜│basophile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= basophil.
╩│basophile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= basophil.
╜│basophilia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an excessive number of basophils in the blood.
├│ 2. ┤the presence of basophilic red blood cells in leukemia, lead poisoning, and certain other conditions.
╩│basophilia, ╛╕noun.
╜│basophilic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ staining readily with a basic dye.
╔┤ ╢Ex. basophilic blood cells.┤
╩│basophilic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│basophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= basophilic.
╩│basophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= basophilic.
╜│Basque, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of an ancient people inhabiting the western Pyrenees, in southern France and northern Spain, differing in origin from other Europeans.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this people. It is an agglutinative language supposed to derive from that of the ancient Iberians, and is related to no other language now spoken in Europe.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Basques or their language.
╩│Basque, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│basque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman's close-fitting bodice that extends below the waist.
├│ 2. ┤the continuation of a bodice, forming a kind of short skirt.
╩│basque, ╛╕noun.
╜│bas-relief, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ carving or sculpture in which the figures stand out only slightly from the background; low relief. Also ╡basso-relievo.┤
╩│bas-relief, ╛╕noun.
╜│bass─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │basses,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the lowest male voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His bass could be heard booming out of the shower.┤
├│ 2. ┤a singer with such a voice; basso.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The opera star is a fine bass.┤
├│ 3. ┤a part in music for such a voice, or for a corresponding instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who will sing the bass?┤
├│ 4a. ┤an instrument playing such a part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most small orchestras have a string bass.┤
├│ b. ┤the low tones of an instrument. (Abbr:) b.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a deep, low sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bass note.┤
├│ 2a. ┤for the lowest part in music.
├│ b. ┤that can sing such a part.
╩│bass─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │basses,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bass─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │basses╕ or (collectively) │bass.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American fish with spiny fins. Bass live in fresh water or in the ocean and most kinds are used for food, as the black bass, striped bass, calico bass, sea bass, and rock bass.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various other fishes belonging to the perch family.
╩│bass─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │basses╕ or (collectively) │bass.╕
╜│bass─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= basswood.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) bast; phloem.
╩│bass─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bassarisk, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cacomistle.
╩│bassarisk, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cacomistle.
╜│bass-bar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an oblong wooden bar running lengthwise within instruments of the violin class, designed to strengthen them against the pressure of the bridge and the tension of the strings.
╩│bass-bar, ╛╕noun.
╜│bass-baritone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a male voice with a timbre more resembling that of a bass than of a baritone although its range does not include the lowest bass tones.
├│ 2. ┤a person having such a voice.
╩│bass-baritone, ╛╕noun.
╜│bass clef,
┬┌┤ a symbol in music showing that the pitch of the notes on a staff is below middle C; F clef.
╩│bass clef,
╜│bass drum,
┬┌┤ a large drum that makes a deep, low tone, of no fixed pitch, when struck on one or both of its heads. It is the largest drum now used and is played with its two drumheads usually in a perpendicular position.
╩│bass drum,
╜│basset─╕ (1), ╛noun, ┐or │basset hound,╕
┬┌┤ a dog with short legs and a long body. It is built somewhat like a dachshund, but larger and heavier, and has large ears that hang down. Bassets are used in hunting or kept as pets.
╩│basset─╕ (1), ╛noun, ┐or │basset hound,╕
╜│basset─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the edge of a stratum of rock or ore showing at the surface of the ground; outcrop.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to crop out at the surface of strata.
╩│basset─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│basset─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a card game somewhat resembling faro, invented in Venice, popular throughout Europe during the 1700's.
╩│basset─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│basse-taille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an almost transparent enamel laid in thin coats over a design engraved in metal.
╩│basse-taille, ╛╕noun.
╜│basset horn,╕
┬┌┤ an alto clarinet in F, of somewhat greater compass than the ordinary clarinet and slightly bent at top and bottom. It has been replaced by the clarinet in E flat.
╩│basset horn,╕
╜│basset hound,╕ ╟│= basset╕ (1).
╩│basset hound,╕ ╟│= basset╕ (1).
╜│bass fiddle,
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a double bass.
╩│bass fiddle,
╜│bass horn,
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= tuba.┤
├│ 2. ┤a wind instrument devised in the 1700's as an improvement on the serpent.
╩│bass horn,
╜│bassinet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a basketlike cradle for a baby, usually with a hood over one end.
├│ 2. ┤a child's perambulator of a similar shape.
╩│bassinet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bassist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the player of a bass part or a bass instrument.
┬┌┤ a contrabass reduced in size and power but not in compass, and thus adapted to small rooms.
╩│basso da camera,
╜│bassoon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deep-toned wind instrument with a doubled wooden body and a curved metal pipe to which a double reed is attached. The bassoon belongs to the same class as the oboe.
├│ 2. ┤a stop in a reed pipe of an organ, having a quality of tone similar to that of the bassoon.
╩│bassoon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bassoonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays the bassoon.
╩│bassoonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│basso profondo, ╞╕pl. │basso profondos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deep bass voice having a compass of about two octaves above C below the bass staff.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an opening at the front of a loudspeaker cabinet that permits sounds from the back to escape so as to reinforce or improve the reproduction of bass tones.
├│ 2. ┤a speaker equipped with such an opening.
╩│bass reflex,
╜│bass staff,
┬┌┤ a musical staff indicating the bass clef.
╩│bass staff,
╜│bass viol,
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= double bass.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= viola da gamba ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│bass viol,
╜│basswood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any one of several trees having a fine straight-grained hardwood, that grow to a considerable height in their native temperate regions; American linden tree; bass; whitewood.
├│ b. ┤its wood.
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) the tulip tree.
╩│basswood, ╛╕noun.
╜│basswood family,╕
┬┌┤ a family of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, mostly tropical but including the lindens.
╩│basswood family,╕
╜│bast─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the inner layer of the bark of trees that contains cells for carrying sap; phloem.
├│ 2. ┤the tough fiber in the inner bark of certain trees, used especially in making rope and matting.
╩│bast─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bast─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (in Iran) the right or privilege of political sanctuary.
╩│bast─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bastard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a child whose parents are not legally married to each other; illegitimate child.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything inferior or not genuine, especially anything of bad or spurious origin.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) an especially unpleasant, disliked, and usually unscrupulous, person.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤born of parents who are not married to each other; ╖illegitimate.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not genuine; inferior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Such poems by such poets should remove misconceptions about light verse as a kind of bastard poetry (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ an old fort in Paris used as a prison, especially for enemies of the king. A mob captured it on July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution, and later destroyed it.
╩│Bastille, ╛╕noun.
╜│bastille┐╕ or │bastile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prison, especially an oppressive one.
├│ 2. ┤any prison, jail, or other place of detention.
╩│bastille┐╕ or │bastile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bastille Day,╕
┬┌┤ July 14, a French national holiday commemorating the capture of the Bastille. It corresponds to Independence Day (July 4) in the United States.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the moistening of meat while roasting, with drippings or other liquid.
├│ 2. ┤the liquid used.
╩│basting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bastings, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤long, loose stitches to hold cloth in place until the final sewing.
├│ 2. ┤the threads used for these.
╩│bastings, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bastion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a part of a fortification that sticks out so that the defenders can fire at attackers from as many angles as possible.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a stronghold; center of defense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a bastion of free world democracy (Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) defense, fortification.
╩│bastion, ╛╕noun.
╜│bastioned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ provided with or defended by bastions.
╩│bastioned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bastnasite┐╕ or │bastnaesite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ore, a carbonate fluoride of cerium.
╩│bastnasite┐╕ or │bastnaesite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Basuto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-to╕ or │-tos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of the Bantu tribe inhabiting Lesotho (the former Basutoland) and the western border of Natal; Sotho.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those Basutos now dwell among their mountain fastnesses, with only a swathe of fertile soil left to them after their last disastrous war against the Boers (C. C. Spencer).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Basuto.
╩│Basuto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-to╕ or │-tos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bat─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│batted,╕ │batting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a stout wooden stick or club, used to hit the ball in baseball, cricket, and similar games.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hitter swung the bat and hit a home run.┤
├│ b. ┤a racket used in certain games, such as tennis.
├│ c. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a jockey's whip.
├│ 2a. ┤the act of batting.
├│ b. ┤a turn at batting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who goes to bat first?┤
├│ c. ┤a batter or batsman.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a stroke; blow.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a wild time; spree.
├│ 5. ┤Also, ╡batt.┤
├│ a. ┤a sheet of cotton wadding, often used for filling quilts; batting.
├│ b. ┤a felted mass of fur, or of hair and wool, used in making hats.
├│ c. ┤a flexible sheet of fiberglass and rock wool, used for insulation.
├│ 6. ┤a lump or other piece of certain substances, such as brick, plaster, or clay, especially a flat disk used for various purposes in ceramics.
├│ 7. ┤(Dialect and Slang.) rate of stroke or speed; pace.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Baseball.)
├│ 1. ┤to strike, or strike at, the ball with a bat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new pitcher also bats well.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be at bat; take one's turn as a batter.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to hit with a bat; hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The kitten batted the balloon with its paws.┤
└╕expr. ╡at bat,┤ ┤(U.S.) in position to bat; having a turn at batting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our side is at bat.┤
└╕expr. ╡bat around,┤
├│ a. ┤(Slang.) to go from place to place without any definite purpose; move according to the whim of the moment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His parents gave him a shiny 1920 Buick to bat around in (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to discuss (something) freely and more or less at random.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bat a topic around.┤
└╕expr. ╡bat in,┤ ┤(Baseball.) to hit the ball so that a player can score.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bat in a man from second to bat in the winning run.┤
└╕expr. ╡bat out,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to create quickly and more or less casually.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bat out an outline of a story in two hours.┤
└╕expr. ╡carry one's bat,┤ ┤(Cricket.) to be not out when the other ten wickets of an innings have fallen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The team made its runs in less than two hours and carried out its bats.┤
└╕expr. ╡go to bat for,┤ ┤(Informal.) to support the cause of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You need a really important figure to go to bat for you (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡off one's own bat,┤ ┤(Informal.) on one's own initiative; without help from others; single-handedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... initiating off his own bat such enterprises as the famous Broadway Translations (Saturday Review).┤
└╕expr. ╡right off the bat,┤ ┤(Informal.) without hesitation or deliberation; immediately; quickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made two sales right off the bat.┤
└╕expr. ╡take out one's bat,┤ ┤(Cricket.) to be not out at the end of the innings.
╩│bat─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│batted,╕ │batting.╕
╜│bat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a flying mammal with a body like that of a mouse and wings made of thin skin that are supported by the long, slim bones of the forelimbs; chiropter. Bats fly at night and most eat insects, but some live on fruit and a few suck the blood of other mammals. There are over 1000 species, with bodies varying in size from one and a half inches to twelve inches.
├│ 2. ┤a type of bomb with wings, which may be released from an aircraft to glide to its target, guided by radar.
└╕expr. ╡bats in the belfry,┤ (Slang.)
├│ a. ┤the condition of being insane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sahib had bats in his belfry, and must be humoured (Blackwood's Magazine).┤
├│ b. ┤oddness or unpredictability in behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's a case of bats in his belfry on that one subject (R. D. Saunders).┤
└╕expr. ╡blind as a bat,┤ ┤(Informal.) completely blind; totally unable to see.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felt blind as a bat without his glasses.┤
└╕expr. ╡like a bat out of hell,┤ ┤(Slang.) with great speed; recklessly.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; Dutchman.
├│ 2. ┤a native or inhabitant of Batavia (now Djakarta).
╩│Batavian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bat boy,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a young man who takes care of the bats of a baseball team, especially during a game.
╩│bat boy,╕
╜│batch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the quantity of anything made as one lot or set.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our second batch of candy was better than the first.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lot, installment.
├│ 2. ┤a number of persons or things put together or treated together; set.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He caught a big batch of fish. The A.E.C. will not yet divulge which countries have been chosen to send the first batch of students to this school (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3a. ┤the quantity of bread, cookies, or rolls made at one baking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All of the baker's first batch burned.┤
├│ b. ┤the quantity of dough to be used for one baking.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to collect or assemble in a batch or batches.
├│ 2. ┤to measure out for mixing, as cement and gravel for making concrete.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a solution of dung or other alkaline substance used to soften hides in tanning.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to soften (hides) by soaking in such a solution.
╩│bate─╕ (4), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bated,╕ │bating.╕
╜│bat-eared, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having upright ears with rounded tips, somewhat like those of a bat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bat-eared foxhound.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) (of a person) having such ears.
╩│bat-eared, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bateau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaux.╕
┬┌┤ a light riverboat with a flat bottom and tapering ends, used in Canada and Louisiana. Also, ╡batteau.┤
╩│bateau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaux.╕
╜│bateau neck┐╕ or │neckline,╕
┬┌┤ a high neckline on a sweater, dress, or blouse, the line of the fabric being almost straight across from shoulder to shoulder; boat neck or neckline.
╩│bateau neck┐╕ or │neckline,╕
╜│bateleur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a species of eagle found in South Africa, having extremely short tail feathers.
╩│bateleur, ╛╕noun.
╜│Batesian mimicry,
┬┌┤ protective mimicry.
╩│Batesian mimicry,
╜│batfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a family of fishes shaped somewhat like a bat, especially one of a species found in the Atlantic along the coast of the southern United States; sea bat.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sting ray.┤
╩│batfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│batfowl, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to catch birds at night by dazing them with a light, and knocking them down or netting them.
┼╕noun ╡batfowler.┤
╩│batfowl, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bath─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │baths,╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of washing, dipping, or soaking the body, especially for cleansing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took a hot bath.┤
├│ 2. ┤water in a tub for a bath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your bath is ready.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a tub for bathing; bathtub.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a full-length bath.┤
├│ b. ┤a room for bathing; bathroom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bought a house with three bedrooms and two baths.┤
├│ 4. ┤a building containing facilities for bathing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a public bath, a Turkish bath.┤
├│ 5. ┤Often, ╡baths.┤ (in ancient times, especially in Rome) an elaborate establishment used for bathing and also for various forms of exercise and recreation; thermae.
├│ 6. ┤Often, ╡baths.┤ a place or resort with baths for medical treatment, especially in water containing minerals.
├│ 7a. ┤liquid in which something is washed or dipped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bath for developing photographic film.┤
├│ b. ┤the container holding the liquid.
├│ 8a. ┤a device for modifying and regulating the temperature of something by interposing sand, water, oil, or other insulating substance between the fire and the vessel to be heated.
├│ b. ┤the receptacle containing the insulating substance.
├│ 9. ┤(Metallurgy.) the mass of molten metal in a furnace.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(British.) to bathe; wash or immerse in a bath.
└╕expr. ╡take a bath,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to suffer a setback.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the scion of a family that had become wealthy in the silk-dyeing industry in Paterson, but took a bath in the Depression (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bathless.┤
╩│bath─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │baths,╕ ╛verb.
╜│bath─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ either of two ancient Hebrew units of liquid measure, estimated to have been equal to about 7.5 and 9.5 U.S. gallons.
╩│bath─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Bath brick,╕
┬┌┤ a preparation of fine sand containing much silica, molded in the form of a brick, for cleaning and polishing metal.
╩│Bath brick,╕
╜│Bath┐╕ or │bath bun,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a sweet roll made of yeast dough, usually glazed with sugar or covered with candied fruit.
╩│Bath┐╕ or │bath bun,╕
╜│Bath┐╕ or │bath chair,╕
┬┌┤ a wheel chair for invalids, sometimes one with a hood.
╩│Bath┐╕ or │bath chair,╕
╜│bathe, ╛╕verb, ╞│bathed,╕ │bathing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to take a bath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some boys don't like to bathe regularly.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Especially British.) to go swimming; go into a river, lake, or ocean, for pleasure or to get cool.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to bask; be immersed.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give a bath to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is bathing his dog.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lave.
├│ 2. ┤to apply water to; wash or moisten with any liquid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bathe your feet if they are so tired. The doctor told her to bathe her eyes with the lotion.┤
┴┤ (SYN) wet.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to cover or surround.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a field bathed in sunlight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) suffuse.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Especially British.) a bath or swim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His wife suddenly said she wanted to have a bathe at the little bay (Cape Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡bather.┤
╩│bathe, ╛╕verb, ╞│bathed,╕ │bathing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bathetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ showing bathos; characterized by bathos.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole enterprise winds up with a dishevelled, richly bathetic funeral scene (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bathetically.┤
╩│bathetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bathhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers.
├│ b. ┤a small structure for dressing in, on, or near a beach; cabana.
├│ 2. ┤a building fitted for bathing.
╩│bathhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathinette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small folding bathtub covered with a rubberized fabric and used for bathing and dressing infants.
╩│bathinette, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathing beauty,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a participant in a beauty contest among young women in bathing suits.
├│ 2. ┤any very attractive young woman.
╩│bathing beauty,
╜│bathing cap,╕
┬┌┤ a rubber cap for covering the head while swimming.
╩│bathing cap,╕
╜│bathing costume,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a bathing suit.
╩│bathing costume,╕
╜│bathing drawers,╕
┬┌┤ (British, Obsolete.) a bathing suit.
╩│bathing drawers,╕
╜│bathing dress,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a bathing suit.
╩│bathing dress,╕
╜│bathing machine,╕
┬┌┤ a covered vehicle which can be run out into the water and used as a dressing room for a bather.
╩│bathing machine,╕
╜│bathing suit,╕
┬┌┤ a garment worn for swimming.
╩│bathing suit,╕
╜│bath mat,╕
┬┌┤ a mat for use on a bathroom floor or in a bathtub.
╩│bath mat,╕
╜│bath mitzvah, ╟= bas mitzvah.
╩│bath mitzvah, ╟= bas mitzvah.
╜│bathochrome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of atoms or a radical which, when introduced into an organic compound, causes its absorption spectrum to shift toward the red.
╩│bathochrome, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathochromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a bathocrome.
╩│bathochromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│batholite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= batholith.
╩│batholite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= batholith.
╜│batholith, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a great mass of granite or other igneous rock intruded below the surface, commonly along the axis of a mountain range, and sometimes exposed by erosion.
╩│batholith, ╛╕noun.
╜│batholithic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or resembling a batholith.
╩│batholithic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│batholitic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= batholithic.
╩│batholitic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= batholithic.
╜│Bath Oliver,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an unsweetened digestive biscuit.
╩│Bath Oliver,╕
╜│bathometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument to determine the depth of water.
╩│bathometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathorse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a horse for carrying baggage, especially as once used in the British Army.
╩│bathorse, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤ludicrous descent from the elevated to the commonplace in speech or writing. ╖Example:┤ "The exile came back to his home, crippled, unfriended, and hatless."
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some American newspapers found room on page one for long stories full of bathos and penny-a-line Freudian theory (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) anticlimax.
├│ 2. ┤strained or insincere pathos.
╩│bathos, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathrobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, loose garment worn to and from a bath or when resting or lounging.
╩│bathrobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a room fitted out for taking baths, and now usually equipped with a sink and a toilet.
├│ 2. ┤a room containing a toilet.
╩│bathroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│baths, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bath┤ (1) (n. defs. 5, 6).┤
╩│baths, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bath salts,╕
┬┌┤ any of various compounds, especially a scented mixture of sea salts and borax, by which the water of a bath is softened and made fragrant.
╩│bath salts,╕
╜│Bathsheba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the mother of Solomon. King David married her after sending her first husband, Uriah, to his death in combat (in the Bible, II Samuel 11:3-27).
╩│Bathsheba, ╛╕noun.
╜│bath sponge,╕
┬┌┤ a sponge used for bathing.
╩│bath sponge,╕
╜│Bath┐╕ or │bath stone,╕
┬┌┤ a building stone quarried from oolitic formations.
╩│Bath┐╕ or │bath stone,╕
╜│bath towel,╕
┬┌┤ a large, usually thick, towel made of terry cloth for use after bathing.
╩│bath towel,╕
╜│bathtub, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tub to bathe in, especially one permanently fixed in a bathroom.
╩│bathtub, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathtub gin,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) any homemade gin, especially during the period of national prohibition.
╩│bathtub gin,╕
╜│bathwater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ water for a bath.
╩│bathwater, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathyal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the deeper levels of the ocean, especially depths of approximately 600 to 6000 feet.
╩│bathyal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bathybic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living in deep water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bathybic plankton.┤
╩│bathybic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bathygram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a graphic record of water depth obtained from an echo sounder.
╩│bathygram, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathymetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with bathymetry.
╩│bathymetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bathymetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of depth measurement, especially of the sea.
├│ 2. ┤the study of the vertical distribution of animal life in the sea.
╩│bathymetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathypelagic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the depths of the sea.
╩│bathypelagic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bathyphotometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the intensity of light in the sea, especially at a relatively deep level.
╩│bathyphotometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathypitometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the temperature, depth, and rate of movement of a marine current.
╩│bathypitometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathyscaph┐╕ or │bathyscaphe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diving craft consisting of a round steel chamber attached to a hull that can be navigated underwater to explore the depths of the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bathyscaph's basic idea is to imitate underwater the free-flying balloon of the air (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│bathyscaph┐╕ or │bathyscaphe, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathysphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a watertight steel ball with observation windows, lowered by cables from a ship, formerly used to study the depths of the sea and deep-sea life.
╩│bathysphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│bathythermograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the temperature of the sea, especially at a deep level.
╩│bathythermograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│batik, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the art and method of making designs on cloth by dyeing only part at a time, the rest being protected by a removable coating of wax.
├│ 2. ┤a cloth dyed in this way.
├│ 3. ┤a design formed in this way.
├│ 4. ┤a design, consisting of a medley of colors, characteristic of or patterned on that of this art.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made by batik; made of batik.
├│ 2. ┤like batik; brightly or gaily colored.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dye by batik. Also, ╡battik.┤
╩│batik, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bating, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) leaving out of account; excepting; except.
╩│bating, ╛╕preposition.
╜│batiste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fine, thin cloth made of cotton, rayon, or wool. It has the same texture as cambric but is differently finished.
╩│batiste, ╛╕noun.
╜│batman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an enlisted man assigned to act as an officer's orderly.
╩│batman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bat mitzvah, ╟= bas mitzvah.
╩│bat mitzvah, ╟= bas mitzvah.
╜│baton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the light stick or wand used by the leader of an orchestra, chorus, or band to indicate the beat and direct the performance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the conductor lowered the baton the band began to play.┤
├│ 2. ┤a staff or stick used as a mark of office or authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a marshal's baton.┤
├│ 3. ┤a light, hollow metal rod twirled rapidly by a drum major or majorette as a showy display.
├│ 4. ┤the light stick passed from runner to runner in a relay race. Each member of the team carries it for part of the race, passing it on to the next runner as he completes his part of a race.
├│ 5. ┤(Heraldry.) (in England) a sign of illegitimacy. It is a truncheon with the ends cut off so as not to reach the edges of the shield, placed diagonally on a coat of arms, its upper end on the bearer's left.
╩│baton, ╛╕noun.
╜│baton gun,╕
┬┌┤ a weapon shaped somewhat like a baton, designed to shoot bullets made of hard rubber and used especially in riot control.
╩│baton gun,╕
╜│batonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conductor of an orchestra or band.
╩│batonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│batrachian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the division of vertebrate animals consisting of tailless amphibians, typified by the frogs and toads.
├│ 2. ┤like frogs and toads.
├│ 3. ┤of frogs and toads.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a tailless amphibian.
╩│batrachian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│batrachoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ froglike.
╩│batrachoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bat ray,╕ ╟│= sting ray.
╩│bat ray,╕ ╟│= sting ray.
╜│bats, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) batty; crazy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every time I go some place, it's who are you going with, ... when did you do the dishes last, etc., it's driving me bats (Newsweek).┤
╩│bats, ╛╕adjective.
╜│batsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the player whose turn it is to bat in cricket; batter.
╩│batsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│batsmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) the art of batting at cricket; batting performance.
╩│batsmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│Batswana, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-na╕ or │-nas.╕
┬┌┤ a member of the native people of Botswana; Bechuana; Tswana.
╩│Batswana, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-na╕ or │-nas.╕
╜│batt, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bat╕ (1) (def. 5).
╩│batt, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bat╕ (1) (def. 5).
╜│batt.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤battalion.
├│ 2. ┤battery.
╩│batt.,╕
╜│battailous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) warlike.
╩│battailous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│battalia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤order of battle; battle array.
├│ 2. ┤a large body of men in battle array or on the march; a marshaled force.
├│ 3. ┤the main body or center of an army.
╩│battalia, ╛╕noun.
╜│battalion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tactical unit made up of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar organizations. It may be part of a regiment, but separate battalions exist that are administrative as well as tactical units.
├│ 2. ┤any large division of an army organized to act together. (Abbr:) bn.
├│ 3. ┤an army.
├│ 4. ┤any large group organized to work together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A battalion of volunteers helped to rescue the flood victims.┤
└╕expr. ╡battalions,┤ ┤a large number.
╔┤ ╢Ex. battalions of teachers. The soldier-settlers ... came to plant battalions of coffee trees (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│battalion, ╛╕noun.
╜│batteau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaux.╕ ╟│= bateau.
╩│batteau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaux.╕ ╟│= bateau.
╜│battel, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (at Oxford and Durham universities) to have a college account for board and provisions.
┼╕noun ╡batteler.┤
╩│battel, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│battels, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ at Oxford and Durham universities:
├│ 1. ┤college accounts for board and provisions.
├│ 2. ┤all one's college accounts.
╩│battels, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│battement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Ballet.) a movement or pose in which one leg is lifted either high or low.
╩│battement, ╛╕noun.
╜│batten─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strip of wood nailed over the adjoining edges of parallel boards of a door, wall, etc., to strengthen them or cover the cracks.
├│ 2. ┤a board used for flooring, usually 6 or more feet long, 7 inches wide, and 2 1/2 inches thick. Battens may be found in barns, and in some early American houses.
├│ 3. ┤a narrow strip of wood used in any of various ways on shipboard, such as to protect a mast or spar, to keep a sail flat, or to fasten tarpaulins over hatchways.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailors nailed battens over the hatches to hold the covers during the storm.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to strengthen or cover with battens.
└╕expr. ╡batten down,┤┤ to fasten down with or as if with strips of wood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to batten down the hatches before a storm.┤
╩│batten─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│batten─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to grow fat; thrive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cattle battened on the plentiful fodder. (Figurative.) Melancholy sceptics ... who batten on the hideous facts in history (Emerson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) prosper.
├│ 2. ┤to feed greedily; glut oneself.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) to feed to advantage; fatten up; fatten.
┼╕noun ╡battener.┤
╩│batten─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│batten─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a movable bar or arm in a loom which strikes in or closes the weft.
╩│batten─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│batter─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to strike with repeated blows so as to break, or get out of shape; pound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fireman battered the door down with a heavy ax. (Figurative.) Blizzards battered Britain for the third day (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤to repeatedly beat or severely mistreat another person either physically or emotionally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Society genuinely abhors parents who beat children and spouses who batter each other (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤to damage by hard use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The books were old and battered.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to inflict repeated blows; pound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to batter away at a door.┤
├╕noun ┤ (Printing.) │1. ┤a damaged place on the face of printing type or a stereotype plate.
├│ 2. ┤a blur or defect in a sheet produced by bruised type.
├│ 3. ┤the damaged type.
┼╕noun ╡batterer.┤
╩│batter─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│batter─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a thick liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs that becomes solid when cooked. Cakes, pancakes, and muffins are made from batter. A batter may always be poured, as distinguished from ╖dough.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make into a batter.
╩│batter─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│batter─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the player whose turn it is to bat in baseball, cricket, and similar games. Also, (British,) ╡batsman.┤
╩│batter─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│batter─╕ (4), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to slant gradually backward from the base, as a retaining wall.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a decrease in thickness of a wall from base to top, made by slanting the outer face.
╩│batter─╕ (4), ╛verb, noun.
╜│batter board,╕
┬┌┤ one of the boards fastened horizontally to posts near the corners of an excavation to which strings are stretched to mark the outlines of the wall or building.
╩│batter board,╕
╜│battercake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pancake; griddlecake.
╩│battercake, ╛╕noun.
╜│battered child syndrome,
┬┌┤ a condition of severe bruises or other injuries in small children who have been repeatedly beaten or otherwise mistreated by their parents or guardians.
╩│battered child syndrome,
╜│battered-woman syndrome,
┬┌┤ a condition in which a woman's ability to act reasonably is impaired by experiencing repeated physical violence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Evidence about battered-woman syndrome may be the only way to persuade a jury to identify with a killer (Time).┤
╩│battered-woman syndrome,
╜│batterie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Ballet.) a movement in which the dancer beats the calves or feet together during a leap.
╩│batterie, ╛╕noun.
╜│battering ram,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a heavy beam used in ancient and medieval warfare for battering down walls and gates. Some battering rams had an iron piece in the shape of a ram's head mounted on a frame at one end.
├│ 2a. ┤any heavy object used to break down a door or wall.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) anything similar in purpose or effect.
╩│battering ram,╕
╜│batter's box,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) a rectangle marked off in white on either side of the plate, in which a batter must stand while at bat.
╩│batter's box,╕
╜│battery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a container holding materials that produce electricity by chemical action; a single electric cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most flashlights work on two batteries.┤
├│ b. ┤a set of two or more electric cells that produce electric current.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The car won't start because the battery is dead.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any set of similar or connected things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President spoke before a battery of television cameras. If you want this job, you will have to take a battery of tests.┤
├│ 3. ┤a set of similar pieces of equipment such as mounted guns, searchlights, or mortars, used as a unit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four artillery batteries began firing on the enemy.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a platform or fortification equipped with two or more pieces of artillery.
├│ b. ┤a military unit of artillery, usually commanded by a captain and comprising four pieces of artillery together with the soldiers who serve them. A battery corresponds to a company or troop in other branches of the army.
├│ 5. ┤the armament (or any part of it) of a warship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a main battery of 8-inch guns.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Baseball.) the pitcher and catcher together.
├│ 7. ┤a group of closely arranged cages for raising chicks or chickens in a minimum of space.
├│ 8. ┤(Law.) an unlawful beating of another person or any threatening touch to his clothes or body.
├│ 9. ┤(collectively) the percussion instruments of an orchestra.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the action or manner of using or striking with a bat.
├│ 2. ┤cotton or wool pressed into thin layers, used to line comforters or quilts.
╩│batting, ╛╕noun.
╜│batting average,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a decimal fraction indicating a baseball or cricket player's record as a batter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baseball player who is at bat five times and makes two hits has a batting average of .400.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) the level of success maintained by someone in any activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We found out that the batting average was high enough on completing station-to-station calls to make it cheaper always to call station-to-station (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│batting average,╕
╜│batting eye,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) the keenness of sight and speed of reflex required to be a good batter.
╩│batting eye,╕
╜│batting order,╕
┬┌┤ the order in which the members of a baseball or cricket team take their turns at bat.
╩│batting order,╕
╜│battle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a fight between opposing armies, navies, air forces, or any combination of these; combat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The battle for the island lasted six months.┤
├│ b. ┤hostilities between nations; fighting or warfare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier received his wounds in battle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) combat.
├│ 2. ┤a fight between two persons or animals; single combat; duel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The badger and the dog had a ferocious battle in the woods.┤
├│ 3. ┤any fight or contest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The candidates fought a battle of words during the campaign.┤
┴┤ (SYN) strife, conflict, struggle.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a battalion.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take part in a battle; fight; struggle; contend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunter battled with the attacking wolves. (Figurative.) It takes courage to battle for justice.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give battle to; fight against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The swimmer had to battle a strong current.┤
└╕expr. ╡give battle to┤ or ╡do battle ┤(╡with┤ or ╡over┤), ┤to engage in a conflict; fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shall we give battle to the imperialists or not? (Daniel Defoe). They are also preparing to do battle over the budget cuts and tuition fees (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡join battle,┤ ┤to begin to fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, ... and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim (Genesis 14:8).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the order of troops, war vessels, or planes arranged for battle.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) the armor and equipment for battle.
╩│battle array,╕
╜│battle-ax┐╕ or │battle-axe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-axes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ax with a broad blade, formerly used as a weapon in battle. The battle-ax was a weapon of medieval times.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a woman of formidable appearance and temper, especially one who loudly and vigorously asserts her views.
╩│battle-ax┐╕ or │battle-axe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-axes.╕
╜│battle cruiser,╕
┬┌┤ a large, fast warship, having relatively light armor for its size, intended to combine the speed of a cruiser with the firepower of a battleship.
╩│battle cruiser,╕
╜│battle cry,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shout of soldiers rushing into or engaged in battle.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a motto or slogan in any contest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The battle cry of the campaign for mayor was "Down with Corruption."┤
╩│battle cry,╕
╜│battledore, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dored,╕ │-doring.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a paddle or small racket used to hit a shuttlecock back and forth in the game of battledore and shuttlecock.
├│ 2. ┤the game itself, played by two persons.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(Rare.) to drive, toss, or fly to and fro.
╩│battledore, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dored,╕ │-doring.╕
╜│battledore and shuttlecock,╕
┬┌┤ an old game played by two persons, somewhat resembling badminton.
╩│battledore and shuttlecock,╕
╜│battle dress,╕
┬┌┤ a military uniform for use in combat.
╩│battle dress,╕
╜│battle fatigue,╕
┬┌┤ a neurosis resulting from sustained emotional tension and fear, suffered typically by combatant soldiers, and marked by extreme exhaustion; combat fatigue.
╩│battle fatigue,╕
╜│battlefield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the place where a battle is fought or has been fought.
╩│battlefield, ╛╕noun.
╜│battlefront, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where actual fighting between two armies takes place; front.
╩│battlefront, ╛╕noun.
╜│battleground, ╛╕noun. ╟│= battlefield.
╩│battleground, ╛╕noun. ╟│= battlefield.
╜│battle group,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any of the five units of a pentomic army division, usually made up of five companies.
╩│battle group,╕
╜│battle jacket,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a waist-length woolen jacket forming part of a military uniform.
├│ 2. ┤any similar jacket.
╩│battle jacket,╕
╜│battle line,╕ ╟│= line of battle.
╩│battle line,╕ ╟│= line of battle.
╜│battlement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a low wall for defense at the top of a tower or wall, having solid parts alternating with lower parts or openings. Soldiers stood on a platform behind the wall and shot through the openings.
├│ 2. ┤a wall built like this for ornament.
╩│battlement, ╛╕noun.
╜│battlemented, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with or surmounted by battlements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the battlemented ramparts of a city.┤
╩│battlemented, ╛╕adjective.
╜│battleplane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a combat aircraft; warplane.
╩│battleplane, ╛╕noun.
╜│battle royal,╕ ╞pl. │battles royal.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fight in which several persons take part; riot; free-for-all.
├│ 2. ┤a long, hard fight.
╩│battle royal,╕ ╞pl. │battles royal.╕
╜│battle-scarred, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤injured or damaged during a battle.
├│ 2. ┤showing the effects of many battles.
╩│battle-scarred, ╛╕adjective.
╜│battleship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very large warship having heavy armor and the most powerful guns.
╩│battleship, ╛╕noun.
╜│battleship gray,╕
┬┌┤ a bluish-gray color.
╩│battleship gray,╕
╜│battlesome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ given to fighting; quarrelsome.
╩│battlesome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│battle station,╕
┬┌┤ the assigned position to be taken in a time of combat oremergency, especially by a member of the crew of a naval vessel or military aircraft.
╩│battle station,╕
╜│battlewagon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a battleship.
╩│battlewagon, ╛╕noun.
╜│battlewise, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ seasoned or skillful in battle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The battlewise Chinese coxswain kept his head, stayed out of the line of fire (Time).┤
╩│battlewise, ╛╕adjective.
╜│battle-worthy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ suitable for use in combat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. battle-worthy tanks.┤
╩│battle-worthy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│battue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the driving of game from cover toward the hunters.
├│ b. ┤a hunt where this is done.
├│ c. ┤the game thus driven from cover.
├│ 2. ┤any wholesale slaughter.
╩│battue, ╛╕noun.
╜│batture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an alluvial elevation of the bed of a river, especially one of those parts of the Mississippi river bed that are dry or submerged according to the season.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trees that grow out on the batture ... are half covered with water (New Yorker).┤
╩│batture, ╛╕noun.
╜│batty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Slang.) crazy; queer.
├│ 2. ┤of or resembling a bat or bats.
╩│batty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
╜│batwing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling the wing or wings of a bat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a batwing cape, a batwing collar.┤
╩│batwing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│batwing sleeve,╕
┬┌┤ a long sleeve cut deep at the armhole of a dress.
╩│batwing sleeve,╕
╜│batyl alcohol,
┬┌┤ an alcohol found in the liver of sharks and certain other fish, and in yellow bone marrow. It has been used in the experimental treatment of radiation cancer.
╩│batyl alcohol,
╜│baubee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bawbee.
╩│baubee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bawbee.
╜│bauble, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a showy trifle having no real value; gewgaw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Useless toys and trinkets are baubles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gimcrack, knickknack.
├│ 2. ┤(Historical.) a baton surmounted by a head (often that of a fool with asses' ears), carried by a court jester as a mock emblem of office.
╩│bauble, ╛╕noun.
╜│Baucis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) a poor old woman of Phrygia. She and her husband, Philemon, were the only persons hospitable to Zeus and Hermes when they came to the earth in disguise, and were rewarded by the gods, when old, by being turned into trees which were to stand beside each other forever.
╩│Baucis, ╛╕noun.
╜│baud, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of speed in transmitting information, equal to one bit, dot, pulse, or other unit element per second.
╩│baud, ╛╕noun.
╜│baudekin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rich brocade; baldachin.
╩│baudekin, ╛╕noun.
╜│baudrons, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a cat's name, like bruin for the bear.
╩│baudrons, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bauhaus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a school founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius at Weimar, Germany, and later located successively at Dessau, Berlin, and Chicago, to develop a functional architecture based on a correlation between creative design and modern industry and science.
┬┌┤ denoting or calibrated in accordance with a scale first used by Antoine Baume on his hydrometer, widely used in industrial chemistry to measure the specific gravity of liquids. (Abbr:) Be.
╩│Baume, ╛╕adjective.
╜│baum marten,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the dark-brown fur of the pine marten or the beech marten.
├│ 2. ┤the pine marten of Europe.
╩│baum marten,
╜│bauson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a badger.
╩│bauson, ╛╕noun.
╜│bausond, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) (of animals) having a white patch on the forehead, or a white stripe down the face.
╩│bausond, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bauxite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a claylike mineral from which aluminum is obtained. It consists chiefly of aluminum hydroxide but contains some iron and silica. It is used in making alum, firebricks, and abrasives.
╩│bauxite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bav.,╕
┬┌┤ Bavarian.
╩│Bav.,╕
╜│bavardage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) chatter; prattle.
╩│bavardage, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bavarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bavaria, its people, or the form of German spoken in that region.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Bavaria.
├│ 2. ┤the German dialect spoken in Bavaria and adjoining portions of southern Germany and Austria.
╩│Bavarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bavarian cream,╕
┬┌┤ a dessert consisting of whipped gelatin, variously flavored, and whipped cream.
╩│Bavarian cream,╕
╜│bawbee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a half-penny. Also, ╡baubee.┤
╩│bawbee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bawcock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) a fine fellow (in jest or contempt).
╩│bawcock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bawd, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person, especially a woman, who keeps a brothel.
├│ 2. ┤any woman who acts as a pander; procuress.
├│ 3. ┤a prostitute.
╩│bawd, ╛╕noun.
╜│bawdry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤obscenity; lewdness.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) the practice or occupation of a bawd.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to shout or cry out at the top of one's voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost calf was bawling for its mother.┤
┴┤ (SYN) yell, clamor, bellow.
├│ 2. ┤to weep loudly.
┴┤ (SYN) wail.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to utter with bawling; shout at the top of one's voice.
├│ 2. ┤to seek buyers by crying out the nature or price of (one's wares), as a peddler or hawker.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shout at the top of one's voice.
├│ 2. ┤a loud crying.
└╕expr. ╡bawl out,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to scold loudly; reprimand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bawled out his sister for denting his bicycle.┤
┼╕noun ╡bawler.┤
╩│bawl, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bawley, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a small sailboat rigged like a cutter, used for fishing on the coasts of Kent and Essex.
╩│bawley, ╛╕noun.
╜│bawtie┐╕ or │bawty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a dog, especially a large one.
├│ 2. ┤a hare.
╩│bawtie┐╕ or │bawty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│baxter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a baker (originally, a woman baker).
╩│baxter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bay─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a part of a sea or lake extending into the land. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf and larger than a cove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bay of Biscay is part of the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of France and Spain.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) b.
├│ 2. ┤an indentation in a range of hills; level space partly surrounded by hills.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a tract of prairie or open land extending into woods and partly surrounded by them.
╩│bay─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bay─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a long, deep barking, especially of a large dog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunters heard the distant bay of the hounds.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bark with long, deep sounds, as a hound or mastiff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dogs sometimes bay at the moon.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bark at; assail with barking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤to give forth, utter, or express by baying.
├│ 3. ┤to pursue with barking like a pack of hounds.
├│ 4a. ┤to bring to bay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boar broke and the dogs bayed him. He broke again and the dogs bayed him again (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤to hold at bay.
└╕expr. ╡bring to bay,┤ ┤to put in a position from which escape is impossible; force to stand and fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After a long chase the dogs brought the stag to bay at the edge of a cliff. The police brought the robbers to bay in a deserted house.┤
└╕expr. ╡hold┤ (or ╡keep┤) ╡at bay,┤ ┤to hold off or away; resist successfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stag held the hounds at bay. Aspirin kept the fever at bay.┤
└╕expr. ╡stand at bay,┤ ┤to stand and fight when escape is impossible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stag stood at bay against the hounds on the edge of the cliff.┤
╩│bay─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bay─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a space or division of a wall or building between columns, pillars, buttresses, or the like.
├│ b. ┤╡= bay window.┤
├│ c. ┤a space, usually with a window or set of windows in it, projecting out from a wall.
├│ d. ┤a window space between two mullions; light.
├│ 2. ┤a separate place for a specified purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a loading bay.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a compartment in an airplane intended for some particular use, especially one for carrying bombs; bomb bay.
├│ b. ┤any portion of the interior of an aircraft fuselage between bulkheads or other structural members.
├│ c. ┤the space between struts on the wings of a biplane.
├│ 4. ┤a place in a barn for storing hay or grain.
├│ 5. ┤a stall or other compartment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a horse bay.┤
├│ 6. ┤╡= sick bay.┤
╩│bay─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bay─╕ (4), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤reddish-brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bay horse.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a reddish-brown horse with black mane and tail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll put my money on the bobtailed nag, Somebody bet on the bay (Stephen Foster).┤
├│ 2. ┤a reddish brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a horse with a coat of bay.┤
╩│bay─╕ (4), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│bay─╕ (5), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various small, evergreen trees or shrubs with smooth, shiny leaves; sweet bay:
├│ a. ┤the laurel of southern Europe. Dried bay leaves are used for flavoring food.
├│ b. ┤a magnolia of North America, having round, fragrant, white flowers.
├│ 2. ┤the West Indian bayberry.
└╕expr. ╡bays,┤
├│ a. ┤the laurel wreath worn by poets or victors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Civil wars will not allow bays to the conqueror's brow (Abraham Cowley).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) honor; renown; fame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I seek to blast no scholar's bays (Robert Lloyd).┤
╩│bay─╕ (5), ╛noun.
╜│bay─╕ (6), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dam or embankment to retain water or divert its course.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to retain or obstruct (water) with a bay or dam.
╩│bay─╕ (6), ╛noun, verb.
╜│baya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a weaverbird of India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon) that builds a hanging flask-shaped nest with a long tubular entrance.
╩│baya, ╛╕noun.
╜│bayadeer, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bayadere.
╩│bayadeer, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bayadere.
╜│bayadere, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having brilliantly colored stripes running across the material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bayadere cloth.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any cloth having such stripes.
╩│bayadere, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bay antler,╕
┬┌┤ the second branch of a stag's horn, next above the brow antler; bez antler.
╩│bay antler,╕
╜│bayard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a bay horse.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of mock-heroic allusive name for any horse, especially for a proverbial horse who was both blind and bold.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of a bay color; bay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bayard horse.┤
╩│bayard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Bayard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man of heroic courage, chivalrous spirit, and unstained honor.
├│ 2. ┤the horse with magical powers ridden by Rinaldo, knight of Charlemagne and hero of old French romances.
╩│Bayard, ╛╕noun.
╜│bayberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American shrub with clusters of grayish-white berries coated with wax. The leaves of the shrub are aromatic, and candles made from the wax of the berries burn with a pleasant fragrance. The bayberry belongs to the same genus as the wax myrtle.
├│ 2. ┤one of the berries.
├│ 3. ┤a West Indian tree whose leaves yield an aromatic oil used in the preparation of bay rum.
╩│bayberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bay-breasted warbler,
┬┌┤ an American warbler, the breast and crown of which (especially in the male) are bay or chestnut in color.
╩│bay-breasted warbler,
╜│Bayer process,
┬┌┤ a process for extracting alumina from bauxite, by mixing the ore with hot sodium hydroxide.
╩│Bayer process,
╜│Bayesian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a statistical theory or method by which probabilities can be reassessed or revised in the light of new information.
╩│Bayesian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bayeux Tapestry,
┬┌┤ a long strip of linen (actually not a tapestry) on which are embroidered representations of events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England. It was probably made in the 1100's. According to tradition it was done for Bishop Odo of Bayeux by the wife of William the Conqueror.
╩│Bayeux Tapestry,
╜│baygall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an area of swampland having a dense growth of bay trees and inkberry.
╩│baygall, ╛╕noun.
╜│bayhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the head or upper part of a bay.
╩│bayhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bay ice,╕
┬┌┤ a mass or formation of ice occurring in a bay or other sheltered body of water in an arctic region, undisturbed by winds or currents and therefore having a relatively smooth or unbroken surface.
╩│bay ice,╕
╜│bay leaf,╕
┬┌┤ the leaf of the laurel or bay of southern Europe, used after drying as an herb to add flavor to soups, stews, and other cooked food.
╩│bay leaf,╕
╜│bay lynx,╕ ╟│= bobcat.
╩│bay lynx,╕ ╟│= bobcat.
╜│bayman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who lives on a bay.
├│ 2. ┤a person who earns his living on a bay, especially (in British Honduras) a cutter of baywood or mahogany.
╩│bayman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bayonet, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-neted,╕ │-neting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a blade for piercing or stabbing, attached to the muzzle of a rifle, musket, etc. A bayonet is like a heavy dagger and may be detached and used as a separate hand weapon.
├│ 2. ┤a pin or rod which fits into a socket or slot in a machine by means of which a subordinate part or auxiliary attachment may be engaged with the machine.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pierce or stab with a bayonet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After ammunition ran out the troops bayoneted their way into the fort.┤
├│ 2. ┤to drive by threatening with a bayonet fixed in place on a gun; coerce (by military force).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use a bayonet.
╩│bayonet, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-neted,╕ │-neting.╕
╜│bayou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ous.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a marshy inlet or outlet of a lake, river, or gulf in the south central United States. The water in a bayou flows sluggishly and may even become stagnant.
╩│bayou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ous.╕
╜│bay rum,╕
┬┌┤ a fragrant liquid used as a soothing lotion for the skin, originally made by distilling rum or a rum mash in which the leaves of the West Indian bayberry had been steeped. It is now usually made of oil from bay leaves.
╩│bay rum,╕
╜│bays, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bay┤ (5).┤
╩│bays, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bay salt,╕
┬┌┤ coarse-grained salt, especially salt obtained by evaporation of sea water; solar salt.
╩│bay salt,╕
╜│Bay State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for the State of Massachusetts.
╩│Bay State,╕
╜│Bay Street,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a street in the financial district of Toronto, Canada.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the financial interests or financiers of Canada.
╩│Bay Street,╕
╜│bay tree,╕
┬┌┤ the laurel of southern Europe; bay.
╩│bay tree,╕
╜│bay window,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a window or set of windows projecting from a wall to form an alcove or small space in a room. A bay window ordinarily begins at or near ground level (as distinguished from an ╖oriel,┤ which projects from an upper story).
├│ 2. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a large projecting abdomen.
╩│bay window,╕
╜│baywood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coarse, light kind of mahogany from the vicinity of the Gulf of Campeche, Mexico.
╩│baywood, ╛╕noun.
╜│bazaar┐╕ or │bazar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a street or streets full of small shops and booths in Oriental countries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They came, mingling unobtrusively in the dusty crowds and confusion of Kabul's bazaars and streets (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a place for the sale of many kinds of goods.
├│ 3. ┤a sale of things contributed by various people, held for some charity or other purpose.
╩│bazaar┐╕ or │bazar, ╛╕noun.
╜│bazaari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Iranian merchant or shop owner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bazaaris usually rented land from the religious foundations and made the foundations big gifts (New Yorker).┤
╩│bazaari, ╛╕noun.
╜│bazoo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤the mouth.
├│ 2. ┤boastful talk.
╩│bazoo, ╛╕noun.
╜│bazooka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a portable gun for firing small rockets, especially against tanks. In its original form it consisted of an open-ended, three-inch tube about five feet long.
╩│bazooka, ╛╕noun.
╜│BB, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a standard size of shot, approximately .18 of an inch in diameter.
├│ 2. ┤a shot of this size used in a shotgun for large birds, such as wild geese, and especially in an air rifle; BB shot.
╩│BB, ╛╕noun.
╜│B battery,╕
┬┌┤ (Radio, especially U.S.) an electric battery connected to the plate lead and to the filament of the electron tube so that the electrons can flow through the tube.
╩│B battery,╕
╜│BBC╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.B.C.,╕
┬┌┤ British Broadcasting Corporation.
╩│BBC╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.B.C.,╕
╜│BB gun,╕
┬┌┤ an air rifle. Also, ╡beebee gun.┤
╩│BB gun,╕
╜│bbl.,╕
┬┌┤ barrel or barrels.
╩│bbl.,╕
╜│BB shot,╕
┬┌┤ BB.
╩│BB shot,╕
╜│b.c.,╕
┬┌┤ bass clarinet.
╩│b.c.,╕
╜│BC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ before Christ.
╩│BC╕ (no periods),
╜│B.C.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) Bachelor of Chemistry.
├│ 2. ┤bass clarinet.
├│ 3. ┤before Christ. B.C. is used for times before the birth of Christ and always appears after the figure for the year. A.D. is used for times after the birth of Christ and now usually appears before the figure for a specific year. 350 B.C. is 100 years earlier than 250 B.C. From 20 B.C. to A.D. 50 is 70 years.
├│ 4. ┤British Columbia.
╩│B.C.,╕
╜│BCD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ binary coded decimal.
╩│BCD╕ (no periods),
╜│B.C.E.,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Chemical Engineering.
├│ 2. ┤Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
├│ 3. ┤before the Christian Era.
╩│B.C.E.,╕
╜│B cell┐,╕ or │B-cell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies, characterized by many fingerlike protrusions on its surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both the B-cells and T-cells recirculate through the body and continually monitor for the presence of potential attackers (Time).┤
╩│B cell┐,╕ or │B-cell, ╛╕noun.
╜│BCG╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Bacillus Calmette-Guerin.
╩│BCG╕ (no periods),
╜│bch.,╕
┬┌┤ bunch.
╩│bch.,╕
╜│B.C.L.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Civil Law.
╩│B.C.L.,╕
╜│B complex,╕
┬┌┤ the group of B-complex vitamins; vitamin B complex.
╩│B complex,╕
╜│B-complex vitamins,╕
┬┌┤ vitamins of the vitamin-B group, including thiamin, niacin, and riboflavin.
╩│B-complex vitamins,╕
╜│B.C.S.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Chemical Science.
╩│B.C.S.,╕
╜│BCS theory,╕
┬┌┤ a theory which explains superconductivity as caused by an interaction between pairs of electrons of opposite momentum and spin and the crystal lattice structure of a solid material.
╩│BCS theory,╕
╜│bd.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤board.
├│ 2. ┤bond.
├│ 3. ┤bound.
├│ 4. ┤bundle.
╩│bd.,╕
╜│b/d,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Bookkeeping.) brought down.
├│ 2. ┤barrels per day.
╩│b/d,╕
╜│B.D.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Divinity.
├│ 2. ┤bills discounted.
╩│B.D.,╕
╜│B/D,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bank draft.
├│ 2. ┤bills discounted.
╩│B/D,╕
╜│bdellium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fragrant gum resin, similar to myrrh but weaker, used in medicine and perfumery.
├│ 2. ┤any of the plants from which it comes.
├│ 3. ┤an unknown precious substance mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 2:12 and Numbers 11:7, considered by various commentators to be a pearl, a carbuncle, a crystal, amber, or a resin.
╩│bdellium, ╛╕noun.
╜│bd. ft.,╕
┬┌┤ board foot or board feet.
╩│bd. ft.,╕
╜│bdl.,╕
┬┌┤ bundle.
╩│bdl.,╕
╜│bds.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(bound in) boards.
├│ 2. ┤bundles.
╩│bds.,╕
╜│B.D.S.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
╩│B.D.S.,╕
╜│be, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞present indicative sing. │am,╕ │are,╕ │is,╕ pl. │are,╕ past indicative sing. │was,╕ │were,╕ │was,╕ pl. │were,╕ present subjunctive │be,╕ past subjunctive │were,╕ past participle │been,╕ present participle │being.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to have reality; exist; live.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To be or not to be ... (Shakespeare). Veterans of the American Revolution are no more.┤
┴┤ (SYN) subsist.
├│ 2. ┤to take place; happen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His birthday was last week.┤
┴┤ (SYN) occur.
├│ 3. ┤to remain; continue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will be here all year.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stay, abide.
├│ 4. ┤to equal; represent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let "x" be the unknown quantity.┤
├│ 5. ┤╖Be┤ is used as a linking verb between a subject and a predicate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was the secretary (predicate noun). She is sick (predicate adjective).┤
├│ 6. ┤╖Be┤ is used as an auxiliary verb with:
├│ a. ┤the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am asking. He was asking. You will be asking.┤
├│ b. ┤the past participle of transitive verbs to form the passive voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am asked. You will be asked. They will be punished. He was asked.┤
├│ 7. ┤╖Be┤ is used to express future time, duty, intention, and possibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will be here all year. She tries to be good. No shelter was to be seen.┤
├│ 8. ┤╖Be┤ is used with the past participles of some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun is set.┤
└╕expr. ╡be gone.┤ ┤See under ╡gone.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡be off,┤
├│ a. ┤to go away; leave quickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm off now.┤
├│ b. ┤to have lessened in quality, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Johnson was sadly off form and finished last (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡be that as it may,┤ ┤in spite of what may be; regardless; anyhow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Be that as it may, business obviously flourishes in Corsica and Portugal (Sunday Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡far be it from,┤ ┤outside the plan or intention of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Far be it from me to criticize the boss's work.┤
└╕expr. ╡let be,┤ ┤to not touch; not disturb (a person or thing); not meddle with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Oh, sick am I to see you, will you never let me be? (A. E. Housman).┤
└╕expr. ╡so be it,┤ ┤let it take place; even so.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As it ... ever shall be. So be it (Salisbury Primer).┤
╩│be, ╛╕intransitive verb, ╞present indicative sing. │am,╕ │are,╕ │is,╕ pl. │are,╕ past indicative sing. │was,╕ │were,╕ │was,╕ pl. │were,╕ present subjunctive │be,╕ past subjunctive │were,╕ past participle │been,╕ present participle │being.╕
╜│be-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤thoroughly; all around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bespatter = spatter thoroughly.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make; cause to seem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Belittle = cause to seem little.┤
├│ 3. ┤to provide with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bespangle = provide with spangles.┤
├│ 4. ┤at; on; to; for; about; against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bewail = wail about.┤
╩│be-,╕
╜│b.e.,╕
┬┌┤ bill of exchange.
╩│b.e.,╕
╜│Be╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ beryllium (chemical element).
╩│Be╕ (no period),
╜│Be.,╕
┬┌┤ Baume.
╩│Be.,╕
╜│B E╕ (no periods)┐ or │B/E,╕
┬┌┤ bill of exchange.
╩│B E╕ (no periods)┐ or │B/E,╕
╜│B.E.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Education.
├│ 2. ┤Bachelor of Engineering.
├│ 3. ┤Bank of England.
╩│B.E.,╕
╜│beach, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤an almost flat shore of sand or pebbles over which water washes when high.
┴┤ (SYN) strand, coast.
├│ b. ┤the shore of a lake or large river.
├│ c. ┤any area of sand next to a body of water used by swimmers.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially British.) the seashore, whether of sand or shingle.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to run (a boat or ship) ashore; pull up on the shore.
└╕expr. ╡on the beach,┤
├│ a. ┤(Nautical.) ashore; not aboard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crew was on the beach while the ship was in dry dock.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) without a job; out of work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's been on the beach for weeks and he's flat broke.┤
╩│beach, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beach bag,╕
┬┌┤ a canvas or plastic bag with a handle, for carrying things, such as a bathing suit and towel, to a beach.
╩│beach bag,╕
╜│beach ball,╕
┬┌┤ a large, inflated plastic or rubber ball, to play with at a beach.
╩│beach ball,╕
╜│beachboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a young man who works at a beach, especially as an attendant or swimming instructor.
╩│beachboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│beach buggy,╕ ╟│= dune buggy.
╩│beach buggy,╕ ╟│= dune buggy.
╜│beach bunny,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a girl who is often at the beach, especially in the company of a surfer.
╩│beach bunny,╕
╜│beachcomb, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to live as a beachcomber.
╩│beachcomb, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│beachcomber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a vagrant or loafer, especially on the islands of the Pacific.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a long wave which rolls in from the ocean upon the beach; breaker; comber.
╩│beachcomber, ╛╕noun.
╜│beach crab,╕ ╟│= sand crab.
╩│beach crab,╕ ╟│= sand crab.
╜│beach flea,╕
┬┌┤ a small crustacean found on saltwater beaches that leaps like a flea; sand hopper; sand flea.
╩│beach flea,╕
╜│beachfront, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤very near to or adjoining a beach.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a beachfront area; land that is near to or on a beach.
╩│beachfront, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│beach grass,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various tall, strongly-rooted grasses growing on sandy shores, such as the marram grass.
╩│beach grass,╕
╜│beachhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first position established by an invading army on an enemy beach or shore, especially as part of a larger operation to make possible the landing of troops and supplies.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any preliminary foothold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enormous beachheads American capital has made in recent years in numerous countries may result in some benefits (New York Times).┤
╩│beachhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│beach-la-mar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ beche-de-mer, a hybrid language largely based on English, used in Melanesia.
╩│beach-la-mar, ╛╕noun.
╜│beachless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a beach.
╩│beachless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beachmaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an officer in charge of the landing of troops or the unloading of supplies on a beachhead.
╩│beachmaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│beach plum,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wild plum common on the northeastern coast of the United States. It belongs to the rose family.
├│ 2. ┤its purple or crimson, acid fruit, used in making preserves and jelly.
╩│beach plum,╕
╜│beach ridge,╕
┬┌┤ a large mound of beach deposits behind a beach, heaped up by the action of waves.
╩│beach ridge,╕
╜│beach seining,
┬┌┤ the use of a long seine which is drawn in a circle around a school of fish and then hauled onto the beach or a platform; drag seining.
╩│beach seining,
╜│beachside, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= beachfront.
╩│beachside, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= beachfront.
╜│beach umbrella,╕
┬┌┤ a large umbrella fitted with a pole for use at a bathing beach.
╩│beach umbrella,╕
╜│beach wagon,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ╡= station wagon.┤
╩│beach wagon,╕
╜│beachwear, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bathing suits, shorts, shirts, robes, or other apparel for wearing at a beach.
╩│beachwear, ╛╕noun.
╜│beachy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covered with loose pebbles; shingly.
╩│beachy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beacon, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a light or fire used as a signal to guide or warn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fire on the hill was a beacon to Highlanders that the British were coming.┤
├│ 2. ┤a marker, signal light, or radio beams that guides aircraft and ships, especially through fog and storm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pilot flew safely through the fog guided by a radio beacon.┤
├│ 3. ┤a tall tower for a signal; lighthouse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys climbed the beacon to see far out to sea.┤
├│ 4. ┤any thing or person that is a guiding or warning signal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city lights were a beacon to approaching airplanes. (Figurative.) Washington and Madison were beacons for their times.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give light to; guide; warn.
├│ 2. ┤to supply or mark with beacons.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to shine brightly, like a beacon.
├│ 2. ┤to serve as a beacon.
╩│beacon, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beaconage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of beacons.
├│ 2. ┤a charge for its maintenance.
╩│beaconage, ╛╕noun.
╜│beaconry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of making or using radio or radar beacons.
╩│beaconry, ╛╕noun.
╜│bead, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small ball or bit of glass, metal, plastic, or other material, with a hole through it, so that it can be strung on a thread with others like it to form a necklace or bracelet, or sewn on various fabrics as ornaments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indian belt was covered with a design made of colored beads.┤
├│ 2. ┤any small, round object like a drop or bubble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beads of sweat covered his forehead.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a bubble in spirits, sparkling wines, or carbonated soft drinks.
├│ b. ┤the foam or head on beer or ale.
├│ 4. ┤a piece of metal at the front end of a gun barrel to aim by; sight.
├│ 5a. ┤a narrow, rounded molding, usually semicircular or nearly circular in section; beading.
├│ b. ┤any long, narrow strip approximately semicircular in section.
├│ 6. ┤a globular ornament, especially one of a series in a line or row.
├│ 7. ┤(Chemistry.) a globule of borax or other flux covered with a bit of the mineral to be analyzed, which is heated in a blowpipe flame as a test for the presence of metals.
├│ 8. ┤the droplet of the pure metal produced by cupellation in assaying for a precious metal.
├│ 9. ┤the flangelike part of an automobile or other pneumatic tire which engages the rim of the wheel.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to put or form beads on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His forehead was beaded with sweat.┤
├│ b. ┤to ornament with beads.
├│ 2. ┤to string like beads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The lights of houses beaded the shore.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form a bead or beads (used especially of liquids).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eight to ten drops of this chemical per gallon of spray keep it from "beading" and help it to spread out in an even film (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡beads,┤
├│ a. ┤a string of beads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She dropped her beads, and several pearls were lost.┤
├│ b. ┤a string of beads for keeping count in saying prayers; rosary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] beads [are] so put together that every set of ten smaller ones for the "Hail Marys" is parted by a larger bead, to tell when the "Our Father" must be recited (Daniel Rock).┤
├│ c. ┤(Astronomy.) Baily's beads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beads vanish almost at once, and their disappearance marks the beginning of totality (Wasley S. Krogdahl).┤
└╕expr. ╡draw┤ (or ╡take┤) ╡a bead on,┤ ┤to aim a gun at; take aim at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Columnist Art Buchwald ... drew a bead last week on a familiar target: [the] White House news secretary (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡say┤ (or ╡tell┤ or ╡count┤) ╡one's beads,┤ ┤to say prayers, using a rosary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the people said their beads in a general silence (Gilbert Burnet).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beadlike.┤
╩│bead, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤trimmed with beads; having beads.
├│ 2. ┤like beads.
╩│beaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beaded lizard,╕
┬┌┤ a poisonous lizard of Mexico and Central America closely related to the Gila monster.
╩│beaded lizard,╕
╜│beadhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poorhouse or other charitable establishment in which the inmates were required or expected to pray for those who had founded or who supported it. Also, ╡bedehouse.┤
╩│beadhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│beading, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a trimming made of beads threaded into patterns; beadwork.
├│ 2. ┤a narrow lace or openwork trimming through which ribbon may be run.
├│ 3. ┤a pattern or edge of small beads on woodwork, silver or other metal, and plaster; beadwork.
├│ 4. ┤a narrow, rounded molding.
├│ 5. ┤a preparation for causing liquor to hang in drops about the glass when poured out.
╩│beading, ╛╕noun.
╜│beadle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤minor parish officer in the Church of England whose duties include keeping order and waiting on the clergy. In former times if a person went to sleep in church, the beadle woke him up.
├│ b. ┤a person having somewhat similar duties in certain other churches and some synagogues.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡bedel┤ (at Oxford), ╡bedell┤ (at Cambridge). an English university official with various functions, chief of which is that of macebearer for academic processions.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a crier or messenger of a court.
╩│beadle, ╛╕noun.
╜│beadledom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ stupid officiousness (from the frequent portrayal in literature of beadles, especially church beadles, as pompous and meddlesome).
╩│beadledom, ╛╕noun.
╜│bead lightning,╕ ╟│= chain lightning ╕(def. 1).
╩│bead lightning,╕ ╟│= chain lightning ╕(def. 1).
╜│beadroll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a list of deceased persons in the Roman Catholic Church, to be prayed for.
├│ 2. ┤a list or string of names. Also, ╡bederoll.┤
╩│beadroll, ╛╕noun.
╜│bead-ruby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the lily family found in wooded parts of Canada and the northern United States, bearing small, white flowers and pale-red berries suggestive of beads by their shape and arrangement on the stem of the plant; false lily of the valley.
╩│bead-ruby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│beads, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bead.┤┤
╩│beads, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│beadsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤(Archaic.) a person who says prayers, especially one who does so for another or others, and who is paid to do so.
├│ b. ┤(British.) the inmate of a beadhouse.
├│ 2. ┤(Scottish.) a public almsman or licensed beggar. Also, ╡bedesman.┤
╩│beadsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│beadswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman who prays for a benefactor.
├│ 2. ┤an almswoman. Also, ╡bedeswoman.┤
╩│beadswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│beadwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤ornamental work made of or with beads.
├│ 2. ┤beading (def. 3).
╩│beadwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│beady, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beadier,╕ │beadiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤small, round, and shiny; beadlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mouse has beady eyes.┤
├│ 2. ┤trimmed or ornamented with beads; beaded.
├│ 3. ┤full of bubbles; having a bead or beads; frothy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a glass of ginger ale, all beady and cold.┤
┼╕adv. ╡beadily.┤
╩│beady, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beadier,╕ │beadiest.╕
╜│beady-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having eyes which resemble beads; especially sharp and penetrating; acutely vigilant.
╩│beady-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beagle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a small hound with smooth hair, short legs, and drooping ears, and bred for hunting small game.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to follow beagles or other small hounds on foot in pursuit of small game.
├│ b. ┤to run over a prescribed course as if doing this.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to pry into something, such as a beagle is supposed to do.
╩│beagle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
╜│beagler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who hunts with beagles.
╩│beagler, ╛╕noun.
╜│beagling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sport of running on foot after a beagle in hunting small game.
╩│beagling, ╛╕noun.
╜│beak─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the bill of a bird, especially one that is strong and hooked and useful in striking or tearing. Eagles, hawks, and parrots have beaks.
┴┤ (SYN) nib.
├│ 2. ┤a similar part in certain other animals. Turtles and octopuses have beaks.
┴┤ (SYN) proboscis.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) the human nose, especially when somewhat pointed or hooked.
┴┤ (SYN) hooknose.
├│ 4. ┤anything shaped like a beak, such as a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, or the spout of a pitcher or jug.
├│ 5. ┤a sharp, projecting process, or prolonged tip in some plants, such as in the seeds of the crane's bill.
├│ 6. ┤(Architecture.) a small, overhanging fillet with a channel behind it, forming a drip from which rain water will fall.
┼╕adj. ╡beaklike.┤
╩│beak─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│beak─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a magistrate.
├│ 2. ┤(originally at Eton, now used generally) a schoolmaster, especially a headmaster.
╩│beak─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│beaked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a beak, or something resembling a beak.
├│ 2. ┤shaped like a beak; hooked.
╩│beaked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beaked parsley,╕ ╟│= chervil.
╩│beaked parsley,╕ ╟│= chervil.
╜│beaked whale,╕
┬┌┤ a whale having an extended, pointed head in the shape of a beak, and very few teeth on each jaw, limited chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere.
╩│beaked whale,╕
╜│beaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large cup or drinking glass with a wide mouth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a full beaker of wine.┤
┴┤ (SYN) goblet.
├│ 2. ┤a thin glass or metal cup used especially in laboratories. A beaker has a flat bottom, no handle, and often a small lip for pouring.
├│ 3. ┤the contents of a beaker.
├│ 4. ┤a small, bell-shaped clay container which some prehistoric tribes of the Bronze Age buried with their dead.
╩│beaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│Beaker, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Beaker Folk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beaker pottery, the Beaker culture.┤
╩│Beaker, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Beaker Folk┐╕ or │People,╕
┬┌┤ a prehistoric group of European people before the Bronze Age whose significant artifact was pottery in the shape of a bell or beaker.
╩│Beaker Folk┐╕ or │People,╕
╜│beakful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much as a beak can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird flew off with a beakful of grass.┤
╩│beakful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│beakiron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the horn or tapering end of an anvil.
├│ 2. ┤an anvil with such a horn.
╩│beakiron, ╛╕noun.
╜│be-all and end-all,
┬┌┤ the whole or essence of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Victories ... are not the be-all and end-all of the [Olympic] Games (London Times).┤
╩│be-all and end-all,
╜│beam, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, long piece of timber, ready for use in building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beams supporting the roof and the sides were all that was left of the house after the fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a similar piece of iron, steel, stone, reinforced concrete, or other heavy material used in building.
├│ 3. ┤any of the main horizontal supports of a building or ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beams cracked and the top floor caved in.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the crosswise bar of a balance which supports the scales or pans.
├│ b. ┤the balance itself.
├│ 5. ┤a ray or stream of light, heat, or other radiation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beam of electrons. The beam from the flashlight shone on a kitten.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a bright look or smile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a beam from ear to ear on her happy face.┤
┴┤ (SYN) glow, radiance.
├│ 7. ┤a radio or radar signal directed in a straight line, used to guide aircraft or ships.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pilot rode the beam and landed the airplane safely in the fog.┤
├│ 8a. ┤the widest part of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The freighter has a thirty-foot beam.┤
├│ b. ┤the side of a ship or the sideward direction at right angles to the keel, especially with reference to wind, sea, or another vessel. The weather beam is the side toward the wind.
├│ 9a. ┤the part of a plow by which it is pulled.
├│ b. ┤the straight part or shank of an anchor.
├│ 10. ┤a lever often used on a steam engine to transmit the motion of the piston rod to the crankshaft.
├│ 11. ┤either of two wooden rollers in a loom, one for warp before weaving, the other for finished cloth.
├│ 12. ┤the main stem of a deer's horn which bears the branches or antlers.
├│ 13. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) the hips or buttocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad in the beam.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to send out (beams or rays of light); emit in rays.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother beamed the flashlight in the corner and saw a mouse.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to aim; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... advertisers' attempts to beam their messages to smaller, but higher-income, audiences (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤to direct (a broadcast).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A program was beamed at Russia.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to shine radiantly.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) (of a person) to look or smile brightly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her face beamed with delight.┤
└╕expr. ╡beam down┤ (or ╡in┤), ┤to materialize as if from outer space.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Celibate Kodo boys [a rock band] seemed as if they'd beamed in from another planet (John Mulholland).┤
└╕expr. ╡fly┤ (or ╡ride┤) ╡the beam,┤ ┤to pilot an aircraft by a radio beam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flyer homed in on the radio source and then flew the beam until he reached his home base.┤
└╕expr. ╡off the beam,┤
├│ a. ┤(of an aircraft) deviating from the right course indicated by a radio beam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The inexperienced pilot flew the plane so badly that it was off the beam most of the time.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) (of a person or idea) on the wrong track; mistaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a good speaker, but his ideas are off the beam.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the beam,┤
├│ a. ┤(of an aircraft) on the right course as indicated by a radio beam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plane began to drift off course but very soon got back on the beam.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) just right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His answer was on the beam.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the starboard┤ (or ╡port┤) ╡beam,┤ ┤at a right angle to the keel of a ship on the starboard (or port) side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lookout cried out: "Land on the starboard beam!"┤
╩│beam, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beam compass,╕
┬┌┤ an instrument consisting of a beam with sliding sockets that carry points, for describing large circles and for laying off distances.
╩│beam compass,╕
╜│beamed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with beams, or as if with beams.
╩│beamed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beam-ends, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the ends of a ship's beams.
└╕expr. ╡on one's beam-ends,┤
├│ a. ┤(of a ship) almost capsizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a number of large river craft ... on their beam-ends for want of water (Jedidiah Morse).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) in desperate financial condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. London symphony orchestras ... are on their beam-ends for want of adequate subsidy (London Times).┤
╩│beam-ends, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│beamer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that beams.
├│ 2. ┤(Cricket.) a ball aimed high by the bowler.
╩│beamer, ╛╕noun.
╜│beam house,╕
┬┌┤ the area in a tannery where the hides undergo the final preparations for tanning.
╩│beam house,╕
╜│beaming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shining; bright.
┴┤ (SYN) gleaming, luminous.
├│ 2. ┤looking or smiling brightly; cheerful.
┴┤ (SYN) radiant.
┼╕adv. ╡beamingly.┤
╩│beaming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beamish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to beam with good cheer; beaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come to my arms, my beamish boy! (Lewis Carroll).┤
┼╕adv. ╡beamishly.┤
╩│beamish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beam-power tube,
┬┌┤ a kind of vacuum tube for increasing power, in which the electrons flowing to the anode (plate) are focused into a beam which causes secondary electrons to be turned back.
╩│beam-power tube,
╜│beam rider,╕
┬┌┤ a guided missile which follows an electronic beam.
╩│beam rider,╕
╜│beam-riding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a method of guiding a missile by an electronic beam.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤following an electronic beam.
╩│beam-riding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│beam sea,╕
┬┌┤ waves rolling directly against a ship's side, at or nearly at a right angle to its keel.
╩│beam sea,╕
╜│beamsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who works in a beam house.
╩│beamsman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│beam-splitter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a prismatic device on a camera lens which separates light into the three primary colors.
├│ b. ┤a camera equipped with such a device, used for color photography.
├│ 2. ┤a device which breaks up a beam of light as it emerges from the eyepiece of an optical instrument, such as a microscope.
╩│beam-splitter, ╛╕noun.
╜│beamster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a workman who scrapes the last bits of flesh and hair roots from the hide in leather processing.
╩│beamster, ╛╕noun.
╜│beam tetrode,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a beam-power tube.
╩│beam tetrode,╕
╜│beam transmission,╕
┬┌┤ transmission of radio signals reflected into a beam for direction to a particular destination or destinations.
╩│beam transmission,╕
╜│beam valve,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a beam-power tube.
╩│beam valve,╕
╜│beam weapon,╕ ╟│= directed-energy weapon.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. According to one alarming scenario, the Soviets might perfect a beam weapon that could be mounted on satellites and used to destroy American missiles shortly after they were launched (New York Times).┤
╩│beam weapon,╕ ╟│= directed-energy weapon.
╜│beamwidth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the angular width of a radio or radar beam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an antenna with a 10 degrees beamwidth.┤
╩│beamwidth, ╛╕noun.
╜│beam wind,╕
┬┌┤ a wind which strikes a ship or aircraft at right angles to its length.
╩│beam wind,╕
╜│beamy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beamier,╕ │beamiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a beam; massive.
├│ 2. ┤(of a ship) broad in the beam.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) beaming; radiant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bending her beamy eyes in thankfulness (Shelley).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a smooth, somewhat flat seed used as a vegetable. Lima beans, kidney beans, and navy beans are three different varieties of beans.
├│ 2. ┤the long pod containing such seeds. The green or yellow pods of some varieties, together with the seeds, are also used as a vegetable.
├│ 3. ┤the plant that beans grow on. It is a member of the pea family. The varieties are often classified as garden or snap beans (grown for their edible pods), such as the string bean; and field or shell beans (grown for their edible seeds), such as the kidney bean and navy bean.
├│ 4. ┤any seed shaped somewhat like a bean. Coffee beans are seeds of the coffee plant.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) the head.
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) a piece of money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He doesn't have a bean to his name.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to hit (someone) on the head, especially with a thrown object.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has beaned as many as four batters in one game (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡beans,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤the smallest amount.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She doesn't care beans about the water boy since the captain of the football team asked her for a date.┤
├│ b. ┤something of little value.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That ring is beans compared with the crown jewels.┤
└╕expr. ╡full of beans,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) in high spirits; lively; active.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We start off--oh, full of beans--and then we stop (Josephine Elder).┤
└╕expr. ╡spill the beans,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to reveal a secret; divulge something confidential; confess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On his way to the F.B.I. headquarters here from his arrest, he had offered to "spill the beans" (New York Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beanlike.┤
╩│bean, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beanbag, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small bag partly filled with dried beans, used to toss in play.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡beanbag chair.┤ a chair filled with pellets which takes on the shape of the person sitting in it.
╩│beanbag, ╛╕noun.
╜│beanball, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Baseball Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a ball thrown by the pitcher purposely at or near the batter's head.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to throw a beanball or beanballs.
┼╕noun ╡beanballer.┤
╩│beanball, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bean beetle,╕ ╟│= Mexican bean beetle.
╩│bean beetle,╕ ╟│= Mexican bean beetle.
╜│bean blight,╕
┬┌┤ a disease caused by bacteria which attack the stem, leaf, pod, and seed of the bean plant and turn them brown.
╩│bean blight,╕
╜│bean cake,╕
┬┌┤ a compressed cake of beans from which the oil has been removed.
╩│bean cake,╕
╜│bean caper,╕
┬┌┤ a small tree, native to the countries of the eastern Mediterranean, with fleshy leaves and flower buds which are used as capers.
╩│bean caper,╕
╜│bean count,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a tally or reckoning by numbers; statistical analysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Pentagon's bean count ... ignores French and Spanish forces because these do not come under direct NATO command (Time).┤
╩│bean count,╕
╜│bean counter,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) someone who compiles statistical records or accounts, as of business or sales.
╩│bean counter,╕
╜│bean curd,╕
┬┌┤ a soft cheese made by coagulating the milk of soybeans, eaten especially in the Far East.
╩│bean curd,╕
╜│beanery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a cheap restaurant.
╩│beanery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bean family,╕
┬┌┤ a former grouping of plants now classified as a subgroup of the pea family.
╩│bean family,╕
╜│beanfeast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤an annual dinner given by employers to their workers.
├│ 2. ┤any festive occasion; feast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have never enjoyed such an emotional beanfeast (Punch).┤
╩│beanfeast, ╛╕noun.
╜│beanfest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) beanfeast.
╩│beanfest, ╛╕noun.
╜│beanie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small skullcap, usually for schoolboys and other children but sometimes worn by male college freshmen. Also, ╡beany.┤
╩│beanie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bean meal,╕
┬┌┤ meal made from beans.
╩│bean meal,╕
╜│beano─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │beanos.╕ ╟│= bingo.
╩│beano─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │beanos.╕ ╟│= bingo.
╜│beano─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │beanos.╕
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a noisy frolic or spree.
╩│beano─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │beanos.╕
╜│beanpole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pole stuck in the ground for bean vines to climb on as they grow.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a tall, thin person.
╩│beanpole, ╛╕noun.
╜│beanshooter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slender, metal tube for shooting beans or other small missiles by blowing.
╩│beanshooter, ╛╕noun.
╜│beanstalk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the stem of a bean plant.
╩│beanstalk, ╛╕noun.
╜│bean tree,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the carob or catalpa.
╩│bean tree,╕
╜│beany, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │beanies.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having the flavor of beans.
├│ 2. ┤full of beans.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= beanie.┤
╩│beany, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │beanies.╕
╜│bear─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bears╕ or (collectively) │bear,╕ ╛verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, heavy mammal with thick, coarse fur and a very short tail. A bear walks flat on the soles of its feet. The black bear, brown bear, grizzly bear, and polar bear are four kinds of bears. Bears are carnivorous or omnivorous.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several animals more or less similar to the bear, especially in appearance and habits, such as the koala of Australia.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a gruff or surly person.
├│ 4a. ┤a speculator who sells short, hoping to lower prices on the stock market, in order to buy cheap.
├│ b. ┤a person who expects stock prices to decline.
├│ 5. ┤a portable machine to punch holes in iron plates.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to operate as or like a bear in (stocks, commodities, or other financial trading).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or resembling a financial bear; influenced by speculative bears.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bear market.┤
└╕expr. ╡be a bear for,┤ ┤to have the will, strength, or courage, to take on or endure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That fighter is a bear for punishment.┤
└╕expr. ╡have a bear by the tail,┤ ┤have something unwieldy or beyond control.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I foresee a wage-price spiral and once that starts you have a bear by the tail (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡loaded for bear,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) ready for action, especially for a fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The V.C. were loaded for bear," said U.S. Army Major David Doyle (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bearlike.┤
╩│bear─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bears╕ or (collectively) │bear,╕ ╛verb, adjective.
╜│bear─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bore╕ or (Archaic) │bare,╕ │borne╕ or │born,╕ │bearing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hold up or support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ice is too thin to bear your weight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sustain.
├│ 2. ┤to put up with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She can't bear the noise.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tolerate, brook.
├│ 3. ┤to undergo; experience; suffer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cannot bear any more pain.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to take from one place to another; carry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It takes two men to bear that stone. He was borne senseless from the lists (Sir Walter Scott). A voice was borne upon the wind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) transport, convey, bring.
├│ b. ┤to move by force; drive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How the rushing waves Bear all before them (William Cullen Bryant).┤
├│ 5. ┤to bring forth; produce; yield.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This tree bears fine apples.┤
├│ 6. ┤to give birth to; have (offspring).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bear a child. He was born on May 15.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) to act in a certain way; behave; conduct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President bore himself with great dignity.┤
├│ 8. ┤to bring forward; give.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bear someone company, bear a hand. A person who saw an accident can bear witness to what happened.┤
┴┤ (SYN) render.
├│ 9. ┤(Figurative.) to hold in the mind; hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bears a grudge against her friend.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cherish, harbor, entertain.
├│ 10. ┤to have as an identification or characteristic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bears the name of John, the title of earl, and a reputation for learning.┤
┴┤ (SYN) possess.
├│ 11. ┤(Archaic.) to have as a duty, right, privilege, or power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king bears sway over the empire.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exercise.
├│ 12. ┤(Figurative.) to take on oneself as a duty; assume; be answerable for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bear the cost, bear the responsibility.┤
├│ 13. ┤(Figurative.) to allow; permit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accident bears two explanations. The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an inquiry (Jonathan Swift).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to bring forth fruit or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That tree is too young to bear.┤
┴┤ (SYN) produce.
├│ 2. ┤to press; push.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bear heavily on a cane.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thrust.
├│ 3. ┤to move; go.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship bore north. When you reach the top of the hill, bear to your right.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tend.
├│ 4. ┤to lie; be situated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The land bore due north of the ship.┤
└╕expr. ╡bear a hand.┤ ┤See under ╡hand.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡bear arms.┤ ┤See under ╡arms.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡bear away,┤ ┤(Nautical.) to change the course of a ship more away from the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The voyagers ... bore away for France (Francis Parkman).┤
└╕expr. ╡bear down,┤
├│ a. ┤to press down; use pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dead weight ... bore it down (Tennyson).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to make a straining effort; exert oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You'll have to bear down if you expect to pass the exam.┤
└╕expr. ╡bear down on,┤
├│ a. ┤to put pressure on; lean on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't bear down so hard on your pencil. (Figurative.) The father bore down so hard on his son that the boy rebelled.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to put all one's efforts on; try hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bore down on his homework and got it done on time.┤
├│ c. ┤to move toward; approach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunters bore down on the wounded animal.┤
└╕expr. ╡bear in mind.┤ ┤See under ╡mind┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡bear on,┤
├│ a. ┤to have an effect on; have something to do with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His story does not bear on the question. This legislation bears on the interests of labor.┤
├│ b. ┤to be or move in a given direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carried by strong winds, the Pilgrims' ship bore on for the New World.┤
└╕expr. ╡bear out,┤ ┤to back up; support, prove; confirm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The facts bear out his claim.┤
└╕expr. ╡bear up,┤ ┤to keep one's courage; not lose hope or faith; remain faithful to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policemen bore up to their duty in the face of the mob.┤
└╕expr. ╡bear with,┤ ┤to put up with; be patient with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please bear with me while I ask some questions.┤
└╕expr. ╡bring to bear.┤ ┤See under ╡bring.┤┤
╩│bear─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bore╕ or (Archaic) │bare,╕ │borne╕ or │born,╕ │bearing.╕
╜│Bear, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two northern constellations, the Little Bear (Ursa Minor) or the Great Bear (Ursa Major).
├│ 2. ┤a cub scout of the third highest rank. Bears are nine years old.
╩│Bear, ╛╕noun.
╜│bearable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be endured.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With a headache the noise was not bearable.┤
┴┤ (SYN) supportable, tolerable.
┼╕noun ╡bearableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bearably.┤
╩│bearable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bear animalcule,╕
┬┌┤ a tardigrade organism; water bear.
╩│bear animalcule,╕
╜│bearbaiting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sport of setting dogs to fight a chained bear, now forbidden by law.
╩│bearbaiting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bearberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a trailing, evergreen shrub of the heath family, having small, bright-red berries and astringent leaves.
├│ 2. ┤a similar shrub having black berries; Alpine bearberry.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various other plants, especially a kind of holly growing in the southern United States.
╩│bearberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bearcat, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bear cat,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Slang.) a lively, energetic person.
├│ 2. ┤╡= panda.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= binturong.┤
╩│bearcat, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bear cat,╕
╜│beard, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the hair growing on a man's face, especially on his chin and cheeks.
├│ 2. ┤something resembling or suggesting this. The chin tuft of a goat is a beard; so are the stiff hairs around the beak of a bird.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a person who wears a beard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every middle-aged beard and his brother are out picketing for peace these days (Time).┤
├│ 4. ┤the hairs on the heads of plants like oats, barley, and wheat; awns.
├│ 5. ┤a plushlike growth on parts of certain flowers, as on certain varieties of iris.
├│ 6. ┤(Printing.) the slanting area of a printing type from the face to the shoulder.
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) the barb of an arrow or fishhook.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to face boldly; defy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hero dared to beard the lion in his den. Two noncommissioned officers appeared to beard him in his house one day, declaring he had insulted their rank (Edmund Wilson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) confront.
├│ 2. ┤to take by the beard.
┼╕adj. ╡beardlike.┤
╩│beard, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bearded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a beard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bearded man.┤
├│ 2. ┤having bristlelike appendages; awned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bearded wheat.┤
╩│bearded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bearded tit,╕ ╟│= reedling.
╩│bearded tit,╕ ╟│= reedling.
╜│bearded vulture,╕ ╟│= lammergeier.
╩│bearded vulture,╕ ╟│= lammergeier.
╜│beardless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without a beard.
├│ 2. ┤youthful or immature.
┴┤ (SYN) young, callow.
├│ 3. ┤(Botany.) without beard or awn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beardless wheat.┤
┼╕noun ╡beardlessness.┤
╩│beardless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beard lichen┐╕ or │moss,╕
┬┌┤ a grayish-green lichen which grows on trees and hangs downward so as to give the appearance of a beard.
╩│beard lichen┐╕ or │moss,╕
╜│beardtongue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a penstemon, a plant of the figwort family.
╩│beardtongue, ╛╕noun.
╜│bearer, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person or thing that carries or brings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The messenger was a bearer of good news, a victory!┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who holds or presents a check, draft, or note for payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please pay the bearer the sum of ten dollars.┤
├│ 3. ┤a tree or plant that produces fruit or flowers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This apple tree is a good bearer.┤
├│ 4. ┤the holder of a rank or office.
├│ 5. ┤╡= pallbearer.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Finance.) negotiable by the bearer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bearer securities.┤
╩│bearer, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bear garden,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Historical.) a place for baiting bears and other rough sports.
├│ 2. ┤a place where there is much noise and confusion.
╩│bear garden,╕
╜│bear grass,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various yuccas of the southern and western United States, having grasslike foliage.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various plants of the western United States, having somewhat similar foliage, as a species of the camass of Oregon.
╩│bear grass,╕
╜│bear hug,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a crushing grasp of its victim by the forelegs of a bear.
├│ 2. ┤a wrestling hold patterned on this, in which pressure is steadily applied to force the air out of the lungs.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any rough or powerful embrace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two friends greeted each other with bear hugs and much boisterous laughter.┤
╩│bear hug,╕
╜│bearing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤way of standing, sitting, walking, or behaving; manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A general should have a military bearing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) deportment, behavior, demeanor.
├│ 2. ┤connection in thought or meaning; relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His foolish question has no bearing on the problem.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reference.
├│ 3. ┤part of a machine on or in which another part moves. A bearing supports the moving part and reduces friction by turning with the motion.
├│ 4. ┤a supporting part, such as in a structure.
├│ 5a. ┤the act, power, or time of producing or bringing forth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tree past bearing.┤
├│ b. ┤that which is produced; fruit; crop.
├│ 6. ┤power of sustaining; supporting; endurance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Considering the government of England as totally without morality, and insolent beyond bearing (Thomas Jefferson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) toleration.
├│ 7. ┤(Heraldry.) a single device on a coat of arms; charge.
└╕expr. ╡bearings,┤ ┤position in relation to other things; direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Having no compass, the sailor got his bearings from the stars.┤
└╕expr. ╡lose one's bearings,┤ ┤to go astray.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They lost their bearings in a violent snowstorm.┤
╩│bearing, ╛╕noun.
╜│bearing metal,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various alloys used for bearings, such as babbitt.
╩│bearing metal,╕
╜│bearing rein,╕
┬┌┤ the rein by which the head of a horse is held up; checkrein.
╩│bearing rein,╕
╜│bearish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a bear in manner or temper; rough or surly.
├│ 2. ┤aiming at or tending to lower prices in the stock market or other financial market.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) not hopeful or confident; pessimistic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is now bearish on the whole F-104G program (New York Times).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤(formerly) a traveling tutor (with allusion to his leading his young, wealthy charges as if they were trained bears).
├│ 2. ┤(British.) one who bear-leads; a forceful leader or guide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At last it became clear that they [the Socialists] had to get out or submit to having the Communist minority as bear leader (London Times).┤
╩│bear leader,╕
╜│bear market,╕
┬┌┤ a market in which more traders on a stock exchange want to sell than to buy, with the result that prices of stocks fall.
╩│bear market,╕
╜│bearnaise sauce,
┬┌┤ a sauce made from or in the fashion of hollandaise sauce, but flavored especially with tarragon, chervil, and shallots, served with grilled meat or fish.
╩│bearnaise sauce,
╜│bear's-breech, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acanthus.
╩│bear's-breech, ╛╕noun. ╟│= acanthus.
╜│bear's-ear, ╛╕noun. ╟│= auricula.
╩│bear's-ear, ╛╕noun. ╟│= auricula.
╜│bear's-foot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common name for various plants, such as a medicinal species of hellebore and the lady's-mantle.
╩│bear's-foot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bear's head mushroom,╕
┬┌┤ an edible mushroom found in clumps on the trunks of trees.
╩│bear's head mushroom,╕
╜│bearskin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the skin of a bear with the fur on it.
├│ b. ┤a rug, blanket, or the like, made from this.
├│ 2. ┤a tall, black fur cap worn by some soldiers and drum majors, especially in the British Army. The bearskin is part of the dress uniform of the household troops of the British sovereign.
├│ 3. ┤a shaggy kind of woolen cloth used for overcoats.
╩│bearskin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bearwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cascara, a kind of buckthorn.
╩│bearwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│beast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤any four-footed animal. Lions, bears, cows, and horses are beasts.
├│ b. ┤any animal except man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both man and beast fled before the flames of the forest fire.┤
┬┌┤ an animal used for carrying or pulling heavy loads.
╩│beast of burden,╕
╜│beast of prey,╕
┬┌┤ an animal that kills other animals for food.
╩│beast of prey,╕
╜│beat, ╛╕verb, ╞│beat,╕ │beaten╕ or │beat,╕ │beating,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to strike again and again; strike; whip; thrash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cruel rider beat his horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤to drive by blows; force by blows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The explorer beat his way through the thick undergrowth with his long knife.┤
├│ 3. ┤to dash or strike against, as water or wind.
├│ 4. ┤to get the better of; defeat; overcome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their team beat ours by a huge score.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vanquish, conquer.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) to baffle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This problem beats me.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) to cheat; swindle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My partner beat me out of my share of the profits.┤
├│ 7. ┤to make flat; shape with a hammer; forge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The jeweler beat gold into thin strips with a hammer.┤
├│ 8. ┤to make flat by much walking; tread (a path).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children beat a path through the meadow.┤
├│ 9. ┤to mix by stirring or striking with a fork, spoon, or other utensil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother beats eggs for a cake.┤
├│ 10. ┤to move up and down; flap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird beat its wings.┤
├│ 11a. ┤to mark (time) with drumsticks or by tapping with the hands, fingers, or feet.
├│ b. ┤to sound (a signal) on a drum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to beat a tattoo.┤
├│ 12. ┤to show (a unit of time or accent in music) by a stroke of the hand, foot, or baton.
├│ 13. ┤to go through in a hunt or search.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men beat the woods in search of the lost child.┤
├│ 14. ┤to outdo; surpass; excel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nothing beats sailing as a sport.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to strike repeatedly; pound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy beat so hard on the door that the glass broke.┤
├│ 2. ┤to throb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her heart beats fast with joy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pulsate.
├│ 3. ┤to make a sound by being struck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The drums beat loudly.┤
├│ 4. ┤to move against the wind by a zigzag course; make way by tacking against the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailboat beat along the coast.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) to win.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I hope you'll beat.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Physics.) to make a beat (def. 6).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stroke or blow made again and again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the beat of waves on a beach. We heard the beat of the drum.┤
├│ 2. ┤a throb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor listened to the beat of the sick man's heart.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pulsation.
├│ 3. ┤the basic unit of time or accent in music, usually indicated in the time signature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A waltz has three beats to a measure. The ballet dancer never missed a beat.┤
├│ 4. ┤a stroke of the hand, foot, or baton, showing a musical beat.
├│ 5a. ┤a regular round or route taken by a policeman or watchman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policeman knew all of the shopkeepers and residents on his beat.┤
├│ 6a. ┤a source of news, such as a city hall or police headquarters, regularly assigned to a reporter.
├│ 7. ┤(Physics.) the regular pulsation arising from the interference of simultaneous sound waves, radio waves, or electric currents which have slightly different frequencies.
├│ 8. ┤(Slang.) a beatnik.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If he is like the beats in disliking the shams and affectations of American middle-class life ... he is cut off from the beats by this intelligence of his and the shams and affectations of the beats are included in his satire (Manchester Guardian).┤
├│ 9. ┤(Informal.) a person, thing, or event that wins.
├│ 10. ┤(U.S. Journalism.) the securing and publishing of news ahead of one's competitors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though the customer tried hard to beat him down, the shopkeeper's price remained firm.┤
├│ b. ┤to force down (a price), as by argument or haggling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [usury] beats down the price of land (Francis Bacon).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat it,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to go away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When things aren't going well, he'll just beat it (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat off,┤ ┤to drive away (from) by blows; drive or force back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He beat off the savage dog.┤
└╕expr. ╡beat out,┤
├│ a. ┤to communicate by beats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... heard the hammer of his heart beating out a reply (Graham Greene).┤
├│ b. ┤to keep time with (music or rhythm).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children's feet were busy beating out the tune.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal.) to write or compose quickly and deliberately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reporter beat out a story in time for the morning edition.┤
└╕expr. ╡beats,┤ ┤the alternation of small waves with large ones produced by winds over a body of water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the two sets [of waves] are approaching from approximately the same angle, the result is a series of beats, or alternation of several small waves with several larger ones (Robert M. Garrels).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat up,┤ ┤(Slang.) to thrash soundly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's friends beat up the bully who tried to take away his candy.┤
└╕expr. ╡off┤ (or ╡out of┤) ╡one's beat,┤
├│ a. ┤not at one's regular work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The watchman is off his beat on Sundays.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) not in one's sphere of knowledge or concern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Africa and America lay somewhere out of their beat (Thomas Carlyle).┤
└╕expr. ╡on┤ (╡the┤) ╡beat,┤
├│ a. ┤on the rhythm being played.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The orchestra was not on beat and everything sounded jumbled up.┤
├│ b. ┤at the same time as the rhythmbeing played.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The singer didn't come in on beat; so the pianist started the song over.┤
└╕expr. ╡see┤ (or ╡hear┤) ╡the beat of,┤ ┤(Especially U.S. Dialect.) to see or hear a person, thing, or event that surpasses or excels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I never saw the beat of him for elegance (O. Henry).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beatable.┤
╩│beat, ╛╕verb, ╞│beat,╕ │beaten╕ or │beat,╕ │beating,╕ ╛noun, adjective.
╜│beat-beat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Aerospace.) dovap.
╩│beat-beat, ╛╕noun.
╜│beaten, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤struck repeatedly; whipped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The beaten dog crawled to his master's feet.┤
├│ 2a. ┤much walked on or traveled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children wore a beaten path across the grass.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.)
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... subjects out of the beaten line of the reading and thought of their day (Matthew Arnold).┤
├│ 3. ┤defeated; vanquished; overcome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The losers were a badly beaten team.┤
├│ 4. ┤exhausted.
├│ 5. ┤shaped by blows of a hammer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bowl made of beaten silver.┤
├│ 6. ┤made light by beating or whipping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beaten egg whites.┤
├╕verb ┤ ┤a past participle of ╡beat.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our team was beaten in football on Saturday.┤
╩│beaten, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│beaten biscuit,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a kind of biscuit made of flour, milk, shortening, and salt, the dough for which is pounded vigorously for a considerable time.
╩│beaten biscuit,╕
╜│beater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that beats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother used an old rug beater to clean the carpet on the clothes line.┤
├│ 2. ┤a man hired to rouse game during a hunt.
├│ 3. ┤a device or utensil for beating or whipping eggs, cream, potatoes, or other foods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an electric beater.┤
├│ 4. ┤(in papermaking) a large oval-shaped vat equipped with many bars which rub and press the cellulose fibers of wood into pulp.
╩│beater, ╛╕noun.
╜│beat generation,╕
┬┌┤ beatniks as a group.
╩│beat generation,╕
╜│beatific, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤showing very great happiness; exaltedly happy; blissful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The saint had a beatific smile.┤
├│ 2. ┤making blessed; blessing or making happy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beatific vision.┤
┼╕adv. ╡beatifically.┤
╩│beatific, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beatifical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= beatific.
╩│beatifical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= beatific.
╜│beatification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of making blessed.
├│ 2. ┤the state of being made blessed.
├│ 3. ┤the declaration by a decree of the Pope that a dead person is among the blessed in heaven, and deserves religious honor. Beatification is often a prelude to canonization.
╩│beatification, ╛╕noun.
╜│beatify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make supremely happy; bless.
├│ 2. ┤to declare (a dead person) by a decree of the Pope to be among the blessed in heaven and to deserve religious honor. The person beatified is thereafter entitled "Blessed."
╩│beatify, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│beating, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of one that beats; a striking.
├│ 2. ┤punishment by blows; whipping; thrashing.
├│ 3. ┤the state of being beaten; defeat.
├│ 4. ┤a throbbing.
└╕expr. ╡take a beating,┤
├│ a. ┤to suffer great physical punishment; be thrashed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young boxer took a terrible beating before the referee finally stopped the fight.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to incur a loss, especially to lose heavily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rails also took a severe beating, falling 5.49 points (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│beating, ╛╕noun.
╜│beatitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤supreme happiness; bliss.
├│ 2. ┤a blessing.
├│ 3. ┤╡the Beatitudes,┤ the eight verses in the Sermon on the Mount which begin with "Blessed," as "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Matthew 5:3-12.
╩│beatitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│beat man,╕
┬┌┤ a newspaper reporter who regularly covers a particular news source.
╩│beat man,╕
╜│beatness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) the quality or condition of being a beatnik.
╩│beatness, ╛╕noun.
╜│beatnik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a young person in the 1950's, who rejected middle-class conventions and accepted standards characterized by adopting unusual dress, speech, and other conventions of Bohemianism.
╩│beatnik, ╛╕noun.
╜│Beatrice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Florentine woman, Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) whom Dante idealized and immortalized in the ╖Divine Comedy.┤
├│ 2. ┤(in Shakespeare's ╖Much Ado About Nothing┤) a caustic young woman who engages in clever repartee with Benedick, whom she eventually marries.
╩│Beatrice, ╛╕noun.
╜│beats, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡beat.┤┤
╩│beats, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│beatster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a beatnik.
╩│beatster, ╛╕noun.
╜│beat-up, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) in very bad condition; showing evidence of hard use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He drives an old beat-up jalopy.┤
╩│beat-up, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beaus╕ or │beaux.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a young man courting a young woman; suitor or lover.
┴┤ (SYN) sweetheart, swain.
├│ 2. ┤a man who pays much attention to the way he dresses and to the fashion of his clothes; dandy.
┴┤ (SYN) fop, dude.
╩│beau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beaus╕ or │beaux.╕
╜│Beau Brummell,
┬┌┤ a dandy; fop (from the name of a famous English dandy of the early 1800's).
╩│Beau Brummell,
╜│Beaufort scale,
┬┌┤ a scale of wind velocities, ranging from 0 (calm) to 17 (hurricane), used in weather maps and other meteorological work.
╩│Beaufort scale,
╜│beau geste, ╞╕pl. │beaux gestes.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a graceful or kindly act.
├│ 2. ┤a pretense of kindness or unselfishness merely for effect.
╩│beau geste, ╞╕pl. │beaux gestes.╕
╜│beau gregory,
┬┌┤ a tropical marine fish with a bright blue head and a yellow tail. It is a variety of remora.
╩│beau gregory,
╜│beau ideal, ╞╕pl. │beau ideals.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the perfect type of excellence or beauty; highest ideal; model.
├│ 2. ┤beauty, in its ideal perfection.
╩│beau ideal, ╞╕pl. │beau ideals.╕
╜│beauish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ after the manner of a beau; foppish; dandified.
╩│beauish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Beaujolais, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of light Burgundy wine, usually red.
╩│Beaujolais, ╛╕noun.
╜│beau monde, ╞╕pl. │beaux mondes.╕
┬┌┤ fashionable society.
╩│beau monde, ╞╕pl. │beaux mondes.╕
╜│beaumontage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a composition of various mixtures used for hiding cracks and holes in wood and metal work.
╩│beaumontage, ╛╕noun.
╜│beau sabreur, ╞╕pl. │beaux sabreurs.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a spirited fighter or champion.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) handsome swordsman.
╩│beau sabreur, ╞╕pl. │beaux sabreurs.╕
╜│beaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) something remarkable or outstanding; a beauty (often used ironically).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His black eye was a beaut.┤
╩│beaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│beauteous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= beautiful.
┼┌╕adv. ╡beauteously.┤
┼╕noun ╡beauteousness.┤
╩│beauteous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= beautiful.
╜│beautician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a specialist in the use of cosmetics and in the care of the hair and skin, especially one who operates or is employed in a beauty shop.
╩│beautician, ╛╕noun.
╜│beautification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a making or becoming beautiful or more beautiful; beautifying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Color is perhaps the most universally applicable medium of beautification (Matthew Luckiesh).┤
╩│beautification, ╛╕noun.
╜│beautiful, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤very pleasing to see or hear; delighting the mind or senses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky is a beautiful blue on a clear day. Great composers have written beautiful music we like to hear again and again.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡the beautiful,┤ that which has beauty, especially people or things that are beautiful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young, the beautiful, the brave (Byron). Because I love the beautiful I must Love pleasure chiefly (Elizabeth Barrett Browning).┤
┼╕adv. ╡beautifully.┤
┼╕noun ╡beautifulness.┤
╩│beautiful, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Beautiful People,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the fashionable people of high society and the arts who set the trend in beauty and elegance.
╩│Beautiful People,╕
╜│beautify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make beautiful; make more beautiful; embellish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flowers beautify a room.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adorn, decorate, ornament.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become or grow beautiful or more beautiful.
┼╕noun ╡beautifier.┤
╩│beautify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│beautility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the qualities of beauty and usefulness or purpose combined in the design of a building, a piece of furniture, or some other object or structure.
╩│beautility, ╛╕noun.
╜│beauty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤good looks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young lady has beauty as well as great wit and charm.┤
├│ 2. ┤the quality that continues to please in flowers, pictures, music, and other fine things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is beauty in a fine painting.┤
┴┤ (SYN) loveliness.
├│ 3. ┤something beautiful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flowers are a part of the beauties of nature.┤
┴┤ (SYN) embellishment, ornament, grace.
├│ 4. ┤a beautiful woman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many colonial women were great beauties in their day.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) something remarkable or outstanding (often used ironically).
╔┤ ╢Ex. My headache was a beauty.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) an attractive or advantageous characteristic or feature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For the winner, arbitration has the added beauty of being final in the great majority of cases (Time).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) the property of mass of a bottom quark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a search for a name for the unique quantum property of this quark, "beauty" and "bottom" were suggested, so that the upsilon may be composed of a beauty and an anti-beauty quark (Lawrence W. Jones).┤
╩│beauty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│beauty bush,╕
┬┌┤ a Chinese ornamental shrub with delicate pink flowers.
╩│beauty bush,╕
╜│beauty contest,╕
┬┌┤ a contest among young women to decide who is the most beautiful.
╩│beauty contest,╕
╜│beauty shop┐,╕ │parlor,╕ or │salon,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a place where womenhave their hair, skin, and fingernails cared for.
╩│beauty shop┐,╕ │parlor,╕ or │salon,╕
╜│beauty sleep,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the first two or three hours of sleep before midnight (in allusion to the belief that they are the most beneficial).
├│ 2. ┤any short nap.
╩│beauty sleep,╕
╜│beauty spot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, black patch worn on the face to show off the whiteness of the skin.
├│ 2. ┤a mole or other small spot on the skin.
├│ 3. ┤any place or natural feature of especial beauty.
╩│beauty spot,╕
╜│beaux, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ beaus; a plural of ╡beau.┤
╩│beaux, ╛╕noun.
╜│beaux-arts, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (French.) the fine arts, especially painting, sculpture, and music.
╩│beaux-arts, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│beaux-esprits, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) plural of ╡bel-esprit.┤
╩│beaux-esprits, ╛╕noun.
╜│beaver─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an animal with soft fur, a broad, flat tail, and feet adapted to swimming or walking. Beavers are rodents and live both in water and on land and build dams across streams. With their large incisor teeth they cut down trees and eat the bark. Beavers are noted for their skill in constructing mud and wood lodges and dams.
├│ 2. ┤its soft, brown fur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother has a coat trimmed with beaver.┤
├│ 3. ┤a man's high, silk hat, formerly made of beaver fur.
├│ 4. ┤a heavy, felted woolen cloth, used especially for overcoats.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a beard.
├│ b. ┤a man who has a beard.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(British.) Usually, ╡beaver away.┤ to work like a beaver; work hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The British delegations at Geneva and New York have been extremely active, beavering away to get a solution (New Scientist).┤
└╕expr. ╡work like a beaver,┤ ┤to work hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Baldwin ... has worked like a beaver since he assumed the management of the mine (R. W. Raymond).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beaverlike.┤
╩│beaver─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│beaver─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the movable lower part of the front of a helmet, protecting the chin and mouth.
├│ 2. ┤the movable front part of a helmet; visor. It is hinged to swing upward.
╩│beaver─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Beaver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nickname for a native or inhabitant of Oregon.
╩│Beaver, ╛╕noun.
╜│beaverboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lightweight material somewhat like very thick, strong cardboard, used for ceilings, partitions, and other building needs.
├│ 2. ┤╡Beaverboard.┤ a trademark for this material.
╩│beaverboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│beaverette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an imitation beaver fur.
╩│beaverette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Beaver State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Oregon.
╩│Beaver State,╕
╜│beaver tree,╕ ╟│= sweet bay ╕(def. 1).
╩│beaver tree,╕ ╟│= sweet bay ╕(def. 1).
╜│bebeerine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance resembling quinine, yielded by the bark and seeds of the greenheart, used as a tonic and a febrifuge.
╩│bebeerine, ╛╕noun.
╜│bebeeru, ╛╕noun. ╟│= greenheart.
╩│bebeeru, ╛╕noun. ╟│= greenheart.
╜│bebop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a style of jazz popular during the late 1940's and early 1950's, characterized by unusual rhythms, dissonance, much improvisation, and, frequently, by the singing of meaningless syllables; bop.
╩│bebop, ╛╕noun.
╜│becalm, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to prevent from moving by lack of wind.
├│ 2. ┤to make calm or still; assuage; soothe.
╩│becalm, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│becalmed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤kept from moving because there is no wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailboat lay becalmed on the lake.┤
├│ 2. ┤made calm; calm.
┴┤ (SYN) still, quiet, tranquil.
╩│becalmed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│became, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense of ╡become.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The seed became a plant.┤
╩│became, ╛╕verb.
╜│because, ╛╕conjunction, adverb.
┬┌╕conj. ┤ ┤for the reason that; since.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boys play ball because it's fun. Because we were late, we ran the whole way home.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤╡because of,┤ by reason of; on account of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game was called off because of the rain.┤
╩│because, ╛╕conjunction, adverb.
╜│beccafico, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various small European birds, especially a variety of warbler, much esteemed in Italy as food in the autumn when it is fat from summer eating.
╩│beccafico, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
╜│bechamel, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bechamel sauce,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of creamy, white sauce, made of flour, butter, and rich milk, to which egg yolk, lemon juice, and sometimes parsley, and mushrooms are added. It is sometimes also written on menus and in cookbooks as ╖sauce a la bechamel┤ or ╖Sauce Bechamelle.┤
╩│bechamel, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bechamel sauce,╕
╜│bechance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-chanced,╕ │-chancing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to happen.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to happen to; befall.
╩│bechance, ╛╕verb, ╞│-chanced,╕ │-chancing.╕
╜│beche-de-mer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sea cucumber; trepang.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡beach-la-mar.┤ a hybrid language developed chiefly through bartering and based largely on English. It is used throughout most of the Southwest Pacific area.
╩│beche-de-mer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bechuana, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ana╕ or │-anas.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a Bantu tribe living in Botswana (the former British protectorate of Bechuanaland) in southern Africa.
╩│Bechuana, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ana╕ or │-anas.╕
╜│beck─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a motion of the head or hand meant as a call or command.
┴┤ (SYN) gesture.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially Scottish.) an inclination of the head; bow; nod.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to signal by, or as if by, nodding the head or waving the hand; beckon to.
┴┤ (SYN) beckon.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) to imitate the mating call of a game bird in order to lure it into shooting range.
└╕expr. ╡at one's beck and call,┤ ┤subject to one's slightest wish; obliged or ready to obey all one's orders or desires.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An errand boy is at the beck and call of his boss.┤
╩│beck─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│beck─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (in northern England) a brook or stream, especially one with a stony bed or rugged course.
╩│beck─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│becket, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.)
├│ 1. ┤a simple contrivance for holding loose things in place, fastening the sheets of sails, or the like, usually consisting of a loop of rope with a knot on one end and an eye at the other.
├│ 2. ┤╡= grommet ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│becket, ╛╕noun.
╜│becket bend,╕ ╟│= sheet bend.
╩│becket bend,╕ ╟│= sheet bend.
╜│beckon, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to signal (to a person) by a motion of the head or hand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The guide beckoned us to follow him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gesture, summon.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a signaling gesture.
┼╕noun ╡beckoner.┤
┼╕adv. ╡beckoningly.┤
╩│beckon, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│becloud, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to hide by a cloud or clouds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a room beclouded with steam.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cloud, overshadow.
├│ 2. ┤to make obscure; darken; hide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These fine words ... becloud unpleasant facts (George Eliot).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dim, obfuscate, bedim.
╩│becloud, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│become, ╛╕verb, ╞│-came,╕ │-come,╕ │-coming.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come to be; grow to be.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the sun goes down it becomes colder. He became wiser as he got older.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to come about; come to pass; happen.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to seem proper or fitting for; be suitable for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It does not become young children to question a teacher's decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) befit.
├│ 2. ┤to look well on; suit; befit in appearance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A white dress becomes the girl with long dark hair.┤
└╕expr. ╡become of,┤ ┤to happen to; be the fate of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What has become of the box of candy? What will become of her old toys?┤
╩│become, ╛╕verb, ╞│-came,╕ │-come,╕ │-coming.╕
╜│becoming, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤fitting; suitable or appropriate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spitting is not becoming to a gentleman.┤
┴┤ (SYN) seemly.
├│ 2. ┤pleasant to look at; attractive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Women in hair curlers are hardly becoming.┤
├╕noun ┤ (Philosophy.) │1. ┤a coming into existence.
├│ 2. ┤a change from one state to another.
┼╕adv. ╡becomingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡becomingness.┤
╩│becoming, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│becquerel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the international unit of radioactivity, equal to one disintegration per second. It is intended to replace the curie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among the SI's [Systeme International] derived units with special names are those for ... radioactivity (the becquerel, or spontaneous nuclear transitions per second) and absorbed dose of radiation (the gray, or joules per kilogram) (Scientific American).┤
╩│becquerel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Becquerel rays,╕
┬┌┤ the invisible rays given off by radium, uranium, and other radioactive substances. This term has been replaced by the more specific terms, ╖alpha rays, beta rays,┤ and ╖gamma rays.┤
╩│Becquerel rays,╕
╜│bed, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bedded,╕ │bedding.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤anything to sleep or rest on. A bed usually consists of a mattress raised upon a support and covered with sheets and blankets.
├│ b. ┤a bedstead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a maple bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤any place where people or animals sleep or rest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat made his bed by the fireplace. Ulysses heaped a bed of leaves (William Cullen Bryant).┤
├│ 3. ┤a flat base on which anything rests; foundation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They set the pole in a bed of concrete.┤
├│ 4. ┤the ground under a body of water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bed of the river was muddy.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a piece of ground to grow plants in; garden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We planted the bed along the front walk with daffodils.┤
├│ b. ┤the plants growing in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bed of tulips.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Geology.) a layer; stratum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The miners struck a bed of coal deep in the earth.┤
├│ 7. ┤the level surface in a printing press on which the form of type is laid.
├│ 8a. ┤the lower surface of a brick, stone, slate, or tile fastened in place in a foundation or other structure, such as a wall or roof.
├│ b. ┤either of the horizontal surfaces of such a brick, stone, slate, or tile.
├│ c. ┤the layer of mortar or cement in which such a brick, stone, slate, or tile is set.
├│ 9. ┤the layer of broken stone, gravel, or other loose material, upon which the ties of a railroad are laid.
├│ 10. ┤the flesh surrounding the base of the claw of an animal.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide with a bed; put to bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer bedded his horse in the barn.┤
├│ 2. ┤to fix or set in a permanent position; embed.
├│ 3. ┤to plant in a garden bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bed out seedlings. These tulips should be bedded in rich soil.┤
├│ 4. ┤to lay flat or in order.
├│ 5. ┤to go to bed with.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go to bed; retire for the night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cave where I bedded ... (Thomas Hood).┤
├│ 2. ┤to form a compact layer.
└╕expr. ╡bed down,┤
├│ a. ┤to make or arrange a sleeping place for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bedded the horse down with straw.┤
├│ b. ┤to go to bed; lie down for the night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The great herd had bedded down (Elisha Mulford).┤
└╕expr. ╡get up on the wrong side of the bed,┤ ┤to be irritable or bad-tempered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She got up on the wrong side of the bed and wouldn't speak to anyone all day.┤
└╕expr. ╡make one's bed,┤ ┤to take a decisive step of which the consequences are to be accepted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made her bed when she quit school to go to work; now let her lie in it.┤
└╕expr. ╡put to bed,┤
├│ a. ┤to prepare (a child, sick person, or animal) for sleeping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor ordered that she be put to bed very early.┤
├│ b. ┤(Journalism, Slang.) to prepare (a newspaper or magazine edition) to go to press.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the staff didn't go home until the special edition was put to bed.┤
└╕expr. ╡take to one's bed,┤ ┤to stay in bed because of sickness or weakness.
┬┌┤ ╡Sir,┤ (Arthurian Legend.) the faithful Knight of the Round Table who brought the dying Arthur to the barge that carried him to Avalon.
╩│Bedivere, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedizen, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to dress or ornament with showy finery.
┴┤ (SYN) bedaub.
┼╕noun ╡bedizenment.┤
╩│bedizen, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bed jacket,╕
┬┌┤ a jacket of lightweight material, often quilted, worn over a nightgown or pajamas, usually when sitting up in bed.
╩│bed jacket,╕
╜│bedlam, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤noisy confusion; uproar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When our team won, there was bedlam in the gym.┤
┴┤ (SYN) Babel.
├│ b. ┤a scene of such confusion.
┴┤ (SYN) pandemonium.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) an insane asylum; madhouse.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a lunatic; madman.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) of or fit for a madhouse; mad.
╩│bedlam, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedlamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an insane person; madman.
╩│bedlamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bed linen,╕
┬┌┤ sheets and pillowcases for a bed.
╩│bed linen,╕
╜│Bedlington terrier,
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of medium-sized terriers with rough, woolly fur, typically bluish- or grayish-brown in color. As most terriers are, Bedlingtons are noted for their gameness.
╩│Bedlington terrier,
╜│bedload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.)
├│ 1. ┤bits of rock, soil, or other detritus, carried along the bottom of a river or stream by the current.
├│ 2. ┤coarse particles, such as sand, carried along the ground by the wind.
╩│bedload, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedmaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes the beds and sweeps the college rooms at Oxford and Cambridge.
╩│bedmaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedmate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bedfellow.
╩│bedmate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bedfellow.
╜│bed molding,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a molding, or a series of moldings, on or directly under a cornice, between the corona of the cornice and the frieze of the entablature.
├│ 2. ┤any molding beneath a projection.
╩│bed molding,╕
╜│bed of roses,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a situation of luxurious ease.
├│ 2. ┤an easy and highly agreeable position.
╩│bed of roses,╕
╜│Bedouin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ins╕ or │-in,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of certain tribes of wandering Arabs who live in the deserts of Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any wanderer or nomad.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Bedouins; nomadic. Also, ╡Beduin.┤
╩│Bedouin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ins╕ or │-in,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Bedouinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Bedouin way of life.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any nomadic or vagabond way of life.
╩│Bedouinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedpan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shallow pan used as a toilet by sick people in bed.
├│ 2. ┤a pan filled with hot coals for warming a bed; warming pan.
╩│bedpan, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedplate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flat piece of metal serving as the foundation or support for a machine, stove, or the like.
╩│bedplate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedpost, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an upright support at a corner of the framework of a bed.
└╕expr. ╡between you and me and the bedpost,┤ ┤in all confidence or secrecy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Between you and me and the bedpost, young master's quarrelled with old master (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. When she came in out of the rain she tried to comb her bedraggled hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤soiled by being dragged in the dirt.
╩│bedraggled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bedrail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the two side pieces of the frame of a bedstead.
├│ 2. ┤a rail pulled above the side pieces, as in a hospital bed, to keep a person from falling out of bed.
╩│bedrail, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedrench, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to drench completely; soak.
╩│bedrench, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bed rest,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤rest taken in bed, especially by a patient.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus for supporting patients in bed.
╩│bed rest,╕
╜│bedrid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bedridden.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) worn out; decrepit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... bedrid in his faculties (William Hazlitt).┤
┴┤ (SYN) impotent.
╩│bedrid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bedridden, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ compelled to stay in bed, usually for a long time, because of sickness or weakness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bedridden invalid.┤
╩│bedridden, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bedrock, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the solid rock beneath the soil and looser rocks.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a firm foundation.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the lowest level; bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Demands on resources by the Government and all public authorities should be kept to absolute bedrock (London Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) underlying principle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Honesty was the bedrock of his personal life.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤basic; fundamental.
╩│bedrock, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedroll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ blankets or a sleeping bag that can be rolled up and tied for carrying.
╩│bedroll, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedroom, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a room to sleep in.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) of or belonging to a bedroom suburb; inhabited by persons who work in the city.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bedroom communities, a bedroom town.┤
├│ 2. ┤dealing with sexual relationships.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bedroom comedy.┤
├│ 3. ┤sexually appealing or stimulating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bedroom eyes.┤
╩│bedroom, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedroom suburb,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a suburb inhabited by persons who work all day in the city and spend only the night at home.
╩│bedroom suburb,╕
╜│bedsheet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sheet for a bed.
╩│bedsheet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedside, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the side of a bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nurse sat by the sick woman's bedside.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤with the sick; attending the sick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Young doctors need bedside practice.┤
├│ 2. ┤for a person in bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bedside lamp.┤
├│ 3. ┤for light reading before sleep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bedside book.┤
╩│bedside, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedside manner,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the deportment of a doctor at the bedside of a patient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ordinary notion is that a good bedside manner consists of suavity carried to the verge of civility (British Medical Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤a smoothly winning or persuasive manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rotund intellectual of 48, with a disarming editorial bedside manner ... (Newsweek).┤
╩│bedside manner,╕
╜│bed-sit, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(British Informal.) a bed-sitter.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to occupy a bed-sitter.
╩│bed-sit, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bed-sitter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a single room combining bedroom and sitting room.
╩│bed-sitter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bed-sitting room,
┬┌┤ (British.) a bed-sitter.
╩│bed-sitting room,
╜│bedsore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sore caused by lying too long in the same position. People bedridden by old age or chronic illness are particularly subject to bedsores.
╩│bedsore, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedspace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ beds or space for beds in a hotel, hospital, dormitory, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an acute shortage of hospital bedspace.┤
╩│bedspace, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedspread, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cover for a bed that is spread over the blankets to protect them and make the bed look neater.
┴┤ (SYN) coverlet.
╩│bedspread, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedspring, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a set of springs forming part of a bed and supporting the mattress.
├│ 2. ┤one of these springs (usually coiled).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like the coils of a bedspring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bedspring antenna.┤
╩│bedspring, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedstead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wooden or metal framework of a bed, that supports the springs and mattress.
╩│bedstead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lower stone of a pair of millstones, upon which the upper stone rotates.
╩│bedstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedstraw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small plant of the madder family with clusters of white or yellow flowers. Its fragrant stems and leaves were formerly dried and used as straw for beds.
╩│bedstraw, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedtick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cloth covering of a box spring or mattress.
╩│bedtick, ╛╕noun.
╜│bedtime, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the time to go to bed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His regular bedtime is nine o'clock.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤suitable or usual just before going to bed for the night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bedtime snack.┤
╩│bedtime, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bedtime story,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a story, such as a fairy tale, told at bedtime to a child or children.
├│ 2. ┤any nice but incredible report, news, etc.
╩│bedtime story,╕
╜│Bedu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Bedu,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) Bedouin.
╩│Bedu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Bedu,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Beduin, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Bedouin.
╩│Beduin, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Bedouin.
╜│bedward, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ toward bed; in the direction of bed.
╩│bedward, ╛╕adverb.
╜│bedwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= bedward.
╩│bedwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= bedward.
╜│bed-wetter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person, especially a child, who habitually urinates in bed.
╩│bed-wetter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bed-wetting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ habitual urination in bed; enuresis.
╩│bed-wetting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bee─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an insect with four wings and a hairy body, that produces wax to make honeycombs and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. There are several kinds. Honeybees live in large, permanent, highly organized communities, containing a queen, many workers, and drones. Only the queen and workers have stings.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various related insects, such as bumblebees and carpenter bees. There are over 20,000 species of bees in the world. Their hairy bodies distinguish them from wasps, to which they are related. Wild bees show various gradations from elaborately organized colonies to solitary nests.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a gathering for work or amusement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sewing bee, a husking bee. The teacher let us have a spelling bee in class today.┤
└╕expr. ╡have a bee in one's bonnet┤ (or ╡one's head┤),
├│ a. ┤to think of one thing only; be overenthusiastic about one thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he has a bee in his bonnet, he won't consider anything else.┤
├│ b. ┤to have some secret idea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. College presidents have perpetual bees in their bonnets, and that gets them into the habit of speaking a lot (James B. Conant).┤
├│ c. ┤to be slightly crazy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. John Hunter, notwithstanding he had a bee in his bonnet, was a really great man (Thomas De Quincey).┤
└╕expr. ╡put the bee on,┤ ┤(Especially U.S. Slang.) to try to get money from; borrow from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You don't have to tell me why you don't put the bee on your brother (Saul Bellow).┤
└╕expr. ╡the bee's knees,┤ ┤(Slang.) the most outstanding or excellent person or thing; the tops; something special.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I know Ari. He's the bee's knees" (Time).┤
╩│bee─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bee─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a ring, or a piece of hardwood, bolted to the side of a bowsprit and used to reeve stays through; bee block.
╩│bee─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│B.E.E.,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.
╩│B.E.E.,╕
╜│bee balm,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various perennial plants of NorthAmerica belonging to the mint family, such as the Oswego tea. Certain varieties have red or lavender blossoms that are very attractive to bees, especially bumblebees, and also to hummingbirds.
╩│bee balm,╕
╜│beebee gun,
┬┌┤ an air rifle; BB gun.
╩│beebee gun,
╜│bee beetle,╕
┬┌┤ a blister beetle whose larvae (bee wolf) infest beehives.
╩│bee beetle,╕
╜│bee bird,╕
┬┌┤ a small, spotted flycatcher that catches bees.
╩│bee bird,╕
╜│bee block,╕
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) bee┤ (2).
╩│bee block,╕
╜│beebread, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brownish, bitter substance consisting of pollen, or pollen mixed with honey, used by bees as food, especially for their larvae or young.
╩│beebread, ╛╕noun.
╜│beech, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beeches╕ or │beech╕ (for 1,) ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a tree with smooth, gray bark and glossy leaves. It bears a sweet nut that is good to eat. Beech trees are found in the Northern Hemisphere.
├│ 2. ┤its wood.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the tree or its wood; made of beech.
╩│beech, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beeches╕ or │beech╕ (for 1,) ╛adjective.
╜│beechdrops, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a low, annual North American plant without green foliage, that is parasitic upon the roots of the beech.
├│ 2. ┤╡= squawroot.┤
╩│beechdrops, ╛╕noun.
╜│beechen, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made of the wood of the beech.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the beech or its wood.
╩│beechen, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beech family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of deciduous trees and shrubs, growing mostly in temperate regions, including the beeches, the oaks, and the chestnuts.
╩│beech family,╕
╜│beech marten,╕
┬┌┤ the stone marten, a weasellike animal of Europe.
╩│beech marten,╕
╜│beechmast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ beechnuts, especially when they are lying on the ground.
╩│beechmast, ╛╕noun.
╜│beechnut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the small, triangular nut of the beech tree. Beechnuts are good to eat.
╩│beechnut, ╛╕noun.
╜│beechwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wood of a beech tree.
╩│beechwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│beechy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the beech.
├│ 2. ┤abounding in beeches.
╩│beechy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bee eater,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a family of insect-eating birds, native to Europe and Asia, having bright plumage and a slender bill.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any one of a breed of beef cattle developed by interbreeding Herefords and Charolaises with buffaloes.
╩│beefalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes╕ or │-los.╕
╜│beef bacon,╕
┬┌┤ salted and smoked beef cut from the rib plate, somewhat resembling bacon in flavor and appearance.
╩│beef bacon,╕
╜│beefburger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hamburger.
╩│beefburger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hamburger.
╜│beefcake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) photography or photographs emphasizing virile male figures.
╩│beefcake, ╛╕noun.
╜│beef cattle,╕
┬┌┤ cattle raised for meat.
╩│beef cattle,╕
╜│beefeater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡Beefeater.┤
├│ a. ┤a yeoman of the English royal guard.
├│ b. ┤a warder, or special guard, of the Tower of London.
├│ 2. ┤an eater of beef.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a nation of beefeaters.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a stout, well-fed man.
╩│beefeater, ╛╕noun.
╜│beefer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a complaining person.
╩│beefer, ╛╕noun.
╜│beef extract,╕
┬┌┤ an extract of beef or beef juices, used to make broth, or as an ingredient of a sauce or gravy.
╩│beef extract,╕
╜│beefing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biffin.
╩│beefing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biffin.
╜│bee flower,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various flowers or flowering plants, such as the orchid, violet, larkspur, mint, snapdragon, and pea, which attract bees by their fragrant odors and by petals of colors other than red (to which bees are color-blind).
╩│bee flower,╕
╜│bee fly,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a family of flies, many of which look like bees. Members of some species live as parasites in beehives.
╩│bee fly,╕
╜│Beefmaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) any of a breed of hardy cattle of the western United States, raised chiefly for beef by crossbreeding Brahmas, shorthorns, and Herefords.
╩│Beefmaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│beefsteak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slice of beef for broiling or frying.
╩│beefsteak, ╛╕noun.
╜│beefsteak mushroom┐╕ or │fungus,╕ ╟│= liver fungus.
╩│beefsteak mushroom┐╕ or │fungus,╕ ╟│= liver fungus.
╜│beef Stroganoff,
┬┌┤ pieces of beef cooked in butter with chopped onions and mushrooms, to which sour cream and seasonings are added to produce the sauce in which it is served.
╩│beef Stroganoff,
╜│beef tea,╕
┬┌┤ a strong beef broth made by soaking and heating beef in water, then straining and seasoning the liquid.
╩│beef tea,╕
╜│beef-witted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ stupid.
╩│beef-witted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beefwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= casuarina.┤
├│ 2. ┤the close-grained, reddish wood of the casuarina, used for ornamental woodwork and cabinets.
╩│beefwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│beefy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beefier,╕ │beefiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Figurative.) strong, solid, and heavy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beefy wrestler.┤
├│ 2. ┤like beef.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beefy taste.┤
┼╕noun ╡beefiness.┤
╩│beefy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beefier,╕ │beefiest.╕
╜│bee glue,╕ ╟│= propolis.
╩│bee glue,╕ ╟│= propolis.
╜│bee gum,╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern and Western U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a hollowed gum tree which houses a swarm of bees.
├│ 2. ┤a beehive made from such a tree or a section of it.
╩│bee gum,╕
╜│beehive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hive or house for bees; hive. A beehive was formerly often made of coils of straw stacked one upon the other in the shape of a dome, but is now usually a rectangular box.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a busy, swarming place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the day of the sale the department store was a beehive of shoppers looking for bargains.┤
├│ 3. ┤a woman's hair style having the shape of a conical, coiled beehive.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having the top dome-shaped like the traditional beehive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beehive oven.┤
╩│beehive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│beehive hairdo,╕ ╟│= beehive ╕(def. 3).
╩│beehive hairdo,╕ ╟│= beehive ╕(def. 3).
╜│Beehive State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Utah.
╩│Beehive State,╕
╜│beehive tomb,╕
┬┌┤ a dome-shaped subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean age in Greece, consisting of a dromos cut into a hillside and ending in a circular chamber.
╩│beehive tomb,╕
╜│beehouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apiary.
╩│beehouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apiary.
╜│bee hummingbird,╕
┬┌┤ the smallest known bird in the world, a variety of hummingbird found in Cuba, growing to a length of two inches.
╩│bee hummingbird,╕
╜│beek, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤╡= bask.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤╡= warm.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a warming or basking.
╩│beek, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│beekeeper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who raises bees for their honey; apiarist.
╩│beekeeper, ╛╕noun.
╜│beekeeping, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apiculture.
╩│beekeeping, ╛╕noun. ╟│= apiculture.
╜│bee killer,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a digger wasp that stores bees and winged ants in its nest for use as food; bee wolf.
├│ 2. ┤╡= robber fly.┤
╩│bee killer,╕
╜│beeline, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lined,╕ │-lining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the straightest way between two places, like the flight of a bee to its hive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ball sailed on a beeline, straight for the window.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to move, run, fly, etc., in or as if in a beeline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Just before the storm broke we beelined for home.┤
└╕expr. ╡make a beeline for,┤ ┤(Informal.) to hurry or race directly toward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little brothers and sisters made a beeline for the gingerbread men (Atlantic).┤
╩│beeline, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lined,╕ │-lining.╕
╜│bee louse,╕
┬┌┤ a tiny, wingless fly, which lives as a parasite on bees.
╩│bee louse,╕
╜│Beelzebub, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Devil; Satan (in the Bible, Matthew 12:24-27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15-19).
├│ 2. ┤a devil.
├│ 3. ┤a fallen angel next to Satan in power, in Milton's poem ╖Paradise Lost.┤
╩│Beelzebub, ╛╕noun.
╜│bee martin,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the kingbird.
╩│bee martin,╕
╜│beemaster, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beekeeper.
╩│beemaster, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beekeeper.
╜│bee moth,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several species of moths that lay their eggs in beehives. The larvae feed on the honeycomb built by the bees.
╩│bee moth,╕
╜│been, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past participle of╡be.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has been ill. Where have you been? The books have been read by every girl in the room.┤
╩│been, ╛╕verb.
╜│bee orchid┐╕ or │bee orchis,╕
┬┌┤ a European orchid noted for the resemblance of part of its flower to a bee.
╩│bee orchid┐╕ or │bee orchis,╕
╜│beep, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sharp, short sound issued as a signal in broadcasting or by a radio direction-finding apparatus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did the beeps from the Soviet moon awaken the American people to the realities of the scientific age? (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤any sharp, short sound, such as the sound of an automobile horn.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to make or cause (something) to make sharp, short sounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to beep a horn. The first Russian moon rose beeping into the sky (New Scientist).┤
┼╕noun ╡beeper.┤
╩│beep, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bee plant,╕
┬┌┤ the cleome, figwort, or any one of various other plants to which bees are attracted as a source of nectar.
╩│bee plant,╕
╜│beer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alcoholic drink made from malted barley flavored with hops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a glass of yellow beer with a head of white foam.┤
├│ 2. ┤a soft drink made from roots, barks, or plants, such as ginger beer or root beer.
├│ 3. ┤a glass, bottle, can, or other container of beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to drink a cool beer.┤
╩│beer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│beer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a division of a warp in weaving, consisting of a specified number of threads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beer of 40 threads.┤
╩│beer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│beer and skittles,╕
┬┌┤ material comforts and pleasures; enjoyment.
╩│beer and skittles,╕
╜│beer bust,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a party at which beer is the main beverage.
╩│beer bust,╕
╜│beer garden,╕
┬┌┤ a garden or enclosed yard where beer is sold and served at tables.
╩│beer garden,╕
╜│beerhall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where beer is sold and drunk.
╩│beerhall, ╛╕noun.
╜│beerhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where malt liquors are sold; alehouse.
╩│beerhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│beery, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beerier,╕ │beeriest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤of beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beery odor.┤
├│ 2. ┤caused by or influenced by beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beery good humor.┤
├│ 3. ┤like beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beery drink.┤
├│ 4. ┤full of beer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beery old tramp.┤
┼╕adv. ╡beerily.┤
┼╕noun ╡beeriness.┤
╩│beery, ╛╕adjective, ╞│beerier,╕ │beeriest.╕
╜│bee smoker,╕
┬┌┤ a beekeeper's apparatus for producing and driving smoke into a hive to stupefy the bees while the honeycomb is being removed.
╩│bee smoker,╕
╜│beestings, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the first milk from a cow after it has given birth to a calf; colostrum. Also, ╡biestings.┤
╩│beestings, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│beeswax, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the wax given out by bees, from which they make their honeycomb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother used a polish of beeswax to rub the furniture.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to rub, polish, or treat with beeswax.
╩│beeswax, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beeswing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thin film that forms in some old wines.
├│ 2. ┤an old wine that has such a film.
╩│beeswing, ╛╕noun.
╜│beet─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant grown for its thick, fleshy root. The leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Beets are biennial plants that belong to the goosefoot family.
├│ 2. ┤its root. Red beets are often eaten as a vegetable. Sugar is made from some kinds of white beets.
┼╕adj. ╡beetlike.┤
╩│beet─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│beet─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= repair.┤
├│ 2a. ┤╡= kindle ┤(a fire).┤
├│ b. ┤╡= replenish ┤(a fire).┤
╩│beet─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│beet-faced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ ruddy; florid.
╩│beet-faced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Beethovenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Ludwig van Beethoven or his music.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tight rein on which Dr. Klemperer held the first movement ... brought out a symphonic force and integrity of an almost Beethovenian cast (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an expert in or skilled performer of Beethoven's music.
╩│Beethovenian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│beetle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an insect that has two hard, shiny cases that cover its wings when at rest. There are over 250,000 species of beetles, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to nearly that of a man's fist.
├│ 2. ┤any insect resembling a beetle, such as the cockroach.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to move quickly; scurry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His eyes beetled across the page (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adj. ╡beetlelike.┤
╩│beetle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│beetle─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a heavy wooden mallet for ramming, crushing, or smoothing; a maul.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially British.) a wooden household utensil for beating or mashing.
├│ 3. ┤a machine for finishing linen or cotton cloth by hammering it.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pound with a beetle.
├│ 2. ┤to finish (cloth) by means of a beetling machine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was marching through the streets of Antwerp, wearing ... the sort of fantastically befrogged uniform affected by Hussars and lion tamers (New Yorker).┤
╜│beget, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-got╕ or (Archaic) │-gat,╕ │-gotten╕ or │-got,╕ │-getting.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to become the father of.
┴┤ (SYN) procreate.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to cause to be; produce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hate begets hate and love begets love.┤
┴┤ (SYN) generate.
┼╕noun ╡begetter.┤
╩│beget, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-got╕ or (Archaic) │-gat,╕ │-gotten╕ or │-got,╕ │-getting.╕
╜│beggar, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who lives by begging; mendicant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A hungry old beggar asked everyone on the street for money to buy a cup of coffee.┤
├│ 2. ┤a very poor person; pauper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the beggars who live down near the tracks.┤
├│ 3. ┤a fellow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My dog is a friendly little beggar.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bring to poverty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your reckless spending will beggar your father.┤
┴┤ (SYN) impoverish, ruin.
├│ 2. ┤to go beyond; outdo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grandeur of Niagara Falls beggars description.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exhaust.
╩│beggar, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│beggardom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the class or fraternity of beggars.
├│ 2. ┤very great poverty.
╩│beggardom, ╛╕noun.
╜│beggarhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of a beggar.
├│ 2. ┤beggars collectively; beggardom.
╩│beggarhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│beggar-lice, ╛╕noun pl. or sing. ╟│= beggar's-lice.
╩│beggar-lice, ╛╕noun pl. or sing. ╟│= beggar's-lice.
╜│beggarly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fit for a beggar; poor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) He possesses only the most beggarly education.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shabby, sorry.
├│ 2. ┤mean; sordid.
┼╕noun ╡beggarliness.┤
╩│beggarly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beggar-my-neighbor, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a children's card game that is won when a player captures all his opponent's cards.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with profits derived from or gained by the losses of another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beggar-my-neighbor protectionism. It is clear that reducing ... aid is just as beggar-my-neighbour a policy as raising tariffs (London Times).┤
╩│beggar-my-neighbor, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│beggar's-button, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burdock ╕(a weed).
╩│beggar's-button, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burdock ╕(a weed).
╜│beggar's-lice, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(╖pl. in use┤) the burs or prickly seeds of various plants, that stick to clothes.
├│ 2. ┤(╖pl. or sing. in use┤) any one of several weeds of the borage family on which such burs or seeds grow.
╩│beggar's-lice, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│beggar's-ticks, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of the pea family.
├│ 2. ┤╡= beggar's-lice.┤
╩│beggar's-ticks, ╛╕noun.
╜│beggar-ticks, ╛╕noun pl. or sing. ╟│= beggar's-lice.
╩│beggar-ticks, ╛╕noun pl. or sing. ╟│= beggar's-lice.
╜│beggarweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤knotweed, various tickseeds, or any one of several other weeds that grow in poor soil.
├│ 2. ┤a forage plant of the pea family, grown in the southern United States.
╩│beggarweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│beggary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-garies.╕
┬┌┤ very great poverty; state or condition of a beggar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to live in beggary, be reduced to beggary.┤
╩│beggary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-garies.╕
╜│begging bowl,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bowl for collecting food, used especially by mendicant priests in countries of Asia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buddhist monks ... paddled from house to house with their begging bowls (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a request or appeal for help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have come here not to hold out a begging bowl but to hold out to Midlands industry a magnificent opportunity of developing in the Northeast (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│begging bowl,
╜│Beghard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a religious association of laymen of the 1200's and 1300's in the Low Countries and France. They were known in France as ╖Beguins.┤
╩│Beghard, ╛╕noun.
╜│begin, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gan,╕ │-gun,╕ │-ginning.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to do the first part; make a start.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When shall we begin?┤
├│ 2. ┤to come into being.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The club began two years ago.┤
┴┤ (SYN) originate, arise.
├│ 3. ┤to be near; come near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your big brother's suit won't even begin to fit you.┤
┴┤ (SYN) approach.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to do the first part of; start.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I began reading the book yesterday.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bring into being.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two brothers began the club two years ago.┤
┴┤ (SYN) originate, create.
╩│begin, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gan,╕ │-gun,╕ │-ginning.╕
╜│beginner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is doing something for the first time; person who lacks skill and experience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You skate well for a beginner.┤
┴┤ (SYN) amateur, novice.
├│ 2. ┤a person who begins anything.
╩│beginner, ╛╕noun.
╜│beginner's luck,╕
┬┌┤ the good fortune that sometimes allows a novice to outdo an expert, as in fishing or in certain games.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1:1).┤
┴┤ (SYN) outset.
├│ 3. ┤the first part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have enjoyed this book from beginning to end.┤
├│ 4. ┤the first cause; source; origin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The idea of the airplane had its beginning with study of the flight of birds. Thy true ... Beginning and Father is in Heaven (Thomas Carlyle).┤
┴┤ (SYN) genesis.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that begins.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Easy words are in the beginning lesson of the spelling book.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incipient, inceptive.
╩│beginning, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│begird, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-girt╕ or │-girded,╕│-girding.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bind with a band; gird about.
├│ 2. ┤to enclose; encompass.
╩│begird, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-girt╕ or │-girded,╕│-girding.╕
╜│begirt, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤surrounded; encircled.
├╕verb ┤ ┤a past tense and a past participle of ╡begird.┤
╩│begirt, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│beglamour┐╕ or │beglamor, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to charm or captivate with glamour; infatuate; bedazzle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beglamoured by sheer novelty, he tends to overrate some of the works which he describes (Punch).┤
├│ 2. ┤to invest with glamour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the vanquished symbols that beglamoured centuries gone by (Newsweek).┤
╩│beglamour┐╕ or │beglamor, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│begloom, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to fill with gloom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... melancholy begloomed his mind (John Corry).┤
╩│begloom, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│begob, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ an Irish oath; begad.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Begob, Joe, I don't think even you know as much as that (Frank O'Connor).┤
╩│begob, ╛╕interjection.
╜│begoggled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ equipped with or wearing goggles; goggled.
╩│begoggled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│begone, ╛╕interjection, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ go away; depart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Begone!" said the prince (interj.). The prince bade him begone (v.).┤
╩│begone, ╛╕interjection, intransitive verb.
╜│begonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of tropical plants often grown for their large, fleshy, richly colored leaves and waxy flowers.
╩│begonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│begorra, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ an Irish oath; begad.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No one handles a camera with more aplomb ... , and no one, begorra, cares less about what he trains it on (New Yorker).┤
╩│begorra, ╛╕interjection.
╜│begot, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡beget.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. David shyly confesses his beguin for her (Perelman).┤
├│ b. ┤the object of the infatuation.
╩│beguin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Beguin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Beghard.
╩│Beguin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Beghard.
╜│beguinage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a community of Beguines.
╩│beguinage, ╛╕noun.
╜│beguine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dance resembling the rumba, originally from Martinique.
├│ 2. ┤the music to which a beguine is danced.
╩│beguine, ╛╕noun.
╜│beguine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a community of Roman Catholic women devoted to a religious and charitable way of life that began in Belgium in the 1100's and came to an end in the 1500's.
╩│beguine, ╛╕noun.
╜│begum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a queen, princess, or lady of high rank in Moslem countries.
╩│begum, ╛╕noun.
╜│begun, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past participle of ╡begin.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. It has begun to rain.┤
╩│begun, ╛╕verb.
╜│behalf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ side, interest, or favor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friends will act in his behalf.┤
└╕expr. ╡in behalf of,┤ ┤in the interest of; for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He worked in behalf of the community chest. I am speaking in behalf of my friend.┤
└╕expr. ╡on behalf of,┤
├│ a. ┤in the interest of; for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a publicity photograph on behalf of a charity called the Tolstoy Foundation (Peter Maas).┤
├│ b. ┤as a representative of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lawyer spoke convincingly on behalf of his client.┤
╩│behalf, ╛╕noun.
╜│Behari, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bihari.
╩│Behari, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bihari.
╜│behatted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a hat.
╩│behatted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│behave, ╛╕verb, ╞│-haved,╕ │-having.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to manage, handle, or conduct oneself; act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog does not behave well in the house. The ship behaves well even in rough water.┤
┴┤ (SYN) do.
├│ 2. ┤to act properly; do what is right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did you behave today? "Behave, or I'll take you home," said his mother.┤
├│ 3. ┤to act or react to a stimulus, environment, or other outside force; act in any relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water behaves in different ways when it is heated and when it is frozen.┤
┴┤ (SYN) work, operate.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to conduct or comport (oneself).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rowdy boys were poorly behaved in public.┤
├│ 2. ┤to conduct (oneself) well or properly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy behaved himself in school.┤
╩│behave, ╛╕verb, ╞│-haved,╕ │-having.╕
╜│behavior, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤manner of behaving; way of acting; conduct; actions; acts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His sullen behavior showed that he was angry. The boat's behavior was perfect on the trial trip.┤
├│ 2. ┤manners; deportment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. behavior that is forced and artificial.┤
┴┤ (SYN) demeanor, bearing.
├│ 3a. ┤the manner in which a living organism or a physical substance acts under specified circumstances, or in relation to other things.
├│ b. ┤the observable responses of persons or animals considered as subject matter for psychological study.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Behavior is chiefly learned, the result of group and cultural experiences (Ogburn and Nimkoff).┤
├┤ Also, (British,) ╡behaviour.┤
╩│behavior, ╛╕noun.
╜│behavioral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. behavioral patterns.┤
┼╕adv. ╡behaviorally.┤
╩│behavioral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│behavioralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and methods of behavioral science.
┼╕noun ╡behavioralist.┤
╩│behavioralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│behavioral science,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various social sciences, such as sociology and psychology, dealing with human behavior, especially in a scientific or objective way.
╩│behavioral science,╕
╜│behavioral scientist,╕
┬┌┤ a person who is trained or skilled in one or more of the behavioral sciences.
╩│behavioral scientist,╕
╜│behaviorism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the doctrine that the objective acts of persons and animals are the chief or only subject matter of scientific psychology.
├│ 2. ┤╡= behavior.┤
┼╕n., adj. ╡behaviorist.┤
╩│behaviorism, ╛╕noun.
╜│behavioristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with behaviorists or behaviorism.
┼╕adv. ╡behavioristically.┤
╩│behavioristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│behavior modification,╕
┬┌┤ the modification of habits and patterns of behavior by psychological methods such as behavior therapy, reinforcement therapy, and aversion therapy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unlike Freudian psychoanalysis, which probes into the life history of the individual ... behavior modification seeks to change responses and symptoms at the time they occur (Austin E. Grigg).┤
╩│behavior modification,╕
╜│behavior therapy,╕
┬┌┤ a form of psychological therapy in which a patient is conditioned to replace old habits or patterns of behavior with new ones. Compare ╡aversion therapy.┤┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scientists, convinced of the errors of Freud, maintain that therapies based on conditioning and learning theory--grouped under the umbrella term "behaviour therapy"--are much more effective and practical than in-depth, "arty" therapy which lays bare the patient's soul (New Scientist).┤
╩│behavior therapy,╕
╜│behaviour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) behavior.
╩│behaviour, ╛╕noun.
╜│behead, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to cut off the head of; decapitate.
╩│behead, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│beheadal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a beheading.
╩│beheadal, ╛╕noun.
╜│beheld, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense and past participle of ╡behold:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men in the little boat beheld the approaching storm with fear.┤
╩│beheld, ╛╕verb.
╜│behemoth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a huge and powerful animal mentioned in the Bible. It may have been the hippopotamus. Job 40:15-24.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤any large and strong animal.
├│ b. ┤anything very large and powerful.
╩│behemoth, ╛╕noun.
╜│behemothian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling a behemoth; enormous.
╩│behemothian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│behest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a command; order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am ready to act at your behest. To fall before her feet at her behest (Spenser).┤
┴┤ (SYN) injunction.
├│ 2. ┤request; bidding; invitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the behest of the James Joyce Society, one of Joyce's three sisters ... paid a visit to New York from her home in Dublin (New Yorker).┤
╩│behest, ╛╕noun.
╜│behind, ╛╕preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤at the back of; in the rear of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stand behind me. The child hid behind the door.┤
├│ 2. ┤at or on the far side of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) in support of; supporting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friends are behind him.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) concealed by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Treachery lurked behind the spy's smooth manners.┤
├│ 5. ┤later than; after.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The milkman is behind his usual time today.┤
├│ 6. ┤remaining after.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The dead man left a family behind him.┤
├│ 7. ┤inferior to; less advanced than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy who was sick is behind the others in his class.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤at the back; toward the back; in the rear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog's tail hung down behind.┤
├│ 2. ┤farther back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rest of the hikers are still behind.┤
├│ 3. ┤in reserve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. More supplies are behind.┤
├│ 4. ┤not on time; slow; late.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The train is behind today.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤coming after; following.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must watch the cars behind.┤
├│ 2. ┤late in payments, work, or other obligations.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Informal.) the rump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... one good kick in the behind (New Yorker).┤
╩│behind, ╛╕preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│behindhand, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤behind time; late.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He handed his assignment in behindhand.┤
├│ 2. ┤behind others in progress; backward; slow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is behindhand in his schoolwork.┤
├│ 3. ┤in debt; in arrears.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are behindhand with their rent.┤
╩│behindhand, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│behind-the-scenes, ╛╕adjective,
┬┌┤ not public; private; secret.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Much could be accomplished in the desegregation field by quiet, behind-the-scenes work (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a unit for measuring the difference in intensity level of sounds, equal to ten decibels.
╩│bel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Babylonian god of creation.
╩│Bel, ╛╕noun.
╜│belabor, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to beat vigorously; thrash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rider belabored his tired horse with a stick.┤
┴┤ (SYN) buffet, pummel.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to set upon with too much talk or advice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rip Van Winkle's wife belabored him for being lazy.┤
╩│belabor, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│belabour, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) belabor.
╩│belabour, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Bel and the Dragon,
┬┌┤ a book of the Old Testament Apocrypha, in the canon of the Greek and Roman Catholic Bibles as part of Daniel.
╩│Bel and the Dragon,
╜│Belarusian or Belarussian,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Belarus.
├╕noun ┤ a native or inhabitant of Belarus. Also, ╡Belorussian,┤ ╡Byelorussian,┤ ╡Byelarussian.┤
╩│Belarusian or Belarussian,╕ ╛adjective, noun.
╜│belated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤happening late; coming late or too late; delayed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. belated thanks. Your belated letter has arrived at last.┤
├│ 2. ┤overtaken by the darkness of the night.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The belated travelers lost their way after sunset.┤
┼╕adv. ╡belatedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡belatedness.┤
╩│belated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│belaud, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to laud highly; bepraise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] was belauded by the universal American press (Edgar Allan Poe).┤
╩│belaud, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│belay, ╛╕verb, ╞│-layed,╕ │-laying,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(Nautical.) to fasten (a rope) by winding it around a pin or cleat.
├│ 2. ┤to make a belay.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a turn or fastening of a rope, such as around a projection of rock, to aid in mountain climbing.
└╕expr. ╡belay that!┤ or ╡belay there! ┤(Informal.) stop that! hold on there! enough!
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Belay that and listen!" the first mate shouted.┤
╩│belay, ╛╕verb, ╞│-layed,╕ │-laying,╕ ╛noun.
╜│belaying pin,
┬┌┤ a pin in a rail of a ship around which ropes can be wound and fastened.
╩│belaying pin,
╜│bel canto,
┬┌┤ singing characterized by full, rich, broad, and flexible tone, especially an Italian singing style (developed in the 1600's and 1700's) tending to passages displaying the singer's technical skills and other ornamentation.
╩│bel canto,
╜│belch, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to throw out gas from the stomach through the mouth; eructate.
├│ 2. ┤to throw out or shoot forth contents violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cannon belching at the enemy.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to throw out with force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The volcano belched fire and ashes.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a belching.
├│ 2. ┤the substance belched.
┼╕noun ╡belcher.┤
╩│belch, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│beldam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old woman.
├│ 2. ┤an ugly old woman; hag; witch.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a grandmother.
╩│beldam, ╛╕noun.
╜│beldame, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beldam.
╩│beldame, ╛╕noun. ╟│= beldam.
╜│beleaguer, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to surround with troops; besiege.
╔┤ ╢Ex. British troops under Cornwallis were beleaguered at Yorktown by patriot forces.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to surround; beset.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President is beleaguered by problems.┤
┼╕noun ╡beleaguerer.┤
┼╕noun ╡beleaguerment.┤
╩│beleaguer, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│belemnite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dart-shaped fossil now recognized as the shell of an extinct mollusk allied to the cuttlefish; thunderstone.
├│ 2. ┤the animal itself.
╩│belemnite, ╛╕noun.
╜│belemnoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any mollusk of a suborder of extinct cephalopods having two gills, including the belemnite.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤dart-shaped.
╩│belemnoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bel-esprit, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beaux-esprits.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a person of genius or brilliant wit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The world thought me a beauty and a bel-esprit (Margaret Edgeworth).┤
╩│bel-esprit, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beaux-esprits.╕
╜│belfried, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a belfry.
╩│belfried, ╛╕adjective.
╜│belfry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tower for a bell or bells, usually attached to a church or other building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The belfry was toppled by high winds in the storm.┤
├│ 2. ┤a space in a tower for a bell or bells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pigeons are always roosting in the belfry.┤
╩│belfry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fries.╕
╜│Belg.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Belgian.
├│ 2. ┤Belgium.
╩│Belg.,╕
╜│belga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Belgian unit of money used from 1926 to 1945, restricted to use in foreign exchange, and valued at five Belgian francs.
╩│belga, ╛╕noun.
╜│Belgae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ an ancient Celtic people of northern Gaul.
╩│Belgae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Belgian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Belgium.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a breed of large, heavy draft horses with a huge body and a chestnut or bay-colored coat.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Belgium or its people.
╩│Belgian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Belgian hare,╕
┬┌┤ a large, reddish-brown, domestic rabbit.
╩│Belgian hare,╕
╜│Belgian Malinois,
┬┌┤ a breed of sheep dog with a short-haired coat and longer hair along the back of the hind legs.
╩│Belgian Malinois,
╜│Belgian sheepdog,╕
┬┌┤ any dog of a breed having a black coat and formerly used to herd sheep.
╩│Belgian sheepdog,╕
╜│Belgian Tervuren,
┬┌┤ a breed of sheep dog that holds its ears stiffly erect and has a long tail.
╩│Belgian Tervuren,
╜│Belgic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the Belgae.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Netherlands.
├│ 3. ┤╡= Belgian.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the Gaulish language used by the Belgae.
╩│Belgic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Belgo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) Belgian and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Belgo-German frontier = the Belgian and German frontier.┤
╩│Belgo-,╕
╜│Belgravia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ rich and fashionable people; high society (from the name of a fashionable section in London).
╩│Belgravia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Belgravian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Belgravia, a fashionable section of the western part of London.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤aristocratic.
├│ b. ┤fashionable.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who livesin Belgravia.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤an aristocrat.
├│ b. ┤a member of high society.
╩│Belgravian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Belial, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Devil; Satan, especially as the personification of evil; the Antichrist.
├│ 2. ┤a fallen angel in Milton's poem ╖Paradise Lost.┤
╩│Belial, ╛╕noun.
╜│belie, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give a false idea of; misrepresent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her frown belied her usual good nature.┤
┴┤ (SYN) contradict, controvert.
├│ 2. ┤to show to be false; prove to be mistaken.
┴┤ (SYN) disprove, refute.
├│ 3. ┤to fail to come up to; disappoint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He stole again, and so belied our hopes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) betray.
┼╕noun ╡belier.┤
╩│belie, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-lied,╕ │-lying.╕
╜│belief, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤what is held to be true or real; thing believed; opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even after Columbus it was once a common belief that the earth was flat.┤
├│ 2. ┤acceptance as true or real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His belief in ghosts makes him afraid of the dark.┤
├│ 3. ┤confidence in any person or thing; faith; trust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge expressed his belief in the boy's honesty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reliance.
├│ 4. ┤religious faith; creed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most children follow the belief of their parents.┤
╩│belief, ╛╕noun.
╜│believability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being believable; credibility.
╩│believability, ╛╕noun.
╜│believable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be believed; credible.
┼╕noun ╡believableness.┤
╩│believable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│believably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ credibly.
╩│believably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│believe, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lieved,╕ │-lieving.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to think (something) is true or real.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all believe that the earth is round.┤
├│ 2. ┤to think (somebody) tells the truth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My friends believe me.┤
├│ 3. ┤to think; suppose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By the looks of the dark sky I believe we are going to have a storm soon.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to have faith (in a person or thing); trust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We believe in our friends.┤
├│ b. ┤to think of something as true or existing; be convinced of the actual existence, occurrence, validity, or truth of something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I believe in charity. She believes in miracles.┤
├│ 2. ┤to have religious belief.
├│ 3. ┤to exercise faith.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Be not afraid, only believe (Mark 5:36).┤
├│ 4. ┤to think; suppose.
└╕expr. ╡make believe,┤ ┤to pretend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will make believe that there are fairies in the world (Charles Kingsley).┤
┼╕noun ╡believer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡believingly.┤
╩│believe, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lieved,╕ │-lieving.╕
╜│belike, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) very likely; probably; perhaps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Things that I know not of belike to thee are dear (William Wordsworth).┤
╩│belike, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Belisha beacon,
┬┌┤ (British.) a post with a reddish-yellow globe or light marking a crossing place for pedestrians.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Belize (British Honduras), a country in Central America, independent since 1981.
╩│Belizean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bell─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective,
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hollow metal cup that makes a musical sound when struck by a clapper or hammer. Typically, a bell has a flaring rim and is struck by a clapper suspended from the center of the interior.
├│ 2. ┤anything that makes a ringing sound as a signal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did I hear the bell at the front door?┤
├│ 3. ┤the stroke or sound of a bell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our teacher dismissed us five minutes before the bell.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the stroke of a bell used on shipboard to indicate a half hour of time. 1 bell = 12:30, 4:30, or 8:30; 2 bells = 1:00, 5:00, or 9:00; and so on up to 8 bells = 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00.
├│ b. ┤the period of a half hour indicated.
├│ 5. ┤anything shaped like a bell. The flaring end of a funnel or of a musical wind instrument is a bell. The shape of the bell affects the resonance, power, and tonal quality of wind instruments.
├│ 6. ┤a bell-shaped cover, usually of metal, to keep food warm or moist.
├│ 7. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤a corolla shaped like a bell.
├│ b. ┤the strobile, cone, or catkin containing the seed of the hop.
├│ 8. ┤the umbrella of a jellyfish.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a bell on; furnish with a bell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We belled the sheep.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cause to swell or bulge out like a bell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wives ... slipped into their striped bells, and pulled sweaters over their torsi (Donald Barthelme).┤
└╕expr. ╡bell the cat,┤ ┤See under ╡cat.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡ring a bell,┤ ┤(Informal.) to evoke a response, as of the memory or of enthusiasm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That old song rings a bell with his parents.┤
└╕expr. ╡ring the bell,┤ ┤(Informal.) to score a hit; be a big success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A pretty dress is sure to ring the bell with any little girl (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡saved by the bell,┤ ┤(Informal.) saved from trouble by a chance piece of luck (from the former practice which allowed a count against a fallen boxer to be interrupted by the bell signaling the end of a round).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Any report that the party chairman was "saved by the bell" is inaccurate (Sunday Times).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's an honored guest at the Indianapolis 500, the Phoenix Rodeo, ... to name just a few events he attends with bells on (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bell-like.┤
╩│bell─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective,
╜│bell─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to bellow; roar; cry.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the cry of a deer at rutting time.
╩│bell─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
╜│belladonna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a poisonous plant of Europe and Asia, with black berries and red, bell-shaped flowers; deadly nightshade.
├│ b. ┤the leaves and roots of this plant, from which a drug is obtained.
├│ 2. ┤the drug made from this plant; atropine. It relaxes muscles and relieves pain and is used to reduce spasms and to dilate the pupils of the eyes.
╩│belladonna, ╛╕noun.
╜│belladonna lily,╕ ╟│= amaryllis.
╩│belladonna lily,╕ ╟│= amaryllis.
╜│bellarmine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, globular stoneware jug with a narrow neck, decorated with the face of a bearded man, originally designed as a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (1542-1621).
╩│bellarmine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bellatrix, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bright star in the constellation Orion.
╩│Bellatrix, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellbird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several birds with a clear, bell-like call, especially:
├│ a. ┤a black-winged cotinga, found in the area between Trinidad and the northern part of Brazil.
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) ╡= wood thrush.┤
├│ c. ┤a honey eater of New Zealand.
╩│bellbird, ╛╕noun.
╜│bell-bottom, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ with the bottom of the legs flared.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bell-bottom trousers.┤
╩│bell-bottom, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bell-bottomed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bell-bottom.
╩│bell-bottomed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bell-bottom.
╜│bell-bottoms, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ bell-bottom trousers.
╩│bell-bottoms, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bellboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man or boy whose work is carrying baggage and doing errands for the guests of a hotel or club; bellhop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We tipped the bellboy after he took the bags to our room.┤
╩│bellboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bell buoy,╕
┬┌┤ a warning buoy with a bell hung so as to ring when the buoy is rocked by the waves.
╩│bell buoy,╕
╜│bell captain,╕
┬┌┤ the person in charge of a group of bellboys.
╩│bell captain,╕
╜│bell cot┐,╕ or │bellcot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bell cote.
╩│bell cot┐,╕ or │bellcot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bell cote.
╜│bell cote┐,╕ or │bellcote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) a small structure designed to contain one or more bells, which are often carried upon brackets projecting from a wall.
╩│bell cote┐,╕ or │bellcote, ╛╕noun.
╜│bell crank,╕
┬┌┤ a right-angled lever for communicating motion, as from one bell wire to another lying at right angles to it.
╩│bell crank,╕
╜│bell curve,╕
┬┌┤ (Statistics.) a bell-shaped curve; normal curve.
╩│bell curve,╕
╜│belle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a beautiful woman or girl.
├│ 2. ┤the prettiest or most admired woman or girl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was the belle of the ball.┤
╩│belle, ╛╕noun.
╜│belled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a bell or bells.
╩│belled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Belleek, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Belleek ware,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of very thin, almost transparent porcelain with an opalescent glaze, made in decorative shapes.
╩│Belleek, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Belleek ware,╕
╜│belle epoque,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the period at the turn of the century (from 1880 to 1905).
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the book, their pure cubism of the belle epoque seems intact, as if exhumed in a perfect state (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) beautiful epoch.
╩│belle epoque,
╜│Bellerophon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a hero who killed the chimera, a dreadful monster, with the help of the winged horse Pegasus.
╩│Bellerophon, ╛╕noun.
╜│belles-lettres, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the finer forms of literature, especially poetry or essays. Fiction and other types of imaginative literature are sometimes also meant by the term, but never writing which is explicitly educational or informational.
├│ 2. ┤literature as a fine art.
╩│belles-lettres, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│belletrism┐╕ or │bellettrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ devotion to belles-lettres.
┼╕noun ╡belletrist,┤ bellettrist.┤
╩│belletrism┐╕ or │bellettrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│belletristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with belles-lettres.
├│ 2. ┤in the manner or style of belles-lettres.
╩│belletristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bellflower, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campanula.
╩│bellflower, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campanula.
╜│bellflower family,╕
┬┌┤ a widely distributed group of dicotyledonous plants, mainly herbs but including shrubs and small trees. The family includes many ornamentals with usually blue flowers, such as the rampion, harebell, and Canterbury bell.
╩│bellflower family,╕
╜│bell glass,╕ ╟│= bell jar.
╩│bell glass,╕ ╟│= bell jar.
╜│bellhanger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose business it is to put up and repair bells, wires attached to bells, and the like.
╩│bellhanger, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellhop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ╡= bellboy.┤
╩│bellhop, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellicose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fond of fighting and quarreling; inclined to war; warlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There have been disturbances from time to time, but these are put down largely to the bellicose and rapacious nature of the ... tribes in the frontier areas (London Times).┤
┬┌┤ bellicose quality or attitude; quarrelsomeness.
╩│bellicosity, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a belly, especially a big belly (used chiefly in combination).
╔┤ ╢Ex. bellied like a beast, big-bellied.┤
├│ 2. ┤blown or puffed out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bellied bottle, bellied sails.┤
╩│bellied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│belligerence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a belligerent attitude; being warlike; fondness for fighting.
├│ 2. ┤the act of fighting; being at war.
╩│belligerence, ╛╕noun.
╜│belligerency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position or status of a belligerent.
├│ 2. ┤pugnacious and stubborn hostility; belligerence.
├│ 3. ┤warfare.
╩│belligerency, ╛╕noun.
╜│belligerent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤fond of fighting; tending or inclined to war; warlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some young boys are very belligerent when they first find the use of their fists. (Figurative.) The defiant child spoke in a most belligerent voice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hostile, pugnacious.
├│ 2. ┤at war; engaged in war; fighting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Great Britain and Germany were belligerent powers in 1941.┤
├│ 3. ┤having to do with nations or persons at war.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a nation, state, or its citizens at war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. France and Germany were belligerents in World War II. Command of the air, which was formerly the result of a slow attrition of one of the belligerents, can no longer be won according to the standards of 1939-45 (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person engaged in fighting with another person.
┼╕adv. ╡belligerently.┤
╩│belligerent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bellipotent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ mighty in war.
╩│bellipotent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bell jar,╕
┬┌┤ a bell-shaped container or cover made of glass, used in laboratories to cover objects which require protection from variations of the atmosphere, dust, or moisture, or to hold gases in chemical operations; bell glass.
╩│bell jar,╕
╜│bell-lyra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of portable glockenspiel, consisting of metal bars on a lyre-shaped frame.
╩│bell-lyra, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who rings a bell, especially a town crier.
╩│bellman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bell metal,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of bronze, an alloy consisting typically of three or four parts of copper to one of tin, from which bells are made.
╩│bell metal,╕
╜│bell-mouthed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a mouth or opening that flares out like a bell.
╩│bell-mouthed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bellona, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Roman goddess of war, the sister or wife of Mars.
╩│Bellona, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellow, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a loud, deep noise; roar as a bull does when excited or enraged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cows were bellowing in the barn from hunger.┤
├│ 2. ┤to shout loudly, with anger, or with pain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bellowed in pain when the hammer came down on his finger.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shout in a loud and deep voice; roar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bellow an order.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loud, deep noise; roar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bellow of an angry voice.┤
├│ 2. ┤any noise made by bellowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have lost the bellow of mighty steam engines.┤
┼╕noun ╡bellower.┤
╩│bellow, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bellows, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for producing a strong current of air, used for blowing fires or sounding an organ or accordion. A bellows consists of an air chamber which expands when air enters through a valve and a nozzle through which air is forced out in a stream when the air chamber is compressed.
├│ 2. ┤the folding part of some cameras, behind the lens.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the lungs.
╩│bellows, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
╜│bellows pocket,╕
┬┌┤ a patch pocket made with box pleats to give room for expansion.
╩│bellows pocket,╕
╜│bell pepper,╕
┬┌┤ the bell-shaped fruit of the sweet pepper, used for pickling and as a vegetable.
╩│bell pepper,╕
╜│bellpull, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a handle for pulling a bell attached by a wire or cord.
╩│bellpull, ╛╕noun.
╜│bell-push, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a push button for a doorbell or the like.
╩│bell-push, ╛╕noun.
╜│bell ringer,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person whose business it is to ring a bell, as of a church.
├│ 2. ┤a performer with musical bells.
├│ 3. ┤a device or mechanism for ringing a bell or bells.
╩│bell ringer,╕
╜│bell ringing,╕
┬┌┤ the art or practice of a bell ringer.
╩│bell ringing,╕
╜│bells, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bell┤ (1).┤
╩│bells, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bell-shaped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like a bell, or like a cup flaring more or less at the rim.
╩│bell-shaped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bell-shaped curve,╕
┬┌┤ (Statistics.) a curve representing a symmetrical frequency distribution; normal curve.
╩│bell-shaped curve,╕
╜│bells of Ireland,╕
┬┌┤ a hardy annual plant with whitish flowers having enlarged, bell-shaped, chartreuse green calyxes.
╩│bells of Ireland,╕
╜│Bell's palsy,
┬┌┤ paralysis of the facial muscles.
╩│Bell's palsy,
╜│bell tent,╕
┬┌┤ a conical-shaped tent.
╩│bell tent,╕
╜│bell tower,╕
┬┌┤ a tower built to contain a bell or bells.
╩│bell tower,╕
╜│bell turret,╕
┬┌┤ a turret containing a bell chamber, and usually crowned with a spire or other ornamental feature.
╩│bell turret,╕
╜│bellwether, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a male sheep (wether) that leads the flock, wearing a bell.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a chief or leader, especially of people or groups thought of as resembling sheep in lack of intelligence, foresight, or plan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You bellwether of the mob ... (Robert Southey).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any person or thing that sets a standard or pattern for a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steel production is the bellwether of American industry.┤
╩│bellwether, ╛╕noun.
╜│bellwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bellflower.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) any of certain North American lilies, having yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to be accepted as part of a particular social group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the world of old Protestant New Yorkers who were well-to-do, if not, "belonged" through their family connections (Edmund Wilson).┤
└╕expr. ╡belong to,┤
├│ a. ┤to be the property of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That coat belongs to me.┤
├│ b. ┤to be a part of; be connected with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That top belongs to this box. Grief has a natural Eloquence belonging to it (Joseph Addison).┤
├│ c. ┤to be a member of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She belongs to the Girl Scouts. He belongs to a large family.┤
╩│belong, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│belonging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a being part of a group; identification with others; close association.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He vacillated neurotically between a need for popularity and belonging, on the one hand, and independence and isolation on the other (New Statesman).┤
┼╕noun ╡belongingness.┤
╩│belonging, ╛╕noun.
╜│belongings, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ things that belong to a person; possessions; goods.
╩│belongings, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Belorussian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Belarusian.
╩│Belorussian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Belarusian.
╜│belote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a French card game.
╩│belote, ╛╕noun.
╜│beloved, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤dearly loved; dear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. her beloved children.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is loved; darling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His sweetheart is his beloved.┤
╩│beloved, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│below, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in or to a lower place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From the airplane we could see the fields below.┤
├│ 2a. ┤on the lower side or on the bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. leaves dark above and light below.┤
├│ b. ┤on a lower floor or deck; downstairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor went below.┤
├│ 3. ┤in or from a direction thought of as lower; downstream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is good fishing below.┤
├│ 4. ┤after or later on a page or in a book or article: See the note below.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) lower in rank or power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sergeant is below a captain. The appeal reversed the decisions of the courts below.┤
├│ 6. ┤below zero.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The temperature is five below today.┤
├│ 7a. ┤in hell.
├│ b. ┤on the earth.
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤lower than; under.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cellar is below the living room.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) less than; lower in rank or degree than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is four degrees below freezing.┤
├│ 3. ┤too low to be worthy of; unworthy of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cheat is below contempt.┤
╩│below, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│belowdecks, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ under the deck; in or into the cabin or hold of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nobody is allowed belowdecks without a special permit (New Yorker). The "Forrestal" limped toward the Philippines with belowdecks fires raging (Time).┤
╩│belowdecks, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│belowground, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ underground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a belowground explosion (adj.); working belowground in a mine (adv.).┤
╩│belowground, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│belowstairs, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ in or on a lower floor or level, especially beneath the main living quarters of a house; downstairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Servants were said to live belowstairs in England.┤
╩│belowstairs, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│below-the-line, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ indicating an out-of-the-ordinary revenue or expense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a below-the-line expenditure on aid.┤
╩│below-the-line, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bel Paese,
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a kind of ripened, soft, Italian cheese.
╩│Bel Paese,
╜│Belshazzar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the last king of Babylon, at whose feast the hand wrote upon the wall (in the Bible, Daniel 5).
╩│Belshazzar, ╛╕noun.
╜│belt, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strip of leather, cloth, or the like, fastened around the waist to hold in or support clothes or weapons worn on the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He buckled his belt to hold up his pants.┤
├│ 2. ┤any broad strip or band.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A belt of trees grew between the two fields.┤
├│ 3. ┤a region having distinctive characteristics; zone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cotton belt is the region where mostly cotton is grown.┤
├│ 4a. ┤an endless band that transfers motion from one wheel or pulley to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A belt connected to the motor moves the fan in an automobile.┤
├│ b. ┤a similar band used for conveying objects or materials in a factory, or the like.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a blow.
├│ b. ┤a drink, especially of some alcoholic beverage.
├│ c. ┤a feeling of great pleasure, amusement, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. But all the fans got a big belt out of the Brooklyn triumph ... (New York Times).┤
├│ 6. ┤a series of armor plates running along the water line of a ship.
├│ 7. ┤a strait.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a belt around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She belted her dress.┤
├│ 2. ┤to fasten on with a belt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He belted his sword.┤
├│ 3. ┤to surround or mark with a circle or zone of any kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He [the beaver] makes incisions round them [trees], or ... belts them with his teeth (Washington Irving).┤
├│ 4. ┤to beat with a belt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cruel master belted his dog.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) to hit (anything) suddenly and hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He belted the ball completely out of sight.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to move very fast; hurry; rush.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sees himself these days as a getaway sort of person, belting off from his Cromwell flat in an Alfa Romeo (Sunday Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡below the belt,┤
├│ a. ┤foul; unfair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cartoons against [him] are shocking--not as political depictions, but by their below-the-belt viciousness (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤foully; unfairly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to hit a person below the belt.┤
└╕expr. ╡belt down,┤ ┤(Slang.) to drink (alcoholic liquor).
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Study hard for what? So I can ride the bar car to Darien every night belting down doubles?" (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡belt out,┤ ┤(Slang.) to sing or play forcefully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Standing there ... with her feet apart, belting out ... Porter's "Get Out of Town" (Saturday Review).┤
└╕expr. ╡belt up,┤ ┤(British Slang.) to stop talking; keep quiet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is so anxious to tell you which ... what ... and who ... that, free speech or not, one soon wishes he would belt up (Manchester Guardian).┤
└╕expr. ╡tighten one's belt,┤ ┤to be or become more thrifty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The drought continued and farm families tightened their belts.┤
└╕expr. ╡under one's belt,┤ ┤(Slang.) well in one's possession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With his doctorate under his belt, the teacher went to Washington (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡belter.┤
┼╕adj. ╡beltless.┤
╩│belt, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Beltane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Scotland) May 1, in the Old Style calendar.
├│ 2. ┤an ancient Celtic anniversary celebration on May Day, at which great bonfires were kindled, especially in Scotland.
╩│Beltane, ╛╕noun.
╜│belt conveyor,╕ ╟│= conveyor ╕(def. 2).
╩│belt conveyor,╕ ╟│= conveyor ╕(def. 2).
╜│belt drive,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the transmission of power from one shaft to another by means of an endless belt passing around a pulley on each shaft.
├│ 2. ┤the endless belt and pulleys used in doing this.
╩│belt drive,╕
╜│belted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or wearing a belt.
├│ 2. ┤wearing a special belt as a sign of honor.
├│ 3. ┤marked by a belt or band, as of a distinctive color.
├│ 4. ┤fastened on by means of a belt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a belted sword.┤
╩│belted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│belted-bias tire,
┬┌┤ an automobile tire with a belt of cord fabric or metal beneath the tread and above the plies crisscrossing the tire diagonally to the center line of the tread. Also, ╡bias-belted tire.┤
╩│belted-bias tire,
╜│belted kingfisher,╕
┬┌┤ an American kingfisher with a dull-blue body above, white below, a crested head and a bluish belt on the breast.
╩│belted kingfisher,╕
╜│Beltian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a section of Proterozoic rocks found in northwestern North America.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are ... places where destruction by metamorphism could not have taken place, as in the Beltian rocks of Montana (Robert M. Garrels).┤
╩│Beltian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│belting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤material for making belts.
├│ 2. ┤belts collectively.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) a beating.
╩│belting, ╛╕noun.
╜│belt line,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a railroad, bus line, road, or the like, that makes a circuit around or almost around a city or special area.
╩│belt line,╕
╜│beltline, ╛╕noun. ╟│= waistline.
╩│beltline, ╛╕noun. ╟│= waistline.
╜│belt sander,╕
┬┌┤ a machine for sanding in which the sandpaper or emery cloth is in the form of an endless belt that revolves between two pulleys.
╩│belt sander,╕
╜│belt-tightening, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a forced reduction of expenditures.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤designed to reduce expenses; economizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. belt-tightening layoffs.┤
╩│belt-tightening, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│beltway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a highway that goes around a city or special area.
├│ 2. ┤╡the Beltway.┤ Washington, D.C., considered as the seat of the U.S. government and all of the people concerned with the functioning of the government.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There's a life beyond the Beltway, a whole country out there ... (Rolling Stone).┤
╩│beltway, ╛╕noun.
╜│beltway bandit,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a consultant or expert, often a former government employee, hired by a corporation to help secure government contracts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Well-paying jobs in electronics and at national corporate headquarters are filled by "Beltway Bandits" (New York Times).┤
╩│beltway bandit,╕
╜│beluga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, white sturgeon of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, valued as a source of caviar.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡beluga whale.┤
├┤ a small, white whale of the arctic seas, valued for its oil and skin; white whale.
╩│beluga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas.╕
╜│belvedere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a structure from which a fine view may be had, especially a top story that is open on one or more sides.
├│ 2. ┤a cigar more tapered and slightly shorter than a corona.
╩│belvedere, ╛╕noun.
╜│belvedered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a belvedere.
╩│belvedered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in ancient Greece) a stage or platform on which a speaker stood to address an assembly.
├│ 2. ┤(in Eastern churches) the area, raised and enclosed, between the apse and the nave, including the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an Asiatic tree whose winged seed yields an oil used in perfumery and as a lubricant.
├│ 2. ┤the seed itself.
╩│ben─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│ben─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a mountain peak (used chiefly in the names of Scottish mountains).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ben Lomond.┤
╩│ben─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│ben─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Hebrew.) son; son of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. David Ben-Gurion, first premier of Israel; Judah Ben Hur, hero of a novel by Lew Wallace.┤
╩│ben─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│Benadryl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a synthetic drug used to relieve allergies such as hay fever.
╩│Benadryl, ╛╕noun.
╜│bename, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-named╕ or │-nempt╕ or │-nempted,╕ │-naming.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to name; call; describe as.
╩│bename, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-named╕ or │-nempt╕ or │-nempted,╕ │-naming.╕
╜│Bence-Jones protein,
┬┌┤ an abnormal globulin found in the urine of persons having multiple myeloma.
╩│Bence-Jones protein,
╜│bench, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long seat, usually of wood or stone. A bench may be with or without a back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people sat in the sun on park benches.┤
├│ 2. ┤a strong, heavy table used by a carpenter, or by any worker with tools and materials; workbench.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My father painted a chair on his bench in the cellar.┤
├│ 3a. ┤position as a judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was appointed to the bench last year.┤
├│ b. ┤the judge or group of judges sitting in a law court.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bench reasd the sentence to the prisoner.┤
├│ c. ┤the seat where judges sit in a law court.
├│ d. ┤a law court.
├│ 4. ┤(Sports.)
├│ a. ┤the place, usually a long seat, where those members of a team sit who are not actually taking part in a game.
├│ b. ┤the substitute or reserve players of a team collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a team with a good bench.┤
├│ 5. ┤a seat or thwart in a boat.
├│ 6. ┤a seat where persons sit side by side in some official capacity.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S.) a raised, level tract of land resembling a terrace, lying either above the bed of a stream on a valley slope, or between a sea or lake and neighboring mountains, and generally marking the outcrop of a new seam or stratum of rock; benchland.
├│ 8a. ┤a platform on which dogs stand for exhibition at a dog show.
├│ b. ┤a dog show. See also ╡bench show.┤┤
├│ 9. ┤(Mining.) a layer or strip (of coal, ore, etc.) worked separately.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Sports.)
├│ a. ┤to exclude from play, especially as punishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The football player was benched for failing to follow rules.┤
├│ b. ┤to take (a player) out of a game.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don Barrows, the powerful fullback, and a 245-pound tackle, Paul Tully, ... were benched with injuries (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to furnish with benches.
├│ 3. ┤to assign a seat on a bench, especially one of honor.
├│ 4. ┤to exhibit (a dog) on a platform at a show.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Rare.) to sit on a seat of justice.
└╕expr. ╡on the bench,┤ ┤sitting in a law court as a judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Judge Burke ... has been practicing law for 28 years, on the bench four years (Time).┤
├│ a. ┤held out of the game; sitting among the substitute players.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rookie complained that the coach kept him mostly on the bench.┤
╩│bench, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bench clamp┐,╕ │hook,╕ or │stop,╕
┬┌┤ a vise or other device on a workbench for holding work steady, or for forcing parts together.
╩│bench clamp┐,╕ │hook,╕ or │stop,╕
╜│bench dog,╕
┬┌┤ a dog exhibited at or competing in dog shows.
╩│bench dog,╕
╜│bencher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in England:
├│ a. ┤one of the senior members governing a society of English lawyers and law students called an Inn of Court.
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) a member of the House of Commons.
├│ 2. ┤a person who sits on a bench, such as an oarsman.
╩│bencher, ╛╕noun.
╜│bench jockey,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a baseball player who seeks to disconcert members of the opposing team or the umpires by verbal harassing from the bench.
├│ 2. ┤anyone who harasses or criticizes sharply from the sidelines.
╩│bench jockey,╕
╜│benchland, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bench ╕(def. 7).
╩│benchland, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bench ╕(def. 7).
╜│bench-legged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the forelegs wide apart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indians' little bench-legged ponies were no match for them(Andy Adams).┤
╩│bench-legged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bench mark,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Surveying.) a mark made on a rock, post, or other landmark, and used as a starting point or guide in a line of levels for the determination of altitudes.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything that is taken as, or serves as, a point of reference.
╩│bench mark,╕
╜│bench scientist,╕
┬┌┤ a scientist who works in a laboratory; research scientist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is no longer any talk of 'wasting your education' or 'prostituting your science' if you prefer not to be a bench scientist (Science Journal).┤
╩│bench scientist,╕
╜│bench show,╕
┬┌┤ an exhibition of animals, especially dogs, at which awards are made for physical merit judged on a standard scale of points (distinguished from ╖field trial,┤ which evaluates hunting or herding skill or obedience).
╩│bench show,╕
╜│bench table,╕
┬┌┤ a low stone seat on the inside of walls, around the bases of pillars, in churches, cloisters, and the like.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a member of an athletic team who sits on the sideline and is seldom called upon to play.
╩│bench warmer,╕
╜│bench warrant,╕
┬┌┤ a written order from a judge or law court to arrest a person.
╩│bench warrant,╕
╜│bend─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bent╕ or (Archaic) │bended,╕ │bending,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be crooked; curve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The branch began to bend as I climbed along it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) turn, twist, warp, crook.
├│ 2. ┤to stoop; bow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bent down and picked up a stone.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incline.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to submit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bend to God's will.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to move in a certain direction; turn or incline in any direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thoughts bend toward home as evening approaches. And now the land ... Bent southward suddenly (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to direct one's energies; apply oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bending to our oars, we reached shore before the storm broke.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to force out of a straight line; make crooked; curve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The strong man bent the iron bar as if it were rubber.┤
┴┤ (SYN) turn, twist, crook.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to force to submit; cause to bow or yield.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spirit of the rebels could not be bent.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to turn or move in a certain direction; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bent her mind to the new work. He bent his steps toward home.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apply.
├│ 4. ┤to tie or fasten (a sail, rope, cable, or anchor).
├│ 5. ┤to bring (a bow or the like) into tension by a string.
├│ 6. ┤(Especially British.) to pervert from the right purpose or use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to "bend" evidence in an effort to obtain a conviction (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a part that is not straight; curve; turn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a sharp bend in the road here.┤
┴┤ (SYN) crook, angle, twist.
├│ 2. ┤a stoop; bow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her head moved forward in a quick bend.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Nautical.) a knot for tying two ropes together or tying a rope to something else.
└╕expr. ╡bend over backward.┤ ┤See under ╡backward.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡bends,┤ ┤the wales of a ship; the thick planks in a ship's side below the waterways.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is to be caulked, her bends blacked and painted (Horatio Nelson).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the bend,┤ ┤(British Slang.) on a drinking spree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'd to promise to give up being on the bend, though, and I'm a bloke that keeps his word (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡round the bend,┤ ┤(British Slang.) crazy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everybody was vastly entertained, except for a few poor Treasury officials who must have been driven half round the bend (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│bend─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bent╕ or (Archaic) │bended,╕ │bending,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bend─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Heraldry.) a diagonal band on a coat of arms; an ordinary consisting of two parallel lines drawn from the dexter chief (upper right) to the sinister base (lower left) of the shield.
├│ 2. ┤a shape or size in which hides are tanned into leather, forming half of a butt.
╩│bend─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Ben Davis,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a yellow, red-striped variety of winter apple known for its keeping qualities, but now little grown because of its lack of flavor.
├│ 2. ┤the tree it grows on.
╩│Ben Davis,
╜│benday┐╕ or │Benday, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving or using a technique in photoengraving of adding a variety of tones, shading, or mottled effects to line drawings by the use of screens with dots set in varying degrees of density.
╩│benday┐╕ or │Benday, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bended, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤bent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. on bended knee.┤
├╕verb ┤ ┤(Archaic.) bent; a past tense and a past participle of ╡bend┤ (1).
╩│bended, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│bender, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that bends.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a drinking spree.
├│ 3. ┤(Baseball.) a curve.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete British Slang.) a six-pence.
╩│bender, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bender Gestalt test,
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) a test to determine the perceptual ability of children, consisting of a series of drawings which the children are asked to copy.
╩│Bender Gestalt test,
╜│bending moment,
┬┌┤ the moment tending to produce curvature in a beam.
╩│bending moment,
╜│bendlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) a narrow bend.
╩│bendlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bends, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bend┤ (1).┤
╩│bends, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bend sinister,╕
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) an ordinary drawn in the opposite direction to a bend (that is, from the sinister chief to the dexter base). It is one of the marks of bastardy.
╩│bend sinister,╕
╜│bene─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a prayer or petition.
╩│bene─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bene─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a wild boar of New Guinea.
╩│bene─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│beneath, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in a lower place; below.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As we flew over the mountains we could see that there were snowy peaks beneath.┤
├│ 2. ┤on the lower side or on the bottom; underneath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. leaves dark above and light beneath.┤
├│ 3. ┤lower in rank or power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The officers heard grumbling in the ranks beneath.┤
├│ 4. ┤later in a book or article.
╔┤ ╢Ex. See the explanation beneath.┤
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤to or in a lower place than; below; under; covered by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His head kept slipping beneath the water. The dog sat beneath the tree.┤
├│ 2. ┤immediately under.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cellar runs beneath the rafters of the first floor.┤
├│ 3. ┤at the foot of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a house built beneath a tall cliff.┤
├│ 4. ┤unworthy of; below the dignity of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A traitor is so low that he is beneath contempt. I would consider it beneath me to sell an old family secret (Saul Bellow).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) lower than in rank, dignity, or office; inferior to; below.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beneath the angels. A sergeant is beneath a captain.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) under the weight, pressure, or influence of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to sink beneath a burden of responsibility.┤
╩│beneath, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
╜│benedicite, ╛╕interjection, noun.
┬┌╕interj. ┤ ┤a Latin word which means ╖Bless you!┤ or ╖Bless us!┤ or ╖Bless me!┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the invocation of a blessing, especially grace before meals.
╩│benedicite, ╛╕interjection, noun.
╜│Benedicite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the canticle or hymn beginning "Benedicite, omnia opera Domini" ("O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord").
├│ 2. ┤a musical setting of this.
╩│Benedicite, ╛╕noun.
╜│benedick, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benefict.
╩│benedick, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benefict.
╜│Benedick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Shakespeare's ╖Much Ado About Nothing┤) a young man determined to remain a bachelor, who nevertheless falls in love and marries Beatrice.
╩│Benedick, ╛╕noun.
╜│benedict, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a recently married man, especially one who was a bachelor for a long time.
├│ 2. ┤a married man.
╩│benedict, ╛╕noun.
╜│benedictine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sweet, aromatic liqueur, first made by the Benedictines in France about the 1500's.
╩│benedictine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Benedictine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a monk or nun following the rules of the order founded by Saint Benedict about 530 A.D., known for its scholarly efforts in literature and the arts.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Saint Benedict, or his order.
╩│Benedictine, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Benedictine rule,╕
┬┌┤ a set of rules for a plan of life, used in monasteries of the order established by Saint Benedict.
╩│Benedictine rule,╕
╜│benediction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the asking of God's blessing at the end of a religious service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The priest stood before the couple and gave the benediction at the end of the marriage ceremony.┤
├│ b. ┤the form or ritual of this invocation.
├│ 2a. ┤blessing or a blessing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man's benediction was a comfort to followers.┤
├│ b. ┤an expression of thanks; grace.
├│ c. ┤the advantage received or given by blessing; mercy.
╩│benediction, ╛╕noun.
╜│Benediction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in the Roman Catholic Church:
├│ 1. ┤one of several ritual blessings, especially of the Blessed Sacrament, in which the priest officiating makes the sign of the cross over the people with the vessel (monstrance) containing the Eucharist.
├│ 2. ┤the consecrating of an abbot or abbess.
├│ 3. ┤the ceremony of consecrating certain things, such as a church, bell, or religious garment.
╩│Benediction, ╛╕noun.
╜│benedictional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= benedictive.
╩│benedictional, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= benedictive.
╜│benedictive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ serving to bless; conveying a blessing.
╩│benedictive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benedictory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the utterance of benediction.
╩│benedictory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Benedict's solution,╕
┬┌┤ a chemical solution used to test for the amount of dextrose in the urine.
╩│Benedict's solution,╕
╜│Benedictus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short hymn or canticle beginning "Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini" ("Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord"), taken from Psalm 118:26 and Matthew 21:9.
├│ 2. ┤a canticle or hymn beginning "Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel" ("Blessed be the Lord God of Israel"). Luke 1:68.
├│ 3. ┤a musical setting for either of these, that for the first being sometimes connected with the Sanctus.
╩│Benedictus, ╛╕noun.
╜│benefaction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a doing good; kindly or generous action; beneficence.
├│ 2. ┤a gift for charity; help given for any good purpose.
╩│benefaction, ╛╕noun.
╜│benefactor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person who has given money or kindly help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many members of rich families have become benefactors of hospitals, colleges, orchestras, and other organizations or societies that need help.┤
├│ b. ┤a patron.
├│ 2. ┤a person who makes a benefaction to a charitable or religious institution.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤anything which is for the good of a person or thing; advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good roads are of great benefit to travelers. World peace would be of great benefit to mankind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) profit, help, good.
├│ 2. ┤money paid to a sick or disabled person by an insurance company, government agency, or the like.
├│ 3. ┤a performance at the theater, a game, or other public attraction, to raise money for a worthy cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Last Saturday evening, at the Second Avenue Theatre, the Yiddish Theatrical Alliance staged its annual benefit for aged, infirm, and indigent members (New Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a kind deed; act of kindness; favor; gift.
├│ 5. ┤(Rare.) financial profit; gain.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to do good to; be good for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Restwill benefit a sick person.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to receive good; get advantage; profit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He benefited from the medicine. His grades would benefit from more study.┤
└╕expr. ╡benefit of the doubt,┤ ┤a favorable judgment when proof of blame or guilt is inconclusive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give him the benefit of the doubt, at least until all the evidence is in.┤
┼╕noun ╡benefiter.┤
╩│benefit, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-fited,╕ │-fiting.╕
╜│benefit of clergy,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(formerly) the privilege of being tried in church courts instead of secular courts.
├│ 2. ┤the services and rites or approval of the church.
╩│benefit of clergy,╕
╜│benefit society┐╕ or │association,╕
┬┌┤ an association which administers a fund to which subscribing members make small, regular payments and from which monetary assistance is made available in times of illness, old age, or other need.
╩│benefit society┐╕ or │association,╕
╜│Benelux, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, that was organized in 1948 and is now part of the European Common Market.
╩│Benelux, ╛╕noun.
╜│benempt, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕verb ┤ ┤benamed; a past tense and a past participle of ╡bename.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Figurative.) a natural inclination; tendency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has a decided bent for drawing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) penchant, bias.
├│ 2a. ┤limit of capacity; degree of endurance (now used only in the Shakespearean phrase ╖to the top of one's bent┤).
├│ b. ┤the degree of curve or tension of a bow.
├│ 3. ┤curved form or condition.
├│ 4. ┤section of a framework consisting of posts connected by ties and braces.
╩│bent─╕ (1), ╛verb, adjective, noun.
╜│bent─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bent grass.┤
├│ 2. ┤any stiff or wiry grass that grows on sandy or waste land.
├│ 3. ┤a stalk of such grass or of bent grass.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a heath; moor.
╩│bent─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bent grass,╕
┬┌┤ redtop or a similar grass, much used as a lawn grass in temperate regions.
╩│bent grass,╕
╜│benthal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the bottom of the sea or other bodies of water.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the benthos; having to do with the bottom of the sea or other bodies of water.
╩│benthal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Benthamism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the utilitarian doctrines of Jeremy Bentham.
╩│Benthamism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Benthamite, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a follower of Benthamism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or favoring Benthamism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The underlying and dominant assumption of Labor policy is Benthamite--the concepts of ... the efficient public servant, the doing of good to the greatest number (Harper's).┤
╩│Benthamite, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│benthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the benthos.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both benthic and pelagic organisms occurred to a depth of 10,710 metres (New Scientist).┤
╩│benthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benthoal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= benthonic.
╩│benthoal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= benthonic.
╜│benthograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for taking photographs of the bottom of the sea.
╩│benthograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│benthonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living on the bottom of large bodies of water.
╩│benthonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benthos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the bottom of the ocean.
├│ 2. ┤the animals and plants that are fixed to or crawl upon the bottom of large bodies of water.
╩│benthos, ╛╕noun.
╜│benthoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spherical diving apparatus capable of descending to great depths, used to study undersea life and resources.
╩│benthoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│bento, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Japanese.) a workingman's lunch of cold fish and rice.
╩│bento, ╛╕noun.
╜│bentonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, absorbent, chemically inert clay formed from the alteration of volcanic ash.
╩│bentonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bentonitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing bentonite.
╩│bentonitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ben trovato,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) well designed or contrived.
╩│ben trovato,
╜│bentwood, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤wood in rods, bars, or other shapes that is bent, while softened by steam, into various forms, especially for use in making boats and furniture.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made of such wood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bentwood furniture.┤
╩│bentwood, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│benumb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to makenumb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My fingers were benumbed by the cold.┤
┴┤ (SYN) numb.
├│ 2. ┤to stupefy; deaden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was benumbed with grief at the death of her pet dog. A pen in his hand ... benumbs all his faculties (Samuel Johnson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) paralyze.
┼╕adv. ╡benumbingly.┤
╩│benumb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│benumbed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made numb.
╩│benumbed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benz-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) a form of ╡benzo-,┤ as in ╖benzpyrene.┤
╩│benz-,╕
╜│benzaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, aromatic liquid obtained from the natural oil of bitter almonds or other oils, or produced artifically, used in the manufacture of dyes and perfumes and as a flavoring agent.
╩│benzaldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│Benzedrine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) amphetamine, a drug that causes wakefulness.
╩│Benzedrine, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid that vaporizes and is set on fire easily, obtained chiefly from coal tar; benzol. It is used for removing grease in motor fuels and in making dyes and synthetic rubber.
╩│benzene, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzene hexachloride,
┬┌┤ a compound of benzene and chlorine, widely used as an insecticide.
╩│benzene hexachloride,
╜│benzene ring┐╕ or │nucleus,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hexagonal arrangement of six carbon atoms bonded together by identical bonds, with each carbon atom also bonded to a hydrogen atom. This structure is found in benzene and many other compounds derived from benzene, in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by other atoms or radicals to form various derivatives.
├│ 2. ┤the graphic representation of a molecule of benzene, in the form of a hexagon with a carbon atom united with a hydrogen atom at each of its corners.
╩│benzene ring┐╕ or │nucleus,╕
╜│benzene series,╕
┬┌┤ a series of compounds of carbon and hydrogen.
╩│benzene series,╕
╜│benzenoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ derived from or related to benzene.
╩│benzenoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benziden, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzidine.
╩│benziden, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzidine.
╜│benzidine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a base derived from benzene, used in the preparation of various dyes and as a reagent.
╩│benzidine, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzine.
╩│benzin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzine.
╜│benzine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless liquid that vaporizes and is set on fire easily, a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained in distilling petroleum. It is used in cleaning and dyeing, and as a motor fuel.
├│ 2. ┤╡= benzene.┤
╩│benzine, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) of or having to do with benzene or benzoic acid, as ╖benzonitrile, benzopyrene.┤ Also, ╡benz-.┤
╩│benzo-,╕
╜│benzoate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of benzoic acid.
╩│benzoate, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzoate of soda,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline or powdery salt of benzoic acid, used in medicine and to preserve foods; sodium benzoate.
╩│benzoate of soda,╕
╜│benzocaine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an anesthetic compound used in certain dusting powders and ointments, and also internally, to abate pain from ulcers of the stomach.
╩│benzocaine, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzoic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or obtained from benzoin.
╩│benzoic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│benzoic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline acid occurring especially in benzoin and cranberries, used in medicine as an antiseptic, and to preserve foods.
╩│benzoic acid,╕
╜│benzoin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dry, brittle resin with a fragrant odor, obtained by cutting the bark of certain species of trees of Java, Laos, Sumatra, and Thailand. Benzoin is used chiefly in cosmetics, perfumes, and incense, and has long been an ingredient in cough medicine and other medicinal application.
├│ 2. ┤a crystalline compound somewhat like camphor, derived from benzaldehyde, used medicinally and in the synthesis of organic compounds.
├│ 3. ┤any one of a small genus of aromatic shrubs and trees of the laurel family, found in North America and Asia, such as the spicebush.
╩│benzoin, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= benzene.┤
├│ 2. ┤a liquid hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar, containing about 70 per cent of benzene and 20 to 30 per cent of toluene, used in making dyes.
╩│benzol, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzol.
╩│benzole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzol.
╜│benzonitrile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a transparent, colorless oil having an almondlike odor, obtained from benzoic acid. It is used in the synthesis of organic compounds, in dyes, and as a solvent for vinyl resins.
╩│benzonitrile, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzophenone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline ketone obtained by distilling calcium benzoate.
╩│benzophenone, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzopyrene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzpyrene.
╩│benzopyrene, ╛╕noun. ╟│= benzpyrene.
╜│benzoquinone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= quinone.
╩│benzoquinone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= quinone.
╜│benzosulfimide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= saccharin.
╩│benzosulfimide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= saccharin.
╜│benzoyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical present in benzoic acid and its derivatives.
╩│benzoyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzpyrene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pale-yellow, crystalline hydrocarbon found in cigarette smoke and in the air of industrial areas, which causes cancer in rats and mice and may cause it in humans.
╩│benzpyrene, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical occurring in toluene derivatives.
╩│benzyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│benzyl benzoate,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, aromatic, volatile oil used to relieve spasms, and in treatment of hypertension and of certain skin infections.
╩│benzyl benzoate,╕
╜│Beowulf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an Old English heroic poem in alliterative verse, of unknown authorship. It is the oldest epic surviving in English and was probably composed in England about 700 A.D.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a group of Moslem tribes living in northern Africa, west of Egypt.
├│ 2. ┤their language, one of the Hamitic languages.
├│ 3. ┤any one of the aboriginal inhabitants of North Africa (Barbary), from whom the modern Berbers are descended.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Berbers or their language.
╩│Berber, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│berberidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the barberry family or resembling a member of it.
╩│berberidaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│berberin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= berberine.
╩│berberin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= berberine.
╜│berberine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, crystalline alkaloid obtained from the barberry and various other plants. It has a bitter taste and has been used against fever and malaria and externally as a dressing for ulcers.
╩│berberine, ╛╕noun.
╜│berberine tree,╕
┬┌┤ an African tree that yields a yellow dye containing berberine.
╩│berberine tree,╕
╜│berceuse, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ceuses.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a lullaby.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) a vocal or instrumental composition having the tender, soothing qualities of a lullaby.
╩│berceuse, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ceuses.╕
╜│Bercy, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Bercy sauce,╕
┬┌┤ a creamy white sauce made from meat stock with shallots, white wine, lemon juice, and parsley.
╩│Bercy, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Bercy sauce,╕
╜│berdache, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a North American Indian man who dresses and behaves like a woman.
╩│berdache, ╛╕noun.
╜│bereave, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-reaved╕ or │-reft,╕ │-reaving.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to leave desolate and alone; deprive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children were bereaved by the death of their father.┤
├│ 2. ┤to deprive ruthlessly; rob.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.┤
┴┤ (SYN) strip, dispossess.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to remove by violence.
┼╕noun ╡bereaver.┤
╩│bereave, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-reaved╕ or │-reft,╕ │-reaving.╕
╜│bereavement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤loss of a relative or friend by death.
├│ 2. ┤a bereaved condition; great loss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bereavement of the widowed Queen lasted for several years.┤
├│ 3. ┤act of bereaving.
╩│bereavement, ╛╕noun.
╜│bereft, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤deprived.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bereft of hope and friends, the old man led a lonely life.┤
├╕verb ┤ ┤bereaved; a past tense and a past participle of ╡bereave.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was bereft by the loss of his son.┤
╩│bereft, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│Berenice's Hair┐╕ or │Locks,
┬┌┤ the northern constellation Coma Berenices.
╩│Berenice's Hair┐╕ or │Locks,
╜│beret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, round cap of wool or felt cloth or yarn, with no visor. Berets are usually somewhat flat and were originally worn especially in parts of France and Spain.
╩│beret, ╛╕noun.
╜│beretta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biretta.
╩│beretta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biretta.
╜│berg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an iceberg.
╔┤ ╢Ex. glittering bergs of ice (Tennyson).┤
├│ 2. ┤(in South Africa) a mountain.
╩│berg, ╛╕noun.
╜│bergall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cunner fish, a small fish of the Atlantic allied to the wrasses. Also, ╡burgall.┤
╩│bergall, ╛╕noun.
╜│bergamot─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a pear-shaped variety of orange grown in southern Italy, California, and the Gulf States. The bergamot belongs to the rue family.
├│ b. ┤the tree on which it grows.
├│ c. ┤an oil obtained from the rind of the fruit, used in perfumes.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various plants of the mint family, especially one which yields an oil whose odor resembles essence of bergamot.
╩│bergamot─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bergamot─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a winter variety of pear with a fine flavor.
╩│bergamot─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bergere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of upholstered armchair with a high back and sides.
╩│bergere, ╛╕noun.
╜│bergerette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of French pastoral song or dance, popular especially from the 1500's into the 1700's.
╩│bergerette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Berger rhythm, ╟= alpha rhythm.
╩│Berger rhythm, ╟= alpha rhythm.
╜│Bergfall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) an avalanche of rock or stone.
╩│Bergfall, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bergmann's rule,
┬┌┤ (Ecology.) the principle that warm-blooded animals living in cold climates tend to be larger in size than related animals living in warm climates.
╩│Bergmann's rule,
╜│bergmehl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fine, meallike geological deposit, consisting almost entirely of the siliceous cell walls of certain infusoria; rock meal. Bergmehl has been eaten in times of great scarcity.
╩│bergmehl, ╛╕noun.
╜│bergschrund, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deep crevasse, or a series of crevasses, at or near the head of a mountain glacier.
╩│bergschrund, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bergsonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or characteristic of the philosophy of Henri Bergson.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who supports or believes in Bergsonism.
╩│Bergsonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bergsonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the philosophy of Henri Bergson, that conceives of the universe as a constantly changing expression of "creative evolution" under the impulse of an ╖elan vital┤ (driving life force), with duration as the basic means of expression and the ultimate objective reality.
╩│Bergsonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bergstock, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alpenstock.
╩│bergstock, ╛╕noun. ╟│= alpenstock.
╜│berg wind,╕
┬┌┤ a hot, arid wind blowing from the interior to the coast of South Africa.
┬┌┤ a disease affecting the nervous system, accompanied by muscular paralysis, weakness, extreme loss of weight, pain, and swelling. It is caused by a lack of vitamin B-1 (thiamine) in the diet, and is common in those parts of Asia where polished rice comprises the principal item of diet.
┬┌┤ the standard time in the western portion of Alaska, three hours behind Pacific Standard Time.
╩│Bering Standard Time,
╜│berith milah,
┬┌┤ (Judaism.) the covenant or ceremony of circumcision, performed on a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
╩│berith milah,
╜│Berkeleian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of George Berkeley or his philosophy of extreme idealism.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a follower of the philosophy of Berkeley.
╩│Berkeleian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Berkeleianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the philosophy held by George Berkeley, who claimed that material things existed only if perceived by the mind.
╩│Berkeleianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Berkeleyism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Berkeleianism.
╩│Berkeleyism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Berkeleianism.
╜│berkelium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a radioactive, metallic, chemical element produced artificially from americium, curium, or plutonium.
╩│berkelium, ╛╕noun.
╜│Berkshire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a breed of black, medium-sized hogs, having white markings.
╩│Berkshire, ╛╕noun.
╜│berlin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a four-wheeled, covered carriage with two inside seats and a platform in the rear for footmen.
├│ b. ┤a closed automobile with a glass partition separating the driver's seat from the rear seat.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Berlin.┤ a soft, woolen yarn; Berlin wool.
├│ 3. ┤a kind of knitted glove.
├│ 4. ┤a dance resembling the polka.
╩│berlin, ╛╕noun.
╜│berline┐╕ or │Berline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a berlin; a four-wheeled carriage.
╩│berline┐╕ or │Berline, ╛╕noun.
╜│Berliner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inhabitant of Berlin in Germany.
╩│Berliner, ╛╕noun.
╜│Berlin wool,╕
┬┌┤ a fine dyed wool used for knitting, tapestry, and the like.
╩│Berlin wool,╕
╜│berlock┐╕ or │berloque dermatitis,
┬┌┤ a drop-shaped discoloration of the skin that may result from the use of perfumes or cosmetics containing ethereal oil.
╩│berlock┐╕ or │berloque dermatitis,
╜│berm┐╕ or │berme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a narrow space or ledge.
├│ 2. ┤the deposit of material, especially sand or small rocks, at the top of a beach. It is usually a nearly horizontal surface but may be of varying width according to seasonal wave action.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) the bank of a canal opposite the towing path.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) the shoulder of a road.
├│ 5. ┤(in a fortification) a space between the moat and the base of the parapet.
╩│berm┐╕ or │berme, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bermuda cedar,
┬┌┤ a kind of juniper native to Bermuda, with hard, reddish-brown, aromatic wood.
╩│Bermuda cedar,
╜│Bermuda grass,╕
┬┌┤ a creeping perennial grass that resists drought, valued for lawns and pasture, especially in the southern United States.
╩│Bermuda grass,╕
╜│Bermudan, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Bermudian.
╩│Bermudan, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Bermudian.
╜│Bermuda onion,╕
┬┌┤ a large mild onion, grown in Bermuda, Texas, and California.
╩│Bermuda onion,╕
╜│Bermuda rig,╕ ╟│= Marconi rig.
╩│Bermuda rig,╕ ╟│= Marconi rig.
╜│Bermudas, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= Bermuda shorts.┤
╩│Bermudas, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Bermuda shorts,╕
┬┌┤ short trousers that end an inch or two above the knee.
╩│Bermuda shorts,╕
╜│Bermuda skirt,╕
┬┌┤ a skirt of approximately the same length as Bermuda shorts.
╩│Bermuda skirt,╕
╜│Bermuda Triangle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an area of the North Atlantic in which disappearances of airplanes and ships have been popularly attributed to mysterious forces; Devil's Triangle.
├│ 2. ┤a combination of three factors, sometimes of an unexplained nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ravel's music places the performer in a Bermuda Triangle of influences (New York Times).┤
╩│Bermuda Triangle,╕
╜│Bermudian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Bermudas or their inhabitants.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the Bermudas.
╩│Bermudian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bernardine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Saint Bernard, 1090-1153, abbot of Clairvaux, the most distinguished member of the Cistercian order and regarded as its second founder.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Cistercians.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a Cistercian monk or nun.
╩│Bernardine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bernese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bern (or Berne), the capital of Switzerland, or the canton in which it is located.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Bernese cantonal government.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bern (or Berne).
╩│Bernese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│Bernese mountain dog,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of large, hardy dogs found in the Bernese mountain region. They have long, silky black hair with white and brown markings.
╩│Bernese mountain dog,╕
╜│Bernoulli's principle┐,╕ │law,╕ or │theorem,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Physics.) the principle that the total energy per unit of mass in the streamline flow of a moving fluid is constant, being the sum of the potential energy, the kinetic energy, and the energy due to pressure. The faster the fluid flows, the less the pressure, and vice versa.
├│ 2. ┤(Statistics.) the principle that as the number of random trials of an event increases, the probability of the event's occurrence increases proportionately.
╩│Bernoulli's principle┐,╕ │law,╕ or │theorem,
╜│berobed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a robe.
╩│berobed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│berretta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biretta.
╩│berretta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biretta.
╜│berried, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having berries.
├│ 2. ┤in the form of berries; baccate.
├│ 3. ┤(of lobsters, crabs, or other crustaceans) having eggs or spawn.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤any small, juicy fruit with many seeds instead of a stone. Strawberries, raspberries, and gooseberries are berries.
├│ b. ┤a simple fruit having a skin or rind surrounding one or more seeds in a fleshy pulp. Botanists classify grapes, tomatoes, currants, and bananas as berries.
├│ 2. ┤a dry seed or kernel of grain or other plants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Coffee is made from the berries of the coffee plant.┤
├│ 3. ┤a single egg of a lobster or fish.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a dollar.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to gather or pick berries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our fingers got blue berrying for blueberries.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bear or produce berries.
└╕expr. ╡in berry,┤ ┤(of lobsters and crabs) carrying developing eggs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Females in berry do not appear to forage (New Scientist).┤
┬┌┤ a rifleman or sharpshooter in the Italian army.
╩│bersagliere, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-glieri.╕
╜│berseem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Egyptian clover cultivated for forage.
╩│berseem, ╛╕noun.
╜│berserk, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of unsound mind; mad; insane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the stigma of the mental patient as a violent person berserk in hospital corridors (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤violently angry.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a berserker.
└╕expr. ╡go berserk┤ or ╡run berserk,┤ ┤to be carried away by madness or wild fury; become violently angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick dog went berserk and tried to bite everyone in its way.┤
╩│berserk, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│berserker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Scandinavian Legend.) one of a class of fierce Norse warriors who fought on the battlefield with such wild fury that they needed no armor.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anyone so carried away by excitement or rage.
╩│berserker, ╛╕noun.
╜│berth, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a place to sleep on a ship, train, or airplane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the steamship's crew were settled in their berths for the night.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bunk.
├│ 2. ┤a ship's place at anchor or at a wharf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The huge freighter was eased into her berth by several tugboats.┤
┴┤ (SYN) slip.
├│ 3. ┤a place for a ship to anchor conveniently or safely.
┴┤ (SYN) mooring.
├│ 4. ┤the space necessary for safety or convenience between a ship and other ships or the shore, rocks, or other obstructions; sea room.
├│ 5. ┤a space in a ship in which a number of officers or men eat and live.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a position; job.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My brother has a berth as lifeguard for the summer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) post, billet.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) a position or place (in a contest, on a program, or the like).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Argentina clinched a berth in the second round of the ... Davis cup (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to place in or assign to a berth; provide with a berth or berths.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to have or occupy a berth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During strikes, large liners often berth without tugs.┤
└╕expr. ╡give a wide berth,┤ ┤to keep well away from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give her a wide berth when she is angry.┤
╩│berth, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bertha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman's wide collar, usually of lace, that often extends over the shoulders.
╩│bertha, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bertha, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Big Bertha.
╩│Bertha, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Big Bertha.
╜│berthage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ accommodation for berthing a vessel.
╩│berthage, ╛╕noun.
╜│Berthon boat,
┬┌┤ a kind of collapsible boat.
╩│Berthon boat,
╜│bertillonage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ application of the Bertillon system.
╩│bertillonage, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bertillon system,
┬┌┤ a system of identifying persons, especially criminals, by a record of individual measurements and physical peculiarities. Fingerprinting has now almost entirely replaced it.
╩│Bertillon system,
╜│bertrandite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, a hydrous silicate of beryllium, occurring in brilliant, transparent, colorless crystals.
╩│bertrandite, ╛╕noun.
╜│beryl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very hard mineral, usually green or blue-green, used as a gem and as the source of beryllium. Beryl is a translucent or opaque silicate of beryllium and aluminum. The emerald and aquamarine are transparent varieties of beryl.
╩│beryl, ╛╕noun.
╜│beryllia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the oxide of beryllium, a white powder having high electrical resistance and thermal conductivity, used as a ceramic material, and also in transistors, high-temperature reactors, and as an additive to glass and plastics.
╩│beryllia, ╛╕noun.
╜│berylline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like beryl; of a yellow-green color; sea-green.
╩│berylline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│berylliosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ chronic inflammation of the lungs caused especially by the breathing of beryllium dust.
╩│berylliosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│beryllium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hard, light, metallic chemical element found in various minerals; glucinum. Beryllium is used in various alloys and in controlling the speed of neutrons in atomic reactors.
╩│beryllium, ╛╕noun.
╜│beryllium copper,╕
┬┌┤ an alloy composed mainly of copper with approximately 2 per cent of beryllium and 2 to 3 per cent nickel or cobalt. It has many uses because of its strength, hardness, electrical conductivity, and resistance to corrosion.
╩│beryllium copper,╕
╜│Bes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Egyptian Mythology.) the god of good omen and pleasure, with the power to protect against witchcraft.
╩│Bes, ╛╕noun.
╜│bescatter, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to scatter over something.
├│ 2. ┤to bestrew, as with things scattered; besprinkle.
╩│bescatter, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bescreen, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to cover or hide with or as if with a screen.
╩│bescreen, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│beseech, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sought╕ or │-seeched,╕ │-seeching.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to ask earnestly; implore (a person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I beseech you to listen to me.┤
┴┤ (SYN) supplicate, pray.
├│ 2. ┤to beg eagerly for (a thing); entreat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I beseech your worship's pardon (Shakespeare).┤
┼╕noun ╡beseecher.┤
┼╕adv. ╡beseechingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡beseechment.┤
╩│beseech, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-sought╕ or │-seeched,╕ │-seeching.╕
╜│beseem,
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) v.t. to seem proper for; befit; suit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have already laughed more than beseems my cloth (Nathaniel Hawthorne).┤
┴┤ (SYN) become.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to seem proper or fitting.
┼╕adv. ╡beseemingly.┤
╩│beseem,
╜│beseen, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (obsolete past participle of obsolete "besee.")
├│ 1. ┤seen.
├│ 2. ┤clad; arrayed.
├│ 3. ┤experienced; skilled.
╩│beseen, ╛╕verb.
╜│beset, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-set,╕ │-setting.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to attack from all sides; attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were beset by mosquitoes in the swamp.┤
┴┤ (SYN) harass, besiege.
├│ b. ┤to surround; hem in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. beset by the crowd. (Figurative.) In the darkness he was so beset by fear he was unable to move.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enclose, encompass.
├│ 2. ┤to set with decorative objects; stud round.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her bracelet was beset with pearls.┤
┼╕noun ╡besetment.┤
╩│beset, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-set,╕ │-setting.╕
╜│besetting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ habitually attacking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A besetting problem of the young foreign student ... in New York is loneliness (Harper's).┤
╩│besetting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beshow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark food fish of the west coast of North America that has spiny fins; coalfish; sablefish.
╩│beshow, ╛╕noun.
╜│beshrew, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to call down evil upon; curse (used as a mild exclamation).
╩│beshrew, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│beside, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤by the side of; close to; near.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grass grows beside the fence.┤
┴┤ (SYN) adjoining.
├│ 2. ┤in addition to; over and above; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other men beside ourselves were helping.┤
├│ 3. ┤compared with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wolf seems tame beside the tiger.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alongside.
├│ 4. ┤away from; aside from; not related to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That question is beside the point and shows that you were not listening.┤
├│ 5. ┤except; other than; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the American novelists whom, "beside myself," he considered great (Atlantic).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤╡= besides.┤
└╕expr. ╡beside oneself,┤ ┤out of one's senses; greatly excited with some emotion; upset.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was beside himself with worry over his lost dog.┤
╩│beside, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│besides, ╛╕adverb, preposition.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤more than that; also; moreover.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He didn't want to fight; besides, he had come to see the game.┤
┴┤ (SYN) too, furthermore, further.
├│ 2. ┤in addition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We tried two other ways besides.┤
┴┤ (SYN) likewise.
├│ 3. ┤otherwise; else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is ignorant of politics, whatever he may know besides.┤
├╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤in addition to; over and above; beside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Others came to the school picnic besides our own class.┤
┴┤ (SYN) beyond.
├│ 2. ┤other than; except.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her mother spoke of no one besides her daughter.┤
┬┌┤ (French.) Bachelier es Sciences (Bachelor of Sciences).
╩│B. es S.,╕
╜│Bessarabian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Bessarabia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bessarabia.
╩│Bessarabian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bessel function,
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) any of a group of transcendental functions which are introduced by a differential equation, used especially in mathematical physics to represent quantities such as temperature, current density, and magnetic field strength as functions of space coordinates.
╩│Bessel function,
╜│Bessemer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bessemer steel.
╩│Bessemer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bessemer steel.
╜│Bessemer converter,╕
┬┌┤ a large container for making molten iron into steel by the Bessemer process.
┬┌┤ a protein found in Alzheimer patients in deposits that accumulate in the regions of the brain that control memory and learning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beta amyloid destroys a brain cell's ability to regulate potassium, the chemical that triggers signals governing memory (Time).┤
╩│beta amyloid,╕
╜│beta-blocker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a beta-blocking agent or drug.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A majority of the treated men got a "beta-blocker," a kind of drug known to reduce the incidence of sudden death in heart-attack patients (New York Times).┤
╩│beta-blocker, ╛╕noun.
╜│beta-blocking, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating a drug that relieves stress on the heart by preventing absorption of adrenalin in the heart cells and blood vessels.
╩│beta-blocking, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beta-carotene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an isomer of carotene, one molecule of which is capable of yielding two molecules of vitamin A.
╩│beta-carotene, ╛╕noun.
╜│betacism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the confusion or interchange of a ╖b-┤ sound with a ╖v-┤ sound.
╩│betacism, ╛╕noun.
╜│beta cloth,╕
┬┌┤ a fabric made from a very fine, nonflammable glass fiber, used especially for making space suits.
╩│beta cloth,╕
╜│beta decay,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) the disintegration of a radioactive substance with the emission of beta particles. The emission of a beta particle changes the atomic number by plus or minus one, with no change in mass number, and consequent transformation into a new kind of atom.
╩│beta decay,╕
╜│beta emitter,╕
┬┌┤ a radioactive substance which gives off beta rays.
╩│beta emitter,╕
╜│betaeucaine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ eucaine.
╩│betaeucaine, ╛╕noun.
╜│beta gauge,╕
┬┌┤ an instrument that measures the thickness of paper, cloth, rolled steel, or other substance, by measuring the absorption of beta rays in the substance being measured.
╩│beta gauge,╕
╜│beta globulin,╕
┬┌┤ one of the fractions of globulin, containing enzymes and hormones.
╩│beta globulin,╕
╜│betain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= betaine.
╩│betain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= betaine.
╜│betaine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nonpoisonous, sweetish, crystalline alkaloid obtained chiefly from the sugar beet, used in medicine.
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline compound used as an antiseptic.
╩│betanaphthol, ╛╕noun.
╜│beta particle,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) an electron or positron released by the nucleus of a radioactive substance in the process of disintegration.
╩│beta particle,╕
╜│beta rays┐╕ or │beta radiation,╕
┬┌┤ a stream of beta particles.
╩│beta rays┐╕ or │beta radiation,╕
╜│beta rhythm,╕
┬┌┤ the pattern of electrical oscillations in the brain while a person is awake, recorded by an electroencephalograph.
╩│beta rhythm,╕
╜│beta test,╕
┬┌┤ a series of group intelligence tests, using pictures and simple symbols, given by the U.S. Army in World War I to soldiers who could not read and write English.
╩│beta test,╕
╜│betatron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a particle accelerator that greatly increases the speed of electrons by a changing magnetic field.
╩│betatron, ╛╕noun.
╜│beta wave,╕ ╟│= beta rhythm.
╩│beta wave,╕ ╟│= beta rhythm.
╜│betel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a climbing pepper plant of the East Indies. People in Asia chew its leaves.
├│ 2. ┤its leaf.
├│ 3. ┤a preparation made by boiling the seed of the betel nut and then rolling it in the leaf of the betel vine smeared with quicklime.
╩│betel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Betelgeuse┐╕ or │Betelgeux, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a giant, red star, the principal star in the constellation Orion.
╩│Betelgeuse┐╕ or │Betelgeux, ╛╕noun.
╜│betel nut,╕
┬┌┤ the orange-colored nut of the betel palm; areca nut.
╩│betel nut,╕
╜│betel palm,╕
┬┌┤ a tall, tropical Asiatic palm which bears the betel nut.
╩│betel palm,╕
╜│bete noire┐╕ or │bete noir, ╞╕pl. │betes noires.╕
┬┌┤ a thing or person especially dreaded or detested; bugbear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mathematics is my bete noire. The bete noire at the Biennale [the Venice biennial festival] has always been the danger of commercialism (Saturday Review).┤
╩│bete noire┐╕ or │bete noir, ╞╕pl. │betes noires.╕
╜│beth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
╩│beth, ╛╕noun.
╜│bethankit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) grace after meat.
╩│bethankit, ╛╕noun.
╜│Beth Din,
┬┌┤ (Hebrew.) a rabbinical court.
╩│Beth Din,
╜│bethel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a holy place (in the Bible, Genesis 28:16-22).
├│ 2. ┤a church or chapel for seamen.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a chapel or meeting house for any nonconformist Protestant sect.
╩│bethel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bethesda, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pool in ancient Jerusalem whose waters had curative powers (in the Bible, John 5:2-4).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any source of healing or spiritual comfort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Softly the youth and the maiden repeated the words of betrothal (Longfellow).┤
╩│betrothal, ╛╕noun.
╜│betrothed, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person engaged to be married.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight's betrothed was a lovely princess.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fiance, fiancee.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤engaged to be married; affianced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. James and Sue are now betrothed.┤
╩│betrothed, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│betrothment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= betrothal.
╩│betrothment, ╛╕noun. ╟│= betrothal.
╜│betsy-bug, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a passalid beetle.
╩│betsy-bug, ╛╕noun.
╜│betta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fighting fish.
╩│betta, ╛╕noun.
╜│betted, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ bet; a past tense and a past participle of ╡bet┤ (1).
╩│betted, ╛╕verb.
╜│better─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞comparative of │good,╕ ╛adverb, verb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤more good, excellent, or useful than another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He left for a better job. He does better work than his brother. Better times are at hand.┤
├│ b. ┤of superior quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Man's better nature triumphed then (William Cullen Bryant).┤
├│ 2. ┤improved in health; less sick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick child is better today.┤
├│ 3. ┤larger; greater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four days is the better part of a week. The hungry boy ate the better part of a loaf.┤
├╕adv. ┤ comparative of┤ ╡well┤ (1).┤ │1. ┤in a more excellent way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Try to read better next time. The plays of Shakespeare were better acted, better edited, and better known than they had ever been (Macaulay).┤
├│ 2. ┤in a higher degree; more completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I know my old friend better than I know anyone else.┤
├│ 3. ┤more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is better than a mile to town.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make better; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can better that work by being more careful next time.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ameliorate.
├│ 2. ┤to do better than; surpass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The other class cannot better our grades.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become better; improve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The situation has bettered since yesterday.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person or thing that is better.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Which is the better of these two dresses? Take the better of the two roads.┤
└╕expr. ╡better off,┤ ┤in a better condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is better off now that he has a new job.┤
└╕expr. ╡better oneself,┤ ┤to improve one's position, condition, or circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She left to better herself, and obtained the position of a nurse (Frederick Marryat).┤
└╕expr. ╡betters,┤ ┤one's superiors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Listen to the advice of your elders and betters.┤
└╕expr. ╡for better for worse,┤ ┤accepting the possibility of good and bad happenings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Him and Anne have now resolved to take one another for better or worse (Dickens).┤
└╕expr. ╡for the better,┤ ┤toward improvement or recovery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick man took a turn for the better.┤
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (or ╡have┤) ╡the better of,┤ ┤to be superior to; defeat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tortoise got the better of the hare. Sometimes the Medes had the better of the Lydians (Thomas Stanley).┤
└╕expr. ╡go one better,┤ ┤to do better than; outstrip; excel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to go us one better by bidding twice as much as we did for the antique.┤
└╕expr. ╡had better,┤ ┤ought to; should.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had better go before it rains.┤
└╕expr. ╡no better than she should be,┤ ┤of doubtful virtue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You ought to dismiss the new maid if she is no better than she should be.┤
└╕expr. ╡think better of,┤
├│ a. ┤to think over and change one's mind about; have second thoughts about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the morning you will think better of your decision to go on such a long hike.┤
├│ b. ┤to form a better opinion of (a person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I think better of him for his present conduct.┤
┼╕noun ╡betterer.┤
╩│better─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞comparative of │good,╕ ╛adverb, verb, noun.
╜│better─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bets. Also, ╡bettor.┤
╩│better─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│better half,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a wife.
╩│better half,╕
╜│better-known, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very well known; quite familiar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He numbers among his better-known customers Marshall Field & Co. (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│better-known, ╛╕adjective.
╜│betterment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of making better; improvement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors work for the betterment of their patients' health.┤
└╕expr. ╡betterments,┤ ┤(U.S.) an improvement of lands, buildings, or other property, otherwise than by mere repairing.
╩│betterment, ╛╕noun.
╜│bettermost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) best.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Men, after their fashion, as well as women, distinguish the bettermost, and aid him to succeed (George Meredith).┤
╩│bettermost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│betterness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being better.
╩│betterness, ╛╕noun.
╜│better-off, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ better-to-do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the better-off members of society.┤
╩│better-off, ╛╕adjective.
╜│betters, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡better┤ (1).┤
╩│betters, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│better-to-do, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ above the well-to-do; more prosperous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the better-to-do section of town.┤
╩│better-to-do, ╛╕adjective.
╜│betting, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of making a wager or bet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Betting was very fashionable in the 18th century.┤
├│ 2. ┤the placing or accepting of wagers or bets as a business.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of, having to do with, or for the making of wagers or bets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. betting laws, a betting table.┤
╩│betting, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│betting shop,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a licensed establishment for off-track betting.
╩│betting shop,╕
╜│bettor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bets; better.
╩│bettor, ╛╕noun.
╜│betty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Betty lamp.┤
├│ 2. ┤a baked pudding made of pieces of toast or bread, fruit, and sweetening; brown Betty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apple betty.┤
╩│betty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│Betty lamp,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of very simple oil lamp.
╩│Betty lamp,╕
╜│betulaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the family of trees and shrubs that includes the birch, alder, and hazelnut.
╩│betulaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│beturbaned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ turbaned; wearing a turban.
╩│beturbaned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│between, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤in the space or time separating two points, objects, or places.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many cities lie between New York and Chicago. There is a distance of ten feet between the two trees. Come some time between three and four o'clock.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the range or part separating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. shades between pink and red. She earned between ten and twelve dollars.┤
├│ 3. ┤from one to the other of; joining; connecting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a link between two parts, the bond between father and son.┤
├│ 4. ┤having to do with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Will there be a fight between the two boys?┤
├│ 5. ┤in regard to one or the other of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must choose between the two books.┤
├│ 6. ┤by the joint action of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They caught twelve fish between them.┤
├│ 7. ┤in the combined possession of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They own the property between them.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in the space or time separating two points, objects, or places; in an intermediate position or relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We could not see the moon, for a cloud came between.┤
└╕expr. ╡between ourselves,┤ ┤in confidence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I wanted to ask a question just between ourselves.┤
└╕expr. ╡between you and me,┤ ┤as a secret; confidentially.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This I tell you between you and me; don't tell anyone else.┤
└╕expr. ╡in between,┤
├│ a. ┤in the middle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He either studies very hard or not at all, never anything in between.┤
├│ b. ┤in the midst of; among.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In between the rows of corn there was a scarecrow. In between the recipes is a running commentary on life in small-town and rural New England (Harper's).┤
╩│between, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│betweenbrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) ╡= diencephalon.┤
╩│betweenbrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│between maid┐╕ or │girl,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a maid servant who assists both the cook and the housemaid; tweeny.
╩│between maid┐╕ or │girl,╕
╜│betweenness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or fact of being intermediate or between.
╩│betweenness, ╛╕noun.
╜│betweentimes, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at intervals; betweenwhiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rehearsals went on all evening, with coffee served betweentimes.┤
╩│betweentimes, ╛╕adverb.
╜│betweenwhiles, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at intervals.
╩│betweenwhiles, ╛╕adverb.
╜│betwixt, ╛╕preposition, adverb. ╟│= between.
└┌╕expr. ╡betwixt and between,┤ ┤in the middle; neither one nor the other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a betwixt-and-between property, large enough to support a modest planter but not nearly large enough to support a high-living member of the gentry (New Yorker).┤
╩│betwixt, ╛╕preposition, adverb. ╟│= between.
╜│Beulah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the land of Israel (in the Bible, Isaiah 62:4).
├│ 2. ┤a land of rest and peace; the borderland between earth and heaven.
╩│Beulah, ╛╕noun.
╜│beurre fondu,
┬┌┤ (French.) melted butter.
╩│beurre fondu,
╜│beurre manie,
┬┌┤ (French.) a blend of butter and flour, used to thicken sauces.
╩│beurre manie,
╜│beurre noir,
┬┌┤ (French.) browned butter.
╩│beurre noir,
╜│Bev┐╕ or │bev, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a billion electron volts, used as a measure of energy in nuclear physics.
╩│Bev┐╕ or │bev, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bev.,╕
┬┌┤ billion electron volts.
╩│Bev.,╕
╜│BeV.,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) billion electron volts.
╩│BeV.,╕
╜│bevatron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a particle accelerator in which protons are accelerated to velocities of a billion or more electron volts.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sloping edge or surface. There is often a bevel on the frame of a picture, on a mirror, or on a piece of plate glass.
├│ 2. ┤any angle except a right angle.
├│ 3. ┤an instrument or tool for drawing or measuring angles. A bevel is also used for adjusting the surface of work to a particular angle. It consists of a flat rule with a movable arm pivoted at one end.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cut a square edge to a sloping edge; make slope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bevel plate glass for French windows. The edges of the board have been beveled with a plane.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) very old and (usually) deserving to be given up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bewhiskered notion that the common toad causes warts.┤
╩│bewhiskered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bewick's wren,
┬┌┤ a wren with a white-edged tail and a white line over its eyes, found from southern Canada to Mexico.
╩│Bewick's wren,
╜│bewigged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a wig.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bewigged doll, bewigged fashion models.┤
╩│bewigged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bewilder, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to confuse completely; puzzle; perplex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl was bewildered by the crowds. The maze of corridors in the office building bewildered her. To choose one from so many able contestants bewildered the judge.┤
┴┤ (SYN) confound, disconcert.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to cause to lose one's way or bearings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this bright promise for steel ... some steelmakers confess a little bewilderment, and most admit to being pleasantly surprised (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤a bewildering maze or tangle.
╩│bewilderment, ╛╕noun.
╜│bewitch, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put under a spell; use magic on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wicked fairy bewitched the princess and made her fall into a long sleep.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to charm; fascinate; enchant; delight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our pretty little cousin bewitched us all.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the governor of a Turkish province or district before Turkey became a republic.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a title of respect for persons of rank in Turkey, Egypt, or other countries under the influence of Turkey.
├│ 3. ┤(formerly) a native ruler of Tunis.
╩│bey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │beys.╕
╜│beylic┐╕ or │beylik, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the district ruled by a bey.
╩│beylic┐╕ or │beylik, ╛╕noun.
╜│beyond, ╛╕preposition, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1. ┤on or to the farther side of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He lives beyond the sea.┤
├│ 2. ┤farther on than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The school is beyond the last house.┤
├│ 3. ┤later than; past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They stayed beyond the time set.┤
├│ 4. ┤out of the reach, range, or understanding of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dying man was beyond the help of a doctor. The meaning of this story is beyond him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) past.
├│ 5. ┤more than; exceeding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The price of the suit was beyond what he could pay. The trip was beyond all we had hoped.┤
┴┤ (SYN) above.
├│ 6. ┤in addition to; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will do nothing beyond the job given me.┤
┴┤ (SYN) outside.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤farther away; at a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your ball did not fall here; look beyond for it. Beyond were the hills.┤
┴┤ (SYN) yonder.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an experience or life that lies outside present experience or life.
└╕expr. ╡the back of beyond.┤ ┤See under ╡back┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡the┤ (╡great┤) ╡beyond,┤
├│ a. ┤life after death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each is longing for the Great Beyond, which attests our immortality (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).┤
├│ b. ┤anything which lies on the other side or farther away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Young Columbus dreamed of crossing the ocean someday to the great beyond.┤
┼╕noun ╡beyondness.┤
╩│beyond, ╛╕preposition, adverb, noun.
╜│bezant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡byzant.┤
├│ a. ┤a gold coin of the Byzantine emperors, widely used in medieval Europe.
├│ b. ┤a Byzantine silver coin.
├│ 2. ┤a flat disk used in architectural ornament, usually in a series.
├│ 3. ┤(Heraldry.) a small circle or gold roundel, representing the coin, signifying the bearer had been in the Crusades. Also, ╡bezzant.┤
╩│bezant, ╛╕noun.
╜│bez antler, ╟= bay antler.
╩│bez antler, ╟= bay antler.
╜│bezazz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) pep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A young man on the way up tries hard to make other people notice him. He's brash, he's bombastic, he's got bezazz (Maclean's).┤
╩│bezazz, ╛╕noun.
╜│bezel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slope or sloping edge, especially of a chisel or other cutting tool.
├│ 2. ┤the sloping sides or faces of a cut gem, especially those of the upper half.
├│ 3. ┤the grooved ring or rim that holds a gem or a watch crystal in its setting.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to grind or cut to an edge.
╩│bezel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
╜│bezique, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a card game somewhat like pinochle, using 64, 96, or 128 cards.
├│ 2. ┤the combination of the queen of spades and jack of diamonds in this game.
╩│bezique, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bezirk, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zirke.╕
┬┌┤ (German.) an administrative district.
╩│Bezirk, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zirke.╕
╜│bezoar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a concretion found in the stomach or intestines of some animals, especially ruminants, once thought to be an antidote to poisons.
╩│bezoar, ╛╕noun.
╜│bezonian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a knave; rascal.
├│ 2. ┤a raw recruit.
╩│bezonian, ╛╕noun.
╜│bez point,╕ ╟│= bez antler.
╩│bez point,╕ ╟│= bez antler.
╜│bezzant, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bezant.
╩│bezzant, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bezant.
╜│bf.,╕
┬┌┤ (Printing.) boldface.
╩│bf.,╕
╜│b.f.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Printing.) boldface.
├│ 2. ┤brought forward.
╩│b.f.,╕
╜│B.F.A.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Fine Arts.
╩│B.F.A.,╕
╜│bg.,╕
┬┌┤ bag or bags.
╩│bg.,╕
╜│B.G.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Brigadier General.
├│ 2. ┤British Guiana.
╩│B.G.,╕
╜│B-girl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a woman employed by a bar to encourage male customers to buy drinks, usually receiving a percentage of the price from the owner.
╩│B-girl, ╛╕noun.
╜│bgs.,╕
┬┌┤ bags.
╩│bgs.,╕
╜│bh.,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) base hits.
╩│bh.,╕
╜│Bhagavad-Gita, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Sanskrit philosophical dialogue of about A.D.
├│ 1. ┤in which Krishna (Bhagavat) is identified with the Supreme Being, and expounds the duties and customs that are basic to Hinduism.
╩│Bhagavad-Gita, ╛╕noun.
╜│bhakta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.) a person who possesses or practices bhakti.
╩│bhakta, ╛╕noun.
╜│bhakti, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Hinduism.) religious devotion or piety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] mystics of India believed that a man might be saved by bhakti, by self-annihilating devotion to a friendly god. Karma and bhakti are the two poles of Indian religious thought (T. R. Glover).┤
╩│bhakti, ╛╕noun.
╜│bhang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of hemp grown in India.
├│ 2. ┤a preparation of dried hemp leaves and seedcases smoked or eaten as a narcotic and intoxicant in India. Also, ╡bang.┤
╩│bhang, ╛╕noun.
╜│bhangi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an untouchable in India whose traditional occupation is scavenging.
╩│bhangi, ╛╕noun.
╜│bhangra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a traditional form of Punjabi music, now often played with a rap or Latin rhythm for dancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lot of parents didn't like this pumped-up bhangra ... they thought the old sound was being lost (New York Magazine).┤
╩│bhangra, ╛╕noun.
╜│bharal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mountain sheep of northern India and Tibet related to the goat; blue sheep.
╩│bharal, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bharata Natyam,
┬┌┤ a style of Hindu dance, including pantomime and song, that originated as a form of religious ceremony.
╩│Bharata Natyam,
╜│BHC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ benzene hexachloride.
╩│BHC╕ (no periods),
╜│bheestie┐,╕ │bheesty,╕ or │bhistie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ a servant in India who carries water for use in the home.
╩│bheestie┐,╕ │bheesty,╕ or │bhistie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│bhikku, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kus.╕
┬┌┤ a mendicant Buddhist monk.
╩│bhikku, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kus.╕
╜│Bhil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a primitive hill people of central India.
╩│Bhil, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bhoodan┐╕ or │bhoodan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a movement in India for redistributing land by gifts of individual holdings to village groups.
╩│Bhoodan┐╕ or │bhoodan, ╛╕noun.
╜│B horizon,╕
┬┌┤ the layer of soil beneath the A horizon, in which insoluble iron oxides and clay minerals are deposited.
╩│B horizon,╕
╜│Bhotia┐╕ or │Bhotiya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of the ethnic group that comprises the majority of Tibetans.
├│ 2. ┤a native of Bhutan or southern Tibet.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, and surrounding areas.
╩│Bhotia┐╕ or │Bhotiya, ╛╕noun.
╜│b.hp.,╕
┬┌┤ brake horsepower.
╩│b.hp.,╕
╜│Bhutanese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Bhutan or its people.
╩│Bhutanese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Bhutia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bhotia.
╩│Bhutia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bhotia.
╜│bi-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1a. ┤twice a ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biannual = twice a year.┤
├│ b. ┤once every two ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bimonthly = once every two months.┤
├│ 2. ┤doubly ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bipinnate = doubly pinnate.┤
├│ 3. ┤two ______s.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bisect = divide into two parts. Bicuspid = two points (of teeth).┤
├│ 4. ┤having two ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biped = having two feet.┤
├┤ Also, sometimes ╡bin-┤ before vowels.
╩│bi-,╕
╜│Bi╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ bismuth (chemical element).
╩│Bi╕ (no period),
╜│bi, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) attracted to both sexes; bisexual.
╩│bi, ╛╕adjective.
╜│BIA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Bureau of Indian Affairs.
╩│BIA╕ (no periods),
╜│biacuminate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having two diverging points.
╩│biacuminate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Biafran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Biafra, the eastern region of Nigeria, or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Biafra.
╩│Biafran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bialy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bialys╕ or │bialy.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a kind of flat roll topped with chopped onions.
╩│bialy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bialys╕ or │bialy.╕
╜│biangular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two angles.
╩│biangular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biannual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ occurring twice a year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our school nurse recommends a biannual visit to the dentist.┤
┼╕adv. ╡biannually.┤
╩│biannual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biannulate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) displaying two encircling rings, or ringlike bands, generally having some color.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. A recent string of bias crimes ... have stunned the city and once again strained race relations (New York Times).┤
╩│bias crime,╕ ╟│= hate crime.
╜│biased, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤favoring one side too much; prejudiced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biased opinion.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Mathematics.) having expectation value different from the true value.
╩│biased, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bias tire,╕
┬┌┤ an automobile tire with the cord fabric or metal running diagonally to the center line of the tread. Cord in each ply is added at an angle opposite to the angle of the cords below it.
╩│bias tire,╕
╜│biathlete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who competes in a biathlon.
╩│biathlete, ╛╕noun.
╜│biathlon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Olympic contest combining a cross-country ski race with rifle marksmanship.
╩│biathlon, ╛╕noun.
╜│biauricular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.)
├│ 1. ┤having two auricles; biauriculate.
├│ 2. ┤of the two ears.
╩│biauricular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biauriculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two auricles or earlike projections.
╩│biauriculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biaxial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two axes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biaxial crystal.┤
┼╕adv. ╡biaxially.┤
╩│biaxial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biaxiality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ biaxial quality or character.
╩│biaxiality, ╛╕noun.
╜│bib, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bibbed,╕ │bibbing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a cloth or piece of plastic or paper worn under the chin to protect clothing while eating. Babies wear bibs for most meals while adults wear bibs for meals of lobster or corn on the cob.
├│ 2. ┤a part of an apron or overalls above the waist.
├│ 3. ┤anything suggesting a bib by its purpose, shape, or position.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to drink; keep on drinking; tipple.
┼╕adj. ╡bibless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡biblike.┤
╩│bib, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bibbed,╕ │bibbing.╕
╜│Bib.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bible.
├│ 2. ┤Biblical.
╩│Bib.,╕
╜│bibacious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ addicted to drinking; bibulous.
╩│bibacious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bib and tucker,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) clothes.
╩│bib and tucker,╕
╜│bibasic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) ╡= dibasic.┤
╩│bibasic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bibation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of drinking.
├│ 2. ┤a drink.
╩│bibation, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a bracket of timber bolted to a projection on a masthead to support the trestletree.
╩│bibb, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a habitual drinker of alcoholic liquor; tippler.
╩│bibber, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bibb lettuce,╕
┬┌┤ a highly perishable kind of lettuce, with dark green leaves growing in tiny, loose clusters.
╩│Bibb lettuce,╕
╜│bibcock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a faucet having a nozzle bent downward.
╩│bibcock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibelot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small object valued for its beauty, rarity, or interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rare collection of curios, and bibelots of all kinds.┤
╩│bibelot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibiru, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bebeeru.
╩│bibiru, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bebeeru.
╜│bibitory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with drinking, especially to excess.
╩│bibitory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bi-bivalent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ separating into two ions, each having a valence of 2.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bi-bivalent electrolyte.┤
╩│bi-bivalent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bibl.┐╕ or │bibl.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Biblical.
├│ 2. ┤bibliographical.
╩│Bibl.┐╕ or │bibl.,╕
╜│Bible, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the book of sacred writings of the Christian religion; the Old Testament and the New Testament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One English book, and one only, where ... perfect plainness of speech is allied with perfect nobleness; and that book is the Bible (Matthew Arnold).┤
├│ b. ┤a copy of the Scriptures.
├│ c. ┤a particular edition or copy of the Scriptures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Gutenberg Bible.┤
├│ 2. ┤the form of the Old Testament accepted by the Jews.
├│ 3. ┤the book of the sacred writings of any religion. The Koran is the Bible of the Moslems.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) any book accepted as an authority; bible.
╩│Bible, ╛╕noun.
╜│bible, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any book accepted as an authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gray's "Manual" was for many years the botanist's bible.┤
╩│bible, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bible belt,╕
┬┌┤ any section of the United States, especially in the South and Midwest, where fundamentalist religion prevails.
╩│Bible belt,╕
╜│bible paper,╕
┬┌┤ a very thin, tough, and durable, opaque paper used for books in which bulk needs to be reduced, such as Bibles and prayer books; India paper.
╩│bible paper,╕
╜│Bible-puncher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) ╡= Bible-thumper.┤
╩│Bible-puncher, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bible-thumper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a Christian who follows the teachings of the Bible strictly and zealously or preaches fanatically from a Biblical text.
╩│Bible-thumper, ╛╕noun.
╜│Biblical┐╕ or │biblical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the Bible; having to do with the Bible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We read the Biblical story of Adam and Eve.┤
├│ 2. ┤according to the Bible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biblical history.┤
├│ 3. ┤in the Bible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Biblical reference to Solomon.┤
┼╕adv. ╡Biblically,┤ ╡biblically.┤
╩│Biblical┐╕ or │biblical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Biblical Latin,╕
┬┌┤ the form of Latin current in Western Europe at the beginning of the Middle Ages and used in the translation of the Bible.
╩│Biblical Latin,╕
╜│Biblicism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤strict or literal adherence to the Bible.
├│ 2. ┤a Biblical archaism, such as "these twain."
┼╕noun ╡Biblicist.┤
╩│Biblicism, ╛╕noun.
╜│biblio-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤book or books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bibliophile = a lover of books.┤
├│ 2. ┤the Bible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bibliolatry = excessive reverence for the letter of the Bible.┤
╩│biblio-,╕
╜│biblioclast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who deliberately destroys books.
╩│biblioclast, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliofilm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a microfilm used to make photographs of pages of books, manuscripts, or art.
╩│bibliofilm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibliog.,╕
┬┌┤ bibliography.
╩│bibliog.,╕
╜│bibliogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of creating books or literature.
┬┌┤ reading as a means of promoting emotional growth and health; the therapeutic use of books.
╩│bibliotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Biblist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who regards the Bible as the sole rule of faith.
├│ 2. ┤a Biblical scholar.
╩│Biblist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibulosity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ addiction to drink; tippling.
╩│bibulosity, ╛╕noun.
╜│bibulous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤fond of drinking alcoholic liquor; addicted to drink.
├│ b. ┤╡= drunk.┤
├│ 2. ┤absorbent of moisture.
┼╕adv. ╡bibulously.┤
┼╕noun ╡bibulousness.┤
╩│bibulous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicameral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two legislative chambers. The Congress of the United States is bicameral; it has both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
╩│bicameral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicameralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the foundation or institution of a bicameral legislature.
╩│bicameralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicameralist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an advocate of a bicameral legislature.
╩│bicameralist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicamerist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bicameralist.
╩│bicamerist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bicameralist.
╜│bicapsular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.)
├│ 1. ┤having two capsules.
├│ 2. ┤having a capsule which has two cells.
╩│bicapsular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicarb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) sodium bicarbonate.
╩│bicarb, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicarbonate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a salt of carbonic acid formed by neutralizing one hydrogen ion.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sodium bicarbonate.┤
╩│bicarbonate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicarbonate of soda,╕ ╟│= sodium bicarbonate.
╩│bicarbonate of soda,╕ ╟│= sodium bicarbonate.
╜│bicarpellary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having two carpels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bicarpellary pistil.┤
╩│bicarpellary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicaudate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having two taillike appendages.
╩│bicaudate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two kinds of paint (one blue, the other green), both native carbonates of copper.
├│ 2. ┤a shade of blue, duller than azure.
╩│bice, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicentenary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-naries.╕
┬┌╕adj., noun ┤ ┤bicentennial.
╩│bicentenary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-naries.╕
╜│bicentennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with a period of 200 years or a 200th anniversary.
├│ 2. ┤recurring every 200 years.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a 200th anniversary.
├│ 2. ┤a celebration of a 200th anniversary.
╩│bicentennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bicephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two heads.
╩│bicephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biceps, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any muscle having two heads or origins:
├│ a. ┤the large muscle in the front part of the upper arm, which bends the forearm. If you move your fist up to your shoulder, the biceps will stick out.
├│ b. ┤the corresponding large muscle in the back of the thigh.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) strength or muscular development; muscles, especially of the arms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What biceps that boy has!┤
╩│biceps, ╛╕noun.
╜│bichir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large African fish, found chiefly in the Nile.
╩│bichir, ╛╕noun.
╜│bichlorid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bichloride.
╩│bichlorid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bichloride.
╜│bichloride, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a compound containing two atoms of chlorine combined with another element or radical; dichloride.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bichloride of mercury.┤
╩│bichloride, ╛╕noun.
╜│bichloride of mercury,╕
┬┌┤ an extremely poisonous, white substance, used in taxidermy and in dyeing, and formerly used in solution as an antiseptic and treatment in medicine; mercuric chloride; corrosive sublimate.
╩│bichloride of mercury,╕
╜│bichon frise,
┬┌┤ a small lively dog with a thick, loosely curled coat of solid white, or white with patches of gray, orange, or pale yellow.
╩│bichon frise,
╜│bichromate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= dichromate.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to treat with a bichromate.
╩│bichromate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
╜│bichrome, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicolored.
╩│bichrome, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicolored.
╜│biciliate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two cilia.
╩│biciliate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicipital, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having two heads or origins, as a muscle.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with a biceps (muscle).
╩│bicipital, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicircular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ composed of or resembling two circles.
╩│bicircular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicker─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to take part in a petty, noisy quarrel; squabble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children bickered through the long, hot afternoon.┤
┬┌┤ having two horns or horn-like parts; crescent-shaped.
╩│bicorn, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicorne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hat having a brim with two corners or points.
╩│bicorne, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicornuate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicorn.
╩│bicornuate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicorn.
╜│bicorporal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two bodies.
╩│bicorporal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicorporeal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicorporal.
╩│bicorporeal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicorporal.
╜│bicron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) one billionth of a meter.
╩│bicron, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicultural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or blending two distinct cultures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the bicultural nature of the Canadian state (Canadian Forum).┤
┼╕adv. ╡biculturally.┤
╩│bicultural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biculturalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the principle or policy of political union between two cultures on a bicultural or bilingual basis.
├│ 2. ┤the practice or support of such a policy.
├│ 3. ┤the quality or state of being bicultural.
╩│biculturalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bicuspid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a double-pointed tooth that tears and grinds food; premolar. Adult human beings have eight bicuspids.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having two points or cusps.
╩│bicuspid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bicuspidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicuspid.
╩│bicuspidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bicuspid.
╜│bicuspidate, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bicuspid.
╩│bicuspidate, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bicuspid.
╜│bicuspid valve,╕
┬┌┤ the valve of the heart between the left auricle and left ventricle; mitral valve.
╩│bicuspid valve,╕
╜│bicycle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a metal frame on two wheels, one behind the other, that supports a rider. The rider sits on a seat and steers with handles attached to the front wheel. On an ordinary bicycle the rear wheel is turned by a chain connected to pedals; on a motor bicycle the chain is attached to an engine.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to ride a bicycle.
╩│bicycle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
╜│bicycle motocross,╕
┬┌┤ a sport of racing stripped-down bicycles with knobby tires over indoor or outdoor tracks featuring dirt mounds, tight turns, and the like.
╩│bicycle motocross,╕
╜│bicycler, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bicyclist.
╩│bicycler, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bicyclist.
╜│bicyclic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤consisting of or having two circles.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) in two whorls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bicyclic stamens.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Chemistry.) containing two rings of atoms in the molecule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bicyclic alcohol.┤
╩│bicyclic─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│bicyclic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bicycles.
╩│bicyclic─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│bicyclical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bicyclic; consisting of two circles.
╩│bicyclical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bicyclist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who rides a bicycle.
╩│bicyclist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bid, ╛╕verb, ╞│bade,╕ │bid,╕ or (Archaic) │bad,╕ │bidden╕ or │bid,╕ │bidding,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to tell (someone) what to do or where to go; command; instruct; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do as the law bids. The judge bid the witness sit down.┤
┴┤ (SYN) order.
├│ 2. ┤to say; tell (a greeting or the like); wish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friends bade him good-by.┤
├│ 3. ┤(past tense and past participle) ╡bid┤)
├│ a. ┤to offer to pay (a certain price).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bid five dollars for the table. He then bid seven dollars.┤
├│ b. ┤to offer to charge a certain price.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The builder bid $1,000 to repair the porch.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proffer, tender.
├│ 4. ┤to proclaim; declare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bade defiance to them all.┤
├│ 5. ┤(past tense and past participle) ╡bid┤) to state as the number of tricks or points one proposes to make or to win in a hand of a card game.
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) to invite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I made a feast; I bad him come (Tennyson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make an offer; offer a price.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bid at an auction.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the action of bidding:
├│ a. ┤an offer to pay a certain price.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made a bid of seven dollars on the table.┤
├│ b. ┤an offer to charge a certain price.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The painter made a bid of $100 to paint the room.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount offered or stated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her bid was seven dollars. The painter's bid was too high.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the amount bid in a card game.
├│ b. ┤the turn of a player to bid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whose bid is it?┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Informal.) an invitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has three bids to the prom.┤
├│ 5. ┤an attempt to get or achieve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made a bid for our sympathy by saying she was lonely.┤
└╕expr. ╡bid fair,┤ ┤to seem likely; have a good chance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plan bids fair to succeed.┤
└╕expr. ╡bid for,┤ ┤to try to secure, obtain, or win.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several companies will bid for the contract. The candidate is bidding for votes.┤
└╕expr. ╡bid in,┤ ┤to buy at auction to keep for the owner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The costly books ... were bid in at the sale of 1878 (Joseph F. Daly).┤
└╕expr. ╡bid up,┤ ┤to raise the price of by bidding more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They bade them up until they reached 10,000 livres (John H. Burton).┤
┼╕noun ╡bidder.┤
╩│bid, ╛╕verb, ╞│bade,╕ │bid,╕ or (Archaic) │bad,╕ │bidden╕ or │bid,╕ │bidding,╕ ╛noun.
╜│b.i.d.,╕
┬┌┤ (take) twice a day (Latin, ╖bis in die;┤ used in doctors' prescriptions).
╩│b.i.d.,╕
╜│bid and asked prices,╕
┬┌┤ (in stock market quotations) the highest price bid and the lowest price asked for securities that are not actively traded.
╩│bid and asked prices,╕
╜│bidarka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame, used by the Eskimos of Alaska; baidarka.
╩│bidarka, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidarkee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bidarka.
╩│bidarkee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bidarka.
╜│bid-ask prices, ╟= bid and asked prices.
╩│bid-ask prices, ╟= bid and asked prices.
╜│biddability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ obedience; docility.
╩│biddability, ╛╕noun.
╜│biddable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤doing what is ordered; obedient; docile.
├│ 2. ┤strong enough to justify a bid in a card game.
╩│biddable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biddance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or fact of bidding; invitation.
╩│biddance, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidden, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤a past participle of ╡bid.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Twelve guests were bidden to the feast.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤invited.
╩│bidden, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│biddery, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bidri.
╩│biddery, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bidri.
╜│bidding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a command; order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must heed the teacher's bidding.┤
┴┤ (SYN) direction, charge, injunction, behest.
├│ 2. ┤an invitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He joined the club at my bidding.┤
├│ 3. ┤the offering of a price for something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bidding was very slow at first.┤
├│ 4a. ┤the bids made in a card game.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bidding was erratic.┤
├│ b. ┤the stage of the game when they are made.
└╕expr. ╡at the bidding of,┤ ┤by command of; in obedience to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whatever Godwine did he did at the bidding of his lord (Edward Freeman).┤
└╕expr. ╡do one's bidding,┤ ┤to obey one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldier did the captain's bidding without question.┤
╩│bidding, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidding block,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= auction block.┤
├│ 2. ┤any market or place of selling to the highest bidder.
╩│bidding block,╕
╜│bidding prayer,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) (in the Church of England) an invitation to prayer used at special services in the universities, at assize sermons, on state occasions, and in certain other services. The bidding prayer now comes at the beginning of the service.
╩│bidding prayer,╕
╜│biddy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Slang.) a woman, especially one who is fussy, gossipy, eccentric, or immoral (used in an unfriendly way).
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡Biddy.┤ a woman servant.
╩│biddy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
╜│biddy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
┬┌┤ a hen.
╩│biddy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
╜│bide, ╛╕verb, ╞│bode╕ or │bided╕ or │bade,╕ │bided,╕ │biding.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to remain or continue in some state or action; wait; abide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bide here a bit.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to dwell; reside.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Archaic.) to put up with; bear; endure; suffer.
├│ 2. ┤to face; withstand.
└╕expr. ╡bide one's time.┤ ┤See under ╡time.┤┤
╩│bide, ╛╕verb, ╞│bode╕ or │bided╕ or │bade,╕ │bided,╕ │biding.╕
╜│bident, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a two-pronged instrument.
╩│bident, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidentate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two teeth or toothlike processes.
╩│bidentate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bidet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shallow porcelain bowl, usually with a nozzle and running water, used to bathe the genital and anal areas.
├│ 2. ┤a small horse.
╩│bidet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidialectal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ using or able to use two dialects of a language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The public schools continue to vacillate between the old line, "Talk American, boy, American," and the more cosmopolitan line, "Are our er um Black students ahh bilingual or um bidialectal?" (New York Times Book Review).┤
╩│bidialectal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bidigitate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two digits.
╩│bidigitate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bidimensional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or exhibiting two dimensions.
╩│bidimensional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤an awaiting; expectation.
├│ 2. ┤a stay; residence; dwelling.
╩│biding, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidirectional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ operating in two directions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bidirectional microphone.┤
╩│bidirectional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bidirectionality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or state of being bidirectional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bidirectionality of electronic switches.┤
╩│bidirectionality, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a vessel, fitted with a cap, for carrying liquids, now especially a metal container for gasoline.
╩│bidon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidonville, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a slum composed of makeshift shanties, often built largely of metal from gasoline containers (bidons) cut and hammered into sheets.
╩│bidonville, ╛╕noun.
╜│bidri┐╕ or │bidree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alloy, especially of copper, lead, and zinc, used as a ground for inlaying with gold or silver, and for making various articles.
├│ 2. ┤work or ware of this kind. Also, ╡biddery.┤
╩│bidri┐╕ or │bidree, ╛╕noun.
╜│bid whist,╕
┬┌┤ a form of whist in which the highest bidder names trump.
╩│bid whist,╕
╜│Biedermeier, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a style of furniture which evolved in Germany from the Empire style during the mid-1800's.
╩│Biedermeier, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bield, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish Dialect.) shelter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Better a wee bush than nae bield (Robert Burns).┤
╩│bield, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
╜│Bielid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) an Andromedid.
╩│Bielid, ╛╕noun.
╜│biennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(of plants) requiring two years to reach full development; germinating in one year or growing season and flowering, producing fruit, and dying in the next year or growing season.
├│ 2. ┤occurring every two years.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a plant that lives two years or seasons. Carrots and onions are biennials.
├│ 2. ┤an event that occurs every two years.
┼╕adv. ╡biennially.┤
╩│biennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biennium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ennia.╕
┬┌┤ a two-year period.
╩│biennium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ennia.╕
╜│bien-pensant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤orthodox; holding conventional or conservative opinions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the gray, bien-pensant, judicious members of the Establishment (New York Review of Books).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) right-thinking.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an orthodox or conservative person.
╩│bien-pensant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bienvenu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) welcome; admission to membership.
╩│bienvenu, ╛╕noun.
╜│bien vu,
┬┌┤ (French.) well thought of; highly regarded.
╩│bien vu,
╜│bier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a movable stand or framework on which a coffin or dead body is placed before burial.
├│ 2. ┤such a stand together with the coffin.
├│ 3. ┤a tomb; sepulcher.
╩│bier, ╛╕noun.
╜│bierkeller, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bierstube.
╩│bierkeller, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bierstube.
╜│bierstube┐╕ or │Bierstube, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bes╕ or │-ben.╕
┬┌┤ a German or German-style tavern where chiefly beer is served.
╩│bierstube┐╕ or │Bierstube, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bes╕ or │-ben.╕
╜│biestings, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= beestings.
╩│biestings, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= beestings.
╜│biface, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a primitive hand tool of shaped stone (usually flint) having two plane surfaces.
╩│biface, ╛╕noun.
╜│bifacial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having two faces or fronts.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) having the opposite faces unlike; dorsiventral.
┼╕adv. ╡bifacially.┤
╩│bifacial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bifanged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two roots or fangs.
╩│bifanged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bifarious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany, Zoology.) pointing in two ways; in two opposite rows.
├│ 2. ┤twofold; double.
┼╕adv. ╡bifariously.┤
╩│bifarious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) bearing fruit or flowers twice in one year.
╩│biferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biff, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) hit, slap, or whack.
╩│biff, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
╜│biffin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of red cooking apple, cultivated in England, especially in the county of Norfolk.
╩│biffin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bifid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ divided into two parts by a cleft; forked.
┼╕adv. ╡bifidly.┤
╩│bifid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bifidity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being divided into two parts by a cleft.
╩│bifidity, ╛╕noun.
╜│bifilar, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having two threads.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a form of micrometer in which measurements are made by means of two very fine filaments or threads.
┼╕adv. ╡bifilarly.┤
╩│bifilar, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biflagellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two whiplike appendages (flagella), as certain protozoans.
╩│biflagellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biflex, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤bent in two places.
├│ 2. ┤bent in two directions.
╩│biflex, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bifocal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having two focuses. The lenses of bifocal glasses have two sections of different focal lengths, the upper part for distant vision, the lower for close vision.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bifocal lens.
└╕expr. ╡bifocals,┤ ┤a pair of glasses having bifocal lenses.
╩│bifocal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bifold, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= twofold.
╩│bifold, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= twofold.
╜│bifoliate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two leaves.
╩│bifoliate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bifoliolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two leaflets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bifoliolate compound leaf.┤
╩│bifoliolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biforate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two perforations.
╩│biforate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biforked, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bifurcate.
╩│biforked, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bifurcate.
╜│biform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or combining two forms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A centaur is biform.┤
╩│biform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biformed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biform.
╩│biformed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biform.
╜│bifront, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two fronts or faces.
╩│bifront, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bifrost, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scandinavian Mythology.) the rainbow bridge used by the gods to travel between heaven (Asgard) and earth (Midgard).
┬┌┤ a person married to more than one person at one time.
╩│bigamist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bigamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤guilty of bigamy; involved in bigamy.
├│ 2. ┤involving bigamy.
┼╕adv. ╡bigamously.┤
╩│bigamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bigamy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the practice or condition of having two wives or two husbands at the same time. Bigamy is unlawful in most countries.
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) the crime of having two wives or two husbands at the same time.
╩│bigamy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│big apple,╕
┬┌┤ a dance in quick tempo, popular in the 1930's.
╩│big apple,╕
╜│Big Apple,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for New York City.
╩│Big Apple,╕
╜│bigarade orange, ╟= sour orange.
╩│bigarade orange, ╟= sour orange.
╜│bigaroon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bigarreau.
╩│bigaroon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bigarreau.
╜│bigarreau, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of large, heart-shaped cherry with sweet flavor and firm flesh, yellowish on one side and red on the other.
╩│bigarreau, ╛╕noun.
╜│Big Bang,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤= big bang theory.
├│ b. ┤the cosmic explosion described in the big bang theory.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡big bang,┤ (Figurative).
├│ a. ┤a sudden and dramatic change in policy or direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Inheritors of the Soviet Union unleash their own Big Bang of price liberalisation, currency convertibility, and fiscal reforms (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ b. ┤a spontaneous outburst, as of an idea, theory, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All this was a vision, ... that grew ever wider as he spoke, like a kind of big bang in his head (New Yorker).┤
╩│Big Bang,╕
╜│big bang theory,╕
┬┌┤ a theory which maintains that the universe originated in a cosmic explosion of hydrogen, which became condensed into the galaxies.
╩│big bang theory,╕
╜│big beat,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) ╡= rock'n'roll.┤
┼╕adj. ╡big-beat.┤
╩│big beat,╕
╜│Big Ben,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a huge bell in the clock tower of the Parliament building in London.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) the clock itself.
╩│Big Ben,╕
╜│Big Bertha,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a long-range gun used by the Germans to fire on Paris in World War I.
├│ 2. ┤a powerful cannon.
├│ 3. ┤anything having a relatively large size or great range, as certain cameras. Also, ╡Bertha.┤
╩│Big Bertha,╕
╜│Big Board,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the board on which prices are quoted of the stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
├│ 2. ┤the New York Stock Exchange.
╩│Big Board,╕
╜│big-boned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having large bones; broadly built.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spectators saw a handsome man, tall, big-boned, inclined to spareness (Atlantic).┤
╩│big-boned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big boy,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an important person, especially one in big business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the big boys on Wall Street (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│big boy,╕
╜│big brother,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an elder brother.
├│ 2. ┤a person who takes the role of an elder brother in befriending someone younger.
╩│big brother,╕
╜│Big Brother,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the unseen dictator in George Orwell's satiric novel ╖1984,┤ who keeps his people under constant surveillance and subjection.
├│ 2. ┤a person or government resembling him in the practice of surveillance and tyranny.
╩│Big Brother,╕
╜│Big Brotherism,
┬┌┤ practices characteristic of Big Brother, especially rigid government surveillance or censorship of the communications media.
╩│Big Brotherism,
╜│Big Brotherly,╕
┬┌┤ having to do with or characteristic of Big Brother.
╩│Big Brotherly,╕
╜│big bucks,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang,) a large amount of money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "That [tourism] is our big industry. Four hundred thousand jobs. That is big bucks" (New York Times).┤
╩│big bucks,╕
╜│big business,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤very large business and industrial organizations, taken collectively as one large, powerful group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We demand that big business give the people a square deal (Theodore Roosevelt).┤
├│ 2. ┤any enterprise involving considerable sums of money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today sports is big business (New York Times).┤
╩│big business,╕
╜│big C,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) cancer.
╩│big C,╕
╜│big cheese,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) an important or high-ranking person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dame that's the big cheese at Intourist tried to give me a hard time (New Yorker).┤
╩│big cheese,╕
╜│big-city, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) metropolitan.
╩│big-city, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big deal,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an important or impressive person, thing, or activity (often used ironically).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the local boy knocking out the big deal from the East (Atlantic).┤
╩│big deal,╕
╜│big dipper,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a revolving wheel with seats on the rim, at a fun fair.
╩│big dipper,╕
╜│Big Dipper,╕
┬┌┤ the group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major, thought of as being arranged in the shape of a dipper. The group is also called the ╖Wagon, Wagoner,┤ or ╖Plow,┤ and (in Great Britain) ╖Charles's Wain┤ or ╖the Wain.┤
╩│Big Dipper,╕
╜│bigemony, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ political domination by two states.
╩│bigemony, ╛╕noun.
╜│big end,╕
┬┌┤ the lower part of an automobile engine's connecting rod at its point of attachment to the crankpin.
╩│big end,╕
╜│Big-endian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Swift's ╖Gulliver's Travels┤) a member of the heretical religious party in Lilliput which maintained that eggs should be broken at the big end.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a disputer about trifles.
╩│Big-endian, ╛╕noun.
╜│bigener, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a cross between two species of different genera.
╩│bigener, ╛╕noun.
╜│bigeneric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having the characters of two different genera.
╩│bigeneric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bigeye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a small family of bottom-dwelling fishes of tropical seas, having very large eyes, small scales, and a bright red color.
╩│bigeye, ╛╕noun.
╜│big-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having big eyes.
├│ 2. ┤with the eyes wide open, especially with interest, amazement, or wonder.
╩│big-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bigeye tuna,╕
┬┌┤ a widely distributed tuna closely related to the bluefin and yellowfin, and important as a food fish.
╩│bigeye tuna,╕
╜│bigg─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) barley, especially a hardy species bearing four rows of grain in an ear, cultivated in northern Europe. Also, ╡big.┤
╩│bigg─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bigg─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) big (to build).
╩│bigg─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│big game,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the larger animals, such as elephants, tigers, and lions, hunted by sportsmen.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) very important objectives.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The district attorney disregarded the petty criminals; he was after big game: the leader of the gang.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I'm right on the fringe of a biggie, R. B. I'm just waiting for it to jell" (New Yorker).┤
╩│biggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│biggin─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British Dialect.) a child's cap.
├│ 2. ┤(British Dialect.) a nightcap.
├│ 3. ┤a cap or hood.
├│ 4. ┤the coif of a sergeant-at-law.
╩│biggin─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│biggin─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of drip coffeepot, usually made of earthenware.
╩│biggin─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│biggin─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) bigging.
╩│biggin─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bigging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a building.
├│ 2. ┤an outbuilding as distinguished from a house.
╩│bigging, ╛╕noun.
╜│biggish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat big.
╩│biggish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biggity, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= biggety.┤
╩│biggity, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big gun,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an important person or thing.
╩│big gun,╕
╜│bighead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a disease of sheep characterized by swelling of the tissues of the head, caused by the eating of certain plants and subsequent exposure to sunlight.
├│ b. ┤infectious sinusitis of turkeys.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡big head.┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤a swelled head; arrogance; conceit.
├│ b. ┤a conceited person; braggart.
╩│bighead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bigheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arrogant; conceited.
╩│bigheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big-hearted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ kindly; generous; charitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a big-hearted gesture.┤
┼╕adv. ╡big-heartedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡big-heartedness.┤
╩│big-hearted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bighorn, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-horns╕ or │-horn.╕
┬┌┤ any one of three kinds of sheep:
├│ a. ┤a wild, grayish-brown sheep of the Rocky Mountains having large, curving horns; Rocky Mountain sheep. It is pale buff in the hot southern mountains.
├│ b. ┤the white mountain sheep of Alaska and western Yukon; Dall sheep.
├│ c. ┤the dark-brown to black mountain sheep of south-central Yukon to central British Columbia; stone sheep.
╩│bighorn, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-horns╕ or │-horn.╕
╜│big house,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= penitentiary.┤
╩│big house,╕
╜│bight, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long curve in a coastline, the shore of a river, or a range of mountains.
├│ 2. ┤a bay formed by this curve.
├│ 3a. ┤a loop of rope.
├│ b. ┤the slack of rope between the fastened ends.
├│ 4. ┤a bend; angle; corner.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fasten with the bight of a rope.
╩│bight, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│big jaw,╕
┬┌┤ actinomycosis of cattle and swine.
╩│big jaw,╕
╜│big labor,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) very large labor unions, taken collectively.
╩│big labor,╕
╜│big league,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a major league in baseball or other sport.
├│ 2. ┤Often, ╡big leagues,┤ (U.S. Informal, Figurative.) the top levels of public affairs, industry, science, or the like, characterized by high professional skill and acumen, large rewards, and stiff competition.
╩│big league,╕
╜│big-league, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a major league in any sport.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) demanding high professional skill; top-level.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man the big-league hospital can't afford to be without is the heart surgeon (Harper's).┤
╩│big-league, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big-leaguer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a major-league baseball player.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who belongs at the top of his business or profession.
╩│big-leaguer, ╛╕noun.
╜│big lie,╕
┬┌┤ a large and often obvious untruth reiterated until it is believed, especially as a tactic of demagoguery or an element of propaganda.
╩│big lie,╕
╜│big liver disease,╕
┬┌┤ a form of lymphomatosis characterized by enlargement of the liver.
╩│big liver disease,╕
╜│Big Mac,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a corporation established in 1975 by New York State to provide funding of New York City bonds during its fiscal crisis.
╩│Big Mac,╕
╜│bigmouth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a very talkative person, especially one who gossips or boasts too much.
╩│bigmouth, ╛╕noun.
╜│bigmouthed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) very or excessively talkative; garrulous.
╩│bigmouthed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big music,╕
┬┌┤ that part of Scottish music that includes warlike or sad songs called pibrochs.
╩│big music,╕
╜│big name,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a well-known or established person or thing.
┼╕adj. ╡big-name.┤
╩│big name,╕
╜│bigness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ size; magnitude; bulk (large or small).
╩│bigness, ╛╕noun.
╜│big noise,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person of importance; bigwig.
╩│big noise,╕
╜│bignonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a vine with clusters of large, orange-red flowers shaped like trumpets, found chiefly in warm climates.
╩│bignonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bignoniaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the bignonia family.
╩│bignoniaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bignonia family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of plants with showy, trumpet-shaped flowers. The bignonia, trumpet creeper, and catalpa belong to this family of largely tropical plants.
╩│bignonia family,╕
╜│bigot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an intolerant, prejudiced person; bigoted person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In philosophy and religion the bigots of all parties are generally the most positive (Isaac Watts).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dogmatist.
╩│bigot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bigoted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ holding fast to an opinion, belief, party, church, or other position, without reason and not tolerating other views; intolerant; prejudiced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most bigoted people are ignorant of what they are against.┤
┴┤ (SYN) biased, narrow-minded.
┼╕adv. ╡bigotedly.┤
╩│bigoted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bigotry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ bigoted conduct or attitude; intolerance; prejudice.
╩│bigotry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bigotty┐╕ or │bigoty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= biggety.┤
╩│bigotty┐╕ or │bigoty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big-scale, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ large-scale.
╩│big-scale, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big science,╕
┬┌┤ scientific and technological research involving large capital investment.
╩│big science,╕
╜│big shot,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) an important person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a little man aching to be a big shot (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡big-shot.┤
╩│big shot,╕
╜│big sister,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an elder sister.
├│ 2. ┤a girl or woman who befriends someone younger than herself.
╩│big sister,╕
╜│big stick,╕
┬┌┤ military or, sometimes, economic power wielded by a government as a means of coercion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Speak softly, but carry a big stick (Theodore Roosevelt).┤
╩│big stick,╕
╜│big-ticket, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) high-priced; expensive.
╩│big-ticket, ╛╕adjective.
╜│big time,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) the top level, especially in the arts, sports, public affairs, industry, or the theater.
┼╕adj. ╡big-time.┤
╩│big time,╕
╜│big-timer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person who is in the big time.
╩│big-timer, ╛╕noun.
╜│big top,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the largest tent of a circus.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) the circus.
├│ 3. ┤the canvas covering the main tent of a circus where the principal acts are shown.
╩│big top,╕
╜│big tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= giant sequoia.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= redwood.┤
╩│big tree,╕
╜│big wheel,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an influential or otherwise important person.
╩│big wheel,╕
╜│bigwig, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an important person.
╩│bigwig, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bihari, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Bihar (state in northeastern India).
├│ 2. ┤the Indic language of Bihar.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bihar, its people, or their language. Also, ╡Behari.┤
╩│Bihari, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bihourly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ every two hours; once every two hours.
╩│bihourly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│bijou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-joux,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a jewel or trinket.
├│ 2. ┤something small and fine.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤small and fine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have this bijou oval track, a miniature of the real thing (Punch).┤
╩│bijou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-joux,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bijouterie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ jewelry, trinkets, and curios, collectively.
╩│bijouterie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bijugate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two pairs of leaflets.
╩│bijugate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bijugous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bijugate.
╩│bijugous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bijugate.
╜│bike─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│biked,╕ │biking.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a bicycle.
├│ 2. ┤a motorcycle.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to ride a bicycle or a motorcycle.
╩│bike─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│biked,╕ │biking.╕
╜│bike─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a nest of wasps, hornets, or wild bees.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a swarm; crowd.
╩│bike─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│biker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a bicycle rider.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a motorcycle rider, especially one belonging to a motorcycle gang.
╩│biker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bikeway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a road on which only bicycles are permitted.
╩│bikeway, ╛╕noun.
╜│bikini, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very scant bathing suit in two pieces for women and girls.
╩│bikini, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bikinian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall islands.
╩│Bikinian, ╛╕noun.
╜│bikinied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a bikini.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bikinied sunbathers.┤
╩│bikinied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bikol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a Christian Malayan group living in the Philippines. Also, ╡Bicol.┤
╩│Bikol, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilabial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤formed by both lips; articulated by bringing the lips close together, as for English ╖w,┤ or completely together, as for English ╖p, b, m.┤
├│ 2. ┤bilabiate; having two lips.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Phonetics.) a sound formed by both lips. ╖B, p, m,┤ and ╖w┤ are bilabials.
╩│bilabial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bilabiate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having an upper and lower lip (applied especially to certain corollas, as in flowers of the mint family).
╩│bilabiate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilaminar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two laminae, thin plates, or layers.
╩│bilaminar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilaminate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilaminar.
╩│bilaminate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilaminar.
╜│bilander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small merchant ship with two masts, formerly used on canals and along the coast in the Netherlands.
╩│bilander, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilateral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having two symmetrical sides.
├│ 2. ┤on two sides.
├│ 3. ┤binding both sides or parties; reciprocal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two nations signed a bilateral trade agreement.┤
├│ 4. ┤of or having to do with two or both sides.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a conference or discussion involving only two sides.
┼╕adv. ╡bilaterally.┤
┼╕noun ╡bilateralness.┤
╩│bilateral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bilateralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a policy or controlling principle of reciprocity, such as in trade between two nations.
╩│bilateralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilateral symmetry,╕
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) a condition in which like parts are arranged in two halves, so that each half is the counterpart of the other, divisible in one plane only.
╩│bilateral symmetry,╕
╜│bilberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a small, edible, bluish-black berry, much like a blueberry; whortleberry.
├│ b. ┤the shrub that it grows on. It belongs to the health family.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a slender sword or rapier noted for the temper of its blade.
╩│bilbo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-boes.╕
╜│Bildungsroman, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.)
├│ 1. ┤a novel whose theme is the growth and development of its hero.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) education novel.
╩│Bildungsroman, ╛╕noun.
╜│bile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bitter, greenish-yellow liquid secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder; gall. It aids digestion in the small intestine by neutralizing acids and emulsifying fats.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) ill humor; anger; bitterness of feeling; peevishness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... sentences that stir my bile (James K. Stephen).┤
╩│bile, ╛╕noun.
╜│bile acid,╕
┬┌┤ any one of the closely related acids found in bile, commonly in combination with glycine and taurine, a part of the large group of steroids.
╩│bile acid,╕
╜│bilection, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bolection.
╩│bilection, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bolection.
╜│bile duct,╕
┬┌┤ an excretory duct of the liver and gall bladder.
╩│bile duct,╕
╜│bile pigment,╕
┬┌┤ one of the coloring substances in bile, such as bilirubin and biliverdin.
╩│bile pigment,╕
╜│bile salt,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of the sodium salts of the bile acids, important in emulsifying fats and stimulating the liver.
├│ 2. ┤a powder of salts from the gall of cattle, used as a laxative and stimulant of the liver.
╩│bile salt,╕
╜│bilestone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= gallstone.
╩│bilestone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= gallstone.
╜│bilge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bilged,╕ │bilging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the bottom of a ship's hull.
├│ b. ┤the lowest part of a ship's hold.
├│ c. ┤bilge water.
├│ 2. ┤the widest part of a barrel.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) nonsense; rubbish.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to break in (the bottom of a ship).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be broken in or spring a leak in the bilge.
├│ 2. ┤to bulge; swell out.
└╕expr. ╡bilge out,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to flunk out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bilged out of Annapolis and had to fight his way back in (New Yorker).┤
╩│bilge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bilged,╕ │bilging.╕
╜│bilge block,╕
┬┌┤ one of the blocks supporting the bilge of a vessel under construction or in dry dock.
╩│bilge block,╕
╜│bilge board,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of centerboard lowered vertically into the water from the bilge of a ship to keep it steady on its course.
╩│bilge board,╕
╜│bilged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a large bilge; broad-bottomed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dirty little bilged coastal steamer.┤
╩│bilged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilge keel┐╕ or │piece,╕
┬┌┤ either of a pair of keellike projections fastened lengthwise at the turn of a ship's bilge, one to each side, to decrease rolling.
╩│bilge keel┐╕ or │piece,╕
╜│bilge pump,╕
┬┌┤ a pump for removing bilge water.
╩│bilge pump,╕
╜│bilge water,╕
┬┌┤ the dirty water that collects in the bottom of a ship's hold.
╩│bilge water,╕
╜│bilgy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bilgier,╕ │bilgiest.╕
┬┌┤ like, especially smelling like, bilge water.
╩│bilgy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bilgier,╕ │bilgiest.╕
╜│bilharzia, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a group of flatworms parasitic in the veins or the pelvic region and urinary organs of human beings, especially in Egypt and other parts of Africa.
╩│bilharzia, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bilharziasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease caused by bilharzia; schistosomiasis.
╩│bilharziasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│biliary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of bile.
├│ b. ┤carrying bile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biliary duct.┤
├│ 2. ┤caused by trouble with the bile; bilious.
╩│biliary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilimbi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen tree of India yielding a juice considered by the natives to be a cure for skin diseases.
├│ 2. ┤the edible, acid berries borne by this tree.
╩│bilimbi, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilimbing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bilimbi.
╩│bilimbing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bilimbi.
╜│bilinear, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or involving two lines.
╩│bilinear, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilingual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤able to speak another language as well or almost as well as one's own; knowing two languages.
├│ 2. ┤containing or written in two languages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bilingual dictionary.┤
├│ 3. ┤using or involving two languages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bilingual education.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bilingual person; bilinguist.
┼╕adv. ╡bilingually.┤
╩│bilingual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bilingualism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the ability to speak two languages equally or almost equally well.
╩│bilingualism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilinguality, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bilingualism.
╩│bilinguality, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bilingualism.
╜│bilinguist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who speaks two languages equally or almost equally well.
╩│bilinguist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤suffering from or caused by some trouble with the bile or the liver.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick stick of wood, especially one for fuel.
├│ 2. ┤a short bar of iron or steel.
├│ 3. ┤an architectural ornament shaped like a wooden billet or a short cylinder, used, especially in medieval styles, in horizontal strings or series along a molding.
├│ 4. ┤in saddlery:
├│ a. ┤a strap which enters a buckle.
├│ b. ┤a pocket or loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.
╩│billet─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│billet-doux, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │billets-doux.╕
┬┌┤ a love letter.
╩│billet-doux, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │billets-doux.╕
╜│billeted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of wood) cut into billets.
├│ 2. ┤(of iron or steel) molded into billets.
├│ 3. ┤(Architecture.) decorated with billets.
╩│billeted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│billeter┐╕ or │billetor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who provides quarters or lodging for soldiers.
╩│billeter┐╕ or │billetor, ╛╕noun.
╜│billfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several fishes with a long beak or snout, such as the gar or the spearfish.
╩│billfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│billfold, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a folding pocketbook for carrying paper money, cards, and important papers; wallet.
╩│billfold, ╛╕noun.
╜│billhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sheet of paper with a name and business address printed at the top and a blank space below for adding a bill.
├│ 2. ┤the name and business address printed at the top of such a sheet of paper.
╩│billhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│billhook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tool for cutting or pruning, having a curved blade with a hooked end.
╩│billhook, ╛╕noun.
╜│billiard, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or for billiards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a billiard table.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a point made in billiards by successively striking the two other balls with the cue ball.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a carom.
╩│billiard, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│billiard ball,╕
┬┌┤ a ball used in billiards, originally made of ivory but now usually made of a hard, heavy plastic compound.
╩│billiard ball,╕
╜│billiardist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a billiard player.
╩│billiardist, ╛╕noun.
╜│billiards, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game played with billiard balls on a special table with a raised, cushioned edge. A long stick (cue) is used to hit the balls.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several related games, especially pocket billiards or pool.
╩│billiards, ╛╕noun.
╜│billing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the order in which the names of performers or acts are listed in a playbill or similar advertisement.
├│ b. ┤the position in such a listing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. top billing.┤
├│ 2. ┤the total amount billed to customers or clients for goods or services, usually within a specified period.
╩│billing, ╛╕noun.
╜│billing machine,╕
┬┌┤ a business machine combining functions of a typewriter and a calculating machine, used for making out bills and keeping records.
╩│billing machine,╕
╜│billingsgate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ vulgar, abusive language.
╩│billingsgate, ╛╕noun.
╜│billion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the U.S., Canada, and France) one thousand millions; 1,000,000,000.
├│ 2. ┤(in Great Britain and Germany) one million millions; 1,000,000,000,000.
╩│billion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│billionaire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an extremely wealthy person who has a billion or more dollars, francs, marks, pounds, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤any very wealthy person.
╩│billionaire, ╛╕noun.
╜│billionth, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤coming last in a series of a billion.
├│ 2. ┤being one of a billion equal parts.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the billionth member of a series.
├│ 2. ┤one of a billion equal parts.
╩│billionth, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Billjim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Australia) a nickname for the average Australian.
╩│Billjim, ╛╕noun.
╜│billman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a soldier armed with a bill.
├│ 2. ┤a laborer using a billhook or bill.
╩│billman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bill of adventure,╕
┬┌┤ a bill stating that a merchant is handling goods on behalf of another whose risk it is.
╩│bill of adventure,╕
╜│bill of attainder,╕
┬┌┤ an act of a lawmaking body that deprives a specific person or persons of property and civil rights, without benefit of judicial trial, because of a sentence of death or outlawry. Such acts are forbidden by the Constitution of the United States.
╩│bill of attainder,╕
╜│bill of credit,╕
┬┌┤ (in U.S. history) a paper issued by a state, and based on its own credit, to be circulated as money, forbidden by the Constitution.
╩│bill of credit,╕
╜│bill of entry,╕
┬┌┤ a written account of goods entered at a custom house, whether imported or intended for export.
╩│bill of entry,╕
╜│bill of exceptions,╕
┬┌┤ a list of persons appealing against a judge's decision in certain Scottish courts.
╩│bill of exceptions,╕
╜│bill of exchange,╕
┬┌┤ a written order to a person, bank, or firm to pay a stated sum of money to a specified person; a draft.
╩│bill of exchange,╕
╜│bill of fare,╕
┬┌┤ a menu.
╩│bill of fare,╕
╜│bill of goods,╕
┬┌┤ a list of the goods sold, with the price for each item in a shipment of merchandise.
└╕expr. ╡sell a bill of goods,┤ ┤(Slang.) to mislead or seek to mislead by a specious or false argument, set of facts, or other deception.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't mean that these staff members were selling their members a bill of goods about the labor movement (Harper's).┤
╩│bill of goods,╕
╜│bill of health,╕
┬┌┤ a certificate stating whether or not there are infectious diseases on a ship or in a port. A bill of health is given to a captain when his ship sails.
└╕expr. ╡clean bill of health,┤
├│ a. ┤a bill of health certifying total absence of infection.
├│ b. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a good or favorable report, based on the past record or qualifications of a person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Service stations selling a single brand of petrol will be given a clean bill of health by the commission (London Times).┤
╩│bill of health,╕
╜│bill of indictment,╕
┬┌┤ a detailed written statement presented to a grand jury formally accusing a person of a crime.
╩│bill of indictment,╕
╜│bill of lading,╕
┬┌┤ a written receipt or contract given by a ship, railroad, express agency, or other carrier, showing a list of goods delivered to it for transportation; waybill.
╩│bill of lading,╕
╜│bill of mortality,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an official return of the births and deaths within a district; weekly bill.
╩│bill of mortality,╕
╜│bill of particulars,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a written statement giving the demands and claims made by one side of a lawsuit.
├│ 2. ┤a detailed statement.
╩│bill of particulars,╕
╜│bill of rights,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a statement of the fundamental rights belonging to the citizens of a country.
├│ 2. ┤any statement of rights or privileges granted to or claimed by a group or class of people.
╩│bill of rights,╕
╜│Bill of Rights,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States, adopted on December 15, 1791, which include a declaration of fundamental rights held by U.S. citizens.
├│ 2. ┤an English statute passed in 1689 which confirmed the rights and liberties of English subjects, and settled the succession of the crown in William of Orange and Mary.
╩│Bill of Rights,╕
╜│bill of sale,╕
┬┌┤ a written statement transferring ownership of something from the seller to the buyer.
╩│bill of sale,╕
╜│bill of sight,╕
┬┌┤ a record of goods imported, the exact nature of which is not known by the merchant.
╩│bill of sight,╕
╜│billon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an alloy of gold or silver with much copper or tin.
├│ 2. ┤a coin made of suchan alloy.
╩│billon, ╛╕noun.
╜│billow, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a great swelling wave or surge of the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The billows of the Atlantic dash high on the rocks during a storm.┤
├│ 2. ┤any great wave or swelling mass of smoke, flame, sound, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Billows of smoke were belching from the chimney.┤
┴┤ (SYN) undulation.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to rise or roll in big waves; surge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind made the lake waters billow onto the beach.┤
├│ 2. ┤to swell out; bulge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sheets on the line billow in the wind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) undulate.
╩│billow, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│billowed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ puffed up or out; fluffy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a billowed skirt.┤
╩│billowed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│billowy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lowier,╕ │-lowiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤rising or rolling in big waves.
├│ 2. ┤swelling out; bulging.
┼╕noun ╡billowiness.┤
╩│billowy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lowier,╕ │-lowiest.╕
╜│billposter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a worker who puts up advertisements or notices in public places.
╩│billposter, ╛╕noun.
╜│billposting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the posting of advertisements or notices in public places.
╩│billposting, ╛╕noun.
╜│billsticker, ╛╕noun. ╟│= billposter.
╩│billsticker, ╛╕noun. ╟│= billposter.
╜│billsticking, ╛╕noun. ╟│= billposting.
╩│billsticking, ╛╕noun. ╟│= billposting.
╜│billy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a policeman's club or stick; nightstick; truncheon.
├│ 2. ┤any stick or club.
├│ 3. ┤a billy goat.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡billycan.┤
├│ a. ┤(in Australia) a kettle, can, or pot for making tea or for cooking.
├│ b. ┤(in industrial Britain) a can with a lid and handle for carrying tea.
╩│billy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│billy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a companion.
╩│billy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│billyboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a flat-bottomed barge especially built for river navigation.
╩│billyboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│billycan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= billy╕ (1) (def. 4).
╩│billycan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= billy╕ (1) (def. 4).
╜│billy cart,╕
┬┌┤ (in Australia) any cart, often a box on wheels, used by children to ride or coast on.
╩│billy cart,╕
╜│billy club,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a policeman's club; billy.
╩│billy club,╕
╜│billycock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) a derby hat; bowler.
╩│billycock, ╛╕noun.
╜│billy goat,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a male goat.
╩│billy goat,╕
╜│billy-o┐╕ or │billy-oh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
└╕expr. ╡like billy-o┤ or ╡like billy-oh,┤ ┤at full force; vigorously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to shout like billy-o.┤
╩│billy-o┐╕ or │billy-oh, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilobate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or divided into two lobes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bilobate leaf.┤
╩│bilobate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilobated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilobate.
╩│bilobated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilobate.
╜│bilobed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilobate.
╩│bilobed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilobate.
╜│bilobular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two small lobes.
╩│bilobular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bilocation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ being in two places at the same time.
╩│bilocation, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilocular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two locules, chambers, or cells.
╩│bilocular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biloculate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilocular.
╩│biloculate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bilocular.
╜│Biloxi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a tribe of Sioux Indians.
╩│Biloxi, ╛╕noun.
╜│bilsted, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sweet gum tree.
╩│bilsted, ╛╕noun.
╜│biltong, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in South Africa) strips of lean meat (of antelope, buffalo, etc.) dried in the sun.
╩│biltong, ╛╕noun.
╜│bim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a woman.
├│ 2. ┤an undignified woman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a beery old bim.┤
╩│bim, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Barbados) an informal name for a Barbadian.
╩│Bim, ╛╕noun.
╜│bimah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= almemar.
╩│bimah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= almemar.
╜│bimanal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bimanous.
╩│bimanal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bimanous.
╜│bimane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a two-handed animal.
╩│bimane, ╛╕noun.
╜│bimanous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having two hands.
╩│bimanous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimanual, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving the use of both hands.
┼╕adv. ╡bimanually.┤
╩│bimanual, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimbashi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Turkish military captain or commander.
├│ 2. ┤(in colonial Egypt) an English officer in the service of the Khedive.
╩│bimbashi, ╛╕noun.
╜│bimbo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bos╕ or │-boes,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stupid or ineffectual person.
├│ 2. ┤a man or boy; fellow (used disparagingly).
├│ 3. ┤╡= bim.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of, for, or by bimbos; stupid; unintelligent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The era of the big three networks and ... "bimbo programming" is passing (Desmond Smith).┤
╩│bimbo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bos╕ or │-boes,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bimensal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ happening once in two months; bimonthly.
╩│bimensal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimestrial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lasting for two months.
├│ 2. ┤happening every two months; bimonthly.
╩│bimestrial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimetal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤something consisting of two different metals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [In] this bimetal ... the copper is inseparably bonded to the steel (Science News Letter).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= bimetallic.┤
╩│bimetal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bimetallic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with two different metals.
├│ 2. ┤of bimetallism; based on bimetallism.
╩│bimetallic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bimetallic strip,╕
┬┌┤ two metals with different rates of expansion, fastened in a strip, used to control or measure temperature, as in an oven.
╩│bimetallic strip,╕
╜│bimetallism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of two metals, especially gold and silver, as the basis of the money system of a nation. The amount in weight of each metal necessary to make coins having the same money value is fixed by law.
┼╕noun ╡bimetallist.┤
╩│bimetallism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bimillennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a bimillennium.
┬┌┤ a rigid structure of two quartz or other crystals cemented together, and caused to bend when a potential makes one crystal expand and the other contract. A bimorph is used to activate loudspeakers and various electronic devices.
╩│bimorph, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bimorph cell,╕
╜│bin, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│binned,╕ │binning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a box or enclosed place for holding or storing grain, coal, or similar things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baker emptied several bags of flour into a bin.┤
┴┤ (SYN) crib.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a dustbin (ashcan).
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) ╡= loony bin.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to place or store in a bin.
╩│bin, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│binned,╕ │binning.╕
╜│bin-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) form of ╡bi-┤ before vowels, as in ╖binal.┤
╩│bin-,╕
╜│binal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ twin; double; twofold.
╩│binal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│binary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤consisting of two; involving two.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a binary number.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a set of two things; pair.
├│ 2. ┤╡= binary star.┤
╩│binary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│binary arithmetic,╕ ╟│= binary notation.
╩│binary arithmetic,╕ ╟│= binary notation.
╜│binary coded decimal,╕
┬┌┤ a system of coding numbers in binary units used in programming computers and in higher mathematics. Each decimal digit is represented by four binary digits. (Example:) 234 is represented in binary coded decimal by 0010 0011 0100.
╩│binary coded decimal,╕
╜│binary color,╕
┬┌┤ a color, such as orange, violet, or green, made by mixing two primary colors; secondary color.
╩│binary color,╕
╜│binary compound,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a compound of two elements, or of an element and a radical, or of two radicals.
╩│binary compound,╕
╜│binary digit,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of the digits 0 or 1 used in binary notation.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bit┤ (4).┤
╩│binary digit,╕
╜│binary fission,╕
┬┌┤ the division or splitting of a cell, especially a protozoan, into two equal parts.
╩│binary fission,╕
╜│binary form,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) a movement based upon two subjects or one divided into two distinct or contrasted main sections.
╩│binary form,╕
╜│binary granite,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of granite composed of quartz and feldspar; aplite.
╩│binary granite,╕
╜│binary notation,╕
┬┌┤ a system of counting (arithmetical notation) using only two symbols, 0 and 1, rather than the ordinary ten symbols, 0 to 9. Each digit (place value) is therefore written as 0 or 1 or some combination of 0 and 1.
╩│binary notation,╕
╜│binary opposition,╕
┬┌┤ (Linguistics.) a distinguishing or significant contrast between two speech components.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The existence of such a binary opposition as n:ng in English is proved by the use of such different pairs of words as kin and king ... winning and winging. Clearly n and ng ... are two phonemes in English (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│binary opposition,╕
╜│binary scale,╕ ╟│= binary notation.
╩│binary scale,╕ ╟│= binary notation.
╜│binary star,╕
┬┌┤ a pair of stars that revolve around a common center of gravity. Approximately 40,000 binary stars are now known.
╩│binary star,╕
╜│binary system,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= binary notation.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= binary star.┤
├│ 3. ┤any chemical, mechanical, or electronic system having or based on two components.
┬┌┤ of or dealing with two nations, their cultures, languages, policies, or other features.
╩│binational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│binationalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principle or policy of keeping a country bicultural and bilingual; biculturalism.
╩│binationalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│binaural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or using two speakers, or sources of sound reproduction or transmission, to give a three-dimensional auditory effect; stereophonic.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to tie together; hold together; fasten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bound the package with a tight rope. The packing case was bound with metal tape. The prisoners were bound in chains.┤
┴┤ (SYN) connect, attach.
├│ 2. ┤to cause to stick together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tar will bind gravel or cinders.┤
├│ 3. ┤to fasten (sheets of paper) into a cover; put a cover on (a book).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those loose pages were bound into a small book.┤
├│ 4. ┤to hold by some force; restrain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Vines are binding the flowers and choking their growth. (Figurative.) The vow that binds too strictly snaps itself (Tennyson).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to hold by a promise, love, duty, or law; oblige.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A doctor is in duty bound to help the sick.┤
┴┤ (SYN) obligate, constrain.
├│ 6. ┤to put under legal obligation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Parents are bound to send their children to school. He was bound over to keep the peace.┤
├│ 7. ┤to put under legal obligation to serve as an apprentice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have bound him out to be a shoemaker (Sir Richard Steele).┤
├│ 8. ┤to make (a bargain, contract, or other arrangement) final so that it must be carried out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ten dollar deposit bound the bargain.┤
├│ 9. ┤to put a bandage on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nurse will bind up your cut.┤
├│ 10. ┤to put a band or wreath around; gird; encircle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fillet binds her hair (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 11. ┤to put a border or edge on to strengthen or ornament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bound the sleeves of her dress with red ribbon.┤
├│ 12. ┤╡= constipate.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to stick together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The gravel and cinders will not bind without tar.┤
├│ b. ┤to become stuck fast; jam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The piston will bind without oil.┤
├│ 2. ┤to compel morally or legally; have compelling force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A contract always binds.┤
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) to complain.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤anything that binds or ties; band; tie.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) a tie; slur.
├│ 3. ┤a twining or climbing plant stem.
├│ 4. ┤(Especially U.S. Informal.) a difficult situation; dilemma; predicament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are anxious to avoid an embarrassing and awkward bind (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡bind oneself to,┤ ┤to agree to (something); establish an association with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A landed proprietor may bind himself to a future payment (Thomas Chalmers).┤
╩│bind, ╛╕verb, ╞│bound,╕ │binding,╕ ╛noun.
╜│binder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who binds books.
├│ 2. ┤anything that ties or holds together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tar is used as a binder on some gravel roads.┤
├│ 3. ┤a cover for a loose-leaf notebook.
├│ 4. ┤a machine that cuts stalks of grain and ties them in bundles.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) a written agreement or amount of money given as a pledge to carry out some obligation.
├│ 6. ┤the inner wrapper of a cigar, used to hold the filler in shape.
╩│binder, ╛╕noun.
╜│binder┐╕ or │binder's twine,╕
┬┌┤ a strong cord with a rough surface.
╩│binder┐╕ or │binder's twine,╕
╜│bindery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where books are bound; bookbindery.
╩│bindery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│binding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the covering of a book.
├│ 2. ┤a strip protecting or ornamenting an edge. Binding is used on the seams of dresses.
├│ 3. ┤the set of fastenings on a ski, usually consisting of a metal piece into which the toe slips, a strap, and a spring that grasps the heel.
├│ 4. ┤a band of masonry and brickwork.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that binds, fastens, or connects.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) having force or power to hold to a promise, duty, or law; obligatory. A contract is a binding agreement.
├│ 3. ┤constricting; astringent; styptic.
┼╕adv. ╡bindingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bindingness.┤
╩│binding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│binding energy,╕
┬┌┤ the energy necessary to break a molecule, atom, or nucleus into its smaller component parts.
╩│binding energy,╕
╜│bindle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a bundle of clothing, toilet articles, or other possessions, usually tied to a stick which a hobo carries over his shoulder.
╩│bindle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bindlestiff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= hobo.┤
╩│bindlestiff, ╛╕noun.
╜│bindweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant with long stems that twine around fences, trees, or other plants. It belongs to the morning-glory family.
╩│bindweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a twining, slender stem of a climbing plant, especially of the hop.
├│ 2. ┤any bindweed.
├│ 3. ┤╡= woodbine ┤(defs. 1,┤ 3).┤
├│ 4. ┤any one of several varieties of the hop.
╩│bine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Binet-Simon test┐╕ or │scale,
┬┌┤ an individual intelligence test first published in 1905 and subsequently revised, used in schools, the armed forces, and other institutions, for determining the mental age of children or adults by means of their performance of tasks and answers to questions.
╩│Binet-Simon test┐╕ or │scale,
╜│Binet test┐╕ or │scale, ╟= Binet-Simon test.
╩│Binet test┐╕ or │scale, ╟= Binet-Simon test.
╜│bing─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adverb, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a sharp, ringing sound.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make such a sound.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with such a sound.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤the sound itself.
╩│bing─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adverb, interjection.
╜│bing─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (North English Dialect.) a heap or pile.
╩│bing─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│binge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a heavy drinking bout; drunken spree.
├│ 2. ┤a bout or spree of indulging in anything.
╩│binge, ╛╕noun.
╜│bingle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Baseball Slang.) ╡= base hit.┤
╩│bingle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bingo, ╛╕noun, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a game in which each player covers the numbers on his card as they are called out. The player who is first to cover a column of numbers is the winner. Bingo is a game of chance derived from lotto, similar to keno, played for money or prizes.
├╕interj. ┤ ┤(Slang.) an exclamation indicating suddenness or a sharp impact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bingo! ... what a wallop (Time).┤
╩│bingo, ╛╕noun, interjection.
╜│biniodide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound containing two atoms of iodine with another element or radical.
╩│biniodide, ╛╕noun.
╜│binit, ╛╕noun. ╟│= binary digit.
╩│binit, ╛╕noun. ╟│= binary digit.
╜│binman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a garbage or refuse collector; dustman.
╩│binman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│binnacle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a box or stand that contains a ship's compass. The binnacle is placed near the helm.
╩│binnacle, ╛╕noun.
╜│binocle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a telescope or field glass for both eyes; binoculars; opera glasses.
╩│binocle, ╛╕noun.
╜│binocular, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤for both eyes at once.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a binocular microscope.┤
├│ 2. ┤using both eyes at once.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most animals have binocular vision.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any binocular instrument.
┼╕adv. ╡binocularly.┤
╩│binocular, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│binocularity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the simultaneous use of both eyes.
╩│binocularity, ╛╕noun.
╜│binoculars, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a double telescope joined as a unit for use with both eyes at once. Field glasses and opera glasses are binoculars.
╩│binoculars, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│binomial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an expression in algebra consisting of two terms. ╖8a + 2b┤ is a binominal.
├│ 2. ┤the scientific name of a plant or animal, consisting of two terms. ╖Homo sapiens┤ is a binomial. The first term indicates the genus and the second the species.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤consisting of two terms.
├│ 2. ┤consisting of two names.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with binomials.
┼╕adv. ╡binomially.┤
╩│binomial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│binomial distribution,╕
┬┌┤ a distribution discovered in the 1600's, giving the statistical probability of any particular number of recurrences of one of two possible results, such as heads or tails, in a given number of trials, each trial offering equal chances.
╩│binomial distribution,╕
╜│binomialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology, Botany.) the binomial method of nomenclature.
╩│binomialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│binomial nomenclature,╕
┬┌┤ the system of classifying plants and animals by two names: their genus and species.
╩│binomial nomenclature,╕
╜│binomial theorem,╕
┬┌┤ the algebraic theorem, invented by Sir Isaac Newton, for raising a binomial to any power.
╩│binomial theorem,╕
╜│binominal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or using two names, as of genus and species in scientific nomenclature.
╩│binominal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bint, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a girl or woman.
╩│bint, ╛╕noun.
╜│binturong, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a civet with a prehensile tail, found in southern Asia; bearcat.
╩│binturong, ╛╕noun.
╜│binuclear, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= binucleate.
╩│binuclear, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= binucleate.
╜│binucleate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two nuclei, as a cell.
╩│binucleate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│binucleated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= binucleate.
╩│binucleated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= binucleate.
╜│bio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bios.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) biography.
╩│bio, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bios.╕
╜│bio-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤life; living things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biology = science of life or living things.┤
├│ 2. ┤biological.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biochemistry = biological chemistry.┤
╩│bio-,╕
╜│bioactive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an effect on living matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Inorganic mercury is converted to the bioactive, methylated form by fungi and bacteria in natural aerated waterways (Science News).┤
╩│bioactive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bio-aeration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the purification of sewage by aeration in the presence of certain bacteria.
╩│bio-aeration, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioassay, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the determination of the strength of a drug by comparing its effects on a test animal, such as a rat, with those of a standard preparation.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to determine (the strength of a drug) by bioassay.
╩│bioassay, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bioastronautic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with bioastronautics.
╩│bioastronautic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioastronautics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science that deals with the biological aspects of travel in outer space.
╩│bioastronautics, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioavailability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the efficacy of a drug at the site of disease or malfunction in the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Researchers have been giving a lot of attention lately to what they call bioavailability--how much of the original drug administered is delivered undiminished or unchanged to the site of the body where it is needed (London Sunday Times).┤
╩│bioavailability, ╛╕noun.
╜│biobibliographical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biobibliography.
╩│biobibliographical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biobibliography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
┬┌┤ a bibliography of the life and writings of an author, or of his literary interests.
╩│biobibliography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│bioblast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)
├│ 1. ┤a formative cell.
├│ 2. ┤a hypothetical unit of protoplasm practically equivalent to a biophore.
╩│bioblast, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioblastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bioblasts.
╩│bioblastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biocatalyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance which produces a chemical reaction in a living body, such as a coenzyme, vitamin, or hormone.
╩│biocatalyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│biocatalytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or caused by biocatalysts.
╩│biocatalytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biocellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ marked with two small, eyelike spots, as a butterfly's wings.
╩│biocellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biocenose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the interrelationship among organisms that inhabit a specific geographical area and their relationship to that environment.
╩│biocenose, ╛╕noun.
╜│biocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ centering in life; regarding or treating life as a central fact.
╩│biocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biochemical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with biochemistry.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a biochemical substance.
┼╕adv. ╡biochemically.┤
╩│biochemical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biochemical oxygen demand,╕
┬┌┤ a measure of the amount of oxygen used by bacteria to decompose organic matter in waste water. (Abbr:) BOD
╩│biochemical oxygen demand,╕
╜│biochemist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in biochemistry.
╩│biochemist, ╛╕noun.
╜│biochemistry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science that deals with the chemical processes of living animals and plants; biological chemistry.
├│ 2. ┤biochemical composition or characteristics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The virus has developed the capacity to change its biochemistry (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│biochemistry, ╛╕noun.
╜│biochip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a microcircuit whose components consist of organic molecules instead of electronic circuits.
╩│biochip, ╛╕noun.
╜│biocidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ destroying life or living things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biocidal radiation.┤
╩│biocidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biocide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any substance poisonous to life, such as a pesticide.
├│ 2. ┤destruction of life or living things.
╩│biocide, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioclimatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bioclimatology.
╩│bioclimatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioclimatology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science that deals with the effects of climate on human beings, animals, and plants.
╩│bioclimatology, ╛╕noun.
╜│biocompatibility, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being biocompatible.
╩│biocompatibility, ╛╕noun.
╜│biocompatible, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ biologically compatible, especially so as not to cause immunological rejection.
╩│biocompatible, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioconversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conversion of biological waste, garbage, and plant material into energy, fertilizer, and other useful products.
╩│bioconversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│biocybernetics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of automatic control and communication in living systems.
╩│biocybernetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biodegradability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ biodegradable quality or condition.
╩│biodegradability, ╛╕noun.
╜│biodegradable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that is susceptible of being decomposed, especially by bacterial action.
┬┌┤ variety that exists among different types of animals and plants, including the differences in species and gene pools within a species, especially as they affect the preservation of plant and animal types.
╩│biodiversity, ╛╕noun.
╜│biodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biodynamics.
╩│biodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biodynamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biodynamic.
╩│biodynamical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biodynamic.
╜│biodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the biological study of vital force or energy, or of the action of living organisms.
╩│biodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biodyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance, similar in effect to a hormone, which is produced by an injured cell to aid its recovery by promoting respiration, growth, and reproduction.
╩│biodyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioecology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of ecology dealing with plant and animal interrelationships.
╩│bioecology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioelectric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bioelectricity.
╩│bioelectric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioelectrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bioelectric.
╩│bioelectrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bioelectric.
╜│bioelectricity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ electricity which originates in living matter.
╩│bioelectricity, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioelectrogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ production of electrical energy by an organism.
╩│bioelectrogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioelectronics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the application of electronics to the study and control of biological functions and processes.
├│ 2. ┤the application of the biological sciences to the study and development of electronic systems or processes, as in the creation of biochips.
╩│bioelectronics, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioenergetics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the biological study of energy in living systems.
╩│bioenergetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioenergy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ energy obtained from biomass.
╩│bioenergy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioengineer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who specializes in bioengineering.
╩│bioengineer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioengineering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the application of various principles of engineering to the study and control of biological processes, structures, and products; biomedical engineering.
╩│bioengineering, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioethics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the ethical problems involved in biological research, such as the ethics of genetic engineering.
╩│bioethics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biofacies, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sum of the fossil deposits of animal life in a stratum of rock, silt, or ice.
╩│biofacies, ╛╕noun.
╜│biofeedback, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a method of monitoring one's own brain waves by the use of a portable electroencephalograph, especially for the purpose of controlling the alpha rhythm.
├│ 2. ┤a similar method used to monitor and control one's own blood pressure, heart rate, blood flow, muscle tensions, and the like.
╩│biofeedback, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioflavonoid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a complex of substances, present in citrus fruits and other plant foods, that promote capillary resistance to hemorrhaging; vitamin P.
╩│bioflavonoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│biog.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤biographer.
├│ 2. ┤biographical.
├│ 3. ┤biography.
╩│biog.,╕
╜│biogas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by bacterial action on organic waste matter, used as a form of fuel.
╩│biogas, ╛╕noun.
╜│biogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hypothetical molecule of protein, at one time thought to be the basic cellular constituent of living substance.
╩│biogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│biogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the theory that living things can be produced only by other living things.
├│ 2. ┤the genesis or production of living things from other living things.
├│ 3. ┤the history of the evolution of living organisms.
╩│biogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│biogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biogenesis.
┼╕adv. ╡biogenetically.┤
╩│biogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biogenetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biogenetic.
╩│biogenetical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biogenetic.
╜│biogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ produced by living organisms, as certain marine sediments.
╩│biogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biogenous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)
├│ 1. ┤coming from living things.
├│ 2. ┤giving life.
╩│biogenous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biogeny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biogenesis.
╩│biogeny, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biogenesis.
╜│biogeochemical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biogeochemistry.
╩│biogeochemical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biogeochemistry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the effect of the earth's chemical composition upon living things.
┬┌┤ the science of the distribution of animals and plants.
╩│biogeography, ╛╕noun.
╜│biogerontology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the biology of aging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Leonard] Hayflick delineates the field of biogerontology, ... provides statistical data on aging, shows how humans age ... and explores the possibilities for manipulating the life span (Science News).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. After reading a biography of Lincoln he was able to tell many stories about the President.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don MacKinnon ... knew the biography of every piece of ground in the area (Maclean's).┤
├│ 3. ┤part of literature which consists of biographies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Read ... nothing but biography, for that is life without theory (Benjamin Disraeli).┤
╩│biography, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-phies.╕
╜│biohazard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any danger or peril resulting from biological research.
╩│biohazard, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioherm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rock formation mainly built up by marine organisms, such as coral, overlaid or enclosed by another rock.
╩│bioherm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioinstrumentation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of biosensors and other instruments for recording and transmitting data on the bodily changes of persons or animals.
╩│bioinstrumentation, ╛╕noun.
╜│biol.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤biological.
├│ 2. ┤biologist.
├│ 3. ┤biology.
╩│biol.,╕
╜│biologic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= biological.
╩│biologic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= biological.
╜│biological, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of plant and animal life; connected with the processes of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biological science.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with biology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biological laboratory.┤
├│ 3. ┤for use in or prepared by a biological laboratory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biological serums.┤
├│ 4. ┤involving the use of living organisms, such as disease germs or viruses, against an enemy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biological weapons.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drug or other product prepared from living organisms.
┼╕adv. ╡biologically.┤
╩│biological, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biological clock,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanism in plants and animals which controls the rhythm of functions and activities, such as photosynthesis in a plant.
╩│biological clock,╕
╜│biological control,╕
┬┌┤ the reduction of plant or insect pests by parasitic organisms or animals, such as the control of mosquitoes by birds.
╩│biological control,╕
╜│biological engineering,╕
┬┌┤ the artificial selection of different strains of a plant or animal species to improve the structure, function, or yield of an organism, especially one of agricultural importance.
╩│biological engineering,╕
╜│biological half-life,╕
┬┌┤ the time required for a substance deposited in a living organism, tissue, or organ to lose half its initial value through elimination by biological processes.
╩│biological half-life,╕
╜│biological warfare,╕
┬┌┤ warfare in which disease germs and other harmful organisms are used against persons, animals, or crops; germ warfare.
╩│biological warfare,╕
╜│biologism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a doctrine insisting upon the interpretation of all human experience from the biological point of view or by biological methods.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of living things; study of plant and animal life. Specialists in biology study the origin, structure, functioning, activities, and distribution of plant and animal life. Botany, zoology, and ecology are branches of biology. (Abbr:) biol.
├│ 2. ┤the plant and animal life of a particular area or region.
├│ 3. ┤the biological facts about a plant or animal.
╩│biology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioluminescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ phosphorescence or other emission of light by living organisms, such as fireflies and jellyfish.
╩│bioluminescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioluminescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ showing bioluminescence; phosphorescent.
╩│bioluminescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the dissolution of a living being; death.
╩│biolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│biolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with biolysis.
├│ 2. ┤resembling biolysis.
╩│biolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biomagnification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the increase in the concentration of toxic chemicals with each new link in the food chain.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the total mass or weight of living material in a unit of area.
├│ 2. ┤plant material or vegetation, especially as a source of fuel or energy.
╩│biomass, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomathematician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a specialist in the mathematical study of biological processes, especially the simulation of such processes by mathematical models.
╩│biomathematician, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomathematics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the application of mathematical principles to biological or medical studies.
╩│biomathematics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a natural community of plants and animals, its composition being largely controlled by climatic conditions.
╩│biome, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomechanical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biomechanics.
╩│biomechanical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biomechanics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ science that deals with the effects of forces on the living organism, especially forces applied to the skeleton by gravity and the system of muscles.
╩│biomechanics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomedical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with both biology and medicine.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with biomedicine.
╩│biomedical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biomedical engineering,╕ ╟│= bioengineering.
╩│biomedical engineering,╕ ╟│= bioengineering.
╜│biomedicine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the biological and medical study of human tolerance to environmental stresses, especially in space travel.
╩│biomedicine, ╛╕noun.
╜│biometeorology, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bioclimatology.
╩│biometeorology, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bioclimatology.
╜│biometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biometry.
┼╕adv. ╡biometrically.┤
╩│biometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biometric.
╩│biometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biometric.
╜│biometrician, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies biometrics.
╩│biometrician, ╛╕noun.
╜│biometrics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of biology that deals with living things by measurements and statistics.
╩│biometrics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biometrist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biometrician.
╩│biometrist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= biometrician.
╜│biometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the measurement of life; calculation of the average duration and probable expectation of human life.
├│ 2. ┤╡= biometrics.┤
╩│biometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomolecule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hypothetical molecule of living matter; the smallest quantity of matter exhibiting life.
╩│biomolecule, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomorph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in art) a lifelike form.
╩│biomorph, ╛╕noun.
╜│biomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ representing or suggesting living forms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biomorphic sculptures.┤
╩│biomorphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biomorphism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a representation of living forms in art.
╩│biomorphism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with bionics.
├│ 2. ┤consisting of electronic or mechanical parts that enhance anatomical structures to produce extraordinary powers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a "bionic grip".┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) having extraordinary ability.
┼╕adv. ╡bionically.┤
╩│bionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bionicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies bionics.
╩│bionicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bionics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of the anatomy and physiology of animals as a basis for new or improved electronic devices or methods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Much of the emphasis in bionics has been on sense organs and nervous systems (New Scientist).┤
╩│bionics, ╛╕noun.
╜│bionomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bionomics.
┼╕adv. ╡bionomically.┤
╩│bionomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bionomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bionomic.
╩│bionomical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bionomic.
╜│bionomics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ecology.
╩│bionomics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ecology.
╜│bionomist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies bionomics (ecology).
╩│bionomist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bionomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of the laws of life or of living functions.
╩│bionomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bio-organic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the organic chemical composition of living things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bio-organic molecules.┤
╩│bio-organic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biopack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compact package designed to supply everything needed to support a living organism during space flight.
╩│biopack, ╛╕noun.
╜│biophil elements,
┬┌┤ carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus, the basic chemical elements of living matter.
╩│biophil elements,
╜│biophore┐╕ or │biophor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a formerly supposed minute unit of living protoplasm, capable of growth and reproduction.
╩│biophore┐╕ or │biophor, ╛╕noun.
╜│biophysical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biophysics.
╩│biophysical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biophysicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies biophysics.
╩│biophysicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│biophysics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of biology which applies the laws of physics to explain the phenomena of biology.
╩│biophysics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biopic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a filmed account of a person's life; motion-picture biography.
╩│biopic, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.)
├│ 1. ┤living matter; protoplasm.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bioplasma.┤
╩│bioplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioplasma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hypothetical energy field that according to Russian parapsychology surrounds all living things.
╩│bioplasma, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioplasmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ consisting of or having to do with bioplasm.
╩│bioplasmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bioplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) a particle of bioplasm.
╩│bioplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│bioplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of a bioplast.
╩│bioplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biopolymer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a biological polymer, such as a nucleic acid or a protein.
┬┌┤ the classification of biological species on the basis of genetic and ecological studies. It is an experimental form of taxonomy.
╩│biosystematics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biota, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the animal and plant life of a given region or period; fauna and flora.
╩│biota, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotechnical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with biotechnics.
╩│biotechnical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biotechnics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the application of biological facts and principles to technology.
╩│biotechnics, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotechnology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of microorganisms as catalytic agents to produce useful materials or aid in industrial processes.
├│ 2. ┤the application of technological facts and principles to biological science, such as in bioengineering.
╩│biotechnology, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotelemetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or used in biotelemetry.
╩│biotelemetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biotelemetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the monitoring of the vital functions of a person or animal and the transmission of the data to a distant point, as from a spacecraft to earth.
╩│biotelemetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of medicines that consist of, derive from, or are produced by living things, such as yeast, vaccines, or gastric juice, in the treatment of disease.
╩│biotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with life or living things; live; vital.
├│ 2. ┤interdependent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. plants and animals in biotic association.┤
┼╕adv. ╡biotically.┤
╩│biotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biotic potential,╕
┬┌┤ the capacity of living things to survive in an unlimited environment.
╩│biotic potential,╕
╜│biotin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline, water-soluble acid in the vitamin B family, found in liver, eggs, yeast, and other foods, and necessary for healthy blood circulation and growth. It was formerly called ╖vitamin H.┤
╩│biotin, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a black or dark-green mica, a silicate of aluminum and iron with magnesium and potassium, occurring in igneous rocks.
╩│biotite, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling biotite.
╩│biotitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biotope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a region uniform in environmental conditions and in its distribution of animal life.
╩│biotope, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotoxic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with poisons produced by animals and plants.
╩│biotoxic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biotoxicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ poisonousness to animals and plants.
╩│biotoxicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotoxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a biotoxic substance.
╩│biotoxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a structure or laboratory apparatus in which climatic conditions can be strictly controlled for use in plant and animal studies.
╩│biotron, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a race or group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
╩│biotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│biotypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a biotype; resembling a biotype.
╩│biotypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biotypology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the classification of organisms according to physical differences.
╩│biotypology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pack of two films or plates in color photography, each sensitive to a different color, superimposed and exposed simultaneously.
╩│bipack, ╛╕noun.
╜│biparental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of both parents; from both parents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biparental inheritance.┤
╩│biparental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biparietal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or joining both parietal bones.
╩│biparietal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biparous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of certain animals) bringing forth two at a birth.
├│ 2. ┤(of certain flower clusters) having two branches or axes.
╩│biparous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipartisan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or supported by two political parties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bipartisan foreign policy supported by both Republicans and Democrats.┤
╩│bipartisan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipartisanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤bipartisan action, condition, or quality.
├│ 2. ┤a doctrine or policy of support by two political parties.
╩│bipartisanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipartisanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ support by two political parties.
╩│bipartisanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipartite, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with two peoples, nations, or other groups.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bipartite treaty between the United States and Canada.┤
├│ 2. ┤having two parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A clam has a bipartite shell.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Botany.) divided into two parts nearly to the base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bipartite leaf.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bipartitely.┤
╩│bipartite, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipartition, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ division into two parts.
╩│bipartition, ╛╕noun.
╜│biparty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ combining two different groups, especially political or religious groups.
╩│biparty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipectinated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ formed on both sides like the teeth of a comb.
╩│bipectinated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biped, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an animal having two feet. Birds and men are bipeds.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having two feet.
╩│biped, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bipedal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biped.
┼┌╕adv. ╡bipedally.┤
╩│bipedal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biped.
╜│bipedalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of having or moving on two feet only.
╩│bipedalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipetalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two petals; dipetalous.
╩│bipetalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biphasic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having two phases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biphasic electrical system.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) developing in two phases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biphasic reaction.┤
╩│biphasic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biphenyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon consisting of two phenyl groups, used in organic synthesis; diphenyl.
╩│biphenyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipinnaria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the larval stage of many starfish, in which the larva swims freely by means of cilia.
╩│bipinnaria, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipinnate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ doubly pinnate. A leaf with leaflets on each side of a stalk is pinnate. A pinnate leaf with pinnate leaflets is bipinnate.
┼╕adv. ╡bipinnately.┤
╩│bipinnate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipinnated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bipinnate.
╩│bipinnated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bipinnate.
╜│biplane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an airplane having two wings on each side of the fuselage, one above the other.
╩│biplane, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a two-legged support.
╩│bipod, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having two poles.
├│ 2. ┤of or found in both polar regions.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) having or showing two opposite principles, sets of values, or opinions; antithetical.
├│ 4. ┤(Anatomy.) (of nerve cells) having two fibrous processes.
╩│bipolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipolar disorder,╕
┬┌┤ a mental disorder characterized by alternating periods of mania and depression; manic-depressive psychosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bipolar disorder ... is marked by extreme mood swings and by alternating episodes of depression and intense activity (Lewis L. Judd).┤
┬┌┤ a prism which forms in cross section a triangle having two equal acute angles and one very obtuse angle, used to split a beam of light to obtain two images from a single source.
╩│biprism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bipropellant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having as fuel two liquids, each in a separate tank, which form a combustible mixture when combined, such as liquid oxygen and alcohol, or nitric acid and aniline.
╩│bipropellant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bipyramidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of two pyramids set base to base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bipyramidal crystal.┤
╩│bipyramidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biquadrate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) the fourth power; the square of the square.
╩│biquadrate, ╛╕noun.
╜│biquadratic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or containing a fourth power in mathematics; quartic.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the fourth power of a number.
├│ 2. ┤╡= biquadratic equation.┤
╩│biquadratic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│biquadratic equation,╕
┬┌┤ an algebraic equation with one unknown quantity, of which the highest power contained in the equation is the fourth.
╩│biquadratic equation,╕
╜│biquarterly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤twice in every three months.
├│ 2. ┤once in every two quarters; semiannually.
╩│biquarterly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│biquinary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a scale of arithmetical notation in which the base is alternately 2 and 5, used in some digital computers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the biquinary code.┤
╩│biquinary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biracial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with two races.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biracial problems.┤
╩│biracial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biradial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having both a bilateral and a radial arrangement of its parts, as ctenophores.
╔┤ ╢Ex. biradial symmetry.┤
┼╕adv. ╡biradially.┤
╩│biradial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biradiate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two rays.
╩│biradiate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biradiated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biradiate.
╩│biradiated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biradiate.
╜│biramose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biramous.
╩│biramose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biramous.
╜│biramous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having or consisting of two branches.
╩│biramous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│birch, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │birches╕ (for 1 and 3,) ╛adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slender, hardy tree with a smooth bark that peels off in thin layers. Birches belong to the birch family.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the birch, most shy and lady-like of trees (James Russell Lowell).┤
├│ 2. ┤its hard, close-grained wood, often used in making furniture.
├│ 3. ┤a bundle of birch twigs or a birch stick, used for whipping.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with birch; birchen.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to whip with a birch or the like; flog.
╩│birch, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │birches╕ (for 1 and 3,) ╛adjective, verb.
╜│birchbark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bark of a birch tree. Some Indians used a certain kind of birchbark and pitch to cover the framework of their canoes.
╩│birchbark, ╛╕noun.
╜│birchen, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a birch tree.
├│ 2. ┤made of birchwood.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with the birch used in punishing.
╩│birchen, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bircher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the John Birch Society, an ultraconservative American political organization founded in 1958.
╩│Bircher, ╛╕noun.
╜│birch family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves and monoecious flowers, and bearing a one-seeded nutlet as the fruit. The family includes the birch, alder, and hazel.
╩│birch family,╕
╜│Birchism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and practices of Birchers; extreme conservatism in politics.
╩│Birchism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Birchist, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Birchite.
╩│Birchist, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Birchite.
╜│Birchite, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the John Birch Society.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= Bircher.┤
╩│Birchite, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│birch partridge,╕ ╟│= ruffed grouse.
╩│birch partridge,╕ ╟│= ruffed grouse.
╜│birchwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wood of the birch.
├│ 2. ┤a woods or forest of birches.
╩│birchwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an animal that has wings, feathers, two legs, and a beak or bill. Birds have backbones, are warm-blooded, and lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
├│ 2. ┤a bird hunted for sport; game bird.
├│ 3. ┤╡= shuttlecock.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's an odd bird.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a ballistic or guided missile; rocket.
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) an aircraft or spacecraft.
├│ 6. ┤╡= clay pigeon.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Slang.) a sound of ridicule blown through the lips.
├│ 8. ┤(British Slang.) a prison sentence; time served in prison.
├│ 9. ┤(U.S. Slang.) the eagle as an insigne of military rank.
├│ 10. ┤(British Slang.) an attractive girl or young woman.
├│ 11. ┤(Archaic.) the young of any fowl.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to watch wild birds; act as a bird watcher.
├│ 2. ┤to catch or shoot birds.
└╕expr. ╡bird in┤ (╡the┤) ╡hand,┤ ┤something certain because one already has it. ╖A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush┤ means something certain is better than something uncertain.
└╕expr. ╡eat like a bird,┤ ┤to be a small eater; eat little or only a small amount of food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is thin and nervous, and eats like a bird.┤
└╕expr. ╡for the birds,┤ ┤(Slang.) of no worth; without value or importance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His few crumbs of kindness were strictly for the birds (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡get the bird,┤
├│ a. ┤to be booed or hissed from the stage by the audience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To "get the big bird" is occasionally a compliment to the actor's power of representing villainy (The Graphic).┤
├│ b. ┤to be dismissed derisively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This situation ... can only lead to your catching later trains ... and getting the bird ... at the office (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡kill two birds with one stone,┤ ┤to accomplish two things with one action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thinks to kill two birds with one stone, and satisfy two arguments with one answer (Thomas Hobbes).┤
└╕expr. ╡the birds and the bees,┤ ┤the basic facts about sex and reproduction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A young couple's bafflement about the birds and the bees ... had some funny moments (New Yorker).┤
╩│bird, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bird band,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a band put on a bird's leg to identify it for study of its range.
╩│bird band,╕
╜│birdbander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person who puts bird bands on birds.
╩│birdbander, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdbanding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the putting of bird bands on birds.
╩│birdbanding, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdbath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shallow basin raised off the ground and filled with water for birds to bathe in or drink.
╩│birdbath, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdbrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a foolish, shallow person.
╩│birdbrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird-brained, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) that is a birdbrain; foolish.
╩│bird-brained, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bird cage┐╕ or │birdcage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cage for small birds such as canaries or parakeets.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a device for throwing dice, similar to a bird cage.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) the congested airspace of an airport or air terminal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... one of the busy "birdcages" near New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (Time).┤
╩│bird cage┐╕ or │birdcage, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird call,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sound that a bird makes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bird calls of dawn.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sound imitating that which a bird makes.
├│ 3. ┤an instrument for imitating the call of a bird in order to attract or decoy them.
╩│bird call,╕
╜│bird cherry,╕
┬┌┤ a wild cherry of Europe.
╩│bird cherry,╕
╜│bird dog,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a dog trained to find birds or bring back birds shot by a hunter.
┬┌┤ any one of several plants, such as the red columbine, fuchsia or hibiscus, having colorful flowers which are pollinated by birds.
╩│bird flower,╕
╜│bird-foot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bird's-foot.
╩│bird-foot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bird's-foot.
╜│bird grass,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a forage and lawn grass introduced into North America from Europe.
├│ 2. ┤the knotgrass.
╩│bird grass,╕
╜│bird hawk,╕ ╟│= chicken hawk.
╩│bird hawk,╕ ╟│= chicken hawk.
╜│birdhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small box with a roof and one or more openings, raised off the ground for birds to nest in.
├│ 2. ┤╡= aviary.┤
╩│birdhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdie, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│birdied,╕ │birdying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a little bird.
├│ 2. ┤a score of one stroke less than par for any hole on a golf course.
├│ 3. ┤╡= shuttlecock.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to score a birdie on (a hole).
╩│birdie, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│birdied,╕ │birdying.╕
╜│birding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the activity of a bird watcher.
├│ 2. ┤╡= fowling.┤
╩│birding, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdlife, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the birds of a region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [the place] was rich in birdlife, from the myrtle warblers ... to the swifts (Atlantic)┤
├│ 2. ┤birds in their natural state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [His] hobby is photographing birdlife (New York Times).┤
╩│birdlife, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdlike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling a bird.
╩│birdlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│birdlime, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-limed,╕ │-liming.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a sticky substance smeared on twigs to catch small birds that light on it. It is often made from the inner bark of holly or from the juice of the banyan tree.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to smear or catch with or as if with birdlime; lime.
╩│birdlime, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-limed,╕ │-liming.╕
╜│birdling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a baby bird.
╩│birdling, ╛╕noun.
╜│birdlouse,╕ ╟│= biting louse.
╩│birdlouse,╕ ╟│= biting louse.
╜│birdman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) ╡= aviator.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Getting to airports a good deal ... I decided to become an intrepid birdman (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who catches, sells, or trains birds, as a fowler.
├│ 3. ┤╡= ornithologist.┤
├│ 4. ┤a person who stuffs birds; taxidermist.
╩│birdman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│birdnest, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to search for birds' nests; bird's-nest.
╩│birdnest, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bird of Minerva,╕
┬┌┤ the owl (as a symbol of wisdom).
╩│bird of Minerva,╕
╜│bird of paradise,╕
┬┌┤ a bird of New Guinea noted for its magnificent plumage.
╩│bird of paradise,╕
╜│bird-of-paradise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small plant of South Africa with orange and blue flowers and banana-shaped leaves, somewhat resembling birds of paradise on the wing, grown also in California and Florida.
╩│bird-of-paradise, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird of passage,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bird that flies from one region to another as the seasons change; migratory bird.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a person who roams from place to place.
╩│bird of passage,╕
╜│bird of peace,╕
┬┌┤ the dove (with reference to the story of Noah).
╩│bird of peace,╕
╜│bird of prey,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of birds including eagles, hawks, owls, and vultures, that hunt animals and eat their flesh.
╩│bird of prey,╕
╜│bird pepper,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of strong red pepper, bearing small berries.
╩│bird pepper,╕
╜│bird ring,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a bird band.
╩│bird ring,╕
╜│bird ringer,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a birdbander.
╩│bird ringer,╕
╜│birdseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mixture of small seeds often fed to caged birds.
├│ 2. ┤seed put outside for wild birds.
╩│birdseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird's-eye, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤seen from above or from a distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bird's-eye view of the city from an airplane.┤
├│ 2. ┤general or brief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bird's-eye view of a problem.┤
├│ 3. ┤having markings somewhat like birds' eyes.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a cotton cloth having markings somewhat like birds' eyes.
├│ b. ┤a weave resembling birds' eyes.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various plants with small, round, bright-colored flowers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A primrose is a bird's-eye.┤
╩│bird's-eye, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bird's-eye maple,╕
┬┌┤ a maple wood full of little knotty spots, used in making furniture.
╩│bird's-eye maple,╕
╜│bird's-foot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of certain plants of the pea family, whose pods are jointed and bent in like claws.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various plants whose leaves, flowers, or pods suggest the foot of a bird. Also, ╡bird-foot.┤
╩│bird's-foot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird's-foot fern,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, tropical American fern whose foliage suggests a bird's foot.
├│ 2. ┤a fern of the Pacific Coast.
╩│bird's-foot fern,╕
╜│bird's-foot star,╕
┬┌┤ an echinoderm related to the starfish.
╩│bird's-foot star,╕
╜│bird's-foot trefoil,╕
┬┌┤ a native European and Asian perennial plant of the pea family, whose pods suggest claws; babies'-slippers.
╩│bird's-foot trefoil,╕
╜│bird's-foot violet,╕
┬┌┤ a common violet of the eastern United States, having divided leaves which suggest a bird's foot and large, pansy-like flowers.
╩│bird's-foot violet,╕
╜│bird shot,╕
┬┌┤ a small size of lead shot, used in shooting birds.
╩│bird shot,╕
╜│birds'-nest, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the nest of certain swifts of southeastern Asia, composed mainly of a substance secreted by the salivary glands, used in China as an ingredient for soup.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to search for or collect birds' nests, or their contents, as a hobby; birdnest.
╩│birds'-nest, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bird's-nest fungus,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of fungi whose peridia resemble small nests of eggs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. birdsong at morning (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
╩│birdsong, ╛╕noun.
╜│bird spider,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of very large South American spiders, some of which live in trees and catch small birds for food.
╩│bird spider,╕
╜│bird strike,╕
┬┌┤ a collision between an aircraft and a flock of birds.
╩│bird strike,╕
╜│bird-watch, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to watch wild birds; bird.
╩│bird-watch, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bird watcher,╕
┬┌┤ a person who observes and classifies wild birds in their natural environment.
╩│bird watcher,╕
╜│bird watching,╕
┬┌┤ the activity of a bird watcher; birding.
╩│bird watching,╕
╜│bird-witted, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bird-brained.
╩│bird-witted, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bird-brained.
╜│birdy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│birdier,╕ │birdiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤resembling or suggesting a bird.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pauline made birdy, disapproving vibrations with her head (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤having or filled with birds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jake [a dog] ... has an eye and nose for the birdy spots (Newsweek).┤
╩│birdy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│birdier,╕ │birdiest.╕
╜│birefringence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ double refraction.
╩│birefringence, ╛╕noun.
╜│birefringent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by birefringence.
╩│birefringent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bireme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ship with two rows of oars on each side, one above the other, much used on the Mediterranean in ancient times.
╩│bireme, ╛╕noun.
╜│biretta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stiff, square cap with three, or sometimes four, upright, projecting pieces, worn by Roman Catholic or Episcopal clergymen on certain occasions. A priest's biretta is black, a bishop's purple, a cardinal's red. Also, ╡beretta,┤ ╡berretta.┤
╩│biretta, ╛╕noun.
╜│birk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) birch.
╩│birk, ╛╕noun.
╜│birken, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) birchen.
╩│birken, ╛╕adjective.
╜│birkie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a cocky man; a strutting fellow.
╩│birkie, ╛╕noun.
╜│birl, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to spin rapidly, especially (among lumberjacks) to revolve a log in the water while standing on it.
╩│birl, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│birle, ╛╕verb, ╞│birled,╕ │birling.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pour out (drink).
├│ 2. ┤to supply with drink.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to carouse.
╩│birle, ╛╕verb, ╞│birled,╕ │birling.╕
╜│birling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of spinning rapidly.
├│ 2. ┤╡= logrolling ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│birling, ╛╕noun.
╜│birlinn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large rowboat, or barge, rowed by a number of oarsmen in the Hebrides.
╩│birlinn, ╛╕noun.
╜│biro, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a ballpoint pen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Out comes the erasing, paraphrasing editorial biro ... (Listener).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡Biro,┤ the trademark of a particular kind of ballpoint pen.
╩│biro, ╛╕noun.
╜│birotation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= mutarotation.
╩│birotation, ╛╕noun. ╟│= mutarotation.
╜│birr─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│birred,╕ │birring.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the force of the wind or of a moving body; momentum.
├│ 2. ┤vigor; might.
├│ 3. ┤a whirring sound.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a whirring noise; move with a whirring sound.
╩│birr─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│birred,╕ │birring.╕
╜│birr─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │birr╕ or │birrs.╕
┬┌┤ the monetary unit of Ethiopia, divided into 100 cents. It replaced the Ethiopian dollar in 1976.
╩│birr─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │birr╕ or │birrs.╕
╜│birse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bristle or bunch of bristles.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) temper; rage; anger.
╩│birse, ╛╕noun.
╜│birth, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of coming into life; being born.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the birth of a baby. At birth, most babies weigh between 6 and 8 pounds.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nativity.
├│ 2. ┤the bearing of young; childbirth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Twins are born at one birth.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a beginning; origin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the birth of a nation, the land of our birth.┤
┴┤ (SYN) origination, commencement, start.
├│ 4. ┤the act or process of bringing forth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the birth of a plan. We saw the birth of space travel when the first astronauts were sent into outer space.┤
├│ 5. ┤natural inheritance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a musician by birth.┤
├│ 6a. ┤descent; family.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man of Spanish birth. The king was a man of noble birth.┤
┴┤ (SYN) parentage, extraction.
├│ b. ┤noble family or descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a man of birth and breeding.┤
├│ 7. ┤that which is born; offspring; young.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤related by birth or blood, not by adoption or the like; biological.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Parent Finders was started ... to help adoptees find their birth relatives (Maclean's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give birth to.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bear offspring.
└╕expr. ╡give birth to,┤
├│ a. ┤to bring forth; bear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog gave birth to four puppies.┤
├│ b. ┤to be the origin or cause of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scientist's experiments gave birth to a new drug.┤
╩│birth, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│birth canal,╕
┬┌┤ the canal leading from the uterus through which the young of most mammals pass to be born.
╩│birth canal,╕
╜│birth certificate,╕
┬┌┤ an authorized copy of a registrar's form giving the essential facts about a person's birth.
╩│birth certificate,╕
╜│birthcoat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the coat of certain animals before their first shedding.
╩│birthcoat, ╛╕noun.
╜│birth control,╕
┬┌┤ the control of births or of childbearing by deliberate measures to control or prevent conception; contraception.
╩│birth control,╕
╜│birthday, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the day on which a person was born.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) the day on which something began.
╔┤ ╢Ex. July 4, 1776, was the birthday of the United States.┤
├│ 2. ┤the yearly return of the day on which a person was born, or on which something began.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tomorrow is my birthday.┤
╩│birthday, ╛╕noun.
╜│birthday honours,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the titles of honor conferred by the King or Queen on each anniversary of his or her birthday.
╩│birthday honours,╕
╜│birthday suit,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) one's skin; the condition or state of being without clothes.
╩│birthday suit,╕
╜│birthless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤mean; common.
├│ 2. ┤fruitless; unprofitable.
├│ 3. ┤lacking the advantages of high birth.
╩│birthless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│birthmark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spot or mark on the skin that was there at birth; nevus.
╩│birthmark, ╛╕noun.
╜│birth mother,╕
┬┌┤ a woman who gives birth to her own genetically related child, as opposed to a surrogate gestational mother who gives birth to a child from an implanted fertilized egg.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pregnant woman (the "birth mother") ... and her sexual partner choose the prospective adopters (the "adoptive parents") (New Yorker).┤
╩│birth mother,╕
╜│birthnight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the night of the day of one's birth.
├│ 2. ┤the night of a birthday.
╩│birthnight, ╛╕noun.
╜│birth pangs,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pains of childbirth.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. the frustration and birth pangs of a new project.┤
╩│birth pangs,╕
╜│birthplace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the place where a person was born.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Philadelphia is the birthplace of the United States.┤
╩│birthplace, ╛╕noun.
╜│birth rate,╕
┬┌┤ the relationship of the number of births in a year to the total population or to some other stated number; natality.
╩│birth rate,╕
╜│birthright, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rights belonging to a person because he is the oldest son, or because he was born in a certain country, or because of any other fact about his birth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According to the Bible story, when Esau sold his birthright to his younger brother Jacob, he forfeited all claim to property of his father Isaac.┤
╩│birthright, ╛╕noun.
╜│birthroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the purple trillium, whose astringent roots were reputed to hasten childbirth.
╩│birthroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│birthstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gem associated with a certain month of the year. A birthstone is often supposed to bring good luck when worn by a person born in its month. Each month has a different birthstone.
╩│birthstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│birth trauma,╕
┬┌┤ the anxiety which a child experiences as a result of being born, considered in psychoanalytic theory as a possible source of neuroses in later life.
╩│birth trauma,╕
╜│birthwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various woody vines of the birthwort family growing especially in South America. Their roots are used to treat snakebite and for other medicinal purposes.
╩│birthwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│birthwort family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous, chiefly tropical herbs and woody vines, having luridly colored flowers which often smell like carrion. The family includes the birthwort, Dutchman's-pipe, and wild ginger.
╩│birthwort family,╕
╜│bis, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤twice.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) a direction to repeat a phrase or passage.
├│ 3. ┤encore; again.
╩│bis, ╛╕adverb.
╜│Bisayan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Visayan.
╩│Bisayan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Visayan.
╜│biscuit, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cuits╕ or │-cuit,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.)
├│ a. ┤a soft bread dough baked in small, round shapes. Biscuits are soft cakes, raised with baking powder, soda, or yeast.
├│ b. ┤one of these cakes.
├│ 2. ┤(Especially British.)
├│ a. ┤a crisp, dry bread baked in thin, hard, flat cakes.
├│ b. ┤a cracker.
├│ c. ┤a cookie.
├│ 3. ┤pottery after the first baking and before glazing; bisque.
├│ 4. ┤a pale brown; tan.
├│ 5. ┤(British Slang.) a square, brown mattress.
├│ 6. ┤a piece of plastic placed between two stampers in making a phonograph record.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤pale-brown.
└╕expr. ╡take the biscuit,┤ ┤(British.) to win first prize; take the cake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... French cheddar really does take the biscuit (Sunday Times).┤
╩│biscuit, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cuits╕ or │-cuit,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│biscuit beetle,╕
┬┌┤ a small, brown beetle which feeds on hard biscuit. It also feeds on stored provisions, tobacco, and drugs, and often infests drugstores.
╩│biscuit beetle,╕
╜│biscuit glace,
┬┌┤ a rich ice cream with powdered macaroons sprinkled over the top, and usually served in small paper cases.
╩│biscuit glace,
╜│biscuit gun,╕
┬┌┤ an instrument for giving colored light signals to an aircraft on take-off or landing, used in air traffic control; light gun.
╩│biscuit gun,╕
╜│biscuit root,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the camass of North America or any one of certain other similar edible herbs.
╩│biscuit root,╕
╜│biscuit tortoni,╕ ╟│= biscuit glace.
╩│biscuit tortoni,╕ ╟│= biscuit glace.
╜│bise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dry, cold north or northeast wind in southeastern France, Switzerland, and neighboring regions.
╩│bise, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisect, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to divide into two parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bisect the apple as well as you can.┤
├│ 2. ┤to divide into two equal parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can bisect a 90 degree angle into two 45 degree angles.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to divide in two; bifurcate; fork.
╩│bisect, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│bisection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of bisecting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bisection of an angle.┤
├│ 2. ┤the place of bisecting.
├│ 3. ┤one of two equal parts.
╩│bisection, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisectional, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ the nature of or having to do with bisection.
┼╕adv. ╡bisectionally.┤
╩│bisectional, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisector, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a line that bisects either an angle or another line.
├│ 2. ┤anything that bisects.
╩│bisector, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisectrix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bisectrices.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bisector.┤
├│ 2. ┤a line which bisects the angle of the optic axes in a biaxial crystal.
╩│bisectrix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bisectrices.╕
╜│bisegment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the segments of a bisected line or angle.
╩│bisegment, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisensory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ affecting two senses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bisensory hallucination.┤
╩│bisensory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biserial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤arranged in two series, especially in two related series.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with two series.
╩│biserial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biserrate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) doubly serrate. A biserrate leaf is notched like a saw, with each notch also notched.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) serrate on both sides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a biserrate antenna.┤
╩│biserrate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisetose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology, Botany.) having two bristles or bristlelike appendages.
╩│bisetose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisexual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with both sexes.
├│ 2. ┤combining both male and female organs in one individual animal or plant; hermaphroditic.
├│ 3. ┤attracted to both sexes.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an animal or plant that is bisexual.
├│ 2. ┤an individual attracted to both sexes.
┼╕adv. ╡bisexually.┤
╩│bisexual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bisexualism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bisexuality.
╩│bisexualism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bisexuality.
╜│bisexuality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bisexual quality or condition.
╩│bisexuality, ╛╕noun.
╜│bishop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oped,╕ │-oping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a clergyman of high rank who is the head of a church district or diocese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No Bishop, no King (attributed to James I of England).┤
├│ 2. ┤a spiritual overseer; an officer of the early Christian church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls (I Peter 2:25).┤
├│ 3. ┤the layman in charge of a congregation (ward) in the Mormon Church.
├│ 4. ┤one of the pieces in the game of chess. A bishop can move only diagonally.
├│ 5. ┤a hot drink of oranges or lemons, sugar, and wine, especially mulled and spiced port or other red wine.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) (in the 1800's) a woman's bustle.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to name (someone) a bishop.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as bishop.
╩│bishop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oped,╕ │-oping.╕
╜│bishopess, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wife of a bishop.
╩│bishopess, ╛╕noun.
╜│bishopric, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the church district under the charge of a bishop; diocese; see.
├│ 2. ┤the position, office, or rank of bishop.
├│ 3. ┤(in the Mormon Church) a bishop and his two counselors who share administrative duties in the ward.
╩│bishopric, ╛╕noun.
╜│bishop's-cap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant of the saxifrage family whose seed capsule suggests a bishop's miter; miterwort.
╩│bishop's-cap, ╛╕noun.
╜│bishop sleeve,╕
┬┌┤ a wide, full sleeve, gathered in at the wrist.
╩│bishop sleeve,╕
╜│bishop's-weed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants of the parsley family native to the Mediterranean region, bearing umbels with very large outer petals.
├│ 2. ┤a white, spring-flowering plant of the parsley family with medicinal properties.
╩│bishop's-weed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisiliac, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ relating to both iliac bones, especially to their crests.
╩│bisiliac, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisk, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bisque╕ (1).
╩│bisk, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bisque╕ (1).
╜│Bismarck herring,
┬┌┤ fillet of salted herring prepared in vinegar, wine, and spices, and served with raw onion and lemon slices.
╩│Bismarck herring,
╜│Bismarckian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or resembling the political ideas or the policies of Otto von Bismarck.
╩│Bismarckian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bismillah, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ in the name of Allah or God, a common Moslem exclamation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Has our pedicab even grazed another vehicle? Just say "bismillah" once and we are safe (Atlantic).┤
╩│bismillah, ╛╕interjection.
╜│bismite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a principal ore of bismuth, occurring as a yellow, powdery earth.
╩│bismite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bismuth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brittle, reddish-white, metallic chemical element which occurs in nature as a free metal and in various ores. Some of its compounds are used in medicine and in alloys because of its low melting point.
╩│bismuth, ╛╕noun.
╜│bismuthal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing bismuth.
╩│bismuthal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bismuthic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of bismuth.
├│ 2. ┤containing bismuth, especially with a valence of 5.
╩│bismuthic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bismuthinite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a principlal ore of bismuth occurring as lead-gray lustrous crystals or masses; native sulfide of bismuth.
╩│bismuthinite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bismuthous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing bismuth, especially with a valence of 3.
╩│bismuthous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisnaga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a globular, spiny cactus.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various thorny barrel cactuses.
╩│bisnaga, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisociation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an associating of two unrelated or disparate meanings, arguments, ideas, or the like, especially in literature and art.
╩│bisociation, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisociative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by bisociation.
╩│bisociative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bison, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-son.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wild ox of North America, the male of which has a big, shaggy head and strong front legs; buffalo. Bison have a large hump and short, thick, curved horns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the enormous herds of bison on which the entire material existence of the Indians depended (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the wild ox of Europe, slightly larger than the American bison; aurochs. It is now almost extinct.
╩│bison, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-son.╕
╜│bisonant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having two sounds.
╩│bisonant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisontine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or like the bison.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general aspect of the yak is distinctly bisontine (Edward Balfour).┤
╩│bisontine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisque─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rich, thick soup made of cooked shellfish or, sometimes, of birds, rabbits, or other game.
├│ 2. ┤a smooth, creamy soup, made of strained tomatoes, asparagus, or other vegetables.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤pottery after the first baking and before glazing; biscuit.
├│ b. ┤a variety of unglazed white porcelain used for statuettes.
├│ 2. ┤a pale-brown color; biscuit.
╩│bisque─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bisque─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ one point, one stroke, or one extra turn to play, allowed to a competitor in tennis, golf, or other games, taken whenever he sees fit in the course of a match.
╩│bisque─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bissextile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤containing or designating the extra day of leap year. February is the bissextile month; February 29 is the bissextile day.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= leap year.┤
╩│bissextile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bissey nut, ╟= kola nut.
╩│bissey nut, ╟= kola nut.
╜│bisson, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) blind; purblind.
╩│bisson, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bistable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ remaining indefinitely in either of two stable states.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The basic electronic components of a computer are "bistable;" that is, they have an intrinsically binary character (New Yorker).┤
╩│bistable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bistate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or between two states.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bistate agreement made in 1785 gave Virginians fishing rights in its [Maryland's] waters (E. M. Lynn).┤
╩│bistate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bistatic radar,
┬┌┤ a radar system based on two widely separated locations, one for transmitting signals to a body in outer space, another for receiving them as they reflect back to earth.
╩│bistatic radar,
╜│bistelic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having two steles.
╩│bistelic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bister┐╕ or │bistre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dark-brown coloring matter made from the soot of certain woods.
├│ 2. ┤a dark-brown color.
╩│bister┐╕ or │bistre, ╛╕noun.
╜│bistered┐╕ or │bistred, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ browned, as with bister.
╩│bistered┐╕ or │bistred, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bistort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European plant with a large, twisted root, which is sometimes used in medicine as an astringent; snakeweed.
╩│bistort, ╛╕noun.
╜│bistoury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a small, narrow surgical knife with a pointed blade for making incisions.
╩│bistoury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bistro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tros.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in France) a small, modest, neighborhood wineshop and restaurant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The postman went to Boutet, who kept a bistro--the social club and gathering place of the neighborhood (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) any bar or night club.
╩│bistro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tros.╕
╜│bisulcate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having two grooves.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) ╡= cloven-hoofed.┤
╩│bisulcate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisulcate┐╕ or │bisulphate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of sulfuric acid formed by neutralizing one hydrogen ion.
╩│bisulcate┐╕ or │bisulphate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisulfid┐╕ or │bisulphid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= disulfide.
╩│bisulfid┐╕ or │bisulphid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= disulfide.
╜│bisulfide┐╕ or │bisulphide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= disulfide.
╩│bisulfide┐╕ or │bisulphide, ╛╕noun. ╟│= disulfide.
╜│bisulfite┐╕ or │bisulphite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of sulfurous acid.
╩│bisulfite┐╕ or │bisulphite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bisymmetric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bisymmetrical.
╩│bisymmetric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bisymmetrical.
╜│bisymmetrical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bilaterally symmetrical; zygomorphic.
┼╕adv. ╡bisymmetrically.┤
╩│bisymmetrical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bisymmetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the correspondence of right and left parts; bilateral symmetry.
╩│bisymmetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│bit─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small piece.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bits of broken glass, a bit of string. A pebble is a bit of rock.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Informal.) 12 1/2 cents. The term occurs chiefly in the expressions ╖two bits┤ (a quarter), ╖four bits┤ (a half dollar), and ╖six bits┤ (seventy-five cents).
├│ 5. ┤(British Informal.) any one of various coins, especially a three-penny bit.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a bit part; small part in a play or motion picture.
├│ b. ┤a piece of stage business; a routine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... they went conspicuously into the "Gee, boss, you were great!" bit (New York Times).┤
├│ c. ┤any typical or standard style, practice, or act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm wearing the uniform: the button-down shirt, the V-neck, the stay-presseds, the penny loafers, the whole bit (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡a bit,┤
├│ a. ┤a little; slightly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am a bit tired.┤
├│ b. ┤somewhat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy who hung around so much became a bit of a nuisance to the workmen.┤
└╕expr. ╡a bit much,┤ ┤excessively inconvenient or inconsiderate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That hand-pulled, open lift in a sort of black chimney at the back, where you go in connection with registered baggage, is a bit much for anyone straight from shiny, continental stations (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡a bit of all right,┤ ┤(British Informal.) something or someone heartily approved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This beef is a bit of all right, ma'am (H. G. Wells).┤
└╕expr. ╡a bit of one's mind,┤ ┤a person's frank, and usually unfavorable, opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had given the house what was called a "bit of his mind" on the subject (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡bit by bit,┤ ┤little by little.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... this sort of bit-by-bit reform, going on for six hundred years (Edward Freeman).┤
└╕expr. ╡bits and pieces,┤ ┤stray or small articles; odds and ends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our garage is filled with bits and pieces of lumber we've collected over the years.┤
└╕expr. ╡do one's bit,┤ ┤to do one's share.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each person did his bit toward getting the meal on the table.┤
└╕expr. ╡every bit,┤ ┤entirely; quite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The university's social function is every bit as important as its intellectual one (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡not a bit,┤ ┤not at all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is not a bit the worse for his ordeal.┤
└╕expr. ╡not a bit of it,┤ ┤not at all; not likely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But not a bit of it, for Oxford came back with a shattering try (London Times).┤
╩│bit─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bit─╕ (2), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense and a past participle of ╡bite.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The strong trap bit the leg of the fox.┤
╩│bit─╕ (2), ╛verb.
╜│bit─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bitted,╕ │bitting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a tool for boring or drilling that fits into a handle called a brace or into an electric drill.
├│ 2. ┤the biting or cutting part of a tool.
├│ 3. ┤the part of a bridle that goes in a horse's mouth. A bit acts as a control, together with the connecting parts, such as the rings to which the reins are attached.
├│ 4. ┤anything that curbs or restrains.
├│ 5. ┤the part of a key that goes into a lock and makes it turn.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse); accustom to the bit; bridle.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to curb; restrain.
├│ 3. ┤to make a bit on (a key).
└╕expr. ╡champ at the bit,┤
├│ a. ┤to be restless or impatient, as from lack of activity or from suppression.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... was champing at the bit and acted like a caged lion, so eager was he to get back to work on a less restricted basis (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤(of a horse)to work the bit between the teeth impatiently.
└╕expr. ╡take the bit in one's teeth,┤
├│ a. ┤to move ahead or act on one's own; refuse to accept guidance or control.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The way he had of taking the bit in his teeth offended his employer.┤
├│ b. ┤(of horses) to become unmanageable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His horse took the bit in his teeth and made off through the brush.┤
╩│bit─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bitted,╕ │bitting.╕
╜│bit─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the basic unit of information in a digital computing system, expressed in binary notation so as to specify a choice between two possibilities, such as yes or no, off or on, etc.
╩│bit─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│bitangent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Geometry.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤touching a curved line or surface at two different points.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bitangent line or plane.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a straight line which is tangent to a curve at two different points; a double tangent.
╩│bitangent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bitartrate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a salt of tartaric acid; an acid tartrate.
╩│bitartrate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitbrace, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bitstock.
╩│bitbrace, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bitstock.
╜│bitch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a female dog, wolf, or fox.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a lewd woman.
├│ b. ┤a spiteful, ill-tempered woman.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) ╡= complaint.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to spoil; bungle.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Slang.) ╡= complain.┤
╩│bitch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bitch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a primitive form of lamp used in Alaska.
╩│bitch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bitchery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) bitchy quality; spitefulness.
╩│bitchery, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitch goddess,╕
┬┌┤ material success (viewed as an object of base worship).
╩│bitch goddess,╕
╜│bitchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bitchier,╕ │bitchiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) spiteful and ill-tempered.
┼╕adv. ╡bitchily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bitchiness.┤
╩│bitchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bitchier,╕ │bitchiest.╕
╜│bite, ╛╕verb, ╞│bit,╕ │bitten╕ or │bit,╕ │biting,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to seize, cut into, or cut off with the teeth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bit the apple. That nervous boy bites his nails.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chew, gnaw, nibble.
├│ 2. ┤to wound with teeth, fangs, or a sting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My dog never bites children. A mosquito bit me.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cause a sharp, smarting pain to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His fingers are bitten by frost.┤
├│ 4. ┤to take a tight hold on; grip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wheels bite the rails. The jaws of a vise bite the wood they hold.┤
├│ 5. ┤to cut; pierce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sword bit the knight's helmet.┤
├│ 6. ┤to eat into or corrode.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acid bites metal.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to deceive; take in (now only in the passive).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were certainly bitten when we bought that old car.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to cause injury by biting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My dog never bites.┤
├│ 2. ┤to nip; snap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dog biting at fleas.┤
├│ 3. ┤to press the teeth (into or on).
├│ 4. ┤to take a bait; be caught.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fish are biting well today.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to be taken in; be tricked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With a dozen or more trade fairs round the world, the British are not biting--whether it is called a festival or not (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) to bother; annoy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What's biting you?┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of biting; a cut or hold with the teeth; nip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog gave a bite or two at the bone.┤
├│ 2. ┤a piece bitten off; bit of food; mouthful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eat the whole apple, not just a bite.┤
├│ 3. ┤a light meal; snack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have a bite with me now or you'll get hungry later.┤
├│ 4. ┤a wound made by biting or stinging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man soon recovered from the snake's bite.┤
├│ 5. ┤a sharp, smarting pain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We felt the bite of the cold wind.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a cutting or wounding quality; sharpness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bite of his sarcasm. The style already has polish and bite enough to hold the reader fairly fast (Punch).┤
┴┤ (SYN) trenchancy.
├│ 7. ┤a tight hold or grip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bite of a vise, the bite of an engine's wheels on the rails.┤
├│ 8. ┤the action of acid eating into a metal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bite of the acid makes the engraving.┤
├│ 9. ┤the manner in which the opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws meet; occlusion.
├│ 10. ┤(U.S. Slang, Figurative.) the amount of money taken from a total.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The local tax took a large bite out of his salary.┤
└╕expr. ╡bite back,┤ ┤to restrain (speech) by biting the lips.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hot and strong was the reply which rose to Robert's lips, but he bit it back (J. H. Riddell).┤
└╕expr. ╡bite off more than one can chew,┤ ┤to undertake too much; be too ambitious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Young lawyer Comerford ... bit off more than he could chew. ... He could not make good when called on for proof (Hartford Courant).┤
└╕expr. ╡bite the hand that feeds one.┤ ┤See under ╡hand.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡put the bite on,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to borrow, or seek to borrow, money from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are several families trying to live at a standard above their income--and putting the bite on acquaintances to make ends meet (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕adj. ╡biteable.┤
╩│bite, ╛╕verb, ╞│bit,╕ │bitten╕ or │bit,╕ │biting,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bitemporal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the two temporal bones of the brain.
╩│bitemporal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or animal that bites.
╩│biter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bite-size, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very small.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bite-size sandwich, a bite-size boy.┤
╩│bite-size, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bite-sized, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bite-size.
╩│bite-sized, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bite-size.
╜│bitewing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of X-ray film used by dentists, with a fin which the teeth close on to keep it in place.
╩│bitewing, ╛╕noun.
╜│biting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤sharp; cutting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dress warmly before you go out in that biting wind.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) sarcastic; sneering; bitter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Biting remarks hurt people's feelings.┤
┴┤ (SYN) caustic.
┼╕adv. ╡bitingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bitingness.┤
╩│biting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biting louse,╕
┬┌┤ any one of an order of wingless lice that feed upon the hair, feathers, and outer skin of birds, rodents, and other warm-blooded animals; bird louse.
╩│biting louse,╕
╜│biting midge,╕ ╟│= punkie.
╩│biting midge,╕ ╟│= punkie.
╜│bitonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ composed in or exhibiting two musical tonalities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bitonal pieces in remotely related keys for ... characters who had a dual nature (Atlantic).┤
╩│bitonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bitonality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ the use of two musical tonalities at the same time.
╩│bitonality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│bit part,╕
┬┌┤ a small part in a play, movie, or other performance.
╩│bit part,╕
╜│bit player,╕
┬┌┤ a person who has a bit part.
╩│bit player,╕
╜│bitstock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the handle for holding and turning a bit in drilling or boring holes; a brace.
╩│bitstock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitsy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) very small; itsy-bitsy.
╩│bitsy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bitt, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a strong wooden or metal post on a ship's deck, usually one of a pair, to which ropes or cables are fastened.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put (a rope or cable) around the bitts.
╩│bitt, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bitte, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (German.)
├│ 1. ┤please.
├│ 2. ┤what was that again, please?
├│ 3. ┤you're very welcome; think nothing of it.
╩│bitte, ╛╕interjection.
╜│bitten, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past participle of ╡bite.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Finish the apple, now that you have bitten into it.┤
╩│bitten, ╛╕verb.
╜│bitter─╕ (1), ╛adjective, adverb, noun, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a sharp, harsh, unpleasant taste.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brussels sprouts are often bitter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acrid.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) causing pain or grief; hard to admit or bear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bitter defeat. Failure is bitter. The death of his father was a bitter loss.┤
┴┤ (SYN) painful, distressing, grievous.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) harsh or cutting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bitter remark, bitter enemies.┤
┴┤ (SYN) caustic, acrimonious, virulent.
├│ 4. ┤sharp or severe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bitter wound, (Figurative.) a bitter quarrel.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stinging.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) showing pain or grief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost child shed bitter tears.┤
├│ 6. ┤very cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bitter winter killed our apple tree.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤bitterly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bitter cold day.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤that which is bitter; bitterness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must take the bitter with the sweet.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bitter medicine or draught; bitters.
├│ 3. ┤a bitter taste or flavor.
├│ 4. ┤(Especially British.) dark, bitter beer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make bitter; embitter.
┼╕adv. ╡bitterly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bitterness.┤
╩│bitter─╕ (1), ╛adjective, adverb, noun, verb.
╜│bitter─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a turn of a cable round the bitts.
╩│bitter─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bitter almond,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of almond producing extremely bitter nuts.
├│ 2. ┤these nuts, from which an oil is derived.
╩│bitter almond,╕
╜│bitter apple,╕
┬┌┤ the colocynth, a plant of the gourd family grown for its orangelike fruit.
╩│bitter apple,╕
╜│bitter bark,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various trees whose bark is bitter and has medicinal properties, as the cascara in the United States.
╩│bitter bark,╕
╜│bitter brush,╕ ╟│= antelope brush.
╩│bitter brush,╕ ╟│= antelope brush.
╜│bitter buttons,╕ ╟│= tansy ╕(def. 1).
╩│bitter buttons,╕ ╟│= tansy ╕(def. 1).
╜│bitter cassava,╕
┬┌┤ a cassava, the source of tapioca, whose roots contain a bitter acid which is removed by grinding and washing to make them edible.
╩│bitter cassava,╕
╜│bitter cress,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants of the mustard family, bearing white or purple flowers.
╩│bitter cress,╕
╜│bitter dock,╕
┬┌┤ a European dock with small, greenish or purplish flowers and a rough stem, that is found throughout the United States and southern Canada, growing especially along roadsides and in other waste places; broadleaf dock.
╩│bitter dock,╕
╜│bitter end─╕ (1),
┬┌│ 1. ┤the very end; last extremity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will fight to the bitter end. His insulting behavior was the bitter end.┤
├│ 2. ┤death.
╩│bitter end─╕ (1),
╜│bitter end─╕ (2),
┬┌┤ the inboard end of a cable or rope on a ship riding at anchor.
╩│bitter end─╕ (2),
╜│bitter-end, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= stubborn.
╩│bitter-end, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= stubborn.
╜│bitter-ender, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very persistent, unyielding person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are strong resisters in both political parties, as was evidenced by the bitter-enders at both the presidential conventions (Atlantic).┤
╩│bitter-ender, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitterish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat bitter.
╩│bitterish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bitterling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, carplike freshwater fish of central Europe.
╩│bitterling, ╛╕noun.
╜│bittern─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a wading bird that lives in marshes and has a peculiar booming cry. It is a small kind of heron.
╩│bittern─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bittern─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the bitter liquid remaining after salt has crystallized out of seawater or brine.
╩│bittern─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bitternut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a species of hickory that grows in swamps and moist woods and bears thin-shelled nuts with a bitter kernel. The bitternut belongs to the walnut family.
╩│bitternut, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitter orange,╕ ╟│= sour orange.
╩│bitter orange,╕ ╟│= sour orange.
╜│bitter pill,╕
┬┌┤ anything that is hard to accept.
╩│bitter pill,╕
╜│bitter pit,╕
┬┌┤ a disease of apples and other tree-growing fruit, characterized by small discolorations in the skin and flesh of the fruit.
╩│bitter pit,╕
╜│bitter principle,╕
┬┌┤ a strongly bitter substance usually obtained from plants, and generally not of definite chemical composition.
╩│bitter principle,╕
╜│bitterroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small plant with thick, edible roots and showy, pink or white flowers, found in the northern Rocky Mountains. It belongs to the purslane family. Bitterroot is the state flower of Montana.
╩│bitterroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitter rot,╕
┬┌┤ a disease of apples, pears, grapes, and other fruits, caused by a fungus related to the group that causes anthracnose.
╩│bitter rot,╕
╜│bitters, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a liquid in which a bitter herb, bark, or root has been steeped. Bitters are used to flavor certain cocktails or foods, and sometimes as medicine.
├│ 2. ┤a bitter, dark beer.
├│ 3. ┤bitter medicines generally, such as quinine.
╩│bitters, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bittersweet, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family.
├│ 2. ┤a climbing shrub of North America with greenish flowers and orange seed cases that open and show red seeds; false bittersweet. It belongs to the staff-tree family.
├│ 3. ┤sweetness and bitterness mixed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) 'Tis something like Love, a kinde of bittersweet (Owen Feltham).┤
├│ 4. ┤Chinese red.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤sweet and bitter mixed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bittersweet chocolate.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) pleasant and painful at once.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The movie had a bittersweet ending which left her uncertain whether to laugh or cry. It awakes all the fountains of bittersweet memory (George Brimley).┤
┼╕noun ╡bittersweetness.┤
╩│bittersweet, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bitterweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ ragweed, horseweed, or any one of various other plants containing a bitter principle.
╩│bitterweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitterwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various species of gentian.
╩│bitterwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│bittock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a little bit.
╩│bittock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bitty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤very small; tiny.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A little bitty incentive won't do (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤consisting of bits and pieces; disconnected; fragmentary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Conversation was bitty and irresolute (Punch).┤
┼╕noun ╡bittiness.┤
╩│bitty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
╜│bitumastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating an asphaltic substance used for coating metal structures to protect them from corrosion.
╩│bitumastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bitumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a number of minerals that will burn, such as asphalt, petroleum, and naphtha.
├│ 2. ┤a pigment used in oil painting, made of asphalt ground in a drying oil, which gives a rich brown, transparent surface.
┬┌┤ coal that burns with much smoke and a yellow flame; soft coal; black coal. The volatile matter in bituminous coal constitutes more than 18 per cent.
╩│bituminous coal,╕
╜│bituminous sand ╟= tar sand.
╩│bituminous sand ╟= tar sand.
╜│bitypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ consisting of two types only (of a genus containing but two species).
╩│bitypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biune, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biunial.
╩│biune, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= biunial.
╜│biunial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or consisting of two combined in one.
╩│biunial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│biurate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) an acid salt of uric acid.
╩│biurate, ╛╕noun.
╜│biuret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a compound formed by heating urea.
╩│biuret, ╛╕noun.
╜│biuret test,╕
┬┌┤ the red or reddish-violet color which is produced when sodium hydroxide and a dilute solution of copper sulfate are added to a solution containing a protein.
╩│biuret test,╕
╜│bivalence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bivalent quality or condition.
╩│bivalence, ╛╕noun.
╜│bivalency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bivalence.
╩│bivalency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bivalence.
╜│bivalent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤having a valence of 2; divalent.
├│ b. ┤having two valences, as bismuth.
├│ 2. ┤double (applied to a pair of homologous chromosomes when united in synapsis).
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bivalent pair of chromosomes.
╩│bivalent, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bivalve, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any mollusk whose shell consists of two parts hinged together so that it will open and shut like a book; lamellibranch; pelecypod. Oysters and clams are bivalves.
├│ 2. ┤a seed capsule that splits in two halves, such as a pod of a pea.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having two parts hinged together.
╩│bivalve, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bivalved, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bivalvular.
╩│bivalved, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bivalvular.
╜│bivalvular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having two valves.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with bivalves.
╩│bivalvular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bivariate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving two variates.
╩│bivariate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bivouac, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-acked,╕ │-acking.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an outdoor camp usually without tents or with very small tents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers made a bivouac for the night in the field.┤
┴┤ (SYN) encampment.
├│ 2. ┤the site of such an encampment.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to camp outdoors usually without tents or with very small tents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They bivouacked there until morning.┤
┴┤ (SYN) encamp.
╩│bivouac, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-acked,╕ │-acking.╕
╜│bivouacker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bivouacs.
╩│bivouacker, ╛╕noun.
╜│biwa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a lute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grandchildren make a biyearly visit to their grandparents.┤
├│ 2. ┤every two years.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some comets have a biyearly orbit of the sun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) biannual.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤twice a year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many businesses pay taxes biyearly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) biannually.
╩│biyearly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│biz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) business.
╩│biz, ╛╕noun.
╜│bizarre, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ strikingly odd or queer in appearance or style; fantastic; grotesque.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The frost made bizarre patterns on the windowpanes.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bizarrely.┤
╩│bizarre, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bizarrerie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) bizarre quality.
╩│bizarrerie, ╛╕noun.
╜│B.J.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Journalism.
╩│B.J.,╕
╜│bk.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bank.
├│ 2. ┤bark.
├│ 3. ┤block.
├│ 4. ┤book.
╩│bk.,╕
╜│Bk╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ berkelium (chemical element).
╩│Bk╕ (no period),
╜│Bk.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bank.
├│ 2. ┤Book.
╩│Bk.,╕
╜│bkg.,╕
┬┌┤ banking.
╩│bkg.,╕
╜│bkkpg.,╕
┬┌┤ bookkeeping.
╩│bkkpg.,╕
╜│bkpt.,╕
┬┌┤ bankrupt.
╩│bkpt.,╕
╜│bks.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤barracks.
├│ 2. ┤books.
╩│bks.,╕
╜│bkt.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤basket.
├│ 2. ┤bracket.
╩│bkt.,╕
╜│bkts.,╕
┬┌┤ baskets.
╩│bkts.,╕
╜│bl.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bale
├│ 2. ┤barrel.
├│ 3. ┤black.
╩│bl.,╕
╜│b.l.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bill of lading.
├│ 2. ┤breechloading.
╩│b.l.,╕
╜│B/L,╕
┬┌┤ bill of lading.
╩│B/L,╕
╜│B.L.,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) Bachelor of Laws.
╩│B.L.,╕
╜│B.L.A.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Liberal Arts.
╩│B.L.A.,╕
╜│blab, ╛╕verb, ╞│blabbed,╕ │blabbing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to tell (secrets); talk too much.
┴┤ (SYN) tattle.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤babbling talk; chatter.
├│ 2. ┤a person who blabs; telltale; tattler.
╩│blab, ╛╕verb, ╞│blabbed,╕ │blabbing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│blabber, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to blab; talk idly.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who blabs.
├│ 2. ┤foolish talk.
╩│blabber, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blabbermouth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a person who talks indiscreetly or too much.
╩│blabbermouth, ╛╕noun.
╜│black, ╛╕adjective, noun verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having the color of coal or soot; opposite of white; reflecting little or no light.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black ink spilled over the picture so that it disappeared.┤
├│ 2. ┤without any light; very dark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The room was black as night.┤
├│ 3. ┤dirty; filthy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His hands were black with soot.┤
┴┤ (SYN) soiled, grimy, sooty.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤gloomy; dismal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This has been a black day.┤
├│ b. ┤complete and unrelieved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. black despair.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) angry; sullen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gave her brother a black look.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lowering, frowning, threatening.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) evil; wicked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a black lie. Witches were supposed to practice black magic.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sinister, deadly, baneful.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) having a dark skin.
┴┤ (SYN) swarthy, dusky.
├│ 8. ┤Also, ╡Black.┤
├│ a. ┤of or having to do with blacks.
├│ b. ┤resembling blacks.
├│ 9. ┤wearing black or dark clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. black canons.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Figurative.) disastrous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black tidings--blacker never came to New England (Nathaniel Hawthorne).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sad, calamitous.
├│ 11. ┤(British.) boycotted or banned by a labor union.
╔┤ ╢Ex. black work, to declare a company's goods black.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the color of coal or soot; the opposite of white.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The black shows up against the white.┤
├│ 2. ┤a black paint, dye, or pigment.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡Black.┤
├│ a. ┤a person belonging to any of the black races of Africa, characterized by brown or black skin, coarse, woolly hair, and a broad, flat nose.
├│ b. ┤a member of any other dark-skinned people.
├│ c. ┤a person having some black ancestors (subject to precise definition by law in certain states and countries).
├│ 4. ┤black clothes, especially when worn as a sign of mourning.
├│ 5a. ┤the squares or other shapes colored black on a checker, chess, or backgammon board.
├│ b. ┤the black or colored pieces used in checkers, chess, or backgammon.
├│ c. ┤the player moving the black or colored pieces.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make black; put a black color on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children blacked the door with their fingermarks.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put blacking on (shoes or a stove).
├│ 3. ┤(British.) to boycott or ban, especially in protest against the hiring of nonunion workers (blacklegs).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become black.
└╕expr. ╡black out,┤
├│ a. ┤to become temporarily blind or unconscious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pain was so intense that he blacked out for several minutes.┤
├│ b. ┤to darken completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to black out the stage. He blacked out in a blot Thy brief life's pleasantness (Elizabeth Barrett Browning).┤
├│ c. ┤to suppress; withhold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general blacked out all news of the battle. This substantially blacks out the political freedom of union members through use of their dues money in political activities for which they may have no sympathy (Newsweek).┤
├│ d. ┤to exclude from television reception.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All New England was blacked out for the title fight.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the black,┤ ┤showing no loss, and usually a profit (entered in black ink in account books).
╔┤ ╢Ex. J & L managed to stay in the black in July (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│black, ╛╕adjective, noun verb.
╜│black alder,╕
┬┌┤ a holly of eastern North America bearing scarlet berries that remain after the fall of the leaves; winterberry; deciduous holly.
╩│black alder,╕
╜│blackamoor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dark-skinned person.
├│ 2. ┤a black, especially an African black.
╩│blackamoor, ╛╕noun.
╜│black-and-blue, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ discolored from a bruise.
╩│black-and-blue, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Black and Tan,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the constabulary troops sent by the British government in 1920-21 to Ireland to put down the rebellion against the British.
├│ 2. ┤a member of these troops.
╩│Black and Tan,╕
╜│black and tan terrier,╕
┬┌┤ a former name of the Manchester terrier.
╩│black and tan terrier,╕
╜│black and white,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤writing or print.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I asked him to put his promise down in black and white.┤
├│ 2. ┤a picture or sketch using only black and white.
╩│black and white,╕
╜│black-and-white, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤being, done, or appearing in black and white.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a black-and-white picture.┤
├│ 2a. ┤divided into opposed, unmixed extremes as good and evil, truth and falsity.
├│ b. ┤evaluating in terms of such extremes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. black-and-white answers to complex problems (Atlantic).┤
╩│black-and-white, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blackarm disease,
┬┌┤ a bacterial disease of the cotton plant, characterized by long, dark lesions on the stem.
╩│blackarm disease,
╜│black art,╕
┬┌┤ evil magic; black magic; necromancy.
╩│black art,╕
╜│black ash,╕
┬┌┤ a North American species of ash.
╩│black ash,╕
╜│black-a-viced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) black-a-vised.
╩│black-a-viced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black-a-vised, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) dark-complexioned; swarthy.
╩│black-a-vised, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blackback, ╛╕noun. ╟│= winter flounder.
╩│blackback, ╛╕noun. ╟│= winter flounder.
╜│black-back, ╛╕noun. ╟│= black-backed gull.
╩│black-back, ╛╕noun. ╟│= black-backed gull.
╜│black-backed gull,
┬┌┤ either of two gulls of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, having backs and upper wing surfaces of a dark slate color.
╩│black-backed gull,
╜│black-bag job,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a burglary by a law enforcement agent to obtain information.
╩│black-bag job,
╜│blackball, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to vote against; reject as a candidate for membership.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One member of the club blackballed him, so he could not become a member.┤
├│ 2. ┤to exclude from society; ostracize; taboo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The community blackballed the family when the father went to prison.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a vote against a person or thing.
├│ 2. ┤a black ball used to express such a vote.
┼╕noun ╡blackballer.┤
╩│blackball, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blackband, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an iron ore containing a large proportion of carbon and resembling coal, such as chalybite or siderite.
╩│blackband, ╛╕noun.
╜│black bass,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various game fishes of eastern and central North America that live in fresh water, such as the largemouth bass.
╩│black bass,╕
╜│black bean,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the edible, black seed of any of various bean plants, especially several varieties grown in South America.
├│ b. ┤the plant it grows on.
├│ 2a. ┤╡= lablab.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= Egyptian bean.┤
╩│black bean,╕
╜│black bear,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the common species of North American bear, growing about 5 feet long. The color of its dense fur varies between black, brown, gray, and white.
├│ 2. ┤an Asiatic bear, smaller than the American variety, having a large, white, crescent-shaped mark on the chest.
╩│black bear,╕
╜│black beetle,╕ ╟│= oriental cockroach.
╩│black beetle,╕ ╟│= oriental cockroach.
╜│black-bellied plover,
┬┌┤ a gray, black, and white plover that breeds in the arctic regions of North America and Siberia; oxeye. It is the largest plover of North America.
╩│black-bellied plover,
╜│black belt,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a section in a city or region where there are more blacks than white people (often used disparagingly).
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Black Belt.┤ a strip of very rich black soil in Alabama and Mississippi.
┬┌┤ a garden perennial of the iris family, with orange, lilylike flowers spotted with red, and clusters of black seeds that suggest blackberries.
╩│blackberry lily,╕
╜│black bile,╕
┬┌┤ (in ancient and medieval physiology) the one of the four humors, thought to cause melancholy.
╩│black bile,╕
╜│black-billed cuckoo,
┬┌┤ a North American cuckoo with a black bill, which builds its own nest and hatches its own eggs.
╩│black-billed cuckoo,
╜│black bindweed,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a twining, perennial European vine bearing red berries.
├│ 2. ┤a twining herb of the buckwheat family, native to Europe and found in America as a troublesome weed.
╩│black bindweed,╕
╜│black birch,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several North American species of birch, especially the sweet birch.
╩│black birch,╕
╜│blackbird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various American birds so named because the male is mostly black. The cowbird, purple grackle, and red-winged blackbird are blackbirds. Blackbirds are related to the orioles.
├│ 2. ┤the common European thrush, with a black body and orange bill.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a black or other dark-skinned person seized for forced labor or slavery.
╩│blackbird, ╛╕noun.
╜│blackbirder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who kidnapped blacks or other dark-skinned people for slavery.
├│ 2. ┤a ship used to transport slaves.
╩│blackbirder, ╛╕noun.
╜│blackbirding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the kidnapping of blacks or other dark-skinned people for slavery.
╩│blackbirding, ╛╕noun.
╜│black blizzard,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.) a dust storm.
╩│black blizzard,╕
╜│blackboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark, smooth piece of slate, glass, or painted wood on which to write or draw with chalk.
╩│blackboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│blackboard jungle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a school in which a condition of disorder and lawlessness exists.
├│ 2. ┤the condition itself.
╩│blackboard jungle,╕
╜│black body┐,╕ or │blackbody, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theoretical surface or body capable of completely absorbing all the radiation falling on it. The energy radiated per second by each unit area of a perfect black body is proportional solely to the fourth power of its absolute temperature.
╩│black body┐,╕ or │blackbody, ╛╕noun.
╜│black book,╕
┬┌┤ a book containing the names of persons to be criticized or punished.
└╕expr. ╡be in one's black book,┤ ┤to have incurred one's displeasure; be out of one's favor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This unfortunate youth is so deep in your black book (James Payn).┤
╩│black book,╕
╜│black bottom,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a spirited solo dance popular especially in the 1920's.
╩│black bottom,╕
╜│black bourse,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) ╡= black market.┤
╩│black bourse,╕
╜│black box,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤any self-contained electronic device in an aircraft as a complete unit. A black box may be used for controlling a mechanism or process, for obtaining and recording data, and for automatic landing.
├│ 2. ┤a similar unit to detect nuclear explosions, to help enforce a nuclear test ban treaty, or to detect earthquakes.
├│ 3. ┤any unknown system, especially one considered solely in terms of input and output without an understanding of its workings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The computer--for many purposes--may be thought of as a black box (Atlantic).┤
╩│black box,╕
╜│blackboy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= grass tree.
╩│blackboy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= grass tree.
╜│black brant,╕
┬┌┤ a brownish black wild goose of North America.
╩│black brant,╕
╜│black bread,╕
┬┌┤ a heavy, coarse, dark rye bread.
╩│black bread,╕
╜│black-browed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ menacing; scowling.
╩│black-browed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blackbuck, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a medium-sized antelope common in India, black with white underneath.
╩│blackbuck, ╛╕noun.
╜│Blackburnian warbler,
┬┌┤ a North American warbler, the adult male of which has an orange-yellow and black head and neck and an orange-yellow breast.
╩│Blackburnian warbler,
╜│blackbutt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a species of eucalyptus cut for timber in Australia.
╩│blackbutt, ╛╕noun.
╜│black cancer,╕ ╟│= melanoma.
╩│black cancer,╕ ╟│= melanoma.
╜│black canon,╕
┬┌┤ an Augustinian canon, so called from his black habit.
╩│black canon,╕
╜│blackcap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.)
├│ a. ┤a black raspberry occurring wild in many parts of the United States, and also cultivated in several varieties.
├│ b. ┤its fruit.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various birds that have the top of the head black, such as the European warbler or the chickadee.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) the black skullcap put on by a judge sentencing someone to death.
╩│blackcap, ╛╕noun.
╜│black capitalism,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the ownership and management of businesses by blacks, especially with government support.
╩│black capitalism,╕
╜│black-capped chickadee,
┬┌┤ the common chickadee of North America.
╩│black-capped chickadee,
╜│black-capped vireo,╕
┬┌┤ a vireo of the southern, central, and southwestern United States, having black feathers on the top and sides of its head.
╩│black-capped vireo,╕
╜│black cattle,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) cattle raised for beef, regardless of color, distinguished from dairy cattle.
╩│black cattle,╕
╜│Black Cayuga,╕ ╟│= Cayuga duck.
╩│Black Cayuga,╕ ╟│= Cayuga duck.
╜│black chaser,╕ ╟│= blacksnake.
╩│black chaser,╕ ╟│= blacksnake.
╜│black cherry,╕
┬┌┤ an American wild cherry whose light, hard, strong, reddish wood is used for cabinetwork, interior finishing, and other woodworking.
╩│black cherry,╕
╜│black coal,╕ ╟│= bituminous coal.
╩│black coal,╕ ╟│= bituminous coal.
╜│black-coat, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) white-collar.
╩│black-coat, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black-coated , ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) black-coat.
╩│black-coated , ╛╕adjective.
╜│blackcock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the male of the black grouse; heath cock.
╩│blackcock, ╛╕noun.
╜│black code,╕
┬┌┤ any of the various state laws that regulated the activities of blacks in the South after the Civil War, used generally to restrict the rights of blacks by circumscribing their right to hold office and vote, forbidding ownership of land or the bearing of arms, and curtailing other civil rights.
╩│black code,╕
╜│black coffee,╕
┬┌┤ coffee without cream or milk.
╩│black coffee,╕
╜│black cohosh,╕
┬┌┤ a North American medicinal plant of the crowfoot family.
╩│black cohosh,╕
╜│black comedy,╕
┬┌┤ a type of comedy characterized by bizarrely or morbidly humorous plots and situations.
╩│black comedy,╕
╜│black cotton soil,╕
┬┌┤ a very thick, dark soil found in the Deccan of southern India.
╩│black cotton soil,╕
╜│black cottonwood,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cottonwood of the northwestern United States.
├│ 2. ┤a tree of the willow family found in swampy ground in the southern and eastern United States.
╩│black cottonwood,╕
╜│Black Country,╕
┬┌┤ the smoky, industrialized Midland area of England.
╩│Black Country,╕
╜│black crappie,╕ ╟│= calico bass.
╩│black crappie,╕ ╟│= calico bass.
╜│black-crowned night heron,
┬┌┤ a heron common in most of the temperate regions, active chiefly at night.
╩│black-crowned night heron,
╜│black currant,╕
┬┌┤ a European currant with yellow-flowered racemes and black fruit, used in jams, jellies, and wine, though not good to eat raw.
╩│black currant,╕
╜│blackdamp, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chokedamp.
╩│blackdamp, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chokedamp.
╜│Black Death,╕
┬┌┤ the bubonic plague that spread through Europe in the 1300's and destroyed one-fourth of its population.
╩│Black Death,╕
╜│black diamond,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= coal.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= carbonado┤ (1).┤
╩│black diamond,╕
╜│black disease,╕
┬┌┤ an acute, generally fatal disease of sheep caused by toxins from a bacterium which multiplies in the liver as a result of initial damage by the common liver fluke.
╩│black disease,╕
╜│black dog,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) bad humor; the blues.
╩│black dog,╕
╜│black draft┐╕ or │draught,╕
┬┌┤ a purgative medicine consisting of an infusion of senna, fennel, and magnesium sulfate.
╩│black draft┐╕ or │draught,╕
╜│black duck,╕
┬┌┤ a very common duck of eastern and central North America, having uniformly dark coloration.
╩│black duck,╕
╜│blacken, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ened,╕ │-ening.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make black.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soot blackened the snow.┤
┴┤ (SYN) darken.
├│ 2. ┤to speak evil of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blackened his character with false gossip.┤
┴┤ (SYN) slander, defame.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become black.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky blackened and soon it began to rain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) darken.
┼╕noun ╡blackener.┤
╩│blacken, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ened,╕ │-ening.╕
╜│Black English,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various dialects of English spoken by blacks, especially in the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Black English" is ... remarkably rich in nuances (Time).┤
╩│Black English,╕
╜│blacker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who blacks or blackens.
╩│blacker, ╛╕noun.
╜│black eye,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bruise around an eye.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤a severe blow or rebuff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The insult gave his pride a black eye.┤
├│ b. ┤a cause of disgrace or discredit.
├│ c. ┤disgrace or discredit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When they [surveys] are as far apart as these two studies, market testing gets a black eye (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│black eye,╕
╜│black-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having eyes with a black or blackish-brown iris.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a black-eyed brunette.┤
├│ 2. ┤having an eye blackened or bruised.
╩│black-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black-eyed pea,╕
┬┌┤ the brownish seed of the cowpea, much used as food in the southern part of the United States.
╩│black-eyed pea,╕
╜│black-eyed Susan,
┬┌┤ a yellow daisy with a black or dark center. It is a member of the composite family and is the state flower of Maryland.
╩│black-eyed Susan,
╜│blackface, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a black minstrel, or an actor made up as a black.
├│ b. ┤the make-up for black parts in a show.
├│ c. ┤a show in which the actors are blacks or persons made up as blacks.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) ╡= boldface.┤
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a hardy kind of sheep with a dark face.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or in blackface; having to do with blackface.
╩│blackface, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│blackfaced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a black or blackened face.
├│ 2. ┤gloomy; dispirited; dejected.
╩│blackfaced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Blackface Highland,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) Scottish Blackface.
╩│Blackface Highland,╕
╜│black fast,╕
┬┌┤ a nonobligatory fast of the Roman Catholic Church in which the evening meal is restricted to bread and water.
╩│black fast,╕
╜│Blackfeet, ╛╕noun pl. or sing.
┬┌┤ Blackfoot, a tribe of American Indians.
╩│Blackfeet, ╛╕noun pl. or sing.
╜│blackfellow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of any native tribe of Australia.
╩│blackfellow, ╛╕noun.
╜│black fever,╕ ╟│= typhus.
╩│black fever,╕ ╟│= typhus.
╜│blackfin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fins╕ or (collectively) │-fin.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a whitefish of Lake Michigan.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain other whitefishes.
╩│blackfin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fins╕ or (collectively) │-fin.╕
╜│blackfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various dark-colored fishes, such as the sea bass or the tautog.
├│ 2a. ┤a small, dolphinlike black whale; pilot whale.
├│ b. ┤╡= killer whale.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small, edible, freshwater fish of Alaska and Siberia. It is able to survive below freezing water temperatures for a certain amount of time.
├│ 4. ┤a salmon after spawning.
╩│blackfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│black flag,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pirate's flag; Jolly Roger; blackjack. It usually had a white skull and crossbones on it.
├│ 2. ┤a flag of black cloth hoisted to show that a person condemned to death has been executed.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small fly with a black body, found in most parts of the world. The female can inflict a very painful bite.
├│ 2. ┤a minute insect that attacks citrus fruit trees.
╩│black fly,╕
╜│Blackfoot, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-feet╕ or │-foot
┬┌┤ (for 1,) adj.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a tribe of American Indians that formerly lived in the northwestern United States and southern Canada and now live on reservations in Montana and Alberta, Canada. The Blackfoot speak an Algonkian language.
├│ 2. ┤the Algonkian language of the Blackfoot Indians of North America.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Blackfoot or their language.
╩│Blackfoot, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-feet╕ or │-foot
╜│black-footed ferret,
┬┌┤ a weasel of the western United States, with a brown body and black feet.
╩│black-footed ferret,
╜│black fox,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of red fox with a black fur.
╩│black fox,╕
╜│Black Friar,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Dominican friar, so called from the black mantle worn by the order.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Black Monk.┤
╩│Black Friar,╕
╜│Blackfriars, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a locality in the center of London, southwest of St. Paul's.
╩│Blackfriars, ╛╕noun.
╜│Black Friday,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any Friday when some calamity happens, such as September 24, 1869, and September 19, 1873, dates of financial crises in the United States.
├│ 2. ┤Good Friday (so called because on that day the vestments of the clergy are black).
╩│Black Friday,╕
╜│black frost,╕
┬┌┤ a very hard frost; killing frost (from the fact that some of the green vegetation is turned black or dark by it).
╩│black frost,╕
╜│black game,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) black grouse. The male is called ╖blackcock,┤ and the female, ╖gray hen.┤
╩│black game,╕
╜│black glass,╕
┬┌┤ an opaque glass containing manganese iron.
╩│black glass,╕
╜│black gold,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= petroleum; oil.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= rubber.┤
╩│black gold,╕
╜│black gram,╕ ╟│= urd ╕(a bean of India).
╩│black gram,╕ ╟│= urd ╕(a bean of India).
╜│black grass,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a species of foxtail grass.
├│ 2. ┤a species of rush growing in salt marshes in the United States.
╩│black grass,╕
╜│black grouse,╕
┬┌┤ a large grouse of Europe and Asia; heathbird. The male is black with white markings and a curled tail. The female is smaller and is brown and gray.
╩│black grouse,╕
╜│blackguard, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a low, contemptible man; scoundrel.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to abuse with vile language; revile.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to behave like a blackguard.
╩│blackguard, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blackguardism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤blackguardly conduct; ruffianism.
├│ 2. ┤blackguardly language.
╩│blackguardism, ╛╕noun.
╜│blackguardly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ of or like a blackguard.
╩│blackguardly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│black guillemot,╕
┬┌┤ a guillemot of both the American and European coasts of the North Atlantic, mostly black in its summer plumage, with red feet.
╩│black guillemot,╕
╜│black gum,╕
┬┌┤ a large North American tree, a tupelo, bearing long-stemmed, dark-blue berries; black tupelo; pepperidge.
╩│black gum,╕
╜│Black Hand,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a secret society organized to commit blackmail and crimes of violence.
├│ 2. ┤an anarchistic society in Spain, broken up in 1883.
╩│Black Hand,╕
╜│black haw,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American shrub of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters (cymes) of white flowers and a bright blue-black fruit (drupe); stagbush.
├│ 2. ┤a similar shrub, the sheepberry.
╩│black haw,╕
╜│blackhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, black-tipped lump of dead cells and oil plugging a pore of the skin; comedo.
├│ 2. ┤any of various birds that have a black head.
├│ 3. ┤Often, ╡blackhead disease.┤ an acute infectious disease of the intestines and liver of turkeys, chickens, and other fowl, caused by a protozoan parasite.
╩│blackhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│black-headed grosbeak,
┬┌┤ a grosbeak of western North America.
╩│black-headed grosbeak,
╜│black-headed gull,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several gulls with a black head, such as the laughing gull.
╩│black-headed gull,╕
╜│blackheart, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease of plants, especially of potatoes and certain trees, characterized by a blackening of the internal tissues.
├│ 2. ┤a variety of cherry whose sweet, somewhat heart-shaped fruit has a blackish skin.
╩│blackheart, ╛╕noun.
╜│black-hearted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wicked; evil.
╩│black-hearted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black heat,╕
┬┌┤ a stage in the heating of metals, especially iron or steel, just below red heat.
╩│black heat,╕
╜│black hellebore,╕ ╟│= Christmas rose.
╩│black hellebore,╕ ╟│= Christmas rose.
╜│black henbane,╕ ╟│= henbane.
╩│black henbane,╕ ╟│= henbane.
╜│black hole,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hypothetical hole in outer space into which energy and stars and other heavenly matter collapse and disappear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the theory can be believed, the final outcome of this process in nature is a "black hole" in space into which matter can be said to have vanished, leaving, however, all its gravitational effects behind (Tom Alexander).┤
├│ 2. ┤a place of punishment; a dungeon (from Black Hole of Calcutta, where English prisoners were held in 1756).
╩│black hole,╕
╜│black horehound,╕
┬┌┤ an ill-smelling European plant of the mint family, found in waste land.
╩│black horehound,╕
╜│black humor,╕
┬┌┤ a morbid or bizarre form of humor, especially in novels and plays.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some writers, of course, take up black humor for just one novel (Time).┤
╩│black humor,╕
╜│black humorist,╕
┬┌┤ a writer of black humor.
╩│black humorist,╕
╜│black ice,╕
┬┌┤ very smooth ice that is hard to see or that looks black at certain angles.
╩│black ice,╕
╜│blacking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a black polish used on shoes and stoves.
╩│blacking, ╛╕noun.
╜│black ink,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) financial gain; profit.
╩│black ink,╕
╜│blackish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat black.
┼╕adv. ╡blackishly.┤
╩│blackish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black ivory,╕
┬┌┤ (formerly) blacks as an article of traffic for slave traders in Africa.
╩│black ivory,╕
╜│blackjack, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a club with a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
├│ 2. ┤the black flag of a pirate; Jolly Roger.
├│ 3. ┤a small oak of the eastern United States that has a bark that is almost black.
├│ 4. ┤a card game in which the players draw cards face down from the dealer, trying for a score of not more than 21 points; the game of twenty-one.
├│ 5. ┤caramel or burnt sugar used for coloring spirits, vinegar, and coffee.
├│ 7. ┤(Archaic.) a large drinking cup or jug, formerly made of leather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his nose doth show How oft the blackjack to his lips doth go (old song).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hit (a person) with a blackjack.
├│ 2. ┤to coerce.
╩│blackjack, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│black knight,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Finance.) a company that makes a tender offer to forcibly gain control of another company.
╩│black knight,╕
╜│black knot,╕
┬┌┤ a destructive disease of fruit trees, characterized by large, black, knot-like growths on the branches, caused by a fungus.
╩│black knot,╕
╜│blackland, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tract of dark-colored land, found in parts of the southern United States, especially in Texas.
╩│blackland, ╛╕noun.
╜│black lark,╕
┬┌┤ a large Eurasian lark, the male of which is entirely black.
╩│black lark,╕
╜│black lead,╕
┬┌┤ graphite, a soft, black form of carbon; graphite. It is used for lead in pencils, for lubricating machinery, and as a polish.
┴┤ (SYN) plumbago.
╩│black lead,╕
╜│blackleg, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-legged,╕ │-legging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) a swindler.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a worker who takes a striker's job; strikebreaker; scab.
├│ 3. ┤an infectious, usually fatal disease of cattle and sheep, caused by a bacterium and characterized by gaseous swelling of the muscles, especially on the upper parts of the legs.
├│ 4. ┤a destructive disease of cabbage plants, in which the stems shrink and become black, causing the plant to die.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(British.) to act as a blackleg or strikebreaker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The International Union of Electricity ... had to accept GE's first and only offer when many of its members blacklegged (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│blackleg, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-legged,╕ │-legging.╕
╜│black lemur,╕ ╟│= macaco╕ (2).
╩│black lemur,╕ ╟│= macaco╕ (2).
╜│black letter,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a printing type with thick, heavy lines resembling old German manuscript writing.
├│ 2. ┤any other heavy-faced type.
╩│black letter,╕
╜│black-letter, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤printed in black letter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. black-letter headlines.┤
├│ 2. ┤inauspicious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a black-letter day.┤
╩│black-letter, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black-lettered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ printed in black letter.
╩│black-lettered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│black light,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of ultraviolet light imperceptible to the human eye, used to take photographs at night and to give a fluorescent effect.
╩│black light,╕
╜│black liquor,╕
┬┌┤ the leftover liquid from wood chips treated by the sulfite process.
╩│black liquor,╕
╜│blacklist, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a list of persons, corporations, or groups who are believed to deserve punishment, blame, or suspicion. Persons or groups on a blacklist are usually boycotted or cut off from membership, affiliation, or employment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That store keeps a blacklist of persons who do not pay their bills.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put on a blacklist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If a [baseball] player attempted to "jump" his reserve clause by joining another team without a release, he would be blacklisted by member clubs (Richard E. Day).┤
╩│blacklist, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│black locust,╕
┬┌┤ a medium-sized, handsome shade tree of the pea family, widely-grown in the United States, and bearing fragrant flowers.
╩│black locust,╕
╜│black lung,╕
┬┌┤ a form of pneumoconiosis which affects coal miners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Black lung" is caused by the inhalation of fine particles of coal dust (Atlantic).┤
╩│black lung,╕
╜│blackly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤dismally; gloomily.
├│ 2. ┤angrily; sullenly.
├│ 3. ┤evilly; wickedly.
╩│blackly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│black Magellanic cloud,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) the Coalsack.
╩│black Magellanic cloud,╕
╜│black magic,╕
┬┌┤ magic performed with the aid of evil spirits; sorcery; witchcraft.
╩│black magic,╕
╜│blackmail, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an attempt to obtain (money, a promise, or other gain) from a person by threatening to tell something that will disgrace him or someone dear to him.
├│ 2. ┤the threat of such an attempt.
├│ 3. ┤a sum of money or something of value obtained by such an attempt.
├│ 4. ┤the action of forcing anyone into doing something by the use of threats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They must be given a guarantee against "blackmail" by the nuclear Powers (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 5. ┤(in former times) money paid to outlaw bands, for protection against plunder, by farmers and small landowners along the Scottish and English borders.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to get or try to get blackmail from.
├│ 2. ┤to force into doing something by the use of threats.
┼╕noun ╡blackmailer.┤
╩│blackmail, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blackmail picketing,╕
┬┌┤ picketing by a union to which a majority of the affected workers do not belong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blackmail picketing is aimed at compelling recognition of a union or organizing a nonunion plant (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│blackmail picketing,╕
╜│black mangrove,╕
┬┌┤ blackwood, a small tree of the seacoast marshes of the West Indies and southern Florida.
╩│black mangrove,╕
╜│Black Maria,
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a police patrol wagon used to carry prisoners to and from jail.
╩│Black Maria,
╜│black mark,╕
┬┌┤ a mark of criticism or punishment made against a person.
┴┤ (SYN) demerit.
╩│black mark,╕
╜│black market,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the selling of goods or currency at unlawful prices or in unlawful quantities.
├│ 2. ┤the place where such selling is done or the organization that does it.
╩│black market,╕
╜│black-market, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a black market.
┬┌┤ a ceremony burlesquing the Mass of Christian worship, supposed to have been performed by worshipers of Satan.
╩│Black Mass,╕
╜│black measles,╕
┬┌┤ a severe type of measles, marked by hemorrhages under the skin.
╩│black measles,╕
╜│black medic,╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the pea family, having yellow flowers and black pods.
╩│black medic,╕
╜│black mica,╕ ╟│= biotite.
╩│black mica,╕ ╟│= biotite.
╜│black mold,╕
┬┌┤ a mold or fungus having black spores suspended as dust particles in the air.
╩│black mold,╕
╜│Black Monday,╕
┬┌┤ the day after Easter; Easter Monday.
╩│Black Monday,╕
╜│black money,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) income not reported to the government for tax purposes because of its illegal source.
╩│black money,╕
╜│Black Monk,╕
┬┌┤ a Benedictine monk, so called from the black costume.
╩│Black Monk,╕
╜│black moss,╕
┬┌┤ a flowering plant in the southern United States and the West Indies, of the pineapple family, that hangs from trunks and branches of live oaks; long moss; Spanish moss.
╩│black moss,╕
╜│Black Muslim,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a member of the Nation of Islam, a black American sect preaching a form of Moslemism, black racial superiority, and total segregation between blacks and whites.
╩│Black Muslim,╕
╜│black mustard,╕
┬┌┤ one of the two species of mustard (the other being the ╖white mustard┤) commonly grown in Europe and America for their seeds, used for seasoning and in medicine.
╩│black mustard,╕
╜│black nationalism,╕
┬┌┤ the principles and beliefs of black nationalists.
╩│black nationalism,╕
╜│black nationalist,╕
┬┌┤ a member of any one of various black groups, such as the Black Muslims, who wish to establish a social structure independent of the influence of white people.
╩│black nationalist,╕
╜│blackness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality or condition of being black; black color; darkness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blackness of night.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) wickedness.
├│ 3. ┤the distinctive qualities or characteristics of black people; negritude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The call for black studies is the product of Negroes' new pride in their race, a new awareness of their blackness (New York Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= black humor.┤
╩│blackness, ╛╕noun.
╜│black nightshade,╕
┬┌┤ a weed with white flowers, poisonous black berries, and leaves that have a poisonous juice. It is in the nightshade family.
╩│black nightshade,╕
╜│black oak,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American oak with dark bark, common in the eastern United States; quercitron.
├│ 2. ┤its wood.
╩│black oak,╕
╜│blackout, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the action of turning off or concealing all the lights of a city or other area as a protection against an air raid.
├│ b. ┤the condition of having no electricity as the result of a power failure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Excessive use of air conditioners can cause a blackout.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a temporary blindness or loss of consciousness resulting from lack of oxygen supply to the brain.
├│ b. ┤a temporary failure of memory.
├│ 3a. ┤a failure in radio reception due to jamming or to disturbances in the atmosphere or ionosphere.
├│ b. ┤the withholding of a particular television program, especially a sports event from a specified area, usually so as to assure good local attendance.
├│ 4. ┤the withholding of information usually printed or broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... rival newspapers were observing a police request for a news blackout (Newsweek).┤
├│ 5a. ┤a turning off of all the lights on the stage of a theater.
├│ b. ┤a skit of the type usually ending with a blackout.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤limiting or prohibiting use of a special offer for travel or recreation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Restrictions and blackout dates may apply (New York Times).┤
╩│blackout, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Black Panther,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a member of a militant black organization seeking to achieve power and equality for blacks by radical means.
╩│Black Panther,╕
╜│black pepper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a seasoning with a hot, sharp taste, made by grinding the dried berries of a woody vine of the pepper family grown in tropical Asia.
├│ 2. ┤the vine itself.
╩│black pepper,╕
╜│black plate,╕
┬┌┤ steel or iron in thin sheets to be plated with tin or an alloy of tin and lead.
╩│black plate,╕
╜│black point,╕
┬┌┤ a fungous and bacterial disease of cereals, that causes the embryo to darken.
╩│black point,╕
╜│blackpoll, ╛╕noun, ┐or │blackpoll warbler,╕
┬┌┤ a North American warbler. The top of the adult male's head is black.
╩│blackpoll, ╛╕noun, ┐or │blackpoll warbler,╕
╜│Black Pope,╕
┬┌┤ an informal name for the head of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), in reference to his authoritative position and the black soutane he wears.
╩│Black Pope,╕
╜│black poplar,╕
┬┌┤ a poplar native to temperate Asia and central and southern Europe, planted elsewhere. The familiar Lombardy poplar is a variety.
╩│black poplar,╕
╜│black pot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coarse Danish crockery ware exposed to dense smoke in baking as a substitute for glazing.
├│ 2. ┤╡= blood pudding.┤
╩│black pot,╕
╜│black powder,╕
┬┌┤ ordinary gunpowder, distinguished from smokeless powder.
╩│black powder,╕
╜│Black Power,╕
┬┌┤ power of collective action among blacks to achieve equality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black Power means that black people have to politically get together to organize themselves so that they can speak from a position of power and strength (Stokely Carmichael).┤
╩│Black Power,╕
╜│black pudding,╕ ╟│= blood pudding.
╩│black pudding,╕ ╟│= blood pudding.
╜│Blackpudlian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to Blackpool, a city in northwestern England.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Blackpool.
╩│Blackpudlian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│black quarter,╕ ╟│= anthrax.
╩│black quarter,╕ ╟│= anthrax.
╜│black racer,╕
┬┌┤ a blacksnake of the eastern United States.
╩│black racer,╕
╜│black raspberry,╕ ╟│= blackcap ╕(def. 1).
╩│black raspberry,╕ ╟│= blackcap ╕(def. 1).
╜│black rat,╕
┬┌┤ a species of rat, darker and somewhat smaller than the common brown rat. One kind of black rat is called the ╖roof rat.┤
╩│black rat,╕
╜│Black Rod,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤In full, ╡Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.┤ the officer responsible for maintaining order in administrative matters in the House of Lords, whose symbol of authority is a black rod.
├│ 2. ┤an usher (or sergeant at arms) in certain legislatures of the Commonwealth.
╩│Black Rod,╕
╜│blackroot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Culver's root.
╩│blackroot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Culver's root.
╜│black rot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several diseases of cultivated plants, such as the sweet potato, apple, or grape. Fungi produce dark-brown spots in diseased plants.
├│ 2. ┤the fungus that causes any one of these diseases.
╩│black rot,╕
╜│black rust,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease of the leaves and stems of wheat and other cereals and grasses.
├│ 2. ┤a fungus with dark-colored spores that causes it.
╩│black rust,╕
╜│black scissorbill,╕ ╟│= black skimmer.
╩│black scissorbill,╕ ╟│= black skimmer.
╜│black shank,╕
┬┌┤ a fungous disease of tobacco that causes the rotting of roots and stems.
╩│black shank,╕
╜│black sheep,╕
┬┌┤ a worthless member of a respectable family; scoundrel.
╩│black sheep,╕
╜│Black Shirt,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(formerly) a member of the Italian Fascist party. They wore black shirts as part of their uniform.
├│ 2. ┤a member of any similar fascist organization, especially one using black shirts.
╩│Black Shirt,╕
╜│black skimmer,╕
┬┌┤ the skimmer of North America, black on the upper part and white underneath.
╩│black skimmer,╕
╜│blacksmith, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who makes things out of iron by heating it in a forge and hammering it into shape on an anvil. Blacksmiths can mend tools and shoe horses.
├│ 2. ┤a man who makes and fits horseshoes.
╩│blacksmith, ╛╕noun.
╜│blacksmithing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice or business of a blacksmith.
╩│blacksmithing, ╛╕noun.
╜│black smoker,╕ ╟│= hot vent.
╩│black smoker,╕ ╟│= hot vent.
╜│blacksnake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a harmless black or dark-colored snake of North America, having smooth scales, and sometimes attaining a length of 6 feet.
├│ b. ┤a similar black, harmless snake, that has slightly ridged (keeled) and polished scales with white edges; pilot snake; mountain blacksnake.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a long, heavy whip made of braided leather, used especially by mule drivers.
╩│blacksnake, ╛╕noun.
╜│black snakeroot,╕ ╟│= cohosh.
╩│black snakeroot,╕ ╟│= cohosh.
╜│black spot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various plant diseases caused by fungi or by bacteria and characterized by black spots.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a place where trouble or difficulty occurs or is likely to occur, such as a dangerous part of a road or an area of economic depression.
├│ 3. ┤an area in South Africa inhabited by blacks in midst of land inhabited by whites.
╩│black spot,╕
╜│black spruce,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American evergreen tree of the pine family with persistent cones and dark-green needles.
├│ 2. ┤its light, soft wood.
╩│black spruce,╕
╜│black squall,╕
┬┌┤ a squall of wind accompanied by a dark cloud.
╩│black squall,╕
╜│black squirrel,╕
┬┌┤ any variety of the gray squirrel or of the fox squirrel, having black fur.
╩│black squirrel,╕
╜│blackstem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various fungous diseases attacking the stems of plants and causing them to turn dark.
╩│blackstem, ╛╕noun.
╜│black stem rust,╕
┬┌┤ the telial stage of stem rust.
╩│black stem rust,╕
╜│black stork,╕
┬┌┤ a shiny black-brown stork with white underparts, found in Europe and Asia.
╩│black stork,╕
╜│blackstrap, ╛╕noun, ┐or │blackstrap molasses,╕
┬┌┤ a very thick, dark molasses.
╩│blackstrap, ╛╕noun, ┐or │blackstrap molasses,╕
╜│black studies,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) college, university, or high school courses of black history and culture.
╩│black studies,╕
╜│black sumac,╕ ╟│= dwarf sumac.
╩│black sumac,╕ ╟│= dwarf sumac.
╜│black swallower,╕
┬┌┤ a deep-sea fish that can swallow other and larger fish whole by distending its stomach.
╩│black swallower,╕
╜│black swallowtail,╕
┬┌┤ an American butterfly, black with yellow spots.
╩│black swallowtail,╕
╜│black swan,╕
┬┌┤ an Australian swan, black except for a bar of white on each wing, and a whitebanded scarlet bill.
╩│black swan,╕
╜│blacktail, ╛╕noun. ╟│= mule deer.
╩│blacktail, ╛╕noun. ╟│= mule deer.
╜│black-tailed deer,
┬┌┤ a variety of the mule deer of the northwestern United States and British Columbia.
╩│black-tailed deer,
╜│black tea,╕
┬┌┤ tea which has been allowed to wither and ferment in the air before roasting.
╩│black tea,╕
╜│blackthorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thorny European shrub that has white flowers and very small, dark-purple fruit. Blackthorn belongs to the rose family. The fruit, and sometimes the shrub itself, is called ╖sloe.┤
├│ 2. ┤a walking stick or club made from the stem of this shrub.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various American hawthorns.
╩│blackthorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│black tie,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a black bow tie such as is worn with a dinner jacket or tuxedo.
├│ 2. ┤evening dress that includes a black bow tie and dinner jacket or tuxedo.
╩│black tie,╕
╜│black-tie, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a formal affair at which a black tie is worn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dinner was a black-tie affair.┤
╩│black-tie, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blacktongue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of dogs characterized by ulcers of the mouth, inflammation of the digestive tract, and blotches on the skin. It is caused by a nutritional deficiency, similar to pellagra.
╩│blacktongue, ╛╕noun.
╜│blacktop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-topped,╕ │-topping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤asphalt mixed with crushed rock used as a pavement for highways, roads, and other surfaces.
├│ 2. ┤a surface covered with this substance.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to surface or pave (a road) with blacktop.
╩│blacktop, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-topped,╕ │-topping.╕
╜│black tupelo,╕ ╟│= black gum.
╩│black tupelo,╕ ╟│= black gum.
╜│black velvet,╕
┬┌┤ an alcoholic drink composed of champagne and stout in equal parts.
╩│black velvet,╕
╜│black vomit,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a dark matter, consisting mainly of altered blood, vomited in the last stage of some cases of yellow fever.
├│ b. ┤the act of expelling this substance.
├│ 2. ┤╡= yellow fever.┤
╩│black vomit,╕
╜│black vulture,╕
┬┌┤ a vulture of the southern United States and of Central and South America, smaller than the turkey vulture.
╩│black vulture,╕
╜│black wages,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) wages higher than those provided for by a labor union contract, paid to attract nonunion workers because of a shortage of labor.
╩│black wages,╕
╜│Blackwall hitch,
┬┌┤ a kind of hitch, single or double, used for attaching a rope to a hook.
╩│Blackwall hitch,
╜│black walnut,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tall North American tree, valued for its dark-brown wood and its round, oily, edible nuts.
├│ 2. ┤its nut.
├│ 3. ┤its wood, often used for furniture, woodwork, and gunstocks. It is heavy, hard, and strong, is easily worked, and takes a high polish.
╩│black walnut,╕
╜│Black Watch,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a body of Scottish Highlanders organized in 1725 to maintain order in the Highlands and later incorporated (1751) into the British Army as a regiment.
├│ 2. ┤a tartan, or plaid, in the pattern worn by members of this regiment.
╩│Black Watch,╕
╜│blackwater fever,
┬┌┤ a severe type of malaria, chiefly tropical, characterized by bloody urine.
╩│blackwater fever,
╜│blackweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the common ragweed.
╩│blackweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│black whale,╕ ╟│= blackfish.
╩│black whale,╕ ╟│= blackfish.
╜│black widow,╕
┬┌┤ a poisonous, small spider with a glossy black body, the female of which has a reddish mark in the shape of an hourglass on its underside.
╩│black widow,╕
╜│black willow,╕
┬┌┤ a willow with rough, dark bark, used mainly in making boxes, crates, furniture, cabinetwork, caskets, and artificial limbs.
╩│black willow,╕
╜│blackwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wood of a large leguminous tree of the East Indies.
├│ 2. ┤the wood of an acacia tree, the most valuable timber tree of Australia, noted for its hardness and durability.
├│ 3. ┤the black mangrove, in the West Indies and southern Florida, a small tree of seacoast marshes, with very heavy, hard, and dark-brown or nearly black wood.
╩│blackwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│blackwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ iron forged or wrought by blacksmiths, not filed, burnished, or otherwise made bright.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a soft, thin bag in the body that receives urine from the kidneys; urinary bladder.
├│ 2. ┤anything like this. A football has a hollow rubber bladder that can be blown up with air.
├│ 3. ┤any similar sac in animals or plants, especially:
├│ a. ┤a hollow sac on various plants, as bladderworts and certain seaweeds.
├│ b. ┤the inflated pericarp of some plants.
╩│bladder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bladder campion,╕
┬┌┤ a campion with an inflated calyx; cowbell.
╩│bladder campion,╕
╜│bladder fern,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a number of ferns having sporangia in the shape of bladders.
╩│bladder fern,╕
╜│bladderfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= globefish.
╩│bladderfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= globefish.
╜│bladder ketmia,
┬┌┤ an African annual of the mallow family, having a bladderlike calyx, now a weed in North America.
╩│bladder ketmia,
╜│bladdernose, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hooded seal.
╩│bladdernose, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hooded seal.
╜│bladdernut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fruit of any one of a genus of shrubs or small trees, contained in bladderlike pods.
├│ 2. ┤any one of these plants, especially a species of eastern North America.
╩│bladdernut, ╛╕noun.
╜│bladderweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a seaweed having air bladders in the fronds.
╩│bladderweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bladder worm,╕
┬┌┤ the larva of a tapeworm in its encysted stage; a cysticercus.
╩│bladder worm,╕
╜│bladderwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of insect-eating marsh or water plants with yellow or purple flowers. Some varieties float on water by means of small bags or bladders filled with air on their weak stems and their leaves; others grow in mud.
╩│bladderwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│bladderwort family,╕
┬┌┤ a widely distributed group of dicotyledonous herbs which grow in water or wet places and have small bladders or other structures with which they catch insects. The family includes the bladderwort and butterwort.
╩│bladderwort family,╕
╜│bladderwrack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a seaweed, so named from the floating vesicles in its fronds.
╩│bladderwrack, ╛╕noun.
╜│bladdery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤thin, inflated, and hollow.
├│ 2. ┤having bladders.
╩│bladdery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bladed,╕ │blading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the cutting part of anything like a knife or sword.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A razor should have a sharp blade.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sword.
├│ 3. ┤a swordsman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a reckless blade.┤
├│ 4. ┤a smart or dashing fellow; gallant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He considers himself quite a blade.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a leaf of grass.
├│ b. ┤the flat, wide part of a leaf; leaf.
├│ 6. ┤the flat, wide part of anything. An oar or paddle has a blade at one end of the shaft.
├│ 7a. ┤the wide, flat part of a bone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the shoulder blade.┤
├│ b. ┤a cut of meat from this part.
├│ 8. ┤the front, flat part of the tongue, directly behind and around the tip or apex.
├│ 9. ┤a roller skate that has wheels arranged in a single line under the shoe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. More like ice skates than the clunky wheels of roller rinks past, the blades are faster and more maneuverable (Time).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come into blade; produce blades.
├│ 2. ┤to skate on blades.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blading is the bright new hope for future growth in sporting-goods sales (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡blades,┤ ┤(Southern U.S.) the leaves of corn, much used as fodder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where we breakfasted, the landlord ... gave our horses some blades (John Palmer).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bladelike.┤
╩│blade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bladed,╕ │blading.╕
╜│blade angle,╕
┬┌┤ the acute angle between the chord of a blade of a propeller or rotor and a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
╩│blade angle,╕
╜│bladebone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the shoulder blade or scapula.
╩│bladebone, ╛╕noun.
╜│bladed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a blade or blades.
╩│bladed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bladeless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a blade.
╩│bladeless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blader, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who skates using blades.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Every weekend it's a battle between the cyclists and the bladers" (Time)┤
╩│blader, ╛╕noun.
╜│blades, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡blade.┤┤
╩│blades, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bladework, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) the way oars are used in rowing.
╩│bladework, ╛╕noun.
╜│blae, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) blackish-blue; livid.
╩│blae, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blaeberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) the bilberry.
╩│blaeberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│blague, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) pretentious falsehood, often as a jest; humbug.
╩│blague, ╛╕noun.
╜│blah, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤nonsense.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤dull; uninteresting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blah novel. "He has such a blah personality," complains one New York suburban housewife (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡the blahs,┤ ┤a feeling of depression or discomfort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... got up with a mild case of the morning blahs (Time).┤
╩│blah, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│blain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inflamed swelling or sore on the skin, such as a blister or pustule.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to hold (a person or thing) responsible for something bad or wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cabdriver blamed the fog for his accident.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accuse.
├│ b. ┤to place responsibility for (something bad or wrong) on a person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They blamed the accident on me.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accuse.
├│ 2. ┤to find fault with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach will not blame us if we do our best. Who could blame her for having left such a wretched home?┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤responsibility for something bad or wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carelessness deserves the blame for many accidents.┤
┴┤ (SYN) guilt.
├│ 2. ┤a finding fault; reproof.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have done my best; neither praise nor blame can affect me now.┤
┴┤ (SYN) censure, condemnation, reproach.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) blameworthiness; fault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... holy and without blame (Ephesians 1:4).┤
└╕expr. ╡be to blame,┤ ┤to deserve to be blamed; be responsible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each person said somebody else was to blame. You are not to blame for his shortcomings.┤
┼╕noun ╡blamer.┤
╩│blame, ╛╕verb, ╞│blamed,╕ │blaming,╕ ╛noun.
╜│blameable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= blamable.
╩│blameable, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= blamable.
╜│blamed, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤confounded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where is that blamed cat?┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤confoundedly; excessively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Well, it's blamed mean--that's all (Mark Twain).┤
╩│blamed, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│blameful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤deserving blame.
├│ 2. ┤blaming others too much.
┼╕adv. ╡blamefully.┤
┼╕noun ╡blamefulness.┤
╩│blameful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blame game,╕
┬┌┤ an effort to escape responsibility by assigning blame or finding fault in other people or circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By not playing a blame game, the film confers a greater dignity on the dead. It doesn't leave us arguing over the bodies (James Wolcott).┤
╩│blame game,╕
╜│blameless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that cannot be blamed; free from fault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The saint lived a blameless life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) faultless, guiltless, unimpeachable.
┼╕adv. ╡blamelessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡blamelessness.┤
╩│blameless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blameworthiness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being blameworthy; blamableness.
╩│blameworthiness, ╛╕noun.
╜│blameworthy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deserving blame; faulty; culpable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blameworthy act.┤
╩│blameworthy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blanc fixe,
┬┌┤ (French.) barium sulfate.
╩│blanc fixe,
╜│blanch─╕ (1), ╛verb, adjective.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make white; bleach.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cook blanched some almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water. After we blanched the dirty old pennies in acid, they shone like new. Old age blanched his hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make pale (especially with fear or hunger).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fear blanched her lips.┤
├│ 3. ┤to whiten or prevent from becoming green by excluding the light, as from the stems. We blanch celery by keeping out the light.
├│ 4. ┤(Cookery.) to boil briefly and then chill (vegetables or other food).
├│ 5. ┤to tin (metal).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to turn white; become pale; lose color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy blanched with fear when he saw the bear coming.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Heraldry.) white; argent.
└╕expr. ╡blanch over,┤ ┤(British.) to present in a flattering light; whitewash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... howsoever you mince it and blanch it over (Arthur Dent).┤
╩│blanch─╕ (1), ╛verb, adjective.
╜│blanch─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to turn aside; turn back.
╩│blanch─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│blancher─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that blanches or whitens.
╩│blancher─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│blancher─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who starts or balks at anything.
├│ 2. ┤a person stationed to turn game in some direction.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a person who turns aside or causes to turn aside; a perverter.
╩│blancher─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│blancmange, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sweet dessert made of milk boiled and thickened with gelatin, cornstarch, or the like, flavored, and cooled in a mold.
┬┌┤ smooth speech; agreeable or flattering language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His blandiloquence charmed, but did not convince us.┤
╩│blandiloquence, ╛╕noun.
╜│blandish, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to persuade by gentle ways; coax; flatter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blandished him out of his black mood.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cajole, wheedle, blarney.
┼╕noun ╡blandisher.┤
┼╕noun ╡blandishment.┤
╩│blandish, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│blank, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a space left empty or to be filled in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Leave a blank if you can't answer the question.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Especially U.S.) a paper with spaces to be filled in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fill out this application blank and return it at once.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) an empty or vacant place; a void.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he read the hard questions, his mind became a complete blank.┤
├│ 4. ┤a dash marking an empty space for something omitted, such as a letter or word.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The task of filling in the blanks I'd rather leave to you (W. S. Gilbert).┤
├│ 5. ┤a cartridge containing gunpowder but no bullet or shot.
├│ 6. ┤a piece of metal prepared to be stamped or filed into a coin, key, or the like.
├│ 7. ┤the white spot in the center of a target; bull's-eye.
├│ 8. ┤anything aimed at like a target; objective.
├│ 9. ┤a lottery ticket that does not win a prize.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not written or printed on; unused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. sheets of blank paper.┤
├│ 2. ┤with spaces left to be filled in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blank check. Here is a blank form for you to fill in and return.┤
├│ 3. ┤empty; vacant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blank space, a blank mind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) void, bare.
├│ 4. ┤without interest or meaning; dull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a blank look on his face.┤
├│ 5. ┤complete; entire; utter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a look of blank stupidity.┤
├│ 6. ┤lacking some usual feature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blank cartridge.┤
├│ 7. ┤without openings; having no variety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blank wall.┤
├│ 8. ┤not finished in detail; uncut.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blank key.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Obsolete.) white; pale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blank as death in marble (Tennyson).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(in games) to keep (an opponent) from scoring.
├│ 2. ┤to stamp or cut from a piece of metal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spoons and forks are blanked from sheet or strip (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡blank out,┤
├│ a. ┤to hide or obscure; cover over; blot out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His name had been blanked out.┤
├│ b. ┤to become obscured or blotted out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The television screen blanked out. Her mind blanked out as she fell and lost consciousness.┤
└╕expr. ╡draw a blank,┤ ┤to end a fruitless attempt; be unsuccessful in one's efforts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I drew a blank at least half the time (Bernard DeVoto).┤
└╕expr. ╡in blank,┤ ┤prepared with blank spaces, as a form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A note endorsed in blank is like one payable to bearer (James Kent).┤
┼╕adv. ╡blankly.┤
┼╕noun ╡blankness.┤
╩│blank, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│blankbook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a book of blank pages or forms for accounts or memorandums.
╩│blankbook, ╛╕noun.
╜│blank cartridge,╕
┬┌┤ a cartridge containing no bullet or shot.
╩│blank cartridge,╕
╜│blank check,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a signed check that allows the bearer to write in the amount.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) permission to do as a person pleases; carte blanche.
╩│blank check,╕
╜│blank endorsement,╕
┬┌┤ an endorsement by a simple signature, which makes a check, note, or the like, payable to the bearer.
╩│blank endorsement,╕
╜│blanket, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a soft covering knitted or woven from wool, cotton, nylon, or other material, used to keep people or animals warm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The campers wrapped themselves in blankets and slept near the fire. (Figurative.) A blanket of snow covered the ground.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cover with a blanket or as if with a blanket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The snow blanketed the ground.┤
├│ 2. ┤to toss in a blanket, as a rough punishment or game.
├│ 3. ┤to pass close to windward of (a sailboat or sailing vessel) so as to take the wind out of its sails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both skippers are also skilled at the sly tactics of dodging blanketing [by] faking new tacks (Time).┤
├│ 4. ┤to hinder, obscure, or silence (radio signals) by interference from a more powerful transmitter.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤covering several or all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blanket guarantee to repair defects of any kind.┤
╩│blanket, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│blanket cylinder,╕
┬┌┤ the roller in an offset printing press that receives the inked impression from the plate cylinder and transfers it to paper. It is covered with rubber.
╩│blanket cylinder,╕
╜│blanketflower, ╛╕noun. ╟│= gaillardia.
╩│blanketflower, ╛╕noun. ╟│= gaillardia.
╜│blanketing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ material for blankets.
╩│blanketing, ╛╕noun.
╜│blanket policy,╕
┬┌┤ a contract of insurance applied to a class of property rather than to any particular property, in which the risk assumed shifts and varies as different articles or things in the class are brought within the terms of the contract.
╩│blanket policy,╕
╜│blanket stitch,╕
┬┌┤ a buttonhole stitch with the stitches widely spaced on the edge of cloth too thick to be hemmed. A blanket stitch is also variously spaced for decorative purposes.
╩│blanket stitch,╕
╜│blankety-blank, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) cursed; confounded (used as a mild or humorous replacement).
╩│blankety-blank, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blank verse,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤unrhymed poetry having five iambic feet in each line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is written in blank verse.┤
├│ 2. ┤any unrhymed verse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walt Whitman wrote most of his poetry in blank verse.┤
╩│blank verse,╕
╜│blanquette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a stew or fricassee made with a white sauce.
╩│blanquette, ╛╕noun.
╜│blanquillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los╕ or (collectively) │-lo.╕
┬┌┤ an edible fish of the West Indies or of the coast of southern California.
╩│blanquillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los╕ or (collectively) │-lo.╕
╜│blare, ╛╕verb, ╞│blared,╕ │blaring,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a loud, harsh sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trumpets blared, announcing the king's arrival at the tournament.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to utter harshly or loudly; bellow.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loud, harsh sound like that of a trumpet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the traffic jam the blare of car horns was deafening.┤
├│ 2. ┤brilliance of color; glare.
╩│blare, ╛╕verb, ╞│blared,╕ │blaring,╕ ╛noun.
╜│blarina, ╛╕noun, ┐or │blarina shrew,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of short-tailed shrews native to North America.
╩│blarina, ╛╕noun, ┐or │blarina shrew,╕
╜│blarney, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-neyed,╕ │-neying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤flattering or coaxing talk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I want none of your blarney!┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to flatter; coax.
┼╕noun ╡blarneyer.┤
╩│blarney, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-neyed,╕ │-neying.╕
╜│Blarney Stone,╕
┬┌┤ a stone built into a castle near Cork, Ireland. Anyone who kissed it is supposed to become skillful in flattering and coaxing people.
╩│Blarney Stone,╕
╜│blase, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tired of pleasures; bored.
╩│blase, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blaspheme, ╛╕verb, ╞│-phemed,╕ │-pheming.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to speak about (God or sacred things) with abuse or contempt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou didst blaspheme God and the king (I Kings 21:10).┤
┴┤ (SYN) profane.
├│ 2. ┤to curse; revile; abuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They blaspheme the muse (Tennyson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to speak irreverently or sacrilegiously; utter blasphemy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you think it smart to mock at all the things that are sacred to God and man? Do you think it is smart to blaspheme? (James T. Farrell).┤
┼╕noun ╡blasphemer.┤
╩│blaspheme, ╛╕verb, ╞│-phemed,╕ │-pheming.╕
╜│blasphemous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ speaking or writing about God or sacred things with abuse or contempt.
┬┌│ 1. ┤abuse of or contempt for God or sacred things.
┴┤ (SYN) profanity.
├│ 2. ┤(Judaism.)
├│ a. ┤cursing or reviling God. (In the Bible, Leviticus 24:16).
├│ b. ┤pronouncing the ineffable name of God.
├│ 3. ┤any speech or action contemptuous of something deemed sacred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was well punished for his blasphemy against learning (Francis Bacon).┤
┴┤ (SYN) contempt, irreverence.
╩│blasphemy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│blast, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong, sudden rush of wind or air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bundled up against the icy blasts of winter.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the blowing of a trumpet, horn, or whistle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His blast on the bugle made his cheeks bulge.┤
├│ b. ┤the sound made by blowing a trumpet, horn, or whistle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A warning blast on the bugle aroused the camp.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a strong current of air used in smelting, especially iron.
├│ b. ┤a stream of air forced from the mouth, a bellows, or a nozzle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dentist gave my tooth a blast to dry the filling.┤
├│ 4. ┤a charge of dynamite, gunpowder, or other explosive that blows up rocks, earth, or minerals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The miners set a large blast of powder in the rocks.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a blasting; explosion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blast of the cannon can be seen across the harbor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) detonation.
├│ b. ┤the wave of high-pressure air that spreads out from an explosion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the damage was due to blast.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a cause of witherering, blight, or ruin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Resistless as the blasts of pestilence (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ b. ┤a strong attack or outburst of criticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the high court's blast at confessions last June (New York Times).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Informal.) a powerful, explosive hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Howard's 420-foot blast into the left-centerfield bleachers (New York Times).┤
├│ 8. ┤(Slang.) a big, noisy party; bash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carnival in Rio is the wildest, the biggest, the craziest mass blast in the world (Time).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to blow up (rocks, earth, or minerals) with dynamite, gunpowder or other explosive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old building was blasted.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to cause to wither; blight; destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. disease has blasted our grapes. (Figurative.) His conviction for theft blasted his reputation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shrivel, ruin.
├│ b. ┤to force air into or against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The workmen blasted the stone with sand to clean the building.┤
├│ 3a. ┤to blow (a trumpet, horn, or whistle).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver blasted his horn in the traffic jam.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sound.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to criticize severely; denounce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He could blast politicians, especially Republicans (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 4. ┤to throw or launch with explosive force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Titan 2 rocket blasted him into space yesterday (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be blighted; wither; shrivel up.
├│ 2. ┤to blow up rocks or earth with dynamite, gunpowder, or some other explosive.
├│ 3. ┤to fly or shoot with explosive force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walker's speed was 3,818 m.p.h., ... as he blasted upward into blackness (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡blast off,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to take off into flight propelled by rockets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spacecraft will be carefully checked before it blasts off.┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) to get out; go away; scram.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Either you play ball or you blast off.┤
└╕expr. ╡in blast,┤ ┤in operation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four or five furnaces ... are in blast (Jedidiah Morse).┤
└╕expr. ╡out of blast,┤ ┤not in operation; shut down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The day when yonder furnaces are out of blast will be the day of your ruin (Harriet Martineau).┤
┼╕noun ╡blaster.┤
╩│blast, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blast-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡blasto-┤ before vowels.
╩│blast-,╕
╜│blast area,╕
┬┌┤ the area within which casualties are to be expected and immediate damage is suffered due to the force of an explosion.
╩│blast area,╕
╜│blasted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤withered, blighted, or ruined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a hillside blasted by forest fires.┤
├│ 2. ┤damned; cursed.
╩│blasted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the formative substance of a germinating ovum.
├│ 2. ┤the initial point of growth from which an organ or part is developed.
╩│blastema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│blastemic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a blastema.
├│ 2. ┤resembling a blastema.
╩│blastemic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blast furnace,╕
┬┌┤ a furnace in which ores are smelted, by forcing a strong current of air into the furnace from the bottom to make a very great heat. It is used especially to produce pig iron from iron ore.
╩│blast furnace,╕
╜│blastie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a dwarf.
╩│blastie, ╛╕noun.
╜│blasting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blast; blight.
├│ 2a. ┤the operation of blowing rocks to pieces.
├│ b. ┤the result or material product of blowing up rocks.
╩│blasting, ╛╕noun.
╜│blasting cap,╕
┬┌┤ a detonator.
╩│blasting cap,╕
╜│blastment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blasting; blast or blight.
╩│blastment, ╛╕noun.
╜│blasto-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) connection with or relation to a bud, germ, or early embryonic stage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blastodisk = a germinal disk. Blastogenesis = reproduction by budding.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡blast-┤ before vowels.
╩│blasto-,╕
╜│blastochyle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Embryology.) the liquid which fills the blastocoel, or cavity of the blastula.
╩│blastochyle, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastocoel┐,╕ │blastocoele,╕ or │blastocele, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the central cavity of a blastula; segmentation cavity.
╩│blastocoel┐,╕ │blastocoele,╕ or │blastocele, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastocyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= germinal vesicle.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= blastula.┤
╩│blastocyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastoderm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the layer of cells formed by the growth of a fertilized egg. It later divides into three layers, from which all parts of the new animal are formed.
╩│blastoderm, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastodermic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the blastoderm.
╩│blastodermic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastodisk┐╕ or │blastodisc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disklike aggregation of formative protoplasm at one pole of the yolk of a fertilized egg, containing the nucleus; germinal disk.
╩│blastodisk┐╕ or │blastodisc, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastoff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a launching or taking off into rocket-propelled flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The astronauts suffered no injury during blastoff and reentry.┤
╩│blastoff, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤reproduction by gemmation or budding.
├│ 2. ┤the theory of the transmission of inherited characters by germ plasm.
╩│blastogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with blastogenesis.
╩│blastogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastomere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the cells or segments into which an ovum or fertilized egg first divides.
╩│blastomere, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastomeric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a blastomere.
├│ 2. ┤resembling a blastomere.
╩│blastomeric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastomycete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the blastomycetes.
╩│blastomycete, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastomycetes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a heterogeneous group of yeastlike fungi occurring as parasites on or in man and some of the lower animals.
╩│blastomycetes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│blastomycetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or due to blastomycetes.
╩│blastomycetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastomycetic dermatitis,╕
┬┌┤ a form of blastomycosis localized as an inflammation of the skin caused by the presence of blastomycetes.
╩│blastomycetic dermatitis,╕
╜│blastomycetous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= blastomycetic.
╩│blastomycetous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= blastomycetic.
╜│blastomycosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic disease of man or animals, especially poultry, caused by a yeastlike fungus, sometimes systemic, sometimes attacking the skin, the mouth, the lungs, or the liver, spleen, and kidneys.
╩│blastomycosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastoporal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a blastopore.
╩│blastoporal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastopore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the external opening of the cavity (archenteron) of a gastrula.
╩│blastopore, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastoporic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a blastopore.
╩│blastoporic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= blastula.┤
├│ 2. ┤(specifically) the hollow spherical blastoderm of mammals, formed after gastrulation.
╩│blastosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│blastous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a germ or bud.
╩│blastous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastproof, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to withstand the effects of explosions.
╩│blastproof, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blast screen,╕
┬┌┤ a concrete shield for protecting members of a ground crew against the exhaust blast of jet aircraft taking off.
╩│blast screen,╕
╜│blast shelter,╕
┬┌┤ a blastproof shelter.
╩│blast shelter,╕
╜│blastula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ an early stage in the development of an embryo of an animal, after the fertilization and cleavage of the ovum. It usually consists of a sac or hollow sphere formed by a single layer of cells.
╩│blastula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lae.╕
╜│blastular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with a blastula.
├│ 2. ┤resembling a blastula.
╩│blastular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blastulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ formation of the blastula.
╩│blastulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│blast wave,╕
┬┌┤ a wave of air at increased pressure, caused by an explosion and radiating from it, followed by a wave of decreased pressure.
╩│blast wave,╕
╜│blat─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│blatted,╕ │blatting.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to cry like a calf or sheep; bleat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This bullheaded monster [the Diesel train engine], whose blatting horn has replaced the romantic wail of the whistle (Newsweek).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a blustering person who talks much and says little.
├│ 2. ┤╡= ruddy duck.┤
╩│blatherskite, ╛╕noun.
╜│blatter, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to utter volubly.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to speak volubly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The girls blattered endlessly.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= clatter.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a volley of clattering words.
├│ 2. ┤a rattling or clattering noise.
╩│blatter, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blaubok┐╕ or │blauwbok, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bok╕ or │-boks.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, bluish South African antelope, now extinct.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various small South African antelopes.
╩│blaubok┐╕ or │blauwbok, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bok╕ or │-boks.╕
╜│blaw, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) to blow.
╩│blaw, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│blaxploitation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the production of films and plays with black actors for black audiences.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For every blaxploitation movie, 10 white-exploitation movies of cheap thrills of violence ... are made and exhibited in, I venture, far more theaters and drive-ins than black films (Psychology Today).┤
╩│blaxploitation, ╛╕noun.
╜│blaze─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│blazed,╕ │blazing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a bright flame or fire; mass of flame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scout could see the blaze of the campfires across the river.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conflagration.
├│ 2. ┤a glow of brightness; intense light; glare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blaze of the noon sun.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brilliance.
├│ 3. ┤a bright display.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tulips made a blaze of color in the garden.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a sudden or violent outburst of feeling or passion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blaze of temper.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to burn with a bright flame; be on fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A fire was blazing in the fireplace.┤
├│ 2. ┤to show bright color or lights.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On New Year's Eve the big house blazed with lights.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make a bright display.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mighty names have blazed upon the world and passed away (William Cullen Bryant).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to burst out in anger or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blazed up at the insult.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to shine forth; shed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Father ... on the Son blazed forth unclouded deity (Milton).┤
├│ 2. ┤to cause to blaze up.
└╕expr. ╡blaze away,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to fire a gun or the like continuously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We ... blazed away at the lions (David Livingstone).┤
├│ b. ┤to work or talk with enthusiasm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gomez blazed away with five perfect innings (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡go to blazes,┤ ┤(Slang.) go to the devil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He told the annoying salesman to go to blazes.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a distinctively colored or decorated jacket. Blazers are sometimes worn as part of the uniform of a team or school.
├│ 2. ┤anything which blazes or shines.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a small cooking apparatus.
╩│blazer, ╛╕noun.
╜│blazing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤flaming; fiery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the sight of the blazing dwellings. (Figurative.) She fixed a glance blazing with rage and scorn on the driver.┤
├│ 2. ┤shining; bright-colored; glaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blazing sun upon a fierce August day.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blazingly.┤
╩│blazing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blazing star,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several wild plants having showy clusters of flowers. They grow mainly on prairies and meadows in the eastern and midwestern United States. The button snakeroot is one kind.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) the brilliant center of admiration; cynosure.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a comet.
╩│blazing star,╕
╜│blazon, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make known; proclaim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Big posters blazoned the wonders of the coming circus.┤
├│ 2. ┤to decorate, especially with designs, names, or colors; adorn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bottom of the valley was a bed of glorious grass, blazoned with flowers (R. Taylor).┤
├│ 3a. ┤to describe or paint (a coat of arms).
├│ b. ┤to inscribe with some ornament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What matter whose the hillside grave, or whose the blazoned stone (John Greenleaf Whittier).┤
├│ 4. ┤to display; show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And blazon o'er the door their names in brass (Byron).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a coat of arms, or a shield with a coat of arms on it.
├│ 2. ┤a description or painting of a coat of arms; blazonry.
├│ 3. ┤a display; show.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But this eternal blazon must not be (Shakespeare).┤
┼╕noun ╡blazoner.┤
┼╕noun ╡blazonment.┤
╩│blazon, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blazonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bright decoration or display.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The eternal blazonry of nature (Harriet Beecher Stowe).┤
├│ 2. ┤a coat of arms.
├│ 3. ┤a description or painting of a coat of arms.
╩│blazonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│BLC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ (Aerodynamics.) boundary layer control.
╩│BLC╕ (no periods),
╜│bldg.,╕
┬┌┤ building.
╩│bldg.,╕
╜│bldgs.,╕
┬┌┤ buildings.
╩│bldgs.,╕
╜│bleach, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to whiten by exposing to sunlight or by using chemicals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bleached the linen napkins in the wash. Bleached bones lay on the hot sands of the desert.┤
├│ 2. ┤to remove some of the color of; lighten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun had bleached her hair.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become white; turn pale; lose color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. White sheets bleaching on the hedge (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) blanch.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any chemical used in bleaching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Laundries often use bleach to whiten shirts.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act or process of bleaching.
├│ 3. ┤the whiteness produced by bleaching.
┼╕adj. ╡bleachable.┤
┼╕noun ╡bleacher.┤
╩│bleach, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bleacherite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a spectator in the bleachers at a sports event.
╩│bleacherite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bleachers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rows or tiers of low-priced seats, usually not covered by a roof, at an outdoor sports event.
├│ 2. ┤the occupants of the section of a stadium, ballpark, or the like, containing these seats.
╩│bleachers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bleachery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where bleaching is done.
╩│bleachery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bleaching powder,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a white powder used for bleaching and disinfecting, made by treating slaked lime with chlorine; chlorinated lime; chloride of lime.
├│ 2. ┤any powder for bleaching.
╩│bleaching powder,
╜│bleak─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤swept by winds; bare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rocky peaks of high mountains are bleak.┤
┴┤ (SYN) desolate.
├│ 2. ┤chilly; cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bleak winter wind made him shiver.┤
┴┤ (SYN) raw.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) cheerless and depressing; dismal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A prisoner's life is bleak. Lonely and ill, the old woman faced ableak future.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dreary.
┼╕adv. ╡bleakly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bleakness.┤
╩│bleak─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│bleak─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small European freshwater fish of the carp family.
╩│bleak─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bleakish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat bleak.
╩│bleakish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blear, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(of the eyes) dim, especially from water or tears.
┴┤ (SYN) filmy, misty.
├│ 2. ┤indistinct; dim; blurred.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to dim (the eyes), especially with tears.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old dog's eyes were bleared by age.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make dim; blur.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a blur; dimness or mistiness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blear in the eyes.┤
╩│blear, ╛╕adjective, verb, noun.
╜│blear-eyed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bleary-eyed.
╩│blear-eyed, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bleary-eyed.
╜│bleary, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blearier,╕ │bleariest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤dim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her eyes were bleary with weeping.┤
├│ 2. ┤indistinct in outline; blurred.
┼╕adv. ╡blearily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bleariness.┤
╩│bleary, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blearier,╕ │bleariest.╕
╜│bleary-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having eyes dim, especially with water or tears.
├│ 2. ┤╡= short-sighted.┤
╩│bleary-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bleat, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shepherd heard the bleat of the lost lamb over the hill.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sound like this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The victim gave a bleat of terror.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lamb bleats for its mother.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make a sound like this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The frightened child bleated in terror.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to complain foolishly or feebly; whine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stop bleating about your problems and get to work.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to utter with a bleat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an old half-witted sheep which bleats articulate monotony (James K. Stephen).┤
┼╕noun ╡bleater.┤
╩│bleat, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bleaty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bleatier,╕ │bleatiest.╕
┬┌┤ bleating; whining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bleaty tenor.┤
╩│bleaty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bleatier,╕ │bleatiest.╕
╜│bleb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blister.
├│ 2. ┤a bubble.
╩│bleb, ╛╕noun.
╜│blebby, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of blebs.
╩│blebby, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bled─╕ (1), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense and past participle of ╡bleed:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cut bled for ten minutes.┤
╩│bled─╕ (1), ╛verb.
╜│bled─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a rural district in certain countries of northern Africa.
╩│bled─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│blee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) color; complexion.
╩│blee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bleed, ╛╕verb, ╞│bled,╕ │bleeding,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to lose blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is bleeding from a cut.┤
├│ 2. ┤to suffer wounds or death; shed one's blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He fought and bled for his country.┤
├│ 3. ┤to lose sap or juice from a surface that has been cut or scratched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Trees bleed if they are pruned when the sap is rising in the spring.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to feel pity, sorrow, or grief (for).
╔┤ ╢Ex. My heart bleeds for the poor little orphan.┤
├│ 5a. ┤(of printed text, illustrations, or decorations) to extend into the margin of the page.
├│ b. ┤to print or trim pages so that this occurs.
├│ 6. ┤(of a dye) to run or become diffused when wetted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When I washed the madras scarf, the dyes bled into each other.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take blood from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors used to bleed sick people.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take sap or juice from.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to get money away from by extortion.
├│ 4. ┤to design or print (text, illustrations, or decorations) so that they leave no margin.
├│ 5a. ┤to drain slowly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bleed the fluid from a hydraulic brake system.┤
├│ b. ┤to drain fluid slowly from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bleed a hydraulic brake system.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤any illustration or type area that has no margin.
├│ b. ┤the paper or printed matter trimmed off.
├│ 2. ┤a valve or tap; bleeder valve.
└╕expr. ╡bleed white,┤ ┤to use up or take away all of the power, strength, or money of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. England ... bled herself white in the Hundred Years' War in a futile attempt to keep French territory under the crown (New York Times).┤
╩│bleed, ╛╕verb, ╞│bled,╕ │bleeding,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bleeder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who bleeds excessively when injured, because the blood fails to clot; hemophiliac.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bleeder valve.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Electronics.) a resistor connected across a power source to improve the voltage regulation.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a sponger.
├│ b. ┤a scoundrel.
├│ c. ┤a wretch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. some poor bleeder.┤
╩│bleeder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bleeder valve,╕
┬┌┤ a valve or tap to allow excess fluid, especially fluid under pressure, to be drawn off.
╩│bleeder valve,╕
╜│bleeding, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤losing or emitting blood or sap.
├│ 2. ┤deeply compassionate or anguished.
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) cursed; confounded (now usually a profane intensive).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bleeding error.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤hemorrhage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.┤
├│ 2. ┤bloodletting.
╩│bleeding, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bleeding heart,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a common garden plant of the same family as the Dutchman's-breeches, that has drooping clusters of red, pink, or creamy-white, heart-shaped flowers.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a person given to insincere, exaggerated, or professional display of pity, sorrow, or sympathy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I want to make sure that the remarks which follow will not be mistaken for the complaints of a bleeding heart (Harper's).┤
╩│bleeding heart,╕
╜│bleeding-heart pigeon,
┬┌┤ a pigeon, native to the Philippines, whose underparts are white except for a splash of red resembling a wound.
╩│bleeding-heart pigeon,
╜│bleep, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤short, high-pitched sound emitted as a signal or to obliterate undesirable words in a broadcast; beep.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to emit such a sound.
┼╕noun ╡bleeper.┤
╩│bleep, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blellum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a blabber.
╩│blellum, ╛╕noun.
╜│blemish, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a physical defect; stain, spot, or scar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bad burn improperly treated may leave a blemish on a person's skin.┤
├│ 2. ┤something that mars completeness or perfection; imperfection; flaw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These blemishes of smudged printing have been removed in the new edition. (Figurative.) ... if they find some stain or blemish in a name of note (Alfred Tennyson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) fault.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to stain, spot, or scar.
┴┤ (SYN) deface, disfigure.
├│ 2. ┤to injure or mar the completeness or perfection of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) One bad deed can blemish a good reputation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) damage, tarnish, sully.
┼╕noun ╡blemisher.┤
┼╕adj. ╡blemishless.┤
┼╕noun ╡blemishment.┤
╩│blemish, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blench─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to draw back; shrink away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I blench and withdraw ... (Ralph Waldo Emerson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) flinch, quail.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to avoid.
┼╕noun ╡blencher.┤
╩│blench─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│blench─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to turn white or pale; blanch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blenched with terror.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make white or pale.
╩│blench─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│blend, ╛╕verb, ╞│blended╕ or (Archaic) │blent,╕ │blending,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mix together; mix so thoroughly that the things mixed cannot be distinguished or separated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blend the butter and the sugar before adding the other ingredients of the cake.┤
┴┤ (SYN) combine.
├│ 2. ┤to make by mixing several kinds together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Experts blend teas to suit the water in different areas. Her manner was smoothly blended of graciousness and condescension.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become mixed (with something else) so thoroughly that the things mixed cannot be distinguished or separated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even if you mix oil and water, they will not blend.┤
├│ 2. ┤to shade into each other, little by little; merge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The colors of the rainbow blend into one another.┤
├│ 3. ┤to go well together; harmonize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brown and gold blend well.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thorough mixture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His nature is a perfect blend of liveliness, generosity, and good humor.┤
├│ 2. ┤a mixture made by blending.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This coffee is a blend of three varieties.┤
├│ 3. ┤a gradual merging of one thing with another (usually of colors or sounds); shading.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blend of sky blue into sea blue in the distance, the blend of the woodwinds into the final theme of the strings.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Linguistics.) a word made by combining two words, often with a syllable in common; portmanteau word. EXAMPLES: ╖Motel┤ is a blend of ╖motor┤ and ╖hotel. Smog┤ is a blend of ╖smoke┤ and ╖fog.┤
├│ 5. ┤a combination of consonant sounds represented by two or more letters, such as ╖bl┤ or ╖nd┤ in ╖blend;┤ consonant cluster.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) ╡= blended whiskey.┤
╩│blend, ╛╕verb, ╞│blended╕ or (Archaic) │blent,╕ │blending,╕ ╛noun.
╜│blende, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= sphalerite.┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain other minerals, especially zinc sulfides, having a resinlike luster.
╩│blende, ╛╕noun.
╜│blended family,╕
┬┌┤ a family in which one or both of the parents have children from a previous marriage living with them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Remarriage and blended families are becoming mainstream phenomena (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│blended family,╕
╜│blended whiskey,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a whiskey consisting of not less than 20 per cent of straight whiskey and not more than 80 per cent of neutral spirits.
╩│blended whiskey,╕
╜│blender, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that blends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tea blender, a food blender.┤
╩│blender, ╛╕noun.
╜│blending inheritance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the combination of the characteristics of both parents as a result of crossbreeding.
╩│blending inheritance, ╛╕noun.
╜│blendor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for chopping up and mixing something thoroughly.
╩│blendor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Blenheim spaniel,
┬┌┤ a variety of English toy spaniel with a short nose and a white coat marked with red.
╩│Blenheim spaniel,
╜│blennioid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a blenny.
├│ 2. ┤of blennies.
╩│blennioid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blennorrhea┐╕ or │blennorrhoea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an excessive secretion and discharge of mucus.
├│ 2. ┤╡= gonorrhea.┤
╩│blennorrhea┐╕ or │blennorrhoea, ╛╕noun.
╜│blenny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies╕ or (collectively) │-ny.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various small, saltwater fishes with a slender, tapering body.
╩│blenny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies╕ or (collectively) │-ny.╕
╜│blent, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) blended; a past tense and a past participle of ╡blend.┤
╩│blent, ╛╕verb.
╜│blephar-┐╕ or │blepharo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤eyelid, as in ╖blepharitis.┤
├│ 2. ┤flagellum or cilium, as in ╖blepharoplast.┤
╩│blephar-┐╕ or │blepharo-,╕
╜│blepharism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ continual and involuntary winking or twitching of the eyelids.
╩│blepharism, ╛╕noun.
╜│blepharitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inflamed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blepharitic eyelids.┤
╩│blepharitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blepharitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the eyelids.
╩│blepharitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│blepharoplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a specialized granule of protoplasm in a cell from which a flagellum or cilium arises.
╩│blepharoplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│blepharospasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ excessive and involuntary winking.
╩│blepharospasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│blesbok, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large South African antelope having a white spot on the face.
╩│blesbok, ╛╕noun.
╜│blesbuck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= blesbok.
╩│blesbuck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= blesbok.
╜│bless, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│blessed╕ or │blest,╕ │blessing.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤to consecrate (a thing) by a religious rite, formula, or prayer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bishop blessed the new church.┤
├│ b. ┤to make holy or sacred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it (Genesis 2:3).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sanctify, hallow.
├│ 2. ┤to ask God's favor for; commend to God's favor or protection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bless these little children.┤
├│ 3. ┤to wish good to; feel grateful to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bless him for his kindness.┤
├│ 4. ┤to make happy or fortunate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. May this country always be blessed with freedom.┤
├│ 5. ┤to call holy; praise; glorify; adore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bless the Lord, O my soul.┤
┴┤ (SYN) extol.
├│ 6. ┤to guard or protect from evil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heaven bless this house.┤
├│ 7. ┤to make the sign of the cross over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mrs. Lonigan drew some rosary beads out of her apron pocket, ... blessed herself with it and commenced whispering her rosary (James T. Farrell).┤
└╕expr. ╡bless me,┤ ┤an exclamation of surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bless me! Sir, there's no room for a question (Sir Richard Steele).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Colonel might have said "Bless you, my children," in the tenderest tones (John Ruskin).┤
┼╕noun ╡blesser.┤
╩│bless, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│blessed╕ or │blest,╕ │blessing.╕
╜│blessed, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤holy; sacred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blessed Trinity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) consecrated.
├│ 2. ┤bringing joy; joyful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blessed rain following a drought.┤
├│ 3. ┤happy; fortunate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blessed are the pure in heart (Matthew 5:8).┤
├│ 4. ┤enjoying the favor of heaven; beatified.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) a euphemism for "cursed"; confounded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I can't get this blessed car to start.┤
┴┤ (SYN) annoying.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡the Blessed,┤ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person or persons beatified by a decree of the Pope (a title characterizing one adjudged worthy of veneration but not canonized, although often preceding canonization).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men, in their togas, reminded one of saints; ... they "recalled irresistibly the conventional pictures of evangelical piety that represented the Blessed walking in the vales of Paradise" (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡blessedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡blessedness.┤
╩│blessed, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│blessed event,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the birth of a child.
├│ 2. ┤the child itself.
╩│blessed event,╕
╜│Blessed Sacrament,╕
┬┌┤ the Eucharist; Holy Communion.
╩│Blessed Sacrament,╕
╜│Blessed Virgin,╕
┬┌┤ the Virgin Mary.
╩│Blessed Virgin,╕
╜│blessing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a prayer asking God to show His favor; benediction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A church service is often concluded with a blessing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) invocation, benison.
├│ 2. ┤a giving of God's favor.
├│ 3. ┤a brief prayer of thanks said before or sometimes after a meal.
├│ 4. ┤a wish for happiness or success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he left home, he received his father's blessing. Blessings on thee, little man (John Greenleaf Whittier).┤
├│ 5. ┤anything that makes one happy or contented; benefit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blessings of nature. A good temper is a great blessing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) favor, gift, boon.
├│ 6. ┤consent or approval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marriage had the blessing of the parents of the bride and groom. The court would have to give its final blessing and the bankruptcy would be ended (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sanction.
└╕expr. ╡a blessing in disguise,┤ ┤a bad thing that turns out to be good in the end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His sudden illness was a blessing in disguise, for it kept him from going to the theater which burned down that evening.┤
╩│blessing, ╛╕noun.
╜│blest, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤blessed; a past tense and a past participle of ╡bless:┤
┬┌┤ the slow, internal decay that takes place in apples, pears, and some other fruits after they are stored.
╩│bletting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bleu cheese, ╟= blue cheese.
╩│bleu cheese, ╟= blue cheese.
╜│bleu-de-roi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Ceramics.) the ultramarine blue of Sevres porcelain.
╩│bleu-de-roi, ╛╕noun.
╜│blew, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense of ╡blow┤ (2) and ╡blow┤ (3).
╔┤ ╢Ex. All night long the wind blew.┤
╩│blew, ╛╕verb.
╜│blewits, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an edible, bluish-purple mushroom.
╩│blewits, ╛╕noun.
╜│blight, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a disease that causes plants to wither and die. Blights are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses and destroy the tissues of the plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apple crop was wiped out by blight.┤
├│ 2. ┤the bacterium, fungus, or virus that causes such a disease.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything that withers hopes or causes destruction or ruin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His father's bankruptcy was a blight on the boy's hopes for an education.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. A blighted spring makes a barren year (Samuel Johnson). (Figurative.) A blighted area is a district of a city that is on the way toward becoming a slum (Emory S. Bogardus).┤
╩│blighted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blighter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that blights.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a contemptible man; scoundrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One day the District Attorney will bring the smug blighter to book for some of his questionable devices (Listener).┤
├│ b. ┤any man; fellow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the lucky little blighter!┤
╩│blighter, ╛╕noun.
╜│blighty┐╕ or │Blighty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤England; home (used originally by soldiers on foreign service).
├│ 2. ┤a wound that sends a soldier home.
╩│blighty┐╕ or │Blighty, ╛╕noun.
╜│blimey, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (British Cockney Slang.) an exclamation of surprise; cor!
╩│blimey, ╛╕interjection.
╜│blimp─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a small, nonrigid, dirigible airship.
├│ 2. ┤any dirigible.
├│ 3. ┤a soundproof cover on a motion-picture camera. It prevents the camera's noise from reaching the sound track.
╩│blimp─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│Blimp┐╕ or │blimp─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a pompous and complacent ultraconservative person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [They] are silent because they're afraid of looking reactionary, like the blimps who turned out to be wrong about Van Gogh or Cezanne (Punch).┤
╩│Blimp┐╕ or │blimp─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Blimpish┐╕ or │blimpish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characteristic of a Blimp; pompously ultraconservative.
╩│Blimpish┐╕ or │blimpish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blind, ╛╕adjective, adverb, verb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not able to see.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blind man needed help to cross the street.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sightless.
├│ 2a. ┤hard to see; hidden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a blind curve on the highway.┤
├│ b. ┤hard to trace, read, or follow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blind trail.┤
├│ 3. ┤without the use of sight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In his blind fumbling in the dark room, he knocked over the lamp.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) without thought, judgment, or good sense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The angry boy was in a blind rage. When he didn't know he made a blind guess.┤
┴┤ (SYN) heedless, reckless.
├│ 5. ┤with only one opening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They walked down a blind street and had to turn around and go back.┤
├│ 6. ┤without an opening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blind wall.┤
├│ 7. ┤of or for blind persons.
├│ 8. ┤made without previous knowledge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blind purchase.┤
├│ 9. ┤(of an experiment) without knowing which subjects are tested or which substance is evaluated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blind study. They [examiners] were "blind" not only to the drug therapy but also to the medical assessments (Lancet).┤
├│ 10. ┤abortive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blind bud.┤
├│ 11. ┤(Slang.) drunk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It makes a pig of you when you get blind (James T. Farrell).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤by means of instruments instead of the eyes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. reading from instruments that make it possible for pilots to fly blind.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make unable to see.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bright lights blinded me for a moment.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make difficult to see; conceal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Clouds blinded the stars from my view.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to take away the power to understand or judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His prejudices blinded him.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤something that keeps out light or hinders sight. A window shade or shutter is a blind.
├│ b. ┤╡= blinder ┤(def. 1).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything that conceals an action or purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asking to see how fast his friend's bicycle would go was a blind to get to use it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pretext, pretense.
├│ 3. ┤a hiding place for a hunter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he hunts ducks, he hides behind a blind of twigs, grass, and leaves.┤
└╕expr. ╡blind to,┤ ┤unable to understand, perceive, or appreciate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is blind to his faults.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blindingly.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blindly.┤
┼╕noun ╡blindness.┤
╩│blind, ╛╕adjective, adverb, verb, noun.
╜│blindage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a screen or other structure to protect men in a trench.
╩│blindage, ╛╕noun.
╜│blind alley,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a passageway closed at one end.
┴┤ (SYN) cul-de-sac.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a situation or position that leads nowhere; impasse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a conversational blind alley.┤
├│ b. ┤an employment offering no chance for progress or improvement.
╩│blind alley,╕
╜│blind date
┬┌│ 1. ┤a date between two persons of opposite sex who have not previously met, arranged by someone else.
├│ 2. ┤either of the two persons.
╩│blind date
╜│blinder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a leather flap on a horse's bridle to keep it from seeing sidewise; blinker; blind.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.) a dazzling performance.
╩│blinder, ╛╕noun.
╜│blindfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ a fish that lives in the underground streams of caves, and has rudimentary eyes, useless for vision.
╩│blindfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│blind flying,╕ ╟│= instrument flying.
╩│blind flying,╕ ╟│= instrument flying.
╜│blindfold, ╛╕verb, adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cover the eyes of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The robbers blindfolded and bound their victim.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cover (the eyes) with a cloth, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. They blindfolded my eyes for a week after the operation.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to darken the understanding or judgment of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Prejudice blindfolds the mind.┤
├╕adj., adv. ┤ │1. ┤with the eyes covered or as if covered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I am going to bring a plane down practically blindfold," he said (New Yorker). I was made ... to play ten games simultaneously and blindfold against the junior chess club (Punch).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) reckless; heedless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With blindfold fury she begins to forage (Shakespeare).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cloth or other thing for covering the eyes.
╩│blindfold, ╛╕verb, adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│blind gut,╕ ╟│= cecum.
╩│blind gut,╕ ╟│= cecum.
╜│blind landing,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) ╡= instrument landing.┤
╩│blind landing,╕
╜│blindman's buff,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch one of several other players and tell who he is.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Government by blindman's-buff (Thomas Carlyle).┤
╩│blindman's buff,
╜│blindman's holiday,╕
┬┌┤ twilight just before the evening lights are lighted, when it is too dark to work, read, or the like.
╩│blindman's holiday,╕
╜│blind pig,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a place where intoxicating liquors are sold contrary to law.
╩│blind pig,╕
╜│blind side,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the weak or unguarded side of a person or thing.
├│ 2. ┤(Rugby.) the portion of the field opposite the referee in scrummage.
╩│blind side,╕
╜│blind snake,╕
┬┌┤ a small, burrowing snake that feeds on worms and insect larvae.
╩│blind snake,╕
╜│blind spot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a point on the retina that is not sensitive to light. The optic nerve enters the eye there.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a matter on which a person does not know that he is prejudiced or poorly informed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grammar is his blind spot.┤
├│ 3. ┤an area of poor radio or television reception.
├│ 4. ┤an area of poor visibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a blind spot where the road dips.┤
╩│blind spot,╕
╜│blind staggers,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= staggers.┤ See under ╡stagger.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) extreme drunkenness.
╩│blind staggers,╕
╜│blindstory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a story without windows or other major openings, especially a triforium with no exterior windows.
╩│blindstory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│blind tiger,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= speakeasy.┤
╩│blind tiger,╕
╜│blind trust,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a trust fund into which a person places his financial holdings to be managed by others while he is engaged in a position such as a government appointment in which his business interests might conflict with his duties.
├│ 2. ┤a trust established to conceal the identity of the person or persons whose property is held in trust.
╩│blind trust,╕
╜│blindworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small lizard of Europe, western Asia, and Algeria, with a limbless, snakelike body and very tiny eyes, popularly supposed to be sightless but actually able to see; slowworm.
╩│blindworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│blinger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) whopper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. one blinger of a headache.┤
╩│blinger, ╛╕noun.
╜│blini, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │blinis╕ or │blini.╕
┬┌┤ a very light, thin, small pancake, served with sour cream, or caviar, smoked salmon, or other delicacy. Also, ╡bliny.┤
╩│blini, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │blinis╕ or │blini.╕
╜│blink, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to look with the eyes opening and shutting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blinked at the sudden light.┤
├│ 2. ┤to close the eyes and then open them again quickly; wink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We blink every few seconds.┤
├│ 3. ┤to shine with an unsteady light.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A lantern blinked through the darkness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) twinkle.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to look with indifference (at).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We blink at faults in those we love.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Figurative.) to shut the eyes to; look with indifference at; ignore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You cannot blink the fact that time slips by.┤
┴┤ (SYN) evade.
├│ 2. ┤to blind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun is blinking my eyes.┤
├│ 3. ┤to shut (the eyes) for a moment; wink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The average person blinks his eyes 25 times a minute (Science News Letter).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a winking; a wink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several blinks will sometimes get a cinder out of the eye.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sudden flash of light; gleam.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blink of the beacon could be seen for miles.┤
├│ 3. ┤the time taken by a glance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat caught the mouse in a blink of an eye.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Scottish.) a glance; glimpse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I wish my master were living to get a blink o't (Sir Walter Scott).┤
├│ 5. ┤a brightness above the horizon caused by the reflection of light from masses of ice.
└╕expr. ╡on the blink,┤ ┤(Informal.) not working properly; not working.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I can't hear the news since my radio went on the blink.┤
╩│blink, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blinker, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a warning signal with flashing lights.
├│ 2. ┤a blinder for a horse.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤an eye; peeper.
├│ b. ┤╡= black eye.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to make unable to see or understand; restrict the vision of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to blinker a horse.┤
└╕expr. ╡blinkers,┤ ┤╡= goggles.┤
╩│blinker, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blinkered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a restricted outlook; narrow-minded.
╩│blinkered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blinking, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that blinks.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.) confounded; blooming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blinking fool.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blinkingly.┤
╩│blinking, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blink microscope,╕
┬┌┤ an instrument through which two photographs may be viewed in rapid alternation to check the alteration in position or movement of a star, comet, or other heavenly body.
╩│blink microscope,╕
╜│blintze┐╕ or │blintz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thin, rolled pancake filled with some soft food, such as a soft cheese, jam, or fruit.
╩│blintze┐╕ or │blintz, ╛╕noun.
╜│bliny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │blinies╕ or │bliny.╕ ╟│= blini.
╩│bliny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │blinies╕ or │bliny.╕ ╟│= blini.
╜│blip, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│blipped,╕ │blipping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small spot or dot of light by which a radar or similar apparatus indicates on its screen the location of an object within its range.
├│ 2. ┤a sharp, short sound; bleep.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to appear as or produce a blip.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hit lightly; tap.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) to replace (a censored word or expression) with a blip, as on a videotape.
╩│blip, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│blipped,╕ │blipping.╕
╜│bliss, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤great happiness; perfect joy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What bliss it is to plunge into the cool waves on a hot day.┤
┴┤ (SYN) delight, ecstasy, rapture.
├│ 2. ┤the joy of heaven; blessedness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... deprived of everlasting bliss (Christopher Marlowe).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤╡bliss out,┤ (U.S. Slang.) to fill with bliss; enrapture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His Peninsula neighbors are too blissed out on tranquillity to know or care what he does for a living (Town and Country).┤
╩│bliss, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blissful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ supremely happy; joyful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have blissful memories of a summer vacation.┤
┴┤ (SYN) delightful, ecstatic, enraptured.
┼╕adv. ╡blissfully.┤
┼╕noun ╡blissfulness.┤
╩│blissful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blister, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a little baglike place in the skin filled with watery matter. Blisters are often caused by burns or rubbing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My new shoes have made blisters on my heels.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vesicle, bleb.
├│ 2. ┤a similar swelling on the surface of a plant, on metal, on the surface of painted wood, or in glass.
├│ 3. ┤a bulge on the fuselage of an aircraft, often of transparent material, for an observer, navigator, or gunner.
├│ 4. ┤a bulging structure built onto the hull of a ship for protection against torpedoes.
├│ 5. ┤(Medicine.) anything applied to raise a blister; vesicatory.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to raise a blister or blisters on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunburn has blistered my back.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to attack with sharp words.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become covered with blisters; have blisters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People often blister when they get sunburned.┤
╩│blister, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blister beetle,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various beetles which are dried and powdered for use in raising blisters on the skin in medical treatment, especially the Spanish fly or cantharis.
╩│blister beetle,╕
╜│blister copper,╕
┬┌┤ impure copper having a black, blistered surface, obtained during smelting just before the final refining operation.
╩│blister copper,╕
╜│blistered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having blisters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blistered paint.┤
├│ 2. ┤ornamented with puffs; puffed.
╩│blistered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blister figure,╕
┬┌┤ an irregular pattern in such woods as mahogany, satinwood, and elm, caused by the abnormal growth of annual rings.
╩│blister figure,╕
╜│blister gas,╕
┬┌┤ a gas that blisters the skin, used in chemical warfare.
╩│blister gas,╕
╜│blistering, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤causing or capable of causing blisters.
├│ 2. ┤very hot:
├│ a. ┤sweltering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blistering heat.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blistering condemnation.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) violent.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) very fast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... this year's blistering production pace (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕adv. ╡blisteringly.┤
╩│blistering, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blister pack,╕
┬┌┤ a strong, transparent plastic package, usually mounted on a cardboard backing and designed to fit and show its content while protecting it from damage, dirt, and pilfering.
╩│blister pack,╕
╜│blister rust,╕
┬┌┤ a fungus disease of pine trees.
╩│blister rust,╕
╜│blistery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that blisters; characterized by blisters.
╩│blistery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│B.Lit.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Literature (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Litterarum┤).
╩│B.Lit.,╕
╜│blithe, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤happy and cheerful; gay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert (Shelley). Blithe would her brother's acceptance be (Tennyson).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. On blithesome frolics bent (James Thomson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) gay, cheerful, happy.
┼╕adv. ╡blithesomely.┤
┼╕noun ╡blithesomeness.┤
╩│blithesome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│B.Litt.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Literature (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Litterarum┤).
╩│B.Litt.,╕
╜│blitz, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= blitzkrieg.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sudden, violent attack using many airplanes and tanks.
├│ 3. ┤any sudden, violent attack.
├│ 4. ┤(Football Slang.) the defensive tactic of blitzing or red-dogging.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to attack or overcome by a blitz.
├│ 2. ┤(Football Slang.) to pursue and harass (the passer); red-dog.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Football Slang.) ╡= red-dog.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a blitz.
├│ 2. ┤swift and aggressive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... blitz telephone operations to sell stocks (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡blitzer.┤
╩│blitz, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│blitzkrieg, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤warfare in which the offensive is very rapid, violent, and hard to resist.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any sudden, violent attack; blitz.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to attack by or as if by blitzkrieg; blitz.
╩│blitzkrieg, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blizzard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blinding snowstorm with a very strong wind and extreme cold.
├│ 2. ┤any severe, widespread snowstorm lasting for some time.
├│ 3. ┤a similar storm of wind-blown sand or dust.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a severe attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. caught in a blizzard of criticism.┤
╩│blizzard, ╛╕noun.
╜│blizzardly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like or characteristic of a blizzard.
╩│blizzardly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blizzardy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a blizzard.
├│ 2. ┤in which many blizzards occur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blizzardy winter.┤
╩│blizzardy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blk.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤black.
├│ 2. ┤block.
╩│blk.,╕
╜│B.LL.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Laws (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Legum┤).
╩│B.LL.,╕
╜│bloat, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to swell up; puff up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Overeating will bloat your stomach.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inflate, swell.
├│ 2. ┤to preserve (herring) by slightly salting and partially smoking.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become bloated; swell.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a disorder in cattle, sheep, and goats characterized by a swelling of the stomach (rumen) as a result of an accumulation of gases. It is caused by eating green forage, especially legumes, too rapidly, by eating moist feed that ferments, or by changing feed when extremely hungry.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) wasteful or needless expansion of staff, expenditures, procedures, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... authorized by Congress to check ... for bureaucratic bloat (New York Times).┤
╩│bloat, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bloated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤swollen and puffy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bloated face of a rubber doll.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) pampered; puffed up.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) inflated; too great.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... put an end to these bloated armaments (Benjamin Disraeli).┤
├│ 4. ┤cured as a bloater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bloated herring.┤
╩│bloated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bloater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a herring preserved by slightly salting and partially smoking, softer and less dry than a kipper.
├│ 3. ┤something that has no distinct or definite shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He imposes on the reader great blobs of incoherent personal emotion (Alfred Kazin).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) an insignificant person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But the people who are supposed to be on our side are just blobs (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to smear; splotch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to blob paint on the wall.┤
╩│blob, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│blobbed,╕ │blobbing.╕
╜│bloc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of persons, companies, or nations combined for a purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farm bloc in Congress is a group from different political parties that favors laws to help farmers.┤
├│ 2. ┤a group of peoples or nations having common interests.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Poland and former East Germany were a part of an eastern European bloc.┤
╩│bloc, ╛╕noun.
╜│block, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a solid piece of wood, stone, metal, ice, or other material. A block usually has one or more flat sides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Pyramids are made of blocks of stone.┤
├│ b. ┤a similar, small piece of wood, stone, plastic, or rubber used (usually in sets) as a toy for children.
╔┤ ╢Ex. alphabet blocks. Build a house with your blocks.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤anything or any group of persons that keeps something from being done; obstruction; hindrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A block in traffic kept our car from moving on.┤
├│ b. ┤an inability to do or learn a specified thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to have a mental block about spelling.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. and Canada.)
├│ a. ┤a space in a city or town enclosed by streets.
├│ b. ┤the length of one side of a block in a city or town.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Walk one block east to the next street.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a number of buildings close together.
├│ b. ┤a large, single building consisting of a number of stores or shops, each with its separate entrance to the street.
├│ 5. ┤a group of things of the same kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a block of ten tickets for a play.┤
├│ 6. ┤a short section of railroad track between two signals by which trains are spaced.
├│ 7. ┤a support for the neck of a person being beheaded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a short sharp shock from a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block (W. S. Gilbert).┤
├│ 8. ┤a platform where things are put up for sale at an auction.
├│ 9. ┤a pulley or pulleys in a holder with a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached. Pulleys are used with a rope, belt, or chain, especially to transmit power and change the direction of motion.
├│ 10. ┤a mold on which something is shaped or placed to make it keep in shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a block for a hat.┤
├│ 11. ┤a piece of wood, metal, or other material engraved for printing.
├│ 12. ┤(Slang.) a person's head.
├│ 13. ┤╡= blockhead.┤
├│ 14. ┤(Medicine.) an obstruction of a normal function, as in the passage of nerve or muscular impulses.
├│ 15. ┤(Sports.) an impeding action directed at an opponent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The football player threw a block that knocked the ball-carrier out of bounds.┤
├│ 16. ┤the support under the keel of a ship in drydock.
├│ 17. ┤(Geology.) a faulting in blocklike sections; block faulting. (Abbr:) bk.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to fill up so as to prevent passage or progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The country roads were blocked with snow.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bar, blockade.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to put things in the way of; hinder; obstruct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother's illness blocked my plans for her birthday party.┤
├│ 2. ┤to mount on a block.
├│ 3. ┤to shape with a mold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Felt hats are blocked.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Sports.) to hinder (an opponent or his play).
├│ 5. ┤(Medicine.) to prevent normal function of (a nerve or muscular impulse), especially by the injection of an anesthetic.
├│ 6. ┤to prevent or postpone the passage of (a bill) in a legislature.
├│ 7. ┤(Cricket.) to stop (a ball) with the bat, simply to protect the wicket, without trying to hit for runs.
├│ 8a. ┤to manage or control the exchange of (local and foreign currencies) by government order, to prevent the development of an adverse balance of trade.
├│ b. ┤to prohibit the use of (funds) for a given period of time, as during a war.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act in opposition to an opponent, as in baseball, boxing, and football.
└╕expr. ╡block in┤ (or ╡out┤), ┤to plan or sketch roughly without filling in the details; outline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The artist blocked in parts of a portrait. The committee blocked out its plan.┤
└╕expr. ╡block off,┤ ┤to close off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to block off a street to traffic.┤
└╕expr. ╡blocks,┤ ┤a pair of supports against which a sprinter braces his feet at the start of a race.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the final, Wilma came off the blocks a split second behind the field (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡block up,┤
├│ a. ┤to fill up so as to prevent passage, progress, or vision.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The landslide blocked up the riverbed.┤
├│ b. ┤to raise on blocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to block up the chassis of the truck.┤
└╕expr. ╡go to the block,┤
├│ a. ┤to go to have one's head cut off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. King Henry VIII caused two of his wives to go to the block.┤
├│ b. ┤to be for sale at an auction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several museums tried to buy the famous painting when it went to the block.┤
└╕expr. ╡knock┤ (╡someone's┤) ╡block off,┤ ┤(Informal.) to thrash; pummel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "If I catch the thief who stole my ball," the boy said, "I'll knock his block off."┤
└╕expr. ╡on the block,┤ ┤up for sale or auction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His collection of paintings will go on the block tomorrow. Within 48 hours the competing evening Telegram broke the first story that the Star was on the block (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡blocklike.┤
╩│block, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blockade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-aded,╕ │-ading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤control of who or what goes into or out of a place, especially by police or by an army or navy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ships of the Union navy formed a blockade of southern ports in the Civil War to prevent foreign trade with Europe. After the earthquake police set up a blockade into town to prevent looting.┤
├│ 2. ┤a navy, an army, or a police force used to blockade a place.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything that blocks up or obstructs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sawhorses were used as a blockade to hold back the crowd.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put under blockade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The firemen blockaded the area where the fire was raging.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to block up; obstruct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His strong argument blockaded any change in the plan.┤
└╕expr. ╡run the blockade,┤ ┤to sneak into or out of a port that is being blockaded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "Sumter" ... succeeded in running the blockade of the mouth of the Mississippi (Harper's).┤
┼╕noun ╡blockader.┤
╩│blockade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-aded,╕ │-ading.╕
╜│blockade-runner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ship that tries to make a run into or out of a port that is being blockaded.
├│ 2. ┤the owner, captain, or one of the crew of such a vessel.
╩│blockade-runner, ╛╕noun.
╜│blockage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an obstruction.
╩│blockage, ╛╕noun.
╜│block and tackle,╕
┬┌┤ a combination of pulleys and ropes to lift or pull something.
╩│block and tackle,╕
╜│block association,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an organization formed by residents of a city block or other small area to protect and promote their interests.
╩│block association,╕
╜│block booking,╕
┬┌┤ the renting or selling of motion pictures, or magazines in groups without permitting the exhibitor or retailer to make a selection.
╩│block booking,╕
╜│blockbuster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very destructive aerial bomb that weighs two or more tons.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) anything very large, forceful, or overwhelming.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) a real-estate dealer who engages in blockbusting.
├│ 4. ┤a motion picture produced at lavish cost.
├│ 5. ┤a highly promoted best-selling book, especially a novel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Big conglomerate money is what enables the hard-cover houses to pay out big advances for the potential blockbusters that they hope will allow them to hit the paperback-rights bonanzas (New Yorker).┤
╩│blockbuster, ╛╕noun.
╜│blockbusting, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(U.S.) the practice by some real-estate dealers of causing residents of a block to sell their homes or property at low prices by claiming the present or prospective entry into the neighborhood of persons of another race, religion, or nationality.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Informal.) very forceful; overwhelming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blockbusting performance.┤
╩│blockbusting, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│block capital,╕
┬┌┤ an upper-case block letter.
╩│block capital,╕
╜│block club┐╕ or │organization,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a group of city dwellers organized to improve conditions in the block in which they live and often to protect it from criminal elements.
╩│block club┐╕ or │organization,╕
╜│block diagram,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a three-dimensional perspective drawing, especially one representing a geological or topographic feature.
├│ 2. ┤a drawing of any device, instrument, or system in which the parts are represented by rectangular or boxlike figures.
╩│block diagram,╕
╜│blocked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤obstructed, hindered, or held in check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blocked kick. Blocked pesetas are Spanish funds whose exchange into dollars or other currency is prohibited by the Spanish government (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤shaped on or with a block.
├│ 3. ┤furnished with blocks.
╩│blocked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blocker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that blocks.
├│ 2. ┤a player who blocks an opponent or a play, especially in football.
├│ 3. ┤a drug or chemical that inhibits the action of a substance or part of the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Methadone was dispensed ... nationwide as a chemical blocker and antagonist of heroin (Byron T. Scott).┤
╩│blocker, ╛╕noun.
╜│blockfront, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the frontage of a block.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The structure occupies the blockfront between 235th and 236th Streets (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a type of chest or desk front having three vertical sections, the center one sunk between the slightly raised ones on each side.
╩│blockfront, ╛╕noun.
╜│block grant,╕
┬┌┤ a fixed grant of money given by the government to local communities instead of separate grants for specific projects.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The H.U.D. office has turned down Hempstead's application for a community block grant (New York Times).┤
╩│block grant,╕
╜│blockhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stupid person; fool; dunce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money (Samuel Johnson).┤
╩│blockhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│blockheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ dull and foolish; stupid.
┼╕adv. ╡blockheadedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡blockheadedness.┤
╩│blockheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blockhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small fort or building with loopholes to shoot from. Blockhouses were made with hewn timbers, often with a projecting upper story.
├│ 2. ┤a somewhat similar, smaller structure made of reinforced concrete, used in modern warfare.
├│ 3. ┤a structure for protection against blast, heat, or radiation during the firing of a rocket, missile, or nuclear weapon.
╩│blockhouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│blocking capacitor┐╕ or │condenser,
┬┌┤ a capacitor designed to stop the flow of direct current or low-frequency alternating current without impeding high-frequency alternating current.
╩│blocking capacitor┐╕ or │condenser,
╜│blockish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very dull or stupid.
┼╕adv. ╡blockishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡blockishness.┤
╩│blockish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│block lava,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) slaglike lava.
╩│block lava,╕
╜│block letter,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a letter or type without serifs or hairlines.
├│ 2. ┤╡= capital letter.┤
├│ 3. ┤a letter carved on a block of wood.
╩│block letter,╕
╜│block lettering,╕
┬┌┤ block letters.
╩│block lettering,╕
╜│block line,╕
┬┌┤ a line over pulleys.
╩│block line,╕
╜│block organization,╕ ╟│= block club.
╩│block organization,╕ ╟│= block club.
╜│block party,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a party held on the street by residents of a block or neighborhood, especially to raise funds for a local organization.
╩│block party,╕
╜│block plane,╕
┬┌┤ a small plane used to smooth the ends of boards across the grain.
╩│block plane,╕
╜│block print,╕
┬┌┤ a picture or design produced by block printing.
╩│block print,╕
╜│block-printed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ printed by means of carved or engraved blocks of wood or other material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 868, the Chinese produced the Diamond Sutra, the world's first block-printed book (Eugene Boardman).┤
╩│block-printed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│block printing,╕
┬┌┤ a printing from engraved or carved blocks of wood or other material. It is used chiefly for textiles and greeting cards.
╩│block printing,╕
╜│block programming,╕
┬┌┤ radio or television programming that retains the interest of a type of listener or viewer by grouping all programs with similar appeal in the same period of the day.
╩│block programming,╕
╜│block release,╕
┬┌┤ (in Great Britain) periodic release of a worker from employment to allow him to attend courses at a technical school.
╩│block release,╕
╜│blocks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡block.┤┤
╩│blocks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│blockship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ship used to block a harbor, canal, or other waterway.
╩│blockship, ╛╕noun.
╜│block signal,╕
┬┌┤ a signal to show whether a short section of railroad track ahead has a train on it.
╩│block signal,╕
╜│block system,╕
┬┌┤ a system of dividing a railroad track into short sections with signals to warn a train when the section ahead is not clear.
╩│block system,╕
╜│block tin,╕
┬┌┤ commercial tin cast into molds.
╩│block tin,╕
╜│block┐╕ or │bloc vote,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤votes cast by proxy and equivalent to the number of persons represented.
├│ b. ┤vote by a group having a common interest.
├│ 2. ┤system of voting in which such votes are cast.
╩│block┐╕ or │bloc vote,╕
╜│blocky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blockier,╕ │blockiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a block; chunky; solid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blocky pony.┤
├│ 2. ┤having patches of light and shade.
┼╕adv. ╡blockily.┤
┼╕noun ╡blockiness.┤
╩│blocky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│blockier,╕ │blockiest.╕
╜│bloke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) man; fellow.
╩│bloke, ╛╕noun.
╜│blolly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌┤ a shrub or small tree, of Florida and the West Indies, bearing oval leaves and bright-red, fleshy fruit.
╩│blolly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│blond, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤light in color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blond hair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flaxen.
├│ 2. ┤having yellow or light-brown hair, blue or gray eyes, and fair skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blond boy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fair.
├│ 3. ┤(of wood) very light in color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blond oak furniture.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person having yellow or light-brown hair, blue or gray eyes, and fair skin. A man or boy of this sort is usually referred to as a ╖blond,┤ a woman or girl as a ╖blonde.┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the liquid in the veins, arteries, and capillaries of vertebrates; the red liquid that flows from a cut. Blood is circulated by the heart, carrying oxygen and digested food to all parts of the body and carrying away waste materials. Although it normally looks red, the blood of humans and most other vertebrates actually consists of a pale-yellow plasma and semi-solid, red and white blood cells and platelets.
├│ 2. ┤the corresponding liquid in animals other than vertebrates. The blood of most insects looks yellowish or greenish.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) relationship by descent from a common ancestor; family; parentage; descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Love of the sea runs in his blood. We be of one blood ... (Rudyard Kipling).┤
┴┤ (SYN) race, stock.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) high lineage, especially royal lineage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a prince of the blood.┤
├│ 5. ┤a man of dash and spirit.
┴┤ (SYN) rake, dandy.
├│ 6. ┤bloodshed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat (Sir Winston Churchill).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) ancestry known or registered as good; pure or thoroughbred breeding; pedigree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nothing like blood, sir, in hosses, dawgs and men (Thackeray).┤
├│ 8. ┤passion; temper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When his blood was up he said many things he later regretted.┤
├│ 9. ┤╡= lifeblood.┤
├│ 10. ┤persons; people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We need fresh blood in the company.┤
├│ 11. ┤a commercial classification of wool fibers by fineness, measured according to the number of fibers per inch.
├│ 12. ┤the one of the four humors thought in ancient and medieval physiology to cause cheerfulness.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give (hounds or other animals used in hunting) a preliminary taste, smell, or sight of blood.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to give (anyone, especially military troops) their first experience.
└╕expr. ╡blood is thicker than water,┤ ┤relatives are closer than friends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His needy cousins asked him for help, reminding him that blood is thicker than water.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fighting in Ireland has always drawn much blood among families.┤
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (╡extract,┤ etc.) ╡blood from a stone┤ (or ╡from stones┤), ┤to achieve the impossible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court has no machinery that I know of for extracting blood from stones (Observer).┤
└╕expr. ╡have┤ (a person's) ╡blood on one's head,┤ ┤to carry the responsibility or guilt of a person's death, hardship, bad luck, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him (Joshua 2:19).┤
└╕expr. ╡in cold blood,┤
├│ a. ┤without feeling; cruelly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the taking away of human life in cold blood (Edward A. Freeman).┤
├│ b. ┤on purpose; deliberately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bandits shot down three men in cold blood.┤
└╕expr. ╡make one's blood boil┤ (╡run cold,┤ ╡stir,┤ etc.), ┤to excite one with anger, fright, passion, etc.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sight of the driver beating his horse made the kind old man's blood boil.┤
└╕expr. ╡shed blood,┤ ┤to destroy life; kill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thoughts of shedding human blood for my deliverance were very terrible to me (Daniel Defoe).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bloodlike.┤
╩│blood, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blood-and-guts, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤savage; ruthless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blood-and-guts antagonism.┤
├│ 2. ┤lurid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blood-and-guts thriller.┤
╩│blood-and-guts, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood and iron,╕
┬┌┤ military force as distinguished from diplomacy, especially as the policy advocated by Bismarck.
╩│blood and iron,╕
╜│blood and thunder,╕
┬┌┤ sensational or violent melodrama.
╩│blood and thunder,╕
╜│blood-and-thunder, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ violently melodramatic.
╩│blood-and-thunder, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood bank,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place for storage of blood to be used in transfusions.
├│ 2. ┤the blood kept in storage.
╩│blood bank,╕
╜│blood bath,╕
┬┌┤ a wholesale killing of people; massacre.
╩│blood bath,╕
╜│blood blister,╕
┬┌┤ a blister with blood in it.
╩│blood blister,╕
╜│blood-brain barrier,
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a barrier in the central nervous system that prevents chemicals injected into blood vessels from entering the brain.
╩│blood-brain barrier,
╜│blood brother,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a brother by birth; real brother.
├│ 2. ┤a person who goes through a ceremony of mixing some of his blood with another person's.
╩│blood brother,╕
╜│blood brotherhood,╕
┬┌┤ the relationship between blood brothers.
╩│blood brotherhood,╕
╜│blood cancer,╕ ╟│= leukemia.
╩│blood cancer,╕ ╟│= leukemia.
╜│blood cell,╕
┬┌┤ a corpuscle or a platelet contained in blood.
╩│blood cell,╕
╜│blood chit,╕
┬┌┤ a piece of cloth carried by members of the U.S. Air Force on which is inscribed in several languages a promise to reward in gold anyone who helps an airman to escape capture.
╩│blood chit,╕
╜│blood count,╕
┬┌┤ a count of the number of red and white blood cells and the amount of hemoglobin in a sample of a person's blood to see if it is normal.
╩│blood count,╕
╜│bloodcurdling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ terrifying; horrible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bloodcurdling shriek. He told a bloodcurdling story about a haunted house.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bloodcurdlingly.┤
╩│bloodcurdling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blooded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤coming from good stock; of good breed or pedigree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many race horses are blooded stallions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thoroughbred.
├│ 2. ┤having a certain kind of blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snakes are considered cold-blooded; lions are warm-blooded.┤
╩│blooded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood feud,╕
┬┌┤ a very bitter feud marked by bloodshed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A blood feud could be handed down from generation to generation (New Yorker).┤
╩│blood feud,╕
╜│bloodfin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a South American fish having red fins, often kept in aquariums.
╩│bloodfin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodflower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a group of South African plants of the amaryllis family, with showy red flowers.
╩│bloodflower, ╛╕noun.
╜│blood fluke,╕ ╟│= schistosome.
╩│blood fluke,╕ ╟│= schistosome.
╜│blood group,╕
┬┌┤ any one of the groups into which human blood may be divided on the basis of the presence or absence of certain substances that cause red cells to clump together; blood type. Blood groups are important in blood transfusions.
╩│blood group,╕
╜│blood grouping,╕
┬┌┤ blood typing.
╩│blood grouping,╕
╜│bloodguilt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤guilt of bloodshed.
├│ 2. ┤responsibility for the murder or death of a person.
╩│bloodguilt, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodguilty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ guilty of murder or bloodshed.
┼╕noun ╡bloodguiltiness.┤
╩│bloodguilty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood heat,╕
┬┌┤ the normal temperature at which the blood keeps the human body; 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
╩│blood heat,╕
╜│bloodhound, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, powerful dog with a keen sense of smell. Bloodhounds are used to track fugitives or find people who are lost. Though commonly described as fierce and vicious, bloodhounds actually are relatively gentle and placid.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a detective.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a nationwide manhunt led by a ruminative bloodhound from the FBI (Newsweek).┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to track, hunt, or pursue as a bloodhound does.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The FBI did not slip up on its ... trail of bloodhounding (New Scientist).┤
╩│bloodhound, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bloodless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without bloodshed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By surrounding the city the enemy achieved a bloodless victory.┤
├│ 2. ┤without enough blood; pale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bloodless face.┤
┴┤ (SYN) anemic.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) without energy; spiritless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) lifeless.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) cold-hearted; cruel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bloodless charity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unfeeling.
┼╕adv. ╡bloodlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bloodlessness.┤
╩│bloodless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bloodletter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that causes blood to flow or be shed.
╩│bloodletter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodletting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of opening a vein to take out blood; phlebotomy; venesection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bloodletting was a universal medical practice until the 1800's.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) bloodshed or blood bath; slaughter.
╩│bloodletting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the series of ancestors in a pedigree.
├│ 2. ┤pedigree, family, or strain (applied especially to animals).
╩│bloodline, ╛╕noun.
╜│blood lust,╕
┬┌┤ lust for murder; bloodthirst.
╩│blood lust,╕
╜│blood meal,╕
┬┌┤ dried animal blood, used as feed for animals and as fertilizer.
╩│blood meal,╕
╜│bloodmobile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bus or other motor vehicle, with medical equipment and staff, that permits people to donate blood without going to a hospital or clinic.
╩│bloodmobile, ╛╕noun.
╜│blood money,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤in medieval times:
├│ a. ┤money paid to have somebody killed.
├│ b. ┤money paid to the relatives of a person who has been killed.
├│ c. ┤money paid to obtain security from vengeance.
├│ 2. ┤(in modern times) money gained at the cost of another person's life, freedom, or welfare, especially as a reward for giving up a criminal to justice.
╩│blood money,╕
╜│blood orange,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various varieties of orange having deep-red pulp.
╩│blood orange,╕
╜│blood plasma,╕
┬┌┤ the pale-yellow liquid part of blood, often placed in blood banks for use in transfusions.
╩│blood plasma,╕
╜│blood platelet,╕
┬┌┤ any one of the colorless, round or oval disks found in the blood of vertebrates, smaller than red corpuscles, and important in coagulation; thrombocyte; platelet.
╩│blood platelet,╕
╜│blood poisoning,╕
┬┌┤ a diseased condition of blood caused usually by bacteria in the circulating blood; toxemia or septicemia.
╩│blood poisoning,╕
╜│blood pressure,╕
┬┌┤ the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels. Blood pressure varies with the strength of the heartbeat, exertion, excitement, health, and age.
╩│blood pressure,╕
╜│blood pudding,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of sausage made with blood and suet (and sometimes also flour or meal); black pudding; blood sausage.
╩│blood pudding,╕
╜│blood purge,╕
┬┌┤ the murdering within a short period of a party's or state's undesirable elements, especially in a fascist or totalitarian country.
╩│blood purge,╕
╜│blood-red, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ red like blood.
╩│blood-red, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood relation┐╕ or │relative,╕
┬┌┤ a person related to another by birth.
╩│blood relation┐╕ or │relative,╕
╜│blood revenge,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the custom, especially in Biblical times, of avenging murder by causing the victim's nearest relative to seek out and kill the murderer.
├│ 2. ┤╡= vendetta.┤
╩│blood revenge,╕
╜│bloodroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a common wild plant of North America that has a red root, red sap, and a white flower that blooms in early spring. It belongs to the poppy family. The sap extracted from its root was formerly used in medicine as a stimulant, expectorant, and emetic. The plant is also called ╖red puccoon, bloodwort, redroot, turmeric,┤ and ╖sanguinaria.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) the tormentil.
╩│bloodroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│blood royal,╕
┬┌┤ royal family.
╩│blood royal,╕
╜│blood sausage,╕ ╟│= blood pudding.
╩│blood sausage,╕ ╟│= blood pudding.
╜│blood serum,╕
┬┌┤ the clear, pale-yellow, watery part of blood that separates from clotting blood.
╩│blood serum,╕
╜│bloodshed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the shedding of blood; slaughter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are no battles in war without bloodshed.┤
╩│bloodshed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodshedding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bloodshed; shedding of blood.
╩│bloodshedding, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodshot, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of the eyes) red and sore from inflamed blood vessels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cinder in his eye made it bloodshot.┤
╩│bloodshot, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood sport,╕
┬┌┤ any sport involving the killing of animals, such as bullfighting.
╩│blood sport,╕
╜│bloodstain, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a stain left by blood.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to stain with blood.
╩│bloodstain, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bloodstained, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stained with blood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His handkerchief was bloodstained from using it on a scratch.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) guilty of murder or bloodshed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bloodstained conscience.┤
╩│bloodstained, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bloodstanch, ╛╕noun. ╟│= fleabane.
╩│bloodstanch, ╛╕noun. ╟│= fleabane.
╜│bloodstock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ thoroughbred animals, especially horses.
╩│bloodstock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a semiprecious green variety of quartz with specks of red jasper scattered through it; heliotrope.
├│ 2. ┤an oxide of iron, red or metallic; hematite.
╩│bloodstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodstream, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the blood as it flows through the body.
╩│bloodstream, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodsucker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a leech or other animal that sucks blood.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a person who gets all he can from others in any way he can; sponger.
├│ b. ┤an extortioner.
╩│bloodsucker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodsucking, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that sucks blood.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) extorting.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the sucking of blood.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) extortion.
╩│bloodsucking, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│blood sugar,╕
┬┌┤ glucose in the blood, the presence of which in excessive quantities is a sign of diabetes.
╩│blood sugar,╕
╜│blood sweat,╕
┬┌┤ a red, oily substance that flows through the pores of the hippopotamus and covers its skin when it becomes excited.
╩│blood sweat,╕
╜│blood test,╕
┬┌┤ an examination of a sample of a person's blood, especially to determine the type of blood or diagnose disease or a harmful physical condition.
╩│blood test,╕
╜│bloodthirst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ eagerness for bloodshed.
╩│bloodthirst, ╛╕noun.
╜│bloodthirsty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ eager for bloodshed; cruel and murderous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bloodthirsty pirate. The Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man (Book of Common Prayer).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bloodthirstily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bloodthirstiness.┤
╩│bloodthirsty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blood transfusion,╕
┬┌┤ the injection of blood from one person or animal into another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had a blood transfusion after the operation.┤
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a mixed alcoholic drink consisting of tomato juice, vodka or gin, lemon or lime juice, and various seasonings.
╩│Bloody Mary,╕
╜│bloody-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Especially British Slang.) perversely stubborn or contrary; bullheaded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's too bloody-minded to cooperate willingly.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= bloodthirsty.┤
┼╕noun ╡bloodymindedness.┤
╩│bloody-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bloody murder,╕ ╟│= blue murder.
╩│bloody murder,╕ ╟│= blue murder.
╜│bloody shirt,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) something used to stir people to vengeance.
╩│bloody shirt,╕
╜│blooey, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) out of order; askew.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His compass must've gone blooey ... (New Yorker).┤
╩│blooey, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bloom─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have flowers; open into flowers; blossom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many plants bloom in the spring. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd (Walt Whitman).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to be in the condition or time of greatest health, vigor, or beauty; flourish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Life bloomed with happiness and hope (Thomas Carlyle).┤
├│ 3. ┤to become marred with a cloudy or milky appearance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Glossy paint tends to bloom in humid weather.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to flourish or bring into bloom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Barr'd clouds bloom the soft-dying day (Keats).┤
├│ 2. ┤to mar with a cloudy or milky appearance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The humidity bloomed the paint and dimmed its luster.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a flower; blossom.
├│ 2. ┤flowers collectively.
├│ 3. ┤the condition or time of flowering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. violets in bloom.┤
├│ 4. ┤the condition or time of greatest health, vigor, or beauty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was in the bloom of youth.┤
┴┤ (SYN) freshness, prime.
├│ 5. ┤a glow of health or beauty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bloom of health and happiness.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flush.
├│ 6. ┤a coating like fine powder on some fruits and leaves. There is bloom on grapes and plums.
├│ 7a. ┤any of various similar surface coatings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bloom on new coins.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Charm is] a sort of bloom on a woman (James M. Barrie).┤
├│ 8. ┤a cloudy or milky appearance on a film of varnish, paint, or the like.
├│ 9. ┤(Zoology.) a dense mass of very small, aquatic organisms, such as plankton, easily visible to the eye.
┼╕noun ╡bloomer.┤
╩│bloom─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bloom─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick bar of iron or steel with rounded corners, rolled or hammered from an ingot and left for further rolling when required for use.
├│ 2. ┤an unmelted, spongy mass of wrought iron from the puddling furnace or forge.
├│ 3. ┤an ingot of steel shaped into a block with a cross-sectional area greater than 36 square inches.
├│ 4. ┤the first bar produced in the rolling of an aluminum ingot.
╩│bloom─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bloomer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a style of female attire in the mid-1800's consisting of long, loose trousers gathered closely around the ankles, and worn with a short skirt.
╩│bloomer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bloomer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang, Especially British.) a blunder; mistake.
╩│bloomer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bloomers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤loose trousers, gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women and girls for physical training, sports, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤underwear made like these.
╩│bloomers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bloomery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a furnace and forge for making blooms, especially one where the wrought iron is obtained directly from the ore by a crude, primitive process.
╩│bloomery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│blooming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having flowers; blossoming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blooming shrubs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) efflorescent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) flourishing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the blooming bull market of the past half dozen years, stock oysters have brought many executives immense profits (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) (as an intensive only) confounded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blooming idiot, not a blooming chance. When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre (Rudyard Kipling).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bloomingly.┤
╩│blooming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blooming mill,╕
┬┌┤ a rolling mill which reduces steel ingots into blooms, in preparation for further treatment.
╩│blooming mill,╕
╜│Bloomsbury, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a literary and intellectual circle formed in the Bloomsbury section of London about 1905 and lasting to about 1930.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Real luster derived from England's ... Bloomsbury group: Lytton Strachey, Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster, Clive Bell (Atlantic).┤
╩│Bloomsbury, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bloomy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bloomier,╕ │bloomiest.╕
┬┌┤ having the surface covered with bloom, as a plum.
╩│bloomy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bloomier,╕ │bloomiest.╕
╜│bloop, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= blooper.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(Baseball.) to make or hit (a blooper).
╩│bloop, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blooper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a very foolish mistake; boner.
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) a fly which falls beyond the normal positions of the infielders and short of those of the outfielders.
╩│blooper, ╛╕noun.
╜│blossom, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a flower, especially of a plant that produces fruit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. apple blossoms.┤
├│ 2. ┤the condition or time of flowering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cherry trees are in blossom.┤
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) a woman (used ironically).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have flowers; open into flowers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the orchards blossom in spring.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bloom, flower.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to open out; develop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blossomed into a beautiful girl. Her musical talent blossomed early.┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a spot of ink or stain of any kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A blot of ink stained his shirt.┤
┴┤ (SYN) smudge.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a spot upon one's character or reputation; blemish; disgrace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The failure was a blot on his good record.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fault.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make blots on; stain; spot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dripping paint blotted his shirt in two places.┤
┴┤ (SYN) blotch, smear, soil.
├│ 2. ┤to dry (ink or other liquid) with paper that soaks it up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother blotted up the milk before it ran all over the table.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to blemish; disgrace.
┴┤ (SYN) sully, dishonor.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a blot or blots.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This pen blots.┤
├│ 2. ┤to become blotted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soft paper tends to blot.┤
└╕expr. ╡blot on the escutcheon,┤ ┤a disgrace to honor or reputation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His crime was a blot on the family escutcheon.┤
└╕expr. ╡blot out,┤
├│ a. ┤to cover up entirely; hide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blotted out the mistake with ink.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to wipe out; destroy; obliterate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the storm brought down all the electric lines, the lights were blotted out. ... as the Persian monarchy had been blotted out by Alexander (James Bryce).┤
├│ 2. ┤escape of gases formed during the firing of a weapon to the rear and under pressure.
├│ 3. ┤the recoil of a bolt in a firearm.
╩│blowback, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowball, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the downy head of the dandelion or salsify.
╩│blowball, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowby, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ leakage of fuel, vapor, or pressure, between the piston and cylinder of an automobile.
╩│blowby, ╛╕noun.
╜│blow-by-blow, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ described minutely; including every detail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The newspapers gave a blow-by-blow account of the trial.┤
╩│blow-by-blow, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blowdown, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ rupture of a cooling pipe in a nuclear reactor, especially in a power plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In nuclear parlance, "blowdown" is synonymous with catastrophe, as it signifies loss of coolant with the nuclear reactor continuing to produce heat with nothing to carry it away (New Scientist).┤
┬┌┤ a portable electric blower for drying and styling the hair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Using a blow dryer has become a unisex morning ritual. The results are natural and uncontrived--though not unstyled (Consumer Reports).┤
╩│blow dryer,╕
╜│blower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that blows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a glass blower.┤
├│ 2. ┤a fan or other machine for forcing air into a building, furnace, mine, or other enclosed area.
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) telephone.
╩│blower, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a puffer or other fish that can inflate its body.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) ╡= walleyed pike.┤
╩│blowfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│blowfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various two-winged flies that deposit their eggs on meat or in wounds or fruit.
╩│blowfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
╜│blowgun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tube through which a person blows arrows, darts, or other missiles; blowpipe.
├│ 2. ┤╡= peashooter.┤ Also, ╡blowtube.┤
╩│blowgun, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowhard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a noisy boaster; braggart.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤noisily bragging: ... a blowhard rookie (Time).
╩│blowhard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│blowhole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hole for breathing, in the top of the head of whales, porpoises, and dolphins.
├│ 2. ┤a hole in the ice to which whales, seals, and walruses come to breathe.
├│ 3. ┤a hole through which air or gas escapes or can escape.
├│ 4. ┤a defect in a metal casting due to a bubble of air or gas.
├│ 5. ┤a defect; flaw.
╩│blowhole, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of one that blows.
├│ 2. ┤a disturbance occurring when trapped gas or steam escapes from molten metal.
├│ 3. ┤a defect in china.
├│ 4. ┤hard breathing.
╩│blowing, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowlamp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) blowtorch.
╩│blowlamp, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowmobile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a propeller-driven vehicle mounted on skis.
╩│blowmobile, ╛╕noun.
╜│blow molding,╕
┬┌┤ a process for forming hollow articles of plastic or similar materials in which the plastic is placed inside a mold and forced outward against the mold by compressed air.
╩│blow molding,╕
╜│blown─╕ (1), ╛adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤out of breath; exhausted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blown horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤tainted by flies; tainted; stale; flyblown.
├│ 3. ┤shaped by blowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blown glass.┤
├│ 4. ┤(of cattle, sheep, and other ruminants) having the stomach distended by gorging green food; bloated.
├│ a. ┤the past participle of ╡blow┤ (2).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind has blown itself out.┤
╩│blown─╕ (1), ╛adjective, verb.
╜│blown─╕ (2), ╛verb, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤the past participle of ╡blow┤ (3).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in bloom; fully opened.
╩│blown─╕ (2), ╛verb, adjective.
╜│blown-up, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤enlarged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reporter had blown-up copies of the photographs.┤
├│ 2. ┤inflated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blown-up expense account.┤
├│ 3. ┤destroyed by a blast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blown-up bridges.┤
╩│blown-up, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blowoff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a blowing off.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus that blows off steam.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a sudden outburst of anger, pent-up emotion, or the like.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) a boaster.
╩│blowoff, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the bursting of an automobile tire, and of the inner tube, if any.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or other gas or liquid under pressure.
├│ 3. ┤the melting of an electric fuse by a sudden overload in a circuit or line, causing a power failure.
├│ 4. ┤a hollow caused by wind erosion.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) a big party or meal.
╩│blowout, ╛╕noun.
╜│blowpipe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tube for blowing air or gas into a flame to increase the heat.
├│ 2. ┤a blowgun.
├│ 3. ┤a long, metal tube used in glass blowing to blow molten glass into the desired shape, form, or size; blowtube.
├│ 4. ┤(Medicine.) an instrument for blowing air or gas or cleaning a cavity.
├│ 5. ┤a wooden pipe through which a player blows air into the leather bag of a bagpipe.
╩│blowpipe, ╛╕noun.
╜│blow-proof, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that will not blow out; resistant to blowouts.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps.
├│ 2. ┤excess fat on the body.
├│ 3. ┤noisy weeping.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to weep noisily; sob.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blubbered like a great schoolboy who had been whipped (Tobias Smollett).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to utter with tears; sob (forth or out).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blubbered out an apology.┤
├│ 2. ┤to disfigure or swell with crying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How blubbered is that pretty face (Matthew Prior).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤swollen; protruding; thick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blubber lips.┤
┼╕noun ╡blubberer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blubberingly.┤
┼╕adj. ╡blubberlike.┤
╩│blubber, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│blubberheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) thick-headed; stupid; dull.
╩│blubberheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blubber-lipped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a swollen or thick, protruding lip or lips.
╩│blubber-lipped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blubbery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like blubber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blubbery lips.┤
├│ 2. ┤containing blubber; fat.
╩│blubbery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blucher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shoe whose tongue and front part are one piece of leather.
├│ 2. ┤a strong, leather half boot or high shoe of any of various styles.
╩│blucher, ╛╕noun.
╜│bludge, ╛╕verb, ╞│bludged,╕ │bludging,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to avoid work or one's share of work.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an easy job.
╩│bludge, ╛╕verb, ╞│bludged,╕ │bludging,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bludgeon, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a short, heavy club.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to strike with a bludgeon.
├│ 2. ┤to bully or threaten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There seems to be a prevailing notion that the buying public can be blasted, blathered, or bludgeoned into buying anything any time the manufacturers so desire (Newsweek).┤
┼╕noun ╡bludgeoner.┤
╩│bludgeon, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bludgeoneer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses, or is armed with, a bludgeon; bludgeoner.
╩│bludgeoneer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bludger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) an idle or good-for-nothing person.
╩│bludger, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue, ╛╕noun, adjective, ╞│bluer,╕ │bluest,╕ ╛verb, ╞│blued,╕ │bluing╕ or │blueing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the color of the clear sky in daylight. Blue is one of the primary colors. It lies in the color spectrum between green and violet.
├│ 2. ┤a lighter or darker shade of this color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the dark blue of the Mediterranean Sea.┤
├│ 3. ┤something having this color:
├│ a. ┤blue coloring matter, dye, or pigment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The paint needs more blue in it.┤
├│ b. ┤a blue object or material.
├│ c. ┤╡= bluing.┤
├│ 4. ┤a member of a company, team, crew, army, etc., having blue as its distinctive color.
├│ 5. ┤a bluestocking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the company of village literati and village blues (Washington Irving).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) a blue ribbon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sheep, best entry in its class at the fair, won a blue.┤
├│ 7. ┤╡= bluefish.┤
├│ 8. ┤any one of various small, bright blue butterflies that can fly with great speed.
├│ 9. ┤Also, ╡Blue.┤ (British.) a person who has represented Oxford or Cambridge at sport.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rowing Blue.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having the color of the clear sky in daylight or any tone of this color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Reed pipes wailed ... Louis Armstrong blue notes (Time).┤
├│ 8. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) great or extreme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blue funk.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make blue.
├│ 2. ┤to use bluing on.
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) to squander.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His father blued the family fortunes (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡into the blue,┤ ┤into the remote distance; out of sight and knowledge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to disappear into the blue.┤
└╕expr. ╡out of the blue,┤ ┤completely unexpectedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Suddenly, out of the blue, two Deputies ... announced that they would switch their votes (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡the blue,┤
├│ a. ┤the sky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lightning struck from the blue.┤
├│ b. ┤the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many ships sail the blue.┤
└╕expr. ╡the blue and the gray,┤ ┤(in the U.S. Civil War) soldiers of the Union and Confederate armies respectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Under the sod and the dew, ... Love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray (Francis M. Finch).┤
└╕expr. ╡┤(╡the┤) ╡blues.┤ ┤See under ╡blues.┤┤
┼╕adv. ╡bluely.┤
┼╕noun ╡blueness.┤
╩│blue, ╛╕noun, adjective, ╞│bluer,╕ │bluest,╕ ╛verb, ╞│blued,╕ │bluing╕ or │blueing.╕
╜│Blue Andalusian,╕
┬┌┤ any chicken of a Mediterranean breed of domestic fowl, resembling the Leghorn.
╩│Blue Andalusian,╕
╜│blue asbestos,╕ ╟│= crocidolite.
╩│blue asbestos,╕ ╟│= crocidolite.
╜│blue baby,╕
┬┌┤ an infant born with a bluish skin, or cyanosis, caused by a defective heart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lack of oxygen in the blood results in the blue color and other difficulties of the "blue babies" (Science News Letter).┤
╩│blue baby,╕
╜│blueback salmon, ╟= sockeye salmon.
╩│blueback salmon, ╟= sockeye salmon.
╜│blue bear,╕
┬┌┤ a bear with dense, whitish-blue fur and a brown snout, found especially in Alaska; glacier bear.
╩│blue bear,╕
╜│Bluebeard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a legendary man who murdered six of his wives and hid their bodies in a room which he forbade anyone to enter.
├│ 2. ┤any man who marries women and murders them.
╩│Bluebeard, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue beech,╕ ╟│= American hornbeam.
╩│blue beech,╕ ╟│= American hornbeam.
╜│bluebell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various plants with blue flowers shaped like bells, such as the harebell or bluebell of Scotland. All bluebells are native to the Old World, but many now grow also in America. The bluebell belongs to the bellflower family.
┬┌┤ a small songbird of North America. The male usually has a bright-blue back and wings and a chestnut-brown breast. Bluebirds are related to the robin and the thrush.
╩│bluebird, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue-black, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ very dark blue.
╩│blue-black, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│blue blood,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤aristocratic descent.
├│ 2. ┤a person of aristocratic descent: aristocrat.
╩│blue blood,╕
╜│blue-blooded, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aristocratic.
╩│blue-blooded, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= aristocratic.
╜│bluebonnet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the pea family with blue flowers resembling sweet peas. The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bachelor's-button.┤
├│ 3. ┤a wide, flat cap made of blue woolen cloth, formerly in general use in Scotland.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡Blue Bonnet.┤ a person wearing such a cap; Scot.
╩│bluebonnet, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue book,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a directory that lists socially prominent people.
├│ b. ┤any pamphlet, book, or other publication listing important corporations, persons, or other leaders, within an industry or area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ... blue book of American industry (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a booklet with a blue paper cover, used for writing answers to examinations.
├│ 3. ┤(formerly) an official list of United States government officials.
├│ 4. ┤any one of various other official governmental publications, issued in blue covers.
╩│blue book,╕
╜│Blue Book,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the official list of diplomatic representatives accredited to the United States government, issued monthly by the Department of State.
├│ 2. ┤a British official publication.
╩│Blue Book,╕
╜│bluebottle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a large blowfly that has a blue or green abdomen and a hairy body.
├│ b. ┤any one of various similar flies.
├│ 2. ┤the bachelor's-button.
├│ 3. ┤any one of certain other blue-flowered plants, such as various campanulas and squills.
╩│bluebottle, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue box,╕
┬┌┤ an electronic device that generates telephone dialing tones, used fraudulently to make direct long-distance calls undetected by the telephone billing apparatus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] was convicted by a federal jury here on felony charges of cheating a telephone company by using "blue boxes" to make illegal overseas calls (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│blue box,╕
╜│bluebuck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= blaubok.
╩│bluebuck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= blaubok.
╜│bluecap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bluebonnet.┤
├│ 2. ┤a Scot.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various blue flowers.
├│ 4. ┤a bluish titmouse.
╩│bluecap, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue catfish,╕
┬┌┤ a very large fork-tailed catfish of a blue color, found in the Mississippi River Valley.
╩│blue catfish,╕
╜│blue cheese,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of cheese containing streaks of blue mold. Also, ╡bleu cheese.┤
╩│blue cheese,╕
╜│blue chip,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a flat, blue disk, used as a counter, usually of the highest value, in poker and certain other gambling games.
├│ 2a. ┤a stock issued by a well-established corporation having substantial assets, usually high-priced and considered especially safe for investment.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Religion like many other things is blooming in America; it is a blue chip (Harper's).┤
╩│blue chip,╕
╜│blue-chip, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a blue chip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blue-chip investments, blue-chip stocks.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:) a blue-chip corporation.
╩│blue-chip, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bluecoat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a policeman.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a soldier in the Union Army in the Civil War.
╩│bluecoat, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue cohosh,╕
┬┌┤ a North American medicinal herb of the barberry family.
╩│blue cohosh,╕
╜│blue-collar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with industrial or factory work or workers, or with unskilled or skilled manual labor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There has been a steady increase in the number of white-collar workers relative to blue-collar factory workers (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│blue-collar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blue comb,╕
┬┌┤ a disease of poultry similar to Bright's disease in man, characterized by cyanosis of the comb and wattles; monocytosis.
╩│blue comb,╕
╜│blue copper,╕ ╟│= azurite.
╩│blue copper,╕ ╟│= azurite.
╜│blue crab,╕
┬┌┤ the most common edible crab of eastern North America.
╩│blue crab,╕
╜│Blue Cross,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an organization by which individuals and families may obtain hospitalization insurance.
╩│Blue Cross,╕
╜│blue curls,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various low-growing, annual plants of the mint family, having blue, pink, or occasionally white flowers, the stamens of which have long, curved filaments.
├│ 2. ┤╡= selfheal.┤
╩│blue curls,╕
╜│blue devils,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤low spirits; the blues.
├│ 2a. ┤╡= delirium tremens.┤
├│ b. ┤horrible things imagined during delirium tremens.
╩│blue devils,╕
╜│blue dun,╕
┬┌┤ a fisherman's artificial fly having a blue body and gray hackle, wings, and tail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the troubled days it is exporters who are the blue-eyed boys (Sunday Times).┤
╩│blue-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blue-eyed grass,╕
┬┌┤ a grasslike plant of the iris family with delicate blue flowers.
╩│blue-eyed grass,╕
╜│bluefin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large tuna.
╩│bluefin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluefish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a saltwater food fish, bluish or greenish above and silvery below, related to the mackerel. Bluefish live in the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to the southern tip of South America. Some also live in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Pacific Ocean around Australia.
├│ 2. ┤any of several other bluish fishes:
├│ a. ┤a weakfish of the Pacific coast.
├│ b. ┤a small, edible fish of the coast of California.
├│ c. ┤the saury.
╩│bluefish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│blue flag,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of iris that has blue flowers.
╩│blue flag,╕
╜│blue fox,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an arctic fox whose fur is bluish-gray or black throughout the year.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain other arctic foxes, whose fur is bluish in summer only.
├│ 3. ┤the bluish fur of any of these foxes.
├│ 4. ┤any imitation of this fur.
╩│blue fox,╕
╜│blue galaxy,╕
┬┌┤ a heavenly body outside of our own galaxy that is brighter than a quasar.
╩│blue galaxy,╕
╜│blue gas,╕ ╟│= water gas.
╩│blue gas,╕ ╟│= water gas.
╜│bluegill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, edible sunfish of the Mississippi Valley.
╩│bluegill, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue goose,╕
┬┌┤ a North American wild goose having grayish-blue feathers.
╩│blue goose,╕
╜│blue grama,╕
┬┌┤ the most common species of grama, a pasture grass of the Great Plains and the western United States.
╩│blue grama,╕
╜│bluegrass, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a grass with bluish-green stems, especially Kentucky bluegrass. Bluegrass is valuable for pasturage, hay, and lawns.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a style of country music that originated in rural areas of the South, characterized by simplicity and folksiness and the use of string instruments, especially the banjo.
╩│bluegrass, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bluegrass State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for the state of Kentucky.
╩│Bluegrass State,╕
╜│blue-green, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ about halfway between blue and green.
╩│blue-green, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blue-green algae,╕
┬┌┤ a class of algae with a bluish pigment. Some species have only one cell; in others, the cells form strands. Their cells lack a distinct nucleus. Blue-green algae are classified as bacteria.
╩│blue-green algae,╕
╜│blue grosbeak,╕
┬┌┤ a large, purplish-blue grosbeak of the southern and western United States and northern Mexico.
╩│blue grosbeak,╕
╜│blue ground,╕
┬┌┤ the rock in which diamonds are found. It is decomposed brecciated rock, found in volcanic pipes in South Africa, Kentucky, and elsewhere; kimberlite; blue earth.
╩│blue ground,╕
╜│blue grouse,╕
┬┌┤ the dusky grouse of western America.
╩│blue grouse,╕
╜│blue gum,╕
┬┌┤ a eucalyptus.
╩│blue gum,╕
╜│blue-headed vireo,
┬┌┤ a vireo of northern and eastern North America with a bluish-gray head and white rings around its eyes.
╩│blue-headed vireo,
╜│bluehearts, ╛╕noun pl. or sing.
┬┌┤ an American perennial plant of the figwort family, having deep-purple flowers.
╩│bluehearts, ╛╕noun pl. or sing.
╜│blue helmet,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the blue-colored helmet worn by members of the United Nations military force.
├│ 2. ┤a member of this force.
╩│blue helmet,╕
╜│blueing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bluing.
╩│blueing, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bluing.
╜│blueish, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bluish.
╩│blueish, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bluish.
╜│bluejack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small oak of the southern United States.
├│ 2. ┤╡= blue vitriol.┤
╩│bluejack, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluejacket, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sailor in the United States or British navy.
╩│bluejacket, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue jay,╕
┬┌┤ a noisy, chattering eastern North American bird with a crest, and blue feathers on its back.
╩│blue jay,╕
╜│blue jeans┐,╕ or │bluejeans, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) jeans of blue cotton twill or denim; levis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all our girls in blue jeans and pony tails (Harper's).┤
╩│blue jeans┐,╕ or │bluejeans, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│blue john,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.) skim milk.
╩│blue john,╕
╜│blue law,╕
┬┌┤ any very strict law regulating personal conduct. Laws prohibiting dancing or going to the theater on Sunday are blue laws.
╩│blue law,╕
╜│blue line,╕
┬┌┤ either of two blue-colored lines in ice hockey, drawn between the center of the rink and each goal.
╩│blue line,╕
╜│Blue Lodge,╕
┬┌┤ the basic organization of Freemasonry, in which members earn the three degrees required to become a Master Mason.
╩│Blue Lodge,╕
╜│blue marlin,╕
┬┌┤ a large marlin of temperate Atlantic waters, much valued as a game fish.
╩│blue marlin,╕
╜│blue mass,╕
┬┌┤ a drug made by rubbing metallic mercury with confection of roses and other ingredients.
╩│blue mass,╕
╜│blue mold,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various bluish or greenish molds, usually of the same genus as that which yields penicillin. Bluish molds occur on bread and greenish molds in cheese.
╩│blue mold,╕
╜│blue Monday,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the day of returning to work after a weekend, supposedly a dismal day.
╩│blue Monday,╕
╜│Blue Monday,╕
┬┌┤ the Monday preceding Lent.
╩│Blue Monday,╕
╜│blue moon,╕
┬┌┤ a time that seldom if ever comes.
└╕expr. ╡once in a blue moon,┤ ┤once in an indefinitely long period; very rarely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And when, by some mischance, once in a blue moon, the bell does ring, how startled we are (London Times).┤
╩│blue moon,╕
╜│blue murder,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) something very difficult, trying, or disastrous; bloody murder.
└╕expr. ╡like blue murder,┤ ┤at a terrific pace; at top speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They were off down the road like blue murder (London Evening News).┤
└╕expr. ╡yell┤ (╡scream┤ or ╡cry┤) ╡blue murder,┤ ┤to make an extravagant outcry; shout or lament loudly and emotionally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Periodically to demand "stern measures" while at the same time yelling blue murder about civil liberties being infringed by the necessary sternness is ... hypocritical (London Times).┤
╩│blue murder,╕
╜│bluenose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a very proper, strait-laced person.
╩│bluenose, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bluenose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia.
╩│Bluenose, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluenosed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a blue nose.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) very proper; puritanical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is any regular mechanism of censorship bound to be a more or less coarse, bluenosed narrowly prejudicial process? (Newsweek).┤
╩│bluenosed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blue note,╕
┬┌┤ a note between the usual notes in jazz, especially a third or seventh note played or sung a quarter or a half tone flat, characteristic of the blues.
╩│blue note,╕
╜│blue ointment,╕
┬┌┤ an ointment composed of metallic mercury disseminated through lard and suet.
╩│blue ointment,╕
╜│blue palmetto,╕
┬┌┤ a fan palm growing in low regions in the southeastern United States and in the West Indies.
╩│blue palmetto,╕
╜│blue pencil,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pencil (traditionally blue) used to make corrections, deletions, or other changes in editing a manuscript.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people imagine that an editor's life consists in sitting in an armchair wielding a blue pencil (Science News).┤
├│ 2. ┤a correction, deletion, or other change made with or as if with a blue pencil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) In desperation, the five-man Commission accepted the blue pencil of the censor (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│blue pencil,╕
╜│blue-pencil, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ciled,╕ │-ciling╕ or (especially British) │-cilled,╕ │-cilling.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to change, cut down, or cross out with a pencil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blue-pencilled false quantities in Latin verse (G. Cannan).┤
├│ 2. ┤to edit or censor.
╩│blue-pencil, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-ciled,╕ │-ciling╕ or (especially British) │-cilled,╕ │-cilling.╕
╜│blue peter,╕
┬┌┤ a blue flag with a white square in the center, raised as a signal to recall crews and to announce that the ship is about to sail.
╩│blue peter,╕
╜│blue pike,╕ ╟│= walleyed pike.
╩│blue pike,╕ ╟│= walleyed pike.
╜│blue pill,╕
┬┌┤ a pill made from blue mass.
╩│blue pill,╕
╜│blue plate,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a plate divided by ridges into compartments, to hold a whole main course, such as meat, vegetables, and other food.
├│ 2. ┤the food so served, especially as an item on a menu.
╩│blue plate,╕
╜│bluepoint, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a small oyster from the south shore of Long Island, usually eaten raw.
╩│bluepoint, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue point,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of Siamese cat having a bluish-white body and blue points (ears, face, feet, and tail).
╩│blue point,╕
╜│blueprint, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a photographic print that shows white outlines on a blue background or blue outlines on a white background. The process of making blueprints is used especially to copy original drawings of building plans, mechanical drawings, and maps.
├│ 2a. ┤a detailed plan for doing anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) a blueprint for future peace.┤
├│ b. ┤any pattern or model; template.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The implanted liver cells had blueprints for antibodies. (Science News Letter).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make a blueprint of.
├│ 2. ┤to make detailed plans for.
┼╕noun ╡blueprinter.┤
╩│blueprint, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blue racer,╕
┬┌┤ a dark-blue, harmless variety of the blacksnake found in the central United States.
╩│blue racer,╕
╜│blue ribbon,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ribbon of a blue color awarded to one that wins first prize in a contest.
├│ 2. ┤the first prize; highest honor; greatest distinction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prize sheep won a blue ribbon for best entry in its class at the fair.┤
├│ 3. ┤a badge of a temperance society.
╩│blue ribbon,╕
╜│blue-ribbon, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤specially selected on the basis of education or other qualifications.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blue-ribbon jury.┤
├│ 2. ┤comprised of the best or most prominent members of a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blue-ribbon committee.┤
╩│blue-ribbon, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blues, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a slow, melancholy song with jazz rhythm. It is usually in a major key but with the third and seventh (the blue notes) flatted optionally. Blues originated among American Negroes.
├│ 2. ┤any composition arranged or performed in this fashion.
┬┌┤ a large shark of tropical and temperate oceans, one of the commonest of those considered dangerous to man.
╩│blue shark,╕
╜│blue sheep,╕ ╟│= bharal.
╩│blue sheep,╕ ╟│= bharal.
╜│Blue Shield,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an organization by which individuals and families may obtain surgery insurance to supplement payment of hospitalization costs offered by Blue Cross.
╩│Blue Shield,╕
╜│blue-sky, ╛╕adjective, verb. ┐│skied╕ or │skyed,╕ │skying.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤worthless; unsound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blue-sky stock.┤
├│ b. ┤preventing the sale of worthless stocks and bonds.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not practical or concrete; theoretical; visionary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blue-sky research projects.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to promote by the use of inflated or unrealistic claims.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wynn blue-skied the Victorian candy box he wanted to build ..., [by] going straight for customers who still order their steaks bloody (Gerri Hirshey).┤
╩│blue-sky, ╛╕adjective, verb. ┐│skied╕ or │skyed,╕ │skying.╕
╜│blue-skying, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ┤the act of engaging in imagination or unrealistic speculation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On North Korea, a Mondale-inspired policy would probably avoid any further "public blue-skying about U.S. options" (Michael Kramer).┤
╩│blue-skying, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a musician who plays the blues.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a jazz equivalent of modern Negro bluesmen (Sunday Times).┤
╩│bluesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│blue star,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very bright, hot star whose light is largely of a blue color.
├│ 2. ┤╡= blue galaxy.┤
╩│blue star,╕
╜│bluestem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various perennial grasses having long, blue leaves and pairs or clusters of spikes, cultivated especially in western North America for pasture.
╩│bluestem, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluestocking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman who displays great interest in intellectual or literary subjects.
╩│bluestocking, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluestockingism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ female learning or pedantry.
╩│bluestockingism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluestone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bluish sandstone.
├│ 2. ┤╡= blue vitriol.┤
╩│bluestone, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue streak,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a person or thing thought of as resembling a streak of lightning in speed.
├│ 2. ┤rapidly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to talk a blue streak.┤
└╕expr. ╡like a blue streak,┤ ┤very fast, effectively, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. He can read like a blue streak.┤
╩│blue streak,╕
╜│bluesy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characteristic or suggestive of the blues.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bluesy music.┤
╩│bluesy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bluet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small wild flower of North America with tiny pale bluish flowers that blooms from April to midsummer; innocence; quaker-lady. The bluet is a member of the madder family.
├│ 2. ┤bachelor's-button.┤
╩│bluet, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue thistle,╕ ╟│= blueweed.
╩│blue thistle,╕ ╟│= blueweed.
╜│bluethroat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a redstart of northern Europe and Asia, having a bright blue spot on the throat.
╩│bluethroat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluetick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a hound with a blue-flecked white coat, used for hunting boars.
╩│bluetick, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue tit,╕
┬┌┤ a Eurasian titmouse with a yellow breast and cobalt-blue crown, wings, and tail.
╩│blue tit,╕
╜│blue tongue,╕
┬┌┤ a virus disease of sheep, somewhat similar to foot-and-mouth disease. It originated in South Africa.
╩│blue tongue,╕
╜│blue vitriol,╕
┬┌┤ a poisonous, blue, crystalline compound of copper and sulfuric acid, used in dyeing and printing, in electric batteries, and in sprays to destroy insects and fungi; copper sulfate, cupric sulfate; bluestone.
╩│blue vitriol,╕
╜│blue wavey, ╟= blue goose.
╩│blue wavey, ╟= blue goose.
╜│blueweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a prickly weed of the borage family, having showy, blue flowers, originally European but now naturalized in the United States; viper's bugloss.
╩│blueweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│blue whale,╕
┬┌┤ a blue-gray whale with yellowish underparts, sometimes growing to over 95 feet in length; sulphur-bottom. It is the largest living animal.
╩│blue whale,╕
╜│blue-winged teal,
┬┌┤ a small, wild, North American duck having patches of dull-blue feathers on the wings.
╩│blue-winged teal,
╜│bluewood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shrub or small tree of the buckthorn family, of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, which often forms dense thickets or chaparral.
╩│bluewood, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluey, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Australia) a bushman's bundle, the outside wrapper of which is generally a blue blanket.
╩│bluey, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluff─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a high, steep bank or cliff, especially one on the shore of a sea, lake, or river.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Standing at the edge of the bluff she could see the waves crashing below.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤rising with a straight, broad front.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coast of England rose in a bluff headland out of the sea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) steep.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) good-naturedly blunt, frank, or plain-spoken; rough and hearty.
┴┤ (SYN) unceremonious.
┼╕adv. ╡bluffly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bluffness.┤
╩│bluff─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│bluff─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤confidence of action or speech put on to deceive or mislead others. We say it is a bluff when a person lets others think that he knows more than he really does, that he has more money than he really has, or that the holds better playing cards than he really holds.
├│ b. ┤(in card games, especially poker) a bet, especially a large bet, made on a weak hand to fool players with better hands into believing that they will lose if they stay in the game.
├│ 2. ┤a threat that cannot be carried out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bully's attempt to scare us is merely a bluff.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of bluffing.
├│ 4. ┤a person who bluffs; a bluffer.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to deceive by a show of confidence; fool.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By using logs for cannons the general bluffed the enemy so successfully that they retreated from their attack.┤
├│ 2. ┤to frighten with a threat that cannot be carried out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bluffed the robber with a toy gun.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to put on a show of strength or confidence in order to deceive others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No one knew whether they were bluffing (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡call┤ (╡one's┤) ╡bluff,┤
├│ a. ┤to ask for proof or for action when pretense is suspected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler still are convinced [the] strike threat is a bluff and they seemed determined to call it (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤(in poker and other card games) to stay in the game in the face of a bluff by matching a bet and demanding a show of cards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With such a poor hand, I couldn't afford to call his bluff.┤
┼╕noun ╡bluffer.┤
╩│bluff─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bluing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blue liquid or powder put in water when laundering clothes. It keeps white clothes from turning yellow. Also, ╡blueing.┤
╩│bluing, ╛╕noun.
╜│bluish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat blue. Also, ╡blueish.┤
┼╕noun ╡bluishness.┤
╩│bluish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blunder, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a stupid or careless mistake; bungle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Misspelling the title of a book is a silly blunder to make in a book report.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a stupid or careless mistake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Someone blundered in sending you to the wrong address.┤
├│ 2. ┤to move clumsily, as if blind; stumble; flounder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The injured boy blundered through the woods. We had blundered into the carriage entrance (Hawthorne).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to do clumsily or wrongly; mismanage grossly; bungle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He completely blundered his assignment.┤
├│ 2. ┤to say or reveal clumsily, stupidly, or thoughtlessly; blurt out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blundered her thanks.┤
┼╕noun ╡blunderer.┤
╩│blunder, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blunderbuss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short gun with a wide muzzle and large bore, formerly used to shoot balls or slugs a very short distance without exact aim.
├│ 2. ┤a person who blunders, especially habitually.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an apparatus for mixing (blunging) clay or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a person who uses such an apparatus.
╩│blunger, ╛╕noun.
╜│blunt, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤without a sharp edge or point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sharpened the blunt knife.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) saying what one thinks very frankly, without trying to be tactful; outspoken; frank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thinks that blunt speech proves he is honest.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) slow in perceiving or understanding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. blunt feelings, blunt faculties.┤
┴┤ (SYN) insensitive, obtuse.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make less sharp; make less keen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blunted his knife on the stone. (Figurative.) Grief has blunted his senses.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become blunt.
┴┤ (SYN) dull.
┼╕adv. ╡bluntly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bluntness.┤
╩│blunt, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│blur, ╛╕verb, ╞│blurred,╕ │blurring,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make less clear in form or outline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mist blurred the hills.┤
├│ 2. ┤to dim (the sight, perception, judgment, or other senses).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tears blurred my eyes.┤
├│ 3. ┤to smear; smudge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He blurred the picture by touching it before the paint was dry.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become dim or indistinct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her eyes blurred with tears.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a blurred condition; dimness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blur in his vision was caused by old age.┤
├│ 2. ┤a thing seen dimly or indistinctly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His face was just a blur until I put on my glasses.┤
├│ 3. ┤a smear; smudge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The letter had many blots and blurs.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a blot or stain on one's character or reputation.
╩│blur, ╛╕verb, ╞│blurred,╕ │blurring,╕ ╛noun.
╜│blurb, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a brief advertisement or description full of high praise, especially on the jacket of a book, album, or other packaged item for sale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blurb says ... this is not a book for the scholar (Punch).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to call to the attention of the public with blurbs.
╩│blurb, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│blurredly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a blurred manner; dimly.
╩│blurredly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│blurredness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ blurriness.
╩│blurredness, ╛╕noun.
╜│blurry, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-rier,╕ │-riest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤dim; indistinct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hills were a blurry outline in the dusk.┤
├│ 2. ┤full of smears and smudges.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a blurry copy.┤
┼╕noun ╡blurriness.┤
╩│blurry, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-rier,╕ │-riest.╕
╜│blurt, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to say suddenly or without thinking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In his anger he blurted out the secret.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to speak in blurts; speak thoughtlessly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a blurting out of something; an abrupt or impulsive utterance.
╩│blurt, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blush, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become red in the face because of shame, confusion, or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl was so shy that she blushed every time she was spoken to.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to be ashamed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I blushed at my friend's bad manners and loud talk.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be or become red or rosy.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make rosy; redden.
├│ 2. ┤to express or show by blushing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She blushed a shy apology.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a reddening of the face caused by shame, confusion, or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a youthful blush.┤
├│ 2. ┤a rosy color or glow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blush of dawn showed in the east.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flush.
└╕expr. ╡at first blush,┤ ┤on first glance; at first thought.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At first blush, he thought the job would be easy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blushingly.┤
╩│blush, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blusher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that blushes.
├│ 2. ┤a cosmetic to give the cheeks a rosy color. It is similar to, or contains, rouge.
╩│blusher, ╛╕noun.
╜│blushful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤modest; bashful.
├│ 2. ┤rosy in color.
╩│blushful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blushless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a blush; unblushing; shameless.
╩│blushless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│blush wine,╕
┬┌┤ a table wine slightly paler and drier than a rose.
╩│blush wine,╕
╜│bluster, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to storm noisily blow violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind blustered around the corner of the house.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to talk noisily and violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was very excited and angry and blustered for a while.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to do or say noisily and violently.
├│ 2. ┤to make, get, force, or drive by blustering; bully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) to bluster one's way out of a difficulty.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stormy blowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bluster of the wind and rain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) turbulence.
├│ 2. ┤a noisy and stormy commotion.
┴┤ (SYN) turbulence.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) noisy and violent talk with empty threats or protests.
╔┤ ╢Ex. angry bluster. He impresses no one by his bluster.┤
┴┤ (SYN) boisterousness.
┼╕noun ╡blusterer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡blusteringly.┤
╩│bluster, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│blusterous, ╛╕adj, ╟│= blustery.
╩│blusterous, ╛╕adj, ╟│= blustery.
╜│blustery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ blustering.
╩│blustery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Blutwurst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) blood sausage.
╩│Blutwurst, ╛╕noun.
╜│blvd.,╕
┬┌┤ boulevard.
╩│blvd.,╕
╜│B lymphocyte,╕ ╟│= B cell.
╩│B lymphocyte,╕ ╟│= B cell.
╜│b.m.,╕
┬┌┤ board measure.
╩│b.m.,╕
╜│B.M.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Medicine.
├│ 2. ┤Bachelor of Music.
├│ 3. ┤British Museum.
╩│B.M.,╕
╜│B.M.E.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.
├│ 2. ┤Bachelor of Mining Engineering.
├│ 3. ┤Bachelor of Music Education.
╩│B.M.E.,╕
╜│B.Met.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Metallurgy.
╩│B.Met.,╕
╜│BMEWS, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Ballistic Missile Early Warning System.
╩│BMEWS, ╛╕noun.
╜│B.M.O.C.,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. College Slang,) big man on campus.
╩│B.M.O.C.,╕
╜│BMR╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.M.R.,╕
┬┌┤ basal metabolic rate.
╩│BMR╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.M.R.,╕
╜│B.Mus.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Music (Latin,
╔┤ ╢Ex. Baccalaureus Musicae).┤
╩│B.Mus.,╕
╜│B.Mus.Ed.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Music Education.
╩│B.Mus.Ed.,╕
╜│BMX╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ bicycle motocross.
╩│BMX╕ (no periods),
╜│Bn.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤baron.
├│ 2. ┤battalion.
╩│Bn.,╕
╜│B.N.,╕
┬┌┤ bank note.
╩│B.N.,╕
╜│BNA┐╕ or │B.N.A. Act,╕
┬┌┤ British North America Act, the act of Parliament that in 1867 created the Dominion of Canada and that served until 1982 as Canada's constitution.
╩│BNA┐╕ or │B.N.A. Act,╕
╜│B'nai B'rith,
┬┌┤ a Jewish fraternal society founded in New York in 1843.
╩│B'nai B'rith,
╜│bnk.,╕
┬┌┤ bank.
╩│bnk.,╕
╜│bo─╕ (1), ╛interjection.
┬┌┤ an exclamation used to startle; boo.
╩│bo─╕ (1), ╛interjection.
╜│bo─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a hobo.
╩│bo─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│b.o.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤branch office.
├│ 2. ┤buyer's option.
╩│b.o.,╕
╜│B.O.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤body odor.
├│ 2. ┤box office.
╩│B.O.,╕
╜│B/O┐╕ or │b/o╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ (Bookkeeping.) brought over.
╩│B/O┐╕ or │b/o╕ (no periods),
╜│boa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various snakes which are not poisonous, but kill their prey by squeezing it in their coils. Most boas are found in tropical regions and are very large, ranging between 10 and 30 feet in length. Anacondas, pythons, and boa constrictors are boas.
├│ 2. ┤a long scarf made of fur or feathers, worn around a woman's neck.
╩│boa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boas.╕
╜│boabab, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baobab.
╩│boabab, ╛╕noun. ╟│= baobab.
╜│boa constrictor,╕
┬┌┤ a large boa of the tropical parts of America.
╩│boa constrictor,╕
╜│Boanerges, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Boanerges╕ or │Boanergeses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Biblical interpretation of the name given by Christ to the disciples James and John. Mark 3:17.
├│ 2. ┤a loud, vociferous preacher or orator.
╩│Boanerges, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Boanerges╕ or │Boanergeses.╕
╜│boar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a male pig or hog.
├│ 2. ┤a wild pig or hog.
╩│boar, ╛╕noun.
╜│board, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a broad, thin piece of wood for use in building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We used boards 10 inches wide and 3feet long for shelves in a new bookcase.┤
├│ 2. ┤a flat piece of wood or other material used for some special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an ironing board, a drawing board, a bulletin board.┤
├│ 3. ┤the tablet or frame on which pieces are moved in some games.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chess board.┤
├│ 4a. ┤╡= pasteboard.┤
├│ b. ┤one of a pair of stiff pasteboard rectangles, covered with cloth, paper, or other material, used in making the covers of a hard-bound book.
├│ 5. ┤a group of persons managing something; council.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a school board. He is one of six members on the board of directors.┤
├│ 6. ┤a table to serve food on; table.
├│ 7. ┤food served on a table.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a simple board of meat and potatoes.┤
├│ 8. ┤meals provided for pay, as at a boarding house.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mrs. Jones gives room and board in her rooming house.┤
├│ 9a. ┤the side of a ship.
├│ b. ┤the distance of course traversed by a ship when tacking; tack.
├│ 10. ┤a border; edge.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cover or enclose with boards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to board the floors of a house. The firemen boarded the windows of the burned-out building.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give regular meals, or room and meals, for pay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen Gentlewomen (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 3. ┤to place where board is supplied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While his wife was sick, he boarded his son in town. He boards his horse with a farmer.┤
├│ 4. ┤to get on (a ship, train, bus, or airplane).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We board the bus at the corner every day.┤
├│ 5. ┤to come alongside of or against (a ship), usually in order to attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They grappled the pirate ship, boarded it, and fought hand to hand.┤
├│ 6. ┤to body-check (a player) in ice hockey.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to get regular meals, or room and meals, for pay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will have to board elsewhere.┤
├│ 2. ┤to sail in a zigzag course against the wind; tack.
└╕expr. ╡bet across the board,┤ ┤(Slang.) to bet that a selected horse or dog will win, place, or show in a race;
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felt the horse had equal chances of coming in first, second, or third, so he bet across the board.┤
└╕expr. ╡board on board,┤ ┤side by side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ships sailed board on board.┤
└╕expr. ╡by the board,┤ ┤over the ship's side; overboard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the storm, some of the equipment on deck fell by the board.┤
└╕expr. ╡go by the board,┤
├│ a. ┤to fall over the side of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her rattling shrouds, all sheathed in ice, With the masts, went by the board (Longfellow).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to be given up, neglected, or ignored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Formalities went by the board.┤
└╕expr. ╡on board,┤
├│ a. ┤on a ship, train, bus, or airplane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When everybody was on board, the ship sailed. Half a dozen ... guards and three private detectives were on board the train when it left Boston (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤alongside of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were several ships on board each other.┤
├│ c. ┤part of a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many assistants were on board the President's staff.┤
└╕expr. ╡sweep the board┤ (or ╡boards┤), ╡sweep the boards clean,┤ ┤to win all the awards, prizes, etc., in a contest or competition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Australian coaches and swimmers swept the board through a combination of scientific preparation and hard training (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡the boards,┤
├│ a. ┤the stage of a theater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was brought out by his father on the boards of Old Drury (Dickens).┤
├│ b. ┤(Basketball.) the backboards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's strong under the boards.┤
├│ c. ┤the wooden guard fence surrounding a hockey rink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As he skated to reach the puck, he was checked and fell against the boards.┤
└╕expr. ╡tread the boards,┤ ┤to be an actor or actress; play a part in a play.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... one of the most honest actors that ever trod the boards (Fortnightly Review).┤
╩│board, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│boarder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who pays for meals, or for room and meals, at another's house.
├│ 2. ┤one of the men assigned to go on board an enemy ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boarders fought their way to the bridge.┤
├│ 3. ┤a pupil residing in a boarding school.
╩│boarder, ╛╕noun.
╜│boarder baby,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an infant or young child who is kept indefinitely in a hospital because the parents are not able or legally permitted to assume custody.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A good example of a boarder baby would be a child born addicted to drugs as a result of [the] mother's addiction (New York Times).┤
╩│boarder baby,╕
╜│board foot,╕ ╞pl. │board feet.╕
┬┌┤ a unit of measure equal to one foot square and one inch thick; 144 cubic inches or .00236 cubic meter. It is used for measuring logs and lumber. (Abbr:) bd. ft.
╩│board foot,╕ ╞pl. │board feet.╕
╜│board game,╕
┬┌┤ any game, such as checkers or chess, played on a board. Monopoly is a board game with real-estate property plotted on a board.
╩│board game,╕
╜│boarding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤boards.
├│ 2. ┤a structure made of boards.
├│ 3. ┤the act of entering a ship, especially by force.
╩│boarding, ╛╕noun.
╜│boarding house┐,╕ or │boardinghouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a house where meals, or rooms and meals, are provided for pay.
╩│boarding house┐,╕ or │boardinghouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│boarding party,╕
┬┌┤ a group of seamen who seize or try to seize a ship by boarding it at sea.
╩│boarding party,╕
╜│boarding school,╕
┬┌┤ a school with buildings where the pupils live during the school term.
╩│boarding school,╕
╜│board lot,╕
┬┌┤ the unit of trading on an exchange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On the N.Y. Stock Exchange 100 shares is a board lot of an active stock.┤
╩│board lot,╕
╜│board measure,╕
┬┌┤ the system for measuring logs and lumber. The unit is the board foot. (Abbr:) b.m.
╩│board measure,╕
╜│board of education,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a board of committee charged with the supervision of public schools in a state, county, district, city, or town; school board.
╩│board of education,╕
╜│board of elections,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a board consisting of representatives of the two major parties, appointed by local authorities to supervise elections.
╩│board of elections,╕
╜│board of estimate,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a board charged with estimating and managing a city's budget, usually made up of the mayor, council president, and controller of the city.
╩│board of estimate,╕
╜│board of health,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the department of a state or local government in charge of public health.
╩│board of health,╕
╜│board of trade,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an association of businessmen to protect, regulate, and advance their interests.
├│ 2. ┤an association of businessmen to provide a free market in commodities, especially grains.
╩│board of trade,╕
╜│Board of Trade,╕
┬┌┤ the department of the British government concerned with commerce and industry.
╩│Board of Trade,╕
╜│board room,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the room in which a board of directors meets.
├│ 2. ┤a room in a brokerage office for posting the lastest prices of securities.
╩│board room,╕
╜│board rule,╕
┬┌┤ a scale for determining the board feet of a piece of lumber, without calculation.
╩│board rule,╕
╜│boards, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡board.┤┤
╩│boards, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│board school,╕
┬┌┤ a locally administered school in Britain prior to the introduction of state schools.
╩│board school,╕
╜│boardwages, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ payment made to domestic servants in lieu of board.
╩│boardwages, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│boardwalk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wide sidewalk, usually made of boards, near the water at a shore resort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boardwalk at Atlantic City is a famous promenade.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sidewalk made of boards.
╩│boardwalk, ╛╕noun.
╜│boardy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boardier,╕ │boardiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) stiff.
╩│boardy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boardier,╕ │boardiest.╕
╜│boarfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several fishes with a projecting, hoglike snout.
╩│boarfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│boarhound, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large dog used for hunting wild boars, such as a Great Dane.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to speak too highly of oneself or what one owns or knows; brag.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is unpleasant to hear one boast about his own abilities, achievements, or possessions.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be proud.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to brag about.
┴┤ (SYN) vaunt.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to have (something) to be proud of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our town boasts a new high school.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a statement speaking too highly of oneself or what one owns or knows; boasting words; bragging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't believe his boast that he can run faster than I can.┤
├│ 2. ┤something to be proud of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The medal he won at the swimming meet was his boast. Let independence be our boast (Joseph Hopkinson).┤
┼╕adv. ╡boastingly.┤
╩│boast─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│boast─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Sculpture.) to shape roughly before putting in the details.
╩│boast─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│boast─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Court Tennis, Rackets.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to hit (the ball) against either of the sidewalls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This Binns did with his usual touch strokes, boasting with precision ... (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a boasted stroke or ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... boasts which carom sharply from a sidewall, then drop dead off the other side (Time).┤
╩│boast─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
╜│boaster─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person who boasts; braggart.
╩│boaster─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│boaster─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a broad-faced chisel, used especially in sculpturing.
╩│boaster─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│boastful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤speaking too well about oneself; boasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boastful story.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bragging.
├│ 2. ┤fond of boasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is hard to listen very long to a boastful person.┤
┴┤ (SYN) braggart.
┼╕adv. ╡boastfully.┤
┼╕noun ╡boastfulness.┤
╩│boastful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boat, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, open vessel for traveling on water, such as a motorboat, a sailboat, or a rowboat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A little stream best fits a little boat (Robert Herrick). Just messing about in boats (Kenneth Grahame).┤
┴┤ (SYN) craft.
├│ 2. ┤a large vessel, such as a steamboat or ocean liner; ship.
├│ 3. ┤a dish shaped somewhat like a boat for gravy or sauce.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to go in a boat; travel by boat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sightseers went boating on the river.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put or carry in a boat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ceasing to row, they boated the oars.┤
├│ 2. ┤to catch and haul (a fish, especially a game fish) into a boat.
└╕expr. ╡burn one's boats,┤ ┤to cut off all chances of retreat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ... leaders have burnt their boats and are certain they will be arrested before the weekend (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡in the same boat,┤ ┤in the same position or condition; taking the same chances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Realizing that all independents were in the same boat, [they held] a luncheon meeting to discuss mutual problems (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡miss the boat,┤ ┤(Informal.) to miss an opportunity; lose one's chances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The buyer missed the boat and never got the house when he offered too low a bid.┤
└╕expr. ╡rock the boat,┤ ┤(Informal.) to disturb or upset the way things are.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They will seldom rock the boat or annoy the mayor or board of aldermen with unusual budget requests (Harper's).┤
┼╕adj. ╡boatlike.┤
╩│boat, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│boatable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ navigable by boat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The canal will be boatable (New Yorker).┤
╩│boatable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boatage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤carriage by boat.
├│ 2. ┤a charge made for carriage by boat.
╩│boatage, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatbill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical American bird related to the heron.
╩│boatbill, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatbuilder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who designs or constructs boats.
╩│boatbuilder, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatbuilding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the designing or building of boats.
├│ 2. ┤the art of designing or building boats.
╩│boatbuilding, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a waterside hotel, such as one at a marina, with docks for use by boat owners. Also, ╡botel.┤
╩│boatel, ╛╕noun.
╜│boater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who boats.
├│ 2. ┤a stiff straw hat with a flat crown and brim.
╩│boater, ╛╕noun.
╜│boat hook,╕
┬┌┤ a metal hook on a pole, used for pulling or pushing a boat or raft, or for fishing things out of the water.
╩│boat hook,╕
╜│boathouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a house or shed for sheltering a boat or boats.
╩│boathouse, ╛╕noun.
╜│boating, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the action of going by boat, as rowing or sailing, especially for recreation.
╩│boating, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤as much or as many as a boat can hold.
├│ 2. ┤the load that a boat carries.
╩│boatload, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who rents out boats or takes care of them.
├│ 2. ┤a man who rows or sails boats for pay.
├│ 3. ┤a man who works on a boat.
╩│boatman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│boatmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ skill in managing a boat.
╩│boatmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│boat neck┐╕ or │neckline,╕ ╟│= bateau neck.
╩│boat neck┐╕ or │neckline,╕ ╟│= bateau neck.
╜│boat people,╕
┬┌┤ refugees who emigrate in small boats for any country that will let them in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The unexpected arrival of the Cuban "boat people" ... (Dennis A. Williams). The total number of Haitian boat people in the United States was estimated at ... 35,000 by year's end (Richard C. Schroeder).┤
╩│boat people,╕
╜│boat spike,╕
┬┌┤ the largest type of nail, about 15 inches long.
╩│boat spike,╕
╜│boatswain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ship's officer in charge of the anchors, ropes, and rigging. He directs some of the work of the crew. Also, ╡bo's'n,┤ ╡bosun.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= tropic bird.┤
╩│boatswain, ╛╕noun.
╜│boatswain's chair,╕
┬┌┤ a short, flat board attached at the ends to a bridle of rope, by which it can be hoisted, serving as a seat for a seaman working where there is no foothold; bosun's chair.
╩│boatswain's chair,╕
╜│boattail, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the cylindrical, tapering tail or rear section of a bullet, missile, or other projectile.
├│ 2. ┤╡= boat-tailed grackle.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= boat-tailed.┤
╩│boattail, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│boat-tailed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tapering to the rear, as the hind part of a boat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boat-tailed projectile, boat-tailed design.┤
╩│boat-tailed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boat-tailed grackle,╕
┬┌┤ a large grackle with a long, broad tail, of the southern United States and Mexico.
╩│boat-tailed grackle,╕
╜│boat train,╕
┬┌┤ a railroad train which makes connections with a ship.
╩│boat train,╕
╜│boatyard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an establishment that repairs, stores, and builds boats.
╩│boatyard, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boaz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the husband of Ruth and an ancestor of David (in the Bible, Ruth 2-4).
╩│Boaz, ╛╕noun.
╜│bob─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to move up and down, or to and fro, with short, quick motions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pigeon bobbed its head as it picked up crumbs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) jerk.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move the body or head with a bobbing motion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bobbed suddenly and avoided the blow.┤
├│ 2. ┤to try to catch with the teeth something floating or hanging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One game at the party was to bob for apples in a bowl of water.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a short, quick motion up and down, or to and fro, especially of the head.
┴┤ (SYN) jerk.
└╕expr. ╡bob up,┤ ┤to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was this committee that kept bobbing up all spring, conducting what Lerner called "the campaign without a candidate" (Harper's).┤
╩│bob─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bob─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a child's or woman's haircut that is fairly short all around the head.
├│ 2. ┤a horse's docked tail.
├│ 3. ┤a knob or knot of something, such as hair.
├│ 4. ┤a weight on the end of a plumb line; plummet.
├│ 5. ┤a float for a fishing line.
├│ 6a. ┤╡= bobsled.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= bob skate.┤
├│ 7. ┤a term for certain kinds of changes in bell ringing.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut (hair) short.
├│ 2. ┤to dock (an animal's tail).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to fish using a bob.
╩│bob─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing.╕
╜│bob─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bob.╕
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a shilling.
╩│bob─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bob.╕
╜│bob─╕ (4), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a light rap; tap.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to rap lightly; tap.
╩│bob─╕ (4), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing.╕
╜│bob─╕ (5), ╛verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.)
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to delude; trick; cheat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You shall not bob us out of our melody (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤to get by trickery.
├│ 3. ┤to mock; deride.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a trick.
├│ 2. ┤a mock; taunt.
╩│bob─╕ (5), ╛verb, ╞│bobbed,╕ │bobbing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bobbed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cut in a bob.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bobbed hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤docked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a horse with a bobbed tail.┤
├│ 3. ┤furnished with a bob.
╩│bobbed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bobber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that bobs.
├│ 2. ┤a fishing bob.
├│ 3. ┤a person who rides a bobsled or is an enthusiast of bobsledding as a sport.
╩│bobber, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobbery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-beries.╕
┬┌┤ (in India) a noisy disturbance; row.
╩│bobbery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-beries.╕
╜│bobbin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a reel or spool for holding thread, yarn, and the like. Bobbins are used in spinning, weaving, machine sewing, and making lace.
├│ 2. ┤a reel around which wire is coiled in electrical instruments.
╩│bobbin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobbinet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cotton netting or lace made by machines.
╩│bobbinet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobbin lace,╕
┬┌┤ a lace made by winding and knotting threads around a special kind of bobbin stuck in a pillow according to a certain design; pillow lace.
╩│bobbin lace,╕
╜│bobble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move with a continual bobbing.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) to blunder; fumble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sometimes, in his earnestness, he bobbled a bit (Newsweek).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Slang.) to fumble (a ball).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fielder bobbled an easy grounder.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the movement of agitated water.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a blunder; fumble.
╩│bobble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bobby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) a policeman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... some overworked bobby was already on his way (Geoffrey Household).┤
╩│bobby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│bobby-dazzler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) something striking or flashy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His new tie is a bobby-dazzler.┤
╩│bobby-dazzler, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobby pin,╕
┬┌┤ a metal hairpin whose prongs close on and hold tightly to the hair. Bobby pins are used especially in setting curls or waves.
╩│bobby pin,╕
╜│bobbysocks┐╕ or │bobbysox, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ socks reaching just above the ankle, worn especially by young girls.
╩│bobbysocks┐╕ or │bobbysox, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bobbysoxer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an adolescent girl, especially one in the 1940's who wore bobbysocks and enthusiastically followed every new fad.
╩│bobbysoxer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobcat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wildcat or lynx of North America; bay lynx.
├│ 2. ┤╡Bobcat,┤ a cub scout of the beginning rank, who has not yet achieved the rank of Wolf.
╩│bobcat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobeche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a disk or shallow cup with a hole in it, placed about a candle at the base to catch melted wax.
╩│bobeche, ╛╕noun.
╜│bobolink, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common North American songbird that lives in fields and meadows and has a call that sounds like its name. It belongs to the same family as the blackbirds. Also called ╖reedbird┤ (in the Middle West) and ╖ricebird┤ (in the South).
┬┌┤ to be a sign (of); indicate beforehand; foreshadow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rumble of thunder boded rain.┤
┴┤ (SYN) portend, betoken, presage.
└╕expr. ╡bode ill,┤ ┤to be a bad sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dark clouds boded ill for our picnic plans.┤
└╕expr. ╡bode well,┤ ┤to be a good sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His good study habits boded well for his success in school. I can see nothing that bodes well to the Church Establishment: I fear its days are numbered (Richard Whately).┤
┬┌┤ past tense and obsolete past participle of ╡bide.┤
╩│bode─╕ (2), ╛verb.
╜│bodeful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ boding; ominous.
╩│bodeful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bodega, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in Spanish-speaking communities:
├│ 1. ┤a wineshop or cellar.
├│ 2. ┤a retail store, especially a grocery store or a kind of general store.
╩│bodega, ╛╕noun.
╜│bodement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤an omen.
├│ 2. ┤a foreboding.
├│ 3. ┤a prediction.
╩│bodement, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bode's law,
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) an arithmetical approximation of the relative mean distances of the planets from the sun, obtained by adding 4 to the series 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 192, and 384. The law applies to all the planets except Neptune and Pluto.
╩│Bode's law,
╜│bodgie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ies.╕
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) one of a gang of rowdy and rebellious boys or young men.
╩│bodgie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ies.╕
╜│bodhi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Buddhism.) knowledge; enlightenment.
╩│bodhi, ╛╕noun.
╜│bodhisattva, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Buddhism.) a person who by exemplary conduct, spiritual wisdom, and compassion is considered likely to become, in a future incarnation, a Buddha, or savior of mankind.
╩│bodhisattva, ╛╕noun.
╜│bodhi tree,╕ ╟│= bo tree.
╩│bodhi tree,╕ ╟│= bo tree.
╜│bodice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the close-fitting upper part of a dress.
├│ 2. ┤a wide girdle worn over a dress and laced up the front.
╔┤ ╢Ex. European peasant women used to wear bodices.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a corset; stays.
╩│bodice, ╛╕noun.
╜│-bodied,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______ body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heavy-bodied = having a heavy body.┤
╩│-bodied,╕
╜│bodiless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spirits are bodiless.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incorporeal, disembodied.
╩│bodiless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bodily, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the body; in the body; physical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bodily pain. Athletes have bodily strength.┤
├│ 2. ┤having a body or bodies; corporeal; material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bodily substance.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in person; in the flesh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man we thought dead walked bodily into the room.┤
├│ 2. ┤as a whole; all together; entirely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience rose bodily to cheer the hero.┤
╩│bodily, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│boding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a premonition; omen; portent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boding of disaster.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤portending; ominous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. listening to the boding cry of the tree toad (Washington Irving).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bodingly.┤
╩│boding, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bodkin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, blunt needle, used for drawing tape or cord through a hem, loops, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a long hairpin.
├│ 3. ┤a pointed tool for making holes in cloth, etc.
├│ 4. ┤(Printing.) a tool for picking out letters in correcting type which has been set.
├│ 5. ┤a small dagger or other short, pointed weapon; stiletto.
╩│bodkin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bodleian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the Oxford University Library.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with this library.
╩│Bodleian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bodock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the Osage orange.
╩│bodock, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bodoni, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a modern style of type based on the designs of the celebrated Italian printer Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813).
╩│Bodoni, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bodoni Book,╕
┬┌┤ a lightweight style of printing type with reduced contrast of thick and thin lines that reflects the letter design of Bodoni type.
┬┌┤ an internal mechanism which is thought to regulate the rhythm or cycle of the body's normal activities. Swift transition through several time zones during jet flight disturbs the body clock.
╩│body clock,╕
╜│body color,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pigment possessing body or a high degree of consistency, substance, and covering power.
├│ 2. ┤a color rendered opaque by an admixture of white pigment.
╩│body color,╕
╜│body corporate,╕ ╟│= corporation.
╩│body corporate,╕ ╟│= corporation.
╜│body count,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a daily count of the dead bodies on the battlefield as the basis of estimating enemy casualties.
├│ 2. ┤any count or tally of individuals.
╩│body count,╕
╜│body double,╕
┬┌┤ a person who stands in for a motion-picture actor in photographic shots that focus on a part of the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. body doubles ... women whose body parts are being passed off as movie-star flesh (New York Newsday).┤
╩│body double,╕
╜│body English,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) motions of the body reflecting the desire of a spectator or player to cause a ball, contestant, or the like, to move in a certain way.
╩│body English,╕
╜│bodyguard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man or men who guard a person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bodyguard accompanies the President when he travels.┤
├│ 2. ┤a retinue; escort.
╩│bodyguard, ╛╕noun.
╜│body jewel,╕
┬┌┤ an ornament worn on the body instead of on clothing.
╩│body jewel,╕
╜│body language,╕
┬┌┤ the unconscious gestures of the body as a form of communication.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Body language, it's now believed, carries as much information as spoken or written speech--perhaps more (Barbara Ford).┤
╩│body language,╕
╜│bodyless, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bodiless.
╩│bodyless, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bodiless.
╜│bodyline bowling,
┬┌┤ (Cricket.) fast bowling directed persistently to the batsman's leg side.
╩│bodyline bowling,
╜│body louse,╕
┬┌┤ a species of louse that infests the bodies and clothing of humans and lays its eggs in folds and seams of clothing.
╩│body louse,╕
╜│body paint,╕
┬┌┤ a paint or cosmetic for decorating parts of the body with designs or figures.
╩│body paint,╕
╜│body politic,╕
┬┌┤ a people forming a political group with an organized government.
╩│body politic,╕
╜│body press,╕
┬┌┤ a wrestling hold in which the weight of the body is used to pin an opponent on his back.
╩│body press,╕
╜│body shirt,╕
┬┌┤ a tight-fitting shirt or blouse.
╩│body shirt,╕
╜│body slam,╕
┬┌┤ a wrestling throw in which the opponent is lifted and then flung down.
╩│body slam,╕
╜│body snatcher,╕
┬┌┤ a person who steals corpses from graves, especially for the purpose of dissection.
┴┤ (SYN) ghoul.
╩│body snatcher,╕
╜│body stocking,╕
┬┌┤ a lightweight, tight-fitting, one-piece undergarment for women that covers most of the body, similar to a leotard.
╩│body stocking,╕
╜│bodysuit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tight-fitting, one-piece garment covering the trunk of the body.
╩│bodysuit, ╛╕noun.
╜│body-surf, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to ride on the crest of a wave without a surfboard.
╩│body-surf, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│body surfer,╕
┬┌┤ a person who trains for surfboard riding by body-surfing.
╩│body surfer,╕
╜│body type,╕
┬┌┤ (Printing.) the type used for printing the main text of a book or the like.
╩│body type,╕
╜│body wave,╕
┬┌┤ a seismic wave that travels through the earth in every direction from its origin.
╩│body wave,╕
╜│bodywork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of a vehicle that holds the passengers or the load; body.
├│ 2. ┤work done on the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The damaged car needed a lot of bodywork.┤
╩│bodywork, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boeotian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with Boeotia (district in ancient Greece) or its people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hesiod was a Boeotian farmer.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) dull; stupid (from the ancient tradition that natives of Boeotia were lacking in normal good sense).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native of Boeotia.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a stupid person; dullard.
╩│Boeotian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Boer, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person of Dutch descent living in South Africa.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Boers. Also, ╡Boor.┤
╩│Boer, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Boer War,╕
┬┌┤ a war between Great Britain and the Boers of South Africa,lasting from 1899 to 1902.
╩│Boer War,╕
╜│boff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a boffo.
╩│boff, ╛╕noun.
╜│boffin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a scientist, designer, or engineer, especially one thought of as dealing chiefly with the theoretical aspects of a problem or field.
╩│boffin, ╛╕noun.
╜│boffo, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-foes╕ or │-fos.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤funny; hilarious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boffo jokes.┤
├│ 2. ┤popular or successful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boffo movie.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a very hearty laugh.
├│ 2. ┤that which evokes a very hearty laugh; a gag or joke.
├│ 3. ┤a very successful musical comedy or other light dramatic performance.
╩│boffo, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-foes╕ or │-fos.╕
╜│boffola, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a boffo.
╩│boffola, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bofors gun,
┬┌┤ an automatic weapon of Swedish origin with twin 40-millimeter barrels
╩│Bofors gun,
╜│bog, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bogged,╕ │bogging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a piece of soft, wet, spongy ground; marsh; swamp. A bog consists chiefly of decayed or decaying moss and other vegetable matter, too soft to bear the weight of any heavy body on its surface.
┴┤ (SYN) fen, morass.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to sink or get stuck in a bog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He became bogged in the swamp and had to be rescued.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mire.
└╕expr. ╡bog down,┤ ┤to sink in or get stuck so that one cannot get out without help.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bogged down in the middle of his speech because his notes were jumbled.┤
╩│bog, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bogged,╕ │bogging.╕
╜│bogan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially Canadian.) (in the Maritime Provinces) a backwater or stagnant branch of a river or stream.
╩│bogan, ╛╕noun.
╜│bog asphodel,╕
┬┌┤ either of two plants of the lily family, one native to the eastern United States and the other to Europe, found in swampy places.
╩│bog asphodel,╕
╜│bog bean,╕ ╟│= buck bean.
╩│bog bean,╕ ╟│= buck bean.
╜│bogberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= European cranberry.
╩│bogberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= European cranberry.
╜│bogey─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-geys,╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤bogy; a goblin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bogeys of the dark.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a score of one stroke over par for any hole on a golf course.
├│ b. ┤a score in golf that players try to equal; par.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) an unidentified aircraft.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Golf.) to play (a hole) in par plus one stroke.
╩│bogey─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-geys,╕ ╛verb.
╜│bogey─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-geys.╕
┬┌┤ bogie; a pivoted frame.
╩│bogey─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-geys.╕
╜│bogeyman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a frightening imaginary creature; bogy; goblin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The bogeymen of speculation and excess credit ... have caused some shuddering in the stock market (Newsweek).┤
╩│bogeyman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│boggish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ marshy; swampy.
╩│boggish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boggle─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to hold back; raise difficulties or objections; hesitate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father boggled at the suggestion at first, but finally agreed to do the job.┤
┴┤ (SYN) waver, shrink, demur.
├│ 2. ┤to be overwhelmed with wonder, shock, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His mind boggled at the thought of inheriting a million dollars.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= blunder.┤
├│ 4. ┤to jump with fright; shy.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bungle; botch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He boggled his first attempt at carpentry.┤
├│ 2. ┤to overwhelm with wonder, shock, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The vastness of the universe boggles the imagination.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a blunder; bungle; botch.
├│ 2. ┤the act of boggling.
┼╕noun ╡boggler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bogglingly.┤
╩│boggle─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│boggle─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bogle.
╩│boggle─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bogle.
╜│boggy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤soft and wet like a bog; marshy; swampy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boggy ground.┤
├│ 2. ┤full of bogs.
┼╕noun ╡bogginess.┤
╩│boggy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
╜│boghead coal┐,╕ or │boghead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of coal used for the manufacture of paraffin and oils.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boghead coal differs from cannel in being brown and in consisting largely of algal material (Fenton and Fenton).┤
╩│boghead coal┐,╕ or │boghead, ╛╕noun.
╜│boghole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sink, hole, or depression with a bottom of soft, spongy, or liquid consistency.
╩│boghole, ╛╕noun.
╜│bogie─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bogy┤ (1) (def. 1).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) bogey.
╩│bogie─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bogie─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the assembly of the four rear wheels of a six-wheeled truck.
├│ 2. ┤a pivoted frame or truck with two or more pairs of wheels supporting either the front of a locomotive or one end of a railroad car.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a low, strong, four-wheeled truck or cart. Also, ╡bogey,┤ ╡bogy.┤
╩│bogie─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bog iron ore,╕
┬┌┤ a loose, porous variety of limonite found in bogs or water.
╩│bog iron ore,╕
╜│bogle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bogy or a specter.
╩│bogle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bog manganese,╕
┬┌┤ an amorphous mineral, of which the principal ingredient is manganese oxide; wad.
╩│bog manganese,╕
╜│bog moss,╕ ╟│= sphagnum.
╩│bog moss,╕ ╟│= sphagnum.
╜│bog myrtle,╕ ╟│= sweet gale.
╩│bog myrtle,╕ ╟│= sweet gale.
╜│bog oak,╕
┬┌┤ ancient oak preserved and blackened in the peat of a bog.
╩│bog oak,╕
╜│Bogomil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a heretical Bulgarian sect which arose about the year 1000 and whose main tenet was that God had two sons, Satan and Christ.
╩│Bogomil, ╛╕noun.
╜│bog orchid,╕
┬┌┤ a low-growing European orchid with small flowers, found in bogs.
╩│bog orchid,╕
╜│bog ore,╕ ╟│= bog iron ore.
╩│bog ore,╕ ╟│= bog iron ore.
╜│bog spavin,╕
┬┌┤ a distention of the capsule of the hock joint in horses.
╩│bog spavin,╕
╜│bog spruce,╕ ╟│= black spruce.
╩│bog spruce,╕ ╟│= black spruce.
╜│bog trotter,╕
┬┌┤ an Irish peasant.
╩│bog trotter,╕
╜│bogus, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S.) not genuine; counterfeit; sham.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man was arrested when he handed the cashier a bogus ten dollar bill.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Printing.) type that is set to duplicate advertising matter received in completed matrix form, as a requirement of some labor unions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bogus is not intended to be used, but it makes work for union members (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡bogusness.┤
╩│bogus, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bog wood,╕ ╟│= bog oak.
╩│bog wood,╕ ╟│= bog oak.
╜│bogy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evil spirit; goblin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He mistook the shadow for a bogy in the dark.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person or thing that is feared without reason; bugbear; bugaboo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Socialism is the bogy of many capitalists.┤
┬┌┤ an inferior black China tea (originally the name of one of the finest kinds).
╩│bohea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bohemia┐╕ or │bohemia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an unconventional, carefree existence.
├│ 2. ┤a place where painters, writers, and other artists, live in an unconventional, carefree way.
╩│Bohemia┐╕ or │bohemia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bohemian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Bohemia (in Czechoslovakia), its people, or their language.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡bohemian.┤ carefree and unconventional.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Bohemian life of an artists' colony.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Bohemia; Czech.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Bohemia; Czech.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡bohemian.┤ a painter, writer, or other artist who lives an unconventional, carefree existence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was rather more of a dedicated Bohemian than a dedicated poet.┤
├│ 4. ┤a gypsy (because the first gypsies in France were thought to come from Bohemia).
╩│Bohemian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Bohemian Brethren,╕
┬┌┤ a pre-Reformation Christian association, denying the apostolic succession, formed in 1467. It formed the core of the Moravian Church.
╩│Bohemian Brethren,╕
╜│Bohemian garnet,╕ ╟│= pyrope.
╩│Bohemian garnet,╕ ╟│= pyrope.
╜│Bohemian glass,╕
┬┌┤ richly colored ornamental glassware made in Bohemia.
╩│Bohemian glass,╕
╜│bohemianism┐╕ or │Bohemianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a carefree, unconventional way of living.
╩│bohemianism┐╕ or │Bohemianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bohemian waxwing,╕
┬┌┤ a waxwing of the remote forests of Canada and the northern United States, somewhat larger and grayer than the cedar waxwing.
╩│Bohemian waxwing,╕
╜│bohor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of reedbuck native to western Africa. Only the male has horns, which are relatively short.
╩│bohor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bohr magneton,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the intrinsic magnetic moment (magnetism) of an electron in the direction of an applied magnetic field.
├│ 2. ┤the unit of magnetic moment for electrons.
╩│Bohr magneton,
╜│Bohr theory,╕
┬┌┤ a theory of the structure of atoms proposed by Niels Bohr, stating that electrons revolve around a nucleus in certain orbits of constant energy only. When an electron jumps to another orbit of less energy, energy is either radiated or absorbed.
╩│Bohr theory,╕
╜│bohunk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. and Canadian Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a low, rough fellow.
├│ 2. ┤an unskilled worker from southeastern or east central Europe (used in an unfriendly way).
╩│bohunk, ╛╕noun.
╜│boil─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to bubble up and give off steam or vapor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water boils when heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to have its contents boil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pot is boiling.┤
├│ b. ┤to be subjected to the heating or cooking effects of boiling fluid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The eggs are boiling.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to be very excited; be stirred up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He boiled with anger.┤
├│ 4. ┤to move violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stormy sea is boiling.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause (a liquid) to boil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boil some water for tea.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cook by boiling or by heating in boiling water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We boil eggs four minutes. Boil the mixture until it begins to thicken.┤
├│ 3. ┤to cleanse or sterilize by boiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to boil drinking water.┤
├│ 4. ┤to prepare by boiling and evaporation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to boil sugar.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a boiling.
├│ 2. ┤a boiling condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bring the mixture to a boil. (Figurative.) His anger came to a boil.┤
└╕expr. ╡boil away,┤ ┤to evaporate in boiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water began to boil away.┤
└╕expr. ╡boil down,┤
├│ a. ┤to make less by boiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boil down the sauce to half the amount.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to shorten by getting rid of unimportant parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The notes for his report were so long that the chairman asked him to boil them down to a simple list of important facts.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to amount to when briefly stated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His long, wordy refusal all boils down to this--"You can't go."┤
└╕expr. ╡boil over,┤
├│ a. ┤to come to the boiling point and overflow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This pot of milk is boiling over.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to show excitement or anger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father boiled over at my rude remarks, but mother calmed things down again. The political frenzy was now boiling over (James A. Froude).┤
└╕expr. ╡come to a boil,┤ ┤to reach the boiling point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water won't come to a boil unless you turn up the flame.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the boil,┤ ┤in a state of excitement or agitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. France's student rebels are on the boil again (New Scientist).┤
┼╕adj. ╡boilable.┤
╩│boil─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│boil─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a painful, red swelling on the skin, formed by pus around a hard core; furuncle. Boils are often caused by infection.
╩│boil─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│boiled dinner,
┬┌┤ a dinner of meat and vegetables, especially potatoes and cabbage, boiled together.
╩│boiled dinner,
╜│boiled oil,╕
┬┌┤ linseed oil prepared for use in painting.
╩│boiled oil,╕
╜│boiled shirt,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a white dress shirt with a starched bosom.
╩│boiled shirt,╕
╜│boiled sweet,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) hard candy.
╩│boiled sweet,╕
╜│boiler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tank for making steam to heat buildings or drive engines.
├│ 2. ┤a tank for heating and holding hot water.
├│ 3. ┤a container for heating liquids.
╩│boiler, ╛╕noun.
╜│boiler iron,╕ ╟│= boilerplate.
╩│boiler iron,╕ ╟│= boilerplate.
╜│boilermaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who makes boilers.
├│ 2. ┤a drink of whiskey followed by beer as a chaser.
╩│boilermaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│boilerplate, ╛╕noun, ┐or │boiler plate,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤steel rolled in the form of flat plates, from 1/4 to 1/2 inch in thickness, used especially for making boilers, tanks, and ships; boiler iron.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a fullsize model of a spacecraft, used in ground and flight tests.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) articles to be used as filler, especially in a rural newspaper, sent by some central agency on electrotypes or stereotypes.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) any syndicated material used as filler.
├│ 5. ┤╡= boilermaker ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│boilerplate, ╛╕noun, ┐or │boiler plate,╕
╜│boiler room,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a room containing a boiler or boilers.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) an establishment that engages in the sale of unlisted and highly speculative securities by solicitation over the telephone.
╩│boiler room,╕
╜│boiler shop,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a boiler room.
╩│boiler shop,╕
╜│boiler suit,╕
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) coveralls.
╩│boiler suit,╕
╜│boilery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place or establishment for boiling.
├│ 2. ┤an apparatus for boiling.
╩│boilery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│boiling point,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the temperature at which a liquid boils. The boiling point of water at sea level is 212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees centrigrade (Celsius). (Abbr:) b.p.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. In countries with long-standing intergroup problems ... tensions reach the boiling point more easily than they do elsewhere (Scientific American).┤
╩│boiling point,
╜│boiling water reactor,╕
┬┌┤ a nuclear reactor which has its fissionable material immersed in water, heat being dissipated by conversion of water to steam.
╩│boiling water reactor,╕
╜│boil-off, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ loss of liquid fuel in a rocket by vaporization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The room was filled with boisterous laughter.┤
┴┤ (SYN) exuberant.
├│ 2. ┤rough and stormy; violent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boisterous wind.┤
┴┤ (SYN) strong, turbulent.
├│ 3. ┤rough and noisy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boisterous child.┤
┴┤ (SYN) clamorous.
┼╕adv. ╡boisterously.┤
┼╕noun ╡boisterousness.┤
╩│boisterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) cabaret.
╩│boite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bokmal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the older of the two official languages of Norway; Riksmal. The other official language is ╖Nynorsk.┤
╩│Bokmal, ╛╕noun.
╜│boko, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) the nose.
╩│boko, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bol.,╕
┬┌┤ Bolivia.
╩│Bol.,╕
╜│bola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
┬┌┤ a weapon consisting of stone or metal balls tied at the ends of a long cord. South American cowboys throw it so that it winds around and entangles the animal aimed at. Also, ╡bolas.┤
╩│bola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
╜│bolar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with bole or clay.
├│ 2. ┤having the nature of bole or clay.
╩│bolar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bolas, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lases.╕ ╟│= bola.
╩│bolas, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las,╕ │-lases.╕ ╟│= bola.
╜│bolas spider,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of spider that spins a single line of silk with a drop of sticky silk at the end instead of spinning a web.
╩│bolas spider,╕
╜│bola tie,╕
┬┌┤ an ornamental clasp attached to a length of cord with decorative tips, worn in place of a necktie.
╩│bola tie,╕
╜│bold, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤without fear; brave; daring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lancelot was a bold knight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fearless, courageous.
├│ 2. ┤showing courage; requiring courage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bold plan. Climbing the steep mountain was a bold act.┤
├│ 3. ┤too free in manner; impudent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bold little boy made faces at us as we passed.┤
├│ 4a. ┤sharp and clear to the eye; striking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bold handwriting. The mountains stood in bold outline against the sky.┤
└╕expr. ╡make bold,┤ ┤to take the liberty; dare; presume; venture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nothing, I make bold to say, can be more improbable (William Gladstone).┤
┼╕adv. ╡boldly.┤
┼╕noun ╡boldness.┤
╩│bold, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│boldface, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Printing.) a heavy type that stands out clearly. Boldface has a thick face that prints blacker than ordinary type. (Abbr:) bf.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= bold-faced.┤
╩│boldface, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bold-faced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤impudent; brazen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bold-faced lie.┤
├│ 2a. ┤(of type) having a thick face.
├│ b. ┤(of letters or words) printed in boldface.
╩│bold-faced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bole─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the stem or trunk of a tree.
╩│bole─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bole─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several fine-grained, heavy clays, usually of a red, yellow, or brown color, used as pigments.
╩│bole─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bolection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) a type of molding or combination of moldings that projects beyond the surface or surfaces which it decorates, used especially to cover the joint between surfaces of different levels. Also, ╡bilection.┤
╩│bolection, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lively Spanish dance in triple time.
├│ 2. ┤the music for it.
├│ 3. ┤a short, loose jacket coming barely to the waist.
╩│bolero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│boletus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of mushrooms, having the under surface of the top (pileus) full of tubes, or pores, which are easily separable from the top and from each other. The boletus has no gills.
╩│boletus, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large meteor, usually one that explodes and falls to earth in the form of meteorites.
╩│bolide, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolivar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bolivars,╕ │bolivares.╕
┬┌┤ the unit of money of Venezuela, a silver coin equal to 100 centimos.
╩│bolivar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bolivars,╕ │bolivares.╕
╜│bolivia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, woolen cloth somewhat like plush.
╩│bolivia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bolivian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bolivia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bolivia.
╩│Bolivian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│boliviano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ the former unit of money of Bolivia, replaced in 1963 by the peso boliviano.
╩│boliviano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│bolix, ╛╕transitive verb, noun. ╟│= bollix.
╩│bolix, ╛╕transitive verb, noun. ╟│= bollix.
╜│boll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rounded seed pod of a plant, especially that of cotton or flax.
╩│boll, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bollandist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a series of Jesuit editors, beginning with Jean Bolland (1596-1665), engaged in the publication of the ╖Acta Sanctorum┤ (lives of the saints).
╩│Bollandist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bollard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wooden or iron post on a ship or dock for fastening hawsers.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a wooden, concrete, or steel post serving to keep cars out of an area.
╩│bollard, ╛╕noun.
╜│bollix, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to snarl or muddle (up); confuse.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a confused state of affairs; muddle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] commented on the bollixes that may result from interservice conflicts (Harper's).┤
├┤ Also, ╡bolix.┤
╩│bollix, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│boll rot,╕
┬┌┤ a fungous disease of cotton.
╩│boll rot,╕
╜│boll weevil,╕
┬┌┤ a small beetle with a long snout whose larva is hatched in and does great damage to young cotton bolls; snout beetle.
╩│boll weevil,╕
╜│bollworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a moth larva which feeds on seeds of the cotton plant and on cotton bolls.
├│ 2. ┤a moth larva which feeds on ears of green corn, cotton bolls, and parts of other plants; the corn earworm.
╩│bollworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a long, heavy knife, used in the Philippine Islands. It has a single edge and is somewhat like a machete.
╩│bolo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│bologna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, lightly smoked sausage, usually made of beef, veal, and pork.
╩│bologna, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bologna┐╕ or │bologna sausage,╕ ╟│= bologna.
╩│Bologna┐╕ or │bologna sausage,╕ ╟│= bologna.
╜│Bolognese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-gnese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bologna or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bologna.
╩│Bolognese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-gnese.╕
╜│bolograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an automatic record of the indications made by a bolometer.
╩│bolograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a bolograph.
╩│bolographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bolography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the recording of bolometric measurements.
╩│bolography, ╛╕noun.
╜│boloman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a Filipino fighter or guerrilla armed with a bolo.
╩│boloman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bolometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiant energy, especially of feeble radiation.
╩│bolometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or indicated by a bolometer.
╩│bolometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boloney, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) baloney.
╩│boloney, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolo punch,
┬┌┤ (Boxing.) a powerful uppercut brought from the rear of the body.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a radical political party in Russia that seized power in November, 1917. The Bolsheviks became the Communist Party in March, 1918.
├│ 2. ┤a member of any Communist Party.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡bolshevik.┤ (Figurative.) any extreme radical.
╜│Bolshevize┐╕ or │bolshevize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-vized,╕ │-vizing.╕
┬┌┤ to make or become Bolshevistic.
┼╕noun ╡Bolshevization,┤ ╡bolshevization.┤
╩│Bolshevize┐╕ or │bolshevize, ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb, ╞│-vized,╕ │-vizing.╕
╜│Bolshie┐╕ or │Bolshy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a Bolshevik.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤╡= Bolshevik.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Fellow workers" is too Bolshy a term these days (John Ciardi).┤
├│ 2. ┤(British.) Often, ╡bolshie┤ or ╡bolshy.┤ (Figurative.) rebellious; rowdy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a long-haired, and some people thought bolshy youth ... who suddenly asked me what I thought the most important thing in life was (Christopher Layton).┤
╩│Bolshie┐╕ or │Bolshy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bolson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a broad, shallow desert basin draining into a central, shallow lake or sink, especially such a basin surrounded by mountains in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
╩│bolson, ╛╕noun.
╜│bolster, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long, firmly stuffed pillow for a bed or used as a back on a couch.
├│ 2. ┤a cushion or pad.
├│ 3. ┤(Architecture.) a rounded projection, especially a horizontal element used on top of a post or column to lengthen the bearing surface.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to support with a bolster.
├│ 2. ┤to keep from falling; support; prop (up).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The walls of the church are bolstered up with buttresses. (Figurative.) Her sympathy bolstered his courage. (Figurative.) I have done everything in my power to bolster up the credit of the government (Duke of Wellington).┤
┼╕noun ╡bolsterer.┤
╩│bolster, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bolt─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a metal rod with a head at one end and a screw thread for a nut at the other. Bolts are used to fasten things together or hold them in place.
├│ 2a. ┤a sliding fastening for a door or gate, especially a bar slid or dropped into place in a bracket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer slides the bolt in place to keep the gate from swinging.┤
├│ b. ┤a similar sliding bar on certain firearms which ejects a used cartridge case, pushes a new cartridge into firing position, and closes the breech.
├│ 3. ┤the part of a lock moved by a key.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As I stood behind the door I heard Mother's key slide into the bolt.┤
├│ 4. ┤a short arrow with a thick head; quarrel. Bolts were shot from crossbows.
├│ 5. ┤a discharge of lightning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It came like a bolt from the sky.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thunderbolt.
├│ 6. ┤a sudden start; a running away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rabbit saw the man and made a bolt for safety.┤
├│ 7a. ┤a roll of cloth (in the United States usually 40 yards).
├│ b. ┤a roll of wallpaper.
├│ 8. ┤(U.S.) a refusal to support one's political party or its candidates.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to fasten with a bolt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bolt the doors.┤
├│ 2. ┤to eat hastily; swallow (food) quickly without chewing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hungry dog bolted his food.┤
├│ 3. ┤to blurt out; say hastily.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) to break away from (one's political party); refuse to support (a party or its candidates).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several delegates to the convention are expected to bolt the party ticket.┤
├│ 5. ┤to make up (cloth or wallpaper) into bolts.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to dash off; run away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horse bolted at the sight of the car.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) to break away from or refuse to support one's political party or its candidates.
├│ 3. ┤to move suddenly or swiftly; dart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In therefore he bolted and ... turned the key (Thomas De Quincey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) rush, spring.
├│ 4. ┤to go to seed very quickly, or become so tall or rank as to be unusable for food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some kinds of lettuce bolt in hot weather.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with one bolt or rush; directly.
└╕expr. ╡bolt from the blue,┤ ┤a sudden, unexpected happening; surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The news of the attack on Pearl Harbor came as a bolt from the blue.┤
└╕expr. ╡bolt upright,┤ ┤stiff and straight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Awakened by the noise of the crash, he sat bolt upright in bed.┤
└╕expr. ╡shoot one's bolt,┤ ┤to do as much or as well as one can; expend all one's available resources.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What can they forsee that we don't know about? It's no use asking the producers concerned; they've shot their bolt (New Scientist).┤
┼╕adj. ╡boltless.┤
╩│bolt─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adverb.
╜│bolt─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to sift through a cloth or sieve. Flour is bolted to remove the bran.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to examine by sifting; search into carefully; separate.
╩│bolt─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│bolt action,╕
┬┌┤ an action on the breech of a gun that consists of a manually operated sliding bolt with a projecting handle. The bolt is pulled back after each shot to eject the shell and pushed forward to reload.
╩│bolt action,╕
╜│bolter─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a horse that runs away.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a person who breaks away from or refuses to support his political party or its candidates.
╩│bolter─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bolter─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a cloth, sieve, or machine used for sifting flour or meal.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cloth, as of linen or silk, for bolting or sifting meal.
├│ 2. ┤the silk to which the stencil is applied in silk-screen printing.
╩│bolting cloth,
╜│boltonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of perennial plants native to North America and eastern Asia, having white or purplish flowers with yellow centers.
╩│boltonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│boltrope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rope sewed around the edges of canvas sails to give shape, prevent ripping, and permit easier attachment to yards.
╩│boltrope, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boltzmann constant,
┬┌┤ a constant in physics equal to 1.38 X (10 to the power of minus 16) ergs per molecule per degree, a fundamental constant in the kinetic theory of gases; molecular gas constant.
╩│Boltzmann constant,
╜│Boltzmann distribution,╕
┬┌┤ an equation that expresses the distribution of energies for a collection of particles at a fixed temperature, based on the Boltzmann constant.
╩│Boltzmann distribution,╕
╜│bolus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a medicine in the form of a large, roundish pill that can be swallowed, used especially in veterinary medicine.
├│ 2. ┤a lump of chewed food, ready to be swallowed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. great boluses of spiced mutton ... (Rudyard Kipling).┤
├│ 3. ┤any small, rounded mass.
╩│bolus, ╛╕noun.
╜│boma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in central Africa:
├│ 1. ┤a stockade erected as protection against wild animals.
├│ 2. ┤a blind or hiding place for a hunter.
├│ 3. ┤the administrative headquarters of a district commissioner.
╩│boma, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bomarc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a winged ground-to-air, antiaircraft missile, guided by radar.
╩│Bomarc, ╛╕noun.
╜│bomb, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container filled with an explosive. A bomb is exploded by a fuze or by the force with which it hits something or by a time mechanism. Bombs may be filled with a chemical substance and are sometimes dropped from aircraft.
├│ 2. ┤any similar explosive device.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tear gas bomb.┤
├│ 3. ┤a container filled with an insecticide, paint, cosmetic, or other liquid under pressure that comes out as spray or foam; aerosol bomb.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a sudden, unexpected happening; disturbing surprise.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a failure; flop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The show was a bomb and closed after three performances.┤
├│ 6. ┤(British Slang.) a great deal of money; a fortune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "A bright boy like you. You could make a bomb" (Punch).┤
├│ 7. ┤(American Football Slang.) a long pass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] has learned the proper way to catch "the bomb"--the high pass (Time).┤
├│ 8. ┤(Geology.) a great mass of lava thrown out of a volcano.
├│ 9. ┤a type of computer virus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bomb does nothing until some event--such as a particular date--triggers it (Ian Stewart).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hurl bombs at; drop bombs on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bomb a target.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball Slang.) to hit hard and far.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] bombed the first pitch thrown to him to left field for a two-run homer (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to attack with bombs; drop bombs.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to fail; flop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Philadelphia, where many another road show has bombed (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡bomb out,┤ ┤to destroy or devastate by bombing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The center of Berlin was largely bombed out, with jagged blocks of undestroyed buildings and acres of cleared-off wasteland (Atlantic).┤
└╕expr. ╡the bomb┤ or ╡the Bomb,┤
├│ a. ┤the atomic bomb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Americans built and used the bomb (Scientific American).┤
├│ b. ┤nuclear weapons collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For a quarter of a century now, he [man] has lived with the Bomb (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bomblike.┤
╩│bomb, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bombacaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with plants of the bombax family.
╩│bombacaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bombachas, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the wide, baggy trousers worn by gauchos.
╩│bombachas, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bombard, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to attack with heavy fire of shot and shell from big guns or rockets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Artillery bombarded the enemy lines.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shell.
├│ 2. ┤to drop bombs on; bomb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Aircraft bombarded the factories and destroyed them.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to keep attacking vigorously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bombarded me with one question after another.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assail.
├│ 4a. ┤to strike (the nucleus of an atom) with a stream of fastmoving particles to change the structure of the nucleus.
├│ b. ┤to cause (particles) to strike a substance.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the earliest kind of cannon, throwing a stone ball or very large shot.
├│ 2. ┤a small warship armed with mortars for throwing bombs; bomb ketch.
├│ 3. ┤╡= bombardon.┤
┼╕noun ╡bombarder.┤
┼╕noun ╡bombardment.┤
╩│bombard, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bombarde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a powerful bass reed stop on the organ.
├│ 2. ┤the manual with that stop.
╩│bombarde, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombardier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the member of the crew of a bomber who operates the bombsight and the bomb-release mechanism. He controls the course of the aircraft in its final approach to the target.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) an artilleryman.
╩│bombardier, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombardier beetle,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various ground beetles which discharge a small cloud of irritating vapor with an audible sound when in danger.
╩│bombardier beetle,╕
╜│bombardon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old, deep-toned wind instrument, of the oboe or bassoon family.
├│ 2. ┤a similar quality of organ stop.
├│ 3. ┤a bass tuba.
╩│bombardon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombasine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bombazine.
╩│bombasine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bombazine.
╜│bombast, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤showy or high-flown language that is without much meaning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A few plain facts are better than a lot of bombast.┤
├│ b. ┤overstatement; tall talk.
├│ 2. ┤cotton wool used to stuff or pad garments.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= bombastic.┤
╩│bombast, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bombastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ using many showy or high-flown words with too little thought.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bombastic speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) high-sounding, turgid, inflated.
┼╕adv. ╡bombastically.┤
╩│bombastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bombastical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bombastic.
╩│bombastical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bombastic.
╜│bombax family,
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous, tropical trees having a dry or fleshy fruit containing seeds which, in various species, are enveloped by a silky down or fiber. The family includes the silk-cotton tree, balsa, baobab, and sour gourd.
╩│bombax family,
╜│Bombay duck,
┬┌┤ a small fish, salted and dried, served as a condiment or relish with curries.
╩│Bombay duck,
╜│bombazine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a twilled or corded cloth made of silk and wool or of cotton and wool, often dyed black.
╩│bombazine, ╛╕noun.
╜│bomb bay,╕
┬┌┤ a compartment in the fuselage of a bomber in which bombs are carried and from which they are dropped.
╩│bomb bay,╕
╜│bombe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a melon-shaped or round mold filled with ice cream.
╩│bombe, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombe, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) rounded; curved outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bombe commode.┤
╩│bombe, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bombed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S. Slang.) stupefied by alcohol or (sometimes) narcotics; completely intoxicated.
╩│bombed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bomber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an airplane used to drop bombs on the enemy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bombers flew over the enemy city releasing bombs that set many targets afire.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who throws or drops bombs or who sets explosive charges as acts of sabotage or vandalism.
╩│bomber, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small tube with a perforated bulb at one end, used in South America for drinking mate.
┬┌┤ a small, ketch-rigged vessel armed with mortars.
╩│bomb ketch,╕
╜│bomblet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bomb.
╩│bomblet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bomb line,╕
┬┌┤ a line drawn on an aerial map to distinguish the position of friendly ground forces from that of the enemy.
╩│bomb line,╕
╜│bombload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the load of bombs carried by a bomber or other aircraft.
╩│bombload, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian.) a dangerous offshore surf breaking over a reef.
╩│bombora, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombproof, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤strong enough to be safe from the effects of bombs and shells.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bombproof shelter.
╩│bombproof, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bomb rack,╕
┬┌┤ a latching device for holding bombs in a bomb bay.
╩│bomb rack,╕
╜│bomb run,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the flight course of a bombing airplane over a target area just before the release of bombs.
├│ 2. ┤the action of flying this course.
╩│bomb run,╕
╜│bombshell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bomb (def. 1).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a sudden, unexpected event or person; disturbing surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The news of his quitting school was a bombshell in a family where everyone had gone to college.┤
╩│bombshell, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombsight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the point in the flight of a bomber at which releasing a bomb will cause it to fall on the target. A bombsight for bombing from high altitudes is a complex instrument which correlates optical sighting with various data on air speed and altitude.
╩│bombsight, ╛╕noun.
╜│bombycid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a family of moths formerly including the silkworm moth and various other moths, but now usually restricted by entomologists to the silkworm moth.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the bombycids.
╩│bombycid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bomoh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Malaysian medicine man.
╩│bomoh, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Buddhist festival held July 13-16 in Japan, when lanterns are hung to guide returning souls of the dead to their graves and houses; Feast of Lanterns.
╩│Bon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonaci, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any fish of several groupers found in the waters around Florida and the West Indies. Also, ╡bonasi.┤
╩│bonaci, ╛╕noun.
╜│bona fide,
┬┌│ 1. ┤in good faith; without deceit or fraud.
├│ 2. ┤done in good faith; genuine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bona fide offer.┤
╩│bona fide,
╜│bona fides,
┬┌┤ proof of good faith, proper authority, sincere feeling, or genuine confidence; credentials or references.
╩│bona fides,
╜│bon ami,
┬┌┤ (French┤ (╖masculine use┤).)
├│ 1. ┤a good friend.
├│ 2. ┤a sweetheart.
╩│bon ami,
╜│bonang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Javanese musical instrument consisting of gongs attached in a row to a wooden frame, and played by striking with the hands or with special mallets.
╩│bonang, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonanza, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rich mass of ore in a mine.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oil found on the old farmer's land was a bonanza to him.┤
╩│bonanza, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bonaparte's gull,
┬┌┤ a small gull of the coasts and large lakes of Canada and the United States. It has a dark-gray head and red legs and feet.
╩│Bonaparte's gull,
╜│Bonapartism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the policy or political system of Napoleon Bonaparte, especially as exercised in similar ways by any dictatorial military figure acting in matters of state.
├│ 2. ┤devotion to the Bonaparte family or its dynastic claims.
┼╕noun ╡Bonapartist.┤
╩│Bonapartism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bon appetit,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤good eating!
├│ 2. ┤(literally) good appetite!
╩│bon appetit,
╜│bonasi, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bonaci.
╩│bonasi, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bonaci.
╜│bonbon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of candy, usually soft and often having a fancy shape. Bonbons have a coating of creamy sugar or chocolate and a filling of jelly, nuts, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤any confection made of sugar.
├│ 3. ┤a cracker that explodes.
╩│bonbon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonbonniere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a candy box.
├│ 2. ┤a person or establishment that makes or sells candy.
╩│bonbonniere, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonce, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) the head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get a bash on the bonce.┤
╩│bonce, ╛╕noun.
╜│bond─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤anything that binds or fastens, such as a rope, cord, or other band.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The strong bonds of rope snapped one by one as the heavy canvas cover tore away in the raging wind.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a bond of affection between the two sisters. Speech being the great bond that holds society together ... (John Locke).┤
├│ 2. ┤a certificate issued by a government or private company which promises to pay back with interest the money borrowed from the buyer of the certificate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city issued bonds to raise money for putting in new sewers.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a written agreement by which a person says he will pay a certain sum of money if he does not perform certain duties properly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The messenger had signed a bond to cover his job of carrying money for the bank.┤
├│ b. ┤the sum of money put up as security.
├│ 4. ┤any agreement or binding engagement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Is it so nominated in the bond? (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 5. ┤a person who acts as surety for another.
├│ 6. ┤the condition of goods placed in special warehouses until the taxes or duties are paid.
├│ 7. ┤a way of arranging bricks or stones, or boards, to bind them together.
├│ 8. ┤a brick, stone, or board that binds together.
├│ 9a. ┤a substance that binds together the other ingredients of a mixture; binder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cement is the bond in concrete.┤
├│ b. ┤any substance that binds two things together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The floor tiles were fastened over the old flooring with a bond of linoleum cement.┤
├│ 10. ┤the condition of sticking together or holding fast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heat sealed the bond on the plastic wrapping over the meat.┤
├│ 11. ┤(Chemistry.) a unit of force by means of which atoms or groups of atoms are combined or joined together in a molecule, equivalent to that of one hydrogen atom, and often represented in formulas by a dash or a dot. A chemical bond usually consists of a pair of shared electrons. The valence of an element or radical is indicated by the number of its bonds.
├│ 12. ┤╡= bond paper.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide a bond against financial loss for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bond an employee. An insurance company has bonded the city treasurer for one million dollars.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bind together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bonded the tiles to the floor with cement.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to connect by strong emotional or social ties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was bonded immediately after birth to 13 relatives (Lucinda Franks).┤
├│ 4. ┤to arrange (bricks, etc.) so as to lock or bind them together.
├│ 5a. ┤to issue bonds on; mortgage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bond a railroad.┤
├│ b. ┤to convert into bonds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bond a debt.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to hold together so as to give solidity, as bricks in a wall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Concrete bonds to steel by shrinkage and natural adhesion.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to establish strong emotional or social ties with another or others.
└╕expr. ╡bonds,┤
├│ a. ┤shackles; chains; fetters; manacles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bonds of slavery.┤
├│ b. ┤(Archaic.) imprisonment; confinement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to endure Exile, or ignominy, or bonds, or pain (Milton).┤
└╕expr. ╡in bond,┤ ┤stored in a bonded warehouse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A merchant may not wish to sell immediately the goods he imports, he is therefore permitted to place them in bond (Henry Fawcett).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bondable.┤
╩│bond─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bond─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic.) a serf.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in slavery; not free.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... whether we be bond or free (I Corinthians 12:13).┤
╩│bond─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│bondage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤lack of freedom; slavery; servitude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to love bondage more than liberty (Milton).┤
┴┤ (SYN) serfdom.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being under some power or influence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) A drunkard is in bondage to alcohol.┤
┴┤ (SYN) captivity, subjugation.
╩│bondage, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤secured by bonds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bonded debt.┤
├│ 2. ┤put in a warehouse until taxes are paid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whiskey and tobacco are usually bonded goods.┤
╩│bonded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bonded warehouse,╕
┬┌┤ a warehouse where bonded goods are held.
╩│bonded warehouse,╕
╜│bonded whiskey,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) whiskey that has been stored in barrels under bond for four or more years before being bottled.
╩│bonded whiskey,╕
╜│bonder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a binding stone or brick.
├│ 2. ┤a person who puts goods into bond or owns goods in bond.
├│ 3. ┤anything that holds two or more things together.
┬┌┤ a black powder made by carbonizing bones in closed containers. It is used to remove color from liquids andas a coloring matter.
╩│boneblack, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bone black,╕
╜│bone cell,╕ ╟│= osteoblast.
╩│bone cell,╕ ╟│= osteoblast.
╜│bone china,╕
┬┌┤ a type of strong, translucent chinaware made of clay mixed with bone ash.
╩│bone china,╕
╜│bone conduction,╕
┬┌┤ the conduction of sound waves to the auditory nerves of the cochlea via the bony part of the head.
╩│bone conduction,╕
╜│boned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a certain kind of bones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Healthy livestock is usually larger boned than the sickly animals.┤
├│ 2. ┤with the bones removed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boned fish ready to fry and eat.┤
╩│boned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-boned,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤having a certain kind of bones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Big-boned = having big bones.┤
├│ 2. ┤furnished or stiffened with bone, especially whalebone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a well-boned corset = a corset well stiffened with whalebone.┤
╩│-boned,╕
╜│bone-dry, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very dry.
╩│bone-dry, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bone fat,╕
┬┌┤ fatty matter, of soft, semisolid consistency, extracted from bones by melting or by the use of solvents, used as fertilizer.
╩│bone fat,╕
╜│bonefish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various game fishes found principally in southern and tropical waters.
╩│bonefish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│bonehead, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a stupid person; blockhead.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤stupid; foolish.
╩│bonehead, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│boneheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) stupid.
┼╕noun ╡boneheadedness.┤
╩│boneheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bone meal,╕
┬┌┤ the coarser siftings of crushed or ground bones, used as fertilizer or added to feed for animals.
╩│bone meal,╕
╜│bone of contention,╕
┬┌┤ the cause of a dispute; matter of controversy.
╩│bone of contention,╕
╜│bone oil,╕
┬┌┤ a very dark, thick oil obtained by the dry distillation of bones.
╩│bone oil,╕
╜│bone porcelain,╕ ╟│= bone china.
╩│bone porcelain,╕ ╟│= bone china.
╜│boner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a foolish mistake; stupid error; blunder; blooper.
╩│boner, ╛╕noun.
╜│boneset, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of plants of the composite family with flat clusters of white, rose, or purple flowers; thoroughwort.
╩│boneset, ╛╕noun.
╜│boneset tea,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an infusion of boneset leaves used as an old-fashioned tonic.
╩│boneset tea,╕
╜│bonesetter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose work is setting broken bones.
╩│bonesetter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bone shaker,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an informal term for an early bicycle.
├│ 2. ┤a rough vehicle; rattletrap.
╩│bone shaker,╕
╜│bone spavin,╕
┬┌┤ a bony deposit or a growing together of the bones of the hock of a horse.
╩│bone spavin,╕
╜│bone turquoise,╕ ╟│= odontolite.
╩│bone turquoise,╕ ╟│= odontolite.
╜│bone yard,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤a place to which vehicles or pieces of unwanted machinery are sent for breaking up into scrap.
├│ b. ┤any place where unwanted, out-of-date things are kept.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a cemetery.
├│ 3. ┤the extra playing pieces in some games, especially dominoes.
╩│bone yard,╕
╜│bonfire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large fire built outdoors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys made a bonfire of rubbish and driftwood at the beach picnic.┤
╩│bonfire, ╛╕noun.
╜│bong─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dull, hollow sound, such as that of a large bell.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to make or express with this sound.
╩│bong─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bong─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a water pipe for smoking marijuana.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bong is a long, vertical pipe with a large smoke chamber and a hole that creates a carburetor effect (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│bong─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bongo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ a kind of small drum played with flattened hands, especially in Latin-American and African music. Bongos usually come in pairs and are held between the knees.
╩│bongo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│bongo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ a large West African antelope having a chestnut-colored body with white stripes.
╩│bongo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│bongo drum,╕ ╟│= bongo╕ (1).
╩│bongo drum,╕ ╟│= bongo╕ (1).
╜│bon gre┐,╕ │mal gre,
┬┌┤ (French.) willingly or not; willy-nilly.
╩│bon gre┐,╕ │mal gre,
╜│bonheur-du-jour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lady's small desk with drawers, especially popular in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
╩│bonheur-du-jour, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonhomie┐╕ or │bonhommie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ good nature; courteous and pleasant ways.
╩│bonhomie┐╕ or │bonhommie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonhomous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ good-natured; pleasant.
┼╕adv. ╡bonhomously.┤
╩│bonhomous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boniface, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the keeper of an inn.
├│ 2. ┤the owner of a hotel, restaurant, or other public house.
╩│boniface, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bonine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a drug that gives protection against motion sickness.
╩│Bonine, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonito, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos,╕ │-toes,╕ or (collectively) │-to.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any fish of a type of saltwater fish with very red, edible flesh, related to the mackerel and the tuna.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various related fishes, such as the oceanic bonito or skipjack.
╩│bonito, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos,╕ │-toes,╕ or (collectively) │-to.╕
╜│bon jour
┬┌┤ (French.) good morning; good day.
╩│bon jour
╜│bonk, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to hit; bop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tristessa just bonks her skull and falls headlong (Jack Kerouac).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a loud, knocking sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The steam came cracking and bonking in the radiator (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a loud, hard knock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get a bonk on the head.┤
╩│bonk, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bonkers, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) crazy; mad.
╩│bonkers, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bon marche,
┬┌┤ (French.) a good bargain.
╩│bon marche,
╜│bon mot, ╞╕pl. │bons mots.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a clever saying; witty remark.
╩│bon mot, ╞╕pl. │bons mots.╕
╜│bonne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a maidservant.
├│ 2. ┤a child's nurse; nursemaid.
╩│bonne, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonne amie,
┬┌┤ (French.) the feminine form of ╡bon ami.┤
╩│bonne amie,
╜│bonne bouche,
┬┌┤ (French.) a dainty morsel saved for the end of a meal.
╩│bonne bouche,
╜│bonne foi,
┬┌┤ (French.) good faith.
╩│bonne foi,
╜│bonne nuit,
┬┌┤ (French.) good night.
╩│bonne nuit,
╜│bonnet, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a covering for the head, usually tied under the chin with strings or ribbons, worn by women and children.
├│ 2. ┤a cap worn by men and boys in Scotland.
├│ 3. ┤a headdress of feathers worn by North American Indians.
├│ 4. ┤a cover or cap over part of a machine or object:
├│ a. ┤a cowl for a chimney.
├│ b. ┤(British.) the hood covering the engine of an automobile, truck, etc.
├│ c. ┤a metal plate covering the openings in the valve chambers of a pump.
├│ 5. ┤(Nautical.) a piece of canvas laced to the bottom of a sail, especially a jib, to increase the sail area in light winds.
├│ 6. ┤a horny area on the tip of the snout of right whales.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put a bonnet on.
╩│bonnet, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bonnethead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a species of hammerhead shark, abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States.
╩│bonnethead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonnet monkey,╕
┬┌┤ a monkey of India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon), having a tuft of hair on its head that somewhat resembles a bonnet.
╩│bonnet monkey,╕
╜│bonnet pepper,╕
┬┌┤ a tropical American pepper plant of the nightshade family, from whose fruit a kind of paprika is obtained.
╩│bonnet pepper,╕
╜│bonnet piece,╕
┬┌┤ a gold coin issued by James V of Scotland, so called from the representation of a Scottish bonnet on the king's head.
╩│bonnet piece,╕
╜│bonnet rouge, ╞╕pl. │bonnets rouges.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the red cap worn by the radicals in the French Revolution.
├│ 2. ┤a radical; anarchist.
╩│bonnet rouge, ╞╕pl. │bonnets rouges.╕
╜│bonnet shark,╕ ╟│= shovelhead.
╩│bonnet shark,╕ ╟│= shovelhead.
╜│bonny┐╕ or │bonnie, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-nier,╕ │-niest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤fair to see; rosy and pretty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What a bonny baby!┤
├│ 2. ┤fine; excellent.
├│ 3. ┤healthy-looking.
├│ 4. ┤gay and cheerful.
┼╕adv. ╡bonnily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bonniness.┤
╩│bonny┐╕ or │bonnie, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-nier,╕ │-niest.╕
╜│bonnyclabber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= clabber.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= cottage cheese.┤
╩│bonnyclabber, ╛╕noun.
╜│bonsai, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bonsai.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a miniature shrub or tree, dwarfed by controlling its root area and its food supply, and used in a dish or pot for decoration.
├│ 2. ┤the Japanese art of growing miniature shrubs and trees.
╩│bonsai, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bonsai.╕
╜│bon soir,
┬┌┤ (French.) good evening; good night.
╩│bon soir,
╜│bonspiel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a curling match or tournament.
╩│bonspiel, ╛╕noun.
╜│bontebok, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large South African antelope, closely related to the blesbok, of a reddish color with a white face and rump.
╩│bontebok, ╛╕noun.
╜│bon ton,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤good style; fashion.
├│ 2. ┤fashionable society.
├│ 3. ┤good breeding.
╩│bon ton,
╜│bont tick,
┬┌┤ a South African tick with variegated coloring, parasitic on cattle, ostriches, and man.
╩│bont tick,
╜│bonus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ something extra, given in addition to what is due.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company gave each worker a vacation bonus.┤
╩│bonus, ╛╕noun.
╜│bon vivant, ╞╕pl. │bons vivants.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a person who is fond of good food and luxury.
╩│bon vivant, ╞╕pl. │bons vivants.╕
╜│bon viveur,
┬┌┤ (French.) a person who leads a life of pleasure.
╩│bon viveur,
╜│bon voyage.
┬┌┤ good-by; good luck; pleasant trip.
╩│bon voyage.
╜│bony, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bonier,╕ │boniest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤of bone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bony structure of the skull┤
├│ 2. ┤like bone.
├│ 3. ┤full of bones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bony fish.┤
├│ 4. ┤having big bones that stick out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bony hips of a thin horse.┤
├│ 5. ┤very thin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bony, old hands.┤
┼╕noun ╡boniness.┤
╩│bony, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bonier,╕ │boniest.╕
╜│bony fish,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fish with a bony rather than cartilaginous skeleton.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various bony fishes, especially the menhaden.
╩│bony fish,╕
╜│bony labyrinth,╕
┬┌┤ the bony part of the inner ear.
╩│bony labyrinth,╕
╜│bonze, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Buddhist monk, specifically of Japan but also of China or other countries of the Far East.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤written or printed sheets of paper bound together between covers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She read the first two chapters of her book.┤
┴┤ (SYN) volume.
├│ 2. ┤blank sheets bound together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can keep a record of what you spend in this book.┤
├│ 3. ┤a main division of a book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a poem divided into twelve books. Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament.┤
├│ 4. ┤anything thought of as containing lessons or instructions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the book of nature.┤
├│ 5a. ┤the words of an opera, operetta, or other musical drama or comedy; libretto.
╔┤ ╢Ex. W. S. Gilbert wrote the books of the Gilbert and Sullivan light operas.┤
├│ b. ┤the script of a play.
├│ 6a. ┤a record of bets, especially on a horse race.
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Informal.) ╡= bookmaker.┤
├│ 7. ┤something fastened together like a book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a book of tickets, stamps, or checks.┤
├│ 8. ┤a specified number of tricks forming a set in a card game.
├│ 9. ┤a large bundle consisting of 15 double skeins or 30 small skeins of raw silk. (Abbr:) bk.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make reservations to get tickets or to engage service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has booked passage by air from New York to London.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reserve.
├│ 2. ┤to make accommodations for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to book a passenger from New York to Boston on a plane.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make engagements for; engage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lecturer is booked for every night of the week.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to enter a charge against (a person) in a police record.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He booked the suspect on a charge of breaking and entering.┤
├│ b. ┤to enter, write, or register in a book or list.
┴┤ (SYN) record.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to engage passage, a seat, a place, or other accommodation, beforehand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sam Weller booked for them all (Dickens).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a book salesman, the book trade.┤
├│ 2. ┤according to books; learned from books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. book lore.┤
├│ 3. ┤shown on books of account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a book loss of 10 cents a share of stock, a net book profit of $1 million from the sale.┤
└╕expr. ╡be in┤ (someone's) ╡bad books,┤ ┤be in disfavor with one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Arminians ... at that time were in his bad books (W. Perry).┤
└╕expr. ╡book in,┤
├│ a. ┤to enter the arrival of an employee in a book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wanted young lady, ... one able to book in (London Daily Chronicle).┤
├│ b. ┤to register one's arrival.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In any fleet garage at shift time, at any cashier's cage where the men book in ... (New York Times Magazine).┤
└╕expr. ╡book off,┤ ┤(British.) to record one's going off duty in a book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tonight he drives his engine for the last time. Tomorrow he "books off" ... and the Line knows him no more (Observer).┤
└╕expr. ╡books,┤ ┤the complete records of a business: especially records of business accounts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you received the note from us, it must be entered in our books (Maria Edgeworth).┤
└╕expr. ╡bring to book,┤
├│ a. ┤to demand an explanation from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His employer brought him to book over the missing stock.┤
├│ b. ┤to call to account; rebuke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We shall have to bring him to book about his poor standard of work.┤
├│ c. ┤to examine the evidence for; investigate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By means of these figures we bring the matter, as it were, to book, and eliminate tangible results (Cassel's Technical Education).┤
└╕expr. ╡by the book,┤
├│ a. ┤by rule; accurately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He played the game carelessly and not by the book.┤
├│ b. ┤with careful attention to prescribed detail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to work by the book.┤
└╕expr. ╡close the books,┤
├│ a. ┤to stop entering items in an account book to balance the account, draw up statements, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The books were closed for the audit.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to bring anything to an end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the criminal's trial and conviction, the district attorney finally closed the books on the case.┤
└╕expr. ╡in one's book,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) in one's opinion or judgment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In my book, he's the best writer of fiction now living.┤
└╕expr. ╡in one's good books,┤ ┤in favor with one; in one's good opinion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new pupil wanted to be in the teacher's good books.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the book,┤ ┤on record; known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... has amassed a total of 46 convictions for almost every con game in the book (Maclean's).┤
└╕expr. ╡keep a book,┤ ┤to run a betting system, usually small and unlawful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police raided the house where he was keeping a book.┤
└╕expr. ╡keep books,┤ ┤to keep a record of business accounts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An accountant keeps books for the grocer.┤
└╕expr. ╡like a book,┤ ┤with fullness or accuracy; completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good teachers know their students like a book.┤
└╕expr. ╡make book,┤ ┤(U.S.) to take bets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll make book on him. If anybody in the world can save [it], he can (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡one for the book,┤ ┤something exceptional or extraordinary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two half brothers in the same race is a rarity; three is one for the book (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the books,┤ ┤enrolled on the official list, especially of students or members, or listed as part of a group of patients, clients, customers with charge account privileges, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She ... continued on the books as an outpatient (H. Watson).┤
└╕expr. ╡suit one's book,┤ ┤to be favorable to one's aims.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She will] sell other nations down the river when it suits her book (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡the book,┤
├│ a. ┤the Bible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Swear," added Enoch sternly, "on the book," And on the book, half-frightened, Miriam swore (Tennyson).┤
├│ b. ┤the telephone book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give me a call soon; my name is in the book.┤
└╕expr. ╡throw the book at,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to punish to the full limit of the law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge threw the book at the man who had slugged a policeman.┤
└╕expr. ╡without book,┤
├│ a. ┤by memory; without reading; without notes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... speaks three or four languages word for word without book (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤without authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To show you that I do not speak wholly without book (John Locke).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bookable.┤
╩│book, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│book bank,╕
┬┌┤ a place where used books are collected and usually sold to raise funds for a charitable cause.
╩│book bank,╕
╜│bookbinder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person whose work or business is binding books; binder.
├│ 2. ┤a binder for preserving loose printed sheets, separate issues of a publication, or the like.
╩│bookbinder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookbindery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an establishment for binding books; bindery.
╩│bookbindery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bookbinding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the binding on a book.
├│ 2. ┤the act, art, or business of binding books.
╩│bookbinding, ╛╕noun.
╜│book burning,╕
┬┌┤ the destruction or removal of books as a means of suppressing or restricting the free exchange of ideas, opinions, and beliefs.
╩│book burning,╕
╜│bookcase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a piece of furniture with shelves for holding books.
╩│bookcase, ╛╕noun.
╜│book club,╕
┬┌┤ a business organization that supplies certain books regularly to its subscribers, usually at a reduced rate.
╩│book club,╕
╜│book end,╕
┬┌┤ a prop or support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright.
╩│book end,╕
╜│booker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who enters or secures reservations, especially of space for travel, theater seats, rooms in a hotel, or the like.
╩│booker, ╛╕noun.
╜│book fair,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fair at which books are displayed by publishers to promote and sell them or to sell rights to them.
├│ 2. ┤a sale or auction of books for some charity or other special purpose. Authors often make personal appearances at such fairs.
╩│book fair,╕
╜│bookie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a bookmaker (def. 1).
╩│bookie, ╛╕noun.
╜│booking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the action of engaging a seat or place.
├│ b. ┤the issuing of tickets, entitling to a seat or place.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being engaged to do something; engagement to perform, lecture, play, or the like.
╩│booking, ╛╕noun.
╜│booking agent,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who makes reservations, sells tickets, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a person who obtains engagements, plans schedules, and the like, for singers, musicians, lecturers, or other performers.
╩│booking agent,╕
╜│booking clerk,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a booking agent.
╩│booking clerk,╕
╜│booking hall,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a place where tickets are sold in a railway station or the like.
╩│booking hall,╕
╜│booking office,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a ticket office, such as in a railway station or at a theater.
╩│booking office,╕
╜│book inventory,╕
┬┌┤ an inventory made by a check of books of account instead of by counting stock.
╩│book inventory,╕
╜│bookish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of reading or studying; studious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bookish boy spent many hours reading.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scholarly.
├│ 2. ┤knowing books better than real life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scholar was a bookish man, lost in the business world.┤
┴┤ (SYN) impractical.
├│ 3. ┤stiffly dignified or formal; scholarly in a dull and narrow way; stilted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His conversation was sprinkled with bookish phrases.┤
┴┤ (SYN) learned, pedantic.
├│ 4. ┤of or having to do with books; literary.
┼╕adv. ╡bookishly.┤
╩│bookish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bookishness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fondness for books or study; learning.
├│ 2. ┤knowledge only from books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Diderot despised mere bookishness (John Morley).┤
╩│bookishness, ╛╕noun.
╜│book jacket,╕
┬┌┤ a removable paper cover for a book, often colorfully illustrated and containing a short description of the book and its author.
╩│book jacket,╕
╜│bookkeeper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who keeps a record of business accounts.
╩│bookkeeper, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookkeeping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the work of keeping a record of business accounts.
╩│bookkeeping, ╛╕noun.
╜│booklearned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ learned in books and not from real life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a booklearned old recluse.┤
╩│booklearned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│book learning,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤learning acquired by reading; acquaintance with books and literature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Intelligent as respects book learning, but much deficient in worldly tact (Hawthorne).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) schooling.
╩│book learning,╕
╜│bookless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without a book or books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bookless house isn't a real home.┤
├│ 2. ┤uneducated; unlearned.
╩│bookless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│booklet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small book; thin book. Booklets often have paper covers.
╩│booklet, ╛╕noun.
╜│booklist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a list of books to be read for a particular purpose.
╩│booklist, ╛╕noun.
╜│booklore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ book learning.
╩│booklore, ╛╕noun.
╜│book louse,╕
┬┌┤ a small insect that feeds on the glue and paper of books, cartons, and other things containing paper and glue.
╩│book louse,╕
╜│book lung,╕
┬┌┤ a breathing organ of some arachnids consisting of small sacs within the abdomen, connected with the outer air by small openings. Within each sac are many layers of tissue containing many blood vessels arranged like the leaves of a book.
╩│book lung,╕
╜│bookmaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who makes a business of accepting bets on horse races or other contests at odds fixed by himself.
├│ 2. ┤a maker of a book or books; a writer, editor, or manufacturer of books.
╩│bookmaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookmaking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business of taking bets on horse races or other contests, at odds fixed by the taker, distinguished from pari-mutuel betting.
├│ 2. ┤the writing, editing, or manufacturer of books.
╩│bookmaking, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man of letters; scholar; student.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a person in the book business; an editor, publisher, or manufacturer of books.
╩│bookman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bookmark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of something, such as paper, cloth, or leather, put between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bookplate.┤
╩│bookmark, ╛╕noun.
╜│book matches,╕
┬┌┤ matches contained in a cardboard folder.
╩│book matches,╕
╜│bookmobile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bus or truck that serves as a traveling branch of a library.
╩│bookmobile, ╛╕noun.
╜│book name,╕
┬┌┤ (Zoology, Botany.) a name other than the scientific name of an animal or plant, found only in treatises, and not in use as a vernacular name. (Example:) the use of the name paradoxure for an animal of the genus ╖Paradoxurus.┤
╩│book name,╕
╜│book of account,╕
┬┌┤ any journal, ledger, or other accounting record of original entry.
└╕expr. ╡books of account┤ (often shortened to ╡books┤), ┤all the bills, checks, contracts, vouchers, and other records, needed to make an audit, or used to record business transactions.
╩│book of account,╕
╜│Book of Books,╕ ╟│= Bible.
╩│Book of Books,╕ ╟│= Bible.
╜│Book of Common Order,╕
┬┌┤ the liturgy of the Church of Scotland, taken from the liturgy of the English Church at Geneva. It was introduced in 1562.
╩│Book of Common Order,╕
╜│Book of Common Prayer,╕
┬┌┤ the book containing the doctrine, ordinances, prayers, and services of the Church of England or, with some changes, of the Episcopal Church and other churches of the Anglican Communion.
╩│Book of Common Prayer,╕
╜│book of hours,╕
┬┌┤ a book of prayers to be recited for each of the canonical hours. Artists were commissioned by many noblemen during the Renaissance to illuminate books of hours.
╩│book of hours,╕
╜│Book of Mormon,╕
┬┌┤ a sacred book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, originally published in 1830.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Book of Mormon tells ... of a band of Israelites who ... fled by boat to the Western Hemisphere (New York Times).┤
╩│Book of Mormon,╕
╜│book of original entry,╕
┬┌┤ an account ledger or book containing the first entry of a transaction made by the creditor.
╩│book of original entry,╕
╜│Book of the Dead,╕
┬┌┤ a collection of ancient Egyptian religious maxims, and other information, to guide the soul on its journey to the other world.
╩│Book of the Dead,╕
╜│bookplate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a label pasted in a book with the owner's name or emblem.
╩│bookplate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookrack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rack for holding an open book.
├│ 2. ┤a rack for holding a row of books.
╩│bookrack, ╛╕noun.
╜│book review,╕
┬┌┤ an article about a book, especially a new one, discussing its merits and faults.
╩│book review,╕
╜│book reviewer,╕
┬┌┤ a person who reviews books in a publication or on a broadcast by radio or television.
╩│book reviewer,╕
╜│book reviewing,╕
┬┌┤ the act or practice of writing book reviews.
╩│book reviewing,╕
╜│books, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡book.┤┤
╩│books, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│book scorpion,╕
┬┌┤ a small, reddish-brown spider resembling a tailless scorpion, often found in old books and papers.
╩│book scorpion,╕
╜│bookseller, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose business is selling books.
╩│bookseller, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookselling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the business of selling books.
╩│bookselling, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookshelf, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shelves.╕
┬┌┤ a shelf for holding books.
╩│bookshelf, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shelves.╕
╜│bookshop, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bookstore.
╩│bookshop, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bookstore.
╜│bookstack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a set of bookshelves one above another, as in a library.
╩│bookstack, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookstall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a booth or stand where books (sometimes second-hand) are sold. It is often outdoors.
├│ 2. ┤a makeshift display of books, as on a table, for sale.
╩│bookstall, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookstand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stand for holding an open book, usually a large book, such as a dictionary.
├│ 2. ┤a stand or counter for showing books for sale.
├│ 3. ┤a place where books are sold.
╩│bookstand, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookstore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a store where books are sold.
╩│bookstore, ╛╕noun.
╜│booksy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bookish.
╩│booksy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bookish.
╜│bookteller, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who records the text of a book on tape or record, which is then reproduced and sold as a talking book.
╩│bookteller, ╛╕noun.
╜│book token,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a ticket or coupon of a certain value that may be exchanged at a bookstore for a book or books. Book tokens are often given as gifts.
╩│book token,╕
╜│book value,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the value of anything as it appears on the account books of the owner. It may be higher or lower than the real or present value.
├│ 2. ┤the excess of assets over liabilities, or net worth, such as of a corporation or stock.
╩│book value,╕
╜│bookwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the study of books, especially as applied to an academic curriculum.
├│ 2. ┤the keeping of books, records, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The secretary did the bookwork of the business.┤
├│ 3. ┤the use of books as contrasted with a more active side of an activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He found the bookwork harder than the laboratory periods.┤
╩│bookwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│bookworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is very fond of reading and studying; one who is always poring over books.
├│ 2. ┤(originally) any insect larva that gnaws the bindings or leaves of books.
┬┌┤ a mathematical system dealing with the relationship between sets, used to solve problems in logic, probability, and engineering.
╩│Boolean┐╕ or │Boolian algebra,╕
╜│boom─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a long, deep, hollow sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The great bell of St. Peter's tolled with a deep boom (Hawthorne).┤
┴┤ (SYN) reverberation.
├│ 2. ┤a rumbling or roaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the boom of cannon, the boom of big waves.┤
├│ 3. ┤a buzzing, humming, or droning.
├│ 4. ┤╡= sonic boom.┤
├│ 5. ┤a sudden activity and increase in business, prices, or values of property; rapid growth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our town is having such a boom that it is likely to double its size in two years.┤
├│ 6. ┤a vigorous pushing or urging.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S.) an increase in public favor, as of a political candidate, or a vigorous movement in favor of a candidate or cause.
├│ 8. ┤the cry of the bittern.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a deep, hollow sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The big man's voice boomed out above the rest.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thunder.
├│ 2. ┤to make a rumbling, humming, or droning noise.
├│ 3. ┤to increase suddenly in activity; grow rapidly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Business is booming.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flourish.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to utter with a deep, hollow sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The big guns boomed their message.┤
├│ 2. ┤to push or urge to rapid progress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mayor's friends are booming him for senator.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤produced by a boom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boom prices.┤
├│ 2. ┤marked by a boom; booming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boom times.┤
╩│boom─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│boom─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a long pole or beam. A boom is used to extend the bottom of a sail or as the lifting and guiding pole of a derrick.
├│ b. ┤a long metal arm for projecting a microphone above the camera angle.
├│ 2a. ┤a chain, cable, or line of timbers that keeps logs from floating away. A boom is stretched across a river or around an area of water.
├│ b. ┤an area surrounded by a floating barrier.
├│ 3. ┤a logjam or other obstruction to the current of a stream.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to extend (a sail) with a boom.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to sail very fast.
└╕expr. ╡lower the boom,┤ ┤(Informal.) to take stern measures; crack down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He raised the rent on any pretext, lowered the boom at the first late payment (Time).┤
╩│boom─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│boom-and-bust, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an economic cycle of great prosperity followed by a serious depression.
╩│boom-and-bust, ╛╕noun.
╜│boom box,╕
┬┌┤ a large portable radio, often combined with a cassette player; ghetto blaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. First there was the boom box--big, bad and blaring. But soon Sony introduced the Walkman, the compact musical device designed to be seen but not heard (Time).┤
╩│boom box,╕
╜│boom carpet,╕
┬┌┤ the area covered by a sonic boom; bang zone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "boom carpet" of a superjet is between fifty and eighty miles wide (New York Times).┤
╩│boom carpet,╕
╜│boomer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a roving worker.
├│ 2. ┤a person that joins in a sudden increase of activity or rush.
├│ 3. ┤╡= mountain beaver.┤
╩│boomer, ╛╕noun.
╜│boomerang, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a curved piece of wood used as a weapon by Australian aborigines and in some other countries. Boomerangs are made of a shape so that when properly thrown they return to the thrower.
├│ b. ┤a similar curved piece of hard wood used by the Hopi Indians of northern Arizona for hunting jack rabbits.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything that recoils or reacts to harm the doer or user.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as a boomerang.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The evidence one member gave against the gang boomeranged when he was convicted too.┤
╩│boomerang, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Boomer State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Oklahoma.
╩│Boomer State,╕
╜│booming, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ increasing rapidly in activity; thriving.
┼╕adv. ╡boomingly.┤
╩│booming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boomlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small boom, such as on the stock exchange.
╩│boomlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│boomslang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous snake of southern Africa.
╩│boomslang, ╛╕noun.
╜│boom town,╕
┬┌┤ a town that has grown up suddenly, usually as a result of an increase of economic activity, such as land speculation or mining.
╩│boom town,╕
╜│boomy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a boom.
├│ 2. ┤like a boom.
┼╕noun ╡boominess.┤
╩│boomy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boon─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a great benefit; blessing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those warm boots were a boon to me in the cold weather. Sleep is a boon to the weary.┤
┴┤ (SYN) favor, gift, advantage.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) something asked for or granted as a favor.
╩│boon─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│boon─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of cheer; jolly; merry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two good friends were boon companions.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gay, congenial, convivial.
├│ 2. ┤kindly; pleasant.
╩│boon─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│boondocks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) rough backwoods; bush.
╩│boondocks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│boondoggle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to do useless work.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a worthless work or product.
┼╕noun ╡boondoggler.┤
╩│boondoggle, ╛╕verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│boongary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a small, arboreal kangaroo of Queensland, Australia.
╩│boongary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│boonies, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= boondocks.
╩│boonies, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= boondocks.
╜│boor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very rude, ill-mannered person.
┴┤ (SYN) churl, lout.
├│ 2. ┤a clumsy person, especially from the country; bumpkin.
┴┤ (SYN) rustic, clodhopper.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a farm laborer; peasant.
╩│boor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boor, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Boer.
╩│Boor, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Boer.
╜│boorish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a boor; rude or rustic.
┴┤ (SYN) clumsy, unrefined, ill-mannered.
┼╕adv. ╡boorishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡boorishness.┤
╩│boorish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boost, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a push or shove that helps a person in rising or advancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give me a boost over the fence.┤
├│ 2. ┤an act of promoting or uplifting; encouragement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friend's willingness to help him was a big boost to his morale.┤
├│ 3. ┤an increase, especially in degree, amount, price, or pay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There has been a boost in prices at the supermarket.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.) theft, shoplifting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rash of department store boosts.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to lift or push from below or behind; raise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boost me up the tree and I'll get some apples. Atlas missile ... boosts the astronaut into space (Chicago Sun-Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to help by speaking well of; promote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The manufacturers are boosting the new cereal in a series of T.V. ads.┤
┴┤ (SYN) advance.
├│ 3. ┤to make greater; raise; increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to boost a person's spirits. The supermarket has boosted its prices.┤
┴┤ (SYN) improve.
├│ 4. ┤to increase the voltage in (an electric circuit).
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to steal or shoplift.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give a boost to a person or thing.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to steal or shoplift.
╩│boost, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│booster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that boosts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) His suggestions offer India a self-starter or booster (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤an accessory generator or other device interposed in series in a circuit for increasing the voltage in an electric circuit.
├│ 3a. ┤any one of various devices for increasing the power or thrust of an engine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The heavy first stage of the rocket could consist of four ... solid-propellant boosters (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤Also, ╡booster rocket.┤ a rocket attached under the tail assembly of a missile or spacecraft to assist in its takeoff, or some phase of its flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Saturn, the multistage space booster planned for large payloads (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 4. ┤a radio-frequency amplifier between an antenna and a radio or television receiving set.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) an enthusiastic supporter of a person, group, institution, or idea.
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) ╡= booster shot.┤
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a thief or shoplifter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Male boosters shove suits inside their trench coats while an accomplice distracts the salesman's eye (Harper's).┤
╩│booster, ╛╕noun.
╜│boosterism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the attitudes or activities of promoters; enthusiastic boosting of an idea, person, or product.
╩│boosterism, ╛╕noun.
╜│booster shot,╕
┬┌┤ an additional inoculation of a vaccine or serum to continue the effectiveness of a previous inoculation.
╩│booster shot,╕
╜│booster station,╕
┬┌┤ a radio or television installation which picks up, amplifies, and relays signals from the main station.
╩│booster station,╕
╜│boot─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually of leather or rubber (distinguished from ╖shoe┤).
├│ b. ┤(British.) a high-cut shoe that covers the whole foot, including the ankle.
├│ c. ┤a protective covering for part of the hoof and leg of a horse.
├│ 2. ┤any sheath or case that resembles or suggests a boot.
├│ 3. ┤a kick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave the ball a boot.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a new recruit in training in the U.S. Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard.
├│ 5. ┤an old instrument of torture used to crush a person's leg.
├│ 6. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤a space for baggage in an automobile; trunk.
├│ b. ┤(formerly) space for baggage in a coach.
├│ 7. ┤a protecting apron or cover for the driver of an open carriage.
├│ 8. ┤a patch put inside an automobile tire to protect its tube from a break or a weak spot in the casing.
├│ 9. ┤the box or channel in a reed organ throughwhich the wind is conveyed to the reeds.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put boots on; supply with boots.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If Washington could have booted his army, the men might never have stayed at Valley Forge.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give a kick to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He booted the empty can off the sidewalk.┤
├│ 3. ┤to kick (a football or soccer ball).
├│ 4. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to get rid of; dismiss.
├│ 5a. ┤(Baseball.) to misplay (the ball).
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) to lose (an opportunity) through clumsiness.
├│ 6. ┤to torture with the boot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tradition says ... Granger and his wife were booted (Sir Walter Scott).┤
└╕expr. ╡bet your boots,┤ ┤to depend on it; be sure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You may bet your boots that I'll come to the party.┤
└╕expr. ╡die with one's boots on,┤ ┤to die in battle; die fighting for a cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you keep on slinging your six-shooter around ... , you will ... die with your boots on (Joaquin Miller).┤
└╕expr. ╡have one's heart in one's boots.┤ ┤See under ╡heart.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡lick the boots of,┤ ┤to flatter; follow or obey slavishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those [candidates] who aren't rich are usually party hacks who got a chance to run after years of licking the boots of party leaders (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡put the boot in,┤ ┤to engage in dangerous play, especially in Rugby.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He put the boot in once too often and was sidelined for the season.┤
└╕expr. ╡the boot,┤ ┤(Slang.) dismissal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There'll be the money to take over the Moat Farm and give that varmint ... the boot (H. Rider Haggard).┤
└╕expr. ╡wipe one's boots on,┤ ┤to treat in an insulting way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though he often wiped his boots on a man, he never showed him the more stinging insolence of condescension (John W. Mackail).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bootlike.┤
╩│boot─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│boot─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic.) profit; use; avail.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Archaic.) to be of use or profit; avail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What boots thy wealth? (Robert Southey).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) to enrich; benefit.
└╕expr. ╡to boot,┤ ┤in addition; besides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave me a compass for my knife and a canteen to boot.┤
╩│boot─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│boot─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ booty; spoil; plunder.
╩│boot─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bootblack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose work is shining shoes and boots.
╩│bootblack, ╛╕noun.
╜│bootboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a boy hired as a boots.
╩│bootboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│boot camp,╕ or │bootcamp,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a camp at which Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard recruits are trained.
├│ 2. ┤a camp to which offenders are sent for rehabilitation, used as a substitute for jail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Evaluations of new approaches for holding offenders accountable for their crimes has provided invaluable information regarding such programs as bootcamps ... and work-release programs (U.S. Government Manual).┤
╩│boot camp,╕ or │bootcamp,╕ ╛noun.
╜│booted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wearing boots; having boots on.
├│ 2. ┤covered with a horny, bootlike sheath, as the tarsus of thrushes.
└╕expr. ╡booted and spurred,┤ ┤ready and equipped to take on an adversary.
╩│booted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bootee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a baby's soft shoe, often knitted.
├│ 2. ┤a woman's short boot. Also, ╡bootie.┤
╩│bootee, ╛╕noun.
╜│booter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a football or soccer player.
╩│booter, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bootes, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Bootis.╕
┬┌┤ a northern constellation near Ursa Major that includes the star Arcturus. Bootes is sometimes called the Huntsman because it seems to hold the leashes of a constellation called The Hunting Dogs. It is also called the Herdsman because it is thought of as guarding a fold of animals formed by nearby stars.
╩│Bootes, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Bootis.╕
╜│booth, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │booths.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a covered stall or similar place where goods are sold or shown at a fair, market, or convention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The country fair had rows of booths where women sold their pies and cakes and quilts.┤
├│ 2. ┤a small, enclosed place for a telephone, motion-picture projector, or other device.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I made my telephone call from a hot and stuffy booth at the station.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small, enclosed place for voting at elections.
├│ 4. ┤a partly enclosed space in a restaurant or cafe, containing a table and seats for a few persons.
├│ 5. ┤a temporary shelter made of boards, boughs of trees, or other materials.
╩│booth, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │booths.╕
╜│boot hill,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a cemetery in or near a frontier town of the old West.
╩│boot hill,╕
╜│bootie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bootee.
╩│bootie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bootee.
╜│bootikin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little boot.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of soft boot or mitten formerly worn as a cure for the gout.
├│ 3. ┤an instrument of torture; the boot.
╩│bootikin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bootis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Bootes.┤
╩│Bootis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bootjack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device to help in pulling off boots.
╩│bootjack, ╛╕noun.
╜│bootlace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a shoelace for a high shoe or boot.
└╕expr. ╡by one's bootlaces,┤ ┤by solitary effort against great odds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Starting out penniless, he raised himself by his bootlaces to great wealth.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be a toady or slavish flatterer; fawn.
┼╕noun ╡bootlicker.┤
╩│bootlick,
╜│bootmaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a shoemaker.
╩│bootmaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│boots, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boots.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a servant, especially in a hotel, who shines shoes and boots and does similar tasks.
╩│boots, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boots.╕
╜│boots and saddles,╕
┬┌┤ a cavalry bugle call to mount horses.
╩│boots and saddles,╕
╜│bootstrap, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loop of leather or cloth at the back of a boot or high shoe by means of which it may be pulled onto the foot.
├│ 2. ┤the operation of using a small set of basic instructions in computer programming to develop additional instructions until the complete program is assembled.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤╡bootstrap oneself,┤
├┤ to get into or out of something by one's own effort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Somehow we have to bootstrap ourselves to a thriving export trade (New Scientist).┤
└╕expr. ╡by one's bootstraps,┤ ┤by one's own efforts, and usually in the face of great obstacles; without help from others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is not hard to imagine what a fraction of this [$25 billion a year] would do for young countries trying to pull themselves up by their bootstraps (Harper's).┤
╩│bootstrap, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│boot-tag, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a bootstrap.
╩│boot-tag, ╛╕noun.
╜│boot training,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤the training of recruits in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.
├│ 2. ┤the period of this training.
╩│boot training,╕
╜│boot tree,╕
┬┌┤ a shaped block put into a boot or a shoe to keep it in shape.
╩│boot tree,╕
╜│booty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤things taken from the enemy in war; spoils of war.
┴┤ (SYN) pillage, loot.
├│ 2. ┤things seized by violence and robbery; plunder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pirates got much booty from the town they raided.┤
┴┤ (SYN) loot.
├│ 3. ┤any valuable thing or things obtained; gains; winnings; prize.
╩│booty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│booze, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│boozed,╕ │boozing.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any intoxicating liquor.
├│ 2. ┤a drinking bout; spree.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to drink heavily.
┴┤ (SYN) tipple, guzzle.
╩│booze, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│boozed,╕ │boozing.╕
╜│boozer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a person who boozes; heavy drinker.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.) a place for drinking; pub.
╩│boozer, ╛╕noun.
╜│boozy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boozier,╕ │booziest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤somewhat drunk.
├│ 2. ┤often drunk.
┼╕adv. ╡boozily.┤
┼╕noun ╡booziness.┤
╩│boozy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boozier,╕ │booziest.╕
╜│bop─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bopped,╕ │bopping.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a blow with the fist, a club, or other weapon.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to hit (someone); strike.
┼╕noun ╡bopper.┤
╩│bop─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bopped,╕ │bopping.╕
╜│bop─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bebop.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Ballroom and Bop for beginners (Cape Times).┤
╩│bop─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bebop.
╜│bopeep, ╛╕noun. ╟│= peekaboo.
╩│bopeep, ╛╕noun. ╟│= peekaboo.
╜│bopster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a devotee of bebop.
╩│bopster, ╛╕noun.
╜│bor.,╕
┬┌┤ borough.
╩│bor.,╕
╜│bora─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a violent, dry, cold, north or northeast wind of the Adriatic and its coasts.
╩│bora─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bora─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a ceremony of the aborigines of eastern Australia by which a boy is admitted to the rights of manhood.
╩│bora─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│boracic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= boric.
╩│boracic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= boric.
╜│boracite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, occurring in translucent to transparent, white or colorless crystals, and remarkable for its pyroelectric properties.
╩│boracite, ╛╕noun.
╜│borage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant, native to southern Europe, having bright blue or purplish flowers and hairy stems and leaves. It is used in salads, in flavoring beverages, and in medicine.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various related or similar plants.
╩│borage, ╛╕noun.
╜│borage family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous plants, chiefly herbs of north temperate regions, often having rough and hairy leaves and regular, five-petaled flowers, and usually bearing a fruit consisting of four distinct nutlets. The family includes the borage, bugloss, alkanet, heliotrope, and forget-me-not.
╩│borage family,╕
╜│boraginaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the borage family.
╩│boraginaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boral sheet,
┬┌┤ a sheet or shield of boron carbide and aluminum for protection against radiation.
╩│boral sheet,
╜│borane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various unstable hydrides of boron.
╩│borane, ╛╕noun.
╜│borassus palm ╟= palmyra.
╩│borassus palm ╟= palmyra.
╜│borate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a salt or ester of boric acid.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to mix or treat with boric acid or borax.
╩│borate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-rated,╕ │-rating.╕
╜│borax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a white, crystalline powder used as an antiseptic, as a cleansing agent, in fusing metals, and in making heat-resistant glass; sodium borate. Borax has a sweetish, alkaline taste.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) cheap and gaudy furniture.
╩│borax, ╛╕noun.
╜│borax bead,╕
┬┌┤ a bead of fused borax, used especially in chemical analysis.
╩│borax bead,╕
╜│borazine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound of boron, nitrogen, and hydrogen whose physical properties closely resemble those of benzene.
╩│borazine, ╛╕noun.
╜│borazon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a crystalline compound of boron and nitrogen, as hard as diamond and able to withstand higher temperatures. It is the only substance other than diamond capable of scratching diamond.
├│ 2. ┤╡Borazon.┤ a trademark for this substance.
╩│borazon, ╛╕noun.
╜│borborygmus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rumbling noise caused by gas within the intestines.
╩│borborygmus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bordeaux, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a red or white wine made in the region near Bordeaux, France. Red Bordeaux is often called ╖claret.┤
├│ 2. ┤Bordeaux mixture.
╩│Bordeaux, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bordeaux mixture,╕
┬┌┤ a liquid mixture of copper sulfate, lime, and water, sprayed on trees and plants to kill fungi and other pests.
╩│Bordeaux mixture,╕
╜│bordel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bordello.
╩│bordel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bordello.
╜│Bordelaise sauce,
┬┌┤ any one of various rich, highly flavored sauces.
╩│Bordelaise sauce,
╜│bordello, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a house of prostitution; brothel.
╩│bordello, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│border, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the side, edge, or boundary of anything, or the part near it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We pitched our tent on the border of a lake. (Figurative.) Beyond the rigid border of the science (James Martineau).┤
┴┤ (SYN) margin, rim.
├│ 2. ┤a line which separates one country, state, or province from another; a frontier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We crossed the border between France and Belgium.┤
├│ 3. ┤a strip of ground planted with flowers, shrubs, or other plants, edging a garden, walk, or the like.
├│ 4. ┤a strip on the edge of anything for strength or ornament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her handkerchief has a blue border.┤
┴┤ (SYN) edging.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to form a boundary to; bound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Rio Grande borders part of Texas.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put a border on; edge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have bordered our garden with shrubs.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be situated on the border of; adjoin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the lands that border the Gulf of Mexico.┤
└╕expr. ╡border on┤ (or ╡upon┤),
├│ a. ┤to touch at the edge or boundary; be next to; adjoin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The estate borders on the river. Canada borders on the United States.┤
├│ b. ┤to be close to; verge on; resemble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His silly behavior borders on the ridiculous.┤
└╕expr. ╡the border,┤
├│ a. ┤the frontier between the United States and Mexico.
├│ b. ┤the frontier between the United States and Canada.
└╕expr. ╡the Border,┤ ┤the region near the boundary between England and Scotland.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Through all the wide Border his steed was the best (Scott).┤
┼╕noun ╡borderer.┤
┼╕adj. ╡borderless.┤
╩│border, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bordereau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-reaux.╕
┬┌┤ (French.) a memorandum or note, especially a detailed list, as of documents.
╩│bordereau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-reaux.╕
╜│bordered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ edged; fringed.
╩│bordered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bordered pit,╕
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a thin, hollow area in the wall of a tracheid around which a thickened cellular growth overhangs.
╩│bordered pit,╕
╜│borderland, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ land or area near a border; area forming a border.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) the borderland between sleeping and waking.┤
╩│borderland, ╛╕noun.
╜│borderlights, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the rows of lights above the scenery in a theater.
╩│borderlights, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│borderline, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a dividing line or boundary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) the borderline between life and death.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤on a dividing line or boundary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) He stayed home with a borderline case of mumps but didn't have to go to bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Psychology.) on the line of division between two groups, such as normal and subnormal or adjusted and maladjusted.
╩│borderline, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│border states,╕
┬┌┤ any state on or near the Mason-Dixon line in the United States.
╩│border states,╕
╜│Border States,╕
┬┌┤ the slave states on the border between the North and the deep South in the United States before the Civil War; Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although kinship and the institution of slavery tied them to the South, most of them remained in the Union.
╩│Border States,╕
╜│border terrier,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of terriers with a slim body and a broad flat head with turned down ears and short whiskers. It comes from the border country of northern England.
╩│border terrier,╕
╜│bordure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a heraldic bearing around the outside of a shield, always a fifth of its surface.
╩│bordure, ╛╕noun.
╜│bore─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bored,╕ │boring,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a hole by means of a tool that keeps turning, or by penetrating as a worm does in fruit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bore through the handle of that brush so we can hang it up. The men dug the oil well by boring through the ground with huge drills.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pierce, perforate, drill.
├│ 2. ┤to be bored; be suited for boring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This wood bores easily.┤
├│ 3. ┤to force a way; push forward.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make (a hole or passage) by means of a tool or by pushing through or digging out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Plumbers bored a hole in the floor to put a radiator pipe through. A mole has bored its way under the hedge.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pierce, perforate, drill.
├│ 2. ┤to bore a hole in; hollow out evenly.
├│ 3. ┤to make one's way through (a crowd).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hole made by a revolving tool.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the drill was stuck in the bore it had to be forced out.┤
├│ 2. ┤the hollow space inside a pipe, tube, or gun barrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cleaned the bore of his gun.┤
├│ 3. ┤the distance across the inside of a hole or tube.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A two-inch pipe will slip inside a pipe with a three-inch bore.┤
╩│bore─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│bored,╕ │boring,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bore─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bored,╕ │boring,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make weary by tiresome talk or by being dull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His long speech bored me so that it was hard to sit still.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tire, fatigue.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a dull, tiresome person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a bore to have to pick up other people's messes.┤
╩│bore─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bored,╕ │boring,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bore─╕ (3), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense of ╡bear┤ (2).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bore her duties with concern.┤
╩│bore─╕ (3), ╛verb.
╜│bore─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a sudden tidal wave that rushes up a channel with great force.
╩│bore─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│boreal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the north; northern.
├│ 2. ┤of the north wind.
├│ 3. ┤of Boreas.
╩│boreal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│borean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= boreal.
╩│borean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= boreal.
╜│Boreas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) the north wind as a god.
├│ 2. ┤the north wind personified.
╩│Boreas, ╛╕noun.
╜│borecole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant related to the cabbage; kale.
╩│borecole, ╛╕noun.
╜│boredom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bored condition; weariness caused by dull, tiresome people or events; ennui.
┴┤ (SYN) tedium.
╩│boredom, ╛╕noun.
╜│borehole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hole drilled into the surface of the earth to provide samples, such as of the minerals or water, available at specified depths.
╩│borehole, ╛╕noun.
╜│borer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various insects or larvae that bore, especially into wood or fruit.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various mollusks, especially the shipworms, that bore, especially through wood.
├│ 3. ┤a tool for boring holes.
╩│borer, ╛╕noun.
╜│borescope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument like a periscope, inserted into an enclosed hollow space, such as an ancient tomb, for viewing the inside and recording data about it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... technicians lowering borescope into nuclear reactor (New York Times).┤
╩│borescope, ╛╕noun.
╜│boresome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ boring; dull; tiresome.
╩│boresome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Borgian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characteristic of the Borgias of medieval Italy; involving intrigue and treachery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Borgian plot.┤
╩│Borgian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing boron; boracic.
╩│boric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boric acid,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a white, crystalline substance used as a mild antiseptic, in making cement, glass, and soap, and to preserve food. Boric acid occurs in nature or is made from borax.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several other acids which contain boron.
╩│boric acid,╕
╜│boride, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a compound of boron with a metallic element or radical.
╩│boride, ╛╕noun.
╜│boring─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of piercing or perforating with a rotating tool.
├│ 2. ┤the hole thus made.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that bores or perforates.
└╕expr. ╡borings,┤ ┤the chips or dust produced in boring.
╩│boring─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│boring─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ dull; tiresome.
┼╕adv. ╡boringly.┤
┼╕noun ╡boringness.┤
╩│boring─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│born, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤brought into life; brought forth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baby born on Sunday is supposed to be lucky.┤
├│ 2. ┤thought up; conceived.
├│ 3. ┤by birth; by nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most good ballplayers are born athletes.┤
├╕verb ┤ ┤a past participle of ╡bear┤ (2).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was born on December 30, 1900.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) b.
└╕expr. ╡be born again,┤ ┤to be converted; become regenerate in spirit and character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3).┤
╩│born, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│born-again, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) believing in personal conversion as a way to salvation through Christ; evangelical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Graham said, "There is nothing too hard for the Lord to accomplish" and Carter, a born-again Baptist, "can take comfort in that" (Durham Morning Herald).┤
╩│born-again, ╛╕adjective.
╜│borne, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past participle of ╡bear┤ (2).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have borne it as long as I can. She has borne three children.┤
╩│borne, ╛╕verb.
╜│borne, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bounded; limited; contracted; narrow
╩│borne, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bornean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Borneo or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Borneo.
╩│Bornean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│borneol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance resembling camphor, found in fissures in the trunk of a large tree native to the East Indies; camphol.
╩│borneol, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bornholm disease, ╟= pleurodynia.
╩│Bornholm disease, ╟= pleurodynia.
╜│bornite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brittle, reddish-brown sulfide of copper and iron, a valuable ore of copper.
╩│bornite, ╛╕noun.
╜│boron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nonmetallic chemical element which occurs only in combination with other elements. It is present in borax. Boron is used in fuels, alloys, and nuclear reactors. Two allotropic forms of this element are known, one a brown, amorphous powder, slightly soluble in water, the other crystalline, and with a luster and hardness inferior only to those of the diamond.
╩│boron, ╛╕noun.
╜│boron carbide,╕
┬┌┤ an extremely hard, crystalline compound, used in cutting tools.
╩│boron carbide,╕
╜│boron nitride,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline compound of boron and nitrogen, formed in various ways, such as by burning boron in air.
╩│boron nitride,╕
╜│borosilicate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of both boric and silicic acids.
╩│borosilicate, ╛╕noun.
╜│borosilicate glass,╕
┬┌┤ a glass containing at least 5 per cent boric oxide, highly resistant to heat and shock, used in making chemical glassware, kitchen utensils, and the like.
╩│borosilicate glass,╕
╜│borough, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in some states of the United States) an incorporated town with certain privileges, smaller than a city.
├│ 2. ┤one of the five divisions of New York City.
├│ 3. ┤(in Alaska) a district similar to a county.
├│ 4. ┤in Great Britain:
├│ a. ┤a town with a municipal corporation and a charter that guarantees the right of local self-government.
├│ b. ┤a district that sends representatives to Parliament.
╩│borough, ╛╕noun.
╜│borough-English, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a custom in certain parts of England by which an estate passes to the youngest son, or, if there is no son, to the youngest brother.
╩│borough-English, ╛╕noun.
╜│boroughmonger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who sold or bought parliamentary seats for boroughs in England (frequent in discussions of parliamentary reform before 1832).
╩│boroughmonger, ╛╕noun.
╜│borrow─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to get (something) from another person with the understanding that it must be returned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can I borrow your book to read at home and then return in a few days?┤
├│ 2. ┤to take and use as one's own; adopt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rome borrowed many ideas from Greece.┤
┴┤ (SYN) appropriate.
├│ 3. ┤to take from another language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The words for the vegetable "squash" and for "canoe" were borrowed from the American Indians.┤
├│ 4. ┤to take (one) from the digit immediately to the left and add its place value to the digit being subtracted from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 46 minus 19, borrow 10 from 40 to add to the 6, making the subtraction in the first digit 9 from 16.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Dialect.) to lend.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to borrow something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She always borrows from me.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Golf.) to putt to the left or right of a straight line with the hole in order to compensate for a roll or slant of the green.
└╕expr. ╡borrow trouble.┤ ┤See under ╡trouble.┤┤
┼╕adj. ╡borrowable.┤
┼╕noun ╡borrower.┤
╩│borrow─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
╜│borrow─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pledge; surety.
├│ 2. ┤a tithing or frankpledge.
╩│borrow─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│borrowed time,
┬┌┤ time beyond what could be normally expected, usually a very limited amount of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both were living on borrowed time, facing deportation (Newsweek).┤
╩│borrowed time,
╜│borrowing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of a person who borrows.
├│ 2. ┤a thing borrowed.
╩│borrowing, ╛╕noun.
╜│borrow pit,╕
┬┌┤ (Civil Engineering.) an excavation dug to provide fill at another site.
╩│borrow pit,╕
╜│Bors, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡Sir,┤ a nephew of Lancelot and knight of the Round Table, who saw the Holy Grail.
├│ 2. ┤╡Sir,┤ an illegitimate son of King Arthur.
├│ 3. ┤a king of Gaul and uncle of Lancelot.
╩│Bors, ╛╕noun.
╜│borsch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Russian soup consisting of meat stock, cabbage, and potatoes, or made with beets, and served with sour cream.
╩│borsch, ╛╕noun.
╜│borsch circuit┐╕ or │belt,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) resorts in the Catskills where dancers, comedians, singers, and other performers provide entertainment for the guests.
╩│borsch circuit┐╕ or │belt,╕
╜│borscht, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ borsch consisting mainly of beets and served hot or cold.
╩│borscht, ╛╕noun.
╜│borscht circuit,╕ ╟│= borsch circuit.
╩│borscht circuit,╕ ╟│= borsch circuit.
╜│Borse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German.) stock exchange.
╩│Borse, ╛╕noun.
╜│borsholder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in English history:
├│ 1. ┤(originally) the head or chief of a borrow (tithing); a headborough.
├│ 2. ┤(later) a petty constable.
╩│borsholder, ╛╕noun.
╜│borstal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Great Britain) a reformatory that stresses vocational training and close supervision of the offenders after their release.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For offenders aged between 14 and 21 there will be three types of institution: borstal, detention centre, and the new young offenders' institution (London Times).┤
╩│borstal, ╛╕noun.
╜│bort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ coarse or inferior diamonds, or fragments obtained in cutting diamonds, used to make diamond dust. Also, ╡boart.┤
╩│bort, ╛╕noun.
╜│bortsch, ╛╕noun. ╟│= borsch.
╩│bortsch, ╛╕noun. ╟│= borsch.
╜│borty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling bort.
╩│borty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bortz, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bort.
╩│bortz, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bort.
╜│borzoi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of tall, slender, swift dogs with long, silky hair; Russian wolfhound. The borzoi was developed in Russia for use in chasing hare and other game.
╩│borzoi, ╛╕noun.
╜│boscage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) a small wood; thicket; shrubbery; grove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cool boscages and orangeries of the place (Thomas Carlyle).┤
╩│boscage, ╛╕noun.
╜│boschbok, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bushbuck, a rather small South African antelope.
╩│boschbok, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bosche, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Boche.
╩│Bosche, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Boche.
╜│boschvark, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bush pig of South Africa.
╩│boschvark, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bose-Einstein statistics,
┬┌┤ a statistical theory in quantum mechanics which holds that in the distribution of nuclear particles of a given type any number of identical particles may occupy a particular quantum-mechanical state.
╩│Bose-Einstein statistics,
╜│bosh, ╛╕noun, interjection.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) foolish talk or ideas; nonsense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thought the new theories were bosh (n.). "Bosh," he responded when asked for an opinion (interj.).┤
╩│bosh, ╛╕noun, interjection.
╜│bosh shot,╕
┬┌┤ (British Dialect and Slang.) an unsuccessful attempt; a miss or bungle.
╩│bosh shot,╕
╜│bosie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian.) the googly.
╩│bosie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bosk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grove; small wood; thicket.
╩│bosk, ╛╕noun.
╜│bosket, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a planting of small trees in a garden, park, or other area; thicket.
╩│bosket, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boskop, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a type of Stone Age man of southern Africa whose remains were discovered in 1913 at Boskop, in the Transvaal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Boskop type skulls ... strongly recall the Bushman-Hottentot type of South Africa (Alfred L. Kroeber).┤
╩│Boskop, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bosky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boskier,╕ │boskiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a growth of small trees and bushes; wooded.
├│ 2. ┤shady.
┼╕noun ╡boskiness.┤
╩│bosky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boskier,╕ │boskiest.╕
╜│bo's'n, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boatswain.
╩│bo's'n, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boatswain.
╜│Bosnian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bosnia or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Bosnia.
╩│Bosnian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bosom, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the upper, front part of the human body; breast.
├│ 2. ┤the part of a garment covering the breast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wore a flower on the bosom of her dress.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) heart or feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He kept the secret in his bosom.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the center or inmost part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did not mention it even in the bosom of his family.┤
├│ 5. ┤the enclosure formed by the breast and the arms.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) the surface (of the sea, a lake, a river, or the ground).
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤close and trusted; intimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Very dear friends are bosom friends.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the bosom.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cherish; conceal in the bosom.
├│ 2. ┤to take to the bosom; embrace.
╩│bosom, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│-bosomed,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______ bosom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Round-bosomed = having a round bosom.┤
╩│-bosomed,╕
╜│bosomy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or appearing to have large breasts.
╩│bosomy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of particles in quantum mechanics, two or more of which may occupy the same state. Bosons include pi-mesons and photons.
╩│boson, ╛╕noun.
╜│boss─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who hires workers or watches over or directs them; foreman, manager, or superintendent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boss was always on the job, directing his workers.┤
├│ 2. ┤any person in charge; chief or master.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother is the boss in her kitchen.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who controls a political organization, especially a local one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The local political boss took his orders from city hall.┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) the head of a unit of the Mafia; capo.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be the boss of; direct; control.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who is bossing this job?┤
┴┤ (SYN) manage.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤master; chief.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) first-rate; champion.
╩│boss─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│boss─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a raised ornament of silver, ivory, or other material on a flat surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boss on the knight's shield consisted of his coat of arms.┤
├│ 2. ┤the enlarged part of a shaft on a machine.
├│ 3. ┤a protuberance or swelling on the body of an animal or plant.
├│ 4. ┤a mass of rock protruding through a stratum of another kind.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to decorate with ornamental nails, knobs, or studs.
╩│boss─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│boss─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) bossy; a cow or calf.
╩│boss─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bossa nova,
┬┌┤ a dance music of Brazil that combines the rhythm of samba with jazz music.
╩│bossa nova,
╜│bossdom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sphere of influence of a political boss.
┬┌┤ decorated with bosses; projecting as bosses do.
╩│bossy─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│bossy─╕ (3)┐ or │bossie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a familiar name for a cow or calf (used chiefly in calling or soothing).
╩│bossy─╕ (3)┐ or │bossie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sies.╕
╜│boston─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a card game resembling whist, but played by four players individually, with two decks of cards.
╩│boston─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│boston─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a ballroom dance, a variation of the waltz.
╩│boston─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Boston arm,╕
┬┌┤ an artificial arm that is battery-powered and activated by electric signals from the amputee's remaining arm or shoulder muscles.
╩│Boston arm,╕
╜│Boston brown bread,╕
┬┌┤ a very dark, steamed bread containing corn meal, flour (usually both wheat and rye), molasses, soda, and water or milk, commonly baked in cylindrical loaves.
╩│Boston brown bread,╕
╜│Boston bull,╕ ╟│= Boston terrier.
╩│Boston bull,╕ ╟│= Boston terrier.
╜│Boston cream pie,╕
┬┌┤ a two-layer cake with whipped-cream or cream filling.
╩│Boston cream pie,╕
╜│Boston fern,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of sword fern having long, drooping fronds, often grown as a house plant.
╩│Boston fern,╕
╜│Bostonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Boston, Massachusetts.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Boston.
╩│Bostonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Boston ivy,╕ ╟│= Japanese ivy.
╩│Boston ivy,╕ ╟│= Japanese ivy.
╜│Boston lettuce,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of lettuce that forms relatively loose heads, with slightly yellowish inner leaves.
╩│Boston lettuce,╕
╜│Boston rocker,╕
┬┌┤ a rocking chair of early American style, with a high back of curved spindles and a curved, solid wooden seat. It is often painted black and stenciled in gilt.
╩│Boston rocker,╕
╜│Boston terrier,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of small dogs, brindled or black, with white markings and smooth short hair; Boston bull. The breed is the result of crossing an English bulldog with a terrier.
╩│Boston terrier,╕
╜│bosun, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boatswain.
╩│bosun, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boatswain.
╜│bosun's chair,╕ ╟│= boatswain's chair.
╩│bosun's chair,╕ ╟│= boatswain's chair.
╜│Boswell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any author of a biography of a close friend (in allusion to James Boswell and Samuel Johnson).
╩│Boswell, ╛╕noun.
╜│Boswellian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or suggestive of James Boswell (1740-1795) or his biography of Samuel Johnson, which is characterized by great faithfulness and fullness, with minute details of the sayings and doings of its subject.
┬┌┤ the larva of a botfly, parasitic in horses, cattle, sheep, and, occasionally, human beings. Also, ╡bott.┤
╩│bot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bot.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤botanical.
├│ 2. ┤botanist.
├│ 3. ┤botany.
╩│bot.,╕
╜│bota, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a wineskin.
╩│bota, ╛╕noun.
╜│botanic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= botanical.
╩│botanic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= botanical.
╜│botanical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with plants and plant life.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the study of plants.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a drug made from roots, leaves, flowers, or other parts of plants.
┼╕adv. ╡botanically.┤
╩│botanical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│botanical garden,╕
┬┌┤ a large public garden in which the principal types of plants are cultivated and displayed.
╩│botanical garden,╕
╜│botanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a scientist who studies plants.
╩│botanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│botanize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to study plants in their natural environment.
├│ 2. ┤to seek for or collect plants for the purpose of studying and classifying them.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to explore or examine the plant life of.
┼╕noun ╡botanizer.┤
╩│botanize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-nized,╕ │-nizing.╕
╜│botany, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of plants; study of plants and plant life. Botany deals with the structure, growth, and classification of plants. It is a branch of biology.
├│ 2. ┤the plant life of a particular area.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the botany of Greenland.┤
├│ 3. ┤botanical facts about a plant or group of plants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the botany of ferns.┤
├│ 4. ┤a scientific book about plants and plant life. (Abbr:) bot.
╩│botany, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│Botany Bay kino,╕
┬┌┤ resin from the eucalyptus tree which protects wood against shipworms and other borers.
╩│Botany Bay kino,╕
╜│Botany wool,╕
┬┌┤ a fine wool of the merino type grown in Australia and used in high-quality fabrics.
╩│Botany wool,╕
╜│botch─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to spoil by poor work; bungle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The careless boy made so many mistakes building his model airplane that he completely botched the job.┤
├│ 2. ┤to repair clumsily or imperfectly.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a poor piece of work.
├│ 2. ┤a clumsy patch.
┼╕noun ╡botcher.┤
╩│botch─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│botch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) a swelling on the skin, such as a boil, ulcer, or pimple.
╩│botch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│botchery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a botcher's work; clumsy or awkward workmanship or its result; patchwork.
╩│botchery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│botchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│botchier,╕ │botchiest.╕
┬┌┤ poorly made or done; botched.
┼╕adv. ╡botchily.┤
╩│botchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│botchier,╕ │botchiest.╕
╜│bote, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
┬┌┤ in old English law:
├│ 1a. ┤a privilege or allowance for the repair of buildings, bridges, fences, or other structures.
├│ b. ┤an assessment levied for this.
├│ 2. ┤compensation, as for an injury or offense against someone.
╩│bote, ╛╕noun sing. or pl.
╜│botel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boatel.
╩│botel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boatel.
╜│botfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
┬┌┤ a two-winged fly whose larvae are parasites of horses, cattle, sheep, and sometimes man.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What a lot of bother about nothing!┤
┴┤ (SYN) disturbance.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A door that will not shut is a bother.┤
┴┤ (SYN) annoyance.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take trouble; concern oneself; fuss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't bother about my breakfast; I'll eat what is here.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to annoy; irritate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hot weather bothers me.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pester, vex.
├│ 2. ┤to bewilder; fluster; confuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This problem has bothered the experts for many years.┤
├╕interj. ┤ ┤(Especially British.) an expression of annoyance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Bother Mrs. Harris!" said Betsey Prig ... "I don't believe there's no sich a person" (Dickens).┤
┼╕noun ╡botherer.┤
╩│bother, ╛╕noun, verb, interjection.
╜│botheration, ╛╕noun, interjection.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= bother.┤
╩│botheration, ╛╕noun, interjection.
╜│bothersome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing worry or fuss; troublesome; annoying.
╩│bothersome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│botogenin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a steroid compound derived from a Mexican variety of yam, used as a source of cortisone.
╩│botogenin, ╛╕noun.
╜│botone┐╕ or │botonee, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) having an ornament of three knobs or other parts, resembling a trefoil.
╩│botone┐╕ or │botonee, ╛╕adjective.
╜│botony, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= botone.
╩│botony, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= botone.
╜│bo tree,
┬┌┤ the sacred fig tree of India under which the founder of Buddhism is said to have attained the enlightenment which constituted him the Buddha; pipal. The bo tree belongs to the mulberry family.
╩│bo tree,
╜│botryoid, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= botryoidal.
╩│botryoid, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= botryoidal.
╜│botryoidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of a bunch of grapes.
┼╕adv. ╡botryoidally.┤
╩│botryoidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│botryomycosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of horses in which a micrococcus causes the formation of small, fibrous tumors in the lungs and other parts of the horse.
╩│botryomycosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│botryose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= botryoidal.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) indeterminate.
╩│botryose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│botrytis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of fungi which thrive in cool damp weather and attack the buds of flowering plants, causing them to shrivel up and die.
╩│botrytis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bots, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a disease especially of horses, cattle, sheep, and oxen, caused by infestation of the stomach and intestines with the larvae of botflies. Also, ╡botts.┤
╩│bots, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bott, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bot; the larva of a botfly.
╩│bott, ╛╕noun.
╜│bottega, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ghe.╕
┬┌┤ (Italian.) a studio; workshop.
╩│bottega, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ghe.╕
╜│bottine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman's boot or shoe.
╩│bottine, ╛╕noun.
╜│bottle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container without handles for holding liquids, usually made of glass. Most bottles have narrow necks which can be closed with stoppers. Some bottles, however, have wide necks; some are closed with caps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He dropped the bottle and it broke.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount that a bottle can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He can drink a whole bottle of soda at one time.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put into bottles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many companies bottle perfume.┤
├│ 2. ┤to hold in; keep back; control.
└╕expr. ╡bottle up,┤ ┤to hold in; keep back; control.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He managed to bottle up his anger.┤
└╕expr. ╡crack a bottle,┤ ┤to open a bottle and drink what is in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two gentlemen ... are cracking a bottle together at some inn (Henry Fielding).┤
└╕expr. ╡hit the bottle,┤ (Slang.)
├│ a. ┤to drink a great deal of intoxicating liquor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She] started hitting the bottle at twenty ... Then, through the good offices of Alcoholics Anonymous, she got a grip on herself (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤to become intoxicated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The first time he hit the bottle he became very sick.┤
┬┌┤ a gourd shaped like a flask, dried and used for a cup, bowl, or other container.
╩│bottle gourd,╕
╜│bottle green,╕
┬┌┤ a very dark green.
╩│bottle green,╕
╜│bottlehead, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bottle-nosed whale.
╩│bottlehead, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bottle-nosed whale.
╜│bottle imp,╕
┬┌┤ a Cartesian devil.
╩│bottle imp,╕
╜│bottleneck, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the neck of a bottle.
├│ 2. ┤a narrow passageway or street.
├│ 3. ┤a person, thing, or condition that hinders progress; check.
├│ 4. ┤any situation in which progress is hindered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heavy traffic caused a bottleneck at the narrow bridge. Labor bottlenecks also are likely to develop in the ... construction and machine tool industries (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like a bottleneck; narrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several highways converged into a bottleneck approach to the airport.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to confine in a bottleneck; hinder or delay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bottleneck traffic on an approach to a bridge.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be hindered or delayed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Decisions bottleneck on his desk (Harper's).┤
╩│bottleneck, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bottlenose, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bottle-nosed dolphin.
╩│bottlenose, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bottle-nosed dolphin.
╜│bottle-nosed dolphin,
┬┌┤ a dolphin with a bottle-shaped nose. It grows up to 12 feet long and weighs as much as 800 pounds.
╩│bottle-nosed dolphin,
╜│bottle-nosed whale,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various small whales, such as the blackfish.
╩│bottle-nosed whale,╕
╜│bottle party,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a party to which the guests bring their own alcoholic liquor.
╩│bottle party,╕
╜│bottler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or machine that bottles beverages or other liquids.
╩│bottler, ╛╕noun.
╜│bottle tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an Australian tree with a short trunk that bulges like a round bottle. Australian aborigines make nets of bottle-tree fibers and drink bottle-tree sap. The bottle tree belongs to the sterculia family.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sour gourd.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= baobab.┤
╩│bottle tree,╕
╜│bottle-washer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a general caretaker; factotum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Marcovic had been the bodyguard, bottle-washer, and friend of film star Alain Delon (London Times).┤
╩│bottle-washer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bottom, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the lowest part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bottom of the hill. These berries at the bottom of the basket are crushed.┤
├│ 2. ┤the part on which anything rests; base.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bottom of that glass is wet.┤
├│ 3. ┤the ground under water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many wrecks lie at the bottom of the sea.┤
├│ 4. ┤Often, ╡bottoms,┤ ╖pl.┤ the low land along a river, especially when the river is large and the level area is of considerable extent.
├│ 5. ┤a seat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This chair needs a new bottom.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) basis; foundation; origin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will get to the bottom of the mystery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) groundwork, base.
├│ 7. ┤the buttocks.
├│ 8a. ┤the keel or hull of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the ship went over the rock it tore a hole in its bottom and sank.┤
├│ b. ┤a ship.
├│ 9. ┤the working part of a plow.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤lowest or last.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These are bottom prices. I see a robin on the bottom branch of that tree. I have spent my bottom dollar.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) underlying; fundamental.
├│ 3a. ┤of, having to do with, or at the bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bottom life in the ocean.┤
├│ b. ┤living at or near the bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bottom fish.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a seat on.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to get to the bottom of; understand fully.
├│ 3. ┤to set upon a foundation; base; rest.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to rest on a foundation; be based or grounded.
├│ 2. ┤to reach the bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat has bottomed twice on this shallow stretch.┤
└╕expr. ╡at bottom,┤ ┤fundamentally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is, at bottom, a good-hearted fellow.┤
└╕expr. ╡be at the bottom of,┤ ┤to be the real author, source, or cause of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her headache was at the bottom of her grumpy behavior.┤
└╕expr. ╡bottom out,┤ ┤to reach the lowest possible part, from which only a rise is possible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Signs of a bottoming out in the economy are becoming more pronounced (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡bottoms up! ┤(Informal.) drink up! empty your glass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Matt liked a world of familiar ... and well-worn refrains; without a touch of apology he gave "Bottoms up" toasts and uttered "See you in the funny papers" good nights (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡get to the bottom of,┤ ┤to discover the underlying source, cause, or significance of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The British authorities tried to get to the bottom of the Boston Tea Party but the leaders remained unnamed.┤
└╕expr. ╡knock the bottom out of,┤ ┤to render invalid; make of no effect; bring to naught.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rainstorm knocked the bottom out of our camping plans.┤
└╕expr. ╡scrape the bottom of the barrel,┤ ┤to use up one's last resources.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New plans must be found for raising money, he said, because "we are scraping the bottom of the barrel right now" (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡the bottom falls out┤ (╡of┤), ┤to have a collapse (of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Toronto Stock market suffered the sharpest decline since the big drop of May, 1962, when the bottom fell out of the New York market (New York Times).┤
╩│bottom, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bottom dog,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) an underdog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bottom dogs have remained on the bottom, sharing hardly at all in the advances that the income groups above them have made (New Yorker).┤
╩│bottom dog,╕
╜│-bottomed,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flat-bottomed boat = a boat having a flat bottom.┤
╩│-bottomed,╕
╜│bottom grass,╕
┬┌┤ grass growing in lowlands or bottom lands.
╩│bottom grass,╕
╜│bottom heat,╕
┬┌┤ heat supplied to plants beneath their roots by fermenting or decomposing substances placed under them, by means of electricity, or by running flues or pipes under them.
╩│bottom heat,╕
╜│bottom land,╕
┬┌┤ the low land along a river.
╩│bottom land,╕
╜│bottomless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤without a bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The satellite fell into bottomless space.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) baseless.
├│ 2a. ┤very, very deep; so deep that the bottom cannot be reached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. sunk in the bottomless depths of the sea, a bottomless lake in the mountains, (Figurative.) bottomless stupidity.┤
┴┤ (SYN) abysmal.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) unfathomable.
┴┤ (SYN) immeasurable.
╩│bottomless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bottomless pit,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pit into which Satan is to be cast for a thousand years (in the Bible, Revelation 20:1-3).
├│ 2. ┤hell.
╩│bottomless pit,╕
╜│bottom line,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) practical result; main or essential point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The message was guardedly drawn, in spots lawyerly to the point of obscurantism. ... But the bottom line seemed plain: no deal (Newsweek).┤
╩│bottom line,╕
╜│bottommost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ farthest down; lowest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bottommost layer.┤
╩│bottommost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bottomonium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) a hypothetical particle consisting of a bottom quark and its antiparticle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was a fortunate thing in that CESR [a particle accelerator] was designed to operate optimally in just the energy range where bottomonium can be made before anyone knew what the mass of bottomonium would be (Science News).┤
╩│bottomonium, ╛╕noun.
╜│bottom quark,╕
┬┌┤ a quark having three times the mass of a charmed quark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The upsilon, formed of a bottom quark and a bottom antiquark, is 10 times more massive than the proton (Walter Sullivan).┤
╩│bottom quark,╕
╜│bottom round,╕
┬┌┤ a cut of meat from the outside of a round of beef.
╩│bottom round,╕
╜│bottomry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a contract by which a shipowner mortgages his ship to get money to make a voyage. If the ship is lost, the lender loses the money.
╩│bottomry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bottom yeast,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of brewers' yeast which grows at or near the bottom of a brewing vat.
╩│bottom yeast,╕
╜│botts, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= bots.
╩│botts, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= bots.
╜│botuliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) sausage-shaped.
╩│botuliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│botulin┐╕ or │botuline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the toxin formed by botulinus.
╩│botulin┐╕ or │botuline, ╛╕noun.
╜│botulinus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bacterium causing botulism.
╩│botulinus, ╛╕noun.
╜│botulism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisoning caused by eating food that has been spoiled by the action of certain anaerobic bacteria, especially in foods not properly canned or preserved, as sausages, canned meats, and canned vegetables. It affects the nervous system of both men and animals and is frequently fatal.
╩│botulism, ╛╕noun.
╜│botulismus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= botulism.
╩│botulismus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= botulism.
╜│boubou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, shapeless garment worn by men and women in western Africa. Also, ╡bubu.┤
╩│boubou, ╛╕noun.
╜│boucle, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a knitted cloth having a surface with tiny loops and curls.
├│ 2. ┤yarn used in making such a surface.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(of cloth) having a rough, knotted surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boucle tweed.┤
╩│boucle, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│boudin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) blood pudding.
╩│boudin, ╛╕noun.
╜│boudoir, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lady's private dressing room or sitting room.
╩│boudoir, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouffant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤puffed out; billowy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouffant skirt, a bouffant hairdo.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a woman's puffed-out hairdo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a lady in the audience who wore a mink jacket and a big bouffant (Harper's).┤
╩│bouffant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bouffante, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) bouffant (the feminine form).
╩│bouffante, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bouffe, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) comic.
╩│bouffe, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bougainvillea┐╕ or │bougainvillaea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tropical American climbing shrubs. The decorative "blossoms" of bougainvillea consist of large, bright-colored leaves (bracts) surrounding very small flowers. Bougainvillea belongs to the four-o'clock family.
╩│bougainvillea┐╕ or │bougainvillaea, ╛╕noun.
╜│bough, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the branches of a tree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rabbits hid under a pile of boughs cut from the tree.┤
├│ 2. ┤a branch cut from a tree, especially one laden with blossoms or fruit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She held a blossoming bough from the apple tree.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) the gallows.
╩│bough, ╛╕noun.
╜│boughed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having boughs.
├│ 2. ┤shaded with boughs.
╩│boughed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boughpot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pot or other vessel for holding boughs or flowers for ornament.
├│ 2. ┤a flowerpot.
├│ 3. ┤a bouquet.
╩│boughpot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bought─╕ (1), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense and past participle of ╡buy.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. We bought apples from the farmer.┤
╩│bought─╕ (1), ╛verb.
╜│bought─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bend or curve.
├│ 2. ┤a turn or loop, as in a rope; coil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dragon-boughts ... Began to move, seethe, twine, and curl (Tennyson).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a fold, as of cloth.
╩│bought─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│boughten, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.) bought; not homemade.
╩│boughten, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boughy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having many boughs.
╩│boughy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bougie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a thin, flexible instrument for exploring, dilating, and medicating passages of the body.
├│ b. ┤╡= suppository.┤
├│ 2. ┤a wax candle.
╩│bougie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouillabaisse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fish chowder often seasoned with white wine, saffron, and herbs.
╩│bouillabaisse, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouilli, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) boiled or stewed meat.
╩│bouilli, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouillon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clear, thin soup or broth.
├│ 2. ┤a liquid, nutritive medium used for growing cultures of bacteria.
╩│bouillon, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouillon cube,╕
┬┌┤ bouillon dehydrated and made into a cube.
╩│bouillon cube,╕
╜│bouk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) the trunk of the body.
╩│bouk, ╛╕noun.
╜│boulangerie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a bakery.
╩│boulangerie, ╛╕noun.
╜│boulder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large rock, rounded or worn by the action of water or weather. Also, ╡bowlder.┤
╩│boulder, ╛╕noun.
╜│boulder clay,╕
┬┌┤ stiff, unlaminated, tenacious clay, especially that of the ice age, often containing boulders.
╩│boulder clay,╕
╜│bouldery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤resembling a boulder.
├│ 2. ┤full of boulders.
╩│bouldery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│boule─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a legislative or advisory council in ancient Greece.
╩│boule─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│boule─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a synthetic ruby, sapphire, or the like, made by the fusion of powdered alumina into a bullet-shaped mass.
╩│boule─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│boule─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= buhl.
╩│boule─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= buhl.
╜│boulevard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a broad street or avenue, often planted with trees; wide thoroughfare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We motored around the city on the boulevards. Boulevards of Paris, where walls once stood to defend the city against attack, are crowded with automobiles, buses, and taxis (David F. Schoenbrun).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) blvd.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. and Canadian Dialect.) a strip of grass between the sidewalk and street.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤the flat top of a rampart.
├│ b. ┤a street on the site of demolished fortifications.
╩│boulevard, ╛╕noun.
╜│boulevardier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a gay and dashing fellow; man-about-town.
╩│boulevardier, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouleversement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a turning upside down; overthrow; confusion.
╩│bouleversement, ╛╕noun.
╜│boulle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= buhl.
╩│boulle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= buhl.
╜│boulter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long fishing line strung with a number of hooks.
╩│boulter, ╛╕noun.
╜│boun, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤ready; prepared.
├│ 2. ┤ready or intending to go; bound.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make ready; prepare.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to get ready.
├│ 2. ┤to set out; go.
╩│boun, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│bounce, ╛╕verb, ╞│bounced,╕ │bouncing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to spring into the air like a ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baby likes to bounce up and down on the bed.┤
├│ 2. ┤to come and go, especially noisily, angrily, or excitedly; burst or bound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bounced out of the room.┤
├│ 3. ┤to leap; spring.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) (of a check) to be refused by the bank on which it is drawn, for lack of funds in the account of the person who signed it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had no money and her check bounced when I went to cash it.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) to knock loudly.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to spring into the air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bounce the ball to me.┤
├│ 2. ┤to relay or reflect (a signal or message) by a communications satellite.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) to throw out; eject.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) to discharge from work or employment.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) to thump; knock; bang.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a springing back; bound; bouncing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I caught the ball on the first bounce.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rebound.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden spring or leap.
├│ 3. ┤a boasting; a bragging.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole story is a bounce of his own (Thomas De Quincey).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) ability to recover; energy; spirit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is as full of bounce as ever, despite his troubles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) resilience.
├│ 5. ┤a heavy blow or thump.
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) discharge from work or employment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Had you ever thought ... of giving her the bounce yourself? (O. Henry).┤
└╕expr. ╡bounce back,┤ ┤to begin anew, especially with vigor or enthusiasm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bounced back after his failure and made a fortune.┤
╩│bounce, ╛╕verb, ╞│bounced,╕ │bouncing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bounceback, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bouncing back to a former position.
╩│bounceback, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouncer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that bounces.
├│ 2. ┤anything very large of its kind.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a person who boasts or brags.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a strong man hired by a night club, hotel, or the like, to throw out disorderly persons.
├│ 5. ┤(British Informal.) a thumping lie; a whopper.
╩│bouncer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouncing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that bounces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncing ball.┤
├│ 2. ┤big and strong.
├│ 3. ┤vigorous; healthy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncing baby boy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bouncingly.┤
╩│bouncing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bouncing Bet┐╕ or │Bess,╕
┬┌┤ a European plant of the pink family naturalized in the United States, growing wild by roadsides, etc., and having white or pink, often double flowers. It is a species of soapwort.
╩│bouncing Bet┐╕ or │Bess,╕
╜│bouncing-pin indicator,
┬┌┤ an apparatus for measuring the intensity of the detonation taking place in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, used especially in testing fuels.
╩│bouncing-pin indicator,
╜│bouncy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bouncier,╕ │bounciest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1a. ┤that bounces; bouncing.
├│ b. ┤full of bounces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncy ride.┤
├│ c. ┤springy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncy diving board.┤
├│ 2a. ┤having a bouncing rhythm or tempo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncy piece of music.┤
├│ b. ┤lively; quick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncy style.┤
├│ 3a. ┤energetic; vivacious; ebullient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a plump, bouncy man wearing a flowered tie (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤cocky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bouncy manner.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bouncily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bounciness.┤
╩│bouncy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bouncier,╕ │bounciest.╕
╜│bound─╕ (1), ╛adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤under some obligation; obliged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I feel bound by my promise. It is better to love than to hate, to question than to accept, to be free than to be bound (Mardi Valgemae).┤
├│ 2. ┤certain; sure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone is bound to make a mistake sooner or later. If you continue trying, you are bound to find the answer.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Informal.) with one's mind firmly made up; determined; resolved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was bound to spend all of his savings, though we did our best to stop him.┤
├│ 4. ┤put in covers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bound book.┤
├│ 5. ┤tied fast; fastened.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bound hands.┤
├│ 6. ┤held by a chemical bond.
├│ 7. ┤constipated.
├╕verb ┤ ┤the past tense and past participle of ╡bind.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pirates bound their prisoners with ropes.┤
└╕expr. ╡bound up in┤ (or ╡with┤),
├│ a. ┤closely connected with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A farmer's life is bound up in his work.┤
├│ b. ┤very devoted to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old friends are completely bound up in each other.┤
╩│bound─╕ (1), ╛adjective, verb.
╜│bound─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to spring back; bounce; rebound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rubber ball bounded from the wall.┤
├│ 2. ┤to leap or spring lightly along; jump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mountain goats can bound from rock to rock.┤
├│ 3. ┤to leap or spring upward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bound into the air.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to bound or rebound; bounce.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a spring back; a bounce; rebound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I caught the ball on the first bound.┤
├│ 2. ┤a leaping or springing lightly along; jump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The deer's bound over the ice sounded like breaking glass.┤
├│ 3. ┤a leap or spring upward or onward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With one bound the deer went into the woods.┤
╩│bound─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bound─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Often, ╡bounds,┤ pl.┤┤
├┤ a limiting line; boundary; limit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king maintained peace and order within the bound of his realm. (Figurative.) Keep your hopes within bounds.┤
┴┤ (SYN) border, confine.
├│ 1. ┤(Mathematics.) a number which a function does not exceed (upper bound) or does not go below (lower bound).
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to form the boundary of; limit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canada bounds the United States on the north. A line of blue hills that bounded the landscape (Washington Irving).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was forced to bound his desires by reason.┤
├│ 2. ┤to name the boundaries of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you bound the state of North Carolina?┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to enclose; contain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whose veins bound richer blood than Lady Blanch (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to share a boundary; have its boundary (on).
╔┤ ╢Ex. They bound on us between two and three thousand miles (Thomas Jefferson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) abut, adjoin.
└╕expr. ╡beat the bounds,┤ ┤to tour the limits of a parish, in procession, striking the boundary markers with boughs, as a ceremony calling attention to the proper boundaries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beating the bounds is an old English custom.┤
└╕expr. ╡bounds,┤
├│ a. ┤land on or near a boundary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He warned them against trespassing a second time on his bounds.┤
├│ b. ┤the area included within boundaries, especially as established by rule, custom, or law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He kicked the ball out of bounds. This town is out of bounds for the soldiers.┤
└╕expr. ╡perambulate the bounds,┤ ┤to make an official inspection of the boundaries of a town, traditionally the jurisdiction of town governments in New England.
╩│bound─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bound─╕ (4), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ on the way; going.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am bound for home. He entered a train bound for Chicago.┤
╩│bound─╕ (4), ╛adjective.
╜│boundary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a limiting line or thing; limit; border.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lake Superior forms part of the boundary between Canada and the United States.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. the boundaries of human thought.┤
├│ 2. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤the limit of a cricket field.
├│ b. ┤a hit to or off the boundary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His first full scoring strokes were boundaries (London Times).┤
╩│boundary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│boundary layer,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Physics.) the region next to the surface of a stationary body in which fluid flows at a much slower velocity than elsewhere.
├│ 2. ┤(Aerodynamics.) a thin layer of air next to an airfoil of an aircraft in flight, distinguishable from the main airflow by characteristic differences in flow.
╩│boundary layer,╕
╜│boundary rider,╕
┬┌┤ a person who rides horseback to inspect and repair fences on a cattle or sheep ranch in Australia or New Zealand.
╩│boundary rider,╕
╜│bound charge,╕
┬┌┤ an electrostatic charge which is bound by a charge opposite in polarity to it.
╩│bound charge,╕
╜│bounded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.)
├│ 1. ┤(of a function) having both an upper bound and a lower bound, always less than some fixed number and also greater than some fixed number.
├│ 2. ┤contained within some fixed closed curve.
┼╕noun ╡boundedness.┤
╩│bounded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bound electron,╕
┬┌┤ an electron which is bound to a proton and neutron in certain atoms.
╩│bound electron,╕
╜│bounden, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤required; obligatory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A child's bounden duty is to obey his parents.┤
├│ 2. ┤under obligation because of favors received; obliged.
╩│bounden, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bounder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a rude, vulgar person; upstart; cad.
╩│bounder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bounderish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of a bounder.
╩│bounderish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bounderism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the behavior of a bounder.
╩│bounderism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bound form,╕
┬┌┤ a linguistic form which is part of a larger unit and never occurs alone, such as ╖-ly┤ in ╖coldly.┤
╩│bound form,╕
╜│boundless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not limited; infinite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Outer space is boundless.┤
├│ 2. ┤vast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the boundless ocean. He has boundless energy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡boundlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡boundlessness.┤
╩│boundless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bounds, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡bound┤ (3).┤
╩│bounds, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bound verse,╕
┬┌┤ verse that is bound to or based on a metrical pattern. Bound verse is an older and commoner form of verse than free verse.
╩│bound verse,╕
╜│bound water,╕
┬┌┤ water that is a basic part of any substance, so that its removal changes the substance's chemical composition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the freeze-drying process ... almost all the water is removed, leaving only about 2.5 per cent of bound water which prevents the protein molecules from breaking down (New Scientist).┤
╩│bound water,╕
╜│bounteous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤given freely; generous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rich man gave bounteous gifts to the poor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) liberal, beneficent, munificent.
├│ 2. ┤plentiful; abundant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because of the spring rains, the farmers had a bounteous crop.┤
┴┤ (SYN) copious.
┼╕adv. ╡bounteously.┤
┼╕noun ╡bounteousness.┤
╩│bounteous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bountiful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤giving freely; generous; open-handed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the help of bountiful friends.┤
├│ 2. ┤more than enough; plentiful; abundant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We put in so many plants that we have a bountiful supply of tomatoes.┤
┬┌┤ a person who hunts fugitives from the law or harmful animals to collect the bounty for their capture.
╩│bounty hunter,╕
╜│bounty jumper,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person who enlisted as a soldier during the Civil War for the sake of the bounty offered and then deserted.
╩│bounty jumper,╕
╜│bouquet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bunch of flowers; nosegay.
├│ 2. ┤the fragrance or aroma that rises from a wine or liqueur and often forms one of its valued characteristics.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) praise; compliment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chorus and orchestra win full praise, but perhaps the biggest bouquet should be reserved for the engineers (London Times).┤
╩│bouquet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouquet garni, ╞╕pl. │bouquets garnis.╕
┬┌┤ herbs, often consisting of parsley, bay leaf, and thyme, wrapped in cheesecloth and put in soups or cooked with roasts and other foods as a flavoring.
╩│bouquet garni, ╞╕pl. │bouquets garnis.╕
╜│bouquiniste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a dealer in used books.
╩│bouquiniste, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourbon┐╕ or │Bourbon─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an American whiskey distilled mainly from fermented corn mash.
╩│bourbon┐╕ or │Bourbon─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│Bourbon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of the last royal family of France, ruling from 1589 to 1792, from 1814 to 1815, and from 1815 to 1848. Members of the family also ruled in Spain, Sicily, and parts of Italy, especially Naples. The Bourbons were in power in France when the French Revolution began.
├│ 2. ┤a person who clings to old ideas and opposes any change; extreme conservative; reactionary.
╩│Bourbon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Bourbonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤support of the Bourbons.
├│ 2. ┤extreme conservatism in politics; reaction.
┼╕noun ╡Bourbonist.┤
╩│Bourbonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourdon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the bass pipe (drone) of a bagpipe.
├│ b. ┤the unvarying sound made by it.
├│ 2a. ┤a bass stop in an organ.
├│ b. ┤a similar stop in a harmonium.
├│ 3a. ┤the refrain of a song.
├│ b. ┤(formerly) a low undersong or vocal accompaniment to a melody.
╩│bourdon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bourdon gauge,╕
┬┌┤ a device for measuring pressures, consisting of a curved or spiral elastic tube (Bourdon tube) with an oval cross section. The tube tends to straighten under pressure moving a needle on an attached indicator showing the pressure of the fluid, gas, or steam measured in the tube.
╩│Bourdon gauge,╕
╜│Bourdon tube,╕
┬┌┤ the curved or spiral tube of a Bourdon gauge.
╩│Bourdon tube,╕
╜│bourette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fabric with small knots or lumps at intervals over the surface, due to irregularities in the yarn.
╩│bourette, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a town.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ye think the rustic cackle of your bourg The murmur of the world! (Tennyson).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person of the middle class, such as a merchant or professional person. A bourgeois is traditionally thought of as having a higher social position than a wage earner or farm hand and lower than an aristocrat or person of great wealth.
├│ 2. ┤a person who owns property or who is engaged in business or commerce as an owner or partner, in contrast to a proletarian.
├│ 3. ┤(originally) a citizen or freeman of a French city or burgh.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or characteristic of the middle class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 'Bourgeois' ... is an epithet which the riffraff apply to what is respectable and the aristocracy to what is decent (Anthony Hope).┤
├│ 2a. ┤like the middle class in way of thinking, appearance, or the like; ordinary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bourgeois attitudes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) common.
├│ b. ┤lacking in dignity or refinement; mean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bourgeois taste.┤
┴┤ (SYN) common.
└╕expr. ╡the bourgeois,┤ ┤the middle class collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... progressive Hypatia, conscientiously shocking the bourgeois to right and left (New Statesman).┤
├│ 2. ┤people traditionally thought of as being of the middle class; people between the very wealthy class and the working class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. French business matured in an old-fashioned manner and behind the times because it was controlled by the French bourgeoisie with their old habit and privilege of high profits, restricted production, high prices and small salaries (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤property owners and businessmen as a class, as contrasted with the working class or proletariat.
┬┌┤ a long robe worn by Moslem women, especially in India and Pakistan. It envelops her from the top of her head to the ground except for a veiled opening for the eyes. Also, ╡burka.┤
╩│bourkha, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourn─╕ (1)┐ or │bourne─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small stream; brook.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... every bosky bourn (Milton).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡burn.┤
╩│bourn─╕ (1)┐ or │bourne─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bourn─╕ (2)┐ or │bourne─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archaic.) a boundary; limit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveler returns (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a goal; aim.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a realm; domain.
╩│bourn─╕ (2)┐ or │bourne─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bourree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lively dance, of French origin, in duple time.
├│ 2. ┤a musical composition, usually in duple rhythm, in which the character of the dance is represented. It is allied to the gavotte.
╩│bourree, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourrelet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a narrow, smoothly machined band on a shell that lies near the shell's center of gravity and touches the inside of the gun barrel.
╩│bourrelet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bourse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an exchange where merchants transact business with one another, especially a stock exchange.
╩│bourse, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bourse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the stock exchange in Paris, and in certain other European cities.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right, such as in various ancient inscriptions in Egyptian, Greek, and certain other languages.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤written in this way.
╩│boustrophedon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bousy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ drunk; intoxicated.
╩│bousy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a trial of strength or skill; contest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those are the two boxers who will appear in the main bout.┤
┴┤ (SYN) match.
├│ 2. ┤a length of time spent in a particular way; spell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have just had a long bout of illness.┤
├│ 3. ┤a turn; bend.
╩│bout, ╛╕noun.
╜│boutique, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a small shop that specializes in stylish clothes and accessories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Much of the excitement in fashion has been generated by the adventurous ... boutiques of London, Paris, and New York (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤engaged in a specialized business or undertaking, often on a small scale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boutique farming, boutique farmer. They will keep making films ... as a boutique operation surrounded by huge conglomerates (Richard Corliss).┤
├│ 2. ┤made or grown by a small, specialized producer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boutique beer.┤
╩│boutique, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│boutiquier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the owner of a boutique.
╩│boutiquier, ╛╕noun.
╜│boutonniere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole.
╩│boutonniere, ╛╕noun.
╜│bouvardia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical American plant of the madder family having clusters of red, yellow, pink, or white flowers, used especially in bridal bouquets.
├│ 2. ┤a flower of this plant.
╩│bouvardia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bouvier des Flandres, ╞╕pl. │Bouviers des Flandres.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of working dogs developed in Belgium, having a rough fawn to black coat and standing 23 to 27 inches high.
╩│Bouvier des Flandres, ╞╕pl. │Bouviers des Flandres.╕
╜│bouzouki, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kis.╕
┬┌┤ a stringed instrument resembling a mandolin, capable of producing chords similar in tone to those of a harpsichord, and used especially in folk singing and dancing.
╩│bouzouki, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kis.╕
╜│bouzoukia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ music for the bouzouki.
╩│bouzoukia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bovarism┐╕ or │bovarysm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a romantic outlook on life, especially as typified by Emma Bovary, the main character in Flaubert's ╖Madame Bovary.┤
╩│bovarism┐╕ or │bovarysm, ╛╕noun.
╜│bovid, ╛╕adjective,
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the family of animals comprising the hollow-horned ruminants, such as oxen, sheep, goats, and antelopes.
╩│bovid, ╛╕adjective,
╜│bovine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of an ox or cow.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) like an ox or cow; slow; stupid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gave me a vacant bovine stare.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) without emotion; stolid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her cold nature is bovine. Her placid bovine face gave no response.┤
├│ 4. ┤belonging to the group of mammals that chew the cud, including domestic cattle, bison, water buffaloes, and the like.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an ox or cow.
├│ 2. ┤any animal belonging to a group of mammals that chew the cud, including domestic cattle, bison, water buffaloes, and the like.
┼╕adv. ╡bovinely.┤
╩│bovine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bovovaccine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
╩│bovovaccine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bovril, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark,) a drink made from a meat extract.
╩│Bovril, ╛╕noun.
╜│bovver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) street fighting by a gang or gangs, especially in which heavy, hobnailed boots are used for kicking,
╩│bovver, ╛╕noun.
╜│bow─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to bend the head or body in greeting, respect, worship, or submission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The people bowed before the king. He smiled, bowed, and extended his hand (Macaulay).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to give in; submit; yield (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy bowed to his parents' wishes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acquiesce.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic and Dialect.) to bend; curve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Better bow than break.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bend (the head or body) in greeting, respect, worship, or submission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The minister bowed his head in prayer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to show by bowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actors bowed their thanks at the end of the play.┤
├│ 3. ┤to usher with a bow or bows.
├│ 4. ┤to cause to stoop; bend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man was bowed by age.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to submit; yield.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The king bowed his will to the nobles' demands.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic and Dialect.) to cause to bend.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act of bending the head or body in greeting, respect, worship, or submission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She answered his bow with a curtsy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nod.
└╕expr. ╡bow and scrape,┤ ┤to be too polite or slavish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every time I see the President the band has been playing "Hail to the Chief" and everyone has been bowing and scraping (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡bow down,┤
├│ a. ┤to weigh down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bowed down with care.┤
├│ b. ┤to worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O come, let us ... bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker (Psalms 95:6).┤
└╕expr. ╡bow out,┤
├│ a. ┤to withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] ... bowed out of the picture because he found it difficult to work in location sequences being filmed ... at altitudes ranging up to 10,000 feet (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤to usher out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. returning from bowing out Dr. Sneyd with much civility (H. Martineau).┤
└╕expr. ╡make one's bow,┤
├│ a. ┤to make an entrance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Making his bow into the ballroom, the Senator was greeted with applause.┤
├│ b. ┤to make an initial appearance before the public.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She will make her bow as a singer in a new musical comedy.┤
├│ c. ┤to retire from public notice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After an eventful political career, he finally made his bow at the age of seventy.┤
└╕expr. ╡take a bow,┤ ┤to accept praise or applause for something done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the dinner, the guest of honor was asked to take a bow.┤
╩│bow─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bow─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a weapon for shooting arrows. A bow usually consists of a strip of flexible wood bent by a string. Modern bows are also made of many strips of wood glued together, or of metal or spun glass.
├│ 2a. ┤a slender rod with horsehairs stretched on it for playing a violin, cello, or some other stringed instruments.
├│ b. ┤a single stroke of the bow across a string or strings.
├│ 3. ┤a curve; bend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bow of a person's lips.┤
├│ 4a. ┤something curved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rainbow is a bow.┤
├│ b. ┤something resembling a bow.
├│ 5. ┤a looped knot; bowknot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. tie your shoelaces in a bow. She wears a bow of blue ribbon in her hair.┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) either of two arms fastened by hinges to the outer edges of a pair of spectacles and fitting over the ears.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S.) a metal loop or ring forming a handle, such as in a watch, key, or scissors.
├│ 8. ┤(Archaic.) ╡= bowman.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Dialect.) ╡= oxbow.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to play (a violin, cello, or some other stringed instruments) with a bow.
├│ 2. ┤to curve; bend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The branches of the young tree were bowed by the weight of the snow.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have a curved shape; be bent.
├│ 2. ┤to use a bow on a violin, cello, or some other stringed instruments.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤shaped like a bow; bent; bowed.
┼╕adj. ╡bowless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bowlike.┤
╩│bow─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│bow─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the front part of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
┴┤ (SYN) prow, stem.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bow oar.┤
└╕expr. ╡bows on,┤ ┤with the bow of the vessel turned toward the object considered or in view.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The 'standard type' has equal offensive strength in all directions--whether bows on or broadside (Westminster Gazette).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the bow,┤ ┤within 45 degrees of a line directly ahead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A trawler is steaming into a gale with wind and sea ... on the bow (London Times).┤
╩│bow─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│Bow bells┐,╕ or │Bowbells, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the bells of Bow Church, in London (St. Mary-le-Bow). Because it is nearly in the center of the City of London, the phrase ╖within the sound of Bow bells┤ came to be synonymous with "within the City bounds."
╩│Bow bells┐,╕ or │Bowbells, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bow chaser,
┬┌┤ a gun at the bow of a ship, for firing at vessels pursued.
╩│bow chaser,
╜│bow compass,
┬┌┤ a small pair of compasses for drawing small circles or arcs, especially one whose legs are held apart by a curved spring.
╩│bow compass,
╜│Bowditch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Nautical.) a manual of navigation, especially any one of a series of manuals published since 1802.
┬┌┤ to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He touches on the perennial subject of "Bawdry" with the resolute masculine statement that rather than bowdlerize such songs he will not deal with them at all (Newsweek).┤
┬┌┤ a tool for drilling, consisting of a small bow, string, and pointed stick. It was used by some primitive people to bore holes in stone, shell, or other hard objects. It can also be used to start a fire by friction when applied to very soft wood.
╩│bowdrill, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a part of the bowels; intestine.
┴┤ (SYN) gut.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to take out the bowels of; disembowel.
┴┤ (SYN) eviscerate.
╩│bowel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
╜│bowel movement,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the discharge of waste matter from the intestines.
├│ 2. ┤the waste matter discharged; excrement.
╩│bowel movement,╕
╜│bowels, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tube in the body into which food passes from the stomach; intestines.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) ╡= colon.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the inner part of anything; depths.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Miners dig for coal in the bowels of the earth.┤
┴┤ (SYN) heart, center.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a pity; tender feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bowels of compassion (I John 3:17).┤
├│ b. ┤the inner parts as the seat of pity or kindness.
╩│bowels, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Bowen's disease,
┬┌┤ a precancerous condition of the skin marked by the formation of reddish pustules covered by a horny layer of tissue.
╩│Bowen's disease,
╜│bower─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shelter of leafy branches.
├│ 2. ┤an arbor.
├│ 3. ┤a dwelling, especially a rustic abode.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a bedroom.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to embower; enclose.
┼╕adj. ╡bowerlike.┤
╩│bower─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bower─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ one of the two anchors carried at the bow of a ship.
╩│bower─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bower─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the jack of trumps (right bower) or the other jack of the same color (left bower) in certain card games. The joker is sometimes called best bower. They rank: best bower, right bower, and left bower, above all other cards.
╩│bower─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bower─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bows or stoops.
╩│bower─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│bower─╕ (5), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a player on a violin or other stringed instrument played with a bow.
╩│bower─╕ (5), ╛noun.
╜│bowerbird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of birds of Australia and New Guinea, the males of which build bowers decorated to attract the females.
╩│bowerbird, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowermaiden, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a maid or woman who attends a lady.
╩│bowermaiden, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a bower; leafy; shady.
├│ 2. ┤containing bowers.
╩│bowery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│bowery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a farm or estate of colonial Dutch settlers of New York.
╩│bowery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│Bowery, ╛╕noun. ╞│the,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a street in New York City, once its theatrical center, that now has cheap stores, amusements, and flophouses, known as the place of derelicts and alcoholics.
├│ 2. ┤the part of New York City where this street is located.
╩│Bowery, ╛╕noun. ╞│the,╕
╜│bow fast,╕
┬┌┤ a hawser or chain at the bow to secure a vessel to a wharf.
╩│bow fast,╕
╜│bowfin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a freshwater fish found chiefly in the rivers of eastern North America; mudfish.
╩│bowfin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bow-front, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ curved outward; bombe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bow-front chest.┤
╩│bow-front, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bowgrace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fender or bumper, as of rope, old cordage, or oakum, for protecting a ship's bow from floating ice or other obstructions.
╩│bowgrace, ╛╕noun.
╜│bow hand,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archery.) the hand that holds the bow, usually the left hand.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) the hand that holds the bow of a violin or some other stringed instruments, usually the right hand.
└╕expr. ╡on the bow hand,┤ ┤off the mark; all wrong (perhaps because the bow hand in archery is the left hand, which is usually more awkward than the right).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He shoots wide on the bow hand, and very far from the mark (Edmund Spenser).┤
╩│bow hand,
╜│bowhead, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arctic right whale.
╩│bowhead, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arctic right whale.
╜│bowie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a tub.
├│ 2. ┤a wooden container for milk or porridge.
╩│bowie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowie knife,
┬┌┤ a long, single-edged hunting knife carried in a sheath. A bowie knife has a blade from 10 to 15 inches long, curved near the point.
╩│bowie knife,
╜│bowing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the direction of the strokes of the bow in playing the violin, or some other stringed instruments, on music scores commonly marked for downward and upward strokes.
├│ 2. ┤the technique of using the bow to produce various effects, as ╖spiccato┤ or ╖saltato.┤
╩│bowing, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowing acquaintance,
┬┌┤ a slight acquaintance; nodding acquaintance.
╩│bowing acquaintance,
╜│bowknot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slipknot as is made in tying shoelaces; bow. It usually has two loops and two ends, and can be untied by pulling the ends.
╩│bowknot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowl─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hollow, rounded dish, usually without handles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cake batter was in the mixing bowl.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount that a bowl can hold; bowlful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had a bowl of soup for lunch.┤
├│ 3. ┤the hollow, rounded part of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bowl of a pipe holds the tobacco.┤
├│ 4. ┤a formation or structure shaped like a bowl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Yale Bowl is a stadium used for football and other sports.┤
├│ 5. ┤a style of haircut.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then there is the bowl where the hair is even all around (New York Times).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.)
├│ a. ┤a large drinking cup.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fill high the sparkling bowl (Thomas Gray).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) drinking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O'er the bowl they communed (Robert Southey).┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) drink.
┼╕adj. ╡bowllike.┤
╩│bowl─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bowl─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large, heavy ball used in certain games. The balls used in bowls are wooden; those in bowling are made of hard rubber or plastic.
├│ 2. ┤a throw or casting of a bowl in modern bowling, ninepins, or bowls.
├│ 3. ┤the disk sometimes used in playing skittles.
├│ 4. ┤the roller or cylinder in some machines.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to play the game of bowls or bowling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men bowled until their arms were sore.┤
├│ 2. ┤to roll a bowl, as in the game of bowls.
├│ 3. ┤to roll or move along rapidly and smoothly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The car bowled along on the open highway. We bowled through the little village of Overton (William Black).┤
├│ 4. ┤to deliver the ball to the batsman in the game of cricket. This must be done without the elbow being bent.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to roll (a bowl) along the ground toward the jack.
├│ 2. ┤to roll or cause (something) to move along rapidly and smoothly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the spring the children bowl their hoops.┤
├│ 3. ┤in cricket:
├│ a. ┤to deliver (a ball) to the batsman.
├│ b. ┤to knock down (a wicket) or knock off (the bails).
├│ c. ┤to put out, or dismiss (a batsman) by knocking down a wicket.
├│ 4. ┤to carry or remove in a wheeled vehicle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wretched fellow was bowled to hell in the devil's chaise (Shelley).┤
└╕expr. ╡bowl down,┤ ┤to knock down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The contender was bowled down during the first round of the boxing match.┤
└╕expr. ╡bowl over,┤
├│ a. ┤to knock over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The force of the wind nearly bowled him over.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to make helpless and confused; bewilder; nonplus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was bowled over by the bad news.┤
╩│bowl─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bowlder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boulder.
╩│bowlder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boulder.
╜│bowleg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a leg that curves outward in the middle and back in at its extremities.
├│ 2. ┤an outward curve of the legs.
╩│bowleg, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowlegged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the legs curved outward toward their middle and back in at the feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bowlegged cowboy.┤
┼╕noun ╡bowleggedness.┤
╩│bowlegged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bowler─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person who bowls.
╩│bowler─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bowler─╕ (2), ╛noun, ┐or │bowler hat,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a derby hat.
╩│bowler─╕ (2), ╛noun, ┐or │bowler hat,╕
╜│bowlful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bowlsful╕ or │bowlfuls.╕
┬┌┤ the amount that a bowl will hold; contents of a bowl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give the plant two bowlfuls of water.┤
╩│bowlful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bowlsful╕ or │bowlfuls.╕
╜│bow light,
┬┌┤ a lighted lamp at the front end of a ship or boat.
╩│bow light,
╜│bowline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a knot used to tie a loop that does not slip.
├│ b. ┤a nonslipping noose or loop.
├│ 2. ┤a rope running forward from the edge of a square sail nearest the wind to the bow. It holds the sail steady when sailing into the wind.
└╕expr. ╡on a bowline,┤ ┤close-hauled, so as to sail close to the wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... running in for San Andreas on a bowline (M. Scott).┤
╩│bowline, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowline knot,╕ ╟│= bowline ╕(def. 1a).
╩│bowline knot,╕ ╟│= bowline ╕(def. 1a).
╜│bowling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a game played indoors, in which balls are rolled down a wooden alley at ten bottle-shaped wooden pins; tenpins.
├│ b. ┤(formerly) ╡= ninepins.┤
├│ 2. ┤the game of bowls.
├│ 3. ┤the playing of any of these games.
╩│bowling, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowling alley,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a long, narrow lane for bowling; alley.
├│ b. ┤a building having a number of alleys for bowling.
├│ 2. ┤a long enclosure for playing at bowls, tenpins, duckpins, or other pin games.
╩│bowling alley,╕
╜│bowling bag,╕
┬┌┤ a small bag for carrying a bowling ball, and often shoes and other equipment.
╩│bowling bag,╕
╜│bowling ball,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a round, plastic or hard rubber ball with a hole for the bowler's thumb and one or more for the fingers, used in the modern game of bowling.
├│ 2. ┤a lopsided or weighted ball used in the game of bowls.
╩│bowling ball,╕
╜│bowling crease,╕
┬┌┤ (Cricket.) the line from behind which the bowler pitches the ball.
╩│bowling crease,╕
╜│bowling green,╕
┬┌┤ a smooth, flat stretch of grass for playing the game of bowls.
╩│bowling green,╕
╜│bowling pin,╕
┬┌┤ one of the ten pins in bowling.
╩│bowling pin,╕
╜│bowls, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a game played on a lawn (a bowling green) by rolling a slightly lopsided or weighted ball toward a stationary ball (the jack); lawn bowling.
├│ 2. ┤a game in which a ball is rolled to knock down bottle-shaped pins; ninepins, tenpins, or skittles; bowling.
├│ 3. ┤╡= skittles.┤
╩│bowls, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│bowman─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a soldier armed with bow and arrows; archer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Norman bowmen who won the Battle of Hastings.┤
╩│bowman─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bowman─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a bow oarsman; man on the bow oar.
╩│bowman─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Bowman's capsule,
┬┌┤ a double-walled, cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water.
╩│Bowman's capsule,
╜│bow net,
┬┌┤ a kind of wickerwork trap for catching lobsters and other shellfish.
╩│bow net,
╜│bow oar,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the oar nearest the bow of a boat.
├│ 2. ┤the man who pulls this oar.
╩│bow oar,
╜│bow pen,
┬┌┤ a bow compass with a pen at the end of one leg.
╩│bow pen,
╜│bow pencil,
┬┌┤ a bow compass with a pencil at the end of one leg.
╩│bow pencil,
╜│bowpot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boughpot.
╩│bowpot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boughpot.
╜│bow saw,
┬┌┤ a saw for making curved cuts. It has a flexible blade set in a D-shaped frame, the blade being the straight side of the D.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a one-man bow saw that handles wood up to 13.8 inches thick (Science News Letter).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) a tank truck for refueling aircraft or other vehicles.
├│ 2. ┤(in Australia and New Zealand) a gasoline pump.
╩│bowser, ╛╕noun.
╜│bow shock┐,╕ or │bowshock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the shock wave caused by the impact of a planet's magnetic field on solar wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About 20 minutes before the spacecraft reached its closest distance to Mercury (about 466 miles), there were very clear signs of a bow shock (Science News).┤
╩│bow shock┐,╕ or │bowshock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowshot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the distance that a bow will shoot an arrow.
├│ 2. ┤a shot from a bow.
╩│bowshot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowsprit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pole or spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship. Ropes attached to the bowsprit help to steady sails and masts and hold the jib.
╩│bowsprit, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bow Street,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a street in central London, the site of a principal police court.
├│ 2. ┤the court itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to appear on charges at Bow Street.┤
╩│Bow Street,
╜│Bow Street runner,╕
┬┌┤ an officer attached to the court at Bow Street, especially in the early 1800's.
╩│Bow Street runner,╕
╜│bowstring, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-stringed╕ or │-strung,╕ │-stringing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong cord stretched from the ends of a bow, pulled back by the archer and then released to send the arrow forward.
├│ 2. ┤a cord like this.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to strangle with a bowstring; garrote.
╩│bowstring, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-stringed╕ or │-strung,╕ │-stringing.╕
╜│bowstring hemp,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various Asiatic and African perennial herbs of the agave family, whose fibers are used in making bowstrings, cordage, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤the fiber itself.
╩│bowstring hemp,╕
╜│bowstring truss┐╕ or │girder,╕
┬┌┤ a truss in which a curved beam is held together by a horizontal tie attached to the ends of the beam.
╩│bowstring truss┐╕ or │girder,╕
╜│bow thruster,╕
┬┌┤ an auxiliary propeller in a ship's bow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The use of a bow thruster increases a vessel's maneuverability in confined channels and in docking (New York Times).┤
╩│bow thruster,╕
╜│bow tie,
┬┌┤ a small necktie tied in a bow.
╩│bow tie,
╜│bow wave,
┬┌┤ the wave produced on either side of the bow by a ship or boat in motion.
╩│bow wave,
╜│bow window,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a curved bay or oriel window.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a potbelly.
╩│bow window,
╜│bow-windowed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a bow window.
╩│bow-windowed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bowwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Osage orange.
╩│bowwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Osage orange.
╜│bow-wow, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the bark of a dog.
├│ 2. ┤an imitation of the barking of a dog.
├│ 3. ┤a dog (in stories for young children or the like).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Slang.) barking and overbearing; arrogant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bow-wow style of criticism.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to bark.
╩│bow-wow, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bowyang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Australia) a string or cord tied around the bottom of trouser legs to keep the cuffs from dangling.
╩│bowyang, ╛╕noun.
╜│bowyer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a maker of, or dealer in, bows. See also ╡fletcher.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic) or (Poetic.) an archer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His Norman bowyer band (Scott).┤
╩│bowyer, ╛╕noun.
╜│box─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container, usually with four stiff sides, a bottom, and a lid, to pack or put things in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He packed the boxes full of books.┤
┴┤ (SYN) receptacle, carton.
├│ 2. ┤the amount that a box can hold; boxful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Strawberries at 90 cents a box are too expensive. Mother bought a box of soap.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small enclosed place in a theater, hall, stadium, grandstand, or race track, with chairs for spectators or audience.
├│ 4. ┤an enclosed space in a courtroom for a jury, witnesses, or newspaper reporters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bringing twelve good men into a [jury] box (Henry Brougham).┤
├│ 5a. ┤the driver's seat on a coach or carriage.
├│ b. ┤the part of a cart or wagon in which the passengers ride or freight is carried.
├│ 6a. ┤a small shelter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a box for a sentry.┤
├│ b. ┤a small hut.
├│ 7. ┤anything shaped or used like a box.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets for our play is played out (Thackeray).┤
├│ 8. ┤a hollow part that encloses or protects some piece of machinery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a journal box on a railroad car.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Baseball.)
├│ a. ┤the place where the pitcher stands to throw the ball; mound.
├│ b. ┤the place where the batter or catcher stands.
├│ c. ┤the place outside the first- or third-base line where a coach stands.
├│ 10. ┤a compartment for a horse in a stable or car; box stall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horse's box was so large that the horse could walk around in it.┤
├│ 11. ┤a space in a newspaper, magazine, or other printed matter, set off by enclosing lines.
├│ 12. ┤a receptacle in a post office for a subscriber's mail.
├│ 13. ┤(British.) a gift; present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Christmas box.┤
├│ 14. ┤(U.S.) a cavity made in a tree for collecting sap.
├│ 15. ┤(British.) a small country house for use while following a sport such as hunting or fishing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a shooting box.┤
├│ 16. ┤(Soccer.) an area with special restrictions. Goal kicks are taken from the edge of a small box toward the goal. The penalty area is sometimes also referred to as the
╔┤ ╢Ex. goalkeeper's box.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pack in a box; put into a box.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmers boxed the fruit before shipping it to market.┤
├│ 2. ┤to furnish or fit with a box, as the journal of an axle.
├│ 3. ┤to divide up (space in a theater) into boxes.
├│ 4. ┤to box-haul.
├│ 5. ┤to make a hole in the trunk of (a tree) to obtain sap.
├│ 6. ┤to alter (a building, room, or wall) in shape by surrounding with boards or putting up lath and plaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The family was boxed up in a small shed on the hill during the flood.┤
└╕expr. ╡in a box,┤ ┤(Informal.) in a difficult situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Having accepted two invitations for the same evening, she found herself in a box.┤
└╕expr. ╡knock out of the box,┤ ┤(Baseball.) to cause (a pitcher) to be withdrawn by hitting his pitches successfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Twitchell was knocked out of the box, and in the seventh inning Richardson took his place (Chicago Tribune).┤
└╕expr. ╡the box,┤ ┤(Informal.) television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At least I'd have been able to listen to the whole game on the radio, or watch it on the box (Sunday Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡boxlike.┤
╩│box─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│box─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a blow with the open hand or fist, especially on the ear or side of the head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She met the insolence of Essex with a box on the ear (John R. Green).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cuff, buffet.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to strike with such a blow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will box your ears if you yell at me again.┤
├│ 2. ┤to fight (a person) with fists, especially in the sport of boxing.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to fight with the fists, especially as a sport.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To box ... was in those days a mere necessity of schoolboy life at public schools (Thomas De Quincey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) spar.
╩│box─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│box─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen shrub or small, bushy tree much used for hedges and borders. It has dark-green leathery leaves.
├│ 2. ┤its hard, durable wood; boxwood.
╩│box─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│Box and Cox,╕
┬┌┤ two persons never out or in together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He and Lindemann were never reconciled. In Whitehall they performed a Box and Cox act which had a note of sarcastic comedy (C. P. Snow).┤
╩│Box and Cox,╕
╜│box bed,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bed boarded in and roofed over so as to resemble a large box.
├│ 2. ┤a bed arranged so as to fold up into a box.
╩│box bed,╕
╜│boxberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= wintergreen.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= partridgeberry.┤
╩│boxberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│boxboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pasteboard for making cartons and boxes.
├│ 2. ┤a wide piece of lumber suitable for the side of a box.
╩│boxboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│box calf,╕
┬┌┤ calfskin tanned with chrome salts, and having square marks produced by graining.
╩│box calf,╕
╜│box camera,╕
┬┌┤ a simple camera in the form of a box, which does not fold up. It usually has a fixed focus and a single shutter speed for daylight pictures of about of a second.
╩│box camera,╕
╜│box canyon,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a narrow canyon or gorge with nearly vertical sides.
╩│box canyon,╕
╜│boxcar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a railroad freight car enclosed on all sides. Most boxcars are loaded or unloaded through a sliding door on either side.
╩│boxcar, ╛╕noun.
╜│box cloth,╕
┬┌┤ a close-woven cloth for outdoor wear.
╩│box cloth,╕
╜│box coat,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an overcoat with a straight, unfitted back.
├│ 2. ┤a heavy, warm overcoat formerly worn by the driver and passengers on a coach.
╩│box coat,╕
╜│box elder,╕
┬┌┤ a North American maple tree, often grown for ornament. The box elder has compound leaves. These trees have soft wood and the branches break easily.
╩│box elder,╕
╜│boxer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who fights with his fists as a sport, usually with padded gloves according to special rules; pugilist.
├│ 2. ┤a medium-sized dog with a smooth, brown coat, related to the bulldog and terrier.
╩│boxer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│boxer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person or machine that packs things in boxes.
╩│boxer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Boxer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a Chinese secret society opposed to foreigners and Christianity. The Boxers rose in arms in 1900 in the northern provinces of China in an effort to expel foreigners from China. They besieged the legations at Peking for two months, but were defeated by an international force of foreign soldiers.
╩│Boxer, ╛╕noun.
╜│boxer shorts┐,╕ or │boxers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤short, loose trousers with an elastic waistband, worn by boxers.
├│ 2. ┤similar shorts worn especially as underpants or swimming trunks.
╩│boxer shorts┐,╕ or │boxers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│boxes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡box┤ (1).┤
╩│boxes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│box family,╕
┬┌┤ a family of tropical or subtropical evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbs with leathery leaves and inconspicuous flowers, several of which, including boxwood and Japanese spurge, are widely grown for ornament.
╩│box family,╕
╜│boxfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= trunkfish.
╩│boxfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= trunkfish.
╜│boxful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the amount that a box can hold.
├│ 2. ┤the contents of a box.
╩│boxful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│box-haul, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to veer (a square-rigged ship) round sharply by throwing the yards on the foremast aback and thus turning the ship's head quickly.
╩│box-haul, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│boxholder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who owns or rents a box, as in a post office or theater.
╩│boxholder, ╛╕noun.
╜│boxing─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the action or sport of fighting with the fists. Boxers usually wear well-padded leather gloves.
╩│boxing─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│boxing─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the material used for boxes.
├│ 2. ┤the act or process of putting into or furnishing with a box.
├│ 3. ┤a boxlike enclosure; casing.
├│ 4. ┤the sides of a window.
╩│boxing─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Boxing Day,╕
┬┌┤ (in Great Britain and some parts of the Commonwealth) the first weekday after Christmas; December 26 or 27. It is a legal holiday on which employees, servants, postmen, errand boys, and others who perform personal services, receive Christmas boxes. When it falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next Monday is celebrated as the legal holiday.
╩│Boxing Day,╕
╜│boxing gloves,╕
┬┌┤ the padded leather gloves worn when boxing.
╩│boxing gloves,╕
╜│box iron,╕
┬┌┤ a hollow flatiron heated by an insert of hot metal, no longer used.
╩│box iron,╕
╜│box jacket,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a loose jacket with fitted shoulders and unfitted back, having a square, boxlike shape.
├│ 2. ┤an overcoat of similar design; box coat.
╩│box jacket,╕
╜│box kite,╕
┬┌┤ a tailless kite consisting of two rectangular boxes with open ends, fastened together lengthwise with a space between.
╩│box kite,╕
╜│box loom,╕
┬┌┤ a loom with more than one shuttle box at either end of the lathe.
╩│box loom,╕
╜│box lunch,╕
┬┌┤ a ready-made, prepackaged lunch, usually inside a paper box or container.
╩│box lunch,╕
╜│boxman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who weighs the charges for a blast furnace.
├│ 2. ┤a person who attends to boxes used in washing coal.
├│ 3. ┤a person who fills boxes of any sort.
╩│boxman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│box office,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the office or booth in a theater, hall, or stadium, where tickets of admission are sold.
├│ 2. ┤the money taken in at such a place.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) an entertainer or entertainment capable of attracting audiences and earning money.
╩│box office,╕
╜│box-office, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤with respect to receipts taken in at a box office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The popular play was an astounding box-office success.┤
├│ 2. ┤popular and profitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This concert isn't box-office.┤
╩│box-office, ╛╕adjective.
╜│box oyster,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a large, high-grade oyster, formerly packed in boxes instead of barrels.
╩│box oyster,╕
╜│box pleat,╕
┬┌┤ a double pleat with the cloth folded under at each side.
╩│box pleat,╕
╜│boxroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a storeroom, especially for boxes, trunks, unwanted furniture, and other household miscellany.
╩│boxroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│box score,╕
┬┌┤ a statistical summary of all the plays of a baseball game arranged in a table by the names of the players.
╩│box score,╕
╜│box seat,╕
┬┌┤ a chair or seat in a box at a theater, hall, stadium, grandstand, or race track.
╩│box seat,╕
╜│box set,╕
┬┌┤ a stage set in which the back and sidewalls are visible to the audience.
╩│box set,╕
╜│box social,╕
┬┌┤ a social gathering, usually to raise money, at which boxes of food or gifts are raffled or auctioned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ladies Auxiliary of the 19th Alberta Dragoons held a successful box social and dance (Edmonton Journal).┤
╩│box social,╕
╜│box spanner,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) a box wrench.
╩│box spanner,╕
╜│box spring,╕
┬┌┤ a set of bedsprings in a boxlike frame with padding over them, covered with ticking or some other firmly woven material.
╩│box spring,╕
╜│box stall,╕
┬┌┤ a roomy, enclosed compartment for a horse or other large animal in a stable or vehicle; box.
╩│box stall,╕
╜│box tail,╕
┬┌┤ a tail or rudder used on certain early aircraft and shaped somewhat like a box kite.
╩│box tail,╕
╜│boxthorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various ornamental shrubs of the nightshade family, some of which are grown for their bright-red or orange berries; matrimony vine.
╩│boxthorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│box toe,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a toe in shoes or boots with a stiff, strong lining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thermoplastic material ... is used for hard box toes (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the lining used.
╩│box toe,╕
╜│box top,╕
┬┌┤ the top part or cover of a packaged product, usually bearing the brand name, used as evidence of purchase by a consumer to obtain a premium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buy the merchandise and send the box top off with a coin in return for all sorts of items (New York Times).┤
╩│box top,╕
╜│box trap,╕
┬┌┤ a trap for catching small animals alive, consisting of an inclined box which drops flat when a baited trigger is disturbed or a box with a flap or flaps that drop down.
╩│box trap,╕
╜│box turtle┐╕ or │tortoise,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several species of American land turtles, which can withdraw entirely within their shells and close them by hinges in the lower halves.
╩│box turtle┐╕ or │tortoise,╕
╜│box wallah,╕
┬┌┤ in India:
├│ 1. ┤a peddler.
├│ 2. ┤a shopkeeper; merchant.
╩│box wallah,╕
╜│boxwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the hard, fine-grained wood of the box, much used for wood engraver's blocks, and for musical and mathematical instruments.
├│ 2. ┤the tree or shrub itself.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various shrubs or trees with a hard, compact wood, such as the flowering dogwood of the United States.
╩│boxwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│boxwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorful network of calcite crystals, usually found on the ceilings of caves.
╩│boxwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│box wrench,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of wrench which fits completely around the bolthead; socket wrench.
╩│box wrench,╕
╜│boxy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boxier,╕ │boxiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaped like a box; square; squat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boxy house.┤
├│ 2. ┤loose-fitting with straight lines, as a box coat.
┼╕noun ╡boxiness.┤
╩│boxy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│boxier,╕ │boxiest.╕
╜│boy, ╛╕noun, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a male child from birth to about eighteen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a lad of mettle, a good boy (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a young or immature man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a college boy.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) man; fellow.
├│ 3. ┤a male servant.
├│ 4. ┤a bellboy.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a black male of any age (used in an unfriendly way).
├╕interj. ┤ ┤(Informal.) an exclamation of surprise, dismay, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boy! Isn't it hot!┤
└╕expr. ╡the boys,┤
├│ a. ┤the sons of a family.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys will be home for Thanksgiving.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) a strictly male company.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The card game at the lodge is for the boys only.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal.) political followers; hangers-on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Machine politicians ... always want someone who will be kind to 'the boys' (New York Evening Post).┤
╩│boy, ╛╕noun, interjection.
╜│boyar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a former high-ranking order of the Russian aristocracy, abolished by Peter the Great.
├│ 2. ┤a member of a former privileged class in Romania.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The government took the estates of the large landowners, or boyars, and sold them in small lots to small farmers (Alvin Z. Rubinstein).┤
╩│boyar, ╛╕noun.
╜│boyard, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boyar.
╩│boyard, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boyar.
╜│boyau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boyaux.╕
┬┌┤ (Military Science.)
├│ 1. ┤a connecting trench.
├│ 2. ┤a branch or small gallery of a mine.
╩│boyau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boyaux.╕
╜│boycott, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to join together against and have nothing to do with (a person, business, nation, employer, or any other person or thing) in order to coerce or punish. If people are boycotting someone, they do not associate with him, or buy from or sell to him, and they try to keep others from doing so.
├│ 2. ┤to refuse to buy or use (a product or service).
├╕noun ┤ ┤an act of boycotting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers ... were ready to press a boycott on Japanese textile goods (New Yorker).┤
┼╕noun ╡boycotter.┤
╩│boycott, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│boyfriend, ╛╕noun, ┐or │boy friend,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a girl's sweetheart or steady male companion.
├│ 2. ┤a male friend.
╩│boyfriend, ╛╕noun, ┐or │boy friend,╕
╜│boyhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the time or condition of being a boy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boyhood adventures. (Figurative.) In the boyhood of the year (Tennyson).┤
├│ 2. ┤boys as a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boyhood of the nation produces the leaders of the future.┤
╩│boyhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│boyish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a boy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boyish ambitions, the lad's boyish energy.┤
├│ 2. ┤like a boy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a boyish young man.┤
├│ 3. ┤like a boy's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the girl's boyish hair.┤
├│ 4. ┤fit for a boy; suitable for a boy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. boyish games.┤
┼╕adv. ╡boyishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡boyishness.┤
╩│boyish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Boyle's law,
┬┌┤ (Physics, Chemistry.) the law that at any given temperature the volume of a given mass of gas varies inversely with the pressure to which it is subjected.
╩│Boyle's law,
╜│boyo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boyos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Irish Dialect.) a boy; lad.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a man; fellow.
╩│boyo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │boyos.╕
╜│boys, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡boy.┤┤
╩│boys, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│boy scout,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡Boy Scout.┤ a member of the Boy Scouts.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang, Figurative.) an unrealistic or overly idealistic person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are all judge, secular priest, and transcendent boy scout rolled into one (Commentary).┤
╩│boy scout,╕
╜│Boy Scouts,╕
┬┌┤ an organization for boys to learn skills and develop manliness and usefulness to others. It was founded in England in 1908 by Lieutenant-General Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell.
╩│Boy Scouts,╕
╜│boysenberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a purple berry like a blackberry in size and shape, and like a raspberry in flavor.
├│ 2. ┤the plant it grows on. It was developed in California from a cross between several kinds of blackberries and a raspberry. The boysenberry belongs to the rose family.
╩│boysenberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│boy's-love, ╛╕noun. ╟│= southernwood.
╩│boy's-love, ╛╕noun. ╟│= southernwood.
╜│boy wonder,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a young man of outstanding intelligence and skill.
╩│boy wonder,╕
╜│Boz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pen name of Charles Dickens.
╩│Boz, ╛╕noun.
╜│bozo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a stupid person; boob.
╩│bozo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
╜│bozzetto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zetti.╕
┬┌┤ a small preliminary sketch or clay model for a large sculpture, painting or casting.
╩│bozzetto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zetti.╕
╜│bp.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤baptized.
├│ 2. ┤birthplace.
├│ 3. ┤bishop.
╩│bp.,╕
╜│b.p.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤below proof.
├│ 2. ┤boiling point.
├│ 3. ┤the public good (Latin, ╖bonum publicum┤).
╩│b.p.,╕
╜│Bp.,╕
┬┌┤ Bishop.
╩│Bp.,╕
╜│B/P╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ bills payable.
╩│B/P╕ (no periods),
╜│B.P.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤before present.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 10,000 years B.P.┤
├│ 2. ┤bills payable.
├│ 3. ┤blood pressure.
├│ 4. ┤British Pharmacopeia.
╩│B.P.,╕
╜│B.P.E.,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) Bachelor of Physical Education.
╩│B.P.E.,╕
╜│B.Phil.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Philosophy.
╩│B.Phil.,╕
╜│B-picture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a motion picture of inferior quality, usually made rapidly and at minimum expense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hollywood was apparently rescuing realism from its friends, and burying in B-pictures the stuff of genius (Harper's).┤
╩│B-picture, ╛╕noun.
╜│bpl.,╕
┬┌┤ birthplace.
╩│bpl.,╕
╜│b quark,╕ ╟│= bottom quark.
╩│b quark,╕ ╟│= bottom quark.
╜│br.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤branch.
├│ 2. ┤bronze.
├│ 3. ┤brother.
╩│br.,╕
╜│Br╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ bromine (chemical element).
╩│Br╕ (no period),
╜│Br.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Britain.
├│ 2. ┤British.
├│ 3. ┤Brother.
╩│Br.,╕
╜│B/R╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bill of Rights.
├│ 2. ┤bills receivable.
╩│B/R╕ (no periods),
╜│B.R.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bills receivable.
├│ 2. ┤British Railways.
╩│B.R.,╕
╜│bra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brassiere.
╩│bra, ╛╕noun.
╜│braaivleis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in South Africa) a barbecue.
╩│braaivleis, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brabancon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a griffon with a smooth coat. Brabancons were developed by crossing the rough-coated griffon with the pug, also a toy dog.
╩│Brabancon, ╛╕noun.
╜│brabble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to wrangle; brawl.
├╕noun ┤ ┤wrangling talk.
┼╕noun ╡brabblement.┤
╩│brabble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│braccate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the shanks and feet covered with feathers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. braccate birds.┤
╩│braccate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brace, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│braced,╕ │bracing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thing that holds parts together or in place. An iron rod or a timber used to strengthen a building, a tight bandage for the wrist, and a metal frame to hold the ankle or other parts of the body straight are all braces.
┴┤ (SYN) prop, support.
├│ 2. ┤the handle for a tool or drill used for boring.
├│ 3. ┤a pair; couple.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brace of ducks.┤
├│ 4. ┤either of these signs { } , used to enclose words, figures, staffs in music, or a set in arithmetic.
├│ 5. ┤a leather thong which slides up and down the cord of a drum, used to regulate the tension of the skins and thus the pitch.
├│ 6a. ┤a rope attached to a yard of a ship and reaching to the deck, used to swing the yard in trimming the sails.
├│ b. ┤a metal bracket fixed to the of a ship and serving to support the rudder.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Military Slang.) a position of stiff attention.
├│ 8a. ┤╡= bracer┤ (2) (def. 2).┤
├│ b. ┤a state of preparation or defense.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give strength or firmness to; support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He braced the roof with four poles.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prop, reinforce, buttress.
├│ 2. ┤to prepare (oneself).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He braced himself for the crash.┤
├│ 3. ┤to plant firmly; set down rigidly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He braced his feet and stood ready for the attack.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to give strength and energy to; refresh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mountain air braced us after the long climb.┤
├│ 5. ┤to increase the tension of; tighten.
├│ 6. ┤to trim (yards or sails) by means of braces.
├│ 7. ┤(Poetic.) to encompass; gird; clasp; fasten.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The adverse winds in leathern bags he braced (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 8. ┤(U.S. Military Slang.) to cause (a cadet or recruit) to come to and hold a position of stiff attention.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to summon up one's energies.
└╕expr. ╡braces,┤
├│ a. ┤metal wires used to straighten or prevent crooked teeth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The braces pulled her teeth in line.┤
├│ b. ┤(Especially British.) suspenders.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'd rather wear braces, only the elastic perishes, so a leather belt's good enough (Graham Greene).┤
└╕expr. ╡brace up,┤ ┤(Informal.) to gather one's strength or courage anew.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidate braced up after his defeat and decided to run again in the next election.┤
╩│brace, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│braced,╕ │bracing.╕
╜│brace and bit,╕
┬┌┤ a tool for boring, consisting of a drill (the bit) fitted into a handle (the brace).
╩│brace and bit,╕
╜│braced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤strained; strengthened; girt.
├│ 2. ┤(Heraldry.) interlaced or linked together.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) contracted.
╩│braced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracelet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a band or chain worn for ornament around the wrist or arm.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a handcuff.
╩│bracelet, ╛╕noun.
╜│braceleted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a bracelet or bracelets.
╩│braceleted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracemate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ either one of a pair of dogs trained to hunt together.
╩│bracemate, ╛╕noun.
╜│bracer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that braces.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a stimulating drink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] stepped up to the bar for a bracer (Time).┤
╩│bracer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bracer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in archery, fencing, etc.) a guard for the wrist.
├│ 2. ┤the part of a suit of armor covering the arm.
╩│bracer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bracero, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a Mexican laborer who enters the United States under contract on a legal, temporary basis to work for a specified employer.
╩│bracero, ╛╕noun.
╜│brace root,╕ ╟│= prop root.
╩│brace root,╕ ╟│= prop root.
╜│braces, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡brace.┤┤
╩│braces, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│brach, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hound bitch.
╩│brach, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brach.
╩│brachet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brach.
╜│brachia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡brachium.┤
╩│brachia, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or belonging to the arm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brachial artery.┤
├│ b. ┤of or belonging to the foreleg, wing, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
┬┌┤ a movement through a tree, or from tree to tree, by swinging from branch to branch with the arms, as the gibbons and other arboreal monkeys do.
╩│brachiation, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachiator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an animal that moves by brachiation.
╩│brachiator, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachiopod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a phylum of sea animals characterized by a bivalve shell and, coiled within the shell, a pair of arms covered with cilia for sweeping tiny food organisms into the mouth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About 350,000 years ago brachiopods, similar to worms, were perhaps the most abundant animals on earth (Science News Letter).┤
╩│brachiopod, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachiosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brachiosaurus.
╩│brachiosaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brachiosaurus.
╜│brachiosaurus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any dinosaur of an extinct genus of the late Jurassic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brachiosaurus was the largest of all dinosaurs, even though it had a rather short tail. It was 70 feet long and weighed 85 tons (Samuel P. Welles).┤
╩│brachiosaurus, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachiotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ a surgical operation on or removal of the arm.
╩│brachiotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│brachistochrone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geometry.) the curve in which a body descending to a given point under an external force will reach another point in the shortest possible time; the curve of quickest descent.
╩│brachistochrone, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chia.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the upper arm, from the shoulder to the elbow.
├│ 2. ┤the part of any forelimb that corresponds to it.
├│ 3. ┤an armlike part.
╩│brachium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chia.╕
╜│brachycephal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person with a short, broad head; brachycephalic person.
╩│brachycephal, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachycephalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a short or broad head; having a breadth of skull at least four-fifths as great as the length from front to back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is blond, brachycephalic, square-jawed, and deep-chested (New Yorker).┤
┬┌┤ the condition of being short-headed or broad-headed.
╩│brachycephaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachydactylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having extremely short fingers.
╩│brachydactylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brachydactyly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an extreme shortness of the fingers.
╩│brachydactyly, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachydome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Crystallography.) a dome whose planes are parallel to the shorter lateral axis in an orthorhombic system.
╩│brachydome, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachygraphy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ shorthand; stenography.
╩│brachygraphy, ╛╕noun.
╜│brachylogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤conciseness.
├│ 2. ┤a condensed form of expression.
╩│brachylogy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│brachypterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ short-winged.
╩│brachypterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brachyuran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to a group of ten-footed crustaceans comprising the common crabs, characterized by a small, short abdomen.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a brachyuran crustacean; crab.
╩│brachyuran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brachyurous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a small, short abdomen, as a crab.
╩│brachyurous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracing, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤giving strength and energy; refreshing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mountain air was bracing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) invigorating.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brace or braces.
├│ 2. ┤the action or power of a brace or braces.
┼╕adv. ╡bracingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bracingness.┤
╩│bracing, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bracken, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, coarse fern common on hillsides, in woods, and in boggy areas.
├│ 2. ┤a thicket of these ferns.
╩│bracken, ╛╕noun.
╜│bracket, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a flat piece of stone, wood, or metal projecting from a wall as a support for a shelf, statue, or other thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When a bracket came loose the shelf crashed to the floor.┤
├│ 2. ┤such a support most often in the shape of a right triangle.
├│ 3. ┤a small shelf supported by brackets.
├│ 4. ┤(Architecture.) any member designed to support an overhanging balcony, cornice, or other projecting structure, such as a piece attached to the wall or the end of a beam that extends under the overhanging surface.
├│ 5. ┤a gas or electric fixture projecting from a wall.
├│ 6a. ┤either of these signs [ ], used to enclose words or figures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the article, he used brackets to show which parts expressed his own opinion.┤
├│ b. ┤a parenthesis.
├│ c. ┤a brace (def. 4).
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) any group thought of or mentioned together; class or category.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old building is occupied by persons in a low income bracket.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Mathematics.) a straight line placed over an expression and meaning the same as parentheses around the expression; vinculum.
├│ 9. ┤one of the two side pieces of a gun carriage.
├│ 10. ┤the (specified) distance between a pair of shots fired, one beyond the target and one short of it, in order to find the range for artillery.
├│ 11. ┤a calypso song with nonsense verses.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to support with a bracket or brackets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bracketed the shelves underneath to make them stronger.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to enclose within brackets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bracket a phrase. The teacher bracketed the mistakes in my homework. (Figurative.) The Calvertson facility ... will soon be bracketed by the Long Island Expressway on the south and the existing Jericho turnpike (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤to couple with a brace.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to think of or mention together; group in the same class or category.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Poets, artists, and musicians are often bracketed.┤
├│ 4. ┤to fire two shots, one beyond and one short of (a target) in order to find the range for artillery.
┼╕adj. ╡bracketlike.┤
╩│bracket, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bracket clock,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clock originally designed to stand on a bracket attached to a wall.
├│ 2. ┤a clock designed to stand on a table or shelf.
╩│bracket clock,╕
╜│bracket creep,╕
┬┌┤ (Economics.) the condition of being taxed on income at an increasingly higher rate as one's income increases, usually because of inflation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As "bracket creep" has moved more and more of us into the range of punitive tax rates formerly aimed at the rich, the economy has slowed to a trudge (New York Post).┤
╩│bracket creep,╕
╜│bracket fungus,╕
┬┌┤ a fungus on the trunks or stumps of trees that grows out horizontally like a rounded bracket.
╩│bracket fungus,╕
╜│bracketing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) a series of supporting brackets.
╩│bracketing, ╛╕noun.
╜│brackish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤slightly salty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Coastal marshes often have brackish water.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) distasteful; unpleasant.
┴┤ (SYN) nauseous.
┼╕noun ╡brackishness.┤
╩│brackish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│braconid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ichneumon fly.
╩│braconid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ichneumon fly.
╜│bract, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small leaf growing at the base of a flower or on a flower stalk.
╩│bract, ╛╕noun.
╜│bracteal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a bract.
├│ 2. ┤like a bract.
├│ 3. ┤being a bract.
╩│bracteal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracteate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having bracts.
╩│bracteate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having bracts.
╩│bracted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracteolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having bractlets.
╩│bracteolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bracteole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bractlet.
╩│bracteole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bractlet.
╜│bractlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bract situated on a secondary axis, as on a pedicel, or even on a petiole.
╩│bractlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│brad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, very thin nail with a small head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The artist fastened the picture in the frame with wire brads.┤
╩│brad, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradawl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an awl with a cutting edge for making small holes for brads.
╩│bradawl, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with brads.
╩│bradded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bradford, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) any one of a breed of beef cattle developed in the southern United States by crossbreeding Brahmas and Herefords.
╩│Bradford, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bradshaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a timetable of all passenger trains in Great Britain.
╩│Bradshaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradycardia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ abnormally slow heart action.
╩│bradycardia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradycardic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bradycardia; characterized by bradycardia.
╩│bradycardic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bradykinin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a polypeptide released by blood plasma globulin when acted on by certain enzymes. It stimulates the action of smooth muscle, lowers blood pressure, and is believed to produce some of the signs of inflammation, such as swelling and pain.
╩│bradykinin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradypod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any animal of the same family as the sloth.
╩│bradypod, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradyseism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slow rise and fall of the earth's crust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The slow movements, or bradyseisms ... resulted in the formation of continents (London Daily News).┤
╩│bradyseism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bradyseismic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or marked by bradyseism.
╩│bradyseismic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bradyseismical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bradyseismic.
╩│bradyseismical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bradyseismic.
╜│brae, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) the steep bank bounding a river valley; slope; hillside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon (Robert Burns).┤
┬┌┤ (Scandinavian Mythology.) the god of poetry, a son of Odin and the husband of Ithunn.
╩│Bragi, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahma─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤in Hindu theology:
├│ a. ┤the pervading soul of the universe; the essence of being and intelligence; Atman.
├│ b. ┤the god of creation. Brahma is thought of as a trinity (Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Siva the Destroyer).
├│ c. ┤the creator, one of the gods of this trinity.
├│ 2. ┤Brahman, a kind of cattle.
╩│Brahma─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│brahma─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ Brahman, a kind of cattle.
╩│brahma─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│brahma─╕ (2)┐ or │Brahma─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ one of a breed of large chickens with feathered legs and small wings and tail.
╩│brahma─╕ (2)┐ or │Brahma─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│brahmachari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Brahmanism) a person who practices brahmacharya; celibate.
╩│brahmachari, ╛╕noun.
╜│brahmacharya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Brahmanism) monklike abstinence or celibacy.
╩│brahmacharya, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahman, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pl.┤ ╡-mans,┤ ╡-mana.┤┤
├┤ a member of the priestly caste, the highest caste in India.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According to the Hindu doctrine of transmigration, the more nearly perfect souls are born into the Brahman caste, automatically making it the best (New Yorker).┤
├│ 1. ┤(in Hindu theology) Brahma, the Creator.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of cattle characterized by a large hump (sometimes double) on its shoulders, originally imported from India and related to the zebu. It is often used for cross-breeding with cattle in the United States because it is able to endure considerable dryness and resist ticks and other parasites. Also, ╡Brahmin.┤
╩│Brahman, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahmana┐╕ or │brahmana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Sanskrit literature) one of the prose portions of the Vedas, concerned chiefly with dogma and ritual.
╩│Brahmana┐╕ or │brahmana, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahmani┐╕ or │Brahmanee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Brahman woman or girl.
╩│Brahmani┐╕ or │Brahmanee, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahmanic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a Brahman or the Brahmans.
╩│Brahmanic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brahmanical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Brahmanic.
╩│Brahmanical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Brahmanic.
╜│Brahmanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Hindu religious and social system. It is based on caste and a pantheistic, philosophical religion promising a return to and union with Brahma (the universal soul). Also, ╡Brahminism.┤
╩│Brahmanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahmanist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a believer in Brahmanism. Also, ╡Brahminist.┤
╩│Brahmanist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahmanistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Brahmanism; influenced by Brahmanism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Later Javanese art is increasingly Brahmanistic (Alfred L. Kroeber).┤
╩│Brahmanistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brahmany, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with Brahmans or Brahmanism.
├│ 2. ┤regarded as sacred by the Hindus.
╩│Brahmany, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brahmany bull,╕
┬┌┤ a white Brahman bull.
╩│Brahmany bull,╕
╜│Brahmany kite,╕
┬┌┤ a kitelike bird of prey of India, regarded as sacred by the Hindus.
╩│Brahmany kite,╕
╜│Brahmin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-min.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Brahman.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a cultured, intellectual person of the upper class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He comes of the Brahmin caste of New England (Oliver Wendell Holmes).┤
╩│Brahmin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-min.╕
╜│Brahminic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Brahmanic.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) having to do with a Brahmin (def. 2).
╩│Brahminic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brahminical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Brahmanic.
╩│Brahminical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Brahmanic.
╜│Brahminism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Brahmanism.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) intellectuality, especially of a conscious or exclusive sort.
╩│Brahminism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brahminist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Brahmanist.
╩│Brahminist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Brahmanist.
╜│Brahminy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Brahmany.
╩│Brahminy, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Brahmany.
╜│Brahui, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hui.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Dravidian people of Baluchistan.
├│ 2. ┤a member of this people.
├│ 3. ┤their language.
╩│Brahui, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hui.╕
╜│braid─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a band formed by weaving together three or more strands of hair, ribbon, straw, or the like; plait.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wore her hair in two long braids.┤
├│ 2. ┤a narrow band of fabric used to rim or bind clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.┤
├│ 3. ┤a band or string for confining the hair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A chain of gold ye shall not lack nor braid to bind your hair (Scott).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to weave or wind together (three or more strands of hair, cord, or the like); intertwine; plait.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She can braid her own hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make by braiding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to braid rugs.┤
├│ 3. ┤to trim or bind with braid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to braid an apron.┤
├│ 4. ┤to confine (the hair) with a band or ribbon.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to weave; crisscross.
╔┤ ╢Ex. water braiding downstream. Read it before you go ... to the Caribbean, or braiding through Mexico (Charles Poore).┤
┼╕noun ╡braider.┤
┼╕adj. ╡braidlike.┤
╩│braid─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│braid─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) broad.
╩│braid─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│braided, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤woven; intertwined.
┴┤ (SYN) plaited, interwoven.
├│ 2. ┤trimmed with braid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The band wore braided jackets.┤
╩│braided, ╛╕adjective.
╜│braided rug,╕
┬┌┤ a rug or mat made by braiding strips of fabric, often rags, and sewing them together in an oval, circular, or rectangular pattern.
╩│braided rug,╕
╜│braiding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤braid used as trimming.
├│ 2. ┤anything braided.
├│ 3. ┤the act of a person or thing that braids.
╩│braiding, ╛╕noun.
╜│brail, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤one of the small ropes fastened to the edge of a sail, especially a fore-and-aft sail, used in drawing the sail up or in.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to gather or haul in with brails.
╩│brail, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Braille┐╕ or │braille, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│Brailled,╕ │Brailling╕ or │brailled,╕ │brailling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a system of writing and printing for blind people. The letters in Braille are represented by different arrangements of raised points and are read by touching them.
├│ 2. ┤the letters themselves.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to print or type (some piece of writing) in Braille.
╩│Braille┐╕ or │braille, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│Brailled,╕ │Brailling╕ or │brailled,╕ │brailling.╕
╜│Brailler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a typewriter with six keys for typing in Braille.
╩│Brailler, ╛╕noun.
╜│Braillewriter, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Brailler.
╩│Braillewriter, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Brailler.
╜│brain, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the soft mass of nerve cells and nerve fibers enclosed in the skull or head of vertebrate animals. The tissue is a grayish or whitish matter with which we can learn, think, and remember. In man it consists of the cerebrum, cerebellum, pons Varolii, and medulla oblongata. The technical name for the brain is encephalon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The human brain is composed of some 10 billion nerve cells, more or less alike, which interact in various ways.┤
├│ 2. ┤that part of the nervous system of invertebrates corresponding in position or function to the brain of vertebrates.
├│ 3. ┤a large electronic system capable of solving complex problems, storing data, examining and analyzing material, and controlling processes with great speed; an electronic brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nearly all large-scale electronic brains are general purpose computers which can be adapted to many specialized applications (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 4. ┤the vital center of control of any system. In simple mechanisms, such as a heating or cooling system, the brain is the thermostat. In more complex mechanisms, such as guided missiles, satellites, and the like, it is a complex of regulatory and guidance controls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The toughest problem is guidance--keeping the missile on course and giving it a "brain" that will make changes and correct errors (Newsweek).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I am a Bear of Very Little Brain (A. A. Milne).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to kill by smashing the skull of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man brained the snake with a heavy rock.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) to hit on the head.
└╕expr. ╡have┤ (╡something┤) ╡on the brain,┤ ┤(Informal.) to be extremely interested in or eager about something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has ballet on the brain.┤
└╕expr. ╡pick the brains of,┤ ┤to extract useful information or material from (someone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His success in picking the brains of Mr. Onslow of a secret encouraged him (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).┤
└╕expr. ╡rack┤ (or ╡beat┤ or ╡cudgel┤) ╡one's brains,┤ ┤to try very hard to think of something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He racked his brains but couldn't remember the phone number.┤
└╕expr. ╡turn the brain,┤ ┤to make conceited or foolish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eminence ... turns the brain (Edward Young).┤
╩│brain, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│brain bleed,╕
┬┌┤ a hemorrhage in the brain.
╩│brain bleed,╕
╜│brain bucket,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a crash helmet.
╩│brain bucket,╕
╜│braincase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cranium, the part of the skull enclosing the brain.
╩│braincase, ╛╕noun.
╜│brain cell,╕
┬┌┤ a nerve cell in the brain.
╩│brain cell,╕
╜│brainchild, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-children.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) any idea, invention, or discovery.
╩│brainchild, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-children.╕
╜│brain coral,╕
┬┌┤ a reef-forming coral having a grooved surface resembling the convolutions of the brain.
╩│brain coral,╕
╜│brain dead┐╕ or │brain-dead,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤showing brain death.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) showing little imagination or thought.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's these conditions that render the idea intelligent and refute the notion that all politicians are brain dead (Michael Kramer).┤
╩│brain dead┐╕ or │brain-dead,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│brain death,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤death of the cerebral cortex, shown by flat tracings on the electroencephalograph; cerebral death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Harvard panel urged that death be determined by "brain death" ... even though the heart and other organs may continue to function by artificial means (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. A mild form of brain death occurs by Thursday or Friday, and people ... have given up even the morning papers (Martha Nelson).┤
╩│brain death,╕
╜│brain drain,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a shortage of professional or skilled labor caused by the emigration of scientists, technicians, and craftsmen to more favorable labor markets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Part of the problem ... is that there is a "brain drain" from the farms into the cities where life is better (Tuscaloosa News).┤
┬┌┤ the part of the skull enclosing the brain; cranium.
╩│brainpan, ╛╕noun.
╜│brain-picking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) the extraction of useful information by repeated questioning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There's a large number of people to whom the Vice-President turns for sporadic brain-picking (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│brain-picking, ╛╕noun.
╜│brainpower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the power of the intellect; brains.
├│ 2. ┤intellectual power considered as a force or instrument.
╩│brainpower, ╛╕noun.
╜│brains, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ mind; intelligence. See ╡brain┤ n., def. 6.┤
╩│brains, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│brainsick, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤diseased in the brain or mind; crazy; insane.
├│ 2. ┤proceeding from a diseased mind.
┼╕adv. ╡brainsickly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brainsickness.┤
╩│brainsick, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brain stem,╕
┬┌┤ the base of the human brain lying beneath the cerebrum and the cerebellum, which connects the spinal cord with the forebrain. The brain stem comprises especially the axis, the motor and sensory tracts, and the nuclei of the cranial nerve.
╩│brain stem,╕
╜│brainstorm, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) a sudden inspiration.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden and violent, but temporary, mental disturbance.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to stimulate the imagination of a group by having its members state every solution of a problem that comes to mind, withholding all criticism until the production of ideas is exhausted.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to subject (a group or a problem) to brainstorming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Organized in teams of six ... they brainstormed such questions as how to stimulate creative thinking in the U.S. Navy (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤to arrive at (a solution or idea) by brainstorming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plant superintendent ... brainstormed a plan to install a conveyor system (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡brainstormer.┤
╩│brainstorm, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│brains trust,╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a public meeting or radio or television program in which experts debate or answer questions submitted to them; panel discussion.
├│ 2. ┤brain trust.
╩│brains trust,╕
╜│brainteaser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a puzzle to test a person's ingenuity; a baffling problem; teaser.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mathematical brainteasers are an ancient sport (Scientific American).┤
╩│brainteaser, ╛╕noun.
╜│brain trust,╕
┬┌┤ a group of experrts consulted by an administrator or political leader.
╩│brain trust,╕
╜│brain truster,╕
┬┌┤ a member of a brain trust.
╩│brain truster,╕
╜│brainwash, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to subject to brainwashing; indoctrinate.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act or process of brainwashing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brainwash of war prisoners.┤
┼╕noun ╡brainwasher.┤
╩│brainwash, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│brainwashing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a process of systematically, forcibly, and intensively indoctrinating a person to destroy or weaken his beliefs and ideas, so that he becomes willing to accept different or opposite beliefs and ideas.
╩│brainwashing, ╛╕noun.
╜│brain wave,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤electric current produced by the rhythmic electric fluctuations between the parts of the brain. Brain waves can be recorded by an analyzer or an electroencephalograph.
├│ 2. ┤a telepathic vibration supposed to effect transference of thought by other than physical means of communication.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a sudden bright idea; brainstorm.
╩│brain wave,╕
╜│brainwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ work requiring special use of the brain, as distinguished from manual or mechanical work.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤anything used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel or vehicle by pressing or scraping or by rubbing against. The brakes on a railroad train are blocks that press against the wheels.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) anything that retards or holds back; restraint; bridle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The traditional class structure of British society is a powerful ... brake on growth (Atlantic).┤
├│ 4. ┤a frame for holding a horse's foot while being shod.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to slow up or stop by using a brake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He braked the speeding car and it skidded to a stop.┤
├│ 2. ┤to use a brake on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He braked the car in vain; the brakes would not hold.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to use a brake or brakes.
├│ 2. ┤to be braked; slow up or stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The train braked with a screech.┤
╩│brake─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│braked,╕ │braking.╕
╜│brake─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│braked,╕ │braking.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp into fibers.
├│ 2. ┤a baker's machine for kneading or rolling.
├│ 3. ┤a heavy harrow for breaking clods.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to break up (flax or hemp) into fibers.
╩│brake─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│braked,╕ │braking.╕
╜│brake─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a thick growth of bushes; thicket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So thick entwined, As one continued brake, the undergrowth Of shrubs and tangling bushes (Milton).┤
╩│brake─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│brake─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, coarse fern; bracken.
├│ 2. ┤any of various other ferns of related genera.
╩│brake─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│brake─╕ (5), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) broke; a past tense of ╡break┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took the bread and brake it.┤
╩│brake─╕ (5), ╛verb.
╜│brakeage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the action of a brake in stopping a train or rolling vehicle.
├│ 2. ┤a brake or brakes.
╩│brakeage, ╛╕noun.
╜│brake band,╕
┬┌┤ a flexible band which, when tightened against a brake drum, causes friction and resultant braking action.
╩│brake band,╕
╜│brake disk,╕
┬┌┤ a disk revolving with a wheel, against which pads press to cause friction.
╩│brake disk,╕
╜│brake drum,╕
┬┌┤ a metal cylinder revolving with a wheel or shaft, against which a brake band or shoe is pressed to create the friction necessary for retarding motion.
╩│brake drum,╕
╜│brake fade,╕
┬┌┤ a loss of braking power in a motor vehicle.
╩│brake fade,╕
╜│brake fluid,╕
┬┌┤ the fluid used in a hydraulic brake.
╩│brake fluid,╕
╜│brake horsepower,╕
┬┌┤ the net output of horsepower of an engine, turbine, or other source of power, as measured by a band brake or a dynamometer; effective horsepower. (Abbr.) b.hp.
╩│brake horsepower,╕
╜│brake lining,╕
┬┌┤ a material generally consisting of asbestos combined with other materials, riveted or cemented to a brake band or brake shoe, to increase friction and resist heat.
╩│brake lining,╕
╜│brakeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who helps the engineer or conductor of a railroad train usually by coupling and uncoupling cars and by working the brake when a car is rolling free; trainman. Also, (British,) ╡brakesman.┤
╩│brakeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│brake parachute,╕ ╟│= drag parachute.
╩│brake parachute,╕ ╟│= drag parachute.
╜│brake pedal,╕
┬┌┤ the pedal by which the driver of an automobile or other vehicle controls the brakes.
╩│brake pedal,╕
╜│brakes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the parts, such as drums and shoes, comprising the mechanism used in braking. See ╡brake┤ (1) (def. 1a).┤
╩│brakes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│brake shoe,╕
┬┌┤ a part of a brake mechanism on railroad cars, automobiles, and other vehicles; a shaped metal block which rubs against a wheel, drum, or other surface in motion to provide friction when the brakes are applied.
╩│brake shoe,╕
╜│brakesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (British.) brakeman.
╩│brakesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│brake-van, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a railway car on a freight train, or a compartment on a passenger train, where the brakes are operated.
╩│brake-van, ╛╕noun.
╜│brakie┐╕ or │brakey, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) brakeman.
╩│brakie┐╕ or │brakey, ╛╕noun.
╜│braky, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ overgrown with bushes and shrubs.
╩│braky, ╛╕adjective.
╜│braless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not wearing a brassiere.
╩│braless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Bramah lock,
┬┌┤ a form of lock characterized by a series of notched sliding pieces which are moved by the key.
╩│Bramah lock,
╜│Bramantesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Renaissance architecture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bramantesque balance and symmetry.┤
╩│Bramantesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bramble, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shrub or vine with prickly stems. Blackberry and raspberry plants are brambles. Brambles belong to the rose family.
├│ 2. ┤the common blackberry bush of England.
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) the fruit of the blackberry bush.
├│ 4. ┤any rough, prickly shrub, such as the dog rose.
╩│bramble, ╛╕noun.
╜│brambled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ overgrown with brambles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brambled hedges.┤
╩│brambled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brambling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European finch, closely related and similar to the chaffinch, but having a conspicuous white rump.
╩│brambling, ╛╕noun.
╜│brambly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-blier,╕ │-bliest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of brambles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brambly field.┤
├│ 2. ┤like brambles; prickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brambly bush.┤
╩│brambly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-blier,╕ │-bliest.╕
╜│Brampton stock,
┬┌┤ a stock about two feet high that bears fragrant white, pink, red, purple, or yellow blossoms.
╩│Brampton stock,
╜│bran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the broken covering of seeds or kernels of grains like wheat and rye, which is separated from the inner part that is made into flour. Bran is used for fodder and in cereal, bread, and other foods.
╩│bran, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Celtic god, son of Llyr (the sea), and legendary king of Britain.
╩│Bran, ╛╕noun.
╜│brancard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a litter or stretcher for carrying wounded or sick persons.
╩│brancard, ╛╕noun.
╜│branch, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a part of a tree, shrub, or other plant growing out from the trunk; any woody part of a tree above the ground except the trunk. A bough is a large branch. A twig is a very small branch.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any division that extends like a branch of a tree:
├│ a. ┤a line of family descent.
┴┤ (SYN) offshoot.
├│ b. ┤a tributary stream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ohio River has two main branches.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a division; part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The FBI is a branch of the Justice Department. History is a branch of learning.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a local office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a branch of a bank. The main library operates several branches around town.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a subdivision of a family of languages; a linguistic group.
├│ 6. ┤(Especially Southern U.S.) a small stream; a brook.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to put out branches; spread in branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As it grew, the tree near the house branched over the roof.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ramify.
├│ 2. ┤to divide into branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The road branches at the bottom of the hill.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fork.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to divide into branches; spread out as branches.
├│ 2. ┤to adorn with branches or sprays, as in needlework.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤forming a branch.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a branch.
└╕expr. ╡branch off,┤
├│ a. ┤to go off a main road or route in a different direction; diverge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new route branches off to the left.┤
├│ b. ┤to divide into branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A very early concentration of speech from which these dialects branched off ... (Max Muller).┤
└╕expr. ╡branch out,┤
├│ a. ┤to put out branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soon after it was planted, the rosebush began to branch out.┤
├│ b. ┤to extend business, interests, or activities; undertake fresh activities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That store used to be a meat market only; now it is branching out into groceries and household supplies.┤
┼╕adj. ╡branchless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡branchlike.┤
╩│branch, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│-branched,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having ______ branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many-branched trees = trees having many branches.┤
╩│-branched,╕
╜│branched chain,
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a molecular pattern in which a chain of atoms branches off from another chain.
╩│branched chain,
╜│brancher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a young hawk or other bird when it first leaves the nest and takes to the branches of trees.
╩│brancher, ╛╕noun.
╜│branch herring,╕ ╟│= alewife ╕(a sea fish related to the herring).
╩│branch herring,╕ ╟│= alewife ╕(a sea fish related to the herring).
╜│branchia─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├│ 1. ┤a gill. See ╡branchiae.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤a gill-like organ.
╩│branchia─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│branchia─╕ (2), ╛noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) branchiae.
╩│branchia─╕ (2), ╛noun pl.
╜│branchiae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the organs of respiration in fishes; gills.
├│ 2. ┤the gill-like organs of other animals.
╩│branchiae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│branchial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling branchiae or gills.
╩│branchial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│branchiate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having branchiae or gills.
╩│branchiate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│branchiated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= branchiate.
╩│branchiated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= branchiate.
╜│branchiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing or having branchiae.
╩│branchiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│branchiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like gills.
╩│branchiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│branching program,
┬┌┤ a program used in a teaching machine in which the sequence of information and questions is determined by the individual student's answers. If a student answers questions incorrectly, he is directed to a branch of the program with review material that explains his error. If he answers correctly, he may be directed to a branch of more advanced material.
╩│branching program,
╜│branchiopod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any crustacean of a subclass of chiefly freshwater crustaceans having an elongated body and numerous pairs of flat, leaflike, thoracic appendages that serve as gills. Water fleas belong to this subclass. The group also includes the anostracans, notostracans, and conchostracans.
╩│branchiopod, ╛╕noun.
╜│branchiostegite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a section of the carapace which covers the gills of crustaceans.
╩│branchiostegite, ╛╕noun.
╜│branchiuran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of crustaceans related to the copepods, having sucking mouths, parasitic on marine and freshwater fishes; carp louse; fish louse.
╩│branchiuran, ╛╕noun.
╜│branchlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little branch.
├│ 2. ┤a smaller branch growing from a larger one.
╩│branchlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│branch water,╕
┬┌┤ (Southern U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤water from a creek or small river.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) plain water (not carbonated) used with whiskey to make a highball.
╩│branch water,╕
╜│branchy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having many branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the branchy structure of the arterial system (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤branching; ramifying.
╩│branchy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brand, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a certain kind, grade, or make; the quality or kind (of goods) as indicated by a mark, stamp, or label.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is not as good a brand of butter as we are used to.┤
├│ 2. ┤a name or mark that a company uses to distinguish its goods from the goods of others; trademark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store doesn't sell that particular brand of coffee.┤
├│ 3. ┤an iron stamp for burning a mark.
├│ 4. ┤a mark made by burning the skin or hide with a brand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cattle on this big ranch have a brand which shows who owns them.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a mark of disgrace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He could never rid himself of the brand of coward.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stigma, blot, stain.
├│ 6. ┤a piece of wood that is burned or partly burned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By each gun the lighted brand (Thomas Campbell).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤a fungous disease in which the leaves and stems of plants appear as if burned.
├│ b. ┤any fungus producing such a disease.
├│ 8. ┤(Archaic.) a sword.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mark by burning the skin or hide with a hot iron. In former times criminals were often branded.
┴┤ (SYN) sear.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to put a mark of disgrace on; stigmatize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has been branded as a traitor.┤
├│ b. ┤to single out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her hairstyle brands her as old-fashioned.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to impress upon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. events branded on one's memory.┤
┼╕noun ╡brander.┤
╩│brand, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│brandenburg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ornament of braid with loops, for fastening a garment; a frog.
╩│brandenburg, ╛╕noun.
╜│brand goose,╕ ╟│= brant╕ (1).
╩│brand goose,╕ ╟│= brant╕ (1).
╜│brandied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ prepared, mixed, or flavored with brandy.
╩│brandied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│branding iron,
┬┌┤ a brand used for branding cattle, horses, or other animals, and sometimes, for putting a mark of ownership on tools and other articles.
╩│branding iron,
╜│brandiron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an iron for branding.
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) a gridiron, andiron, or trivet.
╩│brandiron, ╛╕noun.
╜│brandish, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to wave or shake in a threatening manner; flourish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man brandished his walking stick at the menacing dog.┤
├│ 2. ┤to shake or flourish about.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a threatening shake; flourish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She answered with a brandish of her umbrella.┤
┼╕noun ╡brandisher.┤
╩│brandish, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│brandling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, reddish-brown earthworm with rings or bands of yellow, used as bait by anglers.
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) a young salmon.
╩│brandling, ╛╕noun.
╜│brand name,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a brand or trademark; trade name.
├│ 2. ┤a product bearing a well-known trade name.
╩│brand name,╕
╜│brand-new, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very new; entirely new.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dressed in brand-new uniforms, the fliers looked fit despite their long ordeal (Newsweek).┤
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) any one of a breed of beef cattle developed in the southern United States by crossbreeding Brahmas and Aberdeen Anguses.
╩│Brangus, ╛╕noun.
╜│branks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a metal gag or bit, held by a framework covering the head, formerly used to punish scolding women.
├│ 2. ┤(sing. or pl. in use) a kind of bridle, with sidepieces of wood, for horses and cows.
╩│branks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│brankursine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bear's-breech; the acanthus plant.
╩│brankursine, ╛╕noun.
╜│branle┐╕ or │bransle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old French folk dance similar to the cotillion.
├│ 2. ┤the air or music for this dance. Also, ╡brawl.┤
╩│branle┐╕ or │bransle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bran-new, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brand-new.
╩│bran-new, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brand-new.
╜│brannigan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a brawl.
╩│brannigan, ╛╕noun.
╜│branny, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like bran.
╩│branny, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brans-Dicke theory,
┬┌┤ a theory that predicts a lesser degree of curvature for electromagnetic waves passing through a strong gravitational field than that predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity; scalar-tensor theory.
╩│Brans-Dicke theory,
╜│brant─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │brants╕ or (collectively) │brant.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several small, dark wild geese, which breed in arctic regions and migrate south in the autumn. Also, ╡brand goose,┤ ╡brant goose,┤ ╡brent.┤
╩│brant─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │brants╕ or (collectively) │brant.╕
╜│brant─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) brent; steep; smooth.
╩│brant─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│brantail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) the redstart of Europe.
╩│brantail, ╛╕noun.
╜│brant goose,╕ ╟│= brant╕ (1).
╩│brant goose,╕ ╟│= brant╕ (1).
╜│bran-tub, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a tub full of bran with presents hidden in it to be drawn out at random, as at Christmas festivities.
╩│bran-tub, ╛╕noun.
╜│brash─╕ (1), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤showing lack of respect; impudent; saucy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a very brash young man. Many are brash, but few are brave (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤hasty; rash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brash act.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an attack of illness.
├│ 2. ┤a rash or eruption.
├│ 3. ┤╡= water brash.┤
├│ 4. ┤a burst of rain and wind.
┼╕adv. ╡brashly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brashness.┤
╩│brash─╕ (1), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│brash─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a mass of loose, broken rock.
├│ 2. ┤fragments of crushed ice drifted together.
├│ 3. ┤clippings from hedging and pruning.
├│ 4. ┤(British Dialect.) broken or refuse boughs, twigs, etc.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S. and British Dialect.) easily broken; brittle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brash timber.┤
╩│brash─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│brashy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ broken; crumbly; fragmentary.
┼╕noun ╡brashiness.┤
╩│brashy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brasier, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brazier╕ (2).
╩│brasier, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brazier╕ (2).
╜│brass, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a metal that is usually a yellowish color and an alloy of copper and zinc, in various proportions, commonly two parts of copper, or a little less, to one of zinc. It can be shaped or drawn.
├│ 2. ┤anything made of brass, such as an ornament or dish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man polished all the brasses.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) Also, ╡brasses.┤
├│ a. ┤musical instruments made of metal and played by blowing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece. The trumpet, trombone, and French horn are brasses.
├│ b. ┤the section of an orchestra or band made up of these instruments (distinguished from the strings, woodwinds, and percussion).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had the brass to go to the party uninvited.┤
┴┤ (SYN) effrontery, shamelessness.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang, Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤military officers of high rank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Top Pentagon brass are taking the aviation-gasoline restriction seriously (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤the officers or executives of any business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. police brass, TV network brass.┤
├│ 6. ┤a memorial plate of brass incised with an effigy, coat of arms, or inscription.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We took rubbings off the old brasses in the church aisles.┤
├│ 7a. ┤hardness; imperishability.
├│ b. ┤insensibility.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made of brass; brazen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brass candlesticks.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to coat with brass by electroplating or otherwise.
└╕expr. ╡brasses,┤
├│ a. ┤Music. brass (def. 3).
├│ b. ┤that part of a bearing which fits around the shaft, usually a brass cylinder cut in two or more sections with a lining of babbitt or white metal forming the rubbing surface.
└╕expr. ╡double in brass,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to play two parts; do two jobs; double.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men are television technicians doubling in brass as an optical expert, a photographer, and a machinist (Newsweek).┤
╩│brass, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│brassage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mint charge levied to cover the expense of coining money.
╩│brassage, ╛╕noun.
╜│brassard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a band worn above the elbow as a badge.
├│ 2. ┤armor for the upper part of the arm.
╩│brassard, ╛╕noun.
╜│brassart, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brassard ╕(def. 2).
╩│brassart, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brassard ╕(def. 2).
╜│brass band,╕
┬┌┤ a group of musicians all or most of whom play upon metal (chiefly brass) wind instruments; military band.
╩│brass band,╕
╜│brassbound, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤keeping strictly to rule; refusing to accept modification; inflexible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His sharecropper father was a brass-collar Democrat out of the old South (Harper's).┤
╩│brass-collar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brasserie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a saloon or beer garden that also serves food.
├│ 2. ┤a brewery.
╩│brasserie, ╛╕noun.
╜│brasses, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡brass.┤┤
╩│brasses, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│brass hat,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a high-ranking military officer, especially a general or staff officer.
├│ 2. ┤a civilian official in a high position.
╩│brass hat,╕
╜│brassica, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of herbs of the mustard family, including the cabbage, kale, broccoli, turnip, rape, and mustard.
╩│brassica, ╛╕noun.
╜│brassicaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤belonging to the mustard family, a family of plants including the cabbage, turnip, radish, and cress.
├│ 2. ┤cabbagelike.
╩│brassicaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brassie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brassies.╕
┬┌┤ a golf club with a wooden head, on the bottom of which there is a metal plate. It has a loft between that of a driver and a spoon and is used for long shots off the fairway. Also, ╡brassy.┤
╩│brassie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brassies.╕
╜│brassiere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman's undergarment worn to support the breasts.
╩│brassiere, ╛╕noun.
╜│brassin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant hormone that stimulates the division, elongation, and lateral enlargement of plant cells. It was isolated from the pollen of the plant rape.
╩│brassin, ╛╕noun.
╜│brass knuckles,╕
┬┌┤ a metal bar or linked rings that fit across the knuckles, used as a weapon.
╩│brass knuckles,╕
╜│brass plate,╕
┬┌┤ a plate made of brass, indicating the occupant of a building.
╩│brass plate,╕
╜│brass ring,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a big prize; a chance for riches or success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Sure, George is ambitious," one of them says. "When he sees the brass ring coming round, he can't help grabbing for it" (Saturday Evening Post).┤
╩│brass ring,╕
╜│brass rubbing,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art or practice of taking a tracing of effigies or inscriptions on brass objects by rubbing colored wax on paper pressed over the brass plate.
├│ 2. ┤an impression made this way.
╩│brass rubbing,╕
╜│brass tacks,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the actual facts or details.
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (or ╡come┤) ╡down to brass tacks,┤ ┤to get down to fundamentals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the exchange of a few pleasantries we immediately got down to brass tacks (Life).┤
╩│brass tacks,╕
╜│brassware, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ things made of brass.
╩│brassware, ╛╕noun.
╜│brass-wind, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the brasses or brass winds.
╩│brass-wind, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brass winds,╕
┬┌┤ metal musical instrumentsthat are played by blowing into a cup-shaped mouthpiece, such as trumpets or trombones. See ╡brass┤ (n. def. 3a).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to solder with brass or other hard solder that has a high melting point, especially to unite (pieces of brass, steel, or other metal) by intensely heating the parts to be joined and applying zinc or an alloy of copper and zinc.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Figurative.) having no shame; shameless; impudent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The brazen girl told lie after lie.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) loud and harsh; brassy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brazen bellow of a horn.┤
├│ 3. ┤made of brass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brazen helmet.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) like brass in color or strength.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brazen barrier.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make shameless or impudent.
└╕expr. ╡brazen out┤ (or ╡through┤),
├│ a. ┤to act as if one did not feel ashamed of (something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. To brazen things out only provokes greater suspicion and hostility (Manchester Guardian).┤
├│ b. ┤to get out of by acting shamelessly or impudently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to brazen one's way out of a situation.┤
┼╕adv. ╡brazenly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brazenness.┤
╩│brazen, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│brazen-faced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ with bold, unblushing front; impudent.
╩│brazen-faced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brazen sea,╕
┬┌┤ a large vessel of brass in Solomon's temple, for the priests to wash in before performing the service of the temple; molten sea (in the Bible, II Kings 25:13, I Kings 7:23-26, II Chronicles 4:2-5).
╩│brazen sea,╕
╜│brazier─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a large metal pan or tray to hold burning charcoal or coal. Braziers are used in some countries for heating rooms. Also, ╡brasier.┤
╩│brazier─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│brazier─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person who works with brass. Also, ╡brasier.┤
╩│brazier─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│braziery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zieries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where brass is worked.
╩│braziery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zieries.╕
╜│brazil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= brazilwood.┤
├│ 2. ┤the red dyestuff obtained from brazilwood.
├│ 3. ┤(originally) a dyewood obtained from an East Indian tree; sappanwood.
╩│brazil, ╛╕noun.
╜│brazilein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ oxidized brazilin.
╩│brazilein, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brazilian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Brazil or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Brazil.
╩│Brazilian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brazilin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coloring matter, dyeing red with bases, yellow with acids, obtained from brazil in the form of yellow crystals which turn orange on exposure to air.
╩│brazilin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brazil nut,╕
┬┌┤ a large, triangular nut of a tree growing in Brazil. It is good to eat.
╩│Brazil nut,╕
╜│Brazil-nut tree,
┬┌┤ a lofty evergreen tree found in large forests in Brazil, that yields the Brazil nut.
╩│Brazil-nut tree,
╜│brazilwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large tropical tree of the pea family whose wood was formerly used for making red and purple dyes and is still used for violin bows; Bahia wood; Pernambuco wood.
╩│brazilwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│breach, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an opening made by breaking down something solid; gap; fissure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a breach in the hedge where I ran through it with my bicycle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) break, fracture, crack, rent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a breaking or neglect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For the guard to leave before his replacement comes would be a breach of duty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) infraction, infringement.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a breaking of friendly relations; quarrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I do not want ... to widen the breach between us (John Wesley).┤
┴┤ (SYN) estrangement, alienation.
├│ 4a. ┤the breaking of waves on a coast or over a vessel.
├│ b. ┤the waves themselves.
├│ 5. ┤a whale's leap clear of the sea.
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) an irruption, inroad, or assault.
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤a damaged part of the body; an injury.
├│ b. ┤╡= hernia.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤the physical action of breaking.
├│ b. ┤the fact of being broken; breakage; fracture.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to break through; make an opening in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rushing floodwaters finally breached the dike of sandbags and dirt.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to rise or leap clear of the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They saw a whale spouting and breaching (Charles Kingsley).┤
└╕expr. ╡stand in the breach,┤
├│ a. ┤to take the place of someone missing or unable to act, in an emergency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By your wise counsel ... stand in the breaches of your own family (Jeremy Taylor).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to bear the main weight of an attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them (Psalms 106:23).┤
╩│breach, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│breach of contract,╕
┬┌┤ the breaking of a contract.
╩│breach of contract,╕
╜│breach of faith,╕
┬┌┤ a breaking of a promise.
╩│breach of faith,╕
╜│breach of promise,╕
┬┌┤ a breaking of a promise, especially a promise to marry.
╩│breach of promise,╕
╜│breach of the peace,╕
┬┌┤ a public disturbance.
╩│breach of the peace,╕
╜│breach of trust,╕
┬┌┤ a violation of duty by an executor, trustee, or other fiduciary.
╩│breach of trust,╕
╜│breachy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ apt to break fences and get out of enclosures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a high-spirited, breachy horse.┤
╩│breachy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bread, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤food made of flour or meal mixed with milk or water and baked. Bread may be made with or without yeast or other leaven and is usually kneaded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We eat bread and butter. Buy a loaf of bread.┤
├│ 2. ┤food in general.
├│ 3a. ┤means of keeping alive; food; livelihood; sustenance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How will you earn your daily bread?┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Slang.) money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "You owe the government bread to the tune of thirty-eight dollars" (New Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤a piece of bread or wafer used in the Eucharist.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cover with breadcrumbs before cooking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She breaded the chicken before frying it.┤
└╕expr. ╡bread buttered on both sides,┤ ┤great good fortune; lucky circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wherever Walter goes he is pretty sure to find his bread buttered on both sides (John G. Lockhart).┤
└╕expr. ╡break bread,┤
├│ a. ┤to eat or share a meal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The preacher asked him inside and insisted he break bread with his family (Atlantic).┤
├│ b. ┤to administer or take Communion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The worshipers kneeled at the altar rail to break bread.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast one's bread upon the waters,┤ ┤to do good with little or no expectation of reward (in allusion to Ecclesiastes 11:1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A charitable person will cast his bread upon the waters.┤
└╕expr. ╡know which side one's bread is buttered on,┤ ┤to know what is to one's advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I know what's what, I know on which side my bread is buttered (John Ford).┤
└╕expr. ╡set bread,┤ ┤to mix batter or dough and leave it to rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The baker rose early to set bread for the morning baking.┤
└╕expr. ╡take the bread out of one's mouth,┤
├│ a. ┤to take away a person's livelihood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You little Prigs, will you offer to take the bread out of my mouth? (Peter A. Motteux).┤
├│ b. ┤to take from a person what he is on the very point of enjoying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lord Johnny dashed forward to take the bread out of his [Sir Robert Peel's] mouth (J. W. Croker).┤
╩│bread, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bread and butter,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bread spread with butter.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) things necessary to live; a living; livelihood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He earns his bread and butter by selling cars.┤
╩│bread and butter,╕
╜│bread-and-butter, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤basic; staple.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wagner's operas have never ... been bread-and-butter items of the record companies as have Verdi and Puccini (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤prosaic; commonplace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bread-and-butter situation comedy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mundane.
├│ 2. ┤expressing thanks for hospitality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bread-and-butter letter.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) of or like a boy or girl; adolescent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bread-and-butter schoolgirls.┤
├│ 4. ┤controlled by material wants and desires; mercenary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bread-and-butter schemes.┤
╩│bread-and-butter, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bread and cheese,╕
┬┌┤ simple fare.
╩│bread and cheese,╕
╜│bread and circuses,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤food and amusements given to people by a government or other ruling power to keep the people content.
├│ 2. ┤╡= welfare.┤
╩│bread and circuses,╕
╜│bread and scrape,╕
┬┌┤ bread having a meager spread of butter.
╩│bread and scrape,╕
╜│breadbasket, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a basket or tray for holding or carrying bread.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a region that is a chief source of grain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Alentejo, the rich breadbasket province of rolling wheat and cork groves (Atlantic).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) the stomach.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a large aerial bomb containing a cluster of smaller explosive or incendiary bombs.
╩│breadbasket, ╛╕noun.
╜│bread-bin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) breadbox.
╩│bread-bin, ╛╕noun.
╜│breadboard, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a board on which dough is kneaded.
├│ 2. ┤a board on which bread is cut.
├│ 3. ┤a board or similar flat surface on which experimental arrangements of any system, such as a system of electronic circuits, can be laid out.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to make a breadboard for (an experimental system).
╩│breadboard, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│breadbox, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boxfor storing bread, rolls, cake, etc.
╩│breadbox, ╛╕noun.
╜│breadcrumb┐╕ or │bread-crumb, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a crumb of bread.
├│ 2. ┤the soft part of bread.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cover or roll with breadcrumbs.
╩│breadcrumb┐╕ or │bread-crumb, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bread-crust bomb,
┬┌┤ a mass of volcanic lava (bomb) having a compact but cracked outer crust and a spongy interior.
╩│bread-crust bomb,
╜│breadfruit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, round, starchy fruit grown in the islands of the Pacific, much used for food. When it is baked it tastes somewhat like bread.
├│ 2. ┤the tree that it grows on. It belongs to the mulberry family.
├│ 3. ┤some similar fruit, such as the jack.
╩│breadfruit, ╛╕noun.
╜│bread knife,╕
┬┌┤ a knife for cutting bread, often having a notched or toothed edge.
╩│bread knife,╕
╜│breadless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without bread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breadless diet.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) without food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. breadless refugees.┤
╩│breadless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bread line,╕
┬┌┤ a line of people waiting to be given food as charity or relief.
╩│bread line,╕
╜│bread mold,╕
┬┌┤ a black fungus that grows on bread.
╩│bread mold,╕
╜│breadnut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the nut of a tree of the mulberry family, of Jamaica and Central America, which is roasted or boiled for use as food.
╩│breadnut, ╛╕noun.
╜│breadroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the starchy, edible root of a plant of the pea family, found in central North America.
╩│breadroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bread stick,╕
┬┌┤ a long, slender, cylindrical piece of bread dough baked until dry and crisp.
╩│bread stick,╕
╜│breadstuff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡breadstuffs.┤ grain, flour, or meal for making bread.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bread.┤
╩│breadstuff, ╛╕noun.
╜│breadth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤how broad a thing is; distance across; width.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breadth of the road, the breadth of the ocean. He has traveled the length and breadth of this land.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a piece of a certain width; a width.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breadth of cloth.┤
├│ b. ┤a measurement for flags equal to 9 inches in width. A four-breadth flag is 36 inches wide.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) freedom from narrowness in outlook.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Education and experience breed a breadth of vision and understanding.┤
┴┤ (SYN) latitude, amplitude, liberality.
├│ 4. ┤spaciousness; extent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breadth of the explorer's travels was greater than that of the journeys of a dozen ordinary men.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scope, range.
├│ 5. ┤a broad effect achieved by elimination or minimizing of details in the fine arts.
╩│breadth, ╛╕noun.
╜│breadthways, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in the direction of the breadth.
╩│breadthways, ╛╕adverb.
╜│breadthwise, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= breadthways.
╩│breadthwise, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= breadthways.
╜│bread wheat,╕
┬┌┤ any wheat commonly used in making bread.
╩│bread wheat,╕
╜│breadwinner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person who earns a living for himself and those dependent on him.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No fewer than 735,000 moved from the unemployed list to jobs, 452,000 of them married men in the vital family breadwinner category (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤a person who earns his bread orliving.
├│ 2. ┤the tools, art, or craft with which anyone earns his living.
╩│breadwinner, ╛╕noun.
╜│breadwinning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of earning a living for oneself and one's dependents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But the increase in female employment has been far greater than the rise in male breadwinning (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤a means of earning a living.
╩│breadwinning, ╛╕noun.
╜│break─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│broke╕ or (Archaic) │brake,╕ │broken╕ or (Archaic) │broke,╕ │breaking,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cause to come to pieces by a blow or pull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke the window with a rock.┤
├│ 2. ┤to destroy the evenness, wholeness, regularity, or arrangement of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break a five-dollar bill, break step, break ranks, (Figurative.) to break the silence.┤
├│ 3. ┤to damage, injure, ruin, or destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She broke her watch by winding it too tightly. (Figurative.) Hard work and long hours broke his health.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to crack or split the bone of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break one's arm, break one's neck.┤
├│ b. ┤to rupture or crack the skin or covering of; lacerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jack fell down and broke his crown. The fall bruised me badly but didn't break the skin.┤
├│ 5. ┤to fail to keep; act against; violate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break the Sabbath. He never breaks a promise. People who break the law are punished.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disobey.
├│ 6. ┤to make less; lessen the force of; weaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trees break the wind. The bushes broke his fall from the tree.┤
├│ 7a. ┤to put an end to; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break one's fast, break a strike.┤
├│ b. ┤to stop for a time; interrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break a journey, break a schedule, break the boredom of a lonely summer.┤
├│ 8. ┤to reduce in rank or dismiss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain was broken for neglect of duty.┤
├│ 9. ┤to escape or become free from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break jail. The boat broke its moorings in the storm.┤
├│ 10. ┤to force open.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break the enemy's ranks.┤
├│ 11a. ┤(Figurative.) to train to obey; tame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break a colt.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to train away from a habit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break a child of running away.┤
├│ 12. ┤to go beyond; exceed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speed of the new train has broken all records.┤
├│ 13. ┤to dig or plow (ground), especially for the first time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The settlers on the prairie worked hard to break ground for the first crops.┤
├│ 14a. ┤to make known; reveal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Someone must break the news of the boy's accident to his mother.┤
├│ b. ┤to utter (a jest, a sigh, or other expression or noise).
├│ 15. ┤(Figurative.) to figure out; decipher; untangle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break a code.┤
├│ 16. ┤to stop the flow of electricity in (a circuit).
├│ 17. ┤to ruin financially; make bankrupt.
├│ 18. ┤(Figurative.) to alleviate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Light broke the darkness.┤
├│ 19. ┤to set aside (a will) by legal action.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come apart; crack; burst.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plate broke when it fell on the floor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) split, splinter.
├│ 2. ┤to force one's way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man broke out of prison. The police broke through the crowd. (Figurative.) Our friendliness finally broke through the newcomer's reserve.┤
├│ 3. ┤to come suddenly; come as a surprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The storm broke within ten minutes. The news broke unexpectedly.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to change suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break into a gallop. The spell of rainy weather has broken.┤
├│ b. ┤(of the voice) to crack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His voice broke with emotion.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to be crushed; give way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog's heart broke when his master died.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) to become weak; fail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His health was breaking fast.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) to dawn; appear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The day is breaking.┤
├│ 8. ┤to decline suddenly and sharply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick child's fever broke.┤
├│ 9. ┤(of fish) to jump from the water.
├│ 10. ┤to break ranks or fall into disorder, as a band of soldiers.
├│ 11. ┤to become bankrupt.
├│ 12a. ┤(Baseball.) (of a pitch) to curve or swerve abruptly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pitcher threw a ball that broke over the plate.┤
├│ b. ┤(Cricket.) (of a delivery) to change direction after striking the ground.
├│ 13. ┤(Racing.) to begin running from a starting position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He breaks fast. In every race he's ever run, he gets out in front (New Yorker).┤
├│ 14. ┤(Figurative.) to become interrupted or disconnected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The silence broke when the children came into the library.┤
├│ 15. ┤(of oil, cream, or other viscous substances) to dissolve; disintegrate.
├│ 16. ┤of plants:
├│ a. ┤╡= bud.┤
├│ b. ┤to flower too soon.
├│ 17. ┤(of boxers) to come out of a clinch.
├│ 18. ┤(Linguistics.) to become diphthongal, as certain vowels under certain conditions in Old English.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a broken place; gap; crack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a break in the wall.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of breaking; fracture, rupture, or shattering.
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of forcing one's way out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoners made a break for freedom.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a sudden change.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a break in the weather.┤
├│ b. ┤a sudden emergence.
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) dawn (of day).
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a short interruption in work or practice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a break for coffee at ten. The coach told us to take a break for five minutes.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) a chance; opportunity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Finding that money was a lucky break.┤
├│ 7a. ┤the act or process of making an electric circuit incomplete.
├│ b. ┤the discontinuance of the current when a circuit is rendered incomplete.
├│ 8a. ┤a blank space left between paragraphs, chapters, etc.
├│ b. ┤leaders.
├│ c. ┤marks (...) employed in print or writing to indicate abrupt pauses.
├│ 9. ┤a sudden, sharp decline, especially in prices.
├│ 10. ┤(Prosody.) a pause or interruption; caesura.
├│ 11. ┤in pool, billiards, and other similar games:
├│ a. ┤the opening shot that separates the balls.
├│ b. ┤the right to make the first shot.
├│ 12. ┤a successful run of points or shots, as in billiards.
├│ 13. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤(in jazz playing) a short cadenza, usually about two measures, in which the soloist improvises without accompaniment.
├│ b. ┤the point of separation between the different registers of a voice (as from alto to soprano or from chest tone to head tone) or of a wind instrument.
├│ 14. ┤(U.S. Slang.) an awkward remark; mistake in manners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When a clerk makes a fool break, I don't want to beg his pardon (George H. Lorimer).┤
├│ 15. ┤(Bowling.) a failure to knock down all the pins with two balls in one frame; error.
├│ 16. ┤a large four-wheeled carriage or wagon; brake.
├│ 17. ┤a piece of land assigned for a specific purpose, as for grazing, or planting.
├│ 18. ┤(Cricket or Baseball.) a sudden curve of the ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four wickets had fallen for eight runs; Goonesena was propelling his leg breaks high into the air and turning them appreciably (London Times).┤
├│ 19. ┤(of a horse) a change from one gait to another.
├│ 20. ┤something abruptly breaking the line or level, such as an irregularity, roughness, or knot.
└╕expr. ╡break away,┤
├│ a. ┤to start before the signal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The excited horse broke away at a gallop.┤
├│ b. ┤to escape; pull or run away (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rabbit broke away from the boy's arms. One of the arrested thieves managed to break away.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to change suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If people break away from the ordinary methods ... they must take their chance (William Black).┤
├│ d. ┤to go suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dappled hart ... flung aside the boughs and broke away (Martin F. Tupper).┤
└╕expr. ╡break back,┤ ┤(Cricket.) (of the ball) to turn in from the off side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Clean bowled by ..., the ball apparently breaking back (London Daily Telegraph).┤
└╕expr. ╡break down,┤
├│ a. ┤to go out of order; fail to work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The car's engine broke down.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to become weak or ill; fail suddenly; collapse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His health broke down.┤
├│ c. ┤to cause to collapse; destroy; overcome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break down a wall, break down all opposition.┤
├│ d. ┤(Figurative.) to begin to cry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She broke down when she heard the bad news.┤
├│ e. ┤(Figurative.) to analyze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These figures on living expenses must be broken down into food, shelter, education, medical bills, and so on.┤
├│ f. ┤to separate or divide into parts, steps, or other smaller units.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break down a chemical, break down a process or operation.┤
└╕expr. ╡break in,┤
├│ a. ┤to prepare for work or use; train.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke in the new office boy.┤
├│ b. ┤to make comfortable by wearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break in a pair of shoes.┤
├│ c. ┤to enter by force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thieves broke in through the cellar.┤
├│ d. ┤(Figurative.) to interrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke in with a remark while I was looking at the TV show.┤
└╕expr. ╡break into,┤
├│ a. ┤to enter by force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A robber broke into the house.┤
├│ b. ┤to begin suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke into a run.┤
├│ c. ┤to interrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke into their conversation.┤
├│ d. ┤(British.) to begin to spend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break into a pound note.┤
└╕expr. ╡break in upon,┤ ┤to intrude upon or disturb suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The loud noise broke in upon his thoughts.┤
└╕expr. ╡break loose,┤
├│ a. ┤to separate from anything; break a connection or relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boat broke loose from its mooring.┤
├│ b. ┤to run away; free oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man broke loose from prison.┤
├│ c. ┤(Slang.) to go on a spree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She broke loose in the store and spent every cent.┤
└╕expr. ╡break off,┤
├│ a. ┤(Figurative.) to stop suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke off in the middle of his speech to clear his throat.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to stop being friends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She broke off with her old classmates when she went away to college.┤
├│ c. ┤to detach by breaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break off a twig.┤
└╕expr. ╡break out,┤
├│ a(1). ┤to start or spring up suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A fire broke out in the boiler house. A rash breaks out when he eats strawberries.┤
├│ (2). ┤to have pimples or a rash on the skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child broke out with measles.┤
├│ b. ┤to leave by force; escape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief broke out of jail.┤
├│ c. ┤to burst out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cry of horror broke out among the spectators when someone yelled "Fire!" The boy broke out in a mixture of fear and rage, 'I Yusef's boy" (Graham Greene).┤
├│ d. ┤to open up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Broke out our chests today, found all our things in good order (N. Kingsley).┤
└╕expr. ╡break up,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to scatter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fog is breaking up.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to put an end to; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy scouts broke up the meeting early.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to disturb greatly; upset.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The news of his brother's death broke him up.┤
├│ d. ┤to overwhelm or be overwhelmed with laughter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Remember the joke that broke everyone up ... ? (Maclean's). "Can you imagine those yaps hammering on the door? I break up just thinking about it" (New Yorker).┤
├│ e. ┤to become separated or divorced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. and Mrs. Cross broke up, after years of bickering (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡break with,┤
├│ a. ┤to stop being friends with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke with me after our fight.┤
├│ b. ┤to sever a connection with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to break with the past.┤
╩│break─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│broke╕ or (Archaic) │brake,╕ │broken╕ or (Archaic) │broke,╕ │breaking,╕ ╛noun.
╜│break─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a carriage skeleton used to break in young horses.
├│ 2. ┤╡= wagonette.┤
╩│break─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│breakable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that can be broken.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡breakables,┤ goods easily broken.
╩│breakable, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│breakage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a breaking; break.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breakage of the girder was due to a fault in the steel.┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount or quantity of anything broken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breakage was excessive.┤
├│ 3. ┤damage or loss caused by breaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a high rate of breakage.┤
├│ 4. ┤an allowance made for such loss or damage.
├│ 5. ┤the pennies not paid out to winning parimutuel betters, as at horse races, the payments being to the nearest nickel.
├│ 6. ┤the leaving of empty space in stowing a ship's hold.
╩│breakage, ╛╕noun.
╜│breakaway, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act or condition of separating sharply from a group or pattern.
├│ 2. ┤the separation of the shock wave from the fireball of an atomic explosion as it moves ahead.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a stage prop simulating a piece of furniture, crockery, or the like, that breaks easily and harmlessly when struck by or against something
├│ 4. ┤a start, as of competitors in a contest, especially a race.
├│ 5. ┤in Australia:
├│ a. ┤a stampede of sheep, cattle, or other livestock.
├│ b. ┤an animal which breaks away from a herd or flock.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(British.) separated from a larger unit; seceded; separatist; independent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breakaway political party, a breakaway province.┤
╩│breakaway, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│breakbone fever, ╟= dengue.
╩│breakbone fever, ╟= dengue.
╜│break-bulk, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ packed for breaking into smaller shipments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. break-bulk cargo.┤
╩│break-bulk, ╛╕adjective.
╜│break dancing,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a style of dancing, often competitive, in which the dancers wriggle, spin on their backs, and perform other acrobatics.
╩│break dancing,╕
╜│breakdown, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤failure to work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lack of oil caused a breakdown in the motor.┤
├│ b. ┤failure; collapse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the breakdown of the old regime (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ 2. ┤loss of health; weakness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If she keeps on worrying, she will have a nervous breakdown.┤
├│ 3. ┤separation or division of anything into parts, steps, or other units; analysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The breakdown of the 500,000-man military establishment ... is as follows: 400,000 in the ground forces, 80,000 in the Air Force, and 20,000 in the Navy (New York Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤chemical decomposition or analysis.
├│ 5. ┤a noisy, lively, American dance with stamping and shuffling.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤used in repairing a breakdown, specifically on the railroads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breakdown crew.┤
╩│breakdown, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│breakdown lane,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lane at the side of a highway for emergency stops.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the condition of being disabled or unable to function properly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's heading in the only direction that might lead the city out of the breakdown lane (Eric Pooley).┤
╩│breakdown lane,╕
╜│breakdown voltage,╕
┬┌┤ the amount of voltage at which an electrical current is able to pass through the insulating material of a wire or cable.
╩│breakdown voltage,╕
╜│breaker─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wave that breaks into foam on the beach or on rocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. breakers crashing on the beach.┤
┴┤ (SYN) comber.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that breaks, crushes, or destroys something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breaker of promises, a breaker of hearts.┤
├│ 3. ┤a machine for breaking things, such as coal, into smaller pieces.
├│ 4. ┤╡= circuit breaker.┤
╩│breaker─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│breaker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small water cask for use in a boat.
╩│breaker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│break-even point,
┬┌┤ the point at which gains and losses are equal, especially in a business operation.
╩│break-even point,
╜│breakfast, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the first meal of the day.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to eat breakfast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I like to breakfast alone.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide with breakfast; entertain at breakfast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hotel regularly breakfasts 400 people.┤
┼╕noun ╡breakfaster.┤
┼╕adj. ╡breakfastless.┤
╩│breakfast, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│breakfast food,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) cereal, especially dry cereal, eaten at breakfast.
╩│breakfast food,╕
╜│breakfront, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cabinet, desk, bookcase, or the like, with upper shelves or drawers set back, the shelves usually enclosed with glass, so as to break the vertical plane at the front.
╩│breakfront, ╛╕noun.
╜│break-in, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ breaking and entering; burglary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Oceana Seafood Market reported a break-in and theft early today (New York Times).┤
╩│break-in, ╛╕noun.
╜│breaking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of beating dry flax stalks with mallets or running them through grooved rollers so that the woody part of the stalk will separate into small pieces.
╩│breaking, ╛╕noun.
╜│breaking and entering,╕
┬┌┤ (Law.) entry by force or guile into a house, business establishment, or other premises, with intent to steal, commit an assault, or the like.
╩│breaking and entering,╕
╜│breaking cart,╕
┬┌┤ a special type of cart used to train horses for driving in harness; break┤ (2).
╩│breaking cart,╕
╜│breaking point,╕
┬┌┤ the point at which something or someone breaks down under stress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other mass commuter facilities are at the breaking point (New York Times). It was evident ... that tension was already near breaking point (London Times).┤
╩│breaking point,╕
╜│breakneck, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ likely to cause a broken neck; very risky; dangerous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The car traveled at breakneck speed.┤
╩│breakneck, ╛╕adjective.
╜│break of day,╕ ╟│= dawn.
┴┌┤ (SYN) daybreak.
╩│break of day,╕ ╟│= dawn.
╜│breakoff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stoppage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breakoff of negotiations.┤
├│ 2. ┤detachment or secession; separation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breakoff of Singapore from Malaysia.┤
╩│breakoff, ╛╕noun.
╜│breakout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or condition of becoming free of or escaping (from).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breakout from prison.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= breakthrough ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│breakout, ╛╕noun.
╜│break point,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= breaking point.┤
├│ 2. ┤any point of division between separate elements or operations.
├│ 3. ┤a point in computer programming at which a program may be manually stopped for a check of the progress of the operation.
├│ 4. ┤a point won in tennis by the receiving side on the opponent's serve.
╩│break point,╕
╜│breakthrough, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a military attack that gets through the enemy defensive system into the area in the rear.
├│ 2. ┤an achievement or solution of some problem, often of a scientific or technical nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The development of the Salk vaccine against polio was a major breakthrough in medical research.┤
├│ 3. ┤a breaking through opposition or resistance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The first big breakthrough in the talks occurred yesterday (London Times).┤
╩│breakthrough, ╛╕noun.
╜│breakup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a scattering; separation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breakup of a gang.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dispersal.
├│ 2. ┤a stopping; end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) the breakup of all one's hopes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disruption.
├│ 3. ┤a collapse; decay.
┴┤ (SYN) disintegration.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) a becoming helpless with grief.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) (of an actor) the condition of becoming helpless with laughter.
╩│breakup, ╛╕noun.
╜│breakwater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wall or barrier to break the force of waves, especially one to form or protect a harbor; pier.
╩│breakwater, ╛╕noun.
╜│bream─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │breams╕ or (collectively) │bream.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a yellowish fish of the same family as the carp, common in inland European waters.
├│ b. ┤any one of various related fishes that have rather deep bodies.
├│ 2. ┤the common freshwater sunfish of the United States.
├│ 3. ┤╡= sea bream.┤
╩│bream─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │breams╕ or (collectively) │bream.╕
╜│bream─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) to clean (a ship's bottom) of barnacles, seaweed, or other debris by singeing it to soften the pitch and then scraping.
╩│bream─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│breast, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the upper, front part of the human body between the shoulders and the stomach; chest; thorax.
├│ b. ┤the corresponding part in animals.
├│ 2a. ┤a gland of females that gives milk; mammary gland.
├│ b. ┤the analogous rudimentary organ in males.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the heart or feelings; emotions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pity tore his breast. Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast (William Congreve).┤
├│ 4. ┤the upper, front part of a coat, dress, or other garment.
├│ 5. ┤a thing suggesting the human breast in shape or position; front or forward part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breast of the hill.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a source of nourishment.
├│ 7. ┤(Mining.) the face of a working.
├│ 8. ┤the forward part of the moldboard of a plow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He breasted every trouble as it came. The swimmer breasted the waves with powerful strokes.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to press on confidently.
└╕expr. ╡beat one's breast,┤ ┤to show grief, regret, or misfortune, in a loud or emotional manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why should we beat our breasts over imaginary injustices when actually there is no real ... resentment? (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡make a clean breast of,┤ ┤to confess completely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he was shown proof that he broke the window, he made a clean breast of it.┤
╩│breast, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│breast-beating, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a loud, and often emotional, public display of grief, regret, or misfortune.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While inquiry into faulty judgment and poor coordination is in order, there is no ground for excessive breast-beating over a "lost opportunity" at Paris (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by breast-beating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. breast-beating emotionalism.┤
╩│breast-beating, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│breastbone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the thin, flat bone in the front of the chest to which the ribs are attached by cartilages; sternum.
╩│breastbone, ╛╕noun.
╜│breast drill,╕
┬┌┤ a portable drill having a plate against which the chest is pressed to provide pressure in drilling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smote ... through breastplate and through breast (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the breastplate of righteousness (Ephesians 6:14).┤
├│ 2. ┤a strap or straps passing across the breast of a riding horse and attached to the saddle or girths, used only with certain horses or for some special situation.
├│ 3. ┤a gold-framed, square vestment of linen and colored thread set with twelve jewels, each betokening one of the tribes of Israel, worn anciently by the high priests of Israel (Exodus 28:15-30).
├│ 4. ┤the plate against which the chest is pressed in a breast drill.
├│ 5. ┤╡= plastron.┤
╩│breastplate, ╛╕noun.
╜│breastplow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of spade propelled by pressure of the breast on a crossbar, for cutting turf.
╩│breastplow, ╛╕noun.
╜│breastrail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the upper rail of a balcony or parapet.
├│ 2. ┤a railing in front of a ship's quarterdeck.
╩│breastrail, ╛╕noun.
╜│breaststroke, ╛╕noun. ┐or │breast stroke,╕
┬┌┤ a swimming stroke made by a swimmer face downwards with both arms, extended forward and together swept to the sides and back under water, while the legs make a frog kick.
╩│breaststroke, ╛╕noun. ┐or │breast stroke,╕
╜│breastsummer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a summer or beam placed horizontally over a large opening, such as a shop window, to support the superstructure.
╩│breastsummer, ╛╕noun.
╜│breast wall,╕ ╟│= retaining wall.
╩│breast wall,╕ ╟│= retaining wall.
╜│breastwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a low, sometimes hastily built wall for defense; parapet.
╩│breastwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│breath, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the air drawn into and forced out of the lungs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The drowning man gasped for a breath.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of breathing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The injured man's breath was labored.┤
┴┤ (SYN) respiration.
├│ 3. ┤the moisture from breathing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can see your breath on a very cold day.┤
├│ 4. ┤the ability to breathe easily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Running fast made him lose his breath.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a single drawing in and forcing out of air from the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll fight to the last breath (Harriet Beecher Stowe).┤
├│ b. ┤the air drawn in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take a deep breath, and hold it.┤
├│ c. ┤the time required for one breath; a moment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Love that endures for a breath (Algernon Charles Swinburne).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a slight movement in the air; light breeze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not a breath was stirring.┤
├│ 7. ┤time to breathe freely; respite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give me some little breath, some pause, dear Lord (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) rest, pause.
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.) something said softly; whisper.
├│ 9. ┤(Figurative.) a slight trace or suggestion; hint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breath of suspicion. This administration has not been marred by one breath of scandal.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stain, film, taint.
├│ 10. ┤╡= life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) existence.
├│ 11. ┤(Phonetics.) forming a sound without motion of the vocal cords, producing such consonants as ╖h, s, f, p, t, k.┤
├│ 12. ┤the fragrance given off, especially by flowers; odor; smell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the breath of spring.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scent.
├│ 13. ┤anything trivial or short-lived.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 14. ┤(Obsolete.) vapor; steam; exhalation.
└╕expr. ╡catch one's breath,┤
├│ a. ┤to gasp; pant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dogs were catching their breath after the long chase.┤
├│ b. ┤to stop for breath; rest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took off a few minutes from the game to catch his breath.┤
├│ c. ┤to hold one's breath suddenly in emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the little girl saw the new doll, she caught her breath for joy.┤
┬┌┤ the birth of a child with the feet or buttocks first, rather than the head.
╩│breech delivery,╕
╜│breeched, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing breeches.
╩│breeched, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breeches, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤short, close-fitting trousers fastened just below the knees.
├│ 2. ┤╡= trousers.┤
└╕expr. ╡wear the breeches,┤ ┤(of a wife) to rule the husband.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the violent inclination she felt to wear the breeches (Washington Irving).┤
╩│breeches, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│breeches buoy,╕
┬┌┤ a pair of short canvas trousers fastened to a belt or life preserver. A breeches buoy slides along a rope on a pulley and is used to rescue people from sinking ships or to transfer people from one ship to another.
╩│breeches buoy,╕
╜│breeching, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of a harness that passes around a horse's rump, enabling him to push back or hold back a vehicle.
├│ 2. ┤a smoke pipe connecting one or more boilers with a chimney.
├│ 3. ┤a stout rope which secures a gun to a ship's side and checks recoil.
├│ 4. ┤the parts forming the breech of a gun.
╩│breeching, ╛╕noun.
╜│breechless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without breeches.
╩│breechless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breechloader, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a breechloading gun.
╩│breechloader, ╛╕noun.
╜│breechloading, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of guns) loaded from behind the barrel, instead of at the muzzle end.
╩│breechloading, ╛╕adjective.
╜│breed, ╛╕verb, ╞│bred,╕ │breeding,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to produce (young).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rabbits breed families rapidly.┤
├│ b. ┤to propagate or produce (plants), especially by controlled pollination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to breed new varieties of corn.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to raise (especially livestock).
╔┤ ╢Ex. This farmer breeds cattle and hogs for market.┤
├│ b. ┤to raise by exercising careful selection of hereditary qualities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kentucky has bred fine horses for generations.┤
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.) a gadfly. Also, ╡brize.┤
╩│breeze─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│breeze─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ small cinders or the ash from a furnace, especially after burning coke. Breeze is used as a filler in mixing concrete.
╩│breeze─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│breezeway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a roofed passage open at the sides between separate buildings, such as a house and a garage.
╩│breezeway, ╛╕noun.
╜│breezy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│breezier,╕ │breeziest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤that has a breeze; with light winds blowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breezy day.┤
┴┤ (SYN) airy.
├│ 2. ┤exposed to breezes; swept by the breeze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breezy porch.┤
┴┤ (SYN) airy.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) brisk; lively; jolly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a breezy, joking manner.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cheerful, animated.
┼╕adv. ╡breezily.┤
┼╕noun ╡breeziness.┤
╩│breezy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│breezier,╕ │breeziest.╕
╜│bregma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ the region of the skull where the sagittal and coronal sutures join.
╩│bregma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│bregmatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the bregma.
╩│bregmatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brehon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a judge in ancient Ireland.
╩│brehon, ╛╕noun.
╜│brehon law,╕
┬┌┤ the ancient system of law in Ireland, not entirely superseded by English law among the native Irish until about 1650.
╩│brehon law,╕
╜│brei, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) tissue ground to a pulp for study or experimentation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Extracts of yeast or spleen were as effective as breis made of these tissues (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│brei, ╛╕noun.
╜│breitschwantz┐╕ or │breitschwanz, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ broadtail (skin).
╩│breitschwantz┐╕ or │breitschwanz, ╛╕noun.
╜│brekker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) breakfast.
╩│brekker, ╛╕noun.
╜│breloque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a locket, charm, seal, or other small ornament fastened to a watch chain.
╩│breloque, ╛╕noun.
╜│breme, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1a. ┤sharp, violent, or stormy, as weather.
├│ b. ┤bleak or windswept, as a place.
├│ c. ┤keen or eager, as a person.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) bright; famous.
╩│breme, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bremsstrahlung, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ electromagnetic radiation produced when a charged particle, such as an electron, moving at great speed, is accelerated or deflected by another charged particle, such as a nucleus, also moving at great speed.
╩│bremsstrahlung, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bren gun┐,╕ or │Bren, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gas-operated machine gun, light and fast, used by the British in World War II.
╩│Bren gun┐,╕ or │Bren, ╛╕noun.
╜│brennschluss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ burnout in a rocket engine when thrust is terminated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. your bonny brow was brent (Robert Burns).┤
├┤ Also, ╡brant.┤
╩│brent─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│br'er┐╕ or │brer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.) brother.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Fox.┤
╩│br'er┐╕ or │brer, ╛╕noun.
╜│brere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) brier.
╩│brere, ╛╕noun.
╜│bretelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dressmaking.) one of a pair of suspenderlike ornamental bands extending over the shoulders from front to back.
╩│bretelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│brethren, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fellow members of a church, society, or religious order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Brethren ... of the Moravian church in Philadelphia (Rudyard Kipling).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) brothers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man (Genesis 42:13).┤
╩│brethren, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Breton, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Brittany.
├│ 2. ┤the language of Brittany. Breton is a Celtic language closely related to Cornish and Welsh.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Brittany, its people, or their language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Breton fishermen.┤
╩│Breton, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│breton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shallow-crowned hat with a slightly rolled brim.
╩│breton, ╛╕noun.
╜│Breton lace,╕
┬┌┤ a netting upon which figures are overlaid with a heavy thread or yarn.
╩│Breton lace,╕
╜│breve, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a curved mark put over a vowel or syllable to show that it is short.
├│ 2. ┤a musical note equal to two whole notes.
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) a writ or brief.
├│ 4. ┤a letter of authority, especially one from a pope.
╩│breve, ╛╕noun.
╜│brevet, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-vetted,╕ │-vetting╕ or │-veted,╕ │-veting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a commission promoting an army officer to a higher honorary rank without an increase in pay. (Abbr:) bvt.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having or giving rank by a brevet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 1783, ["Mad Anthony"] Wayne became a brevet major general, but he retired the same year (John R. Alden).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give rank by a brevet.
╩│brevet, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-vetted,╕ │-vetting╕ or │-veted,╕ │-veting.╕
╜│breviary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a book of prescribed prayers to be said daily by clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church.
├│ 2. ┤any similar book used in some other church.
╩│breviary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│brevier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a size of type between minion and bourgeois; 8 point.
╩│brevier, ╛╕noun.
╜│breviped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having short feet or legs.
╩│breviped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brevipennate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having short wings; brachypterous.
╩│brevipennate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brevirostrate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a short bill or beak.
╩│brevirostrate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brevity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤shortness; briefness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience.┤
├│ 2. ┤shortness in speech or writing; contraction into a few words; conciseness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brevity in storytelling makes the story more exciting. Brevity is the soul of wit (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) succinctness, terseness.
╩│brevity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│brew, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to make (beer, ale, or mash) by soaking, boiling, and fermenting malt, hops, or grain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many monasteries brewed their own ale in the Middle Ages.┤
├│ b. ┤to convert (barley, malt, or grain) into a fermented liquor.
├│ 2. ┤to make (a drink) by soaking, boiling, or mixing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tea is brewed in boiling water.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys whispering in the corner are brewing some mischief.┤
┴┤ (SYN) plan, plot, concoct, contrive.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make beer or the like.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dark clouds show that a storm is brewing.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gather, impend.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a drink that is brewed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a good brew of ale.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brewage, concoction.
├│ 2. ┤the quantity brewed at one time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brew of tea. The last brew of beer was bitter.┤
├│ 3. ┤the process of brewing.
╩│brew, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│brewage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a beverage that has been brewed; a brew.
├│ 2. ┤the process of brewing.
╩│brewage, ╛╕noun.
╜│brewer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who brews beer, ale, or mash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brewers use about one-half pound of hops per barrel of beer (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│brewer, ╛╕noun.
╜│brewers' grains,╕
┬┌┤ the residue left from the grain in the manufacture of beer, used for feeding livestock.
╩│brewers' grains,╕
╜│brewers' yeast,╕
┬┌┤ a selected strain of yeast used in the brewing of beer.
╩│brewers' yeast,╕
╜│brewery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ a place where beer, ale, or mash is brewed.
╩│brewery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│brewhouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brewery.
╩│brewhouse, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brewery.
╜│brewing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the preparing of a brew.
├│ 2. ┤the amount brewed at one time.
├│ 3. ┤the occupation of making liquors such as beer and ale.
╩│brewing, ╛╕noun.
╜│brewis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤a broth, especially of beef and vegetables, sometimes thickened with bread or meal.
├│ 2. ┤bread soaked in this.
╩│brewis, ╛╕noun.
╜│brewmaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a specialist in the art of brewing.
╩│brewmaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│brewster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete or Scottish.) a brewer (originally female).
╩│brewster, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brewster angle,╕
┬┌┤ (Optics.) the polarizing angle.
╩│Brewster angle,╕
╜│Brewster's booby,
┬┌┤ a bird with pale gray-brown feathers, a white belly, blue bill, and green feet, found along the Pacific Coast below the Gulf of California.
╩│Brewster's booby,
╜│Brewster's law,╕
┬┌┤ (Optics.) the law relating as an equality the index of refraction of a substance and the tangent of the polarizing angle.
╩│Brewster's law,╕
╜│Brezhnev Doctrine,
┬┌┤ the doctrine that the former Soviet Union had the right to interfere in the affairs of other Communist countries in defense of Communism.
╩│Brezhnev Doctrine,
╜│briar─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= brier╕ (1).
╩│briar─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= brier╕ (1).
╜│briar─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= brier╕ (2).
╩│briar─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= brier╕ (2).
╜│briard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, black or gray sheep dog having a coat of long, wavy hair and a long tail.
╩│briard, ╛╕noun.
╜│Briarean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Briareus.
├│ 2a. ┤having or seeming to have many hands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Briarean grasp of detail.┤
├│ b. ┤reaching or grasping in many directions.
╩│Briarean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Briareus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a giant with fifty heads and a hundred hands.
╩│Briareus, ╛╕noun.
╜│briarroot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brierroot.
╩│briarroot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brierroot.
╜│briarwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brierwood.
╩│briarwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brierwood.
╜│briary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= briery.
╩│briary, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= briery.
╜│bribability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ corruptibility; venality.
╩│bribability, ╛╕noun.
╜│bribable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ open to bribery; corrupt; venal.
╩│bribable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bribe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bribed,╕ │bribing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤money or other reward given or offered to get someone to do something he thinks it is wrong to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thief offered the policemen a bribe to let him go. The chairman accepted a bribe of a thousand dollars for awarding the contract without receiving bids. Shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes? (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤a reward for doing something that a person does not want to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A child should not need a bribe to obey his parents.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a thing stolen or robbed; plunder.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to give or offer a bribe to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A gambler bribed one of the boxers to lose the fight.┤
├│ b. ┤to reward (a person) for doing something that he does not want to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bribed the little girl to take a nap by offering cookies.┤
├│ 2. ┤to clear or open (a way) by means of bribery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bribed his way to power.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) to purchase or obtain by bribery.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use or practice bribery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bribed because he had no power to persuade or convince.┤
┼╕noun ╡briber.┤
╩│bribe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bribed,╕ │bribing.╕
╜│bribery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the giving or offering of a bribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policeman accused the thief of bribery.┤
├│ 2. ┤the taking of a bribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The honest policeman was cleared of bribery.┤
╩│bribery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│bric-a-brac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤interesting or curious trinkets used as decorations; small ornaments, such as vases, old china, or small statues.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The exaggerated cult of the Victorian, like the Victorian age itself, goes with an obsequious respect for bric-a-brac (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤odds and ends of any sort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of the automobile's expressing advancement, the story is now one of external bric-a-brac (Atlantic).┤
╩│bric-a-brac, ╛╕noun.
╜│brick, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bricks╕ or (especially collectively for def. 1) │brick,╕ ╛adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a block of clay baked by sun or fire. Bricks are used to build walls or houses and to pave walks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everybody knows I can't lay bricks (Alfred E. Smith).┤
├│ 2. ┤the substance of which these blocks consist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as hard as brick. Chimneys are usually built of brick or stone.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything shaped like a brick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ice cream is often sold in bricks.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a good fellow; one who is generous and dependable.
├│ 5. ┤a child's toy block.
├│ 6. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a brickbat; insult or criticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is becoming fashionable to throw bricks at the Post Office (London Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of bricks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brick house.┤
├│ 2. ┤resembling brick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brick color.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to build or pave with bricks; cover or fill in with bricks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bricked the walk in front of his house.┤
└╕expr. ╡brick up,┤ ┤to block up; wall in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The back entrance to the building was bricked up and a new one installed in front.┤
└╕expr. ╡drop a brick,┤ ┤(Slang.) to commit a blunder or indiscretion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I've got to keep my head shut, or I shall be dropping a brick (John Galsworthy).┤
└╕expr. ╡hit the bricks,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to go out on strike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Hit the bricks at 12:01 if that's what you want," said Mr. Frank after the vote was completed (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡like a brick,┤ ┤(Informal.) with a vengeance; vigorously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he heard of the damage his son had done, he landed on him like a brick.┤
└╕expr. ╡like a ton of bricks,┤ ┤with great speed and weight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before he could defend himself, they were down upon him like a ton of bricks.┤
└╕expr. ╡make bricks without straw,┤ ┤to accomplish something without the necessary material (in allusion to Exodus 5:7).
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was not his fault that the R.A.F. was called upon to make so many bricks without straw in the opening stages of the war (London Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bricklike.┤
╩│brick, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bricks╕ or (especially collectively for def. 1) │brick,╕ ╛adjective, verb.
╜│brickbat, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-batted,╕ │-batting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A number of members of the police force received injuries from brickbats hurled by the crowd (Times of India).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an insult or sharp criticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's not at all unusual for a tax program to draw brickbats (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pelt with brickbats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Republican procession was brick-batted (Boston Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to insult or criticize sharply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amis ... wrote his sardonic original with the idea of brickbatting university life (Newsweek).┤
╩│brickbat, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-batted,╕ │-batting.╕
╜│brick cheese,╕
┬┌┤ a strong, somewhat sweet, brickshaped American cheese made from whole milk.
╩│brick cheese,╕
╜│brickearth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ earth or clay suitable for making bricks.
╩│brickearth, ╛╕noun.
╜│bricken, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made of brick.
╩│bricken, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brick field,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a brickyard.
╩│brick field,╕
╜│brickfielder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hot, dry, northerly gale in Australia.
╩│brickfielder, ╛╕noun.
╜│brickie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) a person who works with bricks, especially a bricklayer.
╩│brickie, ╛╕noun.
╜│brickkiln, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kiln or furnace for baking (firing) bricks.
╩│brickkiln, ╛╕noun.
╜│bricklayer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose work is building with bricks.
╩│bricklayer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bricklayer's hammer,╕
┬┌┤ a small hammer that has a striking face and a sharp cross peen, used in dressing brick.
╩│bricklayer's hammer,╕
╜│bricklaying, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or work of building with bricks.
╩│bricklaying, ╛╕noun.
╜│brickle, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) liable to break; easily broken; fragile; brittle.
╩│brickle, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brickmaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes bricks.
╩│brickmaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│brickmaking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the trade or occupation of making bricks.
╩│brickmaking, ╛╕noun.
╜│brickmason, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bricklayer; mason.
╩│brickmason, ╛╕noun.
╜│brick red,╕
┬┌┤ a yellowish or brownish red.
╩│brick red,╕
╜│brick-red, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ yellowish-red or brownish-red.
╩│brick-red, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brick tea,╕
┬┌┤ tea that has been molded into a bricklike mass.
╩│brick tea,╕
╜│brickwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wall, foundation, or other structure made of bricks.
├│ 2. ┤the part of a building made with bricks.
├│ 3. ┤╡= bricklaying.┤
╩│brickwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│bricky, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like brick in shape or color.
├│ 2. ┤consisting or made of bricks.
╩│bricky, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brickyard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where bricks are made or sold.
╩│brickyard, ╛╕noun.
╜│bricole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shot in billiards in which the cue ball is made to strike a cushion before touching either of the other two balls.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an indirect, unexpected stroke or action.
├│ 3. ┤an ancient catapult for throwing stones or bolts.
├│ 4. ┤a harness worn by men who have loads to carry or drag.
╩│bricole, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a bride or a wedding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bridal veil, a bridal bouquet.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nuptial.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a wedding.
├│ 2. ┤a wedding feast or festival.
┼╕adv. ╡bridally.┤
╩│bridal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bridal wreath,╕
┬┌┤ a shrub of the rose family having long sprays of small, white flowers that bloom in the spring. It is a kind of spiraea.
╩│bridal wreath,╕
╜│bride─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a woman just married or about to be married.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... as a bride adorned for her husband (Revelation 21:2).┤
╩│bride─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bride─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thread connecting the pattern in lace; a bar.
├│ 2. ┤a bonnet string.
╩│bride─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bridegroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man just married or about to be married; groom.
╩│bridegroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│bride price,╕
┬┌┤ a payment made by a prospective husband or his family to the family of the bride.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In tribal societies daughters are as welcome as sons; not only do they till the soil, they bring in dowry, bride price, lobola--there are many names for this payment (Elspeth Huxley).┤
╩│bride price,╕
╜│bridesmaid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a young woman who attends the bride at a wedding.
╩│bridesmaid, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.
┬┌┤ a man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding; groomsman.
╩│bridesman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.
╜│bridewell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a house of correction for vagrants or disorderly persons; jail.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤something built that carries a road, railroad, or path across a river, another road, a valley, or other obstruction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Engineers design bridges of great length and strength to cross the widest rivers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) viaduct.
├│ b. ┤any structure or part similar in form or use.
┴┤ (SYN) viaduct.
├│ c. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... home leave ... one of the most helpful bridges between prison and freedom (London Times). Mathematics is a bridge between philosophy and science.┤
├│ 2. ┤a platform above the deck of a ship for the officer in command.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain directed the course of his ship from the bridge.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the upper, bony part of the nose.
├│ b. ┤╡= pons Varolii.┤
├│ 4. ┤a false tooth or teeth in a mounting fastened to or resting against real teeth.
├│ 5. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤a thin, arched piece over which the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument are stretched.
├│ b. ┤a passage in a composition connecting one theme, movement, or other segment, to another.
├│ 6. ┤the curved central part of a pair of eyeglasses which rests on the nose.
├│ 7. ┤an apparatus for measuring the electrical resistance of a conductor, or its inductance or capacitance.
├│ 8. ┤(Especially U.S.) a structure on which signals are placed over a number of parallel railroad tracks; a gantry.
├│ 9. ┤a low partition, generally of firebrick, in a furnace.
├│ 10. ┤(in billiards, pool, and similar games) a support for the cue, whether a player's hand or a notched wooden or metal piece at the end of a long rod, used to steady the cue when taking a shot.
├│ 11. ┤(Astronomy.) a bright filament consisting of luminous cosmic dust across a sunspot.
├│ 12. ┤(Chemistry.) an atom or group of atoms connecting another or others, especially within a ring.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to build a road, railroad, or path over a river, another road, a valley, or other obstruction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engineers bridged the river.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Politeness will bridge many difficulties.┤
┴┤ (SYN) surmount.
├│ 2. ┤to extend over; span.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A log bridged the brook.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn one's bridges,┤ ┤to cut off all chances of retreat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Having signed the contract, he burned his bridges and could not recover the money he invested.┤
└╕expr. ╡cross that┤ (or ╡a┤) ╡bridge when one comes to it,┤ ┤to deal with a problem when it arises.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Asked if he would accept a place on the ticket ... he said "We'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it" (New York Times).┤
┬┌┤ a card game for two pairs of players, played with 52 cards, derived from whist. The highest bidder names the trump suit or declares no trumps. Auction bridge and contract bridge are two kinds.
╩│bridge─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bridgeboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a notched board at the side of a wooden staircase, supporting the steps.
╩│bridgeboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridgebuilder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who builds bridges.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who tries to resolve differences or reach agreement between opposite groups or different systems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The experienced lawyer was a bridgebuilder between labor and management.┤
╩│bridgebuilder, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridge crane,╕
┬┌┤ a crane that moves back and forth on a bridge suspended on overhead rails. It is used in factories and foundries to carry heavy materials from one end of the shop to the other or to load.
╩│bridge crane,╕
╜│bridge deck,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a partial deck above the deck of a ship; bridge.
├│ 2. ┤the platform of a bridge.
├│ 3. ┤any platform serving as a bridge or deck.
╩│bridge deck,╕
╜│bridgehead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a position obtained and held by troops within enemy territory, used as a starting point for further attack.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any position taken as a foothold for further advances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Once we have secured these export bridgeheads we can of course expect greater benefits (Listener).┤
├│ 3. ┤a fortification protecting the end of a bridge toward the enemy.
├│ 4. ┤either end of a bridge.
╩│bridgehead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridge house,╕
┬┌┤ a structure on which the bridge of a ship is located, usually the top of the bridge deck.
╩│bridge house,╕
╜│bridge lamp,╕
┬┌┤ a movable floor lamp, usually with an adjustable arm, originally designed for use at or near a bridge table.
╩│bridge lamp,╕
╜│bridgeless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a bridge.
╩│bridgeless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bridgeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person whose work is in building bridges.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bridge tender.┤
╩│bridgeman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bridge of boats,╕
┬┌┤ a course or passageway built over a series of moored boats.
╩│bridge of boats,╕
╜│bridge table,╕
┬┌┤ a light, folding table for playing bridge or other uses.
╩│bridge table,╕
╜│bridge tender,╕
┬┌┤ a person who operates a bridge, especially a drawbridge.
╩│bridge tender,╕
╜│bridge tower,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tower or raised structure of a bridge, for the support of cables, etc.
├│ 2. ┤a tower for the defense of a bridge, sometimes erected on the bridge, with the road passing through an archway in its lowest story, sometimes separate from the bridge and defending the approach to it.
╩│bridge tower,╕
╜│bridge-tunnel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a causeway consisting of several bridges and underwater tunnels, designed to carry automobile, truck, and train traffic across a large body of water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bridge-tunnel [to] span the Chesapeake Bay ... allowing tourists to drive more than 17 miles across one of the world's greatest estuaries (Science News Letter).┤
╩│bridge-tunnel, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridgework, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ false teeth mounted and fastened to or resting against real teeth.
╩│bridgework, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridging, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ braces placed between two beams to strengthen them and to keep them apart.
╩│bridging, ╛╕noun.
╜│bridging species,╕
┬┌┤ any species of plant on which a parasitic fungus may be trained or adapted to infect species otherwise immune.
╩│bridging species,╕
╜│bridle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the part of a harness that fits over a horse's head, used to hold him back or control him. A bridle usually consists of a headstall, bit, and reins.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything that holds back or controls; curb.
┴┤ (SYN) check.
├│ 3. ┤a strip, link, or flange on a machine that limits the motion of a part; a guide.
├│ 4. ┤the assumption of an attitude of offended dignity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Miss Howe" ... repeated she, with a scornful bridle (Samuel Richardson).┤
├│ 5. ┤a strong double cable by which a ship may be moored in bad weather.
├│ 6. ┤a line or lines attaching a kite to a flying line.
├│ 7. ┤an old instrument used to punish or correct scolding women; branks.
├│ 8. ┤(Anatomy.) ╡= frenum.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a bridle on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He saddled and bridled his horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to hold back; bring under control; check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bridle your temper.┤
┴┤ (SYN) control, curb.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Figurative.) to hold the head up high with the chin drawn back to express pride, scorn, or anger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bridled when we made fun of her new hat.┤
┼╕noun ╡bridler.┤
┼╕adj. ╡bridleless.┤
╩│bridle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│bridle hand,╕
┬┌┤ the hand which holds the bridle in riding; left hand.
╩│bridle hand,╕
╜│bridle path┐╕ or │road,╕
┬┌┤ a path suitable for people riding horses.
╩│bridle path┐╕ or │road,╕
╜│bridle trail┐╕ or │way,╕ ╟│= bridle path.
╩│bridle trail┐╕ or │way,╕ ╟│= bridle path.
╜│bridle-wise, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ trained to respond to the pressure of the reins on the neck, instead of a pull on the bit, as a horse.
╩│bridle-wise, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bridoon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a light snaffle bit, with a separate rein, used independently of the curb bit in some military bridles.
╩│bridoon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brie cheese,
┬┌┤ a kind of soft, whole-milk, white cheese, ripened by mold, made chiefly in Brie, in northern France.
╩│Brie cheese,
╜│brief, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤lasting only a short time; short.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A brief shower fell just before noon.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fleeting, transitory.
├│ 2. ┤using few words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He sent around a brief announcement of only a few lines. Be as brief as you can, giving just the outline.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concise, succinct, terse.
├│ 3. ┤curt; abrupt.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a short statement; summary.
├│ 2a. ┤a statement of the facts and the points of law of a case to be pleaded in court.
├│ b. ┤(in England) an abstract of the facts of a case drawn up by a solicitor for the use of the barrister who acts in court.
├│ 3. ┤a writ; summons.
├│ 4. ┤a briefing.
├│ 5. ┤a letter bearing the papal signet, less formal than a bull.
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) a client; a case at law to plead.
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) a letter, especially a circular letter from the authorities of the Church of England licensing a collection for a charity.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give detailed information to; furnish with a brief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The park ranger briefed the boys on fire prevention. He was briefed by city and county officials on the progress of the joint investigation by their agencies into the cave-in (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make a brief of; summarize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made me brief a Shelley ode as though it were a legal argument (Atlantic).┤
├│ 3. ┤(British.) to retain as a lawyer or counsel.
├│ 4. ┤to give a briefing to or instruct as to plans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The commanding officer briefed the pilots about the rescue mission just before they took off.┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤(Archaic.) in short; in a few words.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brief, they made a monk of me (Robert Browning).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. [They] are cut freer than briefs to provide snug support without binding and chafing (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡hold a brief for,┤ ┤to argue for; support; defend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I hold no brief for cheating. Professor Dowden holds a brief for Shelley; he pleads for Shelley (Matthew Arnold). [He] holds little brief for slick and fashionable jargon (A. J. Vogl).┤
└╕expr. ╡in brief,┤ ┤in few words; in short.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In brief, it has been an exciting day.┤
┼╕noun ╡briefer.┤
┼╕adv. ╡briefly.┤
┼╕noun ╡briefness.┤
╩│brief, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb, adverb.
╜│brief bag,╕ ╟│= briefcase.
╩│brief bag,╕ ╟│= briefcase.
╜│briefcase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flat bag for carrying loose papers, books, drawings, letters, or other small items. A briefcase has a handle like a suitcase does.
╩│briefcase, ╛╕noun.
╜│briefing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a summary of detailed information given by an expert to inform or to provide a background.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President gave the reporters a briefing on the crisis in Africa.┤
├│ 2. ┤a short summary of the details of a plan about to be undertaken.
╩│briefing, ╛╕noun.
╜│briefless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without a brief.
├│ 2. ┤having no clients.
╩│briefless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brief of title,╕
┬┌┤ an abstract of the documents concerning ownership of a property.
╩│brief of title,╕
╜│briefs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡brief.┤┤
╩│briefs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│brier─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thorny or prickly plant or bush that has a woody stem. The blackberry, the wild rose, and the dog rose are often called briers.
├│ 2. ┤a mass of prickly, thorny bushes; briers collectively.
├│ 3. ┤a branch or twig of a brier. Also, ╡briar.┤
╩│brier─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│brier─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a white heath tree found in southern Europe. Its root is used in making tobacco pipes.
├│ 2. ┤a tobacco pipe made of brierroot. Also, ╡briar.┤
╩│brier─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│brierroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the woody root of the brier, used in making tobacco pipes.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various other woods similarly used.
├│ 3. ┤a pipe made of any of these woods. Also, ╡briarroot.┤
╩│brierroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│brierwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wood of brier tree roots, used in making tobacco pipes.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various woods of which tobacco pipes are made.
├│ 3. ┤a pipe made from such wood. Also, ╡briarwood.┤
╩│brierwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│briery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of briers; thorny. Also, ╡briary.┤
╩│briery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brig─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ship with two masts and square sails set at right angles across the ship.
├│ 2. ┤a prison on a warship.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) a guardhouse.
╩│brig─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│brig─╕ (2), ╛noun, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) bridge.
╩│brig─╕ (2), ╛noun, transitive verb.
╜│Brig.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤brigade.
├│ 2. ┤brigadier.
╩│Brig.,╕
╜│brigade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-gaded,╕ │-gading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a part of an army, usually made up of headquarters troops and two or more regiments or battalions, commanded by a brigadier general or a colonel. It is usually part of a division.
├│ 2. ┤a large body of troops.
├│ 3a. ┤a group of people organized for some purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fire brigade successfully extinguished the blaze. Production brigades ... were urged instead of the smaller production units of the recovery years (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Down the river came brigades of fur-heavy canoes (Maclean's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to form into a brigade.
├│ 2. ┤to form (people) as if into a brigade; combine; associate.
╩│brigade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-gaded,╕ │-gading.╕
╜│brigadier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a brigadier general. In the British Army, ╖brigadier┤ became the official term in 1928; in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, ╖brigadier┤ is an informal equivalent of ╖brigadier general.┤
├│ 2. ┤a noncommissioned officer in certain European armies.
├│ 3. ┤an officer in command of a brigade.
╩│brigadier, ╛╕noun.
╜│brigadier general,╕ ╞pl. │brigadier generals.╕
┬┌┤ a military officer next in rank above a colonel and below a major general. (Abbr:) Brig. Gen.
╩│brigadier general,╕ ╞pl. │brigadier generals.╕
╜│brigalow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Australia) any one of several species of acacia, especially one yielding a hard, heavy wood used in building, turnery, and other woodworking.
╩│brigalow, ╛╕noun.
╜│brigand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who robs travelers on the road, especially one of a gang of robbers in mountain or forest regions; robber; bandit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brigands demand your money or your life (Samuel Butler).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who uses, or is alleged to use, lawless methods to attain his ends.
╩│brigand, ╛╕noun.
╜│brigandage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤robbery; plundering.
├│ 2. ┤brigands collectively.
╩│brigandage, ╛╕noun.
╜│brigandine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coat of armor made usually of linen or leather, strengthened with metal rings or thin metal pieces.
╩│brigandine, ╛╕noun.
╜│brigantine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ship with two masts. The foremast is square-rigged; the mainmast is fore-and-aft-rigged.
├│ 2. ┤╡= hermaphrodite brig.┤
╩│brigantine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brig. Gen.,╕
┬┌┤ brigadier general.
╩│Brig. Gen.,╕
╜│bright, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤giving much light; shining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stars are bright, but sunshine is brighter.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bright answer. A bright girl learns quickly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) smart.
├│ 4. ┤vivid; glowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bright fire. Dandelions are bright yellow.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) lively or cheerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bright smile. Everybody was bright and gay at the party.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vivacious, animated.
├│ 6. ┤likely to turn out well; favorable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a bright outlook for the future.┤
┴┤ (SYN) promising.
├│ 7. ┤famous; glorious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight was a bright example of courage in battle.┤
├│ 8. ┤physically charming; beautiful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bright lady surpassingly fair (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
├│ 9. ┤clear or luminous to the mental perception.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bright hopes.┤
├│ 10. ┤sharp; keen; watchful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to keep a bright lookout.┤
├│ 11. ┤(of tobacco) flue-cured.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Specially constructed log barns built near the tobacco field are used for the curing of bright tobacco (Roy Flannagan).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in a bright manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fire shines bright.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Poetic.) brightness; brilliance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. in the bright of the moon.┤
┼╕adv. ╡brightly.┤
╩│bright, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│brighten, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to become bright or brighter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sky brightened after the storm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) lighten, clear.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to become happy or cheerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her face brightened as she read the letter.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make bright or brighter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Flowers brighten the fields in the spring.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make happy or cheerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hope brightens our outlook on life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cheer, enliven.
┼╕noun ╡brightener.┤
╩│brighten, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bright-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having bright eyes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bright-eyed kitten.┤
├│ 2. ┤dreamy; innocent; starry-eyed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bright-eyed schemes.┤
╩│bright-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brightish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ rather bright.
╩│brightish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bright-line spectrum,
┬┌┤ a spectrum composed of a pattern of brightly-colored lines on a dark background, having as its source of light a glowing gas that radiates in certain wavelengths characteristic of the chemical elements in the composition of the gas.
╩│bright-line spectrum,
╜│brightness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quality of being bright.
├│ 2. ┤the intensity of a color, as distinguished from its hue and saturation, especially as classified on a scale ranging from black (zero brightness) to white (maximum brightness); value.
╩│brightness, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bright's disease,
┬┌┤ a kidney disease characterized by albumin in the urine.
╩│Bright's disease,
╜│brightsome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) bright.
╩│brightsome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brightwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ trim or fixtures of polished, unpainted metal, formerly often brass, now usually chromium, stainless steel, or other bright metal, especially on an automobile or ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even small bits of brightwork, such as chromium windshield wipers or decorations on the dash, can reflect sunlight and cause spots of glare (Time).┤
╩│brightwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│brill, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brills╕ or (collectively) │brill.╕
┬┌┤ a European flatfish related to the turbot.
╩│brill, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brills╕ or (collectively) │brill.╕
╜│brilliance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤great brightness; radiance; sparkle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the blue brilliance of southern skies.┤
┴┤ (SYN) luster, effulgence.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤splendor; magnificence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brilliance of the royal court.┤
├│ b. ┤great ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His brilliance as a pianist was known all over the world.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) clarity and vividness of sound.
├│ 4. ┤the presence of enriching overtones and high frequencies in the reproduction of musical sounds by a phonograph or other high-fidelity system.
╩│brilliance, ╛╕noun.
╜│brilliancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brilliance.
╩│brilliancy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brilliance.
╜│brilliant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤shining brightly; sparkling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brilliant jewels, brilliant sunshine.┤
┴┤ (SYN) glittering, resplendent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤splendid; magnificent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The famous singer gave a brilliant performance.┤
├│ b. ┤having great ability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a brilliant musician.┤
┴┤ (SYN) accomplished, talented.
├│ c. ┤extremely favorable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brilliant prospects.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Music.) clear and vivid in tone.
├│ 4. ┤having a striking effect; showy.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a diamond or other gem cut to sparkle brightly. It is typically shaped like two pyramids united at their bases, the top one cut off near the base and the bottom one close to the apex, with many facets on the slopes.
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a polyhedral zone in a crystal lattice, used to define the frequency or energy of wave motion, especially in the study of complex metals and alloys.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd (Shakespeare).┤
╩│brinded, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= brindled.
╜│brindle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= brindled.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brindled color.
├│ 2. ┤a brindled animal.
╩│brindle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brindled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ gray, tan, or tawny with darker streaks and spots.
╩│brindled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brine, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│brined,╕ │brining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤very salty water. Some pickles are kept in brine.
├│ 2. ┤a salt lake, sea, or ocean.
├│ 3. ┤(Especially Poetic.) the sea.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to treat with brine; pickle.
╩│brine, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│brined,╕ │brining.╕
╜│Brinell hardness,
┬┌┤ the relative hardness of a metal, determined by pressing a steel ball under a given pressure into the substance under test.
╩│Brinell hardness,
╜│Brinell number,╕
┬┌┤ a number expressing the hardness of metal, obtained by pressing a steel ball, of standard dimensions and under a given pressure, into the substance under test.
╩│Brinell number,╕
╜│Brinell test,╕
┬┌┤ the test for the hardness of metal, determining its Brinell number.
╩│Brinell test,╕
╜│brine pan,╕
┬┌┤ a shallow container in which salt is obtained by evaporation.
╩│brine pan,╕
╜│brine shrimp,╕
┬┌┤ a small crustacean found in salt lakes, salt ponds, and the like; anostracan.
┬┌│ 1. ┤care and training given to a child when growing up; upbringing.
├│ 2. ┤education; training.
╩│bringing-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│brinish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat briny; saltish.
├│ 1. ┤of the sea.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) bitter; nauseous.
╩│brinish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brinjal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) the fruit of the eggplant.
╩│brinjal, ╛╕noun.
╜│brink, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ a. ┤the edge at the top of a steep place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the brink of the cliff.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. His business is on the brink of ruin.┤
┴┤ (SYN) edge, verge.
╩│brink, ╛╕noun.
╜│brinkman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a person who practices brinkmanship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Judging from his record he is more moderate, less of a brinkman (Maclean's).┤
╩│brinkman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│brinkmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the urging or maintaining of a policy to the limits of safety before giving ground.
├│ 2. ┤the urging or sustaining of anything to the brink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The pianissimo of Beethoven's opening spread chord ... was an essay in dynamic brinkmanship on the edge of inaudibility (London Times).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's a lot of lighthearted fun, and told with all the brio for which Miss Tracy is justly famous (Harper's).┤
╩│brio, ╛╕noun.
╜│brioche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very light, round roll, raised with yeast, rich in butter and eggs.
╩│brioche, ╛╕noun.
╜│briolette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pear-shaped diamond, having its entire surface cut with triangular facets.
╩│briolette, ╛╕noun.
╜│briony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕ ╟│= bryony.
╩│briony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕ ╟│= bryony.
╜│briquette┐╕ or │briquet, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-quetted,╕ │-quetting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a molded block of coal dust or charcoal used for fuel.
├│ 2. ┤a similar block of some other finely ground material.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to form (coal dust, charcoal, or other finely ground material) into briquettes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Broken brick can be milled, briquetted, compacted together with slag and re-used (New Scientist).┤
╩│briquette┐╕ or │briquet, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-quetted,╕ │-quetting.╕
╜│brisance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the shattering effect of such high explosives as nitroglycerin and guncotton, largely depending on rate of combustion.
╩│brisance, ╛╕noun.
╜│brisant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a shattering effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brisant explosive.┤
╩│brisant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brise-brise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a curtain of net or lace for the lower part of a window.
╩│brise-brise, ╛╕noun.
╜│Briseis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a beautiful woman captured by Achilles, as related in Homer's ╖Iliad.┤ She was the indirect cause of his feud with Agamemnon.
╩│Briseis, ╛╕noun.
╜│brise-soleil, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brises-soleil╕ or │brise-soleils.╕
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) any system of exterior louvers, screens, or the like, in a building, to keep out sun glare while admitting light and air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brises-soleil shield vast work and exhibition spaces (Architectural Record).┤
╩│brise-soleil, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brises-soleil╕ or │brise-soleils.╕
╜│brisk, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤quick and active; lively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A brisk walk brings him home from work in ten minutes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nimble, spry.
├│ 2. ┤keen; sharp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brisk weather.┤
├│ 3. ┤agreeably sharp to the taste; effervescent (as opposed to ╖flat┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brisk young wine.┤
├│ 4. ┤sharp to the taste; keen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ginger has a brisk flavor.┤
├│ 5. ┤strong or violent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brisk breeze.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to make or become brisk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Modestine brisked up her pace (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
┼╕adv. ╡briskly.┤
┼╕noun ╡briskness.┤
╩│brisk, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│brisken. ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make or become brisk.
╩│brisken. ╛╕transitive verb, intransitive verb.
╜│brisket, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the meat from the breast of an animal.
├│ 2. ┤the breast of an animal.
╩│brisket, ╛╕noun.
╜│brisling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sardinelkie Norwegian fish packed in oil and used for food.
├│ 2. ┤╡= sprat.┤
╩│brisling, ╛╕noun.
╜│bristle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the short, stiff hairs of some animals or plants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Brushes are often made of the bristles of hogs.┤
├│ 2. ┤a synthetic substitute for a hog's bristle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a hairbrush with stiff bristles.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to stand up straight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog growled and his hair bristled.┤
├│ 2. ┤toi have one's hair stand up straight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The frightened kitten bristled when it saw the dog.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to show that one is aroused and ready to fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole country bristled with indignation. Don't bristle at me--I'm trying to help you.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to be thickly set.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The harbor bristled with boats and ships. His knowledge of arithmetic was so poor that he found algebra bristling with difficulties.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide or cover with bristles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ice ... bristles all the brakes and thorns (Tennyson).┤
├│ 2. ┤to cause (hair) to stand up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He would ... bristle up his feathers (Charles Kingsley).┤
├│ 3. ┤to set thickly with obstrusive objects.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He would bristle all the land with castles (Edward George Lytton).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bristlelike.┤
╩│bristle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│bristlecone pine,
┬┌┤ an evergreen tree or shrub of the western United States with long, curving prickles on its cones; foxtail pine; hickory pine. Some of these pines are among the oldest living trees.
╩│bristlecone pine,
╜│bristled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having bristles; bristly.
╩│bristled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bristletail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several wingless insects having three long, bristlelike appendages at the end of the abdomen.
╩│bristletail, ╛╕noun.
╜│bristle worm,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various segmented marine annelids, having a pair of parapodia on each segment, found chiefly in mud and sand and in rocky coastal waters.
╩│bristle worm,╕
╜│bristly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-tlier,╕ │-tliest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤rough with bristles or hair like bristles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trapper had a bristly chin after a week in the woods.┤
├│ 2. ┤like bristles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bristly hair.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) likely to bristle; aroused or easily roused to resistance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bristly temper, a bristly mood.┤
┼╕noun ╡bristliness.┤
╩│bristly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-tlier,╕ │-tliest.╕
╜│bristly crab,╕ ╟│= horse crab.
╩│bristly crab,╕ ╟│= horse crab.
╜│Bristol blue,
┬┌┤ a deep blue.
╩│Bristol blue,
╜│Bristol board,╕
┬┌┤ a fine, smooth cardboard or pasteboard, sometimes glazed.
╩│Bristol board,╕
╜│Bristol fashion,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) in good order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After spring cleaning, all was shipshape and Bristol fashion.┤
╩│Bristol fashion,╕
╜│brit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) the small sea animals upon which whalebone whales subsist.
├│ 2. ┤the young of the herring and sprat.
├│ 3. ┤ant one of various similar small fishes swimming together.
├│ 4. ┤the young of various other fish, as the mackerel.
╩│brit, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brit.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Britain.
├│ 2. ┤Briticism.
├│ 3. ┤British.
╩│Brit.,╕
╜│Britannia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Britain; Great Britain.
├│ 2a. ┤the British Empire.
├│ b. ┤the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
├│ 3. ┤a woman personifying Britain or the British Empire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Britannia seated on a penny.┤
├│ 4. ┤the Latin name for:
├│ a. ┤the island of Great Britain.
├│ b. ┤the ancient Roman colony in Southern England.
├│ 5. ┤╡= Britannia metal.┤
╩│Britannia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Britannia┐╕ or │brittania metal,╕
┬┌┤ a white alloy of tin, copper, and antimony, used in tableware.
╩│Britannia┐╕ or │brittania metal,╕
╜│Britannia ware,╕
┬┌┤ articles made of Britannia metal.
╩│Britannia ware,╕
╜│Britannic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of Britain; British.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her Britannic Majesty.┤
╩│Britannic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│britches, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) breeches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By hook or crook an actor can put together a wardrobe: a coat, shirt and a pair of britches (Show).┤
└╕expr. ╡too big for one's britches,┤ ┤overestimating oneself: too cocky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before the mike and camera, he spoils them with praise; behind the scenes, he boxes their ears when they get too big for their britches (Time).┤
╩│britches, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Briticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a word or phrase used especially by the British. ╖Lift┤ meaning ╖elevator┤ and ╖petrol┤ meaning ╖gasoline┤ are Briticisms.
╩│Briticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│British, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Great Britain or its people.
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to ancient Britain or the ancient Britons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the British warrior queen.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) of or belonging to Britanny; Breton.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(pl. in use.) the people of Great Britain.
├│ 2. ┤the English spoken in Great Britain.
├│ 3. ┤the language of the ancient Britons. (Abbr.) Brit.
┼╕adv. ╡Britishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡Britishness.┤
╩│British, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│British Anti-Lewisite, ╟= BAL.
╩│British Anti-Lewisite, ╟= BAL.
╜│British Columbian,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with British Columbia, a province in southwestern Canada.
├│ 2. ┤a person born or living in British Columbia.
╩│British Columbian,╕
╜│British dollar,╕ ╟│= Hong Kong dollar.
╩│British dollar,╕ ╟│= Hong Kong dollar.
╜│British Empire,╕
┬┌┤ a former empire consisting of all the countries and colonies owing allegiance to the British crown. At its height, in the late 1800's and early 1900's, it was the largest empire in the history of the world. The term now has no official use.
╩│British Empire,╕
╜│British English,╕
┬┌┤ the form of English spoken and written in Great Britain; British.
╩│British English,╕
╜│Britisher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a British subject, especially an Englishman.
╩│Britisher, ╛╕noun.
╜│Britishism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the characteristic qualities of the British.
├│ 2. ┤a British peculiarity, form of expression, or the like; Briticism.
╩│Britishism, ╛╕noun.
╜│British thermal unit,╕
┬┌┤ a unit for measuring heat. It is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of a pound of pure water one degree Fahrenheit. (Abbr:) B.T.U., B.t.u., or Btu (no period).
╩│British thermal unit,╕
╜│Briton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Great Britain or the former British Empire.
├│ 2. ┤one of the early Celtic inhabitants of southern Britain before the Roman conquest of Britain.
╩│Briton, ╛╕noun.
╜│Britrail pass,
┬┌┤ a pass permitting unlimited railroad transportation for a specified period of time on British Railways.
╩│Britrail pass,
╜│britska, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an open, four-wheeled carriage, widely used in Europe during the early 1800's, with calash top and space for reclining when used for a long journey. Also, ╡britzka,┤ ╡britzska.┤
╩│britska, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brittany spaniel,
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of medium-sized hunting dogs resembling a setter and having a thick, flat or wavy coat that is orange and white or liver and white. It is born with a short tail or none.
╩│Brittany spaniel,
╜│brittle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤very easily broken; breaking with a snap; apt to break.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thin glass and ice are brittle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fragile, frail.
├│ 2. ┤of a sharp quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. disapproval in a brittle tone of voice.┤
├│ 3. ┤cool and formal; unfriendly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brittle manner.┤
├│ 4. ┤insecure, unstable, or changeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The brittle tribute of his praise (Richard Brinsley Sheridan).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) perishable.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(U.S.) a candy of caramelized sugar and nuts, made in thin, hard sheets, broken into pieces for eating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. peanut brittle.┤
┼╕noun ╡brittleness.┤
╩│brittle, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brittle silver ore,╕ ╟│= stephanite.
╩│brittle silver ore,╕ ╟│= stephanite.
╜│brittle star,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several sea animals, related to the starfish and so called from the fragility of their slender arms; ophiuran.
╩│brittle star,╕
╜│brittle willow,╕ ╟│= crack willow.
╩│brittle willow,╕ ╟│= crack willow.
╜│britzka┐╕ or │britzska, ╛╕noun. ╟│= britska.
╩│britzka┐╕ or │britzska, ╛╕noun. ╟│= britska.
╜│Brix, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of, based on, or according to a scale for measuring the density of sugar solutions. On a hydrometer or saccharometer, the degrees Brix represent the percentage by weight of sugar in the solution at a particular temperature.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the Brix hydrometer or scale.
╩│Brix, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bro.┐╕ or │Bro.,╕
┬┌┤ brother.
╩│bro.┐╕ or │Bro.,╕
╜│broach, ╛╕verb, noun,
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to begin to talk about; introduce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She broached the subject of a picnic to her parents.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to open by making a hole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broached a barrel of cider.┤
├│ b. ┤to open up other kinds of containers.
├│ c. ┤to draw (liquor) by piercing a cask.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡broach out.┤ to enlarge and finish (a drilled hole) with a broach.
├│ 4. ┤to dress (stone) with a broach.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) to pierce; spit.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a pointed tool to make and shape holes; reamer.
├│ 2. ┤a sharp-pointed, slender rod on which meat is roasted; a spit.
├│ 3. ┤a gimlet used in opening casks.
├│ 4. ┤╡= brooch.┤
├│ 5. ┤a tool for dressing stone, used by masons.
├│ 6. ┤a perforation or boring.
└╕expr. ╡broach to,┤ ┤to turn or cause (a ship) to turn broadside on to the wind and sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It too often happens that some of the men catch crabs with their oars, and broach the boat to (Frederick Bedford).┤
┼╕noun ╡broacher.┤
╩│broach, ╛╕verb, noun,
╜│broad, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤large across; wide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many cars can go on that broad new highway.┤
├│ 2. ┤having wide range; extensive; vast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the broad expanse of the ocean. A teacher has broad experience with children.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ample.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) not limited or narrow; liberal; tolerant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The police took a broad view of the boys' prank and did not bring charges against them.┤
├│ 4. ┤including only the most important parts; general.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give me the broad outlines of what the speech was about.┤
┴┤ (SYN) main.
├│ 5. ┤clear; full.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The theft was made in broad daylight.┤
├│ 6. ┤plain; plainspoken; frank.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to criticize in broad phrases. He gave his parents broad hints of what he wanted for his birthday.┤
├│ 7. ┤coarse; not refined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad jokes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gross.
├│ 8. ┤uninhibited; free from restraints.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad mirth.┤
├│ 9a. ┤markedly dialectal; having local characteristics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broad Scotch.┤
├│ b. ┤characterized by full, strong utterance.
├│ 10. ┤pronounced with a wide opening between tongue and palate. The ╖a┤ in ╖father┤ is broad.
├│ 11. ┤indicating pronunciation by using one symbol for each phoneme, disregarding allophones.
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤in a broad manner; fully; widely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... being in bed but broad awake (John Wesley).┤
├│ 2. ┤outspokenly; without reserve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who can speak broader than he that has no house to put his head in? (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 3. ┤with a broad accent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some Devonshire countrymen speak very broad.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the broad part of anything, especially of a part of the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He fell on the broad of his back.┤
├│ 2. ┤(British.) an extensive stretch of fresh water spreading out from a river.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Norfolk broads.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) (sometimes regarded as vulgar or offensive) a woman or girl.
┼╕adv. ╡broadly.┤
┼╕noun ╡broadness.┤
╩│broad, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│broad arrow,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an arrow having a broad head.
├│ 2. ┤the sign of British government property.
╩│broad arrow,╕
╜│broadax┐╕ or │broadaxe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-axes.╕
┬┌┤ an ax with a broad blade, such as a battle-ax or an ax for hewing timber.
╩│broadax┐╕ or │broadaxe, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-axes.╕
╜│broadband┐╕ or │broad-band, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ operating over, or designed for use over, a wide range of frequencies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broadband radio transmission.┤
╩│broadband┐╕ or │broad-band, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broad-based, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ built on a broad base; applied to many different areas, interests, ideas, or the like; including a wide range; not limited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The economy is broad-based and does not rely too much on a single product or a small section of the population (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│broad-based, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broad bean,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a smooth, kidney-shaped, laterally flattened, edible seed borne in long pods by an Old World plant of the pea family, used as a vegetable; horse bean; fava bean.
├│ 2. ┤the plant it grows on.
╩│broad bean,╕
╜│broadbill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the scaup duck, shoveler, spoonbill, or any one of various other birds having a broad bill.
├│ 2. ┤╡= swordfish.┤
╩│broadbill, ╛╕noun.
╜│broad-billed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a broad bill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scaup duck is a broad-billed bird.┤
╩│broad-billed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broadbrim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hat with a very wide brim.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a person who wears such a hat; Quaker; Friend.
╩│broadbrim, ╛╕noun.
╜│broad-brimmed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a broad brim.
╩│broad-brimmed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broad-brush, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not detailed; sketchy; rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Details are lacking, but broad-brush plans call for recruitment of young people from U.N. member countries to "intern" in U.N. agencies (Time).┤
╩│broad-brush, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broadcast, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cast╕ or │-casted,╕ │-casting,╕ ╛adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something sent out by radio or television; a radio or television program of speech, music, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President's broadcast was televised from Washington, D.C.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sending out by radio or television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a nationwide broadcast.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a scattering or spreading far and wide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. nature's broadcast of seed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dissemination.
├│ b. ┤the method of sowing by scattering seed broadcast.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to send out programs by radio or television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some stations broadcast 24 hours of the day.┤
├│ 2. ┤to take part in or supply an item of a radio or television program.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to send out (a message, news, music, or other program) by radio or television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Columbia Broadcasting System ... broadcast the anniversary ceremonies (Look).┤
├│ 2. ┤to scatter or spread widely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to broadcast seed.┤
┴┤ (SYN) strew.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to make generally known or available; disseminate widely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to broadcast news, ideas, gossip, or scandal.┤
┬┌┤ any tree with broad, flat leaves, including all deciduous trees and such evergreen trees as the holly and live oak. Broadleaf trees have flowers that develop into fruits.
╩│broadleaf tree,╕
╜│broad-leaved, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having broad leaves, as the hardwoods.
╩│broad-leaved, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broadloom, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤woven on a wide loom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broadloom carpet.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤material woven in this way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. gray broadloom.┤
╩│broadloom, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│broad-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not prejudiced or bigoted; tolerant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some of the older people of the town do not share the mayor's broad-minded attitude toward the new businesses coming in.┤
┴┤ (SYN) liberal.
┼╕adv. ╡broad-mindedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡broad-mindedness.┤
╩│broad-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broadpiece, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an old English gold coin worth 20 shillings, first issued in 1619 by James I, so called after the introduction, in 1663, of the guinea, which was smaller in diameter but thicker.
╩│broadpiece, ╛╕noun.
╜│broad seal,╕
┬┌┤ the official seal of a government, such as of a state or country.
╩│broad seal,╕
╜│broadsheet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= broadside ╕(def. 5).
╩│broadsheet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= broadside ╕(def. 5).
╜│broadside, ╛╕noun, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the whole side of a ship above the water.
├│ 2a. ┤all the guns that can be fired from one side of a ship.
├│ b. ┤the firing of all these guns at the same time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The broadside caught the pirates completely by surprise.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a violent attack; storm of abuse.
├│ 4. ┤a broad surface or side, such as of a house.
├│ 5. ┤a large sheet of paper printed on one or both sides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broadsides announcing a big sale.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with the side turned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship drifted broadside to the pier.┤
╩│broadside, ╛╕noun, adverb.
╜│broad-spectrum, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a wide range of use or application.
╩│broad-spectrum, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broadsword, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sword with a broad, flat cutting blade.
╩│broadsword, ╛╕noun.
╜│broadtail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the skin of a very young karakul lamb, with flat, wavy hair, or several skins, used to make or trim garments.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡broadtail sheep.┤ a kind of Asiatic sheep having a fat tail.
╩│broadtail, ╛╕noun.
╜│broadway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a broad road or highway.
╩│broadway, ╛╕noun.
╜│Broadway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a street running northwest and southeast through New York City. Part of Broadway lies in the main theater district and is gaily lighted.
├│ 2. ┤the New York City commercial theater.
╩│Broadway, ╛╕noun.
╜│broadways, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= breadthways.
╩│broadways, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= breadthways.
╜│broadwife, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
┬┌┤ (Southern U.S. History.) a slave's wife whose owner was not the owner of her husband.
╩│broadwife, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wives.╕
╜│broad-winged hawk,
┬┌┤ a hawk of eastern North America with dark grayish brown upper parts and barred light-brown under parts.
╩│broad-winged hawk,
╜│broadwise, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= breadthwise.
╩│broadwise, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= breadthwise.
╜│brob, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wedge-shaped spike driven in beside an abutting timber to keep it from slipping.
╩│brob, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brobdingnag, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the land of giants in Jonathan Swift's ╖Gulliver's Travels.┤
╩│Brobdingnag, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brobdingnagian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤gigantic; huge; enormous.
├│ 2. ┤of or like Brobdingnag.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a giant.
╩│Brobdingnagian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brocade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an expensive cloth woven with raised designs on it, used for clothing or upholstery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. silk brocade, a velvet brocade vest.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to weave or decorate with raised designs.
├│ 3. ┤decorated with flowers or other designs in relief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brocaded silk.┤
╩│brocaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brocage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brokage;╕ brokerage.
╩│brocage, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brokage;╕ brokerage.
╜│brocard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a legal or other maxim; canon.
╩│brocard, ╛╕noun.
╜│Broca's area,
┬┌┤ an area of the left hemisphere of the brain, associated with motor aspects of speech.
╩│Broca's area,
╜│brocatel┐╕ or │brocatelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cloth with brocade designs woven into it, usually made of silk or rayon and linen, used especially for tapestry and upholstery.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of variegated ornamental marble.
╩│brocatel┐╕ or │brocatelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│broccoli, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant having green stems and flower heads. It belongs to the mustard family and is a kind of cauliflower.
├│ 2. ┤its tender heads and stems, which are eaten as a vegetable.
╩│broccoli, ╛╕noun.
╜│broccoli sprouts,╕ ╟│= broccoli.
╩│broccoli sprouts,╕ ╟│= broccoli.
╜│broche, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤woven with a pattern, like embroidery, on the surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broche silk.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤such cloth.
╩│broche, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brochette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small spit or skewer used in cooking meat.
╩│brochette, ╛╕noun.
╜│brochure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pamphlet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a collection of brochures on vacations abroad.┤
╩│brochure, ╛╕noun.
╜│brock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially Dialect.)
├│ 1. ┤a badger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. in the beechwood grey where the brocks were grunting (John Masefield).┤
├│ 2. ┤a stinker, like a brock (used as an insult).
╩│brock, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brocken specter,
┬┌┤ an optical illusion sometimes seen by a mountaineer or aviator between the sun and a bank of fog or cloud, by which he sees himself, or his aircraft, projected on the cloud and apparently greatly enlarged.
╩│Brocken specter,
╜│brocket, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a group of small tropical American deer with straight, unbranched antlers.
├│ 2. ┤a male red deer in his second year with his first antlers, which are straight and spikelike.
╩│brocket, ╛╕noun.
╜│broderie anglaise,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤open embroidery on white linen or cambric, with designs cut out of the foundation material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broken sleep. This broken tale was all we knew (Byron).┤
├│ 8. ┤bankrupt; ruined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broken man.┤
├│ 9. ┤torn; split; ruptured.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broken skin.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Obsolete.) dissolved.
┼╕adv. ╡brokenly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brokenness.┤
╩│broken, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│broken-backed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a broken back.
├│ 2. ┤hunchbacked.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) sagging; uneven; lopsided.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broken-backed building, a broken-backed mountain.┤
╩│broken-backed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broken chord,╕ ╟│= arpeggio ╕(def. 1).
╩│broken chord,╕ ╟│= arpeggio ╕(def. 1).
╜│broken-down, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shattered; ruined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. broken-down health.┤
├│ 2. ┤unfit for use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a house filled with broken-down furniture, a broken-down shack.┤
╩│broken-down, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brokenhearted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ crushed by sorrow or grief; heartbroken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brokenhearted lover.┤
┼╕adv. ╡brokenheartedly.┤
╩│brokenhearted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broken wind,╕ ╟│= heaves.
╩│broken wind,╕ ╟│= heaves.
╜│broken-winded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of a horse) breathing with sudden, short efforts; suffering from heaves.
├│ 2. ┤(of persons) out of breath.
╩│broken-winded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broker, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who buys and sells stocks, bonds, grain, cotton, or other commodities for other people; agent.
├│ 2. ┤a person who acts as a middleman in negotiating bargains or contracts.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a second-hand dealer; pawnbroker.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as a broker; engage in brokerage.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to arrange or negotiate as a broker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was trying to broker the deal, and I had a four-o'clock deadline for a $25,000 deposit my client had promised to put up (New Yorker).┤
╩│broker, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│brokerage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the business or office of a broker.
├│ 2. ┤the money charged by a broker for his services. Also, ╡brokage,┤ ╡brocage.┤
╩│brokerage, ╛╕noun.
╜│broker-dealer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stockbroker who buys and sells securities both for himself and, especially, as an agent for clients.
╩│broker-dealer, ╛╕noun.
╜│broking, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British.) of or having to do with brokerage.
╩│broking, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brolga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a light gray crane of Australia and New Guinea with a bare red patch on its head, noted for its rhythmic strutting and prancing in flocks.
╩│brolga, ╛╕noun.
╜│brolly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) umbrella.
╩│brolly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│broma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cacao seeds from which all oil has been expressed.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) food of any kind that is eaten and not drunk.
╩│broma, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, oily compound produced by the action of bromine on alcohol, used medicinally.
╩│bromal, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a salt of bromic acid.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to treat or combine with bromine; brominate.
╩│bromate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
╜│brome grass┐,╕ or │brome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of about 60 kinds of grasses found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, most of which are bearded, and some of which are coarse weeds, although a few species, such as chess, are cultivated for forage.
╩│brome grass┐,╕ or │brome, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromelia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromeliad.
╩│bromelia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromeliad.
╜│bromeliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the family of plants typified by the pineapple.
╩│bromeliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bromeliad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical American plant of the pineapple family, having lance-shaped, spiny leaves and brightly colored flowers.
├│ 2. ┤any plant of the pineapple family, such as the billbergia.
╩│bromeliad, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromelin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme present in pineapple which aids in the hydrolysis of proteins.
╩│bromelin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤containing bromine, especially with a valence of 5.
├│ 2. ┤of bromine.
╩│bromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bromic acid,╕
┬┌┤ an acid containing bromine and oxygen, used in making dyes and drugs.
╩│bromic acid,╕
╜│bromid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromide ╕(def. 1).
╩│bromid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromide ╕(def. 1).
╜│bromide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any compound of bromine with another element or radical, especially potassium bromide.
├│ 2. ┤a drug used especially to calm nervousness or cause sleep.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a commonplace idea; trite remark.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a person whose thoughts and conversation are conventional and commonplace.
╩│bromide, ╛╕noun.
╜│bromidic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) like a bromide; commonplace; trite.
┬┌┤ a dark, brownish-red chemical element. Bromine is a nonmetallic liquid somewhat like chlorine and iodine and gives off an irritating vapor. It is used in antiknock compounds for gasoline, in drugs, and in photography.
╩│bromine, ╛╕noun.
╜│brominism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromism.
╩│brominism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bromism.
╜│bromism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diseased condition produced by excessive use of bromides, especially of potassium bromide.
┬┌┤ a huge herbivorous dinosaur of all the continents during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Some kinds were as long as sixty feet and as high as fourteen feet.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the prehistoric period after the Stone Age when bronze tools, weapons, and utensils were used. It lasted in different parts of Europe from about 3000 B.C. to about 1000 B.C. and was followed by the Iron Age.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡bronze age.┤ (in classical mythology) the age of Neptune, following the gold and silver ages of Saturn and Jupiter and characterized by violence and warfare.
╩│Bronze Age,╕
╜│bronze copper,╕
┬┌┤ an American butterfly, the male of which has wings of a coppery brown spotted with black and the female, wings of orange-red with black spots.
╩│bronze copper,╕
╜│bronzed grackle,
┬┌┤ a grackle of Canada and the Mississippi Valley, with black plumage, which on the male is tinted with purple and blue-green around the neck and bronze on the back.
╩│bronzed grackle,
╜│bronze diabetes,╕ ╟│= hemochromatosis.
╩│bronze diabetes,╕ ╟│= hemochromatosis.
╜│bronze disease,╕
┬┌┤ a green, powdery layer of corrosion appearing on bronze artifacts after they are excavated in desert areas and exposed to air and moisture.
╩│bronze disease,╕
╜│bronzen, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made of bronze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bronzen statue.┤
├│ 2. ┤resembling bronze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. furniture with bronzen finish.┤
╩│bronzen, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bronzer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cream or lotion used to give a bronze or tan color to the skin.
╩│bronzer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronzesmith, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man who works with bronze.
╩│bronzesmith, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bronze Star,╕
┬┌┤ a U.S. military decoration created in 1944, awarded for valor.
╩│Bronze Star,╕
╜│Bronze turkey,╕
┬┌┤ the largest turkey among the American domestic varieties, weighing up to 50 pounds. Its feathers are dull black, glossed with red and green on the front and bronze in the rear.
╩│Bronze turkey,╕
╜│bronzite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral consisting of a ferriferous silicate of magnesium, which is often characterized by a bronzy luster.
╩│bronzite, ╛╕noun.
╜│bronzy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤tinged with bronze color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bronzy cotton with an Oriental print ... (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤resembling bronze.
┼╕noun ╡bronziness.┤
╩│bronzy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) pot liquor or broth; juice; bree.
╩│broo, ╛╕noun.
╜│brooch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ornamental pin having the point fastened by a catch; broach. Brooches are often made of gold, silver, or with jewels. Originally brooches were worn as a fastening for clothing.
╩│brooch, ╛╕noun.
╜│brood, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the young birds hatched atone time in the nest or cared for together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brood of chicks.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hatch.
├│ 2. ┤young animals or humans who share the same mother or are cared for by the same person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That mother and father have a brood of twelve children.┤
├│ 3. ┤a kind, type, or breed (of animals or things).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brood of thieves.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to sit on eggs in order to hatch them; incubate. Hens and birds brood till the young are hatched.
├│ 2. ┤to cover or protect with or as if with the wings.
├│ 3. ┤to worry a long time about some one thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy brooded about his lost dog. Just as theologians worry about the nature of God and physicists worry about the nature of matter, historians brood about the study of man's past (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) meditate, ponder.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to sit on in order to hatch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hens and birds brood their eggs till the young hatch out.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incubate.
├│ 2. ┤to dwell on in thought.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For years he brooded vengeance.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to produce from the mind; evolve by contemplation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to brood those flashes of expression that transcend rhetoric (Lowell).┤
├│ 4. ┤to protect and cherish, as a bird her young.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤kept for breeding.
└╕expr. ╡brood on┤ (or ╡over┤),
├│ a. ┤to keep thinking about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She brooded over her grievances.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to hover over; hang close over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mists and storms brood over it (Macaulay).┤
╩│brood, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│brooder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a closed place that can be heated, used especially in raising chicks and other fowl.
├│ 2. ┤a person who broods.
├│ 3. ┤a hen hatching or ready to hatch eggs.
╩│brooder, ╛╕noun.
╜│brooding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley).┤
├│ 2. ┤dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought.
┼╕adv. ╡broodingly.┤
╩│brooding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brood mare,╕
┬┌┤ a mare kept for breeding.
╩│brood mare,╕
╜│brood nest,╕
┬┌┤ a round area in the center of a bees' nest consisting of cells containing eggs and developing bees. The bees store pollen in cells above and on the sides of the brood nest.
╩│brood nest,╕
╜│broody, ╛╕adjective, ╞│broodier,╕ │broodiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤brooding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broody hen.┤
├│ 2. ┤inclined to brood as a hen does; moody.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broody disposition.┤
┼╕noun ╡broodiness.┤
╩│broody, ╛╕adjective, ╞│broodier,╕ │broodiest.╕
╜│brook─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small stream. A brook is a natural waterway smaller than a river.
┴┤ (SYN) creek, rivulet.
╩│brook─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│brook─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to put up with; endure; tolerate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will not brook any more of your insults. He can brook nothing that even faintly resembles an opposition (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) abide, suffer.
╩│brook─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│brookite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, titanium oxide, having the same composition as rutile but found in orthorhombic crystals of a brown or yellow color to black.
╩│brookite, ╛╕noun.
╜│brook lamprey,╕
┬┌┤ a freshwater lamprey living in brooks.
╩│brook lamprey,╕
╜│brooklet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a little brook; streamlet.
╩│brooklet, ╛╕noun.
╜│brooklime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a European and Asian plant of the figwort family with small, racemose flowers, growing on the edges of brooks.
├│ 2. ┤a related plant of America.
├│ 3. ┤╡= water cress.┤
╩│brooklime, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brooklyn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Bowling.) a strike made when a right-handed bowler's ball hits on the left side of the head pin, or when a left-handed bowler's ball hits on the right side of the head pin.
╩│Brooklyn, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brooklynese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of English pronunciation heard in New York City, especially in the borough of Brooklyn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The word "adjournment" was misspelled, appearing as "adjoinment." The stockholder quipped: "What's that? Brooklynese?" (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Brooklynese, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brooklynite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person born or living in Brooklyn, New York.
╩│Brooklynite, ╛╕noun.
╜│brook stickleback,╕
┬┌┤ a stickleback found in fresh waters from New York to Kansas.
╩│brook stickleback,╕
╜│brook trout,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a freshwater, speckled game fish of the eastern part of North America; speckled trout.
├│ 2. ┤a north European freshwater trout; the brown trout.
╩│brook trout,╕
╜│brookweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a North American herb of the primrose family, growing in damp places and having small, white flowers; the water pimpernel.
╩│brookweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│brooky, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having many brooks.
╩│brooky, ╛╕adjective.
╜│broom, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a brush with a long handle for sweeping, originally made from twigs of broom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We swept the broken glass into a pile with a broom.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bush with slender branches, small leaves, and yellow flowers. It belongs to the pea family.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to sweep with a broom.
╩│broom, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│broomcorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tall plant resembling corn, with seed clusters growing on long, stiff stems used for making brooms. Broomcorn is a kind of sorghum.
╩│broomcorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│broomcorn millet,╕ ╟│= millet ╕(def. 1).
╩│broomcorn millet,╕ ╟│= millet ╕(def. 1).
╜│broomrape, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various parasitic, leafless herbs which live on the roots of broom, furze, clover, and the like.
╩│broomrape, ╛╕noun.
╜│broomstick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the long handle of a broom.
╩│broomstick, ╛╕noun.
╜│broomy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤covered with or abounding in broom.
├│ 2. ┤of a broom or besom.
├│ 3. ┤like broom or a broom.
╩│broomy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bros.┐╕ or │Bros.,╕
┬┌┤ brothers.
╩│bros.┐╕ or │Bros.,╕
╜│brose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a dish made by pouring boiling water, broth, milk, or other liquid on oatmeal or sometimes on pease meal.
╩│brose, ╛╕noun.
╜│broth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thin soup made from water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been boiled or simmered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bowl of steaming broth.┤
├│ 2. ┤a medium in which cultures of bacteria are grown.
├│ 3. ┤(Irish Dialect.) a fine or outstanding example.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broth of a boyo (Newsweek).┤
╩│broth, ╛╕noun.
╜│brothel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a house of prostitution.
╩│brothel, ╛╕noun.
╜│brother, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brothers╕ or (Archaic) │brethren,╕ ╛adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the son of the same parents. A boy is a brother to the other children of his parents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is in a family of four brothers.┤
├│ b. ┤the son only of the same mother or father; half brother.
├│ c. ┤a son of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former marriage; stepbrother.
├│ 2a. ┤a close friend, companion, or countryman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. my brother Jonathan (II Samuel 1:26). We few, we happy few, we band of brothers (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) a soul brother, such as a fellow Negro or one closely identified with Negro interests.
├│ c. ┤a fellowman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Am I not a man and a brother? (Josiah Wedgwood).┤
├│ d. ┤(in the Bible) a kinsman.
├│ 3. ┤a male member of the same church, union, or club.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The church party was given by the brothers in the men's club.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a male member of a religious order who is not a priest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a lay brother.┤
├│ b. ┤a man belonging to a religious order which does not have priests.
├│ 5a. ┤a novice preparing for the priesthood.
├│ b. ┤a friar.
├│ 6. ┤a member of any of certain Christian sects calling themselves "Brethren."
├╕adj. ┤ ┤being in or of the same profession or calling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brother officers.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to treat or address as brother.
╩│brother, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brothers╕ or (Archaic) │brethren,╕ ╛adjective, verb.
╜│brotherhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the bond between brothers; feeling of brother for brother.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soldiers who are fighting together often have a strong feeling of brotherhood.┤
├│ 2a. ┤an association of men with some common aim, characteristic, belief, or profession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The brotherhood had sent word to its members several days ago to begin the strike at 6 A.M. (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤the members of such an association; persons joined as brothers.
├│ 3. ┤the members of certain religious orders collectively.
╩│brotherhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│brother-in-law, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brothers-in-law.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the brother of one's husband or wife.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She asked her brother-in-law if he could come for his brother's birthday.┤
├│ 2. ┤the husband of one's sister.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called his sister to see when his brother-in-law was going fishing.┤
├│ 3. ┤the husband of the sister of one's wife or husband.
╩│brother-in-law, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │brothers-in-law.╕
╜│brotherless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a brother.
╔┤ ╢Ex. War left her brotherless.┤
╩│brotherless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brotherlike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a brother.
╩│brotherlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brotherliness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ brotherly affection or sympathy.
╩│brotherliness, ╛╕noun.
╜│brotherly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of a brother.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brotherly affection. It is a brotherly trait to tease little sisters.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fraternal.
├│ 2. ┤like a brother's; friendly; kindly; affectionate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brotherly care. The older boy gave the newcomer some brotherly advice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fraternal.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤like a brother.
╩│brotherly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│brougham, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a closed carriage or automobile having an outside seat for the driver.
╩│brougham, ╛╕noun.
╜│brought, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense and past participle of ╡bring.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He brought his lunch yesterday. She was brought to school in a car.┤
╩│brought, ╛╕verb.
╜│brouhaha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a confused uproar; hullabaloo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What a buzz there was, what a brouhaha in faculty common rooms (Saturday Review).┤
╩│brouhaha, ╛╕noun.
╜│brow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of the face above the eyes; forehead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a wrinkled brow.┤
├│ 2. ┤the arch of hair over the eye; eyebrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He drew his heavy black brows together in a frown.┤
├│ 3. ┤the ridge above the eye, on which the eyebrow grows.
├│ 4. ┤the edge of a steep place; top of a slope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His house is on the brow of a hill.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Poetic.) the seat of the facial expressions, such as joy, sorrow, shame, anxiety, or resolution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... in his early youth [he had] resisted the brow of military and civil tyranny (Scott).┤
╩│brow, ╛╕noun.
╜│brow antler┐╕ or │tyne,╕
┬┌┤ the first branch or tine of an antler, overhanging the forehead.
╩│brow antler┐╕ or │tyne,╕
╜│browbeat, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-beat,╕ │-beaten╕ or │-beat,╕ │-beating.╕
┬┌┤ to frighten into doing something by overbearing looks or threats; bully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today's browbeaten youngster, in short, may become tomorrow's tyrant in the home (Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) intimidate, domineer.
┼╕noun ╡browbeater.┤
╩│browbeat, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│-beat,╕ │-beaten╕ or │-beat,╕ │-beating.╕
╜│-browed,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______brow or brows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Black-browed = having black brows.┤
╩│-browed,╕
╜│brown, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a color like that of toast, potato skins, walnut shells, or coffee; a dark or dusky color, inclining to red or yellow.
├│ 2. ┤a pigment or dye having this color.
├│ 3. ┤brown cloth or clothing.
├│ 4. ┤(British Slang.) a copper penny or halfpenny.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a color like that of toast, potato skins, walnut shells, or coffee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people have brown hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤dark-skinned; tanned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brown beauty.┤
├│ 3. ┤of the color brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. then to the spicy nut-brown ale (Milton).┤
├│ 4. ┤of or denoting the Malay race.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) gloomy; serious.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to make or become brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunbathing browned us. The dahlias browned overnight in the first frost. The cook browned the onions in hot butter.┤
└╕expr. ╡brown out,┤ ┤to dim or partially extinguish lights, especially in a city, to conserve power or fuel or to reduce danger of aerial attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the power shortage, the government ordered the electric companies to brown out every night.┤
└╕expr. ╡do brown,┤ ┤(Archaic.) to cheat; deceive.┤
└╕expr. ╡do up brown,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to carry out to the last detail; do perfectly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The party was done up brown.┤
┼╕noun ╡brownness.┤
╩│brown, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│brown algae,╕
┬┌┤ a class of multicellular marine algae, generally dark brown to olive green as a result of the presence of a brown pigment as well as chlorophyll. The kelps and gulfweeds are brown algae.
╩│brown algae,╕
╜│brown-bag,╕ ╛adj., v.╞ │-bagged,╕ │-bagging.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤carrying a homemade lunch to work in a brown paper bag.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brown-bag lunchers.┤
├│ b. ┤carrying alchoholic liquor to consume from a bottle in a brown paper bag.
├│ 2. ┤characteristic of or participated in by those who are considered a type that carry lunch to work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brown-bag protest.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to carry (a homemade lunch) to work in a brown paper bag.
├│ 2. ┤to carry alcoholic liquor to consume from a bottle in a brown paper bag.
┼╕noun ╡brown-bagger.┤
╩│brown-bag,╕ ╛adj., v.╞ │-bagged,╕ │-bagging.╕
╜│brown-bagging┐╕ or │brown bagging, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.┤)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the practice of carrying a homemade lunch to work.
├│ 2. ┤the practice of carrying one's own alcoholic liquor into a restaurant, club, or social function, especially in states where the sale of liquor in public establishments is prohibited.
├╕adj. ┤ = brown-bag.
╩│brown-bagging┐╕ or │brown bagging, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│brown bat,╕
┬┌┤ a common species of bats in the United States, having a brownish color.
╩│brown bat,╕
╜│brown bear,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any bear having brown fur that lives in northern Europe and Asia, and North America, especially Alaska.
├│ 2. ┤a variety of the common black bear having brown fur.
╩│brown bear,╕
╜│brown belt,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rank in judo or karate below the black belt.
├│ 2. ┤a person who has attained this rank.
├│ 3. ┤the brown sash worn by such a person.
╩│brown belt,╕
╜│Brown Bess,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a flintlock, smoothbore musket used by the British Army throughout the 1700's.
╩│Brown Bess,╕
╜│brown betty┐╕ or │Betty,╕
┬┌┤ a baked pudding made of apples, sugar, and breadcrumbs.
╩│brown betty┐╕ or │Betty,╕
╜│brown body,╕
┬┌┤ an intestinal structure in bryozoans believed to function as an excretory organ.
╩│brown body,╕
╜│brown bread,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dark, steamed bread containing molasses; Boston brown bread.
├│ 2. ┤a bread made of dark flour, such as graham or rye.
╩│brown bread,╕
╜│brown bullhead,╕
┬┌┤ a dark-brown catfish found from North Dakota to New England and south to Florida.
╩│brown bullhead,╕
╜│brown coal,╕
┬┌┤ dark-brown coal, often having a woody texture; lignite.
╩│brown coal,╕
╜│brown creeper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small creeping shrub of North America that attaches itself to tree trunks and grows up on them.
├│ 2. ┤a small, brown-and-white bird of North America with a slender, curved bill and stiffened tail feathers. It is usually seen working its way up the trunks of trees in a spiral path, in search of insects.
╩│brown creeper,╕
╜│brown╕ │dwarf,╕
┬┌┤ a hypothetical object in outer space similar to a star but too small to burn hydrogen steadily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A new class of objects, brown dwarfs ... are believed to be too small to get their nuclear fires ignited and become true stars (New York Times).┤
╩│brown╕ │dwarf,╕
╜│browned-off, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) fed up; exasperated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fellow was telling me that he was browned-off with radio serials (Cape Times).┤
╩│browned-off, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brownette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brown-haired woman.
╩│brownette, ╛╕noun.
╜│brown-eyed Susan,
┬┌┤ a composite plant having flowers with a dark center and trilobate leaves. It is a kind of coneflower, like the black-eyed Susan.
╩│brown-eyed Susan,
╜│brown fat,╕
┬┌┤ tissue with deposits of fat whose oxidation is a major source of heat in animals.
╩│brown fat,╕
╜│brown-headed nuthatch,
┬┌┤ a nuthatch of the southern United States, with bluish-gray upper parts and grayish-white under parts.
╩│brown-headed nuthatch,
╜│brown hyena,╕
┬┌┤ a blackish-gray hyena of southern Africa. Its fur is remarkably long and shaggy.
╩│brown hyena,╕
╜│Brownian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a person bearing the name of Brown; Brunonian.
╩│Brownian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brownian movement┐╕ or │motion,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a constant, random, irregular motion often observed in very minute particles suspended in a liquid or gas, caused by the impact of surrounding molecules.
╩│Brownian movement┐╕ or │motion,╕
╜│brownie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a good-natured elf or fairy, especially one supposed to help secretly at night.
┬┌┤ a member of the youngest age group in the Girl Scouts or Girl Guides.
╩│Brownie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brownie point,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a point earned by a Brownie for merit or achievement.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) credit earned for good behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He'll do well; he wants high Brownie points (David Boroff).┤
╩│Brownie point,╕
╜│browning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a preparation, as of sugar, wine, or spices, for coloring sauces, baking, etc.
╩│browning, ╛╕noun.
╜│Browning automatic rifle,╕
┬┌┤ an air-cooled, gas-operated rifle that loads and fires from a magazine at a maximum rate of 200 to 350 rounds per minute.
╩│Browning automatic rifle,╕
╜│Browningesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of the English poet Robert Browning (1812-1889) or his style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Browningesque turns of narrative (Punch).┤
╩│Browningesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brownish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤somewhat brown.
├│ 2. ┤tending toward brown.
╩│brownish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Brownism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ecclesiastical doctrine that formulated the principles of Congregationalism.
┼╕noun ╡Brownist.┤
╩│Brownism, ╛╕noun.
╜│brown lung,╕ ╟│= byssinosis.
╩│brown lung,╕ ╟│= byssinosis.
╜│brownout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dimming of lights, especially in a city, to conserve power or fuel or to reduce danger of aerial attack.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative). loss of attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was in a classroom sequence where Gary suffered a mental brownout over Emily Dickinson (Vanity Fair).┤
╩│brownout, ╛╕noun.
╜│brown patch,╕
┬┌┤ a fungus disease of lawns in conditions of high temperature and humidity.
╩│brown patch,╕
╜│Brown Power,╕
┬┌┤ a slogan used by Mexican Americans, modeled on the term Black Power.
╩│Brown Power,╕
╜│brown race,╕
┬┌┤ brown-skinned peoples who live mainly in Polynesia and the Malay Archipelago.
╩│brown race,╕
╜│brown rat,╕
┬┌┤ a common rat, having coarse, brown fur, found on ships, in houses, and in buildings virtually everywhere in the world; Norway rat.
╩│brown rat,╕
╜│brown recluse,╕
┬┌┤ a small, brown, poisonous spider with a violin-shaped mark on its back.
╩│brown recluse,╕
╜│brown rice,╕
┬┌┤ rice that is not polished.
╩│brown rice,╕
╜│brown rot,╕
┬┌┤ a disease, especially of apples, peaches, plums, and cherries, in which the fruit becomes soft and brown and a moldlike growth develops, caused by a fungus.
╩│brown rot,╕
╜│brown shirt,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of the group of storm troopers that was organized by Adolf Hitler in 1923 and reorganized as a national militia in 1934.
├│ 2. ┤any supporter of Hitler; Nazi.
╩│brown shirt,╕
╜│brown spot,╕
┬┌┤ a fungous disease of lawns, in which the leaves and stems of plants develop brownish discolorations, especially under hot and humid conditions.
╩│brown spot,╕
╜│brownstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a reddish-brown sandstone used as a building material.
├│ 2. ┤a building, especially a two- or three-story house, with exterior walls built of this sandstone.
╩│brownstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│brownstone front,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a house front made of brownstone.
├│ 2. ┤a house with such a front.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dulcie went up to her room--the third floor back in a West Side brownstone front (O. Henry).┤
╩│brownstone front,╕
╜│brown study,╕
┬┌┤ a condition of being absorbed in thought; serious reverie.
╩│brown study,╕
╜│brown sugar,╕
┬┌┤ a sugar that is not refined or only partly refined.
╩│brown sugar,╕
╜│Brown Swiss,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a sturdy breed of dairy cattle that originated in Switzerland.
╩│Brown Swiss,╕
╜│brown-tail moth┐,╕ or │browntail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European tussock moth, introduced into eastern North America, whose larvae are very destructive to deciduous trees. It has white wings and, in the female, a brown-tipped abdomen.
╩│brown-tail moth┐,╕ or │browntail, ╛╕noun.
╜│brown thrasher,╕
┬┌┤ a songbird of eastern North America, with reddish-brown head and back and a white breast speckled with black. It looks somewhat like a thrush, but is closely related to the mockingbird, and sings like it.
╩│brown thrasher,╕
╜│brown thrush,╕ ╟│= brown thrasher.
╩│brown thrush,╕ ╟│= brown thrasher.
╜│brown trout,╕
┬┌┤ the common trout of European streams and rivers, also introduced into the United States.
╩│brown trout,╕
╜│brown widow,╕
┬┌┤ a poisonous spider found in Florida that is closely related to the black widow.
╩│brown widow,╕
╜│brown wren,╕ ╟│= house wren.
╩│brown wren,╕ ╟│= house wren.
╜│browny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brownier,╕ │browniest.╕
┬┌┤ inclining to brown; brownish.
╩│browny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│brownier,╕ │browniest.╕
╜│browridge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the supraorbital ridge that overhangs the eye in the skulls of certain apes and hominoids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the large browridges of the Neanderthal man's skullcap.┤
╩│browridge, ╛╕noun.
╜│browse, ╛╕verb, ╞│browsed,╕ │browsing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to feed on grass or leaves by nibbling and eating here and there; graze.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sheep browsed in the meadow.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nibble, crop.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to read here and there in a book or in books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He browsed reading snatches in a book of poems.┤
├│ b. ┤to pass the time looking at books in a library or bookstore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spent the afternoon browsing in the bookstores. The lending library is starting off with sixty thousand shiny new volumes, all on open shelves, among which one may browse at will (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to feed on (grass, twigs, or leaves); graze.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the tender shoots of trees and shrubs; green food for cattle and other livestock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Certain woody bushes and low trees are being planted to hold the soil and furnish browse for livestock (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of browsing.
┼╕noun ╡browser.┤
╩│browse, ╛╕verb, ╞│browsed,╕ │browsing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│brucella, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cellae,╕ │-cellas.╕
┬┌┤ any one of the bacteria that cause brucellosis.
╩│brucella, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cellae,╕ │-cellas.╕
╜│brucellosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a contagious disease affecting cattle, goats, swine, and, to a lesser extent, other animals and man, caused by bacteria, usually infecting the reproductive organs and leading to abortion and sterility; Bang's disease. In persons, it is usually called ╖undulant fever.┤
╩│brucellosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│bruchid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to a group of weevils that feed on the seeds of vetches and other plants of the pea family.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a weevil of this group, such as the vetch bruchid.
╩│bruchid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│brucin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brucine.
╩│brucin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brucine.
╜│brucine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous alkaloid obtained, with strychnine, from the seeds of the nux vomica and other closely related trees.
╩│brucine, ╛╕noun.
╜│brucite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ hydrated oxide of magnesia, a source of magnesium, occurring naturally in parts of Quebec, Ontario, and Nevada.
╩│brucite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brucke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of early (1904-1913) expressionist artists in Germany who used thick, pure colors and enclosed them with heavy outlines.
╩│Brucke, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brucknerian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), his symphonies, or his musical style.
╩│Brucknerian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bruin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bear╕ (1) (def. 1).
╩│bruin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bear╕ (1) (def. 1).
╜│Bruin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name for the bear, originally in the medieval epic of "Reynard the Fox."
╩│Bruin, ╛╕noun.
╜│bruise, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bruised,╕ │bruising.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤an injury to the body, caused by a fall or blow, that breaks blood vessels without breaking the skin; contusion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bruise on my arm turned black and blue.┤
├│ b. ┤an injury to the outside of a fruit, vegetable, or plant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pear had bruises of ugly dark spots.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) a hurt to the feelings.
├│ 2. ┤a dent.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to injure the outside of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though not cut, his knees were bruised when he fell. Rough handling bruised the apples before they could be sold.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Harsh words bruised her feelings.┤
┴┤ (SYN) injure, hurt.
├│ 2. ┤to pound or crush (drugs or food); grind; pulverize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Oats are bruised for horses.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become bruised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her flesh bruises easily.┤
╩│bruise, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│bruised,╕ │bruising.╕
╜│bruiser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a prizefighter or boxer.
├│ 2a. ┤a bully.
├│ b. ┤a very muscular person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. young jut-jawed bruisers wearing leather coats (New Yorker).┤
╩│bruiser, ╛╕noun.
╜│bruit, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to spread a report or rumor of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. News of the girl's engagement was bruited about.┤
├│ 2. ┤to spread the fame of.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Archaic.) report; rumor.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) noise or din.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) fame.
╩│bruit, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│bruja, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jas.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a sorceress; witch.
╩│bruja, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jas.╕
╜│brujo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a witch doctor; sorcerer.
╩│brujo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jos.╕
╜│Brumaire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the second month (October 22 to November 20) in the calendar instituted in 1793 by the first French republic.
╩│Brumaire, ╛╕noun.
╜│brumal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wintry.
╩│brumal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brumby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) an unbroken horse.
╩│brumby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│brume, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) mist; fog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. drifting brume (Longfellow).┤
╩│brume, ╛╕noun.
╜│brummagem, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤cheap and showy; tawdry.
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything cheap and showy.
╩│brummagem, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Brummie┐╕ or │Brummy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Birmingham, England.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or from Birmingham, England.
╩│Brummie┐╕ or │Brummy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│brumous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 1. ┤foggy.
├│ 2. ┤brumal.
╩│brumous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brunch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a meal taken late in the morning and intended to combine breakfast with lunch.
╩│brunch, ╛╕noun.
╜│brune, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark-complexioned girl or woman; brunette.
╩│brune, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bruneian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of Brunei, a small country on the northern coast of Borneo.
╩│Bruneian, ╛╕noun.
╜│brunette┐╕ or │brunet, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤dark-colored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brunette hair.┤
├│ 2. ┤having dark-brown or black hair, brown or black eyes, and a dark skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brunette actress.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person having a dark skin, dark-brown or black hair, and brown or black eyes. A man with this complexion is a brunet; a woman is a brunette.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many Spanish women are brunettes; many Swedish women are blondes.┤
╩│brunette┐╕ or │brunet, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Brunhild, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (German Legend.) a legendary queen in the ╖Nibelungenlied,┤ the wife of King Gunther, for whom she is won by Siegfried. In the Old Norse legend she is a Valkyrie, won by Sigurd for Gunnar. Also, ╡Brynhild.┤
╩│Brunhild, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brunhilde strain,
┬┌┤ one of the three known types of virus causing polio. The other two are the Lansing and Leon strains.
╩│Brunhilde strain,
╜│brunizem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grassland soil similar to chernozem.
╩│brunizem, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brunnhilde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Valkyrie, in Wagner's ╖Die Walkure,┤ cast into a magic sleep by Wotan, from which Siegfried awakens her. See also ╡Brunhild.┤┤
╩│Brunnhilde, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brunonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with some person or thing bearing the name of Brown, such as Brown University.
╩│Brunonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brunt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the main force or violence; hardest part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The island felt the brunt of the hurricane. The infantry bore the brunt of the battle.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) an assault; attack.
╩│brunt, ╛╕noun.
╜│brush─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a tool for cleaning, sweeping, or scrubbing, or for putting on paint. A brush is made of bristles, hair, or wires set in a stiff back or fastened to a handle.
├│ 2. ┤a brushing; a rub with a brush.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave his puppy a good brush.┤
├│ 3. ┤a light touch in passing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give the desk a brush with the cloth.┤
├│ 4. ┤a short, brisk fight or quarrel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunter had a sharp brush with an old bear and her cubs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) skirmish.
├│ 5. ┤the bushy tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The last we saw of the fox was his brush disappearing into his burrow.┤
├│ 6a. ┤a piece of carbon or copper used to connect the electricity from the revolving part of an electric motor or generator to the outside circuit.
├│ b. ┤╡= brush discharge.┤
├│ 7. ┤the art or skill of an artist.
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.) a mild reproof.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have given them a brush through Colonel Pater (Duke of Wellington).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to clean, sweep, scrub, or paint with a brush; use a brush on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She brushed her hair until it was shiny.┤
├│ 2. ┤to wipe away; remove.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child brushed the tears from his eyes.┤
├│ 3. ┤to touch lightly in passing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No harm was done--your bumper just brushed our fender.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move quickly.
├│ 2. ┤to touch (against) something lightly, as if with a brush.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A man brushed against him in the crowded lobby.┤
└╕expr. ╡brush aside┤ (or ╡away┤), ┤to put aside; refuse to consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain of the ship brushed aside warnings of a hurricane and kept on.┤
└╕expr. ╡brush off,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to refuse to see or listen to (someone).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mayor hurried into his office, brushing off the reporters.┤
├│ b. ┤to dismiss as unimportant; make light of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mayor brushed off the reporter's question with a joke.┤
└╕expr. ╡brush up on┤ (or ╡up┤), ┤(Figurative.) to refresh one's knowledge of; review.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He brushed up on fractions before taking the arithmetic test.┤
┼╕noun ╡brusher.┤
┼╕adj. ╡brushlike.┤
╩│brush─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│brush─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) branches broken or cut off; brushwood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the storm the lawn was littered with brush.┤
├│ 2. ┤shrubs, bushes, and small trees growing thickly in the woods; brushwood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They found the snake where it had crawled off into the brush.┤
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) thinly settled country; backwoods.
╩│brush─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│brush cut,╕
┬┌┤ a short haircut for men and boys, resembling the bristles of a hairbrush.
╩│brush cut,╕
╜│brush discharge,╕
┬┌┤ a brush-shaped, visible discharge around a wire carrying a current of high potential; corona.
╩│brush discharge,╕
╜│brushed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a nap; napped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. brushed rayon, brushed cotton.┤
╩│brushed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brushfire war,
┬┌┤ a war confined to a small area or occurring on a small scale; limited war.
╩│brushfire war,
╜│brush-footed butterfly,
┬┌┤ any one of various butterflies in which the front legs are muchreduced; nymphalid.
╩│brush-footed butterfly,
╜│brushoff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a refusal to see or listen; an abrupt dismissal or rebuke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reporter got a polite brushoff when he asked the mayor for an appointment. His girl friend is giving him the brushoff.┤
╩│brushoff, ╛╕noun.
╜│brushstroke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a movement of the brush when applying paint.
├│ 2. ┤the method of using brushstrokes in painting.
╩│brushstroke, ╛╕noun.
╜│brush-tongued, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the tongue set with long papillae, as certain parrots.
╩│brush-tongued, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brush turkey,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large fowl of eastern Australia.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various related birds of New Guinea.
╩│brush turkey,╕
╜│brushup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of refreshing memory or reviewing something learned, studied, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. As far as I've been able to gather from a hasty brushup on the subject, the Koreans have no ethnological ties with the Chinese (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a smartening or sprucing up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A matching skirt is packed away until that before-dinner brushup (New York Times).┤
╩│brushup, ╛╕noun.
╜│brush war,╕ ╟│= brushfire war.
╩│brush war,╕ ╟│= brushfire war.
╜│brush wheel,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a toothless wheel formerly used to turn a similar wheel by means of bristles, cloth, or the like, attached to the circumference.
├│ 2. ┤a circular rotary brush used for polishing or cleaning.
╩│brush wheel,╕
╜│brushwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brush╕ (2) (defs. 1 and 2).
╩│brushwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= brush╕ (2) (defs. 1 and 2).
╜│brushwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an artist's characteristic manner of using a brush in his paintings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was brusque in saying "I don't like it" when he could have said "No, thank you."┤
┴┤ (SYN) curt, bluff.
┼╕adv. ╡brusquely.┤
┼╕noun ╡brusqueness.┤
╩│brusque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brusquerie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) abruptness; brusqueness.
╩│brusquerie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brussels carpet,
┬┌┤ machine-made carpet with a pattern of small loops of yarn having various colors.
╩│Brussels carpet,
╜│Brussels griffon,╕ ╟│= griffon╕ (2) (def. 1).
╩│Brussels griffon,╕ ╟│= griffon╕ (2) (def. 1).
╜│Brussels lace,╕
┬┌┤ a heavy lace with a very elaborate design.
╩│Brussels lace,╕
╜│Brussels sprouts,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant having many small heads growing along a stalk. It belongs to the mustard family.
├│ 2. ┤its heads, eaten as a vegetable.
╩│Brussels sprouts,╕
╜│brut, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤(of wines, especially champagne) not sweet; very dry.
├│ 2. ┤(of a gem) roughly shaped but not polished.
├│ 3. ┤(literally) rough.
╩│brut, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brutal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a brute; savagely cruel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a brutal remark, a brutal attack. The Vikings were brutal in battle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inhuman, bestial.
├│ 2. ┤rude and coarse; unrefined.
├│ 3. ┤sensual.
┼╕adv. ╡brutally.┤
╩│brutal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brutalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a style of architecture using plain, massive, structural components, usually of concrete.
┼╕n., adj. ╡brutalist.┤
╩│brutalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│brutalitarian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who practices or advocates brutality.
╩│brutalitarian, ╛╕noun.
╜│brutalitarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the actions and ideas of brutalitarians.
╩│brutalitarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│brutality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤brutal conduct; cruelty; savageness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The brutality of the punishment shocked the onlookers.┤
├│ 2. ┤a brutal act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The punishment was a brutality greater than the crime.┤
├│ 3. ┤coarse behavior; sensuality.
╩│brutality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│brutalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make brutal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. War brutalizes many men.┤
├│ 2. ┤to treat in a brutal or cruel manner.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become brutal.
┼╕noun ╡brutalization.┤
╩│brutalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│brute, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an animal without power to reason.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ox is a brute but good for hauling heavy loads.┤
├│ 2. ┤a stupid, cruel, or coarse person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bully was a brute of a boy.┤
├│ 3. ┤man's animal nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Exalt the brute and sink the man (Robert Burns).┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Dialect.) a bull.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤without power to reason.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The very brute animals were charmed to silence (Washington Irving).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or characteristic of animals as distinguished from man; dull; stupid.
├│ 3. ┤cruel or coarse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ruffians' brute manners and loud laughter embarrassed everyone in the restaurant.┤
├│ 4. ┤sensual.
├│ 5. ┤unconscious; without feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Man has struggled long against the brute forces of nature.┤
╩│brute, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│brutehood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the character or condition of a brute.
╩│brutehood, ╛╕noun.
╜│brutify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make brutish.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become brutish.
╩│brutify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│bruting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of cutting or shaping diamonds by rubbing one against another.
╩│bruting, ╛╕noun.
╜│brutish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a brute; stupid, cruel, or coarse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The life of [primitive] man is nasty, brutish and short (Thomas Hobbes).┤
├│ 2. ┤lacking restraint; sensual.
┼╕adv. ╡brutishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡brutishness.┤
╩│brutish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│brutism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or behavior of a brute.
╩│brutism, ╛╕noun.
╜│bruxism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ habitual grinding of teeth, especially during sleep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bruxism may be the cause of periodontal (gum) disease (Science News Letter).┤
╩│bruxism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brynhild, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Norse Legend.) the daughter of Odin and one of the Valkyries. See also ╡Brunhild,┤ ╡Brunnhilde.┤
╩│Brynhild, ╛╕noun.
╜│bryological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with bryology.
╩│bryological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bryologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies bryology.
╩│bryologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│bryology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany that deals with mosses and liverworts.
╩│bryology, ╛╕noun.
╜│bryonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Pharmacy.) the root of a species of bryony, a drastic cathartic.
╩│bryonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bryony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ a climbing plant of the gourd family, having small, greenish flowers and red, white, or black berries. The roots of some kinds are used in medicine.
╩│bryony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│bryophyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a division of nonflowering plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts.
╩│bryophyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│bryophytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the bryophytes.
╩│bryophytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bryozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a phylum of minute, mosslike aquatic animals, chiefly saltwater, found mainly in permanent, attached colonies, each individual of which is formed by gemmation (budding) and has a distinct alimentary canal; a polyzoan.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the bryozoans.
╩│bryozoan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bryozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕
┬┌┤ a bryozoan or sea moss.
╩│bryozoon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zoa.╕
╜│Brython, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a large group of Celts who in ancient times occupied South Britain but were later confined to Wales, Cornwall, and ancient Cumbria.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a Briton of Wales, Cornwall, or ancient Cumbria.
╩│Brython, ╛╕noun.
╜│Brythonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Cymric.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the two main divisions of Celtic languages (the other being Goidelic), including Welsh, Cornish, and Breton; Cymric.
╩│Brythonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│b.s.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤balance sheet.
├│ 2. ┤bill of sale.
╩│b.s.,╕
╜│B.S.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Science.
╩│B.S.,╕
╜│B.S.A.,╕
┬┌┤ Boy Scouts of America.
╩│B.S.A.,╕
╜│B.Sc.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Science (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Scientiae┤).
╩│B.Sc.,╕
╜│B scope,╕
┬┌┤ a radarscope that shows both the range and direction to an object.
╩│B scope,╕
╜│B.S.Ed.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Science in Education.
╩│B.S.Ed.,╕
╜│bskt.,╕
┬┌┤ basket.
╩│bskt.,╕
╜│B.S.N.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
╩│B.S.N.,╕
╜│BST╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.S.T.,╕
┬┌┤ British Standard Time.
╩│BST╕ (no periods)┐ or │B.S.T.,╕
╜│Bt.┐╕ or │Bt╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ baronet.
╩│Bt.┐╕ or │Bt╕ (no period),
╜│B.T.┐╕ or │B.Th.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Theology (Latin, ╖Baccalaureus Theologi┤).
╩│B.T.┐╕ or │B.Th.,╕
╜│B.Th.U.,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) British thermal unit or units.
╩│B.Th.U.,╕
╜│Btry.,╕
┬┌┤ battery.
╩│Btry.,╕
╜│Btu╕ (no periods)┐, │B.t.u.,╕ or │B.T.U.,╕
┬┌┤ British thermal unit or units.
╩│Btu╕ (no periods)┐, │B.t.u.,╕ or │B.T.U.,╕
╜│bu.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bureau.
├│ 2. ┤bushel or bushels.
╩│bu.,╕
╜│bub, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a childish term for a brother, also used in familiar address to any boy or man.
╩│bub, ╛╕noun.
╜│bubal┐╕ or │bubale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large antelope, a hartebeest, of North Africa and Arabia.
╩│bubal┐╕ or │bubale, ╛╕noun.
╜│bubaline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a genus of antelopes including the bubal, hartebeest, and blesbok.
┬┌┤ a traditional English dish, usually consisting of beef and cabbage.
╩│bubble and squeak,╕
╜│bubble bath,╕
┬┌┤ a bath covered with soap bubbles, made by adding a liquid or powdery soap preparation to water.
╩│bubble bath,╕
╜│bubble car,╕ ╟│= bubbletop car.
╩│bubble car,╕ ╟│= bubbletop car.
╜│bubble chamber,╕
┬┌┤ a small vessel filled with a very hot liquid through which charged subatomic particles leave tracks of bubbles. In this way they can be examined and identified. Hydrogen or propane under pressure are the liquids most commonly used.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Occasionally while passing through a bubble chamber a gamma ray creates secondary electrons, which are evident as a string of bubbles (Scientific American).┤
╩│bubble chamber,╕
╜│bubble gum,╕
┬┌┤ a chewing gum that can be blown out through the lips so as to form a large bubble.
╩│bubble gum,╕
╜│bubble memory,╕
┬┌┤ a computer memory that has data stored in magnetic bubbles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bubble memories might someday achieve densities up to a billion bits per square inch. ... If this density is achieved, bubble memories will probably replace most disks and drums and provide much faster access at a comparable cost (John R. Rice).┤
╩│bubble memory,╕
╜│bubbler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drinking fountain with a small nozzle from which water bubbles up.
╩│bubbler, ╛╕noun.
╜│bubbletop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a transparent plastic top or canopy, often retractable, on an automobile or airplane; bubble.
├│ 2. ┤╡= bubbletop car.┤
╩│bubbletop, ╛╕noun.
╜│bubbletop car,╕
┬┌┤ an automobile with a bubbletop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He stood and waved from the rear of his open bubbletop car along ... a winding 33-mile motorcade route (Newsweek).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. In some districts of London ... a wine merchant will stock little more than British wines among the beer and spirits, although one can usually find a bottle of 'bubbly' for festive occasions (Listener).┤
┬┌┤ an inflammatory swelling of a lymph gland, especially in the groin or armpits.
╩│bubo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boes.╕
╜│bubonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or characterized by inflammatory swelling of the lymph glands.
╩│bubonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bubonic plague,╕
┬┌┤ a very dangerous contagious disease, accompanied by high fever, chills, and swelling of the lymph glands. It is usually carried to human beings by fleas from rats or squirrels.
╩│bubonic plague,╕
╜│bubonocele, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inguinal hernia, especially a partial one that extends only far enough to make a small swelling in the groin like a bubo.
╩│bubonocele, ╛╕noun.
╜│bubu, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boubou.
╩│bubu, ╛╕noun. ╟│= boubou.
╜│buccal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the cheek.
├│ 2. ┤of the sides of the mouth or the mouth.
╩│buccal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buccaneer, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a pirate, especially one who preyed upon Spanish vessels and colonies in the 1600's and 1700's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a buccaneer or pirate in the Spanish Main (John Hill Burton).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as a buccaneer; be a buccaneer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wealth, which it was whispered he had acquired by buccaneering (Washington Irving).┤
╩│buccaneer, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│buccaneerish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a buccaneer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From his black beard and buccaneerish sort of look, a sailor would suppose it to be Davy Jones (Robert Southey).┤
╩│buccaneerish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buccinator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thin, flat muscle which forms the wall of the cheek, assisting in chewing and also in blowing wind instruments.
╩│buccinator, ╛╕noun.
╜│buccinatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a trumpeter or trumpeting.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a buccinator.
╩│buccinatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bucentaur─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the state barge in which on Ascension Day the doge of Venice went to wed the Adriatic by dropping a ring into it.
╩│bucentaur─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bucentaur─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a legendary monster, half man and half bull.
╩│bucentaur─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Bucephalus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the war horse of Alexander the Great.
├│ 2. ┤(Humorous.) any riding horse.
╩│Bucephalus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buchmanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a religious movement founded in the 1920's that emphasizes a personal rededication to the moral principles of Christianity rather than adherence to the forms of doctrines of ecclesiastical religion; Moral Re-Armament; Oxford Group.
╩│Buchmanism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buchmanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an adherent of Buchmanism.
╩│Buchmanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│buchu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the medicinal, aromatic leaves of several shrubby South African plants.
╩│buchu, ╛╕noun.
╜│buck─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bucks╕ or (collectively) │buck,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a male deer, goat, hare, rabbit, antelope, or sheep (but not applied to a male elk, moose, or red deer).
├│ 2. ┤a dashing young man; dandy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the ... young buck, driving his own equipage (Washington Irving).┤
┴┤ (SYN) fop.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a man.
├│ 4. ┤╡= buckskin.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤male.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buck rabbit.┤
╩│buck─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │bucks╕ or (collectively) │buck,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│buck─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(of horses or mules) to jump into the air with back curved and come down with the front legs stiff.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cowboy's horse began to buck, but he managed to stay on.┤
├│ 2. ┤(of an automobile, motor, or other machinery) to run unevenly; jerk, as when the fuel supply is low or the motor is cold.
├│ 3a. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to resist or oppose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is useless to buck against fate.┤
├│ b. ┤to butt.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) to talk big; swagger; boast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bucks too much about his exploits.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to throw or attempt to throw (a rider) by bucking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cowboy was bucked by the bronco.┤
├│ 2a. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to fight against; resist stubbornly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bucked the merger, but to no avail.┤
├│ b. ┤to push or hit with the head; butt.
├│ c. ┤to rush at; charge against; work against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The swimmer bucked the current with strong strokes.┤
├│ 3. ┤(American Football.) to charge into (the opposing line) with the ball.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a throw or attempt to throw (a rider) by bucking.
├│ 2. ┤(American Football.) a charge made into the opponent's line with the ball.
├│ 3. ┤bragging.
└╕expr. ╡buck for,┤ ┤(Informal.) to strive earnestly for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was bucking very strong for the job (Benjamin I. Hayes).┤
└╕expr. ╡buck up,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to cheer up; be brave or energetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buck up; everything will be all right.┤
├│ b. ┤to give fresh courage or energy to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This has bucked her up something wonderful (H. G. Wells).┤
╩│buck─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
╜│buck─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a dollar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All you ... do is fool around, when any other man would be trying to make a buck or two (New Yorker).┤
╩│buck─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│buck─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sawhorse; sawbuck.
├│ 2. ┤(Gymnastics.) a leather-covered frame, usually adjustable in height, used in vaulting exercises.
╩│buck─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│buck─╕ (5), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Poker.) an article placed in a jackpot and taken by the winner, serving to remind him that when the deal passes to him he must order another jackpot.
└╕expr. ╡pass the buck,┤ ┤(Informal.) to shift the responsibility for something, such as blame or work, to someone else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Congress passed the buck to the President, asked him to recommend specific spots for pruning [the budget] (Newsweek).┤
╩│buck─╕ (5), ╛noun.
╜│buck─╕ (6), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic or Dialect.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤lye or suds in which cloth is steeped or boiled to clean and bleach it.
├│ 2. ┤a quantity of clothes washed or bleached in lye or suds.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to steep, boil, or wash in lye or suds.
├│ 2. ┤to clean by beating in water; wash.
╩│buck─╕ (6), ╛noun, verb.
╜│buck─╕ (7), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) the body of a cart or wagon.
╩│buck─╕ (7), ╛noun.
╜│buck─╕ (8), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to pulverize or break into small pieces, as ore.
╩│buck─╕ (8), ╛transitive verb.
╜│buck and wing,╕
┬┌┤ a rapid clog or tap dance, usually performed by one person.
╩│buck and wing,╕
╜│buckaroo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-roos.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a cowboy.
╩│buckaroo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-roos.╕
╜│buckayro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕ ╟│= buckaroo.
╩│buckayro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕ ╟│= buckaroo.
╜│buck basket,╕
┬┌┤ a basket to carry a washing.
╩│buck basket,╕
╜│buck bean,╕
┬┌┤ a perennial bog herb of the gentian family having racemes of white or pink flowers.
╩│buck bean,╕
╜│buckberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a huckleberry of the southern United States, so called because deer feed on it.
╩│buckberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│buckboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an open, four-wheeled carriage having the seat fastened to a platform of long, springy boards instead of a body and springs.
╩│buckboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckeen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Irish.) a young man of the poorer gentry or aristocracy, having no profession, and aping the habits of the wealthy.
╩│buckeen, ╛╕noun.
╜│bucker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a horse given to bucking.
├│ 2. ┤a person who saws felled trees into logs.
╩│bucker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bucket, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eted,╕ │-eting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a pail made of wood, metal, or plastic. Buckets are used for carrying such things as water, milk, and coal.
├│ 2. ┤the amountthat a bucket can hold; bucketful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We poured several buckets of water on the fire.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a scoop of a dredging machine.
├│ b. ┤one of the scoops or receptacles on an endless-belt conveyor or a water wheel.
├│ c. ┤one of the blades on the rotor of a gas or steam turbine.
├│ d. ┤a cupped vane of a water wheel.
├│ 4. ┤the piston of an ordinary simple pump.
├│ 5. ┤a leather receptacle for a whip, carbine, or lance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I put the whip in the bucket and drove steadily on (George Whyte-Melville).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) a ship, car, or other conveyance, especially one that is old and slow.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to move fast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old flivver bucketed along at about sixty.┤
├│ b. ┤to move jerkily and irregularly.
├│ c. ┤to drive forward hurriedly.
├│ 2. ┤to swing the body forward too hurriedly before taking the stroke in rowing.
├│ 3. ┤to conduct a bucket shop; act as a bucketeer.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to lift or carry in a bucket or buckets.
├│ 2. ┤to ride (a horse) hard.
├│ 3. ┤to handle (orders to buy or sell stock or other securities) as in a bucket shop.
├│ 4. ┤to swing (the body) forward too hurriedly in rowing.
└╕expr. ╡kick the bucket,┤ ┤(Slang.) to die.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I mean in plain English that I am likely to shuffle off long before you kick the bucket (Atlantic).┤
╩│bucket, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eted,╕ │-eting.╕
╜│bucket brigade,╕
┬┌┤ a line of persons formed to pass buckets of water one to another to put out a fire.
╩│bucket brigade,╕
╜│bucketeer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a broker who handles his customers' orders or property fraudulently or irregularly.
├│ 2. ┤a person operating a bucket shop.
╩│bucketeer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bucketful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ the amount that a bucket can hold.
╩│bucketful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│bucket seat,╕
┬┌┤ a small, low, single seat with a rounded back, used especially in sports cars and small airplanes.
╩│bucket seat,╕
╜│bucket shop,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an establishment conducted ostensibly for buying and selling stocks or commodities, but really for making bets on the rise and fall of their prices, with no actual buying and selling.
├│ 2. ┤a similar establishment that secretly bets against its customers by taking the other side of their trades, or otherwise mishandles their orders or property.
╩│bucket shop,╕
╜│buckeye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tree or shrub, a type of horse chestnut, with showy flowers, large divided leaves, and large brown seeds, especially a large tree with an ill-smelling bark.
├│ 2. ┤its seed. It has a light-brown scar like the partly opened eye of a buck.
├│ 3. ┤an American butterfly, which has eye spots on its wings, that occurs throughout the southeastern United States. It feeds in the larval state upon plantain, snapdragon, and figworts.
╩│buckeye, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buckeye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nickname for a native or inhabitant of Ohio, where buckeyes are plentiful.
├│ 2. ┤a breed of American class chicken that lays brown-shelled eggs.
╩│Buckeye, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buckeye State,╕
┬┌┤ a nickname for Ohio.
╩│Buckeye State,╕
╜│buck fever,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter when he first sights game.
╩│buck fever,╕
╜│buckhorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the horn of bucks or deer, used especially for making handles for knives and similar implements.
╩│buckhorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckhound, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any hound used for hunting deer.
╩│buckhound, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤the spiral shell of a mollusk.
├│ 2. ┤a perverse or refractory person.
╩│buckie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buckingham Palace,
┬┌┤ the official London residence of all British sovereigns since 1837.
╩│Buckingham Palace,
╜│buckish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling a buck or dandy; foppish.
┼╕adv. ╡buckishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡buckishness.┤
╩│buckish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buck-jump, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a leap like that of a buck or a bucking horse or mule.
╩│buck-jump, ╛╕noun.
╜│buck-jumper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or animal that makes buck-jumps.
╩│buck-jumper, ╛╕noun.
╜│buck-jumping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of jumping like a buck or a bucking horse or mule.
╩│buck-jumping, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a catch or clasp used to hold together the ends of a belt, strap, or ribbon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the buckle broke his belt came loose.┤
├│ 2. ┤a metal ornament for a shoe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Pilgrims wore buckles on their shoes.┤
├│ 3. ┤a bend, bulge, or wrinkle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The buckle in the plaster showed the ceiling might fall.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a wave or crimp in the hair, especially of a wig.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to fasten together with a buckle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He buckled his belt.┤
├│ 2. ┤to bend out of shape; bulge or wrinkle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Settling of the house has buckled the plaster.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to bend, bulge, or lose shape, especially under strain or pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The heavy snowfall caused the roof to buckle.┤
├│ 2. ┤to close with an opponent; grapple; engage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each man closely buckled to his antagonist (David Hume).┤
└╕expr. ╡buckle down to,┤ ┤to work hard at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He buckled down to his studies before the test.┤
╩│buckle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling.╕
╜│buckler, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, round shield used to parry blows or thrusts.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a means of defense; protection; protector.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler (Book of Common Prayer).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to act as a buckler to; shield; defend; protect.
╩│buckler, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│buckminsterfullerene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) ╡= buckyball.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scientists suspect that buckminsterfullerene has unusual properties that could lead to the development of new lubricants and catalysts (Peter J. Andrews).┤
╩│buckminsterfullerene, ╛╕noun.
╜│bucko, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │buckoes.╕
┬┌┤ a person who domineers; a bully.
╩│bucko, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │buckoes.╕
╜│buck passer,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to someone else.
╩│buck passer,╕
╜│buck-passing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) the act or practice of avoiding responsibility, blame, or work, by shifting it to someone else.
╩│buck-passing, ╛╕noun.
╜│buck private,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a common soldier below the rank of private first class.
╩│buck private,╕
╜│buckra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in the speech of black people of the West Indies and the southern United States) a white man.
┬┌┤ a saw set in a light frame and held with both hands.
╩│bucksaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckshee, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) free.
╩│buckshee, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buckshot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large lead shot, used to shoot large animals, such as deer.
╩│buckshot, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckskin, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong, soft leather, yellowish or grayish in color, made from the skins of deer or sheep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. moccasins of buckskin.┤
├│ 2. ┤the skin of a buck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a large buckskin stretched for tanning.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Western U.S.) a horse of the color of buckskin.
├│ 4. ┤╡= Buckskin.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made of buckskin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. buckskin gloves.┤
└╕expr. ╡buckskins,┤ ┤clothing made of buckskin.
╩│buckskin, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Buckskin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an American soldier in the Revolutionary War (many of whom wore buckskins).
╩│Buckskin, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckskin cloth,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a strong, twilled woolen cloth with a closely cut nap.
├│ 2. ┤a cotton cloth with a clear surface and napped back.
╩│buckskin cloth,╕
╜│bucktail,╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Angling.)
├│ 1. ┤an artificial fly made of long fibers from the tails of deer.
├│ 2. ┤any similar artificial fly.
╩│bucktail,╛╕noun.
╜│buckthorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, thorny tree or shrub with clusters of black berries, each containing two to four tiny seeds. It belongs to the buckthorn family.
├│ 2. ┤a low, thorny tree of the sapodilla family with black, cherrylike fruit, that grows in the southern United States.
╩│buckthorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckthorn family,╕
┬┌┤ a family of trees and shrubs of wide distribution, including the buckthorn, the jujube, and the ceanothus.
╩│buckthorn family,╕
╜│bucktooth, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teeth.╕
┬┌┤ a tooth that sticks out beyond the rest.
╩│bucktooth, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teeth.╕
╜│bucktoothed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a protruding tooth or teeth.
╩│bucktoothed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buckwheat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with black or gray, triangular seeds and fragrant, white flowers.
├│ 2. ┤the seeds, used as food for animals or ground into flour.
├│ 3. ┤meal, flour, or batter made from buckwheat, popular in the United States as an ingredient in griddlecakes.
╩│buckwheat, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckwheat family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, having alternate and usually entire leaves with stipules which form a sheath around the base of the petiole. The family includes the buckwheat and rhubarb, as well as many weedy plants, such as dock and knotgrass.
╩│buckwheat family,╕
╜│buckyball, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry). ┤a highly stable molecule consisting of sixty carbon atoms arranged as interlocking pentagons and hexagons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The molecular structure of buckyballs is so radically different that researchers hope this third form of carbon will lead to a whole new class of materials with multiple uses (Time).┤
╩│buckyball, ╛╕noun.
╜│buckytube, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a microscopic carbon tube with a molecular structure similar to the buckyball; channel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ever since chemists discovered buckytubes, they've speculated that these hollow, nanometer-size carbon cylinders ... could prove the strongest fibers known (Science News).┤
╩│buckytube, ╛╕noun.
╜│bucolic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of shepherds; pastoral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bucolic poetry is seldom written by shepherds themselves.┤
├│ 2. ┤rustic; rural.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bucolic setting, bucolic wit.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a poem about shepherds; eclogue; idyl.
├│ 2. ┤(Humorous.) a peasant; countryman.
┼╕adv. ╡bucolically.┤
╩│bucolic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bucolical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bucolic.
╩│bucolical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bucolic.
╜│bucrane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ornament, often sculptured, representing the skull of an ox.
╩│bucrane, ╛╕noun.
╜│bucranium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕ ╟│= bucrane.
╩│bucranium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕ ╟│= bucrane.
╜│bud─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│budded,╕ │budding.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small swelling on a plant that will grow into a flower, leaf, or branch. A bud is a mass of growing tissue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buds on the trees are a sign of spring.┤
├│ 2. ┤a partly opened flower or leaf.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything in an undeveloped state or beginning stage.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a child or young girl.
├│ b. ┤a young girl introduced into society; debutante.
├│ 5. ┤a small swelling or group of cells in certain simple plants or animals that grows into a new organ, a new animal, or a new plant of the same species; gemma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The buds of new yeast plants grow very quickly.┤
├│ 6. ┤a minute, bud-shaped part or organ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a taste bud.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to put forth buds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rosebush has budded.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to begin to grow or develop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That boy is budding into a scientist.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to be like a bud in youth, beauty, or promise.
├│ 4. ┤(of birds) to eat buds.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bring into bud; cause to bud.
├│ 2. ┤to put forth as buds.
├│ 3. ┤to graft a bud from one kind of plant into the stem of (a different kind), as a method of propagating a desired quality or variety.
├│ 4. ┤to produce by means of buds.
└╕expr. ╡in bud,┤ ┤in the time or condition of budding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In spring the pear tree is in bud.┤
└╕expr. ╡nip in the bud,┤ ┤to stop at the very beginning; forestall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach nipped the boys' argument in the bud before it really got started.┤
┼╕noun ╡budder.┤
╩│bud─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│budded,╕ │budding.╕
╜│bud─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) ╡= buddy.┤
╩│bud─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Buddha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a title applied to Siddhartha Gautama, 563?-483? B.C., called by his followers Gautama Buddha and regarded as a teacher possessing perfect enlightenment and wisdom. He was the founder of Buddhism.
╩│Buddha, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buddhism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a religion based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha that teaches that right living will enable people to attain nirvana, the condition of a soul that does not have to live in a body and is free from all desire and pain. Buddhism developed in the 500's B.C., in northern India and spread over central, southeastern and eastern Asia.
╩│Buddhism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buddhist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a believer in Buddhism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with Buddha or Buddhism.
╩│Buddhist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Buddhistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Buddhist.
╩│Buddhistic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Buddhist.
╜│buddie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕ ╟│= buddy.
╩│buddie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕ ╟│= buddy.
╜│budding, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in process of development or emergence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) a budding scientist, a budding crisis.┤
╩│budding, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buddle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shallow, inclined trough for separating the metal in an ore from the earthy or valueless part by means of running water.
╩│buddle, ╛╕noun.
╜│buddleia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of chiefly tropical ornamental shrubs or trees, bearing showy clusters of flowers in many shades and tones of purple, red, yellow, pink, and lavender, as well as white; butterfly bush and summer lilac.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the pairing of two persons participating in the same activity so that each is responsible for the other's welfare and safety, such as patrolmen on a beat, soldiers on reconnaissance, or children swimming.
╩│buddy system,╕
╜│budge─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│budged,╕ │budging.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to move from one's place even a little; stir (usually with negative).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father wouldn't budge from his chair. The witness would not budge from his first statement.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to move (something heavy or inert).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stone was so heavy that the boy could not budge it.┤
╩│budge─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│budged,╕ │budging.╕
╜│budge─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤lambskin dressed with the wool outward, formerly much used as a fur for trimming.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤trimmed or adorned with budge.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) solemn; pompous.
╩│budge─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│budgerigar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, brightly colored parakeet, nativeto Australia, popular as a cage bird; shell parakeet. The budgerigar is bright green below, greenish yellow with brownish markings on its upper parts, and with bright-blue cheeks and tail feathers.
╩│budgerigar, ╛╕noun.
╜│budget, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eted,╕ │-eting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an estimate of the amount of money to be received and the amounts to be spent for various purposes in a given time. Governments, schools, companies and persons make budgets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The expenses for the school year are an important part of our city budget.┤
├│ 2. ┤a plan of procedure based on such an estimate.
├│ 3. ┤an allotment of expenditures for various items for a period of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She always stays within her budget.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a stock or collection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a budget of news.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Dialect.)
├│ a. ┤a bag, pouch, or wallet.
├│ b. ┤the contents of a bag or wallet.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make a plan for spending based on how much you have.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The traveler budgeted his money so enough would be left for his return trip home. Budget your time. He budgeted his allowance so that enough money was left to save for a tent.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put in a budget; allot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The school budgeted $5000 a year for building repairs.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to draw up or prepare a budget.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is budgeting for a trip to Europe.┤
├│ 2. ┤to arrange (for) in a budget.
╩│budget, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eted,╕ │-eting.╕
╜│budgetary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a budget.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The budgetary deficit was reaching an all-time high (Atlantic).┤
╩│budgetary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│budgeteer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= budgeter.
╩│budgeteer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= budgeter.
╜│budgeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes up a budget.
╩│budgeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│budget plan,╕
┬┌┤ a plan of budgeting income by paying for goods and services in installments.
╩│budget plan,╕
╜│budgie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= budgerigar.┤
╩│budgie, ╛╕noun.
╜│bud grafting,╕
┬┌┤ a process for growing a different variety of fruit or plant from a given stock by transferring a bud with a little of the woody tissue behind it to a cleft in the bark of the stock.
╩│bud grafting,╕
╜│budless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a bud.
╩│budless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│budlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bud.
╩│budlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bud scale,╕
┬┌┤ one of the small, often resinous or hairy, scalelike leaves forming the outside protective covering of the buds of certain woody plants in winter or in the dry season.
╩│bud scale,╕
╜│bud variation,╕
┬┌┤ a variation in the outgrowth of a bud from the ordinary growth of the plant, producing a sport. Many varieties in cultivated plants arise through bud variation.
╩│bud variation,╕
╜│budworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various moth larvae destructive to buds. Larvae of the noctuid moth attack the tobacco plant.
╩│budworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│buenas noches,
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) good evening; good night.
╩│buenas noches,
╜│buenos dias,
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)good day; good morning.
╩│buenos dias,
╜│Buerger's disease,
┬┌┤ a circulatory disease characterized by the progressive closing of the smaller blood vessels, especially of the legs and feet, leading to gangrene.
╩│Buerger's disease,
╜│buff─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a strong, soft, dull-yellow leather. Buff was formerly made from the skin of buffalo and is now made from the skin of oxen.
├│ b. ┤a soldier's coat made of this; buffcoat.
├│ 2. ┤a dull yellow.
├│ 3. ┤a polishing wheel or stick covered with leather.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) bare skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to swim in the buff.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤dull-yellow.
├│ 2. ┤made of buff leather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buff jerkin.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to polish with a wheel or stick covered with leather.
├│ 2. ┤polish; shine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He buffs his shoes to make them shine.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give a fuzzy surface to (leather, etc.) with an abrasive.
├│ 4. ┤to stain or dye dull yellow.
└╕expr. ╡the Buffs,┤ ┤certain British regiments, so called because of the color of their facings.
╩│buff─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
╜│buff─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a fan or devotee (usually qualified).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a model-train buff, a football buff.┤
╩│buff─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│buff─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to soften or deaden the shock (of), as a buffer does.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act and sound as a buffer, or as the body which strikes it.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= blindman's buff.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a blow; stroke.
╩│buff─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
╜│buffa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │buffe.╕
┬┌┤ (Italian.) a woman who sings comic roles in opera or light opera.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the bison of North America, a wild ox with a great shaggy head, a humped neck, and strong front legs. Herds of buffalo used to graze on the plains of the United States.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several kinds of oxen. The tame water buffalo of Asia (especially of India and the Philippines) and the wild Cape buffalo of Africa are two different kinds.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) (in the United States and Canada) a buffalo robe.
├│ 4. ┤╡= buffalo fish.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ (Slang.) │1. ┤to intimidate or overawe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't let them buffalo you into doing something you don't want to do.┤
├│ 2. ┤to puzzle; mystify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His maneuvers in the market had his competitors buffaloed.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the edible, acid, red or yellowish berry of either of two thorny shrubs of western North America.
├│ 2. ┤either of these shrubs.
╩│buffaloberry,╕ ╛noun.
╜│buffalo bird,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several starlinglike birds that light on cattle, buffalo, or other animals and pick off ticks or other parasites.
╩│buffalo bird,╕
╜│buffalo bug,╕ ╟│= carpet beetle.
╩│buffalo bug,╕ ╟│= carpet beetle.
╜│buffalo bush,╕ ╟│= buffalo berry ╕(def. 2).
╩│buffalo bush,╕ ╟│= buffalo berry ╕(def. 2).
╜│buffalo chips,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) pieces of dried dung used for fuel.
╩│buffalo chips,╕
╜│buffalo fish,╕
┬┌┤ a large, dark-colored freshwater fish having a more or less humped back, found from southern Canada to Guatemala.
╩│buffalo fish,╕
╜│buffalo fly┐╕ or │gnat,╕
┬┌┤ a black fly having a protruding thorax. One kind lives in the lower Mississippi Valley and attacks cattle.
╩│buffalo fly┐╕ or │gnat,╕
╜│buffalo grass,╕
┬┌┤ a short native grass common on the plains of central and western North America where the buffalo used to graze, often used for pasture.
╩│buffalo grass,╕
╜│Buffalo Indian,╕ ╟│= Plains Indian.
╩│Buffalo Indian,╕ ╟│= Plains Indian.
╜│buffalo moth,╕ ╟│= carpet beetle.
╩│buffalo moth,╕ ╟│= carpet beetle.
╜│buffalo nut,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the oily nut of a North American shrub, related to sandalwood.
├│ 2. ┤the shrub it grows on.
╩│buffalo nut,╕
╜│buffalo robe,╕
┬┌┤ a cloak, lap robe, or rug made of the skin of the American bison, and dressed with the hair on.
╩│buffalo robe,╕
╜│buffcoat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick coat of buff, worn in the 1600's especially by soldiers.
├│ 2. ┤a person who wears a buffcoat; soldier.
╩│buffcoat, ╛╕noun.
╜│buffer─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a mechanical device that helps to soften the shock of a blow, especially a device for absorbing the recoil of a gun, or the cushion of springs that helps to prevent shocks reaching one railway car from another.
├│ 2. ┤any person or thing that helps to soften the shock of a blow or to balance the effect of opposing forces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Mother was a buffer between my brother's anger and me.┤
├│ 3. ┤a part of the memory in a computer, used for temporary storage of data.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buffers ... temporarily store data being transferred from a high-speed device such as a computer to a slower device such as a printer (Erik Sandberg-Diment).┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= buffer solution.┤
├│ 5. ┤╡= buffer state.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to soften or lessen the impact of, as by a buffer.
├│ 2. ┤to treat with a buffer solution.
└╕expr. ╡buffers,┤ ┤(British.) a heavy arrangement of timbers and shock-absorbing springs at the end of a railway track or spur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engine ran out of control and hit the buffers.┤
╩│buffer─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│buffer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stick or pad having a soft cloth or leather surface for polishing.
├│ 2. ┤a person who polishes.
╩│buffer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│buffer─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) fellow; guy; chap (used especially of an elderly person, generally with a slight degree of contempt).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old buffer was so blind he didn't see where he was going.┤
╩│buffer─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│buffer solution,╕
┬┌┤ a substance in a solution that makes the degree of acidity (hydrogen ion concentration) resistant to change when an acid or base is added.
╩│buffer solution,╕
╜│buffer state,╕
┬┌┤ a small country between two larger countries that are enemies or competitors.
╩│buffer state,╕
╜│buffer stock,╕
┬┌┤ a stockpile of an essential commodity held in reserve to keep its fluctuating price within an agreed range.
╩│buffer stock,╕
╜│buffer zone,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a neutral area established as a barrier between two adjoining enemy or rival areas.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a piece of dining-room furniture with a flat top for dishes and with shelves or drawers for holding silver and table linen; sideboard.
├│ b. ┤a cupboard in a recess, for china and glasses.
├│ 2. ┤a meal set out in serving dishes on tables or buffets, from which guests serve themselves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buffet lunch or supper, a buffet party.┤
├│ 3. ┤a counter where food and drinks are served.
├│ 4. ┤a restaurant or bar with such a counter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience munched ham sandwiches and drank beer and cognac in the buffet before the show and during the intermission (New Yorker).┤
╩│buffet─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│buffet car,╕
┬┌┤ a railroad car with a small compartment where light meals are prepared and served.
╩│buffet car,╕
╜│buffing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (of horses) the striking of the inside of one foot at the quarter with some part of the opposite foot.
╩│buffing, ╛╕noun.
╜│buffing wheel,╕
┬┌┤ a wheel covered with leather, felt, cloth, or other material, used with emery or other powders in polishing, especially metal.
╩│buffing wheel,╕
╜│buffle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) a buffalo.
╩│buffle, ╛╕noun.
╜│bufflehead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small North American duck, related to the goldeneye; butterball. The adult male has a remarkable fullness of feathers on the head.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a blockhead or fool; stupid fellow.
╩│bufflehead, ╛╕noun.
╜│buffo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fi,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a male comic singer, usually a basso, in opera or light opera.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤comic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buffo base.┤
╩│buffo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fi,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│buffoon, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who amuses people with tricks, pranks, and jokes; clown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to act the buffoon.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person given to undignified or rude joking.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to behave this way.
╩│buffoon, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│buffoonery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tricks, pranks, and jokes of a clown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We enjoyed the buffoonery at the circus.┤
├│ 2. ┤undignified or rude joking.
╩│buffoonery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│buffoonish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like or characteristic of a buffoon.
╩│buffoonish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buff stick,╕
┬┌┤ a small stick covered with leather or the like, used in polishing.
╩│buff stick,╕
╜│buff wheel,╕ ╟│= buffing wheel.
╩│buff wheel,╕ ╟│= buffing wheel.
╜│buffy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ buff-colored or approaching buff in color.
╩│buffy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buffy coat,╕
┬┌┤ the buff-colored layer on the upper surface of a blood clot, from which the red blood corpuscles settled prior to complete coagulation.
╩│buffy coat,╕
╜│bufotenin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bufotenine.
╩│bufotenin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bufotenine.
╜│bufotenine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug with some of the properties of serotonin, obtained from the skin glands and salivary glands of certain toads, and used experimentally to induce hallucinations.
╩│bufotenine, ╛╕noun.
╜│bug─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bugged,╕ │bugging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a crawling insect with a pointed beak for piercing and sucking. A bug either has no wings or has a front pair of wings thickened at the base. Bedbugs, plant lice, and chinch bugs are true bugs. All true bugs are hemipterous insects.
├│ 2. ┤any insect or other animal somewhat like a true bug. Ants, spiders, beetles, and flies are often called bugs.
├│ 3. ┤╡= bedbug.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) a disease germ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the flu bug.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) a defect in the operation of a machine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to work the bugs out of a new car.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤a person who is very enthusiastic about something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a basketball bug and goes to a lot of games.┤
├│ b. ┤great interest; keenness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the travel bug.┤
├│ 7. ┤a very small microphone hidden within a room, a telephone, or the like, for overhearing a conversation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] sometimes talks into the phone while letting water run into a basin or tapping a pencil against his receiver, though experts find these measures questionable against "bugs" (Newsweek).┤
├│ 8. ┤(Slang.) a small vehicle, such as a compact car or a lunar rover.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hide a small microphone within (a room, telephone, or the like) for overhearing a conversation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spy bugged enemy headquarters.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) to annoy; irritate; pester; trouble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They tried to bug me with the banging on the bars (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) (of the eyes) to bulge, as with astonishment; bug out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... details that really made the subcommitteemen's eyes bug (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡bug off┤ (or ╡out┤), ┤(U.S. Slang.) to run or rush away; depart; retreat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The regime and its followers thereupon bugged out ... as fast as planes and ships would bear them (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡bug out,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) (of the eyes) to bulge or open wide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The eyes of the little boy bugged out with astonishment when he saw his new bicycle.┤
┼╕adj. ╡buglike.┤
╩│bug─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│bugged,╕ │bugging.╕
╜│bug─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) a bugaboo; bogy.
╩│bug─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bugaboo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boos.╕
┬┌┤ an imaginary thing feared; bogy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In these days children are not scared by tales of witches, ghosts, and other bugaboos.┤
╩│bugaboo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boos.╕
╜│Bugaku, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ancient Japanese court dance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The slow and stately dancing of Noh shows clearly the influence of one of the oldest Japanese art forms, Bugaku (Atlantic).┤
╩│Bugaku, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugbane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant of the north temperate regions whose white flowers have an unpleasant odor that was supposed to repel bedbugs. The bugbane is a perennial herb of the crowfoot family.
╩│bugbane, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugbear, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing feared without reason; bugaboo; bogy.
├│ 2. ┤a difficulty, problem, or obstacle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Out-of-date machinery is the chief bugbear of this old factory.┤
├│ 3. ┤a pet hate.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) an imaginary being supposed to devour naughty children.
╩│bugbear, ╛╕noun.
╜│bug boy,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) an apprentice jockey.
╩│bug boy,╕
╜│bug-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) with eyes wide open and bulging, especially with wonder or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bug-eyed spectators.┤
╩│bug-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bugfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the menhaden.
╩│bugfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│bugger, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a contemptible or low person.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a chap; fellow.
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.)
├│ a. ┤something troublesome or unpleasant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That job is a real bugger.┤
├│ b. ┤a tinker's damn; a trifle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He doesn't care a bugger about anything.┤
├│ 4. ┤a sodomite.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(in British legal use) to commit buggery with.
└╕expr. ╡bugger about,┤ ┤(Slang.) to be unprofitably busy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bugger about the house all day.┤
└╕expr. ╡bugger off,┤ ┤(Slang.) to go away; get out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tells the reporters to bugger off (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡bugger up,┤ ┤(Slang.) to throw into confusion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town is being completely buggered up by the invasion of tourists.┤
╩│bugger, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│buggery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the crime of sodomy (in British legal usage).
╩│buggery, ╛╕noun.
╜│buggy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the U.S.) a light carriage, with or without a top, pulled by one horse and having a single large seat.
├│ 2. ┤╡= baby buggy.┤
├│ 3. ┤(in England) a light, two-wheeled vehicle without a folding top.
├│ 4. ┤(in India) a light, two-wheeled carriage with a folding top.
╩│buggy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│buggy─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤swarming with bugs.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) crazy; bugs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have to think only of the next game ... If you try to think back, you go buggy (Leonard Koppett).┤
╩│buggy─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│-gier,╕ │-giest.╕
╜│bughouse, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤an asylum for lunatics.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤crazy; insane.
╩│bughouse, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│bugle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a musical instrument like a small trumpet, made of brass or copper, that has no keys or valves. Bugles can play only a few tones within a limited range and have long been used in military forces for sounding calls and orders. Some bugles have been built with valves so that they can play a complete scale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Blow, bugle, blow, Set the wild echoes flying (Tennyson).┤
├│ 2. ┤a hunting horn.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to blow a bugle.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to direct or summon by blowing on a bugle.
╩│bugle─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-gled,╕ │-gling.╕
╜│bugle─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bugleweed.
╩│bugle─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= bugleweed.
╜│bugle─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a long, tubular, glass bead, usually black, used as a trimming on dresses.
╩│bugle─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bugle call,╕
┬┌┤ a short melody sounded upon a bugle as a signal or order.
╩│bugle call,╕
╜│bugled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ decorated with bugles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bugled dress.┤
╩│bugled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bugle horn,╕
┬┌┤ a bugle or hunting horn.
╩│bugle horn,╕
╜│bugler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who blows a bugle.
├│ 2. ┤a soldier who gives signals with a bugle.
╩│bugler, ╛╕noun.
╜│buglet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bugle.
╩│buglet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugleweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any plant of a genus of herbs of the mint family, especially a species bearing spikes of tubular blue flowers; bugle.
├│ 2. ┤any plant of another genus of herbs of the mint family, especially a species considered astringent and sedative.
├│ 3. ┤╡= wild indigo.┤
╩│bugleweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bugloss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several plants of the borage family, especially:
├│ a. ┤an annual European plant, naturalized in the United States, with bristly leaves and stems and blue flowers.
├│ b. ┤a European medicinal herb with rough leaves and stems; anchusa; alkanet.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) built; a past tense and a past participle of ╡build.┤
╩│builded, ╛╕verb.
╜│builder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or animal that builds.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose business is constructing buildings or other structures.
├│ 3. ┤an abrasive or filler used with a soap or detergent.
╩│builder, ╛╕noun.
╜│builder's knot, ╟= clove hitch.
╩│builder's knot, ╟= clove hitch.
╜│builder-upper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a person or thing that builds up; developer; promoter.
╩│builder-upper, ╛╕noun.
╜│building, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing built. Barns, factories, stores, houses, and hotels are all buildings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All great buildings, after all, express an idea--and ... the Palace of Westminster is undeniably a great building (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 2. ┤the business, art, or process of making houses, stores, bridges, ships, and similar things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boom in building ... has resulted in the local land being more valuable now for houses (London Times).┤
├┤ (Abbr:) bldg.
╩│building, ╛╕noun.
╜│building and loan association,╕ ╟│= savings and loan association.
╩│building and loan association,╕ ╟│= savings and loan association.
╜│building block,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a block of concrete, limestone, pressed cinders, or the like (but not a brick) used as a material for foundations, partitions, or walls.
├│ 2. ┤any basic material which can be combined to form more complex structures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein.┤
╩│building block,╕
╜│building code,╕
┬┌┤ a group of ordinances regulating the construction remodeling, repairing, and maintenance of a building.
╩│building code,╕
╜│building sickness,╕ ╟│= sick building syndrome.
╩│building sickness,╕ ╟│= sick building syndrome.
╜│building society,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a savings and loan association.
╩│building society,╕
╜│building stone,╕
┬┌┤ stone used in construction, especially for the foundations, walls, and steps of buildings, for the supports of piers and bridges, and for finishing and decorating.
╩│building stone,╕
╜│building trades,╕
┬┌┤ the group of trades concerned with construction and forming the building industry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The principal kinds of skilled workers in the building trades include bricklayers, carpenters, ironworkers, painters, plasterers, plumbers, and steam fitters (W. C. Huntington).┤
╩│building trades,╕
╜│build-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an increasing of strength.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a military build-up.┤
├│ 2. ┤an increase in any quantity or rate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a build-up of pressure.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) enhancement or promotion, as by the use of publicity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The play had a big build-up in the press.┤
╩│build-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│built, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡build.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bird built a nest. It was built of twigs.┤
╩│built, ╛╕verb.
╜│built-in, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤included in or provided for as part of the plan or design of anything; not movable or removable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A built-in bookcase is fastened to the wall.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) having as a part of one's nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a built-in sense of humor.┤
├│ 3. ┤included as an integral part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The U.S. Constitution has built-in checks and balances.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any built-in household fixture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The kitchen features built-ins for every need--range, oven, refrigerator, freezer (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│built-in, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│built-up, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having many houses or other buildings; urban or suburban.
├│ 2. ┤made up of separate parts or layers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. built-up heels.┤
╩│built-up, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buirdly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) burly; stalwart.
╩│buirdly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bul.,╕
┬┌┤ bulletin.
╩│bul.,╕
╜│bulb, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a round, underground bud consisting of a small stem covered with thick, fleshy leaves from which certain plants grow. Onions, tulips, and lilies grow from bulbs.
├│ 2. ┤any plant that has a bulb or grows from a bulb. The narcissus is a bulb.
├│ 3. ┤the thick part of an underground stem resembling a bulb; tuber or corm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a crocus bulb.┤
├│ 4. ┤any object with a rounded end or swelling part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the bulb of a thermometer.┤
├│ 5. ┤the glass container surrounding the filament of an incandescent lamp or the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.
├│ 6. ┤an electron tube.
├│ 7a. ┤╡= medulla oblongata.┤
├│ b. ┤a roundish dilation of any cylindrical organ or structure in an animal body.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to swell into a bulb or bulbs.
┼╕adj. ╡bulbless.┤
╩│bulb, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bulbaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bulbous.
╩│bulbaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bulbous.
╜│bulbar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a bulb, especially the medulla oblongata, the bulb of the spinal cord.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bulbar polio, in which the virus directly invades the medulla (Marguerite Clark).┤
╩│bulbar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulbed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a bulb or bulbs.
╩│bulbed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulbel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bulbil.
╩│bulbel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bulbil.
╜│bulbiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing bulbs.
╩│bulbiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulbil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an aerial bud with fleshy scales, growing in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or taking the place of flowers, as in the onion.
├│ 2. ┤any little bulb or bulblike body.
╩│bulbil, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulblet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a little bulb; bulbil.
╩│bulblet, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulbose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bulbous.
╩│bulbose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bulbous.
╜│bulbourethral glands, ╟= Cowper's glands.
╩│bulbourethral glands, ╟= Cowper's glands.
╜│bulbous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shaped like a bulb; rounded and swelling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clown had a bulbous red nose.┤
┴┤ (SYN) protuberant.
├│ 2. ┤having bulbs; growing from bulbs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Daffodils are bulbous plants.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tuberous.
┼╕adv. ╡bulbously.┤
╩│bulbous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulb-shaped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or resembling the shape of a bulb.
╩│bulb-shaped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulbul, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a songbird of southern Africa and Asia, often mentioned in Persian poetry.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a family of tropical Old World oscine birds.
├│ 3. ┤a singer.
╩│bulbul, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bulg.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bulgaria.
├│ 2. ┤Bulgarian.
╩│Bulg.,╕
╜│Bulgar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bulgarian.
╩│Bulgar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Bulgarian.
╜│Bulgarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Bulgaria, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria.
├│ 2. ┤the Slavic language of Bulgaria.
╩│Bulgarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bulge, ╛╕verb, ╞│bulged,╕ │bulging,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to swell outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His pockets bulged with candy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) protrude.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to swell outward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candy bulged his pockets.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an outward swelling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the man leaned against the tent, he made a bulge in the canvas. The force of the water caused a bulge in the dam.┤
┴┤ (SYN) protuberance, prominence, bump.
├│ 2a. ┤the bottom of a ship's hull; bilge.
├│ b. ┤a structure attached outside the hull of a ship to protect it from mines, torpedoes, etc.; a blister.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a temporary increase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The graph shows a bulge in the birth rate.┤
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (or ╡have┤) ╡the bulge on,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to get an advantage over; get the better of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The conductor kicked at what seemed a wholesale business, but the mother had the bulge on him (Columbus Dispatch).┤
╩│bulge, ╛╕verb, ╞│bulged,╕ │bulging,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bulger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that bulges.
├│ 2. ┤a driver or brassie with a convex face, formerly used in golf.
├│ 3. ┤a stick with a thick head whose back is convex, used in field hockey.
╩│bulger, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulgur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Middle Eastern cereal made of cracked wheat.
╩│bulgur, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulgy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bulgier,╕ │bulgiest.╕
┬┌┤ having a bulge or bulges; bulging; swollen.
┼╕noun ╡bulginess.┤
╩│bulgy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bulgier,╕ │bulgiest.╕
╜│bulimarexia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a psychological disorder in which a person alternates between an abnormal craving for food and an aversion to it, found especially among young women.
╩│bulimarexia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulimia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a constant and insatiable craving for food.
╩│bulimia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulimiac, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bulimic.
╩│bulimiac, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= bulimic.
╜│bulimic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with bulimia; voracious.
├╕noun ┤ a person affected with bulimia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some bulimics employ extreme diets, constant exercise, or laxatives to lose weight (Science News).┤
╩│bulimic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bulimy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bulimia.
╩│bulimy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bulimia.
╜│bulk─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤size; volume.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A vast bulk of gold bullion is stored at Fort Knox.┤
┴┤ (SYN) magnitude.
├│ b. ┤large size.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An elephant has unforgettable bulk.┤
┴┤ (SYN) magnitude.
├│ 2. ┤the largest part; main mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oceans form the bulk of the earth's surface.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a ship's hold.
├│ b. ┤the cargo of a ship
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) the body of a person or other animal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bones of some vast bulk that lived and roar'd before man was (Tennyson).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a heap or pile.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to have size; be of importance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The danger of drought bulks large in a farmer's life.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to grow large; swell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Numerous small contributions soon bulk up into a considerable sum.┤
├│ b. ┤to develop in size and strength:
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Banks are thinking about bulking up in their home markets (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤to form or gather into a mass.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pile in heaps; put into a bulk or mass.
├│ 2. ┤to measure or determine the bulk of.
├│ 3. ┤to cause to swell out; stuff.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in large quantities; large-scale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bulk goods.┤
└╕expr. ╡break bulk,┤
├│ a. ┤to begin unloading cargo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole cargo can be sampled and sold the moment the steamer breaks bulk.┤
├│ b. ┤to remove a portion from a parcel or quantity of goods.
└╕expr. ╡in bulk,┤
├│ a. ┤lying loose in heaps, not in packages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In most markets you can buy fresh fruit in bulk. The ship's cargo of grain was loaded in bulk.┤
├│ b. ┤in large quantities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grain goes to the mill in bulk. Goods are sold in that store both in bulk and in separate units.┤
╩│bulk─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│bulk─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a structure projecting from the front of a building, such as a stall.
╩│bulk─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bulkhead, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤one of the upright partitions dividing a ship into compartments.
├│ b. ┤a similar partition in the fuselage of an aircraft, to support and stiffen it.
├│ 2. ┤a wall or partition built in a tunnel, conduit, or the like, to hold back water, earth, rocks, or air.
├│ 3. ┤a boxlike structure covering the top of a staircase or other opening.
├│ 4. ┤a horizontal or inclined door leading from the outside of a house to the cellar.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to build or supply with bulkheads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Proceeds of the ... bond issue would go for dredging, filling and bulkheading the site (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│bulkhead, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bulkheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with or divided off by bulkheads.
╩│bulkheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulk mail,╕
┬┌┤ (in the postal system of the United States) identical pieces of printed matter sent and paid for in bulk at a special rate.
╩│bulk mail,╕
╜│bulky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bulkier,╕ │bulkiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤taking up much space; large.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bulky shipments are often sent in freight cars.┤
┴┤ (SYN) massive, ponderous.
├│ 2. ┤hard to handle; clumsy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She dropped the bulky package of curtain rods twice.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unwieldy.
┼╕adv. ╡bulkily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bulkiness.┤
╩│bulky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bulkier,╕ │bulkiest.╕
╜│bull─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the full-grown male of cattle.
├│ 2. ┤the male of the whale, elephant, seal, walrus, and other large animals.
├│ 3. ┤a person whose size or loudness resembles that of a bull.
├│ 4a. ┤a person who buys stocks, bonds, or other securities, with the hope of selling later at a higher price.
├│ b. ┤a person who believes that conditions are or will be favorable.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a policeman.
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) foolish talk; bunk; nonsense.
├│ 7. ┤╡= bulldog.┤
├│ 8. ┤(British Slang.)
├│ a. ┤intensive cleaning; polishing.
├│ b. ┤fastidious duties seemingly purposeless.
├│ 9. ┤╡= bull's-eye.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤male.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bull moose.┤
├│ 2. ┤like that of a bull:
├│ a. ┤large; strong; beefy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bull neck.┤
├│ b. ┤roaring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bull voice.┤
├│ 3. ┤having to do with or characterized by rising prices, especially in the stock market.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bull market.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to get by force; push.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bull one's way through a crowded street.┤
├│ 2. ┤to buy (stocks, bonds, or other securities) with the hope of selling later at a higher price.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ward bulls his way to fortune (New York Times Book Review).┤
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) to subject to intense cleaning or polishing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bulled his boots.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to speculate in the stock market.
└╕expr. ╡shoot the bull,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to talk idly, as to speculate or boast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The purpose of the meeting was to come to a decision, not just to sit around and shoot the bull.┤
└╕expr. ╡take the bull by the horns,┤ ┤to deal directly with a difficult or dangerous situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Determined to take the bull by the horns ... I stepped forward (Henry B. Tristram).┤
╩│bull─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bull─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a formal announcement or official decree from the Pope.
├│ 2. ┤a seal affixed to a document, especially the seal used by the Pope; bulla.
├│ 3. ┤an official letter or edict.
╩│bull─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bull─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an absurd and amusing mistake in language, especially one that is self-contradictory. (Example:) If you don't receive this letter, write and let me know.
╩│bull─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bull─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a drink consisting of water drawn from a cask that has held spirits.
╩│bull─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│bull─╕ (5), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a deck game in which beanbags are thrown onto a numbered, inclined board.
╩│bull─╕ (5), ╛noun.
╜│Bull, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a constellation and the second sign of the zodiac; Taurus.
╩│Bull, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bull, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ ╡John,┤ a name for England or its people.
╩│Bull, ╛╕noun.
╜│bull.,╕
┬┌┤ bulletin.
╩│bull.,╕
╜│bulla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bullae.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a round seal of lead appended to a papal bull, stamped on one side with the name of the Pope and on the other with the heads of Peter and Paul.
├│ b. ┤a similar seal of the Byzantine and Holy Roman emperors.
├│ 2a. ┤a vesicle containing watery fluid and causing an elevation of the skin; a blister.
├│ b. ┤a rounded, blisterlike, bony projection, as an inflated portion of the bony external meatus of the ear.
├│ 3. ┤a boss, knob, or stud.
├│ 4a. ┤a locketlike ornament worn by children in ancient Rome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boys wore a lucky charm, called a bulla, around their necks (Betsy Talbot Blackwell).┤
├│ b. ┤any round ornament, especially if suspended.
╩│bulla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │bullae.╕
╜│bullace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, Old World species of plum, related to the damson.
├│ 2. ┤the tree it grows on.
╩│bullace, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laria.╕
┬┌┤ a collection of papal bulls.
╩│bullarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laria.╕
╜│bullate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having blisterlike projections, as a leaf; blistered or puckered.
╩│bullate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bull-baiting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the formerly popular sport of setting dogs to attack a tethered bull.
╩│bull-baiting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullbat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= nighthawk.
╩│bullbat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= nighthawk.
╜│bull bay,╕
┬┌┤ the evergreen magnolia of the southern United States.
╩│bull bay,╕
╜│bullberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) ╡= buffalo berry.┤
╩│bullberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│bull block,╕
┬┌┤ a power-driven reel that draws heavy-gauge wire through a die.
╩│bull block,╕
╜│bullboat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a boat made of hides stretched over a light, wooden framework.
╩│bullboat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bull brier,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any vine of several North American species of smilax, having a thick underground root and prickly, climbing stems.
╩│bull brier,╕
╜│bull chain,╕
┬┌┤ a very heavy chain to which a number of short chains with hooks on one end and dogs on the other are attached, used to draw logs from a millpond up a gangway.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a heavily built dog with a large head, very short nose, strong jaw, and short hair. Bulldogs are not large, but they are very muscular and courageous. They were originally bred for bull-baiting.
├│ 2. ┤a short-barreled revolver of large caliber.
├│ 3. ┤(British Informal.) one of the proctors' attendants at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) a bailiff or sheriff's officer.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤like a bulldog's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bulldog courage, bulldog determination, a bulldog grip.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Western U.S.) to bring (a steer) to the ground by grasping its horns and twisting its neck.
┬┌┤ an ant found in Australia and Tasmania, with large jaws and a painful sting. It is believed to be the earliest or most primitive form of ant.
╩│bulldog ant,╕
╜│bulldog edition,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the earliest edition of a morning newspaper, especially for distant or rural distribution, usually on sale the evening before.
╩│bulldog edition,╕
╜│bulldogger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.) a cowboy who trips and throws running steer.
╩│bulldogger, ╛╕noun.
╜│bulldog pickerel,╕
┬┌┤ a small species of pike which lives east of the Alleghenies from Massachusetts to Florida. The bulldog pickerel is too small to be an important food or game fish.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) to frighten, sometimes by violence or threats; bully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chairman tried to bulldoze the committee into voting for his proposal. When he tried to bulldoze Jordan's Premier, the Premier resigned (Time).┤
├│ 2a. ┤to move, clear, dig, or level with a bulldozer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But the houses have been bulldozed down to make this new thoroughfare (Listener).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to force through or away; railroad.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] bulldozed his idea through all opposition (Maclean's).┤
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a powerful tractor with a wide steel blade that pushes rocks, earth, trees, or brush, used especially for grading, road building, and clearing land.
├│ b. ┤the blade.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a person who bullies or frightens another, sometimes by violence or threats.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a large pistol.
╩│bulldozer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullet, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a piece of lead, steel, or other metal, shaped to be fired from a pistol, rifle, or other small gun.
├│ 2. ┤a small, round ball.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. The alternating gradient synchrotron ... accelerates proton "bullets" to energies of 33,000,000,000 electron volts (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to go swiftly, like a bullet; shoot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ball bulleted past us. The road ... goes bulleting off through the mountains (Saturday Review).┤
└╕expr. ╡bite the bullet,┤ ┤to act with courage; submit to something painful without protest or delay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The former film star added that college administrators should be willing to "bite the bullet" and stand up to demonstrators (London Times).┤
╩│bullet, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bullethead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a round head.
├│ 2. ┤a person with such a head.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a pig-headed, obstinate person.
╩│bullethead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullet-headed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a round head.
╩│bullet-headed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bulletin, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a short statement of news.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sports bulletins and weather bulletins are published in most newspapers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) report.
├│ b. ┤a statement for the information of the public, especially by an authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors issue bulletins about the condition of certain of their well-known patients.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) bull.
├│ 2. ┤a magazine or newspaper appearing regularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our club publishes a bulletin each month.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) an official certificate.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make known by a bulletin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. News of its recovery was bulletined to observatories in the Western Hemisphere (Scientific American).┤
╩│bulletin, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bulletin board,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a board on which notices are posted.
├│ 2. ┤a computer service that displays information, messages, and news to subscribers and often allows them to communicate directly with each other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The best way to tap into the free software market is to belong to a user's group or find the local computer bulletin board (Washington Post).┤
╩│bulletin board,╕
╜│bulletproof, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that will not let bullets through; resistant to bullets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bulletproof jacket.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make bulletproof.
╩│bulletproof, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│bulletwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wood of the bully tree.
├│ 2. ┤the bully tree.
╩│bulletwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│bull fiddle,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= contrabass.┤
╩│bull fiddle,╕
╜│bull fiddler,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= contrabassist.┤
╩│bull fiddler,╕
╜│bullfight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fight between men and a bull in an arena. Bullfights are popular in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, and parts of South America.
╩│bullfight, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullfighter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man who fights a bull in an arena; matador.
╩│bullfighter, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullfighting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the sport of fighting a bull in an arena.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For more than seven centuries, bullfighting has been Spain's reigning craze and pastime (Newsweek).┤
╩│bullfighting, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullfinch─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a European and Asiatic songbird. The male has a blue and gray back and light-red breast and a short, stout bill. It is related to the grosbeaks.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various other related birds, especially any one of various North American gray grosbeaks.
╩│bullfinch─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bullfinch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a hedge too high for a horse to jump in hunting.
╩│bullfinch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bullfrog, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large frog of North America that makes a loud, croaking noise.
╩│bullfrog, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several American catfishes which have large, broad heads and hornlike growths near their mouths.
├│ 2. ┤a stupid fellow; blockhead.
├│ 3. ┤a sculpin or miller's-thumb.
├│ 4. ┤╡= golden plover.┤
╩│bullhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤stupidly stubborn; obstinate; headstrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bullheaded opposition has finally defeated many good plans.┤
├│ 2. ┤having a large, broad head like a bull's.
┼╕adv. ╡bullheadedly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bullheadedness.┤
╩│bullheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bullhead shark,╕
┬┌┤ a small, brown shark of the Pacific and Indian Oceans that feeds on mollusks and is not dangerous to man.
╩│bullhead shark,╕
╜│bullhorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a megaphone or loudspeaker, especially a portable, battery-powered loudspeaker.
╩│bullhorn, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullhorn acacia,╕
┬┌┤ an acacia native to Mexico that has thorns in pairs like the horns of cattle.
╩│bullhorn acacia,╕
╜│bullion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤uncoined gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots.
├│ b. ┤gold or silver in the mass.
├│ c. ┤coin, plate, or the like, considered only with reference to metallic value.
├│ 2. ┤a cordlike trimming made of twisted gold or silver thread.
╩│bullion, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullionism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine or system of an exclusively metallic currency, or a metallic currency combined with a convertible paper currency.
├│ 2a. ┤trying to raise prices or tending to raise prices, especially in the stock market.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bullish buyer.┤
├│ b. ┤prompted by the expectation that prices will rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bullish market.┤
├│ 3. ┤hopeful or confident; optimistic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm bullish about next year's business prospects┤
┼╕adv. ╡bullishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡bullishness.┤
╩│bullish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bull market,╕
┬┌┤ a generally rising market.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Symptoms of the rise of speculative activity have been apparent in the recent bull market (New York Times).┤
╩│bull market,╕
╜│bull-mastiff┐╕ or │bullmastiff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fearless, agile dog with a dense coat, a cross between a bulldog and mastiff.
╩│bull-mastiff┐╕ or │bullmastiff, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bull Moose,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of the Progressive Party led by Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1912.
├│ 2. ┤the emblem or symbol of this party.
╩│Bull Moose,╕
╜│bullnecked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a thick neck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a two-fisted, stocky, bullnecked veteran of 39 years of moving freight (Newsweek).┤
╩│bullnecked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bull nettle,╕
┬┌┤ a silvery-leaved, prickly weed of the nightshade family.
╩│bull nettle,╕
╜│bullock, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an ox; steer.
├│ 2. ┤a young bull; bull calf.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to force (a way) through people or a situation.
╩│bullock, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bullock's-heart, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= custard apple.┤
├│ 2. ┤its fruit.
╩│bullock's-heart, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullock shell,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of small, thick pearl oyster, inhabiting tropical America.
╩│bullock shell,╕
╜│Bullock's oriole,
┬┌┤ an oriole of the western part of North America, with orange and black feathers.
╩│Bullock's oriole,
╜│bullocky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ockies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Australian.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤the driver of a team of bullocks used for hauling.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤resembling that of a bullock; oxlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. bullocky noises.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with driving bullocks or managing cattle.
╩│bullocky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ockies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│bullous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characterized by the eruption of large blisters.
╩│bullous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bull pen,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Baseball.)
├│ a. ┤a place outside the playing limits in which baseball relief pitchers warm up during a game.
├│ b. ┤the relief pitchers on a baseball team.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a strong bull pen.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a temporary prison.
├│ b. ┤a room in a jail or adjoining a court where a number of prisoners are temporarily confined together.
├│ c. ┤a jail of any kind.
├│ 3. ┤a pen for a bull or bulls.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.) any room or section of a building used by unassigned or reserve members of an office force.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) the bunk room of a lumber camp.
╩│bull pen,╕
╜│bull point,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a point scored against an opponent; an advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bull point for the Lancashire and Midland operators, though not for London, is the new monopoly position within the companies' own areas (London Times).┤
╩│bull point,╕
╜│bullpout, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hornpout.
╩│bullpout, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hornpout.
╜│bull-puncher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Australian.) a driver of bullocks.
╩│bull-puncher, ╛╕noun.
╜│bull ring┐,╕ or │bullring, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an arena for bullfights.
╩│bull ring┐,╕ or │bullring, ╛╕noun.
╜│bull-roarer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, thin strip of wood with a cord or thong at one end, by which it is whirled rapidly to make a roaring sound in certain primitive religious rites.
╩│bull-roarer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullrush, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bulrush.
╩│bullrush, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bulrush.
╜│bull session,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤a frank, informal discussion about any interesting topic.
├│ b. ┤any rambling discussion.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.) a period of intense cleaning, polishing, or routine tasks, especially in military use.
╩│bull session,╕
╜│bull's-eye┐╕ or │bullseye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the center of a target.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bull's-eye was marked with a large red circle.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a shot that hits it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.┤
├│ b. ┤any act or remark that successfully hits an actual or figurative target.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a thick piece of dome-shaped glass fixed in the deck or side of a ship to let in light.
├│ b. ┤(Architecture.) any circular opening for light or air.
├│ 4a. ┤a lens shaped like a half-sphere to concentrate light.
├│ b. ┤a small lantern with such a lens in its side.
├│ 5. ┤(Especially British.) a kind of candy made in round, hard lumps.
├│ 6. ┤(Nautical.) an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center through which to reeve a rope.
╩│bull's-eye┐╕ or │bullseye, ╛╕noun.
╜│bullshot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an alcoholic drink made with vodka or gin and bouillon.
╩│bullshot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bull snake,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various North American snakes that live on rodents. All are harmless to man.
╩│bull snake,╕
╜│bull terrier,╕
┬┌┤ a strong, active, short-haired dog, white or brindle marked with white, developed from a cross between a bulldog and a terrier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the bands they get in here are so bad they really bum me out, but these are good (Atlantic Monthly).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the bum,┤
├│ a. ┤not functioning; out of order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our old toaster is on the bum.┤
├│ b. ┤living as a bum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spent two years on the bum.┤
╩│bum┐╕ (someone) │out,╕
╜│bum─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bummed,╕ │bumming,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Chiefly Dialect.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a humming sound; hum; buzz.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a humming noise.
╩│bum─╕ (2), ╛verb, ╞│bummed,╕ │bumming,╕ ╛noun.
╜│bum─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= buttocks.
╩│bum─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= buttocks.
╜│bumbershoot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (used humorously) an umbrella.
╩│bumbershoot, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an awkward mistake.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to act or proceed in a bungling, awkward manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] bumbles along, a monumental misfit who spends much of his time begging everyone's pardon (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤to commit a bumble or bumbles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bumbled, contradicted himself and flubbed questions that were thrown at him (Time).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to do (something) in an awkward, foolish way; bungle; botch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bumble a job.┤
┼╕noun ╡bumbler.┤
╩│bumble, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│bumblebee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large bee with a thick, hairy body, usually banded with gold; humblebee. Bumblebees make a loud buzzing sound. They live in small colonies often in underground nests or old logs, where they raise their young and store honey.
╩│bumblebee, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumbledom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ arrogant and incompetent officials, as a group.
╩│bumbledom, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumble-puppy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the game of whist played unscientifically.
├│ 2. ┤a game in which a ball slung to a post is struck in opposite directions by two players.
╩│bumble-puppy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumbling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤marked by or subject to blundering and awkward ways, inept.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bumbling old porter dropped the luggage.┤
├│ 2. ┤filled with self-importance; officious.
┼╕adv. ╡bumblingly.┤
╩│bumbling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bumboat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boat used in peddling small merchandise, fresh fruit, and other provisions to ships in port or lying offshore.
╩│bumboat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumelia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tree or shrub with a milky juice, a spiny stem, and small white or greenish flowers, native to the West Indies.
╩│bumelia, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumf, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤toilet paper.
├│ 2. ┤worthless paper; trash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His office pigeonhole has to swallow an enormous volume of bumf (Punch).┤
├┤ Also, ╡bumph.┤
╩│bumf, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumkin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bumpkin╕ (2).
╩│bumkin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bumpkin╕ (2).
╜│bummaree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a middleman at the Billingsgate fish market.
├│ 2. ┤a porter at the Smithfield meat market.
╩│bummaree, ╛╕noun.
╜│bummer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a bum; loafer.
├│ 2. ┤a bad experience.
├│ 3. ┤a failure; flop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... all the films released this summer have been box-office bummers (New Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤during the civil war in the United States, a camp follower or a plundering straggler.
╩│bummer, ╛╕noun.
╜│bump, ╛╕verb, noun, adverb.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to push throw, or strike (against something large or solid).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bumped against the table in the dark. The jostling crowd bumped against the railing in their eagerness to see the race.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thump, knock.
├│ 2. ┤to move by bumping against things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our car bumped along the dirt road.┤
┴┤ (SYN) jolt, jog.
├│ 3. ┤(Cricket.) (of a delivery) to rear up off the ground.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hit or come against with heavy blows.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That truck bumped our car.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to oust and take the place of (someone), especially on a plane or in a job, as by exercising a higher priority or greater seniority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every time there's a layoff at one of the shifts at our mill, the men bump each other according to seniority (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤to seize (a person) and thump him against a wall or tree.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) (in boat racing) to overtake and touch (the boat ahead).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a heavy blow or knock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bump knocked our car forward a few feet.┤
├│ 2. ┤a swelling caused by a bump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has a bump where a baseball hit him on the head.┤
├│ 3. ┤any swelling or lump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to avoid the bump in the road.┤
├│ 4. ┤a jolt or upward thrust of an airplane due to a rising current of air.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) a displacement or promotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bump to full colonel.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Phrenology.)
├│ a. ┤a protuberance.
├│ b. ┤the faculty represented by the protuberance.
├│ 7. ┤(Slang.) a suggestive thrusting forward of the hips or abdomen, as in a striptease act.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burlesque dancer's bumps and grinds.┤
├│ 8. ┤(British.) an overtaking in a boat race with a staggered start marked by contact with the boat in front.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤with a bump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He went bump down the stairs.┤
└╕expr. ╡bump into,┤ ┤(Informal.) to meet by chance; run across.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He hoped to bump into some of his old classmates at the party.┤
└╕expr. ╡bump off,┤ ┤(Slang.) to kill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dutch was bumped off in Newark by a rival mob (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡bump up,┤
├│ a. ┤(Especially British Informal.) to increase suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bump up sales.┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S. Informal.) to promote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a former marshal who was bumped up several places to the No. 4 position (Time).┤
╩│bump, ╛╕verb, noun, adverb.
╜│bumper, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any device that protects against damage by bumping.
├│ 2. ┤a bar or bars of metal across the front and back of a car, bus, or truck, that protects it from being damaged if bumped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Trucks had been observed moving bumper to bumper, with lights on, in an unprecedentedly large movement ... southwards (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 3. ┤a cup or glass filled to the brim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... fill me a bumper, a bumper of claret (Thomas Love Peacock).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) something unusually large of its kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His crop of potatoes was a bumper.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Cricket.) a fast ball that rears off the ground, usually short pitched and to the danger of the batsman.
├│ 6. ┤a marine fish with a compressed body, common in the West Indies.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤unusually large; abundant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer raised a bumper crop of wheat last year.┤
┴┤ (SYN) outsize.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fill to the brim.
╩│bumper, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bumper sticker,╕
┬┌┤ a sticker bearing a printed slogan for display on an automobile bumper.
╩│bumper sticker,╕
╜│bumph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bumf.
╩│bumph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bumf.
╜│bumpkin─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an awkward or simple person from the country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The more bashful country bumpkins hung sheepishly back (Washington Irving).┤
┴┤ (SYN) lout, churl, boor, clodhopper.
╩│bumpkin─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bumpkin─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a short beam projecting from a ship, used to extend a sail, secure blocks, or the like. Also, ╡bumkin.┤
╩│bumpkin─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bumpout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an addition that increases the space of a room in an office, apartment, or house without adding significantly to the outside dimension of a structure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ambitious bumpouts can be virtually room-size, large enough to be called an addition (New York Times).┤
╩│bumpout, ╛╕noun.
╜│bumptious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ unpleasantly forward or conceited; arrogant and quarrelsome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Babbitt was a selfish, bumptious, small-souled provincial (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡bumptiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡bumptiousness.┤
╩│bumptious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bumpy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bumpier,╕ │bumpiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤having bumps; full of bumps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bumpy road.┤
├│ 2. ┤causing bumps; rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bumpy ride.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bumpily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bumpiness.┤
╩│bumpy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bumpier,╕ │bumpiest.╕
╜│bum's rush,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a forcible ejection (of a person from a place).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave Fredo a firm bum's rush out the door, closing it and bolting it on Fredo's clamorous protests (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any means used to get rid of someone.
╩│bum's rush,╕
╜│bun─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤bread or cake in small shapes. Buns are often slightly sweetened and may contain spice or raisins.
├│ 2. ┤hair coiled at the back of the head in a knot suggesting a bun. Also, ╡bunn.┤
╩│bun─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bun─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a drunken condition; enough liquor to get drunk on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He kept drinking till he got a bun on.┤
╩│bun─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│bun─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= squirrel.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= rabbit.┤
╩│bun─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│Buna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Trademark.) a synthetic rubber made from butadiene, used especially in making automobile tires. Buna S is made by copolymerization of butadiene with styrene. Buna N is produced by the copolymerization of butadiene with acrylonitrile.
├│ 2. ┤╡buna.┤ this or any similarly produced rubber.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You're making speeches full of bunk (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to humbug; delude.
╩│bunk─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bunk─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to flee.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡do a bunk,┤ to flee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When Lennox shows up in a daze, not sure that he hasn't murdered his wife, ... Marlowe helps him do a bunk to Mexico (Atlantic).┤
╩│bunk─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bunk bed,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) one of a pair of single beds placed one above the other to conserve space.
╩│bunk bed,╕
╜│bunker─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a place or bin for coal, especially on a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The reactor in an atomic ship corresponds to the fuel in the bunkers of an ordinary steamship (New Scientist).┤
├│ 2. ┤a sandy hollow or mound of earth on a golf course, forming an obstacle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The course, with its many bunkers, and particularly its long, clinging rough, is not suited to [his] game (London Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤a fortified shelter built partly or entirely below ground. Bunkers are used as a defensive position in battle. A bunker is often part of a larger fortification.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by or adopting a strongly defensive attitude or position in the face of a threat; last-ditch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bunker atmosphere, a bunker philosophy. The reactionary regime has already receded into a bunker mentality (Time).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to supply (a ship) with coal or other fuel for its operation.
├│ 2. ┤to hit (a golf ball) into a bunker.
╩│bunker─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
╜│bunker─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= menhaden.
╩│bunker─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= menhaden.
╜│bunkerage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of supplying a ship with fuel.
├│ 2. ┤the place where fuel is stored on a ship; a bunker or bunkers.
╩│bunkerage, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunker coal,╕
┬┌┤ the coalcarried on a ship, especially on a collier, for use as its own fuel.
╩│bunker coal,╕
╜│bunker oil,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤oil carried on a ship for use as its own fuel.
├│ 2. ┤a similar grade and weight of heavy oil used to operate other machinery.
╩│bunker oil,╕
╜│bunker silo,╕
┬┌┤ a silo built above ground, usually with wood or concrete sides, and one or both ends may be open.
╩│bunker silo,╕
╜│bunkhouse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rough building with sleeping quarters or bunks, especially one provided for workers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men in the lumber camp slept in bunkhouses.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) a pretty, scantily dressed nightclub waitress, originally one wearing a rabbit costume.
╩│bunny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│bunny hug,╕
┬┌┤ an American ballroom dance in ragtime rhythm, popular between 1910 and 1930.
╩│bunny hug,╕
╜│Bunraku, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the traditional Japanese puppet theater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bunraku ... originated 300 years ago when the arts of puppetry, recitation, and samisen-playing were combined experimentally (New York Times).┤
╩│Bunraku, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bunsen burner,
┬┌┤ a gas burner with a very hot, blue flame, used in laboratories. Air is let in at the base and mixed with gas.
╩│Bunsen burner,
╜│bunt─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i., v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hit (a baseball) lightly so that the ball goes to the ground and rolls only a short distance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Andy Seminick bunted into a force play (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to strike with the head or horns, as a goat does; butt.
├│ 3. ┤to push; shove.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the act of bunting a baseball.
├│ b. ┤a baseball that is bunted.
├│ 2. ┤a push; shove.
┼╕noun ╡bunter.┤
╩│bunt─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bunt─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the middle, bellying part of a square sail.
├│ 2. ┤the bagging section of a fishing net.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to swell out or belly, as a sail does.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤╡bunt up,┤ to haul (a sail) up to a yard so that its middle part forms an irregular roll.
╩│bunt─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bunt─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease of wheat in which the center of the kernels is replaced by black, ill-smelling spores, caused by a parasitic fungus; stinking smut.
├│ 2. ┤the fungus producing this disease.
╩│bunt─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│bunting─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thin cloth used for flags.
├│ 2. ┤long pieces of cloth having the colors and designs of a flag, used to decorate buildings and streets on holidays and special occasions.
├│ 3. ┤a flag, or flags collectively, especially of a ship.
├│ 4. ┤a baby's warm, hooded, outer garment closed at the bottom; baby bunting.
╩│bunting─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bunting─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several small, usually brightly colored birds with stout bills. The bunting belongs to the same family as the finch.
╩│bunting─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│buntline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rope fastened to the bottom of a sail. It is used to haul the sail up to the yard for furling.
╩│buntline, ╛╕noun.
╜│bunya-bunya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large evergreen tree of Australia, having strong, durable wood, and bearing edible seeds about two inches long.
╩│bunya-bunya, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bunyan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ ╡Paul,┤ a giant lumberjack in American folklore with amazing strength, who did marvelous deeds.
╩│Bunyan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bunyanesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤characteristic of or suggesting Paul Bunyan or the tales told about him; of exaggerated proportions; having very large size.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bunyanesque hyperbole.┤
├│ 2. ┤characteristic of or suggesting the style, writings, etc., of John Bunyan, 1628-88, the author of ╖Pilgrim's Progress:┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Bunyanesque allegory.┤
╩│Bunyanesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bunyip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fabulous animal of native Australian tradition, usually described as large and amphibious.
├│ 2. ┤an imposter; humbug.
╩│bunyip, ╛╕noun.
╜│buonamano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌┤ (Italian.) a gratuity; tip.
╩│buonamano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│buon fresco,
┬┌┤ (Art.) painting on wet plaster, as distinguished from secco painting; fresco.
╩│buon fresco,
╜│buoy, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a floating object anchored on the water to warn against hidden rocks or shallows, or to show the safe part of a channel. In mooring places, an anchored buoy is often set up, to which a ship, or especially a small boat, may make fast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crewmen took heart ... when they saw the welcome blinking of a buoy lamp (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a cork- or plastic-filled belt, ring, jacket, or other buoyant object, used to keep a person afloat in the water; life buoy.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to furnish with buoys; mark with a buoy.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to float.
└╕expr. ╡buoy up,┤
├│ a. ┤to hold up; keep from sinking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His life jacket buoyed him up until rescuers came.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hope buoys him up, even when something goes wrong.┤
╩│buoy, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│buoyage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a series of buoys.
├│ 2. ┤buoys collectively.
├│ 3. ┤the providing of buoys.
╩│buoyage, ╛╕noun.
╜│buoyancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the power to float.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wood has more buoyancy than iron.┤
├│ 2. ┤the power to keep things afloat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Salt water has greater buoyancy than fresh water.┤
├│ 3. ┤a body's loss in weight when immersed in a liquid.
├│ 4. ┤tendency to rise.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) tendency to be hopeful and cheerful; light-heartedness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her buoyancy kept us from being downhearted.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cheerfulness, hopefulness.
╩│buoyancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│buoyant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to float.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wood and cork are buoyant; iron and lead are not.┤
├│ 2. ┤able to keep things afloat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balloons can float because air is buoyant.┤
├│ 3. ┤tending to rise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) buoyant hopes, a buoyant stock market.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) cheerful and hopeful; light-hearted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Children are usually more buoyant than adults.┤
┴┤ (SYN) blithe, jocund, gay.
┼╕adv. ╡buoyantly.┤
╩│buoyant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buoyant mine,╕
┬┌┤ a mine that floats on or just below the surface of the water.
╩│buoyant mine,╕
╜│buprestid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of beetles, often brilliantly colored, having short, toothed antennae and a long, tapering abdomen. The eggs are laid in the bark of trees and plants, and the larvae are often destructive borers in the wood.
╩│buprestid, ╛╕noun.
╜│buqsha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shas╕ or │-sha.╕
┬┌┤ a unit of money of Yemen, equal to 1/40 of a riyal. Also, ╡bugshah.┤
╩│buqsha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-shas╕ or │-sha.╕
╜│bur, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│burred,╕ │burring.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex.┤
┬┤ (Figurative.) I am a kind of bur, I shall stick (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤a plant or weed that has burs, especially the burdock; burr.
├│ 3. ┤burr; a tool for drilling or cutting.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to remove burs from; burr.
┼╕adj. ╡burlike.┤
╩│bur, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│burred,╕ │burring.╕
╜│bur.,╕
┬┌┤ bureau.
╩│bur.,╕
╜│bura, ╛╕noun. ╟│= buran.
╩│bura, ╛╕noun. ╟│= buran.
╜│buran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a violent northerly wind on the Russian and Siberian steppes, carrying snow or ice particles in winter and laden with dust in summer.
╩│buran, ╛╕noun.
╜│Burberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ (Trademark.)
├│ 1. ┤a kind of waterproof cloth for coats.
├│ 2. ┤a coat made of it.
╩│Burberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│burble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a bubbling noise.
├│ 2. ┤to speak in a confused, excited manner.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a bubble; bubbling.
├│ 2. ┤(Aeronautics.) an induced turbulence of the air around a wing or other airfoil, especially when the airfoil has reached maximum lift.
╩│burble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│burble point,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Aeronautics.) a point reached in an increasing angle of attack at which a particular airfoil stalls and burble begins.
╩│burble point,╕
╜│burbly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of bubbles; bubbly.
├│ 2. ┤turbulent.
╩│burbly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burbot, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bots╕ or (collectively) │-bot.╕
┬┌┤ a freshwater fish related to the cod, having an elongated, slender body, and one barbel on the chin and two on the nose; eelpout.
╩│burbot, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bots╕ or (collectively) │-bot.╕
╜│Burchell's zebra, ╟= dauw.
╩│Burchell's zebra, ╟= dauw.
╜│burden─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something carried; a load (of things, care, work, duty, or sorrow).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A light burden of cork was loaded on the old mule's back. (Figurative.) We have to carry each day's burden.┤
├│ 2. ┤a load too heavy to carry easily; heavy load.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) His debts are a burden that will ruin him.┤
┴┤ (SYN) weight, encumbrance.
├│ 3. ┤the quantity of freight that a ship can carry; weight of a ship's cargo.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a burden on; load.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mule was burdened with the campers' supplies.┤
├│ 2. ┤to load too heavily; weigh down; oppress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The President is burdened with responsibility for decisions which may affect the whole world.┤
┼╕adj. ╡burdenless.┤
╩│burden─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│burden─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the main idea or message.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The way to achieve peace was the burden of the President's speech.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gist.
├│ 2. ┤a repeated verse in a song; chorus; refrain.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) the bass undersong or accompaniment, especially on a bagpipe; bourdon.
╩│burden─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│burden of proof,╕
┬┌┤ the obligation to establish a fact by proof. The responsibility ofoffering convincing proof rests upon the affirmative side in a debate or the prosecution in a criminal case.
╩│burden of proof,╕
╜│burdensome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hard to bear; very heavy; oppressive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The President's many duties are burdensome.┤
┴┤ (SYN) oppressing, onerous.
┼╕adv. ╡burdensomely.┤
┼╕noun ╡burdensomeness.┤
╩│burdensome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burdock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coarse weed with burs and large, broad leaves. It belongs to the composite family.
╩│burdock, ╛╕noun.
╜│bureau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eaus╕ or │-eaux.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We asked about the airplane fares at the travel bureau.┤
├│ 2. ┤a division within a government department.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bureau of Mines inspects and enforces safety conditions in the mines.┤
├│ 3. ┤a chest of drawers for clothes; dresser. It often has a mirror.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) a desk or writing table with drawers.
╩│bureau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eaus╕ or │-eaux.╕
╜│bureaucracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of government by groups of officials, each dealing with its own kind of business under the direction of its chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though the Czar was ruler in name, the Government of Russia before the revolution was really a bureaucracy.┤
├│ 2. ┤the officials running government bureaus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every President faces ... problems that necessarily work their way up through a cumbersome bureaucracy (Harper's).┤
├│ 3. ┤concentration of power in administrative bureaus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Capitalism is balanced against the obstinate bureaucracy of Socialism (New Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤too much insistence on rigid routine, resulting in delay in making decisions; red tape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was not centrally administered and went with a minimum of bureaucracy and maximum speed (London Times).┤
╩│bureaucracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│bureaucrat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an official in a bureaucracy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a knowledgeable and experienced bureaucrat. As the old excuses for foreign aid run out, our bureaucrats invent new ones (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a government official who insists on rigid routine.
╩│bureaucrat, ╛╕noun.
╜│bureaucratese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bureaucratic jargon; officialese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Washington bureaucratese, a "Schedule A man" is one who, while not of Cabinet or subCabinet rank, has an important policy-making function (Time).┤
╩│bureaucratese, ╛╕noun.
╜│bureaucratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Big business, big foundations and big education easily slip into a bureaucratic routine (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤arbitrary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bureaucratic decision against which appeal is useless.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bureaucratically.┤
╩│bureaucratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bureaucratism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bureaucracy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The growth of bureaucratism is not confined to government agencies, of course (Wall Street Journal).┤
┬┌┤ a graduated glass tube, usually with a tap at the bottom. It is used for accurately measuring small amounts of a liquid or gas.
╩│burette┐╕ or │buret, ╛╕noun.
╜│burg, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a town or city.
├│ 2. ┤(Historical.) a fortress or walled town. Also, ╡burgh,┤ ╡burh.┤
╩│burg, ╛╕noun.
╜│burgage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of English land tenure whereby townsmen leased their houses and lands from the king or other lord for a certain yearly rent.
├│ 2. ┤a system of Scottish land tenure whereby townsmen lease their houses and lands from the crown for the nominal service of watching and warding.
╩│burgage, ╛╕noun.
╜│burgall, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bergall.
╩│burgall, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bergall.
╜│burgee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, swallow-tailed flag or pennant, used in the international code of flag signals and as a distinguishing flag on merchant ships and yachts.
├│ 2. ┤a kind of small coal used for burning in the furnaces of engines.
╩│burgee, ╛╕noun.
╜│burgeon, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to bud; grow or shoot forth; sprout.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to grow or develop rapidly; flourish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New suburbs burgeoned all around the city.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to shoot out; put forth as buds.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bud; sprout. Also, ╡bourgeon.┤
╩│burgeon, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│burger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hamburger.
╩│burger, ╛╕noun. ╟│= hamburger.
╜│-burger,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤a roll or bun containing a cooked patty of ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fishburger = a roll or bun containing a cooked patty of fish.┤
├│ 2. ┤a hamburger topped with ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cheeseburger = a hamburger topped with cheese.┤
╩│-burger,╕
╜│burgess, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of the lower house of the colonial legislature in Virginia or Maryland.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a citizen of a borough.
├│ 3. ┤(formerly) a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who breaks into a house or other building, usually at night, to steal or commit some other crime.
├│ 2. ┤a person who breaks into and enters a building at any time.
╩│burglar, ╛╕noun.
╜│burglar alarm,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical or electrical device that registers an alarm when a door or window is tried or opened or when a painting or other valuable object is tampered with.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the mayor of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands.
├│ 2. ┤a large, whitish gull of the arctic regions.
╩│burgomaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│burgonet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a visored helmet with a movable joint at the neck.
├│ 2. ┤a light steel cap, worn especially by pikemen.
╩│burgonet, ╛╕noun.
╜│burgoo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick oatmeal gruel or porridge.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a soup or stew made with a variety of game, meats, and vegetables, highly seasoned, and used especially at outdoor gatherings in some of the Southern States.
╩│burgoo, ╛╕noun.
╜│bur grass,╕
┬┌┤ any of several grasses that grow spiny burs, but that are used as fodder before the burs appear; sandbur.
╩│bur grass,╕
╜│burgrave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ formerly, in Germany, Austria, and other German-speaking areas:
├│ 1. ┤the governor of a fortified town or castle.
├│ 2. ┤the hereditary head of a castle or town and the adjacent domain.
╩│burgrave, ╛╕noun.
╜│Burgundian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Burgundy or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Burgundy.
╩│Burgundian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Burgundy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a red or white wine produced in eastern France in the region of Burgundy. Burgundy is full and dry in flavor, usually still, and comes in many varieties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In 1950 the white Burgundies were better than the red (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain somewhat similar wines made elsewhere but appropriating the name.
╩│Burgundy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
╜│burh, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burg.
╩│burh, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burg.
╜│burial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of putting a dead body in a grave, in a tomb, or in the sea; burying; funeral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor was given a burial at sea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) interment, entombment.
├│ 2. ┤a place of burial; a grave (now used chiefly by anthropologists and archaeologists).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the great burials at Ur, the Sutton Hoo burial excavated near Ipswich (England) in 1939.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tomb.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with burying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burial service.┤
╩│burial, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│burial ground,╕
┬┌┤ a graveyard; cemetery.
╩│burial ground,╕
╜│Buriat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a Mongol people living in the southeast of the former Soviet Union.
├│ 2. ┤the language. Also, ╡Buryat.┤
╩│Buriat, ╛╕noun.
╜│buried, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤past tense and past participle of ╡bury.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog buried his bone. Many nuts were buried under the leaves.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤laid, sunk, or concealed under ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. buried treasure.┤
╩│buried, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│burier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that buries.
╩│burier, ╛╕noun.
╜│burin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an engraver's pointed steel tool for cutting.
├│ b. ┤a similar tool used by marbleworkers.
├│ 2. ┤the style of execution of an engraver.
├│ 3. ┤a flint tool of the upper paleolithic period, having a cutting edge somewhat similar to that of an engraver's tool.
╩│burin, ╛╕noun.
╜│burion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small finch of the southwestern United States.
╩│burion, ╛╕noun.
╜│burka, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bourkha.
╩│burka, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bourkha.
╜│burke, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│burked,╕ │burking.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(originally) to murder by suffocating so as to leave no marks on the body, and thus to obtain an unmarked cadaver to sell for dissection.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to hush up; suppress.
┼╕noun ╡burker.┤
╩│burke, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│burked,╕ │burking.╕
╜│Burkitt's lymphoma,
┬┌┤ a cancer of the lymphatic system, especially common among children in central Africa.
╩│Burkitt's lymphoma,
╜│burl, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small knot or lump in wool or cloth.
├│ 2a. ┤a large knot or excrescence in certain woods. The most highly prized burls include redwood, myrtle, walnut, cherry, ash, and maple.
├│ b. ┤a veneer made with this wood.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to remove knots from.
┼╕noun ╡burler.┤
╩│burl, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│burlap, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lapped,╕ │-lapping╕ or │-laped,╕ │-laping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a coarse heavy cloth woven with yarns from the fibers of the jute or hemp, used to make bags. A better grade of burlap is used for curtains, wall coverings, upholstery, and clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then, there is quite an outfit in gold-brown burlap lined with vividly striped cotton (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to wrap around with burlap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the tree is large, it should be dug with a ball and then burlaped (New York Times).┤
╩│burlap, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lapped,╕ │-lapping╕ or │-laped,╕ │-laping.╕
┬┌┤ a kind of thin-leaved tobacco grown widely in Kentucky and North Carolina.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Burley is one of the main ingredients in cigaret blends (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│burley┐╕ or │Burley, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leys.╕
╜│burly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lier,╕ │-liest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤big and strong; sturdy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burly wrestler.┤
┴┤ (SYN) brawny, stout.
├│ 2. ┤bluff; rough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They [Englishmen] are as generous as they are hasty and burly (Cardinal Newman).┤
┼╕adv. ╡burlily.┤
┼╕noun ╡burliness.┤
╩│burly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lier,╕ │-liest.╕
╜│Burman, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Burmese.
╩│Burman, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Burmese.
╜│bur marigold,╕
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of composite herbs, whose prickly, seedlike fruits stick to clothing or fur, especially those species bearing showy, yellow flowers, such as the tickseed sunflower; beggar's-lice.
╩│bur marigold,╕
╜│Burmese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Burma.
├│ 2. ┤the chief language of Burma, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Burma, its people, or their official language.
╩│Burmese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Burmese cat,╕
┬┌┤ a cat similar to the Siamese cat but darker in color, having deep-brown fur.
╩│Burmese cat,╕
╜│Burmese glass,╕
┬┌┤ a type of glassware first made in the early 1880's, in which the surface often was given a dull satin finish by treating it with acid; peach blow glass. It ranges in color from pink to bluish white.
╩│Burmese glass,╕
╜│burn─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│burned╕ or │burnt,╕ │burning,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be on fire; be very hot; blaze; glow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The campfire burned all night.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flame.
├│ 2. ┤to be destroyed or suffer death by fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old hotel burned years ago and was never rebuilt.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be injured, charred, singed, or scorched by fire, heat, or acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your hand will burn if you touch that hot iron.┤
├│ 4. ┤to feel hot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick man's forehead burns with fever.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to be very excited or eager.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our visiting relatives were burning with enthusiasm to tour the city.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) to be inflamed with anger or other strong emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She burned with fury at his unkind remarks about her parents.┤
├│ 7. ┤to give light.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lamps were burning in every room.┤
├│ 8. ┤to sunburn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My skin burns easily.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Chemistry.) to undergo combustion; oxidize rapidly.
├│ 10. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) to undergo fission or fusion.
├│ 11. ┤(of a rocket engine) to consume fuel after being fired or ignited.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engine had to burn for more than seven minutes in order to produce a final velocity of 4,128 miles ... per hour (Wernher von Braun and Frederick I. Ordway).┤
├│ 12a. ┤(in certain games) to approach the hidden object.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to approach near to the truth.
├│ 13. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to die in the electric chair; be electrocuted.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to set on fire; cause to burn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The campers burned all their wood to keep warm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ignite, fire.
├│ 2. ┤to destroy by fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She burned her old letters so no one could read them.┤
├│ 3. ┤to injure, char, singe, or scorch by fire, heat, or acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flame from the candle burned her finger. He burned his hand on the hot iron.┤
├│ 4. ┤to make by fire, heat, or acid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His cigar burned a hole in the rug. He burned his initials on the handle.┤
├│ 5. ┤to give a feeling of heat to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Too much mustard burns the tongue.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) to inflame with anger or other strong emotion.
├│ 7a. ┤to produce, harden, or glaze by fire or heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to burn bricks, burn lime.┤
├│ b. ┤to use to produce heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our furnace burns oil.┤
├│ c. ┤to use to produce energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an atomic reactor that burns uranium.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Chemistry.) to consume or change in chemical form by combining with oxygen; oxidize rapidly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The body makes energy by burning food.┤
├│ 9. ┤to sunburn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun burned her arms badly.┤
├│ 10. ┤to fire or ignite (a rocket engine) so as to produce thrust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Armstrong had to burn the engines for another 70 seconds to reach a smoother landing site [on the moon] (Wernher von Braun and Frederick I. Ordway).┤
├│ 11. ┤to cauterize.
├│ 12. ┤to parch; wither.
├│ 13. ┤to put to death by fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anne Williams was burned at the stake.┤
├│ 14. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to put to death in the electric chair; electrocute.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an injury caused by fire, heat, or acid; burned place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She got a burn on her hand where she touched the hot pan. These skin-graft experiments, it is hoped, will save thousands of lives lost every year as a result of severe burns (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a sunburn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't lie too long in the sun or you will get a painful burn.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the firing of a rocket engine to produce thrust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A "perfect burn" pulled them out of lunar orbit and towards a splashdown in the Pacific (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ b. ┤the period of firing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Its retrorockets were fired in a 10-minute "burn" ... after the satellite had come into the moon's gravitational field (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡burn away,┤ ┤to burn or be burned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coal burns away to nothing.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn down,┤
├│ a. ┤to burn or be burned to the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although the house should be burned down, yet the tenant must continue to pay the rent (L. St. Leonards).┤
├│ b. ┤to decrease in fuel and heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fire has burnt down to a spark.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn in,┤ ┤(Photography.) to allow extra light to darken part of a print.
└╕expr. ╡burn into,┤
├│ a. ┤to eat its way into.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The acid has burned into the pan.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to make an indelible impression on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sight of such poverty burned into his soul.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn oneself out,┤ ┤to use oneself up physically or mentally; exhaust one's store of energy, ambition, or ideas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He burned himself out with a life of aimless dissipation.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn out,┤
├│ a. ┤to destroy by burning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His store was burned out and he never went back into business. Must you with hot irons burn out both mine eyes? (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤to ceaseto burn; become extinct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't let the fire burn out. (Figurative.) His zeal will soon burn itself out.┤
├│ c. ┤to burn the inside of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The warehouse was burned out.┤
├│ d. ┤to drive (a person) out by fire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The poor man was burned out of house and home.┤
├│ e. ┤to consume.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the long race he burned out his brakes.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn up,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to destroy by fire; go up in flames.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The papers were burned up.┤
├│ b(1). ┤to consume.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This car burns up the gasoline.┤
├│ (2). ┤to devour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This car burns up the miles.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal.) to make angry; inflame to anger; enrage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your attitude burns me up. The farmers know this and they're burned up about it (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ d. ┤to blaze into life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flames suddenly burned up and light filled the room.┤
┼╕adj. ╡burnable.┤
╩│burn─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│burned╕ or │burnt,╕ │burning,╕ ╛noun.
╜│burn─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a small stream; brook. Also, ╡bourn,┤ ╡bourne.┤
╩│burn─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│burn bag,╕
┬┌┤ a bag used to burn completely discarded documents.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of a lamp, stove, or furnace where the flame is produced.
├│ 2. ┤a thing or part that burns or works by heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some stoves are oil burners; others are gas burners.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person whose work is burning something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a charcoal burner.┤
├│ 4. ┤a combustion chamber in a jet engine.
├│ 5. ┤a lamp to burn the paint off a surface.
╩│burner, ╛╕noun.
╜│burner drag,╕
┬┌┤ the total drag produced by all the parts of a jet engine.
╩│burner drag,╕
╜│burnet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of perennial herbs of the rose family, especially a species with tall spikes of white, greenish, or red flowers, whose leaves are used to flavor salads and drinks.
╩│burnet, ╛╕noun.
╜│burning, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤glowing; hot.
┴┤ (SYN) fiery, blazing, flaming, incandescent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) vital or urgent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burning question.┤
┴┤ (SYN) heated, fervid.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) flagrant; outright.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burning disgrace.┤
┼╕adv. ╡burningly.┤
╩│burning, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burning bush┐╕ or │burning-bush, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various plants whose red flowers, berries, or leaves in autumn suggest the name, as the wahoo.
├│ 2. ┤╡= fraxinella.┤
├│ 3. ┤the bush out of which the angel appeared to Moses. (in the Bible, Exodus 3:2).
╩│burning bush┐╕ or │burning-bush, ╛╕noun.
╜│burning glass,╕
┬┌┤ a convex lens used to produce heat or set fire to a substance by focusing the sun's rays on it.
╩│burning glass,╕
╜│burnish, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make shiny; polish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to burnish copper or brass.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shine.
├│ 2. ┤to make bright and glossy.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to respond to burnishing.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a polish; shine.
┴┤ (SYN) luster.
┼╕noun ╡burnisher.┤
╩│burnish, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│burnoose┐╕ or │burnous, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long woolen cloak with a hood, worn by Moors and Arabs.
╩│burnoose┐╕ or │burnous, ╛╕noun.
╜│burnout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a failure due to burning or extreme heat.
├│ 2. ┤(Aerospace.)
├│ a. ┤the extinguishing of the flame in a rocket engine because fuel is exhausted or shut off according to plan.
├│ b. ┤the time at which this event occurs.
├│ c. ┤the point in the rocket's trajectory at which it takes place.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) extinction of energy, motivation, or incentive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Teacher burnout ... is a psychological condition, produced by stress, that can result in anything from acute loss of will to suicidal tendencies (Time).┤
╩│burnout, ╛╕noun.
╜│burnout velocity,╕
┬┌┤ the velocity of a rocket missile or vehicle at the instant of burnout.
╩│burnout velocity,╕
╜│burns, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) sideburns.
╩│burns, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│burnsides┐╕ or │Burnsides, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a growth of hair on the cheeks but not on the chin; sideburns, especially when long and heavy; mutton chops.
╩│burnsides┐╕ or │Burnsides, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│burnt, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ a past tense and a past participle of ╡burn┤ (1).
╔┤ ╢Ex. He doesn't like burnt toast.┤
╩│burnt, ╛╕verb.
╜│burnt almonds,╕
┬┌┤ almonds cased in burnt sugar.
╩│burnt almonds,╕
╜│burnt offering,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an offering, especially a whole animal, burned on an altar as a sacrifice to a god or gods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou delightest not in burnt offerings (Book of Common Prayer).┤
├│ 2. ┤anything offered as a sacrifice.
╩│burnt offering,╕
╜│burnt-out, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ exhausted; worn out; dissipated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The novel's hero ... is a burnt-out Southern poet who keeps trying to fire up the clinkers of his talent with alcohol (Time).┤
╩│burnt-out, ╛╕adjective.
╜│burnt sienna,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dark-brown color.
├│ 2. ┤a pigment of this color, especially calcined raw sienna.
╩│burnt sienna,╕
╜│burnt umber,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a reddish-brown or deep-reddish pigment.
├│ 2. ┤a reddish-brown color.
╩│burnt umber,╕
╜│burnup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
╩│burnup, ╛╕noun.
╜│burny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│burnier,╕ │burniest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) burning; fiery.
╩│burny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│burnier,╕ │burniest.╕
╜│bur oak,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hardy North American oak tree whose acorns have large, fringed cups covered with scales.
├│ 2. ┤its hard, tough, close-grained wood.
╩│bur oak,╕
╜│burp, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a belch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baby's first smiles, unsmiling pediatricians insist, are merely mechanical preludes to burps (Time).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to belch.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to assist (a baby) in the expulsion of gas from the stomach, as by patting on the back; cause to belch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... patting baby's back while you burp him (Good Housekeeping).┤
╩│burp, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│burp gun,╕
┬┌┤ an air-cooled submachine gun, used especially by the Germans in World War II.
╩│burp gun,╕
╜│burr─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= bur.┤
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡buhr.┤ a rough ridge or edge left by a tool, especially on metal or wood after cutting, drilling, or punching it.
├│ 3. ┤a tool used especially by engravers and die makers to cut and shape metal.
├│ 4. ┤a tool with a head shaped like a bur, used by dentists in drilling.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤╡= bur.┤
├│ 2. ┤to form a rough ridge or edge on.
┼╕adj. ╡burrlike.┤
╩│burr─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│burr─╕ (2), ╛noun verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a rough or guttural pronunciation of ╖r,┤ as in Northumberland.
├│ 2. ┤a rough or dialectal pronunciation in which ╖r┤ sounds are prominent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Scottish burr.┤
├│ 3. ┤a whirring sound.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to pronounce ╖r┤ roughly.
├│ 2. ┤to speak with a rough articulation.
├│ 3. ┤to make a whirring sound.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to pronounce with a burr.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He burrs his r's.┤
╩│burr─╕ (2), ╛noun verb.
╜│burr─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a washer placed on the small end of a rivet before the end is swaged down.
├│ 2. ┤a disk or blank driven out of a piece of sheet metal by a punch.
╩│burr─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│burr─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= burrstone.┤
├│ 2. ┤a siliceous rock occurring among calcareous or other softer formations.
├│ 3. ┤╡= whetstone.┤
╩│burr─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│burra sahib,
┬┌┤ a title of respect for the head of a family, a chief officer, etc., in India.
╩│burra sahib,
╜│bur reed,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of perennial aquatic plants with narrow, reedlike leaves and burlike fruits.
╩│bur reed,╕
╜│burrfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= sea porcupine.
╩│burrfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕ ╟│= sea porcupine.
╜│burrito, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ a thick tortilla rolled up with a filling of meat and often cheese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The drive-in Dairy Queen offers tacos, enchiladas, and burritos along with its standard shakes, burgers, and fries (New Yorker).┤
╩│burrito, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│burro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ a small donkey used to carry loads or packs in the southwestern United States.
╩│burro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│burrow, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hole dug in the ground by an animal for refuge or shelter. Rabbits and woodchucks live in burrows.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chief advantage of London is that a man is always so near his burrow (James Boswell).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to dig a hole in the ground.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mole quickly burrowed out of sight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tunnel.
├│ 2. ┤to live in burrows.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to work a way into or under something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She burrowed under the blankets.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to hide oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fugitive burrowed into the alleys and covered passageways.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to search.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She burrowed in the library for a book about Indian life.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make burrows in; dig.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rabbits have burrowed the ground for miles around.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to hide in or as if in a burrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The runaway burrowed himself in the haystack.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make by burrowing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. dens burrowed in the mountainside.┤
┼╕noun ╡burrower.┤
╩│burrow, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│burroweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any of various weeds growing in desert regions and considered palatable to burros.
╩│burroweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│burrowing owl,
┬┌┤ a long-legged owl of North and South America, that hunts by day as well as by night, and always makes its nest in a hole in the ground; the ground owl.
╩│burrowing owl,
╜│burrstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a siliceous rock capable of being used for a millstone.
├│ 2. ┤a millstone made from this rock. Also, ╡buhr,┤ ╡buhrstone,┤ ╡burstone.┤
╩│burrstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│burry─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-rier,╕ │-riest.╕
┬┌┤ full of burs; rough; prickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burry, homespun tweed.┤
╩│burry─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-rier,╕ │-riest.╕
╜│burry─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│-rier,╕ │-riest.╕
┬┌┤ (of speech) characterized by a burr.
╩│burry─╕ (2), ╛adjective, ╞│-rier,╕ │-riest.╕
╜│bursa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sae,╕ │-sas.╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a sac of the body, especially one containing a lubricating fluid that reduces friction between a muscle or tendon and a bone; pouch or cavity.
╩│bursa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-sae,╕ │-sas.╕
╜│bursal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a bursa or bursae.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the public revenue.
╩│bursal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bursar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a treasurer, especially of a college or university.
├│ 2. ┤(in Scotland) a student who holds a bursary.
╩│bursar, ╛╕noun.
╜│bursarial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a bursar or a bursary.
╩│bursarial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bursary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the treasury of an institution, especially of a college, university, or monastery.
├│ 2. ┤an endowment granted to a student in a university or college; burse.
╩│bursary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│burse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a fund or foundation to provide allowances for students.
├│ b. ┤such an allowance.
├│ 2. ┤(Roman Catholic Church.) the richly covered receptacle in which the corporal is placed when not in use on the altar.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) an exchange; bourse.
╩│burse, ╛╕noun.
╜│burseed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a troublesome European weed, a stickseed, naturalized in the United States.
╩│burseed, ╛╕noun.
╜│burseraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to a family of plants typified by the torchwood.
╩│burseraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bursiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like a purse; pouchlike; vesicular.
╩│bursiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bursitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of a bursa, usually near the shoulder or hip.
├│ 3. ┤to be very full, as if ready to break open.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barns were bursting with grain. (Figurative.) At the suggestion of a picnic the class was bursting with enthusiasm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) teem.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to give way or be about to give way from violent pain or emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to burst into tears.┤
├│ 5. ┤to open or be opened suddenly or violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trees had burst into bloom. The door burst open.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) to act or change suddenly in a way suggesting a break or explosion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She burst into loud laughter. He burst into speech.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to force open suddenly or violently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He burst the lock with a hammer.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cause to break open or into pieces; shatter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to burst a blood vessel. The prisoner burst his chains.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an outbreak.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a burst of laughter when the clown fell down.┤
┴┤ (SYN) outburst.
├│ 2. ┤a sudden and violent issuing forth; sudden opening to view or sight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a burst of sunlight.┤
├│ 3. ┤a sudden display of activity or energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a burst of speed, he won the race in the last minute.┤
┴┤ (SYN) spurt.
├│ 4. ┤the act of bursting; split.
├│ 5. ┤an explosion of a shell, bomb, or other explosive device.
┴┤ (SYN) detonation.
├│ 6. ┤a series of shots fired by one pressure on the trigger of an automatic weapon.
├│ 7a. ┤a sudden increase in the radiation intensity of ionized particles, such as may be observed in a shower of cosmic rays, or in the trailing particles in an ionization chamber.
├│ b. ┤a sudden, short emission of X rays, gamma rays, and the like, occurring at intervals.
├│ 8. ┤(Slang.) a spree; bust.
└╕expr. ╡burst in,┤
├│ a. ┤to appear suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys were in the kitchen when the cook burst in and ordered them out.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to interrupt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the debate, a man kept bursting in with questions.┤
└╕expr. ╡burst out,┤ ┤to come out with suddenly; exclaim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Oh, no!" Jack burst out when the glass fell.┤
╩│burst, ╛╕verb, ╞│burst,╕ │bursting,╕ ╛noun.
╜│burster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one who or that which bursts.
├│ 2. ┤a celestial body that is the source of bursts, such as an X-ray burster.
╩│burster, ╛╕noun.
╜│bursting charge,
┬┌┤ the charge of explosive which bursts a shell or the like.
╩│bursting charge,
╜│burstone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burrstone.
╩│burstone, ╛╕noun. ╟│= burrstone.
╜│burthen, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) burden┤ (1).
╩│burthen, ╛╕noun, transitive verb.
╜│burton─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a light tackle usually having two or three blocks, used for various purposes.
╩│burton─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│burton─╕ (2), ╛noun.
└┌╕expr. ╡go for a burton,┤ ┤(British Slang.) to be lost or gone; disappear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nearly all the handles of the ... eighteenth-century pink Davenport tea cups went for a burton (Listener).┤
┬┌┤ a language spoken by some of the people in northwestern Kashmir. Its relationship with other languages has not been shown.
╩│Burushaski, ╛╕noun.
╜│burweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several plants with a burlike fruit, such as the cocklebur.
╩│burweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│bury, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│buried,╕ │burying.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put (a dead body) in the earth, in a tomb, or in the sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys buried the dead bird in the backyard.┤
┴┤ (SYN) inter, entomb.
├│ 2. ┤to perform a funeral service for.
├│ 3. ┤to cover up; hide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The squirrels buried many nuts under the dead leaves.┤
┴┤ (SYN) conceal, secrete.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to absorb; engross.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She buried herself in an interesting book.┤
├│ b. ┤to put or sink (oneself) deeply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He buried himself in a welter of activities.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to forget.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had long ago buried the memory of the accident.┤
├│ 6. ┤to withdraw or cause to move to obscurity or retirement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many well disposed persons ... are so unfortunate as to be totally buried in the country (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 7. ┤to suffer loss through death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had buried two sons.┤
╩│bury, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│buried,╕ │burying.╕
╜│Buryat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Buriat.
╩│Buryat, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Buriat.
╜│burying beetle,
┬┌┤ a beetle that buries small dead animals and birds and lays her eggs in them; sexton beetle.
╩│burying beetle,
╜│burying ground,╕
┬┌┤ a cemetery or burial ground.
╩│burying ground,╕
╜│bus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │buses╕ or │busses,╕ ╛verb, ╞│bused,╕ │busing╕ or │bussed,╕ │bussing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a motor vehicle larger than an automobile, with seats to carry passengers, and an entrance usually at the front; omnibus; motorcoach. Buses usually run between fixed stations, along a certain route.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) an automobile or airplane.
├│ 3a. ┤an electric conductor or system of conductors for making a common connection between several circuits and distributing them.
├│ b. ┤╡= bus bar.┤
├│ c. ┤a conductor in an electronic computer, used as a path for the transmission of signals from one or more sources to one or more destinations.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to take by bus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city bused the children to school.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go by bus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He buses to work every day.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) to work as a busboy.
└╕expr. ╡miss the bus,┤ ┤(Slang.) to lose an opportunity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Prime Minister has 'missed the bus' ... He has thrown away the greatest opportunity ever offered (London Daily Mail).┤
╩│bus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │buses╕ or │busses,╕ ╛verb, ╞│bused,╕ │busing╕ or │bussed,╕ │bussing.╕
╜│bus.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤bushel or bushels.
├│ 2. ┤business.
╩│bus.,╕
╜│bus bar,╕
┬┌┤ an electric conductor in the form of a metal bar or rod, used to carry large or heavy currents or to make a common connection between several circuits. In a generating station, a bus bar collects and distributes the power produced by the generators.
╩│bus bar,╕
╜│busboy, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bus boy,╕
┬┌┤ a waiter's assistant. He brings bread and butter, fills glasses, and carries off used dishes.
╩│busboy, ╛╕noun, ┐or │bus boy,╕
╜│busby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ a tall fur hat with a bag hanging from the top over the right side, worn as part of a dress uniform by hussars and certain other corps in the British Army.
╩│busby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│bush─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a woody plant smaller than a tree, often with many separate branches starting from or near the ground. Some bushes are used as hedges; others are grown for their fruit or for ornament.
├│ 2a. ┤open forest or wild land.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The explorer went into the bush of Alaska. He came out of the shadow of the bush path and blinked in the sun (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤the country as opposed to the town.
├│ 3a. ┤something resembling a bush, such as unruly hair or feathers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... little streams of soda water irrigated the black bush on his chest (Graham Greene).┤
├│ b. ┤(Obsolete.) a fox's tail; brush.
├│ 4a. ┤a branch, especially of ivy, hung out as a vintner's sign or as the sign of a tavern.
├│ b. ┤any tavern sign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Good wine needs no bush (Old proverb).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to spread out like a bush; grow thickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She stood, Half spied, so thick the roses bushing round About her glowed (Milton).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) to exhaust utterly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trip completely bushed her.┤
├│ 2. ┤to set (ground) with bushes; cover with bushes.
├│ 3. ┤to protect with bushes or brushwood.
├│ 4. ┤to smooth (planted land) by means of a bushharrow.
└╕expr. ╡beat around┤ (or ╡about┤) ╡the bush,┤ ┤to avoid a direct answer or direct action; not come straight to the point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tell me the facts now, and don't beat around the bush. Obliged to be off: Excuse me ... but no good beating about the bush (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡beat the bushes┤ (╡for┤), ┤(Especially U.S.) to search (for), in or as if in remote areas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to beat the bushes for new customers, to beat the bushes to find a good job.┤
└╕expr. ╡go bush,┤ ┤(Australian.) to live a wild life, as in the bush, or as a bushranger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The English settlers ... tried to tame them for domestic purposes. But the greater number had already 'gone bush' (M. Terry).┤
╩│bush─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bush─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Machinery.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= bushing.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to furnish with a bushing; line (a bearing or the like) with metal.
╩│bush─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│bush baby,╕ ╟│= galago.
╩│bush baby,╕ ╟│= galago.
╜│bush basil,╕
┬┌┤ small cultivated form of sweet basil.
╩│bush basil,╕
╜│bush bean,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of nonclimbing bean.
╩│bush bean,╕
╜│bush-beating, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a random but thorough search, as for people of talent, dishonesty in government, or other investigative findings.
╩│bush-beating, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bushman.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= Bushman.┤
╩│bushboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushbuck,╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a South African antelope of a reddish or orange color with white stripes. Also, ╡boschbok.┤
╩│bushbuck,╛╕noun.
╜│bush clover,╕
┬┌┤ any lespedeza, allied to the clover, but usually growing erect.
╩│bush clover,╕
╜│bushcraft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ knowledge of how to get food and shelter, find one's way or take care of other necessities, in the bush.
╩│bushcraft, ╛╕noun.
╜│bush cranberry,╕ ╟│= cranberry tree.
╩│bush cranberry,╕ ╟│= cranberry tree.
╜│bush dog,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= potto.┤
├│ 2. ┤a wild dog of South America.
╩│bush dog,╕
╜│bushed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) very tired; exhausted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He kept you right on your toes, and, after an hour and a half, you went out feeling pretty bushed (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤lost in the bush.
├│ 3. ┤bewildered; at a loss.
╩│bushed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│bushel─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a measure for grain, fruit, vegetables, and other dry things. It is equal to 4 pecks or 32 quarts or 35.2383 liters.
├│ 2. ┤a container that holds a bushel.
├│ 3. ┤the weight of a bushel. (Abbr:) bu.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) an indefinitely large quantity.
╜│busheler┐╕ or │busheller, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bushelman.
╩│busheler┐╕ or │busheller, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bushelman.
╜│bushelful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ a quantity of material occupying a bushel.
╩│bushelful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│bushelman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ tailor's assistant who repairs garments; busheler.
╩│bushelman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│busher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a baseball player in a minor league.
├│ 2. ┤a beginner, especially a clumsy beginner, at anything.
╩│busher, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushfire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an uncontrolled fire in a bush, especially the Australian bush.
╩│bushfire, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushhammer, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a hammer with a notched face, used to dress stone.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dress (stone) with a bushhammer.
╩│bushhammer, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│bushharrow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a frame with bushes or branches attached for covering seed.
╩│bushharrow, ╛╕noun.
╜│bush hat,╕
┬┌┤ a slouch hat, especially of the type worn by Australian bushmen.
╩│bush hat,╕
╜│bush honeysuckle,╕
┬┌┤ a low shrub native to North America extensively cultivated for its profuse, yellow flowers.
╩│bush honeysuckle,╕
╜│Bushido┐╕ or │bushido, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the moral code of the knights and warriors of feudal Japan; Japanese chivalry.
╩│Bushido┐╕ or │bushido, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a removable metal lining used to protect parts of machinery from wear.
├│ 2. ┤a metal lining inserted in a hole, pipe, or other aperture, to reduce its size.
├│ 3. ┤a lining for a hole, to insulate one or more wires or other electrical conductors passing through.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) very high-pressure selling; luring a buyer by offering a bargain price, then hiking the price.
╩│bushing, ╛╕noun.
╜│bush jacket,╕
┬┌┤ a sports or hunting jacket with shirtlike collar and sleeves, usually having four pockets and a belt; bush shirt.
╩│bush jacket,╕
╜│bushland, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ wild, uncleared country; bush.
╩│bushland, ╛╕noun.
╜│bush lawyer,╕
┬┌┤ (in Australia) a glib person claiming to be knowledgeable in law.
╩│bush lawyer,╕
╜│bush league,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a minor league in baseball.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any insignificant or inexpert group, person, or organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There will be far less whistle-stopping and fewer talks with local bosses, now that TV is out of the bush league of politicking (Time).┤
┼╕adj. ╡bush-league.┤
╩│bush league,╕
╜│bush leaguer,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) ╡= busher.┤
╩│bush leaguer,╕
╜│bushman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Australian.)
├│ 1. ┤a settler in the Australian bush.
├│ 2. ┤a person who knows much about life in the bush.
╩│bushman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Bushman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of roving hunters of southern Africa. Bushmen formerly lived in all South Africa but now live mainly in and around the Kalahari Desert region.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe, consisting of a number of local dialects and related to the Hottentot language.
╩│Bushman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│bushmaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the largest poisonous snake of tropical America.
╩│bushmaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│Bush Negro,╕
┬┌┤ any individual of a people of Surinam (Dutch Guiana) descended from African slaves who escaped from the Dutch into the bush before slavery was abolished in the mid-1800's.
╩│Bush Negro,╕
╜│bush pig,╕
┬┌┤ a South African wild swine; boschvark.
╩│bush pig,╕
╜│bush pilot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pilot who flies a small plane over unsettled country, such as northern Canada and parts of Alaska.
├│ 2. ┤a pilot accustomed to flying without benefit of ground-based navigational aids, large airports, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bush pilots who fly sportsmen in for the kill make a handsome living (New Yorker).┤
╩│bush pilot,╕
╜│bushranger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who ranges in the bush; woodsman.
├│ 2. ┤a criminal hiding in the Australian bush who lives by robbery.
╩│bushranger, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushrope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical creeper tangling trees together.
╩│bushrope, ╛╕noun.
╜│bush shirt,╕ ╟│= bush jacket.
╩│bush shirt,╕ ╟│= bush jacket.
╜│bush sickness,╕
┬┌┤ (in bush country, especially New Zealand) an anemic condition of sheep, cattle, and other grazing animals, caused by a lack of certain minerals in the pasture.
╩│bush sickness,╕
╜│bush tea,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the leaves of a South African plant of the pea family, dried to make tea.
├│ 2. ┤the strong-scented tea made from these leaves.
╩│bush tea,╕
╜│bush telegraph,╕
┬┌┤ the means by which news is quickly spread in wild country; grapevine.
╩│bush telegraph,╕
╜│bush tit,╕
┬┌┤ a small North American titmouse, noted for building an elaborate pendent nest.
╩│bush tit,╕
╜│bushwa┐╕ or │bushwah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) bunk; humbug; nonsense.
╩│bushwa┐╕ or │bushwah, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushwhack, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to live in or work in the bush or backwoods.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to attack or fight, as a bushwhacker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Snipers bushwhacked lone Red couriers on the new road to Lhasa (Time).┤
╩│bushwhack, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│bushwhacker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who lives or works in wooded areas.
├│ 2. ┤a person who clears out underbrush.
├│ 3. ┤a scythe for cutting bushes.
├│ 4a. ┤a guerrilla fighter.
├│ b. ┤a guerrilla on the Confederate side in the Civil War.
╩│bushwhacker, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushwhacking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of beating one's way through bushes.
├│ 2. ┤fighting from behind bushes, rocks, or from other hiding places; guerrilla warfare.
╩│bushwhacking, ╛╕noun.
╜│bushy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bushier,╕ │bushiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤spreading out like a bush; growing thickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bushy beard.┤
├│ 2. ┤overgrown with bushes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bushy ravine.┤
┼╕adv. ╡bushily.┤
┼╕noun ╡bushiness.┤
╩│bushy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│bushier,╕ │bushiest.╕
╜│busied, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ the past tense and past participle of ╡busy.┤
╩│busied, ╛╕verb.
╜│busily, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a busy manner; actively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bees are busily collecting honey in the clover.┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a thing that one is busy at; occupation, profession, or trade; work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A carpenter's business is building.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vocation, job.
├│ b. ┤something to be done or attended to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the business of the day. Business comes before pleasure.┤
├│ 2. ┤a matter; affair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Taking chances is sometimes risky business. I am tired of the whole business.┤
├│ 3. ┤buying and selling; commercial dealings; trade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This hardware store does a big business in tools.┤
├│ 4. ┤a store, factory, or other commercial enterprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They sold the bakery business for a million dollars.┤
┴┤ (SYN) concern.
├│ 5. ┤the right to act; responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other people's business is not your business.┤
├│ 6. ┤the action in a play as distinct from dialogue; things done to make a play seem realistic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stage directions here call for the business of turning away and lighting a cigarette.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) busyness.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with business.
└╕expr. ╡business as usual,┤ ┤a condition or attitude of overlooking problems or difficulties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was almost business as usual in the white outer neighborhoods and the suburbs of Atlanta ... (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡business is business,┤ ┤commerce and profit must override personal feelings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He refused to extend credit to his friends by saying, "business is business."┤
└╕expr. ╡get down to business,┤ ┤to turn or give one's attention to important things; tackle in earnest a task, difficulty, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After twice taking three puts going out he got down to business ... and by accurate iron play had 3's out of five holes (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡have no business,┤ ┤to have no right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The State has no business to provide more than subsistence benefits (Listener).┤
└╕expr. ╡make it one's business,┤ ┤to attend to specifically.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Harriet's parents make it their business to see that she does her homework every evening.┤
└╕expr. ╡mean business,┤ ┤(Informal.) to be in earnest; be serious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he says he is going to get good marks, he means business. The point would be to convince the Reds we mean business and at the same time assure the world we don't want a general war (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡mind one's own business,┤ ┤to attend to one's own affairs; refrain from meddling with what does not concern one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I most desire all those critics to mind their own business (Henry Fielding).┤
└╕expr. ╡on business,┤ ┤with definite work to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No admittance except on business.┤
└╕expr. ╡the business,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) a roughing up; bad treatment; a punishing, beating, or killing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His dock gang "got the business" when they balked at paying the tribute (New York Times).┤
╩│business, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│business agent,╕
┬┌┤ a labor union representative who handles all business negotiations between union members and employers.
╩│business agent,╕
╜│business card,╕
┬┌┤ a businessman's card bearing his name, business address, telephone number, and often the designation of his business or profession.
╩│business card,╕
╜│business college,╕
┬┌┤ a school that gives training in shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, and other business subjects.
╩│business college,╕
╜│business cycle,╕
┬┌┤ a cycle of business activity usually regarded as passing through the alternating stages of prosperity and recession or depression.
╩│business cycle,╕
╜│business double,╕
┬┌┤ (Bridge.) a double for penalties.
╩│business double,╕
╜│business education,╕
┬┌┤ training in subjects useful in business, such as bookkeeping and accounting, banking and commission, business-machine operation, shorthand and typing.
╩│business education,╕
╜│business end,╕
┬┌┤ the end that does the important work or is the obvious point from which the purpose is achieved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the business end of a needle.┤
╩│business end,╕
╜│business law,╕ ╟│= commercial law.
╩│business law,╕ ╟│= commercial law.
╜│businesslike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having system and method; well-managed; practical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He runs his store in a businesslike manner.┤
┼╕noun ╡businesslikeness.┤
╩│businesslike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│business machine,╕
┬┌┤ any machine used in a business office to speed up such operations as keeping records, bookkeeping, and processing data. Computers, duplicators, and data processors are business machines.
╩│business machine,╕
╜│businessman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man in business. The manager of a store is a businessman.
├│ 2. ┤a man who runs a business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some stores in our town are run by local businessmen who live in the town.┤
╩│businessman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│business suit,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S.) a man's suit of matching coat and trousers, for everyday wear.
╩│business suit,╕
╜│businesswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman in business.
├│ 2. ┤a woman who runs a business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The owner of our bakery is a good businesswoman.┤
╩│businesswoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│busing┐╕ or │bussing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the compulsory transportation by bus of Negro and white students from one school to another to achieve a better racial balance in schools.
╩│busing┐╕ or │bussing, ╛╕noun.
╜│busk─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) to prepare; get ready.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Busk ye, busk ye my bonny, bonny bride (William Hamilton).┤
╩│busk─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb.
╜│busk─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) to perform as a street musician or entertainer.
╩│busk─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│busker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a street musician or entertainer regaling passers-by, theater queues, and the like.
╩│busker, ╛╕noun.
╜│buskin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a boot reaching to the calf or knee, worn in olden times.
├│ 2. ┤a high shoe with a very thick sole, worn by Greek and Roman actors of tragedies to make them look more impressive.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) tragic drama; tragedy.
└╕expr. ╡buskins,┤
├│ a. ┤the stockings worn by a bishop at Mass.
├│ b. ┤a bishop's sandals.
╩│buskin, ╛╕noun.
╜│buskined, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤shod or covered with buskins.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) of or having to do with tragic drama.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) lofty or elevated, as language.
╩│buskined, ╛╕adjective.
╜│busload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ as many as a bus can hold or carry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. busloads of visitors.┤
╩│busload, ╛╕noun.
╜│busman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a driver or conductor on a bus.
╩│busman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│busman's holiday,╕
┬┌┤ a holiday spent in doing what one does at one's daily work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Max Goberman, the conductor ... on a Sunday off, some time ago, took a busman's holiday to play all six of the violin sonatas of Handel's Opus 1 (New Yorker).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a statue of a person's head, shoulders, and upper part of the chest.
├│ 2. ┤the upper, front part of the body.
├│ 3. ┤a woman's bosom.
╩│bust─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│bust─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(Slang.) to burst; break.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her balloon busted when it hit the light.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to fail financially; become bankrupt.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Slang.) to burst; break.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He busted the glass when he fell.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to bankrupt; ruin.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to punch; hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll bust you one in the nose.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) to demote, especially as a punishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The corporal was busted to private.┤
├│ 5. ┤to train to obey; tame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bust a bronco.┤
├│ 6. ┤to break up (a trust) into smaller companies.
├│ 7. ┤(Slang.) to arrest or jail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have never been busted for pot ... (Time).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Slang.) a burst or break.
├│ 2. ┤a punch; hit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bully gave him a bust in the nose.┤
├│ 3. ┤a total failure; bankruptcy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The peach crop in such states as Georgia, South Carolina, Texas and Illinois appears a bust (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) a spree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He went on a bust.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) an arrest.
└╕expr. ╡bust up,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to ruin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to bust up a party.┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) to become separated or divorced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The couple busted up after an argument.┤
╩│bust─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
╜│bustard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of large game birds related to the plovers, having long legs and a heavy body, found on the dry, open plains of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
╩│bustard, ╛╕noun.
╜│busted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Slang.) broken.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) ruined; bankrupt.
╩│busted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-busted,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ------ bust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Full-busted = having a full bust.┤
╩│-busted,╕
╜│bustee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slum in India.
╩│bustee, ╛╕noun.
╜│buster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) a person who breaks horses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bronco buster.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) as a form of address:
├│ a. ┤a small boy.
├│ b. ┤a fellow.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) something very big, striking, or remarkable of its kind.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a dashing fellow.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) a frolic; spree.
├│ 6. ┤(Australian.) a southerly gale.
╩│buster, ╛╕noun.
╜│bustic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tropical American tree of the sapodilla family, having heavy, hard, dark-brown wood.
╩│bustic, ╛╕noun.
╜│bustier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strapless top or dress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Strapless dresses and tube tops (this year called "the bustier") are giving the bosom a comeback (Maclean's).┤
╩│bustier, ╛╕noun.
╜│bustle─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be noisily busy and in a hurry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children bustled to get ready for the party. Let the great world bustle on (Emerson).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make (someone) hurry or work hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The jolly old man bustled them out of the house (Charles Kingsley).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an outer room (kitchen) of a cottage, especially the outer of two (the inner being the ╖ben┤).
├╕adj. ┤ ┤outside; outer; exterior.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in the outer part of a cottage; outside.
╩│but─╕ (2), ╛noun, adjective, adverb.
╜│butadiene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a colorless gas made from alcohol or petroleum byproducts, used in making synthetic rubber and as an anesthetic.
├│ 2. ┤its isomeric hydrocarbon.
╩│butadiene, ╛╕noun.
╜│butane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless gas much used as a fuel. Butane is a hydrocarbon of the methane series and is found in two isomeric forms. It is produced in petroleum refining.
╩│butane, ╛╕noun.
╜│butanol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= butyl alcohol.
╩│butanol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= butyl alcohol.
╜│butanone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inflammable ketone, used as a solvent, in the manufacture of plastics, and in organic synthesis.
╩│butanone, ╛╕noun.
╜│Butazolidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) phenylbutazone.
╩│Butazolidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│butch, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Also, ╡butch haircut.┤ a haircut resembling but shorter than a crew cut.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His scalp showed clean and white ... where the sun's rays struck the dark butch of his bent head (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.) a tough boy or man.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) a Lesbian who acts as a male.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Slang.) having the appearance of a male; behaving like a male.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a butch girl.┤
╩│butch, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│butcher, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who cuts up and sells meat.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose work is killing animals for food.
┴┤ (SYN) slaughterer.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a brutal killer; murderer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O pardon me ... that I am meek and gentle with these butchers (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) slayer.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S.) a vender; peddler, especially one who goes through trains selling magazines, candy, food and drink, and notions.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a person who botches or bungles.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to kill (animals) for food.
┴┤ (SYN) slaughter.
├│ 2. ┤to kill (people, wild animals, or birds) wholesale, needlessly, or cruelly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Butchered to make a Roman holiday (Byron).┤
┴┤ (SYN) massacre.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to kill brutally; murder.
┴┤ (SYN) slay.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to spoil by poor work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't butcher that song by singing off key.┤
┼╕noun ╡butcherer.┤
╩│butcher, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│butcherbird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various large shrikes that fasten their prey on thorns; northern shrike.
╩│butcherbird, ╛╕noun.
╜│butcher-block, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made of or patterned after a butcher's block, traditionally of unpainted laminated wood usually of varying colors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An upper West Side restaurant ... features hanging plants, butcher-block tables (New Yorker).┤
╩│butcher-block, ╛╕adjective.
╜│butcher knife,╕
┬┌┤ a very sharp knife for cutting meat.
╩│butcher knife,╕
╜│butcherly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤like or befitting a butcher.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤savagely; inhumanly.
╩│butcherly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│butcher's-broom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shrubby European evergreen of the lily family, with rigid, branched, and spiny leaflike stems bearing a greenish flower and red berries.
╩│butcher's-broom, ╛╕noun.
╜│butcher shop,╕
┬┌┤ a place where meat is sold; butcher's place of business.
╩│butcher shop,╕
╜│butchery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤brutal killing; murder in large numbers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He began boasting of his fights, his cruelties, and his butcheries (Charles Kingsley).┤
┴┤ (SYN) carnage.
├│ 2a. ┤╡= slaughterhouse.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= butcher shop.┤
├│ 3. ┤a butcher's work; cutting up and selling meat.
╩│butchery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│butene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the three isomeric forms of butylene.
╩│butene, ╛╕noun.
╜│buteo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teos.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of broad-winged, soaring hawks that includes the red-tailed hawk; buzzard hawk.
╩│buteo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teos.╕
╜│butler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the head male servant in a household, in charge of the pantry and table service.
├│ 2. ┤the male servant in charge of the wines and liquors; wine steward.
╩│butler, ╛╕noun.
╜│butler's pantry,╕
┬┌┤ a small room between the kitchen and dining room, for use by a butler or serving maid.
╩│butler's pantry,╕
╜│butlery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= butler's pantry.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= buttery.┤
╩│butlery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leries.╕
╜│Butskellism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British Politics.) a condition in which political opponents espouse the same or very similar policies.
╩│Butskellism, ╛╕noun.
╜│butt─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the thicker end of a tool, weapon, ham, handle, or shaft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the butt of a gun.┤
├│ 2. ┤the end that is left; stub or stump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The butt of a pipe stuck out from the wall where the sink had been removed.┤
├│ 3a. ┤(Slang.) ╡= cigarette.┤
├│ b. ┤the unsmoked end of a cigarette or cigar that has been smoked.
├│ 4a. ┤the thicker, hinder part of a hide of an animal.
├│ b. ┤the thick leather made from this.
├│ 5. ┤the base of a leafstalk, tree trunk, or the like.
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) ╡= buttocks.┤
╩│butt─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│butt─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an object of ridicule or scorn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new boy's strange speech was the butt of many jokes.┤
├│ 2. ┤a target, especially one in archery.
├│ 3a. ┤a mound of earth or sawdust behind the targets to stop shots on a rifle, archery, or artillery range.
├│ b. ┤a mound on which an archery target is set up.
├│ 4. ┤a joint where two boards or timbers meet end to end.
├│ 5. ┤a hinge that fits between two surfaces, for example, between a door and the jamb; butt hinge.
├│ 6. ┤a small, open shelter for grouse shooting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shooting from butts near Inverness, Scotland, he brought down four grouse with one barrel of his twelve-gauge (Atlantic).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) a goal; boundary.
├│ 8. ┤(Obsolete.) an end; aim; object.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to join end to end or edge to edge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to butt two boards.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cut off the rough ends of (boards or logs).
└╕expr. ╡the butts,┤ ┤a place to practice shooting; target range.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Riflemen were practicing on the butts.┤
╩│butt─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│butt─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to push or hit with the head or horns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A goat butts.┤
├│ 2. ┤to project; run out; jut (out or into).
╔┤ ╢Ex. One wing of the house butted out as far as the roadway.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to strike with the head or horns; push or drive.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a push or blow with the head or horns.
├│ 2. ┤a thrust with a sword.
└╕expr. ╡butt in,┤ ┤(Slang.) to meddle; interfere; intrude.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The French ... were incensed at the U.S. for butting in (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡butter.┤
╩│butt─╕ (3), ╛verb, noun.
╜│butt─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large barrel for wine or beer.
┴┤ (SYN) cask.
├│ 2. ┤a variable liquid measure commonly equal to 126 U.S. gallons of wine or 108 U.S. gallons of ale.
╩│butt─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│butt─╕ (5), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various flatfishes, such as the sole, fluke, or halibut.
╩│butt─╕ (5), ╛noun.
╜│butte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.) a steep, flat-topped hill standing alone.
╩│butte, ╛╕noun.
╜│butt end,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the butt, extremity, or thicker end of a thing.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the concluding part.
╩│butt end,╕
╜│butter, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the solid, yellowish fat separated from cream by churning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I do like a little bit of butter to my bread (A. A. Milne).┤
├│ 2. ┤food like butter in looks or use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. peanut butter. Apple butter is made by cooking apples to a thick jam and adding sugar and spices.┤
├│ 3. ┤any one of certain anhydrous metallic chlorides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. butter of zinc.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) gross flattery.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put butter on or in; spread with butter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please butter my bread.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to flatter grossly.
└╕expr. ╡butter up,┤ ┤(Informal.) to flatter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most corporate executives ... irately reject any suggestion that they try to "butter up" union officials (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡butter would not melt in┤ (╡one's┤) ╡mouth,┤ ┤extremely delicate, sweet, or coy; excessively demure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She smiles and languishes, you'd think that butter would not melt in her mouth (Thackeray).┤
┼╕adj. ╡butterless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡butterlike.┤
╩│butter, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│butter-and-egg man,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a middle-class businessman who is, or is thought to be, wealthy and free with his money.
╩│butter-and-egg man,
╜│butter-and-eggs, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common European toadflax having showy yellow-and-orange flowers and growing as a weed in much of North America.
╩│butter-and-eggs, ╛╕noun.
╜│butterball, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a small, plump person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Willie Pastrano was a fat little five-foot butterball (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= bufflehead.┤
╩│butterball, ╛╕noun.
╜│butter bean,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of the Lima bean having small, white or brown seeds, grown in the southern United States.
├│ 2. ┤a yellow string bean; wax bean.
╩│butter bean,╕
╜│butter boat,╕
┬┌┤ a small dish in which melted butter is served as a sauce.
╩│butter boat,╕
╜│butterbox, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bufflehead ╕(def. 1).
╩│butterbox, ╛╕noun. ╟│= bufflehead ╕(def. 1).
╜│butterbur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a perennial European composite herb whose large, soft leaves are said to have been used for wrapping butter.
╩│butterbur, ╛╕noun.
╜│butter clam,╕
┬┌┤ a large, edible, burrowing clam of the Pacific Coast of the United States, having a shell with prominent concentric ridges, which was used for money by the California Indians; money shell.
╩│butter clam,╕
╜│buttercup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common plant with bright yellow flowers shaped like cups. The buttercup belongs to the crowfoot family. Its deeply divided leaves resemble a crow's foot.
╩│buttercup, ╛╕noun.
╜│Buttercup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a breed of chicken developed in Sicily for its egg-laying capacity, that has featherless shanks and white earlobes.
╩│Buttercup, ╛╕noun.
╜│butterfat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fat in milk. It can be made into butter. A certain percentage of butterfat is required by law in each of the various grades of milk and cream.
╩│butterfat, ╛╕noun.
╜│butter-fingered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) apt to let things drop or slip through one's fingers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most butter-fingered of incompetents ... had no trouble at all installing the panels (New Yorker).┤
╩│butter-fingered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│butterfingers, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a person who drops something that he ought to hold.
├│ 2. ┤a careless or clumsy person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is unskilled at these games [and] they call him butterfingers (Harper's).┤
╩│butterfingers, ╛╕noun.
╜│butterfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several small, edible, silvery fishes with slippery skins covered with mucus, oval bodies, and spiny fins, such as the dollarfish, gunnel, and pompano of the Atlantic Coast of North America or a related fish of the northern Pacific Coast.
╩│butterfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│butterflied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ split and spread apart like the wings of a mounted butterfly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. butterflied steak, a butterflied leg of lamb.┤
╩│butterflied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│butterfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an insect with a slender body and two pairs of large, usually brightly colored, overlapping wings. Butterflies fly mostly in the daytime. They pass through a larva, or caterpillar, stage, and emerge full-grown from the pupa. See also ╡moth.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who suggests a butterfly by such characteristics as delicate beauty, bright clothes and flightiness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mamma says that she was then the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly she ever remembers (Mary Russell Mitford).┤
├│ 3. ┤the butterfly stroke.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤shaped like the outstretched wings of a butterfly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a butterfly roof, butterfly doors.┤
└╕expr. ╡butterflies in the stomach,┤ ┤feelings of nervousness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When he gets up in front of his audience, he has butterflies in his stomach, no matter how many times he does it (Time).┤
╩│butterfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│butterfly bush,╕ ╟│= buddleia.
╩│butterfly bush,╕ ╟│= buddleia.
╜│butterfly chair,╕
┬┌┤ a wide-backed easy chair with a canvas support for the body and a metal frame.
╩│butterfly chair,╕
╜│butterfly damper,╕
┬┌┤ a thin plate of metal which turns on an axis across a pipe so that it controls the amount of the passage left open in the pipe; butterfly valve.
╩│butterfly damper,╕
╜│butterfly fish,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several fishes noted for their bright colors or for their broad fins somewhat resembling the wings of the butterfly, especially:
├│ a. ┤any one of a family of small tropical marine fishes.
├│ b. ┤a blenny.
├│ c. ┤╡= flying gurnard.┤
╩│butterfly fish,╕
╜│butterfly lily,╕ ╟│= mariposa lily.
╩│butterfly lily,╕ ╟│= mariposa lily.
╜│butterfly orchid,╕
┬┌┤ a white orchid with red spots, somewhat resembling a butterfly, found in England.
╩│butterfly orchid,╕
╜│butterfly stroke,╕
┬┌┤ a breaststroke in which both arms are brought out of the water and over the head and drawn back together.
╩│butterfly stroke,╕
╜│butterfly table,╕
┬┌┤ a small table with drop leaves supported by brackets shaped like a butterfly's wings.
╩│butterfly table,╕
╜│butterfly tail,╕
┬┌┤ an aircraft tail assembly having the stabilizers and elevators set at an acute dihedral, forming a V.
╩│butterfly tail,╕
╜│butterfly valve,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a valve in a pipe, consisting of a disk turning on its diametral axis, as a damper or the throttle valve in a carburetor for gasoline engines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amount of scavenging air is controlled by butterfly valves in the manifold (New Science).┤
├│ 2. ┤a double clack valve.
╩│butterfly valve,╕
╜│butterfly weed,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American herb of the milkweed family, having orange flowers; pleurisy root. The root has been used medicinally as an emetic and as a cathartic.
├│ 2. ┤a perennial herb of the evening-primrose family, bearing spikes of white to scarlet flowers.
╩│butterfly weed,╕
╜│butter-head, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a type of lettuce that forms a smaller head than crisp lettuce, and has waxy or buttery leaves.
╩│butter-head, ╛╕noun.
╜│butterine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial butter; oleo-margarine or margarine.
╩│butterine, ╛╕noun.
╜│butteris, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a steel instrument for paring the hoofs of horses.
╩│butteris, ╛╕noun.
╜│butter knife,╕
┬┌┤ a small knife with a dull edge for cutting and spreading butter at the table.
╩│butter knife,╕
╜│buttermilk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the liquid left after butter has been separated from cream. Milk can also be changed to buttermilk artificially.
╩│buttermilk, ╛╕noun.
╜│butter muslin,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) cheesecloth.
╩│butter muslin,╕
╜│butternut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an oily kind of walnut grown in North America, which is good to eat.
├│ 2. ┤a tree with a light-brown, coarse-grained soft wood, that bears butternuts.
├│ 3. ┤╡= souari nut.┤
├│ 4. ┤a brown dye made from butternut husks and bark.
├│ 5. ┤the brown color of homespun uniforms worn by Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War.
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) a Confederate sympathizer in the North; Copperhead.
╩│butternut, ╛╕noun.
╜│butter print,╕
┬┌┤ a stamp for marking out butter.
╩│butter print,╕
╜│butterscotch, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a candy made from brown sugar and butter.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤flavored with brown sugar and butter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. butterscotch pudding.┤
╩│butterscotch, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│butter tree,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various trees whose seeds yield a substance with a resemblance to butter, such as the shea.
╩│butter tree,╕
╜│butterweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various plants with yellow flowers or smooth, soft leaves, especially:
├│ a. ┤╡= horseweed.┤
├│ b. ┤one of the ragworts.
╩│butterweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│butterwort, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of small herbs of the bladderwort family, whose yellowish-green, stemless leaves secrete a sticky substance for catching insects.
╩│butterwort, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like butter.
├│ 2. ┤containing or spread with butter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. buttery rolls.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) given to flattery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. buttery manners.┤
┼╕noun ╡butteriness.┤
╩│buttery─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│buttery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a room in which the wines, liquors, and provisions of a household are kept; pantry.
├│ 2. ┤(in the colleges at Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham universities) a place where liquors, fruits, and other foods are kept for sale to students.
╩│buttery─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│buttery hatch,╕
┬┌┤ a half door at the entrance to a buttery, over which provisions are served.
╩│buttery hatch,╕
╜│butt hinge,╕ ╟│= butt╕ (2) (def. 5).
╩│butt hinge,╕ ╟│= butt╕ (2) (def. 5).
╜│butting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boundary; limit.
╩│butting, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttinsky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-skies.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person who forces himself in where he is not wanted or needed.
╩│buttinsky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-skies.╕
╜│butt-joint, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a joint made by placing two lengths of wood, steel, or iron end to end, and usually strengthened by short lapping pieces fastened above and below or along the sides.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the illegal transportation and sale of cigarettes on which a very low or no cigarette sales tax has been paid.
╩│buttlegging, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the two protuberances forming the rump.
╩│buttock, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttocks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fleshy hind part of the body where the legs join the back; rump.
├│ 2. ┤the rounded part of the stern of a ship above the water line.
╩│buttocks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│button─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a round, usually flat piece of metal, bone, glass, or plastic fastened on garments to hold them closed or to decorate them.
├│ 2. ┤a knob used as a handle or a catch to take hold of, or push, or to turn so that it holds or closes something.
├│ 3. ┤a knob or disk pushed or turned to cause something to work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Push the button of the elevator to make it go up.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a young or undeveloped mushroom.
├│ b. ┤a bud or other protuberant part of a plant.
├│ 5. ┤(in assaying) the metal remaining in the crucible after fusion.
├│ 6. ┤a small knob on the end of a fencing foil.
├│ 7. ┤a knob formerly on a Chinese official's cap, indicating his rank.
├│ 8. ┤the last segment of the rattle on a rattlesnake.
├│ 9. ┤(Slang.) the center of the chin, especially in boxing.
├│ 10. ┤╡= badge ┤(def. 2).┤
├│ 11. ┤the fastener on the end of a violin or other string instrument to which the tailpiece holding the strings is anchored.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to fasten buttons of; close with buttons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please button my shirt for me.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to close (anything) tightly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I buttoned my mouth and refused to talk.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Fencing.) to touch with the button of the foil.
├│ 4. ┤to furnish with buttons.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be, or be able to be, fastened with buttons.
└╕expr. ╡buttons,┤
├│ a. ┤(Slang.) faculties; intellect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The poor man hasn't got all his buttons.┤
├│ b. ┤(British Informal.) a bellboy or page in a hotel.
└╕expr. ╡button up,┤ ┤(Informal.) to complete satisfactorily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It took involved bargaining, but [they expect] to have the deal buttoned up next month (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the button,┤ ┤(Slang.) done exactly or precisely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The timing of each action or revelation is right on the button (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡press┤ (╡someone's┤) ╡buttons,┤ ┤to provoke by goading.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [His son] also knew how to press Brando's buttons (Vanity Fair).┤
┼╕noun ╡buttoner.┤
┼╕adj. ╡buttonless.┤
╩│button─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│button─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= tee╕ (2).
╩│button─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= tee╕ (2).
╜│buttonball, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= buttonwood ┤(def. 1).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= buttonbush.┤
╩│buttonball, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttonbush, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an American and Asian shrub of the madder family with globular, white or yellow flower heads.
╩│buttonbush, ╛╕noun.
╜│button-down, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that can be fastened with buttons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a buttondown collar.┤
├│ 2. ┤furnished with such buttons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a button-down shirt.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a button-down collar or shirt.
╩│button-down, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│buttoned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished, decorated, or fastened with buttons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. buttoned shoes.┤
╩│buttoned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buttonhole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-holed,╕ │-holing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed, especially to fasten clothing.
├│ 2. ┤(British Informal.) a boutonniere.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make buttonholes in.
├│ 2. ┤to sew with the stitch used in making buttonholes.
├│ 3. ┤to hold in conversation or force to listen, as if holding someone by the buttonholes of his coat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge had a habit of buttonholing his friends and asking their advice (New Yorker).┤
┼╕noun ╡buttonholer.┤
╩│buttonhole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-holed,╕ │-holing.╕
╜│buttonhole stitch,╕
┬┌┤ a method of finishing the edge of a buttonhole, or an opening or piece of material, in which the stitches are laid side by side and perpendicular to the edge, each being linked at the edge with the one before it.
╩│buttonhole stitch,╕
╜│buttonhook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hook for pulling the buttons, especially of gloves or shoes, through the buttonholes.
╩│buttonhook, ╛╕noun.
╜│button lac,╕
┬┌┤ lac melted, dropped into disk forms, and then solidified.
╩│button lac,╕
╜│button man,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a low-ranking member of the Mafia or Cosa Nostra; soldier.
╩│button man,╕
╜│buttonmold┐╕ or │buttonmould, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disk of wood or other material to be covered with cloth to form a button.
╩│buttonmold┐╕ or │buttonmould, ╛╕noun.
╜│button quail,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a family of birds that resemble quails but are smaller and lack a hind toe, found in the temperate and tropical parts of the Old World. Button quail are related to the cranes and the bustards.
╩│button quail,╕
╜│buttons, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡button┤ (1).┤
╩│buttons, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│button snakeroot,╕
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of North American perennial herbs of the composite family, bearing spikes of rose-purple, buttonlike flowers; the blazing star or gayfeather.
╩│button snakeroot,╕
╜│button stick,╕
┬┌┤ a device for protecting a blouse or jacket while polishing buttons, especially used in the armed forces.
╩│button stick,╕
╜│button tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a low tropical tree with very heavy, hard, compact wood.
├│ 2. ┤╡= buttonwood ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│button tree,╕
╜│buttonwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the sycamore tree of North America. The buttonwood of the Midwest is the largest deciduous tree in the United States.
├│ 2. ┤its wood.
╩│buttonwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│buttony, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤resembling a button.
├│ 2. ┤abounding in buttons.
╩│buttony, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buttress, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a support built against a wall or building to strengthen it.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. While I cannot be called a pillar I must be regarded as a buttress of the Church because I support it from outside (attributed to Viscount Melbourne).┤
┴┤ (SYN) pier.
├│ 2. ┤a projecting portion of a hill or mountain resembling the buttresses of a building.
├│ 3. ┤a bony process or protuberance, especially a horny growth at the heel of a horse's hoof.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to strengthen with a buttress.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pilot buttressed his report of the flight with photographs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prop.
├│ 2. ┤to conceal by a buttress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beside the portal doors, Buttress'd from moonlight, stands he (Keats).┤
╩│buttress, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│buttry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌┤ a pantry; buttery.
╩│buttry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│butt shaft,╕
┬┌┤ a blunt or unbarbed arrow.
╩│butt shaft,╕
╜│buttstock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the stock behind the breech of a firearm.
╩│buttstock, ╛╕noun.
╜│butt weld,╕
┬┌┤ a weld formed by joining the flattened ends of two pieces of iron or other metal at white heat; a butt-joint made by welding.
╩│butt weld,╕
╜│butt-weld, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to join with a butt weld.
╩│butt-weld, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│butty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ (British Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a companion.
├│ 2. ┤a labor manager in a mine.
╩│butty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│butty-gang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a syndicate sharing the work and profits of a big job.
╩│butty-gang, ╛╕noun.
╜│butut, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tut╕ or │-tuts.╕
┬┌┤ a unit of money in Gambia, equal to 1/100 of a dalasi.
╩│butut, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tut╕ or │-tuts.╕
╜│butyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent hydrocarbon radical obtained from butane. There are four isomeric univalent radicals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Butyl is used in the manufacture of automobile inner tubes, electric insulation and mechanical goods (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│butyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│butyl alcohol,╕
┬┌┤ any one of four isomeric alcohols derived from butane and used as a solvent for resins, adhesives, and varnishes; butanol.
┬┌┤ a gaseous hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, often used in making synthetic rubber. Butylene is found in three isomeric forms (butenes).
╩│butylene, ╛╕noun.
╜│butyl rubber,╕
┬┌┤ a synthetic rubber that holds air and gases much better than natural rubber and resists aging, heat, and the effects of gases. Butyl rubber is made by the copolymerization of isobutylene (a gas) with isoprene (a liquid).
╩│butyl rubber,╕
╜│butyraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of butter; producing or containing butter.
╩│butyraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│butyral, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an acetal of butyraldehyde.
╩│butyral, ╛╕noun.
╜│butyraldehyde, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inflammable liquid used especially in making rubber products and synthetic resins.
╩│butyraldehyde, ╛╕noun.
╜│butyrate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of butyric acid.
╩│butyrate, ╛╕noun.
╜│butyric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or derived from butyric acid.
├│ 2. ┤of or derived from butter.
╩│butyric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│butyric acid,╕
┬┌┤ an oily, colorless liquid that has an unpleasant odor. It is formed especially by fermentation in rancid butter and cheese.
╩│butyric acid,╕
╜│butyrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish, liquid fat found in butter, formed from butyric acid and glycerin.
╩│butyrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│buxaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the box family of plants.
╩│buxaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buxom, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤plump and good to look at; healthy and cheerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a hearty buxom lass.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) blithe; lively; gay.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) submissive.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) flexible.
┼╕adv. ╡buxomly.┤
┼╕noun ╡buxomness.┤
╩│buxom, ╛╕adjective.
╜│buy, ╛╕verb, ╞│bought,╕ │buying,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to get by paying a price, usually in money; purchase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can buy a pencil for five cents.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to get in exchange for something else, or by making some sacrifice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Enduring friendship can only be bought by unfailing affection.┤
├│ 3. ┤to bribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was charged that two members of the jury had been bought by the defendant.┤
├│ 4. ┤to be sufficient to purchase or procure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gold cannot buy health.┤
├│ 5. ┤to redeem (obsolete except in theological use).
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to accept, especially as valid or feasible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you say it's true, I'll buy it.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to buy things.
├│ 2. ┤to serve as a buyer; be a buyer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to buy for a retail chain.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) a bargain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That famous old book was a real buy.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a thing bought; purchase.
├│ 3. ┤the act of buying.
└╕expr. ╡buy in,┤
├│ a. ┤to lay in a stock of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many farmers buy in ewes in autumn (London Times).┤
├│ b. ┤to buy back one's property at an auction when the bids are not high enough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An auctioneer, at the moment of non-sale, should be required to state plainly to his audience that an item has been bought in (Theodore Crombie).┤
└╕expr. ╡buy into,┤ ┤to obtain an interest or footing in by purchase, as of the shares of a joint-stock company.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of a sponsor buying into a program (he could not buy into a magazine article), the new plan is to sell commercial time only to the advertiser and keep the programs under the control of the broadcasters (D. B. Lucas).┤
└╕expr. ╡buy off,┤
├│ a. ┤to get rid of (trouble, interference, or any other obstacle) by paying money to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to buy off the presence of troops by enormous gifts to their captains (Richard C. Trench).┤
├│ b. ┤to bribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crook tried to buy off the guard.┤
└╕expr. ╡buy out,┤
├│ a. ┤to buy all the shares, rights, merchandise, or other holdings of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to buy out a business, buy a person out.┤
├│ b. ┤to relinquish a commitment by payment of money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bought himself out of the army.┤
└╕expr. ╡buy over,┤ ┤to bribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] had bought the soldiers over to a man (M. W. Freer).┤
└╕expr. ╡buy up,┤ ┤to buy all that one can of or all that is available.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new owner agreed to buy up all of the old merchandise in the store.┤
┼╕adj. ╡buyable.┤
╩│buy, ╛╕verb, ╞│bought,╕ │buying,╕ ╛noun.
╜│buy-back, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a buying back; repurchase.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or involving a repurchase, especially the repurchase of crude oil by the producer from the government of the country which owns the oil.
╩│buy-back, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│buy-down┐╕ or │buydown, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a subsidy by a builder or real-estate developer that lowers a buyer's monthly mortgage payments for a specified period.
╩│buy-down┐╕ or │buydown, ╛╕noun.
╜│buyer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who buys; a purchaser.
┴┤ (SYN) customer, patron.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose work is buying goods for a department store or other business; purchasing agent.
╩│buyer, ╛╕noun.
╜│buyer's market,╕
┬┌┤ an economic condition that arises when more goods are offered for sale than people are immediately willing to buy. Prices are usually low in a buyer's market.
╩│buyer's market,╕
╜│buyer's strike,╕
┬┌┤ a combined refusal of consumers to buy in protest against high prices.
╩│buyer's strike,╕
╜│buy-out┐╕ or │buyout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the purchase of an entire company or of the entire stock of a product.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a conglomerate buyout.┤
╩│buy-out┐╕ or │buyout, ╛╕noun.
╜│buzkashi, ╛╕noun, ┐or │buz kashi,╕
┬┌┤ a sport of Afghanistan, involving competitive riding of horses for the possession of a dead goat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The players in the game of buz kashi do not form teams. The object of the game is not to prove one group better than another, but to find a champion (Listener).┤
╩│buzkashi, ╛╕noun, ┐or │buz kashi,╕
╜│buzz─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the humming sound made by flies, mosquitoes, or bees.
┴┤ (SYN) drone.
├│ 2. ┤the low, confused sound of many people talking quietly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The buzz of whispers stopped when the teacher entered the room.┤
├│ 3. ┤a whisper; rumor.
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) a call on the telephone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Giveme a buzz when you get home.┤
├│ 5. ┤a busy movement; stir; state of activity or excitement.
├│ a. ┤the sound of such activity.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a steady, humming sound; hum loudly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The radio should be fixed; it buzzes when you turn it on.┤
├│ 2. ┤to talk with enthusiasm or excitement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole class buzzed with the news of the holiday.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= gossip.┤
├│ 4. ┤(of places) to be filled with the noise of conversation or other low, confused sound.
├│ 5. ┤to move busily or fussily about.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to sound in a low, confused way.
├│ 2. ┤to utter or express by buzzing.
├│ 3. ┤to tell or spread (gossip); whisper.
├│ 4. ┤to signal with a buzzer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The editor buzzed his secretary.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) to call (a person) on the telephone.
├│ 6. ┤to fly an aircraft very fast and low over (a place or person).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A pilot buzzed our school yesterday.┤
└╕expr. ╡buzz about,┤ ┤to move about busily.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actors buzzed about the stage, getting ready to perform the play.┤
└╕expr. ╡buzz off,┤
├│ a. ┤(Especially U.S.) to ring off on the telephone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As soon as I answered the phone, the caller buzzed off.┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) go away! clear off!
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buzz off, child, and stop bothering the baby.┤
╩│buzz─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│buzz─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (British.) to finish to the last drop the contents of (a bottle or other container).
╩│buzz─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│buzzard─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a kind of large, heavy, slow-moving hawk.
├│ b. ┤╡= buteo.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= turkey buzzard.┤
├│ 3. ┤a mean, greedy, or selfish person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old buzzard never has a kind word for any of his neighbors.┤
╩│buzzard─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│buzzard─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) any one of various insects that fly by night, such as large moths.
╩│buzzard─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│buzzard hawk,╕ ╟│= buteo.
╩│buzzard hawk,╕ ╟│= buteo.
╜│buzz bomb,╕
┬┌┤ a type of jet-propelled, pilotless aircraft; an aerial projectile that can be guided from land to its target, where it explodes; flying bomb; robot bomb; V-1. It was developed by the Germans in World War II.
╩│buzz bomb,╕
╜│buzzer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an electrical device that makes a buzzing sound as a signal.
├│ 2. ┤a thing that buzzes.
├│ 3. ┤siren or whistle acting as a signal.
╩│buzzer, ╛╕noun.
╜│buzz saw,╕ ╟│= circular saw.
╩│buzz saw,╕ ╟│= circular saw.
╜│buzzwig, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, bushy wig.
├│ 2. ┤a person wearing such a wig.
╩│buzzwig, ╛╕noun.
╜│buzz word,╕
┬┌┤ a catchword or word used in business jargon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Guideline" has become something of a Democratic economists' buzz word (Time).┤
╩│buzz word,╕
╜│b.v.,╕
┬┌┤ book value.
╩│b.v.,╕
╜│B.V.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Blessed Virgin (Latin, ╖Beata Virgo┤).
├│ 2. ┤farewell (Latin, ╖bene vale┤).
╩│B.V.,╕
╜│BVDs, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S. Informal.) underwear.
├│ 2. ┤╡B.V.D.s,┤ (Trademark.) (originally) a kind of one-piece underwear for men.
╩│BVDs, ╛╕noun.
╜│B.V.M.,╕
┬┌┤ Blessed Virgin Mary.
╩│B.V.M.,╕
╜│bvt.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤brevet.
├│ 2. ┤brevetted.
╩│bvt.,╕
╜│BW╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ biological warfare.
╩│BW╕ (no periods),
╜│bwana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Swahili.) master; sir.
╩│bwana, ╛╕noun.
╜│B.W.I.,╕
┬┌┤ British West Indies.
╩│B.W.I.,╕
╜│BWR╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ boiling water reactor.
╩│BWR╕ (no periods),
╜│bx.,╕
┬┌┤ box.
╩│bx.,╕
╜│bxs.,╕
┬┌┤ boxes.
╩│bxs.,╕
╜│by, ╛╕preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.
┬┌╕prep. ┤ │1a. ┤at the side or edge of; near; beside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a town by a river. The garden is by the house. Sit by me.┤
├│ b. ┤beyond; past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He walked by the church. She ran right by him.┤
├│ 2. ┤along; over; through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He went by the main road.┤
├│ 3. ┤through the means or use of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a novel by Dickens. He travels by airplane. The house was destroyed by fire.┤
├│ 4. ┤combined with in multiplication or relative dimensions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a room ten by twenty feet.┤
├│ 5. ┤in the measure or quantity of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They sell eggs by the dozen. I pay her by the hour.┤
├│ 6. ┤as soon as; not later than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Be here by six o'clock.┤
├│ 7. ┤in the course of; during.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun shines by day.┤
├│ 8a. ┤according to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They all work by the rules.┤
├│ b. ┤(in oaths) in the presence or with the sanction of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to swear by all that is holy.┤
├│ 9. ┤with respect to; in relation to; concerning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She did well by her seven children.┤
├│ 10. ┤to the extent of; as the result of comparison.
╔┤ ╢Ex. larger by half. He is taller by a head. He is bigger by far.┤
├│ 11. ┤taken separately as units or groups in a series.
╔┤ ╢Ex. two by two. Algebra must be mastered step by step.┤
├│ 12. ┤toward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The island lies south by east from here.┤
├│ 13. ┤in imitation of; after (with verbs of ╖calling┤ or ╖naming┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rose by any other name would smell as sweet (Shakespeare).┤
├╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤at hand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. near by.┤
├│ 2. ┤past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Julius Caesar lived in days gone by. A car raced by.┤
├│ 3. ┤aside or away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She put money by every week to save for a new sewing machine.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) at, in, or into another's house when passing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please come by and eat with me.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤situated at the side; out of the way.
├│ 2. ┤away from the main purpose; secondary; private.
├╕noun ┤ ┤bye.
└╕expr. ╡by and by,┤ ┤after a while; before long; soon; shortly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Summer vacation will come by and by.┤
└╕expr. ╡by and large,┤
├│ a. ┤for the most part; on the whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By and large it is a good book.┤
├│ b. ┤(Nautical.) to the wind and off it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They soon find out one another's rate of sailing, by and large (Fraser's Magazine).┤
└╕expr. ╡by the by,┤ ┤by the way; incidentally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By the by, here is the pen you lent me.┤
└╕expr. ╡by the way.┤ ┤See under ╡way.┤┤
╩│by, ╛╕preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.
╜│by-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤secondary; minor; less important.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Byproduct = a secondary product.┤
├│ 2. ┤near by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bystander = a person standing near by┤
├│ 3. ┤aside; side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By-road = side road.┤
╩│by-,╕
╜│by-and-by, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the future.
╩│by-and-by, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-bidder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person employed to bid on items at an auction so that the seller may obtain higher prices.
╩│by-bidder, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-blow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a side blow; accidental blow.
├│ 2. ┤an illegitimate child.
╩│by-blow, ╛╕noun.
╜│bye, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the position of a participant in a tournament who is not paired with an opponent, usually in the first round, and advanced to the next round without playing.
├│ 2. ┤(Golf.) the holes not played after one player has won.
├│ 3. ┤(Cricket.) a run made on a missed ball. Also, ╡by.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤aside from the main point; incidental.
└╕expr. ╡by the bye,┤ ┤incidentally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As brother Job says, (who, by the bye ... began to whine a little under his afflictions) 'Are not my days few?' (Thomas Jefferson).┤
└╕expr. ╡go bye-bye,┤ ┤(Informal.) to go out; leave; take a walk or ride (said especially to or by a child).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's go bye-bye in Daddy's car. I have to go bye-bye now.┤
┬┌┤ a secondary or incidental aim or object, especially a private end, or secret purpose or design.
╩│by-end, ╛╕noun.
╜│Byerly Turk,
┬┌┤ one of the three stallions from which all English thoroughbred horses are descended. The other two were the Darley Arabian and the Godolphin Barb.
╩│Byerly Turk,
╜│bygone, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤gone by; past; former; departed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ancient Romans lived in bygone days.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤something in the past.
├│ 2. ┤the past.
└╕expr. ╡let bygones be bygones,┤ ┤to forgive and forget.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An atmosphere of hope is being generated in which bygones are bygones and the future holds only peaceful coexistence (London Times).┤
╩│bygone, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│bylane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a side lane.
╩│bylane, ╛╕noun.
╜│bylaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a law made by a city, company, club, or other group for the control of its own affairs.
├│ 2. ┤a secondary law or rule; not one of the main rules.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our club has a constitution and bylaws.┤
├│ 3. ┤(British.) any law made by a local government authority.
╩│bylaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-line, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lined,╕ │-lining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a line at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine article giving the name of the writer.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to write and sign one's name to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to by-line a story.┤
╩│by-line, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lined,╕ │-lining.╕
╜│by-liner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a writer having a by-line.
╩│by-liner, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-name, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a secondary name.
├│ 2. ┤╡= nickname.┤
╩│by-name, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-pass┐╕ or │bypass, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a road, channel, or pipe providing a secondary passage to be used instead of the main passage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Drivers use the by-pass to skirt the city when there is a lot of traffic.┤
├│ 2. ┤a pathway or passage made surgically between two or more blood vessels to divert the blood from its normal channels; shunt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a coronary bypass.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Electricity.) ╡= shunt.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to go around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new highway bypasses the entire city.┤
├│ 2. ┤to provide a secondary passage for.
├│ 3. ┤to go over the head of (an immediate superior) to a higher authority.
├│ 4. ┤to set aside or ignore (regulations or the like) in order to reach a desired objective.
├│ 5. ┤to get away from; avoid; escape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to by-pass a question.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Military.) ╡= flank.┤
╩│by-pass┐╕ or │bypass, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│by-pass condenser,╕
┬┌┤ a condenser that furnishes a by-pass for alternating current in a circuit where the impedance is high.
╩│by-pass condenser,╕
╜│bypast, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bygone.
╩│bypast, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= bygone.
╜│by-path, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a side path; byway.
╩│by-path, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-place, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an out-of-the-way place or situation.
╩│by-place, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-play, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ action that is not part of the main action, especially on the stage.
╩│by-play, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-product, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤something of value produced in making the main product.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kerosene is a by-product of petroleum refining. The investigations will also include work on fish by-products, such as fish oils and meals (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤a secondary result produced in doing something else.
╩│by-product, ╛╕noun.
╜│byre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a cow barn; shed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our one-cow byre is hung literally to the rafters with grey bats (Punch).┤
╩│byre, ╛╕noun.
╜│byrnie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coat or shirt of mail; hauberk.
╩│byrnie, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-road, ╛╕noun. ╟│= side road.
╩│by-road, ╛╕noun. ╟│= side road.
╜│Byronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Byron or his poetry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Byronic rhymes.┤
├│ 2. ┤like Byron; arrogant, cynical, unconventional, or romantic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Byronic attitude to responsibility.┤
┼╕adv. ╡Byronically.┤
╩│Byronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Byronism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the characteristics of Byron or his poetry.
├│ 2. ┤imitation of Byron.
╩│Byronism, ╛╕noun.
╜│byssaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) consisting of fine threads or filaments.
╩│byssaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│byssal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the byssus of a mollusk.
╩│byssal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│byssi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡byssus.┤
╩│byssi, ╛╕noun.
╜│byssiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a byssus.
╩│byssiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│byssine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like byssus or fine linen.
╩│byssine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│byssinosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an industrial disease characterized by bronchial inflammation and frequently by an asthmatic condition, resulting from long-continued inhalation of dust in cotton mills; brown lung.
╩│byssinosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│byssus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │byssuses╕ or │byssi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of tough filaments secreted by a gland of the foot, by which various mussels attach themselves to rocks and other objects.
├│ 2a. ┤a kind of yellow flax known to the ancients, especially the ancient Egyptians.
├│ b. ┤a fine and valuable linen fabric made from it. It was this fabric, sometimes mistranslated as cotton or silk, that was generally used by the ancient Egyptians for wrapping their dead in mummification.
╩│byssus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │byssuses╕ or │byssi.╕
╜│bystander, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who stands near or looks on but does not take part; onlooker; spectator.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As an interested bystander I went on a private investigation of the wardrobes under the huge stage (London Times).┤
╩│bystander, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-street, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a side street.
╩│by-street, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-talk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ small talk; gossip.
╩│by-talk, ╛╕noun.
╜│byte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of eight bits in a computer memory.
╩│byte, ╛╕noun.
╜│byway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a side path or road; way that is little used.
╩│byway, ╛╕noun.
╜│byword, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a common saying; proverb.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that becomes well known as a type of some characteristic.
├│ 3. ┤an object of contempt; thing scorned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him.┤
├│ 4. ┤a nickname, especially a scornful nickname.
├│ 5. ┤a trick of speech; pet phrase.
╩│byword, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-work, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ work done by the way, in intervals of leisure.
╩│by-work, ╛╕noun.
╜│by-your-leave, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expression of apology for not having asked permission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They walked in and sat down without so much as a by-your-leave.┤
╩│by-your-leave, ╛╕noun.
╜│Byzantian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Byzantine.
╩│Byzantian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Byzantine.
╜│Byzantine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or like the Byzantine Empire or Byzantium, an ancient city, afterward Constantinople.
├│ 2a. ┤having to do with a style of art developed in Byzantium, characterized by emphasis on formal religious symbols, the absence of perspective, and the use of gilding and rich colors.
├│ b. ┤of or like Byzantine architecture.
├│ 3. ┤having to do with the Byzantine Empire.
├│ 4. ┤of or having to do with the Eastern Church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Byzantine rite.┤
├│ 5. ┤resembling or suggesting the politics of ancient Byzantium; characterized by much scheming and intrigue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Was French party politics, with its Byzantine maneuvers and its feuding factions, really en route to a transformation? (New York Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Byzantium.
╩│Byzantine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Byzantine architecture,╕
┬┌┤ a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire in the 400's and the centuries following. It is characterized by complex vaulting with domes and other rounded forms, spatial richness, and lavish decoration, often of mosaics and mural paintings.
╩│Byzantine architecture,╕
╜│Byzantine Empire,╕
┬┌┤ the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the division in 395 A.D. It ceased to exist after the fall of its capital, Constantinople, in 1453.
╩│Byzantine Empire,╕
╜│Byzantinesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fashioned in the Byzantine style.
╩│Byzantinesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Byzantinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the spirit, principles, and methods of the Byzantines.
├│ 2. ┤the manifestation of Byzantine characteristics.
╩│Byzantinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Byzantinist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies Byzantine art, architecture, literature, and the like.
┬┌┤ a United States Army code name for an incapacitating gas that produces disorientation and hallucination.
╩│BZ╕ (no periods),
╜│C─╕ (1)┐ or │c, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │C's╕ or │Cs,╕ │c's╕ or │cs.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the third letter of the English alphabet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are two c's in cancel.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sound represented by this letter.
├│ 3. ┤as a symbol:
├│ a. ┤the third (of an actual or possible series).
├│ b. ┤third best (of its kind or class).
╔┤ ╢Ex. grade C canned fish.┤
├│ c. ┤a known quantity (used especially in algebraic equations along with ╖a, b,┤ etc.; ╖x, y,┤ and ╖z┤ most commonly represent unknown quantities).
├│ 4. ┤the third highest grade (in most schools and colleges).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to get a C in history.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤the first tone in the scale of C major, the natural scale without flats or sharps; the third tone of A minor.
├│ b. ┤the symbol representing this tone.
├│ c. ┤a key, string, etc., that produces this tone.
├│ d. ┤the scale or key which has C as its keynote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a concerto in C.┤
├│ 6. ┤the Roman numeral for 100.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a hundred-dollar bill.
├│ b. ┤one hundred dollars.
╩│C─╕ (1)┐ or │c, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │C's╕ or │Cs,╕ │c's╕ or │cs.╕
╜│C─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╞pl. │C's.╕
┬┌┤ anything shaped like the letter C.
╩│C─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╞pl. │C's.╕
╜│c╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤centi-.
├│ 2. ┤centimeter.
╩│c╕ (no period),
╜│c.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Also, ╡ca.┤ about; approximately (Latin, ╖circa┤).
├│ 2. ┤carat.
├│ 3. ┤(in baseball) catcher.
├│ 4. ┤cathode.
├│ 5. ┤center.
├│ 6. ┤centimeter.
├│ 7. ┤cent or cents.
├│ 8. ┤centime.
├│ 9. ┤(Mathematics, Physics.) constant.
├│ 10. ┤copy.
├│ 11. ┤copyright.
├│ 12. ┤cubic.
├│ 13. ┤cup or cups.
├│ 14. ┤curie.
├│ 15. ┤(Electricity.) current.
├│ 16. ┤cycle.
├│ 17. ┤hundredweight (Latin, ╖centium┤).
╩│c.,╕
╜│C╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ an abbreviation or symbol for:
├│ 1. ┤capacitance.
├│ 2. ┤(Electricity.) capacity.
├│ 3. ┤carbon.
├│ 4. ┤Celsius ( = centigrade).
├│ 5. ┤centigrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A rise of 10 degrees C doubles the rate of many chemical reactions (K. D. Wadsworth).┤
├│ 6. ┤central.
├│ 7. ┤(Physics.) (electric) charge.
├│ 8. ┤(Mathematics, Physics.) constant.
├│ 9. ┤copyright.
├│ 10. ┤cytosine.
├│ 11. ┤one hundred (Latin, ╖centum┤).
╩│C╕ (no period),
╜│C.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤candle.
├│ 2. ┤Cape.
├│ 3. ┤Catholic.
├│ 4. ┤Celsius ( = centigrade).
├│ 5. ┤center.
├│ 6. ┤centigrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 100 degrees C.┤
├│ 7. ┤central.
├│ 8. ┤century.
├│ 9. ┤chapter (Latin, ╖capitulum┤).
├│ 10. ┤Church.
├│ 11. ┤cirrus (cloud).
├│ 12. ┤City.
├│ 13. ┤Congress.
├│ 14. ┤Conservative (political party).
├│ 15. ┤Court.
╩│C.,╕
╜│C-14,
┬┌┤ carbon 14.
╩│C-14,
╜│ca', ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to call; drive.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a call.
╩│ca', ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│Ca╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ calcium (chemical element).
╩│Ca╕ (no period),
╜│ca.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤cathode.
├│ 2. ┤centiare or centiares.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡c.┤
├┤ about; approximately (Latin, ╖circa┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ca. 1776.┤
╩│ca.,╕
╜│CA╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤California (in postal Zip Code).
├│ 2. ┤(Psychology.) chronological age.
╩│CA╕ (no periods),
╜│C.A.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤Central America.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡c.┤╡a.┤ chartered accountant.
├│ 3. ┤chief accountant.
├│ 4. ┤(Psychology.) chronological age.
├│ 5. ┤commercial agent.
├│ 6. ┤consular agent.
├│ 7. ┤controller of accounts.
╩│C.A.,╕
╜│C/A,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤capital account.
├│ 2. ┤credit account.
├│ 3. ┤current account.
╩│C/A,╕
╜│Caaba, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Kaaba.
╩│Caaba, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Kaaba.
╜│cab─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│cabbed,╕ │cabbing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an automobile that can be hired with driver; taxicab.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My father telephoned for a cab to take him to the airport.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a carriage that can be hired with driver, usually pulled by one horse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We rode through the park in an open cab.┤
├│ b. ┤a hansom (cab).
├│ 3. ┤the covered part of a railroad engine where the engineer and fireman sit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The engineer invited the boy to sit in the cab with him.┤
├│ 4. ┤an enclosed seat on a truck, tractor, or other vehicle or machinery, where the driver or operator sits.
├│ 5. ┤the glass-enclosed booth of a control tower at an airport.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to go by cab.
┼╕adj. ╡cabless.┤
╩│cab─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│cabbed,╕ │cabbing.╕
╜│cab─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about 2 quarts. Also, ╡kab.┤
╩│cab─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cab─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│cabbed,╕ │cabbing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to pilfer.
├│ 2. ┤to crib.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a literal translation, or crib.
╩│cab─╕ (3), ╛verb, ╞│cabbed,╕ │cabbing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│CAB╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.A.B.,╕
┬┌┤ Civil Aeronautics Board.
╩│CAB╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.A.B.,╕
╜│caba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in the Philippines) a measure of capacity equal to about 1 U.S. bushels.
╩│caba, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabal, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-balled,╕ │-balling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small group of people working or plotting in secret; faction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cabal of disruptive conspirators ... had no right to be where they were, when, on May 5, they were arrested on the Capitol steps (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) junto, clique.
├│ 2. ┤a secret scheme of such a group; plot.
┴┤ (SYN) intrigue.
├│ 3. ┤(Historical.) five ministers of Charles II forming an unpopular faction. Their initials happened to make up the word: ╖C┤lifford, ╖A┤rlington, ╖B┤uckingham, ╖A┤shley, and ╖L┤auderdale.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form such a group; conspire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The barons ... began to cabal against his succession (Henry Hallam).┤
┼╕noun ╡caballer.┤
╩│cabal, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-balled,╕ │-balling.╕
╜│cabala┐╕ or │Cabala, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of interpretation of the Scriptures based on the numerical rather than the alphabetical value of the letters of a word, developed in the Middle Ages by certain rabbis.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a plant whose leaves are closely folded into a round head that grows from a short stem. Cabbage belongs to the mustard family. The most common kind is called white cabbage; red and savoy cabbage are two other kinds.
├│ b. ┤its head, eaten either cooked or raw as a vegetable.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a number of related plants, such as the Portuguese cabbage and the Chinese cabbage.
├│ 3. ┤the large, tender terminal bud of various palm trees, sometimes eaten as a vegetable.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) paper money; bank notes.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form a head like that of a cabbage in growing.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤pieces of cloth stolen by tailors in the process of cutting out clothes.
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.) a translation, usually literal, of a classical or other work in a foreign language, used dishonestly by schoolboys in preparing their lessons or recitations; crib.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) to appropriate surreptitiously; pilfer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Someone has cabbaged my pen.┤
├│ 2. ┤(British Slang.) to crib.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a speech, which ... had been what schoolboys call 'cabbaged' from some of the forms of oration (P. Thompson).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to pilfer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steelyards ... who cabbaged, giving short weight (H. Marryat).┤
┬┌┤ a kind of white butterfly whose larvae often damage cabbages.
╩│cabbage butterfly,╕
╜│cabbagehead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a head of cabbage.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a large, round head.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a stupid person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We hear persons whose talents are rather of the solid than the brilliant order spoken of as "cabbageheads" (Nation).┤
╩│cabbagehead, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabbage looper,╕
┬┌┤ the larva of a common noctuid moth. The cabbage looper is pale green with white lateral stripes, and is a serious pest of cabbage and related plants.
╩│cabbage looper,╕
╜│cabbage maggot,╕
┬┌┤ a root maggot which works upwards into the stems of cauliflower, kale, cabbage, and other vegetables, often killing the plant.
╩│cabbage maggot,╕
╜│cabbage moth,╕ ╟│= diamondback moth.
╩│cabbage moth,╕ ╟│= diamondback moth.
╜│cabbage palm┐╕ or │palmetto,╕
┬┌┤ any palm tree whose buds are eaten as a vegetable.
╩│cabbage palm┐╕ or │palmetto,╕
╜│cabbage rose,╕
┬┌┤ a rose with a large, round, compact flower.
╩│cabbage rose,╕
╜│cabbages and kings,
┬┌┤ miscellaneous subjects, as of conversation or discussion, in allusion to the lines: "'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealingwax--Of cabbages--and kings'" from Lewis Carroll's ╖Through the Looking-Glass.┤
╩│cabbages and kings,
╜│cabbage tree,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various cabbage palms.
╩│cabbage tree,╕
╜│cabbage white,╕ ╟│= cabbage butterfly.
╩│cabbage white,╕ ╟│= cabbage butterfly.
╜│cabbageworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various larvae which feed on cabbages, such as the larva of the cabbage white.
╩│cabbageworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabbagy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a cabbage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cabbagy odor.┤
╩│cabbagy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cabbala┐╕ or │Cabbala, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cabala.
╩│cabbala┐╕ or │Cabbala, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cabala.
╜│cabble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to break up into pieces (iron which has been smelted with charcoal, balled, and flattened) before fagoting, fusing, and rolling into bars.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to cabble iron.
┼╕noun ╡cabbler.┤
╩│cabble, ╛╕verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│cabby┐╕ or │cabbie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a cabdriver.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The normally tough New York cabbie was so startled he couldn't get the cab started (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cabby┐╕ or │cabbie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│cabdriver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who drives a cab, especially a taxicab.
╩│cabdriver, ╛╕noun.
╜│caber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, heavy pole or beam tossed as a trial of strength in Scottish Highland games.
╩│caber, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cabernet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a light, dry red wine made from a black grape originally grown in the Gironde district of France and now also in California and Australia.
├│ 2. ┤the grape from which this wine is made.
╩│Cabernet, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabezon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a surf fish of the Pacific Coast of North America.
╩│cabezon, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabildo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the chapter house of a cathedral church.
├│ 2. ┤the chapter itself.
├│ 3. ┤the governing council of a town.
╩│cabildo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│cabin, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a small, roughly built house; hut.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The settlers lived in a cabin in the woods.┤
┴┤ (SYN) shanty, shack.
├│ b. ┤a small house built for some special purpose; cottage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a summer cabin, a tourist cabin.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a private room in a ship. A cabin serves as quarters for an officer or officers, or for a passenger or passengers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The 500 passengers occupied 300 cabins.┤
├│ b. ┤a room on a small boat containing the bunks.
├│ 3. ┤the place for passengers in an aircraft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only the stewardess can go from the cabin to the cockpit.┤
├│ 4. ┤the part of a trailer serving as living quarters.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to live in or as if in a cabin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bands of Indians cabined along the borders of the cove (Francis Parkman).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to confine within narrow limits; cramp; hamper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fact that so many lives have become cabined and confined explains in a measure, I think, the tremendous growth of amateur participation in the arts (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to lodge or accommodate in or as if in a cabin.
╩│cabin, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cabin boy,╕
┬┌┤ a boy or man whose work is waiting on the officers and passengers on a ship.
╩│cabin boy,╕
╜│cabin class,╕
┬┌┤ a class or grade of passenger accommodations on a ship, lower than first class and higher than tourist class.
╩│cabin class,╕
╜│cabin cruiser,╕
┬┌┤ a motorboat with berths, cooking, and other living facilities; cruiser.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have this twenty-three-foot cabin cruiser that sleeps four (New Yorker).┤
╩│cabin cruiser,╕
╜│cabinet, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a piece of furniture with shelves or drawers, used to hold articles, such as dishes, linens, jewels, papers, or specimens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a medicine cabinet, a filing cabinet for letters. Mother keeps her good dishes in the china cabinet.┤
├│ b. ┤a case for a radio, television set, phonograph, or other electronic equipment; console.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Cabinet.┤
├│ a. ┤a group of advisers chosen by the head of a nation to help in the government. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense are members of the cabinet of the President of the United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This will be the second meeting of the Cabinet since Parliament adjourned for the summer recess (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) ministry.
├│ b. ┤(Archaic.) the private room in which the cabinet members of a state meet for deliberation.
├│ c. ┤(Archaic.) a meeting in such a room.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a small private room; boudoir.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a little cabin, hut, or cottage.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a summerhouse or leafy shelter in a garden.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with a political cabinet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cabinet meeting of government ministers.┤
├│ 2. ┤private; secret; confidential.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cabinet decisions.┤
├│ 3. ┤of such beauty, value, or size as to be suited for a private room or for keeping in a case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cabinet edition.┤
├│ 4. ┤of or having to do with a cabinetmaker or cabinetmaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cabinet woodwork.┤
╩│cabinet, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cabineteer, ╛╕noun. ┐Also, │Cabineteer.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a cabinet member.
╩│cabineteer, ╛╕noun. ┐Also, │Cabineteer.╕
╜│cabinet government┐╕ or │Cabinet government,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤control of the government of a country, for example in Great Britain, by a group of important ministers of the Cabinet selected by the prime minister who are members of Parliament.
├│ 2. ┤government by this or a similar system.
╩│cabinet government┐╕ or │Cabinet government,╕
╜│cabinetmaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person whose work is making fine furniture and woodwork.
╩│cabinetmaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabinetmaking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cabinetmaker's occupation or skill.
╩│cabinetmaking, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabinet minister,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the cabinet of certain countries, such as Great Britain and Canada, or of a province, such as Quebec.
╩│cabinet minister,╕
╜│cabinet organ,╕
┬┌┤ a small, portable organ, usually a reed organ or harmonium.
╩│cabinet organ,╕
╜│cabinet pudding,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of spongelike pudding of bread or cake and dried fruit, eggs, and milk.
╩│cabinet pudding,╕
╜│cabinetry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cabinet-work.
╩│cabinetry, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cabinet-work.
╜│Cabinet system,╕ ╟│= cabinet government ╕(def. 1).
╩│Cabinet system,╕ ╟│= cabinet government ╕(def. 1).
╜│cabinet-wood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ wood suitable for cabinetwork, such as oak, walnut, or mahogany.
╩│cabinet-wood, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabinetwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any beautifully made furniture or woodwork.
├│ 2. ┤the making of such furniture or woodwork.
╩│cabinetwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabin ship,╕
┬┌┤ a passenger ship providing accommodations for only one class of passengers.
╩│cabin ship,╕
╜│cable, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong, thick rope, now usually made of wires twisted together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The truck used a cable to tow the automobile. Large suspension bridges, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, hang supported by steel-wire cables (Walter R. Williams, Jr.).┤
├│ 2a. ┤the rope or chain by which an anchor is raised and lowered.
├│ b. ┤╡= cable's length.┤
├│ 3a. ┤an insulated bundle of wires which carries an electric current. Telegraph messages are sent across the ocean by a waterproof, underwater cable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Current was restored while they were repairing high-tension cables (London Times).┤
├│ b. ┤╡= coaxial cable.┤
├│ c. ┤a bundle of optical fibers that carries information in the form of extremely rapid pulses of light.
├│ 4. ┤a message sent across the ocean by cable; cablegram.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A transoceanic cable arrived from Paris.┤
├│ 5. ┤an ornament with a design like that of a cable.
├│ 6. ┤╡= cable television.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seventy percent of Canadian households have access to cable (Maclean's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to tie or fasten with a cable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ship was cabled to the pier.┤
├│ 2. ┤to send (a message) across the ocean by underwater cable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cabled the good news about his arrival from Rome.┤
├│ 3. ┤to send a cablegram to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailor cabled his family from Tokyo.┤
├│ 4. ┤to provide with a cable or cables.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to send a message across the ocean by underwater cable; communicate by cable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will cable when we arrive.┤
├│ 2. ┤to provide with a cable or cables.
┼╕adj. ╡cableless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡cablelike.┤
╩│cable, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-bled,╕ │-bling.╕
╜│cable-access, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cable-television channels reserved for local public use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wayne and Garth, a couple ... who do a cable-access show from Wayne's basement (Rolling Stone).┤
╩│cable-access, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cable bend,╕
┬┌┤ the knot or clinch by which a cable is attached to an anchor.
╩│cable bend,╕
╜│cable car,╕
┬┌┤ a car pulled by a moving cable that is operated by an engine, such as a streetcar or a car on a ski lift; grip car.
╩│cable car,╕
╜│cable carrier,╕
┬┌┤ a tub or bucket suspended from grooved wheels traveling on a cable, or directly attached to a moving cable, and used to transport sand, minerals, or other heavy materials on a wire ropeway.
╩│cable carrier,╕
╜│cablecast, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a telecast by cable television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shuey also helped to produce a series of cablecasts to acquaint Kansas voters with the candidates (National Cable Television Association).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to telecast by cable television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Subscription cablecasting of sports events is not permitted within two years of the sports event telecast live (Mary A.M. Phillips).┤
╩│cablecast, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cablecasting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ broadcasting by cable TV.
╩│cablecasting, ╛╕noun.
╜│cablegram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a message sent across the ocean by underwater cable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A brief cablegram ... was Emily's first news that he had survived and was freed (Chicago Daily News).┤
╩│cablegram, ╛╕noun.
╜│cable-laid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made by a counter-clockwise twisting of three ropes, each of which has three strands that are twisted clockwise; hawser-laid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cable-laid rope.┤
╩│cable-laid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cable length,╕ ╟│= cable's length.
╩│cable length,╕ ╟│= cable's length.
╜│cable molding,╕
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) a molding with its surface cut in imitation of the twisting of a rope.
╩│cable molding,╕
╜│cablephoto, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a photograph sent by cable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Radiophoto and cablephoto service across the Atlantic has long been available (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cablephoto, ╛╕noun.
╜│cable railway,╕
┬┌┤ an apparatus consisting of cars drawn by a continuously moving cable that is between and beneath the rails of a street railroad or suspended between the towers of a ski lift.
╩│cable railway,╕
╜│cable-ready, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed or able to be plugged into a cable television system.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Make sure the VCR is cable-ready and can be hooked up directly to the cable (Hans Fantel).┤
╩│cable-ready, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cable release,╕
┬┌┤ a stiff wire inside a flexible outer casing, that releases the shutter on a camera without the photographer's touching the camera.
╩│cable release,╕
╜│cable road,╕ ╟│= cable railway.
╩│cable road,╕ ╟│= cable railway.
╜│cablese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the style of shortening and combining words to reduce the length of messages sent by cable; telegraphese.
╩│cablese, ╛╕noun.
╜│cable ship┐,╕ or │cableship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ship used to lay a submarine cable.
╩│cable ship┐,╕ or │cableship, ╛╕noun.
╜│cable's length,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of measurement frequently used in sailing directions (720 feet in the United States Navy and about 100 fathoms or 607.56 feet in the British Navy); cable length.
╩│cable's length,╕
╜│cable stitch,╕
┬┌┤ a combination of stitches in knitting which produces ridges resembling those of twisted cable.
╩│cable stitch,╕
╜│cable-stitch, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to knit (a garment) using a cable stitch.
╩│cable-stitch, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│cablet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cable-laid rope less than 10 inches in circumference.
╩│cablet, ╛╕noun.
╜│cable tank,╕
┬┌┤ a strong, watertight tank on a cable ship for holding a coiled section of cable.
╩│cable tank,╕
╜│cable television,╕
┬┌┤ a system for transmitting television programs by coaxial cable to individual subscribers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Now cable television is a versatile broad-band communications system that can provide a subscriber with many more channels than there are programs to fill them (William T. Knox).┤
╩│cable television,╕
╜│cable-tool, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a method of drilling wells, in which the bit is raised and dropped in the bore of the well, rather than revolved.
╩│cable-tool, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cable TV,╕ ╟│= cable television.
╩│cable TV,╕ ╟│= cable television.
╜│cable walk,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a narrow footway along a cable to the top of a tower of a suspension bridge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Climbing the cable walk of the Brooklyn Bridge to the top of one of its towers ... is one of the routine jobs which is guaranteed to make photographers slightly nervous (Literary Digest).┤
╩│cable walk,╕
╜│cableway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a conveying apparatus in which a wire cable supports or conveys the moving load.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They have also built a cableway and a suspension footbridge over the Zambezi (London Times).┤
╩│cableway, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who drives a cab, especially a taxicab.
╩│cabman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│cabob, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kabob.
╩│cabob, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kabob.
╜│caboched, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caboshed.
╩│caboched, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caboshed.
╜│cabochon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a precious stone cut in a convex shape, which is polished without being faceted.
├│ 2. ┤the style itself.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤cut in convex shape; polished but not faceted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cabochon emerald.┤
╩│cabochon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│caboclo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-clos.╕
┬┌┤ a person descended wholly or in part from the native American Indians of Brazil.
╩│caboclo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-clos.╕
╜│caboodle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a group of people or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At last the whole caboodle is in the air in a great straggling, lacy flock (Atlantic).┤
╩│caboodle, ╛╕noun.
╜│caboose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small car on a freight train in which the conductor and trainmen can work, rest, and sleep. It is usually the last car.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You would be all worn out weeks before the little red caboose behind the 6 1/2 million freight cars came in sight (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a kitchen on the deck of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A thin cloud of smoke, that arose from the caboose, showed that the crew were already preparing their evening meal (G. A. McCall).┤
┴┤ (SYN) galley.
├│ 3. ┤any similar small deck-house.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain had his quarters in one of the cabooses, under the bridge between the two paddle boxes (New Yorker).┤
╩│caboose, ╛╕noun.
╜│caboshed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) full-faced but with no part of the neck showing on the head of an animal. Also, ╡caboched.┤
╩│caboshed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cabot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dry measure in general use in the island of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands.
╩│cabot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabotage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤navigation between ports along a coast.
├│ 2. ┤air transportation within a country by domestic aircraft.
├│ 3. ┤the right of air carriers to engage in cabotage.
╩│cabotage, ╛╕noun.
╜│cab rank,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a place where cabs are or can be drawn up for hire; cabstand.
╩│cab rank,╕
╜│cabre, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) capering; rearing on the hind legs, as a horse does.
╩│cabre, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cabretta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a durable leather obtained from haired sheep of South America and Africa.
╩│cabretta, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabrilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of certain edible serranoid fishes, such as the California rock bass.
├│ 2. ┤the red hind or other grouper.
╩│cabrilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabriole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a style of curved leg with an ornamental foot, used especially in Chippendale and Queen Anne furniture.
├│ 2. ┤(Ballet.) a leap in which one leg is extended and the other leg is brought up to the first.
╩│cabriole, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabriolet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(formerly) an automobile somewhat like a coupe, but having a convertible top.
├│ 2a. ┤a light carriage with a folding top, one or two seats, and two wheels, pulled by one horse.
├│ b. ┤a four-wheeled carriage somewhat similar to the victoria.
╩│cabriolet, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lizard with the lower eyelid partly transparent and movable, found in central and southern India.
╩│cabrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabstand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where cabs are or can be drawn up for hire.
╩│cabstand, ╛╕noun.
╜│cabt.,╕
┬┌┤ cabinet.
╩│cabt.,╕
╜│cab tout,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a person whose job is to fetch cabs and help with luggage.
╩│cab tout,╕
╜│cacafuego ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) a bragging, vaporing fellow.
╩│cacafuego ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│ca'canny, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ (Scottish.) │1. ┤to drive carefully.
├│ 2. ┤to go cautiously.
├│ 3. ┤to proceed in a leisurely manner.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(British Slang.) deliberate restriction of production on the part of workers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This feature has not led to slackness or "ca' canny" methods of working, but ... has removed a source of dispute and bitterness (J. L. Burn).┤
╩│ca'canny, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│cacao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-caos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the seeds from which cocoa and chocolate are made. They are fermented, then washed to remove the sticky coating, and dried.
├│ 2. ┤the tropical American tree that they grow on; chocolate tree. Cacao is a small evergreen tree that belongs to the sterculia family.
╩│cacao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-caos.╕
╜│cacao bean,╕
┬┌┤ the seed of the cacao. Also, ╡cocoa bean.┤
╩│cacao bean,╕
╜│cacao butter,╕
┬┌┤ a yellowish-white fat expressed from cacao seeds, used especially in making candy, soap, and cosmetics. Also, ╡cocoa butter.┤
╩│cacao butter,╕
╜│cacao powder,╕
┬┌┤ the product obtained after pressing out a portion of the cacao butter from roasted and shelled cacao beans and pulverizing the resultant hard mass.
╩│cacao powder,╕
╜│cachaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Brazilian rum distilled from sugar cane.
╩│cachaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachalot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= sperm whale.
╩│cachalot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= sperm whale.
╜│cache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│cached,╕ │caching.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hiding place to store food, supplies, or treasures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arctic explorers hide their food in caches in the snow on the outward journey to support them on the way back from their trip.┤
├│ 2. ┤any hidden place of storage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Texas Gulf uncovered the cache ... It contains an estimated 60 million tons of high-grade copper, zinc, silver and lead deposits (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤anything stored or hidden in a cache.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Squirrels make caches of nuts for winter food.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put in a cache; store in hiding; hide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bear had cached her cubs in a cave.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to keep or stay in concealment; hide oneself.
╩│cache, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│cached,╕ │caching.╕
╜│cachectic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or characterized by cachexia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All were hopeless, terminal cases of cancer, most of whom were ... emaciated, cachectic, often anemic (Scientific American).┤
╩│cachectic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cachectical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cachectic.
╩│cachectical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cachectic.
╜│cachepot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a decorative container for holding potted house plants.
╩│cachepot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a private seal or stamp, especially of an important or powerful person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The letter was sealed with the king's cachet.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a distinguishing mark of quality or genuineness; stamp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The antique cabinet bore the cachet of a famous colonial craftsman.┤
├│ 3. ┤a stamped or printed slogan, design, or the like, on mail.
├│ 4. ┤a flat capsule or wafer of some digestible material, enclosing a medicine.
╩│cachet, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachexia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a general condition of weakness and emaciation due to a serious chronic disease.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] ruins a gag by anticipating the laughter with his own cachinnations (Punch).┤
╩│cachinnation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachinnatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with loud or immoderate laughter.
╩│cachinnatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cacholong, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of opal, usually of a milky-white color.
╩│cacholong, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a dungeon cell, usually subterranean.
╩│cachot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= catechu.┤
├│ 2. ┤a confection, usually in the form of a pill, used for sweetening the breath; lozenge.
╩│cachou, ╛╕noun.
╜│cachucha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lively Andalusian solo dance in triple time, accompanied by castanets.
├│ 2. ┤the music used in the dance.
╩│cachucha, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacique, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a native Indian chief or prince, especially in the West Indies and Mexico.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain tropical American orioles having the bill enlarged at the base.
├│ 3. ┤a local political boss in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines, especially one who is able to dominate because of wealth, land owned, or the like.
╩│cacique, ╛╕noun.
╜│caciquism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the exercise of political power by caciques.
╩│caciquism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cackle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the shrill, broken sound that a hen makes, especially after laying an egg.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cackle in the henhouse awoke the farmer.┤
├│ 2. ┤shrill, harsh, or broken laughter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before the comedian finished the joke, there were a few cackles from the audience. It was really a cackle, a prankster's giggle at having pulled a mad trick (Atlantic).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) noisy chatter; silly talk.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a shrill, broken sound, especially after laying an egg.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hens started to cackle early in the morning.┤
├│ 2. ┤to laugh in a shrill, harsh, or broken way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man cackled at his own joke.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) ╡= chatter.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to utter with or express by cackling.
┼╕noun ╡cackler.┤
╩│cackle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling.╕
╜│cackling goose,
┬┌┤ a small, dark-colored variety of Canada goose; greaser.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cackling goose ... nests on the coast and islands of western Alaska, and winters mainly in California (Joseph J. Hickey).┤
╩│cackling goose,
╜│cacodemon┐╕ or │cacodaemon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an evil spirit.
╩│cacodemon┐╕ or │cacodaemon, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacodemonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤possession by an evil spirit.
├│ 2. ┤the delusion that one is possessed by an evil spirit.
╩│cacodemonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacodorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) having a bad odor; malodorous.
╩│cacodorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cacodoxy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-doxies.╕
┬┌┤ a false or wrong opinion or opinions, especially in matters of religion; heresy.
╩│cacodoxy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-doxies.╕
╜│cacodyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a univalent radical consisting of arsenic and methyl, having compounds characterized by an offensive smell and highly poisonous vapors.
├│ 2. ┤a poisonous liquid having an offensive smell.
╩│cacodyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacodylate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of cacodylic acid.
╩│cacodylate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacodylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of cacodyl.
╩│cacodylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cacodylic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a crystalline, deliquescent compound, odorless and poisonous, used in the making of dyes and perfumes.
╩│cacodylic acid,╕
╜│cacoepy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bad pronunciation.
╩│cacoepy, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacoethes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very strong desire or urge; mania.
╩│cacoethes, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacogastric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a disordered stomach.
╩│cacogastric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cacogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤low vitality and infertility in a breed, especially common in mixed breeds.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) an abnormal formation or tumor, either congenital or of later development.
╩│cacogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= dysgenic.
╩│cacogenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= dysgenic.
╜│cacogenics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dysgenics.
╩│cacogenics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dysgenics.
╜│cacographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bad writer or speller.
╩│cacographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with bad handwriting.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with incorrect spelling.
╩│cacographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cacographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cacographic.
╩│cacographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cacographic.
╜│cacography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤bad handwriting.
├│ 2. ┤incorrect spelling.
╩│cacography, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤bad choice of words.
├│ 2. ┤faulty diction.
├│ 3. ┤bad pronunciation.
╩│cacology, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacomistle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, flesh-eating mammal of North America, belonging to the same family as, but smaller than, the raccoon; ringtail; bassarisk.
├│ 2. ┤its pelt or fur.
╩│cacomistle, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacomixle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cacomistle.
╩│cacomixle, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cacomistle.
╜│caconym, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a name which is in any way undesirable or objectionable; misnomer; barbarism.
╩│caconym, ╛╕noun.
╜│caconymy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of caconyms; bad or poor terminology.
╩│caconymy, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacoon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, flat, tropical bean.
╩│cacoon, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacophonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cacophonous.
╩│cacophonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cacophonous.
╜│cacophonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a composer or a lover of music marked by dissonances.
┬┌┤ harsh and clashing in sound; dissonant; discordant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Much of Oskar Kokoschka's painting looks like some mad reflection of his cacophonous name (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cacophonously.┤
╩│cacophonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cacophony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ harsh, clashing sound; dissonance; discord.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cacophony of shots, shouts, and screams came through only as a savage sort of overture (Harper's).┤
╩│cacophony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│cacotopia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kakotopia.
╩│cacotopia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kakotopia.
╜│cactaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the cactus family.
╩│cactaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cactoblastis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cactus moth.
╩│cactoblastis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cactus moth.
╜│cactoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) resembling the cactus.
╩│cactoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cactus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tuses,╕ │-ti.╕
┬┌┤ a plant with a thick, fleshy stem that usually has spines, but no leaves. Most cactuses grow in very hot, dry regions of America and often have brightly colored flowers. Cactuses range in height from a few inches to more than 50 feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cacti of the American deserts have been transplanted into the corresponding climatic regions of Africa, Australia, and southern Europe, becoming in some places such a nuisance as to be bad weeds (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│cactus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tuses,╕ │-ti.╕
╜│cactus dahlia,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various dahlias having showy flowers with long, twisted petals that resemble the flowers of some cactuses.
╩│cactus dahlia,╕
╜│cactus family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous plants found in the dry regions of tropical and subtropical America, including the prickly pear, night-blooming cereus, and saguaro.
╩│cactus family,╕
╜│cactus moth,╕
┬┌┤ a small, faintly colored moth native to South America, whose larva infests and destroys the prickly pear; cactoblastis.
╩│cactus moth,╕
╜│cactus wren,╕
┬┌┤ a large wren with long bill and tail which nests in cactuses in the southwestern United States and in Central America.
╩│cactus wren,╕
╜│cacumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the top of anything.
╩│cacumen, ╛╕noun.
╜│cacuminal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Phonetics.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤articulated by drawing the tip of the tongue up and back and placing it near or against the hard palate above the alveoli; retroflex; cerebral.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cacuminal consonant.
╩│cacuminal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a boy or man who does not act like a gentleman; ill-bred person.
┴┤ (SYN) boor, churl.
├│ 2. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤a hanger-on about a college, ready to do services for the students.
├│ b. ┤a boy or man of the town; townsman (contrasted with ╖collegian┤).
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete British.) a messenger or assistant.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete British.) the conductor of an omnibus.
╩│cad, ╛╕noun.
╜│CAD╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤coronary artery disease.
├│ 2. ┤computer-aided design.
╩│CAD╕ (no periods),
╜│cadang-cadang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blight of coconut trees common in the Philippines, marked by the discoloration and decay of the palm leaves.
╩│cadang-cadang, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadastral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a cadastre; having reference to the extent, value, and ownership of landed property.
╩│cadastral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadastral map,╕
┬┌┤ a map indicating the extent and ownership of land.
╩│cadastral map,╕
╜│cadastral survey,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a survey of lands for the purposes of a cadastre.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the government had attempted to allocate the tax it would have needed ... a detailed cadastral survey (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a survey mapped on a scale sufficient to show the dimensions of every field and other plot of land.
╩│cadastral survey,╕
╜│cadastre┐╕ or │cadaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a public register of the quantity, value, and ownership of the real property of a region or country, used as a basis for taxation.
╩│cadastre┐╕ or │cadaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadaver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dead body; corpse.
╩│cadaver, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadaveric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or having to do with dead bodies.
├│ b. ┤characteristic of a corpse.
├│ 2. ┤caused by contact with a dead body.
╩│cadaveric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadaverine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous, colorless, liquid ptomaine yielded by bacterial decomposition of proteins.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] is a tall, cadaverous man who walks unevenly (Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) haggard.
├│ 3. ┤of or like a cadaver.
┴┤ (SYN) corpselike.
┼╕adv. ╡cadaverously.┤
┼╕noun ╡cadaverousness.┤
╩│cadaverous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caddie, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who helps a golf player, especially by carrying golf clubs and finding the ball.
├│ 2. ┤(Scottish.) aboy or man who waits about for chance employment as a messenger; an errand boy or messenger.
├│ 3. ┤╡= caddie cart.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to help a golf player as a caddie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nelson was ... just as much a perfectionist as Hogan from the days they caddied together on the same Texas course (New York Times).┤
├┤ Also, ╡caddy.┤
╩│caddie, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-died,╕ │-dying.╕
╜│caddie bag,╕
┬┌┤ a bag for golf clubs.
╩│caddie bag,╕
╜│caddie cart,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small cart for carrying golf clubs.
├│ 2. ┤a small cart for transporting any awkward load, such as groceries or glassware. Also, ╡caddy cart.┤
╩│caddie cart,╕
╜│caddis─╕ (1)┐ or │caddice─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a worsted yarn, braid, or binding, used especially for garters.
╩│caddis─╕ (1)┐ or │caddice─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│caddis─╕ (2)┐ or │caddice─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= caddis worm.
╩│caddis─╕ (2)┐ or │caddice─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= caddis worm.
╜│caddis fly,╕
┬┌┤ an insect, somewhat like a moth, that has two pairs of wings and long legs; trichopteran; water moth. Its larva lives under water and forms a case of sand, bits of leaves, or the like, for itself.
╩│caddis fly,╕
╜│caddish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a cad; ungentlemanly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. caddish manners.┤
┼╕adv. ╡caddishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡caddishness.┤
╩│caddish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caddis worm,╕
┬┌┤ the larva of a caddis fly, very important as fish food and used as bait in fishing. Also, ╡caddis,┤ ╡caddice.┤
╩│caddis worm,╕
╜│Caddo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-do╕ or │-dos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an American Indian tribe of the Caddoan language family. The Caddo, who gave the language family its name, lived in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Caddo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-do╕ or │-dos.╕
╜│Caddoan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a family of North American Indian languages, spoken by the Arikara, Pawnee, and Caddo Indians.
╩│Caddoan, ╛╕noun.
╜│caddy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small box, can, or chest, often used to hold tea; tea caddy.
├│ 2. ┤any container for holding or storing things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tool caddy, a make-up caddy. Compact can caddy keeps cans of frozen juice ... and soft drinks nearly within fingertip reach (Science News Letter).┤
┬┌┤ a spoon of special shape for measuring tea out of a caddy.
╩│caddy spoon,╕
╜│cade─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a European species of juniper whose wood, when distilled, yields cade oil.
╩│cade─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cade─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤left by its mother and raised by people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cade lamb, a cade colt.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a pet lamb.
╩│cade─╕ (2), ╛adjective, noun.
╜│cade─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a former unit of dry measure for herring or sprats, comprising 500 (or 720) herring or 1,000 sprats.
╩│cade─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│-cade,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) procession; formation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Autocade┤
┬┤ ╡= procession of automobiles.┤┤
╩│-cade,╕
╜│cadelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the larva or adult of a black beetle that is very destructive to grain.
╩│cadelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadence, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-denced,╕ │-dencing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the measure or beat of music, dancing, or any movement regularly repeating itself; rhythm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The constant cadence of the surf lulled us to sleep. Wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line (John Dryden).┤
├│ 2. ┤a fall of the voice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The actor's cadence marked the end of the scene.┤
├│ 3. ┤a rising and falling sound; modulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She speaks with a pleasant cadence. In a strongly stressed language like English it is the end-of-sentence tune that has the greatest significance and it is this final harmony or cadence that changes least (Simeon Potter). If my students learned anything, it was from listening to my intonation, not my explanation. Now I teach them to listen for the cadence, and decide their punctuation on that basis (George P. Faust).┤
├│ 4a. ┤a series of chords bringing part of a piece of music to an end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He heard the cadence and realized that the concert was almost over.┤
├│ b. ┤a melodic strain that brings a section of a musical composition to an end.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put into cadence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Empedocles ... cadenced his great work on Nature in the same sonorous verse (John Addington Symonds).┤
╩│cadence, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-denced,╕ │-dencing.╕
╜│cadenced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having cadence.
╩│cadenced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= cadence.┤
├│ 2. ┤the descent of a younger branch from the main line of a family.
├│ 3. ┤the state of being a younger son or cadet.
╩│cadency, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│cadent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having or displaying cadence.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) falling.
╩│cadent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadential, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cadence.
╩│cadential, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadenza, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flourish or showy passage, often improvised, usually near the end of a section of a piece of music, such as an aria or a movement of a concerto. It precedes the actual cadence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Miss Curcio treated her cadenza in No. 5 with more freedom than is usual, thus creating the effect of a toccata-like extemporization (London Times).┤
╩│cadenza, ╛╕noun.
╜│cade oil,╕
┬┌┤ a thick, brown oil distilled from the wood of the cade (juniper), used in treating skin ailments.
╩│cade oil,╕
╜│cadet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a young man in training for service as an officer in the army, navy, or air force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cadets from West Point will graduate next week.┤
├│ b. ┤any person receiving training; trainee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a nursing cadet, a business cadet.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a student in a high-school or grade-school military academy.
├│ b. ┤(British.) a student in a college of any one of the armed forces.
├│ 3. ┤╡Cadet,┤ a member of the Girl Guides from 16 to 21 years old who is training for leadership of the organization.
├│ 4. ┤(formerly) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission.
├│ 5a. ┤a younger son or brother.
├│ b. ┤the youngest son.
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) ╡= pimp.┤
╩│cadet, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadetcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= cadetship.
╩│cadetcy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕ ╟│= cadetship.
╜│cadetship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rank or position of a cadet.
╩│cadetship, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(New Zealand.) a young woman appointed to a civil-service position after passing a competitive test.
├│ 2. ┤╡Cadette,┤ a member of the Girl Scouts from 12 through 14 years old, or in the seventh, eighth, or ninth grades.
╩│cadette, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadet teacher,╕
┬┌┤ a person, especially one studying to be a teacher, who takes on temporary or part-time teaching assignments either for a living or to gain experience in the field.
╩│cadet teacher,╕
╜│cadge, ╛╕verb, ╞│cadged,╕ │cadging.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to get (something) by begging shamelessly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For several years he wandered the streets of New York as a bum, cadging handouts from actors (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) to beg shamelessly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't believe in cadging off the public (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dialect.) to be a peddler; peddle.
┼╕noun ╡cadger.┤
╩│cadge, ╛╕verb, ╞│cadged,╕ │cadging.╕
╜│cadgy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤cheerful; merry; glad.
├│ 2. ┤wanton; lustful; amorous.
╩│cadgy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dis.╕
┬┌┤ a minor Moslem judge, usually of a town or village. Also, ╡kadi.┤
╩│cadi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dis.╕
╜│cadjan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the matted coconut-palm leaves used in southern India for thatch.
├│ 2. ┤a section or strip of palm leaf prepared for use as writing material.
╩│cadjan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cadmean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with Cadmus.
╩│Cadmean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cadmean victory,╕
┬┌┤ a victory involving one's own ruin.
╩│Cadmean victory,╕
╜│cadmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of cadmium.
╩│cadmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadmiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing cadmium.
╩│cadmiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cadmium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, bluish-white chemical element, resembling tin, used in plating, to prevent corrosion, and in making alloys. It is a ductile metal and occurs only in combination with other elements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cadmium is produced as a by-product in zinc refining (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cadmium, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadmium orange,╕
┬┌┤ an orange-yellow pigment.
╩│cadmium orange,╕
╜│cadmium red,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several shades of vivid red characteristic of cadmium sulfide in combination with a selenium compound and sometimes a sulfate of barium.
╩│cadmium red,╕
╜│cadmium sulfide,╕
┬┌┤ a bright yellow or orange powder used as a pigment and, because of its sensitivity to light, in such devices as transistors and solar batteries.
╩│cadmium sulfide,╕
╜│cadmium yellow,╕
┬┌┤ a lemon-yellow pigment made from cadmium sulfide.
╩│cadmium yellow,╕
╜│Cadmus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a prince who killed a dragon and sowed its teeth. From these teeth armed men sprang up who fought with each other until only five were left. Cadmus and these five men founded the Greek city of Thebes and introduced the alphabet into Greece.
╩│Cadmus, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the staff of officers and enlisted men of a military unit necessary to establish and train a new unit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Air force and naval cadres reported for duty, and 38 officers and noncoms were in the U.S. for training (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a group of trained men in any activity, especially a group that forms the core of an organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What are unions doing to develop cadres of new leadership? (Harper's).┤
├│ 3. ┤a small cell of trained and zealous revolutionaries, for example of Communists in various Asian countries.
├│ 4. ┤a framework or scheme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chairman of the board is the highest officer in the company's organizational cadre.┤
╩│cadre, ╛╕noun.
╜│cadreman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Military.) a person who belongs to a cadre.
╩│cadreman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│caducary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Law.) subject to or by way of escheat or lapse.
╩│caducary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caducean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a caduceus.
╩│caducean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caduceus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cei.╕
┬┌┤ the staff of Mercury, or Hermes, with two snakes twined around it and a pair of wings on top. The caduceus is often used as an emblem of the medical profession.
╩│caduceus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cei.╕
╜│caducity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the infirmity of old age; senility.
├│ 2. ┤the tendency to fall away; perishableness.
╩│caducity, ╛╕noun.
╜│caducous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) a having a tendency to fall.
├│ a. ┤dropping off very early, as the sepals of the poppy, which fall at once on the opening of the flower; fugacious (contrasted with ╖persistent┤).
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) having to do with organs or parts that fall off naturally when they have served their purpose.
├│ 3. ┤fleeting; transitory.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This calamity which I fancied was a part of me ... was caducous (Emerson).┤
╩│caducous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caeca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡caecum.┤
╩│caeca, ╛╕noun.
╜│caecal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cecal.
╩│caecal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cecal.
╜│caecilian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of an order of wormlike amphibians having elongated bodies but no legs or tails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The caecilians look like footlong earthworms, but actually are relatives of the frogs (Science News Letter).┤
╩│caecilian, ╛╕noun.
╜│caecum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ca.╕ ╟│= cecum.
╩│caecum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ca.╕ ╟│= cecum.
╜│caenogenesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cenogenesis.
╩│caenogenesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cenogenesis.
╜│Caenozoic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Cenozoic.
╩│Caenozoic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Cenozoic.
╜│Caen┐╕ or │caen stone,
┬┌┤ a soft, cream-colored building stone that hardens with exposure, found near Caen in Normandy, France.
╩│Caen┐╕ or │caen stone,
╜│caeoma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of aecium of rust fungi having the spores in chains and lacking a peridium.
╩│caeoma, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caerphilly cheese,
┬┌┤ a creamy, white, mild cheese, originally made in Caerphilly, a town in Wales.
╩│Caerphilly cheese,
╜│caesalpiniaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the senna subfamily of the pea family.
╩│caesalpiniaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Caesar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heir to the throne.
├│ 2. ┤an emperor.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a dictator or tyrant.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) the temporal monarch as the object of his subjects' obedience; civil power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's (Matthew 22:21).┤
└╕expr. ╡appeal to Caesar,┤
├│ a. ┤to appeal to the highest authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Can't she come, Father?" said Percy, adroitly appealing to Caesar (T. B. Reed).┤
├│ b. ┤(Politics.) to appeal to the nation in a general election.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If this policy were not accepted as the policy of the Government ... I should feel it my duty to appeal to Caesar (Westminster Gazette).┤
╩│Caesar, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caesardom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the dominion or dignity of the Caesars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charles the Frank ... transporting the name and the pomp of the Caesardom to the forests of Rhineland (A. B. Hope).┤
╩│Caesardom, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caesarean┐╕ or │Caesarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤by Caesarean section.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Surgical operations and Caesarian births have been televised in color for the benefit of medical students (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤of the Caesars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Caesarean succession.┤
├│ 3. ┤of Julius Caesar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caesarean Latin.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= Caesarean section.┤
├│ 2. ┤a follower of Caesarism. Also, ╡Cesarean,┤ ╡Cesarian.┤
╩│Caesarean┐╕ or │Caesarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Caesarean section┐╕ or │operation,╕
┬┌┤ an operation by which a baby is removed from the uterus by cutting through the abdominal and uterine walls; hysterotomy. It is performed when delivery cannot take place through the birth canal. This operation is said to have taken place at the birth of Julius Caesar.
╩│Caesarean section┐╕ or │operation,╕
╜│Caesarism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ absolute government; autocracy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rome was tainted with the idea of Caesarism and with the concept of the monolithic centralized imperial government that took over from the Senate (New Yorker).┤
╩│Caesarism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caesarist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who advocates or believes in Caesarism.
╩│Caesarist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caesaropapism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ supremacy of the state or secular authority over the church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The word "Caesaropapism" is shorter than "the doctrine that the King should be head of the Church" (Punch).┤
╩│Caesaropapism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caesaropapist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a supporter or advocate of Caesaropapism.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with Caesaropapism.
╩│Caesaropapist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Caesar salad,╕
┬┌┤ a salad of assorted greens, croutons, anchovies, and eggs, served with olive oil, lemon juice, and seasonings.
╩│Caesar salad,╕
╜│Caesar weed,╕
┬┌┤ a shrubby weed of tropical Asia, Africa, and Central and North America, cultivated for its soft, glossy stem, which is used especially in the making of ropes, fabrics, and hammocks.
╩│Caesar weed,╕
╜│caesious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bluish-gray.
╩│caesious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caesium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cesium.
╩│caesium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cesium.
╜│caespitose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cespitose.
╩│caespitose, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cespitose.
╜│caesura, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-suras,╕ │-surae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pause in a line of verse, generally agreeing with a pause required by the sense. The caesura is the chief pause if there is more than one. In Greek and Latin poetry the caesura regularly falls within a foot, not far from the middle of a line. In English poetry it usually comes near the middle of a line, either within or after a metrical foot. (Example:) "To err is human, / to forgive, divine."
╔┤ ╢Ex. Criticism has concerned itself a good deal with the "caesura" in [Alexander] Pope, believing it possible to explain his verse in terms of a relatively mechanically placed pause (Whitehall and Hill).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) a pause or break at the end of a phrase or other rhythmic division. Also, ╡cesura.┤
╩│caesura, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-suras,╕ │-surae.╕
╜│caesural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a caesura.
╩│caesural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│c.a.f.┐╕ or │C.A.F.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤cost and freight.
├│ 2. ┤cost, assurance and freight.
╩│c.a.f.┐╕ or │C.A.F.,╕
╜│cafard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an extreme depression, with a feeling of overwhelming fatigue and indifference to duties or surroundings, often suffered by soldiers; the blues.
╩│cafard, ╛╕noun.
╜│cafe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place to buy and eat a meal; restaurant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a city of balconied houses and a sandy strand bordered with outdoor cafes (Saturday Review).┤
╩│cafe, ╛╕noun.
╜│cafe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= cafe.┤
├│ 2. ┤(French.) coffee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's best of all at breakfast, around eleven of a nippy morning, with your cafe and croissant (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= barroom.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= coffeehouse.┤
╩│cafe, ╛╕noun.
╜│cafe au lait,
┬┌│ 1. ┤(French.) coffee with milk or cream, especially coffee and hot milk in about equal amounts.
├│ 2. ┤brownish yellow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sometimes our road ... plunged down into deep, dark gorges, where cafe au lait torrents rushed by (New Yorker).┤
╩│cafe au lait,
╜│cafe chantant,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a cafe in which musical entertainment is provided.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) singing cafe.
╩│cafe chantant,
╜│cafe creme,
┬┌┤ (French.) coffee with cream.
╩│cafe creme,
╜│cafe curtain,╕
┬┌┤ a simple, rectangular window curtain sliding on or suspended from a rod set across the window frame generally well below the lintel.
╩│cafe curtain,╕
╜│cafe filtre,
┬┌┤ (French.) coffee prepared from hot water passed through ground coffee with a filter under it.
╩│cafe filtre,
╜│cafe noir,
┬┌┤ (French.) coffee without milk or cream; black coffee.
╩│cafe noir,
╜│cafe parfait,╕
┬┌┤ the original form of parfait, with strong coffee as its flavoring.
╩│cafe parfait,╕
╜│cafe society,╕
┬┌┤ the world of fashionable cafes, night clubs, and resorts, especially in which much value is attached to clever, brittle conversation, smart clothes, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cut a wide swath through international cafe society, loved good food and champagne (Time). It is to such brave pioneers of old-time Cafe Society we owe thanks for lifting hair-dyeing into high fashion (Punch).┤
╩│cafe society,╕
╜│cafeteria, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ a restaurant where people wait on themselves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nowadays Mexican cafeterias look far more like quick-lunch stands than the leisurely neighborhood rendezvous they used to be (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ offering a wide assortment of choices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chaotic "cafeteria counter" curriculum ... responds to the difficulty of choosing among conflicting interests by including essentially everything (Christian Science Monitor).┤
╩│cafeteria, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cafetorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ums.╕
┬┌┤ a room or hall suitable for use either as a cafeteria or an auditorium.
╩│cafetorium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ums.╕
╜│caff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) coffee house; cafe.
╩│caff, ╛╕noun.
╜│caffe espresso,
┬┌┤ (Italian.) very strong, black coffee, prepared in a machine which forces steam through coffee beans that have been roasted until black.
╩│caffe espresso,
╜│caffeic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with coffee; derived from coffee.
╩│caffeic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caffeic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a yellowish, crystalline, organic acid obtained from coffee.
╩│caffeic acid,╕
╜│caffeine┐╕ or │caffein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a slightly bitter, stimulating drug found in coffee and tea.
╩│caffeine┐╕ or │caffein, ╛╕noun.
╜│caffeinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ illness or abnormal condition caused by excessive use of caffeine, or of substances containing it.
╩│caffeinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│caffeism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caffeinism.
╩│caffeism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caffeinism.
╜│caffeol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an aromatic oil developed in coffee by roasting.
╩│caffeol, ╛╕noun.
╜│caffetannic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with coffee and resembling tannin.
╩│caffetannic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caffetannic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a tanninlike substance obtained from coffee.
╩│caffetannic acid,╕
╜│caftan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a long-sleeved, ankle-length tunic with a girdle, worn under the coat by men, especially in Turkey and Egypt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among them were ... mountaineers in caftans of goat hair and Bedouins in red and blue veils of the nomad (New York Times).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡kaftan.┤
├│ 2. ┤a woman's long, flowing gown, used for lounging or evening wear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A floor-length caftan and a linen pants set ... were sharply defined in black and white (Enid Nemy).┤
╩│caftan, ╛╕noun.
╜│caftaned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a caftan.
╩│caftaned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cafuso, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Brazil) the child of a Negro and an Indian; sambo.
╩│cafuso, ╛╕noun.
╜│cage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caged,╕ │caging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a frame or place closed in with wires, strong iron bars, or wood. Birds and wild animals are kept in cages.
├│ 2. ┤a thing shaped or used like a cage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bank teller worked in a cage.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a prison cell or any fenced-in area for prisoners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cage ... was a square room of stout iron bars, built in the center of a larger one (Harper's).┤
├│ 4. ┤the car or closed platform of an elevator, especially in a mine shaft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A shaft wall crumbled, crushing the cage in which the men were traveling, the reports said (New York Times).┤
├│ 5. ┤the network and frame forming the goal in ice hockey and similar games.
├│ 6. ┤(Basketball.) the basket or net where points are scored.
├│ 7. ┤(Baseball.)
├│ a. ┤a place enclosed by a net, for batting practice.
├│ b. ┤a catcher's mask.
├│ 8. ┤a steel framework for supporting guns.
├│ 9. ┤a sheer or lacy outer dress worn over a slip or a dress.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put or keep in a cage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the lion was caught, it was caged. First catch, then cage your bird (old proverb).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Sports.) to put (the ball or puck) into the goal.
╩│cage, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caged,╕ │caging.╕
╜│cage antenna,╕
┬┌┤ an antenna whose conductor is a set of parallel wires strung between two rings.
╩│cage antenna,╕
╜│cage bird,╕
┬┌┤ a bird, such as a parakeet or canary, commonly kept in a cage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A budgerigar had alighted on the roadside fence ... not, perhaps, the natural setting for a cage bird (London Times).┤
╩│cage bird,╕
╜│cageful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the amount that a cage can hold.
├│ 2. ┤the contents of a cage.
╩│cageful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│cagelike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling a cage.
╩│cagelike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cageling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small bird kept in a cage.
╩│cageling, ╛╕noun.
╜│cager, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a basketball player.
╩│cager, ╛╕noun.
╜│cageway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the guide ropes, wire, or steel rods for a mine cage.
├│ 2. ┤the part of a mine shaft in which the cage is hoisted and lowered.
╩│cageway, ╛╕noun.
╜│cagey, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cagier,╕ │cagiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) shrewd and cautious; sharp and wary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cagey answer. The cagey fox could not be easily trapped by the farmer.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a number of leaves of a book or other sheets of paper stacked together, as for binding.
├│ 2. ┤a report of proceedings, statement of facts, or the like.
╩│cahier, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cahill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a certain kind of artificial fly used in angling.
╩│Cahill, ╛╕noun.
╜│cahinca root,
┬┌┤ the root of any one of certain shrubs of the madder family, found in tropical America. It has been used in the treatment of snakebite, and as a diuretic.
╩│cahinca root,
╜│cahoot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.)
└╕expr. ╡go cahoots,┤ ┤to go into partnership.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two friends decided to go cahoots in business by buying a candy store together.┤
└╕expr. ╡in cahoots┤ or ╡cahoot,┤ ┤in partnership; in league (with), especially as a secret collaborator or accomplice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you willing to work in cahoots with yours truly, until one or the other of us gets tired of the partnership? (Kirk Munroe).┤
╩│cahoot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cahot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ridge of snow which has been heaped up across a road by passing sleighs, leaving a corresponding depression behind; thank-you-ma'am.
╩│cahot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cahow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a petrel native to Bermuda, thought extinct from 1625 until 1951, when they began to be seen again in Bermuda.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cahow is a rather docile bird, about the size of a pigeon but possessing longer wings (Science News Letter).┤
╩│cahow, ╛╕noun.
╜│CAI╕ (no periods), or │C.A.I.,╕
┬┌┤ computer-assisted instruction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. CAI ... can reduce learning time and improve the performance of many students. CAI systems can teach biology, history, foreign languages, mathematics, and numerous other subjects (George Epstein).┤
╩│CAI╕ (no periods), or │C.A.I.,╕
╜│Caiaphas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the high priest who presided at the trial of Jesus (in the Bible, Matthew 26:57-66).
╩│Caiaphas, ╛╕noun.
╜│caid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rural chieftain in North Africa.
╩│caid, ╛╕noun.
╜│caidos, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ unpaid or overdue rents or taxes in the Philippines.
╩│caidos, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cailcedra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tall tree of West Africa, resembling the mahogany. Its wood is used in joiners' work and inlaying, and its bark furnishes a bitter tonic.
╩│cailcedra, ╛╕noun.
╜│cailcedrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a resinous compound present to a minute extent in the bark of the cailcedra.
╩│cailcedrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│caiman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mans.╕
┬┌┤ a large crocodilian of tropical America similar to an alligator. Its abdomen is covered by a pair of overlapping, bony plates. Also, ╡cayman.┤
╩│caiman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mans.╕
╜│Cain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the oldest son of Adam and Eve. He killed his brother Abel (in the Bible, Genesis 4:1-17).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a murderer.
└╕expr. ╡raise Cain,┤ ┤(Slang.) to make a great disturbance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the teacher left the room, the boys raised Cain.┤
╩│Cain, ╛╕noun.
╜│cainana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Brazilian plant of the madder family, whose root has been used by natives as a cure for snakebites; snakeroot.
╩│cainana, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cainozoic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Cenozoic.
╩│Cainozoic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Cenozoic.
╜│caique, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a long, narrow Turkish rowboat, much used on the Bosporus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A couple of fishermen going by in a caique stared at them as though they were things in a shopwindow (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a small Mediterranean sailing ship.
╩│caique, ╛╕noun.
╜│caiquejee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the oarsmen of a caique.
╩│caiquejee, ╛╕noun.
╜│ca ira,
┬┌┤ (French.) an early popular song of the French Revolution, having the refrain "ca ira" ("it will go on").
╩│ca ira,
╜│caird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a traveling tinker; gypsy; tramp; vagrant.
╩│caird, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cairene, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Cairo.
╩│Cairene, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cairn─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a pile of stones heaped up as a memorial, tomb, or landmark.
╩│cairn─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cairn─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= cairn terrier.
╩│cairn─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= cairn terrier.
╜│cairned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a cairn.
╩│cairned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cairngorm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow or smoky-brown variety of quartz used, especially in Scotland, for brooches, seals, and other ornaments.
╩│cairngorm, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cairngorm stone, ╟= cairngorm.
╩│Cairngorm stone, ╟= cairngorm.
╜│cairn terrier,╕
┬┌┤ a small, long-haired working terrier that originated in Scotland; cairn. It has a hard, wiry topcoat and an undercoat of soft fur.
╩│cairn terrier,╕
╜│Caissa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Humorous Use.) the goddess of chess, an invention of chess players.
╩│Caissa, ╛╕noun.
╜│caisson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a wagon to carry ammunition, especially artillery shells.
├│ b. ┤a box for ammunition.
├│ 2. ┤a watertight box or chamber in which men can work under ground or water, especially to make foundations for buildings or bridges and to dig tunnels. It has an open bottom, the water being kept out by the high air pressure maintained within it.
├│ 3. ┤a watertight float used in raising sunken ships.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Huge steel tubes, or caissons, drop to the ocean floor and then powerful air jacks raise the hull above the water surface (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 4. ┤a vessel in the form of a boat used as a floodgate in dikes.
├│ 5. ┤(Architecture.) ╡= coffer ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│caisson, ╛╕noun.
╜│caisson disease,╕
┬┌┤ severe pain, loss of physical control, and asphyxia, caused by changing too suddenly from high air pressure, as in a caisson, to ordinary air pressure; decompression sickness; the bends.
╩│caisson disease,╕
╜│caitiff, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Archaic.) a mean, cowardly person.
┴┤ (SYN) coward.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤cowardly and mean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A territory Wherein were bandit earls and caitiff Knights (Tennyson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) vile.
╩│caitiff, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Cajan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Cajun.
╩│Cajan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Cajun.
╜│cajas, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤separate insurance and welfare organizations for government employees, factory workers, or laborers, included in a social security system established in 1924 in Chile. The cajas also make loans, operate restaurants, and sell low-cost food and clothing.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) chests; boxes.
╩│cajas, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cajeput, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cajuput ╕(def. 1).
╩│cajeput, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cajuput ╕(def. 1).
╜│cajole, ╛╕verb, ╞│-joled,╕ │-joling.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to persuade by pleasant words, flattery, or false promises; coax.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cajoled his friends into deciding in his favor.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use cajolery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where Mendes whipped men to decision by the scornful lash of his tongue, Faure seeks to cajole (Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) beguile, wheedle.
┼╕noun ╡cajoler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cajolingly.┤
╩│cajole, ╛╕verb, ╞│-joled,╕ │-joling.╕
╜│cajolement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of cajoling; cajolery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Neither official pomposity, threat, or cajolement could blind him (Maurice Keatinge).┤
╩│cajolement, ╛╕noun.
╜│cajolery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌┤ persuasion by smooth words, flattery, or false promises; coaxing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The utmost political pressure and personal cajolery were necessary to get Congress to agree to the consummation of "Seward's folly" (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) wheedling, blandishment.
╩│cajolery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│cajon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jones.╕
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a narrow canyon or gorge with vertical sides.
╩│cajon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-jones.╕
╜│Cajun, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a descendant of the French who came to Louisiana from Acadia.
╩│Cajun, ╛╕noun.
╜│cajuput, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡cajeput.┤ a small Australian tree or shrub of the myrtle family, whose leaves yield a yellowish, aromatic oil used in medicine as a stimulant and in the treatment of parasitic skin conditions.
├│ 2. ┤the oil itself.
╩│cajuput, ╛╕noun.
╜│cake, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caked,╕ │caking.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a baked mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, flavoring, and other things, usually including shortening and baking powder, soda, or yeast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother baked a chocolate cake with white frosting for my birthday.┤
├│ 2. ┤a flat, thin mass of dough or batter baked or fried on a griddle or in a skillet; pancake or hoecake.
┴┤ (SYN) griddlecake.
├│ 3. ┤any small, flat, shaped mass of food, such as fish, meat, or corn, browned on both sides in a frying pan or on a griddle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. potato cakes. That restaurant makes good fish cakes.┤
├│ 4. ┤a shaped mass of solid material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cake of ice. She carved a cake of soap into the shape of a dog.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Scottish.) a thin, hard-baked kind of oaten bread.
├│ 6. ┤(Archaic.) a small loaf of bread.
├│ 7. ┤the sum total of the percentages into which something is to be divided; pie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It shows that the unions are, if anything, more convinced than before of the need and possibility of securing a bigger slice of the cake of economic prosperity for the working populations (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 8. ┤a chart showing such a division; pie chart.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to form into a solid mass; harden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water caked the powder as hard as a stone.┤
┴┤ (SYN) solidify.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take the form of cake or a flat, compact, hardened mass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mud cakes as it dries.┤
┴┤ (SYN) solidify.
└╕expr. ╡a piece of cake,┤ ┤(Informal.) something simple or easy to do or easy to obtain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As Schirra had predicted it [maneuvering in space] was "a piece of cake" (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡have one's cake and eat it,┤ ┤to obtain the advantages of two things which contradict each other.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Disarmament in itself is an attempt to have one's cake and eat it, too, to enjoy the advantages of power politics while avoiding their perils (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
└╕expr. ╡take the cake,┤ (Slang.)
├│ a. ┤to win first prize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sheriff Moore takes the cake for the first wheat harvesting in Ransom County (Lisbon (North Dakota) Star).┤
├│ b. ┤to excel; surpass everyone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In my book that phony woodcutter takes the cake for the worst villain in literature (Saturday Review).┤
╩│cake, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caked,╕ │caking.╕
╜│cake-eater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a lady's man; playboy.
╩│cake-eater, ╛╕noun.
╜│cake flour,╕
┬┌┤ a fine flour made from wheat that is low in gluten content, used in the baking of cakes.
╩│cake flour,╕
╜│cake ink,╕
┬┌┤ a black pigment molded into sticks or cakes for use in drawing and writing; India ink.
╩│cake ink,╕
╜│cake mix,╕
┬┌┤ the dry ingredients for a cake, sold packaged together.
╩│cake mix,╕
╜│cake mold,╕
┬┌┤ a mold in which cakes, such as those of ink, soap, and lac, are formed.
╩│cake mold,╕
╜│cakes and ale,╕
┬┌┤ good things; pleasures of life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale? (Shakespeare).┤
╩│cakes and ale,╕
╜│cakewalk, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a dance with prancing high steps that developed from an earlier march or promenade for couples. Dancers used to compete to see who could do the best or most original steps. The winner got a cake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... summoning up memories of the cakewalk, the blues, and other musical strains in its past (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a dance modeled on this.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) something easily and certain to be carried out; cinch.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to do a cakewalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) He cakewalked to a five-game lead in the first set (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡cakewalker.┤
╩│cakewalk, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│caky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cakier,╕ │cakiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a cake.
├│ 2. ┤formed into a hardened mass.
╩│caky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cakier,╕ │cakiest.╕
╜│cal.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤calendar.
├│ 2. ┤caliber.
├│ 3. ┤small calorie or calories.
╩│cal.,╕
╜│Cal.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤California.
├│ 2. ┤large or great calorie or calories.
╩│Cal.,╕
╜│calabar┐╕ or │calaber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fur of a gray Siberian squirrel.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) the fur of a brown squirrel of Calabria.
╩│calabar┐╕ or │calaber, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calabar bean,
┬┌┤ the poisonous seed of a tropical African climbing plant of the pea family, from which the alkaloid physostigmine is obtained.
╩│Calabar bean,
╜│calabash, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a gourdlike fruit whose dried shell is used to make bottles, bowls, drums, rattles, or the like.
├│ b. ┤Also, ╡calabash tree.┤ the tropical American tree that it grows on. It belongs to the bignonia family.
├│ 2. ┤a bottle, bowl, drum, rattle, or the like, made from such a dried shell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All hands simply begin, at nightfall, drinking calabashes of the repulsive-looking liquid (Atlantic).┤
├│ 3a. ┤any one of various gourds, especially those whose necks are used for making tobacco pipes.
├│ b. ┤any one of the vine plants of the gourd family bearing such gourds.
├│ 4. ┤a pipe with a large bowl made from a gourd.
╩│calabash, ╛╕noun.
╜│calabazilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wild squash of Mexico and the southwestern United States with a fruit whose unripe pulp is used as a substitute for soap. Its exceedingly large root is macerated for use as a medicine.
╩│calabazilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│calaboose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a jail; prison.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Why, send them to the calaboose, or some of the other places, to be flogged (Harriet Beecher Stowe).┤
╩│calaboose, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calabrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Calabria (a district in southwestern Italy), its people, or their dialect.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Calabria.
├│ 2. ┤the dialect of Italian spoken in Calabria.
╩│Calabrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│caladium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tropical American plants of the arum family, with large colorful leaves.
╩│caladium, ╛╕noun.
╜│calamanco, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glossy woolen cloth, checked or brocaded in the warp so that the pattern shows on one side only.
╩│calamanco, ╛╕noun.
╜│calamander, ╛╕noun, ┐or │calamander wood,╕
┬┌┤ the hard, brown-and-black striped wood of an East Indian tree, used for cabinetwork.
╩│calamander, ╛╕noun, ┐or │calamander wood,╕
╜│calamary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-maries.╕
┬┌┤ a squid.
╩│calamary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-maries.╕
╜│calamiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of a reed or feather.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a calamiform leaf.┤
╩│calamiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pink powder made of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, used in lotions to relieve skin irritations or sunburn.
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) either of two kinds of zinc ore:
├│ a. ┤a silicate of zinc; hemimorphite.
├│ b. ┤(British.) smithsonite, a carbonate of zinc.
╩│calamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│calamine lotion,╕
┬┌┤ a soothing preparation containing zinc oxide, used for skin irritations, sunburn, and the like.
╩│calamine lotion,╕
╜│calamint, ╛╕noun. ╟│= savory╕ (2).
╩│calamint, ╛╕noun. ╟│= savory╕ (2).
╜│calamistrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tra.╕
┬┌┤ one of the curved, movable spines on the posterior legs of certain spiders, used to curl and bind the lines of silk coming from the spinnerets.
╩│calamistrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tra.╕
╜│calamite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of Carboniferous fossil plant generally regarded as the ancestor of the equisetum.
╩│calamite, ╛╕noun.
╜│calamitean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or belonging to calamites.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the structure of the calamitean stem.┤
╩│calamitean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calamitous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing calamity; accompanied by calamity; disastrous.
┴┤ (SYN) dire, grievous.
┼╕adv. ╡calamitously.┤
┼╕noun ╡calamitousness.┤
╩│calamitous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calamity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a great misfortune, such as a flood, a fire, the loss of one's sight or hearing, or of much money or property; disaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spring floods were a great calamity to the farmers whose crops and homes were ruined.┤
┴┤ (SYN) catastrophe.
├│ 2. ┤serious trouble; misery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many people still suffer from the calamity of hunger and poverty. The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time (Emerson).┤
╩│calamity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│calamity howler┐╕ or │shouter,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a noisy pessimist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [They] were of the stripe of calamity shouters whose occupation is gone unless they can prove that calamity stalks abroad (Congressional Record).┤
╩│calamity howler┐╕ or │shouter,╕
╜│calamondin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small orange with acid juice, native to the Philippines.
╩│calamondin, ╛╕noun.
╜│calamus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mi.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a plant with long, sword-shaped leaves; sweet flag.
├│ b. ┤its fragrant root, used especially in perfumes and medicines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steamed and roasted quamash bulb makes a rather acceptable molasses substitute ... and calamus or sweet flag are other choices (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of slender, leafy palms whose long stems furnish rattan, canes, and the like.
├│ 3. ┤the quill of a feather; barrel.
╩│calamus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mi.╕
╜│calando, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Music.) gradually diminishing in tone and pace.
╩│calando, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│calandria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tank or boiler using heavy water to moderate fission in a nuclear reactor.
╩│calandria, ╛╕noun.
╜│calascione, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a musical instrument of southern Italy, a limited sort of lute or guitar, having two catgut strings tuned a fifth apart, and played with a plectrum.
╩│calascione, ╛╕noun.
╜│calash, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡caleche.┤ a light, low carriage that usually has a folding top.
├│ 2. ┤a folding top or hood.
├│ 3. ┤a woman's silk hood or bonnet supported with hoops, worn in the 1700's and 1800's.
├│ 4. ┤(Canadian.) (formerly) ╡= caleche.┤
╩│calash, ╛╕noun.
╜│calathus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thi.╕
┬┌┤ a basket shaped like a vase, often a symbol of fruitfulness, especially in ancient sculpture or pottery.
╩│calathus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thi.╕
╜│calaverite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a telluride of gold, or of gold and silver, bronze-yellow and massive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Next in importance to native gold as a source of the metal come the gold tellurides, chief of which is calaverite (W. R. Jones).┤
╩│calaverite, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcaneum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nea.╕ ╟│= calcaneus.
╩│calcaneum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nea.╕ ╟│= calcaneus.
╜│calcaneus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nei.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the bone of the human heel; the outer and largest one of the proximal row of tarsal bones; os calcis.
├│ 2. ┤the analogous bone in the foot of other vertebrates.
╩│calcaneus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nei.╕
╜│calcar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calcaria.╕
┬┌┤ (Biology.) a spur, or a projection resembling a spur.
╩│calcar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calcaria.╕
╜│calcarate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ furnished with a calcar or spur; spurred.
╩│calcarate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calcarated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calcarate.
╩│calcarated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calcarate.
╜│calcareous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or containing lime, calcium carbonate, or limestone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rate of deposition of the calcareous sediments formed from Foraminifera shells is faster with warmer water (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or containing calcium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The outer surface of the body [of the starfish] is covered with hard calcareous plates that provide excellent support and protection for the delicate, soft body parts beneath (A. M. Winchester).┤
┼╕adv. ╡calcareously.┤
┼╕noun ╡calcareousness.┤
╩│calcareous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calcariferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany, Zoology.) bearing calcaria or spurs.
╩│calcariferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calceate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shod; wearing shoes (used of certain religious orders).
╩│calceate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calced, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calceate.
╩│calced, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calceate.
╜│calceiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ calceolate.┤
╩│calceiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calceolaria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a tropicalAmerican genus of herbs and shrubs of the figwort family, grown for their slipper-shaped flowers; slipperwort.
╩│calceolaria, ╛╕noun.
╜│calceolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) shaped like a shoe or slipper, as the corolla of a calceolaria; calceiform.
╩│calceolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calces, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ calxes; a plural of ╡calx.┤
╩│calces, ╛╕noun.
╜│calceus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cei.╕
┬┌┤ a kind of shoe worn by ancient Romans, consisting of a sole with straps fastened to the foot and laced around the ankle. Different styles of calcei showed the rank of the wearer.
╩│calceus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cei.╕
╜│Calchas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the priest of Apollo who accompanied the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was an augur and a seer.
╩│Calchas, ╛╕noun.
╜│calci-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤lime, calcium, or salts of lime or calcium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calcification = forming or becoming hard like lime.┤
├│ 2. ┤limestone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calcicole = growing on limestone.┤
╩│calci-,╕
╜│calcic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from lime or calcium.
╩│calcic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calcicole, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤growing on limestone or on chalky soil.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a plant growing on limestone.
╩│calcicole, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│calcicolous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calcicole.
╩│calcicolous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calcicole.
╜│calciferol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fat-soluble alcohol, present in fish-liver oils, milk, and eggs, and produced by irradiating ergosterol; vitamin D-2. It prevents rickets.
╩│calciferol, ╛╕noun.
╜│calciferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤yielding or containing calcite.
├│ 2. ┤forming calcium salts.
╩│calciferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calcific, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calciferous.
╩│calcific, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calciferous.
╜│calcification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the process of calcifying, especially hardening of a structure, tissue, or the like, by the deposit of calcium salts.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) hardening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. True to his conviction that bigness usually leads to calcification ... (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤a calcified part.
├│ 3. ┤the accumulation of calcium in certain soils, especially soils of cool temperate regions where leaching takes place very slowly.
╩│calcification, ╛╕noun.
╜│calciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of chalk or lime.
╩│calciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calcifuge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant which will not grow on limestone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most heaths and certain lichens are calcifuges.┤
┬┌┤ a furnace or incinerator used to reduce radioactive waste by calcination in order to render it less dangerous and cumbersome when brought out of a nuclear reactor plant, research laboratory, or the like.
╩│calcinator, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcinatory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤serving for calcination.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a vessel used for calcination.
╩│calcinatory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│calcine, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cined,╕ │-cining.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to burn (something) to ashes or powder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to calcine bones. It was destroyed by a fire so intense that some of its foundations were calcined into a white powder (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤to change to lime by heating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to calcine limestone.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= oxidize.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= frit.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to burn to ashes or powder.
├│ 2. ┤to fuse partially.
┼╕noun ╡calciner.┤
╩│calcine, ╛╕verb, ╞│-cined,╕ │-cining.╕
╜│calcino, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of silkworms, caused by the development of a vegetable parasite or fungus in the body of the caterpillar.
╩│calcino, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcinosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ calcification of the subcutaneous and connective tissues.
╩│calcinosis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│calcite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral made up chiefly of calcium carbonate. It is the chief substance in limestone, chalk, and marble.
╩│calcite, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcitonin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hormone that regulates the level of calcium in body fluids, secreted by the thyroid gland; thyrocalcitonin.
╩│calcitonin, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, silvery-white chemical element. It is a part of limestone, chalk, milk, bones, shells, teeth, and many other things. Calcium is a metal used in alloys and its compounds are used in making plaster, in cooking, and as bleaching agents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You need calcium in your food to grow strong, healthy bones. In the order of their abundance in the earth's crust, calcium stands fifth among the elements and third among the metals (W. N. Jones).┤
╩│calcium, ╛╕noun.
╜│calcium acetate,╕
┬┌┤ a substance derived in large quantity as a by-product in the manufacture of wood alcohol, and employed in making acetone, acetic acid, and the acetates of aluminum and iron used as dyers' mordants.
╩│calcium acetate,╕
╜│calcium arsenate,╕
┬┌┤ a white, powdery compound, slightly soluble in water and in dilute acids, used as an insecticide, and extremely poisonous to human beings.
╩│calcium arsenate,╕
╜│calcium carbide,╕
┬┌┤ a heavy, gray substance that reacts with water to form acetylene gas.
╩│calcium carbide,╕
╜│calcium carbonate,╕
┬┌┤ a compound of calcium occurring in rocks such as marble and limestone, in animal bones, shells, and teeth, and to some extent in plants. It is used in the manufacture of toothpastes, white paint, and cleaning powder.
╩│calcium carbonate,╕
╜│calcium chloride,╕
┬┌┤ a compound of calcium and chlorine, used in making artificial ice and spread on roads to settle dust or melt ice.
╩│calcium chloride,╕
╜│calcium cyanamide┐╕ or │cyanamid,╕
┬┌┤ a grayish powder obtained by heating calcium carbide to a very high temperature in the presence of dry nitrogen. It is used in fertilizers and for making other nitrogen compounds.
╩│calcium cyanamide┐╕ or │cyanamid,╕
╜│calcium fluoride,╕
┬┌┤ a white powder occurring naturally as fluorspar and produced synthetically from sodium fluoride and a salt of calcium, used as a flux in metallurgy, in making ceramics, in optical instruments, and electrodes.
╩│calcium fluoride,╕
╜│calcium gluconate,╕
┬┌┤ white, odorless powder or granules produced from gluconic acid, used as an antidote for various poisons, and in the treatment of rickets, colic, and allergies.
╩│calcium gluconate,╕
╜│calcium hydroxide,╕ ╟│= slaked lime.
╩│calcium hydroxide,╕ ╟│= slaked lime.
╜│calcium light,╕ ╟│= limelight.
╩│calcium light,╕ ╟│= limelight.
╜│calcium nitrate,╕
┬┌┤ a white crystalline compound used to make matches, explosives, and other chemicals; lime saltpeter; Norwegian saltpeter.
╩│calcium nitrate,╕
╜│calcium oxalate,╕
┬┌┤ a white crystalline substance present in plant cells and urine, used in making oxalic acid and various oxalates.
╩│calcium oxalate,╕
╜│calcium oxide,╕
┬┌┤ unslaked lime; quicklime; lime┤ (1).
╩│calcium oxide,╕
╜│calcium permanganate,╕
┬┌┤ a violet, crystalline salt used as a disinfectant and deodorizer, in sterilizing water, and as aningredient in liquid rocket fuels.
╩│calcium permanganate,╕
╜│calcium phosphate,╕
┬┌┤ a compound of calcium and phosphoric acid, used in medicine and in making enamels. It is found in bones and as rock.
╩│calcium phosphate,╕
╜│calcium sulfate,╕
┬┌┤ a white powder found in natural form as gypsum, used in making plaster of Paris and paper and as a polishing powder and in paints.
╩│calcium sulfate,╕
╜│calcium sulfide,╕
┬┌┤ a yellow or grayish powder produced by heating calcium sulfate and charcoal, used as a depilatory and in luminous paints.
╩│calcium sulfide,╕
╜│calcium tungstate,╕
┬┌┤ a white powder occurring naturally as scheelite and produced synthetically from calcium chloride and a tungstate of sodium, used in luminous paint, fluorescent lamps, and X-ray photography and treatment.
╩│calcium tungstate,╕
╜│calcrete, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large calcareous mass formed on the sea-bottom by marine animals which cement the sand and other loose material together.
╩│calcrete, ╛╕noun.
╜│calc-sinter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) a hard, crystalline limestone deposited by springs; travertine.
╩│calc-sinter, ╛╕noun.
╜│calc-spar┐╕ or │calcspar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) calcareous spar or rhombohedral crystallized calcite.
╩│calc-spar┐╕ or │calcspar, ╛╕noun.
╜│calc-tufa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) calcareous tufa.
╩│calc-tufa, ╛╕noun.
╜│calc-tuff, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calc-tufa.
╩│calc-tuff, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calc-tufa.
╜│calculability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being calculable.
╩│calculability, ╛╕noun.
╜│calculable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can be calculated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The connexion of physical causes and effects is known and calculable (I. Taylor).┤
├│ 2. ┤reliable; dependable.
┼╕adv. ╡calculably.┤
╩│calculable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing; figure; compute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We calculated the cost of building a new house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) reckon, cast.
├│ 2. ┤to find out beforehand by any process of reasoning; estimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must calculate all the advantages and disadvantages before coming to a decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ascertain, determine.
├│ 3. ┤to suit or adapt to a purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His remarks were calculated to impress us.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to plan or intend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He calculates to go next Tuesday.┤
├│ b. ┤to suppose; guess.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I calculate it's a good idea.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to rely; depend; count (on or upon).
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can calculate on steady advancement if you work hard.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to think; suppose; reckon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Are you going? I calculate so.┤
┴┤ (SYN) guess.
├│ 3. ┤to make a computation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Emotional people don't stop to calculate.┤
╩│calculate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│calculated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤determined by computation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the calculated speed of sound.┤
├│ 2. ┤planned or intended.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a calculated attempt to deceive.┤
├│ 3. ┤fitted; suited; apt; likely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Never had man so many relations so little calculated to inspire confidence (Robert Southey).┤
┼╕adv. ╡calculatedly.┤
╩│calculated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculated risk,
┬┌┤ a possibility of failure or reversal that is accepted as unavoidable in an undertaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several writers have emphasized that any use of atomic energy entails a calculated risk, no less than those features of modern technology that lead to auto accidents and gastric ulcers (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│calculated risk,
╜│calculating, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to calculate; that calculates.
├│ 2. ┤shrewd and careful; astute.
┴┤ (SYN) clever, cunning.
├│ 3. ┤scheming and selfish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was calculating and mercenary (M. Edgeworth).┤
┴┤ (SYN) crafty, wily.
┼╕adv. ╡calculatingly.┤
╩│calculating, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculating machine,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanical or electronic device for performing certain calculations, especially mathematical computations; calculator.
╩│calculating machine,╕
╜│calculation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of adding, subtracing, multiplying, or dividing to find a result; computation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We made a careful calculation of what the trip would cost us.┤
├│ 2. ┤the result found by calculating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our first calculation was wrong, but the second was correct.┤
├│ 3. ┤careful thinking; deliberate planning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The success of the expedition was the result of much calculation. The decision on use of the poliomyelitis vaccine is based on ... a series of calculations and judgments (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) forecast.
╩│calculation, ╛╕noun.
╜│calculational, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with calculation.
╩│calculational, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with calculation.
├│ 2. ┤tending to be calculating.
╩│calculative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a calculating machine or computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bookkeeper used a desk calculator to help keep the accounts. It will be immediately appreciated that within the calculator proper there is need for considerable storage of information (Science News).┤
├│ b. ┤a person who calculates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most store clerks are rapid calculators.┤
├│ c. ┤a person who operates a calculating machine.
├│ 2. ┤a book or set of tables used in calculation.
╩│calculator, ╛╕noun.
╜│calculi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡calculus.┤
╩│calculi, ╛╕noun.
╜│calculiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like a pebble.
╩│calculiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ caused by or containing a calculus (def. 3) or calculi.
╩│calculous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li╕ or │luses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of calculation in advanced mathematics, especially a system using algebraic symbols to solve problems dealing with changing quantities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This calculus is concerned with statistical procedures such as regression and factor analysis (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤a method in symbolic logic of arguing from hypotheses by using algebraic symbols and operations.
├│ 3. ┤a stone that has formed in the body because of a diseased condition. Gallstones and kidney stones are calculi.
╩│calculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li╕ or │luses.╕
╜│calculus of variations,╕
┬┌┤ a branch of mathematics that studies the maximum and minimum values of functions that depend on a curve or other geometric figure rather than on a number or numbers.
╩│calculus of variations,╕
╜│Calcutta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sweepstakes by auction pool in which participants bid to win on players in a match or horses in a race that are auctioned off.
╩│Calcutta, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calcuttan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Calcutta.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Calcutta.
╩│Calcuttan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│caldarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ the hot room of ancient Roman baths.
╩│caldarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│caldera, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a deep, caldronlike cavity on the summit of an extinct volcano.
╩│caldera, ╛╕noun.
╜│caldron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large kettle or boiler.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the great caldron of war is seething (James Russell Lowell). The place can be a caldron of gales in winter (Atlantic).┤
├┤ Also, ╡cauldron.┤
╩│caldron, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caleb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Hebrew leader sent as a spy into Canaan (in the Bible, Numbers 13, 14).
╩│Caleb, ╛╕noun.
╜│caleche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Canadian.) a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for two passengers, with a seat in front for the driver, now used chiefly for sightseeing in Quebec City and Montreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As I reached the splendid square beside the Chateau Frontenac, the caleches, with their shaggy horses and garrulous drivers, were assembling (Maclean's).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= calash ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│caleche, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caledonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old name of Scotland.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child! (Scott).┤
├│ 2. ┤a style of modern printing type, of a lighter weight than Scotch.
╩│Caledonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caledonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Scotland; Scottish.
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) of or having to do with a system of mountain building of the middle Paleozoic extending from the British Isles to Norway.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caledonian orogeny.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native of Scotland; Scotsman.
╩│Caledonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│calefacient, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a medical agent which produces warmth or a sense of heat, especially one applied externally, as a mustard plaster.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤producing warmth.
╩│calefacient, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│calefaction, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a making warm; warming; heating.
├│ 2. ┤a heated condition.
╩│calefaction, ╛╕noun.
╜│calefactive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the tendency to warm; warming.
╩│calefactive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calefactory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤adapted for or tending to warming.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a heated room in a monastery where the residents warm themselves.
╩│calefactory, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│calendal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the calends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the most ancient calendal system.┤
╩│calendal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calendar, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a table showing the months, weeks, and days of the year. A calendar shows the day of the week on which each day of the month falls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The calendar shows that Christmas will fall on a Tuesday.┤
├│ 2. ┤a system by which the beginning, length, and divisions of the year are fixed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Julian calendar was established during the reign of Julius Caesar. The calendar, or system of keeping account of time over long intervals, is in most nations involved with the celebration of religious festivals (John Charles Duncan).┤
├│ 3. ┤a list or schedule; record; register.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge proceeded to hear the next case on the calendar.┤
├│ 4. ┤a schedule of the order in which bills are considered on the floor of a legislative body.
├│ 5. ┤(British.) a university or college catalogue, including a list of lectures, examinations, and special events or exercises.
├│ 6. ┤a table, arranged chronologically, showing the days dedicated to canonized saints, feasts, vigils, and the like; ecclesiastical calendar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Though priests may of course conduct rites and ceremonies of a relatively private nature, they are most often in charge of an established calendar of rituals (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete, Figurative.) a guide; directory.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or by the calendar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a calendar holiday, a person's calendar age.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the calendar year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calendar 1976 is the date of the United States bicentennial.┤
├│ 3. ┤of the kind displayed on some wall calendars; tawdry; vulgar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. calendar art.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to enter in a calendar or list; register.
╩│calendar, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│calendar clock,╕
┬┌┤ a large clock having dials or other appliances for indicating the days of the week, month, or year, with sometimes the phases of the moon, as well as the hours and minutes.
╩│calendar clock,╕
╜│calendar day,╕
┬┌┤ the 24 hours from one midnight to the next midnight.
╩│calendar day,╕
╜│calendarial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a calendar; calendric.
╩│calendarial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calendarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a maker of a calendar.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= calendarial.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. calendarian festivals.┤
╩│calendarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│calendarist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calendarian.
╩│calendarist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calendarian.
╜│calendar month,╕
┬┌┤ one of the 12 parts into which a year is divided; month.
╩│calendar month,╕
╜│Calendar Wednesday,╕
┬┌┤ a procedure or rule in the United States House of Representatives under which every Wednesday each committee may introduce bills not placed on the regular calendar.
╩│Calendar Wednesday,╕
╜│calendar year,╕
┬┌┤ (according to the Gregorian calendar) a period of 365 days (or in leap year, 366 days) that begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.
╩│calendar year,╕
╜│calender─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a machine in which cloth, paper, or similar material is smoothed and glazed by pressing between rollers.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a man whose occupation was to press and glaze cloth, paper, or similar material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My good friend the calender will end his horse to go (William Cowper).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make smooth and glossy by pressing in a calender.
┼╕noun ╡calenderer.┤
╩│calender─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│Calender┐╕ or │calender─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ one of a mendicant order of wandering Moslem dervishes, established in the 1300's.
╩│Calender┐╕ or │calender─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│calendric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or according to a calendar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nor would the study of Aztec calendric manuscripts get many notes as the most bewitching of occupations (Scientific American).┤
┬┌┤ (sometimes sing. in use) the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar. Also, ╡kalends.┤
╩│calends, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│calendula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a small genus of composite herbs, with yellow or orange flowers, native to the Mediterranean region but now a common garden flower in many temperate regions of the world.
├│ 2. ┤the flower of any one of these herbs, used as medicine.
╩│calendula, ╛╕noun.
╜│calendulin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mucilaginous substance obtained from the leaves and flowers of the common marigold.
╩│calendulin, ╛╕noun.
╜│calenture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any tropical fever accompanied by delirium, especially on board ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this voyage ... I was continually sick, being thrown into a violent calenture by the excessive heat (Daniel Defoe).┤
╩│calenture, ╛╕noun.
╜│calesa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a two-wheeled carriage in the Philippines, resembling a calash.
╩│calesa, ╛╕noun.
╜│calescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ growing warmth; increasing heat.
╩│calescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│calescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ growing warm; increasing in heat.
╩│calescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calf─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │calves
┬┌┤ (for 1, 2, 4, 5.)
├│ 1. ┤a young cow or bull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The calf stayed close to its mother in the pasture.┤
├│ 2. ┤a young elephant, whale, deer, seal, or other large mammal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children saw the new seal calves at the zoo.┤
├│ 3. ┤leather made from the skin of a calf; calfskin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. gloves made of calf.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Informal.) a clumsy, silly boy or young man.
├│ 5. ┤a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.
└╕expr. ╡in┤ (or ╡with┤) ╡calf,┤ ┤(of a cow) pregnant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. their mares in foal, their cows in calf (Jonathan Swift).┤
└╕expr. ╡kill the fatted calf,┤ ┤to prepare a feast to celebrate something or welcome someone; prepare an elaborate welcome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Go, let the fatted calf be killed (Abraham Cowley).┤
╩│calf─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │calves
╜│calf─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │calves.╕
┬┌┤ the thick, fleshy part of the back of the leg below the knee.
╩│calf─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │calves.╕
╜│calf diphtheria,╕
┬┌┤ a usually fatal inflammation of the mouth occurring among calves and other animals. It is a necrotic disease caused by certain anaerobic bacilli.
╩│calf diphtheria,╕
╜│calfkill, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several plants of the heath family, such as the sheep laurel, thought to be poisonous to grazing animals.
╩│calfkill, ╛╕noun.
╜│calfless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a thin calf; thin-legged.
╩│calfless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calf love,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) the clumsy, short-lived romantic affection that exists between adolescent boys and girls; puppy love.
╩│calf love,╕
╜│calf's-foot jelly,
┬┌┤ a jellied broth, originally made from the gelatinous meat and tendons of calves' feet.
╩│calf's-foot jelly,
╜│calfskin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the skin of a calf.
├│ 2. ┤leather made from it.
╩│calfskin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calgarian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of Calgary, a city in southwestern Canada.
╩│Calgarian, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caliban, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the beastlike slave in Shakespeare's play ╖The Tempest.┤
├│ 2. ┤a man of degraded, bestial nature.
╩│Caliban, ╛╕noun.
╜│caliber, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the inside diameter of the barrel of a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. A .45-caliber revolver has a barrel with an inside diameter of 45/100 of an inch. A 155-mm. rifle has a barrel with an inside diameter of 155 millimeters.
├│ b. ┤the diameter of a bullet or shell fired from a particular gun.
├│ c. ┤the diameter of the bore of a cannon, or other piece of artillery, used as a unit to express its length.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a 40-caliber 12-inch gun.┤
├│ d. ┤the internal diameter of a tube or hollow cylinder, such as an artery.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤amount of ability or merit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have been able to find men of high caliber to fill the vacancies.┤
┴┤ (SYN) capacity, competence.
├│ b. ┤degree of excellence or importance; quality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤to determine, check, or adjust the scale of (a thermometer, gauge, or other measuring instrument). Calibrating is usually done by comparison with a standard instrument.
├│ 2. ┤to find the caliber of.
├│ 3. ┤to mark or determine a scale of measure for a thermometer, gauge, or other measuring instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The melting and boiling points of a large number of substances have been carefully measured and tabulated and these temperatures may now be used in the calibration of any type of thermometer (Sears and Zemansky).┤
├│ 2. ┤the state or condition of being calibrated.
├│ 3. ┤the marks made on a thermometer, gauge, or other measuring instrument as a scale of measure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The instruments on the dashboard are austere white-on-black, with legible calibrations (New Yorker).┤
╩│calibration, ╛╕noun.
╜│calibre, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caliber.
╩│calibre, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caliber.
╜│calices, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡calix.┤
╩│calices, ╛╕noun.
╜│caliche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a crust or formation of calcium carbonate in or on soil in dry regions.
├│ 2. ┤a rich surface deposit of sodium nitrate with a varying admixture of sand, or other material, such as is found in parts of Chile.
╩│caliche, ╛╕noun.
╜│calicle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cuplike formation or depression, as in corals; calyculus.
╩│calicle, ╛╕noun.
╜│calico, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-coes╕ or │-cos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a cotton cloth that usually has colored patterns printed on one side.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) unprinted white cotton cloth.
├│ 3a. ┤(originally) any cotton cloth from the East, especially from India.
├│ b. ┤(later) any one of various European cotton fabrics.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of calico.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a calico dress.┤
├│ 2. ┤spotted in colors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a calico mare.┤
╩│calico, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-coes╕ or │-cos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│calicoback, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red-and-black stinkbug that feeds on cabbages and other garden plants; the harlequin bug.
╩│calicoback, ╛╕noun.
╜│calico ball,╕
┬┌┤ a dance where cotton dresses are worn.
╩│calico ball,╕
╜│calico bass,
┬┌┤ an edible freshwater fish, marked with a pattern of irregular black blotches, found in central and eastern North America; black crappie.
╩│calico bass,
╜│calico bug,╕ ╟│= harlequin bug.
╩│calico bug,╕ ╟│= harlequin bug.
╜│calico bush┐,╕ │flower,╕ or │tree,╕ ╟│= mountain laurel.
╩│calico bush┐,╕ │flower,╕ or │tree,╕ ╟│= mountain laurel.
╜│calico cat,╕
┬┌┤ a domestic cat marked with mottled colors and conspicuous white markings.
╩│calico cat,╕
╜│calico crab,╕ ╟│= lady crab.
╩│calico crab,╕ ╟│= lady crab.
╜│calico printer,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a person engaged in printing patterns on calico.
╩│calico printer,╕
╜│calico printing,╕
┬┌┤ the art of impressing designs in color upon cloth.
╩│calico printing,╕
╜│calico wood,╕
┬┌┤ the silver-bell tree of the southern United States, having a soft, compact, light-brown wood.
╩│calico wood,╕
╜│calicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a calicle; cuplike.
╩│calicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caliculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having calicles.
╩│caliculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calif, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caliph.
╩│calif, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caliph.
╜│Calif.,╕
┬┌┤ the official abbreviation of California.
╩│Calif.,╕
╜│califate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caliphate.
╩│califate, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caliphate.
╜│California black sea bass,
┬┌┤ a jewfish.
╩│California black sea bass,
╜│California condor┐╕ or │vulture,╕
┬┌┤ a vulture, the largest land bird of North America, with a bald yellow head and a long hooked beak. It is about 45 to 55 inches long, and has a wingspread of 8 to 11 feet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The last surviving members of the largest land bird in the nation, the California condor, number 60 (Science News Letter).┤
╩│California condor┐╕ or │vulture,╕
╜│California Current,╕
┬┌┤ a cold current originating in the northern Pacific Ocean and passing southward and then southwestward along the western coast of North America.
╩│California Current,╕
╜│California fuchsia,╕
┬┌┤ a fuchsia having scarlet flowers.
╩│California fuchsia,╕
╜│California gull,╕
┬┌┤ a gull of the Pacific coast.
╩│California gull,╕
╜│California hazel,╕
┬┌┤ a hazel native to the United States whose nut is of little value.
╩│California hazel,╕
╜│California laurel,╕ ╟│= spice tree.
╩│California laurel,╕ ╟│= spice tree.
╜│California maidenhair,╕
┬┌┤ a fern similar to the maidenhair, but with fan-shaped pinnules, found in California.
╩│California maidenhair,╕
╜│Californian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with the state of California.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of California.
╩│Californian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│California orange,╕
┬┌┤ an orange native to California, which supplies a third of the United States orange crop. Many California oranges are navel oranges.
╩│California orange,╕
╜│California poppy,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small herb of the poppy family, having finely divided leaves and orange, yellow, or cream-colored flowers.
├│ 2. ┤its flower, the state flower of California.
╩│California poppy,╕
╜│California quail,╕
┬┌┤ a quail with an erect, nodding plume above the forehead, common west of the Rockies.
╩│California quail,╕
╜│California red fir,╕
┬┌┤ a large, native American fir, valuable for its timber, that has purplish-brown cones when young.
╩│California red fir,╕
╜│California redwood,╕ ╟│= redwood ╕(def. 1a).
╩│California redwood,╕ ╟│= redwood ╕(def. 1a).
╜│California rosebay,╕ ╟│= pink rhododendron.
╩│California rosebay,╕ ╟│= pink rhododendron.
╜│California sea lion,╕
┬┌┤ a sea lion that is usually the "trained seal" of circuses.
╩│California sea lion,╕
╜│Californite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, a variety of vesuvianite, resembling jade.
╩│Californite, ╛╕noun.
╜│californium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a radioactive, metallic chemical element, produced artificially from curium, plutonium, or uranium.
╩│californium, ╛╕noun.
╜│caliga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a military shoe of ancient Rome, the most common form of foot covering of all ranks up to centurion.
├│ 2. ┤a bishop's stocking.
╩│caliga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gae.╕
╜│caliginosity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) mistiness or dimness of sight.
╩│caliginosity, ╛╕noun.
╜│caliginous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) dim; murky; dark.
╩│caliginous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Calimyrna fig,
┬┌┤ a variety of Smyrna fig grown in California.
╩│Calimyrna fig,
╜│caliology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of bird nests.
╩│caliology, ╛╕noun.
╜│calipash, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the edible, gelatinous, greenish substance found next to the upper shell of certain turtles. Also, ╡callipash.┤
╩│calipash, ╛╕noun.
╜│calipee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the edible, gelatinous, yellowish substance found next to the lower shell of certain turtles. Also, ╡callipee.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both the glazed and unglazed types are made in many calipers for an almost incredibly varied range of applications (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= calipers.┤
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡caliper splint.┤ a metal support for a broken or deformed leg.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to measure with calipers.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use calipers. Also, ╡calliper.┤
╩│caliper, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│caliper brake,╕
┬┌┤ a brake on the wheel of a bicycle worked with a lever on the handle bars, connected by a cable to small arms that pinch rubber brake shoes against the rim of the wheel.
╩│caliper brake,╕
╜│caliper rule,╕
┬┌┤ a rule having a graduated slide with a projecting foot at its end, used as calipers for measuring outside diameters; slide calipers. Also, ╡caliber rule.┤
╩│caliper rule,╕
╜│calipers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument used to measure the diameter or thickness of some small object.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various similar calibrated instruments. Also, ╡callipers.┤
╩│calipers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│caliph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ successor of Mohammed, the former title of religious and political heads of some Moslem states. Also, ╡calif,┤ ╡kalif,┤ ╡khalif,┤ ╡khalifa.┤
╩│caliph, ╛╕noun.
╜│caliphate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rank, reign, government, or territory of a caliph. Also, ╡califate,┤ ╡kalifate,┤ ╡khaleefate,┤ ╡khalifat,┤ ╡khalifate.┤
╩│caliphate, ╛╕noun.
╜│calisaya, ╛╕noun, ┐or │calisaya bark,╕
┬┌┤ the bark of cinchona, from which quinine is obtained.
╩│calisaya, ╛╕noun, ┐or │calisaya bark,╕
╜│calisthenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of calisthenics; serving to promote bodily grace and strength, as muscular exercises do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Musical] conductors ... pursue what is possibly the most calisthenic of all callings (New Yorker).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡callisthenic.┤
╩│calisthenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calisthenics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(╖pl. in use┤) exercises to develop a strong and graceful body. Calisthenics are carried out by moving the body without the use of special equipment.
├│ 2. ┤(╖sing. in use┤) the practice or art of calisthenic exercises. Also, ╡callisthenics.┤
╩│calisthenics, ╛╕noun.
╜│calix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calices.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cup, especially a chalice.
├│ 2. ┤calyx.
╩│calix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calices.╕
╜│calk─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb. ╟│= caulk.
┼┌╕noun ╡calker.┤
╩│calk─╕ (1), ╛transitive verb. ╟│= caulk.
╜│calk─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a projecting piece on a horseshoe that catches in the ground or ice and prevents slipping.
├│ 2. ┤a sharp piece of metal projecting from the heel of a boot such as lumbermen wear, or sometimes on the sole of a shoe, to prevent slipping.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put calks on.
├│ 2. ┤to hurt with a calk.
╩│calk─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│calk─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to copy or transfer by tracing.
╩│calk─╕ (3), ╛transitive verb.
╜│calkin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a calk on a horseshoe.
╩│calkin, ╛╕noun.
╜│call, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to say, especially in a loud voice; shout or cry out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nurse called the names of the next three patients.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to give a signal to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bell called the class to order.┤
├│ b. ┤to attract the attention of, especially by a characteristic sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to call a moose.┤
├│ 3. ┤to rouse; waken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Call me at seven o'clock.┤
├│ 4. ┤to command to appear, act, or the like; summon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called his dog with a loud whistle. Obey when duty calls you. He called us to help him.┤
├│ 5. ┤to ask to come; cause to come.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Call a repairman. He called a cab. He called the assembly to order. His case will be called in court tomorrow.┤
├│ 6. ┤to get; bring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to call forth a reply, (Figurative.) call out the best in a person. (Figurative.) The space age has called into existence a whole new body of scientific and technical words.┤
├│ 7. ┤to give a name to; name.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to call a person a fool. They called the new baby "John."┤
┴┤ (SYN) term.
├│ 8. ┤to read over aloud.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher called the class roll.┤
├│ 9. ┤to declare; proclaim; announce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The head of the union called a strike.┤
├│ 10. ┤to talk to by telephone; telephone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Call me at the office.┤
├│ 11. ┤to consider; estimate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone called the party a success.┤
├│ 12a. ┤to end; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ball game was called on account of rain.┤
├│ b. ┤(Sports.) (of an umpire or linesman) to declare a decision in respect to (a pitch, a ball, etc.).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The umpire called the ball foul. He called the runner out at second.┤
├│ 13a. ┤to demand payment of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bank called my father's loan.┤
├│ b. ┤to demand for payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company will call its bonds April first.┤
├│ 14. ┤(U.S. Informal.) to declare or describe in advance; predict.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stock market "called" every recession and recovery since 1948 (Time).┤
├│ 15. ┤to select for a particular task.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to be called to the ministry.┤
├│ 16. ┤to demand a show of hands of (a person) in poker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The gambler called the previous player by making an equal bet.┤
├│ 17. ┤to describe (a shot one is about to make) by naming an object ball or pocket in billiards or pool, a target in shooting, or any other objective.
├│ 18. ┤to chant or shout (instructions) for square dancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called the figures for the dance.┤
├│ 19. ┤to declare (trumps).
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to speak, especially in a loud voice; shout or cry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called from downstairs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) yell, shriek, scream.
├│ 2. ┤(of a bird or other animal) to make its special noise or cry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crows called to each other from the trees around the meadow.┤
├│ 3. ┤to telephone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did anyone call today?┤
├│ 4. ┤to make a short visit or stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our pastor called yesterday. Eight in the morning on his way to the jetty Scobie called at the bank (Graham Greene).┤
├│ 5. ┤to demand that hands be shown in a game of poker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called for a show of hands.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Scottish.) to drive.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a loud sound, shout or cry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I heard the swimmer's call for help.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the special noise or cry a bird or other animal makes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The call of a moose came from the forest.┤
├│ b. ┤a cry or sound used to attract or decoy birds or animals.
├│ c. ┤an instrument used to imitate the note of a bird or cry of an animal and thus attract it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a call for quail.┤
├│ 3. ┤a signal given by sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Army calls are played on the bugle.┤
├│ 4. ┤an invitation, request, or command; summons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every farmer in the neighborhood answered the fireman's call for volunteers. His call was readily obeyed (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 5. ┤a telephone call.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I want to make a call to Chicago.┤
├│ 6. ┤a short visit or stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor made six calls. She had ... made a morning call on Martha Biggs (Anthony Trollope).┤
├│ 7. ┤a claim or demand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A busy person has many calls on his time.┤
├│ 8. ┤a need; occasion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have no call to meddle in other people's business.┤
├│ 9. ┤in finance:
├│ a. ┤a demand for payment.
├│ b. ┤a demand that holders present (bonds or other securities) for payment or redemption.
├│ 10. ┤a notice requiring actors and stagehands to attend a rehearsal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The schedule for tomorrow's work arrived with all its facts and figures about the crew call, the set, the ... camera, sound (London Times).┤
├│ 11. ┤the act of calling.
├│ 12. ┤the demand in poker that all hands still active be shown after their players have matched the current bet.
├│ 13. ┤an instruction in square dancing which is chanted or shouted.
├│ 14. ┤a calling; vocation.
├│ 15. ┤the reading aloud of a list; a roll call.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a call of the House of Representatives.┤
├│ 16. ┤a contractual privilege, usually purchased, entitling its holder to demand and receive certain securities or commodities from its issuer at a specified price and within a given period.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buying the "call" ... was an accepted and well developed part of the market's prewar mechanism (Economist).┤
├│ 17. ┤a note or series of notes blown on a hunting horn to encourage the hounds.
├│ 18. ┤a player's turn in bridge to make a bid.
├│ 19. ┤a player's turn in whist to declare trumps.
└╕expr. ╡call back,┤
├│ a. ┤to ask (a person) to return; recall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Call back the postman.┤
├│ b. ┤to telephone to someone who has called earlier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your wife called and said you should call back as soon as you can.┤
├│ c. ┤to take back; retract.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to call back one's words.┤
└╕expr. ╡call down,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to scold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people dislike being called down in front of others.┤
├│ b. ┤to invoke from above.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calling down a blessing on his head(Tennyson).┤
├│ c. ┤to bring about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To take a liberty called down at once Her Majesty's most crushing disapprobation (Lytton Strachey).┤
└╕expr. ╡call for,┤
├│ a. ┤to go and get; stop and get.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cab called for her at the hotel.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to need; require.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The recipe calls for two eggs. The crying evil which called for instant remedy (John Ruskin).┤
└╕expr. ╡call in,┤
├│ a. ┤to summon for advice or consultation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother called in a doctor when I got a high fever.┤
├│ b. ┤to withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The library calls in books that are damaged.┤
├│ c. ┤to collect as debts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... on his home farm there is a mortgage that may any day be called in (J. W. R. Scott).┤
└╕expr. ╡call in┤ (or ╡into┤) ╡question.┤ ┤See under ╡question.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡call off,┤
├│ a. ┤to do away with; cancel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We called off our trip. We felt that at any moment the manager would call the deal off (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤to say or read over aloud in succession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher called off the names on the roll.┤
├│ c. ┤to order to withdraw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Call off your dog.┤
└╕expr. ╡call on┤ (or ╡upon┤),
├│ a. ┤to pay a short visit to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must call on our new neighbors.┤
├│ b. ┤to appeal to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called upon his friends for help.┤
└╕expr. ╡call out,┤
├│ a. ┤to say in a loud voice; shout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As he ran off, his mother called out after him to be careful.┤
├│ b. ┤to summon into service or for some special duty or purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The governor called out the National Guard to help with the rescue work during the flood. The union leaders called out the employees on strike.┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to bring into play; elicit; evoke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His emotional appeal called out a quick response from the audience.┤
└╕expr. ╡call to the bar.┤ ┤See under ╡bar┤ (1).┤
└╕expr. ╡call up,┤
├│ a. ┤to bring to mind; bring back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old friends called up childhood memories.┤
├│ b. ┤to telephone to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He called me up at the office.┤
├│ c. ┤to draft into military service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The army called him up when he finished school.┤
└╕expr. ╡on┤ (or ╡at┤) ╡call,┤
├│ a. ┤prepared to respond to a call to duty; ready or available.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors are expected to be on call day and night.┤
├│ b. ┤subject to payment on demand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These certificates, in reality, simply represent money borrowed by the Government of the banks, on call (Nation).┤
└╕expr. ╡within call,┤ ┤near enough to hear a call.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother said to stay within call since supper was almost ready.┤
╩│call, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│calla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a plant with a large, usually white leaf like a petal around a thick spike of small, yellow flowers; Ethiopian lily; calla lily. The calla belongs to the arum family. There are also pink or yellow varieties.
├│ b. ┤any of various South African plants of the arum family.
├│ 2. ┤a low, perennial North American marsh plant of the arum family having heart-shaped leaves; marsh calla; water arum.
╩│calla, ╛╕noun.
╜│callable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of a bond or other security) subject to redemption upon a demand for presentation.
├│ 2. ┤(of a loan) subject to payment on demand.
╩│callable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calla lily,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= calla ┤(def. 1a).┤
├│ 2. ┤its blossom, formed of a white (or pink or yellow) leaf around a yellow spike.
╩│calla lily,╕
╜│callan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= callant.
╩│callan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= callant.
╜│callant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a lad; youth; stripling.
╩│callant, ╛╕noun.
╜│callback, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a summoning back of furloughed workers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... large-scale callbacks ... have bolstered the employment picture (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤a second, or an additional, meeting with a customer or client.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It takes four or five callbacks before a deal cooks (Newsweek).┤
├│ 3. ┤the recall of a product by its manufacturer to correct previously unnoticed defects.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Last month alone, automakers announced at least six callbacks involving more than 180,000 cars and trucks (Time).┤
╩│callback, ╛╕noun.
╜│call bell,╕
┬┌┤ a small, usually stationary, bell used as a signal to summon an attendant or servant.
╩│call bell,╕
╜│callboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bulletin board in a theater, on which are posted the hours of rehearsal and other notices.
╩│callboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│call box,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a telephone located outdoors in a box for use in emergencies or by a policeman reporting to headquarters.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a telephone booth.
├│ 3. ┤a callboard in a theater, consisting of a frame or box and usually hung backstage.
╩│call box,╕
╜│callboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bellboy, especially in a hotel or on a ship.
├│ 2. ┤a boy who calls actors from their dressing rooms when they are supposed to go on the stage.
╩│callboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│call button,╕
┬┌┤ a push button or other device for ringing a call bell or sounding an alarm.
╩│call button,╕
╜│call change,╕
┬┌┤ a method of bell ringing in which the ringers are told when to ring by a call from the conductor, or by following a written order.
╩│call change,╕
╜│called strike,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) a pitch not swung at by the batter but declared a strike by the umpire.
╩│called strike,╕
╜│callee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is called or called on.
╩│callee, ╛╕noun.
╜│callejon, ╛╕noun. ╞pl., │-jones.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤alley; lane.
├│ 2. ┤a narrow, fenced-off lane which encircles the arena of a bull ring.
╩│callejon, ╛╕noun. ╞pl., │-jones.╕
╜│caller─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who makes a short visit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor said that the patient was now able to receive callers.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who calls the steps in a square dance or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Elisha Keeler ... is one of the nation's best-known square dance callers (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤a person who calls.
├│ 4. ┤a person who sounds calls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bird caller.┤
├│ 5. ┤a person who calls for a show of the hands in a poker game.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] drags down the pot with no callers and shows his hand (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ a prostitute who may be summoned by telephone.
╩│call girl,╕
╜│calligrapher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who writes by hand.
├│ 2. ┤a person who writes by hand beautifully; penman.
├│ 3a. ┤a person who professes the art of elegant penmanship.
├│ b. ┤a professional transcriber of manuscripts.
╩│calligrapher, ╛╕noun.
╜│calligraphic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with calligraphy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's primarily calligraphic, made up of quick squiggles and strokes of black pigment on a variedly colored background (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡calligraphically.┤
╩│calligraphic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calligraphist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calligrapher.
╩│calligraphist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calligrapher.
╜│calligraphy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤handwriting.
├│ 2. ┤beautiful handwriting, particularly in Persian, Chinese, or Japanese characters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calligraphy, or the practice of writing as a decorative art, is reckoned a higher accomplishment in China than painting (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤abstract art somewhat resembling Oriental calligraphy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calligraphy, or expressive draftsmanship for its own sake, is the virtue of Charles Seliger's delicate oils, watercolors and drawings (New York Times).┤
╩│calligraphy, ╛╕noun.
╜│call-in, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a radio or television program in which listeners or viewers call the studio by telephone to ask questions, make comments, or the like.
╩│call-in, ╛╕noun.
╜│calling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤occupation, profession, or trade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chose to follow the calling of a teacher, while his brother chose the army as his calling.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vocation, career, business.
├│ 2. ┤an invitation, command, or summons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the calling of the bells to prayer.┤
├│ 3. ┤a spiritual or divine summons to a special service or office; call.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felt an inner calling to be a clergyman. Most galling problem of ministers ... was a sense of not living up to the calling (Time).┤
╩│calling, ╛╕noun.
╜│calling card,╕
┬┌┤ a small card with a person's name on it, used when paying a call on someone, in acknowledging or sending gifts, or the like; visiting card.
╩│calling card,╕
╜│calling crab,╕ ╟│= fiddler crab.
╩│calling crab,╕ ╟│= fiddler crab.
╜│calling hare,╕ ╟│= pika.
╩│calling hare,╕ ╟│= pika.
╜│call-in pay,
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the payment received by a worker who has not been notified before he reports to work that there is no work available or that he has been put on another shift.
╩│call-in pay,
╜│Calliope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Mythology.) the Muse of eloquence and heroic poetry.
╩│Calliope, ╛╕noun.
╜│calliope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a musical instrument having a series of steam whistles played by pressing keys on a keyboard.
╩│calliope, ╛╕noun.
╜│calliope hummingbird,╕
┬┌┤ a hummingbird of the western United States and Mexico, about three inches long, with a golden-green crown and back and a lilac patch at the throat.
╩│calliope hummingbird,╕
╜│calliopsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a number of annual species of coreopsis.
┬┌┤ having well-developed or finely shaped buttocks.
╩│callipygian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│callisection, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ painless vivisection; the dissection of living animals which have been anesthetized.
╩│callisection, ╛╕noun.
╜│callisthenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calisthenic.
╩│callisthenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calisthenic.
╜│callisthenics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calisthenics.
╩│callisthenics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calisthenics.
╜│Callisto, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) a nymph whom Hera changed into a bear for being in love with Zeus. When Hera tried to kill the bear, Zeus put it into the sky, where it became Ursa Major. Callisto's son, Arcas, became Ursa Minor.
├│ 2. ┤the most distant of the four largest of the twelve satellites of Jupiter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... Ganymede and Callisto, of Jupiter's train, are bigger than the planet Mercury (Bernhard, Bennett, and Rice).┤
╩│Callisto, ╛╕noun.
╜│callithumpian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Dialect.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤denoting or having to do with a noisy concert, characterized by beating of tin pans, blowing of horns, shouts, groans, and catcalls, usually given as a mock serenade.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a callithumpian concert; charivari.
├│ 2. ┤a person who takes part in a callithumpian concert.
╩│callithumpian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│call letters,╕
┬┌┤ the letters of the alphabet that serve to identify a radio or television station, such as WBBM in Chicago.
╩│call letters,╕
╜│call loan,╕
┬┌┤ a loan that must be paid back on demand.
╩│call loan,╕
╜│call market,╕
┬┌┤ the market for call loans.
╩│call market,╕
╜│call money,╕
┬┌┤ money borrowed that must be paid back on demand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Call money is borrowed by brokers and dealers to purchase and carry inventories of securities (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│call money,╕
╜│call note,╕
┬┌┤ the call or cry of a bird or other animal to its mate or its young.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the chirping call note of the gecko (Sir Richard Owen). The crossbills may also be detected by the sharp "gik, gik, gik" call note, heard among pine trees, spruce firs, larches, or other conifers (London Times).┤
╩│call note,╕
╜│call number,╕
┬┌┤ a number put on a library book to enable the user to identify and find it.
╩│call number,╕
╜│call-on, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a system of hiring longshoremen in which they line up for possible call by a foreman; shape-up.
╩│call-on, ╛╕noun.
╜│callose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an amorphous substance, a carbohydrate, found in cell walls.
╩│callose, ╛╕noun.
╜│callosity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pl.┤ ╡-ties.┤┤ ╡= callus ┤(def. 1).┤
├│ 2. ┤╖no pl.┤ lack of feeling or sensitivity; hardness of heart.
╩│callosity, ╛╕noun.
╜│callous, ╛╕adjective, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a callus; hard; hardened.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Going barefoot makes the bottoms of your feet callous.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) unfeeling; not sensitive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.┤
┴┤ (SYN) insensible.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to harden or make callous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since Gorki wrote, two wars and a wave of sociological drama have calloused us to squalor (Punch).┤
┼╕adv. ╡callously.┤
┼╕noun ╡callousness.┤
╩│callous, ╛╕adjective, verb.
╜│calloused, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made callous; hardened.
╩│calloused, ╛╕adjective.
╜│call-out, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a summons into service or for some special duty or purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an emergency crew's response to a call-out; a call-out of the National Guard.┤
╩│call-out, ╛╕noun.
╜│call-over, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤the reading aloud of a roll or list of names; roll call.
├│ 2. ┤a calling over or reading aloud of a list of prices, especially betting odds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had been quoted at 20 to 1 in the call-over on Monday night, but 100 to 8 was the best price obtainable by midday yesterday (London Times).┤
╩│call-over, ╛╕noun.
╜│callow, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤young and inexperienced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a callow youth. Despite their callow optimism, [his] words are refreshingly sincere and enthusiastic in a business that is too often cynical (Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) green.
├│ 2. ┤not fully grown or developed; immature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like the callow ants, these larvae have an excitatory effect on the workers (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 3. ┤without feathers sufficiently developed for flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a callow bird.┤
├│ 4. ┤low-lying and liable to flooding.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤callow land; bottoms.
├│ 2. ┤a weak, pale-colored ant or other insect just hatched from its cocoon.
┼╕noun ╡callowness.┤
╩│callow, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│call rate,╕
┬┌┤ the rate of interest charged on call loans.
╩│call rate,╕
╜│call sign,╕
┬┌┤ the set of symbols identifying a radio operator or station or television station; call letters.
╩│call sign,╕
╜│call slip,╕
┬┌┤ a printed form in a library which is filled out to request a particular book.
╩│call slip,╕
╜│call to quarters,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a bugle signal sounded fifteen minutes before taps, warning soldiers to go to quarters.
╩│call to quarters,╕
╜│call-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a summoning of persons to duty or training, especially a summoning of men to military duty or training; draft.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Paris, the Government authorized the call-up of 10,000 troops (New York Times). The call-up of agricultural workers for the forces would be suspended in order to help with the harvest (London Times).┤
╩│call-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│callus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-luses,╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ Also, ╡callosity.┤ │1. ┤a hard, thickened place on the skin.
├│ 2. ┤a new growth to unite the ends of a broken bone.
├│ 3a. ┤a substance that grows over the wounds of plants.
├│ b. ┤the thickening of the substance of the perforated septa (dividing walls) between sieve cells.
├│ c. ┤the thickening formed over the end of a cutting before it sends forth roots.
├│ d. ┤any unusually hard formation in or on a plant.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form or develop a callus.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to form or develop a callus on.
╩│callus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-luses,╕ ╛verb.
╜│calm, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤not stormy or windy; not stirred up; quiet; still.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In fair weather the sea is usually calm.┤
┴┤ (SYN) motionless, smooth, placid.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not excited; peaceful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although she was frightened, she answered with a calm voice.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤absence of wind or motion; quietness; stillness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a sudden calm as the wind dropped.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) absence of excitement; peacefulness; tranquility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the excitement of the birthday party the household settled into its usual calm. Ne'er saw I, never felt a calm so deep (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Meteorology.) a condition in which the wind has a velocity of less than 1 mile per hour (on the Beaufort scale, force 0).
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become calm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crying baby soon calmed down. The storm ceased and the sea calmed.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make calm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother calmed the frightened baby.┤
┼╕adv. ╡calmly.┤
┼╕noun ╡calmness.┤
╩│calm, ╛╕adjective, noun, verb.
╜│calmative, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= sedative.
╩│calmative, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= sedative.
╜│calmecac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a special school among the Aztecs that trained outstanding boys and girls for official religious duties.
╩│calmecac, ╛╕noun.
╜│calmingly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a way that calms or soothes.
╩│calmingly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│calmy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) tranquil; peaceful.
╩│calmy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calomel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, tasteless, crystalline powder, a compound of mercury and chlorine, formerly used in medicine as a laxative and now used as a local antiseptic and fungicide; mercurous chloride.
╩│calomel, ╛╕noun.
╜│calorescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the change of nonluminous heat rays into light rays.
╩│calorescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│caloric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with heat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The caloric effect of sunlight.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with calories.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the caloric content of grapefruit is very low.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a supposed elastic fluid, to which the phenomena of heat were formerly attributed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heat was formerly thought to be an invisible weightless fluid called caloric, which was produced when a substance burned and which could be transmitted by conduction from one body to another (Sears and Zemansky).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) heat.
┼╕adv. ╡calorically.┤
╩│caloric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│caloricity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the faculty in warm-blooded animals of developing heat so as to maintain nearly the same temperature at all times.
╩│caloricity, ╛╕noun.
╜│calorie┐╕ or │calory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two units for measuring the amount of heat:
├│ a. ┤the quantity of heat needed to raise by one degree centigrade (Celsius) the temperature of a gram of water; small calorie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Careful experiments show that it takes about 80 calories of heat to melt one gram of ice (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West).┤
├│ b. ┤the quantity of heat needed to raise by one degree centigrade the temperature of a kilogram of water; large calorie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The large calorie or "kilogram-calorie" is equal to 1000 small calories (Parks and Steinbach).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a unit of the energy supplied by food. It corresponds to a large calorie. An ounce of sugar will produce about a hundred calories.
├│ b. ┤the quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy.
╩│calorie┐╕ or │calory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│calorific, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing heat.
├│ 2. ┤producing food calories; caloric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Passengers last year downed 83,000 glasses of Irish coffee ... a calorific combination of whiskey, coffee and cream (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) showing feeling or emotion; warm.
┼╕adv. ╡calorifically.┤
╩│calorific, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calorification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the production of heat, especially animal heat.
╩│calorification, ╛╕noun.
╜│calorific value,╕
┬┌┤ the calories or thermal units contained in one unit of a substance, and released when it is burned.
╩│calorific value,╕
╜│calorigenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calorific.
┼┌╕adv. ╡calorigenically.┤
╩│calorigenic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calorific.
╜│calorimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus for measuring the quantity of heat given off by or present in a body, such as the specific heat of different substances or the heat of chemical combination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The calorimeter consists essentially of two covered metallic cups, one of which is small enough to fit inside the other (W. N. Jones).┤
╩│calorimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│calorimetric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the calorimeter or calorimetry.
┼╕adv. ╡calorimetrically.┤
╩│calorimetric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calorimetrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calorimetric.
╩│calorimetrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calorimetric.
╜│calorimetrist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in calorimetry.
╩│calorimetrist, ╛╕noun.
╜│calorimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the quantitative measurement of heat.
├│ 2. ┤studies involving the use of the calorimeter.
╩│calorimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│calorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who held the view accepted by many scientists of the 1700's that heat is an elastic fluid, which they called caloric.
╩│calorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│caloristic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the calorists.
╩│caloristic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calorizing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Metallurgy.) the process of coating the surface of a metal, especially steel, with aluminum, in order to protect it from rust and heat.
╩│calorizing, ╛╕noun.
╜│calory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= calorie.
╩│calory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= calorie.
╜│calosoma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a species of ground beetles that feed on the gypsy moth, the brown-tail moth, cutworms, and other injurious insects.
╩│calosoma, ╛╕noun.
╜│calot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a woman's hat, resembling a small, tight-fitting skullcap.
╩│calot, ╛╕noun.
╜│calotte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plain skullcap, such as the zucchetto worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
╩│calotte, ╛╕noun.
╜│calotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a photographic process invented in 1841; talbotype. The pictures were made on paper sensitized with silver iodide.
├│ 2. ┤the picture so made.
╩│calotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│caloyer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a monk of the Eastern Church.
╩│caloyer, ╛╕noun.
╜│calp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark limestone found in Ireland.
╩│calp, ╛╕noun.
╜│calpac┐╕ or │calpack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large cap of sheepskin, felt, or wool, worn by Turks and some nearby peoples. Also, ╡kalpac.┤
╩│calpac┐╕ or │calpack, ╛╕noun.
╜│calpullec, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the leader of the council of family heads that governed the calpulli.
╩│calpullec, ╛╕noun.
╜│calpulli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calpulli.╕
┬┌┤ the primary land-owning unit among the Aztecs.
╩│calpulli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calpulli.╕
╜│calque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an expression that is a literal translation of a foreign expression; loan translation. (Example:) German ╖mitleiden┤ "to sympathize with" is a calque from Latin ╖compati,┤ which, in turn, is a calque from Greek ╖sympathein.┤
├│ 2. ┤a native word or phrase having a new meaning that has been borrowed from an old meaning in a corresponding foreign word. (Example:) English ╖lip┤ "liplike part in a plant or animal" is a calque from Latin ╖labium.┤
╩│calque, ╛╕noun.
╜│caltrop┐╕ or │caltrap, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Now often ╡caltrops.┤
├│ 1. ┤any one of various plants having pointed, spiny flower heads or fruit;
├│ a. ┤╡= star thistle.┤
├│ b. ┤any plant of various herbs of South Europe having spiny seeds.
├│ c. ┤╡= water chestnut or water caltrop.┤
├│ 2. ┤a defensive device against cavalry, consisting of an iron ball with four projecting spikes so arranged that when any three rest on the ground the fourth points upward; crowfoot or crow's-foot.
╩│caltrop┐╕ or │caltrap, ╛╕noun.
╜│calumba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the root of an African plant, cultivated also in the East Indies, used in medicine and as a tonic. Also, ╡columbo.┤
╩│calumba, ╛╕noun.
╜│calumet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, ornamented tobacco pipe smoked by the American Indians in ceremonies as a symbol of peace; peace pipe.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a false statement made on purpose to do harm to someone; slander.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calumnies are answered best with silence (Ben Jonson). We have seen our friends in other countries ... reduced to an embarrassed and troubled silence before the calumnies of our enemies, ... for they were no longer sure whether these calumnies did not contain some measure of truth (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) defamation, libel, vilification.
├│ 2. ┤calumniation; slandering.
╩│calumny, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│calutron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for separating isotopes according to their masses, using the principle of a mass spectrograph.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The calutron ... first produced uranium of sufficient purity and quantity for the atomic bomb (New York Times).┤
╩│calutron, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calvados┐╕ or │calvados, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the brandy of Normandy, France, distilled from hard cider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Calvados is a tart, fiery applejack, stored in small oak vats for periods ranging up to ten years to acquire its distinctive bouquet (New York Times).┤
╩│Calvados┐╕ or │calvados, ╛╕noun.
╜│calvaria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calvarium.
╩│calvaria, ╛╕noun. ╟│= calvarium.
╜│calvarial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the calvarium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One has a calvarial height index ... of 52, or within the range of Cro-Magnon man (A. L. Kroeber).┤
╩│calvarial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calvarian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calvarial.
╩│calvarian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calvarial.
╜│calvarium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the upper, caplike part of the skull; skullcap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the calvarium, the top part of the skull, has been found more frequently and in a better state of preservation, than those other more fragile bones (Melville J. Herskovits).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡calvaria.┤
╩│calvarium, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calvary, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the place near ancient Jerusalem where Jesus died on the Cross; Golgotha (in the Bible, Luke 23:33).
╩│Calvary, ╛╕noun.
╜│calvary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a statuary group representing the Crucifixion, usually lifesize and placed in the open on a hill, but sometimes smaller and in a chapel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By the side of the high road ... is one of those calvaries so associated with the landscape of Catholic countries (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤an experience or period of great personal suffering and hardship.
╩│calvary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Calvary cross,╕
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) a cross atop three steps.
╩│Calvary cross,╕
╜│calve, ╛╕verb, ╞│calved,╕ │calving.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to give birth to a calf.
├│ 2. ┤(of a glacier or iceberg) to detach and throw off a mass of ice.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bring forth (a calf).
├│ 2. ┤to detach and throw off (a mass of ice).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Icebergs calved from the west Greenland glaciers one summer usually spend their first winter in the vicinity of Melville Bay (Science News Letter).┤
╩│calve, ╛╕verb, ╞│calved,╕ │calving.╕
╜│calves─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡calf┤ (1) (defs. 1, 2, 4, 5).
╩│calves─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│calves─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡calf┤ (2).
╩│calves─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Calvinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the religious teachings of John Calvin (1509-1564) and his followers. Calvin taught that only certain persons, the elect, were chosen by God to be saved, and these could be saved only by God's grace. Calvinism forms the basis for the doctrines and practices of the Huguenots, Puritans, Presbyterians, and the Reformed churches.
├│ 2. ┤belief in or observance of these teachings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even Woodrow Wilson, whose stern Calvinism might have found larger rapport with Macaulay, ... reproved Macaulay for his lucidity of expression (Jack Valenti).┤
┼╕n., adj. ╡Calvinist.┤
╩│Calvinism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Calvinistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with Calvin or Calvinism.
┼╕adv. ╡Calvinistically.┤
╩│Calvinistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Calvinistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Calvinistic.
╩│Calvinistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Calvinistic.
╜│calvities, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ baldness.
╩│calvities, ╛╕noun.
╜│calx, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calxes╕ or │calces.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ashy substance left after a metal or mineral has been roasted or burned.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) lime or chalk.
╩│calx, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calxes╕ or │calces.╕
╜│calycate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ provided with a calyx.
╩│calycate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calyces, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ calyxes; a plural of ╡calyx.┤
╩│calyces, ╛╕noun.
╜│calyciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having the form of a calyx.
╩│calyciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calycinal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calycine.
╩│calycinal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calycine.
╜│calycine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a calyx.
╩│calycine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calycle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= epicalyx.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= calicle.┤
╩│calycle, ╛╕noun.
╜│calycoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a calyx.
╩│calycoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calycoideous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calycoid.
╩│calycoideous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calycoid.
╜│calycular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a calycle.
╩│calycular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calyculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a calycle.
╩│calyculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│calyculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calyculate.
╩│calyculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= calyculate.
╜│calyculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕ ╟│= calicle.
╩│calyculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕ ╟│= calicle.
╜│Calydonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of Calydon, an ancient city in Greece.
╩│Calydonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Calydonian boar hunt,╕
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the pursuit of the wild boar which Artemis sent to attack Calydon and which Meleager finally killed.
╩│Calydonian boar hunt,╕
╜│Calypso, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on her island for seven years on his way home from the Trojan War.
╩│Calypso, ╛╕noun.
╜│calypso─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-sos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a type of improvised song, usually about some matter of current interest, that originated in the British West Indies. It is characterized by jazz influence and rhythmic flexibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] calypso has been a kind of musical journalism, with such topical titles as The Destruction of Hurricane Janet, The Princess Says No (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤a type of folk music played in West Africa, South America, and the Caribbean region.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the style of music to which these songs are sung.
╩│calypso─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-sos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│calypso─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-sos.╕
┬┌┤ a small orchid growing in cold bogs or wet woods, and bearing a single flower with crimson petals and sepals (rarely, white) and a whitish sac with purple spots.
╩│calypso─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-sos.╕
╜│calypsonian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who improvises and sings calypso songs.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with calypso.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It slides into an essentially Negro rhythm: African, spasmodic, and calypsonian (Atlantic).┤
╩│calypsonian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│calyptra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick covering on top of the capsule in some mosses, formed by enlargement of the walls of the archegonium.
├│ 2. ┤any hoodlike part of a flower or fruit.
├│ 3. ┤╡= root cap.┤
╩│calyptra, ╛╕noun.
╜│calyptrogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the layer of the undifferentiated tissue meristem from which the root cap of some plants develops.
╩│calyptrogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│calyx, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calyxes╕ or │calyces.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the outer leaves that surround the unopened bud of a flower. The calyx is made up of sepals, either separated or joined in a cup.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a complete flower the calyx and corolla constitute the perianth or floral envelope (Heber W. Youngken).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Anatomy, Zoology.) a cuplike structure or organ. Also, ╡calix.┤
╩│calyx, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │calyxes╕ or │calyces.╕
╜│calzada, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤a paved road or highway.
├│ 2. ┤(in Latin America) a wide street or avenue.
╩│calzada, ╛╕noun.
╜│calzone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dome-shaped baked pie filled usually with cheese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I went partway down into the valley and stopped at a pizzeria called the Capri, where I had a calzone (Alex Shoumatoff).┤
╩│calzone, ╛╕noun.
╜│cam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a noncircular wheel mounted on a shaft that changes a regular circular motion into an irregular circular motion or into a back-and-forth motion. Cams are used to vary the speed of some mechanisms or change the direction of their movement.
╩│cam, ╛╕noun.
╜│CAM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ computer-aided manufacture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In CAM, the final description of the product that the computer decides upon is fed, in computer code, to a machine tool which shapes the finished object (New Scientist).┤
╩│CAM╕ (no periods),
╜│CAM.,╕
┬┌┤ Cambridge.
╩│CAM.,╕
╜│camaieu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a cameo.
├│ 2. ┤a method of painting in monochrome.
├│ 3. ┤a monochrome painting.
╩│camaieu, ╛╕noun.
╜│camail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a piece of chain mail for protecting the neck and shoulders, especially one attached to the edge of the basinet or some other headpiece.
╩│camail, ╛╕noun.
╜│camailed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a camail.
╩│camailed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camalig, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ in the Philippines:
├│ 1. ┤a warehouse for storing goods.
├│ 2. ┤a small house or cabin.
╩│camalig, ╛╕noun.
╜│camanchaca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thick mist on the Peruvian and Chilean coasts; garua.
╩│camanchaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│camaraderie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ friendliness and loyalty among comrades; comradeship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cheerful camaraderie of school days.┤
╩│camaraderie, ╛╕noun.
╜│camarilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of private advisers; cabal.
┴┤ (SYN) clique, coterie.
╩│camarilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│camass┐╕ or │camas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant of the lily family growing in western North America. Its sweet, nourishing bulbs were eaten by Indians.
├│ 2. ┤╡= death camass.┤ Also, ╡quamash.┤
╩│camass┐╕ or │camas, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camayura, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a primitive tribe of Indians of central Brazil.
╩│Camayura, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camb.,╕
┬┌┤ Cambridge.
╩│Camb.,╕
╜│camber, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to bend or curve upward in the middle; arch slightly.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an upward bend or curve in the middle; slight arch.
├│ 2. ┤a slightly arching piece of timber.
├│ 3. ┤the rise and fall of the curve of an airfoil of an aircraft.
├│ 4. ┤a slight inward tilt toward the bottom of the front wheels of an automobile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As design and materials have improved the camber angle has been decreased until current cars have very little camber (Purvis and Toboldt).┤
╩│camber, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│Camberwell beauty,
┬┌┤ a kind of butterfly; mourning cloak.
╩│Camberwell beauty,
╜│cambial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ formed of or having to do with cambium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the course of the growing season each cell of the cambial sheath gives rise to a radial row of wood cells (E. W. J. Phillips).┤
╩│cambial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cambism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the theory and practice of commercial exchange.
╩│cambism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cambist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person who deals in bills of exchange.
├│ b. ┤a person who is skilled in the operations of exchanges.
├│ 2. ┤a manual giving the equivalent moneys, weights, and measures of various countries.
╩│cambist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cambistry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science or practice of the cambist.
╩│cambistry, ╛╕noun.
╜│cambium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a layer of soft growing tissue between the bark and the wood of trees and shrubs. New bark and new wood grow from it. It is the renewal of this growth year after year that produces annual rings.
╩│cambium, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cambodian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Cambodia (Kampuchea) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Cambodia.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Khmer ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│Cambodian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cambogia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Pharmacy.) ╡= gamboge ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│cambogia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cambria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an old name of Wales.
╩│Cambria, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cambrian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the earliest geological period of the Paleozoic era, before the Ordovician. During this period there were large numbers of primitive, invertebrate water animals, such as the trilobites.
├│ 2. ┤the rocks formed during this period.
├│ 3. ┤╡= Welshman.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the Cambrian or its rocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Cambrian rocks derive their name from Cambria, the name for Wales, where, a century ago, this division of Paleozoic succession was defined (Raymond Cecil Moore).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= Welsh.┤
╩│Cambrian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cambric, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fine, thin linen or cotton cloth, similar to nainsook, except for its finish, which is not shiny.
╔┤ ╢Ex. delicate handkerchiefs of white cambric.┤
╩│cambric, ╛╕noun.
╜│cambric tea,╕
┬┌┤ a drink made of hot water, milk, and sugar, sometimes flavored with a little tea.
╩│cambric tea,╕
╜│camcorder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a videocassette recorder combined with a color camera.
╩│camcorder, ╛╕noun.
╜│camcording, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or process of using a camcorder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Camcording can get expensive, but there is a growing "garage video" movement whose members buy much of their equipment at discount stores (Phillip Elmer-DeWitt).┤
╩│camcording, ╛╕noun.
╜│came─╕ (1), ╛verb.
┬┌┤ past tense of ╡come.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He came to school too early this morning.┤
╩│came─╕ (1), ╛verb.
╜│came─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ one of the small, grooved bars of lead used for framing the glass in latticework or stained-glass windows.
╩│came─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cameist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a gem engraver.
├│ 2. ┤a person who cuts or carves cameos.
├│ 3. ┤a person who is a collector or connoisseur of cameos.
╩│cameist, ╛╕noun.
╜│camel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large, four-footed, cudchewing mammal with one or two humps on its back, a long neck, and cushioned feet. It is used as a beast of burden in the deserts of northern Africa and central Asia because it can go for a long time without drinking water. The Arabian camel, or dromedary, has one hump; the Bactrian camel of Asia has two humps.
├│ 2. ┤a watertight tank or drum used, usually in pairs, to raise a ship, barge, or the like, especially a ship that is sunk or aground.
┼╕adj. ╡camellike.┤
╩│camel, ╛╕noun.
╜│camelback, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the back of a camel.
├│ 2. ┤a compound of reclaimed rubber with a small amount of crude rubber, used especially for retreading or recapping tires.
├│ 3. ┤a railroad locomotive on which the cab is placed above the boiler.
├│ 4. ┤(in glassmaking) a rounded conveyor on which plates of glass are moved along after annealing.
├╕adj., adv. ┤ ┤on the back of a camel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a camelback rider (adj.); to ride camelback (adv.).┤
╩│camelback, ╛╕noun, adjective, adverb.
╜│camel bird,╕ ╟│= ostrich.
╩│camel bird,╕ ╟│= ostrich.
╜│camel cricket,╕
┬┌┤ a brownish, wingless, longhorned grasshopper found in caves and in the moist hollows of trees; cave cricket.
╩│camel cricket,╕
╜│cameleer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a camel driver.
├│ 2. ┤a soldier mounted or riding on a camel.
╩│cameleer, ╛╕noun.
╜│camel gun,╕
┬┌┤ a gun, such as a machine gun, made light and short so it can be carried by camel.
╩│camel gun,╕
╜│camel-hair, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= camel's-hair.
╩│camel-hair, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= camel's-hair.
╜│camellia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shrub or tree with glossy leaves and waxy, white, red, pink, or mottled flowers shaped like roses. The camellia is an evergreen and belongs to the tea family.
├│ 2. ┤the flower.
╩│camellia, ╛╕noun.
╜│camellia red,╕
┬┌┤ a bright red, the color of red camellias.
╩│camellia red,╕
╜│camelopard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the giraffe. The giraffe was given this name because it is formed somewhat like a camel, and is spotted like a leopard.
╩│camelopard, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camelopard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; the Giraffe.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a legendary place in Britain where King Arthur had his palace and court.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turned to towered Camelot (Tennyson).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a time or place of enchantment and glamour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. those who joined President Kennedy's administration immediately after his inauguration, those who came to Camelot (Harper's).┤
╩│Camelot, ╛╕noun.
╜│camelry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ soldiers mounted on camels.
╩│camelry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│camel's hair,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the hair of a camel, used especially in making cloth and paintbrushes.
├│ 2. ┤a cloth made of this hair or something like it.
├│ 3. ┤the long hairs from the tail of a squirrel, used to make artists' paintbrushes.
╩│camel's hair,╕
╜│camel's-hair, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made of camel's hair, mohair, or some similar fabric.
├│ 2. ┤(of artists' paintbrushes) made with camel's hair or the tail hairs of the squirrel.
╩│camel's-hair, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camel's-hair brush,╕
┬┌┤ an artist's paintbrush, made of the long hairs from the tail of a squirrel.
╩│camel's-hair brush,╕
╜│camel's nose,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) A small part of something large, especially something difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even this amount ... represents merely the camel's nose of the modernization program planned (Scientific American).┤
╩│camel's nose,╕
╜│camel's-thorn tree,
┬┌┤ a large, slow-growing tree with very hard wood, common in southern Africa north of the Orange River.
╩│camel's-thorn tree,
╜│camel-thorn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= camel's-thorn tree.
╩│camel-thorn, ╛╕noun. ╟│= camel's-thorn tree.
╜│camel walk,╕
┬┌┤ a dance resembling the walk of a camel, in vogue in the 1920's.
╩│camel walk,╕
╜│Camembert, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Camembert cheese,╕
┬┌┤ a rich, soft, ripened cheese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some 200 commercial varieties of cheese are made in France, the most important, in order, being Camembert, Gruyere, Port Salut, and Roquefort (Science News Letter).┤
╩│Camembert, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Camembert cheese,╕
╜│Camenae, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Roman Mythology.) prophetic nymphs of the springs and fountains, in later times identified with the nine Muses.
╩│Camenae, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cameo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a precious or semiprecious stone carved so that there is a raised design on a background usually of a different color. Agates, other stones with layers, and sometimes shells are used for cameos.
├│ 2. ┤an engraving or carving made to resemble this effect.
├│ 3a. ┤a very brief but outstanding role or performance in a motion picture, play, or other dramatic performance that highlights a character or event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are superb cameos by Dame Edith Evans and Hugh Griffith (Maclean's).┤
├│ b. ┤a short but striking literary description highlighting a character, event, object, or trait.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Michael Wall gives us a chilling cameo of hatred on Cyprus (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like a cameo; short and striking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cameo role, a cameo appearance on a show, a cameo portrait or sketch.┤
╩│cameo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│cameo glass,╕
┬┌┤ an artistic glass consisting of layers of different colors, the outermost being cut away to leave the design in relief.
╩│cameo glass,╕
╜│cameo incrustation,╕
┬┌┤ the art of producing casts of bas-relief within a coating of flint glass.
╩│cameo incrustation,╕
╜│cameo type,╕
┬┌┤ (formerly) a small daguerreotype made to be mounted in a jeweled setting.
╩│cameo type,╕
╜│cameo ware,╕
┬┌┤ pottery with figures in relief on a background of a different color, such as those in Wedgwood ware.
╩│cameo ware,╕
╜│camera, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eras╕ (for 1, 2, and 3b,) │-eras╕ or │-erae╕ (for 3a.)
┬┌│ 1. ┤a device for taking photographs or motion pictures, in which film or plates are exposed and the image is formed by means of a lens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cinema is a very truthful medium because the camera doesn't let you get away with anything (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤part of the transmitter which converts images into electronic impulses for television transmitting.
├│ 3a. ┤a judge's private office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Court of Appeal went into camera to hear an appeal by a father (London Times).┤
├│ b. ┤(in Italy, Spain, etc.) a council or legislative chamber.
├│ 4. ┤╡= camera obscura.┤
└╕expr. ╡in camera,┤
├│ a. ┤in a judge's private office.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She] would sue for the divorce ... in her native Philadelphia, where divorce hearings can be held in camera (Time).┤
├│ b. ┤privately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll tell you the rest in camera.┤
╩│camera, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eras╕ (for 1, 2, and 3b,) │-eras╕ or │-erae╕ (for 3a.)
╜│cameral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a chamber, especially a legislative chamber.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with public finances or revenue.
╩│cameral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cameralist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person versed in public finance.
╩│cameralist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cameralistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with finance and public revenue.
╩│cameralistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cameralistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of public finance.
╩│cameralistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│camera lucida,
┬┌┤ an optical instrument which may be attached to a microscope, by which the image of an object is projected on a sheet of paper or metal upon which it may be traced.
╩│camera lucida,
╜│cameraman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who operates a camera, especially a motion-picture or television camera.
╩│cameraman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│camera obscura,
┬┌┤ a box or small chamber in which images of external objects, received through an aperture, are exhibited on a surface arranged to receive them.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The camera obscura is used for sketching large objects, for exhibition purposes, etc. The camera made its first appearance not as an instrument for making pictures, but as the camera obscura or dark chamber, a device that attempted no more than to project an inverted image upon a screen (Scientific American).┤
╩│camera obscura,
╜│camera-shy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nervous or fearful before cameras; afraid of being photographed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. so camera-shy that they think twice before posing for a passport photograph (New Yorker).┤
╩│camera-shy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camerate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤divided into chambers.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to or having to do with an order of Paleozoic crinoids with arched coverings.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a camerate crinoid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the Early Mississippian Epoch, an almost explosive expansion of the camerates made them the outstanding element in marine invertebrate life (Raymond C. Moore).┤
╩│camerate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│camera tube,╕ ╟│= pickup tube.
╩│camera tube,╕ ╟│= pickup tube.
╜│camerawork, ╛╕noun. ╟│= photography.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. Camerawork with no soundtrack can create many moods--it is a favourite trick of thrillers to create suspense (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│camerawork, ╛╕noun. ╟│= photography.
╜│camerist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a person who uses a camera; photographer.
├│ 3. ┤a truck for carrying cannon, military supplies, and the like.
╩│camion, ╛╕noun.
╜│camisa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish,)
├│ 1. ┤a shirt; blouse.
├│ 2. ┤a blouse made of pina cloth, white or dyed, embroidered, and with loose sleeves, worn by the native women of the Philippine Islands.
╩│camisa, ╛╕noun.
╜│camisade, ╛╕noun. ╟│= camisado.
╩│camisade, ╛╕noun. ╟│= camisado.
╜│camisado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) an attack by night, originally one in which the soldiers wore shirts over their armor as a means of mutual recognition.
╩│camisado, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dos.╕
╜│camise. ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of loose shirt or tunic.
╩│camise. ╛╕noun.
╜│camisole. ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman's undergarment that is like the top part of a slip.
├│ 2. ┤a loose jacket worn by women as a dressing gown.
├│ 3. ┤a kind of jacket with sleeves, once worn by men.
├│ 4. ┤a kind of strait jacket with long sleeves which can be tied behind the back.
╩│camisole. ╛╕noun.
╜│camlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a beautiful cloth of silk and wool made in the Orient.
├│ 2. ┤a strong, waterproof fabric.
├│ 3. ┤a garment of either of these fabrics.
╩│camlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│camleteen. ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an imitation camlet.
├│ 2. ┤a camlet of an inferior kind.
╩│camleteen. ╛╕noun.
╜│cammer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses a camcorder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among ... cammers, [there are] ... dedicated ... enthusiasts who are not content simply to point and shoot (Time).┤
╩│cammer, ╛╕noun.
╜│camo, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤having the colors of military camouflage, especially on clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a camo shirt or jacket.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a garment or other item with a camouflage pattern.
╩│camo, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│camogie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a game similar to field hockey, played in Ireland.
╩│camogie, ╛╕noun.
╜│camomile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant whose daisylike flowers and leaves are sometimes dried and used in medicine. Camomile belongs to the composite family.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several allied plants. Also, ╡chamomile.┤
╩│camomile, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camorra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a secret society formed in Naples, Italy, about 1820 that developed into a powerful political organization. Later it was associated with blackmail and robbery.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a disguise or false appearance in order to conceal; protective coloration. The white fur of a polar bear is a natural camouflage; it prevents the bear's being easily seen against the snow.
├│ 2a. ┤giving soldiers, weapons, vehicles, planes, or ships a false appearance to conceal them from the enemy. Camouflage may cause an object to blend with its background or to appear to be something different from what it actually is.
├│ b. ┤the materials or other means by which this is done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The guns were hidden by a camouflage of earth and branches.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to give a false appearance to in order to conceal; disguise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to camouflage a plain sponge cake with frosting. The hunters were camouflaged with branches so that they blended with the trees. (Figurative.) The boy camouflaged his embarrassment by laughing.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to engage in camouflage; conceal by or as if by camouflage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We camouflaged in the bushes and no one saw us.┤
┬┌┤ a mine containing a small charge of powder, placed in a wall of earth between the galleries of besieged and besieger to explode and bury the miner on the opposite side.
╩│camouflet, ╛╕noun.
╜│camoufleur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in military camouflage; camouflager.
╩│camoufleur, ╛╕noun.
╜│camp─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a group of tents, huts, or other shelters where people live for a time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A marching army usually makes camp every night.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a place where a camp is.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a Boy Scout camp at the edge of the lake.┤
├│ b. ┤an area where an army sets up temporary shelter.
├│ c. ┤a fortified, usually permanent camp, as one erected by ancient Roman soldiers.
├│ d. ┤a permanent military station.
├│ 3. ┤the persons living in a camp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The camp was awakened by the bugler.┤
├│ 4. ┤any tent, hut, or other shelter to live in for a time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our family lives at an old hunting camp in the woods during the summer.┤
├│ 5. ┤an outdoor life with very simple shelter; camping.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a group of people who agree or work together or their point of view or beliefs, usually aggressively supported as a doctrine or creed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The election of a new president divided the voters into two opposing camps. No one who has marched ever so short a way out of the great camp of old ideas (John Morley).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) army service; military life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir Edmund Spenser spent his life between camp and court.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Western U.S.) a town that has sprung up in a mining area.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to put up tents, huts, or other shelters for a time; make a camp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hunters camped by the lake at dark.┤
├│ 2. ┤to live in a camp for a time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Boy Scout troop camped at the foot of the mountain for two weeks.┤
├│ 3. ┤to live simply, as one does in a tent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We camped in the empty house until our furniture arrived.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to establish in a camp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to camp troops along a riverside.┤
└╕expr. ╡break camp,┤ ┤to pack up tents and equipment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We broke camp early in the morning to return home.┤
└╕expr. ╡camp out,┤
├│ a. ┤to live in the open in a tent or camp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We camped out for a week by the lake.┤
├│ b. ┤to spend the night outdoors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We camped out in the field this night (George Washington).┤
└╕expr. ╡in the same camp,┤ ┤in agreement; working together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both Britain and Greece--besides being traditionally in the same camp--are members of the Atlantic Alliance (London Times).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a number of connected military operations in a war which are aimed at some special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general planned a campaign to capture the enemy's most important city.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a number of connected activities to do or get something; planned course of action for some special purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our town had a campaign to raise money for a new hospital.┤
├│ 3. ┤(in glassmaking and metallurgy) the period of time a furnace remains in operation, from the first firing to the extinguishing of the fire when the refractory brick walls are worn out.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take part or serve in a campaign; go on a campaign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The candidates for mayor campaigned by sending out letters to voters and speaking at public meetings. The old soldier had campaigned in nearly every country in Europe.┤
┼╕noun ╡campaigner.┤
╩│campaign, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│campaign hat,╕
┬┌┤ a hat worn in a military campaign, especially a felt hat with a broad brim and four indentations formerly used by the United States Army and Marine Corps.
╩│campaign hat,╕
╜│campaign medal┐╕ or │ribbon,╕
┬┌┤ a medal (or ribbon) awarded to persons who have served in a particular military campaign.
╩│campaign medal┐╕ or │ribbon,╕
╜│campanero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ a South American bellbird.
╩│campanero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│Campanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Campania, a region in southern Italy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Greeks dominated the whole Campanian coast for the sixth century B.C. (Harper's).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an inhabitant of Campania.
╩│Campanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│campaniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bell-shaped.
╩│campaniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│campanile, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-niles,╕ │-nili.╕
┬┌┤ a tower built to contain a bell or bells. It may be a separate building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rude art of English masons strove to reproduce the campaniles of Northern Italy (Edward A. Freeman).┤
╩│campanile, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-niles,╕ │-nili.╕
╜│campanologer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campanologist.
╩│campanologer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= campanologist.
╜│campanological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with campanology.
╩│campanological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│campanologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in the art of campanology.
╩│campanologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│campanology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art or practice of bell ringing.
├│ 2. ┤the study of bell founding.
╩│campanology, ╛╕noun.
╜│campanula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a large genus of plants with bell-shaped, blue, purple, pink, or white flowers, such as the bluebell and Canterbury bell; bellflower.
╩│campanula, ╛╕noun.
╜│campanulaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the bellflower family.
╩│campanulaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│campanulate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bell-shaped (applied to parts of plants, especially to the corolla).
╩│campanulate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camp bed,╕
┬┌┤ a light, folding bed or cot.
╩│camp bed,╕
╜│Campbellite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the Disciples of Church, a congregational Christian church founded, 1809, in Pennsylvania by Thomas and Alexander Campbell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Campbellites believe that laymen have the right and duty to preach (Time).┤
╩│Campbellite, ╛╕noun.
╜│camp chair,╕
┬┌┤ a lightweight folding chair, often of canvas.
╩│camp chair,╕
╜│campcraft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ knowledge about how to camp; skill in living out-of-doors with very simple shelter.
╩│campcraft, ╛╕noun.
╜│Campeachy wood, ╟= logwood.
╩│Campeachy wood, ╟= logwood.
╜│camper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who camps out or lives in a camp.
├│ 2. ┤a vehicle, such as a small trailer, or a trailerlike room attached to the bed of a pickup truck, fitted out for camping with bunks, stove, and other facilities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These campers travel so well, even at road speeds, that you hardly know you're towing one (Better Homes and Gardens).┤
╩│camper, ╛╕noun.
╜│campesino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an agricultural worker; farmer; peasant.
╩│campesino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│campestral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or growing in the fields.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the fantastic head of his own Party, living in secluded campestral concentration in his country house southeast of Paris (New Yorker).┤
╩│campestral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│campestrian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= campestral.
╩│campestrian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= campestral.
╜│campestrine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= campestral.
╩│campestrine, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= campestral.
╜│campfire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fire in a camp for cooking or warmth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Their campfires first announced their presence (Connop Thirlwall).┤
├│ 2. ┤a social gathering of soldiers, scouts, or members of a club.
╩│campfire, ╛╕noun.
╜│Camp Fire,╕
┬┌┤ an organization founded in 1910 to help girls develop good health, character, citizenship, and usefulness to others. Since 1975 it has accepted boys as members.
╩│Camp Fire,╕
╜│campfire girl,╕
┬┌┤ a girl member of Camp Fire.
╩│campfire girl,╕
╜│Camp Fire Girls,╕
┬┌┤ former name of Camp Fire.
╩│Camp Fire Girls,╕
╜│camp follower,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man or woman who follows and attaches to a camp or marching army, without being in military service, especially as a prostitute or peddler.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any person who attaches himself for profit or advantage to a more important person, or to a group, or a cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I consider it an intolerable humiliation for any Asian-African country to degrade itself as a camp follower of one or the other side (New York Times).┤
╩│camp follower,╕
╜│campground, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place for camping, now especially a public park with campsites, fireplaces for cooking, and other facilities.
├│ 2. ┤a place where a camp meeting is held.
╩│campground, ╛╕noun.
╜│camphene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a terpene, solid at ordinary temperatures, used as a substitute for camphor.
╩│camphene, ╛╕noun.
╜│camphine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a purified oil of turpentine, formerly burned in lamps.
╩│camphine, ╛╕noun.
╜│camphire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the henna plant (a faulty translation from the Hebrew in ╖The Song of Solomon┤ 1:14, 4:13).
╩│camphire, ╛╕noun.
╜│camphol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= borneol.
╩│camphol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= borneol.
╜│campholic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ related to or containing camphol.
╩│campholic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camphor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a white substance with a strong odor and a bitter taste. Camphor is used in medicine, to protect clothes from moths, and in the manufacture of celluloid. Most camphor is a crystalline substance obtained from the camphor tree.
┬┌┤ a solution of camphor in cottonseed oil, applied as a counterirritant.
╩│camphorated oil,
╜│camphor ball,╕
┬┌┤ a small ball made of camphor, naphthalene, or the like, and used to keep moths from clothing, blankets, and other woolens.
╩│camphor ball,╕
╜│camphoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from camphor; containing camphor.
╩│camphoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camphor ice,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a solid preparation of camphor containing also white wax, castor oil, and spermaceti, used as an ointment.
╩│camphor ice,╕
╜│camphor tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen tree of the laurel family, found chiefly in Formosa, Japan, and China, from which camphor is obtained.
├│ 2. ┤a tree of the East Indies, from which borneol is obtained.
╩│camphor tree,╕
╜│Campignian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the mesolithic and neolithic remains found at Campigny, a town in France, or their period.
╩│Campignian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│campimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an apparatus for measuring visual properties, such as the range of color sensitivity of the retina.
╩│campimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│campimetrical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with campimetry.
╩│campimetrical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│campimetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the measuring of retinal areas with a campimeter.
╩│campimetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│campion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants of the pink family, with red, pink, or white flowers.
╩│campion, ╛╕noun.
╜│camp meeting,╕
┬┌┤ a religious gathering held outdoors or in a tent, sometimes lasting several days.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They'll all be taken with a very pious streak, to go to camp meeting (Harriet Beecher Stowe).┤
╩│camp meeting,╕
╜│campo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pi.╕
┬┌┤ (in Italy) a central square in a town.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The genius ... worked with a bad mixture, in the bright light of the campo, among the beggars, in orange-vendors, and the passing gondolas (New Yorker).┤
╩│campo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pi.╕
╜│campo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pos.╕
┬┌┤ (in South America) a grassy plain, especially one surrounded by dense forest.
╩│campo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pos.╕
╜│campodeid, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-id╕ or │-ids.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of eyeless insects having three pairs of legs, no wings, and an abdomen in ten segments ending in two long filaments.
╩│campodeid, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-id╕ or │-ids.╕
╜│campong, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kampong.
╩│campong, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kampong.
╜│camporee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gathering or outing by boy scouts or girl scouts of a district.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scouts helped stress the importance of protecting the nation's ... forests, grasslands, and wildlife. They put up posters, made field trips, and held camporees to aid the effort (Joseph P. Anderson).┤
╩│camporee, ╛╕noun.
╜│campo santo,
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a cemetery.
╩│campo santo,
╜│camp-out, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an occasion of camping out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They let some other father take their sons and Scout friends to weekend campouts (Time).┤
╩│camp-out, ╛╕noun.
╜│camp robber,╕
┬┌┤ (Canadian Informal.) the Canada jay, so called from its habit of stealing food from camps.
┬┌┤ the site of a camp; a place suitable or used for camping.
╩│campsite, ╛╕noun.
╜│campstool, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lightweight, folding seat.
╩│campstool, ╛╕noun.
╜│camptosaur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a group of small (about four yards long), bipedal dinosaurs found in upper Jurassic strata.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This Camptosaur illustrates the generalized ornithopod type from which the later duckbilled dinosaurs evolved (New Yorker).┤
╩│camptosaur, ╛╕noun.
╜│campus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the grounds of a college, university, or school.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The main buildings on a campus usually include classroom buildings, an administration building, a library, a gymnasium, an athletic field and stadium, and dormitories (John D. Millett).┤
├│ 2. ┤college or university life; the academic world.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anyone familiar with the campus today knows that many of its problems come from lack of Federal funds (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤an open field used in ancient Rome for public games, military exercises, etc.
╩│campus, ╛╕noun.
╜│campus school,╕ ╟│= laboratory school.
╩│campus school,╕ ╟│= laboratory school.
╜│campy, ╛╕adjective. ╞│campier,╕ │campiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) appealing to camp taste; charmingly or amusingly trivial, unsophisticated, or outmoded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The Decline And Fall of the Entire World As Seen Through The Eyes of Cole Porter Revisited" simmers with campy humor (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡campily.┤
┼╕noun ╡campiness.┤
╩│campy, ╛╕adjective. ╞│campier,╕ │campiest.╕
╜│campylodrome, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrodrome.
╩│campylodrome, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= acrodrome.
╜│campylotropous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having the nucellus and its integuments so curved that the micropyle is brought near the hilum of an ovule or seed.
╩│campylotropous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│camshachle, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) to twist out of shape; distort; make crooked.
╩│camshachle, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│camshaft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rod or shaft on which a cam is fastened, such as one in an internal-combustion engine by which the valves of the cylinders are opened and closed.
╩│camshaft, ╛╕noun.
╜│camshell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Orkney and Shetland Islands) cuttlefish bone.
╩│camshell, ╛╕noun.
╜│camstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Scotland) a common compact, whitish limestone.
├│ 2. ┤a white or bluish-white clay used to whiten hearths, doorsteps, and walls.
╩│camstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│cam wheel,╕
┬┌┤ a wheel, with its axis off center or its circumference not round, that operates as a cam.
╩│cam wheel,╕
╜│camwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barwood.
╩│camwood, ╛╕noun. ╟│= barwood.
╜│can─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞1st and 3rd person │can,╕ 2nd person │can╕ or (Archaic) │canst;╕ past tense │could.╕
┬┌│ a. ┤(auxiliary.)
├│ 1a. ┤to be able to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He can run fast. You can hear the echo of the mountain stream from our cottage in the woods.┤
├│ b. ┤to know how to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She can sew and cook. He can drive any make of car and overhaul any piece of machinery. You can do the job well if you try.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to have the right to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anyone can cross the street here. Anyone who has a license can drive a car in New York.┤
├│ b. ┤to be allowed to; may.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can take the test again soon.┤
├│ 3. ┤to feel inclined to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are many things I could wish to see otherwise. I could tell you a lot more about the accident.┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) to know.
╩│can─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞1st and 3rd person │can,╕ 2nd person │can╕ or (Archaic) │canst;╕ past tense │could.╕
╜│can─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│canned,╕ │canning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container, usually with a cover or lid and made of thin steel coated with tin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a paint can, a trash can, a milk can, an oil can.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the amount that a can holds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Add three cans of water to make the orange juice.┤
├│ b. ┤the contents of a can.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a can of peaches. Mother served a can of beans for lunch.┤
├│ 3. ┤a drinking cup, especially one made of metal, such as a tankard or stein.
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a depth charge.
├│ b. ┤a destroyer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two old "cans," terriers of the fleet, had fought a good fight with their traditional verve, skill, and courage (Atlantic).┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a jail; prison.
├│ b. ┤a toilet.
├│ c. ┤the buttocks.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put in a can or jar to preserve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandmother is canning fruit.┤
├│ 2. ┤to seal or enclose (nuclear fuel) in protective metal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Zirconium is used in atomic plants for canning nuclear fuel elements, because it has the rare property of resisting the bombardment of neutrons (London Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to drive (a golf ball) into the hole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lunn and Hill improved their positions at once, both approaching close to the hole and canning birdie putts (London Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to dismiss from a job or expel from school; get rid of.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) to do away with or cease doing (something).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can the chatter.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Slang.) to make a recording of; put on a record or tape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I tried once canning a talk but I found I could not stand the experience of repeating it (John Ciardi).┤
├│ 7. ┤(British Slang.) to make intoxicated.
└╕expr. ╡carry the can,┤ ┤(Especially British Slang.) to take the blame or responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When a Cabinet Minister delegates to a civil servant, he carries the can (David Frost).┤
└╕expr. ╡in the can,┤ ┤(Informal.) (of motion-picture film) ready to show; completed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are already five new full-length motion pictures "in the can" and ready for release (Newsweek).┤
╩│can─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│canned,╕ │canning.╕
╜│can.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤canon.
├│ 2. ┤canto.
╩│can.,╕
╜│Can.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Canada.
├│ 2. ┤Canadian.
╩│Can.,╕
╜│Cana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ancient city in northern Palestine, identified as the scene of Christ's first miracle (in the Bible, John 2:1).
╩│Cana, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canaan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a region in Palestine between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean. God promised Canaan to Abraham and his descendants (in the Bible, Genesis 12:1-7).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a land of promise.
├│ 3. ┤the fourth of Ham's sons (in the Bible, Genesis 9:18; 10:15-19).
╩│Canaan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canaanite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inhabitant of Canaan before its conquest by the Hebrews.
├│ 2. ┤the subfamily of Semitic languages that includes ancient Hebrew and Phoenician.
╩│Canaanite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canaanitic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Canaanitish.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= Canaanite ┤(def. 2).┤
╩│Canaanitic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Canaanitish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤belonging to Canaan (a region in Palestine).
├│ 2. ┤of or like a Canaanite.
╩│Canaanitish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Canad.,╕
┬┌┤ Canadian.
╩│Canad.,╕
╜│Canada balsam,
┬┌┤ a sticky, yellow resin obtained from the balsam fir tree. It is used in making lacquers and varnishes, and for mounting objects on glass slides to be examined under a microscope.
╩│Canada balsam,
╜│Canada Day,╕
┬┌┤ July 1 (or July 2 when July 1 is a Sunday), a national holiday in Canada in honor of the establishment of the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867.
╩│Canada Day,╕
╜│Canada fleabane,╕ ╟│= horseweed.
╩│Canada fleabane,╕ ╟│= horseweed.
╜│Canada goldenrod,╕
┬┌┤ the most abundant, widely distributed and typical of American goldenrods, having coarsely toothed, triple-nerved leaves. It sometimes attains a height of eight feet, and often grows in dense masses, monopolizing the soil.
╩│Canada goldenrod,╕
╜│Canada goose,╕
┬┌┤ a large, wild goose of North America, having a black head and neck, white throat and cheeks, and a brownish-gray body with gray underparts.
╩│Canada goose,╕
╜│Canada grouse,╕ ╟│= spruce grouse.
╩│Canada grouse,╕ ╟│= spruce grouse.
╜│Canada hemp,╕
┬┌┤ a North American plant of the dogbane family; Indian hemp.
╩│Canada hemp,╕
╜│Canada jay,╕
┬┌┤ a North American bird having black and gray feathers and lacking a crest.
╩│Canada jay,╕
╜│Canada lily,╕
┬┌┤ a common wild lily of eastern North America, having nodding yellow or red flowers; meadow lily.
╩│Canada lily,╕
╜│Canada lynx,╕
┬┌┤ a North American wildcat with a short, black-tipped tail, larger than a bobcat.
╩│Canada lynx,╕
╜│Canada robin,╕ ╟│= cedar waxwing.
╩│Canada robin,╕ ╟│= cedar waxwing.
╜│Canada spruce grouse,╕ ╟│= spruce grouse.
╩│Canada spruce grouse,╕ ╟│= spruce grouse.
╜│Canada thistle,╕
┬┌┤ a prickly European plant, now common as a weed in Canada and the United States. It is an herb of the composite family.
╩│Canada thistle,╕
╜│Canada wild rye,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of wild rye.
╩│Canada wild rye,╕
╜│Canadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Canada or its people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canadian hospitality.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Canada.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many Canadians speak both English and French, the country's two official languages.┤
╩│Canadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Canadiana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a collection of books, documents, facts, or other literary material about Canada, especially its history.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The series of covers and illustrations he has painted for Maclean's since 1944 have been described as a "remarkable piece of Canadiana" (Barbara Moon).┤
├│ 2. ┤a collection of Canadian furniture, textiles, or other, usually handcrafted, products.
├│ 3. ┤anecdotes, folklore, or other things about Canada or typical of Canada or Canadian culture.
╩│Canadiana, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canadian bacon,╕
┬┌┤ boneless loin of pork that is smoked and cured.
╩│Canadian bacon,╕
╜│Canadian English,╕
┬┌┤ English as used in Canada, especially by English Canadians.
╩│Canadian English,╕
╜│Canadian football,╕
┬┌┤ the game of football as played in Canada, resembling both Rugby and American football.
╩│Canadian football,╕
╜│Canadian French,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤form of French spoken by French-speaking Canadians.
├│ 2. ┤French Canadians.
╩│Canadian French,╕
╜│Canadian hemlock,╕ ╟│= eastern hemlock.
╩│Canadian hemlock,╕ ╟│= eastern hemlock.
╜│Canadianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤devotion or loyalty to Canada and to its customs and traditions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old frictions are withering away under the sun of a broader, wealthier Canadianism (Maclean's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a word, phrase, or meaning originating or more widely used in Canadian English than in other varieties of English.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He kissed his parents (calling his father "son pere," a Canadianism I have never figured out) and greeted us politely (New Yorker).┤
┬┌┤ an organization of Canadian ex-servicemen similar to the American Legion. Its official name is Royal Canadian Legion.
╩│Canadian Legion,╕
╜│Canadian Shield,╕
┬┌┤ a vast area of Pre-Cambrian rocks, rich in minerals occupying more than half of Canada from the Arctic Ocean to the Great Lakes, and flanking Hudson Bay in a U-shaped outline; Laurentian Plateau; Laurentian Shield.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A freak of geography, the Canadian Shield discouraged the type of gradual westward expansion that took place in the U.S. (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Canadian Shield,╕
╜│Canadian whisky┐╕ or │whiskey,╕
┬┌┤ a blended whiskey containing a high proportion of rye.
╩│Canadian whisky┐╕ or │whiskey,╕
╜│Canadien, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a Canadian of French descent; French Canadian.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Canadians of French descent; characteristic of Canadians of French descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Survival of a distinctly Canadien culture depends, finally, on the value that French Canadians place on it (Maclean's).┤
╩│Canadien, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Canadienne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a French-Canadian girl or woman.
╩│Canadienne, ╛╕noun.
╜│canaigre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a species of dock of the southwestern United States whose root yields tannin.
╩│canaigre, ╛╕noun.
╜│canaille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the lowest class of people; rabble; riffraff.
╩│canaille, ╛╕noun.
╜│canal─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-nalled,╕ │-nalling╕ or │-naled,╕ │-naling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a waterway dug across land for ships or small boats to go through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. More than 5,000 years ago the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with dikes and the Chaldeans were building ziggurats and canals (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) watercourse.
├│ b. ┤a manmade ditch to carry water for irrigation.
┴┤ (SYN) watercourse.
├│ 2a. ┤a tube, duct, or the like, in the body of an animal or plant that carries liquid, air, or food or other solid matter from one part to another. The food that we eat goes through the alimentary canal.
┴┤ (SYN) passage.
├│ b. ┤a tube whose chief function is to hold some liquid or gas, especially in the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the semicircular canals.┤
┴┤ (SYN) channel.
├│ 3. ┤a long arm of a large body of water.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) any channel of water; watercourse.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to dig or cut a canal through or across.
├│ 2. ┤to furnish with canals.
╩│canal─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│-nalled,╕ │-nalling╕ or │-naled,╕ │-naling.╕
╜│canal─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the long, dark, narrow markings seen on the planet Mars, and now believed by some scientists to be cracks lined either with some type of plant life or with volcanic sand and dust.
╩│canal─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│canalage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the construction of canals.
├│ 2. ┤canals as means of transportation.
├│ 3. ┤a charge for the use of a canal.
╩│canalage, ╛╕noun.
╜│canal boat┐╕ or │canalboat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, narrow boat used on canals. Canal boats were formerly often pulled along by horses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Hendrika-Maria seemed rather stubby, as I suppose a canal boat should (New Yorker).┤
╩│canal boat┐╕ or │canalboat, ╛╕noun.
╜│canal-built, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ built or adapted for use on a canal.
╩│canal-built, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canalicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a canaliculus; resembling a canaliculus; minutely tubular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the special metamorphoses of the fibres into canalicular, or flattened cylindrical forms (Francis Bell).┤
╩│canalicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canaliculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology, Botany.) having one or more longitudinal grooves or hollows; minutely channeled.
╩│canaliculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canaliculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= canaliculate.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. canaliculated teeth.┤
╩│canaliculated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= canaliculate.
╜│canaliculation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) a minutely grooved formation; canaliculus.
╩│canaliculation, ╛╕noun.
╜│canaliculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
┬┌┤ a small canal or duct in the body. Canaliculi connect the lacunae (small cavities) in the bones.
╩│canaliculus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-li.╕
╜│canaliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of a canal or of a tube.
╩│canaliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canalization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of canalizing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The joint Franco-German commission met for the first time at the Quai d'Orsay this morning to study plans for the canalization of the Moselle River (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a system of canals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the canalization of Holland and Venice.┤
├│ 3. ┤the draining of wounds by surgical means rather than by the use of tubes.
╩│canalization, ╛╕noun.
╜│canalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make a canal or canals through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hilly countries can be canalized by the construction of locks, tunnels, and bridged aqueducts.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make into or like a canal.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to lead in a desired direction, so as to control or regulate; channel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A traditional religion canalizes and routinizes the quest for salvation (Harper's).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to form new channels, especially of tissue for the passage of blood and other fluid.
╩│canalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│canaller, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person who works on canal boats, or who operates a lock or other facility of a canal.
╩│canaller, ╛╕noun.
╜│canal lift┐╕ or │incline,╕
┬┌┤ an elevator or incline formerly used instead of a lock for transferring canal boats from one level to another.
╩│canal lift┐╕ or │incline,╕
╜│canal rays,╕
┬┌┤ the rays of positively charged ions passing through holes in the cathode of a vacuum tube.
╩│canal rays,╕
╜│canalside, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ on or at the side of a canal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bullets bit into the canalside dirt 20 feet in front of him (Newsweek).┤
╩│canalside, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canape, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cracker or thin piece of toast or bread spread with a seasoned mixture of such appetizers as olives, meats, fish, or cheese, and served as an appetizer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canapes are served with cocktails and aperitifs before dinner.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. After World War I, the canard spread that France had even collected rent for the use of trenches on its soil (Time).┤
├│ 2a. ┤an airplane with its stabilizer and elevators forward of the wing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So as to secure a reasonable centre of gravity, it [the airplane] is likely to be of the canard type with its tail organs forward (New Scientist).┤
├│ b. ┤the stabilizer and elevators on such an airplane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. SCAT 17 ... has a delta wing and a canard, or balancing surface, at the nose (Scientific American).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to fly or float about, or circulate as a canard or false report.
╔┤ ╢Ex. certain stories canarding about the hotels.┤
├│ 2. ┤to imitate or produce the peculiar harsh cry of the duck, as an unskilled player on a wind instrument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Right before the window ... is a ragged starveling canarding on a clarinet (Fraser's Magazine).┤
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Canary Islands.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the Canary Islands.
╩│Canarian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Canaries Current,
┬┌┤ a cool southward current in the North Atlantic, flowing past Spain, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands.
╩│Canaries Current,
╜│canary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Also, ╡canary bird.┤ a small songbird, originally from the Canary Islands. The canary belongs to the same family as the finch and is often kept as a pet. The wild bird is greenish, but the domestic bird is usually yellow.
├│ 2. ┤a light yellow.
├│ 3. ┤a light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡canaries.┤ a lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin, especially of the 1500's.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.) a female singer with an orchestra or band.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A brand-new canary trills during dinner and supper in the Maisonette (New Yorker).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤light-yellow; canary-colored.
╩│canary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│canary creeper,╕
┬┌┤ a creeper with yellow flowers.
╩│canary creeper,╕
╜│canary grass,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several grasses, especially a species native to the Canary Islands whose seed is used as food for pet birds, and the reed canary grass, a species grown in the Northern Hemisphere for use as fodder.
╩│canary grass,╕
╜│canary seed,╕
┬┌┤ the seed of canary grass, used as food for birds; birdseed.
╩│canary seed,╕
╜│canary stone,╕
┬┌┤ a yellow, somewhat rare variety of carnelian.
╩│canary stone,╕
╜│canary yellow,╕
┬┌┤ a light yellow.
╩│canary yellow,╕
╜│canasta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a card game similar to rummy, played with two decks of cards plus four jokers. The players try to earn as many points as possible by melding sets of seven or more cards.
├│ 2. ┤the set or meld of seven cards in this game.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seven fours make a canasta score, but a run of four through ten does not count. A seven card set is called a canasta (Lillian Frankel).┤
╩│canasta, ╛╕noun.
╜│canaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rough kind of tobacco.
╩│canaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│canaut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) the side of a tent, or of a canvas enclosure.
╩│canaut, ╛╕noun.
╜│can buoy,╕
┬┌┤ a short, broad, cylindrical buoy.
╩│can buoy,╕
╜│canc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤canceled.
├│ 2. ┤cancellation.
╩│canc.,╕
╜│cancan, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-canned,╕ │-canning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a gay kind of dance, a form of quadrille, marked by extravagant kicking and leaping.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to dance the cancan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nearby a row of hilariously curved hoofers cancanned (Time).┤
╩│cancan, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-canned,╕ │-canning.╕
╜│cancel, ╛╕verb, ╞│-celed,╕ │-celing╕ or (especially British) │-celled,╕ │-celling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to put an end to, set aside, or withdraw; do away with; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher canceled his order for the books. She canceled her appointment with the doctor.┤
├│ b. ┤to abolish or annul the commitments of (a legal obligation); revoke; rescind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The decision of the judge canceled the contract.┤
┴┤ (SYN) nullify.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make up for; compensate for; balance; neutralize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy's sweet smile canceled much of his mischief.┤
├│ 3a. ┤to cross out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cancel an ambiguous phrase in a speech.┤
├│ b. ┤to mark, stamp, or punch (something) so that it cannot be used again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The post office cancelsthe stamps on a letter.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Mathematics.)
├│ a. ┤to reduce (a fraction) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the same quantity.
├│ b. ┤to reduce (an equation) by dividing both members by a common factor.
├│ 5. ┤(Printing.) to omit (a page, article, or the like) after it has been set in type or printed.
├│ 6. ┤(Music.) to suspend the power of (a sharp or a flat) by inserting the sign of the natural.
├╕v.i. ┤ (Mathematics.) │1. ┤to reduce a fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the same quantity.
├│ 2. ┤to reduce an equation by dividing both members by a common factor.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the act of canceling, erasing, or rescinding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cancel of an order is a rare occurrence.┤
├│ b. ┤a canceled part.
├│ c. ┤the mark or marks made in canceling a stamp, ticket, or other receipt.
├│ 2. ┤(Printing.)
├│ a. ┤the omission of a page, article, or the like, before publication.
├│ b. ┤the omitted part.
├│ c. ┤that which is substituted for the omitted part.
└╕expr. ╡cancel out,┤
├│ a. ┤to do away with a plan, commitment, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tool orders ... are being let on a month-to-month basis so the company can cancel out at minimum cost if it decides to scrap its program (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤to become neutralized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If all the shells containing electrons are completely filled, the effects cancel out and each atom has a resultant zero magnetic moment (W. D. Corner).┤
╩│cancel, ╛╕verb, ╞│-celed,╕ │-celing╕ or (especially British) │-celled,╕ │-celling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│cancellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling latticework; cancellous.
╩│cancellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancellated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cancellate.
╩│cancellated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cancellate.
╜│cancellation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a canceling or being canceled; crossing out; striking out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cancellation of a baseball game because of rain.┤
├│ 2. ┤marks made when something is canceled or crossed out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In spite of cancellations and interlineations, the original words can easily be distinguished (Macaulay).┤
├│ 3. ┤something that is canceled.
╩│cancellation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancellous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) having an open, latticed, or porous, structure; cancellate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cancellous bone. In flat (cancellous) bones as of the skull and in the ends of long bones, the interior lacks regular systems and is of more spongy texture (Tracy I. Storer).┤
╩│cancellous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancer, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a very harmful growth in the body; malignant tumor. Cancer tends to spread and destroy the healthy tissues and organs of the body. Cancer is a change in the normal growth of cells, but the causes have not yet been fully determined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A great many cancers can be cured, but only if properly treated before they have begun to spread or "colonize" in other parts of the body (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤any of several diseases characterized by such abnormal growth of cells, such as carcinoma, sarcoma, and leukemia.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) an evil or harmful thing that tends to spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The increasing use of narcotics is a cancer in modern society. The existence of slums is a cancer in many large cities.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to corrode or eat (its way) in the manner and with the steadily destructive persistency of a cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Struldbrug of [Jonathan] Swift ... was a wreck, a shell, that had been burned hollow and cancered by the fierce furnace of life (Thomas De Quincey).┤
╩│cancer, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Cancer, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Cancri.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tropic of Cancer.
├│ 2. ┤a northern constellation shaped somewhat like a crab.
├│ 3. ┤the fourth sign of the zodiac; Crab. The sun enters Cancer about June 21.
┬┌┤ any plant of several herbs without green foliage and parasitic upon the roots of trees, such as the beechdrops.
╩│cancer-root, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancer stick,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a cigarette.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nor for that matter do we stone Florrie Lindley for trafficking in cancer sticks at the corner shop (London Guardian).┤
╩│cancer stick,╕
╜│cancha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (American Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤an enclosure for cattle or other herded animals.
├│ 2. ┤a court for playing jai alai or handball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The game is played on a ... cancha, with high walls on three sides (Edwin Pope).┤
├│ 3. ┤a yard used for cockfights.
╩│cancha, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancionero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ a medieval anthology of Spanish and Portuguese lyric poetry.
╩│cancionero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│Cancri, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Cancer┤ (the constellation).
╩│Cancri, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= crablike.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= cancerous.┤
╩│cancriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ havingthe appearance or qualities of a crab; crablike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cancrine verse, which reads the same way backwards and forwards.┤
╩│cancrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancrinite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a silicate and carbonate mineral containing sodium, calcium, and aluminum, occurring in various volcanic rocks and often bright yellow in color.
╩│cancrinite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cancrivorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ crab-eating.
╩│cancrivorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancrizans, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤going or moving backward, like a crab.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) designating a canon in which the theme or subject is repeated backward instead of forward.
╩│cancrizans, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cancroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤resembling cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cancroid tumor.┤
├│ 2. ┤resembling a crab.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a type of skin cancer of comparatively low malignancy.
╩│cancroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│candela, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit for measuring the strength or intensity of light, equal to 1/60 of the radiating power of one square centimeter of a black body at the temperature at which platinum solidifies (1772 degrees C.); new candle. It replaced the international candle in 1948, but was not officially adopted in the United States until 1963.
╩│candela, ╛╕noun.
╜│candelabra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= candelabrum.┤
├│ 2. ┤a plural of ╡candelabrum.┤
╩│candelabra, ╛╕noun.
╜│candelabrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bra╕ or │-brums.╕
┬┌┤ an ornamental candlestick with several branches for candles.
╩│candelabrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bra╕ or │-brums.╕
╜│candelilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shrub of Mexico and southwestern United States which is the source of candelilla wax.
╩│candelilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│candelilla wax,╕
┬┌┤ a wax obtained from the candelilla, used industrially for such things as polishes, varnishes, insulation, and phonograph records.
╩│candelilla wax,╕
╜│candent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤softly gleaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Memories arise and the old garret is suffused with a candent glow (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤glowing with heat; at a white heat.
╩│candent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│candescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ candescent state; dazzling whiteness or brightness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the clear candescence of country snow (Rhoda Broughton).┤
╩│candescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│candescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ glowing with heat; incandescent.
┼╕adv. ╡candescently.┤
╩│candescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│c. & f.,╕
┬┌┤ cost and freight.
╩│c. & f.,╕
╜│candid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤saying openly what one really thinks; frank and sincere; outspoken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a candid reply. Please be candid with me. Save me from the candid friend (George Canning).┤
┴┤ (SYN) truthful, straightforward, open.
├│ 2. ┤fair; impartial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a candid decision.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unbiased, just.
├│ 3. ┤not posed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a candid photograph of children playing. Including ... pictures of noted musicians and of audiences, taken mostly in the candid manner, the show is an interesting demonstration of photographic opportunities in the musical world (New York Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) pure; stainless; innocent.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) white.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an unposed photograph.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The [camera] will ... give you so much photographic fun, so many opportunities for those once-in-a-lifetime candids (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adv. ╡candidly.┤
┼╕noun ╡candidness.┤
╩│candid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│candidacy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact or condition of being a candidate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please support my candidacy for class president.┤
╩│candidacy, ╛╕noun.
╜│candidate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who seeks, or is proposed for, some office or honor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are three candidates for president of the club.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who is studying for a degree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a doctoral candidate.┤
├│ 3. ┤an applicant for a position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were twenty candidates for the job.┤
╩│candidate, ╛╕noun.
╜│candidateship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= candidacy.
╩│candidateship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= candidacy.
╜│candidature, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) candidacy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At one time his candidature seemed likely to lead to further divisions in the party (London Times).┤
╩│candidature, ╛╕noun.
╜│candid camera,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small camera with a fast lens for photographing persons unposed, and often unaware that their picture is being taken.
├│ 2. ┤any very small camera.
╩│candid camera,╕
╜│candidiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= moniliasis ╕(def. 1).
╩│candidiasis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= moniliasis ╕(def. 1).
╜│candied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cooked in sugar; glazed with sugar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. candied sweet potatoes.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) made sweet or agreeable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. candied words of praise.┤
┴┤ (SYN) honeyed.
├│ 3. ┤preserved or encrusted with sugar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. candied ginger. I roamed about in a daze, smelling the popcorn and candied apples (Atlantic).┤
├│ 4. ┤turned into sugar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. candied honey.┤
┴┤ (SYN) crystallized.
╩│candied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Candiot, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Cretan.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= Cretan.┤
╩│Candiot, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Candiote, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Candiot.
╩│Candiote, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Candiot.
╜│candle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a stick of wax or tallow with a wick in it, burned to give light.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are ten candles on his birthday cake. How far that little candle throws its beams (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤anything shaped or used like a candle. Sulfur candles are burned to disinfect rooms.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various units used at different times for measuring the intensity of a light:
├│ a. ┤╡= candela.┤
├│ b. ┤Also, ╡international candle.┤ a former unit equal to the light from five square millimeters of platinum when heated to its melting point (1772 degrees C.). Its light is almost as strong as the light from a standard candle.
├│ c. ┤Also, ╡standard candle.┤ an older unit equal to the luminous intensity of a spermaceti candle 7/8 inches long and burning 120 grains each hour.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to test (eggs) for freshness by holding them in front of a light.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The farmer candled the eggs before he sold them.┤
└╕expr. ╡burn the candle at both ends,┤ ┤to use up one's strength and resources rapidly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can't burn the candle at both ends, and make anything by it in the long run (S. Bowles).┤
└╕expr. ╡hold a candle to,┤ ┤to compare with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cake from the bakery did not hold a candle to the one Grandmother made.┤
└╕expr. ╡sell by inch of candle,┤ ┤to dispose of an item in an auction by letting it go to the last bid given before a small candle expires.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Selling by inch of candle was an old custom probably adopted from the French.┤
└╕expr. ╡worth the candle,┤ ┤worth the cost; worthwhile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A continued strategy of functional integration in this area raises the question ... whether the game is worth the candle (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│candle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-dled,╕ │-dling.╕
╜│candle beam,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in old churches) a beam between the chancel and the nave, on which the rood stood, with candles placed on each side of it.
├│ 2. ┤a suspended beam of wood, often with sockets, to support candles.
╩│candle beam,╕
╜│candleberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤╡= wax myrtle.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= bayberry.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= candlenut.┤
├│ 3. ┤the fruit of any of these plants.
╩│candleberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│candle bomb,╕
┬┌┤ a small glass bubble filled with water, which when held in the flame of a candle explodes from the force of the steam that is generated.
╩│candle bomb,╕
╜│candle coal,╕ ╟│= cannel coal.
╩│candle coal,╕ ╟│= cannel coal.
╜│candle dipping,╕
┬┌┤ the process of manufacturing candles by dipping as distinguished from molding.
╩│candle dipping,╕
╜│candle-end, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the remnant of a used candle.
╩│candle-end, ╛╕noun.
╜│candlefish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an edible fish of the west coast of North America, related to the smelt, so oily that when dried it may be burned like a candle.
├│ 2. ┤╡= beshow.┤
╩│candlefish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│candle-foot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= foot-candle.
╩│candle-foot, ╛╕noun. ╟│= foot-candle.
╜│candleholder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= candlestick.
╩│candleholder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= candlestick.
╜│candle hour,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of light equivalent to the energy derived in one hour from the total light flux of a source of light of one candle power.
╩│candle hour,╕
╜│candlelight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the light of a candle or candles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the lamplight or the candlelight, and the fireglow (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤the time when candles are lighted; dusk; twilight; nightfall.
├│ 3. ┤artificial light in general.
╩│candlelight, ╛╕noun.
╜│candlelit, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lit by candlelight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the glittering, candlelit Hall of Mirrors, 150 guests dined (Time).┤
╩│candlelit, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Candlemas, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Candlemas Day,╕
┬┌┤ February 2, a church festival in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. It is celebrated with lighted candles.
╩│Candlemas, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Candlemas Day,╕
╜│candle meter,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of illumination equivalent to the amount of light from one international candle at a distance of one meter; meter candle; lux.
╩│candle meter,╕
╜│candlenut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the oily nut of a tree of the spurge family, of tropical islands. The kernels are dried and strung together for use as candles.
├│ 2. ┤the tree it grows on; kukui.
╩│candlenut, ╛╕noun.
╜│candlepin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a set of thin, cylindrical bowling pins.
└╕expr. ╡candlepins,┤ ┤a game of tenpins using these.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other forms of bowling include ... candlepins, most common in the Boston area (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│candlepin, ╛╕noun.
╜│candle power┐,╕ or │candlepower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the intensity of light, measured in candelas. One candle power is equal to 12.57 lumens. A light having 30 candle power gives approximately 30 times as much light as one candela does.
├│ 2. ┤the unit of luminous intensity of the former international candle or older standard candle. (Abbr:) c.p.
╩│candle power┐,╕ or │candlepower, ╛╕noun.
╜│candler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who tests eggs for freshness by holding them in front of a light.
├│ 2. ┤a candlestick.
╩│candler, ╛╕noun.
╜│candlestick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a holder for a candle, to make it stand up straight; candleholder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I saw seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 1:12).┤
╩│candlestick, ╛╕noun.
╜│candlewick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wick of a candle.
╩│candlewick, ╛╕noun.
╜│candlewick bedspread,╕
┬┌┤ a bedspread, usually of unbleached muslin, into which short, thick bunches of cotton yarns have been hooked in a pattern.
╩│candlewick bedspread,╕
╜│candlewood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any resinous wood, splinters of which are burned to give light.
├│ 2. ┤any one of several trees which yield such wood, as the ocotillo.
╩│candlewood, ╛╕noun.
╜│can-do, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) willing and able to get things done.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He comes on as the can-do guy, a style that is very popular around here (Atlantic).┤
╩│can-do, ╛╕adjective.
╜│candock, ╛╕noun. ╟│= water lily.
╩│candock, ╛╕noun. ╟│= water lily.
╜│candor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤speaking openly what one really thinks; honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He spared no one's feelings and expressed his views with great candor.┤
├│ 2. ┤fairness; impartiality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The team felt cheated and challenged the umpire to prove his candor.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) freedom from malice; kindliness.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) stainlessness of character; purity.
╩│candor, ╛╕noun.
╜│candour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) candor.
╩│candour, ╛╕noun.
╜│CANDU, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the type of nuclear reactor used in Canada. It uses heavy water as both the moderate and the coolant.
┬┌┤ a piece of candy, typically barshaped, sold as an individually wrapped package.
╩│candy bar,╕
╜│candy butcher,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a vendor or peddler who sells candy and often other small merchandise, on trains, in grandstands at sporting events, and formerly in theaters.
╩│candy butcher,╕
╜│candyfloss, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a spun sugar candy; cotton candy.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything flimsy or insubstantial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There has been a great improvement in the general welfare ... and be hanged to the pundits who write off that improvement as capitalist candyfloss (Sunday Times).┤
╩│candyfloss, ╛╕noun.
╜│candy-pull, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a social gathering where candy is pulled, or drawn out of its semisolid state after boiling, in order to work it into the desired consistency.
├│ 2. ┤a turn at pulling and twisting taffy to make it tough and light-colored.
╩│candy-pull, ╛╕noun.
╜│candy store,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a store where candy and other items, such as soft drinks, newspapers, cigarettes, and stationery, are sold.
╩│candy store,╕
╜│candy stripe,╕
┬┌┤ an alternating narrow stripe of two colors, generally red and white, like that on a stick of peppermint or other hard candy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In bold flag stripes of blue, red, or brass on white--as well as solid shades and candy stripes ... (New Yorker).┤
╩│candy stripe,╕
╜│candy-striped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having or decorated with candy stripes.
╩│candy-striped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│candy striper,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a young girl who works as a volunteer nurse's aide in a hospital.
╩│candy striper,╕
╜│candytuft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an herb or shrub with pink, white, lavender, or red flowers. The candytuft belongs to the mustard family.
├│ 2. ┤its flower.
╩│candytuft, ╛╕noun.
╜│cane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caned,╕ │caning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slender stick used as an aid in walking; walking stick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On long walks the old man took along a cane.┤
├│ 2. ┤a stick used to beat with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A blow with a cane was an old form of punishment.┤
├│ 3. ┤a long, jointed stem, such as that of the bamboo.
├│ 4. ┤a plant having such stems. Sugar cane, bamboo, and rattan are canes.
├│ 5. ┤material made of such stems, used for furniture and chair seats; rattan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our porch chairs have cane seats.┤
├│ 6. ┤any one of various grasses resembling the bamboo, such as the giant cane of the southern United States.
├│ 7. ┤the reedlike stem of one of these plants.
├│ 8. ┤the main stem of any one of various small fruits, such as the raspberry or blackberry.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to beat with a cane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some schoolmasters used to cane boys when they did not obey.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make or repair with material made of long, jointed stems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother is having our porch furniture caned.┤
╩│cane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caned,╕ │caning.╕
╜│cane blight,╕
┬┌┤ a disease which attacks the canes or branches of small fruits, such as currants or raspberries, caused by various parasitic fungi.
╩│cane blight,╕
╜│cane borer,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various American beetles whose larvae bore in the canes of the raspberry, blackberry, and other plants.
╩│cane borer,╕
╜│canebrake, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thicket of cane plants.
╩│canebrake, ╛╕noun.
╜│canebrake rattlesnake,╕
┬┌┤ a rattlesnake of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains and in the lower Mississippi Valley.
╩│canebrake rattlesnake,╕
╜│cane chair,╕
┬┌┤ a chair with the seat made of cane strips.
╩│cane chair,╕
╜│cane field,╕
┬┌┤ a field in which sugar cane is grown.
╩│cane field,╕
╜│cane fruit,╕
┬┌┤ fruit borne by certain plants on canes, chiefly blackberries and raspberries.
╩│cane fruit,╕
╜│cane knife,╕
┬┌┤ a large knife, with a wide blade and a sharp barb or hook at the back of the blade, used in cutting sugar cane.
╩│cane knife,╕
╜│canella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the orange-colored inner bark of a West Indian tree, having a cinnamonlike odor and a bitter, pungent taste, used as a tonic and as a condiment.
╩│canella, ╛╕noun.
╜│canephor┐╕ or │canephore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canephora.
╩│canephor┐╕ or │canephore, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canephora.
╜│canephora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in ancient Greece) one of the maidens who carried upon their heads baskets containing the sacred objects used at feasts.
├│ 2. ┤a representation of one of these, especially in classical architectural sculpture.
├│ 3. ┤a caryatid with a basket upon the head.
╩│canephora, ╛╕noun.
╜│canephoros┐╕ or │canephorus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canephora.
╩│canephoros┐╕ or │canephorus, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canephora.
╜│caner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who canes.
╩│caner, ╛╕noun.
╜│canescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ hoariness; dull whiteness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All colour melts away with the canescence from above. The sky is of a dead milkwhite (R. Burton).┤
╩│canescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│canescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤becoming grayish or dull white; whitish.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) having a grayish or hoary pubescence (soft down).
╩│canescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cane sugar,╕
┬┌┤ sugar made from sugar cane; sucrose.
╩│cane sugar,╕
╜│Canes Venatici, ╞╕genitive │Canum Venaticorum.╕
┬┌┤ a northern constellation near the Big Dipper; Hunting Dogs.
╩│Canes Venatici, ╞╕genitive │Canum Venaticorum.╕
╜│canework, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤interwoven or braided strips of cane used to form or fill in the seats or backs of chairs, panels in carriage bodies, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤an imitation of braided cane painted upon a carriage panel.
╩│canework, ╛╕noun.
╜│canfield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of solitaire used in gambling games.
╩│canfield, ╛╕noun.
╜│canful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ the amount a can will hold.
╩│canful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│cangue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a heavy board formerly worn about the neck as a portable pillory by criminals in China.
╩│cangue, ╛╕noun.
╜│canicola fever,
┬┌┤ a disease of dogs that can be transmitted to man, livestock, and other animals. It is caused by a spirochete and takes the form of a fever and jaundice.
╩│canicola fever,
╜│Canicula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Dog Star; Sirius.
╩│Canicula, ╛╕noun.
╜│canicular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with either the Dog Star or its rising.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the dog days in July and August.
╩│canicular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canicule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dog days.
╩│canicule, ╛╕noun. ╟│= dog days.
╜│canikin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannikin.
╩│canikin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cannikin.
╜│canine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of a dog; like a dog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. canine faithfulness.┤
├│ 2. ┤like that of a dog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The glutton had a canine appetite.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or belonging to a group of meat-eating animals including dogs, foxes, and wolves. The coyote is a canine animal.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a dog.
├│ 2. ┤any animal belonging to a group of meat-eating animals including dogs, foxes, and wolves.
├│ 3. ┤a canine tooth; cuspid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are incisors for cutting; canines, for tearing; premolars and molars for grinding (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│canine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│canine tooth,╕
┬┌┤ one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors; cuspid.
╩│canine tooth,╕
╜│caniniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like a canine tooth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The canine and caniniform incisor teeth of this seal function as an extremely efficient saw for cutting through thick and flintly ice (Scientific American).┤
╩│caniniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canions, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ ornamental rolls formerly worn around the lower ends of the legs of breeches.
╩│canions, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Canis Major, ╞╕genitive │Canis Majoris.╕
┬┌┤ a constellation southeast of Orion that contains Sirius, the brightest of the fixed stars.
╩│Canis Major, ╞╕genitive │Canis Majoris.╕
╜│Canis Majoris,
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Canis Major.┤
╩│Canis Majoris,
╜│Canis Minor,╕ ╞genitive │Canis Minoris.╕
┬┌┤ a constellation east of Orion, separated from Canis Major by the Milky Way.
╩│Canis Minor,╕ ╞genitive │Canis Minoris.╕
╜│Canis Minoris,
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Canis Minor.┤
╩│Canis Minoris,
╜│canister, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small box or can, especially for tea, coffee, flour, or sugar.
├│ 2a. ┤a cylinder or shell filled with metal fragments that is shot from a cannon.
├│ b. ┤the metal fragments; case shot.
├│ 3. ┤the boxlike part of a gas mask that contains the filtering or chemical substance through which the air is breathed.
╩│canister, ╛╕noun.
╜│canister shot,╕ ╟│= canister ╕(def. 2).
╩│canister shot,╕ ╟│= canister ╕(def. 2).
╜│canker, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a spreading sore, especially a canker sore.
├│ 2. ┤a fungous disease of plants, especially of fruit trees, that causes slow decay of the bark and tissues.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... as killing as the canker to the rose (Milton).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything that causes rot or decay, or destroys by a gradual eating away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unemployment is a canker that destroys man's self-respect.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= cankerworm.┤
├│ 5. ┤a disease affecting horses' feet.
├│ 6. ┤(Dialect.) the dog rose.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to infect or be infected with canker; decay; rot.
╩│canker, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cankerous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a canker or cankers.
├│ 2. ┤causing a canker or cankers; infectious; corroding.
╩│cankerous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canker rash,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of scarlet fever complicated with ulcerations in the throat.
╩│canker rash,╕
╜│canker root,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various plants with astringent or bitter roots, as the goldthread.
╩│canker root,╕
╜│canker sore,╕
┬┌┤ a small canker of the mouth, especially one inside the lips or cheeks, usually of short duration. Its exact cause is unknown.
╩│canker sore,╕
╜│cankerworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a caterpillar that eats away the leaves of trees and plants.
╩│cankerworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cankery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cankered; decayed.
╩│cankery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canna, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical or subtropical plant with large, pointed leaves and large, red, pink, or yellow flowers.
├│ 2. ┤its flower.
╩│canna, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannabic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with hemp.
╩│cannabic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cannabin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the poisonous resin obtained from the extract of Indian hemp. It is probably the active principle of the drug hashish.
╩│cannabin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannabis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the dried flowering tops of the hemp, from which hashish and marijuana are made; bhang.
├│ 2. ┤╡= hemp ┤(the plant).┤
╩│cannabis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannabism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illness or ill effects due to excessive use of Indian hemp.
╩│cannabism, ╛╕noun.
╜│canned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤put in a can; preserved by being put in airtight cans or jars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. canned fruit.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤recorded for reproduction; prerecorded on a phonograph record or tape recording.
╔┤ ╢Ex. canned music, canned laughter, a canned commercial. The union understandably keeps urging the use of "live" music and extols its superiority to the canned product (Harper's).┤
├│ b. ┤syndicated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Detroit Times, which seldom ran anything but canned editorials, now regularly runs two or three editorials a day on local subjects (Time).┤
├│ c. ┤stereotyped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His style is low-key and straight, of the sort that so many people, weary of canned and cautious politicians, find appealing (Atlantic).┤
├│ d. ┤discharged; fired.
├│ 3. ┤(British Slang.) drunk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was canned long before the end of the evening.┤
╩│canned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canned heat,╕
┬┌┤ a preparation, sold in small cans, which can be lighted and used as a fire for cooking.
╩│canned heat,╕
╜│cannel coal┐,╕ or │cannel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ bituminous coal in large lumps that burns with a bright flame.
╩│cannel coal┐,╕ or │cannel, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannelloni, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤pasta in the shape of thick tubes, usually stuffed with meat or cheese and often served with a sauce.
├│ 2. ┤a pastry roll served with a sweetened cream filling and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
╩│cannelloni, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│canneloid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling cannel coal.
╩│canneloid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cannelon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a hollow roll of puff paste.
├│ 2. ┤a roll of minced and seasoned meat or the like, baked or fried.
╩│cannelon, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannelure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a groove or channel in a surface.
╩│cannelure, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannelured, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ grooved; fluted.
╩│cannelured, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cannequin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white cotton cloth from the East Indies that was popular during the 1700's.
╩│cannequin, ╛╕noun.
╜│canner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who cans food.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.)
├│ a. ┤an old cow or steer, having meat fit only for canning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tough old cows--meat men call them canners and cutters--sold yesterday for over 10 cents a pound here (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤a poor grade of beef obtained from such an animal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The remaining four grades--commercial, utility, cutter and canner--are lacking in fat, tenderness and juices, and usually come from older animals (Science News Letter).┤
╩│canner, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neries.╕
┬┌┤ a factory where food is canned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tuna cannery.┤
╩│cannery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neries.╕
╜│cannibal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who eats human flesh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tribes of cannibals once lived on islands in the south Pacific Ocean.┤
┴┤ (SYN) man-eater, anthropophagite.
├│ 2. ┤an animal that eats others of its own kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many fishes are cannibals.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with cannibals or cannibalism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cannibal ants help control ants that destroy crops.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) like cannibals; bloodthirsty.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or habit of eating the flesh of one's own kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most animals do not practice cannibalism.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) bloodthirstiness; barbarity.
╩│cannibalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannibalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of cannibals; characteristic of cannibals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An animal that consumes members of its own species is termed cannibalistic, and one that eats dead animals is a scavenger (Tracy I. Storer).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cannibalistically.┤
╩│cannibalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cannibalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to eat the flesh of or devour (an animal of the same kind).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The south polar skua is its own predator, cannibalizing chicks in the nests of its skua neighbors (Scientific American).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Betty's doing a real good job," she said firmly. "We girls have got to stop cannibalizing each other" (Harper's).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to salvage parts for repair work, or to make repairs by means of salvaged parts.
├│ 2. ┤to devour one's own kind; practice cannibalism.
┼╕noun ╡cannibalization.┤
╩│cannibalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│cannie, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) canny.
╩│cannie, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│cannikin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small can or drinking cup.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cannikin of rum.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡canikin.┤
╩│cannikin, ╛╕noun.
╜│canning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the preserving of food by sealing it up in airtight cans or jars.
╩│canning, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nons╕ or (collectively) │-non,╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a big gun that is too large to be carried by hand and is fixed to the ground, or mounted on a carriage or in a tank or other vehicle, or on an airplane. Cannons can be raised and lowered to different positions, such as the howitzer used as an artillery piece, or can be set in a fixed position, such as a mortar. The old-fashioned kind of cannon that fired cannonballs was much used during the Civil War and as the principal piece of naval armament until the twentieth century.
├│ 2. ┤╡= cannon bone.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Mechanics.) a hollow, cylindrical piece that revolves or is capable of revolving on and independently of a shaft.
├│ 4. ┤the metal loop by which a bell is suspended; ear.
├│ 5. ┤(British, Billiards.) ╡= carom.┤
├│ 6. ┤a smooth, round bit for a horse; cannon bit.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.) a pickpocket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like all big sports events, the crowd and its money attract a big turnout of confidence men, touts, bookmakers and cannons (This Week).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to discharge a cannon.
├│ 2. ┤(British, Billiards.) ╡= carom.┤
├│ 3. ┤to come into collision.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cannon against a tree.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to attack with cannon; cannonade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My mother was killed when the Russians cannoned the village (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(British, Billiards.) to cause to carom.
╩│cannon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nons╕ or (collectively) │-non,╕ ╛verb.
╜│cannonade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-aded,╕ │-ading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a continued firing of cannon; barrage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the crash of the cannonade.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a verbal assault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a furious political cannonade.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to attack with or as if with cannons; batter with cannon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... throwing shells and cannonading the ships (Robert Beatson). The Dodgers cannonaded five Yankee hurlers with fourteen hits (Newsweek).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to discharge cannon; fire large guns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Confederate band had struck up a medley of polkas and waltzes in the very midst of the fiercest cannonading (New Yorker).┤
╩│cannonade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-aded,╕ │-ading.╕
╜│cannonball, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤Also, ╡cannon ball.┤ a large iron or steel ball formerly fired from cannons. Cannonballs were usually solid.
├│ 2. ┤a very fast, straight serve in tennis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He returned Froehling's cannonball beautifully, breaking him twice in the first set (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) anything that moves or travels very fast.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(Informal.) very fast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cannonball delivery.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to travel fast and hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The secondary low began cannonballing up the coast, while the Canadian high pushed down into New England (New York Times).┤
╩│cannonball, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│cannon-ball tree,╕
┬┌┤ a South American tree that bears a large, round fruit from whose pulp a sweet drink is made. It is related to the Brazil-nut tree.
╩│cannon-ball tree,╕
╜│cannon bit,╕
┬┌┤ a smooth, round bit for a horse; cannon.
╩│cannon bit,╕
╜│cannon bone,╕
┬┌┤ the bone between the hock or knee and the fetlock, especially of a horse.
╩│cannon bone,╕
╜│cannon cracker,╕
┬┌┤ a large firecracker.
╩│cannon cracker,╕
╜│cannoneer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artilleryman; gunner.
╩│cannoneer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannoneering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the duties or skill of a cannoneer.
╩│cannoneering, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannon fodder,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤soldiers considered as expendable war material.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) useful material; grist to the mill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since civilization began the young and still hopeful have been our cannon fodder when the older ones fail ... to use good sense in their solution of the world's problems (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cannon fodder,╕
╜│Cannonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) excessive or partisan use of the power of the Speaker in the House of Representatives.
╩│Cannonism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cannon metal,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of bronze used formerly in making cannon or guns; gun metal.
╩│cannon metal,╕
╜│cannon pinion,╕
┬┌┤ the perforated pinion which carries the minute hand and drives the minute wheel of a watch.
╩│cannon pinion,╕
╜│cannonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a continued firing of cannon; barrage.
├│ 2. ┤heavy weapons; artillery; cannon.
╩│cannonry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│cannon shot,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cannonball or other projectile for a cannon.
├│ 2. ┤the range of a cannon.
╩│cannon shot,╕
╜│cannot, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ can not.
└╕expr. ╡cannot but,┤ ┤cannot do otherwise than.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I cannot but be gratified by the assurance (Thomas Jefferson).┤
╩│cannot, ╛╕verb.
╜│cannula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕
┬┌┤ a tubular instrument of any one of several types introduced into a body cavity or tube, especially to permit drainage or irrigation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During times when experiments are not being carried out on the animal, all electrodes and cannulae can be removed, leaving inconspicuous self-closing and self-healing skin lesions (Science).┤
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤shrewd and cautious in dealing with others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The canny trader made a large profit by buying goods when they were plentiful and selling them when they became scarce. They may manage to find a way out of their dilemma, for there are some very canny politicians among them (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤thrifty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a canny housewife. Other millions of Americans--more skeptical, perhaps, or cannier in handling their money--evidently have caught on to what is happening (Harper's).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a light boat oftentapered at both ends, moved with a paddle held in both hands without fixed supports.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The canoe was so light that the Indian could easily carry it.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to paddle a canoe; go in a canoe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trappers canoed to their camp far up the river.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to transport by canoe.
└╕expr. ╡paddle one's own canoe,┤ ┤to make one's way by one's own exertions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The members of the Yiewsley (Middlesex) Canoe club have been making their own craft ... thus improving on the precept that instructs us to paddle our own canoes (London Times).┤
╩│canoe, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-noed,╕ │-noeing.╕
╜│canoe birch,╕ ╟│= paper birch.
╩│canoe birch,╕ ╟│= paper birch.
╜│canoe burial,╕
┬┌┤ the custom of depositing corpses in canoes, practiced by some American Indians of the Pacific Northwest.
╩│canoe burial,╕
╜│canoeist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who paddles a canoe.
├│ 2. ┤an expert in paddling a canoe.
╩│canoeist, ╛╕noun.
╜│canoe slalom,╕
┬┌┤ a white-water sport in which a canoeist must maneuver his craft through gates similar to a slalom course in skiing.
╩│canoe slalom,╕
╜│canoewood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the wood of the tulip tree.
╩│canoewood, ╛╕noun.
╜│can of worms,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a complicated problem or situation; a source of many difficulties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole area of screen acting is probably going to be a big can of worms in the next few years (Pauline Kael).┤
╩│can of worms,╕
╜│canon─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rule by which a thing is judged; standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her manners are in keeping with the canons of good taste.┤
┴┤ (SYN) criterion.
├│ 2a. ┤the law of a church; body of church law.
├│ b. ┤a rule or law enacted by an ecclesiastical council or other competent authority.
├│ 3a. ┤the official list of books of the Bible accepted by the Christian church as genuine and inspired.
├│ b. ┤any recognized set of sacred books.
├│ c. ┤the accepted complete works of an author.
├│ 4. ┤an official list of the saints, as in the Roman Catholic and Greek churches.
├│ 5. ┤any official list.
├│ 6. ┤╡= Canon.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Music.) a kind of composition, in the style of a fugue, the different voice parts repeating the same melody one after another in strict imitation either at the same or at a different pitch.
├│ 8. ┤a large size of type; 48 point.
╩│canon─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│canon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clergyman belonging to a cathedral or other church having more than one minister.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir, it is a great thing to dine with the canons of Christ Church (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 2. ┤a member of a group of Roman Catholic clergymen living according to a certain rule, especially a canon regular.
╩│canon─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Canon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the part of the Mass coming after the offertory and containing the words of the consecration.
╩│Canon, ╛╕noun.
╜│canon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canyon.
╩│canon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canyon.
╜│canoness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a religious community of women living under a rule, but not taking perpetual vows.
╩│canoness, ╛╕noun.
╜│canonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= canonical.
╩│canonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= canonical.
╜│canonical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤according to church laws.
╔┤ ╢Ex. canonical dress.┤
├│ 2. ┤in the canon of the Bible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. canonical writings. Thanks to science and invention, our children have the prospect at birth of living to the canonical age of three score and ten (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤authorized; accepted; standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... challenging all those who may be disinclined to accept his criticism as canonical (Saturday Review).┤
┼╕adv. ╡canonically.┤
┼╕noun ╡canonicalness.┤
╩│canonical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canonical hours,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the seven periods of the day fixed by canon law for prayer and worship. They are matins (and lauds), prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and complin.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) the hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., within which a marriage ceremony may take place at a parish church.
╩│canonical hours,╕
╜│canonical letters,╕
┬┌┤ letters formerly interchanged by Christian clergymen as testimonials of their faith, for use especially in their travels to distinguish them from heretics when their faith was called into question.
╩│canonical letters,╕
╜│canonical punishments,╕
┬┌┤ such punishments as the church may inflict, such as excommunication, degradation, and penance.
╩│canonical punishments,╕
╜│canonicals, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the clothes worn by a clergyman at a church service.
╩│canonicals, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│canonical sins,╕
┬┌┤ those sins for which, in the early church, capital punishment was inflicted, such as idolatry, murder, adultery, and heresy.
╩│canonical sins,╕
╜│canonicate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the position, rank, or dignity of a canon; a canonry.
╩│canonicate, ╛╕noun.
╜│canonicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤character justifying inclusion, or the fact of inclusion, in a canon, especially the Biblical canon; authenticity.
├│ 2. ┤accord with ecclesiastical law; orthodoxy.
╩│canonicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│canonics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Theology.) the study of the formation and authority of the canon of Scripture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ... Corporation has designed a can opener with a magnetic lid lifter that prevents the cut-off lids from falling back into the contents of the can (New York Times).┤
╩│can opener,╕
╜│Canopic jar┐╕ or │urn, ╟= Canopic vase.
╩│Canopic jar┐╕ or │urn, ╟= Canopic vase.
╜│Canopic vase,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a ceremonial vase used in Egypt, chiefly for holding the entrails of embalmed bodies.
├│ 2. ┤a vase used to hold the ashes of the dead.
╩│Canopic vase,╕
╜│Canopus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the second brightest star in the sky, in the southern constellation Argo.
└┌╕expr. ╡go to Canossa,┤ ┤to humble oneself; repent (in allusion to the journey of Emperor Henry IV of Germany to Canossa, Italy, to do penance before Pope Gregory VII).
╩│Canossa, ╛╕noun.
╜│canotier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a hat with a straight brim and flat crown.
╩│canotier, ╛╕noun.
╜│canso d'amor,
┬┌┤ one of the poetic forms used by the troubadours; love song.
╩│canso d'amor,
╜│canst, ╛╕verb. ╞second person singular present of │can╕ (1).
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) can (used only with ╖thou┤). "Thou canst" means "you can."
╩│canst, ╛╕verb. ╞second person singular present of │can╕ (1).
╜│cant─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements that many people make, but few really believe or act upon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Clear your mind of cant (Samuel Johnson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) hypocrisy.
├│ 2. ┤the peculiar language of a special group, using many strange words; argot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Jug" is one of the words for "jail" in thieves' cant.┤
├│ 3. ┤the special language and idiom of a trade, craft, or profession; jargon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cant of the psychologists.┤
├│ 4. ┤stock phrases and expressions fashionable at a particular time or among a group or class of society.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cant of cafe society.┤
├│ 5. ┤a whining manner of speaking, especially as adopted by beggars; whine.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤peculiar to a special language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cant words of thieves.┤
├│ 2. ┤used for the sake of fashion; affected.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to borrow a cant phrase.┤
├│ 3. ┤marked by affected piety; insincere.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to use cant; talk in cant.
├│ 2. ┤to speak in the manner of a beggar; whine; beg.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to use (expressions) merely because they are fashionable; say for fashion's sake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have heard the same cant canted about a much finer building (Macaulay).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship took on a dangerous cant to starboard.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sudden pitch or toss which causes a person or thing to overturn or fall.
├│ 3. ┤a turning or tilting movement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fortune's wheel made suddenly a great cant (Thomas Carlyle).┤
├│ 4. ┤an oblique line or surface, such as cuts off the corner of a square or a cube or forms the slanting face of a bank, hill, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. up the cant of the rock face.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a corner of a building; quoin.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give a slant or slope to; bevel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He canted the edges of a board.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put into a slanting position; tip; tilt; incline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind canted the ship to port. The sea broke in upon us, and the canoe being half full, canted her broadside to it (Archibald Duncan).┤
├│ 3. ┤to pitch or throw with a sudden jerk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horse canted his rider into the stream.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to tilt, pitch on one side, or turn over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailboat canted over in the storm. The stone platform collapsed and the building canted over (L. L. Green).┤
├│ 2. ┤to have a slanting position or direction; slope.
├│ 3. ┤to swing away from a course or direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship canted across the narrow channel and ran aground.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having canted corners or edges.
├│ 2. ┤tilted from the perpendicular or the horizontal; sloping.
╩│cant─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, adjective.
╜│cant─╕ (3), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect.) lively; merry; brisk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... as cant as a kitling (Evelyn Waugh).┤
╩│cant─╕ (3), ╛adjective.
╜│can't, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ cannot or can not.
╩│can't, ╛╕verb.
╜│Cant.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Canterbury.
├│ 2. ┤Canticles.
╩│Cant.,╕
╜│Cantab.,╕
┬┌┤ of Cambridge (Latin, ╖Cantabrigiensis┤).
╩│Cantab.,╕
╜│cantabank, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a strolling singer.
╩│cantabank, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantabile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤in a smooth and flowing style; songlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the interval he turned to virtuosity and romance in various smaller pieces, pouring rich, ripe cantabile tone and eloquent phrasing into Bloch's passionate "Nigun" (London Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤cantabile style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her clear, pure, soft cantabile was as admirable as her forceful ... fortissimo in climaxes (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a musical piece or passage in this style.
╩│cantabile, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Cantabrian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Cantabri, an ancient people of northern Spain, or with Cantabria, the region formerly inhabited by them.
╩│Cantabrian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cantabrigian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Cambridge, England, or Cambridge University.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Cambridge, England.
├│ 2. ┤a student or graduate of Cambridge University.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As any middle-aged Cantabrigian might remember it from his student days, Britain's great Cambridge University was a mellow place with a flavor of its own (Time).┤
┬┌┤ a large block used for turning over the body of a whale in stripping off its blubber.
╩│cant block,╕
╜│cant board,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sloping or canting board.
├│ 2. ┤a division made in the conveyor box of a flour bolter to separate different grades.
├│ 3. ┤a board serving to show the plan of the curved side of a carriage in carriage building.
╩│cant board,╕
╜│cant body,╕
┬┌┤ the portion of a vessel which contains the cant frames.
╩│cant body,╕
╜│cant chisel,╕
┬┌┤ a large strong chisel having a rib and the ground or slanted edge on one side.
╩│cant chisel,╕
╜│cant dog,╕ ╟│= cant hook.
╩│cant dog,╕ ╟│= cant hook.
╜│canteen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small container for carrying water or other drinks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thirsty hiker lifted the canteen to his lips, drinking cool sips of water.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flask.
├│ 2. ┤a military store where food, drinks, and other articles are sold to soldiers and sailors.
┴┤ (SYN) commissary.
├│ 3. ┤a recreation hall for servicemen, especially in a town or city near an army camp or naval base.
├│ 4. ┤a store in a school, camp, or factory where food, drinks and other articles are sold or given out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cadets had been so disenchanted with the academy's food that the prosperous student canteen made enough money to support 10 student activities (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 5. ┤a box of cooking utensils for use in camp.
╩│canteen, ╛╕noun.
╜│cante hondo,
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤a sad type of flamenco music, originally from Andalusia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Throat-searing cante hondo wails from every bivouac (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) deep song.
╩│cante hondo,
╜│cante jondo, ╟= cante hondo.
╩│cante jondo, ╟= cante hondo.
╜│canter─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to gallop gently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cantered his horse down the road. The horse cantered across the meadow.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a gentle gallop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The canter is to the gallop very much what the walk is to the trot (William Youatt).┤
╩│canter─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│canter─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who cants or whines, especially a professional beggar or vagrant.
├│ 2. ┤a person who talks cant.
╩│canter─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Canterburian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the city of Canterbury, England, the seat of the Anglican archbishop who is also the primate of England.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the archiepiscopal see itself, especially with its High-Church character in the 1600's.
╩│Canterburian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Canterburianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the High-Church character of England during the 1600's as represented by the see of Canterbury.
╩│Canterburianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│canterbury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-buries.╕
┬┌┤ a stand with divisions for holding music, papers, or books.
╩│canterbury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-buries.╕
╜│Canterbury bell┐╕ or │bells,╕
┬┌┤ a plant with tall stalks of bell-shaped flowers, usually purplish-blue, pink, or white. It is a species of campanula.
╩│Canterbury bell┐╕ or │bells,╕
╜│Canterbury gallop,╕
┬┌┤ a gentle or moderate gallop; canter.
╩│Canterbury gallop,╕
╜│canterer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that canters.
╩│canterer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cant frames,╕
┬┌┤ the frames or ribs of a ship which are near the extremities, and are canted away from the perpendicular or straight line.
╩│cant frames,╕
╜│cantharides, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │cantharis.╕
┬┌┤ a preparation of dried beetles (usually powdered), especially the Spanish fly, used externally as a rubefacient and vesicant (formerly considered an aphrodisiac).
╩│cantharides, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │cantharis.╕
╜│cantharidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a volatile crystalline compound found in blister beetles; the vesicating principle of cantharides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A small cantharidin plaster is left on the skin overnight and raises a blister (Scientific American).┤
┬┌┤ a pole with a movable hook at one end, used to grip and turn over logs; cant dog.
╩│cant hook,╕
╜│canthus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thi.╕
┬┌┤ the outer or inner angle or corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet.
╩│canthus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thi.╕
╜│canticle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short song, hymn, or chant used in church services.
╩│canticle, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canticle of Canticles,╕ ╟│= Song of Solomon,╕ in the Douay Bible.
╩│Canticle of Canticles,╕ ╟│= Song of Solomon,╕ in the Douay Bible.
╜│Canticles, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Song of Solomon.
╩│Canticles, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Song of Solomon.
╜│cantiga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gas.╕
┬┌┤ a short lyric poem composed in the 1200's and 1300's in Spanish or Portuguese and influenced by the Provencal troubadours.
╩│cantiga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gas.╕
╜│cantilena, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a melodic composition, or a melodious section in a composition, for instruments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He allowed his melodic invention to run freely in a soaring, long-drawn cantilena (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤such a composition or section for singing.
╩│cantilena, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantilever, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a large, projecting bracket or beam that is supported at one end only. A cantilever is usually designed to bear a weight or structure over a space where supports cannot be placed or are not desired, such as for supporting balconies, cornices, and the like. Some aircraft wings are cantilevers.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to build (something) with cantilevers or a cantilever.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The room in which [he] works is cantilevered out over a sheer cliff (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to extend out, as a cantilever does.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this plan the beam cantilevers out too far for balance.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤formed on the principle of the cantilever or with the use of cantilevers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of cantilever construction, four of the five rooms hang out in space with no visible means of support (Wall Street Journal).┤
├┤ Also, ╡cantalever,┤ ╡cantaliver.┤
╩│cantilever, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│cantilever bridge,╕
┬┌┤ a bridge made of two cantilevers whose projecting ends meet but do not support each other.
┬┌┤ a triangular wooden block with which a barrel is chocked to keep it from rolling when stowed, as on a ship.
╩│canting coin,
╜│cantino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌┤ the treble string of a lute, violin, or some other stringed instruments.
╩│cantino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│cantle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the part of a saddle that sticks up at the back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The undersides of both pommel and cantle are set with Moghul jade plaques inlaid with gold and bespattered with rubies (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤a section or segment cut out of anything; a part; portion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The huge cantle which is ... cut out of the holiday (Charles Lamb).┤
╩│cantle, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small cantle; a little piece.
╩│cantlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│canto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the main divisions of a long poem. A canto of a poem is like a chapter of a novel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is only a faintly discernible ghost of grandeur in the fading villa where Byron lived while he was writing the fourth canto of "Childe Harold" (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) the soprano part; the melody.
╩│canto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│canto fermo, ╟= cantus firmus.
╩│canto fermo, ╟= cantus firmus.
╜│canton, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small part or political division of a country, especially:
├│ a. ┤one of the 22 sovereign political units that form the Swiss confederation.
├│ b. ┤one of the judicial units into which a French arrondissement (the largest subdivision of a department) is divided.
├│ 2. ┤the upper corner of a flag next to the staff where a special design appears.
├│ 3. ┤(Heraldry.) a square division occupying an upper corner of an escutcheon, etc.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a division or part of anything.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to allot quarters to or provide quarters for (soldiers).
├│ 2. ┤to divide into parts; subdivide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cantoned out the country to his men ... (Daniel Defoe).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to separate or sever by division from; cut out from a whole.
╩│canton, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Canton, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating articles made or originating in the city of Canton, China.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canton china, Canton enamel, Canton porcelain.┤
╩│Canton, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cantonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a canton or cantons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cantonal elections, cantonal government.┤
╩│cantonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cantonalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cantonal system of administrative government.
╩│cantonalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canton crepe,╕
┬┌┤ a soft silk cloth with a crinkled surface.
╩│Canton crepe,╕
╜│Cantonese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Canton, China.
├│ 2. ┤the Chinese dialect spoken in or near Canton.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of Canton (China), its people, or their dialect.
╩│Cantonese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Canton flannel,╕
┬┌┤ a strong cotton cloth that is soft and fleecy on one side.
╩│Canton flannel,╕
╜│cantonment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place where soldiers live; quarters for soldiers.
├│ 2. ┤the act of cantoning.
├│ 3. ┤(formerly) a permanent military post in British India.
╩│cantonment, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the person who chants the prayers in a synagogue and leads the congregation in the worship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Unlike the choirmaster or organist in a Christian church, the cantor (although not ordained) holds a semisacred office; the prayers he sings are an integral part of the service, and he must be trained in Jewish ritual (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤the person who leads the singing of a choir or congregation.
╩│cantor, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantorate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position or office of a cantor.
├│ 2. ┤the period during which one is a cantor.
├│ 3. ┤cantors as a group.
╩│cantorate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a cantor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cantorial chants.┤
╩│cantorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cant purchase,╕
┬┌┤ a tackle having one of its blocks secured to the masthead of a whaler and the other to the hook in the blubber of a dead whale alongside. It is used for turning the whale over while it is being stripped or flensed.
╩│cant purchase,╕
╜│cantrip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a spell or charm of witchcraft; a witch's trick or mischievous device.
├│ 2. ┤any playfully mischievous trick.
╩│cantrip, ╛╕noun.
╜│cantus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a song or melody, especially an ecclesiastical melody.
├│ 2. ┤the principal voice.
╩│cantus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tus.╕
╜│cantus firmus,
┬┌┤ (Music.)
├│ 1. ┤╡= plain song.┤
├│ 2. ┤a melody held unchanged throughout a composition, above or below which other melodic or contrapuntal parts are added and varied.
╩│cantus firmus,
╜│cantus planus, ╟= plain song.
╩│cantus planus, ╟= plain song.
╜│canty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤showing gladness and cheerfulness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then at her door the canty dame would sit, as any linnet gay (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 2. ┤cheerfully brisk or active; lively.
╩│canty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Canuck, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang and Canadian Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤Canadian.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Maybe it'll help some Canucks realize what a great country we have and show them what a fine job can be done in Canada by Canadians (Maclean's).┤
├│ 2. ┤French Canadian.
╔┤ ╢Ex. La Croix was a thick-set, hooknosed Canuck (George Mathewson).┤
╩│Canuck, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│canula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕ ╟│= cannula.
╩│canula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lae.╕ ╟│= cannula.
╜│Canum Venaticorum,
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Canes Venatici.┤
╩│Canum Venaticorum,
╜│Canute, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the ancient English king who, according to legend, showed his courtiers he was not infallible by ordering the tide to stop advancing.
├│ 2. ┤a person who tries to hold back an irresistible force or process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He warned them not to get the reputation of Canutes resisting new techniques of farming (London Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡Canutelike.┤
╩│Canute, ╛╕noun.
╜│Canutism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice of a Canute; any attempt to hold back or reverse change.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The] proposal to cut bank rate by 2 per cent was ... not so much conservatism as Canutism (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Canutism, ╛╕noun.
╜│canvas, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-vased,╕ │-vasing╕ or │-vassed,╕ │-vassing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong cloth with a coarse weave made of cotton, flax, or hemp, used to make tents, sails, or certain articles of clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tops of my sneakers are made of canvas.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sailcloth, tarpaulin.
├│ 2. ┤something made of canvas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sailors threw the canvas over the hatch and lashed it down.┤
├│ 3. ┤a sail or sails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship flew all its canvas.┤
├│ 4. ┤a piece of canvas on which an oil painting is done; a picture painted on canvas; oil painting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The art gallery purchased several beautiful canvases from the artist.┤
├│ 5. ┤any coarse, stiffened fabric of wide weave used for working tapestry, as a basis for embroidery or other stitching.
├│ 6. ┤the circus.
├│ 7a. ┤the covered end of a racing boat.
├│ b. ┤the length of this.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of canvas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. canvas sails.┤
├│ 2. ┤having the color or appearance of canvas.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to cover, line, or furnish with canvas.
└╕expr. ╡the canvas,┤ ┤the floor of a boxing ring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The champion knocked his opponent to the canvas in the first round.┤
└╕expr. ╡under canvas,┤
├│ a. ┤in tents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The circus was held under canvas in an open field.┤
├│ b. ┤with sails spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The schooner left the harbor under full canvas.┤
╩│canvas, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb, ╞│-vased,╕ │-vasing╕ or │-vassed,╕ │-vassing.╕
╜│canvasback, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-backs╕ or (collectively) │-back.╕
┬┌┤ a large, wild duck of North America. The male has a reddish-brown head and neck and a grayish-white back.
╩│canvasback, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-backs╕ or (collectively) │-back.╕
╜│canvass, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to go through (a city, district, or other area) asking for votes, orders, or donations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Salesmen canvassed the whole city for subscriptions to magazines.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to examine the parts of carefully; inspect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He canvassed the papers, hunting for notices of jobs.┤
┴┤ (SYN) scrutinize, study.
├│ b. ┤to discuss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The city council canvassed the mayor's plan thoroughly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) debate.
├│ 3. ┤to examine and count (the votes cast in an election).
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to thrash (a person) in writing; criticize destructively.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to ask for votes, orders, or donations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidates canvassed right up to election day.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act or process of asking for votes, orders, or donations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. During a canvass of the neighborhood, we collected $100 for UNICEF.┤
├│ 2. ┤the personal visiting of homes or stores in a district to sell something.
├│ 3. ┤╡= discussion.┤
╩│canvass, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│canvasser, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who solicits votes, orders, or donations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Canvassers of both sides return disheartened by the numbers of citizens they find who say that they do not like party politics (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who examines and counts the votes cast in an election.
╩│canvasser, ╛╕noun.
╜│cany, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made of cane.
├│ 2. ┤resembling cane.
╩│cany, ╛╕adjective.
╜│canyon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a narrow valley with high, steep sides, usually with a stream at the bottom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The continental slope is often cut with deep canyons ... carrying streams of sediment-laden water to be deposited at the bottom (New Scientist).┤
┴┤ (SYN) gorge, ravine. Also, ╡canon.┤
╩│canyon, ╛╕noun.
╜│canyon mouse,╕
┬┌┤ a long-tailed mouse with pale underparts, found in rocky parts of southwestern North America.
╩│canyon mouse,╕
╜│canzona, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕ ╟│= canzone.
╩│canzona, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕ ╟│= canzone.
╜│canzone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of Provencal or Italian lyric poetry, closely resembling the madrigal but less strict in style.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤a setting to music of the words of a canzone, for one or more voices.
├│ b. ┤an instrumental piece written in the style of a madrigal.
├│ 3. ┤any song; ballad.
╩│canzone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ni.╕
╜│canzonet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short, light song.
╩│canzonet, ╛╕noun.
╜│canzonetta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canzonet.
╩│canzonetta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= canzonet.
╜│Cao Dai,
┬┌┤ a religious sect, originating and centered in Vietnam, that combines in one faith certain elements of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Taoism, and the philosophies of Victor Hugo, Sun Yat-sen, and Clemenceau.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The oddest religion in the East, and the one with the most catholic pantheon, is known as Cao Dai (Time).┤
╩│Cao Dai,
╜│Cao Daism,
┬┌┤ the principles and beliefs of Cao Dai.
╩│Cao Daism,
╜│caoutchouc, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the gummy, thickened juice of various tropical plants of the spurge family, from which rubber is made; crude, natural rubber.
├│ 2. ┤pure rubber.
╩│caoutchouc, ╛╕noun.
╜│cap─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│capped,╕ │capping.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a soft, close-fitting covering for the head, usually having little or no brim, but often with a visor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the men and boys wore caps while working in the rain.┤
├│ 2. ┤a special head covering worn to show rank or occupation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a nurse's cap, a freshman cap.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hat.
├│ 3. ┤╡= mortarboard ┤(def. 2).┤
├│ 4. ┤anything like a cap, especially:
├│ a. ┤the stopper or top for a jar, bottle, tube, or fountain pen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a bottle cap.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cover.
├│ b. ┤the top or pileus of a mushroom.
├│ c. ┤the calyptra of a moss.
├│ d. ┤the kneecap.
├│ e. ┤a part of the afterbirth sometimes attached to a baby's head when born.
├│ 5. ┤the highest part; top.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the polar cap at the North Pole.┤
┴┤ (SYN) peak.
├│ 6. ┤an upper limit on increases in cost, interest rates, especially of a loan, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Edward F. King [is] founder of an organization that wants to put a cap on state spending (Time).┤
├│ 7. ┤a layer of fresh rubber joined to the worn part of a pneumatic tire.
├│ 8a. ┤a small amount of explosive in a wrapper or covering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy shoots caps in his toy pistol.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= percussion cap.┤
├│ 9. ┤╡= capital letter.┤
├│ 10. ┤any one of various sizes of paper, especially writing and wrapping papers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. legal cap, bag cap.┤
├│ 11. ┤(British.) inclusion in a team.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I made forty-seven against Winchester, but the Captain of Cricket gave the last cap to Lord Camelot's son, Esme (Punch).┤
├│ 12. ┤(British.) a contraceptive pessary.
├│ 13. ┤(Slang.) a capsule of heroin or other drug.
├│ 14. ┤a raised plastic cover, usually with windows and a rear door, that fits over the bed of a pickup truck.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put a cap on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He capped the bottle again after having some root beer.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to put a top on; cover the top of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whipped cream capped the dessert.┤
├│ b. ┤to cover at the end; protect the end of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cap a rope with tape.┤
├│ 3. ┤to do or follow up with something as good or better.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each of the two clowns capped the other's last joke. Oates capped the revelations of Bedloe by charging the Queen herself ... with knowledge of the plot (John Richard Green).┤
├│ 4. ┤to form or serve as a cap, covering, or crown to; lie on top of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the house that caps the corner (Robert Browning).┤
├│ 5. ┤to take off one's cap to (a person) as a mark of respect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He and the Proctor capped each other as they met (Thackeray).┤
├│ 6a. ┤(Scottish.) to confer an academic degree on.
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) to place the white cap of a nurse upon (a nursing school graduate).
├│ 7. ┤to complete; crown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The report caps about five months of searching (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 8. ┤(British.) to award a place on a team to.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to take off the cap as a mark of respect.
└╕expr. ╡cap in hand,┤ ┤in humble fashion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Suppose that it went cap in hand to every Government in Europe (Pall Mall Gazette).┤
└╕expr. ╡cap the climax.┤ ┤See under ╡climax.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡set one's cap for┤ or ╡at,┤ ┤(Informal.) to try to get (a particular man) for a husband.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That girl is setting her cap at you (Thackeray).┤
┼╕adj. ╡capless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡caplike.┤
╩│cap─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│capped,╕ │capping.╕
╜│cap─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a wooden bowl or dish, often with two ears or handles, formerly used as a drinking vessel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atomic energy has many unexplored capabilities.┤
╩│capability, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│capable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having fitness, power, or ability; able; efficient; competent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capable teacher. He did a very capable job and was rewarded with much praise.┤
┴┤ (SYN) proficient, qualified, fitted.
└╕expr. ╡capable of,┤
├│ a. ┤having ability, power, or fitness for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capable of criticizing music. Some airplanes are capable of going 1000 miles an hour.┤
├│ b. ┤open to; ready for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a statement capable of being misunderstood.┤
┼╕noun ╡capableness.┤
╩│capable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a capable manner; with ability; ably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a job capably done. The details ... are ... freshly conceived and capably handled (Manchester Examiner).┤
╩│capably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│capacious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ able to hold much; large and roomy; spacious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capacious storage closet, a capacious bag.┤
┼╕adv. ╡capaciously.┤
┼╕noun ╡capaciousness.┤
╩│capacious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capacitance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the property of a capacitor that determines the amount of electrical charge it can receive and store; capacity.
├│ 2a. ┤the ratio of the charge of electricity imparted to a conductor to the resulting potential, commonly expressed in farads.
├│ b. ┤the ratio of the charge of electricity on either of two conductors which have received equal and opposite charges to the resulting difference of potential between them.
├│ 3. ┤the ability of a circuit or of a condenser to maintain the flow of alternating electric current.
├│ 2. ┤(Biology.) a series of changes that sperms undergo in the uterus before attaining the capacity to penetrate and fertilize an egg.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Capacitation, without which most mammalian eggs cannot be fertilized, is a poorly understood change undergone by spermatozoa (Scientific American).┤
╩│capacitation, ╛╕noun.
╜│capacitator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capacitor.
╩│capacitator, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capacitor.
╜│capacitive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with electrical capacity (capacitance).
╩│capacitive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capacitive coupler,╕
┬┌┤ an apparatus which, by electric fields, joins portions of two radio-frequency circuits.
╩│capacitive coupler,╕
╜│capacitor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for receiving and storing a charge of electricity; condenser.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A common type is the paper and foil capacitor, in which strips of metal foil form the plates and a sheet of paper impregnated with wax is the dielectric (Sears and Zemansky).┤
╩│capacitor, ╛╕noun.
╜│capacity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the amount of room or space inside; largest amount that can be held by a container.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A gallon can has a capacity of 4 quarts.┤
┴┤ (SYN) volume.
├│ 2a. ┤the ability to receive and hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The theater has a seating capacity of 400 people.┤
├│ b. ┤the ability to withstand some force or perform some function.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the capacity of a metal for retaining heat.┤
├│ c. ┤╡= capacitance.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the ability to learn or do; mental power or fitness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Benjamin Franklin had a great capacity for learning. Few people have the capacity to apply the theory of relativity to practical problems.┤
┴┤ (SYN) competency.
├│ b. ┤the ability to deal with problems, administer work, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. an executive of great capacity. Not the least of the marks of a military genius is his capacity to bend both subordinates and superiors to his plans of action (Newsweek).┤
├│ 4a. ┤the physical power or ability to produce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the maximum capacity of a machine. Wilson Dam on the Tennessee River has the greatest generating capacity of any TVA dam (Russell Lord).┤
├│ b. ┤a measure of this ability, especially of a battery or other source of electricity.
├│ c. ┤the maximum output.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The electric generators broke down in the summer because they worked beyond capacity.┤
├│ 5. ┤position or relation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is here in the capacity of teacher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) character.
├│ 6. ┤legal power or right; qualification.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that reaches or rises to the utmost capacity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capacity crowd.┤
╩│capacity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│cap and bells,╕
┬┌┤ a cap trimmed with bells, worn by a jester.
╩│cap and bells,╕
╜│cap and gown,╕
┬┌┤ a flat cap or mortarboard and loose gown, worn by teachers and students on certain occasions, especially when degrees are conferred.
╩│cap and gown,╕
╜│cap-a-pie, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ from head to foot; completely.
╩│cap-a-pie, ╛╕adverb.
╜│caparison, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an ornamental covering for a horse.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any rich dress or outfit.
┴┤ (SYN) equipment.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to dress richly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gaily caparisoned pedal rickshaws mingle with motor traffic in Dacca (London Times).┤
╩│caparison, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│Capcom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the person at a space flight center who is in charge of maintaining communications with an astronaut during a space flight.
╩│Capcom, ╛╕noun.
╜│cape─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ an outer garment, or part of one, without sleeves, worn falling loosely from the shoulders, and often fastened at the neck.
╩│cape─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cape─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a point of land extending into the water. (Abbr:) C.
┬┌┤ the person who excites the bull and distracts his attention by using a red cape.
╩│capeador, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dors,╕ │-dores.╕
╜│Cape boy,╕
┬┌┤ a South African of mixed descent.
╩│Cape boy,╕
╜│Cape buffalo,╕
┬┌┤ a large, fierce, black buffalo of southern Africa. Cape buffalo have horns united at their bases to form a large, bony plate on the front of the head.
╩│Cape buffalo,╕
╜│Cape canary,╕
┬┌┤ a small greenish or greenish-yellow bird of southern Africa with a soft, pleasant buzzing song.
╩│Cape canary,╕
╜│Cape cart,╕
┬┌┤ a two-wheeled, hooded vehicle of southern Africa, with two seats, drawn by two or more horses and capable of carrying fourpeople.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Cape cart ... is much like an American buggy, but larger and stronger (E. E. K. Lowndes).┤
╩│Cape cart,╕
╜│cape chisel,╕
┬┌┤ a narrow cold chisel with a gradual taper on both top and bottom of the blade, used for cutting grooves or slots in metal.
╩│cape chisel,╕
╜│Cape Cod,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤designating a type of rectangular house consisting of one or one-and-a-half stories and usually having a steep gable roof and a central chimney.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Cape Cod dwelling, house, or cottage.┤
├│ 2. ┤this type of house.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Cape Cod will be available with either two, three or four bedrooms (New York Times).┤
╩│Cape Cod,╕
╜│Cape Colored,╕
┬┌┤ (in South Africa) a person of mixed white and other ancestry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alongside the Bantus live 300,000 Indians, most of them shopkeepers and plantation laborers in sugar-growing Natal, and 1,100,000 Cape Colored, i.e., mulattoes, coffee-colored descendants of early Boer settlers (Time).┤
╩│Cape Colored,╕
╜│Cape cowslip,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a large group of plants of the lily family native to southern Africa, having red or yellow flowers on a leafless stem.
╩│Cape cowslip,╕
╜│Cape crawfish,╕
┬┌┤ the spiny lobster of southern Africa.
╩│Cape crawfish,╕
╜│caped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a cape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Quaintly attired in caped cloak, knee-breeches, and buckled shoes (Thomas Hardy).┤
├│ 2. ┤wearing a cape.
╩│caped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cape doctor,╕
┬┌┤ (in southern Africa) a strong southeasterly wind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That rough but benevolent southeast wind, which, owing to its kindly property of sweeping away the germs of disease, is called 'the Cape doctor' (Annie Martin).┤
╩│Cape doctor,╕
╜│Cape Dutch,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤South Africans of Dutch extraction.
├│ 2. ┤the Dutch spoken in South Africa; Afrikaans.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ... language is the 'Cape Dutch' or 'taal,' the servants' language throughout the country, which Boer and Hottentot speak alike (Beatrice M. Hicks).┤
╩│Cape Dutch,╕
╜│Cape glove,╕
┬┌┤ a capeskin glove.
╩│Cape glove,╕
╜│Cape gooseberry,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a straggling bush, extensively cultivated in southern Africa, which produces a berry resembling the gooseberry.
├│ 2. ┤the berry.
╩│Cape gooseberry,╕
╜│Cape hartebeest,╕
┬┌┤ a large heartebeest of southern Africa with a reddish-brown coat and white rump patch, that can run very fast.
╩│Cape hartebeest,╕
╜│Cape jasmine,╕
┬┌┤ a widely cultivated gardenia native to China, with evergreen leaves and a fragrance similar to that of jasmine.
╩│Cape jasmine,╕
╜│capelet─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a fur piece for women made in the style of a small cape to cover the shoulders.
╩│capelet─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│capelet─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a wenlike swelling on the heel of a horse's hock, or on the point of the elbow.
╩│capelet─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│capelin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lins╕ or (collectively) │-lin.╕
┬┌┤ a small fish of the north Atlantic, used for food and as bait for cod; a kind of smelt. Also, ╡caplin.┤
╩│capelin, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lins╕ or (collectively) │-lin.╕
╜│capeline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a woman's hat that has a soft, usually wide, brim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... capelines with great wavy brims raised to aureole the face (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a surgical bandage which by its arrangement forms a kind of cap or bonnet.
├│ 3. ┤a small skullcap of iron worn by archers in the Middle Ages.
╩│capeline, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, one of the six brightest stars in the sky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It has been known for several decades that Capella is composed of two giant stars of about equal brightness (Science News Letter).┤
╩│Capella, ╛╕noun.
╜│capellmeister, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Kapellmeister.
╩│capellmeister, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Kapellmeister.
╜│caper─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to leap or jump about playfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The court jester capered and danced before the king.┤
┴┤ (SYN) skip, spring, cavort.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a playful leap or jump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's caper cost him a twisted ankle.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gambol, prance.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a prank; trick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child's Halloween capers made the neighbors laugh.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) an illegal or criminal scheme.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He holes up to plan his next caper--the stick-up of the exclusive Tropico Hotel (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡cut a caper┤ (or ╡capers┤),
├│ a. ┤to play or do a trick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cut a caper on the straight rope (Jonathan Swift).┤
├│ b. ┤to dance, leap, or jump about playfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He can dance, though he does not cut capers (Sir Richard Steele).┤
┼╕noun ╡caperer.┤
╩│caper─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│caper─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a low, prickly shrub native to the Mediterranean region and growing in southern United States. It is sometimes grown elsewhere in the United States and Canada as a tender annual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pungent, slightly bitter flower buds of the caper bush are a timely seasoning because they enhance not only lamb but also many warm-weather foods (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡capers,┤ ┤the green flower buds or berries of this shrub, pickled and used for seasoning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chicken salad sprinkled with capers.┤
╩│caper─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│caper─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= privateer.┤
├│ 2. ┤the captain of a privateer.
╩│caper─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│capercaillie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large grouse of northern Europe; wood grouse.
╩│capercaillie, ╛╕noun.
╜│capercailzie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capercaillie.
╩│capercailzie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capercaillie.
╜│caper family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous, tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs, differing from the closely related mustard familyin bearing a pod without a partition and kidney-shaped seeds with a coiled embryo. The family includes the caper and cleome.
╩│caper family,╕
╜│Capernaism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the literal interpretation of transubstantiation held by the Capernaites.
╩│Capernaism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capernaite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inhabitant of Capernaum, a city in ancient Palestine.
├│ 2. ┤a believer in transubstantiation, especially one who, from the words of Jesus in Capernaum, adheres to the doctrine of transubstantiation in its literal form (In the Bible, John 6:53-59).
╩│Capernaite, ╛╕noun.
╜│capersome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ given to capering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I've never seen a cat ... more capersome (Charles Heavysege).┤
╩│capersome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cape ruby,╕
┬┌┤ a garnet resembling a ruby in color; pyrope.
╩│Cape ruby,╕
╜│capes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤grains of corn to which the husk continues to adhere after threshing.
├│ 2. ┤grain which is not sufficiently ground.
├│ 3. ┤flakes of meal which come from the mill when the grain has not been sufficiently dried.
╩│capes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Cape salmon,╕ ╟│= geelbec ╕(def. 2).
╩│Cape salmon,╕ ╟│= geelbec ╕(def. 2).
╜│Cape seal,╕
┬┌┤ a fur seal living in waters off the Cape of Good Hope.
╩│Cape seal,╕
╜│capeskin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a smooth, durable leather made from the skin of lambs or sheep, used in making gloves, jackets, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Best sellers in gloves are washable capeskins and pigskins (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a heavy, durable leather from goats of the Cape district of South Africa, used for gloves.
╩│capeskin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capetian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Hugh Capet or the kings named Capet who reigned over France from 987 to 1328.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a ruler who belonged to this dynasty.
╩│Capetian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Capetonian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of Cape Town, in the Republic of South Africa.
╩│Capetonian, ╛╕noun.
╜│capework, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice or art of caping a bull.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Such dazzling displays of capework by the splendidly dressed matadors ... (New York Times).┤
╩│capework, ╛╕noun.
╜│capful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much as a cap will contain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He picked a capful of berries.┤
╩│capful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│capful of wind,╕
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a light gust of wind.
╩│capful of wind,╕
╜│cap gun,╕
┬┌┤ a toy gun that shoots caps.
╩│cap gun,╕
╜│caph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kaph.
╩│caph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kaph.
╜│capias, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a writ ordering an officer to arrest a certain person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Judge Reynolds issued a capias writ, ordering the arrest of the Ellises for ignoring his order to surrender Hildy (Newsweek).┤
╩│capias, ╛╕noun.
╜│capibara, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capybara.
╩│capibara, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capybara.
╜│capillaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hairlike or threadlike.
╩│capillaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capillarimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for determining the strength of wine or the quality of oil on the principle of capillary attraction.
╩│capillarimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│capillarity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the raising or lowering of the surface of a liquid which is in contact with a solid of small bore, caused by surface tension, as in a capillary tube.
╩│capillarity, ╛╕noun.
╜│capillary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a blood vessel with a very slender, hairlike opening. Capillaries join the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein. Most capillaries are so small that only one blood corpuscle can pass through them at a time.
├│ 2. ┤╡= capillary tube.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or in the capillaries.
├│ 2. ┤like a hair; very slender.
╩│capillary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│capillary action,╕
┬┌┤ the raising or lowering of the surface of a liquid which is in contact with a solid of small bore, as in a capillary tube, caused by surface tension.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Capillary action is at work when water rises in the soil, kerosene in a lamp wick, and ink in blotting paper (M. F. Vessel).┤
╩│capillary action,╕
╜│capillary attraction,╕
┬┌┤ the force that causes a liquid to rise in a small tube or when in contact with a solid. It is this force of adhesion and surface tension that allows a porous substance to soak up a liquid. A plant draws up water from the ground and a paper towel absorbs by means of capillary attraction.
╩│capillary attraction,╕
╜│capillary repulsion,╕
┬┌┤ the force that causes a liquid to be depressed when in contact with the sides of a narrow tube, as is mercury in a glass tube.
╩│capillary repulsion,╕
╜│capillary tube,╕
┬┌┤ a tube with a very slender, hairlike opening or bore.
╩│capillary tube,╕
╜│capilliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in the shape of a hair; hairlike.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capilliform fibers.┤
╩│capilliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capillitium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-litia.╕
┬┌┤ the tangle of hairlike filaments inside certain spore cases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The leftover dried network of cytoplasm forms the framework of the sporangium, called the capillitium (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│capillitium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-litia.╕
╜│capita, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Latin.) plural of ╡caput.┤
╩│capita, ╛╕noun.
╜│capital, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the city or town where the government of a country, state, or province is officially located. Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States. Each state of the United States has a capital.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rome has a mixture of worn elegance and brusque assurance that marks it instantly as an ancient capital (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤the center of some industry, group, or interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New York is the financial capital of the world.┤
├│ 2. ┤any large letter, such as A, B, C, D; capital letter. A capital letter is regularly used at the beginning of a sentence or as the first letter of a proper name.
├│ 3. ┤the amount of money or propertythat a company or a person uses in carrying on a business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Smith Company has a capital of $30,000.┤
├│ 4. ┤a source of power or advantage; resources.
├│ 5. ┤national or individual wealth as produced by industry and available for reinvestment in the production of goods.
├│ 6. ┤(Accounting.)
├│ a. ┤the net worth of a business after the deduction of taxes and other liabilities.
├│ b. ┤the total investment of owners in a business, often expressed as capital stock.
├│ 7a. ┤capitalists as a group, especially as employers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Capital will benefit particularly from this discovery.┤
├│ b. ┤the political and economic interests or claims of this group.
├│ 8. ┤the top part of a column or pillar. The capital is often the ornamental part of a column.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of capital; having to do with capital.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capital assets. Faced with the prospect of better business, the big companies are going ahead with capital expansion plans (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤very important; leading.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The invention of the telephone was a capital advance in communication.┤
┴┤ (SYN) marked, momentous.
├│ 3. ┤main; chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Obedience was formerly considered the capital virture of a wife.┤
┴┤ (SYN) principal, foremost.
├│ 4. ┤of the best kind; first-rate; excellent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Oak trees give capital shade. The performance is capital, fully as enjoyable as the New York parent company and equally successful in expressing the genial humors of the story (New York Times).┤
├│ 5. ┤punishable by death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Murder is a capital crime in many countries.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The candidate fell into the capital error of offending his supporters.┤
├│ 7. ┤in which the seat of a government is located.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capital city.┤
└╕expr. ╡make capital of,┤ ┤to take advantage of; use to one's advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He made capital of his father's fame to get the job.┤
╩│capital, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│capital account,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an account of an owner's or shareholder's investments in a business.
├│ 2. ┤an account of assets less liabilities, showing the net worth of a business, individual, or foundation on a given date.
╩│capital account,╕
╜│capital asset,╕
┬┌┤ any asset held or intended for holding by a business, individual, foundation, or government over a considerable period of time, including land, buildings, patents, franchises, and certain types of investments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It would permit concerns reinvesting in new capital assets to get larger tax deductions on the facilities being retired (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│capital asset,╕
╜│capital expenditure,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an expense incurred by adding to or improving a capital asset.
├│ 2. ┤an expenditure made out of capital as distinct from income.
╩│capital expenditure,╕
╜│capital gain,╕
┬┌┤ a profit derived from the sale of something viewed as part of one's capital, such as from a share of stock sold for more than its original cost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you actually managed to sell the item for more than you originally paid for it, that extra gain of selling price over original purchase price would still be taxable only as capital gains (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│capital gain,╕
╜│capital goods,╕
┬┌┤ goods, such as machinery or equipment, that can be used in the production of other goods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company's products are also used by such heavy capital goods producers as the farm implement and road building equipment makers (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│capital goods,╕
╜│capital grant,╕
┬┌┤ a grant of money, made usually by a government or foundation, for the acquisition or improvement of capital assets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Federal approval ... will clear the way for a capital grant ... to acquire land (New York Times).┤
╩│capital grant,╕
╜│capital-intensive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ requiring great expenditure of capital to increase productivity or earnings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Repeal of the tax credit will crimp the profits of companies in capital-intensive industries (Time).┤
╩│capital-intensive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capital investment,╕
┬┌┤ the total of cash and assets invested in a business enterprise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even in the most advanced countries less than one third of capital investment is in factories. Public services, utilities, and housing are the great users of capital investment (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤an economic system in which private individuals or groups of individuals own land, factories, and other means of production. They compete with one another, using the hired labor of other persons, to produce goods and services for profit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The characteristic feature of modern capitalism is mass production of goods destined for consumption by the masses (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤the concentration of wealth with its power and influence in the hands of a few.
├│ 3. ┤a system which favors the existence of capitalists or the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few.
╩│capitalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│capitalist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person whose money and property are used in carrying on business.
├│ 2. ┤a wealthy person.
├│ 3. ┤a person who favors or supports capitalism.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of capitalism or capitalists.
├│ 2. ┤favoring capitalism.
╩│capitalist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│capitalistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with capitalism or capitalists.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capitalistic production.┤
├│ 2. ┤favoring or supporting capitalism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capitalistic policies.┤
┼╕adv. ╡capitalistically.┤
╩│capitalistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capitalist roader,╕
┬┌┤ a communist who, according to Maoist doctrine, seeks to restore or imitate capitalism by emphasizing economic productivity, material incentives for workers, and reliance on foreign experts and technology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Posters clearly alluding to Mr. Teng had been pasted up accusing him of being a capitalist roader--the term used for Chairman Mao Tse-Tung's enemies during the Cultural Revolution (New York Times).┤
╩│capitalist roader,╕
╜│capitalization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a writing or printing with capital letters.
├│ 2. ┤the act of capitalizing or the condition of being capitalized at a certain value.
├│ 3a. ┤the amount at which a company is capitalized; capital stock of a business.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since the first of the year, Pacific has increased its capitalization by $62 million to about $1,690,000,000 (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤the assigned value of such stock, especially when not fully paid.
╩│capitalization, ╛╕noun.
╜│capitalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to write or print with a capital letter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He forgot to capitalize the first letter of the name Lincoln.┤
├│ 2. ┤to set the capital of (a company) at a certain amount.
├│ 3. ┤to estimate the value of (an income).
├│ 4. ┤(Accounting.)
├│ a. ┤to set up (expenses) as business assets.
├│ b. ┤to turn into capital; use as capital.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company capitalized its reserve funds.┤
├│ 5. ┤to provide or furnish with capital.
├│ 6. ┤to take advantage of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had early realized that she could and should capitalize her looks and charm (Theodore Dreiser).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤╡capitalize on,┤ to take advantage of; use to one's own advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to capitalize on another's mistake.┤
╩│capitalize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│capital letter,╕
┬┌┤ the large form of a letter; A, B, C, D, and so on, as distinguished from a, b, c, d, and so on; capital. (Abbr:) cap.
╩│capital letter,╕
╜│capital levy,╕
┬┌┤ a direct tax on capital property.
╩│capital levy,╕
╜│capital loss,╕
┬┌┤ a loss deriving from the sale of a capital asset, as from the sale of a share of stock at less than its original cost.
╩│capital loss,╕
╜│capitally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤very well; excellently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He acted the part of the butler capitally.┤
├│ 2. ┤to an important degree; mainly; eminently.
┴┤ (SYN) principally.
├│ 3. ┤in a manner involving a death penalty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to punish or accuse capitally.┤
╩│capitally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│capital punishment,╕
┬┌┤ the death penalty for a crime.
╩│capital punishment,╕
╜│capital ship,╕
┬┌┤ any large warship, except an aircraft carrier, especially a battleship or heavy cruiser.
╩│capital ship,╕
╜│capital stock,╕
┬┌┤ the capital used in carrying on a business. It is represented in shares.
╩│capital stock,╕
╜│capital surplus,╕
┬┌┤ the excess of assets over capital and liabilities arising from other than regular operations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The capital surplus of a corporation may be described as a more or less permanent form of surplus as compared with earned surplus (Schmidt and Bergstrom).┤
╩│capital surplus,╕
╜│capitate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤clustered into a head.
├│ b. ┤having a rounded head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capitate stigma.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Anatomy.) having to do with or denoting a bone of the carpus or human wrist, in the center of the distal row of carpal bones.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Anatomy.) the capitate bone.
╩│capitate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│capitation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tax, fee, or charge of the same amount for every person.
╩│capitation, ╛╕noun.
╜│capitation grant,╕
┬┌┤ a grant of a certain sum for every person who fulfills certain conditions, as to a school for pupils who pass an examination, or to a military company for qualified volunteers.
╩│capitation grant,╕
╜│capitellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) growing or terminating in a small head.
├│ 2. ┤having a capitellum or capitulum.
╩│capitellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capitellum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tella.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anatomy.) the rounded protuberance on the outer surface of the lower end of the humerus, or upper arm.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) the portion of the body of a hydroid polyp that bears the tentacles.
╩│capitellum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tella.╕
╜│Capitol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the building at Washington, D.C., in which Congress meets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President spoke to both houses of Congress in the Capitol.┤
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡capitol.┤ the building in which a state legislature meets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Governor addressed the Assembly in the Capitol.┤
├│ 3. ┤the ancient temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... at Rome ... I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol (Edward Gibbon).┤
├│ 4. ┤the Capitoline Hill.
╩│Capitol, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capitol Hill,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the hill in Washington, D.C., on which the United States Capitol stands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Reporters on Capitol Hill are sensing a new mood that spills across party lines (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the legislative branch of the United States Government; Congress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This ... will mean better relations between the White House and Capitol Hill (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Capitol Hill,╕
╜│Capitoline, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the Capitoline Hill.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with the Capitoline Hill or the Capitol at Rome.
╩│Capitoline, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Capitoline Hill,╕
┬┌┤ one of the seven hills on which the city of ancient Rome was built.
╩│Capitoline Hill,╕
╜│capitulant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who capitulates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... gaining possession of the fortress which the capitulants held (Archibald Alison).┤
╩│capitulant, ╛╕noun.
╜│capitular, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who belongs to an ecclesiastical chapter.
├│ 2. ┤an act passed in a chapter; a canon; capitulary.
├│ 3. ┤a law of a Frankish sovereign.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤(Botany.) growing in a capitulum or head.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology, Anatomy.) of or having to do with a capitulum.
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with an ecclesiastical chapter.
╩│capitular, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│capitulary, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with achapter, especially an ecclesiastical chapter.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a chapter.
├│ 2. ┤an ordinance or rule, as of an ecclesiastical chapter.
└╕expr. ╡capitularies,┤ ┤the laws of the Frankish rulers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The defenders in the fort capitulated on condition that they be allowed to go away unharmed. I will be conquered; I will not capitulate (Samuel Johnson).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a surrender on certain terms or conditions.
├│ 2. ┤an agreement or condition.
├│ 3. ┤a statement of the main facts of a subject; summary.
├│ 4a. ┤any one of various treaties in which Turkish sultans formerly granted special privileges to citizens of foreign governments, as extraterritorial rights.
├│ b. ┤any one of various similar treaties.
╩│capitulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│capitulationism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the actions of a person who capitulates or is inclined to capitulate.
├│ 2. ┤the action or ideology of a Communist charged with retreating from an aggressive anti-Western attitude or policy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If one did not dare to slight the enemy strategically, one would inevitably commit the error of capitulationism, and if one took heedless and reckless action tactically, one would inevitably commit the error of adventurism (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
┼╕noun ╡capitulationist.┤
╩│capitulationism, ╛╕noun.
╜│capitulatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with capitulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. capitulatory rights.┤
╩│capitulatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capitulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a flower head consisting of a close cluster of sessile flowers, as in red clover or many composite plants.
├│ 2. ┤the protuberance of a bone usually fitting into a hollow portion of another bone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They articulate with the heads, or the capitula, of the ribs (St. George Mivart).┤
╩│capitulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la.╕
╜│caplet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coated medicinal tablet shaped like a capsule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The caplet is a solid form of Tylenol pain reliever, which research has proven is the form most preferred by consumers. Unlike tablets, it is specially shaped and coated for easy, comfortable swallowing (New York Times).┤
╩│caplet, ╛╕noun.
╜│caplin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capelin.
╩│caplin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capelin.
╜│caplock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an old-fashioned muzzleloading gun similar to a flintlock, but with a gunlock in which the hammer strikes a small percussion cap in turn igniting the gunpowder.
╩│caplock, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cap'n, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Captain.
╩│Cap'n, ╛╕noun.
╜│capnomancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by means of smoke.
╩│capnomancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│capo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pos.╕ ╟│= capotasto.
╩│capo─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pos.╕ ╟│= capotasto.
╜│capo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │capos.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the head of one of the units or branches of the Mafia.
╩│capo─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │capos.╕
╜│Capodimonte, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or designating a type of rare porcelain made at Capodimonte, a suburb of Naples, Italy, during the 1700's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Capodimonte figurines.┤
╩│Capodimonte, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cap of liberty,╕ ╟│= liberty cap.
╩│cap of liberty,╕ ╟│= liberty cap.
╜│cap of maintenance,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of cap of state formerly worn by high personages, and still carried before the sovereign and certain mayors in England, and also represented in heraldry.
╩│cap of maintenance,╕
╜│Capoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of a Negroid race that includes the Bushmen and Hottentots.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to this race.
╩│Capoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│capon, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a rooster specially raised to be eaten. It is castrated and fattened.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make a capon of; caponize.
╩│capon, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│caponette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a young male chicken that has acquired the soft and tender flesh of a capon as a result of having its reproductive organs made useless by injection with female hormones.
╩│caponette, ╛╕noun.
╜│caponier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a work or covered passage in or across a ditch in a military fortification.
┬┌┤ a process designed to secure the pollination of the cultivated fig, which produces only female flowers. It consists in suspending branches of the wild fig (caprifig) in the cultivated trees to provide pollen, which is carried to the female flowers by wasps.
╩│caprification, ╛╕noun.
╜│caprifig, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wild fig of the Mediterranean region and southern United States, the male form of the common fig. Its fruit is usually not edible but its pollen, by means of caprification, makes the cultivated fig fruitful.
╩│caprifig, ╛╕noun.
╜│caprifoliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the honeysuckle family.
╩│caprifoliaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like or resembling a goat.
╩│capriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caprine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a goat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... her bleating, caprine voice (New Yorker).┤
╩│caprine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capriole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oled,╕ │-oling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a high leap made by a horse without moving forward.
├│ 2. ┤a leap or caper, for example in dancing.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(of a horse) to make a high leap without moving forward.
├│ 2. ┤to leap; caper.
╩│capriole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oled,╕ │-oling.╕
╜│Capri pants,
┬┌┤ women's tight-fitting trousers, with tapered legs ending just above the ankle, usually worn informally.
╩│Capri pants,
╜│Capris, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= Capri pants.
╩│Capris, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= Capri pants.
╜│caproate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of caproic acid.
╩│caproate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cap rock,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several types of overlying strata, especially a layer of shale, limestone, or other material lying over and sealing in deposits, especially of petroleum and natural gas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cap rock must be practically impermeable to oil or gas (Gilluly, Waters, and Woodford).┤
╩│cap rock,╕
╜│caproic acid,
┬┌┤ a fatty acid, used in making esters.
╩│caproic acid,
╜│caprolactam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white crystalline compound used in making synthetic materials, especially one form of nylon.
╩│caprolactam, ╛╕noun.
╜│caprylic acid,
┬┌┤ a fatty, colorless acid with a faint but unpleasant odor, found as a glyceride, especially in butter and coconut oil.
╩│caprylic acid,
╜│caps.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤capitalize
├│ 2. ┤capital letters.
╩│caps.,╕
╜│capsaicin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline substance, the bitter principle of the cayenne pepper, used as an irritant.
╩│capsaicin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cap screw,╕
┬┌┤ a bolt with a thread and no nut that screws into an opening.
╩│cap screw,╕
╜│Capsian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a late Paleolithic culture following the Mousterian, typified by flint implements found at Gafsa in western Tunisia.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Microliths are especially characteristic of the Capsian (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with this culture.
╩│Capsian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│capsicum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any plant of various kinds of herbs and shrubs of the nightshade family, with red or green pods containing seeds that usually have a hot, peppery taste. Green peppers, chilies, and pimentos are pods of different kinds of capsicum.
├│ 2. ┤such pods prepared for seasoning or medicine.
╩│capsicum, ╛╕noun.
╜│capsid─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of hemipterous insects that live on the juices of plants and trees, especially a variety that attacks cocoa plants.
╩│capsid─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│capsid─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a protein coat or shell enveloping the nucleic acid of a virion or virus particle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The capsid [of herpes virus] is composed of 162 capsomeres (Scientific American.).┤
┬┌┤ a short sleeve or flap, covering only the top of the shoulder.
╩│cap sleeve,╕
╜│capsomere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the units that make up a capsid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The capsomeres are packed in a regular pattern to form the shell or "capsid" as an approximate sphere (New Scientist).┤
╩│capsomere, ╛╕noun.
╜│capstan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a machine for lifting or pulling that revolves on an upright shaft or spindle, now usually operated by an engine. Sailors on old ships hoisted the anchor or raised heavy sails by turning the capstan.
├│ 2. ┤a small pulley that regulates the passage of tape through a tape recorder.
╩│capstan, ╛╕noun.
╜│capstan bar,╕
┬┌┤ a pole used to turn a capstan.
╩│capstan bar,╕
╜│capstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the stones along the top of a wall or of some other structure.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a finishing touch; climax.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This was, perhaps, the capstone of his career (Newsweek).┤
╩│capstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│capsular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a capsule.
├│ 2. ┤formed or shaped like a capsule.
├│ 3. ┤in a capsule.
╩│capsular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│capsular ligament,╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) the ligament which surrounds every movable joint, and contains the synovia.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small case or covering. Medicine is often given in capsules made of gelatin.
├│ 2a. ┤╡= space capsule.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Air Force abandoned hope of recovering an instrumented capsule from orbiting Discoverer VII after the capsule failed to separate from the earth satellite (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤a section of an aircraft, such as the cockpit, which can be handled or ejected as a unit.
├│ 3a. ┤a dry seedcase that opens when ripe.
├│ b. ┤the spore case of mosses and various other lower plants.
├│ 4a. ┤a membrane or ligament enclosing some part or organ, as in a sac.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the capsule of the crystalline lens of the eye, the capsule of the hip joint.┤
├│ b. ┤either of two white layers of nerve fibers in the cerebrum.
├│ 5. ┤a concise summary.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤in condensed or abridged form; very short.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capsule history of Williamsburg.┤
├│ 2. ┤very small; miniature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capsule radio transmitter.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with a space capsule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a capsule communicator.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to furnish within or enclose with a capsule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It will be capsuled in a cylinder six feet in diameter and seven and a half feet in height (Science News Letter).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a head of a group; leader or chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Robin Hood was captain of his band.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the commander of a ship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain refused to leave his sinking ship while there were others on board.┤
├│ b. ┤a navy officer ranking next below a rear admiral and next above a commander. He usually commands a warship.
├│ 3. ┤an army, air force, or marine officer ranking next below a major and next above a first lieutenant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain led his company in the attack. With the rank of captain, he served as a sieve to filter requests from Air Force commands (New Yorker).┤
├│ 4. ┤a police or fire department officer, usually ranking next above a lieutenant.
├│ 5. ┤a leader of a team in sports.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is captain of the football team.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) Capt.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to lead or command as captain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will captain the basketball team next season. John Paul Jones captained the "Bonhomme Richard" in its battle with the "Serapis."┤
╩│captain, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│captaincy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the rank, commission, or authority of a captain.
├│ 2. ┤an area or district administered by a captain.
╩│captaincy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│captain general,╕
┬┌┤ a commander in chief.
╩│captain general,╕
╜│captainless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without a captain.
╩│captainless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│captain's biscuit,╕
┬┌┤ a ship biscuit of fine quality.
╩│captain's biscuit,╕
╜│captain's chair,╕
┬┌┤ a wooden chair with a low back consisting of upright slats supporting a narrow, contoured backrest.
╩│captain's chair,╕
╜│captainship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= captaincy.┤
├│ 2. ┤ability as a captain; leadership.
╩│captainship, ╛╕noun.
╜│captan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a plant fungicide, sold under various trade names.
╩│captan, ╛╕noun.
╜│captation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of artful endeavors or appeals to secure something, especially approval or applause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to induce candidates to rely ... less on the arts of political captation (London Daily News).┤
╩│captation, ╛╕noun.
╜│caption, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a title under a picture explaining it or a title at the head of a page, chapter, poem, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a subtitle in motion pictures or on a television screen.
├│ 3. ┤the part of a legal document which gives the time, place, or authority for the document.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put a caption on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an effective poem ... captioned 'The Song of the Innuit' (Science).┤
┼╕adj. ╡captionless.┤
╩│caption, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│captious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤hard to please; faultfinding.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captious might have regarded our journey as a retreat from Sweden, but we veterans regarded it as a surprise attack on Paris (Atlantic).┤
┴┤ (SYN) caviling, carping.
├│ 2. ┤apt or designed to entrap or entangle by subtlety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the arts which ladies ... employ for captivation (Jane Austen).┤
╩│captivation, ╛╕noun.
╜│captivative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fitted or tending to captivate.
╩│captivative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│captive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person or animal captured and held against his will; prisoner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pirates took many captives and sold them as slaves.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person charmed or enslaved as by beauty or love.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made a prisoner; held against one's will; confined.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captive rabbits were shut up in a cage.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) captivated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captive spectators sat spellbound before the tightrope walker.┤
├│ 3. ┤owned and controlled by a parent company for the use of the latter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This steel company owns and operates a captive coal mine.┤
├│ 4. ┤of or belonging to a captive.
╩│captive, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│captive audience,╕
┬┌┤ a group of persons involuntarily subjected to an advertising appeal or other message.
╩│captive audience,╕
╜│captive balloon,╕
┬┌┤ a balloon secured and controlled by a rope or cable to the ground.
╩│captive balloon,╕
╜│captive bolt,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bolt or rod in a special gun used for stunning animals to be slaughtered.
├│ 2. ┤the gun.
╩│captive bolt,╕
╜│captive firing,╕
┬┌┤ a ground test of a bolted-down missile or rocket engine.
╩│captive firing,╕
╜│captivity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being in prison.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Captivity weakened his will to fight.┤
┴┤ (SYN) imprisonment.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being held against one's will.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some animals cannot bear captivity, and die after a few weeks in a cage.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bondage, servitude, slavery.
╩│captivity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│Captivity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Babylonian captivity.
╩│Captivity, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Babylonian captivity.
╜│captor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who takes or holds a prisoner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His captors guarded the bear in a garage until the circus people arrived.┤
╩│captor, ╛╕noun.
╜│captress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a female captor.
╩│captress, ╛╕noun.
╜│capture, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We captured butterflies with a net.┤
┴┤ (SYN) apprehend.
├│ 2. ┤to attract and hold; catch and keep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The magician's tricks captured the boy's attention.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) (of an atomic nucleus) to cause the capture of (an elementary particle).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person or thing taken in this way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The first capture of the day was a python for an American zoo. ... was ordered to collect the prisoners and bring them with all his captures to Scapa (Sunday Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a capturing or a being captured.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With the capture of the escaped lion everyone in town felt relieved.┤
┴┤ (SYN) seizure, arrest, apprehension.
├│ 3. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) the process by which an atomic nucleus absorbs or acquires an additional elementary particle, especially a neutron, often resulting in emission of radiation or fission of the nucleus.
├│ 4. ┤retrieval of information stored in a computer memory bank.
┼╕adj. ╡capturable.┤
┼╕noun ╡capturer.┤
╩│capture, ╛╕verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│capuche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, pointed cowl, such as that worn by the Capuchins.
╩│capuche, ╛╕noun.
╜│Capuchin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Franciscan friar belonging to an order that wears a long, pointed hood or cowl; Friar Minor Capuchin.
╩│Capuchin, ╛╕noun.
╜│capuchin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a South American monkey with black hair on its head that looks like a hood; sapajou.
├│ 2. ┤a woman's cloak with a hood.
╩│capuchin, ╛╕noun.
╜│capucine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capuchin ╕(def. 1).
╩│capucine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= capuchin ╕(def. 1).
╜│Capulet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of Juliet's family in Shakespeare's play ╖Romeo and Juliet.┤
╩│Capulet, ╛╕noun.
╜│caput, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │capita.╕
┬┌┤ (Latin.) head.
╩│caput, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │capita.╕
╜│caput mortuum,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤(formerly) the residuum of chemicals after distillation or sublimation.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any worthless residue.
╩│caput mortuum,
╜│capybara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rodent of South America. It is the world's largest extant rodent, up to 4 feet long and 2 feet high, and has a very short tail. Capybaras are aquatic animals. Also, ╡capibara.┤
╩│capybara, ╛╕noun.
╜│car, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an automobile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They made the trip by car. Motorcycles and cars were halted, but buses were able to continue (London Times).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a railroad vehicle for freight or passengers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Pullman car.┤
├│ b. ┤any vehicle that runs on rails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A streetcar is often called a car.┤
├│ 3. ┤any vehicle that moves on wheels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A carriage or cart is sometimes called a car.┤
├│ 4. ┤carload.
├│ 5a. ┤the closed platform of a balloon or airship, for carrying passengers or cargo.
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) the cage of an elevator.
├│ 6. ┤a chariot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the gilded car of Day (Milton).┤
┼╕adj. ╡carless.┤
╩│car, ╛╕noun.
╜│CAR╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Civil Air Regulations.
╩│CAR╕ (no periods),
╜│carabao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-baos.╕
┬┌┤ the water buffalo of the Philippine Islands, now commonly domesticated.
╩│carabao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-baos.╕
╜│carabid beetle, ╟= ground beetle.
╩│carabid beetle, ╟= ground beetle.
╜│carabin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carbine.
╩│carabin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carbine.
╜│carabine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carbine.
╩│carabine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carbine.
╜│carabineer┐╕ or │carabinier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine (in former times). Also, ╡carbineer.┤
╩│carabineer┐╕ or │carabinier, ╛╕noun.
╜│carabinero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Spain) a carbineer.
├│ 2. ┤(in the Philippines) a soldier appointed to prevent smuggling; a custom-house guard or coast guard.
╩│carabinero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│carabiniere, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ri.╕
┬┌┤ an Italian policeman.
╩│carabiniere, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ri.╕
╜│caracal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small lynx of Asia and Africa, of a reddish-brown color, having a tuft of long, black hair at the tip of each ear; Persian lynx.
╩│caracal, ╛╕noun.
╜│caracara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several vulturelike hawks found in tropical and subtropical America. Audubon's caracara is the national emblem of Mexico.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a half turn to the right or left, made by a horse and rider.
├│ 2. ┤one of the turns made by a horse in prancing on a zigzag course.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to move in a series of half turns; prance from side to side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Theirs are huge and heartshaped monsters ... glossy black as the black patent leather pumps in which we once caracoled in society's exclusive cotillions (New Yorker).┤
╩│caracole, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-coled,╕ │-coling.╕
╜│caracul, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of short, flat, loose, curly fur made from the skin of newborn or very young lambs of a breed of robust, fat-tailed Asian sheep.
├│ 2. ┤any sheep of this breed.
├│ 3. ┤a name sometimes applied to the skins of young goats. Also ╡karakul.┤
╩│caracul, ╛╕noun.
╜│carafe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glass bottle, especially an ornamental one, for holding water, wine, coffee, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "snack bars" ... [of Paris] sell hot dogs and hamburgers with carafes of vin ordinaire (New York Times).┤
╩│carafe, ╛╕noun.
╜│caragana, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of leguminous trees or shrubs native to China and Siberia, having feathery pale-green foliage and yellow flowers appearing in early spring.
╩│caragana, ╛╕noun.
╜│carageen, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carrageen.
╩│carageen, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carrageen.
╜│caraguata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant of the pineapple family found in Paraguay and Argentina, which yields a long silky fiber used especially in making cordage and sacks.
╩│caraguata, ╛╕noun.
╜│caramba, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) an exclamation of dismay, anger, or surprise.
╩│caramba, ╛╕interjection.
╜│carambola, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the acid fruit of a small East Indian tree.
├│ 2. ┤the tree itself.
╩│carambola, ╛╕noun.
╜│caramel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-meled,╕ │-meling╕ or (especially British) │-melled,╕ │-melling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤sugar browned or burned over heat and used for coloring and flavoring food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cake frosting and custard are often flavored with caramel.┤
├│ 2. ┤a small block of chewy candy flavored with this sugar.
├│ 3. ┤the color of caramel; any shade of brown.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤╡= caramelize.┤
╩│caramel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-meled,╕ │-meling╕ or (especially British) │-melled,╕ │-melling.╕
╜│Caramelise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) to caramelize.
╩│Caramelise, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ised,╕ │-ising.╕
╜│caramelize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to melt (sugar) over heat so that it turns brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caramelize the sugar in a heavy skillet over low heat, stirring constantly (Sunset).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(of sugar) to melt and turn brown.
╩│caramelize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│carangid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= carangoid.
╩│carangid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= carangoid.
╜│carangoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a family of fish having spiny fins and forked tails.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pompano and cavalla are carangoid fishes.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤any fish of this family.
╩│carangoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carapace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a shell or bony covering on the back or part of the back of turtles, armadillos, and crustaceans such as lobsters and crabs.
├│ 2a. ┤any hard outer covering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the large, rusting carapace of a 1957 Chevrolet (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative:)
╔┤ ╢Ex. Behind Baudelaire's carapace is a sensibility always struggling for transcendence (Saturday Review).┤
╩│carapace, ╛╕noun.
╜│carapacial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carapacic.
╩│carapacial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carapacic.
╜│carapacic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the carapace.
╩│carapacic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 0.2 gram or 200 milligrams.
├│ 2. ┤one 24th part of gold in an alloy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A gold ring of 18 carats is 18 parts pure gold and 6 parts alloy.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) kt. Also, ╡karat.┤
╩│carat, ╛╕noun.
╜│caratage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ quantity or weight in carats.
╩│caratage, ╛╕noun.
╜│caravan, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-vaned,╕ │-vaning╕ or (especially British) │-vanned,╕ │-vanning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a group of merchants, pilgrims, tourists, or the like, traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a caravan of Arab merchants laden with spices and Oriental silks.┤
├│ b. ┤any similar group of travelers.
├│ c. ┤the vehicles or beasts of burden used by such a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... traveling by caravan, that is, great droves of laden camels (William Warner).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a closed truck or trailer, or formerly a large, covered wagon, for moving people or goods; van.
├│ b. ┤(British.) a house on wheels; trailer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Small auto-trailers designed for holidaying--"caravans"--went on the Canadian market (Maclean's).┤
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to travel or convey by caravan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Having caravanned all over this continent, he admitted that there is an awful lot of it to love (London Times).┤
╩│caravan, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-vaned,╕ │-vaning╕ or (especially British) │-vanned,╕ │-vanning.╕
╜│caravaneer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who travels with a caravan in the Orient.
╩│caravaneer, ╛╕noun.
╜│caravaner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caravanner.
╩│caravaner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caravanner.
╜│caravanner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) a person who travels by or lives in a trailer or house on wheels.
├│ 2. ┤a person who travels with a caravan in the East; caravaneer.
╩│caravanner, ╛╕noun.
╜│caravanning, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) traveling or living in a trailer, especially while on vacation.
╩│caravanning, ╛╕noun.
╜│caravan park,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a trailer court.
╩│caravan park,╕
╜│caravansary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inn or hotel in the Orient where caravans stop to rest, usually a large, four-sided building surrounding a spacious court.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any large inn or hotel.
╩│caravansary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│caravanserai, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caravansary.
╩│caravanserai, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caravansary.
╜│caravel┐╕ or │caravelle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, fast sailing ship of the type used by Columbus and other early navigators, with a broad bow and high stern.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various small sailing ships of former times. Also, ╡carvel.┤
╩│caravel┐╕ or │caravelle, ╛╕noun.
╜│caraway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant that yields fragrant, spicy seeds, used to flavor bread, rolls, or cakes. It belongs to the parsley family.
├│ 2. ┤its seeds.
╩│caraway, ╛╕noun.
╜│caraway seeds,╕
┬┌┤ the seeds of the caraway.
╩│caraway seeds,╕
╜│carb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) carburetor.
╩│carb, ╛╕noun.
╜│carb-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) carbon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carbide = carbon plus a metal.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡carbo-┤ before consonants.
╩│carb-,╕
╜│carbamate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of carbamic acid.
╩│carbamate, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbamic acid,
┬┌┤ an acid occurring only in the form of salts. Its ammonium salt occurs in commercial ammonium carbonate.
╩│carbamic acid,
╜│carbamide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) urea.
╩│carbamide, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbamyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the univalent radical of carbamic acid.
╩│carbamyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbanion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an organic anion occurring as an intermediate in many reactions.
╩│carbanion, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbarn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a building for the storage and maintenance of trolley cars, buses, and railroad cars.
╩│carbarn, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbarsone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a preparation containing arsenic, used to treat amebic dysentery.
╩│carbarsone, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbaryl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a highly toxic compound of methyl carbamate and naphthol, widely used against many types of insect pests.
╩│carbaryl, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbazole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline compound derived from anthracene, used in the manufacture of certain dyes.
╩│carbazole, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbecue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for melting down and compacting scrap automobiles.
╩│carbecue, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an organic radical containing divalent carbon, such as methylene, occurring as an intermediate in certain reactions.
╩│carbene, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a compound of carbon with another element, usually a metal.
├│ 2. ┤╡= calcium carbide.┤
╩│carbide, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short, light, automatic or semiautomatic rifle of relatively great power but short range.
├│ 2. ┤a short-barreled rifle or musket formerly used in the cavalry. Also, ╡carabin,┤ ╡carabine.┤
╩│carbine, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbineer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine. Also, ╡carabineer,┤ ╡carabinier.┤
╩│carbineer, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbinol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤methyl alcohol or methanol.
├│ 2. ┤an alcohol derived from it.
├│ 3. ┤a univalent radical .
╩│carbinol, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡carb-┤ before consonants, as in ╖carbohydrate.┤
╩│carbo-,╕
╜│carbocyclic compound,
┬┌┤ any one of many organic compounds in which all the atoms of the ring are carbon, such as in benzene.
╩│carbocyclic compound,
╜│carboholic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person with a craving for sweets and starches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To remedy the problem, I have devised a special diet for carboholics ... which balances the proportion of carbohydrates, protein, and fats (Neil Solomon).┤
╩│carboholic, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbohydrase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a number of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of carbohydrates.
╩│carbohydrase, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbohydrate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance made from carbon dioxide and water by green plants in sunlight. Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Sugar and starch are carbohydrates. Carbohydrates comprise a major class of foods for animals.
╩│carbohydrate, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbolate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of carbolic acid.
╩│carbolate, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbolated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing carbolic acid.
╩│carbolated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carbolfuchsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a solution of fuchsin used in staining specimens for microscopic study, in which the staining power of the dye has been enforced by the addition of carbolic acid.
╩│carbolfuchsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbolic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made from carbon or coal tar.
╩│carbolic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carbolic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a very poisonous, corrosive, white, crystalline substance obtained from coal tar, used in solution as a disinfectant and antiseptic; phenol.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an extremely hard alloy containing tungsten, carbon, and cobalt, used in the making of cutting tools.
╩│Carboloy, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbomycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic used to treat infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria or by organisms which have developed resistance to other antibiotics; Magnamycin.
╩│carbomycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very common chemical element which occurs in combination with other elements in all plants and animals. Diamonds and graphite are pure carbon in the form of crystals; coal and charcoal are mostly carbon in uncrystallized form. Carbon is nonmetallic, forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and the like, and is manufactured especially as coke or lampblack. Its outstanding characteristic is the ability of its atoms to link with one another in rings or chains, thus giving rise to innumerable complex compounds.
├│ 2. ┤a piece of carbon such as is used in batteries or arc lamps.
├│ 3. ┤a piece of carbon paper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The typist put a carbon between the sheets of paper to make two copies of the letter.┤
├│ 4. ┤a copy made with carbon paper; carbon copy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The secretary kept a carbon of each letter she typed.┤
┼╕adj. ╡carbonless.┤
╩│carbon, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbon 12,╕
┬┌┤ the most common isotope of carbon, now used as the standard for measuring atomic weights.
╩│carbon 12,╕
╜│carbon 13,╕
┬┌┤ a stable, heavy isotope of carbon, having a mass number of 13, used as a tracer in physiological studies, especially in cancer research.
╩│carbon 13,╕
╜│carbon 14,╕
┬┌┤ a radioactive isotope of carbon produced by the bombardment of nitrogen atoms by neutrons; radiocarbon. Since carbon 14 gives off radioactivity at a uniform rate in all animals and plants that have died, scientists are able to find out the age of many ancient remains of living things, or of geological formations in which organic matter occurs, by measuring the amount of carbon 14 left in them.
╩│carbon 14,╕
╜│carbonaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like carbon; containing carbon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carbonaceous compound, carbonaceous shale.┤
├│ 2. ┤like or containing coal, charcoal, or other common forms of carbon.
╩│carbonaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carbonado─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-does.╕
┬┌┤ an opaque, dark-colored, massive form of diamond, found chiefly in Brazil and used for drills; black diamond.
╩│carbonado─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-does.╕
╜│carbonado─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-does╕ or │-dos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-doed,╕ │-doing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) a piece of meat, fish, or poultry scored and then broiled.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤(Archaic.) to score and broil.
├│ 2. ┤to cut; slash; hack.
╩│carbonado─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-does╕ or │-dos,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-doed,╕ │-doing.╕
╜│carbon arc,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lamp whose light source is an electric are spanning two carbon electrodes.
├│ 2. ┤an arc with a carbon electrode on one or both sides.
╩│carbon arc,╕
╜│Carbonari, ╛╕noun pl., ╞sing. │-ro.╕
┬┌┤ an Italian secret society organized early in the 1800's for the purpose of liberating Italy from Austrian domination and forming a republic.
╩│Carbonari, ╛╕noun pl., ╞sing. │-ro.╕
╜│carbonate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to charge or saturate with carbon dioxide. Soda water is carbonated to make it bubble and fizz.
┴┤ (SYN) aerate.
├│ b. ┤to change into a carbonate.
├│ 2. ┤to burn to carbon; char; carbonize.
┼╕noun ╡carbonation.┤
╩│carbonate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│carbonatite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an intrusive rock that is rich in carbonate, resembling limestone and granite in chemical composition.
╩│carbonatite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbon bisulfide,╕ ╟│= carbon disulfide.
╩│carbon bisulfide,╕ ╟│= carbon disulfide.
╜│carbon black,╕
┬┌┤ a smooth, black pigment of pure carbon, formed by deposits, especially from incomplete burning of natural gas and oil, and used in the manufacture of rubber and printing inks. It is a black soot, finer and purer than lampblack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seventy million pounds of carbon black are used in printing newspapers, magazines and books (Science News Letter).┤
╩│carbon black,╕
╜│carbon copy,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a copy made with carbon paper.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any person or thing that appears to duplicate another; replica.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a carbon copy of his father. They lined up the party behind a program that was virtually a carbon copy of the Christian Democratic platform (Harper's).┤
╩│carbon copy,╕
╜│carbon cycle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) the circulation of carbon in nature. Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it to carbohydrates by photosynthesis; animals eat the plants and release the energy from the carbohydrates by exhaling carbon dioxide, which in turn is taken in by plants.
├│ 2. ┤(Physics.) the series of nuclear transformations in incandescent stars that, beginning and ending with a carbon 12 atom, liberate atomic energy and transform hydrogen into helium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] discovered the series of nuclear reactions known as the carbon cycle and thereby offered the first reasonable theory of what makes the stars shine (Scientific American).┤
┬┌┤ a method of determining the age of an organic, geological, or archaeological specimen by measuring the amount of carbon 14 left in them; radiocarbon dating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By carbon 14 dating, they determined that the city was first settled about 800 B.C. (Time).┤
╩│carbon dating,╕
╜│carbon dioxide,╕
┬┌┤ a heavy, colorless, odorless gas, present in the atmosphere or formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned; carbonic-acid gas. The air that is breathed out of an animal's lungs contains carbon dioxide. Plants absorb it from the air and use it to make plant tissue. Carbon dioxide is used in soda water and in fire extinguishers.
╩│carbon dioxide,╕
╜│carbon-dioxide snow,╕
┬┌┤ solidified carbon dioxide, used as a refrigerant; dry ice.
╩│carbon-dioxide snow,╕
╜│carbon disulfide,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid, used as a solvent for resins, rubber, and the like, and as an insecticide; carbon bisulfide.
╩│carbon disulfide,╕
╜│carbon fiber,╕
┬┌┤ a strong, light synthetic fiber used in plastics, made by carbonizing acrylic fiber.
╩│carbon fiber,╕
╜│carbonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing carbon.
╩│carbonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carbonic acid,╕
┬┌┤ an acid made when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water. It gives the sharp taste to soda water and occurs in the form of salts, the carbonates.
╩│carbonic acid,╕
╜│carbonic-acid gas, ╟= carbon dioxide.
╩│carbonic-acid gas, ╟= carbon dioxide.
╜│carbonic anhydrase,╕
┬┌┤ an enzyme, present in the human body, which catalyzes the reaction between water and carbon dioxide.
╩│carbonic anhydrase,╕
╜│carboniferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ containing or producing carbon or coal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the caves of Virginia and Kentucky in the older carboniferous limestone support a rich and diverse fauna of animals (R. S. Hawes).┤
╩│carboniferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Carboniferous, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the geological period of the Paleozoic era including the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian periods. During the Carboniferous, the warm, moist climate produced great forests of tree ferns, horsetail rushes, and conifers, whose remains form the great coal beds.
├│ 2. ┤the rocks and coal beds formed during this period.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with this period or its rocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the history of the earth, the Carboniferous period was one of the best for the growth of green plants (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pakistan's coal, because of its high content of volatile matter and non-coking properties, is to be carbonized in a low temperature carbonization plant (London Times).┤
┬┌┤ the sound caused by an improper burning of fuel due to accumulated carbon in an internal-combustion engine; knock.
╩│carbon knock,╕
╜│carbon microphone,╕
┬┌┤ a microphone in which an electric current passes through a package of carbon grains whose conductivity varies with its degree of compression. The transmitter in a telephone is a carbon microphone.
╩│carbon microphone,╕
╜│carbon monoxide,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless, odorless, very poisonous gas formed when carbon burns with an insufficient supply of air. It is part of the exhaust gases of automobile engines.
╩│carbon monoxide,╕
╜│carbonnade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Flemish beef stew made with onions, brown sugar, and beer.
╩│carbonnade, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbon paper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤thin paper having a preparation of carbon or other inky substance on one surface. It is used between sheets of paper to make a copy of what is written or typed on the upper sheet.
├│ 2. ┤paper that is used in the carbon process of photography.
╩│carbon paper,╕
╜│carbon process,╕
┬┌┤ a photographic process for producing permanent prints in black and white by the use of paper treated with carbon in gelatin.
╩│carbon process,╕
╜│carbon steel,╕
┬┌┤ steel containing varying amounts of carbon and very small amounts of other alloying elements.
╩│carbon steel,╕
╜│carbon tax,╕
┬┌┤ a tax on fossil fuels that is based on the amount of carbon emitted when the fuel is burned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A carbon tax would add roughly four cents to the price of coal for every penny it added to the price of oil (New York Times).┤
╩│carbon tax,╕
╜│carbon tetrachloride,
┬┌┤ a colorless, poisonous liquid that does not burn, often used in fire extinguishers and in cleaning fluids, as a solvent, and in other ways. Its fumes are very dangerous if inhaled.
╩│carbon tetrachloride,
╜│carbonyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bivalent radical occurring in aldehydes, ketones, and acids.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of compounds of carbon monoxide united with a metal, such as nickel carbonyl.
╩│carbonyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbonylation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound.
╩│carbonylation, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbonyl chloride,╕ ╟│= phosgene.
╩│carbonyl chloride,╕ ╟│= phosgene.
╜│carbonylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing carbonyl.
╩│carbonylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carbora, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wood-burrowing worm of Australia which lives between high and low water in a tidal river.
╩│carbora, ╛╕noun.
╜│carborane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of compounds of carbon, boron, and hydrogen useful in the synthesis of polymers and lubricants.
╩│carborane, ╛╕noun.
╜│carborne, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤traveling by car.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the carborne public.┤
├│ 2. ┤carried in a car.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carborne radio transmitter.┤
╩│carborne, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Carborundum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an extremely hard compound of carbon and silicon used for grinding, cutting, and polishing.
╩│Carborundum, ╛╕noun.
╜│carboxyhemoglobin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the compound formed in the blood when inhaled carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin.
╩│carboxyhemoglobin, ╛╕noun.
╜│carboxyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a univalent radical, -COOH, existing in many organic acids, the hydrogen being replaceable by a basic element or radical, forming a salt.
╩│carboxyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│carboxylase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme, found in yeast, which removes carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of amino acids.
╩│carboxylase, ╛╕noun.
╜│carboxylate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a salt or ester of carboxylic acid.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to introduce a carboxyl into (a compound).
┼╕noun ╡carboxylation.┤
╩│carboxylate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ated,╕ │-ating.╕
╜│carboxylic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with carboxyl; resembling carboxyl.
╩│carboxylic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carboxylic acid,╕
┬┌┤ any organic acid containing the carboxyl group.
╩│carboxylic acid,╕
╜│carboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very large glass bottle, usually enclosed in basketwork or in a wooden box or crate to keep it from being broken. It is chiefly used for holding acids and other corrosive liquids.
╩│carboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbuncle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a very painful, inflamed swelling under the skin. A carbuncle discharges pus like a boil but is a more deep-seated infection, has several openings, lacks a hard central core, and is more serious in its effects
├│ b. ┤a red spot or pimple.
├│ 2a. ┤a smooth, round garnet or other deep-red jewel.
├│ b. ┤a garnet cut to have a convex surface without facets.
├│ 3. ┤either of two colors:
├│ a. ┤a brownish red.
├│ b. ┤a deep red.
╩│carbuncle, ╛╕noun.
╜│carbuncled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; spotted; pimpled.
├│ 2a. ┤red or shining like a carbuncle or garnet.
├│ b. ┤set or adorned with carbuncles or garnets.
╩│carbuncled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carbuncular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with carbuncles.
╩│carbuncular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carburant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a carbon compound, such as gasoline, used for carbureting with air or gas; carburetant.
╩│carburant, ╛╕noun.
╜│carburation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of charging air with hydrocarbon, such as gasoline, in finely divided liquid form, the resulting gas being burned for the production of energy.
╩│carburation, ╛╕noun.
╜│carburet, ╛╕verb, ╞│-reted,╕ │-reting╕ or (especially British) │-retted,╕ │-retting,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mix (air or gas) with carbon compounds, such as gasoline or benzine; carburize.
├│ 2. ┤to combine with carbon.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= carbide.┤
┼╕noun ╡carburetion.┤
╩│carburet, ╛╕verb, ╞│-reted,╕ │-reting╕ or (especially British) │-retted,╕ │-retting,╕ ╛noun.
╜│carburetant, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carburant.
╩│carburetant, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carburant.
╜│carburetor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for sending air through or over a liquid fuel to produce an explosive vapor for ignition in an internal-combustion engine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A conventional carburetor has two barrels--a design growing more and more obsolete as the frenzied horsepower race continues in the industry at hot-rod proportions (Wall Street Journal).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Steak is cut from a beef carcass. The numbers of rabbits also fluctuate with the seasons, as can be seen from figures for exports of carcasses and skins (Fenner and Day).┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) a human body, dead or living (now usually in ridicule or humor).
├│ c. ┤the whole trunk of a butchered animal, after removal of the head, limbs, and offal.
├│ 2. ┤the shell or framework of a structure such as a building, ship, or piece of furniture.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the lifeless shell or husk of anything.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carcass of the sacrament cannot give life; but the soul of it (Bishop Hall).┤
├│ 4. ┤the inner, corded wall of the casing of a pneumatic tire.
├│ 5. ┤a kind of incendiary shell; fireball.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to erect or set up (the framework of a building, ship, or other structure).
╩│carcass, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│carcel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a former French unit of illuminating power, based on the light emitted by a standard Carcel lamp.
╩│carcel, ╛╕noun.
╜│Carcel lamp,╕
┬┌┤ a lamp in which the oil is fed to the wick by a pump operated by clockwork, used in lighthouses and for testing illuminating power.
╩│Carcel lamp,╕
╜│carceplex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a molecular complex consisting of a large molecule in which a smaller molecule has been chemically trapped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A carceplex consists of ... a hollow "prison" molecule and a "guest" molecule trapped inside. These guest molecules ... exist in a state of matter different from the familiar states represented by solids, liquids, gases and electrically charged plasmas (New York Times).┤ .
╩│carceplex, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcerand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hollow molecule which encloses but does not bond to a smaller molecule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cram envisions using ... carcerands to shuttle drugs to diseased cells (Science News).┤
╩│carcerand, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcharodon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large maneating tropical shark with extremely sharp, triangular teeth; great white shark.
├│ 2. ┤any one of similar types of extinct fish that reached eighty feet in length.
╩│carcharodon, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcharodont, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having sharp, triangular teeth as those of a carcharodon.
╩│carcharodont, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carcinogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any substance or agent that produces or tends to produce cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Malignant growths can be produced experimentally in animals by the use of certain irritating substances called carcinogens (Newsweek).┤
╩│carcinogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcinogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the growth or production of cancer.
╩│carcinogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcinogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing or tending to produce cancer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All the different classes of chemicals we have mentioned have been found to be carcinogenic in animals (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤caused by cancer.
╩│carcinogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carcinogenicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the power or tendency to cause or produce cancer.
╩│carcinogenicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcinoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤resembling a carcinoma, but usually benign.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a carcinoid tumor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a feebly malignant tumor called "carcinoid" (Scientific American).┤
╩│carcinoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carcinoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various cancers of the skin, body organ linings, or glandular tissue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. one has tumours of the endoderm, such as carcinomas of the stomach, intestines and so forth (E. Dodds).┤
╩│carcinoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│carcinomatosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition characterized by the formation of carcinomas (cancers of epithelial origin) in many parts of the body.
╩│carcinomatosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│carcinomatous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characterized by, or of the nature of, carcinoma.
╩│carcinomatous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carcinosarcoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ a tumor with the characteristics of both carcinoma and sarcoma.
╩│carcinosarcoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│car coat,╕
┬┌┤ a short topcoat for casual wear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We come upon a patch-pocket car coat of caramel beaver, mid-thigh length (New Yorker).┤
╩│car coat,╕
╜│card─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a flat piece of stiff paper, thin cardboard, or plastic, usually small and rectangular. A card is designed to have written or printed matter on it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a postal card, a membership card.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a piece of cardboard or paper, often folded, bearing ornamental designs and greetings, sent to persons on special occasions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Christmas card, a birthday card.┤
├│ b. ┤a rectangular piece of thin pasteboard bearing a person's name, or name, business, and address.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tradesmen left their cards, and were eager to supply the new household (Thackeray).┤
├│ 3a. ┤a printed program of events at boxing matches, races, and the like.
├│ b. ┤╡= scorecard.┤
├│ 4. ┤the series of items forming a program or list.
├│ 5. ┤one of a pack of cards, used in playing games; playing card. Cards are typically arranged in four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs), of 13 each (two to ten, jack, queen, king, ace).
├│ 6. ┤a round piece of paper or pasteboard on which the 32 points of the compass, and usually the degrees of a circle, are marked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, Reason the card, but passion is the gale (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Informal.) an odd, original, or amusing person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She] is the wag, the card, the dreadfully cheerful joker (Punch).┤
├│ 8. ┤a plan or means.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a doubtful card.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide with a card or cards.
├│ 2. ┤to write or enter on a card or cards; list.
├│ 3. ┤to score.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ike finished the round, carding a flashy 40 (Time).┤
├│ 4. ┤to fix on a card; attach to a card.
├│ 5. ┤to attach by means of a card.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His name was carded upon three staterooms (Edgar Allan Poe).┤
└╕expr. ╡cards,┤
├│ a. ┤a game or games played with a pack of playing cards.
├│ b. ┤playing such games.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the people at the party were busy at cards.┤
└╕expr. ╡card up one's sleeve,┤ ┤a plan in reserve; extra help kept back until needed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was no question in Western capitals that the Russians had many more cards up their sleeves (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡give cards and spades,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to give or concede a generous advantage (in allusion to the scoring in cassino).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The calentura [a tropical fever] can give cards and spades to yellow fever in the game of death (New York World).┤
└╕expr. ╡hold all the cards,┤ ┤to have complete control (over).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ask [him] about politics; he holds all the cards (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡in┤ (or ╡on┤) ╡the cards,┤ ┤likely to happen; possible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was on the cards [that] Ireland should not belong to France (John Stuart Mill).┤
└╕expr. ╡lay┤ (or ╡put┤) ╡one's cards on the table,┤ ┤to show what one has or can do; be perfectly frank about something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let them [writers] actually lay their cards on the table, so that critics, reviewers, and other serious students of literature can see at a glance what it is they wish to say (Atlantic).┤
└╕expr. ╡pack cards with,┤ ┤(Archaic.) to make a cheating arrangement with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The poor King tried ... to pack cards with fortune (Justin H. McCarthy).┤
└╕expr. ╡play one's cards,┤ ┤to deal or act in a calculating manner to gain an end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you play your cards well, the old man will leave you all his money.┤
└╕expr. ╡play the ______card,┤ ┤to use a (specified) tactic to gain an advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He plays the human rights card by noting that violators such as Argentina ... and Ethiopia were recipients of some $600 millions (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was a hard-boiled guy, and he had learned his lesson ... He wasn't going to show his cards to nobody again (James T. Farrell).┤
└╕expr. ╡speak by the card,┤ ┤to speak precisely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I speak by the card in order to avoid entanglement of words (Benjamin Jowett).┤
└╕expr. ╡stack the cards,┤ ┤to arrange secretly or unfairly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In purely economic terms the cards are now stacked heavily in the companies' favor (Manchester Guardian Weekly). The way the cards are stacked against a young fellow today, I can't say I approve of early marriages (Sinclair Lewis).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have one sure card, which is to carry him before Justice Frolick (Henry Fielding).┤
├│ b. ┤a person whose action, or the use of whose name, will ensure success.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Consider me a sure card in that line (John P. Kennedy).┤
└╕expr. ╡throw up one's cards,┤ ┤to give up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... threw up his cards and foreswore his game for that time and always (Thomas Hardy).┤
╩│card─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│card─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a toothed tool or wire brush used to separate, clean, and straighten the fibers of wool, cotton, flax, or the like, before spinning.
├│ b. ┤╡= carding machine.┤
├│ 2. ┤a wire brush used to clean the grooves of a metal file.
├│ 3. ┤a similar instrument for raising a nap on cloth.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to clean or comb with such a tool or wire brush, or in a carding machine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to card wool for spinning.┤
┼╕noun ╡carder.┤
╩│card─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│Card.,╕
┬┌┤ cardinal.
╩│Card.,╕
╜│cardamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of plants of the mustard family, including the common lady's-smock or cuckoo-flower; bitter cress.
╩│cardamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardamom┐╕ or │cardamum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fruit and aromatic seeds of an East Indian herb of the ginger family, used as seasoning and in medicine. It is grown in India, Malaya, and Jamaica.
├│ 2. ┤this plant or various related plants whose seeds are used as inferior substitutes.
╩│cardamom┐╕ or │cardamum, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardamon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cardamom.
╩│cardamon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cardamom.
╜│Cardan joint, ╟= universal joint.
╩│Cardan joint, ╟= universal joint.
╜│cardboard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a stiff material made of layers of paper pressed together, used to make cards and boxes; paperboard.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having the flat, stiff characteristics of a piece of cardboard; two-dimensional; unreal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cardboard hero.┤
╩│cardboard, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│card-carrier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an official member of an organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He aims to push through a constitutional revision disciplining members who follow the Communist line--whether cardcarriers or not (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│card-carrier, ╛╕noun.
╜│card-carrying, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤holding a card which signifies membership in an organization, or which entitles the holder to certain privileges.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the millions of workers who are just card-carrying members and who take no interest in union affairs (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤being officially a member (of the organization specified).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A New York actor testified he was a card-carrying Communist in 1946-47 (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) being easily identified as (a special type); typical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a card-carrying representative of the modern condition (New Yorker); ... the card-carrying capitalists of the labor movement (Harper's).┤
╩│card-carrying, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardcase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a case for carrying visiting cards.
╩│cardcase, ╛╕noun.
╜│card catalog┐╕ or │catalogue,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a catalog in the form of a card index for helping people find books in a library, information in a file, or items in a collection, each book or item being entered on a separate card.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Guided by the attendant to a bank of mahogany card catalogue files at one end of the room, he began flicking his way through them knowingly (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤any card index.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a card catalog of paintings.┤
╩│card catalog┐╕ or │catalogue,╕
╜│carded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ prepared by a card or carding machine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carded yarn.┤
╩│carded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a barrel or cask formerly used by whalers.
╩│cardel, ╛╕noun.
╜│card file,╕
┬┌┤ a collection of systematically arranged cards which contain information.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Zoo keeps a card file of the complete life history of each animal (Harper's).┤
╩│card file,╕
╜│cardholder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who carries a card signifying his membership in an organization, or entitling him to certain privileges.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only a cardholder may borrow books from the library.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that holds a card.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cardholder of a stereoscope.┤
╩│cardholder, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the orifice which connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
╩│cardia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ Also, ╡cardial.┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the heart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cardiac disease, cardiac arteries.┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with the upper part of the stomach.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who has heart disease.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was lucky, and like every other cardiac, I enjoyed talking about my case (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a medicine that stimulates the heart.
├│ 3. ┤╡= stomachic.┤
╩│cardiac, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cardiacal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cardiac.
╩│cardiacal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cardiac.
╜│cardiac arrest,╕
┬┌┤ heart failure, especially in a potentially functional heart. Electric shock and drowning cause cardiac arrest.
╩│cardiac arrest,╕
╜│cardiac asthma,╕
┬┌┤ labored breathing due to imperfect action of the heart.
╩│cardiac asthma,╕
╜│cardiac cycle,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a complete pulsation of the heart, including dilation and contraction; heartbeat.
├│ 2. ┤the time in which a complete pulsation takes place.
╩│cardiac cycle,╕
╜│cardiac muscle,╕
┬┌┤ the muscle of the heart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cardiac muscle develops in a similar way from the mesoderm around the heart, but the cells become striated and connected with one another (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│cardiac muscle,╕
╜│cardiac neurosis,╕
┬┌┤ a group of symptoms associated with physical exertion, especially in soldiers, characterized by short and labored breathing, palpitation, and vertigo, but not the result of heart disease.
╩│cardiac neurosis,╕
╜│cardial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) ╡= cardiac.┤
╩│cardial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardialgia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any pain in the region near the heart.
├│ 2. ┤╡= heartburn.┤
╩│cardialgia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug or other agent that stimulates the heart.
╩│cardiant, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardigan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a knitted jacket or sweater that opens down the front.
╩│cardigan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cardigan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of two varieties of Welsh corgi, characterized by a relatively long tail.
╩│Cardigan, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardinal, ╛╕adj, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of first importance; chief; principal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cardinal value of his plan is that it is simple.┤
┴┤ (SYN) main.
├│ 2. ┤bright, rich red.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cheerful cardinal sweater.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with a cardinal.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of the princes, or high officials, of the Roman Catholic Church, appointed by the Pope and ranking next below him. Cardinals wear red robes and hats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] was summoned to Rome to join his fellow cardinals in selecting a successor to the late Pope (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a bright, rich red.
├│ 3a. ┤a North American songbird; redbird; cardinal grosbeak. The male has bright-red feathers marked with a little gray and black. It is a kind of finch.
├│ b. ┤any one of certain related birds.
├│ 4. ┤╡= cardinal number.┤
├│ 5. ┤a short, hooded cloak, originally scarlet, worn by women.
┼╕adv. ╡cardinally.┤
╩│cardinal, ╛╕adj, noun.
╜│cardinalate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position or rank of a cardinal.
├│ 2. ┤the Sacred College of cardinals.
╩│cardinalate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardinal bird,╕ ╟│= cardinal ╕(def. 3a).
╩│cardinal bird,╕ ╟│= cardinal ╕(def. 3a).
╜│cardinal bishop,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the highest order of cardinal in the Sacred College of the Roman Catholic Church.
╩│cardinal bishop,╕
╜│cardinal deacon,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the third and lowest order of cardinal in the Sacred College of the Roman Catholic Church.
╩│cardinal deacon,╕
╜│cardinal fish,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of tropical, marine fish, often bright red.
╩│cardinal fish,╕
╜│cardinal flower,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the large, bright-red flower of an eastern and central North American plant.
├│ 2. ┤the plant it grows on, which belongs to the lobelia family.
╩│cardinal flower,╕
╜│cardinal grosbeak,╕ ╟│= cardinal ╕(def. 3a).
╩│cardinal grosbeak,╕ ╟│= cardinal ╕(def. 3a).
╜│cardinalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the office of a cardinal.
╩│cardinalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardinalism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the system of the College of Cardinals.
┼╕noun ╡cardinalist.┤
╩│cardinalism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardinalitial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a cardinal or cardinals; having the rank of cardinal.
╩│cardinalitial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardinality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition or property of being expressible in quantity.
├│ 2. ┤the size of a mathematical set, without regard to the kinds of elements contained in the set.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Whenever we add one more member to an infinite set we do not get a set of greater cardinality, only one of equal cardinality (Scientific American).┤
╩│cardinality, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardinal number┐╕ or │numeral,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a number that shows how many are meant. One, two, three, and four are cardinal numbers; first, second, third, and fourth are ordinal numbers.
├│ 2. ┤a number that expresses the size of a mathematical set, or how many elements it contains, without regard to the kinds of elements it contains; number that expresses cardinality.
╩│cardinal number┐╕ or │numeral,╕
╜│cardinal points,╕
┬┌┤ any one of the four main directions of the compass; north, south, east, west.
╩│cardinal points,╕
╜│cardinal priest,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the second order of cardinal in the Sacred College of the Roman Catholic Church.
╩│cardinal priest,╕
╜│cardinal red,╕
┬┌┤ a bright-red color.
╩│cardinal red,╕
╜│cardinal-red, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a bright red (darker than that of a cardinal's dress).
╩│cardinal-red, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardinalship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the state of being a cardinal.
├│ 2. ┤the rank, office, or term of a cardinal.
╩│cardinalship, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardinal sins,╕ ╟│= seven deadly sins.
╩│cardinal sins,╕ ╟│= seven deadly sins.
╜│cardinal virtues,╕
┬┌┤ prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice. They were considered by the ancient philosophers to be the basic qualities of a good character. Faith, hope, and charity, which are known as the theological virtues, are often included with them.
╩│cardinal virtues,╕
╜│card index,╕
┬┌┤ a file of cards referring to separate books, pictures, or other items in a collection, so arranged as to aid in finding items desired; card file; card catalog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] and his people have built up a card index with details of every one of the 10,000 people around the church (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│card index,╕
╜│card-index, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to list in a card index; make a card for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We card-indexed every loan and sent receipts to every lender (New Yorker).┤
╩│card-index, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│cardines, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡cardo.┤
╩│cardines, ╛╕noun.
╜│carding, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the cleaning and straightening of the fibers of wool, cotton, flax, and the like, for spinning.
╩│carding, ╛╕noun.
╜│carding engine,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) carding machine.
╩│carding engine,╕
╜│carding machine,╕
┬┌┤ a machine for carding wool, cotton, flax, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cotton carding machines 75 years ago used stationary flats to help them disentangle and arrange cotton fibers (Science News Letter).┤
╩│carding machine,╕
╜│cardio-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤the heart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cardiology = the science of the heart.┤
├│ 2. ┤the heart and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cardiovascular = relating to the heart and blood vessels.┤
╩│cardio-,╕
╜│cardiogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ originating in the heart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These two were among twelve who were in cardiogenic shock (almost complete circulatory collapse), a condition that carries a forbidding mortality of 80% or more (Time).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a mathematical curve shaped rather like a heart, being the path of a point on the circumference of a circle when the circle rolls around a fixed circle of equal size.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having the shape of a heart.
╩│cardioid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cardioinhibitory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to stop or to diminish the strength and regularity of the heartbeat.
╩│cardioinhibitory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cardiology.
╩│cardiological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in cardiology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cardiologists and surgeons alike have been doubtful that the new blood-vessel operations either add to the heart muscle's blood supply or help the patient (Harper's).┤
╩│cardiologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and the diagnosis and treatment of its diseases.
╩│cardiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiomegaly, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition in which the heart becomes enlarged due to disease or overuse; hypertrophy of the heart.
╩│cardiomegaly, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiomyopathy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various diseases of the heart muscle, characterized by progressive weakness and enlargement.
╩│cardiomyopathy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
╜│cardiopulmonary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the heart and lungs.
╩│cardiopulmonary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiopulmonary resuscitation,╕ ╟│= CPR.
╩│cardiopulmonary resuscitation,╕ ╟│= CPR.
╜│cardiorespiratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the action of both the heart and lungs.
╩│cardiorespiratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiospasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spasm or contraction affecting the cardia and (usually) areas of the stomach and esophagus connected by the cardia.
╩│cardiospasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiospastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cardiospasm.
╩│cardiospastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiotachometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument which counts heartbeats and thus indicates their rate, often used during operations to warn of heart stoppage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cardiotachometer instantly detects heart stoppage on the operating table seconds before it is recognizable to the surgeon (Newsweek).┤
╩│cardiotachometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardiotonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to restore or augment the tonus or degree of contraction of the cardiac muscle.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cardiotonic drug.
╩│cardiotonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardiovascular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or affecting both the heart and the blood vessels, as hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. research in cardiovascular diseases.┤
╩│cardiovascular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cardioversion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ restoration of normal heartbeat by the use of a cardioverter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "cardioversion" room contains devices for administering electric shocks to restore normal rhythm in hearts that have developed dangerous arrhythmias (Scientific American).┤
╩│cardioversion, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardioverter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for restoring normal heartbeat by means of electric shock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Electric current from the cardioverter being applied directly to a patient's heart by doctors at the National Heart Hospital, London (London Times).┤
╩│cardioverter, ╛╕noun.
╜│carditis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of any part of the heart.
╩│carditis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dines.╕
┬┌┤ the basal maxillary joint of an insect.
╩│cardo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dines.╕
╜│cardol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an oil found in the shell of the cashew nut which may cause severe allergic reaction, such as blistering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her trouble: allergy to cashews, which contain an oil called cardol (Time).┤
╩│cardol, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various giant cactus plants found in dense, forestlike growths along the shores of the Pacific, from lower California to Chile.
╩│cardon, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardoon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an edible, composite plant closely allied to and resembling the artichoke, native to Mediterranean regions.
╩│cardoon, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardplayer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays cards.
╩│cardplayer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardplaying, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the activity of playing a game of cards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His cardplaying is now limited to occasional bouts of solitaire (New Yorker).┤
╩│cardplaying, ╛╕noun.
╜│card punch,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanicism which transfers data by means of a punched code, to be read by a computer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Card punch puts the payroll on coded cards, which are ... then run through a machine that prints the pay checks (Louis N. Ridenour).┤
╩│card punch,╕
╜│card puncher,╕
┬┌┤ a person or thing that punches cards, especially in a punched code for a computer.
╩│card puncher,╕
╜│card reader,╕
┬┌┤ a mechanism which transfers coded data from punched cards, usually to magnetic tape, to be used in a computer.
╩│card reader,╕
╜│cards, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡card┤ (1).┤
╩│cards, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│card shark,╕ ╟│= cardsharp.
╩│card shark,╕ ╟│= cardsharp.
╜│cardsharp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes a trade of cheating at cards.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then he might be ... cheated in a poker game by a cardsharp who used a marked deck of cards (Charlton Laird).┤
╩│cardsharp, ╛╕noun.
╜│cardsharper, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cardsharp.
╩│cardsharper, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cardsharp.
╜│cardsharping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice of cheating at cards as a trade.
╩│cardsharping, ╛╕noun.
╜│card table,╕
┬┌┤ a light table usually with folding legs, used or intended to be used for playing card games.
╩│card table,╕
╜│carduaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to a large subgroup of the composite family, including the sunflower, goldenrod, and aster.
╩│carduaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│card vote,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a method of voting in tradeunion meetings by which the vote of each delegate is valued according to the number of his constituents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The resolution was carried on a card vote (London Times).┤
╩│card vote,╕
╜│care, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│cared,╕ │caring.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a troubled state of mind because of fear of what may happen; worry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Few people are free from care.┤
├│ 2. ┤serious attention; heed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A pilot must do his work with great care. Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge (Benjamin Franklin).┤
┴┤ (SYN) caution, regard.
├│ 3. ┤a cause of anxiety or unrest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has always been a care to his mother.┤
├│ 4. ┤watchful keeping; charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. under a doctor's care. The little girl was left in her older sister's care.┤
├│ 5. ┤an object of concern or attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cares of state (Benjamin Jowett).┤
├│ 6. ┤food, shelter, and protection.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your child will have the best of care.┤
├│ 7. ┤liking; regard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Public spirit ... its essence is care for a common good (George Eliot).┤
├│ 8. ┤sorrow; grief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His words infix'd unutterable care Deep in great Hector's soul (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 9. ┤(British.) guardianship or protection by local officials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where children had to go into care, he appealed to local authorities to put the maximum possible into foster homes (London Guardian).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to feel interest; be concerned;
╔┤ ╢Ex. Musicians care about music. One cannot care so much about what has happened in the past and not care what is happening in one's own time (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ 2. ┤to like; want; wish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cat does not care to be washed.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be concerned so as to feel or express objection; mind (in negative and conditional constructions).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't care what they say.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be concerned (to a specified degree or extent).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I can think of only one element who ... cares a twopenny cuss for the principles or sufferings of humanity in this country (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡care for,┤
├│ a. ┤to be fond of; like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the boy and his grandfather care very deeply for one another.┤
├│ b. ┤to want; wish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I don't care for any dessert tonight.┤
├│ c. ┤to take charge of; attend to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The nurse will care for him now.┤
├│ d. ┤to attend to; provide for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The widow was cared for by the terms of the will.┤
└╕expr. ╡could care less,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) not to care at all; be completely indifferent (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mitchum looks as if he could care less what the film is going to do for his career (Women's Wear Daily).┤
└╕expr. ╡have a care,┤ ┤to be careful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have a care or you will fall.┤
└╕expr. ╡in care of,┤ ┤at the address of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All mail for the governor should be sent in care of the state house.┤
└╕expr. ╡take care,┤ ┤to be careful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take care to be accurate.┤
└╕expr. ╡take care of,┤
├│ a. ┤to take charge of; attend to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A baby sitter is expected to take care of children. My father will take care of this bill.┤
├│ b. ┤to watch over; be careful with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take care of your money.┤
├│ c. ┤to deal with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Never mind about the owner, I'll take care of him.┤
┼╕noun ╡carer.┤
╩│care, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│cared,╕ │caring.╕
╜│CARE, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Cooperative for American Relief to Everywhere (formerly, Europe), Inc., a voluntary nonprofit organization, established after World War II, to send packages of food, clothing, tools, books, etc., to the needy in other countries.
╩│CARE, ╛╕noun.
╜│carecloth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cloth held over the heads of a bride and bridegroom during the marriage ceremony as performed in England in the Middle Ages.
╩│carecloth, ╛╕noun.
╜│careen, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to lean to one side; tilt; tip.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship careened in the strong wind.┤
├│ b. ┤to tip or sway sharply (used especially of vehicles, sometimes of persons).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speeding taxi went careening around the corner.┤
├│ 2. ┤to heave a ship over on one side for cleaning, painting, or repairing below the water line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His orders were ... to careen and refit (Robert Beatson).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to heave (a ship) over on one side for cleaning, painting, or repairing below the water line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Finding a convenient harbor ... he unloaded and careened his vessels (Washington Irving).┤
├│ b. ┤to clean or repair (a ship) after placing it in this position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His sloop could not go to sea without being careened.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to cause to lean to one side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The gale careened the sailboat.┤
├│ b. ┤to cause (anything, especially a wagon or other vehicle) to tip or sway sharply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sliding load careened the wagon at the corner.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the position of a ship when laid on one side for cleaning, painting, or repairs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When a ship is laid on a careen, everything is taken out of her (Falconer).┤
├│ b. ┤the process of careening.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Duchess began to make ready for a careen (Will Rogers).┤
├│ 2a. ┤the position of a ship driven on her beam ends by wind, waves, or other violence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a broadside which laid her on a careen.┤
├│ b. ┤a leaning over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The charm of the camel is not ... in the movement, the noiseless stepping, or the broad careen (Lew Wallace).┤
┼╕noun ╡careener.┤
╩│careen, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│careenage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place for careening a ship.
├│ 2. ┤a charge for careening a ship.
╩│careenage, ╛╕noun.
╜│career, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a general course of action or progress through life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is interesting to read of the careers of great men and women.┤
├│ b. ┤way of living; occupation or profession.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy planned to make law his career.┤
┴┤ (SYN) vocation, calling.
├│ c. ┤notable success or advancement in any particular profession, trade, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We can offer a career to a young man of energy and integrity.┤
├│ 2. ┤a run at full speed; going with force; speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys raced downhill in full career to see who could get to school first.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flight.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) steady and uninterrupted activity; the height of any course of action or process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. in the full career of success (Macaulay).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤a gallop at full speed; charge.
├│ b. ┤a frisk; gambol.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤a path; way; road.
├│ b. ┤a race course.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to rush along wildly; dash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The runaway horse careered through the streets. The little boy was careering about the room.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to ride or drive (a horse or vehicle) at full speed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Moor is born ... to career the steed (Washington Irving).┤
├│ 2. ┤to move or gallop swiftly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The moon was careering the clouds.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤following a certain occupation or profession throughout life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a career diplomat.┤
╩│career, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│career girl┐╕ or │woman,╕
┬┌┤ a girl or woman who pursues an occupational career.
╩│career girl┐╕ or │woman,╕
╜│careerism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the methods or practices of a person interested in achieving personal advancement in his career or profession, often without consideration of or for other persons or things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Where ... could one find a pure passion for learning uncontaminated by snobbery or careerism? (Harper's).┤
┼╕noun ╡careerist.┤
╩│careerism, ╛╕noun.
╜│careerman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who pursues a career; professional.
├│ 2. ┤a career diplomat.
╩│careerman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│careers master,╕
┬┌┤ a person who gives vocational guidance in a secondary school in Great Britain.
╩│careers master,╕
╜│carefree, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without worry; happy; gay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carefree attitude, a carefree summer doing what one pleases.┤
┼╕noun ╡carefreeness.┤
╩│carefree, ╛╕adjective.
╜│careful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤thinking what one says or watching what one does; taking pains; watchful; cautious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is careful to tell the truth at all times. I felt just sufficient fear to render me careful (John Tyndall). You'll get a good dinner, but be careful of the sweets (Graham Greene).┤
├│ 2. ┤showing care; done with thought or effort; exact; through.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Arithmetic requires careful work. His drawing was careful.┤
┴┤ (SYN) painstaking, meticulous, accurate.
├│ 3. ┤full of care or concern; attentive to the interests of others; exercising care.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was careful of the feelings of others. Be careful of the horses, Sam ... don't ride them too fast (Harriet Beecher Stowe).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) anxious; worried.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a sight the careful brow might smooth (Byron).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) (of things) fraught with care; attended with sorrow, trouble, or anxiety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He upon his careful couch hears all around the deep and longdrawn breath of sleep (Robert Southey).┤
┼╕adv. ╡carefully.┤
┼╕noun ╡carefulness.┤
╩│careful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caregiver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who provides care for the very young, sick, or elderly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the link between early "attachments" to a primary caregiver and later adaptation at school (Science News).┤
┼╕n., adj. ╡caregiving.┤
╩│caregiver, ╛╕noun.
╜│care label,╕
┬┌┤ a label on a garment or fabric containing cleaning or laundering instructions.
╩│care label,╕
╜│careless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤not thinking what one says or not watching what one does; not taking enough pains; not careful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That careless boy broke the cup. A careless mistake ruined the experiment.┤
├│ 2. ┤done without enough thought or effort; not exact or thorough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. careless work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) headless, inaccurate, negligent.
├│ 3. ┤artless; unstudied.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to flop into a chair with careless ease; ... one evening, as he framed the careless rhyme (James Beattie).┤
├│ 4. ┤not caring or troubling; indifferent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has a careless attitude toward his homework, rarely getting it done on time ... careless their merits or their faults to scan (Oliver Goldsmith); ... careless of mankind (Tennyson).┤
├│ 5. ┤without worry; happy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thus wisely careless, innocently gay, Cheerful he played the trifle, Life, away (Alexander Pope).┤
┴┤ (SYN) untroubled, gay.
┼╕adv. ╡carelessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡carelessness.┤
╩│careless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a forty days' fast on bread and water, formerly imposed by a bishop, upon clergy or laity, or by an abbot upon monks.
╩│carene, ╛╕noun.
╜│caress, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ressed╕ or (Archaic or Poetic) │-rest,╕ │-ressing.╕
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy was embarrassed by his aunt's caresses.┤
├│ 2. ┤an expression of public regard or esteem; show of popular favor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. when the gifts and caresses of mankind shall recompense the toils of study (Samuel Johnson).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to touch or stroke affectionately; embrace or kiss tenderly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mother caressed her baby. My very hands seem to caress her (Longfellow).┤
├│ b. ┤to touch lightly; affect in a soothing manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Its prolonged echoes caress the ear (James Russell Lowell).┤
├│ 2. ┤to treat with kindness; show favor to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. without being much countenanced or caressed by his superiors (Samuel Johnson).┤
┼╕adj. ╡caressable.┤
┼╕noun ╡caresser.┤
┼╕adv. ╡caressingly.┤
╩│caress, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-ressed╕ or (Archaic or Poetic) │-rest,╕ │-ressing.╕
╜│caressant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.) caressing; fondling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those tender hands caressant (Robinson Ellis).┤
╩│caressant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caressive, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤habitually caressing.
├│ 2. ┤of the nature of a caress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] is an ingenious orchestrator whose often unique ... instrumental combinations give off a moody, feline, caressive air (Whitney Balliett).┤
┼╕adv. ╡caressively.┤
╩│caressive, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caret─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a mark placed below a line to show where something should be put in, used in writing and in printing.
╩│caret─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│caret─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a sea turtle having a mouth shaped like a hawk's beak; hawksbill turtle.
╩│caret─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│caretaker, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who takes care of another person, a place, or a thing, often for the owner or for somebody else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The caretaker of the house met them, hat in hand (W. G. Willis).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(of a government or management) carrying on the functions of an office on a temporary basis pending an election, the accession of a new administration, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. caretaker government. For a year [he] held the premiership in a "caretaker" capacity (Maclean's).┤
╩│caretaker, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│caretaking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the work or responsibility of a caretaker, especially keeping someone else's house or grounds in good order.
╩│caretaking, ╛╕noun.
╜│careworn, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ showing signs of worry; tire or weary from care.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old woman had a careworn look on her face.┤
╩│careworn, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Carey Street,
┬┌┤ (British.) a state of bankruptcy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Ending up on Carey Street" is still an amusing euphemism for going bankrupt (London Times).┤
╩│Carey Street,
╜│carfare, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the money paid for riding on a bus or subway, in a taxicab, or other passenger vehicle.
╩│carfare, ╛╕noun.
╜│car ferry,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a vessel for transporting railroad cars or automobiles across a body of water.
├│ 2. ┤an aircraft used to transport automobiles across a body of water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] roared out to the airport, put his car on a ... car ferry, landed at Le Bourget and zipped into Paris in 2 hr. 45 min. (Time).┤
╩│car ferry,╕
╜│car float,╕
┬┌┤ a barge for transporting railroad cars.
╩│car float,╕
╜│carful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much as a car holds; enough to fill a car.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carful of children.┤
╩│carful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│cargador, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= porter.┤
├│ 2. ┤a man who supervises the loading and driving of pack animals.
╩│cargador, ╛╕noun.
╜│cargo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-goes╕ or │-gos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the load of goods carried by a ship or aircraft; freight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The freighter had docked to unload a cargo of wheat. Quinquireme of Ninevah ... rowing home to haven ... with a cargo of ivory and apes and peacocks (John Masefield).┤
┴┤ (SYN) lading.
├│ 2. ┤a large quantity; load; burden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When they moved, their chief care was their cargo of books. Of our ten animals, six were intended for riding, and four for carrying cargoes (Charles Darwin).┤
╩│cargo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl., │-goes╕ or │-gos.╕
╜│cargo cult,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various cults of the South Pacific having as their central idea that ancestors or gods will return bearing huge cargoes of Western goods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cargo cults originated in the people's bewilderment at the richness of the Europeans who were then beginning to visit their country (Kenneth Ingham).┤
╩│cargo cult,╕
╜│cargo liner,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large aircraft for carrying cargo, especially on a commercial airline.
├│ 2. ┤any liner used for carrying cargo, especially one belonging to a shipping line.
╩│cargo liner,╕
╜│carhop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a waiter or waitress who serves customers in their cars at a drive-in restaurant.
╩│carhop, ╛╕noun.
╜│Carib, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a group of indian tribes of northeastern South America. They now live in the Amazon River Valley, the Caribbean islands, and the Guianas. Only a few are left.
├│ 2. ┤any Indian speaking a Cariban language.
├│ 3. ┤a language family found primarily in northeastern South America, in Guiana, northern Brazil, Venezuela, and parts of Columbia and Peru, and to a lesser extent in Central America and the West Indies.
╩│Carib, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cariban, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤denoting or having to do with the Carib language family.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the Carib language family.
╩│Cariban, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Caribbean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the Caribbean Sea or the islands in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Caribbean climate, the Caribbean sugarbird.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Caribs.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(British.) a native or inhabitant of one of the Caribbean islands.
╩│Caribbean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│caribe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= piranha.
╩│caribe, ╛╕noun. ╟│= piranha.
╜│caribou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bous╕ or (collectively) │-bou.╕
┬┌┤ a large deer of North America closely related to the reindeer. Caribou are found in wooded and tundra areas of Alaska and Canada, and formerly in Maine.
╩│caribou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bous╕ or (collectively) │-bou.╕
╜│caribou moss,╕ ╟│= reindeer moss.
╩│caribou moss,╕ ╟│= reindeer moss.
╜│caricaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= papayaceous.
╩│caricaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= papayaceous.
╜│caricaturable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ susceptible to an exaggerated description; easy to caricature
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... as caricaturable a rich uncle ... as one would wish to see (London Times).┤
╩│caricaturable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caricatural, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of caricature; resembling a caricature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In radio and television the caricatural conception that a writer is a necessary evil to have around a show has grown too popular (Newsweek).┤
╩│caricatural, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caricature, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a picture, cartoon, description, or the like, that ridiculously exaggerates the peculiarities of a person or the defects of a thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caricatures of celebrities appear daily in the newspapers.┤
├│ 2. ┤the art of making such pictures, cartoons, or descriptions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His eye for detail made him a master of caricature. The best portraits are perhaps those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature (Macaulay).┤
├│ 3. ┤an imitation or rendering of something by ridiculous exaggeration of the flaws and deformities in the original.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He raised his feet high, as if in a caricature of Germans in a movie comedy doing the goose step (James T. Farrell).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make a caricature of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Uncle Sam is often caricatured as a tall, thin man with chin whiskers, red and white striped pants, a swallow-tailed coat, and a tall, silk hat. The appointed fate of the Renaissance architects, to caricature whatever they imitated (John Ruskin).┤
╩│caricature, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
╜│caricature plant,╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the acanthus family growing in Indonesia, having curious variegations of the leaves which sometimes look like drawings of grotesque human profiles.
╩│caricature plant,╕
╜│caricaturist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who draws, paints, or writes caricatures.
╩│caricaturist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caricom┐╕ or │CARICOM, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common market established in 1974 by ten countries of the eastern Caribbean.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Haiti and Surinam applied to join Caricom, and diplomatic relations were established between Caricom countries and Cuba (Philippe Decraene).┤
╩│Caricom┐╕ or │CARICOM, ╛╕noun.
╜│caricous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling a fig.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a caricous swelling.┤
╩│caricous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caries, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the decay of the teeth, bones, or tissues.
╔┤ ╢Ex. so much stress on caries prevention rather than good gum health (Parade).┤
╩│caries, ╛╕noun.
╜│carillon, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lonned,╕ │-lonning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a set of bells arranged for playing melodies. The bells are played upon with hammers, either by hand or by a keyboard or other mechanism.
├│ 2. ┤a melody played on such bells.
├│ 3a. ┤a part of an organ imitating the sound of bells.
├│ b. ┤a musical instrument consisting of a set of metal plates arranged horizontally on a frame and played by striking with hammers.
├│ 4. ┤a bell tower.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to play a carillon.
╩│carillon, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-lonned,╕ │-lonning.╕
╜│carilloner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carillonneur.
╩│carilloner, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carillonneur.
╜│carillonic bells,
┬┌┤ an electronic device which duplicates the sound of bells, consisting of small pieces of tuned bell metal struck by a tiny rod, and played from akeyboard like that of a piano. The sound is electronically amplified.
╩│carillonic bells,
╜│carillonneur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays a carillon.
╩│carillonneur, ╛╕noun.
╜│carina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Zoology.) a structure or part having the form of a ridge or keel, such as the middle ridge on the breastbone of most birds.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) the lower, keel-shaped pair of petals, characteristic of flowers of the pea family.
╩│carina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
╜│Carina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the four constellations into which the large southern constellation Argo has been divided; the Keel. It contains Canopus, a large, extremely bright star.
╩│Carina, ╛╕noun.
╜│carinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or resembling a carina.
╩│carinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carinate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like or having a carina, or keel.
╩│carinate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carinated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carinate.
╩│carinated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carinate.
╜│carination, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a carinate or keellike formation.
╩│carination, ╛╕noun.
╜│cariniform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ shaped like a carina or keel; carinate
╩│cariniform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carioca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a dance of South America similar to the samba.
├│ b. ┤music for such a dance.
├│ 2. ┤╡Caricoa,┤ a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro.
╩│carioca, ╛╕noun.
╜│cariogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing or producing caries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cariogenic bacteria.┤
╩│cariogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cariole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a small carriage drawn by one horse, used especially in the 1800's.
├│ b. ┤a covered cart.
├│ 2. ┤a light, open sleigh drawn by one or two horses or sometimes by dogs. Also, ╡carriole.┤
╩│cariole, ╛╕noun.
╜│cariosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤carious state or condition.
├│ 2. ┤a carious formation.
╩│cariosity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│carious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having caries; decayed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carious teeth.┤
┼╕noun ╡cariousness.┤
╩│carious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caritas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Christian love of one's fellow man; charity.
╩│caritas, ╛╕noun.
╜│caritative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ charitable; benevolent.
╩│caritative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carjack, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to steal by force an automobile with a driver in it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sunday, Bush signed a bill that makes carjacking a federal crime (USA Today).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act or crime of stealing an automobile by force.
╩│carjack, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│car jockey,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person employed to take cars in and out of a parking lot or garage.
╩│car jockey,╕
╜│cark, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a troubled state of mind; distress (especially in ╖cark and care┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The swart mechanic comes to drown his cark and care (Longfellow).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to burden with care; harass; vex; trouble.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to be anxious; fret oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man carked about the uncertainties of life.┤
╩│cark, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│carking, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤troublesome; worrying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some carking care that would not be driven away (Dickens).┤
├│ 2. ┤of persons:
├│ a. ┤fretting; anxious.
├│ b. ┤toiling.
├│ c. ┤miserly.
┼╕adv. ╡carkingly.┤
╩│carking, ╛╕adjective.
╜│car knocker,╕
┬┌┤ a railroad employee who checks cars for mechanical failure.
╩│car knocker,╕
╜│carl┐╕ or │carle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archaic.)
├│ a. ┤a peasant; rustic.
├│ b. ┤a serf; bondman.
├│ 2. ┤(Scottish.)
├│ a. ┤a boor; churl.
├│ b. ┤a fellow.
╩│carl┐╕ or │carle, ╛╕noun.
╜│carlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a file with a triangular cross section, having two cutting sides and one side smooth, formerly used in making combs.
╩│carlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│carl-hemp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the female or pistillate plant of hemp, which is harvested after the male or staminate plant.
╩│carl-hemp, ╛╕noun.
╜│carlin┐╕ or │carline─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a woman, especially an old one (often implying contempt or disparagement).
├│ 2. ┤a witch or one charged with being such.
╩│carlin┐╕ or │carline─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│carline─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of thistlelike composites of Europe, especially one species whose involucral scales are so sensitive to moisture (hygroscopic) that they serve as a natural weatherglass.
╩│carline─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│carline─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= carling.
╩│carline─╕ (3), ╛noun. ╟│= carling.
╜│carling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the short fore-and-aft timbers between deck beams in the framework of a ship's deck.
╩│carling, ╛╕noun.
╜│carlings, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British.) peas, especially parched peas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many persons [in England] eat carlings ... on Carling Sunday (Elizabeth H. Sechrist).┤
╩│carlings, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Carling Sunday,╕
┬┌┤ the fifth Sunday in Lent.
╩│Carling Sunday,╕
╜│carlish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) churlish; clownish; vulgar.
╩│carlish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Carlism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤support of the claims to the throne by Don Carlos (1788-1855), pretender to the Spanish throne, or his descendants.
├│ 2. ┤support of Charles X of France, following his forced abdication in 1830, and the elder branch of the Bourbons, especially after 1830.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Carlist.┤
╩│Carlism, ╛╕noun.
╜│carload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤as much as a car can hold or carry.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the minimum weight, as defined by law, of a shipment entitled, on a basis of quantity, to a reduced freight rate. (Abbr:) c.l.
╩│carload, ╛╕noun.
╜│carloadings, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the number of freight cars loaded during a particular period, often used as a measure of manufacturing and commercial activity.
╩│carloadings, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│carload lot,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a shipment which meets the minimum weight (carload) as defined by law.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), a Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher.
╔┤ ╢Ex. First there is the hero of Wagnerian dimensions, capable of great public service, as Plutarch would have him, but a Carlylean hero forced to breast the wave of ignorance around him (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an admirer or imitator of Thomas Carlyle.
╩│Carlylean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Carlylese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the literary style of Carlyle.
╩│Carlylese, ╛╕noun.
╜│Carlylism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the style of Thomas Carlyle, characterized by conversational and irregular sentences and many metaphors and allusions.
├│ 2. ┤the ideas or teachings of Thomas Carlyle, especially his emphasis on men's need of rulers and strong leaders.
╩│Carlylism, ╛╕noun.
╜│carmagnole┐╕ or │Carmagnole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dance and song popular during the French Revolution.
├│ 2a. ┤the costume worn by the French revolutionists after 1792, consisting of black trousers, a short jacket with wide lapels and metal buttons, a scarlet waistcoat, and a red cap.
├│ b. ┤the jacket itself.
├│ 3. ┤a soldier of the French Revolution.
╩│carmagnole┐╕ or │Carmagnole, ╛╕noun.
╜│carmaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a manufacturer of cars.
╩│carmaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│carman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a person who checks and repairs railroad cars in a yard or station.
├│ 2. ┤the motorman or conductor of a streetcar.
├│ 3. ┤a person who drives a cart.
╩│carman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Carmelite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mendicant friar of a Roman Catholic religious order founded probably in the 1100's on Mount Carmel in Syria; white friar.
├│ 2. ┤a nun of a similar order founded in 1562.
├│ 3. ┤a fine woolen material, usually gray or light brown.
╩│Carmelite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carminative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤expelling gas from the stomach and intestines.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a medicine that does this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Peppermint is often used as a carminative.┤
┬┌┤ a hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, an important source of potassium.
╩│carnallite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnal-minded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a carnal mind; unspiritual.
┼╕noun ╡carnalmindedness.┤
╩│carnal-minded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carnapper┐╕ or │carnaper, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who steals a car or cars.
╩│carnapper┐╕ or │carnaper, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnassial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with certain teeth of carnivorous animals, adapted for tearing flesh (the last upper premolars and the first lower molars of living mammals).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cats also use the two bladelike carnassial teeth at the back of the jaws like the blades of a pair of scissors for slicing through the meat of the prey once it is killed (New Biology).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a carnassial tooth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lastly, having cut off the flesh, those of the bones that are not too large are cracked by the more conical, less bladelike, teeth immediately in front of the carnassials (R. F. Ewer).┤
╩│carnassial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carnation, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a red, white, or pink flower with a spicy fragrance, grown in gardens and greenhouses. The state flower of Ohio is a scarlet carnation.
├│ b. ┤the plant of the pink family that it grows on.
├│ 2a. ┤Also, ╡carnation red.┤ a rosy pink.
├│ b. ┤(Obsolete.) the color of human flesh or skin; flesh.
├│ 3. ┤(Rare.) flesh tints in a painting.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤rosy-pink.
╩│carnation, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│carnation grass,╕
┬┌┤ any plant of certain sedges whose leaves resemble those of the carnation.
╩│carnation grass,╕
╜│carnauba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Brazilian wax palm.
╩│carnauba, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnauba wax,╕
┬┌┤ a wax obtained from the leaves of the carnauba, used as a polish and in plastics and lubricants.
╩│carnauba wax,╕
╜│carneau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neaux.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of large domestic pigeons raised chiefly for food. Its big squabs are considered a delicacy.
╩│carneau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neaux.╕
╜│Carnegie unit,
┬┌┤ (U.S. Education.) a unit representing a year's study in any high-school subject (120 hours or their equivalent), used as a standard for measuring college entrance requirements.
╩│Carnegie unit,
╜│carnelian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a red or reddish-brown variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carnelian ring.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡cornelian.┤
╩│carnelian, ╛╕noun.
╜│carneous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤consisting of flesh; fleshy.
├│ 2. ┤flesh-colored.
╩│carneous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carnet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French)
├│ 1. ┤an official paper or certificate, such as a passport or a license to camp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every motorist must have a carnet or triptyque and insurance certificate in duplicate. (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤a notebook.
├│ 3. ┤a small book of tickets, checks, or the like.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that they cannot eat.
╩│carney─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│carnie┐╕ or │carney─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) carny┤ (1).
╩│carnie┐╕ or │carney─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│carnify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ ┤to change or convert into flesh.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to lose the normal structure and become fleshy, as in the development of a fibrous condition of the lung.
┼╕noun ╡carnification.┤
╩│carnify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│carnitine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance chemically identical to vitamin B-T, present in animal muscle, and essential in the nutrition of certain insects.
╩│carnitine, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnival, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place of amusement or a traveling show having merry-go-rounds, games, and side shows.
├│ 2. ┤an organized program of events involving a particular sport or institution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a water carnival, a school carnival.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) feasting and merrymaking; noisy and unrestrained revels; celebration.
┴┤ (SYN) festival, festivity, revelry.
├│ 4. ┤a time of feasting and merrymaking just before Lent.
╩│carnival, ╛╕noun.
╜│Carnivora, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the large order of flesh-eating mammals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Carnivora include mainly terrestrial and climbing animals, but there are several genera of aquatic and semiaquatic mammals in this order (Ernest P. Walker).┤
╩│Carnivora, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│carnivore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an animal that feeds chiefly on flesh. Carnivores have large, strong teeth with sharp cutting edges. Dogs, cats, lions, tigers, weasels, and the like, are carnivores.
├│ 2. ┤a plant that eats insects.
╩│carnivore, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnivorean lethargy,
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the winter sleep of bears during which the body temperature does not drop much below normal, as it does in hibernation.
╩│carnivorean lethargy,
╜│carnivorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of or having to do with an order of mammals that feed chiefly on flesh. They are characterized especially by large, sharp canine teeth. The order Carnivora includes cats, dogs, lions, tigers, and bears.
├│ b. ┤using other animals as food; feeding chiefly on flesh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the strong carnivorous eagle (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). The carnivorous habits of dogs make them preferable to vegetarian animals such as horses or reindeer (Gabriele Rabel).┤
├│ 2. ┤having leaves specially adapted to trap small animals, chiefly insects, for use as food. The sundew, pitcher plant, and Venus's-flytrap are carnivorous plants.
┼╕adv. ╡carnivorously.┤
┼╕noun ╡carnivorousness.┤
╩│carnivorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carnosaurian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of flesh-eating saurischian dinosaurs of the Jurassic period.
╩│carnosaurian, ╛╕noun.
╜│carnose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ consisting of or resembling flesh; fleshy; pulpy.
╩│carnose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Carnot cycle,
┬┌┤ (Thermodynamics.) a series of operations consisting of isothermal expansion, adiabatic expansion, isothermal compression, and adiabatic compression, which make up the cycle of an ideal heat engine at maximum thermal efficiency.
╩│Carnot cycle,
╜│Carnot engine,╕
┬┌┤ a theoretical engine invented to illustrate the Carnot cycle.
╩│Carnot engine,╕
╜│carnotite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish, radioactive mineral found in the western and southwestern United States, a vanadate of potassium, uranium, and other elements. It is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium.
╩│carnotite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carny─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a carnival (def. 1).
├│ 2. ┤a person who works or performs in a carnival.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To the carny, all noncarnies are "people," whose dull lives arouse both pity and scorn (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen tree of the pea family grown in the Mediterranean region and occasionally in southern United States; the locust; algarroba.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡carob bean.┤ a long, flat, hornlike pod of this tree, containing hard seeds embedded in pulp; St.-John's-bread. The pods are used as fodder and sometimes as food for people.
╩│carob, ╛╕noun.
╜│caroche, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of stately or luxurious coach used in the 1600's to convey officials and members of the nobility.
╩│caroche, ╛╕noun.
╜│carol, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oled,╕ │-oling,╕ or (especially British) │-olled,╕ │-olling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hymn of joy, especially one sung at Christmas.
├│ 2. ┤a song of joy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He heard the birds their morning carols sing (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 3. ┤in the Middle Ages:
├│ a. ┤a dance done in a ring with accompaniment of song.
├│ b. ┤the accompanying song.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to sing Christmas carols, especially in a group or chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several girls in the fifth grade in Rye sent $2 they had collected through caroling (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to sing joyously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The birds carol in the early morning. No more on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light as lark at morn (Scott).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to sing joyously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carolling as he went a true-love ballad (Tennyson). Still they are carolled and said ... after the singer is dead (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
├│ 2. ┤to praise with carols.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The shepherds ... carol her goodness loud in rustic lays (Milton).┤
╩│carol, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oled,╕ │-oling,╕ or (especially British) │-olled,╕ │-olling.╕
╜│Carolean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Charles I and II of England.
├│ 2. ┤of or designating the period, style of clothing, decoration, or furniture, or state of the arts that prevailed during the reigns of Charles I or II of England.
╩│Carolean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caroler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who carols, especially one who sings Christmas carols.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carolers were still wandering through the narrow streets of Chelsea this Christmas singing the old hymns in the snow (New York Times).┤
┬┤ Also, (especially British,) ╡caroller.┤
╩│caroler, ╛╕noun.
╜│Carolina allspice, ╟= strawberry shrub.
╩│Carolina allspice, ╟= strawberry shrub.
╜│Carolina hemlock,╕
┬┌┤ a hemlock growing in mountainous regions of the southeastern United States, with dark green needles that extend from all sides of the twig.
╩│Carolina hemlock,╕
╜│Carolina jasmine┐╕ or │jessamine,╕ ╟│= yellow jasmine.
╩│Carolina jasmine┐╕ or │jessamine,╕ ╟│= yellow jasmine.
╜│Carolina locust,╕
┬┌┤ a grasshopper with short antennae, of eastern North America.
╩│Carolina locust,╕
╜│Carolina parakeet┐╕ or │paroquet,╕
┬┌┤ a green parakeet with a yellow head that formerly inhabited the central and southeastern United States.
╩│Carolina parakeet┐╕ or │paroquet,╕
╜│Carolina pink,╕ ╟│= pinkroot.
╩│Carolina pink,╕ ╟│= pinkroot.
╜│Carolina poplar,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= cottonwood ┤(def. 1).┤
├│ 2. ┤a hybrid tree derived from the native cottonwood of America and the black poplar of Europe.
╩│Carolina poplar,╕
╜│Carolina rail,╕ ╟│= sora.
╩│Carolina rail,╕ ╟│= sora.
╜│Carolina wren,╕
┬┌┤ a wren of the southern United States that often nests in farm buildings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Carolina wren measures about 5 1/2 inches long (Leonard W. Wing).┤
╩│Carolina wren,╕
╜│Caroline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the reign or period of Charles, especially of Charles I or II of England, or (less frequently) of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and Charles II of Spain; Carolinian.
╩│Caroline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Carolingian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the second Frankish dynasty. It ruled in France from A.D. 751 to 987, in Germany from 751 to 911, and in Italy from 774 to 887.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member or one of the sovereigns of the Carolingian family or dynasty. Charlemagne was a Carolingian. Also, ╡Carlovingian,┤ ╡Carolinian.┤
╩│Carolingian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Carolinian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of North Carolina and South Carolina, or either of them.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Carolingian.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= Caroline.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in North Carolina or South Carolina.
╩│Carolinian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│caroller, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) caroler.
╩│caroller, ╛╕noun.
╜│carolus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-luses,╕ │-li.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an English gold coin struck in the reign of Charles I, originally worth 20 shillings.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various coins issued under kings named Charles.
╩│carolus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-luses,╕ │-li.╕
╜│carom, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of hitting and bouncing off.
├│ 2. ┤a shot in the game of billiards in which the ball struck with the cue hits two balls, one after the other.
├│ 3. ┤a similar shot in other games.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to hit and bounce off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The car went out of control and caromed off the wall.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make a carom.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause something to bounce off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Broadcasters can carom their message-carrying waves off the ionosphere to almost any point on earth (Wall Street Journal).┤
├┤ Also, ╡carrom.┤
└╕expr. ╡caroms,┤ ┤a game in the United States for two or four players, played on a square board. The players try to shoot 24 round counters into pockets at the corners.
╩│carom, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│carotene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a red or yellow, crystalline pigment found in the carrot and other plants, and in animal tissue, and converted by the body into vitamin A.
├│ 2. ┤a carotenoid hydrocarbon. Also, ╡carotin.┤
╩│carotene, ╛╕noun.
╜│carotenoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a group of pigments ranging from yellow to dark-red in color, found in various plant and animal tissues. The group includes carotene and certain related alcohols, ketones, and ethers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In decaying leaves we find considerable amounts of terpenes, in the form of yellow pigments, or carotenoids (Scientific American).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤like carotene.
├│ 2. ┤of the carotenoids.
╩│carotenoid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│carotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with or of the nature of stupor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carotic sleep.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) carotid.
╩│carotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carotid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤either of two large arteries, one on each side of the neck, that carry blood to the head.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or adjoining either or both of these arteries.
╩│carotid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│carotidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carotid.
╩│carotidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= carotid.
╜│carotin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carotene.
╩│carotin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carotene.
╜│carotinoid, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= carotenoid.
╩│carotinoid, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= carotenoid.
╜│carotte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a roll of tobacco.
╩│carotte, ╛╕noun.
╜│carousal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a noisy feast or drinking party.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Germans were celebrated for their hospitality ... and their carousals (William Butler Yeats).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= carrousel.┤
╩│carousal, ╛╕noun.
╜│carouse, ╛╕verb, ╞│-roused,╕ │-rousing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to drink heavily; take part in noisy feasts or merrymaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thomson ... carousing with Lord Hertford and his friends (Samuel Johnson).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) to drink up; drain.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a noisy feast or drinking party; carousal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What means this revel and carouse? (Longfellow).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a whole cup or toast drunk at once.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Quaff the full carouse (Scott).┤
┼╕noun ╡carouser.┤
╩│carouse, ╛╕verb, ╞│-roused,╕ │-rousing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│carousel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= carrousel ┤(def. 1).┤
├│ 2. ┤a circular tray for a slide projector, from which each slide is placed before a lens for viewing and then returned to its slot.
╩│carousel, ╛╕noun.
╜│carp─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to find fault; complain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We will not carp at this great writer (Matthew Arnold). No doubt every psychologist will find something to carp at--a quibble over a definition or a complaint about an omission (New Scientist).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a minor or trivial complaint; cavil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My only carp was that, on this occasion at least, they seemed to be preaching to the converted (London Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡carper.┤
╩│carp─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│carp─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │carps╕ or (collectively) │carp.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bony, freshwater fish which lives in ponds and slow streams. It feeds mostly on plants and sometimes grows quite large.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of similar fishes, including goldfish, minnows, chub, and dace.
┼╕adj. ╡carplike.┤
╩│carp─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │carps╕ or (collectively) │carp.╕
╜│carpal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the carpus or wrist.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carpal bones, a carpal fracture.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bone of the carpus.
╩│carpal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carpal angle,╕
┬┌┤ (Ornithology.) the bend of the wing. The length of wing is the distance from the carpal angle to the end of the longest quill feather.
╩│carpal angle,╕
╜│carpale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a bone of the carpus; carpal.
╩│carpale, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpal joint,╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.)
├│ 1. ┤a joint of the carpus.
├│ 2a. ┤the joint between the radius and the carpus in man.
├│ b. ┤a corresponding joint in other vertebrates.
╩│carpal joint,╕
╜│car park,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) an open area reserved for the parking of cars; parking lot.
╩│car park,╕
╜│Carpathian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Carpathian Mountains (a system of mountains in northern Romania and Czechoslovakia).
╩│Carpathian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpe diem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤enjoy today; make the most of the present.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) seize the day.
╩│carpe diem,
╜│carpel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a modified leaf which forms a pistil or part of a pistil of a flower.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The central whorl of floral organs, the pistil or pistils of the flower, is formed of one or more carpels (Harbaugh and Goodrich).┤
╩│carpel, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpellary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a carpel.
╩│carpellary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpellate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having carpels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young carpellate cones appear in May or early June as pinkish purple structures arranged ... laterally along the new growth (Heber W. Youngken).┤
╩│carpellate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpenter, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person whose work is building and repairing the wooden parts of houses, barns, ships, or similar constructions. The occupation of carpenter and joiner are often combined.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to do carpenter's work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He carpentered with more enthusiasm than skill.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make by carpentry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The next morning he did not enter his study, but carpentered an often-postponed wall-cage for broody hens (Harper's).┤
╩│carpenter, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│carpenter ant,╕
┬┌┤ a black or brown ant that builds its nest in dead or decaying trees or wooden parts of buildings by chewing out large, irregular holes in the wood.
╩│carpenter ant,╕
╜│carpenter bee,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a subfamily of solitary bees that make tunnels and compartments in wood for depositing their eggs.
╩│carpenter bee,╕
╜│carpenter bird,╕
┬┌┤ a redheaded woodpecker of California that cuts holes in dead branches, in which it inserts acorns.
╩│carpenter bird,╕
╜│carpentering, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carpentry.
╩│carpentering, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carpentry.
╜│carpenter moth,╕
┬┌┤ a large moth whose larvae burrow in the solid wood of deciduous trees.
╩│carpenter moth,╕
╜│carpenter┐╕ or │carpenter's scene,╕
┬┌┤ (Theater.)
├│ 1. ┤a scene to allow time for elaborate scenery to be set up.
├│ 2. ┤the scenery, usually a drop, to conceal most of the stage while such a scene is being set up.
╩│carpenter┐╕ or │carpenter's scene,╕
╜│carpenterworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the larva of the carpenter moth.
╩│carpenterworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpentry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the trade or work of a carpenter.
├│ 2. ┤something constructed by a carpenter.
╩│carpentry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│carpet, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a heavy, woven fabric for covering floors and stairs.
├│ b. ┤a covering made of this fabric. Carpets are usually tacked or nailed to the floor; rugs are not.
├│ 2. ┤anything like a carpet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) He walked on a carpet of grass.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cover with a carpet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) In the spring, the ground was carpeted with violets; in the fall, the ground was carpeted with leaves.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to summon for the purpose of reprimanding or calling to account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They had done nothing. Why were they carpeted? (Henry Cockton).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤avoiding danger and exertion; effeminate; stay-at-home.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No carpet soldiers, but hardy troops (George Rawlinson).┤
└╕expr. ╡on the carpet,┤
├│ a. ┤under consideration or discussion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a question of importance being on the carpet (Mason L. Weems).┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) being scolded or rebuked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was constantly on the carpet for promising deliveries, blaming others for his failures (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ c. ┤into the presence of a superior to be scolded or rebuked.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The salesman was called on the carpet.┤
└╕expr. ╡sweep┤ (or ╡push┤) ╡under the carpet,┤ ┤(Informal.) to conceal or ignore (a problem or duty).
╔┤ ╢Ex. What worries me, however, is the attitude that ... it must always be the moral issue which is swept under the carpet (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 1a. ┤a Northerner who went to the South to get political or other advantages during the time of disorganization that followed the American Civil War.
╔┤ ╢Ex. moving in the best circles of carpetbagger society (Margaret Mitchell).┤
├│ b. ┤any person who follows a similar course anywhere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The first Nationalist governor to take over from the Japanese at war's end had arrived with a retinue of carpetbaggers and incompetents (Time).┤
├│ c. ┤(Slang.) a fraudulent traveling banker, promoter, or the like, of the early West.
├│ 2. ┤a traveler who carries a carpetbag.
╩│carpetbagger, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpetbaggery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) carpetbaggism.
╩│carpetbaggery, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpetbaggism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the practices or methods of carpetbaggers.
├│ 2. ┤government by carpetbaggers.
╩│carpetbaggism, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpet bed,╕
┬┌┤ a garden having dwarf plants of different colors arranged like the pattern of a carpet.
╩│carpet bed,╕
╜│carpet beetle┐╕ or │bug,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several small beetles whose larvae destroy carpets, other fabrics, and furs; buffalo bug.
┬┌┤ a method of bombing in which an area containing numerous targets is carpeted with bombs.
╩│carpet bombing,╕
╜│carpet dance,╕
┬┌┤ an informal dance.
╩│carpet dance,╕
╜│carpet grass,╕
┬┌┤ a creeping, drought-resistant pasture grass found in the tropics and southern United States, commonly used to cover athletic fields, golf courses, and playgrounds.
╩│carpet grass,╕
╜│carpeting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a fabric for carpets or other floor coverings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wilton carpeting.┤
├│ b. ┤carpets.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Matting and carpeting have done much for the stone floor (Leigh Hunt).┤
├│ 2. ┤a covering that resembles or suggests a carpet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Next morning there was a carpeting of fresh snow.┤
╩│carpeting, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpet knight,╕
┬┌┤ a soldier who is more used to parlors than to battlefields.
╩│carpet knight,╕
╜│carpet rods,╕
┬┌┤ rods for holding a stair carpet in place.
╩│carpet rods,╕
╜│carpet shark,╕
┬┌┤ a tropical shark of the western Pacific whose spotted back is suggestive of a carpet.
╩│carpet shark,╕
╜│carpet slipper,╕
┬┌┤ a slipper made of carpet fabric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Outside the door two dear old pudgy housemaids are sitting on the floor in white caps, aprons, and carpet slippers, sibilantly gossiping (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│carpet slipper,╕
╜│carpet snake,╕
┬┌┤ a python of Australia having a variegated skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An enormous carpet snake ... was found to measure 12 feet 6 inches in length (Glasgow Herald).┤
╩│carpet snake,╕
╜│carpet sweeper,╕
┬┌┤ a wheeled device for cleaning carpets and rugs. When it is pushed back and forth, brushes revolved by the wheels sweep the dust into a container.
╩│carpet sweeper,╕
╜│carpetweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an annual, North American, prostrate weed introduced from tropical America and now common in the central and eastern United States. It forms mats over the ground.
╩│carpetweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpetweed family,╕
┬┌┤ a family of herbs and grasses, with cymose or solitary flowers and capsular fruit. The carpetweed is representative.
╩│carpetweed family,╕
╜│carphology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a delirious picking at the bedclothes, as in certain fevers; floccillation.
╩│carphology, ╛╕noun.
╜│carphosiderite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) a hydrous iron sulphate, occurring in straw-yellow incrustations.
╩│carphosiderite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the plural of ╡carpus.┤
╩│carpi, ╛╕noun.
╜│carping, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that carps; faultfinding; complaining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. that carping spirit in which she had been wont to judge of his actions (Anthony Trollope).┤
┴┤ (SYN) censorious, captious.
├╕noun ┤ ┤faultfinding; captious criticism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. showed his age with some more of his crotchety carping (Newsweek).┤
┼╕adv. ╡carpingly.┤
╩│carping, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carpintero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ any one of various woodpeckers of the western United States.
╩│carpintero, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│carpitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inflammation of the synovial membranes covering the bones of the carpal joint in domestic animals, causing pain, swelling, and lameness.
╩│carpitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│carp louse,╕
┬┌┤ a branchiuran, parasitic on fish.
╩│carp louse,╕
╜│carpogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fruit-producing.
╩│carpogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpogonial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a carpogonium.
╩│carpogonial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpogonium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the single-celled female sex organ of certain algae. Its distal end is prolonged to form a tube which receives the male gamete.
╩│carpogonium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nia.╕
╜│carpolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fossil fruit.
╩│carpolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with carpology.
╩│carpological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in or student of carpology.
╩│carpologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of botany dealing with fruits.
╩│carpology, ╛╕noun.
╜│car pool,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an arrangement for private transportation in which the responsibility of providing an automobile is rotated among members of a group of automobile owners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Growing numbers of commuters, as a result, are driving their own cars to work or joining car pools in which members usually take turns in furnishing transportation for fellow commuters (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤the members of such a group arrangement.
╩│car pool,╕
╜│carpool┐╕ or │car-pool, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to join or take part in a car pool.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Houston, Texas, five friends and neighbors car-pool daily to their jobs at Shell Oil Company's headquarters (Woman's Day).┤
╩│carpool┐╕ or │car-pool, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│carpophagous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ fruit-eating.
╩│carpophagous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carpophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.)
├│ 1. ┤a slender elongation of the receptacle of a flower, supporting the carpels of some compound fruits, as in the geranium and many plants of the parsley family.
├│ 2. ┤the stalk of a sporocarp or spore fruit.
╩│carpophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│carport, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shelter for automobiles, usually attached to a house and open on at least one side.
╩│carport, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpospore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) one of the spores produced in red algae as a result of fertilization of a carpogonium.
╩│carpospore, ╛╕noun.
╜│carp-sucker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several large, North American, carplike freshwater fishes; buffalo fish.
╩│carp-sucker, ╛╕noun.
╜│carpus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wrist.
├│ 2. ┤the bones of the wrist.
├│ 3. ┤the part in other vertebrates corresponding to this.
╩│carpus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pi.╕
╜│carrack, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large ship of former times; galleon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They saw the great carracks from the East, laden deep with pepper and spices, coming into Lisbon and Antwerp (New Statesman).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡carack,┤ ╡carrick.┤
╩│carrack, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrageen┐╕ or │carragheen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a purplish or reddish-brown, edible seaweed common on North Atlantic coasts, which when dried and bleached is used in making soups and blancmange, and in ointments; Irish moss.
╩│carrageen┐╕ or │carragheen, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrageenin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the mucilaginous constituent of carrageen that absorbs water readily.
╩│carrageenin, ╛╕noun.
╜│carre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bet made in roulette to take in four numbers in a square, the money being placed on the intersecting lines of the four numbers.
╩│carre, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrefour, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an intersection of crossing roads.
├│ 2. ┤a square in a city or village.
╩│carrefour, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrel┐╕ or │carrell, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small enclosed place for individual study in a library, usually containing a desk and bookshelves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Collegians study hard ... in the 500 carrells of the Firestone Library at Princeton (Newsweek).┤
╩│carrel┐╕ or │carrell, ╛╕noun.
╜│carreta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a rudely built cart having a longbottom frame provided with large rings for ropes that hold the load in place.
╩│carreta, ╛╕noun.
╜│carretela, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a carriage or coach used in the Philippine Islands.
╩│carretela, ╛╕noun.
╜│carriable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ capable of being carried. Also, ╡carryable.┤
╩│carriable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carriage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a vehicle that moves on wheels. Some carriages are pulled by horses and are used to carry people. Baby carriages are small and light, and may be folded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a carriage and four splendid horses (Thackeray).┤
├│ b. ┤(British.) a passenger car of a railroad train.
├│ 2a. ┤a frame on wheels that supports a gun.
├│ b. ┤a moving part of a machine that supports some other part.
├│ c. ┤the moving part of a typewriter that holds the paper and the roller.
├│ d. ┤the wheels and frame of a vehicle without the body.
├│ 3a. ┤the manner in which a person holds his head and body; bearing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She has a queenly carriage.┤
├│ b. ┤(Archaic.) behavior; deportment.
├│ 4a. ┤the act of taking persons or goods from one place to another; carrying; transporting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All carriage to that mountain town has to be done by animals.┤
┴┤ (SYN) transportation.
├│ b. ┤the conveyance of merchandise; commercial transport.
╔┤ ╢Ex. refrigerated carriage of fruit and flowers.┤
┴┤ (SYN) transportation.
├│ c. ┤the cost or price of carrying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This will be $10 for the gift package plus a charge of 50 cents for carriage.┤
├│ 5. ┤management; handling; administration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carriage of the whole enterprise was in his hands.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete, Figurative.) a burden or load.
╩│carriage, ╛╕noun.
╜│carriageable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= portable.┤
├│ 2. ┤passable by carriages, as a road.
╩│carriageable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carriage and pair,╕
┬┌┤ a carriage and two horses.
╩│carriage and pair,╕
╜│carriage bolt,╕
┬┌┤ a bolt once used principally in fastening together parts of a carriage and now having more general uses. The round shaft is square under the head. ]
╩│carriage bolt,╕
╜│carriage clock,╕
┬┌┤ an early design of traveling clock with glass sides.
╩│carriage clock,╕
╜│carriage company,╕
┬┌┤ people who keep private carriages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No phrase more elegant and to my taste than that in which people are described as 'seeing a great deal of carriage company' (Thackeray).┤
╩│carriage company,╕
╜│carriage dog,╕ ╟│= Dalmatian.
╩│carriage dog,╕ ╟│= Dalmatian.
╜│carriage drive,╕
┬┌┤ a road for carriages in private grounds, parks, and the like.
╩│carriage drive,╕
╜│carriage forward,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) with the cost of shipping not prepaid.
╩│carriage forward,╕
╜│carriage-free, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ with the cost of shipping prepaid.
╩│carriage-free, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carriage house,╕
┬┌┤ the building in which a carriage, coach, or other horse-drawn vehicle is housed.
╩│carriage house,╕
╜│carriage paid,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) carriage-free.
╩│carriage paid,╕
╜│carriage trade,╕
┬┌┤ wealthy people who are patrons of theaters, expensive restaurants, and stores, so called because they formerly drove in private carriages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The exclusive store prided itself on its carriage trade.┤
╩│carriage trade,╕
╜│carriageway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) that part of the road intended for vehicular traffic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All these schemes will give drivers lengths of road exclusively for their use, laid out with dual carriageways (London Times).┤
╩│carriageway, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrick, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carrack.
╩│carrick, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carrack.
╜│carrick bend,╕
┬┌┤ a type of knot used to join cables, hawsers, or heavy ropes.
╩│carrick bend,╕
╜│carrick bitt,╕
┬┌┤ one of the bitts or posts which hold a ship's windlass on either side.
╩│carrick bitt,╕
╜│Carrickmacross lace,
┬┌┤ a lace from the vicinity of Carrickmacross in Ireland, consisting of a pattern cut from cambric and applied to net.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was attired in a bouffant gown of light ivory satin and heirloom Carrickmacross lace (New York Times).┤
╩│Carrickmacross lace,
╜│carried, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) rapt in thought; abstracted.
╩│carried, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carrier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a person or thing that carries something. A postman is a mail carrier. A porter is a baggage carrier.
├│ b. ┤a bearer; messenger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A jungle safari usually has water carriers. Troubadours and peddlers were often carriers of news.┤
├│ 2. ┤a company that transports goods or people, usually over certain routes and according to fixed schedules. Bus systems, truck companies, airlines, and railroads are carriers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carriers say they need to lift rates to offset higher labor, tax and service costs (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 3a. ┤a person or thing that carries or transmits a disease. Carriers are often healthy persons who are immune to a disease, but carry its germs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The outbreak of typhoid fever was traced to a single carrier.┤
├│ b. ┤a person or animal that carries and transmits a recessive gene.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If the carrier bull is mated to a dwarf-free cow, no dwarfs will appear in the first generation, but half of the calves will be carriers (Time).┤
├│ 4. ┤any rack or carriage for parcels or luggage, such as a bicycle rack for small parcels or a cart for wheeling luggage at an air terminal.
├│ 5. ┤╡= aircraft carrier.┤
├│ 6. ┤╡= carrier wave.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Chemistry.) a catalytic agent which brings about, or helps in, the transference of an element or group from one compound to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Iron can be a carrier of oxygen.┤
├│ 8. ┤a drain or channel for water or other liquid.
├│ 9. ┤a mechanical part or device by which something is carried, moved, or driven.
├│ 10. ┤╡= carrier pigeon.┤
├│ 11. ┤╡Carrier,┤ a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Athapascan family, living in British Columbia.
╩│carrier, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrier bag,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) shopping bag.
╩│carrier bag,╕
╜│carrier-based, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ operating from an aircraft carrier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carrier-based planes.┤
╩│carrier-based, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carrier pigeon,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a homing pigeon; a pigeon trained to return to its home when released many miles away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carrier (homing) pigeons are a domesticated version of pigeons that thrive in city parks, trained to get the message through (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of a breed of large, domestic pigeons raised as show birds. The carrier pigeon is descended from the rock dove and has a long, erect body and large wattle.
╩│carrier pigeon,╕
╜│carrier rocket,╕
┬┌┤ a rocket designed to carry or launch something, such as an artificial satellite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carrier rocket separated from the cone-shaped satellite once it reached its orbit.┤
╩│carrier rocket,╕
╜│carrier transmission,╕
┬┌┤ a way of sending several telephone conversations, each at a different frequency, on the same pair of wires. Electronic filters at each end of the line sort out the conversations.
╩│carrier transmission,╕
╜│carrier wave,╕
┬┌┤ a radio wave whose intensity and frequency are varied in order to transmit a signal, usually in broadcasting radio and television programs and sending telephone and telegraph messages.
╩│carrier wave,╕
╜│carriole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cariole.
╩│carriole, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cariole.
╜│carrion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤dead and decaying flesh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some crows feed largely on carrion.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) rottenness; filth; garbage.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤dead and decaying.
├│ 2. ┤feeding on dead and decaying flesh.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carrion crow.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) rotten; filthy.
╩│carrion, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│carrion crow,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the common European crow that feeds on carrion.
├│ 2. ┤a black vulture of the southern United States.
┬┌┤ (in the Philippines) a two-wheeled work cart, usually pulled by one horse or other draft animal.
╩│carromata, ╛╕noun.
╜│carronade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a short cannon with a large bore, not used now.
╩│carronade, ╛╕noun.
╜│carron oil,
┬┌┤ a liniment composed of equal parts of linseed oil and lime water, used for burns.
╩│carron oil,
╜│carrot, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a plant which has a long, tapering, orange-red root. It belongs to the parsley family.
├│ 2. ┤its root, which is eaten as a vegetable, either cooked or raw.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a reward or gain, especially one that is tantalizing and hard to attain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The capital grants ... are a juicy carrot to hang before boards that are contemplating expansion (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to prepare (fur) for felting by subjecting it to chemical action, usually with mercuric nitrate.
╩│carrot, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│carrot and stick,╕
┬┌┤ an incentive or reward joined with a threat or risk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Profit and loss, then, is ... the carrot and stick of industry and commerce. Under capitalism, the carrot is the pleasure of profit, the stick is the pain of loss (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│carrot and stick,╕
╜│carrottop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person having red hair; redhead.
╩│carrottop, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrot weed,╕
┬┌┤ the ragweed, whose foliage somewhat resembles that of the carrot.
╩│carrot weed,╕
╜│carroty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-rotier,╕ │-rotiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a carrot in color; orange-red.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was attractive, with ... amazing hair, which could only be described as a carroty, fiery orange colour (Cape Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤red-haired.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plainest, oldest, and carrotiest of the three redheaded maids (C. N. and A. M. Williamson).┤
┼╕noun ╡carrotiness.┤
╩│carroty, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-rotier,╕ │-rotiest.╕
╜│carrousel, ╛╕noun. ┐Also, │carousel.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a merry-go-round.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's within sound of the merry carrousel calliope (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a circular conveyor, as for the delivery of luggage at an airport.
├│ 3. ┤a circular tray for a slide projector.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡carousal.┤
├┤ (Historical.) a tournament in which companies of knights engaged in various exercises, often including chariot races and other entertainments.
╩│carrousel, ╛╕noun. ┐Also, │carousel.╕
╜│carrozza, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ze.╕
┬┌┤ (Italian.) a carriage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. So I went out into the warm Roman night and hired myself a carrozza, one of the four-wheel horse-drawn cabs (Maclean's).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take (a thing or person) from one place to another; transport.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He carried the box into the house. Railroads carry coal from the mines to the factories. (Figurative.) This story will carry your thoughts back to last winter.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to bear or have with one, especially as a habit, part of a duty, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He always carries a little pocketknife. The policeman carries a whistle. The sailor carried a tattoo on his arm. (Figurative.) The President has to carry many problems.┤
├│ b. ┤to be pregnant with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At this time of year the does are carrying their fawns.┤
├│ 3a. ┤to hold up; support; sustain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rafters carry the weight of the roof.┤
├│ b. ┤to give validity to; support (a similar case).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Your case will probably be carried by the judgment in the Florida case of last year.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to hold (one's body and head) in a certain way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A trained soldier carries himself well.┤
├│ b. ┤to behave or comport (oneself).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She carries herself haughtily.┤
├│ 5. ┤to capture or win.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our congressman was elected when he carried all the towns in his district. Our troops carried the enemy's position.┤
├│ 6. ┤to get (a motion or bill) passed or adopted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The motion to adjourn the meeting was carried.┤
├│ 7a. ┤to continue or extend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to carry a road into the mountains. (Figurative.) He carried his theory to a logical result.┤
├│ b. ┤to cause to come or go; drive or impel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hard work carried him far.┤
├│ c. ┤to go (a distance) or go past (an obstacle), as in golf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His drive carried the brook.┤
├│ d. ┤(of a hunting dog or other animal) to follow (a scent).
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.) to influence greatly; lead.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker carried his audience.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Figurative.) to have as a property or characteristic; involve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The expert's judgment carries great weight.┤
├│ 10. ┤to sing (a melody, theme, or part) with correct pitch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children in the chorus can all carry a tune.┤
├│ 11. ┤to sing or play (a melody, theme, or part).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She will carry the soprano solos. The first violins carry the melody.┤
├│ 12. ┤(Commerce.)
├│ a. ┤to keep in stock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This store carries clothing for men.┤
├│ b. ┤to keep on the account books of a business.
├│ 13. ┤to publish or broadcast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The evening newspaper carried a review of the new play. Her speech was carried on radio and television.┤
├│ 14. ┤to transfer (a number) from one place or column in the sum to the next.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A 10 in the 1's column must be carried to the 10's column.┤
├│ 15. ┤to yield, as a crop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This land carries a large crop of corn.┤
├│ 16. ┤to support, as cattle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ranch that will carry a thousand head of cattle.┤
├│ 17. ┤to place (a weapon or standard) in a certain position prescribed by military regulations, especially as part of a command.
├│ 18. ┤to support or help bear financially.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company carried the research project for new anti-pollutants without any subsidy from the government.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to act as a bearer.
├│ 2. ┤to cover the distance; have the power of throwing or driving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our football coach has a voice that carries clear across the field. Sound carries far on a still day. Some guns will carry for miles.┤
├│ 3. ┤to be passed or adopted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The motion ... could have carried with the support of five of the six defecting Republicans (Arthur Krock).┤
├│ 4. ┤to hold the head in a certain way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This horse carries high.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the range of a gun.
├│ 2a. ┤a portage between rivers, lakes, or navigable channels.
├│ b. ┤the place where portage is done.
├│ 3. ┤the distance a golf ball travels in the air before bouncing.
├│ 4a. ┤a method or position of moving or holding something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fireman's carry.┤
├│ b. ┤(Military.) the position to which a weapon, standard, or the like, is moved after the command "carry."
├│ 5. ┤the act of carrying.
└╕expr. ╡carry all┤ (or ╡everything┤) ╡before one,┤ ┤to meet with uninterrupted success; be very successful in spite of opposition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some men there be that carry all before 'em (Robert Wild).┤
└╕expr. ╡carry away,┤
├│ a. ┤to arouse strong feeling in; influence beyond reason.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little girl was so carried away by the sad story that she began to cry. Woman-kind ... are carried away with everything that is showy (Sir Richard Steele).┤
├│ b. ┤to cause the death of; kill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The epidemic carried away a number of people before it was checked.┤
└╕expr. ╡carry forward,┤
├│ a. ┤to go ahead with; make progress with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the death of the store's founder, his sons carried forward the business.┤
├│ b. ┤(Bookkeeping.) to reenter (an item or items already entered) on the next or a later page or column of an accounting record.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Present law permits a corporation to carry forward and deduct from its own income the losses sustained in prior years by companies which were merged into it (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡carry off,┤
├│ a. ┤to win (a prize or honor).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The champion swimmer carried off two gold medals at the Olympic games.┤
├│ b. ┤to succeed with; brave or face out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Frightened too ... but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
├│ c. ┤to be the death of; kill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A severe case of pneumonia carried him off.┤
└╕expr. ╡carry on,┤
├│ a. ┤to do; manage; conduct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He carried on a successful business.┤
├│ b. ┤to keep going; not stop; continue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We must carry on in our effort to establish world peace. The conversation was carried on (Jane Austen).┤
├│ c. ┤to go on with after being stopped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The director told us to carry on with our work after he finished speaking to us.┤
├│ d. ┤(Especially Military.) to continue as before; resume a former situation, position, or duty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tomorrow the workaday life of the Fleet begins again, and the word will be, 'Carry on!' (London Daily Chronicle).┤
├│ e. ┤(U.S. Informal.) to behave wildly or foolishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The small boys carried on at the party.┤
├│ f. ┤to flirt or have a love affair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lady Carmine's eldest daughter is carrying on with young Thriftless (G. J. Whyte-Melville).┤
└╕expr. ╡carry out,┤ ┤to get done; do; accomplish; complete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He carried out his job well. It seemed to Scobie that life was immeasurably long. Couldn't the test of man have been carried out in fewer years? (Graham Greene).┤
└╕expr. ╡carry over,┤
├│ a. ┤to have left over or be left over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store carried over the previous year's stock of men's hats. ... there appeared in his relation to his group something of the attitude of the older brother, carried over from his relation to his family, and a good deal of the inspired schoolmaster (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ b. ┤to keep until later; continue; extend.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'll carry your account over the next month.┤
└╕expr. ╡carry through,┤
├│ a. ┤to get done; do; accomplish; complete.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most people could not have accomplished the task which it was his destiny to carry through.┤
├│ b. ┤to bring through trouble; keep from being discouraged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Impudence had carried him through before now (F. C. L. Wraxall).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a lightweight, covered, one-horse carriage, for carrying several people.
├│ 2. ┤a closed passenger automobile having a bench along each side for passengers.
├│ 3. ┤╡= station wagon.┤
╩│carryall─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│carryall─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a large bag, basket, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the straw carryall that always hangs on my arm when I travel in and out of town (New Yorker).┤
╩│carryall─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│carry-back, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the spreading of a portion of an individual's or corporation's profits or losses in the current taxable year over immediately preceding years, in computing federal taxes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tax bill provides for ... an increase from six to eight years in the carry-back on losses (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount that may legally be so spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Senators specified that third-year carry-back should be available only for up to $50,000 of loss (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│carry-back, ╛╕noun.
╜│carrycot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a portable crib; bassinet.
╩│carrycot, ╛╕noun.
╜│carry-forward, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the spreading of a portion of an individual's or a corporation's profits or losses in the current taxable year over the years immediately following.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aircraft company could in four years more than recoup its $35 million purchase price with tax savings from ... loss carry-forward (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount that may legally be so spread.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The group is able to add as much as £4,356,071 to its reserves and carry-forward (New Scientist).┤
╩│carry-forward, ╛╕noun.
╜│carry-home, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) (of a package or carton) convenient to carry.
╩│carry-home, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carrying capacity,╕
┬┌┤ the largest number of a population of a species the environment can support.
╩│carrying capacity,╕
╜│carrying case,
┬┌┤ a small case or bag for holding a particular object or set of objects, such as a film projector, shaving equipment, or tape recorder.
╩│carrying case,
╜│carrying charge,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an interest charge on the balance owed for an installment purchase or loan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If he owes an installment debt, on which he pays a high rate of interest as carrying charges, he should not make small payments on his debt and put some money in the bank, where it earns a low rate of interest (E. C. Harwood).┤
├│ 2. ┤the expenses involved in continuing ownership of property or goods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Carrying charges pay for maintenance, interest, and amortization of the mortgage and other costs (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│carrying charge,╕
╜│carrying-on, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │carryings-on.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) conspicuous, frolicsome, or indecorous behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. paid no attention to his wife's carryings-on with another man (Time).┤
╩│carrying-on, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │carryings-on.╕
╜│carrying party,╕
┬┌┤ a military party detailed to carry or bring up supplies.
╩│carrying party,╕
╜│carrying place,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) portage.
╩│carrying place,╕
╜│carrying trade,╕
┬┌┤ the trade or business of conveying goods, especially over sea between different countries.
╩│carrying trade,╕
╜│carry-on, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤small enough to be carried aboard an airplane by a passenger.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Coats and carry-on baggage are stowed in large overhead storage compartments (Time).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(British Informal.) carrying-on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... belligerent family carry-ons (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│carry-on, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carry-out, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with food prepared to be eaten out of the premises; take-out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carry-out chop suey; ... to launch a Chicken Delight carry-out shop (Time).┤
╩│carry-out, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carry-over, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a part left over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. About the only carry-over from the unsuccessful attempt at centralization is that a single officer is in charge of all purchasing (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤the portion of a crop, stock, or the like, to be disposed of with the following crop or stock.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is now faced with a big carry-over and a big new crop coming along (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Bookkeeping.) the item or items carried forward in an accounting record.
├│ 4. ┤╡= carry-forward.┤
╩│carry-over, ╛╕noun.
╜│carse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) the low alluvial land along the bank of a river.
╩│carse, ╛╕noun.
╜│car seat,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an infant's portable seat for use in automobile travel, having adjustable back hooks that attach to the front seat of the automobile.
├│ 2. ┤any of the seats in an automobile.
╩│car seat,╕
╜│carse deposit,╕
┬┌┤ (Geology.) an estuarine deposit made up of clay and silt.
╩│carse deposit,╕
╜│carsick, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nauseated by the motion of traveling in a car, train, or other conveyance.
╩│carsick, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carsickness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ motion sickness caused by traveling in a car, train, or other conveyance.
╩│carsickness, ╛╕noun.
╜│cart, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong vehicle with two wheels, used in farming and for carrying heavy loads. Horses, donkeys,and oxen are often used to pull carts.
├│ 2. ┤a light wagon, used to deliver goods or for general business.
├│ 3. ┤a small vehicle on wheels, moved by hand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a grocery cart.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a chariot.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to carry in a cart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cart this rubbish away to the dump. We were all carted to the little town (Thomas De Quincey).┤
├│ 2. ┤to carry or transport laboriously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He carted two chimpanzees from England to Kenya (Life). When his show is over, the artist carts his work home to make room for the next man's (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) to carry in a cart through the streets, by way of punishment or public exposure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Democritus ne'er laugh'd so loud, To see Bawds carted through the crowd (Samuel Butler).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to work with a cart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Horses cart better than oxen.┤
└╕expr. ╡in the cart,┤ ┤in an unpleasant or difficult situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were simply all over 'em and had 'em in the cart in no time (Punch).┤
└╕expr. ╡put the cart before the horse,┤ ┤to reverse the accepted or usual order of things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy put the cart before the horse by starting off dinner with apple pie. ... she puts the overloaded cart of her erudition before the horse of her research (Theodor Reik).┤
╩│cart, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cartage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of carting or transporting.
├│ 2. ┤the cost or price of carting.
╩│cartage, ╛╕noun.
╜│carte─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Scottish.) a playing car.
├│ 2. ┤a bill of fare.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a map; chart.
└╕expr. ╡cartes,┤ ┤(Scottish.) cardplaying; a game of cards.
╩│carte─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│carte─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a position in fencing; quarte.
╩│carte─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│carte blanche, ╞╕pl. │cartes blanches,
┬┌┤ freedom to use one's own judgment; full authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The law allows a surgeon to operate without permission in order to save life, but no such carte blanche exists merely to save vision (New York Times).┤
╩│carte blanche, ╞╕pl. │cartes blanches,
╜│carte de visite,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a visiting card.
├│ 2. ┤a small mounted photograph of a person, formerly used as a calling card.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have a photograph of him--a carte de visite, taken about the date of the marriage (New Yorker).┤
╩│carte de visite,
╜│carte du jour,
┬┌┤ (French.) a menu or bill of fare for the day.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When I arrived at my table, I did not even look at the carte du jour (New Yorker).┤
╩│carte du jour,
╜│cartel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large group of business firms that agree to operate as a monopoly, especially to regulate prices and production.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The methodical Swiss, who think that there is a place for everything, staunchly believe that the place for industry is in cartels(Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) syndicate, combine.
├│ 2. ┤a written agreement between countries at war for the exchange of prisoners or some other purpose.
├│ 3a. ┤a written challenge to a duel.
├│ b. ┤a letter of defiance.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡Cartel.┤ (in France and Belgium) a political group with a common cause or object; a bloc.
├│ 5. ┤(Rare.) a paper or card bearing writing or printing.
╩│cartel, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartelism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and practices of a business cartel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Group has strengthened itself for the vigors of new competition by casting off the remnants of cartelism--long European business' favorite form of capitalism (Time).┤
┬┌┤ a person whose work is driving a cart or truck.
╩│carter, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡carte┤ (1).┤
╩│cartes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Cartesian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Rene Descartes, 1596-1650, or with his doctrines or methods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cartesian logic. On the surface she seemed cold and calculating enough, almost a Cartesian spirit (Edgar Maass).┤
┬┤ See also ╡Cartesianism.┤┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a follower of Descartes's doctrines or methods.
╩│Cartesian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Cartesian coordinate,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤either one of two intersecting lines which determine the position of every point in a plane.
├│ 2. ┤any one of three intersecting lines which determine the position of points in space.
╩│Cartesian coordinate,╕
╜│Cartesian devil,╕
┬┌┤ a philosophical toy consisting of a hollow figure filled with air in the upper part and water in the lower, and often fashioned in the form of a devil. It will rise and fall in a cylinder of water by changes in pressure produced by manipulating a sheet of rubber, or the like, stretched over the top of the cylinder. Pressure on the rubber causes more water to enter the lower part of the figure, compressing the air within and causing the figure to sink; release of the pressure on the rubber causes the figure to rise.
╩│Cartesian devil,╕
╜│Cartesian diver,╕ ╟│= Cartesian devil.
╩│Cartesian diver,╕ ╟│= Cartesian devil.
╜│Cartesianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the philosophical system of Descartes, resting upon his famous axiom ╖Cogito; ergo sum┤ (I think; therefore I am), seeking to impart to metaphysics the certainty and precision of mathematics, and stressing a fundamental dualism of thought (mind) and extension (matter).
╩│Cartesianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cartesian product┐╕ or │set,╕
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) the set of all ordered pairs that can be formed by matching each member of one set with each member of a second set in turn.
╩│Cartesian product┐╕ or │set,╕
╜│cartful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ enough to fill a cart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cartful of sand.┤
╩│cartful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│Carthaginian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Carthage.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who was born or who lived in Carthage.
╩│Carthaginian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│carthamic acid, ╟= carthamin.
╩│carthamic acid, ╟= carthamin.
╜│carthamin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark red powder derived from the safflower and used as a dye.
╩│carthamin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cart horse,╕
┬┌┤ a big, strong draft horse.
╩│cart horse,╕
╜│Carthusian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of an austere monastic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084.
├│ 2. ┤a member of the Charterhouse School in England.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Carthusians.
╩│Carthusian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cartilage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tough, elastic substance forming parts of the skeleton of vertebrates; gristle. Cartilage is more flexible than bone and not as hard. The external ear consists of cartilage and skin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cartilage is ... composed of collagen and mucopolysaccharide, secreted by the cells (chondrocytes) embedded in it (Sir Herbert Seddon).┤
├│ 2. ┤a part formed of this substance.
╩│cartilage, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartilage bone,╕
┬┌┤ bone substance or a bone that was formed, in the development of the organism, from cartilage.
╩│cartilage bone,╕
╜│cartilage cell,╕ ╟│= chondrocyte.
╩│cartilage cell,╕ ╟│= chondrocyte.
╜│cartilaginoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hard and gristly, like cartilage.
╩│cartilaginoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cartilaginous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like cartilage; gristly.
├│ 2. ┤having the skeleton formed mostly of cartilage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sturgeons and sharks are cartilaginous fish.┤
╩│cartilaginous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cartload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ as much as a cart can hold or carry.
╩│cartload, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who drives a cart, truck, or the like; teamster.
╩│cartman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│cartogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a diagrammatic map which uses different kinds of lines, shadings, and other such techniques, to give information.
╩│cartogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a maker of maps or charts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If a geographer happens to be a cartographer, it is merely a coincidence. Most geographers are not cartographers (White and Renner).┤
╩│cartographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having todo with cartography or cartographers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Indians have long complained of cartographic aggression by China in mapping these areas as parts of China (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cartographically.┤
╩│cartographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cartographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cartographic.
╩│cartographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cartographic.
╜│cartography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the making or study of maps or charts.
╩│cartography, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of maps or charts.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with cartology.
╩│cartological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cartology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of maps and charts.
╩│cartology, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartomancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination by means of playing cards.
╩│cartomancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│carton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a box made of cardboard or pasteboard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a candy carton. Pack the books in a large carton. It's his job to pull sealed cartons off the conveyor at random and open them up to see for himself (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤the amount that a carton holds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He could drink a carton of milk at one meal.┤
├│ 2. ┤a paperlike material that certain insects make from pieces of wood, sometimes with sand added.
├│ 3. ┤in rifle practice:
├│ a. ┤a white disk or circle within the bull's-eye of a target.
├│ b. ┤a shot that strikes this.
╩│carton, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartonnage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the material used to make an Egyptian mummy case, consisting of layers of linen or papyrus solidified with plaster.
├│ 2. ┤an Egyptian mummy case.
╩│cartonnage, ╛╕noun.
╜│carton pierre,
┬┌┤ a kind of papier-mache made to imitate stone or bronze, used for statuary and architectural decorations.
╩│carton pierre,
╜│cartoon, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sketch or drawing showing persons, things, or events in an amusing way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Political cartoons often represent the United States as a tall man with chin whiskers, called Uncle Sam. The arc light was heralded in popular cartoons as an agent that would do away with nighttime crime more effectively than a policeman (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= animated cartoon.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= comic strip.┤
├│ 4. ┤a full-size drawing of a design or painting, used as a model for a fresco, mosaic, tapestry, or other medium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Such famous painters as Peter Rubens and the Van Eycks designed cartoons for Flemish tapestries (William M. Milliken).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make a cartoon of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir Max Beerbohm cartooned many prominent politicians, artists, and writers.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make acartoon or cartoons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Bendix did prewar cartooning against Hitler (Harper's).┤
╩│cartoon, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cartoonist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who draws cartoons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Writers don't consider cartoonists writers--because we not only write but draw. Artists don't consider cartoonists artists--because we not only draw but write (Walt Kelly).┤
╩│cartoonist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartop, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ designed to be transported on the roof of an automobile.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cartop boat.┤
╩│cartop, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cartouche┐╕ or │cartouch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an architectural ornament much used in the French and Italian Renaissance styles, consisting usually of an oval or shield-shaped area for an inscription, coat of arms, or the like, surrounded by vines, scrolls, or other curving motifs.
├│ b. ┤an oval or oblong figure designed to enclose the characters of the name of an Egyptian ruler, often used in ancient times as a seal.
├│ c. ┤a scroll-shaped ornament, as on the top of a column.
├│ 2a. ┤the part of certain fireworks enclosing the inflammable materials.
├│ b. ┤a cartridge, especially if made of cardboard.
├│ c. ┤a box of or for cartridges.
╩│cartouche┐╕ or │cartouch, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartridge, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a case made of metal, plastic, or cardboard for holding gunpowder and a bullet or shot. Cartridges for blank guns do not contain bullets.
├│ b. ┤a case for any explosive charge, especially one to be used for blasting.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various containers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a filter cartridge, an ink cartridge for a fountain pen.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Photography.)
├│ a. ┤a small container holding a roll of photographic film.
├│ b. ┤a roll of photographic film.
├│ 4. ┤a unit holding the needle in the pickup of a phonograph.
╩│cartridge, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartridge belt,╕
┬┌┤ a belt worn about the waist or over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
╩│cartridge belt,╕
╜│cartridge box,╕
┬┌┤ a portable case or box of leather, for holding cartridges.
╩│cartridge box,╕
╜│cartridge brass,╕
┬┌┤ a highly ductile brass containing about 70 percent copper and 30 percent zinc, used in making cartridge cases and musical instruments.
╩│cartridge brass,╕
╜│cartridge case,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the tube, closed at one end, which holds the powder and usually the shot or the rear end of the bullet in a cartridge.
├│ 2. ┤╡= cartridge box.┤
╩│cartridge case,╕
╜│cartridge clip,╕
┬┌┤ a metal holder for cartridges, used in some firearms.
╩│cartridge clip,╕
╜│cartridge gauge,╕
┬┌┤ a gun-metal ring of the required size, with a handle, on which is stamped the size of the cartridge, used to test the diameter of a cartridge.
╩│cartridge gauge,╕
╜│cartridge paper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick, strong paper used originally for making cartridges, and later as drawing paper.
┬┌┤ a way along which carts may pass, often too rough and narrow for larger vehicles.
╩│cartway, ╛╕noun.
╜│cartwheel, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the wheel of a cart.
├│ 2. ┤a sideways handspring or somersault.
├│ 3. ┤a woman's hat with a very wide brim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No one has yet figured out a way to see through a cartwheel (New York Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a large coin, especially a silver dollar.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a sideways handspring or somersault.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He landed all askew and cartwheeled down the slope for nearly 75 yards (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤to move like a rotating wheel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flight performance consisted of an airplane cartwheeling from a steep bank.┤
╩│cartwheel, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cart whip,╕
┬┌┤ a horsewhip made with a short, stiff handle and a long lash, used by teamsters.
╩│cart whip,╕
╜│cartwright, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a skilled workman who makes carts.
╩│cartwright, ╛╕noun.
╜│carty, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the breed and build of a cart horse.
╩│carty, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carucage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (formerly, in England) a tax levied on each plow or carucate of land.
╩│carucage, ╛╕noun.
╜│carucate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (formerly, in England) a measure of land and a unit for assessment, often about 100 acres, but varying, especially according to the nature of the soil. Also, ╡carrucate.┤
╩│carucate, ╛╕noun.
╜│caruncle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a protuberance at or near the point of attachment of a seed.
├│ 2. ┤a fleshy process, such as the comb or wattle of a turkey or chicken.
╩│caruncle, ╛╕noun.
╜│caruncular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a caruncle.
╩│caruncular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carunculate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a caruncle or caruncles.
╩│carunculate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carvacrol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thick liquid, an isomer of thymol, obtained from various herbs of the mint family, used as a disinfectant and in organic synthesis.
╩│carvacrol, ╛╕noun.
╜│carve, ╛╕verb, ╞│carved,╕ │carving,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut into slices or pieces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father carves the meat at the table. (Figurative.) The country was carved into equal districts (William Stubbs).┤
├│ 2a. ┤to make by cutting; cut.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Statues are carved from marble, stone, or wood.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chisel, sculpture.
├│ b. ┤to decorate with figures or designs cut on the surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carved box. The oak chest was carved with scenes from the Bible.┤
├│ c. ┤to cut or engrave (figures or designs) on or into a surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They carved their initials on the tree.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to cut, or make as if by cutting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ruthlessly carved himself a financial empire.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to cut up and serve meat, or the like, at the table.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They carved at the meal With gloves of steel (Scott).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make figures or designs by cutting; practice sculpture or engraving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We carve and paint, or we behold what is carved and painted (Emerson).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤treatment by carving; a carving stroke.
╩│carve, ╛╕verb, ╞│carved,╕ │carving,╕ ╛noun.
╜│carved, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cut; sculptured; engraved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. carved figurines.┤
╩│carved, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carvel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caravel.
╩│carvel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caravel.
╜│carvel-built, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a ship or boat) built with the edges of the planks flush, not overlapping.
╩│carvel-built, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carven, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) carved; decorated by carving; sculptured.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yon oaken chest, carven with figures (Longfellow).┤
╩│carven, ╛╕adjective.
╜│carver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who carves.
├│ 2. ┤a knife for carving meat; carving knife.
└╕expr. ╡carvers,┤ ┤a knife and fork set for carving meat.
╩│carver, ╛╕noun.
╜│carve-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a division; partition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. last century's big carve-up of Africa (Atlantic).┤
╩│carve-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│carving, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤carved work; carved decoration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a wood carving.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act or art of a person or thing that carves.
├╕verb ┤ ┤present participle of ╡carve.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father is carving the meat.┤
╩│carving, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│carving fork,╕
┬┌┤ a large fork used to hold meat while it is being carved, usually provided with a guard to prevent cutting the hand if the knife slips.
╩│carving fork,╕
╜│carving knife,╕
┬┌┤ a knife for cutting meat.
╩│carving knife,╕
╜│carvone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an unsaturated ketone found especially in the oils of spearmint, caraway, and dill and made synthetically.
╩│carvone, ╛╕noun.
╜│car wash,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a business establishment that washes automobiles.
├│ 2. ┤the equipment, often automatic, used by such an establishment.
├│ 3. ┤the washing of an automobile.
╩│car wash,╕
╜│carwitchet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carriwitchet.
╩│carwitchet, ╛╕noun. ╟│= carriwitchet.
╜│caryatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with caryatids; caryatidal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the caryatic order of architecture.┤
╩│caryatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caryatid, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ids,╕ │-ides.
┬┌┤ a statue of a woman used as a column. In ancient Greek architecture, these figures usually wore long garments hanging in folds that somewhat resembled the fluting of conventional columns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On Braque's canvas they became as depersonalized as caryatids (New Yorker).┤
╩│caryatid, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ids,╕ │-ides.
╜│caryatidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a caryatid.
├│ 2. ┤supported by caryatids.
╩│caryatidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caryatidean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caryatidal.
╩│caryatidean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caryatidal.
╜│caryatidic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caryatidal.
╩│caryatidic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caryatidal.
╜│caryophyllaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.)
├│ 1. ┤belonging to the pink family.
├│ 2. ┤having five petals with long claws in a tubular calyx, as in the carnation corolla.
┬┌┤ a small, dry seed fruit, especially of grasses. A grain of wheat is a caryopsis.
╩│caryopsis, ╛╕noun.
╜│caryotin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= karyotin.
╩│caryotin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= karyotin.
╜│casa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) a house.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At the Camelback Inn, adobe houses, called casas here, are sprinkled around the grounds and are about as luxuriously appointed as any desert retreat from California to Kuwait (Saturday Review).┤
╩│casa, ╛╕noun.
╜│casaba, ╛╕noun, ┐or │casaba melon,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of winter muskmelon with a yellow rind that belongs to the gourd family. Its flesh is good to eat. Also, ╡cassaba.┤
╩│casaba, ╛╕noun, ┐or │casaba melon,╕
╜│casal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) of or having to do with case.
╩│casal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Casanova, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a man noted as a lover; lady's man.
╩│Casanova, ╛╕noun.
╜│casaque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a loose blouse or jacket for women.
╩│casaque, ╛╕noun.
╜│Casbah, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the older and native section of Algiers.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡casbah.┤ a similar section of any one of various other cities, especially in North Africa.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything which resembles the winding, mazelike patterns made by streets in the Casbah.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Casbah of loft buildings and theatrical hotels surrounding Broadway (New Yorker).┤
╩│Casbah, ╛╕noun.
╜│cascabel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a projecting part at the rear of the breech of a cannon loaded through the muzzle.
╩│cascabel, ╛╕noun.
╜│cascade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a small, steep waterfall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cascades are often of great height.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) a torrent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She burst into a cascade of words (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤anything like this:
├│ a. ┤loose, descending folds of lace or similar material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her dress had a cascade of ruffles down the front.┤
├│ b. ┤flowers arranged to fall in a loose, descending manner.
├│ c. ┤a kind of firework simulating a waterfall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Roman candles, Catherine wheels, and cascades.┤
├│ 3. ┤a series of pieces of apparatus, such as fluid containers, electric cells, circuits, condensers, electronic tubes, and the like, serving to continue or develop a process.
├│ 4. ┤a series of reactions in which one causes or produces another, for example the reactions that occur when one atomic particle displaces other atomic particles from a nucleus with which it has collided. These particles then strike others, causing further displacements at progressively lower energy levels.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to fall, pour, or flow in a cascade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water cascaded off the roof in the thunderstorm. Many new buildings are girdled with safety nets to protect passers-by from cascading bricks and plaster (Time).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to fall, pour, or flow in a cascade:
├│ a. ┤to pass through a series of similar pieces of apparatus.
├│ b. ┤to arrange or connect (pieces of apparatus) so that one feeds into the next.
╩│cascade, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caded,╕ │-cading.╕
╜│cascade effect,╕
┬┌┤ a series of events in which one causes or produces the next, often intensifying each other.
╩│cascade effect,╕
╜│cascalho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hos.╕
┬┌┤ a deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand that contains diamonds or gold, found especially in Brazil.
╩│cascalho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-hos.╕
╜│cascara, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= cascara buckthorn.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= cascara sagrada.┤
╩│cascara, ╛╕noun.
╜│cascara buckthorn,╕
┬┌┤ a shrub or small tree of the northwestern United States; bearwood. It belongs to the buckthorn family and yields cascara sagrada.
╩│cascara buckthorn,╕
╜│cascara sagrada,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a medicine prepared from the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a laxative.
├│ 2. ┤╡= cascara buckthorn.┤
╩│cascara sagrada,
╜│cascarilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡cascarilla bark.┤ the bitter, aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub of the spurge family, used as a tonic and as flavoring in smoking tobacco.
├│ 2. ┤the shrub itself.
╩│cascarilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│cascaron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an eggshell filled with confetti, thrown by merrymakers at carnivals, balls, and other festivities.
╩│cascaron, ╛╕noun.
╜│casco, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the hull of a ship.
├│ 2. ┤a flat, almost rectangular boat of the Philippines, used especially as a lighter between ships and shore.
╩│casco, ╛╕noun.
╜│case─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤an example; instance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lost books were another case of his carelessness. A case of this kind happened a few years ago.┤
├│ b. ┤any special condition of a person or thing; situation; state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a case of poverty, a case for the teacher to decide.┤
┴┤ (SYN) event, circumstance.
├│ 2. ┤the actual condition; real situation; true state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thought he had found the right answer, but that was not the case.┤
├│ 3a. ┤an instance of a disease or injury.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A case of measles kept him in bed.┤
├│ b. ┤a person who is being treated by a doctor; patient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hospitals had many cases of polio each summer before a vaccine to prevent it was developed. The doctor was worried about his pneumonia case.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal.) an odd or unusual person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was a real case in his younger days.┤
├│ 4a. ┤a matter for a law court to decide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The case will be brought before the court tomorrow. Of the unfair-labor-practice cases handled ... individual workers filed 37% of the 3,522 charges against management (Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) lawsuit, cause, action.
├│ b. ┤a statement of facts raising a point of view for a law court to consider.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the case for the prosecution. It was the claimants' case that they were the sole concessionaires of crude oil which the Japanese extracted from their wells (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) deposition.
├│ c. ┤a case which has been decided and is cited as a precedent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. leading cases.┤
├│ 5. ┤a convincing argument.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The agent made a good case for buying insurance.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Grammar.)
├│ a. ┤one of the forms of a noun, pronoun, or adjective used to show its relation to other words. "I" is the nominative case; "me" is the objective case; "my" is the possessive case.
├│ b. ┤the relation shown by such a form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I" is in the nominative case.┤
├│ c. ┤any group of such forms or relations in a particular language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Latin has six cases, Greek five.┤
├│ d. ┤such forms or relationships considered collectively.
├│ 7. ┤(Slang.) a strong attraction or infatuation; crush.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has quite a case on her.┤
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (or ╡come┤) ╡down to cases,┤ ┤(Especially U.S.) to come to the point; attend to the facts or the matter at hand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Unless we get down to cases soon," he says, "there's a danger that we'll break up before anybody realizes what's involved" (Maclean's).┤
└╕expr. ╡get off one's case,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to leave one alone; stop annoying or harrassing one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When pressed about her boyfriends she gets very sarcastic and ... will say something like "Get off my case" (New York Post).┤
└╕expr. ╡in any case,┤ ┤no matter what happens; anyhow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In any case, you should prepare for the worst.┤
└╕expr. ╡in case,┤ ┤if it should happen that; if; supposing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What would you do in case fire broke out at home?┤
└╕expr. ╡in case of,┤ ┤if there should be; in the event of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In case of fire, walk quietly to the nearestdoor.┤
└╕expr. ╡in no case,┤ ┤under no circumstances; never.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In no case should you panic.┤
└╕expr. ╡just in case,┤ ┤in anticipation of some irregularity, mishap, or misfortune; merely as a protective measure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On that night the village was shaken by a storm and the priest had grumbled mildly at being kept out of bed, but the Roncallis believed in prompt baptism, just in case (New York Times).┤
╩│case─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│case─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│cased,╕ │casing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a thing to hold or cover something; container; receptacle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a typewriter case, a cigarette case.┤
┴┤ (SYN) holder.
├│ 2. ┤a covering; sheath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Put the knife back in its case.┤
┴┤ (SYN) casing.
├│ 3a. ┤a box; crate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is a big case full of books in the hall.┤
┴┤ (SYN) chest.
├│ b. ┤the amount that a case can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children drank a case of ginger ale at the party.┤
├│ c. ┤a pair; couple; brace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a case of pistols.┤
├│ 4. ┤a frame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sticky window has swollen in its case.┤
├│ 5. ┤a tray for holding printing type, with a compartment for each kind of letter. Cases are usually arranged in pairs, capital letters being in the compartments of the upper case and small letters in those of the lower case.
├│ 6a. ┤the completed covers prepared for the binding of a book.
├│ b. ┤a protective cover for unbound journals, phonograph records, or the like.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to put in a case; cover with a case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cased the books for shipping.┤
┴┤ (SYN) enclose, encase.
├│ 2. ┤to face (a building) with superior material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The builders cased the lower story of the building with stone.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) to look over carefully; inspect or examine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thieves cased the bank before the robbery. Secret Service advance men had thoroughly cased Palm Springs for security (Time).┤
┼╕noun ╡caser.┤
╩│case─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│cased,╕ │casing.╕
╜│case─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a cavity in the head of the sperm whale which contains spermaceti and oil.
╩│case─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│casease, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bacterial enzyme which assists the ripening of cheese.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease in which tissues turn into a cheeselike substance.
├│ 2. ┤the forming of cheese.
╩│caseation, ╛╕noun.
╜│casebay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Carpentry.)
├│ 1. ┤any division of a roof (except that adjoining the end wall or gable) comprising two principal rafters with the purlins between them.
├│ 2. ┤a corresponding division of a floor, comprising two girders and the intervening joists.
╩│casebay, ╛╕noun.
╜│casebook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a collection of detailed notes of actual cases in a specific field, such as law, medicine, psychiatry, or social work.
╩│casebook, ╛╕noun.
╜│case ending,╕
┬┌┤ (Grammar.) the letter or letters, or the sounds they represent, added in inflected languages to the stem of a noun, pronoun, or adjective to indicate its case.
╩│case ending,╕
╜│case finding,╕
┬┌┤ the finding of people in need of medical treatment, especially for infectious disease.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to make callous or unfeeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At spring training he even had the casehardened and unimpressionable baseball writers babbling most incoherently (New York Times).┤
╩│caseharden, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│case history,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤all the facts about a person, or group, that may be useful in deciding what medical or psychiatric treatment, social services, or the like, are needed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since the whole personality of an individual is involved in his life-accommodations, in dealing with a specific instance of maladjustment it is necessary to secure a complete case history of the persons concerned (Emory S. Bogardus).┤
├│ 2. ┤the record of a case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kaymarq's case history holds particular lessons for speculative-minded real estate investors (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│case history,╕
╜│caseic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ derived from cheese.
╩│caseic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caseidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a group of substances in the milk of mammals that provide infant immunity against certain infectious diseases.
╩│caseidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│casein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a protein present in milk, used in making plastics, synthetic fibers, adhesives, and certain kinds of paints. Casein is a conjugated protein containing phosphorus. Cheese is mostly casein.
╩│casein, ╛╕noun.
╜│caseinogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ casein in a dissolved, unclotted state.
╩│caseinogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│case knife,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a knife carried in a case; sheath knife.
├│ 2. ┤╡= table knife.┤
╩│case knife,╕
╜│case law,╕
┬┌┤ law established by the decisions of actual previous cases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is not legal antiquarianism ... to wish to preserve the best features of the existing customary law, and at the same time to permit its organic development through case law (London Times).┤
╩│case law,╕
╜│caseload, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the number of cases on the agenda of a court, clinic, or agency, or of any of its staff members.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The board is confronted with a mammoth caseload (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│caseload, ╛╕noun.
╜│casemaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clothes moth whose larva is a caseworm that spins its case out of pieces of cloth.
├│ 2. ┤a person who makes cases or covers for books.
╩│casemaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│casemate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bombproof chamber in a fort or rampart, with openings from which cannon may be fired.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every conqueror added a few casemates, a few walls, until it [Luxembourg] became the strongest of European strongpoints (Saturday Night).┤
├│ 2. ┤an armoured enclosure protecting guns on a warship.
╩│casemate, ╛╕noun.
╜│casemated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤provided with casemates.
├│ 2. ┤strongly fortified.
╩│casemated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│casement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a window which opens on hinges like a door.
├│ 2. ┤any window.
├│ 3. ┤a casing; covering; frame.
╩│casement, ╛╕noun.
╜│casement cloth,╕
┬┌┤ a cotton material designated for curtains.
╩│casement cloth,╕
╜│casemented, ╛╕adj,
┬┌┤ furnished with casements.
╩│casemented, ╛╕adj,
╜│case method,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the teaching of a subject by presenting and discussing actual cases or situations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The education school will utilize the "case method" of teaching used in the Harvard Business School (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= case system.┤
├│ 3. ┤case-study method.
╩│case method,╕
╜│case of conscience,╕
┬┌┤ a problem or situation in the solution of which morality is concerned.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the determination of cases of conscience (Jeremy Taylor).┤
╩│case of conscience,╕
╜│caseophile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is fond of cheese.
╩│caseophile, ╛╕noun.
╜│caseose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various soluble products formed in the gastric and pancreatic digestion of casein.
╩│caseose, ╛╕noun.
╜│caseous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like cheese; cheesy.
╩│caseous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│casern┐╕ or │caserne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place for soldiers to live in a fortified town; barracks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One well-placed missile in each of these casernes (camps) would destroy most of the tanks, trucks, jeeps and other equipment (Time).┤
╩│casern┐╕ or │caserne, ╛╕noun.
╜│case shot,╕
┬┌┤ the small projectiles contained in a case, as the shot or metal fragments in a canister or a shrapnel shell.
╩│case shot,╕
╜│case study,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a case history, especially of an individual.
├│ 2. ┤an analysis of a case history or histories; a study based on exhaustive compilation of actual cases.
╩│case study,╕
╜│case-study method,
┬┌┤ a method of sociological or educational research that makes use of a group of case studies to reach general conclusions and principles; case method.
╩│case-study method,
╜│case system,╕
┬┌┤ the teaching of law by the study of the decisions in actual cases instead of, or in addition to, general textbooks.
╩│case system,╕
╜│caseta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a small house.
╩│caseta, ╛╕noun.
╜│casework, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the work of a caseworker; thorough study of the history, environment, experiences, illnesses, or the like, of an individual or family as a basis for advice, guidance, or treatment.
╩│casework, ╛╕noun.
╜│caseworker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person trained to collect case histories of individuals or families to help them with advice, guidance, or treatment. Caseworkers are usually employed by psychiatric clinics and social counseling agencies rather than by private physicians, and work mainly with the underprivileged.
╩│caseworker, ╛╕noun.
╜│caseworm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an insect larva that builds a case around itself; the caddis worm.
╩│caseworm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cash─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤money in the form of coins and bills.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She didn't have enough cash with her to pay for the book, so she wrote a check.┤
┴┤ (SYN) currency.
├│ b. ┤money or a check paid at the time of buying something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He paid cash for his new suit instead of charging it and paying later.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a chest or box for money.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to give cash for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bank will cash your check.┤
├│ b. ┤to get cash for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cashed the check at the store after the bank closed.┤
├│ 2. ┤(in bridge) to lead or lead to (a card certain to take a trick).
╔┤ ╢Ex. South cashed two more diamonds and the good spade in his hand, ... to make his contract. (New York Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡cash down,┤ ┤ready money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dealer reduced the price for cash down.┤
└╕expr. ╡cash in,┤
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to change into cash; surrender for cash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cashed in his savings bonds at the bank to pay for a new car.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) to make a profit: make money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A leading maker of reactor components said: "We're going to lose our shirts for the next five years. ... Only those who can hold on will finally cash in" (Newsweek).┤
├│ c. ┤(U.S. Slang.) to die.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They hadn't lived together for twenty years when he cashed in (J. L. Vance).┤
└╕expr. ╡cash in on,┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to make a profit from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After holding the land till the city needed it, he finally cashed in on his real-estate investments.┤
├│ b. ┤to take advantage of; use to advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Other companies are cashing in on the convention interest with promotional campaigns pegged on a political theme (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡in (the) cash,┤ ┤in a good financial position; well-off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was not in the cash and had to borrow money from his friends. He bets ... freely when he is in cash (Thackeray).┤
╩│cash─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│cash─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │cash.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coin of small value, used especially in China and India.
├│ 2. ┤a former Chinese cooper coin with a square hole in it.
╩│cash─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │cash.╕
╜│casha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flannellike fabric, made from a blend of cashmere and wool, and used for women's coats, jackets, and blouses.
╩│casha, ╛╕noun.
╜│cashable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be cashed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Vouchers, cashable in food at certified grocery stores, are distributed to strikers (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cashable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cash account,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an account of money received, paid, or on hand.
├│ 2. ┤a specific amount of credit given by a bank, to a person or business on receipt of a bond for repayment on demand of the amount actually advanced.
╩│cash account,╕
╜│cash-and-carry, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤with immediate payment for goods purchased and without delivery service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the most astonishing postwar business phenomena has been the mushrooming of discount houses, which undersell orthodox retailers by operating on a cash-and-carry basis (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤operated on a cash-and-carry basis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cash-and-carry market.┤
╩│cash-and-carry, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cashaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) cushaw.
╩│cashaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│cash bar,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a bar at a party or reception at which alcoholic drinks are sold.
╩│cash bar,╕
╜│cashbook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a book in which a record is kept of money received and paid out.
╩│cashbook, ╛╕noun.
╜│cashbox, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a box or other container for keeping money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The proprietor's cashbox had vanished in the confusion of the night (Manchester Guardian).┤
├│ 2. ┤a treasury.
╔┤ ╢Ex. two thousand dollars added to the club cashbox.┤
╩│cashbox, ╛╕noun.
╜│cash carrier,╕
┬┌┤ an automatic device for conveying money received at the counters of a store to the cashier and returning the change.
╩│cash carrier,╕
╜│cash cow,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Finance.) a regular and reliable source of income or profit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Karin Lissakers of the Carnegie Endowment quotes a banker in ... an unguarded moment: "That (unmentioned country) is a cash cow for us. We hope they never repay!" (Washington Post).┤
╩│cash cow,╕
╜│cash credit,╕ ╟│= cash account.
╩│cash credit,╕ ╟│= cash account.
╜│cash crop,╕
┬┌┤ a crop grown for sale, rather than for consumption on the farm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Wheat, cotton, and tobacco are cash crops (John Gunther).┤
╩│cash crop,╕
╜│cash customer,╕
┬┌┤ a purchaser who pays cash and does not buy on account.
╩│cash customer,╕
╜│cash discount,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the privilege of a purchaser to subtract a percentage from his bill if payment is made within a preestablished period of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cash discounts are commonly offered by sellers to encourage early cash payment (Schmidt and Bergstrom).┤
├│ 2. ┤the amount subtracted.
╩│cash discount,╕
╜│cash dividend,╕
┬┌┤ a dividend paid in money to a stockholder, rather than in stock or other form.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The regular semiannual cash dividend of 75 cents a share on present stock was also declared (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cash dividend,╕
╜│cashew, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, kidney-shaped nut which is good to eat.
├│ 2. ┤the tropical American tree that it grows on. The cashew is native especially to Brazil and Central America.
╩│cashew, ╛╕noun.
╜│cashew apple,╕
┬┌┤ the edible, fleshy, pear-shaped receptacle which bears the cashew nut.
╩│cashew apple,╕
╜│cashew family,╕
┬┌┤ a group of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs most common in the tropics. The family includes plants of economic value, such as the cashew, pistachio, mango, and varnish tree, as well as other varieties, such as the sumacs and poison ivy.
╩│cashew family,╕
╜│cash flow,╕
┬┌┤ a business firm's net income plus depreciation, amortization, and other costs not involving actual payment of money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many economists are paying less heed to profits as a measurement than to cash flow (Time).┤
╩│cash flow,╕
╜│cashier─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person in charge of collecting and recording payments in a store or other business establishment.
├│ 2. ┤a bank officer who is in charge of the bank's monetary transactions.
╩│cashier─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cashier─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to dismiss from service; discharge in disgrace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dishonest officer was deprived of his rank and cashiered.┤
├│ 2. ┤to discard; get rid of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall straightway cashier the hunting-frock (Richard Brinsley Sheridan).┤
╩│cashier─╕ (2), ╛transitive verb.
╜│cashier's check,╕
┬┌┤ a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by its cashier.
╩│cashier's check,╕
╜│cash-in, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the cashing of securities, such as savings bonds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cash-ins of Series E bonds seem virtually certain to exceed purchases (New York Times).┤
╩│cash-in, ╛╕noun.
╜│cashless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without cash.
╩│cashless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cash machine,╕ ╟│= automatic teller.
╩│cash machine,╕ ╟│= automatic teller.
╜│cashmere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a fine, soft wool, used in making sweaters or coats. The finest cashmere is obtained from a breed of long-haired goats of Asia.
├│ b. ┤╡= Cashmere shawl.┤
├│ 2. ┤a fine, soft wool from sheep.
├│ 3. ┤a fine, soft woolen cloth.
╩│cashmere, ╛╕noun.
╜│cashmerette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fabric for women's dresses, made with a soft and glossy surface, in imitation of cashmere.
╩│cashmerette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cashmere goat,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of long-haired goats, famous for fine, silky wool. They live in Kashmir and Tibet. Also, ╡Kashmir goat.┤
╩│Cashmere goat,╕
╜│Cashmere shawl,╕ ╟│= Kashmir shawl.
╩│Cashmere shawl,╕ ╟│= Kashmir shawl.
╜│cash on delivery,╕
┬┌┤ payment when goods are delivered. (Abbr.) C.O.D.
╩│cash on delivery,╕
╜│cash on the barrelhead,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ready money for immediate payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many foreign concerns will no longer ship goods to Istanbul without cash on the barrelhead (Time).┤
╩│cash on the barrelhead,╕
╜│cashoo, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catechu.
╩│cashoo, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catechu.
╜│cashpoint, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electronic machine from which money can be withdrawn after inserting an identification card and keying in an account number; automatic teller machine.
╩│cashpoint, ╛╕noun.
╜│cash register,╕
┬┌┤ a machine which records and shows the amount of a sale. It usually has a drawer to hold money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Even the familiar cash register is really a highly developed and efficient accounting machine (Schmidt and Bergstrom).┤
╩│cash register,╕
╜│cash surrender value,╕
┬┌┤ the amount of money, out of the total reserve of an insurance policy, that is guaranteed to the insured if he should cancel or surrender the policy before it becomes payable.
╩│cash surrender value,╕
╜│cash value,╕ ╟│= cash surrender value.
╩│cash value,╕ ╟│= cash surrender value.
╜│casimire┐╕ or │casimere, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cassimere.
╩│casimire┐╕ or │casimere, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cassimere.
╜│casing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a covering put around something; case:
├│ a. ┤the heavy body and tread of a pneumatic tire, made of rubber and textile cords; shoe.
├│ b. ┤a frame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A window fits in a casing.┤
├│ c. ┤a steel pipe lining an oil well.
├│ d. ┤an intestine, usually of cattle, hogs, or sheep, cleaned, salted, and used to hold sausage meat.
├│ e. ┤the outside shell of a turbine that directs the flowing fluids against the turbine wheel.
╩│casing, ╛╕noun.
╜│casinghead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fitting attached to the top of an oil or gas well.
╩│casinghead, ╛╕noun.
╜│casinghead gas,╕
┬┌┤ natural gas taken at the casinghead of an oil well.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The commission said the liquid fuel content of casinghead gas and its value as residue gas for pipelines is enough to justify expense (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│casinghead gas,╕
╜│casinghead gasoline,╕
┬┌┤ the gasoline condensed from casinghead gas; natural gasoline.
╩│casinghead gasoline,╕
╜│casing nail,╕
┬┌┤ a nail having a flaring head designed to lie flush with the surface into which the nail is driven.
╩│casing nail,╕
╜│casino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a building or room for public shows, dancing, and gambling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If he is a man of substance and leisure he may even be ... gambling in tuxedoed tranquility at the world's biggest casino (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= casino,┤ a card game.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small country house in Italy; lodge; summer house.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And thus Vasari, together with Vignola (1507-63), designed the Villa Giulia, the country casino of Pope Julius III (Nikolaus Pevsner).┤
╩│casino, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos.╕
╜│cask, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a barrel. A cask may be large or small, and is usually made to hold liquids.
┴┤ (SYN) keg, tun.
├│ 2a. ┤a cask with its contents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They sell cider at $10 a cask. The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe).┤
├│ b. ┤the amount that a cask holds.
╩│cask, ╛╕noun.
╜│casket, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a coffin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Members ... mounted guard and stood around the casket (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a small box or chest, often fine and beautiful, used to hold jewels, letters, or other valuables.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a receptacle of anything that is valued.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I unlock the casket of memory (William Hazlitt).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to place or enclose in or as if in a casket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the beauties casketed like gems within these walls (Washington Irving).┤
╩│casket, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│casking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the filling of casks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the casking of wine after the vintage.┤
├│ 2. ┤wine in casks, collectively.
╩│casking, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caslon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an old-style printing type designed by William Caslon, an English type founder, 1692-1766, or a face imitating his design.
╩│Caslon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Casparian strip,
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a water-resistant strip or band occurring in the radial and end walls of endodermal cells.
╩│Casparian strip,
╜│Caspian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Caspian Sea or the lands around it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caspian plain, Caspian tern.┤
╩│Caspian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Caspian tern,╕
┬┌┤ a large tern with a shining black crest and pearl-gray back and wings. The Caspian tern is found along seacoasts throughout the world.
╩│Caspian tern,╕
╜│casque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of armor to cover the head; helmet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the very casques That did affright the air at Agincourt (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) any helmetlike structure. The frontal boss or shield of certain birds such as the cassowary is a casque.
╩│casque, ╛╕noun.
╜│casqued, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a casque or casques.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Clothed in a dragon's dress, belted and casqued (Scott).┤
╩│casqued, ╛╕adjective.
╜│casquet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a light and open helmet or casque, without beaver or visor.
╩│casquet, ╛╕noun.
╜│casquetel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small open helmet of a light kind, without beaver or visor, having flexible plates to cover the neck behind.
╩│casquetel, ╛╕noun.
╜│casquette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a brimless hat or cap having a visor and resembling a casque.
╩│casquette, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassaba, ╛╕noun. ╟│= casaba.
╩│cassaba, ╛╕noun. ╟│= casaba.
╜│Cassandra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) a daughter of King Priam of Troy. Apollo gave her the power to foretell the future, but later in anger punished her by ordering that no one should believe her prophecies.
├│ 2. ┤a person who prophesies misfortune, but is not believed.
╩│Cassandra, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassareep, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condensed juice of the bitter cassava, used as a seasoning.
╩│cassareep, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fancy Italian ice cream with candied fruit and nuts.
╩│cassata, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassation─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the act of making null or void; annulment or reversal.
╩│cassation─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cassation─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a small serenade of the 1700's, often performed outdoors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These pieces are patently street music; like cassations of old, both for and of the open air (Saturday Review).┤
╩│cassation─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cassava, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical plant with starchy roots; manioc. It belongs to the spurge family.
├│ 2. ┤a starch made from its roots. Bitter cassava, the source of tapioca, contains in its roots a bitter, inedible acid that is removed by grinding and washing the roots. A variety called sweet cassava may be eaten like potatoes.
╩│cassava, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cassegrain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a telescope in which the light is reflected back through a hole in the main concave mirror, from a convex mirror placed between the main mirror and its focal point.
╩│Cassegrain, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cassegrainian telescope, ╟= Cassegrain.
╩│Cassegrainian telescope, ╟= Cassegrain.
╜│Cassel brown┐╕ or │earth, ╟= Vandyke brown.
╩│Cassel brown┐╕ or │earth, ╟= Vandyke brown.
╜│casserole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a covered baking dish in which food can be both cooked and served. Most casseroles are made of stoneware or glass.
├│ b. ┤food cooked and served in such a dish. Casseroles usually consist of meat, cheese, or vegetables in macaroni, rice, or mashed potatoes, and sauce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. keeps all foods, from spaghetti to stews, casseroles to baked beans, enjoyably warm for hours and hours (New Yorker).┤
├│ c. ┤a mold, often of boiled rice, mashed potatoes, or macaroni, filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables.
├│ d. ┤(Especially British.) a saucepan.
├│ 2. ┤a small, deep porcelain dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories for heating substances.
╩│casserole, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cartridge of photographic roll film, magnetic tape, or typewriter ribbon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a 35-mm. camera with interchangeable cassettes (Newsweek); a mono signal when played on a monophonic cassette recorder (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤a cartridge of videotape to play on a home television set.
├│ 3. ┤a case of baked clay, usually round with a flat bottom, in which china and other delicate ware are enclosed while baking; sagger.
╩│cassette, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inferior kind of cinnamon, made from cassia bark.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Much of our cassia comes from China (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the tree. It belongs to the laurel family.
├│ 3. ┤╡= cassia bark.┤
├│ 4. ┤a plant yielding leaves and pods that are used in making senna. It belongs to the pea family.
├│ 5. ┤the pods or their pulp.
╩│cassia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassia bark,╕
┬┌┤ the bark of a tree of the laurel family of southern China, yielding cassia; Chinese cinnamon.
╩│cassia bark,╕
╜│cassia bud,╕
┬┌┤ the bud of the cassia, used as a spice.
╩│cassia bud,╕
╜│cassia oil,╕
┬┌┤ a yellow or brownish volatile oil with a strongly sweet taste and an odor like that of cinnamon, obtained from the twigs and leaves of the cassia and used as a flavoring in foods and as an ingredient in perfumes. Also called ╡oil of cinnamon.┤
╩│cassia oil,╕
╜│cassia pod,╕
┬┌┤ the pod of the cassia plant, from which sweet cassia pulp is obtained.
╩│cassia pod,╕
╜│cassia pulp,╕
┬┌┤ a sweet pulp of cassia pods from which a mild laxative is made.
╩│cassia pulp,╕
╜│cassideous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) helmetshaped; helmetlike.
╩│cassideous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cassimere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, lightweight woolen cloth, sometimes used for men's suits; kerseymere. Also, ╡casimire,┤ ╡casimere.┤
╩│cassimere, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassinette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lightweight cloth, a modification of cassimere, with the warp of cotton, and the weft of very fine wool, or wool and silk.
╩│cassinette, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cassini division, ╟= Cassini's division.
╩│Cassini division, ╟= Cassini's division.
╜│Cassini's division,╕
┬┌┤ a 3,000-mile gap between the bright ring and outer ring of Saturn, appearing through a telescope as a dark band.
╩│Cassini's division,╕
╜│cassino, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a card game in which cards in the hand are matched with cards on the table. The ten of diamonds and the two of spades have special counting value. Also, ╡casino.┤
╩│cassino, ╛╕noun.
╜│cassioberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fruit of any one of certain plants, such as the yaupon or a species of viburnum, both of the southern United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cast a stone, cast a fishing line or an anchor. The thieves were cast into prison.┤
├│ 2. ┤to deposit (a ballot); give (a vote).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Voters cast their ballots for President of the United States in an election held every four years.┤
├│ 3a. ┤to direct or turn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cast a glance of surprise at me.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to cause to fall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Coming events cast their shadows before (Thomas Campbell). Modern research continually casts new light on old problems.┤
├│ 4. ┤to throw off; throw away; throw aside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The snake cast its skin. The horse had cast a shoe (Thackeray). The state Cannot with safety cast him (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) lose, shed.
├│ 5. ┤to throw up (earth, sand, or the like), especially with a spade or shovel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers cast up earthworks.┤
├│ 6a. ┤to add; calculate.
├│ b. ┤to calculate astrologically.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cast a horoscope.┤
├│ 7. ┤to arrange:
├│ a. ┤(Figurative.) to arrange in divisions; put in proper order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall cast what I have to say under two principal heads (Sir Richard Steele).┤
├│ b. ┤(Theater.)
├│ (1). ┤to assign the various parts of (a play).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The play was well cast.┤
├│ (2). ┤to select for a part in a play.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The director cast the tall actor as Abe Lincoln in the play.┤
├│ (3). ┤to fill (a part) by assigning an actor to it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ophelia has not been cast.┤
├│ 8a. ┤to shape by pouring or squeezing into a mold to harden. Metal is first melted and then cast.
├│ b. ┤to produce (an object) by running molten metal, plastic, plaster of Paris, or other liquid into a mold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sculptor cast his statue in bronze.┤
├│ c. ┤to make (type) into a plate for printing, especially a stereotype.
├│ 9a. ┤to turn.
├│ b. ┤to turn or wear (a ship).
├│ 10. ┤to throw down:
├│ a. ┤to throw on the ground, especially in wrestling.
├│ b. ┤to throw (an animal) on its back or side.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to throw.
├│ 2. ┤to calculate.
├│ 3. ┤(of a sailing ship) to turn from the wind; wear.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) to conjecture as to the future.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) to ponder; deliberate; consider.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a throw.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With a cast of his hand he sent the pebble far out into the lake.┤
├│ b. ┤the distance a thing is thrown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was standing less than a stone's cast from the shore.┤
├│ c. ┤a stroke of fortune; chance; lot; fate.
├│ 2. ┤a toss of a fishing line into the water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fisherman made a long cast into the middle of the lake.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a throw of dice.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have set my life upon a cast And I will stand the hazard of the die (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤the number of spots showing after a throw of dice.
├│ 4a. ┤a plaster mold used to support a broken bone while it is mending.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His broken arm is in a cast.┤
├│ b. ┤a thing made by casting; a thing that is molded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sculptor made a cast of a bust of Lincoln.┤
├│ c. ┤a mold used in casting; mold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The statuettes are made by pouring bronze into a cast.┤
├│ d. ┤a fossil formed by new mineral substances filling the cavity (mold) left in a stone by the dissolution of the original fossil.
├│ 5. ┤(Theater.)
├│ a. ┤the actors in a play or motion picture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cast will meet at four. The film has a superior cast (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤the assignment of the parts in a play to the various actors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cast is complete.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) kind; quality:
├│ a. ┤outward form or look; appearance; configuration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His face had a gloomy cast.┤
├│ b. ┤kind; sort; type.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man of humble cast.┤
├│ c. ┤bent; tendency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mind that hath any cast towards devotion (Joseph Addison).┤
├│ 7. ┤a slight squint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her eyes ... had odd casts in them (Sir Richard Steele).┤
├│ 8. ┤a dash:
├│ a. ┤a slight amount of color; tinge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a white dress with a pink cast.┤
├│ b. ┤a bit of some quality or ingredient.
├│ 9. ┤the form into which anything is thrown; arrangement.
├│ 10. ┤a lift in a conveyance given to a traveler for a part of the way.
├│ 11. ┤that which is thrown off or out:
├│ a. ┤the convoluted earth and waste thrown out by an earthworm, or the sand by a lugworm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These casts, held together by mucus, act directly in creating good soil structure (Science News Letter).┤
├│ b. ┤the shed skin of an insect.
├│ 12. ┤a reckoning:
├│ a. ┤addition; calculation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rapid cast of the figures to estimate the total.┤
├│ b. ┤a forecast; conjecture.
├│ 13a. ┤that which is cast; the quantity cast.
├│ b. ┤a couple of birds, especially the couple of hawks flown from the hand at one time in falconry.
├│ 14. ┤the spreading out of the hounds in various directions to pick up a scent in hunting.
├│ 15a. ┤the act of casting or founding.
├│ b. ┤the amount of metal cast at a single time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an enormous cast of nearly 200 tons.┤
├│ c. ┤a resulting kind; type; stamp.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made by casting.
├│ 2. ┤having all the parts allotted in a play or motion picture.
└╕expr. ╡cast about┤ (or ╡around┤),
├│ a. ┤to search or look (for); look around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The company cast around for a long time until it found a site for its new factory. In 1890, the government, casting about for a replacement for Castle Garden, ... set up Ellis Island as an immigration station (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to lay plans; scheme; contrive (with an infinitive or a clause).
╔┤ ╢Ex. She cast about to change her shape (Jonathan Swift).┤
├│ c. ┤(of dogs or hunters) to spread out and search in different directions, as for a lost scent.
└╕expr. ╡cast aside,┤
├│ a. ┤to throw or put aside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cast aside a stone in the road.┤
├│ b. ┤to throw aside from use; discard; dismiss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cast aside an old hat.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast away,┤
├│ a. ┤(Figurative.) to abandon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cast away the project as useless. Hope is not wholly to be cast away (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ b. ┤to shipwreck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The small Mexican brig which had been cast away in a southeaster, ... now lay up, high and dry (Richard Henry Dana).┤
└╕expr. ╡cast back,┤
├│ a. ┤to throw the memory back; refer to something past.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandfather could cast back and recall the years before radio and television existed.┤
├│ b. ┤to return toward some ancestral type or character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I think there must have been a dreadful misalliance somewhere in our genealogy and that you have cast back to it (Charlotte Riddell).┤
└╕expr. ╡cast down,┤
├│ a. ┤to turn downward; lower.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His head was cast down in shame. Every eye was cast down before him (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ b. ┤to make sad or discouraged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was cast down by the sad news.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast in,┤ ┤to throw into the bargain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 'Twere worth both Testaments, and cast in the Creed (John Dryden).┤
└╕expr. ╡cast loose,┤
├│ a. ┤to unfasten; separate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain ordered the boat to be cast loose (Archibald Duncan).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to set adrift; abandon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an orphan cast loose on a sea of troubles.┤
└╕expr. ╡cast off,┤
├│ a. ┤to let loose; set free; untie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cast off a boat from its moorings. (Figurative.) He cast off the last ties that held him to home.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to abandon or discard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cast off his old friends as soon as he moved into a new neighborhood. It was as if this body had cast him off, disowned him--"I know you not" (Graham Greene).┤
├│ c. ┤to make the last row of stitches in knitting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to cast off, which is done by knitting two loops and pulling the first made loop over the last (Plain Knitting).┤
├│ d. ┤to estimate the space a given amount of copy will occupy when set in a specified style and size of type.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The compositors in your chapel do not cast off their copy well (Benjamin Franklin).┤
└╕expr. ╡cast on,┤ ┤to make the first row of stitches on the needles in knitting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Will you cast on a stocking for me? Cast on 83 stitches (Fancy Workbasket).┤
└╕expr. ╡cast out,┤ ┤to drive out forcibly; banish; expel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His pride had cast him out of Heav'n (Milton).┤
└╕expr. ╡cast up,┤
├│ a. ┤to turn upward; raise (the eyes or head).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His eyes ... cast up to count the peaches on the wall (George Sala).┤
├│ b. ┤to find the sum of; add up; calculate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Did go to cast up how my cash stands (Samuel Pepys).┤
├│ c. ┤(Figurative.) to turn up; cause to appear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Public hearings on Friday failed to cast up any plans which the legislative leadership considered favorable (New York Times).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a spring on Mount Parnassus, sacred to Apollo and the Muses.
├│ 2. ┤anything regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
╩│Castalia, ╛╕noun.
╜│Castalian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with Castalia.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) regarded as a source of poetic inspiration; poetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lips wet with Castalian dews (William Cowper).┤
╩│Castalian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Castalie┐╕ or │Castaly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= Castalia.
╩│Castalie┐╕ or │Castaly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= Castalia.
╜│castaneous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ chestnut-colored.
╩│castaneous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│castanet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a pair of instruments held in the hand and clicked together to beat time for dancing or music. Castanets are made of hard wood or ivory and shaped like small cymbals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We heard the click of castanets and the butter-pat sound of the rhythmic clapping for the dance (Atlantic).┤
╩│castanet, ╛╕noun.
╜│castaway, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤thrown away; cast adrift.
├│ 2. ┤outcast; rejected.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shipwrecked person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The castaways swam to the island.┤
├│ 2. ┤an outcast.
╩│castaway, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cast-by, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a person or thing cast aside and neglected; outcast.
╩│cast-by, ╛╕noun.
╜│caste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤one of the social classes into which Hindus are divided. By tradition, a Hindu is born into the caste of his father and cannot rise above it. The constitution of the Republic of India forbids such discrimination, especially against the lowest caste, the "untouchables."
╔┤ ╢Ex. My family are Brahmins--the highest Hindu caste (Junior Scholastic). Another confusing factor is that in the course of the last two thousand years many of the castes have lost their original characteristics and occupations (Santha Rama Rau).┤
├│ b. ┤the system or basis of this division into classes, long maintained among the Hindus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the stationary institutions of India, especially that of caste (J. B. Norton).┤
├│ c. ┤the position which caste confers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to renounce caste.┤
├│ 2. ┤an exclusive social group; distinct class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The priestly caste in ancient Egypt had great power.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a social system having distinct classes separated by differences in rank, wealth, or position.
├│ 4. ┤any one of the specialized classes into which a colony of social insects is divided. The honeybee occurs in three castes: queens, workers, and drones.
└╕expr. ╡lose caste,┤ ┤to lose social rank or position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a natural fear of losing caste among her neighbors (Mary R. Mitford). He [a Hindu] has lost caste for becoming a Christian (Mary M. Sherwood).┤
┼╕adj. ╡casteless.┤
╩│caste, ╛╕noun.
╜│casteism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the policy or practice of maintaining castes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The greatest homage that people could pay Rabindranath Tagore was by rising above parochialism, casteism and sectarianism (Times of India).┤
╩│casteism, ╛╕noun.
╜│castellan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the governor of a castle; chatelain.
╩│castellan, ╛╕noun.
╜│castellanship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= castellany.
╩│castellanship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= castellany.
╜│castellany, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the office or jurisdiction of a castellan.
├│ 2. ┤the district belonging to a castle.
╩│castellany, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│castellar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or belonging to a castle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ancient castellar dungeons (Horace Walpole).┤
╩│castellar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│castellate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the district belonging to a castle; castellany.
╩│castellate, ╛╕noun.
╜│castellated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤built like a castle; having turrets and battlements.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the castellated fortresses of the Scottish border.┤
├│ 2. ┤having many castles; castled.
╩│castellated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│castellation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the building of castles.
├│ 2. ┤the furnishing of a house with battlements.
├│ 3. ┤a fortified or castellated structure.
├│ 4. ┤a battlement.
╩│castellation, ╛╕noun.
╜│caste mark,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mark on the forehead indicating the caste to which a Hindu belongs.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any sign of membership in a class or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the socially disabling caste mark of a colored skin (Harper's).┤
╩│caste mark,╕
╜│caster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡castor.┤
├│ a. ┤a small wheel on a swivel set into the base of a piece of furniture or other heavy object to make it easier to move.
├│ b. ┤a shaker or bottle containing salt, mustard, vinegar, or other seasoning for table use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sugar caster.┤
├│ c. ┤a stand or rack for such bottles.
├│ 2. ┤a person or thing that casts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The inexperienced caster tangled his fishing line in a tree.┤
├│ 3. ┤a machine that casts type.
╩│caster, ╛╕noun.
╜│cast house,╕
┬┌┤ a steel and concrete building at the base of a blast furnace from which the operation of drawing off molten iron is controlled.
╩│cast house,╕
╜│castice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person of Portuguese parentage born and living in the East Indies.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pure, hard soap made from olive oil and soda.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain similar soaps. Also, ╡Castile.┤
╩│Castile┐╕ or │castile soap,╕
╜│Castilian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Castile, a region in central Spain, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤╡= Spanish.┤
├│ b. ┤╡= Castilian Spanish.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person born or living in Castile.
╩│Castilian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Castilian Spanish,╕
┬┌┤ Spanish as spoken in Castile, the accepted standard form of the Spanish language.
╩│Castilian Spanish,╕
╜│casting, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thing shaped by being poured into a mold to harden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The liner's great propellers are bronze castings.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act or process of shaping things by pouring into a mold, especially metals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Casting in bronze was practiced in ancient Greece.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act or process of assigning the parts of a play, motion picture, or the like, to the performers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Casting trouble was given as the reason for the postponement of the Strauss work (New York Times).┤
├│ 4a. ┤the cast of an earthworm.
├│ b. ┤a mass of undigested matter ejected from the stomach of a hawk or other bird of prey; pellets.
├│ 5. ┤a method of restraining a large animal in a reclining position before administering an anesthetic to it.
├│ 6. ┤the act of throwing a fishing line into the water by means of a fishing rod and reel, as in bait casting, fly casting, and spinning.
╩│casting, ╛╕noun.
╜│casting director,╕
┬┌┤ a person in charge of the casting in a play, motion picture, or the like.
╩│casting director,╕
╜│casting table,╕
┬┌┤ a table on which molten glass is poured in making plate glass.
╩│casting table,╕
╜│casting vote┐╕ or │voice,╕
┬┌┤ a vote by the presiding officer to decide a question when the votes of an assembly, council, board, or committee are evenly divided.
╩│casting vote┐╕ or │voice,╕
╜│cast iron,╕
┬┌┤ a hard, brittle form of iron made by casting. Cast iron is made by remelting pig iron. It contains carbon and silicon and is used to make automobile engine blocks and the like.
╩│cast iron,╕
╜│cast-iron, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made of cast iron.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cast-iron parts of an automobile include the engine block, manifold, and water pump case.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) not yielding; hard; unbending.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cast-iron policies. A cast-iron conservative ... found himself in an embarrassing and awkward role last week (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) hardy; strong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cast-iron constitution. His cast-iron stomach could digest almost anything.┤
╩│cast-iron, ╛╕adjective.
╜│castle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a large building or group of buildings with thick walls, turrets, battlements, and other defenses against attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight rode over the drawbridge into the castle.┤
├│ b. ┤a palace that once had defenses against attack.
├│ c. ┤a large and imposing residence.
├│ d. ┤a pile of any kind, resembling or likened to a castle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a sand castle, a castle of cards.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a stronghold or fortress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shake not the castles of his pride (Charles Lamb). Every man's house is his castle (Sir Edward Coke).┤
├│ 3. ┤one of the pieces in the game of chess, shaped like a tower; rook.
├│ 4. ┤a small, wooden defensive tower, especially one on the back of an elephant.
├│ 5. ┤a high structure on the deck of early ships, such as those used in northern Europe in the 1200's and 1300's.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤in chess:
├│ a. ┤to move the king from his own square two squares toward either corner and bring the rook from that corner to the square the king has passed over.
├│ b. ┤(of the king) to be thus moved.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to place in or as if in a castle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some fierce tribe, castled on the mountain peak (Robert Browning).┤
├│ 2. ┤to move (the king) beyond the castle or rook in chess.
┼╕adj. ╡castlelike.┤
╩│castle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tled,╕ │-tling.╕
╜│castle-builder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person given to building castles in the air; a day-dreamer.
╩│castle-builder, ╛╕noun.
╜│castle-building, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the building of castles, especially castles in the air; daydreaming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pleasant languor, the dreamy tranquillity, the airy castle-building which in Asia stand in lieu of the vigorous, intensive, passionate life of Europe (Richard F. Burton).┤
╩│castle-building, ╛╕noun.
╜│castled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a castle or castles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cruise up the castled Rhine (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= castellated.┤
╩│castled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│castle-guard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the binding obligation of a feudal tenant to defend his lord's castle when called upon to do so.
├│ 2. ┤the tenure of such service.
├│ 3. ┤a tax levied in place of this service.
╩│castle-guard, ╛╕noun.
╜│castle in Spain,╕
┬┌┤ a daydream; castle in the air.
╩│castle in Spain,╕
╜│castle in the air,╕
┬┌┤ something imagined but not likely to come true; daydream.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They built castles in the air, and thought to do great wonders (Sir Thomas North).┤
╩│castle in the air,╕
╜│Castle walk,╕
┬┌┤ a ballroom dance of the early 1900's consisting of one step to each beat.
╩│Castle walk,╕
╜│castock, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) the stalk or stem of a cabbage.
╩│castock, ╛╕noun.
╜│castoff, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤thrown away; abandoned; discarded.
╔┤ ╢Ex. castoff clothes.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person or thing that has been cast off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... his everlasting castoffs (Charles Spurgeon). Thou shalt be From the city of the free Thyself a castoff (John Blackie).┤
╩│castoff, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│castor─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= caster ╕(def. 1).
╩│castor─╕ (1), ╛noun. ╟│= caster ╕(def. 1).
╜│castor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an oily substance with a strong odor, secreted by beavers; castoreum. It is used in making perfume and in medicines.
├│ 2a. ┤a hat made of beaver fur.
├│ b. ┤any hat resembling this.
├│ 3. ┤a heavy woolen cloth especially used for overcoats.
├│ 4. ┤a soft-finished glove leather, usually gray in color.
├│ 5. ┤╡= beaver.┤
╩│castor─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Castor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Legend.) one of the twin sons of Zeus and Leda. Castor was mortal; his brother, Pollux, was immortal. Castor and Pollux became the constellation Gemini after Castor's death.
├│ 2. ┤the fainter of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini.
╩│Castor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Castor and Pollux,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the twin sons of Zeus; Dioscuri.
├│ 2a. ┤the constellation Gemini.
├│ b. ┤its two brightest stars.
├│ 3. ┤double balls of light due to a discharge of atmospheric electricity; St. Elmo's fire.
╩│Castor and Pollux,╕
╜│castor bean,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤the seed of the castor-oil plant.
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself.
╩│castor bean,╕
╜│castoreum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the castor of a beaver.
╩│castoreum, ╛╕noun.
╜│castorite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) a variety of petalite, occurring in distinct transparent crystals.
╩│castorite, ╛╕noun.
╜│castor oil,╕
┬┌┤ a thick, yellowish or colorless oil obtained from the beans of a tall, tropical plant, used as a laxative and as a lubricant for machines.
╩│castor oil,╕
╜│castor-oil plant,
┬┌┤ a tall, tropical plant of the spurge family, probably native to Africa, but now widely distributed in all tropical regions. Its seeds yield castor oil.
╩│castor-oil plant,
╜│castor sugar,╕
┬┌┤ a fine, white, powdered sugar.
╩│castor sugar,╕
╜│castrametation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or science of planning military camp sites.
┬┌┤ a male singer who formerly, especially in Italy, was made a eunuch while a boy so that he might retain a soprano or alto voice.
╩│castrato, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ti.╕
╜│Castroism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Fidelismo.
╩│Castroism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Fidelismo.
╜│Castroite, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Fidelista.
╩│Castroite, ╛╕noun, adjective. ╟│= Fidelista.
╜│castrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tra.╕
┬┌┤ a Roman military camp.
╩│castrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tra.╕
╜│cast steel,╕
┬┌┤ steel which is produced by casting or which has undergone fusion.
╩│cast steel,╕
╜│cast-steel, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made of cast steel.
├│ 2. ┤resembling cast steel.
╩│cast-steel, ╛╕adjective.
╜│casual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤happening by chance; not planned or expected; accidental.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our long friendship began with a casual meeting at a party.┤
├│ 2. ┤without plan or method; careless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a casual answer. I didn't read the newspaper but gave it only a casual glance. She kissed him perfunctorily on the forehead and he gave her hand a casual caress (Graham Greene).┤
├│ 3. ┤uncertain; indefinite; indifferent; vague.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not for a casual period but for a complete lifetime (George Grote).┤
├│ 4a. ┤informal in manner; offhand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. casual manners. Some people took his casual behavior for rudeness. American sportswear designers know how to design for up-to-date, casual living (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤designed for informal wear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We dressed in casual clothes for the picnic.┤
├│ c. ┤not to be depended on or considered seriously; unmethodical; haphazard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He does his work in much too casual a manner.┤
├│ 5a. ┤occasional or irregular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He employs casual labor on his farm and then only at harvest time.┤
├│ b. ┤(British.) of or denoting persons receiving occasional work or public aid from a place in which they do not permanently reside.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the casual poor.┤
├│ 6. ┤of or resulting from accidents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a casual patient. I pointed out that the causes of illnesses are multiple and that a useful diagnosis should take casual factors into account (Sunday Times).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) uncertain; precarious.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a casual laborer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Waterfront Commission has done much to eliminate waterfront casuals who in the past have absorbed much of the waterfront income (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤(British.) a person occasionally receiving public aid.
├│ 2. ┤a soldier awaiting orders, transportation, or the like, at a post or in a unit to which he is not attached or assigned.
├│ 3. ┤a casual dress, shoe, or other piece of informal clothing.
├│ 4. ┤(Biology.) a plant or animal found outside its native habitat.
┼╕adv. ╡casually.┤
┼╕noun ╡casualness.┤
╩│casual, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│casualism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a state of things in which chance prevails.
├│ 2. ┤the doctrine that all things exist or are governed by chance or accident.
┼╕noun ╡casualist.┤
╩│casualism, ╛╕noun.
╜│casual laborer,╕
┬┌┤ a person with no regular job.
╩│casual laborer,╕
╜│casualty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a soldier, sailor, or other member of the armed forces who has been wounded, killed, captured, or has fallen ill as a result of enemy action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The war produced many casualties in both armies. In Israel, every casualty of the war is like a family crisis (James Reston).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a person injured or killed in an accident or disaster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If drivers were more careful, there would be fewer casualties on the highways. The earthquake caused many casualties.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) anything destroyed or lost accidentally.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Truth is the first casualty of war (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤an accident, especially a fatal or a serious one.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a casualty at sea. Several casualties have happened this week, and the bill of mortality is very much increased (Jonathan Swift).┤
┴┤ (SYN) mishap, disaster.
├│ 4. ┤(Scottish.) an incidental charge or payment.
├│ 5. ┤chance or accident as the basis of events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Combinations of skilful genius with happy casualty (Samuel Johnson).┤
╩│casualty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│casual water,╕
┬┌┤ an accumulation of water that is not one of the regular hazards of a golf course.
╩│casual water,╕
╜│casuarina, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of trees or shrubs, native chiefly to Australia, having long, jointed, whiplike, green branches bearing whorls of small scales at the nodes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A new township has risen amid the gum trees and casuarinas of the Australian bush (Economist).┤
╩│casuarina, ╛╕noun.
╜│casuist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who reasons cleverly but falsely, especially in regard to right and wrong.
┴┤ (SYN) sophist, quibbler.
├│ 2. ┤a person who decides questions of right and wrong in regard to conscience or conduct, applying general moral principles to a particular case.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who shall decide, when doctors disagree, and soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? (Alexander Pope).┤
╩│casuist, ╛╕noun.
╜│casuistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like casuists; of or using casuistry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the weedy pool of casuistic argument.┤
├│ 2. ┤too subtle; sophistical; deceptive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a casuistic defense.┤
┼╕adv. ╡casuistically.┤
╩│casuistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│casuistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= casuistic.
╩│casuistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= casuistic.
╜│casuistics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= casuistry.
╩│casuistics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= casuistry.
╜│casuistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤clever but false reasoning, especially in regard to right and wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Casuistry ... destroys, by distinctions and exceptions, all morality, and effaces the essential difference between right and wrong (Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sophism, sophistry.
├│ 2. ┤the act or process of deciding questions of right and wrong in regard to conscience or conduct.
╩│casuistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│casula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a priest's vestment; chasuble.
╩│casula, ╛╕noun.
╜│casus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤a case.
├│ 2. ┤an occurrence; matter; occasion.
╩│casus, ╛╕noun.
╜│casus belli,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤an occurrence or series of events which is considered a justification for going to war.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A new restraint in reacting to border incidents, such as the shooting down of a plane, that formerly might have been considered a casus belli, ... leads to the hope that the stalemate may keep its precarious stability for a long time (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) a case of war.
╩│casus belli,
╜│caswellite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an altered form of biotite, occurring as a micaceous mineral of a copper-red color.
╩│caswellite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│catted,╕ │catting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a small, four-footed, furry mammal, often kept as a pet or for catching mice and rats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The neighbors took in a stray cat. The mechanism which enables us to experience colour is lacking in cats (Katharine Tansley).┤
├│ b. ┤any animal of the group including cats, lions, tigers, and leopards.
├│ c. ┤an animal resembling a cat.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a mean, spiteful woman.
├│ 3. ┤the skin or fur of a cat.
├│ 4. ┤╡= catfish.┤
├│ 5. ┤╡= cat-o'-nine-tails.┤
├│ 6. ┤a tackle for hoisting an anchor.
├│ 7. ┤╡= catboat.┤
├│ 8. ┤in games:
├│ a. ┤(Especially British.)
├│ (1). ┤the small, tapered stick struck in playing tipcat.
├│ (2). ┤the game of tipcat.
├│ (3). ┤(Obsolete.) the longer stick used as a bat in tipcat.
├│ b. ┤a ball game not between teams.
├│ 9. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a jazz admirer or musician; hepcat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hottest cats in Bucharest--longhair cats at that--are the combo that makes up the jazz symphony orchestra (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤any man; fellow; guy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When Earl and another cat named Onion started to get into the drug thing, nobody really had ... to say much about it (Harper's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to hoist (an anchor) and fasten to a beam on the ship's side.
├│ 2. ┤to flog with the cat-o'-nine-tails.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(British Slang.) to vomit.
└╕expr. ╡bell the cat,┤ ┤to undertake to do something dangerous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who will bell the cat? Clearly the U.N. was in no position to "bell" such a formidable and predatory cat.┤
└╕expr. ╡cat around,┤ ┤(Slang.) to seek aimlessly for amusement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead of finding a job, he wasted his time catting around.┤
└╕expr. ╡let the cat out of the bag,┤ ┤to tell a secret.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was supposed to be a surprise party, but he said something that let the cat out of the bag.┤
└╕expr. ╡put┤ (or ╡set┤) ╡the cat among the pigeons,┤ ┤(British Informal.) to pit enemies against each other; set the stage for an inevitable fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] set the cat among the pigeons when he suggested ... that in certain circumstances a sovereign Government would be justified in breaking a contract with an oil concessionary (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
└╕expr. ╡rain cats and dogs,┤ ┤to pour down rain very hard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs (Jonathan Swift).┤
└╕expr. ╡the cat's pajamas┤ (or ╡whiskers┤), ┤(Slang.) something considered outstanding; the most.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you're a painter, you're ... the cat's pajamas, you are it (Delmore Schwartz). "It's a big advantage being English--they think I'm the cat's whiskers" (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡turn cat in the pan,┤ ┤to change one's views or position, or change sides, for personal advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. God saith, 'Cry, cease not', but they turn cat in the pan, and say 'Cease, cry not' (Thomas Becon).┤
└╕expr. ╡which way┤ (or ╡how┤) ╡the cat jumps,┤ ┤what direction events are taking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He understood so well which side his bread was buttered, and which way the cat jumped (Charles Kingsley).┤
╩│cat─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│catted,╕ │catting.╕
╜│cat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a caterpillar tractor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cats drag the logs to loading points, leaving deep gouges in the scarred earth (Atlantic).┤
╩│cat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Cat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) ╡= Caterpillar.┤
╩│Cat, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) the form of ╡cata-┤ before vowels and ╖h,┤ as in
╔┤ ╢Ex. category, cathode.┤
╩│cat-,╕
╜│CAT╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤clear air turbulence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. CAT is not the usual turbulence associated with storms, but freakish vertical updrafts and downdrafts that occur without warning at the altitudes used by jets (Science News).┤
├│ 2. ┤(British.) College of Advanced Technology.
├│ 3. ┤computerized axial tomography. See ╡CAT scan.┤┤
╩│CAT╕ (no periods),
╜│cat.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤catalogue.
├│ 2. ┤catechism.
╩│cat.,╕
╜│cata-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.)
├│ 1. ┤down; downward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catadromous = descending rivers to spawn (as eels).┤
├│ 2. ┤against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catapult = a weapon for hurling darts or missiles against a target.┤
├│ 3. ┤wrongly; amiss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catachresis = misuse (of words).┤
├┤ Also, ╡cat-,┤ before vowels and ╖h.┤
╩│cata-,╕
╜│Catabaptist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who rejects the orthodox doctrine of baptism.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Anabaptist.┤
╩│Catabaptist, ╛╕noun.
╜│catabasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ a going down.
╩│catabasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│catabatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (especially of a fever or disease) going down or declining in intensity; subsiding.
╩│catabatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catabolic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or exhibiting catabolism.
┼╕adv. ╡catabolically.┤
╩│catabolic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catabolism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of breaking down living tissues into simpler substances or waste matter, thereby producing energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are two phases of metabolism; namely, the constructive phase or anabolism, and the destructive phase or catabolism (Heber W. Youngken).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dissimilation. Also, ╡katabolism.┤
╩│catabolism, ╛╕noun.
╜│catabolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a product of catabolism.
╩│catabolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│catacaustic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ in optics:
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with caustic curves formed by reflected light.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a caustic curve formed by the reflection of the rays of light.
╩│catacaustic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catachresis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the misuse or strained use of words, as in an inconsistent metaphor.
├│ 2. ┤misuse of word elements, changing the form of a word.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As a result of catachresis it [the suffix -ish] then acquired the meaning 'having the bad qualities of' as in brutish, clownish, and foppish (Simeon Potter).┤
╩│catachresis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│catachrestic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or showing catachresis.
┼╕adv. ╡catachrestically.┤
╩│catachrestic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catachrestical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catachrestic.
╩│catachrestical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catachrestic.
╜│cataclasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a break or disruption.
╩│cataclasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataclinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) descending with the dip of the geological strata (contrasted with ╖anaclinal┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cataclinal valley.┤
╩│cataclinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataclysm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a great flood, earthquake, or any sudden, violent change in the earth.
┴┤ (SYN) calamity.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any violent change or upheaval.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Atomic warfare between nations would be a cataclysm for all mankind. ... a day that has been designated by historians of the Wall Street cataclysm of that year as Black Thursday (New York Times).┤
╩│cataclysm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataclysmal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cataclysmic.
╩│cataclysmal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cataclysmic.
╜│cataclysmic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a cataclysm; extremely sudden and violent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) This sudden and cataclysmic shifting of power at the top came as a shock to the audience (Time).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cataclysmically.┤
╩│cataclysmic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catacomb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Usually, ╡catacombs.┤ an underground gallery forming a burial place, especially a network of such galleries with recesses in which to place the dead.
╩│catacomb, ╛╕noun.
╜│catacoustics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of reflected sound; cataphonics.
╩│catacoustics, ╛╕noun.
╜│catadioptric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving both reflection and refraction of light.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Astroscope [a telescopic instrument] has the same catadioptric lens system astronomers use in their high-powered sky-mapping cameras (New Yorker).┤
╩│catadioptric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catadioptrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catadioptric.
╩│catadioptrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catadioptric.
╜│catadioptrics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of optics dealing with catadioptric phenomena.
╩│catadioptrics, ╛╕noun.
╜│catadromous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living in fresh water but going to salt water to spawn, as eels.
╩│catadromous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catafalque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a stand or platform to support a coffin in which a dead person lies.
├│ 2. ┤a structure resembling a coffin or tomb, sometimes used at Requiem Masses.
├│ 3. ┤a kind of open hearse or funeral car.
╩│catafalque, ╛╕noun.
╜│catagmatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) having the property of consolidating broken parts; promoting the union of fractured bones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catagmatic powder, plaster, or medicine.┤
╩│catagmatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Catalan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, its people, or their language.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in Catalonia.
├│ 2. ┤the language spoken in Catalonia. It is a Romance language, closely related to Provencal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catalan is for him [Pablo Casals] the language of deepest intimacy (New Yorker).┤
├┤ Also, ╡Catalonian.┤
╩│Catalan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catalase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme, found in most living cells, which catalyzes the separation of hydrogen peroxide into gaseous oxygen and water.
╩│catalase, ╛╕noun.
╜│catalectic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lacking one or more unstressed syllables in the last foot of a line of verse; incomplete.
╩│catalectic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catalepsis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catalepsy.
╩│catalepsis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catalepsy.
╜│catalepsy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition, usually associated with schizophrenia, in which a person's muscles become more or less rigid, and his arms and legs maintain any position in which they are placed.
╩│catalepsy, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataleptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of catalepsy.
├│ 2. ┤having catalepsy.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who has catalepsy.
╩│cataleptic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cataleptiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling catalepsy.
╩│cataleptiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataleptoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cataleptiform; resembling catalepsy.
╩│cataleptoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catallactics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of exchanges (formerly used as a designation of political economy or economics).
╩│catallactics, ╛╕noun.
╜│catalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes╕ or │-los.╕ ╟│= cattalo.
╩│catalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes╕ or │-los.╕ ╟│= cattalo.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a list of items in some collection. A catalog either identifies each item very briefly or describes it more fully. A library has a catalog of its books, arranged in alphabetical order.
├│ 2a. ┤a book or pamphlet containing such a list.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A company sometimes prints a catalog with pictures and prices of the things that it sells.┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S.) a volume or booklet issued by a college or university listing rules, courses to be given, faculty, fees, and other descriptions of the institution. In Great Britain a catalog is called a ╖prospectus┤ or ╖calendar.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any list or series.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catalog of misfortunes.┤
├│ 4. ┤╡= register.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make a list of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cataloged all the insects in his collection.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put in a catalog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Birds are cataloged under natural history.┤
├│ 1. ┤a systematically arranged catalog of books, paintings, and other articles.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) reasoned catalog.
╩│catalogue raisonne,
╜│cataloguist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catalogist.
╩│cataloguist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catalogist.
╜│Catalonian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Catalan.
╩│Catalonian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Catalan.
╜│catalpa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tree of North America, West Indies, and Asia with large, heart-shaped leaves, clusters of bell-shaped flowers, and long pods. It belongs to the bignonia family.
┬┌┤ the regulation of a chemical reaction by the presence of a catalyst.
╩│catalysis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│catalyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a substance that causes a chemical reaction while itself remaining practically unchanged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catalysts are properly defined as substances that regulate the rate at which chemical reactions proceed. Some catalysts accelerate reactions ... Other catalysts slow reactions. Examples of both types exist ... within the cells and fluids of living organisms, where they are known as enzymes (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person or thing that brings about some change or changes, without being directly affected itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The talent agent is the catalyst who brings performers and jobs together (Wall Street Journal). Job dissatisfaction and severe unemployment are catalysts to violence rather than primary causes (Morton Salkind).┤
├┤ Also, ╡catalyzer.┤
╩│catalyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│catalytic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of catalysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fuel is self-igniting and is broken down by catalytic action into water (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤causing catalysis.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) causing change without being directly affected itself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nuclear physics ... has exerted a strong catalytic influence on developments in science (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a catalyst.
┼╕adv. ╡catalytically.┤
╩│catalytic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catalytical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catalytic.
╩│catalytical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catalytic.
╜│catalytic antibody,╕
┬┌┤ an enzyme that is designed to speed chemical reactions in certain substances in an organism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scientists have designed many catalytic antibodies known also as abzymes (Science News).┤
╩│catalytic antibody,╕
╜│catalytic converter,╕
┬┌┤ a device in automobiles which contains a chemical catalyst to oxidize exhaust gases, converting them into harmless products. It has also been used to oxidize smoke exhaust from chimneys.
╩│catalytic converter,╕
╜│catalytic cracker,╕
┬┌┤ the apparatus or device used for catalytic cracking; cat cracker.
╩│catalytic cracker,╕
╜│catalytic cracking,╕
┬┌┤ a method of breaking down the heavy hydrocarbons in petroleum into lighter ones by the use of alumina-silica mixtures, certain types of clay, or other catalysts. Catalytic cracking produces more gasoline of higher octane than thermal cracking does.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This enzyme catalyzes, or sparks, the transfer of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide or other peroxides to another substance (Science News Letter).┤
┬┌┤ an act or situation in which one person, a group of people, or an animal has another in his power, teasing and harassing him for a time before disposing of him.
└╕expr. ╡play cat-and-mouse,┤ ┤to engage in a cat-and-mouse game.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] had hidden in the squalid back alleys of Athens, playing cat-and-mouse with police, while he and his illegal spy ring sent information across the border (Time).┤
┬┌┤ a high official who governed Calabria and Apulia in the south of Italy under the Byzantine emperors.
╩│catapan, ╛╕noun.
╜│catapetalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having the petals united only through their cohesion to the base of a column of united stamens, as in the mallow.
╩│catapetalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataphonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with reflected sound.
╩│cataphonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataphonics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catacoustics.
╩│cataphonics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catacoustics.
╜│cataphoresis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) the causing of medicinal substances to pass through or into living tissues in the direction of flow of a positive electric current.
╩│cataphoresis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataphoretic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of cataphoresis; having to do with or resembling cataphoresis.
╩│cataphoretic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataphract, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an ancient defensive armor composed of scales of metal attached to a garment of leather or other material, often covering the whole body.
╩│cataphract, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataphyll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) any scalelike leaf which precedes a stage of growth, as the cotyledons of an embryo, or the scales of a bud or rhizome.
╩│cataphyll, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataphyllary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of a cataphyll.
╩│cataphyllary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataplasia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of atrophy involving the regression of tissues to a less developed condition.
╩│cataplasia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poultice, especially one applied hot.
╩│cataplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataplectic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cataplexy.
╩│cataplectic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catapleiite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrous silicate of zirconium and sodium, occurring in hexagonal opaque crystals of light yellowish-brown color.
╩│catapleiite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataplexy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a loss of muscular power and control without loss of consciousness, usually in an attack of a few seconds only.
╩│cataplexy, ╛╕noun.
╜│catapult, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a weapon used in ancient times for shooting stones and arrows.
├│ b. ┤(British.) a slingshot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One afternoon I saw two boys with catapults aiming, as I thought, at a high garden wall (Cape Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a device for launching an airplane or missile from a ship's deck, a ramp, or a truck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Its take-off from a carrier deck will be assisted by a catapult, which might be described as a giant slingshot (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 3. ┤a device for ejecting a pilot from an aircraft.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to shoot or launch from a catapult.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to cast suddenly or rapidly; hurl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He stopped his bicycle so suddenly that he was catapulted over the handle bars. He had been catapulted to fame by winning the International Tchaikovsky Contest in Moscow (New York Times).┤
├│ 3. ┤(British.) to aim at or hit with a slingshot.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤(Figurative.) to be catapulted; move suddenly or forcefully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The frightened cat catapulted from the chair when the big dog came in. Schoolchildren and their nuns catapulted out of classrooms into the streets (New Yorker).┤
╩│catapult, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│catapultier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who works a catapult.
╩│catapultier, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataract, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a large, steep waterfall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Venezuela has the world's tallest cataract in Angel Falls, where water drops more than 3,000 feet (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤a violent rush or downpour of water; flood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. (Figurative.) The cataract of the cliff of heaven fell blinding off the brink (G. K. Chesterton).┤
┴┤ (SYN) torrent, deluge.
├│ c. ┤a series of rapids in a river; white water.
├│ 2. ┤a disease of the eye in which the lens becomes cloudy, making a person partly or entirely blind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cataract robs sight by clouding the lens of the eye so that insufficient light is able to fall on the sensitive retina (Science News Letter).┤
╩│cataract, ╛╕noun.
╜│cataractal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling a cataract.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sea swept ... with a cataractal fury (Illustrated London News).┤
╩│cataractal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cataractous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) affected with cataract.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cataractous lens.┤
╩│cataractous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catarrh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inflamed condition of a mucous membrane, usually that of the nose or throat, causing a discharge of mucus.
├│ 2. ┤the mucus that collects in the nose and throat as a result.
╩│catarrh, ╛╕noun.
╜│catarrhal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like catarrh.
├│ 2. ┤caused by catarrh.
╩│catarrhal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catarrhine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a superfamily of the order of primates that includes all animals having the nostrils close together, oblique, and directed downwards.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a catarrhine monkey or ape.
╩│catarrhine, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catarrhous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catarrhal.
╩│catarrhous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catarrhal.
╜│catastasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ the height of dramatic action just before the catastrophe.
╩│catastasis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│catastrophe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a sudden, widespread, or extraordinary disaster; a great calamity or misfortune. A big earthquake, flood, or fire is a catastrophe.
┴┤ (SYN) cataclysm.
├│ b. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a terrible failure; complete fiasco.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In less tasteful hands, it [the opera La Traviata] might have been a catastrophe (Harold C. Schonberg).┤
├│ 2. ┤the outcome, especially of a dramatic or literary work; climax; denouement. The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character. The catastrophe of a comedy is frequently the marriage of a principal character.
├│ 3. ┤a disastrous end; ruin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe (H. G. Wells).┤
├│ 4. ┤an event which subverts or overturns the whole order of things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. God reveals his will not by sudden catastrophes and violent revolutions (Frederic W. Farrar).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Geology.) a sudden and violent change, especially one affecting the earth's surface; cataclysm.
╩│catastrophe, ╛╕noun.
╜│catastrophe theory,╕
┬┌┤ a system for describing a phenomenon of sudden change in behavior or state by fitting the characteristic attributes into a geometric model consisting of dimensional planes that describe the change in a graph of an umbilic or cuspoid shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catastrophe theory arose from an application of topology, the study of geometric properties of surfaces as they are bent and distorted (Lynn A. Steen). Catastrophe theory ... can be used for studying abruptly changing situations in such areas as biology, physics, and the social sciences (Jane Samz).┤
╩│catastrophe theory,╕
╜│catastrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or caused by a catastrophe; disastrous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The catastrophic Northeast floods over the week-end took a heavy toll of industry and business (Wall Street Journal). We have reached the order of magnitude that makes wrong decisions catastrophic (Harper's).┤
┼╕adv. ╡catastrophically.┤
╩│catastrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catastrophical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catastrophic.
╩│catastrophical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catastrophic.
╜│catastrophism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the theory that certain geological and biological phenomena were caused by catastrophes rather than by continuous and uniform processes.
╩│catastrophism, ╛╕noun.
╜│catastrophist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who believes in catastrophism.
╩│catastrophist, ╛╕noun.
╜│catatonia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a condition associated with schizophrenia, characterized by mental stupor and muscular rigidity. Catatonia often alternates with sudden outbursts, seizures of panic, or hallucinations.
╩│catatonia, ╛╕noun.
╜│catatonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by catatonia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who suffers from catatonia.
╩│catatonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Catawba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a light-red grape of North America.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Catawbas ... seem to prosper in high, exposed and windy places (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤a light wine made from it.
├│ 2a. ┤a language of the Siouan family originally spoken in South Carolina.
├│ b. ┤the tribe of Indians who spoke this language.
╩│Catawba, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat bear,╕ ╟│= lesser panda.
╩│cat bear,╕ ╟│= lesser panda.
╜│catbird, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a North American songbird with gray feathers and black on the top of its head. A catbird can make a sound like a cat mewing. It belongs to the same family as the mockingbird.
├│ 2. ┤any one of certain Australian birds that make a mewing sound.
╩│catbird, ╛╕noun.
╜│catbird seat,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a position of power or advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Here, then, was a set of circumstances that put Mr. McDonald in the catbird seat (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│catbird seat,╕
╜│cat block,╕
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a heavy block with a large hook, used in hoisting an anchor to the cathead.
╩│cat block,╕
╜│catboat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sailboat with one mast set far forward. It has no bowsprit or jib.
╩│catboat, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat brier┐,╕ or │catbrier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) greenbrier.
╩│cat brier┐,╕ or │catbrier, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat burglar,╕
┬┌┤ a burglar who enters by skillful feats of climbing.
╩│cat burglar,╕
╜│catcall, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shrill cry or whistle to express disapproval. Actors who perform poorly are sometimes greeted by catcalls from the audience.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The libretto evoked critical catcalls, but the music had a light charm bordering on jazziness (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤an instrument which produces such a sound; a whistle.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make catcalls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let them catcall and hiss as they will (George Canning).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to attack with catcalls.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was catcalled at his first performance.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a condition intended to deceive or cheat by its hidden complicated or perverted nature, especially in spite of efforts to override such a condition; any paradoxical rule or situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the Catch-22 of modern prison life, "a grand hypocrisy in which custodial concerns, administrative exigencies and punishment are all disguised as treatment" (Atlantic).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by such a condition or situation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By organizing for complete military disaster it is possible, on a sort of warped Catch-22 approach, to emerge from war economically prosperous (New Scientist).┤
╩│Catch-22┐╕ or │catch-22, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│catchable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be caught.
╔┤ ╢Ex. fish raised to a catchable size.┤
╩│catchable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catchall, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤anything that catches, holds, includes, or covers a variety of odds and ends.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the general catch-all ... for all the family litter (Harriet Beecher Stowe). These demands ... are merely a catchall for myriad often ill-defined grievances (Time).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤serving to hold, include, or cover a variety of things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catchall Congressional bill.┤
╩│catchall, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│catch-as-catch-can, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤with no holds barred, unrestrained.
├│ 2. ┤haphazard; random.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of the other kids, in that easygoing atmosphere, took their schooling catch-as-catch-can fashion (New Yorker).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a style of wrestling in which a wrestler is allowed to hold or take down his opponent below the waist and to use the parts of his own body below the waist to take down his opponent or apply a hold. It is the common style of wrestling in the United States.
╩│catch-as-catch-can, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catch basin,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a receptacle placed beneath the grating or other opening of a sewer to retain matter that might block up the sewer.
├│ 2. ┤a reservoir for catching and retaining surface drainage over large areas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemical sprays ... had to be used with restraint, because of the danger of contaminating the catch basins Bermuda relies on for its drinking water (New Yorker).┤
╩│catch basin,╕
╜│catch crop,╕
┬┌┤ a crop grown between the planting of regular crops, when the land would ordinarily lie fallow.
╩│catch crop,╕
╜│catch-cropping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practice of growing catch crops.
╩│catch-cropping, ╛╕noun.
╜│catch drain,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a drain or ditch, especially on a hillside, to catch water.
├│ 2. ┤a drain by the side of a canal or conduit to catch the surplus I water.
╩│catch drain,╕
╜│catcher, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that catches something.
├│ 2. ┤a baseball player who stands behind the batter to catch balls thrown by the pitcher and not hit by the batter and to tag runners to make a putout at home plate.
╩│catcher, ╛╕noun.
╜│catcher boat,╕
┬┌┤ a boat with a harpoon gun that accompanies a factory ship and does the actual hunting of whales.
╩│catcher boat,╕
╜│catcher resonator,╕
┬┌┤ part of a klystron, or electron tube in an ultrahigh-frequency circuit where bunched electrons are caught and their energy absorbed.
╩│catcher resonator,╕
╜│catchfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the pink family whose sticky stem and calyx are able to catch small insects.
╩│catchfly, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-flies.╕
╜│catching, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤likely to spread from one person to another; contagious; infectious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Colds are catching. Enthusiasm is catching.┤
┴┤ (SYN) communicable.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) attractive or fascinating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catching time. The singer has a catching style.┤
┴┤ (SYN) captivating.
╩│catching, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catch line,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a catch phrase or sentence.
├│ 2a. ┤a line of type in which a catchword or entry word occurs.
├│ b. ┤a line of type that is shorter than the surrounding lines.
├│ c. ┤a headline inserted on a galley proof for the printer's use and later removed.
├│ 3. ┤a phrase or sentence used by a performer to get a laugh.
╩│catch line,╕
╜│catch meadow,╕
┬┌┤ a meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the slope of a hill, especially by catch drains.
╩│catch meadow,╕
╜│catchment, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤reservoir for catching water.
├│ 2. ┤╡= drainage.┤
├│ 3. ┤the act of catching.
╩│catchment, ╛╕noun.
╜│catchment basin┐╕ or │area,╕
┬┌┤ a land area, bounded by natural watersheds and usually the sea, where rainfall is drained by a river system.
╩│catchment basin┐╕ or │area,╕
╜│catchpenny, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤showy but worthless or useless; made to sell quickly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the catchpenny lyrics of Tom Dibdin (Leigh Hunt).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a catchpenny article.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You know already by the title that it is no more than a catchpenny (Washington Irving).┤
╩│catchpenny, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│catch phrase,╕
┬┌┤ a phrase which draws, or is intended to draw, attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Buber formulates his position in terms of two philosophical catch phrases: I-It and I-Thou (Time).┤
╩│catch phrase,╕
╜│catch pit,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pit to catch sediment in drainage water and the like.
├│ 2. ┤╡= catch basin.┤
╩│catch pit,╕
╜│catchpole┐╕ or │catchpoll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bailiff or minor officer employed by a sheriff whose duties formerly included arresting debtors for nonpayment.
╩│catchpole┐╕ or │catchpoll, ╛╕noun.
╜│catch stitch,╕
┬┌┤ a stitch that makes parallel rows of lines like a herringbone design.
╩│catch stitch,╕
╜│Catch-22,╕
┬┌┤ See after ╡catch.┤┤
╩│Catch-22,╕
╜│catchup, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ketchup.
╩│catchup, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ketchup.
╜│catch-up, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ helping to overtake or keep up with something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was catch-up buying following the strike (New York Times). Project Head Start provides catch-up preschool education (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡play catch-up,┤ ┤(U.S.) to try to overtake by unconventional tactics, taking risks, and the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is yet time to develop the requisite technologies ... rather than playing catch-up as in the case of energy technologies alternative to oil (Science).┤
╩│catch-up, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catchwater, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drain to catch surface water; catch drain.
╩│catchwater, ╛╕noun.
╜│catchweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a climbing plant having short, hooked bristles that stick to hedges, clothing, or hides; cleavers.
╩│catchweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│catchweight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Sports.)
├│ 1. ┤the weight of a contestant left to the contestant's option.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to wrestle the best of three falls at catchweight (Daily Chronicle).┤
├│ 2. ┤the weight carried by a race horse left to the owner's option.
╩│catchweight, ╛╕noun.
╜│catchword, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a word or phrase used again and again for effect; slogan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "No taxation without representation" was a political catchword during the Revolutionary War. Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone but principally by catchwords (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
├│ 2a. ┤one or other of the words at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first and last entries beginning on that page; guide word.
├│ b. ┤(Especially British.) the word at the head of a reference-book article; entry word.
├│ c. ┤the first word of the following page of a book, formerly added in the lower right-hand corner of each page.
├│ 3. ┤an actor's or performer's cue, especially of one word.
╩│catchword, ╛╕noun.
╜│catchwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an artificial watercourse or series of watercourses for irrigating lands lying on the slopes of hills.
╩│catchwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│catchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│catchier,╕ │catchiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤easy to remember; attracting attention or interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a catchy title for a book. The new musical play has several catchy tunes.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) that is misleading; tricky; deceptive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The third question on the test was catchy; everyone in the class gave the wrong answer.┤
├│ 3. ┤occurring irregularly; fitful; spasmodic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind was very catchy.┤
┼╕adv. ╡catchily.┤
┼╕noun ╡catchiness.┤
╩│catchy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│catchier,╕ │catchiest.╕
╜│cat-claw, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cat's-claw.
╩│cat-claw, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cat's-claw.
╜│cat cracker,╕ ╟│= catalytic cracker.
╩│cat cracker,╕ ╟│= catalytic cracker.
╜│cat cracking,╕ ╟│= catalytic cracking.
╩│cat cracking,╕ ╟│= catalytic cracking.
╜│cat distemper,╕ ╟│= feline enteritis.
╩│cat distemper,╕ ╟│= feline enteritis.
╜│cate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a delicacy to eat; dainty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. feed on cates (Shakespeare).┤
╩│cate, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechesis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
┬┌┤ oral instruction in religious matters, by question and answer, especially to prepare for baptism or confirmation.
╩│catechesis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ses.╕
╜│catechetic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catechetical.
╩│catechetic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catechetical.
╜│catechetical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤teaching by questions and answers.
├│ 2. ┤like or according to a catechism.
┼╕adv. ╡catechetically.┤
╩│catechetical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catechetics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art of catechetical instruction.
╩│catechetics, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, acid, powdery compound used in tanning and in textile dyeing.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a book of questions and answers about religion, used for teaching religious doctrine, especially of a given church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each student in Sunday school was handed a catechism.┤
├│ b. ┤the series of questions and answers in such a book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The older Sunday school students knew the catechism by heart.┤
├│ 2. ┤a set of questions and answers about any subject.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a long or formal set of questions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Candidates for political office are often given a catechism by the party they belong to. "Yes, Mother," I answer, and we begin an unvarying catechism that ends after ten minutes (New Yorker).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who catechizes, especially a deep and persistent questioner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The detective was an experienced catechist.┤
├│ 2. ┤a teacher of religious principles to catechumens.
╩│catechist, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a catechist or catechism.
┼╕adv. ╡catechistically.┤
╩│catechistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catechistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catechistic.
╩│catechistical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catechistic.
╜│catechize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-chized,╕ │-chizing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to teach by questions and answers.
├│ 2. ┤to question about the elements of religious belief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was closely catechized by a commission of members of the consistory (Christopher Morley).┤
├│ 3. ┤to question closely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will catechize the world for him (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to teach a catechism. Also, ╡catechise.┤
┼╕noun ╡catechization.┤
┼╕noun ╡catechizer.┤
╩│catechize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-chized,╕ │-chizing.╕
╜│catechol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pyrocatechol.
╩│catechol, ╛╕noun. ╟│= pyrocatechol.
╜│catecholamine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of hormones, such as adrenalin, that acts upon the nerve cells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stress liberates certain hormones called catecholamines into the human bloodstream which will promptly raise the blood pressure (Science News Letter).┤
╩│catecholamine, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hard, brown, sticky, brittle substance obtained from certain acacia trees of India and Southeast Asia; cutch. After boiling and hardening for sale it is used in dyeing and tanning and as an astringent in medicine. Also, ╡cashoo,┤ ╡cachou.┤
╩│catechu, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechuic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with catechu.
╩│catechuic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catechumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who is being taught the elementary principles of Christianity.
┴┤ (SYN) neophyte.
├│ 2. ┤a person who is being taught the fundamentals of any field of study.
┴┤ (SYN) novice.
╩│catechumen, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechumenal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a catechumen.
╩│catechumenal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catechumenate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition or position of a catechumen.
├│ 2. ┤a house for catechumens.
╩│catechumenate, ╛╕noun.
╜│catechumenical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catechumenal.
╩│catechumenical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catechumenal.
╜│categorematic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Logic.) capable of being used by itself as a complete term, as a noun or an adjective.
╩│categorematic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│categoric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= categorical.
╩│categoric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= categorical.
╜│categorical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤without conditions or qualifications; positive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His categorical answer left no doubt about his opinion. All we had from the union was a categorical "no" on all the points we raised (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) absolute, unconditional.
├│ b. ┤explicit; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ratification of the Ghent treaty ... was in no wise distinct and categorical (John Motley).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or in a category.
┼╕adv. ╡categorically.┤
┼╕noun ╡categoricalness.┤
╩│categorical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│categorical imperative,╕
┬┌┤ the ethical principle of Immanuel Kant that a person should act only in the way he would will all others to act in the same situation.
╩│categorical imperative,╕
╜│categorical syllogism,╕
┬┌┤ (Logic.) a syllogism consisting only of categorical propositions, or such as do not involve a condition or hypothesis.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group or division in classification; class.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crabby old man places all people in two categories: those he likes and those he dislikes.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Logic.)
├│ a. ┤one of the modes or aspects of conception under which the mind, according to Kant, organizes the impressions received from the senses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Kantian categories differ from those of Aristotle in being subjective.┤
├│ b. ┤one of the fundamental modes or aspects of existence recognized by Aristotle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Substance, quantity, quality, space, and time are all categories.┤
╩│category, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│catelectrode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Electricity.) ╡= cathode.┤
╩│catelectrode, ╛╕noun.
╜│catelectrotonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or exhibiting catelectrotonus.
╩│catelectrotonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catelectrotonus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the changed physical and physiological condition in the neighborhood of the cathode when a constant electrical current is passed through a piece of nerve or muscle.
╩│catelectrotonus, ╛╕noun.
╜│catena, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
┬┌┤ a chain or connected series, especially a commentary or exegesis made up of excerpts from the works of the church fathers.
╩│catena, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nae.╕
╜│catenaccio, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a formation in soccer using four defenders in the defensive line, three players in midfield, and three on the attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Juventus ... represents the conservative, traditional style known as catenaccio (Time).┤
╩│catenaccio, ╛╕noun.
╜│catenane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a compound of carbon molecules interlocked like the links of a chain, but not chemically bonded together.
╩│catenane, ╛╕noun.
╜│catenarian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catenary.
╩│catenarian, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catenary.
╜│catenary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤the curve formed by a heavy, perfectly flexible cord, cable, or the like, hanging freely from two fixed points not in the same vertical line.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to provide food and supplies, and sometimes service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He runs a restaurant and also caters for weddings and parties.┤
┴┤ (SYN) purvey.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to provide what is needed or wanted.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Children's Palace in Shanghai is a recreation centre catering for children from 7 to 17 years old (Manchester Guardian Weekly). The sculptor also won honor in San Mateo, a suburb that caters to split-level executives (Harper's).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to provide food or supplies for (a party, wedding, or other social function).
╔┤ ╢Ex. to cater an affair.┤
┴┤ (SYN) purvey.
╩│cater─╕ (1), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│cater─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete or Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤four.
├│ 2. ┤the four at cards or dice.
╩│cater─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cateran, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (History.) a member of a band of marauders or fighters in the Scottish Highlands.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Those that are concerned in another's Love and Honour, are ... always caterwauling (Samuel Butler).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the characteristic cry of a rutting cat.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any sound, such as music or singing, likened to this; screech.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The lovely caterwaul, Tart solo, sour duet, and general squall,--These are our hymn (Oliver Wendell Holmes).┤
╩│caterwaul, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│caterwauling, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= caterwaul.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a whining or complaining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There'll probably be a lot of caterwauling about the guaranteed annual wage (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤resembling the characteristic cry of a cat at rutting time.
╩│caterwauling, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cat eye,╕
┬┌┤ a highly sensitive television system for viewing objects in the dark, used especially in navigation and photographing stars and planets.
╩│cat eye,╕
╜│cat-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to see in the dark.
├│ 2. ┤having eyes like a cat, especially having an almond shape.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lovely, cat-eyed Yvonne (Time).┤
╩│cat-eyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catface, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a partly healed scar left especially by fire on the stem of a tree, or on lumber from it.
╩│catface, ╛╕noun.
╜│catfacing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an injury to peaches caused by the punctures of various insects.
╩│catfacing, ╛╕noun.
╜│catfall, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) the rope or tackle by which an anchor is hoisted to the cathead.
╩│catfall, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat family,╕
┬┌┤ a family of carnivorous mammals including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, jaguar, and the lynxes.
╩│cat family,╕
╜│catfight, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a quarrel, especially between women, marked by intense acrimony and spite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clash between the two queens [was] a catfight on the imperial level (Punch).┤
╩│catfight, ╛╕noun.
╜│catfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several fishes without scales, having long, slender feelers around the mouth that look somewhat like a cat's whiskers. Catfish have sharp spines on the breast.
╩│catfish, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fishes╕ or (collectively) │-fish.╕
╜│cat-foot, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to move in a cat-footed manner; go furtively like a cat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each night, he stole out of the ward with his knowing and insolent smile and cat-footed into the Rec Hall (Leo Rosten).┤
╩│cat-foot, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│cat-footed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having feet like those of a cat; digitigrade, with sharp, retractile claws.
├│ 2. ┤soft-footed; noiseless; quiet; stealthy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "We will meet by and by," the old, cat-footed hunter murmured under his breath as he urged me along the leafy path (Atlantic).┤
╩│cat-footed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catgut, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tough string made from the dried and twisted intestines of sheep or other animals, used to string violins and tennis rackets, and by surgeons for stitching wounds.
├│ 2. ┤in humorous or contemptuous use:
├│ a. ┤a violin.
├│ b. ┤stringed instruments.
╩│catgut, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cath.,╕
┬┌┤ Catholic.
╩│Cath.,╕
╜│cat-hammed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having hams or thighs like those of a cat, as certain cattle and horses.
╩│cat-hammed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Catharine wheel, ╟= Catherine wheel.
╩│Catharine wheel, ╟= Catherine wheel.
╜│Catharism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine of the Catharists.
╩│Catharism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Catharist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of any one of various sects aiming at or professing a superior purity.
├│ 2. ┤╡= puritan.┤
╩│Catharist, ╛╕noun.
╜│Catharistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Catharists.
╩│Catharistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catharping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) one of the short ropes or iron cramps used to bind in the shrouds at the masthead, so that the yards may be braced up sharply.
╩│catharping, ╛╕noun.
╜│catharsis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a purging.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an emotional purification or relief, especially by vicarious experience such as that provided by drama.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the catharsis of autobiography (Newsweek).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a strong laxative. Epsom salts and castor oil are cathartics.
┴┤ (SYN) purgative.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤strongly laxative.
┴┤ (SYN) purgative.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) emotionally purifying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tart, cathartic virtue (Emerson).┤
╩│cathartic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cathartical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cathartic.
╩│cathartical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cathartic.
╜│cat haw,╕
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) the fruit of the hawthorn.
╩│cat haw,╕
╜│Cathay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) China.
╩│Cathay, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a beam on the side of a ship near the bow. The anchor is hoisted and fastened to it.
╩│cathead, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathectic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.) of cathexis; having to do with or resembling cathexis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cathectic subjects are normally inspirations as well as blind spots (Alex Comfort).┤
╩│cathectic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cathedra, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-drae.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a bishop's throne in a cathedral.
├│ b. ┤the episcopal rank, office, or diocese.
├│ 2. ┤a seat of authority.
╩│cathedra, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-drae.╕
╜│cathedral, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the official church of a bishop. The bishop of a district or diocese has a throne in the cathedral.
├│ 2. ┤a large or important church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the vast cathedral [Westminster Abbey] leave him (Tennyson).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having a bishop's throne.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cathedral churches.┤
├│ 2a. ┤of or proceeding from a pope's or bishop's throne; ex cathedra.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cathedral utterances of Leo XIII.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) of or characteristic of one in office or authority; authoritative; official; pontifical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The style is too uniformly didactic, cathedral and declamatory (George Bernard Shaw).┤
├│ 3a. ┤of or like a cathedral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cathedral city.┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) appropriate to or suggestive of cathedrals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Here aged trees cathedral walks compose (Alexander Pope).┤
╩│cathedral, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cathedral ceiling,╕
┬┌┤ a ceiling with exposed beams through which the sides of a sloping roof are visible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. By day, natural light floods the room from a huge skylight in the peak of the cathedral ceiling (Good Housekeeping).┤
╩│cathedral ceiling,╕
╜│cathedraled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a cathedral.
├│ 2. ┤like a cathedral.
╩│cathedraled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cathedralesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a cathedral.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cathedralesque churches.┤
╩│cathedralesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cathedral glass,╕
┬┌┤ an ornamental glass textured on one side so that it diffuses the light passing through it.
╩│cathedral glass,╕
╜│cathedratic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the bishop's cathedra or the episcopal see.
├│ 2. ┤pronounced ex cathedra; authoritative.
╩│cathedratic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cathepsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of proteolytic enzymes that cause autolysis in animal cells and tissues.
╩│cathepsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Catherine wheel,
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a wheel with spikes projecting from its rim.
├│ b. ┤(Heraldry.) the figure of such a wheel.
├│ 2. ┤a firework which revolves like a wheel while burning; pinwheel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She] arrived at dinner fizzing like a Catherine wheel (New Yorker). He throws off ideas like a Catherine wheel (Newsweek).┤
├│ 3. ┤a circular window with radiating divisions; rose window.
├│ 4. ┤(in embroidery) a wheellike combination of stitches radiating from a central point, serving to fill a round space or hole.
├│ 5. ┤╡= cartwheel,┤ a kind of handspring.┤ Also, ╡Catharine wheel.┤
╩│Catherine wheel,
╜│catheter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a slender rigid or flexible tube to be inserted into a passage or cavity of the body. A catheter may be used to remove urine from the bladder.
╩│catheter, ╛╕noun.
╜│catheterism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the operation of using a catheter; catheterization.
┬┌┤ an instrument for measuring vertical distances, especially small differences of level.
╩│cathetometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathetometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or obtained by means of a cathetometer.
╩│cathetometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cathexis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychoanalysis.)
├│ 1. ┤the libido fixed upon a particular object.
├│ 2. ┤the affective value of an object.
╩│cathexis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathode, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a negatively charged electrode. In an electrolytic cell or electron tube, electrons flow from the cathode to the anode. The filament in most vacuum tubes is a cathode.
├│ 2. ┤the positive terminal of a battery or cell that sends out current. The carbon electrode in a dry cell is the cathode. Also, ╡kathode.┤
╩│cathode, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathode rays,╕
┬┌┤ the invisible streams of electrons from the cathode in a vacuum tube. When cathode rays strike a solid substance, they produce X rays.
╩│cathode rays,╕
╜│cathode-ray tube,
┬┌┤ a vacuum tube in which high-speed electrons are produced and passed through electromagnetic fields in the form of a beam. Cathode-ray tubes are used in reproducing images in television receivers, radar sets, and computer terminals.
╩│cathode-ray tube,
╜│cathodic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or resembling a cathode.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spectacular results are being achieved with cathodic protection--that is, controlling the flow of electric currents that produce corrosion (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cathodic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cathodograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a photograph taken with cathode rays.
╩│cathodograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathodography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ photography by cathode rays.
╩│cathodography, ╛╕noun.
╜│cathodoluminescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a phosphorescent or fluorescent glow excited by the action of cathode rays.
╩│cathodoluminescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│catholic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤of interest or use to all people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Music makes a catholic appeal to all ages, races, and classes of men.┤
┴┤ (SYN) general.
├│ b. ┤having sympathies with all; broadminded; liberal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I bless my stars for a taste so catholic (Charles Lamb).┤
├│ c. ┤of the whole Christian Church; ecumenical.
┴┤ (SYN) tolerant.
├│ 2. ┤including all; universal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Science is catholic; it knows no frontiers.┤
┬┌┤ any one of the heads of certain self-governing churches in the Eastern Church, such as the Armenian and Syrian churches.
╩│catholicos, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-coses,╕ │-coi.╕
╜│Cathomycin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) novobiocin, an antibiotic.
╩│Cathomycin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat hop,╕
┬┌┤ two cards of the same denomination left in the dealing box for the last turn in faro.
╩│cat hop,╕
╜│cathoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for exhibiting the optical effects of X rays.
╩│cathoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│cation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a positively charged ion. During electrolysis, cations move toward the negative pole (contrasted with ╖anion┤).
├│ 2. ┤an atom or group of atoms having a positive charge. Also, ╡kation.┤
╩│cation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cationic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a cation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nearly all of the long-lived fission nuclides are cationic and virtually all soils have an appreciable cation exchange capacity (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│cationic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catkin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the soft, downy or scaly, pointed cluster of flowers, having no petals, which grows on the willow, birch, alder, and poplar; ament; cattail. Catkins grow from the apex, have unisexual flowers, and usually drop off after flowering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pussy willow develops furry catkins and its twigs are often used as decorations (E. L. Little).┤
╩│catkin, ╛╕noun.
╜│catladder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a scaling ladder used especially for climbing on the sloping roofs of houses.
╩│catladder, ╛╕noun.
╜│catlike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a cat; stealthy; cattish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. catlike in movement. With lazy, catlike attitudes (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤like that of a cat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. catlike eyes.┤
╩│catlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a little cat; kitten.
├│ 2. ┤catgut for a violin, lute, or the like.
├│ 3. ┤(Rare.) a long, narrow knife used in surgery.
┬┌┤ a plant with strongly scented leaves that cats like. Catnip has spikes of small, blue or pinkish flowers and belongs to the mint family.
╩│catnip, ╛╕noun.
╜│catoctin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Geology.) a protruding mass of rock which rises above the general level because of its greater resistance to erosion.
╩│catoctin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat-o'-mountain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catamountain.
╩│cat-o'-mountain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= catamountain.
╜│Catonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or resembling the Roman statesman Cato the Elder (234 B.C.-149 B.C.) or his great-grandson, the Roman patriot and Stoic philosopher, Cato the Younger (95 B.C.-46 B.C.), both remarkable for the severity of their manners.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Catonian austerity or obstinacy┤
╩│Catonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Catonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Catonian.
╩│Catonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Catonian.
╜│cat-o'-nine-tails, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tails.╕
┬┌┤ a whip consisting of nine pieces of knotted cord fastened to a handle. It was formerly used as a means of punishment in the navy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The captain] and his officers held the ship on the sea by the grace of God and the cat-o'-nine-tails (Scientific American).┤
╩│cat-o'-nine-tails, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tails.╕
╜│catoptric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the reflection of light or catoptrics.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= catoptrics.┤
┼╕adv. ╡catoptrically.┤
╩│catoptric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│catoptrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catoptric.
╩│catoptrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= catoptric.
╜│catoptrics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of optics dealing with the properties of reflected light, especially light reflected from mirrors or polished surfaces.
╩│catoptrics, ╛╕noun.
╜│catoptromancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ divination among the ancients by means of a mirror.
╩│catoptromancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│catoptromantic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of catoptromancy.
╩│catoptromantic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│catostomid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a family of freshwater cyprinoid fishes comprising the true suckers.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with the catostomids; belonging to this family.
╩│catostomid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│catostomoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤resembling a catostomid.
├│ 2. ┤belonging to the family of the suckers.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= catostomid.┤
╩│catostomoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cat rig,╕
┬┌┤ the typical rig of a catboat, consisting of a single mast set well forward, with a large sail extended by a boom and a gaff. There is no jib.
╩│cat rig,╕
╜│cat-rigged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ rigged like a catboat.
╩│cat-rigged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cats and dogs,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤worthless shares of stock.
├│ 2. ┤worthless or unsalable merchandise.
└╕expr. ╡rain cats and dogs.┤ ┤See under ╡cat┤ (1).┤
╩│cats and dogs,╕
╜│CAT scan,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an X-ray picture made by computerized axial tomography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. CAT scans depict cross sections or slices of any region of the body as seen looking down through the patient, head to foot (Irwin J. Polk).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= CAT scanner.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= CAT scanning.┤
╩│CAT scan,╕
╜│CAT scanner,╕
┬┌┤ a machine that takes X-ray pictures by computerized axial tomography.
╩│CAT scanner,╕
╜│CAT scanning,╕
┬┌┤ the act or process of taking X-ray pictures by computerized axial tomography.
╩│CAT scanning,╕
╜│cat's-claw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several prickly shrubs of the southwestern United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat's-claw ... is common in the canyons and on hillsides (Southern Sierran).┤
╩│cat's-claw, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat's cradle,╕
┬┌┤ a child's game played with a string looped over the fingers of both hands.
╩│cat's cradle,╕
╜│cat-scratch disease┐╕ or │fever,
┬┌┤ a disease of humans following a cat scratch, of unknown cause, possibly viral, which affects the lymphatic system.
╩│cat-scratch disease┐╕ or │fever,
╜│cat's-eye, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a semiprecious gem, especially a variety of chrysoberyl, which shows a central streak of reflected light, suggesting the pupil of a cat's eye.
├│ 2. ┤a small reflector set in the curb of a road, or in a post, fence, etc., near a road to guide motorists at night.
├│ 3. ┤a marble used in the game of marbles, whose markings suggest the eye of a cat.
╩│cat's-eye, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat's-foot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any of a large genus of composite plants with very small, white, tubular flowers.
├│ 2. ┤╡= ground ivy.┤
├│ 3. ┤mountain cudweed.
╩│cat's-foot, ╛╕noun.
╜│catskin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ skin or furry pelt of the cat.
╩│catskin, ╛╕noun.
╜│catskinner, ╛╕noun, ┐or │cat skinner,╕
┬┌┤ (Slang.) an operator of a tractor.
╩│catskinner, ╛╕noun, ┐or │cat skinner,╕
╜│cat's-meat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ horsemeat prepared as cat food.
╩│cat's-meat, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat's-paw┐╕ or │catspaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person used by another to do something unpleasant or dangerous (in allusion to the fable of a fox that used the paw of a cat to rake chestnuts out of the fire).
╔┤ ╢Ex. If I could ferret out the cat's-paw, he might lead me to her (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a light breeze that ruffles a small stretch of water.
├│ 3. ┤(Nautical.) a hitch or twist in the bight of a rope, forming two eyes through which a toggle may be passed.
╩│cat's-paw┐╕ or │catspaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat's-tail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several plants with parts suggesting the tail of a cat, such as the cattail or certain species of horsetail.
├│ 2. ┤╡= timothy.┤
╩│cat's-tail, ╛╕noun.
╜│catstick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the stick or bat in certain games, such as tipcat.
╩│catstick, ╛╕noun.
╜│catsup, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ketchup.
╩│catsup, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ketchup.
╜│cat's whisker,╕ ╟│= cat whisker.
╩│cat's whisker,╕ ╟│= cat whisker.
╜│cattail, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a tall marsh plant with flowers in long, round, furry, brown spikes; club grass; flag.
├│ b. ┤any one of various other related plants.
├│ 2. ┤╡= catkin or ament.┤
╩│cattail, ╛╕noun.
╜│cattalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes╕ or │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a hybrid of the bison and the domestic cow. Also, ╡catalo.┤
╩│cattalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-loes╕ or │-los.╕
╜│cattery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌┤ a place for the keeping and breeding of cats.
╩│cattery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│cattimandoo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of gum obtained in the East Indies from certain species of the spurges. It is used as a cement.
╩│cattimandoo, ╛╕noun.
╜│cattish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= catlike.┤
┴┤ (SYN) feline.
├│ 2. ┤╡= catty.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cattishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡cattishness.┤
╩│cattish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cattle, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤animals of the ox family raised for meat, milk, or hides; cows, bulls, steers, heifers, and calves; oxen.
├│ b. ┤(formerly) any farm animals; livestock.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any low, despised people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Boys and women are ... cattle of this color (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) vermin; insects.
╩│cattle, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cattle cake,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) processed food for cattle, in the form of cakes or blocks.
╩│cattle cake,╕
╜│cattle egret,╕
┬┌┤ a small, white heron with yellow bill and back, native to the Old World but now found in parts of South America and the southeastern United States.
╩│cattle egret,╕
╜│cattle feeder,╕
┬┌┤ a device for supplying feed in regulated quantities to racks or mangers.
╩│cattle feeder,╕
╜│cattle-grid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a cattle guard.
╩│cattle-grid, ╛╕noun.
╜│cattle grub,╕
┬┌┤ a larva of the warble fly.
╩│cattle grub,╕
╜│cattle guard,╕
┬┌┤ parallel iron bars over a hole near a railroad crossing or pasture entrance to prevent cattle from wandering but letting vehicles pass.
╩│cattle guard,╕
╜│cattlelifter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) cattle rustler.
╩│cattlelifter, ╛╕noun.
╜│cattleman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who raises cattle.
├│ 2. ┤a cattle owner.
╩│cattleman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│cattle pen,╕
┬┌┤ an enclosure for cattle.
╩│cattle pen,╕
╜│cattle plague,╕ ╟│= rinderpest.
╩│cattle plague,╕ ╟│= rinderpest.
╜│cattle run,╕
┬┌┤ a wide extent of grazing land.
╩│cattle run,╕
╜│cattle show,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an exhibition of beef and dairy cattle by breeds for prizes, with a view to the promotion of their improvement and increase. In the United States it is usually combined with an agricultural fair.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Informal.) a public gathering of Presidential candidates running in a primary election campaign.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In a cattle show, national candidates are herded into a ballroom, which then becomes a kind of stockyard-showcase (William Safire).┤
╩│cattle show,╕
╜│cattle stall,╕
┬┌┤ an arrangement other than a halter or tie for securing cattle to a rack or manger.
╩│cattle stall,╕
╜│cattle tick,╕
┬┌┤ a brown tick, especially of the southern United States and South America, that carries the protozoan which causes Texas fever; Texas fever tick.
╩│cattle tick,╕
╜│cattle warble,╕ ╟│= heel fly.
╩│cattle warble,╕ ╟│= heel fly.
╜│cattleya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a highly ornamental epiphytic orchid, native of tropical America from Mexico to Brazil.
╩│cattleya, ╛╕noun.
╜│catty─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤mean and spiteful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made enemies of many of her neighbors with her catty comments.┤
├│ 2. ┤catlike; cattish.
├│ 3. ┤of or connected with cats; interested in cats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The question of open judging at cat shows has frequently been discussed in catty circles (F. Simpson).┤
┼╕adv. ╡-cattily.┤
┼╕noun ╡cattiness.┤
╩│catty─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
╜│catty─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ an Asian unit of weight varying slightly in different countries, generally equal to about 1 1/3 pounds avoirdupois.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or characteristic of the Roman lyrical poet Catullus, celebrated for his love poems and the elegance of his style.
╩│Catullian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│CATV╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤cable TV.
├│ 2. ┤community antenna television (a system of television reception using community antenna).
╩│CATV╕ (no periods),
╜│catwalk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a narrow place to walk, on a bridge, near the ceiling of a stage, in or around heavy machinery, or in an airship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Connected to the boiler room by two catwalks, is the engine room (New Yorker).┤
╩│catwalk, ╛╕noun.
╜│cat whisker,╕
┬┌┤ (Radio.) a very fine, adjustable wire used to make electrical contact with the crystal in a crystal detector. Also, ╡cat's whisker.┤
╩│cat whisker,╕
╜│Caucasian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of the so-called white race, including the chief peoples of Europe, southwestern Asia, northern Africa, the Western Hemisphere, Australia, and New Zealand; Caucasoid.
├│ 2. ┤a person born or living in the Caucasus.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with the so-called white race.
├│ 2a. ┤of or having to do with the Caucasus or its inhabitants.
├│ b. ┤denoting or having to do with any one of the languages of the Caucasus region, such as Georgian.
╩│Caucasian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Caucasic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ Caucasian.┤
╩│Caucasic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Caucasoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Caucasian ┤(def. 1).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a member of one of the Caucasian races; Caucasian.
╩│Caucasoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│caucus, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤(U.S.) a meeting of members or leaders of a political party to make plans, choose candidates, or decide how to vote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Craig forces countered with an earlier call for a caucus, and elected their own man (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤a similar group in a local council or political party in England.
├│ 3. ┤any similar meeting for the private discussion of policy.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to hold a caucus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Public Works Committee caucused privately (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│caucus, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│caudad, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) toward the tail or posterior end.
╩│caudad, ╛╕adverb.
╜│caudal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or near the tail; at the posterior end of an animal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. caudal gills of the damsel-fly.┤
├│ 2. ┤like a tail.
┼╕adv. ╡caudally.┤
╩│caudal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caudal anesthesia,╕
┬┌┤ anesthesia produced by means of an injection in the lower part or caudal end of the spine.
╩│caudal anesthesia,╕
╜│caudal fin,╕
┬┌┤ a fin located at the hind end of fishes.
╩│caudal fin,╕
╜│caudate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a tail.
╩│caudate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caudated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caudate.
╩│caudated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caudate.
╜│caudation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ caudate condition.
╩│caudation, ╛╕noun.
╜│caudex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dices,╕ │-dexes.╕
┬┌┤ (Botany.)
├│ 1. ┤the woody base of a perennial plant, which sends up new herbaceous stems each year in place of the old.
├│ 2a. ┤the stem or main axis of a tree.
├│ b. ┤the stem of a palm or a tree fern.
╩│caudex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dices,╕ │-dexes.╕
╜│caudicle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) the slender, stalklike appendage of the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants.
╩│caudicle, ╛╕noun.
╜│caudillismo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rule of a caudillo.
╩│caudillismo, ╛╕noun.
╜│caudillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a military leader or dictator in a Spanish-speaking country.
╩│caudillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│caudle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a warm drink for sick people, such as wine or ale thickened with gruel or soaked bread, sweetened, and spiced.
╩│caudle, ╛╕noun.
╜│caught, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ past tense and past participle of ╡catch.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He caught the ball. The mouse was caught in the trap.┤
└╕expr. ╡be caught short,┤ ┤to be without something when needed; be unprepared.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dealers will be forced to stock up in the next three months or risk being caught short in the Christmas buying period (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│caught, ╛╕verb.
╜│caul, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a portion of the membrane enclosing a child in the womb that is sometimes found clinging to the head at birth. It was supposed to bring good luck and to safeguard against drowning.
├│ 2. ┤(Rare.) the great omentum.
╩│caul, ╛╕noun.
╜│cauld, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) cold.
╩│cauld, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cauldron, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caldron.
╩│cauldron, ╛╕noun. ╟│= caldron.
╜│caulescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having an obvious stem rising above the ground.
╩│caulescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caulicle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a small or rudimentary stem (applied to the initial stem in the embryo, to distinguish it from the cotyledons).
╩│caulicle, ╛╕noun.
╜│cauliflower, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant having a solid white head with a few leaves around it. It is an annual plant, a species of cole, which belongs, with the cabbage, to the mustard family.
├│ 2. ┤its head, which is eaten as a vegetable.
╩│cauliflower, ╛╕noun.
╜│cauliflower ear,╕
┬┌┤ an ear that has been misshapen by injuries received in boxing, or the like.
╩│cauliflower ear,╕
╜│cauliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of a stem; stemlike.
╩│cauliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cauline, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or belonging to a stem.
├│ 2. ┤of or growing from the upper part of a stem, as opposed to the basal part.
╩│cauline, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caulis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-les.╕
┬┌┤ the stalk or stem of a plant, especially an herbaceous plant.
╩│caulis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-les.╕
╜│caulk, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to fill up (a seam, crack, or joint) so that it will not leak; make watertight. Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar. Plumbers caulk joints in pipe with lead, string, or a caulking compound. Also, ╡calk.┤
┼╕noun ╡caulker.┤
╩│caulk, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│caulkage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) oakum, cotton fiber, or other material used in caulking the seams of a vessel's planking.
╩│caulkage, ╛╕noun.
╜│caulking iron,
┬┌┤ a broad-bladed, dull-edged chisel used in driving waterproofing material into seams, cracks, or joints, such as the seams of a wooden vessel.
╩│caulking iron,
╜│caulocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing fruit repeatedly upon the same stem.
╩│caulocarpous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caulome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the axis or stem of a plant.
├│ 2. ┤a structure morphologically corresponding to it.
╩│caulome, ╛╕noun.
╜│caus.,╕
┬┌┤ causative.
╩│caus.,╕
╜│causa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Latin.) cause.
╩│causa, ╛╕noun.
╜│causability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the capability of being caused.
╩│causability, ╛╕noun.
╜│causa causans,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) original cause; primary cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The apron per se is the causa causans of her ladyship's displeasure (Punch).┤
╩│causa causans,
╜│causal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of a cause; acting as a cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. one supreme causal God (Phillips Brooks).┤
├│ 2. ┤having to do with cause and effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hume ... owes his fame to one keen observation ...; that the term cause and effect was loosely ... applied to what we know only as consecutive, not at all as causal (Emerson).┤
├│ 3. ┤showing a cause or reason. "Because" is a causal conjunction.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or form that shows cause or reason.
╩│causal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│causalgia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an intense, burning pain, usually neuralgic.
╩│causalgia, ╛╕noun.
╜│causality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the relation of cause and effect; the principle that nothing can happen or exist without a cause.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A belief in causality ... characterizes all valuable minds (Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤causal quality or agency.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nature has no independent activity, no causality of its own (Leo H. Grindon).┤
╩│causality, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│causally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a causal manner; by way of cause and effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The world of experience must be for intelligence a system of things causally connected (Robert Adamson).┤
╩│causally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│causa sine qua non,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤an indispensable cause.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) cause without which not.
╩│causa sine qua non,
╜│causation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a causing or being caused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It sometimes happens that we are punished for our faults by incidents, in the causation of which these faults had no share (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
├│ 2. ┤whatever produces an effect; a cause or causes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A serious work, to say nothing of a tragic one, cannot hope to achieve truly high excellence short of an investigation into the whole gamut of causation of which society is a manifest and crucial part (Arthur Miller).┤
├│ 3. ┤the relation of cause and effect; the principle that nothing can happen or exist without a cause; causality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. historical causation is so endlessly complex (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
╩│causation, ╛╕noun.
╜│causationism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the theory or principle or causation.
┼╕noun ╡causationist.┤
╩│causationism, ╛╕noun.
╜│causative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤being a cause; productive (of an effect).
╔┤ ╢Ex. That which is essentially causative of all being must be causative of its own (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
┴┤ (SYN) generative.
├│ 2. ┤expressing causation. (Example:) In ╖enrich, en-┤ is a causative prefix.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a word or form expressing causation.
┼╕adv. ╡causatively.┤
┼╕noun ╡causativeness.┤
╩│causative, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│causativity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact of being causative; causative quality.
╩│causativity, ╛╕noun.
╜│cause, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caused,╕ │causing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person, thing, or event that makes something happen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flood was the cause of much damage.┤
├│ 2. ┤a reason or occasion for action; ground; motive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hero's return was a cause for celebration.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incentive, inducement.
├│ 3. ┤good reason; reason enough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You have no cause to complain. He was angry without cause.┤
├│ 4. ┤a subject or movement in which many people are interested and to which they give their support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. World peace is the cause she likes to work for.┤
├│ 5. ┤a matter for a law court to decide; lawsuit.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) anything that requires a decision; a matter in dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cause was decided by vote.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to make happen; make do; bring about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fire caused much damage. A loud noise caused me to jump.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prompt, induce, effect.
└╕expr. ╡make common cause with,┤ ┤to join efforts with; side with; help and support.
╔┤ ╢Ex. before they made common cause with either French or English (H. H. Wilson).┤
└╕expr. ╡show cause,┤ ┤to present a reason or reasons why an order, judgment, or conviction should not be executed or confirmed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [The judge] directed the strikers to show cause why they should not be enjoined from "illegal picketing" of the plant (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕adj. ╡causable.┤
┼╕noun ╡causer.┤
╩│cause, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│caused,╕ │causing.╕
╜│cause celebre, ╞╕pl. │causes celebres,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a famous or notorious case, especially in law.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trial of the astronomer Galileo for heresy in 1633 has long been a "cause celebre" (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a situation or episode attracting intense and widespread interest.
├│ 3. ┤(literally) a celebrated cause.
╩│cause celebre, ╞╕pl. │causes celebres,
╜│causeless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without any known cause; happening by chance.
├│ 2. ┤without good reason; not having reason enough.
╔┤ ╢Ex. causeless fear of the dark.┤
┼╕adv. ╡causelessly.┤
╩│causeless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│causerie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an informal talk or discussion; chat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His attractive and most vivacious wife, whose conversational impulses have a wonderful way of advancing, instead of interrupting, a causerie (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a short, informal written article, as in a periodical.
╩│causerie, ╛╕noun.
╜│causeuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a small sofa for two persons.
╩│causeuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│causeway, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a raised road or path, usually built across wet ground or shallow water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A narrow causeway ran across the bog. The three-lane causeway linking New Orleans with the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain opens to traffic this week (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a main road; highway.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The car followed the causeway over the hills.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide with a causeway.
├│ 2. ┤to pave with cobbles or pebbles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. streets flagged instead of being causewayed (Scott).┤
╩│causeway, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│causey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-seys,╕ ╛verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= causeway.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to pave with small stones.
╩│causey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-seys,╕ ╛verb.
╜│causidical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with the pleader or the pleading of legal causes.
╩│causidical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caustic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that burns or destroys flesh; corrosive. Lye is caustic soda or caustic potash.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) very critical or sarcastic; stinging; biting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The speaker gave a caustic answer to the man who interrupted with a silly question. The coach's caustic remarks made the football players angry.┤
┴┤ (SYN) satirical, mordant, scathing.
├│ 3. ┤in optics:
├│ a. ┤of or denoting a curved surface to which are tangent all the rays of light proceeding from a fixed point and reflected or refracted by a curved surface. A caustic surface by reflection is called a ╖catacaustic┤ surface; that by refraction a ╖diacaustic┤ surface.
├│ b. ┤of or denoting the curve formed by a plane section of such a surface.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a substance that burns or destroys flesh; corrosive substance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My warts were burned away by the caustic put on them.┤
├│ 2. ┤(in optics) a caustic curve or surface.
┼╕adv. ╡caustically.┤
╩│caustic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│caustical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caustic.
╩│caustical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= caustic.
╜│causticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤caustic quality.
├│ 2. ┤a burning, pungent taste.
├│ 3. ┤the property of destroying or corroding organic tissue.
╩│causticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│caustic potash,╕ ╟│= potassium hydroxide.
╩│caustic potash,╕ ╟│= potassium hydroxide.
╜│caustic soda,╕
┬┌┤ a brittle, solid, white substance used in medicine, manufacturing, and for cleaning out drains; sodium hydroxide.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Caustic soda is an important raw material in the refinement of bauxite, the ore from which aluminum is extracted (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│caustic soda,╕
╜│cautel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤caution or wariness.
├│ 2. ┤a precaution.
├│ 3. ┤a warning or direction.
├│ 4. ┤subtlety; craftiness; wiliness.
╩│cautel, ╛╕noun.
╜│cautelous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤cautious or wary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have been cautelous in quoting mine authorities (Scott).┤
├│ 2. ┤crafty.
╩│cautelous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cauter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a surgical instrument for burning or cauterizing.
╩│cauter, ╛╕noun.
╜│cauterant, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a caustic or cauterizing substance.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with cautery; that cauterizes; caustic.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument or substance used in cauterizing.
├│ 2. ┤a cauterizing.
╩│cautery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│caution, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤great care; regard for safety; unwillingness to take chances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Use caution in crossing streets.┤
┴┤ (SYN) prudence, wariness.
├│ 2a. ┤a warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A sign with "Danger" on it is a caution.┤
┴┤ (SYN) admonition, advice, counsel.
├│ b. ┤(Military.) one or more explanatory words spoken before the word of command in giving an order.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the order "shoulder arms," "shoulder" is the caution and "arms" the word for command.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a very unusual person or thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The way she vamps him is a caution (Atlantic).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a precaution.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to urge to be careful; warn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The policeman cautioned us against playing in that busy street.┤
╩│caution, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cautionary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ urging to be careful; warning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This experience had a cautionary effect.┤
╩│cautionary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cautionary town,╕
┬┌┤ a town whose control and revenues are granted by a government to a foreign power as security for the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation. Certain strongholds in the Netherlands, especially the cities of Flushing, Briel, and Rammekens, were thus pledged to the English crown in the time of Elizabeth I.
╩│cautionary town,╕
╜│cautioner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who cautions or advises.
├│ 2. ┤a person who gives security for another; surety.
╩│cautioner, ╛╕noun.
╜│caution money,╕
┬┌┤ money deposited by students against misconduct, breakage of laboratory equipment, or other property.
╩│caution money,╕
╜│cautionry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in Scottish law) the act of giving security for another; suretyship.
╩│cautionry, ╛╕noun.
╜│cautious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very careful; taking care to be safe; not taking chances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cautious driver never drives his car too fast.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cautiously.┤
┼╕noun ╡cautiousness.┤
╩│cautious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cav.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤cavalier.
├│ 2. ┤cavalry.
├│ 3. ┤cavity.
╩│cav.,╕
╜│Cav.,╕
┬┌┤ Cavalry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the 1st U.S. Cav.┤
╩│Cav.,╕
╜│cavalcade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a procession of persons riding on horses, in carriages, or in automobiles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The parade began with a cavalcade of city officials riding in big open cars.┤
├│ 2. ┤a series of scenes or events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cavalcade of sports.┤
╩│cavalcade, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavalier, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb,
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a horseman, mounted soldier, or knight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cavaliers with sabers drawn charged their horses into the attacking army.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a courteous gentleman; gallant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I saw the bud-crowned Spring go forth ... to greet staid ancient cavaliers (Emerson).┤
├│ b. ┤a courteous escort for a lady.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤careless in manner; free and easy; offhand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He did not take me seriously and gave a gay, cavalier reply. Very cavalier, indeed, to go out to walk, without waiting to see us (Maria Edgeworth).┤
├│ 2. ┤proud and scornful; haughty; arrogant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. People were often irritated by his cavalier attitude toward them. This cavalier tone from an unknown person ... did not please me (Thomas Carlyle).┤
┴┤ (SYN) supercilious, disdainful.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to play the cavalier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I must fly from the University forsooth to run a cavaliering (Thomas Shadwell).┤
├│ 2. ┤to be haughty or domineering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cavaliering it here over half a dozen persons of distinction (Samuel Richardson).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to act as escort or cavalier to (a lady).
╔┤ ╢Ex. from his cavaliering the ladies Percy and Mortimer (C. Cowden Clarke).┤
┼╕noun ╡cavalierness.┤
╩│cavalier, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb,
╜│Cavalier, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ in English history:
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who supported Charles I in his struggle with Parliament from 1640 to 1649; Royalist.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Cavaliers; Royalist.
╩│Cavalier, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cavalierism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the practices or principles of cavaliers, especially of the adherents of Charles I of England.
├│ 2. ┤an expression characteristic of the Cavalier party.
╩│cavalierism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavalierly, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ ┤in a cavalier manner; disdainfully.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In some Hollywood quarters the report from Britain was dismissed cavalierly (New York Times).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characteristic of a cavalier; knightly; haughty.
╩│cavalierly, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│Cavalier poets,╕
┬┌┤ a group of English poets writing during the reign of Charles I, including Herrick, Lovelace, Suckling, and Carew, famous especially for their lyric poetry.
╩│Cavalier poets,╕
╜│cavalla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la╕ or │-las.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of certain carangoid fishes, especially a large mackerellike food fish found off tropical America and north to Cape Cod; crevalle.
├│ 2. ┤a variety of Spanish mackerel.
╩│cavalla, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la╕ or │-las.╕
╜│cavally, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= cavalla.
╩│cavally, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= cavalla.
╜│cavalry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Military.)
├│ a. ┤soldiers who fight on horseback; a branch of an army consisting of such troops (now mostly obsolete).
╔┤ ╢Ex. At 19, he went to Mexico where he joined the Mexican Army cavalry for two years to perfect his horsemanship (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤soldiers who fight from armored vehicles; a branch of an army in which supplies and soldiers are conveyed by motor vehicles. Animals are employed only occasionally. (Abbr:) Cav.
├│ 2. ┤horsemen; horses.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) horsemanship
╩│cavalry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│cavalryman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a soldier in the cavalry.
╩│cavalryman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│cavate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ hollowed out, as a class of prehistoric dwellings.
╩│cavate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavatina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ne.╕
┬┌┤ a short, simple song; melody; air.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A simple melody in an opera is a cavatina.┤
╩│cavatina, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ne.╕
╜│cave─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│caved,╕ │caving.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hollow space underground, especially one with an opening in the side of a hill or mountain; cavern or den.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He found four caves in the side of Lime Hill. A cave has three zones: the open area just inside the entrance, a twilight region and the perpetually dark interior (Scientific American).┤
├│ 2. ┤a hollow place of any kind; cavity.
├│ 3. ┤╡= cave-in.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. During the earthquake a "cave" had taken place in the drift (Bret Harte).┤
├│ 4. ┤(in English politics) a cave of Adullam.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to hollow out; make into a cave.
╔┤ ╢Ex. as if the ground were caved full of hollow galleries (Holme Lee).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to cave in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He dug his cellar for the new part too near the house ... and it has caved and let one end of the house down (Thoreau).┤
└╕expr. ╡cave in,┤
├│ a. ┤to fall in; sink.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The weight of the snow caused the roof of the cabin to cave in. Two brothers ... were at work ... dismantling an old pit shaft, when a portion of the sides caved in (Manchester Guardian).┤
├│ b. ┤to cause to fall in; smash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. had not the river floods caved in the bank (Fortescue Cuming).┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to give in; yield; submit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Portuguese government finally became weak-kneed and ordered De Carvalho to cave in to the Communist demands (Atlantic).┤
┼╕adj. ╡cavelike.┤
╩│cave─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│caved,╕ │caving.╕
╜│cave─╕ (2), ╛interjection, verb.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├╕interj. ┤ ┤beware! look out!
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to be on guard against; beware.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cave the dog!┤
╩│cave─╕ (2), ╛interjection, verb.
╜│cave─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a wine cellar.
├│ 2. ┤a small, intimate cabaret in such a cellar.
╩│cave─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│cavea, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-veae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in ancient Rome) a cage or den for wild beasts.
├│ 2. ┤the auditorium of a Roman theater or amphitheater.
╩│cavea, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-veae.╕
╜│caveat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a legal notice given to a law officer or some legal authority not to do something until the person giving notice can be heard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He entered a caveat against issuing a patent.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a warning; admonition; caution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although [she] cites these opinions with apparent agreement, this reviewer wants to enter a caveat (Scientific American).┤
╩│caveat, ╛╕noun.
╜│caveat emptor,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) let the buyer beware; you buy at your own risk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although subsidy publishing [by vanity presses] is advertised as a useful adjunct to trade publishing--as, indeed, it sometimes is--the dictum of caveat emptor is nowhere more applicable (Harper's).┤
╩│caveat emptor,
╜│caveator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who notifies by means of a caveat.
╩│caveator, ╛╕noun.
╜│cave bear,╕
┬┌┤ a large extinct bear of the Quaternary geological period, contemporary with man, whose fossil has been found in the caves of Europe.
╩│cave bear,╕
╜│cave canem,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) beware the dog.
╩│cave canem,
╜│cave cricket,╕ ╟│= camel cricket.
╩│cave cricket,╕ ╟│= camel cricket.
╜│cave drawing,╕
┬┌┤ one of the specimens of paleolithic pictorial art which have been found in caves in various parts of the world.
╩│cave drawing,╕
╜│cave dweller,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who lived in a cave in prehistoric times; a cave man.
├│ 2. ┤a person who lives in a cave, especially a member of any of those groups in some countries of the Middle East where poverty is extreme.
╩│cave dweller,╕
╜│cavefish, ╛╕noun, pl. ╞│-fishes╕ or (collectively) ╞│-fish.╕
┬┌┤ a fish that lives in the underground streams of caves, and has rudimentary eyes, useless for vision; blindfish.
╩│cavefish, ╛╕noun, pl. ╞│-fishes╕ or (collectively) ╞│-fish.╕
╜│cave hyena,╕
┬┌┤ an extinct hyena whose fossil has been found in many caves of Great Britain along with the bones of other extinct animals.
╩│cave hyena,╕
╜│cave-in, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a caving in; collapse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a tunnel cave-in, the cave-in of a mine.┤
├│ 2. ┤a place where something has caved in.
╩│cave-in, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) a wooden cleat or the like to which sheets or other ropes are belayed.
╩│cavel, ╛╕noun.
╜│cave lion,╕
┬┌┤ an extinct lion whose fossil has been found in European caves containing the remains of extinct animals.
╩│cave lion,╕
╜│cave man,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man who lived in a cave in prehistoric times; cave dweller.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The first painter may have been a cave man who stained his fingers with the juices of the berries he was picking and then began to play at making pretty hen tracks on some convenient rocky slab (Abraham B. Cohen).┤
┴┤ (SYN) troglodyte.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a rough, crude man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was a gorilla in appearance, a cave man in behavior.┤
╩│cave man,╕
╜│cavendish, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a softened and sweetened smoking tobacco pressed into cakes, then flaked or shredded.
╩│cavendish, ╛╕noun.
╜│cave of Adullam,
┬┌┤ (in English politics) a secession, or group of people who secede, from a political party on a particular issue (from a speech by John Bright comparing the seceders of the English Liberal Party in 1886 to the followers of David who joined him in the cave of Adullam where David fled to escape King Saul. (In the Bible, I Samuel 22-1, 2).
╩│cave of Adullam,
╜│cave painting,╕ ╟│= cave drawing.
╩│cave painting,╕ ╟│= cave drawing.
╜│caver, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who explores or studies caves as an avocation; spelunker.
╩│caver, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavern, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a large cave.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to enclose in or as if in a cavern.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sickness sits cavern'd in his hollow eye (Byron).┤
├│ 2. ┤to hollow out; excavate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rock was caverned out to make a tunnel.┤
╩│cavern, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cavernicolous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ inhabiting caverns; dwelling in caves.
╩│cavernicolous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavernous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤like a cavern; large and hollow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cavernous cellar. This was a cavernous structure that had once been an aquarium (New Yorker).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) deep-set.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cavernous eyes.┤
├│ 2. ┤characteristic of caverns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cavernous darkness.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) hollow-sounding; resonant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cavernous voice.┤
├│ 4. ┤full of caverns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cavernous mountains.┤
├│ 5. ┤full of cavities or hollows; porous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Pumice stones are cavernous.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cavernously.┤
╩│cavernous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavernous respiration,╕
┬┌┤ a hollow respiratory sound sometimes heard over a defective cavity in a lung.
╩│cavernous respiration,╕
╜│cavernous sinus,╕
┬┌┤ a venous sinus of the cranial cavity, lying on the side of the body of the sphenoid bone.
╩│cavernous sinus,╕
╜│cavernulous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of little cavities or sockets, as those of the gums of the teeth.
╩│cavernulous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavesson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a noseband of iron, leather, or wood, fastened to a headstall or strap to make a horse manageable.
├│ 2. ┤a halter with such a noseband.
╩│cavesson, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavetto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vetti,╕ │-tos.╕
┬┌┤ a shallow, concave molding, in section usually a simple quarter circle, often used on or under a cornice.
╩│cavetto, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vetti,╕ │-tos.╕
╜│caviar┐╕ or │caviare, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salty relish made from the eggs of sturgeon or certain other large fish, eaten as an appetizer.
└╕expr. ╡caviar to the general,┤ ┤unpalatable to those who have not acquired a taste for it; not appreciated by common people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For the play I remember pleas'd not the million, 'twas caviare to the general: but it was an excellent play (Shakespeare).┤
╩│caviar┐╕ or │caviare, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavicorn, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having hollow horns.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cow, sheep, goat, etc., with hollow horns.
╩│cavicorn, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cavie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) a hencoop. Also, ╡cavy.┤
╩│cavie, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavil, ╛╕verb, ╞│-iled,╕ │-iling╕ or (especially British) │-illed,╕ │-illing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value Christianity ... cavil about sects and schisms (Daniel Webster).┤
┴┤ (SYN) criticize.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to find fault with without good reason; raise trivial objections about; carp at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are men whose intellectual pride cavils and perverts ... every truth of the revelation of God (H. E. Manning).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I must add one cavil: the pot is an eyesore (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤the raising of trivial objections; caviling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His measures were sure to be the subject of perpetual cavil (John L. Motley).┤
┴┤ (SYN) carping.
┼╕noun ╡caviler,┤ ╡caviller.┤
╩│cavil, ╛╕verb, ╞│-iled,╕ │-iling╕ or (especially British) │-illed,╕ │-illing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│caviling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ disposed to find fault; carping; captious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a caviling logician.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cavilingly.┤
╩│caviling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavilling, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) caviling.
┼╕adv. ╡cavillingly.┤
╩│cavilling, ╛╕adjective.
╜│caving, ╛╕noun. ╟│= spelunking.
╩│caving, ╛╕noun. ╟│= spelunking.
╜│cavitand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hollow molecule with one open end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cram can also combine a pair of his cavitands to form a closed hollow shell ... a "carcerand" (Science News).┤
╩│cavitand, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavitary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a cavity; hollow.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) of or having to do with cavitation.
╩│cavitary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavitation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Physics.) the formation of cavities in a fluid downstream from an object moving in it, as behind the moving blades of a propeller.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cavitation is produced by high speed propellers and causes heavy erosions in armour plates (Gabriele Rabel).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) the formation of cavities in any body structure, especially in tuberculous lungs.
├│ 3. ┤any one of the cavities thus formed.
╩│cavitation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cavitied, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having cavities.
├│ 2. ┤having an intestinal cavity.
╩│cavitied, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cavity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hollow place; hole. Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.
┴┤ (SYN) pocket, pit.
├│ 2. ┤an enclosed space inside the body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the abdominal cavity.┤
╩│cavity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│cavity resonator,╕
┬┌┤ any enclosure in which waves of a given frequency will resonate, especially a metal chamber for reinforcing microwaves.
╩│cavity resonator,╕
╜│caviuna wood,
┬┌┤ a rosewood obtained from a tall leguminous tree of Brazil.
╩│caviuna wood,
╜│cavo-rilievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
┬┌┤ sculptural relief largely sunk below the surface in which the highest portions are level with the general surface; hollow relief.
╩│cavo-rilievo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
╜│cavort, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) to prance about; jump around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The horses cavorted with excitement. The boy cavorted about the field, racing and tumbling.┤
╩│cavort, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│CAVU ╕(no periods),
┬┌┤ (Aeronautics.) Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited.
╩│CAVU ╕(no periods),
╜│cavum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-va.╕
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) the cavity of any organ, such as the heart.
╩│cavum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-va.╕
╜│cavy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
┬┌┤ any one of several South American rodents, related to the porcupine. Cavies are short-tailed or tailless and burrow in the ground. The guinea pig is the best known. It is commonly raised as a pet or laboratory animal.
╩│cavy─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
╜│cavy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) cavie.
╩│cavy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-vies.╕
╜│caw, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the harsh cry made by a crow or raven.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make this cry.
╩│caw, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cawquaw, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a porcupine of northern North America whose spines were often used for ornamentation by the Indians.
╩│cawquaw, ╛╕noun.
╜│Caxton, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
├│ 2. ┤a style of printing type in black letters like that used by Caxton.
╩│Caxton, ╛╕noun.
╜│cay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a low island; reef; key.
╩│cay, ╛╕noun.
╜│cayenne, ╛╕noun, ┐or │cayenne pepper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a very hot, biting powder made from the seeds or fruit of two kinds of pepper plant; red pepper. Cayenne is used as a seasoning in cooking and as a gastric stimulant in medicine.
├│ 2. ┤either one of the plants from which this powder is obtained.
╩│cayenne, ╛╕noun, ┐or │cayenne pepper,╕
╜│cayman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mans.╕
┬┌┤ any animal of several genera of tropical American reptiles of the alligator family, having the abdomen covered by pairs of overlapping, bony plates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. in search of ... giant anteaters, two-toed sloths, and fourteen-foot caymans (New Yorker).┤
┬┤ Also ╡caiman.┤
╩│cayman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mans.╕
╜│Caymanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Cayman Islands, a British colony in the Caribbean Sea, or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of the Cayman Islands.
╩│Caymanian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Cayuga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a tribe of Iroquois Indians formerly living in western New York State.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of this tribe.
╩│Cayuga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│Cayuga duck,╕
┬┌┤ a duck of a native American breed, noted for egg laying.
╩│Cayuga duck,╕
╜│Cayuse, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-use╕ or │-uses.
┬┌┤ a member of a tribe of Indians of northeastern Oregon.
╩│Cayuse, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-use╕ or │-uses.
╜│cayuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a pony bred by Indians.
├│ 2. ┤any pony or horse.
╩│cayuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│cazuela de ave,
┬┌┤ a thick Chilean soup consisting of chicken, potatoes, corn, rice, onions, and spicy peppers.
╩│cazuela de ave,
╜│Cb╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ columbium (chemical element).
╩│Cb╕ (no period),
╜│CB╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤chemical and biological.
╔┤ ╢Ex. CB weapons.┤
├│ 2. ┤citizens band (radio).
╩│CB╕ (no periods),
╜│C.B.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Bachelor of Surgery (Latin, ╖Chirurgiae Baccalaureus┤).
├│ 2. ┤citizens band (radio).
├│ 3. ┤(British.) Companion of the Bath.
╩│C.B.,╕
╜│C battery,╕
┬┌┤ an electric battery connected to the grid to regulate the flow of electrons in an electron tube.
╩│C battery,╕
╜│CBC╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
╩│CBC╕ (no periods),
╜│C.B.E.,╕
┬┌┤ Commander of (the Order of) the British Empire.
╩│C.B.E.,╕
╜│C.B.er┐╕ or │CBer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a person who uses a citizens band radio.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most C.B.ers start with channel 19, which is the truckers' and motorists' channel and thus is usually pretty active (Michael Harnwood).┤
╩│C.B.er┐╕ or │CBer, ╛╕noun.
╜│CBI╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.B.I.,╕
┬┌┤ Confederation of British Industry.
╩│CBI╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.B.I.,╕
╜│CBO╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Congressional Budget Office.
╩│CBO╕ (no periods),
╜│C-bomb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cobalt bomb.
╩│C-bomb, ╛╕noun.
╜│CBR╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ chemical, biological, radiological (warfare or weapons).
╩│CBR╕ (no periods),
╜│CBS╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Columbia Broadcasting System.
╩│CBS╕ (no periods),
╜│CBW╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ chemical and biological warfare.
╩│CBW╕ (no periods),
╜│cc╕ (no periods)┐ or │cc.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤carbon copy.
├│ 2. ┤chapters.
├│ 3. ┤cubic centimeter or centimeters.
╩│cc╕ (no periods)┐ or │cc.,╕
╜│c.c.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤carbon copy.
├│ 2. ┤cashier's check.
├│ 3. ┤cubic centimeter or centimeters.
╩│c.c.,╕
╜│Cc╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ cirro-cumulus.
╩│Cc╕ (no period),
╜│C.C.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤cashier's check.
├│ 2. ┤chief clerk.
├│ 3a. ┤city council.
├│ b. ┤city councilor.
├│ 4. ┤common councilman.
├│ 5. ┤consular clerk.
├│ 6. ┤county clerk.
╩│C.C.,╕
╜│C.C.A.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Chief Clerk of the Admiralty.
├│ 2. ┤Circuit Court of Appeals.
╩│C.C.A.,╕
╜│CCC╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤Civilian Conservation Corps.
├│ 2. ┤Commodity Credit Corporation.
╩│CCC╕ (no periods),
╜│C.C.C.P.,╕
┬┌┤ in the Russian alphabet, the initials of the Russian name of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
╩│C.C.C.P.,╕
╜│CCD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ charge-coupled device.
╩│CCD╕ (no periods),
╜│C.C.F.┐╕ or │CCF╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (a Canadian political party founded in 1933 and largely absorbed in 1961 into the New Democratic Party).
╩│C.C.F.┐╕ or │CCF╕ (no periods),
╜│C clef,╕
┬┌┤ a symbol in music that shows the position of middle C. It is called the alto clef when placed on the third line of the staff, and the tenor clef when placed on the fourth line of the staff.
╩│C clef,╕
╜│ccm╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ centimeters.
╩│ccm╕ (no periods),
╜│CCS╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ combined chiefs of staff.
╩│CCS╕ (no periods),
╜│CCTV╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ closed-circuit television.
╩│CCTV╕ (no periods),
╜│CCU╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ coronary care unit.
╩│CCU╕ (no periods),
╜│cd.,╕
┬┌┤ cord or cords.
╩│cd.,╕
╜│c.d.,╕
┬┌┤ cash discount.
╩│c.d.,╕
╜│Cd╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ cadmium (chemical element).
╩│Cd╕ (no period),
╜│CD╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.D.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤certificate of deposit.
├│ 2. ┤civil defense.
├│ 3. ┤compact disk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Because there is no groove in a CD, there are none of the mechanical problems involved in keeping a phonograph needle in a groove (Suburbia Today).┤
╩│CD╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.D.,╕
╜│cd. ft.,╕
┬┌┤ cord foot or feet.
╩│cd. ft.,╕
╜│Cdn.,╕
┬┌┤ Canadian.
╩│Cdn.,╕
╜│Cdr.,╕
┬┌┤ commander.
╩│Cdr.,╕
╜│CD-ROM╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ compact disk read-only memory (an optical disk used for permanent storage of a large amount of data).
╩│CD-ROM╕ (no periods),
╜│Ce╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ cerium (chemical element).
╩│Ce╕ (no period),
╜│C.E.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤chemical engineer.
├│ 2. ┤Christian Education.
├│ 3. ┤Christian Endeavor.
├│ 4. ┤Christian Era.
├│ 5. ┤Church of England.
├│ 6. ┤civil engineer.
├│ 7. ┤Common Era.
╩│C.E.,╕
╜│CEA╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Council of Economic Advisers (an economic advisory board appointed by the President of the United States).
╩│CEA╕ (no periods),
╜│ceanothus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a genus of shrubs of the buckthorn family, many native to the western United States and Canada, and many cultivated for their clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
╩│ceanothus, ╛╕noun.
╜│cease, ╛╕verb, ╞│ceased,╕ │ceasing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to come to an end; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The music ceased suddenly when she turned off the radio.┤
┴┤ (SYN) discontinue, quit, pause, desist.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to become extinct; pass away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel (Judges 5:7).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. space ... extending without cease in all directions (E. Conder).┤
╩│cease, ╛╕verb, ╞│ceased,╕ │ceasing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│cease and desist order,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an order issued by a government agency or law court to stop some practice or activity regarded as unfair or injurious.
╩│cease and desist order,╕
╜│cease-fire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a halt in military operations, especially for the purpose of discussing peace.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was more of a cease-fire than a truce (Harper's).┤
╩│cease-fire, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceaseless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ going on all the time; never stopping; continual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ceaseless effort, the ceaseless roar of the falls.┤
┴┤ (SYN) incessant, unceasing, perpetual.
┼╕adv. ╡ceaselessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡ceaselessness.┤
╩│ceaseless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceca, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡cecum.┤
╩│ceca, ╛╕noun.
╜│cecal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the cecum; resembling the cecum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cecal worms.┤
├│ 2. ┤ending blindly, like the cecum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cecal terminal of a duct.┤
├┤ Also, ╡caecal.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cecally.┤
╩│cecal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cecectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgical removal of the cecum.
╩│cecectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│ceciform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in the shape of a cecum.
╩│ceciform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cecitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the cecum.
╩│cecitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cecity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.) blindness.
╩│cecity, ╛╕noun.
╜│cecostomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ the making of an artificial opening into the cecum by surgery.
╩│cecostomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│cecotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgical incision into the cecum.
╩│cecotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Cecropia moth,
┬┌┤ a large silkworm moth of the eastern United States. Its larvae feed on many trees and shrubs.
╩│Cecropia moth,
╜│Cecrops, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the founder of Athens and first king of Attica.
╩│Cecrops, ╛╕noun.
╜│cecum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ca.╕
┬┌┤ the first part of the large intestine. It is closed at one end.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an operation becomes necessary to restore the flow of intestinal fluid through the ileum, which joins the large intestine in a kind of pouch called the cecum (Newsweek).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡caecum.┤
╩│cecum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ca.╕
╜│CED╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Committee for Economic Development (a U.S. nonprofit research organization for developing national economic policies.
╩│CED╕ (no periods),
╜│cedant arma togae,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤let the military give way to civil authority.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) let arms yield to the toga.
╩│cedant arma togae,
╜│cedar, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an evergreen tree with branches that spread widely, and fragrant, durable, reddish wood. The cedar belongs to the pine family.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a number of trees of the cypress family, such as the red cedar.
├│ 3. ┤the cryptomeria.
├│ 4. ┤any one of a number of tropical trees, mostly of the mahogany family, of the West Indies and Central America.
├│ 5. ┤the wood of any of these trees. Cedar is much used for lining clothes closets and making chests, cigar boxes, pencils, and posts.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤made of cedar.
╩│cedar, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cedar apple,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a strangely-shaped mass of tissue on the twigs oflive cedar trees.
├│ 2. ┤the fungus that forms or produces this mass.
╩│cedar apple,╕
╜│cedarbird, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cedar waxwing.
╩│cedarbird, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cedar waxwing.
╜│cedar chest,╕
┬┌┤ a chest made of cedar as a protection against moths.
╩│cedar chest,╕
╜│cedared, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having cedars.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cedared Lebanon (Keats).┤
╩│cedared, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cedar elm,╕
┬┌┤ a valuable American elm tree of the lower Mississippi Valley and Texas. It sometimes attains a height of 80 feet.
╩│cedar elm,╕
╜│cedarn, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Poetic.)
├│ 1. ┤of or having to do with cedar trees.
├│ 2. ┤made of cedar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carven cedarn doors (Tennyson).┤
╩│cedarn, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cedar of Lebanon,
┬┌┤ a tall evergreen tree native to Asia Minor.
╩│cedar of Lebanon,
╜│cedar rust,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a destructive disease caused by a fungus that begins its life cycle on cedar trees and later spreads to apple trees.
├│ 2. ┤the fungus that produce this disease.
╩│cedar rust,╕
╜│cedar waxwing,╕
┬┌┤ a small North American bird with a crest and small, red markings on its wings; cedarbird.
╩│cedar waxwing,╕
╜│cedarwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wood of a cedar tree.
├│ 2. ┤a woods of cedar.
╩│cedarwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│cede, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│ceded,╕ │ceding.╕
┬┌┤ to hand over to another; give up; surrender.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. The state was authorized to condemn the island and cede it to the federal authorities in return for ten thousand dollars (New Yorker).┤
╩│cede, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│ceded,╕ │ceding.╕
╜│cedent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who assigns property to another in Roman and Scottish law.
╩│cedent, ╛╕noun.
╜│cedi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dis.╕
┬┌┤ the basic unit of money in Ghana, a note equal to 100 pesewas.
╩│cedi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dis.╕
╜│cedilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mark somewhat like a comma put under a ╖c┤ before ╖a, o,┤ or ╖u┤ in certain words to show that ╖c┤ represents the sound represented by ╖s.┤
╩│cedilla, ╛╕noun.
╜│cedrine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like cedar.
╩│cedrine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cedrol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crystalline compound distilled from the oil of cedarwood, and used in the making of perfumes and disinfectants.
╩│cedrol, ╛╕noun.
╜│cedula, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of security issued by some Spanish American governments.
├│ 2. ┤in the Philippines:
├│ a. ┤a personal registration tax certificate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Watchers from both major party groups checked as voters showed their cedulas (identifications), put ballots for President, two Vice Presidents, and 52 congressmen in envelopes, and dropped them in ballot boxes (Newsweek).┤
├│ b. ┤the tax itself.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) a permit or order issued by the Spanish government.
╩│cedula, ╛╕noun.
╜│cee, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the letter C.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤shaped like the letter C.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cee springs support the body of the carriage.┤
╩│cee, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│CEEB╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.E.E.B.,╕
┬┌┤ College Entrance Examination Board.
╩│CEEB╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.E.E.B.,╕
╜│C.E.F.,╕
┬┌┤ Canadian Expeditionary Force.
╩│C.E.F.,╕
╜│ceiba, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a genus of deciduous trees of the bombax family, especially the silk-cotton tree, planted as a shade tree and as a source of kapok.
├│ 2. ┤╡= kapok.┤
╩│ceiba, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceil, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to put a ceiling in.
├│ 2. ┤to cover the ceiling of.
┼╕noun ╡ceiler.┤
╩│ceil, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│ceilidh, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) an informal social gathering for storytelling and especially singing.
╩│ceilidh, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceiling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the inside top covering of a room; the surface opposite the floor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lying on the couch, he studied the many cracks in the plaster ceiling of the room.┤
├│ b. ┤any lining on the interior surface of a structural framework, such as the inside planking of the lower part of a ship.
├│ c. ┤the act or process of lining the roof of a room, especially with plaster or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ceiling is plasterers' work.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Aeronautics.)
├│ a. ┤the greatest height to which an aircraft can go under certain conditions; absolute ceiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new jet plane has a ceiling of 100,000 feet.┤
├│ b. ┤(also in meterology) the distance between the earth and the lowest clouds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The weather report said that the ceiling was over 300 feet.┤
├│ c. ┤the greatest altitude at which a particular aircraft is able, under standard air conditions, to climb at a rate faster than a specified rate, in the United States and Great Britain 100 feet or about 30 meters per minute; service ceiling.
├│ d. ┤the greatest altitude at which a person can fly without oxygen or other artificial aid.
├│ 3a. ┤an upper limit set for prices, wages, rents, and the like; top limit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sometimes the government sets a ceiling on food prices. There was a ceiling on the amount the candidate could spend for his election campaign.┤
├│ b. ┤a prescribed or natural upper limit for output; maximum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a farm-production ceiling. Keeping a ceiling on any widespread plant expansions, however, is an acute shortage of the skilled artisans needed to produce pipe organs (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡hit the ceiling,┤ ┤(U.S. Slang.) to become extremely excited or angry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the National People's Congress suggested sweeping relaxation of the farm collective program to quiet peasant unrest, Mao hit the ceiling (Newsweek).┤
╩│ceiling, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceilinged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a ceiling.
└╕expr. ╡ceilinged off,┤ ┤cut off by a ceiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The massive roof of solid oak beams, ceilinged off ... (W. Urwick).┤
╩│ceilinged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceiling joists,╕
┬┌┤ small beams to which the ceiling of a room is attached.
╩│ceiling joists,╕
╜│ceiling light,╕
┬┌┤ (Meteorology.) a small searchlight used to determine the altitude of the lowest clouds.
╩│ceiling light,╕
╜│ceilometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an electronic device for measuring and recording the height of a cloud formation.
╩│ceilometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceinture, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a girdle or belt; cincture.
╩│ceinture, ╛╕noun.
╜│cel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sheet of transparent celluloid on which the drawings of animated cartoons are traced or painted.
╩│cel, ╛╕noun.
╜│celadon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pale-green color, much used in porcelain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A pale-blue iris bends over a shallow celadon vase (New Yorker).┤
╩│celadon, ╛╕noun.
╜│celadonite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a green, earthy silicate of iron, magnesium, and potassium.
╩│celadonite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celaeno, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the Pleiades.
╩│Celaeno, ╛╕noun.
╜│celandine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with yellow flowers, belonging to the poppy family.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bluebells, lovely as they are, have not submerged the primroses, the anemones, or even the celandines (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a plant closely related to the buttercup, with yellow flowers and heartshaped leaves; lesser celandine.
╩│celandine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celanese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an acetate rayon material.
╩│Celanese, ╛╕noun.
╜│celastraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the staff-tree family of plants, that includes the climbing bittersweet, spindle tree, and strawberry bush.
╩│celastraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ concealment, especially the concealing of pregnancy or delivery of a child.
╩│celation, ╛╕noun.
╜│celative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the concealment of an organism from enemies or from its prey.
╩│celative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celeb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a celebrity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Big hullabaloo already under way. Celebs. Champagne (L. A. Sissman).┤
╩│celeb, ╛╕noun.
╜│celebrant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who performs a ceremony or rite.
├│ 2. ┤the priest who performs Mass.
├│ 3. ┤a person who celebrates; celebrator.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two men meet at a neighborhood pub ... before a company of celebrants (New Yorker).┤
╩│celebrant, ╛╕noun.
╜│celebrate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to observe (a special time or day) with the proper activities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We celebrated my birthday with a party and cake and ice cream.┤
┴┤ (SYN) solemnize.
├│ 2. ┤to perform publicly with the proper ceremonies and rites.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The priest celebrates Mass in church.┤
┴┤ (SYN) solemnize.
├│ 3. ┤to make known publicly; proclaim.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stones themselves would find a voice, to celebrate his praise (John Wesley).┤
├│ 4. ┤to praise; honor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His books are celebrated all over the world. He celebrated the surrounding mountains for their number and size and beauty (Benjamin Jowett).┤
┴┤ (SYN) laud.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to observe a festival or event with ceremonies or festivities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. On her birthday she was too sick to celebrate.┤
├│ 2. ┤to perform a religious ceremony, especially Mass.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) to have a gay time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the children saw the snow they celebrated.┤
╩│celebrate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-brated,╕ │-brating.╕
╜│celebrated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ much talked about; famous; well-known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Longfellow was a celebrated poet. He is celebrated, almost everywhere, for his deportment (Dickens).┤
┴┤ (SYN) noted, renowned, eminent.
╩│celebrated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celebration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤special services or activities in honor of a particular man, act, time, or day.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Fourth of July celebration includes a dazzling display of fireworks.┤
├│ 2. ┤the act of celebrating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. celebration of a birthday.┤
├│ 3. ┤performance of a solemn ceremony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the celebration of the Eucharist.┤
╩│celebration, ╛╕noun.
╜│celebrator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who celebrates.
╩│celebrator, ╛╕noun.
╜│celebratory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ serving to celebrate; used in or designed for the celebration of an event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Taking part in the dedication and celebratory services this weekend were world-famous Lutheran churchmen (Newsweek).┤
╩│celebratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celebrity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a famous person; a person who is well known or much talked about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Astronauts are celebrities around the world.┤
┴┤ (SYN) notable.
├│ 2. ┤the condition of being well known or much talked about; fame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His celebrity brought him riches.┤
┴┤ (SYN) renown, repute.
╩│celebrity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│celebutante, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a young woman who becomes a celebrity on her first appearance in society or in the arts.
╩│celebutante, ╛╕noun.
╜│celeriac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a variety of celery grown for its edible, turniplike root.
├│ 2. ┤the root.
╩│celeriac, ╛╕noun.
╜│celerity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ swiftness of movement; speed; rapidity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. celerity of flight, celerity of reply. [She] led her Concert Choir ... with her usual rhythmic celerity and musical understanding (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) velocity, haste.
╩│celerity, ╛╕noun.
╜│celery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant having long, crisp stalks with leaves at the top. It belongs to the parsley family.
├│ 2. ┤its stalks, which are eaten either raw or cooked as a vegetable.
╩│celery, ╛╕noun.
╜│celery cabbage,╕ ╟│= Chinese cabbage.
╩│celery cabbage,╕ ╟│= Chinese cabbage.
╜│celery salt,╕
┬┌┤ a seasoning made from ground celery seed and salt.
╩│celery salt,╕
╜│celesta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a musical instrument with a keyboard, resembling a small upright piano. The tones resemble the tinkle of small bells and are made by hammers hitting steel plates.
╩│celesta, ╛╕noun.
╜│celeste, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ sky-blue.
╩│celeste, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celestial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the sky; having to do with the heavens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun, moon, planets, and stars are celestial bodies. An artificial satellite is a man-made celestial body.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or belonging to heaven as the place of God and the angels; heavenly; divine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. celestial joy.┤
┴┤ (SYN) empyreal.
├│ 3. ┤very good or beautiful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Shakespeare's sonnets have a celestial style.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Figurative.) an inhabitant of heaven.
┼╕adv. ╡celestially.┤
╩│celestial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Celestial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Chinese people or the former Chinese Empire; Chinese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His Celestial Majesty.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(humorously) a native of China; a Chinese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the country of the Celestials.┤
╩│Celestial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Celestial City,╕
┬┌┤ heaven; the New Jerusalem.
╩│Celestial City,╕
╜│Celestial Empire,╕
┬┌┤ the Chinese Empire.
╩│Celestial Empire,╕
╜│celestial equator,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) the great circle which divides the celestial sphere into two imaginary equal halves, northern and southern, and represents the intersection of the plane of the earth's equator with the celestial sphere; equinoctial line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Just as there is a pole of the sky over the earth's pole, so there is a celestial equator that hangs over the terrestrial one (Bernhard, Bennett, and Rice).┤
╩│celestial equator,╕
╜│celestial globe,╕
┬┌┤ a globe which shows the position of the heavenly bodies just as an ordinary globe shows the continents, oceans, etc.
╩│celestial globe,╕
╜│celestiality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ heavenly quality; heavenliness.
╩│celestiality, ╛╕noun.
╜│celestial latitude,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) the angular distance of a heavenly body from the nearest point on the ecliptic. It is counted positive or negative according to whether the body is north or south of the ecliptic.
╩│celestial latitude,╕
╜│celestial longitude,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) the angular distance eastward from the vernal equinox to the point on the ecliptic which is the foot of a great circle drawn from the pole of the ecliptic to the ecliptic through the body.
╩│celestial longitude,╕
╜│celestial mechanics,╕
┬┌┤ the branch of mechanics concerned with the motions of natural or manmade celestial bodies under the influence of gravitation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To place an object in the heavens--to create, in short, a new celestial body revolving about the earth like a small moon and obeying the laws of celestial mechanics--is an event without precedent (Atlantic).┤
╩│celestial mechanics,╕
╜│celestial navigation,╕
┬┌┤ a method of navigation in which the geographical position of a ship or aircraft is determined from the position of heavenly bodies by triangulation.
╩│celestial navigation,╕
╜│celestial pole,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) each of the two points at which the earth's axis, if extended, would touch the celestial sphere.
╩│celestial pole,╕
╜│celestial sphere,╕
┬┌┤ the imaginary sphere which appears to enclose the universe. To an observer on the earth, the visible sky forms half of the celestial sphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chief convenience of the celestial sphere is in representing the positions of the stars (Robert H. Baker).┤
╩│celestial sphere,╕
╜│celestine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= celestite.
╩│celestine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= celestite.
╜│celestite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, native strontium sulfate, occurring as white, or sometimes light-blue, crystals.
╩│celestite, ╛╕noun.
╜│celiac, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the abdominal cavity. Also, ╡coeliac.┤
╩│celiac, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celiac disease,╕
┬┌┤ a chronic digestive disorder, similar to sprue, occurring chiefly in young children, characterized by an intolerance for the wheat protein gluten, and causing diarrhea, swelling of the abdomen, and stunted growth.
╩│celiac disease,╕
╜│celibacy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the unmarried state; single life.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures (Samuel Johnson).┤
├│ 2. ┤abstention from marriage by a vow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The celibacy of priests was introduced into the English system by Dunstan (David Hume).┤
├│ 3. ┤abstinence in sexual matters; continence.
╩│celibacy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│celibatarian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who lives as a celibate or favors celibacy.
╩│celibatarian, ╛╕noun.
╜│celibate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who takes a vow not to marry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Monks and nuns are celibates.┤
├│ 2. ┤an unmarried person.
├│ 3. ┤a person who is abstinent in sexual matters.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤unmarried; single.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to exalt the celibate over the wedded life (Frederick Farrar).┤
├│ 2. ┤under a vow not to marry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All faiths that have monks and nuns require them to be celibate (R. Pierce Beaver).┤
├│ 3. ┤abstinent in sexual matters; continent; chaste.
╩│celibate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cell, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a small room in a prison, convent, or monastery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The prisoners lived in their cells but ate in a huge dining hall.┤
├│ b. ┤a small monastery or convent, dependent on a larger religious house.
├│ 2. ┤any small, hollow place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Bees store honey in the cells of a honeycomb.┤
├│ 3. ┤the extremely small, basic unit of living matter of which all plants and animals are made. Most cells consist of protoplasm, have a nucleus near the center, and are enclosed by a very thin membrane. The body has blood cells, nerve cells, and muscle cells. Cells vary in size and shape but are generally microscopic. Plant cells also contain chloroplasts, and many have a prominent vacuole. Some cells, particularly in plants, also have a more rigid cell wall.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A human being contains approximately 50 trillion cells, each of which contains 46 chromosomes (H. Fernandez-Moran).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Electricity and Chemistry.) a container holding materials which produce electricity by chemical action. A battery consists of one or more cells. The electric cell is made up of two electrodes dipped in an electrolyte.
├│ 5. ┤a small group that acts as a political, social, or religious unit for a larger, sometimes revolutionary, organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It offered a chart of the Communist chain of command, ... down to the local party cell and the front organization (Newsweek).┤
├│ 6. ┤any enclosed space in an organism or tissue:
├│ a. ┤the sac containing the pollen in an anther.
├│ b. ┤the depression containing a coral polyp.
├│ 7. ┤any of the small divisions of an insect's wing formed by the veins.
├│ 8. ┤(Aeronautics.)
├│ a. ┤section of a wing structure on one side of the fuselage.
├│ b. ┤a gas-filled section of a balloon or airship.
├│ 9. ┤any of the 63 arrangements of raised points in Braille, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, punctuation marks, numerals, etc. The standard cell consists of six raised points arranged in two vertical rows.
├│ 10. ┤(Meterology.) any center of high or low pressure.
├│ 11. ┤a small geographical area in which a group of radiotelephones can communicate through a single radio transmitter.
├│ 12. ┤a grave.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each in his narrow cell forever laid (Thomas Gray).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to live in a cell, especially a prison cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dictionary buff, a devotee of obscure words, he had been intent on improving his companion's grammar ... ever since they had celled together at Kansas State Penitentiary (Truman Capote).┤
└╕expr. ╡cells,┤ ┤the brain or cells of the brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [the sound] opens all the cells Where Mem'ry slept (William Cowper).┤
┼╕adj. ╡cell-like.┤
╩│cell, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the inner, enclosed section of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, in which was placed the image of the deity, as distinguished from the porticoes.
╩│cella, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellar, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an underground room or rooms, usually under a building and often used for storing food or fuel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The plumber went down into the cellar to fix the leaky pipe. I came upstairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar (William Congreve).┤
├│ 2a. ┤such a room for wines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. O conservatism! your pantry is full of meats and your cellar of wines (Emerson).┤
├│ b. ┤a supply of wines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an abundant cellar.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small, intimate cabaret in France, Germany, and occasionally the United States, usually located in the cellar of a building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Jazz cellars and cafes in ... Berlin are jammed every night (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to put into a cellar; store as if in a cellar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. his sympathies ... cellared in the depths of his mind (W. S. Mayo).┤
└╕expr. ╡the cellar,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal, Sports.) the last place in a ranking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the last twelve years the team has missed the playoffs eleven times, and has finished in the cellar in the six-team NHL nine times (Maclean's).┤
╩│cellar, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cellarage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤space in a cellar.
├│ b. ┤cellars.
├│ 2. ┤a charge for storage in a cellar.
╩│cellarage, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellarer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who takes care of a cellar and the food or wines in it, especially in a monastery.
╩│cellarer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellaret┐╕ or │cellarette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cabinet to hold wine bottles and glasses.
╩│cellaret┐╕ or │cellarette, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellarman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a man in charge of or employed in a cellar, especially a wine cellar.
├│ 2. ┤a wine merchant.
╩│cellarman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│cellarway, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a hatchway or staircase leading into a cellar.
├│ 2. ┤a passage through cellars.
╩│cellarway, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= celled.
╩│cellate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= celled.
╜│cell block,╕
┬┌┤ a block or cluster of prison cells.
╩│cell block,╕
╜│cell division,╕
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the division of a cell into two in the process of reproduction or growth; mitosis or meiosis.
╩│cell division,╕
╜│celled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a cell or cells.
╩│celled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cellifugal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physiology.) moving away from the body of a cell along one or more of its processes.
╩│cellifugal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cellipetal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Physiology.) moving toward the body of a cell along one or more of its processes.
╩│cellipetal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cellist┐╕ or │'cellist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who plays the cello. Also, ╡violoncellist.┤
╩│cellist┐╕ or │'cellist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellmate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who shares a cell with another or others.
╩│cellmate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cell membrane,╕
┬┌┤ the thin membrane that forms the outer surface of the protoplasm of a cell; plasma membrane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It [the cell] consists essentially of a mass of protoplasm, the outer layer of which is somewhat differentiated to form the cell membrane (Harbaugh and Goodrich).┤
╩│cell membrane,╕
╜│cello┐╕ or │'cello, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a musical instrument like a violin, but much larger and with a lower tone. It is held between the knees while being played and is supported on the floor by a peg or tail pin. Also, ╡violoncello.┤
╩│cello┐╕ or │'cello, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│cellobiose, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sugar occurring as the product of the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used as a reagent in bacteriology.
╩│cellobiose, ╛╕noun.
╜│celloidin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pure form of pyroxylin obtained from a solution of collodion, used especially in microscopy in mounting sections on slides.
╩│celloidin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellophane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a transparent substance somewhat like paper, made from cellulose. It is used as a wrapping to keep food, candy, tobacco, and other products fresh and clean.
╩│cellophane, ╛╕noun.
╜│cell plate,╕
┬┌┤ a membranous plate arising in certain plant cells toward the close of cell division due to a thickening of the spindle fibers.
╩│cell plate,╕
╜│cell theory,╕
┬┌┤ the doctrine that the bodies of all animals and plants consist either of a cell or of a number of cells and their products, and that all cells proceed from cells, first formulated by M. J. Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838-1839.
╩│cell theory,╕
╜│cell therapy┐╕ or │cellular therapy,╕
┬┌┤ a method of rejuvenation or physical restoration by the injection of suspensions of cells prepared from the organs of embryonic sheep. Cell therapy is not generally accepted by the medical profession and it is not officially permitted in the United States.
╩│cell therapy┐╕ or │cellular therapy,╕
╜│cellucidal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) that destroys cells.
╩│cellucidal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cellular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with cells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It should be quite clear that microscopic examination of the cellular architecture of the brain substance would give no indication of the cell assembly as a structural unit (George M. Wyburn).┤
├│ 2. ┤made up of cells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All animal and plant tissue is cellular.┤
╩│cellular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cellularity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cellular quality or condition.
╩│cellularity, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellular phone┐╕ or │telephone,╕
┬┌┤ a mobile telephone unit, especially in a motor vehicle, capable of extending communication over a wide geographical area by means of low-power radio transmitters linking many smaller areas called cells.
╩│cellular phone┐╕ or │telephone,╕
╜│cellular respiration,╕
┬┌┤ the process in living cells by which enzymes act on oxygen and the foods in the cells to produce energy. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of cellular respiration.
╩│cellular respiration,╕
╜│cellulase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme that hydrolyzes cellulose, found in certain plants and insects.
╩│cellulase, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellulate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having cellular structure.
╩│cellulate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cellulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cellulate.
╩│cellulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cellulate.
╜│cellulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cell formation by division.
╩│cellulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tiny cell.
╩│cellule, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellulifugal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cellifugal.
╩│cellulifugal, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cellifugal.
╜│cellulipetal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cellipetal.
╩│cellulipetal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cellipetal.
╜│cellulite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fatty deposits beneath the skin, forming undesirable dimpling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. American women didn't share their French sisters' concern about cellulite--their word for those orange-peel-like lumps on limbs and posteriors that are so embarrassingly evident at bathing-suit time (New York Times Book Review).┤
╩│cellulite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellulitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of cellular tissue.
╩│cellulitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│celluloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a hard, transparent substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor. It catches fire easily. Combs, toilet articles, and camera films are often made of celluloid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. While hot, celluloid can be rolled into sheets or molded into almost any desired shape (Monroe M. Offner).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡Celluloid,┤ a trademark for this substance.
├│ 3. ┤motion picture; film.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The work they [Hollywood people] do is to produce on celluloid the dreams they live by (Harper's).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with motion pictures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No sooner have the ashes of last season's Broadway bonfires been hauled away than the torches are lit for their celluloid incarnation (Saturday Review).┤
╩│celluloid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cellulose, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a substance that forms the walls of plant cells; the woody part of trees and plants. Wood, cotton, flax, and hemp are largely cellulose. Cellulose is used to make paper, rayon, plastics, and explosives.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cellulose, one of the commonest of all components of cell walls, is a carbohydrate closely related to starch (Fred W. Emerson). Cellulose is used as a base for 70 per cent of the better plastics on the market today (Science News Letter).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤containing cells.
╩│cellulose, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cellulose acetate,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several compounds, insoluble in water, formed from cellulose in the presence of acetic acid. It is used in making textiles, camera films, lacquers, varnishes, and the like.
╩│cellulose acetate,╕
╜│cellulose acetate butyrate,╕
┬┌┤ a cellulose plastic that stands up well under all weather conditions, used in street-light globes, automobile tail-light covers, and outdoor signs.
╩│cellulose acetate butyrate,╕
╜│cellulose nitrate,╕
┬┌┤ any of certain esters of nitric acid and cellulose, used in making lacquers and varnishes and explosives; nitrocellulose.
╩│cellulose nitrate,╕
╜│cellulose propionate,╕
┬┌┤ an easily molded plastic used in toys, automobile steering wheels, and telephones.
╩│cellulose propionate,╕
╜│cellulose xanthate,╕
┬┌┤ a deep-orange viscous substance formed when cellulose is treated with carbon disulfide, a step in the making of rayon.
╩│cellulose xanthate,╕
╜│cellulosic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any plastic manufactured from cellulose.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or like cellulose.
╩│cellulosic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cellulosity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or property of consisting of cells or of having a cellular structure.
╩│cellulosity, ╛╕noun.
╜│cellulous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of cells.
├│ 2. ┤made of cells.
╩│cellulous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cell wall,╕
┬┌┤ the hard, transparent outer covering of a plant cell, made up mostly of cellulose and surrounding the cell membrane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cell wall is generally present in plant cells where it serves to support the cells and the plant as a whole, but in animals it is frequently lacking (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│cell wall,╕
╜│celom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= coelom.
╩│celom, ╛╕noun. ╟│= coelom.
╜│Celotex, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a fiberboard made of the fiber of cane.
╩│Celotex, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cels.,╕
┬┌┤ Celsius.
╩│Cels.,╕
╜│Celsius, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or on the Celsius scale; centigrade.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The unit of temperature is the degree Celsius or Kelvin (Scientific American).┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) C., Cels.
╩│Celsius, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Celsius scale,╕
┬┌┤ the official name of the scale used in centigrade thermometers, in which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point 100 degrees. (Abbr:) C., Cels.
┬┌┤ an implement with chisel-shaped edge, of bronze or stone, but sometimes iron, found among the remains of prehistoric man, apparently having served as a hoe, chisel, ax, and perhaps as an implement of war.
╩│celt, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a people to which the Irish, Scottish Highlanders, Welsh, Bretons, and Manx belong. The ancient Gauls and Britons were Celts. Also, ╡Kelt.┤
╩│Celt, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celt.,╕
┬┌┤ Celtic.
╩│Celt.,╕
╜│Celtic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Celts or their language or customs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Of the Celtic languages ... only four retain any vitality (H. A. Gleason).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the group of languages spoken by the Celts, including Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, and Manx. It is a subdivision of the Indo-European family of languages. Also, ╡Keltic.┤
╩│Celtic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Celtic cross,╕
┬┌┤ a type of cross, common in the work of Celts and later settlers in Celtic parts, having a circle, or concentric circles, at the joint, touching the four projecting arms.
╩│Celtic cross,╕
╜│Celticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Celtic idiom or mode of expression.
├│ 2. ┤a Celtic custom.
├│ 3. ┤adherence to Celtic manners, speech, and the like.
┬┌┤ a person who is engaged in or versed in the study of Celtic language and literature.
╩│Celtist, ╛╕noun.
╜│celtium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a substance for a time considered to be a new rare-earth element (╖at. no.:┤ 72), later superseded by hafnium, an element of the carbon group (╖at. no.:┤ 72).
╩│celtium, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celtophil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who is fond of the Celts or is devoted to Celtic studies and interests.
╩│Celtophil, ╛╕noun.
╜│Celto-Roman, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with the mixed population of Celts and Romans in southern and western Europe.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with a mixture of Celtic and Latin.
╩│Celto-Roman, ╛╕adjective.
╜│celtuce, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a crisp, leafy type of lettuce with an edible stem that combines the flavors of celery and lettuce.
╩│celtuce, ╛╕noun.
╜│cembalist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a performer upon a cembalo.
├│ 2. ┤the player of the piano in an orchestra.
╩│cembalist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cembalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a harpsichord.
├│ 2. ┤a dulcimer.
╩│cembalo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│cement, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern-day silicon-bearing products (W. N. Jones).┤
├│ b. ┤this substance mixed with water, sand, and gravel or crushed stone to form concrete, used to make sidewalks, streets, floors, and walls.
├│ c. ┤this substance mixed with water, sand, and lime to form mortar, used to hold stones and bricks together in the walls of buildings. Cement is applied in a soft state and becomes hard like stone.
├│ 2. ┤anything applied soft that hardens to make things stick together. See also ╡rubber cement.┤┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything that joins together or unites.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Custom was in the early days the cement of society (Walter Bagehot).┤
┴┤ (SYN) bond.
├│ 4a. ┤a substance used to fill cavities in teeth or to fasten fillings into them.
├│ b. ┤╡= cementum.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Metallurgy.) the powdery substance used during cementation.
├│ 6. ┤(Geology.) the groundmass of a clastic rock.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to fasten together with cement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A broken plate can be cemented.┤
├│ 2. ┤to spread cement over.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The workmen were cementing the sidewalk.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to join firmly; unite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marriage of my son to their daughter cemented the friendship of our two families.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to become joined firmly with cement; stick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) They will ... cement and form one mass with us (Thomas Jefferson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cohere.
┼╕noun ╡cementer.┤
┼╕adj. ╡cementlike.┤
╩│cement, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cemental, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cement, as of a tooth.
╩│cemental, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cementation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the action or process of cementing, or producing cohesion.
├│ b. ┤the state of cohesion thus produced.
├│ 2. ┤(Metallurgy.) a process in which two substances are heated in contact for the purpose of bringing about a chemical change in one of them, as when iron is heated in powdered charcoal to form steel by chemical combination with the charcoal, or when glass is heated in sand to form some kinds of porcelain.
╩│cementation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cementatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the quality of uniting firmly.
╩│cementatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cement-can anchor,
┬┌┤ a cylinder-shaped mass of cement with a ring on top, used for anchoring small boats.
╩│cement-can anchor,
╜│cement gland,╕
┬┌┤ a gland that secretes the sticky substance by which a barnacle or other cirriped attaches itself to an object.
╩│cement gland,╕
╜│cement gun,╕
┬┌┤ a machine used to apply a mixture of cement, sand, and water under pneumatic pressure, used especially in construction and repair of masonry.
╩│cement gun,╕
╜│cementite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hard, brittle carbide of iron, a constituent of steel.
╩│cementite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cementitious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of cement.
╩│cementitious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cement mixer,╕
┬┌┤ a machine consisting of a drum mounted on its side and revolved by a motor, used for mixing cement.
╩│cement mixer,╕
╜│cementum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bony tissue forming the outer crust of the root of a tooth; cement.
╩│cementum, ╛╕noun.
╜│cemeterial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging or relating to a cemetery.
╩│cemeterial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cemetery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌┤ a place for burying the dead; graveyard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a flock of mourners dispersing in a desolate cementery (Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) necropolis.
╩│cemetery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│cen.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤central.
├│ 2. ┤century.
╩│cen.,╕
╜│cenacle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dining room, especially the "upper room" in which the Last Supper was eaten. (In the Bible, Mark 14:15, Luke 22:12).
├│ 2. ┤a close social circle; clique; coterie.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Afterwards, the representatives of ... the literary cenacles walked over to the dingy ex-clubhouse (New Yorker).┤
╩│cenacle, ╛╕noun.
╜│cencerro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ the leading mule in a pack train.
╩│cencerro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│cenesthesia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= coenesthesia.
╩│cenesthesia, ╛╕noun. ╟│= coenesthesia.
╜│cenesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= coenesthesis.
╩│cenesthesis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= coenesthesis.
╜│cenobite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a religious group living in a monastery or convent. Also, ╡coenobite.┤
╩│cenobite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cenobitic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a cenobite or cenobitism.
├│ 2. ┤living in community, as women in a convent.
╩│cenobitic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cenobitical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cenobitic.
╩│cenobitical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cenobitic.
╜│cenobitism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state, system, or practices of cenobites.
╩│cenobitism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cenoby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
┬┌┤ a conventual establishment; a religious community. Also, ╡coenoby.┤
╩│cenoby, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bies.╕
╜│cenogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the stages in the development of an embryo which do not repeat the racial history of its stock, often associated with special embryonic environment. Also, ╡caenogenesis,┤ ╡kenogenesis.┤
╩│cenogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cenogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to cenogenesis.
╩│cenogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cenogonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of insects) oviparous at one season of the year and ovoviviparous or viviparous at another.
╩│cenogonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cenotaph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a monument erected in memory of a person who is buried elsewhere.
╩│cenotaph, ╛╕noun.
╜│cenote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a natural underground reservoir of water; sinkhole. Cenotes typically occur in the limestone of the Yucatan peninsula.
╩│cenote, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cenozoic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the most recent era of geological history; Age of Mammals. The Cenozoic began about 60 or 70 million years ago, when mammals began to dominate the animal kingdom, and includes the present time.
├│ 2. ┤the group of rocks formed during this era.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of this era or its rocks. Also, ╡Caenozoic,┤ ╡Cainozoic.┤
╩│Cenozoic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cense, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│censed,╕ │censing.╕
┬┌┤ to burn incense near or in front of; offer incense to; perfume with incense.
╩│cense, ╛╕transitive verb, ╞│censed,╕ │censing.╕
╜│censer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a container in which incense is burned, especially during religious ceremonies; thurible.
╩│censer, ╛╕noun.
╜│censor, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who examines books, newspapers and news reports, plays, motion pictures, and letters, and, if necessary, changes or prohibits them to make them acceptable to the government or the organization that employs him.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The novel was banned by the censor as likely to stir up suspicion of the government among the students.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who tells others how they ought to behave; a person who exercises supervision over the morals or behavior of others.
┴┤ (SYN) monitor.
├│ 3. ┤a person who likes to find fault; adverse critic.
┴┤ (SYN) faultfinder.
├│ 4. ┤a magistrate in ancient Rome who took the census, supervised the conduct of citizens, and gave out public contracts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cato the Censor.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) the influence of the ego, ego ideal, or superego that tends to exclude unwelcome memories or impulses from the consciousness, unless suitably disguised.
├│ 6. ┤an official in some British universities responsible for the studies and conduct of nonboarding students.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to examine or change as a censor; take out parts of (news reports, books, letters, plays, or motion pictures).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The foreign government censored the reporter's story of a revolt. Two scenes in the movie were censored for having too much violence.┤
┼╕adj. ╡censorable.┤
╩│censor, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│censorate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a governmental or other body responsible for censorship.
╩│censorate, ╛╕noun.
╜│censorial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a censor.
├│ 2. ┤suitable for a censor; censorious.
╩│censorial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│censorian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a censor; censorial.
╩│censorian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│censorious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ too ready to find fault; severely critical.
┴┤ (SYN) hypercritical, carping.
┼╕adv. ╡censoriously.┤
┼╕noun ╡censoriousness.┤
╩│censorious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│censorship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or system of censoring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Censorship of news is common in time of war.┤
├│ 2. ┤the position or work of a censor.
├│ 3. ┤(Psychoanalysis.) the exclusion by the ego, ego ideal, or superego, of unpleasant memories or impulses from consciousness unless suitably disguised.
╩│censorship, ╛╕noun.
╜│censurability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality of being censurable.
╩│censurability, ╛╕noun.
╜│censurable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ deserving censure; blamable.
┼╕noun ╡censurableness.┤
┼╕adv. ╡censurably.┤
╩│censurable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│censure, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-sured,╕ │-suring.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of blaming; expression of unfavorable opinion; blame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Censure is sometimes harder to bear than punishment.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ╖criticism, disapproval.┤
├│ 2a. ┤(Archaic.) a judgment.
├│ b. ┤a penalty, as a public rebuke or a suspension from office, especially one imposed on a church official.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His employer censured him for neglecting his work.┤
┴┤ (SYN) condemn, reprove.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to give censure or adverse criticism; express disapproval; blame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss (Alexander Pope).┤
┼╕noun ╡censurer.┤
╩│censure, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-sured,╕ │-suring.╕
╜│census, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an official count of the people of a country or district. It is taken to find out the number of people, their age, sex, what they do to make a living, and often many other facts about them.
├│ 2. ┤(in Roman history) a registration or count of citizens and their property to determine taxation.
╩│census, ╛╕noun.
╜│census taker,╕
┬┌┤ a person who collects from the residents of a locality data for a census.
╩│census taker,╕
╜│census tract,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a statistical area, containing an average population of 4000, set up as a unit by the Bureau of the Census for the study of small metropolitan sections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Four of the census tracts will be in the Watts area; the other four in Avalon (New York Times).┤
╩│census tract,╕
╜│cent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coin of the United States and Canada, usually an alloy of copper; penny. 100 cents make one dollar.
├│ 2. ┤the value of this coin; 1/100 of a dollar.
├│ 3. ┤one hundredth part of the basic unit of money in certain other countries. (Abbr:) c., ct.
╩│cent, ╛╕noun.
╜│cent.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤centered.
├│ 2. ┤centigrade.
├│ 3. ┤centimeter.
├│ 4. ┤central.
├│ 5. ┤century.
╩│cent.,╕
╜│cental, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a weight of 100 pounds.
╩│cental, ╛╕noun.
╜│centare, ╛╕noun. ╟│= centiare.
╩│centare, ╛╕noun. ╟│= centiare.
╜│centaur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) any one of a race of monsters from Thessaly with the head, arms, and chest of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a hybrid; double-natured person or thing.
├│ 3. ┤an excellent horseback rider.
╩│centaur, ╛╕noun.
╜│Centaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Centaurus.
╩│Centaur, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Centaurus.
╜│centaurea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the genus of composite plants that includes the cornflower and the star thistle.
╩│centaurea, ╛╕noun.
╜│Centauri, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Centaurus.┤
╩│Centauri, ╛╕noun.
╜│Centaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Centauri.╕
┬┌┤ a Southern constellation containing the third brightest star in the sky, excluding the sun, and faintly resembling a centaur in shape; Centaur.
╩│Centaurus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Centauri.╕
╜│centaury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ any plant of several Old World herbs of the gentian family, whose medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by Chiron the centaur.
╩│centaury, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│centavo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small coin of Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Philippines. 100 centavos make one peso.
├│ 2. ┤a coin of Portugal, worth 1/100 of an escudo.
├│ 3. ┤a coin of Brazil, worth 1/100 of a cruzado.
├│ 4. ┤a coin of Argentina, worth 1/100 of an austral.
├│ 5. ┤one hundredth part of the basic unit of money in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, and Ecuador.
╩│centavo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vos.╕
╜│centenarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who is 100 years old or more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As doctors and scientists learn more about the body, people will have a better chance of living to be centenarians.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤100 years old or more.
├│ 2. ┤of 100 years; of a centenary celebration.
╩│centenarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│centenarianism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or fact of being a centenarian.
╩│centenarianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│centenary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a 100th anniversary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. 1876 was the first centenary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.┤
├│ 2. ┤a celebration of the 100th anniversary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town was bustling with plans for its centenary.┤
├│ 3. ┤a period of 100 years; century.
├╕adj. ┤┤of or having to do with a period of 100 years or a 100th anniversary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a centenary celebration.┤
╩│centenary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-naries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│centennial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having to do with the 100th anniversary; of 100 years.
├│ 2. ┤100 years old or more.
╔┤ ╢Ex. centennial pines.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a 100th anniversary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town is celebrating its centennial.┤
├│ 2. ┤a celebration of a 100th anniversary; centenary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I hope there will be a fair during our centennial.┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bull's-eye is in the center.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the middle point, place, or part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the center of a room, the center of equilibrium.┤
┴┤ (SYN) midst.
├│ b. ┤the point, axis, or line around which something turns.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sun is the center of the solar system.┤
├│ 3a. ┤(Figurative.) a person, thing, or group in a middle position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pictures on loan from the Art Museum were the center of the exhibit.┤
├│ b. ┤the main body of an army, as distinct from the two flanks or wings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our center has given ground (Macaulay).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a point toward which people or things go, or from which they come; main point.
╔┤ ╢Ex. New York is one of the centers of world trade.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hub, core, pivot, focus.
├│ 5a. ┤the offensive player who has the position between the guards in the line in football. He begins each scrimmage by passing the ball backward between his legs, usually to the quarterback.
├│ b. ┤a player who starts play in such games as basketball and hockey.
├│ 6a. ┤Often, ╡Center.┤ the part of certain lawmaking bodies that sits in front of the presiding officer. It is made up of the political groups having moderate opinions.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) the persons and parties holding moderate views.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His political views are just left of center.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Physiology.) a mass of nerve cells closely connected and acting together; nerve center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the respiratory center, the center of balance.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Machinery.)
├│ a. ┤a tapered point on either spindle of a lathe or other machine to hold and turn the work.
├│ b. ┤a tapered hole at the end of a shaft or spindle to hold such a point.
├│ 9a. ┤the part of a target next to the bull's-eye.
├│ b. ┤a shot, arrow, or dart that hits this part.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to place in or at the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The object glass of a telescope must be accurately centered.┤
┴┤ (SYN) centralize.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to concentrate, focus, rest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All his hopes are centered in her.┤
├│ 3. ┤to mark or provide with a center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a smooth lawn centered by a pool.┤
├│ 4a. ┤(American Football.) to pass back (the ball) to begin a play.
├│ b. ┤(Soccer and Hockey.) to cross (the ball or puck) to near the entrance to the goal.
├│ 5. ┤to grind or adjust (a lens) so that the optical center is at the geometrical center.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to gather or collect at a center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The guests centered around the table.┤
┴┤ (SYN) converge.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to be concentrated in; rest (on).
╔┤ ╢Ex. All his hopes centered on being promoted.┤
┴┤ (SYN) focus.
├│ 2. ┤to be at a center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The helicopter centered over the sailor, plucking him from the water.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Soccer and Hockey.) to cross the ball or puck over to the goalmouth.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the center; at or comprising the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Italy's unstable center parties saw the shape of things to come (Newsweek).┤
├┤ Also, (especially British,) ╡centre.┤
└╕expr. ╡center down,┤ ┤(U.S.) to settle down or concentrate on important matters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This collective meditation which Friends like my grandmother called a "centering down" was mostly outside our experience (New Yorker).┤
┼╕adj. ╡centerless.┤
╩│center, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│center bit,╕
┬┌┤ a carpenter's bit with a sharp point in the center and two cutting wings that turn around the point.
╩│center bit,╕
╜│centerboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a movable keel of a sailboat. It is lowered through a slot in the bottom of a boat to prevent drifting to leeward. Also, (especially British,) ╡centreboard.┤
╩│centerboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│center circle,╕
┬┌┤ the circle in the center of the playing area of hockey and basketball. The center circle of a basketball court is four feet in diameter.
╩│center circle,╕
╜│centered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤fixed on a center as a point of support or equilibrium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a centered arc, a centered position.┤
├│ 2. ┤being in the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some dictionaries have centered dots between the syllables of entries.┤
├│ 3. ┤furnished with a center. Also, (especially British,) ╡centered.┤
╩│centered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│center field,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball.)
├│ 1. ┤the section of the outfield behind second base.
├│ 2. ┤the position of the player in this area. (Abbr:) cf.
╩│center field,╕
╜│center fielder,╕
┬┌┤ a baseball player whose position is in center field.
╩│center fielder,╕
╜│center-fire, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of a cartridge) having the percussion cap or primer in the center of the base, instead of around its rim.
├│ 2. ┤(of a gun or pistol) having a firing pin that strikes the cartridge in the center of its base. Also, ╡central-fire.┤
╩│center-fire, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centerfold, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an illustrated center spread in a magazine or book that takes up both left- and right-hand pages and sometimes has to be unfolded to be seen in full.
╩│centerfold, ╛╕noun.
╜│center forward,╕
┬┌┤ in soccer, hockey, and, formerly, basketball:
├│ 1. ┤a player whose position is in the center of the front line.
├│ 2. ┤the position occupied by that player.
╩│center forward,╕
╜│center half┐╕ or │halfback,╕
┬┌┤ in soccer and hockey:
├│ 1. ┤a player whose position is in the center of the middle line.
├│ 2. ┤the position of that player.
╩│center half┐╕ or │halfback,╕
╜│center-left, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a political coalition involving parties of the center and the left.
╩│center-left, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centerline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a real or imaginary line dividing any plane figure or surface into two symmetrical halves, especially such a line in a mechanical drawing or on the surface of a road or on a playing court or field in a sport.
├│ 2. ┤an axis (def. 2).
╩│centerline, ╛╕noun.
╜│centermost, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ nearest the center.
╩│centermost, ╛╕adjective.
╜│center of buoyancy,╕
┬┌┤ a point in a ship or other floating body, corresponding to the center of gravity of the water displaced.
╩│center of buoyancy,╕
╜│center of curvature,╕
┬┌┤ (Geometry.) the center of the circle of curvature.
╩│center of curvature,╕
╜│center of gravity,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Physics.) that point of a body around which its weight is evenly balanced; that point at which the force of gravity acting on the body may be said to be concentrated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The center of gravity of a child's seesaw is at the center of the board when no one sits on it (Vera Kistiakowsky).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the point of concentration or focus, especially upon which something rests.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is almost the center of gravity of the Congress Party (Time). Now with the population changes young people are even less at the center of gravity (Harper's).┤
╩│center of gravity,╕
╜│center of mass,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) that point in a body which moves as though it bore the entire mass of the body, usually identical with the center of gravity. Many textbooks now use the term ╖center of mass┤ instead of ╖center of gravity.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The center of mass is used to calculate the motion of objects due to all kinds of forces, not only gravitational forces (Vera Kistiakowsky).┤
╩│center of mass,╕
╜│center of oscillation,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a point in a pendulum such that, if the whole mass of the pendulum were concentrated there, the time of oscillation would remain unchanged.
╩│center of oscillation,╕
╜│center of percussion,╕
┬┌┤ (in a moving body) the point where the percussion or stroke is greatest, in which the whole striking force of the body is supposed to be collected.
╩│center of percussion,╕
╜│centerpiece, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an ornamental piece of glass or lace or an arrangement of flowers for the center of a dining table, buffet, or mantel.
├│ 2. ┤any piece which is located in the center of something.
├│ 3. ┤the principal or dominant feature (of a policy or program). Also, (especially British,) ╡centrepiece.┤
╩│centerpiece, ╛╕noun.
╜│center punch,╕
┬┌┤ a punch with a conical point for marking the center of a hole to be drilled or the center of work to be turned on a lathe.
╩│center punch,╕
╜│center rail,╕
┬┌┤ a third rail in the form of a rack which engages the cog of a locomotive on a cog railway.
╩│center rail,╕
╜│center wheel,╕
┬┌┤ the wheel in the center of the frame of a watch or clock whose axis carries the minute hand.
┬┌┤ one hundred or any considerable number of representatives of a race, variety, or strain of domesticated animals or cultivated plants, considered as a true sample of the whole.
╩│centgener, ╛╕noun.
╜│centi-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤100.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Centigrade = 100-degree.┤
├│ 2. ┤(in the metric system) 1/100 of a unit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Centimeter = 1/100 of a meter.┤
╩│centi-,╕
╜│centiare. ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ 1/100 of an are; one square meter. (Abbr.) ca. Also, ╡centare.┤
╩│centiare. ╛╕noun.
╜│centigrade, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤divided into 100 degrees or equal parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The temperature scale used in all scientific work and in common use in many countries is the centigrade scale, in which the fixed points are taken as 0 degrees C and 100 degrees C (Shortley and Williams).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or according to a centigrade temperature scale; Celsius.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a body temperature of 37 degrees centigrade.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) C.
╩│centigrade, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centigrade thermometer,╕
┬┌┤ a thermometer having 0 degrees for the temperature at which water freezes and 100 degrees for the temperature at which water boils; a Celsius thermometer.
╩│centigrade thermometer,╕
╜│centigram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of weight in the metric system, equal to 1/100 of a gram. (Abbr.) cg.
╩│centigram, ╛╕noun.
╜│centigramme. ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) centigram.
╩│centigramme. ╛╕noun.
╜│centiliter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of liquid or dry measure in the metric system, equal to 1/100 of a liter. (abbr.) cl.
╩│centiliter, ╛╕noun.
╜│centilitre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) centiliter.
╩│centilitre, ╛╕noun.
╜│centillion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the U.S. and France) 1 with 303 zeros following it.
├│ 2. ┤(in Great Britain) 1 with 600 zeros following it.
╩│centillion, ╛╕noun.
╜│centime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coin used in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and certain other countries. 100 centimes are worth one franc.
├│ 2. ┤a coin of Haiti, worth 1/100 of a gourde. (Abbr:) c.
╩│centime, ╛╕noun.
╜│centimeter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a measure of length in the metric system equal to 1/100 of a meter; .3937 inch. (Abbr:) cm.
╩│centimeter, ╛╕noun.
╜│centimeter-candle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of illumination equal to one phot.
╩│centimeter-candle, ╛╕noun.
╜│centimeter-gram-second, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a system of measurement used in scientific calculations in which the centimeter is the unit of length, the gram is the unit of mass, and the second is the unit of time. (Abbr:) c.g.s.
╩│centimeter-gram-second, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centimetre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) ╖centimeter.┤
╩│centimetre, ╛╕noun.
╜│centimillionaire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a millionaire with a hundred million or more dollars. pounds, or other denomination.
╩│centimillionaire, ╛╕noun.
╜│centimo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a coin of Costa Rica, worth 1/100 of a colon.
├│ 2. ┤a coin of Spain, worth 1/100 of a peseta.
├│ 3. ┤a coin of Venezuela, worth 1/100 of a bolivar.
├│ 4. ┤a coin of Paraguay, worth 1/100 of a guarani.
╩│centimo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
╜│centipedal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the centipedes.
╩│centipedal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centipede, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flat, wormlike animal with many pairs of legs; chilopod. The first pair of legs are clawlike and in some cases contain poison glands. The bite of some centipedes is painful. Centipedes vary in length from an inch or so to nearly a foot.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many desert animals such as centipedes ... avoid the extreme mid-day heat (J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson).┤
╩│centipede, ╛╕noun.
╜│centipede grass,╕
┬┌┤ a creeping grass, originally from China, that resists drought, found in the tropics and the southern United States. It is used especially to cover athletic fields, golf courses, lawns, and playgrounds.
╩│centipede grass,╕
╜│centistere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit of volume in the metric system equal to 1/100 of a stere.
╩│centistere, ╛╕noun.
╜│centistoke, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a unit for measuring the kinematic viscosity of a fluid, equal to 1/100 of a stoke.
╩│centistoke, ╛╕noun.
╜│cent mark,╕
┬┌┤ the sign cents; cent sign.
╩│cent mark,╕
╜│centner, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a European unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, fixed at 50 kilograms, or 110.23 pounds avoirdupois, in several countries.
├│ 2. ┤(in assaying) one dram.
├│ 3. ┤a cental.
╩│centner, ╛╕noun.
╜│cento, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a patchwork composition formed of selected lines or passages from various sources.
├│ 2. ┤a collection of any kind; conglomeration; mass.
╩│cento, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tos.╕
╜│CENTO┐╕ or │Cento,
┬┌┤ Central Treaty Organization (a former alliance of Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Great Britain dissolved in 1979).
╩│CENTO┐╕ or │Cento,
╜│centra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plural of ╡centrum.┤
╩│centra, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrad, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) toward the center.
╩│centrad, ╛╕adverb.
╜│central, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the center; being or forming the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the central mass of the atom. The sun is central in the solar system.┤
┴┤ (SYN) focal.
├│ 2. ┤at the center; near the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the quicker central flow in a pipe, the central railroad station. The park is in the central part of the city.┤
┴┤ (SYN) middle.
├│ 3. ┤from the center; head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The central library sends books to its branches.┤
├│ 4. ┤equally distant from all points; easy to get to or from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We shop at a central market.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) main; chief; principal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What is the central idea in the story?┤
┴┤ (SYN) dominant.
├│ 6. ┤(Anatomy, Physiology.)
├│ a. ┤of or designating the brain and spinal cord as a major division of the nervous system of vertebrates.
├│ b. ┤arising from or affecting these parts of the nervous system.
╔┤ ╢Ex. central anesthesia.┤
├│ c. ┤of or having to do with a centrum.
├│ 7. ┤(Phonetics.) (of vowels) articulated with the middle of the tongue raised in varying degrees toward the middle of the roof of the mouth, as the American pronunciation of ╖a┤ in ╖sofa;┤ mixed.
├╕noun ┤ (U.S.) │1. ┤a telephone exchange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The building was a central for exchanges serving 56,565 telephone lines (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a telephone operator in a central exchange.
┼╕noun ╡centralness.┤
╩│central, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Central American,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with Central America or its people.
├│ 2. ┤a person born or living in Central America.
╩│Central American,╕
╜│central bank,╕
┬┌┤ a bank which holds the cash reserves of a country's commercial banks, performs numerous monetary services for the government, issues bank notes, and makes funds available to commercial banks. The Federal Reserve Banks of the United States are central banks.
╩│central bank,╕
╜│central capability unit,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of the British government that reviews policies proposed to the Cabinet by government departments. Its official name is Central Policy Review Staff.
╩│central capability unit,╕
╜│central casting,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the casting department of a motion-picture studio.
└╕expr. ╡from central casting,┤ ┤stereotyped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Halberstam's soldiers are all from central casting (Time).┤
╩│central casting,╕
╜│central city,╕
┬┌┤ a part of a large city or metropolitan area which is the center or core; core city.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Negro ghettos of the central cities became increasingly crowded (Richard Harwood).┤
╩│central city,╕
╜│central dogma,╕
┬┌┤ a theory in molecular biology which maintains that only DNA can act as a template or blueprint for the formation of RNA. This theory was considered fundamental until challenged by Teminism.
╩│central dogma,╕
╜│central-fire, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= center-fire.
╩│central-fire, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= center-fire.
╜│central fissure,╕ ╟│= fissure of Rolando.
╩│central fissure,╕ ╟│= fissure of Rolando.
╜│central force,╕
┬┌┤ (Physics.) a force attracting to or repelling from a center.
╩│central force,╕
╜│central heating,╕
┬┌┤ the heating of one building or a group of buildings from a single source.
┬┌┤ a theory or principle of centralizing control, especially in a government.
┼╕noun ╡centralist.┤
╩│centralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│centralistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of centralism; having to do with or favoring centralism.
╩│centralistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centrality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ central position or character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Clear grasp of ideas, centrality of purpose (W. M. Rossetti).┤
╩│centrality, ╛╕noun.
╜│centralization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the coming or bringing to a center.
├│ 2. ┤a gathering together at a center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Centralization of medical services may prevent waste of effort.┤
├│ 3. ┤a bringing together under the control of a single authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the centralization of government under a dictator.┤
╩│centralization, ╛╕noun.
╜│centralize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bring to or toward a center; locate in a center.
├│ 2. ┤to gather together at a center; concentrate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The administration of the city schools was centralized during Mayor Jones' term of office.┤
├│ 3. ┤to bring under the control of a single authority.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to come together at one center.
┼╕noun ╡centralizer.┤
╩│centralize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│centrally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ at the center; near the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The business district is centrally located.┤
╩│centrally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│central nervous system,╕
┬┌┤ the part of the nervous system which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord; the cerebrospinal system of nerves.
╩│central nervous system,╕
╜│centralness, ╛╕n, ╟│= centrality.
╩│centralness, ╛╕n, ╟│= centrality.
╜│central processing unit,╕
┬┌┤ the processor of a computer or computer system. (Abbr.) CPU (no periods)
╩│central processing unit,╕
╜│Central Standard Time┐╕ or │Central Time,╕
┬┌┤ the standard time in the central part of the United States and Canada. It is six hours behind Greenwich Time and is calculated by setting noon as the time the sun apparently passes the 90th meridian. (Abbr.) C.S.T., c.s.t.
╩│Central Standard Time┐╕ or │Central Time,╕
╜│central tendency,╕
┬┌┤ (Statistics.) the number or point best representing or most typical of a particular set of data, near the middle of a normal curve of frequency distribution.
┬┌┤ the middle part of the head, between the sinciput and the occiput.
╩│centriciput, ╛╕noun.
╜│centricity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state of being centric.
╩│centricity, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrifugal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤moving away from a center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The centrifugal tendency is powerfully in operation at the equator, but not at all at the poles (George B. Airy).┤
├│ 2. ┤making use of or acted upon by centrifugal force, as a pump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. centrifugal separation of uranium isotopes (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Physiology.) efferent.
├│ 4. ┤of plants:
├│ a. ┤developing from the center or apex outward or downward.
├│ b. ┤that turns from the center toward the side of the fruit, as a radicle.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a centrifugal machine for separating solids from liquids.
├│ 2. ┤the rotating drum or cylinder of such a machine.
┼╕adv. ╡centrifugally.┤
╩│centrifugal, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│centrifugal casting,╕
┬┌┤ the process of pouring metal into a rapidly rotating mold so that the centrifugal force of the rotation forces the metal against the inner surface of the mold.
╩│centrifugal casting,╕
╜│centrifugal force┐╕ or │action,╕
┬┌┤ the inertia, or tendency to move in one direction, which causes a body turning around a center to move away from the center.
╩│centrifugal force┐╕ or │action,╕
╜│centrifugal inflorescence,╕
┬┌┤ flowers opening in descending order from the tip.
┬┌┤ a pump in which centrifugal force is generated by means of a fanlike impeller.
╩│centrifugal pump,╕
╜│centrifugation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the separation of materials of different densities by centrifugal force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The insoluble membrane fragments can easily be separated by centrifugation from the soluble matrix material (Scientific American).┤
╩│centrifugation, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrifuge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-fuged,╕ │-fuging.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a machine for separating two substances varying in density, as cream from milk or bacteria from a fluid, by means of centrifugal force; centrifugal machine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two solvents are well mixed together and then quickly separated again in a centrifuge which spins them apart (E. Lester Smith).┤
├│ 2. ┤a similar machine used to test the ability of flight personnel and equipment to withstand gravitational forces.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to separate with a centrifuge.
├│ 2. ┤to rotate in a centrifuge; subject to a centrifugal force.
╩│centrifuge, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-fuged,╕ │-fuging.╕
╜│centriole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a minute rod-shaped particle within the centrosome of a cell which organizes the spindle fiber during mitosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. What sight is more ... instructive than the division of a living cell, when one can see the centrioles take hold of the daughter chromosomes and draw them to opposite sides of the cell? (New Scientist).┤
╩│centriole, ╛╕noun.
╜│centripetal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤moving toward a center.
├│ 2. ┤making use of or acted upon by centripetal force.
├│ 3. ┤(Physiology.) afferent.
├│ 4. ┤of plants:
├│ a. ┤developing inward and upward toward the center.
├│ b. ┤that turns toward the axis of the fruit, as a radicle.
┼╕adv. ╡centripetally.┤
╩│centripetal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centripetal force,╕
┬┌┤ the force that tends to move things toward the center around which they are turning. The earth's gravity exerts a centripetal force on an orbiting satellite and keeps it from flying off into space.
╩│centripetal force,╕
╜│centrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a moderate position or ideology in politics, midway between left and right.
╩│centrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a member of a moderate political party in one of several countries of continental Europe whose political views are neither radical nor conservative.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a moderate in politics; middle-of-the-roader.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A "centrist" in the whole American political spectrum must stand left of center within the Republican Party (Newsweek).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the center; moderate in politics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A broad centrist position has become much more popular than adherence to an uncompromising extreme (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│centrist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│centro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) center; central; to the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Centrosphere = center sphere.┤
╩│centro-,╕
╜│centrobaric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to the center of gravity.
╩│centrobaric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centroid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the center of mass.
├│ 2. ┤(Geometry.) the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle.
╩│centroid, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrolecithal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of eggs) having the yolk in the center surrounded by a layer of protoplasm.
╩│centrolecithal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centromere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the point on a chromosome by which it is drawn to the pole during mitosis.
╩│centromere, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very small body found in the cytoplasm of a cell, containing the centriole. During mitosis it separates into two parts and attracts the divided chromosomes, one group to each part.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In animal cells a centrosome may be seen near the nucleus (A. M. Winchester).┤
╩│centrosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrosomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a centrosome or centrosomes.
╩│centrosomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centrosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Biology.) the mass of protoplasm around a centriole in a centrosome, from which the aster rays radiate; the astrosphere.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When present, the centrosphere takes a conspicuous though probably unimportant part in cell division (A. Franklin Shull).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Geology.) the central core of the earth.
╩│centrosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrosymmetrical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having symmetry with respect to a point or center.
╩│centrosymmetrical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centrosymmetry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ symmetry with respect to a point or center.
╩│centrosymmetry, ╛╕noun.
╜│centrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trums╕ or │-tra.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a central part or center.
├│ 2. ┤(Anatomy.) the body of a vertebra. The centrum is the solid part to which a bony arch and processes are attached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each vertebra is made up of a spoollike centrum surmounted by a neural arch to house the nerve cord (Tracy I. Storer).┤
╩│centrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-trums╕ or │-tra.╕
╜│cent sign,╕
┬┌┤ the sign cents, placed after a number to mean cent or cents.
╩│cent sign,╕
╜│cents-off, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) having to do with a form of promotion in which the price of a product is reduced by cents when a shopper presents a coupon with the purchase. The store collects the cents-off coupons and is reimbursed by the manufacturer.
╩│cents-off, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centum language,
┬┌┤ one of the languages of the western division of Indo-European languages, including Greek, Italic, Celtic, and Germanic. The centum languages are characterized by their use of velar sounds such as represented by ╖k┤ in ╖Kent,┤ instead of the sibilant sounds found in corresponding words of the satem languages.
╩│centum language,
╜│centumvir, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-viri,╕ │-virs.╕
┬┌┤ (in ancient Rome) one of a body of 100 judges (actually 105, 3 from each of 35 tribes) appointed to decide common causes among the people.
┬┌┤ that has lasted for a century or for centuries; centuries old.
╩│centuried, ╛╕adjective.
╜│centurion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the commander of about 100 soldiers in the ancient Roman army.
╩│centurion, ╛╕noun.
╜│century, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤each 100 years, counting from some special time, such as the birth of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the 20th century. For the last three centuries, Western civilization has dedicated a good part of its energies to the invention of machines and the extension of their operations into every corner of life (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a period of 100 years. From 1824 to 1924 is a century.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He lived a century.┤
├│ 3. ┤a group of 100 people or things; a hundred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tribes were subdivided into ten units of 1,000 households and each of these into halves composed of five centuries, each century numbering 100 households (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Cricket.) a hundred runs in an innings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a boy who ... can be relied on to score a century in most school cricket matches (London Times).┤
├│ 5. ┤a body of soldiers in the ancient Roman army. Originally, it probably consisted of 100 soldiers.
├│ 6. ┤a division of the ancient Roman people for voting. Each century had one vote.
├│ 7. ┤(U.S. Slang.) 100 dollars.
╩│century, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Century, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a style of printing type.
╩│Century, ╛╕noun.
╜│century plant,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large plant with thick leaves, a kind of agave, growing in Mexico and the southwestern United States; American aloe; aloe. It sometimes reaches thirty feet in height and is often wrongly supposed to bloom once every 100 years.
├│ 2. ┤any one of a group of desert plants in the agave family.
╩│century plant,╕
╜│Century Schoolbook,╕
┬┌┤ a style of modern printing type, often used in textbooks.
╩│Century Schoolbook,╕
╜│CEO╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ Chief Executive Officer (of a corporation).
╩│CEO╕ (no periods),
╜│ceol mor,
┬┌┤ the classical music of the Scottish Highland bagpipe.
╩│ceol mor,
╜│ceorl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a freeman of the lowest rank in Anglo-Saxon and medieval England; churl.
╩│ceorl, ╛╕noun.
╜│cepe┐╕ or │cep, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boletus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In autumn you can gather here a variety of edible mushrooms, including cepes (Sunday Times).┤
╩│cepe┐╕ or │cep, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephal-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡cephalo-┤ before vowels, as in ╡cephalic.┤
╩│cephal-,╕
╜│cephalad, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) toward the head or anterior end of the body.
╩│cephalad, ╛╕adverb.
╜│cephalalgia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a headache.
╩│cephalalgia, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalaspid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a primitive, ganoid fish found in Devonian strata, having a large plate shaped like a buckler attached to its head.
╩│cephalaspid, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cephalous.
╩│cephalate, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cephalous.
╜│cephalic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the head.
├│ 2. ┤near, on, or in the head.
├│ 3. ┤toward the head.
╩│cephalic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cephalic index,╕
┬┌┤ the ratio of the greatest breadth of the skull to the greatest length from front to back, multiplied by 100. The cephalic index is used in such studies as anthropology and comparative anatomy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cro-Magnon skulls are long and narrow with a cephalic index below 75 (Beals and Hoijer).┤
╩│cephalic index,╕
╜│cephalic vein,╕
┬┌┤ a large superficial vein on the front of the arm, running from the elbow to the shoulder.
╩│cephalic vein,╕
╜│cephalin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of substances containing phosphorus and resembling lecithin, found in brain tissue.
╩│cephalin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the degree to which the head is developed and dominates the rest of the body.
╩│cephalization, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cephalometry = measurement of the head.┤
├│ 2. ┤head and ______.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cephalothorax = head and thorax.┤
├┤ Also, ╡cephal-┤ before vowels.
╩│cephalo-,╕
╜│cephalocaridan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a recently discovered crustacean, only known living species of a subclass, having a shield around the head characteristic of extinct trilobites.
╩│cephalocaridan, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalocaudal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ extending from head to tail; having to do with the long axis of the body.
╩│cephalocaudal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cephalochordate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a subphylum of semitransparent, fishlike chordate animals having a body pointed at both ends and a notochord running from the body through the indistinct head, but no other skeletal elements. This subphylum comprises the lancelets.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the cephalochordates.
╩│cephalochordate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cephalocyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cyst on the head.
╩│cephalocyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalogenesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the genesis or development of the head or brain.
╩│cephalogenesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of cephalogenesis.
╩│cephalogenetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cephaloid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) shaped like or resembling the head.
╩│cephaloid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cephalometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a device for measuring the head, to determine its size and proportions, especially for comparison with those characteristic of a certain sex, race, somatotype, or other distinguishing group.
├│ 2. ┤a device for positioning the head precisely, for X-ray measurement or examination.
╩│cephalometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or used in measuring the head.
╩│cephalometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cephalometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ measurement of the head.
╩│cephalometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalopod, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of the most highly organized class of marine mollusks, characterized by long, armlike tentacles around the mouth, a large head, a pair of large eyes, a sharp, birdlike beak, and a siphon used in propulsion. Many can expel a dark, inklike fluid out of the siphon. Cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and nautiluses are cephalopods.
┬┌┤ having to do with or having the characteristics of a cephalopod.
╩│cephalopodous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cephalosporin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of antibiotics chemically related to penicillin, derived from a mold originally found in sewage.
╩│cephalosporin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalothorax, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the combined head and thorax of some animals, such as crabs and spiders.
╩│cephalothorax, ╛╕noun.
╜│cephalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a head; cephalate.
╩│cephalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cephei, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Cepheus┤ (def. 2).
╩│Cephei, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cepheid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any one of a number of meteors having their radiant in the constellation Cepheus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The periods of classical Cepheids range from rather over one day to about fifty days (A. W. Haslett).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= Cepheid variable.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or resembling a Cepheid or a Cepheid variable.
╩│Cepheid, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Cepheid variable,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) any star of a class of variable stars whose changes in brightness recur in a characteristic manner with a relatively short periodicity, and may be due to expansion and contraction.
╩│Cepheid variable,╕
╜│Cepheus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Cephei.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) an Ethiopian king, husband of Cassiopeia, and father of Andromeda.
├│ 2. ┤a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Draco, near the North Star.
╩│Cepheus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive (def. 2) │Cephei.╕
╜│ceraceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of wax; waxy.
╩│ceraceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceramic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with pottery, earthenware, or porcelain, or with making them. Ceramic articles are usually made of fired clay.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an article made of pottery, earthenware, or porcelain. Also, ╡keramic.┤
╩│ceramic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ceramic engineering,╕
┬┌┤ a branch of engineering concerned with the development, design, and production of heat-resistant, insulating, and other specialized materials mainly for industrial use, such as glass, porcelain, enamels, structural clay products, abrasives, and cements, from nonmetallic minerals.
╩│ceramic engineering,╕
╜│ceramicist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an expert in ceramics.
├│ 2. ┤a manufacturer of ceramics.
╩│ceramicist, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceramic magnet,╕
┬┌┤ a magnet made of ferrite.
╩│ceramic magnet,╕
╜│ceramics, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(sing. in use) the art of making pottery, earthenware, and porcelain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ceramics is taught in some colleges.┤
├│ 2. ┤(pl. in use) articles made of pottery, earthenware, or porcelain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ceramics in this exhibit were outstanding.┤
╩│ceramics, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│ceramist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ceramicist.
╩│ceramist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ceramicist.
╜│ceramoplastic, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any heat-resistant inorganic plastic made by combining synthetic mica and glass.
╩│ceramoplastic, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerargyrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ native chloride of sliver; horn silver.
╩│cerargyrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerastes, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poisonous snake found in deserts of Africa and of Asia Minor, having a projecting hornlike scale above each eye; horned viper.
╩│cerastes, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerastium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of chickweed with horn-shaped capsules.
╩│cerastium, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a firm ointment made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin.
╩│cerate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ covered with wax; waxed.
╩│cerated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceratin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= keratin.
╩│ceratin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= keratin.
╜│ceratinous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= keratinous.
╩│ceratinous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= keratinous.
╜│ceratitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) inflammation of the cornea.
╩│ceratitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceratodus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of Australian freshwater lungfishes (a genus so called from the hornlike ridges of the teeth), especially the barramunda.
╩│ceratodus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceratoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤horny.
├│ 2. ┤shaped like a horn.
╩│ceratoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceratops, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a plant-eating, Cretaceous dinosaur bearing a horn over each eye.
╩│ceratops, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceratopsian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a group of horned, herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period, including the triceratops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ceratopsians looked much like rhinoceroses, but many ... were larger (S. P. Welles).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with ceratopsians or the ceratops.
╩│ceratopsian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│ceratopsid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= ceratopsian.
╩│ceratopsid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= ceratopsian.
╜│ceratosaurus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of bipedal dinosaurs of the Jurassic period, about twenty feet in length, and characterized by a large skull bearing a horn.
╩│ceratosaurus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceraunograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument for recording electric disturbances in the atmosphere due to thunderstorms or lightning.
╩│ceraunograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cerberean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ relating to or resembling Cerberus.
╩│Cerberean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cerberus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) a dog with three heads that guarded the entrance to Hades.
├│ 2. ┤a surly, watchful guard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... give that Cerberus a sop [bribe] (William Congreve).┤
╩│Cerberus, ╛╕noun.
╜│cercaria, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-iae.╕
┬┌┤ a second larval stage of trematode worms, in which the body is usually shaped like a tadpole.
╩│cercaria, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-iae.╕
╜│cercarial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cercarian.
╩│cercarial, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cercarian.
╜│cercarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a trematode worm or fluke in its second larval stage; cercaria.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with or having the characteristics of a cercaria.
╩│cercarian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cercis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Judas tree.
╩│cercis, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Judas tree.
╜│cercle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) an administrative district, especially one in a French colony or former French colony, such as Mali (a country in western Africa).
╩│cercle, ╛╕noun.
╜│cercus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ci.╕
┬┌┤ a small sensory appendage of insects, one of a pair extending from the posterior tip of the abdomen.
╩│cercus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ci.╕
╜│cere─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a waxy-looking membrane through which the nostrils open near the beak of certain birds, especially birds of prey and parrots.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any grass that produces a grain which is used for food. Wheat, rice, corn, oats, and barley are cereals. Cereals provide the basic food of most of mankind.
├│ 2. ┤the grain.
├│ 3. ┤any food made from the grain. Oatmeal and cornflakes are breakfast cereals.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of grain; having to do with grain or the grasses producing it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cereal crops, cereal products.┤
╩│cereal, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cerealist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an expert in the study of cereals.
╩│cerealist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cereal leaf beetle,╕
┬┌┤ a small leaf beetle that feeds on grain, particularly oats, causing severe damage to crops.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was feared that a cereal leaf beetle, found to be spreading through grain belt areas in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, would develop into a major pest (Science News Letter).┤
╩│cereal leaf beetle,╕
╜│cerebellar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or relating to the cerebellum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The folds of the outer surface elaborate into subfolds deep within the organ; only 15 per cent of the cerebellar cortex can be seen without dissection (Scientific American).┤
╩│cerebellar, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebellum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bellums,╕ │-bella.╕
┬┌┤ the part of the brain that controls the coordination of the muscles. It consists of a middle lobe and two lateral lobes and is located below the back part of the cerebrum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each side of the cerebellum acts on muscles on the same side of the body (A. Franklin Shull).┤
╩│cerebellum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bellums,╕ │-bella.╕
╜│cerebral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of the brain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cerebral concussion may cause a person to faint.┤
├│ 2. ┤of the cerebrum.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) characterized by thought and reason rather than emotion or action; requiring intellectual analysis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cerebral poetry. Chess is a cerebral game.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mental, rational, logical.
├│ 4. ┤(Phonetics.) cacuminal.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Phonetics.) a cacuminal sound.
╩│cerebral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cerebral accident,╕
┬┌┤ an apoplectic stroke; cerebrovascular accident.
╩│cerebral accident,╕
╜│cerebral cortex,╕
┬┌┤ the layer of gray matter that covers the cerebrum; cortex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The largest part of the cerebral cortex is concerned with complex mental processes such as memory, speech, and thought (H. H. Jasper).┤
╩│cerebral cortex,╕
╜│cerebral death,╕ ╟│= brain death.
╩│cerebral death,╕ ╟│= brain death.
╜│cerebral ganglia,╕
┬┌┤ ganglia of the nervous system situated in the head, or a part of the body considered as the head, in many invertebrates.
╩│cerebral ganglia,╕
╜│cerebral hemisphere,╕
┬┌┤ either of the two lobes of the cerebrum.
╩│cerebral hemisphere,╕
╜│cerebral hemorrhage,╕
┬┌┤ bleeding that results from a broken blood vessel in the brain. Blood escapes into the brain and destroys or damages the surrounding tissue, causing the victim to suffer a stroke.
╩│cerebral hemorrhage,╕
╜│cerebralism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the belief that consciousness is a function of the brain and may be explained only in this way.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) intellectualism, especially abstractionism, in art, music, literature, or the like.
╩│cerebralism, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerebral letters,╕
┬┌┤ a class of consonants recognized in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, developed from the dentals by retracting the tongue and applying its tip to the palate.
╩│cerebral letters,╕
╜│cerebrally, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤due to brain damage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A machine ... will allow cerebrally palsied children to communicate with their teachers (New Scientist).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) in a cerebral manner; intellectually.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Koun talks about the play with insight but not, as he says, "cerebrally" (London Times).┤
╩│cerebrally, ╛╕adverb.
╜│cerebral palsy,╕
┬┌┤ a disabling condition caused by damage to the brain, usually before or at birth. Persons suffering from cerebral palsy have trouble coordinating their muscles and tend to make involuntary jerky movements.
╩│cerebral palsy,╕
╜│cerebral thrombosis,╕
┬┌┤ the formation of a clot, or thrombus, in one of the blood vessels of the brain, causing a stroke.
╩│cerebral thrombosis,╕
╜│cerebral vesicles,╕
┬┌┤ the three primitive, hollow dilations into which the embryonic brain of vertebrates is divided.
┬┌┤ the action of the brain; mental activity; thinking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the deep well of unconscious cerebration (Henry James). Only the mechanical part of cerebration is slowly being disclosed (Saturday Review).┤
╩│cerebration, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerebric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the brain; having to do with or from the brain.
╩│cerebric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebriform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the shape or structure of the brain.
╩│cerebriform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebritis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the cerebrum.
╩│cerebritis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerebrocardiac, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or affecting both the brain and the heart.
╩│cerebrocardiac, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebroid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling or akin to a brain.
╩│cerebroid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebropathy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ hypochondria or other symptoms once associated with overwork of the brain.
╩│cerebropathy, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerebroside, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of lipoids found in nerve tissue.
╩│cerebroside, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerebrospinal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with both the brain and the spinal cord.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cerebrospinal nerve.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or designating the part of the nervous system of vertebrates consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, with the cranial and spinal nerves which control voluntary acts.
╩│cerebrospinal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebrospinal fluid,╕
┬┌┤ the clear fluid normally present in the central membrane of the three membranes, the meninges, and enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
╩│cerebrospinal fluid,╕
╜│cerebrospinal meningitis┐╕ or │fever,╕
┬┌┤ an infectious, epidemic, febrile bacterial disease, often fatal, characterized by inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, and causing headache, constipation, delirium, and, often, small red or purplish spots on the skin; brain fever; spotted fever; epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.
╩│cerebrospinal meningitis┐╕ or │fever,╕
╜│cerebrotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgical incision into the brain.
╩│cerebrotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│cerebrotonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Psychiatry.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤characterized by marked awareness of one's surroundings and withdrawal from physical activity or enjoyment of physical pleasures.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who exhibits a cerebrotonic condition.
╩│cerebrotonic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cerebrovascular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the blood vessels of the cerebrum.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the cerebral and visceral nervous ganglia of mollusks.
╩│cerebrovisceral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerebrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-brums,╕ │-bra.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anatomy.)
├│ a. ┤the part of the human brain, certain areas of which control particular processes of thought and voluntary muscular movements. It consists of two large lobes (cerebral hemispheres), on the right and on the left. The cerebrum is located above the cerebellum and medulla oblongata and fills nearly the whole cavity of the skull.
├│ b. ┤the anatomically corresponding part of the brain of any vertebrate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cerebrum has complex folds in the higher mammals which increase its efficiency (A. M. Winchester).┤
├│ 2. ┤the brain as a whole (humorously or loosely).
╩│cerebrum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-brums,╕ │-bra.╕
╜│cerecloth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤waxed cloth.
├│ 2. ┤a waxed cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
╩│cerecloth, ╛╕noun.
╜│cered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of birds) having a cere.
╩│cered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerement, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Often, ╡cerements.┤ a cloth or garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Look at her garments Clinging like cerements (Thomas Hood).┤
├│ 2. ┤waxed cloth; cerecloth.
╩│cerement, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceremonial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with ceremony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The emperor's ceremonial costumes were beautiful.┤
├│ 2. ┤very formal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President received his guests in a ceremonial way.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the formal actions proper to an occasion; ritual. Bowing the head and kneeling are ceremonials of religion.
├│ 2. ┤a rite or ceremony.
├│ 3a. ┤a formality of courtesy or manners.
├│ b. ┤the observance of these in social life.
├│ 4. ┤in the Roman Catholic Church: the ordering of religious rites and ceremonies.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) a robe or garment worn on some ceremonial occasion.
┼╕adv. ╡ceremonially.┤
┼╕noun ╡ceremonialness.┤
╩│ceremonial, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ceremonialism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤adherence to or fondness for ceremonies, for example in religion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ceremonialism ... calls on the pageantry of ritual to reinforce belief by dramatizing the deeds of the gods and their place in the universe (Melville J. Herskovits).┤
├│ 2. ┤ceremonies collectively.
┼╕noun ╡ceremonialist.┤
╩│ceremonialism, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceremonious, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of ceremony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ceremonious religion. There was a ceremonious unveiling of the statue.┤
├│ 2. ┤very formal; extremely polite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ceremonious welcome.┤
├│ 3. ┤adhering to conventional formalities; made in the recognized formal manner.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a ceremonious bow, ceremonious condolences.┤
┼╕adv. ╡ceremoniously.┤
┼╕noun ╡ceremoniousness.┤
╩│ceremonious, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceremony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a special form or set of acts to be done on special occasions such as weddings, funerals, graduations, or holidays.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The marriage ceremony was performed in the church. The Sunday morning service, at many of our Protestant churches, exemplifies a ceremony, which may include such rituals as reciting the Lord's prayer, singing prescribed hymns, and performing the sacrament or communion (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├│ 2. ┤very polite conduct; way of conducting oneself that follows all the rules of polite social behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old gentleman showed us to the door with a great deal of ceremony.┤
├│ 3. ┤attention to forms and customs; formality or formalities.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young prince disliked the traditional ceremony of the court.┤
├│ 4. ┤an empty form; meaningless formality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instead, they put the burden of order onto their children and filled their days with specious rites and ceremonies (New Yorker).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) an external accessory or symbolic attribute of worship, state, or pomp.
└╕expr. ╡stand on ceremony,┤ ┤to be too polite; be very formal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is a hospitable person who does not stand on ceremony and so makes everyone feel at ease in his home.┤
╩│ceremony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│Cerenkov counter,
┬┌┤ a device for detecting and counting the particles in the Cerenkov effect, used especially to study the behavior of high-energy particles, such as cosmic rays and atomic particles. Also, ╡Cherenkov counter┤ or ╡detector.┤
╩│Cerenkov counter,
╜│Cerenkov effect┐╕ or │radiation,╕
┬┌┤ visible radiation produced when electrons or other charged particles pass through a transparent solid or liquid medium faster than the speed of light in the same medium. The blue glow seen in the water of a nuclear reactor is this kind of radiation. Also, ╡Cherenkov effect┤ or ╡radiation.┤
╩│Cerenkov effect┐╕ or │radiation,╕
╜│Ceres, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest and the mother of Proserpina. The Greeks called her Demeter.
├│ 2. ┤the first and largest asteroid to be discovered.
╩│Ceres, ╛╕noun.
╜│cereus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several cactuses, found in the southwestern United States and tropical America, having large tubular flowers. The night-blooming cereus has fragrant flowers that open only at night.
╩│cereus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pale-yellow powder, cerium dioxide, a rare earth, used in ceramics and in incandescent gas mantles; cerium oxide.
╩│ceria, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) containing cerium, especially with a valence of four.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Its [cerium's] trivalent compounds are called the cerous series and its tetravalent ones the ceric series (Scientific American).┤
╩│ceric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceriferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing wax.
╩│ceriferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerise, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤bright pinkish-red.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a bright, pinkish red; cherry.
╩│cerise, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cerite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hydrated silicate of cerium and other metals, one of the chief sources of cerium.
╩│cerite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grayish metallic chemical element which occurs only in combination with other elements. It is malleable and ductile and is used in porcelain, glass, and alloys. Cerium is one of the rare-earth metals.
╩│cerium, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerium metals,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a group of closely related rare-earth elements, consisting of cerium, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, and europium.
╩│cerium metals,╕
╜│cerium oxide,╕ ╟│= ceria.
╩│cerium oxide,╕ ╟│= ceria.
╜│cermet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alloy of a heat-resistant compound and a metal, used where strength and ability to withstand extremely high temperatures are the primary requirements. Cermets combine the properties of ceramic and metallic materials.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among the firm's latest products is "cermet," a mixture of ceramics and metals, which is used as a coating liner in combustion chambers and exhaust tubes in jet engines (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cermet, ╛╕noun.
╜│CERN,
┬┌┤ European Council for Nuclear Research (French, ╖Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire┤), an organization of 11 nations centered in Geneva.
╔┤ ╢Ex. CERN ... has been a very successful offspring of UNESCO (New Scientist).┤
╩│CERN,
╜│cernuous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) having the top bent downward; drooping; nodding, as a flower.
╩│cernuous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cero, ╛╕noun, ╞│-ros╕ or (collectively) │-ro.╕
┬┌┤ a Spanish mackerel of the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Brazil, an important food and game fish; pintado; kingfish; sierra.
╩│cero, ╛╕noun, ╞│-ros╕ or (collectively) │-ro.╕
╜│cerographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with cerography.
╩│cerographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerographist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in cerography.
╩│cerographist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the art of writing or engraving on wax.
├│ 2. ┤encaustic painting.
╩│cerography, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceroplastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to modeling in wax.
╩│ceroplastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceroplastics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤objects modeled in wax.
├│ 2. ┤the art of modeling inwax.
╩│ceroplastics, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or derived from beeswax.
╩│cerotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cerotic acid,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a mixture of two fatty acids found together in beeswax and in carnauba wax.
╩│cerotic acid,╕
╜│cerotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a process of engraving in which a design is cut into a coating of wax on a metal plate, and a printing plate made from it.
╩│cerotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerous─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤containing cerium, especially with a valence of three.
├│ 2. ┤of cerium.
╩│cerous─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│cerous─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of or like a cere.
╩│cerous─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│cert, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) a certain or safe bet.
╩│cert, ╛╕noun.
╜│certain, ╛╕adjective, noun, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤without a doubt; sure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is certain that 2 and 3 do not make 4. I am certain these are the facts. He is certain to change his mind.┤
├│ 2. ┤known but not named; some; particular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. certain nations, to a certain degree. A certain person gave our church $1000. Certain of Longfellow's ballads are effective and unforgettable (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ 3. ┤settled; fixed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. at a certain hour. He earns a certain amount of money each week.┤
├│ 4. ┤that can be depended on; reliable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I have certain information that school will end a day earlier this year.┤
┴┤ (SYN) dependable, trustworthy, unfailing.
├│ 5. ┤sure to happen; inevitable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In this world nothing can be said to be certain but death and taxes (Benjamin Franklin).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Obsolete.) resolved; steadfast.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡for certain,┤ as a certainty; surely; without a doubt.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will be here for certain. I hear for certain that Ormond has concluded a peace with the Rebels (Oliver Cromwell).┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤(Obsolete.) certainly; of a truth; assuredly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You will, I am certain-sure, be well pleased (Robert Southey).┤
┼╕noun ╡certainness.┤
╩│certain, ╛╕adjective, noun, adverb.
╜│certainly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without a doubt; surely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I will certainly be at the party. "Do you still think the same?" "Certainly."┤
├│ 2. ┤with certainty; without fail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will regret this act as certainly as the sun will rise tomorrow.┤
├│ 3. ┤admittedly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Certainly I parked outside your door.┤
╩│certainly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│certainty,╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤freedom from doubt; being certain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man's certainty was amusing, for we could all see that he was wrong.┤
┴┤ (SYN) assurance, conviction, certitude.
├│ 2. ┤something certain; a sure fact.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coming of spring and summer is a certainty. Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you (Joshua 23:13).┤
╩│certainty,╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│certes, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) certainly; in truth.
╩│certes, ╛╕adverb.
╜│certifiable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤able to be certified.
╔┤ ╢Ex. positive and certifiable results.┤
├│ 2. ┤insane to a degree that justifies legal certification as such.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall be certifiable ... when I allow a few newspaper reporters to decide my future for me (Time). [He] was a blithering dolt barely this side of being certifiable (Maclean's).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a written or printed statement that may be used as proof of some fact. A birth certificate gives the date and place of a person's birth and the names of his parents.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The vessel was licensed to carry only twenty passengers; but ... the restrictions of the certificate did not apply to trade between Mediterranean ports (Saturday Review).┤
├│ 2. ┤a written statement of facts or proceedings, usually certified by one court and passed to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer, in writing, under his seal (William Blackstone).┤
├│ 3. ┤paper currency issued by the United States government.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to authorize by a certificate; provide with a certificate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to register and certificate midwives. His Bill would also require that every new boiler plant was certificated according to minimum standards of efficiency (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤to give a certificate stating (a fact).
╔┤ ╢Ex. His good character is adequately certificated.┤
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an airline that receives permission from the federal government to use commercial transport planes for scheduled flights.
╩│certificated airline,
╜│certificate of deposit,╕
┬┌┤ a written acknowledgment by a bank that it has received from the person named a certain sum of money as a deposit. It is negotiable or transferable.
╩│certificate of deposit,╕
╜│certificate of disability,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an official medical certificate stating that a man is no longer able to perform military duties.
╩│certificate of disability,╕
╜│certificate of incorporation,╕
┬┌┤ a document attesting that a certain corporation has been legally formed, and giving its name, purpose, etc.
╩│certificate of incorporation,╕
╜│certificate of indebtedness,╕
┬┌┤ a short-term, negotiable note representing acknowledgment of a debt, especially one issued to cover current government expenses.
╩│certificate of indebtedness,╕
╜│certificate of necessity,╕
┬┌┤ a certificate issued by an agency of the federal government to a corporation building new plant facilities to produce goods for defense, which permits the corporation to amortize the cost at an accelerated rate; in effect, a tax reduction.
╩│certificate of necessity,╕
╜│certificate of origin,╕
┬┌┤ a document certifying the place of production of a stated commodity, required by the customs authorities in some countries.
╩│certificate of origin,╕
╜│certificate of stock,╕ ╟│= stock certificate.
╩│certificate of stock,╕ ╟│= stock certificate.
╜│certification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of certifying or the state of being certified.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the advantages of certification, the certification of teachers.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a certified statement; certificate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He hopes to be able to obtain a duplicate of his lost certification.┤
├│ b. ┤the writing on the face of a check which certifies it.
╩│certification, ╛╕noun.
╜│certificatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ giving certification.
╩│certificatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│certified, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤guaranteed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. certified Grade AA butter.┤
├│ 2. ┤having a certificate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a certified teacher.┤
╩│certified, ╛╕adjective.
╜│certified check,╕
┬┌┤ a check whose value is guaranteed by the bank upon whose account it is drawn.
╩│certified check,╕
╜│certified mail,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a letter or parcel whose delivery is recorded and certified by the postal service, for extra postage. It is designed to insure delivery to the addressee of mail that does not contain valuables, and is cheaper than registered mail.
╩│certified mail,╕
╜│certified mail,╕
┬┌┤ raw or pasteurized milk guaranteed to meet certain official standards.
╩│certified mail,╕
╜│certified public accountant,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an accountant who has fulfilled the legal requirements and been given a state certificate to practice public accounting, and who may use the abbreviation C.P.A. after his name. In Great Britain a ╖chartered accountant┤ has an equivalent status.
╩│certified public accountant,╕
╜│certify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to declare (something) true or correct by an official spoken, written, or printed statement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This diploma certifies that you have completed high school.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attest, affirm.
├│ 2. ┤to guarantee the quality or value of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The fire inspector certified the school building as fireproof.┤
┴┤ (SYN) endorse.
├│ 3. ┤to guarantee as certain; attest the reliability of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The man's employers certified his honesty and reliability.┤
├│ 4. ┤to make certain; assure; inform reliably.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lord, let me know ... the number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live (Book of Common Prayer).┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) to guarantee in writing on the face of (a check) that the drawer has sufficient funds in the hands of the bank upon which it is drawn to meet it.
├│ 6. ┤to declare (a person) legally insane.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If anybody had predicted back then that we'd be selling at the rate we're selling now, he'd have been certified (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a certification; vouch for; give one's testimony (for, to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... one of the medical men certifying to the insanity of a gentleman (Alfred Taylor).┤
┴┤ (SYN) testify.
┼╕noun ╡certifier.┤
╩│certify, ╛╕verb, ╞│-fied,╕ │-fying.╕
╜│certiorari, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) an order from a higher law court to a lower court or tribunal, calling for the record of a case for review in the higher court.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a writ of certiorari.┤
╩│certiorari, ╛╕noun.
╜│certitude, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state or quality of feeling certain; certainty; absence of doubt; sureness.
╩│certitude, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerulean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤sky-blue.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a sky-blue color; cerulean blue.
╩│cerulean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cerulean blue,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤sky-blue; azure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the cerulean blue mosaic-tiled dome (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a cobalt compound used as a pigment by artists and interior decorators, and in ceramics.
╩│cerulean blue,╕
╜│cerulean warbler,╕
┬┌┤ a warbler of central North America, the male of which has blue and gray upper parts and white underparts.
╩│cerulean warbler,╕
╜│ceruleum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cerulean blue ╕(def. 2).
╩│ceruleum, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cerulean blue ╕(def. 2).
╜│ceruloplasmin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme in blood, blue in its purified state, which promotes the oxidation and circulation of copper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Science for January 18, 1957 (125,117) appeared evidence that ceruloplasmin runs high in serum of schizophrenic patients (Scientific American).┤
╩│ceruloplasmin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerumen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a waxlike substance in the ears; earwax.
╩│cerumen, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceruminous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ relating to or containing cerumen.
╩│ceruminous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ceruse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= white lead.┤
├│ 2. ┤a skin cosmetic containing this substance.
╩│ceruse, ╛╕noun.
╜│cerussite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral, carbonate of lead, a common ore of lead, found in whitish crystals; white lead.
╩│cerussite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cervelat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of highly seasoned dry sausage, originally made of brains but now usually of young pork salted; saveloy.
╩│cervelat, ╛╕noun.
╜│cervical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with the neck or cervix.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cervical vertebrae.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with a cervix or necklike part, for example of the uterus.
╩│cervical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cervices, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cervixes; a plural of ╡cervix.┤
╩│cervices, ╛╕noun.
╜│cervicitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the cervix of the uterus.
╩│cervicitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cervicodorsal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ relating to or affecting both the neck and the back.
╩│cervicodorsal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cervine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like a deer.
├│ 2. ┤of a deep tawny or fawn color.
╩│cervine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cer-Vit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) an extremely heat-resistant glass made from fused silica.
╩│Cer-Vit, ╛╕noun.
╜│cervix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vixes╕ or │-vices.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the neck, especially the back of the neck.
├│ 2. ┤a necklike part of an organ, especially of the uterus or the bladder.
├│ 3. ┤a necklike part of a tooth.
╩│cervix, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vixes╕ or │-vices.╕
╜│cervoid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like a deer.
╩│cervoid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Cesarean┐╕ or │Cesarian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Caesarean.
╩│Cesarean┐╕ or │Cesarian, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Caesarean.
╜│cesarevitch, ╛╕noun. ╟│= czarevitch ╕(def.1).
╩│cesarevitch, ╛╕noun. ╟│= czarevitch ╕(def.1).
╜│cesium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft, silvery metallic chemical element that occurs as a minute part of various minerals. It is one of the alkali metals and is highly electropositive. Scientists use the rate of vibration of cesium atoms as a standard for measuring time. Cesium is also used in photoelectric cells. Also, ╡caesium.┤
╩│cesium, ╛╕noun.
╜│cesium 137,╕
┬┌┤ a radioactive isotope of cesium that occurs in fission products and in fallout from nuclear explosions. It has been used in cancer research and therapy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cesium 137 is a relatively long-lived radioactive material similar to phosphorus. When taken into the body, it accumulates in the muscles where it can cause a genetic hazard (Science News Letter).┤
╩│cesium 137,╕
╜│cesium clock,╕
┬┌┤ an atomic clock which measures time by the frequency of the atomic vibrations of the element cesium.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He will match the rate of incoming pulses [from a pulsar] against a cesium clock, an atomic timer that is accurate to one part in 10 trillion (Time).┤
╩│cesium clock,╕
╜│cespitose, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ growing in dense tufts or clumps; turfy. Also, ╡caespitose.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cespitosely.┤
╩│cespitose, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cespitous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cespitose.
╔┌┤ ╢Ex. A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same root (Thomas Martyn).┤
╩│cespitous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cespitose.
╜│cess─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a tax:
├│ a. ┤a rate or tax levied by a local authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the parish cess, the church cess.┤
├│ b. ┤(in Scotland) the land tax.
├│ c. ┤(in British India) a tax for a specified purpose.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the irrigation cess, the education cess.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to assess.
╩│cess─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│cess─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Anglo-Irish.) luck (only in ╖bad cess to┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir Lancelot was bad cess to his women (Atlantic).┤
╩│cess─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cessation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stopping; a ceasing; discontinuance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both armies agreed on a cessation of the fighting. The cessation of conversation caused the hostess to look up.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stoppage, interruption, suspension.
╩│cessation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cession, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a handing over to another; ceding; giving up; surrendering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cession of territories. If the cession could not be avoided, it was of the utmost importance to secure some advance recognition from the French of the special American interests in Louisiana (Atlantic).┤
├│ 2. ┤a right, territory, piece of property, or other thing ceded; concession.
╩│cession, ╛╕noun.
╜│cessionary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
┬┌┤ a person to whom something is ceded, assigned, or granted.
╩│cessionary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-aries.╕
╜│cesspipe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pipe for carrying off drainage from a cesspool, sink, or the like.
╩│cesspipe, ╛╕noun.
╜│cesspit, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pit for refuse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The drainpipes were sloping inland toward cesspits (Manchester Guardian).┤
╩│cesspit, ╛╕noun.
╜│cesspool, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pool or pit for house drains to empty into. Cesspools usually retain solid matter and allow the liquid to escape into the surrounding soil or a drain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In rural districts or in very small towns the common outdoor toilet or cesspool may be a very dangerous source of pollution of well water (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any filthy place or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cesspool of corruption. The magnitude of the [indictments] suggests a moral cesspool (Harper's).┤
╩│cesspool, ╛╕noun.
╜│cest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) cestus, a belt or girdle.
╩│cest, ╛╕noun.
╜│cesta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wicker basket or racket worn on the hand to catch and throw the ball in the game of pelota or jai alai.
├│ 2. ┤a smooth, hard leather glove worn on each hand by Roman gladiators.
╩│cesta, ╛╕noun.
╜│c'est-a-dire,
┬┌┤ (French.) that is to say.
╩│c'est-a-dire,
╜│c'est la guerre,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤that is war; what happens in a war.
├│ 2. ┤it can't be helped, as of an inconvenience or discomfort.
╩│c'est la guerre,
╜│c'est la vie,
┬┌┤ (French.) that is life; that's how life is.
╩│c'est la vie,
╜│cestode, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a class of parasitic flatworms which, in the adult stage, may infest the intestine of man and various other vertebrates; tapeworm.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to this class.
╩│cestode, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cestoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤ribbonlike (applied to certain intestinal worms, such as the tapeworm).
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= cestode.┤
╩│cestoid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│c'est selon,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤that depends.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) that is according (as).
╩│c'est selon,
╜│cestui, ╛╕pronoun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) he; the person.
╩│cestui, ╛╕pronoun.
╜│cestus─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a belt or girdle for the waist, particularly that worn by a bride in ancient times.
├│ 2. ┤(Greek and Roman Mythology.) the girdle of Aphrodite, or Venus, supposed to have the power of arousing love.
╩│cestus─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│cestus─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a covering made of strips of leather, often loaded with metal, worn on the hands and forearms by boxers in ancient times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boxers in the mosaic wear the cestus. Their fists, clenched around bars of lead, are wrapped in thongs of hard leather, ... as though they were wearing boxing gloves (New Yorker).┤
┬┌┤ Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (a program of the U.S. government under which state and local governments receive funds for job training and public-service jobs for the unemployed).
╩│CETA, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cetacea, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the order of mammals comprising the cetaceans.
╩│Cetacea, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cetacean, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any one of an order of marine mammals having fishlike, almost hairless bodies, flat, notched tails, and paddle-shaped forelimbs, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to the Cetacea.
╩│cetacean, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cetaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cetacean.
╩│cetaceous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cetacean.
╜│cetane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the methane series, originally obtained from sperm-whale oil.
╩│cetane, ╛╕noun.
╜│cetane number┐╕ or │rating,╕
┬┌┤ a measure of the ability of a diesel fuel oil to ignite spontaneously (ignition quality) expressed as a percentage of cetane (assigned a value of 100) in a test fuel mixture with alpha form of methylnaphthalene (assigned a value of 0). Most diesel engines require fuels with a cetane number of 45 or over.
╩│cetane number┐╕ or │rating,╕
╜│ceteosaurus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dinosaur of the Jurassic period.
╩│ceteosaurus, ╛╕noun.
╜│ceteris paribus,
┬┌┤ (Latin.) other things being equal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amount of stridency depends, ceteris paribus, on the rate of air flow (Robert Krohn).┤
╩│ceteris paribus,
╜│Ceti, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Cetus.┤
╩│Ceti, ╛╕noun.
╜│CETI,
┬┌┤ Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Work in CETI concentrates on receiving (and possibly exchanging) messages from other civilizations (Science News).┤ Compare ╡SETI.┤
╩│CETI,
╜│cetological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cetology.
╩│cetological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cetologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies cetology.
╩│cetologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cetology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of whales.
╩│cetology, ╛╕noun.
╜│cet. par.,╕
┬┌┤ other things being equal (Latin, ╖ceteris paribus┤).
╩│cet. par.,╕
╜│Cetus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Ceti.╕
┬┌┤ a constellation on or near the celestial equator that contains the first variable star discovered, Mira.
╩│Cetus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Ceti.╕
╜│cetyl alcohol,
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline extract of whale oil, used in making perfumes and cosmetics.
╩│cetyl alcohol,
╜│cevapcici, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Yugoslavian dish consisting of small, loosely rolled and grilled balls of minced meat.
╩│cevapcici, ╛╕noun.
╜│cevitamic acid, ╟= vitamin C.
╩│cevitamic acid, ╟= vitamin C.
╜│Ceylonese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤┤of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) or its people.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person born or living in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
╩│Ceylonese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│Ceylon moss,
┬┌┤ an East Indian seaweed, similar to carrageen. It is a red alga and is one of the sources of agar-agar.
╩│Ceylon moss,
╜│cf.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤calf (of a bookbinding).
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.)
├│ a. ┤center field.
├│ b. ┤center fielder.
├│ 3. ┤compare (Latin, ╖confer┤).
╩│cf.,╕
╜│Cf╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ californium (chemical element).
╩│Cf╕ (no period),
╜│CF╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ cystic fibrosis.
╩│CF╕ (no periods),
╜│C.F.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤coefficient of friction.
├│ 2. ┤cost and freight.
╩│C.F.,╕
╜│CFA franc,╕
┬┌┤ the unit of money of various African countries now or formerly in the French Community, worth 1/50 of a French franc.
╩│CFA franc,╕
╜│c.f.i.┐╕ or │C.F.I.,╕
┬┌┤ cost, freight, and insurance.
╩│c.f.i.┐╕ or │C.F.I.,╕
╜│c.f.m.┐╕ or │cfm╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ cubic feet a minute.
╩│c.f.m.┐╕ or │cfm╕ (no periods),
╜│c.f.s.,╕
┬┌┤ cubic feet a second.
╩│c.f.s.,╕
╜│cg.┐╕ or │cg╕ (no period),
┬┌┤ centigram or centigrams.
╩│cg.┐╕ or │cg╕ (no period),
╜│C.G.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤center of gravity.
├│ 2. ┤Coast Guard.
├│ 3. ┤commanding general.
├│ 4. ┤consul general.
╩│C.G.,╕
╜│cgm.,╕
┬┌┤ centigram or centigrams.
╩│cgm.,╕
╜│c.g.s.┐╕ or │C.G.S.╕ or │cgs╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ centimetergram-second (system).
╩│c.g.s.┐╕ or │C.G.S.╕ or │cgs╕ (no periods),
╜│C.G.T.┐╕ or │CGT╕ (no periods),
┬┌│ 1. ┤either of two major foreign labor organizations:
├│ a. ┤(in France) Confederation Generale du Travail.
├│ b. ┤(in Argentina) Confederacion General del Trabajo.
├│ 2. ┤(in English) General Confederation of Labor.
╩│C.G.T.┐╕ or │CGT╕ (no periods),
╜│ch.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤chain.
├│ 2. ┤chapter.
├│ 3. ┤(Chess.) check.
├│ 4. ┤child or children.
├│ 5. ┤church.
╩│ch.,╕
╜│Ch.,╕
┬┌┤ an abbreviation for the following:
├│ 1. ┤chain.
├│ 2. ┤champion.
├│ 3. ┤chaplain.
├│ 4. ┤chapter.
├│ 5. ┤(Chess.) check.
├│ 6. ┤chief.
├│ 7. ┤child or children.
├│ 8a. ┤China.
├│ b. ┤Chinese.
├│ 9. ┤church.
╩│Ch.,╕
╜│c.h.,╕
┬┌┤ candle hour.
╩│c.h.,╕
╜│C.H.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤clearing house.
├│ 2. ┤Companion of Honour.
├│ 3. ┤courthouse.
├│ 4. ┤custom house.
╩│C.H.,╕
╜│chabasite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chabazite.
╩│chabasite, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chabazite.
╜│chabazite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless or flesh-colored mineral occurring in glassy crystals, composed chiefly of silica, alumina, sodium, and calcium; a zeolite.
╩│chabazite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chablis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pale, dry, white Burgundy wine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In bad years the Sauternes are less sweet, but there's no such thing as "dry Sauternes" (or "sweet Chablis") (Atlantic).┤
╩│Chablis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chabouk┐╕ or │chabuk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long whip used in the Orient to punish people.
╩│chabouk┐╕ or │chabuk, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chac, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the four main Mayan rain gods. Each was identified with a direction and a color.
╩│Chac, ╛╕noun.
╜│cha-cha, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a ballroom dance with a fast, strongly marked rhythm, originally from Latin America. It is similar to the mambo.
┬┌┤ any one of various American gallinaceous birds related to the curassow, including one variety found as far north as Texas.
╩│chachalaca, ╛╕noun.
╜│chacma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large South African baboon.
╩│chacma, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaconne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an old slow dance of Spanish (possibly Moorish or Basque) origin, in 3-4 time, going back to 1591.
├│ 2. ┤the music for this dance, which later became a series of variations on a ground bass, used sometimes as a movement of the classical suite. It was frequently used at the end of early operas.
╩│chaconne, ╛╕noun.
╜│chacun a son gout,
┬┌┤ (French.) everyone to his taste.
╩│chacun a son gout,
╜│chad─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the small round or square piece of tape or paper removed when punching a hole in a punched tape or card.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The presence of chad in the tape would interfere with reliable electrical or photoelectric reading of the paper tape (Berkeley and Lovett).┤
╩│chad─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a young sea bream.
╩│chad─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│Chad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any language of a group of Hamitic languages spoken in the Lake Chad area of north central Africa, including Hausa.
╩│Chad, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Chad, a country in central Africa.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Chad.
╩│Chadian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chadless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ punched, produced, or processed with the chads partly attached to the holes.
╩│chadless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chador, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuddar.
╩│chador, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuddar.
╜│chaeta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae.╕
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) one of the setae, or bristles, on the parapodia of an annelid worm.
╩│chaeta, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tae.╕
╜│chaetodont, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various small or moderate-sized tropical, spiny-finned marine fishes, generally having brilliant coloring, so called on account of their bristlelike teeth.
╩│chaetodont, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaetognath, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrowworm.
╩│chaetognath, ╛╕noun. ╟│= arrowworm.
╜│chaetognathous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or having the characteristics of a chaetognath.
╩│chaetognathous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chaetophorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) having chaetae (bristles).
╩│chaetophorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chaetopod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of annelid worms, having the body made up of more or less similar segments provided with muscular processes bearing setae.
╩│chaetopod, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaetopodous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling the chaetopods.
╩│chaetopodous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chafe, ╛╕verb, ╞│chafed,╕ │chafing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make sore by rubbing or scraping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stiff collar chafed the man's neck.┤
├│ 2. ┤to rub to make warm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mother chafed her child's cold hands.┤
├│ 3. ┤to wear away by rubbing or scraping.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to make angry or annoyed; irritate; vex.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His big brother's teasing chafed him. Missing such sales chafes retailers (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) gall, exasperate.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) to warm; heat.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become worn away by rubbing.
├│ 2. ┤to become sore by rubbing.
├│ 3. ┤to rub; press or strike with friction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chafe at the bit.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to become angry or annoyed; fret.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chafed under his big brother's teasing.┤
├│ 5. ┤(of the sea or waves) to be turbulent; churn.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤rubbing; friction.
├│ 2. ┤irritation or injury caused by rubbing; abrasion.
├│ 3. ┤annoyance; temper.
├│ 4. ┤impatience at restraints; sense of frustration.
╩│chafe, ╛╕verb, ╞│chafed,╕ │chafing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chafer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any of a group of beetles including the June bugs and scarabs, that usually feed on plants.
╩│chafer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chafer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.)
├│ 1. ┤a small portable furnace.
├│ 2. ┤a chafing dish.
╩│chafer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chafer─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a synthetic fabric used to protect tires from abrasion, applied to the tire where it meets the rim of the wheel.
╩│chafer─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│chaff─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the stiff, strawlike bits around the grains of wheat, oats, or rye. Chaff is separated from grain by threshing.
├│ 2. ┤hay or straw cut fine for feeding cattle.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) worthless stuff; rubbish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The neighbors' suspicions were chaff of the lowest sort based on gossip and guesswork.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.) the thin, dry scales or bracts at the base of the florets in the flower heads of many plants.
├│ 5. ┤metal foil dropped by aircraft to confuse enemy radar; window.
╩│chaff─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chaff─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to make fun of in a good-natured way to one's face; banter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys chaffed the French boy about his mistakes in speaking English.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤good-natured joking about a person to his face; banter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The French boy did not mind their chaff.┤
╩│chaff─╕ (2), ╛verb, noun.
╜│chaffer─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a disputing about a price; bargaining.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to dispute about terms or price; bargain.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to deal; discuss terms; bandy or exchange words.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to exchange or bandy (words).
┼╕noun ╡chafferer.┤
╩│chaffer─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│chaffer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a person who jokes lightly or banters.
╩│chaffer─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chaffinch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European songbird with a pleasant, short song, often kept as a cage bird. The chaffinch has bright, barred wings.
╩│chaffinch, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaffweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a low herb of the primrose family.
╩│chaffweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaffy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of chaff.
├│ 2. ┤consisting of chaff.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) like chaff; worthless.
├│ 4. ┤(Botany.) paleaceous.
╩│chaffy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chafing dish,
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pan with a heater under it, used to cook food at the table or to keep it warm. It usually consists of two pans in a frame over a small alcohol lamp or the like. The upper pan is covered and fits into the lower, in which hot water is put.
├│ 2. ┤a vessel to hold burning charcoal or other fuel, for heating anything placed upon it; a portable grate.
╩│chafing dish,
╜│chaft, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish and Northern English Dialect.) the jaw.
└╕expr. ╡chafts,┤ ┤the chaps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to cry out with open chafts (Quintin Kennedy).┤
╩│chaft, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chaga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas.╕ ╟│= Chagga.
╩│Chaga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas.╕ ╟│= Chagga.
╜│Chagas' disease,
┬┌┤ a form of trypanosomiasis, occurring in South America.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Triatomas, close relatives of the assassin bugs, spread the trypanosome of Chagas' disease, a serious affliction of man in South America (Scientific American).┤
╩│Chagas' disease,
╜│Chagga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an African tribe in Tanzania inhabiting the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The Chagga are a tall, agricultural people that produce coffee and cotton forexport.
├│ 2. ┤their Bantu language.
╩│Chagga, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ga╕ or │-gas.╕
╜│chagrin, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a feeling of disappointment, failure, or humiliation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felt chagrin because he did not pass the test. The impetuous sovereign found, to her chagrin, that there might be disadvantages in being the declared enemy of one of the two great parties in the State (Lytton Strachey).┤
┴┤ (SYN) mortification, vexation.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to feel chagrin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was chagrined by his failure.┤
╩│chagrin, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chain, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a row of links joined together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an anchor chain, armor made of chain. The dog is fastened to a post by a chain. After a few moments, the Mayor, splendid in full mayoral robes and chain, came out behind them (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a series of things linked together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chain of mountains; (Figurative.) a chain of events.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sequence, succession, progression.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) anything that binds or restrains.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chains of duty, the chains of love.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bond, shackle.
├│ 4a. ┤a measuring instrument like a chain. A surveyor's chain is 66 feet long; an engineer's chain is 100 feet long.
├│ b. ┤the length of either of these chains, as a linear unit.
├│ 5. ┤a number of similar stores, hotels, restaurants, theaters, etc., owned and operated by one person or company.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In many cities, independent luxury markets are the source of the best steak; they don't advertise like the chains, however, and seldom publicly proclaim the astronomical price of the best steak (Harper's).┤
├│ 6. ┤a number of atoms of the same element linked together like a chain, usually within an organic molecule.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carbon chain.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Biology.) a group of organisms, such as bacteria, connected end to end.
├│ 8. ┤╡= chain shot.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to join together with a chain; fasten with a chain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dog was chained to a post. The Bible was chained to the reading desk.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to bind; restrain; fetter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chain enthusiasm with common sense. Work chained him to his desk.┤
├│ 3. ┤to keep in prison; make a slave of.
├│ 4. ┤to restrain with chains; fetter.
├│ 5. ┤to measure with a chain.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to unite or be linked in a chain.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or like chains.
├│ 2. ┤of the nature of chain mail.
└╕expr. ╡chains,┤
├│ a. ┤bonds; fetters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The rebels were brought back in chains.┤
├│ b. ┤imprisonment or bondage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dictator's enemies had spent many years in chains. Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains (Jean Jacques Rousseau).┤
┼╕adj. ╡chainless.┤
┼╕adj. ╡chainlike.┤
╩│chain, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│chainbelt, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a belt made with interlinked metal rings.
╩│chainbelt, ╛╕noun.
╜│chainbreak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a commercial or other announcement made during a pause in a network radio or television program or during a station break.
╩│chainbreak, ╛╕noun.
╜│chain bridge,╕
┬┌┤ a suspension bridge supported by chains.
╩│chain bridge,╕
╜│chain coupling,╕
┬┌┤ an additional coupling for extra safety on railroad freight cars.
╩│chain coupling,╕
╜│chain drive,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mechanism for transmitting power by means of a chain gear.
├│ 2. ┤the system using this mechanism.
╩│chain drive,╕
╜│chain-driven, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ driven by means of chain gears.
╩│chain-driven, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chaine, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nes.╕
┬┌┤ (Ballet.) a series of quick turns from one foot to the other, made in moving across the stage.
╩│chaine, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nes.╕
╜│chain fern,╕
┬┌┤ a large fern found in the northern hemisphere that bears rows of sori like chains.
╩│chain fern,╕
╜│chain gang,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a gang of convicts, or the like, chained together while at work outdoors or on their way to work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. traditional and less familiar songs based on chain gang, jailhouse, church, backyard, and cemetery (Saturday Review).┤
╩│chain gang,╕
╜│chain gear,╕
┬┌┤ a gear for transmitting motion by means of an endless chain, especially one in which the chain transmits motion from one sprocket wheel to another.
╩│chain gear,╕
╜│chainhoist, ╛╕noun,
┬┌┤ a block and tackle which uses chain instead of rope.
╩│chainhoist, ╛╕noun,
╜│chainlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a little chain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Spurs, and ringing chainlets, sound (Scott).┤
╩│chainlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│chain letter,╕
┬┌┤ a letter which each person receiving is asked to copy and send to several others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With whispers and chain letters they spread the word (Time).┤
╩│chain letter,╕
╜│chain lightning,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤lightning visible in wavy, zig-zag, or broken lines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I'm goin' there like a streak of chain lightning (Seba Smith).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Dialect or Slang.) inferior whiskey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The worst of lickers ... is called chain lightning, from its terrible ... stunning effect (Schele De Vere).┤
╩│chain lightning,╕
╜│chain link fence,╕
┬┌┤ a fence of heavy steel wire woven into a lattice and supported by steel posts.
╩│chain link fence,╕
╜│chain lock,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chain attached to a lock, used to fasten a bicycle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To thwart them [thieves], careful cyclists favor three chain locks--one locking each wheel to the frame, the third locking the frame to a stout signpost or tree (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤a chain used to fasten a door to the jamb from the inside, so that it may be opened only a few inches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I heard her slide the chain lock off and then the door opened (Louise Meriwether).┤
╩│chain lock,╕
╜│chain locker,╕
┬┌┤ a forward compartment below in a ship, where the anchor chains are stored.
╩│chain locker,╕
╜│chain loom,╕
┬┌┤ a loom in which patterns upon a chain control the harnesses, as distinguished from one governed by cams or by a jacquard attachment.
╩│chain loom,╕
╜│chain mail,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of flexible armor used in the Middle Ages, made of metal rings linked together; mail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Without pay, too, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for many knights to bear the rapidly rising cost of armor in this period [the Renaissance] when heavy plate was beginning to replace the simpler chain mail of the crusading era (Wallace Ferguson).┤
╩│chain mail,╕
╜│chainman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ the man who carries the chain in surveying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Kim ... was to be diligent and enter the Survey of India as a chainman (Rudyard Kipling).┤
╩│chainman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│chain measure,╕
┬┌┤ a system of measurement used by surveyors:
┬┤ 7.92 inches = 1 link
┬┤ 100 links in a chain or 66 ft. = 1 chain
┬┤ 10 chains = 1 furlong
┬┤ 80 chains = 1 mile
╩│chain measure,╕
╜│chain molding,╕
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) ornament in the form of links.
╩│chain molding,╕
╜│chain of command,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the line or succession of commanding officers, from superior to subordinate, through which military command is exercised.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chain of command will then run ostensibly directly from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the ... European Command (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤any system of command according to rank; hierarchy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The 15 companies ... have managed to avoid bureaucracy: their chains of command have been kept short (Daily Telegraph).┤
╩│chain of command,╕
╜│chain of title,╕
┬┌┤ a history tracing the successive transfers of ownership of real estate.
╩│chain of title,╕
╜│chain pickerel,╕
┬┌┤ a pickerel of quiet waters in eastern North America, whose sides bear marks resembling links in a chain.
╩│chain pickerel,╕
╜│chain pump┐╕ or │lift,╕
┬┌┤ a pump in which water is raised by an endless chain fitted with disks, buckets, or the like.
╩│chain pump┐╕ or │lift,╕
╜│chain-react, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to undergo a chain reaction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pile was large enough so that it would have been chain-reacting without the control rods (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│chain-react, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│chain-reacting, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (of a substance) that produces a chain reaction.
╩│chain-reacting, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chain-reacting pile,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╩│chain-reacting pile,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╜│chain reaction,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chemical or nuclear process of releasing atomic energy by a series of nuclear fissions that continues automatically once it has been started. When a uranium atom captures a neutron and undergoes fission, the uranium atom separates into two lighter atoms, releasing atomic energy, and emitting more than one neutron, which produce further fissions of the surrounding uranium atoms, the release of more atomic energy, and an increasing supply of neutrons.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any series of events or happenings, each caused by the preceding one or ones.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "This new awareness may well be the end product of a cultural chain reaction set off by the TV industry" (Sponsor).┤
╩│chain reaction,╕
╜│chain reactor,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╩│chain reactor,╕ ╟│= reactor.
╜│chains, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡chain.┤┤
╩│chains, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chain saw,╕
┬┌┤ a saw consisting of an endless chain with a tooth on each link. Chain saws are used in tree surgery, coal mining, and logging. Most chain saws have small, built-in gasoline engines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was cutting part of my winter's supply of firewood with a gasoline-operated chain saw (New Yorker).┤
╩│chain saw,╕
╜│chain shot,╕
┬┌┤ a projectile (or such projectiles collectively) consisting of two balls or half balls connected by a short chain, formerly used especially in naval artillery.
┬┌┤ a stitch in sewing, crocheting, or embroidery, in which each stitch makes a loop through which the next stitch is taken. Many industrial bags, such as those containing animal feed, cement, and fertilizer, are closed with chain stitches.
┬┌┤ one of a group of stores owned and operated by the same person or company. Chain stores carry similar merchandise and are guided by the same policies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Years ago there was a great to-do about how chain stores would mean the extinction of the small independent grocers, and many were bought out; yet throughout the land today the chains and the independents thrive side by side (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│chain store,╕
╜│chain-wale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nautical.) ╡= channel┤ (2).┤
╩│chain-wale, ╛╕noun.
╜│chain well,╕ ╟│= chain locker.
╩│chain well,╕ ╟│= chain locker.
╜│chainwheel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a toothed wheel transmitting power through a chain.
╩│chainwheel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chainwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ work resembling the links of a chain, as in sculpture, armor, and sewing.
╩│chainwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│chair, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a seat that has a back and, sometimes, arms, usually for one person.
├│ 2. ┤a seat of rank, dignity, or authority; throne; bench.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) the position or authority of a person who has such a seat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Professor Smith has the chair of astronomy at this college.┤
┴┤ (SYN) office.
├│ 4. ┤a chairman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chair called the meeting to order. All questions are to be addressed to the chair.┤
├│ 5. ┤a covered chair carried on poles by two men; sedan chair.
├│ 6. ┤╡= electric chair.┤
├│ 7. ┤a metal socket fastened to a railroad tie in which a rail is secured, used especially in Great Britain.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to conduct as chairman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chair a meeting.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put in a position of authority.
┴┤ (SYN) install.
├│ 3a. ┤to put or carry in a chair.
├│ b. ┤(British.) to carry high up, as if in a chair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The winning team chaired their captain.┤
└╕expr. ╡get the chair,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to die or be sentenced to die in the electric chair.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Both murderers got the chair.┤
└╕expr. ╡take the chair,┤
├│ a. ┤to begin a meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the hour fixed for the meeting to begin arrives, the presiding officer takes the chair ... and directs the secretary to read the minutes of the last meeting (Henry M. Robert).┤
├│ b. ┤to preside at a meeting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The vice-president took the chair when the president was ill. He will also take the chair at a lecture tomorrow on the scientific work of the British-North Greenland expedition (London Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡chairless.┤
╩│chair, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chairbed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chair having a hinged back that folds down to form part of a bed.
╩│chairbed, ╛╕noun.
╜│chairborne, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) having to do with the administrative, theoretical, or recreational end of a field or activity; not involved in actual field work, military combat, or the like (used originally of Air Force personnel who were not "airborne").
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chairborne corporal or sergeant, a chairborne admiral, a chairborne mountain climber.┤
╩│chairborne, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chairbound, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ confined to a chair or wheel chair by a disability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Although at that time completely chairbound or needing to be lifted bodily I had succeeded in getting down to ... the sea (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│chairbound, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chair car,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a parlor car.
├│ 2. ┤a railroad car having individual chairs with adjustable, reclining backs instead of double seats on each side of a central aisle.
╩│chair car,╕
╜│chairlady, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
┬┌┤ a chairwoman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a P.T.A. chairlady.┤
╩│chairlady, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕
╜│chair lift,╕
┬┌┤ a series of chairs suspended from an endless cable for carrying persons, especially skiers, to the top of a slope, or between two points.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Comfortably relaxed and swaying gently in our seats, we were wafted aloft by the chair lift (Atlantic).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The aim will be to resolve as many issues as possible before the full conference resumes under the chairmanship of Mr. Sandys (Manchester Guardian).┤
├│ 2. ┤the length of time one is a chairman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The committee did much work during his chairmanship.┤
╩│chairmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│chairoplane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of merry-go-round with chairs hanging on chains which swing far out when rotated by machinery.
╩│chairoplane, ╛╕noun.
╜│chairperson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a person who presides at a meeting; chairman or chairwoman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Joseph E. Trimble of Oklahoma City University [was] chairperson of the symposium (Science News).┤
╩│chairperson, ╛╕noun.
╜│chair rail,╕
┬┌┤ a strip of wood fastened to a wall to prevent the wall from being marked or damaged by the backs of chairs.
╩│chair rail,╕
╜│chair table,╕ ╟│= table chair.
╩│chair table,╕ ╟│= table chair.
╜│chairwarmer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person who wastes time at his desk and neglects his duties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When jaunty Roy W. Johnson moved into the Pentagon ... as boss of the new space program the veteran chairwarmers began to chuckle at his eagerness (Newsweek).┤
╩│chairwarmer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chairwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the woman who presides at or is in charge of a meeting.
├│ 2. ┤the woman at the head of a committee.
╩│chairwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│chaise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a light, open carriage, usually with a folding top, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons.
├│ 2. ┤╡= post chaise.┤
├│ 3. ┤╡= chaise longue.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. I was lying on the chaise on my back porch (New Yorker).┤
╩│chaise, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaise longue,
┬┌┤ a chair with a long seat and a back at one end, somewhat like a couch.
╩│chaise longue,
╜│chaise lounge, ╟= chaise longue.
╩│chaise lounge, ╟= chaise longue.
╜│chaise percee,
┬┌┤ a chair enclosing a chamber pot or toilet bowl.
╩│chaise percee,
╜│chaitya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place or an object deserving of worship or reverence in the Buddhist religion.
╩│chaitya, ╛╕noun.
╜│chakra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in India) a disk or circle representing the sun, a cycle of years, and lordliness.
├│ 2. ┤a sharp disk-shaped throwing weapon, used especially by the Sikhs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... an example of the terrible chakra, a disc-shaped weapon, its edges honed to razor sharpness (New Yorker).┤
╩│chakra, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalaza, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zas,╕ │-zae.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Zoology.) either of the two membranous twisted strings by which the yolk of a bird's egg is bound to the lining membrane at the ends of the shell and kept near the middle of the albumen.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) the point on a seed where the integuments diverge from the nucellus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The three of these nearest the micropyle now gradually disappear and give place to the one nearest the chalaza which is the attachment of the ovule to the scale (FredW. Emerson).┤
╩│chalaza, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zas,╕ │-zae.╕
╜│chalazal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or containing a chalaza.
╩│chalazal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalazian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a chalaza.
├│ 2. ┤like a chalaza.
╩│chalazian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalazion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a transparent swelling on the eyelid, due to inflammation.
╩│chalazion, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalazium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chalazion.
╩│chalazium, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chalazion.
╜│chalcanthite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) native copper sulfate or blue vitriol.
╩│chalcanthite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcedon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= checkerspot.
╩│chalcedon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= checkerspot.
╜│Chalcedonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Chalcedon, an ancient city in Bithynia, or with the fourth ecumenical council held there in A.D. 451.
╩│Chalcedonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalcedonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like chalcedony.
╩│chalcedonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalcedonous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like chalcedony.
╩│chalcedonous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalcedony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
┬┌┤ a variety of fibrous quartz that has a waxy luster and occurs in various colors and forms. A common kind is grayish or blue. Agate, onyx, carnelian, and jasper are forms of chalcedony.
╩│chalcedony, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nies.╕
╜│Chalchiuhtlicue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Aztec Mythology.) the goddess of running water and wife or sister of the rain god Tlaloc. She was the protectress of newborn children, marriage, and innocent love.
╩│Chalchiuhtlicue, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcid, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chalcid fly,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a family of very small, four-winged insects whose larvae live as parasites on other insects.
╩│chalcid, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chalcid fly,╕
╜│chalcidian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤belonging to or having the characteristics of a chalcid.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= chalcid.┤
╩│chalcidian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chalco-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) copper; brass.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chalcograph = an engraving on copper or brass.┤
╩│chalco-,╕
╜│chalcocite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shiny gray sulfide of copper; native copper sulfide.
╩│chalcocite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcogenide, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a compound formed with any of the elements oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium (group 6A of the periodic table) and another element or radical.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤composed of one or more of the chalcogenides.
┬┌┤ an engraver on brass or copper; a chalcographer.
╩│chalcographist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art of engraving on copper or brass, as in printing.
╩│chalcography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ torbernite, a uranium ore.
╩│chalcolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcolithic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Bronze Age, especially its use of bronze and copper.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These people were of the chalcolithic age, that is to say, they made tools and ornaments of copper (New Scientist).┤
╩│chalcolithic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalcophil elements,╕
┬┌┤ sulfur and zinc, two elements showing a strong affinity for sulfur, commonly found in sulfide ore.
╩│chalcophil elements,╕
╜│chalcopyrite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an important copper ore, a yellow sulfide of copper and iron; copper pyrites; fool's gold.
╩│chalcopyrite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalcostibite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native sulfide of copper and antimony.
╩│chalcostibite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chaldaic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Chaldean.
╩│Chaldaic, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Chaldean.
╜│Chaldean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with ancient Chaldea, its people, or their language.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with astrology or magic (because the Chaldeans were renowned as astrologers).
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Chaldea. The Chaldeans were a Semitic tribe closely related to the Babylonians.
├│ 2a. ┤the language of the Chaldeans.
├│ b. ┤Biblical Syriac or Aramaic.
├│ 3. ┤an astrologer or a magician.
╩│Chaldean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Chaldee, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Chaldean.
╩│Chaldee, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= Chaldean.
╜│chaldron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various old British dry measures, ranging at different times and places from 32 to 72 imperial bushels, fixed by law after 1878 at 36, not now used.
╩│chaldron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a Swiss house with wide, overhanging eaves.
├│ 2. ┤a herdsman's hut or cabin in the Swiss mountains.
├│ 3. ┤any house like this.
╩│chalet, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a drinking cup or goblet.
├│ 2a. ┤the cup that holds the wine used in the Communion service.
├│ b. ┤the wine or portion of the Eucharist contained in it.
├│ 3. ┤a flower shaped like a cup.
╩│chalice, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaliced, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having a flower shaped like a cup.
├│ 2. ┤contained in a chalice.
╩│chaliced, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chalicosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of stone particles, as by stonecutters.
╩│chalicosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalk, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a soft limestone, made up mostly of very small fossil sea shells. Chalk is white, gray, or yellow and is used for making lime and for writing and drawing.
├│ 2a. ┤a white or colored substance like chalk, used for writing or drawing on a blackboard or chalkboard, or for marking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Colored chalks are useful for complicated diagrams on the blackboard.┤
├│ b. ┤a kind of crayon made of chalk.
├│ 3. ┤a mark or score made with chalk.
├│ 4. ┤a score or record of credit given, especially at an inn, originally made in chalk; credit.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mark, write, or draw with chalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher chalked the date on the board.┤
├│ 2. ┤to mix or rub with chalk; whiten with or as if with chalk; blanch.
├│ 3. ┤to treat with chalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Land poor in lime is regularly chalked.┤
├│ 4. ┤to score; record.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of or with chalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chalk lime, a chalk drawing.┤
├│ 2. ┤found in chalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chalk flint.┤
└╕expr. ╡by a long chalk,┤ ┤by a very great amount or difference.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Italy is the most popular destination among students "by a long chalk," followed by France and Spain (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡chalk one up,┤ ┤to gain an advantage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chalked one up on his opponent during their first television debate.┤
└╕expr. ╡chalk out,┤ ┤to sketch out; plan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He pursued the course which he had from the first chalked out for himself (James Grant). We have now chalked out all the principal outlines of this vast title of the law (William Blackstone).┤
└╕expr. ╡chalk up,┤
├│ a. ┤to write down; record.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress, and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤to put down as belonging (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. You learned your lesson the hard way and you can chalk it up to experience.┤
├│ c. ┤to score.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His team chalked up ten points.┤
┼╕adj. ╡chalklike.┤
╩│chalk, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│chalk and cheese,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) two persons or things that are complete opposites, especially in quality, value, or appearance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They are chalk and cheese, these rivals; McMorris the brave grafter, Carew the impulsive dasher (London Times).┤
╩│chalk and cheese,╕
╜│chalkboard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a smooth, hard surface used for writing or drawing on with crayon or chalk. Chalkboards are usually made of pastel-green or yellow composition board.
╩│chalkboard, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalk line,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a line drawn with chalk.
├│ 2a. ┤a light cord rubbed with chalk and stretched over a surface to mark a straight line.
├│ b. ┤the line thus made.
└╕expr. ╡walk the chalk line,┤ ┤to keep in a straight line; submit to strict discipline.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fellow travelers ... deny they are Communists, but all of [them] walk the Communist chalk line (Time).┤
╩│chalk line,╕
╜│chalkstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person affected with gout; tophus.
╩│chalkstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│chalk talk,╕
┬┌┤ a lecture illustrated by drawings and diagrams in chalk on a blackboard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coaching staff presents the complete game plan for Sunday's battle in a series of chalk talks (New Yorker).┤
╩│chalk talk,╕
╜│chalky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chalkier,╕ │chalkiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤of chalk; containing chalk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blackboard eraser was full of chalky dust.┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to call to a game or contest; dare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school's team to a match.┤
├│ 2. ┤to call to fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The knight challenged his rival to a duel. To challenge a person in reply to an insult is no longer customary.┤
├│ 3. ┤to stop (a person) and question his right to do what he is doing or to be where he is.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When I tried to enter the building, the guard at the door challenged me.┤
├│ 4. ┤to demand proof before one will accept; call in question; doubt; dispute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher challenged my statement that rice grows in Oregon.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Law.) to object to (a juror) or question the admissibility of (evidence or testimony); question (a ruling).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The attorney for the defense challenged the evidence as hearsay.┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) to object to (a vote) as invalid or (a voter) as not qualified to vote.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to claim or command (effort, interest, or feeling).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Preventing disease is a problem that challenges the attention of the medical profession.┤
├│ b. ┤(Archaic.) to claim as one's due; lay claims to.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to issue a challenge; call for a fight or contest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was also speculation that France planned to challenge for the ... America's cup (Douglas Phillips-Bart).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Law.) to make a formal objection to a juror, the admission of evidence, or the like.
├│ 3. ┤(of hounds) to bay on finding the scent.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) to demand a right; make a claim.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a call to a game or contest. Giving a challenge often means that one undertakes to beat everybody else.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The champions accepted our team's challenge.┤
├│ 2. ┤a call to fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His rival accepted the knight's challenge to a duel.┤
├│ 3. ┤a sudden questioning or calling to answer and explain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Who goes there?" is the guard's challenge.┤
├│ 4. ┤a demand for proof of the truth of a statement; a doubting or questioning of the truth of a statement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher's challenge of my statement about rice in Oregon led me to read widely about agriculture there.┤
├│ 5. ┤anything that claims or commands effort, interest, or feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fractions are a real challenge to him. It is a challenge to archaeology to try to straighten out the conflicting versions of Maya history (Scientific American).┤
├│ 6. ┤(Law.) an objection made to a juror, a ruling, or the admission of certain evidence or testimony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge upheld the challenge and dismissed the juror from duty.┤
├│ 7. ┤(U.S.) an objection to a vote as invalid, or to a voter as not qualified to vote.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each is a superb musician; as a chamber group they stand unsurpassed (New Yorker).┤
└╕expr. ╡chambers,┤
├│ a. ┤the office of a lawyer or judge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The judge met the lawyers for both sides in his chambers.┤
├│ b. ┤a set of rooms in a building arranged for living or for offices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... lived in chambers which had once belonged to his deceased partner (Dickens).┤
╩│chamber, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│chamber concert,╕
┬┌┤ a concert where chamber music is performed.
╩│chamber concert,╕
╜│chamber counsel,╕
┬┌┤ a lawyer advising privately but not in court.
╩│chamber counsel,╕
╜│chambered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a chamber or chambers; divided into compartments.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chambered nautilus.┤
╩│chambered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chamberer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.)
├│ 1. ┤a chambermaid.
├│ 2. ┤a chamberlain.
├│ 3. ┤a person who frequents ladies' chambers or society.
╩│chamberer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamberlain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who manages the household of a king or great noble; steward.
├│ 2. ┤a high official of a royal court in Europe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lord Chamberlain of the Household.┤
├│ 3. ┤an official who receives the rents and revenues of a corporation or public office; treasurer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. city chamberlain.┤
┼╕noun ╡chamberlainship.┤
╩│chamberlain, ╛╕noun.
╜│chambermaid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a maid who takes care of bedrooms in a house, hotel, or motel.
╩│chambermaid, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamber music,╕
┬┌┤ music suited for performance in a room or small hall, such as music for a trio or quartet.
╩│chamber music,╕
╜│chamber of commerce,╕
┬┌┤ a group of business people organized to protect and promote the business interests of a city, state, or country.
╩│chamber of commerce,╕
╜│Chamber of Deputies,╕
┬┌┤ Also, ╡chamber of deputies.┤ the lower of the two houses in the Italian legislature and in other parliaments.
╩│Chamber of Deputies,╕
╜│chamber of horrors,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a room in a waxwork exhibition or museum, containing effigies of noted criminals, instruments of torture, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) any place or group of things arousing horror.
╩│chamber of horrors,╕
╜│chamber orchestra,╕
┬┌┤ a small orchestra, that performs chiefly music of the 1600's and 1700's, which was written for orchestras of a small size.
╩│chamber orchestra,╕
╜│chamber pot,╕
┬┌┤ a portable receptacle, used especially in a bedchamber for urine and slops.
╩│chamber pot,╕
╜│chambers, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡chamber.┤┤
╩│chambers, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Chambertin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a choice French red wine, one of the Burgundies.
╩│Chambertin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chambranle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) a framelike decoration around the sides and top of a door, window, fireplace, or the like.
╩│chambranle, ╛╕noun.
╜│chambray, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a soft cotton cloth woven from white (woof) and colored (warp) threads, used for dresses and men's shirts. It is a kind of gingham.
╩│chambray, ╛╕noun.
╜│chameleon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a small lizard of the Old World that can change the color of its skin to blend with the surroundings. The chameleon has a long, grasping tail, bulging eyes that move separately, and a long, sticky tongue for catching insects.
├│ b. ┤a related lizard of the New World that can change the color of its skin, such as the American chameleon.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a changeable or fickle person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He's a chameleon with no opinions of his own.┤
┼╕adj. ╡chameleonlike.┤
╩│chameleon, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chameleon, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Chameleontis.╕
┬┌┤ a southern constellation near Argo.
╩│Chameleon, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Chameleontis.╕
╜│chameleonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ resembling a chameleon.
╩│chameleonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chameleontis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Chameleon.┤
╩│Chameleontis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamfer, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a slanting, or sometimes concave, surface made by cutting off an edge or corner equally on both sides, used as decoration on posts or the like, or in making certain types of joints between structural members.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut off at an edge or corner to make a slanting surface; bevel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It wasn't a big piece, just the curve neatly chamfered off (Punch).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make a groove or furrow in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chamfer timber.┤
╩│chamfer, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chamfrain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chamfron.
╩│chamfrain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chamfron.
╜│chamfron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) armor for the front of a horse's head.
╩│chamfron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chamise, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chamiso.
╩│chamise, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chamiso.
╜│chamiso, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shrub found abundantly on the dry coastal ranges and foothills of California.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, goatlike antelope that lives in the high mountains of Europe and western Asia, known for its agility in climbing steep cliffs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One can see marmots, wild deer and chamois (Observer).┤
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡chammy,┤ ╡shammy,┤ or ╡shammy leather.┤
├│ a. ┤soft leather made from its skin or from the skin of sheep, goats, or deer.
├│ b. ┤a piece of this, used for cleaning or polishing.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to prepare (leather) to resemble chamois.
╩│chamois ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ois,╕ ╛verb.
╜│chamois skin,╕
┬┌┤ the soft, warm leather made from the skin of the chamois. Much sheepskin is sold as chamois skin.
╩│chamois skin,╕
╜│chamomile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= camomile.
╩│chamomile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= camomile.
╜│Chamorro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any one of a people inhabiting Guam and other parts of the Mariana Islands (in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines).
├│ 2. ┤the Indonesian language of the Chamorros.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chamorro is the common language of Saipan (New Yorker).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with these people or their language.
╩│Chamorro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│champ─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to bite and chew noisily.
┴┤ (SYN) munch.
├│ 2. ┤to work (the bit) between the teeth repeatedly and impatiently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The race horse champed its bit.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Scottish.) to crush, mash, or trample.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make biting and chewing movements with the jaws and teeth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to champ with impatience.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act of champing. Also, ╡chomp.┤
└╕expr. ╡champ at the bit.┤ ┤See under ╡bit┤ (3).┤
╩│champ─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│champ─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) champion (def. 1).
╩│champ─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│champac┐╕ or │champak, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an East Indian tree of the magnolia family, bearing fragrant yellow flowers. Guaiol is obtained from its wood.
╩│champac┐╕ or │champak, ╛╕noun.
╜│champaca oil,
┬┌┤ the oil obtained from the flowers of the champac tree, used in perfumes.
╩│champaca oil,
╜│champacol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alcohol obtained from the wood of the champac; guaiol.
╩│champacol, ╛╕noun.
╜│champagne, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a sparkling, bubbling white wine, sweet or dry, made in Champagne, France.
├│ b. ┤a still wine made in Champagne, France.
├│ c. ┤a wine similar to either of these, made elsewhere.
├│ 2. ┤a pale, brownish-yellow color.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤pale brownish-yellow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a ballerina-length gown of champagne lace (New York Times).┤
╩│champagne, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│champaign, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤level, open country; a plain.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤level and open.
╩│champaign, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│champers, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) champagne.
╩│champers, ╛╕noun.
╜│champertor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) a person who is guilty of champerty.
╩│champertor, ╛╕noun.
╜│champertous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Law.) of the nature of champerty.
╩│champertous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│champerty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) an illegal proceeding whereby a party not otherwise interested in a suit aids a plaintiff or defendant for a share of the matter in suit in case of success.
╩│champerty, ╛╕noun.
╜│champignon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any edible fungus or mushroom, such as the meadow mushroom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Madame Ribard, the patronne, had surpassed herself; an omelette aux [with] champignons that melted in the mouth (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤(especially in Great Britain) an edible species of mushroom that grows in fairy rings.
╩│champignon, ╛╕noun.
╜│champion, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person, animal, or thing that wins first place in a game or contest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is the swimming champion of our state.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who fights or speaks for another; person who defends or supports.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) That writer is a great champion of peace.┤
┴┤ (SYN) protector, supporter, defender.
├│ 3. ┤a fighting man; combatant; man of valor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... in close fight a champion grim (Scott).┤
├│ 4. ┤anything engaged in a conflict where power will win.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hot, cold, moist, and dry, four champions fierce, Strive here for mast'ry (Milton).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤first; ahead of all others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a champion boxer, champion turnips. My sister is the champion talker in our house.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Now is your chance. The farmer saw a chance to make some money selling some of his woodland.┤
├│ 2. ┤a likelihood of anything happening; possibility or probability.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With such an early start there is a good chance we will be home before supper. The chances are against snow in July.┤
├│ 3. ┤fate, fortune, or luck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chance led to the finding of gold in California.┤
├│ 4. ┤a happening; event.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall never forget the chance that befell me that day.┤
├│ 5. ┤a risk; gamble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took a big chance when he swam the wide river.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hazard.
├│ 6. ┤a ticket in a raffle or lottery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She bought two chances in the car raffle at the fair.┤
├│ 7a. ┤(Baseball.) any defensive fielding play which results in a putout, an assist, or an error.
├│ b. ┤(Cricket.) a possible catch.
├│ 8. ┤(Archaic.) a fortuitous, and usually unfortunate, event; mishap; accident.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to happen by chance; have the fortune; occur; come about.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I chanced to meet an old friend today while walking down the street window shopping.┤
┴┤ (SYN) befall.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to take the risk of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father will not chance driving on the icy roads. He decided to chance one more attempt. ... thereby chancing an outburst of indignation at home and abroad (London Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) hazard, venture, gamble.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤happening by chance; not expected or planned; accidental; casual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We were surprised by a chance visit from Grandfather last weekend.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fortuitous, unexpected.
└╕expr. ╡by any chance,┤ ┤possibly; perhaps.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you by any chance have a pen with you?┤
└╕expr. ╡by chance,┤ ┤accidentally; without planning.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was only by chance that I looked down and found the keys you lost.┤
└╕expr. ╡chance upon┤ (or ╡on┤), ┤to happen to find or meet.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I chanced upon an old friend when I stopped in the drugstore.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the chance,┤ ┤depending on the possibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He took the road to the left on the chance that it would lead him to the lake.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the off chance,┤ ┤depending on luck.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She went to the department store on the off chance that she would find her mother shopping there.┤
└╕expr. ╡stand a chance,┤ ┤to have favorable prospects.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Ministry ... stand a good chance of seeing themselves reduced to insignificance (Manchester Examiner).┤
└╕expr. ╡the chances are,┤ ┤it is likely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If approved, the chances are that most of the 36 railroads in the Northeast ... will be consolidated (Newsweek).┤
┬┌┤ marked by chance; uncertain; perilous; eventful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chanceful stream of life.┤
╩│chanceful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chancel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the space around the altar of a church, used by the clergy and the choir. It is often separated from the rest of the church by a railing, lattice, or screen.
╩│chancel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanceless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Cricket.) played without giving the fieldsmen a chance to catch the ball.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A chanceless century by Lee ... gave his side a spirited start yesterday (London Times).┤
┼╕adv. ╡chancelessly.┤
╩│chanceless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chancellery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position of a chancellor.
├│ 2. ┤the department or office of a chancellor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Faraway decisions in European and Asiatic chancelleries can have quick effect on the welfare of us and our children (Newsweek).┤
├│ 3. ┤the building or rooms serving as the office of a chancellor.
├│ 4. ┤the building or office of an embassy or legation; chancery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anything that threatens to disturb the uneasy status quo in the world oil picture is viewed with grave alarm in the world's chancelleries (New York Times).┤
╩│chancellery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-leries.╕
╜│chancellor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the prime minister or other very high official in Austria and in Germany, and many other European countries.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the chief judge of a court of chancery or equity in certain states.
├│ 3. ┤any one of various high British government officials, especially:
├│ a. ┤the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
├│ b. ┤the Lord Chancellor.
├│ 4a. ┤the head or president of some American universities.
├│ b. ┤(British.) the titular head of a British university.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chancellors are elected for life.┤
├│ 5. ┤the chief or official secretary of a king, nobleman, or embassy.
├│ 6a. ┤an Anglican lay official who handles legal matters for a diocese.
├│ b. ┤a Roman Catholic priest in charge of a diocesan chancery.
╩│chancellor, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chancellor of the Exchequer,╕
┬┌┤ the British cabinet minister responsible for financial affairs.
╩│Chancellor of the Exchequer,╕
╜│chancellorship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position of a chancellor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had not reckoned on Thomas, who resigned the chancellorship and took his new archiepiscopal duties seriously (Newsweek).┤
┬┌┤ (Law.) accidental homicide in which some blame is attached to the killer.
╩│chance-medley, ╛╕noun.
╜│chance music,╕
┬┌┤ music in which performers introduce random elements into compositions that do not specify all the pitches and rhythms to be followed; aleatoric music.
╩│chance music,╕
╜│chancer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a clumsy, incompetent person.
├│ 2. ┤a person who takes any kind of risk, as by speculating, gambling, or lying.
╩│chancer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chancery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ceries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Law.)
├│ a. ┤a court of law that deals with cases in which fairness and justice require a settlement not covered by either common law or statute law; court of equity.
├│ b. ┤proceedings in equity; equity.
├│ 2. ┤an office where public records are kept; archives.
├│ 3a. ┤the office or court of a chancellor; chancellery.
├│ b. ┤the room or building in which this is located; chancellery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A fire which broke out in the top floor of the chancery building of the British Embassy in Lisbon destroyed the attaches' offices (London Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤the court of the Lord Chancellor of England, now one of the divisions of the High Court of Justice.
├│ 5. ┤(Roman Catholic Church.) the department of a diocese which has the care of official documents.
├│ 6. ┤(Wrestling.) a grip on the head.
└╕expr. ╡in chancery,┤
├│ a. ┤in a helpless position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He found himself in chancery when the truth came out.┤
├│ b. ┤(Law.) (of property, etc.) in a court of equity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Either party to a cause in chancery shall have the right to an examination of all the witnesses in the case (Michigan General Statutes).┤
├│ c. ┤(Boxing.) (of a fighter's head) held, contrary to the rules, between the opponent's arm and body and unable to avoid severe punishment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I had [his] head in chancery, and could give it him (Oliver Wendell Holmes).┤
├│ d. ┤(Wrestling.) in a headlock or stranglehold.
┬┌┤ an ulcer or sore with a hard base, especially the first lesion of syphilis.
╩│chancre, ╛╕noun.
╜│chancroid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sexually transmitted infection characterized by lesions that resemble chancres but have a soft base and are usually spreading and painful; soft chancre. Chancroid is caused by a specific germ and is not related to syphilis.
╩│chancroid, ╛╕noun.
╜│chancrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a chancre.
╩│chancrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chancy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chancier,╕ │chanciest.╕
┬┌┤ subject to chance; uncertain; risky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Acting, which has always been a chancy profession, is more precarious than ever in Hollywood (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) untrustworthy. Also, ╡chancey.┤
┼╕noun ╡chanciness.┤
╩│chancy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chancier,╕ │chanciest.╕
╜│chandala, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) an untouchable who has committed a serious crime; criminal.
╩│chandala, ╛╕noun.
╜│chandelier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fixture with branches for lights, usually hanging from the ceiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One by one, the 65 crystal chandeliers in the U.S. Capitol had been taken down, disassembled, washed prism by prism, reassembled and rehung (Time).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The local fishermen bought their provisions from a ship chandler near the wharf. The corn chandler puts his hat on at five o'clock and goes home (Punch).┤
╩│chandler, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chandler's wobble, ╟= Chandler wobble.
╩│Chandler's wobble, ╟= Chandler wobble.
╜│Chandler wobble,
┬┌┤ a slight eccentric oscillation of the earth on its axis recurring in cycles which last approximately 14 months.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Earth's pole undergoes a mutation, the Chandler wobble, ... whose motion is somehow kept going despite the substantial effects of viscous damping forces (New Scientist and Science Journal).┤
╩│Chandler wobble,
╜│chandlery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dleries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a storeroom for candles.
├│ 2. ┤the warehouse, goods, or business of a chandler.
╩│chandlery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dleries.╕
╜│chandoo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ opium for smoking.
╩│chandoo, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanfron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) chamfron.
╩│chanfron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chang, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thick beer or wine of Tibet made chiefly from barley or rice.
╩│chang, ╛╕noun.
╜│changa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mole cricket of South America, Central America, and the southeastern United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The changa ... is the worst insect pest of the sugar crop (Url Lanham).┤
╩│changa, ╛╕noun.
╜│change, ╛╕verb, ╞│changed,╕ │changing,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make different; alter; modify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She changed the room by painting the walls green. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23).┤
├│ 2a. ┤to put (something) in place of another; take in place of; substitute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to change soiled clothes for clean ones, to change neckties, change handbags, change trains.┤
├│ b. ┤to give or receive money of another kind, as foreign or smaller coin, in exchange for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you change a dollar bill for ten dimes? The French traveler wished to change francs into dollars.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give and take; exchange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I changed seats with my brother.┤
├│ 4. ┤to put a clean or fresh covering on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to change the baby, to change a bed.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become different; alter; vary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind changed from east to west. And every winter change to Spring (Tennyson).┤
├│ 2. ┤to make an exchange.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We changed from a station wagon to a sedan.┤
├│ 3. ┤to change one's clothes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After swimming he went into the cabin and changed.┤
├│ 4. ┤to transfer from one aircraft, train, or bus to another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Passengers must change at Chicago for San Francisco.┤
├│ 5. ┤(of the moon) to pass from one phase to another.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a passing from one form or place to a different one; a changing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a change of scene. The change from flower to fruit is interesting to watch. Vacationing in the country is a pleasant change from city life.┤
┴┤ (SYN) alteration.
├│ 2. ┤a changed condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you really see any change in his behavior?┤
┴┤ (SYN) transformation.
├│ 3. ┤lack of sameness; variety.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let me drive for a change.┤
┴┤ (SYN) diversity.
├│ 4. ┤a thing to be used in place of another of the same kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She packed two changes of clothing for the trip.┤
┴┤ (SYN) substitute.
├│ 5. ┤money returned to a person when he has given an amount larger than the price of what he buys.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I handed the clerk a quarter for the candy bar, and she gave me fifteen cents in change.┤
├│ 6. ┤smaller pieces of money given in place of a large piece of money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please give me four quarters in change for this dollar bill.┤
├│ 7. ┤small coins.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He always carries a pocketful of change.┤
├│ 8. ┤(Music.) modulation.
├│ 9. ┤the passage of the moon from one phase to another.
├│ 10. ┤(Commerce.) an exchange (originally treated as a contraction of exchange and often written ╖'change,┤ especially in the phrase on ╖'change,┤ "at the exchange").
╔┤ ╢Ex. What good, honest, generous men at home, will be wolves and foxes on change! (Emerson).┤
├│ 11. ┤(Obsolete.) inconstancy; fickleness.
└╕expr. ╡change over,┤ ┤(Informal.) to move to another place or into other circumstances; be shifted or transferred.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thought of changing over to a different and more suitable job.┤
└╕expr. ╡changes,┤ ┤the different ways in which a set of bells can be rung.
╔┤ ╢Ex. To untrained ears, ringing changes sounds like the din of boilermakers at work, but the English love the arithmetical beauty of it all (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡ring the changes,┤
├│ a. ┤to ring a set of bells in all its different ways.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The changes are rung on 7, 9 or 11 bells, but in each case 8, 10 and 12 bells respectively are used, the tenor bell remaining the last note of the sequence throughout the composition (W. W. Starmer).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to do a thing in many different ways; say or wear the same thing in different ways.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I've rung all the changes possible with only two skirts and three sweaters. Ringthe changes on great measures and great experiments till it is time to [form] a House (Benjamin Disraeli).┤
╩│change, ╛╕verb, ╞│changed,╕ │changing,╕ ╛noun.
╜│changeability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ changeable quality or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Yet even this relatively simple aim came into conflict with the changeability of life (New Yorker).┤
╩│changeability, ╛╕noun.
╜│changeable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that can change; likely to change; varying; fickle.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a child secretly left in place of another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She may have been ... a changeling--the adopted daughter of gypsies (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤a strange, stupid, or ugly child, supposed to have been left by fairies in place of a child carried off by them.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) a person given to change; fickle or inconstant person; waverer; turncoat; renegade.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) a half-witted person; idiot; imbecile.
╩│changeling, ╛╕noun.
╜│changemaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a machine for releasing small change in various denominations by pressing a lever or key.
├│ 2. ┤a person who supplies small change, as at a subway.
╩│changemaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│change of heart,╕
┬┌┤ a change of feeling; conversion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had no explanation of what appeared to him to be a complete change of heart on the part of private industry (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│change of heart,╕
╜│change of life,╕ ╟│= menopause.
╩│change of life,╕ ╟│= menopause.
╜│change of pace,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a sudden shift from one type of activity, routine, or habit to another, usually as a form of distraction intended to relieve fatigue or boredom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After a round of rumbas and cha-chas the band, for a nice change of pace, played a fox trot.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Baseball.) ╡= change-up.┤
╩│change of pace,╕
╜│change of venue,╕
┬┌┤ a change of the place of a trial.
╩│change of venue,╕
╜│changeover, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thorough change of ownership or control of a business, of products of a factory, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Earnings may have been affected by greater costs of changeover to new models (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│changeover, ╛╕noun.
╜│changer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that changes something or makes change.
├│ 2. ┤a device for changing phonograph records.
╩│changer, ╛╕noun.
╜│change ringing,╕
┬┌┤ the art of ringing a peal of bells in regularly varying order, so that all the possible combinations may be made.
╩│change ringing,╕
╜│changes, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡change.┤┤
╩│changes, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│change-up, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Baseball.) a slow pitch delivered with the same motion as a fast pitch, usually following a fast pitch.
╩│change-up, ╛╕noun.
╜│changing bag,
┬┌┤ a lightproof bag made of dark cloth that serves as a portable darkroom. A photographer puts his hands into the bag to load film into a camera.
╩│changing bag,
╜│changing note┐╕ or │tone,╕
┬┌┤ a musical note or tone not essential to the harmony, such as a passing tone or a grace note.
╩│changing note┐╕ or │tone,╕
╜│changing room,╕
┬┌┤ a room used to change one's clothes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bath was surrounded by a veranda and changing rooms (Scientific American).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rivers cut their own channels to the sea.┤
┴┤ (SYN) race.
├│ 2. ┤a body of water joining two larger bodies of water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The English Channel lies between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.┤
┴┤ (SYN) strait.
├│ 3. ┤the deeper part of a waterway.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is shallow water on both sides of the channel in this river.┤
├│ 4. ┤a passage for liquids; groove or canal. The gutter of a street is a channel for water.
┴┤ (SYN) duct, conduit.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) the means by which something moves or is carried.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The information came through official channels.┤
┴┤ (SYN) course, passage, avenue, agency.
├│ 6. ┤a narrow band of electronic frequencies that carries the programs of a television or radio station. The width of the band depends upon the type of transmission.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The viewer who tunes to an empty channel and waits a long time may see a commercial (Time).┤
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.) a course of action; field of activity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He tried to find a suitable channel for his abilities.┤
├│ 8. ┤a natural tubular passage for fluids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One snake, ... from the size of the poison channel in its fangs, must be very deadly (Charles Darwin).┤
├│ 9a. ┤a long groove or furrow on a stone or column.
├│ b. ┤a trough-shaped bar of rolled iron or steel, forming in cross section three sides of a rectangle; channel iron.
├│ 10. ┤a path or area on a magnetic tape along which sound or video impressions are recorded.
├│ 11. ┤a person through whom invisible beings, spirits, or forces supposedly communicate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. J.Z. Knight, the "channel" for Ramtha (Atlanta Journal/Constitution).┤
├│ 12. ┤a passageway through which electrically charged particles can enter a cell.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Appel said that if antibodies attacked calcium channels on nerves, they might cause an influx of calcium (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to form a channel in; wear or cut into a channel; furrow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The river had channeled its way through the rocks.┤
├│ 2. ┤to convey through a channel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Gifts of mind ... are ... channelled out to the many through the few (Cardinal Newman).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to direct into a particular course; concentrate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Channel all your efforts into this one project, and you will succeed.┤
├│ 4. ┤to supposedly communicate with (invisible beings, spirits, or forces).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not all the channeled voices are from outer space (Time).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having a cross section shaped like three sides of a rectangle.
┬┌┤ to switch among several television channels only briefly watching each program.
╩│channel-surf, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│channel-surfing, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤tending to switch from one interest or subject to another; easily bored.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Vogue pictures ... offer a kaleidoscope of images, feeding the short attention span of a channel-surfing celebrity-hungry electorate (Maureen Dowd).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act of switching television channels frequently.
╩│channel-surfing, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chanoyu, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Japanese.) the ritual of drinking tea.
╩│chanoyu, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanson, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a song.
╩│chanson, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanson d'amour,
┬┌┤ (French.) love song.
╩│chanson d'amour,
╜│chanson de geste,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤any Old French epic poem celebrating legendary or historical heroes and events in ancient France, as the ╖Chanson de Roland.┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) epic song.
╩│chanson de geste,
╜│chanson de toile,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a short poem written by troubadours in the Middle Ages to accompany needlework, weaving, or dancing.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) a sewing song.
╩│chanson de toile,
╜│chansonette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a little song.
╩│chansonette, ╛╕noun.
╜│chansonnier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a songwriter or singer, especially of popular songs.
╩│chansonnier, ╛╕noun.
╜│chant, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a song; melody; singing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. an Indian war chant.┤
├│ 2. ┤a short, simple song in which several syllables or words are sung in one tone. Chants are sometimes used in church services.
├│ 3. ┤a psalm, prayer, or other song for chanting.
├│ 4. ┤a singsong way of talking.
├│ 5. ┤the act of singing or reciting in a monotone, for example in a church service.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to sing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chant a melody.┤
├│ 2. ┤to sing to a chant, or in the manner of a chant. A choir chants psalms or prayers.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to keep talking about; say over and over again.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The football fans chanted "Go, team, go!"┤
├│ 4. ┤(Poetic.) to celebrate in song.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to sing or warble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How can ye chant, ye little birds! (Robert Burns).┤
├│ 2. ┤to recite musically; intone a chant or in the style of a chant.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to repeat things monotonously.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was still chanting away as he disappeared.┤
├│ 4. ┤(of hounds) to cry; yelp. Also, ╡chaunt.┤
╩│chant, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chantage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a blackmailing or being blackmailed.
╩│chantage, ╛╕noun.
╜│chantant, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a style that is singable; melodious; tuneful.
╩│chantant, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chantecler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any of a breed of American chickens of medium weight with pure-white feathers, that lay brown-shelled eggs.
╩│Chantecler, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who chants or sings; singer; songster.
├│ 2a. ┤a person who sings in the choir of a cathedral or the like; chorister.
├│ b. ┤the precentor, or chief singer in the choir; cantor.
├│ 3. ┤a priest who sings Masses in a chantry.
├│ 4. ┤the pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played on a bagpipe.
├│ 5. ┤╡= hedge sparrow.┤ Also, ╡chaunter.┤
╩│chanter, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanterelle─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a fragrant, reddish-yellow, edible wild mushroom; little goblet.
╩│chanterelle─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chanterelle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) the E (highest) string of the violin.
╩│chanterelle─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chanteur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a singer.
╩│chanteur, ╛╕noun.
╜│chanteuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a woman singer.
╩│chanteuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│chantey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eys.╕
┬┌┤ a song sung by sailors, especially in rhythm with the motions of their work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. May we lift a deep sea chantey such as seamen use at sea? (Rudyard Kipling).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡chanty,┤ ╡shantey,┤ ╡shanty.┤
╩│chantey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eys.╕
╜│chanticleer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cock; rooster.
╩│chanticleer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chantilly lace,
┬┌┤ a French lace, usually black, of a delicate, dull finish, with a net in patterns of six-pointed stars.
╩│Chantilly lace,
╜│chantress, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a female chanter or singer; songstress.
╩│chantress, ╛╕noun.
╜│chantry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chapel attached to a church, used for the less important services.
├│ 2a. ┤an endowment to pay for singing or saying of Masses for a person's soul.
├│ b. ┤a chapel, altar, or part of a church similarly endowed.
├│ c. ┤the priests thus endowed.
╩│chantry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│chanty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chanties.╕ ╟│= chantey.
╩│chanty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chanties.╕ ╟│= chantey.
╜│Chanukah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Hanukkah.
╩│Chanukah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Hanukkah.
╜│chaos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤very great confusion; complete disorder.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The tornado left the town in chaos.┤
├│ b. ┤a confused mass or mixture.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡Chaos.┤ the infinite space in which formless matter was thought to have existed before the ordered universe came into existence.
├│ 3. ┤(Mathematics, Physics.) random behavior generated within any deterministic system.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The determinism inherent in chaos implies that many random phenomena are more predictable than has been thought. ... Chaos allows order to be found in such diverse systems as the atmosphere, dripping faucets and the heart (Scientific American).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a gaping void; yawning gulf, chasm, or abyss (chiefly from the Vulgate rendering of Luke 16:26).
╩│chaos, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chaos, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the most ancient of Greek gods, personifying the formless, confused state of matter before the universe existed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the reign of Chaos and old Night (Milton).┤
╩│Chaos, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ very confused; completely disordered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The town was in a chaotic condition after the flood.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hello, old chap! Send those other two chaps after us (Graham Greene).┤
├│ 2. ┤(British. Dialect.) a buyer; customer.
╩│chap─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chap─╕ (3), ╛noun. ┐Often, │chaps.╕
┬┌┤ haw; chop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Till he unseamed him from the nave to the chaps (Shakespeare).┤
╩│chap─╕ (3), ╛noun. ┐Often, │chaps.╕
╜│Chap.┐╕ or │chap.,╕
┬┌┤ chapter.
╩│Chap.┐╕ or │chap.,╕
╜│chaparajos, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ strong leather trousers without a seat, worn over other trousers by cowboys; chaps.
╩│chaparajos, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chaparejos, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chaparajos.
╩│chaparejos, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chaparajos.
╜│chaparral, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dense, often thorny, thicket of low brushy vegetation, frequently including small evergreen oaks, found in the southwestern United States.
╩│chaparral, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapparral cock,╕ ╟│= road runner.
╩│chapparral cock,╕ ╟│= road runner.
╜│chaparral hen,╕
┬┌┤ the female of the road runner or chaparral cock.
╩│chaparral hen,╕
╜│chaparral pea,╕
┬┌┤ a thorny shrub of the pea family, often growing in dense thickets in the southwestern United States.
╩│chaparral pea,╕
╜│chaparreras, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chaparajos.
╩│chaparreras, ╛╕noun pl. ╟│= chaparajos.
╜│chapati, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-paties.╕ ╟│= chapatty.
╩│chapati, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-paties.╕ ╟│= chapatty.
╜│chapatty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ (in India) a thin, unleavened pancake.
╩│chapatty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│chapbook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, or the like, formerly sold on the streets.
╩│chapbook, ╛╕noun.
╜│chape, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the metal edge or trimming reinforcing a scabbard, especially at the point.
╩│chape, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapeau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-peaux╕ or │-peaus.╕
┬┌┤ a hat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like calling a hat a chapeau when all you need is something to keep the rain out of your hair (Newsweek).┤
╩│chapeau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-peaux╕ or │-peaus.╕
╜│chapel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a building for Christian worship, not as large as a church. In earlier times it was consecrated and had an alter; in modern use this is not necessarily so.
┴┤ (SYN) oratory.
├│ 2. ┤a small place for worship in a larger building.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a hospital chapel.┤
├│ 3. ┤a room or building for worship in a palace or school.
├│ 4. ┤a religious service in a chapel, especially in a school or college.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is chapel today after classes.┤
├│ 5. ┤(British.) a house of prayer of a Christian denomination other than the established church, especially of nonconformists.
├│ 6. ┤a choir or an orchestra attached to a chapel, court, or musical establishment.
├│ 7. ┤an association of journeymen printers for regulating conditions of work among themselves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I proposed some reasonable alteration in their chapel laws (Benjamin Franklin).┤
╩│chapel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapel-master, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the director of a choir or orchestra, as of a royal chapel.
╩│chapel-master, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapel of ease,╕
┬┌┤ a subordinate church for the convenience of distant parishioners.
╩│chapel of ease,╕
╜│chapelry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ the district assigned to, or the jurisdiction of, a chapel.
╩│chapelry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│chaperon┐╕ or │chaperone, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oned,╕ │-oning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a married woman or an older woman who accompanies a young girl or unmarried woman in public for the sake of good form and protection.
┴┤ (SYN) duenna.
├│ 2. ┤an older person who is present at a party or other social activity of younger people to see that good taste is observed.
├│ 3. ┤a kind of draped turban popular in Europe during the Renaissance.
├│ 4. ┤a protein that controls the shaping of amino-acid chains within living cells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chaperones allow amino acids that are destined for the interior of the active protein to curl in on themselves, while encouraging those regions meant for the protein surface to turn and confront the outside world (New York Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to act as chaperon to; escort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His first expedition into the Sahara was chaperoned ... by the French army (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│chaperon┐╕ or │chaperone, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-oned,╕ │-oning.╕
╜│chaperonage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the activities or protection of a chaperon.
╩│chaperonage, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapfallen, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ dejected, discouraged, or humiliated.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The press applauded, the critics subsided chapfallen (Time).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤the clergyman authorized to perform religious functions for a family, royal court, school, unit in the armed forces, prison, or other institution.
├│ 2. ┤a clergyman or layman authorized to lead religious services in a public assembly, legislative body, or fraternal organization.
┼╕noun ╡chaplainship.┤
╩│chaplain, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaplaincy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ the position of a chaplain.
╩│chaplaincy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│chaplet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a wreath worn on the head, usually a garland of flowers or leaves, but also of gold, precious stones, or the like; circlet; coronal.
├│ 2. ┤a string of beads.
├│ 3. ┤in the Roman Catholic Church:
├│ a. ┤a string of beads for keeping count in saying prayers, one third as long as a rosary.
├│ b. ┤the prayers said with such beads.
├│ 4. ┤(Architecture.) a narrow molding carved to resemble a string of beads or the like.
├│ 5. ┤anything like a chaplet of beads, such as the eggs of a toad.
╩│chaplet, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapleted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ wearing a wreath on the head.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chapleted nymphs.┤
╩│chapleted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chaplinesque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ characteristic or suggestive of the comic acting in silent motion pictures of Charles Chaplin (1889-1977).
╩│Chaplinesque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chapman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) an itinerant dealer or trader; hawker; peddler.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a man whose business is buying and selling; merchant; trader; dealer.
╩│chapman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│chapon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a small cube of bread rubbed with garlic, for use in salads.
╩│chapon, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a persimmon of Texas and northern Mexico, bearing a black fruit.
├│ 2. ┤the fruit.
╩│chapote, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having chaps; cracked.
╩│chapped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chappie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a fellow, especially a close friend.
├│ 2. ┤a little chap.
╩│chappie, ╛╕noun.
╜│chapping, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ breaking in short waves; chopping.
╩│chapping, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chappy─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-pier,╕ │-piest.╕
┬┌┤ full of chaps or cracks; cleft.
╩│chappy─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-pier,╕ │-piest.╕
╜│chappy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pies.╕ ╟│= chappie.
╩│chappy─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-pies.╕ ╟│= chappie.
╜│chaps─╕ (1), ╛noun pl.
┬┌┤ strong leather trousers without a seat, worn over other trousers by cowboys; chaparajos.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a main division of a book or other writing, usually numbered, dealing with a certain part of the story or subject.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That book is dull until the hero enters in the third chapter. The first chapters of the Biblical book of Genesis tell about the creation of the world.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything like a chapter; part; section.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The development of radio is an interesting chapter in modern science.┤
├│ 3. ┤a local division of an organization, which holds its own meetings; branch of a club, fraternity, society, or the like.
├│ 4. ┤(Ecclesiastical.)
├│ a. ┤a regular meeting of the canons of a collegiate or cathedral church, presided over by a dean.
├│ b. ┤the members of such an assembly collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dean and chapter are ... the nominal electors of a bishop (William Blackstone).┤
├│ c. ┤a general meeting or assembly of the members of a religious or other order.
├│ 5. ┤(Roman Catholic Church.) a Biblical passage read as a lesson following the psalms at the canonical hours, at complin, when it follows the hymn, and at matins.
├│ 6. ┤(British.) a division of the statute book corresponding to one Act of Parliament, cited with the regnal year.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the fifth Anne, chapter two.┤
├┤ (Abbr:) ch., chap.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to divide (a book or other written matter) into chapters; arrange in chapters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bible was chaptered by Cardinal Langton.┤
╩│chapter, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chapter and verse,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the exact reference to a passage of Scripture.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) exact authority (for).
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) precise information and full detail.
╩│chapter and verse,╕
╜│chapter house,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the building or rooms where the chapter of a cathedral or monastery holds its meetings.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The monks transact business in their chapter house.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. and Canada.) the house of a college fraternity or sorority.
╩│chapter house,╕
╜│chapter of accidents,╕
┬┌┤ the unforeseen course of events; a series of unexpected developments.
╩│chapter of accidents,╕
╜│chaqueta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a jacket, especially a heavy one of leather or fabric; worn by cowboys.
╜│char─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │chars╕ or (collectively) │char.╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of trout with small scales, including the brook or speckled trout, the lake trout, and the common char of Europe. Also, ╡charr.┤
╩│char─╕ (3), ╛noun, ╞pl. │chars╕ or (collectively) │char.╕
╜│char─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang, originally Cockney.) tea.
╩│char─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│chara─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (British Slang.) charabanc.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can get there in no time, in a bus or a chara (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│chara─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chara─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of submerged; freshwater algae that root in muddy or sandy bottoms by means of rhizoids.
╩│chara─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│charabanc┐╕ or │char-a-banc, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bancs.╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a large motorbus used for excursions, having several rows of benches facing forward.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Apart from a few luxurious tourist charabancs, the buses tend to be battered (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a large open vehicle drawn by horses, formerly used.
╩│charabanc┐╕ or │char-a-banc, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-bancs.╕
╜│characid, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with characins.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Piranhas belong to the characid fishes.┤
╩│characid, ╛╕adjective.
╜│characin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of voracious, strong-jawed fishes of Africa or South America.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some tropical fish that bear their youngin eggs are the ... characins and cichlids (C. L. Hubbs).┤
╩│characin, ╛╕noun.
╜│character, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤all qualities or features of anything; kind; sort; nature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soil on the prairies is of a different character from that in the mountains. He dislikes people of that character.┤
├│ 2. ┤moral nature; moral strength or weakness. The special ways in which any person feels, thinks, and acts, considered as good or bad, make up his character.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has a shallow, changeable character.┤
├│ 3. ┤moral firmness, self-control, or integrity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It takes character to endure hardship for very long. The boy has no character whatever.┤
├│ 4. ┤the estimate formed of a person's qualities; reputation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to have an infamous character. Her character is unimpeachable.┤
├│ 5. ┤good qualities, or the reputation of possessing them; good reputation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has established his character by his honesty and integrity.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tell me what one character of liberty the Americans have (Edmund Burke).┤
├│ b. ┤a special quality or thing that makes one person, one animal, one plant, one thing, or a group of any kind different from others; trait or characteristic. The size and form of a given breed of dogs and the fragrance of a sweet pea are characters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trunk is a character found only in elephants.┤
├│ 7. ┤position or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The treasurer of the club also serves in the character of secretary.┤
├│ 8a. ┤a person or animal in a play, poem, story, or book.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The novels of Dickens are filled with amusing characters. Mickey Mouse is a famous cartoon character.┤
├│ b. ┤the personality or part assumed by an actor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the central character, Christopher Bruce has a nervous energy equally impressive in violent movement or tense repose (London Times).┤
├│ 9. ┤a person; individual; personality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a curious character, an interesting character.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Informal.) a person who attracts attention because he is different or odd.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Merlo is a character. He carries sawdust in his pocket to help his grip (London Times).┤
├│ 11. ┤a letter, mark, or sign used in writing or printing. A, a, +, -, 1, 2, and 3 are characters.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are 52 characters in our alphabet, consisting of 26 small letters and 26 capital letters. He felt ... only the dreariness of a man who tries to write an important letter on a damp sheet and finds the characters blur (Graham Greene).┤
├│ 12a. ┤writing or printing of a certain style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Books in Gothic character are difficult to read.┤
├│ b. ┤the symbols used for writing or printing a particular language, taken collectively.
├│ c. ┤the style of writing of a particular person; hand.
├│ 13a. ┤a description of a person's qualities.
├│ b. ┤a literary description of familiar types of people, especially popular in the 1600's; character sketch.
├│ 14. ┤a written testimonial, especially from a former employer, describing the qualities and capacities of an employee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The director had given him a good character.┤
├│ 15. ┤a distinctive mark or symbol put on anything; a significant symbol; brand.
├│ 16. ┤(Archaic.) a system of secret writing; cipher.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to describe the qualities of; delineate.
├│ 2. ┤to represent; portray.
├│ 3. ┤to write; inscribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the table wherein all my thoughts are visibly charactered and engraved (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 4. ┤to give a character to; characterize.
└╕expr. ╡in character,┤ ┤as expected; natural or usual; appropriate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is not in character for him to be late. ... the answer is clearly in character (Edward Freeman).┤
└╕expr. ╡out of character,┤ ┤not as expected; not natural or usual; not appropriate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is out of character for small children to sit still for a long time. It is always self-ignorance that leads a man to act out of character (John Mason).┤
┼╕adj. ╡characterless.┤
╩│character, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│character actor,╕
┬┌┤ an actor who commonly plays the role of a person with marked unusual or eccentric characteristics.
╩│character actor,╕
╜│character assassination,╕
┬┌┤ a malevolent attack upon someone's reputation; defamation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How much did free American reporting of confidential and sometimes irresponsible information ... aid the character assassinations of the McCarthy period? (Listener).┤
╩│character assassination,╕
╜│characterful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ strongly expressive of character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a challenge to Americans everywhere on their ability in these confused and complicated times to get themselves served by their most scientific and characterful men (Birmingham Post-Herald).┤
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤marking off or distinguishing a certain person or thing from others; special; distinctive.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the characteristic stripes of a tiger. Bananas have their own characteristic smell.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a special quality or feature; whatever distinguishes one person or thing from others.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cheerfulness is a characteristic that we admire in people. An elephant's trunk is its most noticeable characteristic. The number of their legs is a characteristic of insects.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attribute, trait.
├│ 2. ┤(Mathematics.) the whole number in a logarithm. (Example:) In the logarithm 2.95424, the characteristic is 2 and the mantissa is .95424.
┼╕adv. ╡characteristically.┤
╩│characteristic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│characterization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a characterizing; description of characteristics or essential features; portrayal in words or in a portrait.
├│ 2. ┤the creation of characters in a play, poem, story, book, motion picture, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The problem of characterization is fundamental to an estimate of Hawley's work (Harper's).┤
├│ 3a. ┤the way an actor presents or portrays the personality he plays.
┬┌┤ (Psychiatry.) any typical or marked characteristic, such as passiveness, aggressiveness, or moodiness, regarded as a form of neurosis.
╩│character neurosis,╕
╜│characterological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with characterology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The patients proved to have one characterological feature in common, namely, that overeating was part of their regular response to stress (Robert W. White).┤
┼╕adv. ╡characterologically.┤
╩│characterological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│characterology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of character or personality.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Freudian themes ... have given the world a new conception of both infancy and adolescence, and shed much new light upon characterology (G. Stanley Hall).┤
╩│characterology, ╛╕noun.
╜│character sketch,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a literary profile of a person or a type, bringing out notable characteristics.
├│ 2. ┤a brief characterization on the stage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This dandy adaptation of the recent Terence Rattigan play [Separate Tables] offers some notable character sketches of lonely people at a drab British seaside resort hotel during the off season (Newsweek).┤
╩│character sketch,╕
╜│character study,╕
┬┌┤ a representation or description of character in a story, sketch, play, book, motion picture, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... weakened as a character study by oversimplification and dialogue that is too dramatically weak (Punch).┤
╩│character study,╕
╜│character witness,╕
┬┌┤ a person who is called upon to give testimony in behalf ofthe character and reputation of one of the parties in a legal case.
╩│character witness,╕
╜│charactery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of signs or symbols to express meaning.
├│ 2. ┤the characters or symbols collectively.
╩│charactery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teries.╕
╜│charade, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤Often, ╡charades.┤ a game in which one player acts out a word or phrase or its various parts and the others try to guess what it is. If the word he wants guessed is ╖penmanship,┤ the player might act out "pen," "man," and "ship."
├│ b. ┤a word or phrase represented in this game.
├│ 2. ┤gestures made for an effect; sham performance or behavior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Without new life being constantly breathed in, working institutions tend to degenerate into charades (Harper's).┤
╩│charade, ╛╕noun.
╜│charango, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
┬┌┤ a small Latin-American guitar with five to ten strings, usually made from the shell of armadillos.
╩│charango, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gos.╕
╜│charbon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthrax.
╩│charbon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= anthrax.
╜│Charbray, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of beef cattle developed in the United States by crossing the Charolaise and the Brahma.
╩│Charbray, ╛╕noun.
╜│charbroiled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ broiled over charcoal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. charbroiled hamburgers. Some of these items might not be quite as tasty as--well, as a charbroiled prime sirloin (Atlanta Constitution).┤
╩│charbroiled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charcoal, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the black, brittle form of carbon made by partly burning wood, bones, or the like in a place from which the air is shut out. Charcoal is used as fuel, in filters, and as a pencil for drawing. It is often specified as wood, vegetable, or animal charcoal, according to the material burned to produce it.
├│ 2. ┤a stick, pencil, or crayon of charcoal for drawing.
├│ 3. ┤a drawing made with a charcoal stick, pencil, or crayon.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mark, write, or blacken with charcoal.
├│ 2. ┤to suffocate with the fumes of charcoal.
╩│charcoal, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│charcoal black,╕
┬┌┤ a black pigment obtained by pulverizing charcoal, used especially by painters.
╩│charcoal black,╕
╜│charcoal burner,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤anything in which charcoal is burned, such as a stove.
├│ 2. ┤a person whose work is making charcoal.
╩│charcoal burner,╕
╜│charcuterie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a store that sells prepared meats and meat dishes.
├│ 2. ┤the foods sold at such a store.
╩│charcuterie, ╛╕noun.
╜│charcutier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a person who prepares or sells charcuterie meats.
╩│charcutier, ╛╕noun.
╜│chard, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of beet whose large leaves and thickened leafstalks are eaten as a vegetable; Swiss chard.
╩│chard, ╛╕noun.
╜│chare, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chared,╕ │charing.╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a char; chore.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The maid that milks and does the meanest chare (Shakespeare).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to ask as a price; put on a price of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This store charged 75 cents a dozen for eggs. The doctor charges ten dollars for an office call.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to put down as a debt to be paid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This store will charge your purchases and let you pay for them later.┤
├│ b. ┤to put down as a debt against.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Please charge my account. You will be charged for the labor.┤
├│ 3. ┤to load or fill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He charged the old gun with powder and shot. The battery in our car is charged with electricity made by the generator.┤
├│ 4. ┤to give a task, duty, or responsibility to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother charged me to take good care of my baby sister. The law charges policemen with keeping order.┤
├│ 5. ┤to give an order or command to; direct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He charged us to keep the plan secret. The judge charged the jury to arrive at a verdict.┤
├│ 6. ┤to bring an accusation against; accuse; blame.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The driver was charged with speeding. In all this Job sinned not, not charged God foolishly (Job 1:22). Charge an honest woman with picking thy pocket? (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 7. ┤to rush at with force; attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The soldiers charged the enemy.┤
├│ 8. ┤to attribute (a fault) to a person; lay to one's charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The blame should ... be charged on Philip's ministers (William H. Prescott).┤
├│ 9. ┤to saturate, especially a liquid or a gas, with other matter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The air may be charged with a sticky dampness.┤
├│ 10. ┤(Figurative.) to burden mentally; overload.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A fault in the ordinary method of education, is the charging of children's memories with rules and precepts (John Locke).┤
├│ 11. ┤(Heraldry.)
├│ a. ┤to place (a bearing or charge) on an escutcheon, shield, or other article suitable to bear a coat of arms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to charge crosses on a field.┤
├│ b. ┤to bear upon (an escutcheon, shield, or other article) with a bearing or charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to charge a field with crosses.┤
├│ 12. ┤to level or hold (a weapon) in position for attack.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ask a price; demand payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This store does not charge for delivery.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put down the price of a purchase, or have it put down, for later payment.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dairy will charge for the milk delivered during the month and send a bill at the end of the month. We charge at the service station.┤
├│ 3. ┤to rush against the enemy; make a sudden attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The captain gave the order to charge.┤
├│ 4a. ┤to deliver a formal instruction or exhortation, as a judge or bishop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bishops one after another began to charge against me (Cardinal Newman).┤
├│ b. ┤to bring a charge or accusation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She wished to get the High Court of Justice to charge on her side.┤
├│ 5. ┤(of a dog) to crouch with its head resting on its forepaws, on command.
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the price asked for or put on something.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The charge for delivery is $3.┤
├│ b. ┤an outlay of money; cost; expense.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a small bodyguard ... armed and mounted at their own charge (Macaulay).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a debt to be paid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Taxes are a charge on property. The cost of the proceedings will be a charge on the estate.┤
├│ b. ┤an entry of something due on the debit side of an account.
├│ 3. ┤the amount needed to load or fill something; load. A gun is fired by exploding the charge of powder in the shell. A car is started by drawing out a part of the charge of electricity accumulated in the battery.
├│ 4a. ┤a task; duty; responsibility.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I accepted my mother's charge to take good care of my baby sister. Protecting citizens is the charge of the police.┤
┴┤ (SYN) trust.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) a heavy load; burden.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I need not be a charge on the old mother (Thackeray).┤
├│ 5. ┤care; management.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Doctors and nurses have charge of sick people.┤
┴┤ (SYN) custody, superintendence.
├│ 6. ┤a person or thing under the care or management of someone.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sick people are the charges of doctors and nurses.┤
├│ 7. ┤a parish, church, or congregation committed to the care of a clergyman.
├│ 8a. ┤an order; command; direction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a judge's charge to the jury to arrive at a verdict.┤
┴┤ (SYN) injunction, mandate.
├│ b. ┤the act of accusing or fact of being accused.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He admitted the charge and paid a fine.┤
┴┤ (SYN) indictment, complaint.
├│ 9a. ┤an attack; a rush with force.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The charge drove the enemy back. The failure of Pickett's charge ended the Battle of Gettysburg (F. E. Vandiver).┤
┴┤ (SYN) assault, onset.
├│ b. ┤an attack or rush by a large animal.
├│ c. ┤the signal for a military attack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pipers on both sides blew their charge (Scott).┤
├│ 10. ┤(Physics.) the electrical energy present in an atomic particle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An electron has a negative charge, a proton a positive charge.┤
├│ 11. ┤(Heraldry.) a device borne on an escutcheon; bearing.
└╕expr. ╡charge off,┤
├│ a. ┤to subtract as a loss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store owner charged off money which had been owed him for over three years as bad debts.┤
├│ b. ┤to put down as belonging (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bad mistake must be charged off to experience.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal.) to dash away.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys charged off to play tag as soon as lunch was over.┤
└╕expr. ╡charge oneself with,┤
├│ a. ┤to take upon oneself the responsibility of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She charged herself with the care of her small nephew.┤
├│ b. ┤to accuse oneself of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She charged herself with carelessness in leaving the fire untended.┤
└╕expr. ╡charge up,┤ ┤to put down as belonging (to).
╔┤ ╢Ex. I charged it up to inexperience.┤
└╕expr. ╡get a charge┤ (╡from,┤ ╡out of,┤ ╡by,┤ etc.), ┤(Slang.) get pleasure; obtain excitement or a thrill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The further suspicion arises that he enjoys blasphemous conjunctions, gets a charge out of throwing bishops out of the window (New Statesman).┤
└╕expr. ╡in charge,┤ ┤having the care or management; in command.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Who is in charge here? The mate is in charge when the captain leaves the ship.┤
└╕expr. ╡in charge of,┤
├│ a. ┤having the care or management of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His uncle is in charge of the book department of the store.┤
├│ b. ┤under the care or management of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The draperies are in charge of another salesman.┤
├│ c. ┤in command of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The corporal was in charge of the patrol.┤
┼╕adj. ╡chargeless.┤
╩│charge, ╛╕verb, ╞│charged,╕ │charging,╕ ╛noun.
╜│charge, ╛╕noun. ╟│= charge d'affaires.
╩│charge, ╛╕noun. ╟│= charge d'affaires.
╜│chargeability, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the quality or condition of being chargeable.
╩│chargeability, ╛╕noun.
╜│chargeable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤capable of being charged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The salesman's travel expenses are chargeable to the company.┤
├│ 2. ┤liable to be charged.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If a person steals he is chargeable with theft.┤
├│ 3. ┤liable to become a public charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. employment of the chargeable poor.┤
╩│chargeable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charge account,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a system of buying and selling on credit, under which the customer agrees to pay for his purchases when bills are presented.
├│ 2. ┤a recorded kept at a store of things bought by a person on credit.
╩│charge account,╕
╜│charge conjugation,╕
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) the principle that a positively charged particle must have a negatively charged twin.
╩│charge conjugation,╕
╜│charge conservation,╕ ╟│= conservation of charge.
╩│charge conservation,╕ ╟│= conservation of charge.
╜│charge-coupled device,
┬┌┤ a semiconductor silicon chip with a dense array of tiny cells in which mobile electric charges can be stored and transferred from cell to cell by the external manipulation of voltages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charge-coupled devices can be used in small, sensitive cameras that replace bulky television equipment, or as digital information storage units (Science News).┤
╩│charge-coupled device,
╜│charged, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that has been loaded; filled.
├│ 2. ┤having an electrical charge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. charged ions.┤
╩│charged, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charge d'affaires, ╞╕pl. │charges d'affaires.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a diplomatic official in charge of an embassy or legation during the absence of an ambassador, minister, or other diplomat.
├│ 2. ┤a diplomatic official of inferior rank, sent to a state to which an ambassador or minister is not appointed.
╩│charge d'affaires, ╞╕pl. │charges d'affaires.╕
╜│chargehand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a workman in charge of a group of workmen; foreman.
╩│chargehand, ╛╕noun.
╜│charge nurse,╕
┬┌┤ a nurse charged with the supervision of a hospital ward.
╩│charge nurse,╕
╜│charge-off, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the treatment of bad debts, depreciation, cost of research, or the like, as losses, especially for tax purposes.
╩│charge-off, ╛╕noun.
╜│charge plate,╕
┬┌┤ a small plastic plate stamped with the bearer's identification, formerly used to charge retail purchases in a store.
╩│charge plate,╕
╜│charger─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a horse ridden in war; mount.
├│ 2a. ┤a person or thing that charges.
├│ b. ┤a device that gives an electrical charge to storage batteries.
╩│charger─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│charger─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1. ┤a large flat dish, especially a platter for meat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And she ... said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger (Matthew 14:8).┤
├│ 2. ┤a large vessel for liquids.
╩│charger─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│charge-sheet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a police blotter.
╩│charge-sheet, ╛╕noun.
╜│charging, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the act of loading; filling.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that charges.
╩│charging, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chariot, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a two-wheeled carriage pulled by horses. The chariot was used in ancient times for fighting, for racing, and in processions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nearly 4,000 years ago, the Hittites ... developing the lightest and fastest chariots of the times ... fought at length with Egypt (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤a four-wheeled, closed carriage with a single inside seat for two or three persons, used particularly on state occasions in the 1700's.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any stately vehicle; a triumphal car, such as that in which the sun or moon is represented as pursuing their courses.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) an old, especially large, car.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete, Figurative.) a vehicle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... maketh the clouds his chariots (English Book of Common Prayer).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to carry or convey in a chariot.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to drive or ride in a chariot.
╩│chariot, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│charioteer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the person who drives a chariot.
╩│charioteer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Charioteer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the constellation Auriga.
╩│Charioteer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chariotry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ that part of an army which fought from chariots.
╩│chariotry, ╛╕noun.
╜│charism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= charisma.
╩│charism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= charisma.
╜│charisma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a personal appeal or power to fascinate and attract others; mysterious power of great personal magnetism or glamour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the charisma of a popular leader. The magic (or mana, or charisma, or whatever is the fashionable word among sociologists) of a British Prime Minister ... is always less in Britain than the magic of an American President in the U.S.A. (C. P. Snow).┤
├│ 2. ┤glamour or sex appeal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Marilyn Monroe's unique charisma ... (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤a spiritual gift or grace giving a person the power of prophesying, healing, and other divine gifts. Also, ╡charism.┤
╩│charisma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│charismatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤having charisma; capable of inspiring great personal allegiance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. After the astonishing news of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, overnight ... scientists became charismatic figures of a new era (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with charisma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. India has a dozen leaders whose charismatic appeal falls not so far short of Nehru's (Encounter).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person possessing, or said to possess, the power of prophesying, healing, or other charismatic gifts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charismatics of all churches ... stress a personal relationship to Christ.┤
┼╕adv. ╡charismatically.┤
╩│charismatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│charitable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤generous in giving help to poor, sick, or helpless people; benevolent and kind.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was a charitable man who used his wealth to give contributions to the relief of sickness and poverty.┤
┴┤ (SYN) bountiful.
├│ 2. ┤of charity; for charity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Salvation Army is a charitable organization.┤
├│ 3. ┤kindly in judging people and their actions; lenient.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Grandfathers are usually charitable toward the mistakes of grandchildren.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tolerant, considerate.
┼╕noun ╡charitableness.┤
╩│charitable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charitably, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a charitable manner; with charity.
╩│charitably, ╛╕adverb.
╜│charity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤generous giving to the poor or to organizations which look after the sick, the poor, and the helpless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The charity of our citizens enabled the hospital to purchase new beds.┤
├│ 2. ┤an act or work of charity.
├│ 3a. ┤a fund, institution, or organization for helping the sick, the poor, and the helpless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She gives money regularly to the Salvation Army and to other charities.┤
├│ b. ┤that which is given in charity; alms.
├│ 4. ┤kindness in judging people's faults.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... with malice toward none; with charity for all ... (Abraham Lincoln).┤
├│ 5a. ┤love of one's fellow men.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bible says, "And now abideth faith, hope, and charity, and the greatest of these is charity."┤
├│ b. ┤God's love to man.
├│ 6a. ┤natural affection; love (now especially with some notion of generous or spontaneous goodness).
├│ b. ┤affections; feelings or acts of affection.
└╕expr. ╡cold as charity,┤
├│ a. ┤hard and cold; unfeeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cold is thy heart ... as charity (Robert Southey).┤
├│ b. ┤very cold; freezing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind is as cold as charity. We are much more comfortable here (Anthony Trollope).┤
╩│charity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│charity boy┐╕ or │girl,╕
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a child brought up in an institution.
╩│charity boy┐╕ or │girl,╕
╜│charivari, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ris.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mock serenade made by beating on kettles, pans, and the like; shivaree.
├│ 2. ┤a confused, discordant medley of sounds.
╩│charivari, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ris.╕
╜│charkha┐╕ or │charka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the hand spinning wheel of India, used chiefly for spinning cotton.
╩│charkha┐╕ or │charka, ╛╕noun.
╜│charlady, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕ ╟│= charwoman.
╩│charlady, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dies.╕ ╟│= charwoman.
╜│charlatan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has; quack.
┴┤ (SYN) impostor, mountebank.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a charlatan; quack.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fortunately, 27 of the patients recognized in time that the charlatan treatment was not helping them (Newsweek).┤
╩│charlatan, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│charlatanic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or like a charlatan; quackish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. charlatanic tricks, a charlatanic boaster.┤
╩│charlatanic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charlatanish, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= charlatanic.
╩│charlatanish, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= charlatanic.
╜│charlatanism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the practices or methods of a charlatan; quackery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys were charmed by the sailor's stories of adventure.┤
├│ 2. ┤to act on as if by magic; calm; soothe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His grandchildren's laughter charmed away the old man's troubles. Music the fiercest grief can charm (Alexander Pope). Some men can charm snakes.┤
├│ 3. ┤to give magic power to; protect as by a charm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then charm me that I may be invisible (Christopher Marlowe).┤
├│ 4. ┤to act upon with or as if with a charm; influence by magic; put a spell on; bewitch.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some people still believe in charming warts.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to attract strongly; delight; be captivating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Soft is the music that would charm forever (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 2. ┤to use charms; work magic; cast spells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then no planets strike, no fairy tames, or witch hath power to charm (Shakespeare).┤
╩│charm─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│charm─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ the blended singing or noise of many birds; blended voices, as of children.
╩│charm─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│charmed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤protected as if by a charm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pilot led a charmed life in which he narrowly survived many accidents.┤
├│ 2. ┤delighted; fascinated; pleased.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her guests were charmed by their hostess's simple ways.┤
┴┤ (SYN) attracted.
├│ 3. ┤enchanged.
┴┤ (SYN) entranced, bewitched.
├│ 4. ┤(Nuclear Physics.) having the characteristics of charm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a charmed antiquark.┤
╩│charmed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charmed circle,╕
┬┌┤ any very select or exclusive group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. No outsiders broke into the charmed circle of the annual Assembly (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│charmed circle,╕
╜│charmed quark,╕
┬┌┤ a quark having an electric charge of + 2/3 and charm of + 1.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The psi particle is a hadron consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark (Scientific American).┤
╩│charmed quark,╕
╜│charmer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who charms, delights, or fascinates.
├│ 2. ┤a person who overcomes or subdues as if by magic power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We saw a charming play. She is a charming hostess.┤
┴┤ (SYN) captivating, enchanting, alluring.
├│ 2. ┤using charms; exercising magic power.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the siren's charming song.┤
┼╕adv. ╡charmingly.┤
┼╕noun ╡charmingness.┤
╩│charming, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charmless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without charm; personally unattractive.
┼╕adv. ╡charmlessly.┤
╩│charmless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charmonium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) any particle with the characteristics of charm; a charmed particle.
╩│charmonium, ╛╕noun.
╜│charm school,╕
┬┌┤ a school for training girls to be attractive and graceful.
╩│charm school,╕
╜│charnel, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a charnel house or other burial place.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or used for a charnel.
├│ 2. ┤like a charnel; deathlike; ghastly.
╩│charnel, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│charnel house,╕
┬┌┤ any building or place where the bodies or bones of the dead are laid. It was originally a tomb or vault, usually connected with a church.
╩│charnel house,╕
╜│Charolais, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of large, white or cream-colored beef cattle originally imported from France, and now raised in the United States.
╩│Charolais, ╛╕noun.
╜│Charolaise, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Charolais.
╩│Charolaise, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Charolais.
╜│Charon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Mythology.) the boatman who ferried the spirits of the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades.
├│ 2. ┤a ferryman.
├│ 3. ┤a satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The total mass of both Pluto and its moon, named Charon, is only 0.0017 of the Earth's mass (Michael J.S. Belton).┤
╩│Charon, ╛╕noun.
╜│charpai, ╛╕noun. ╟│= charpoy.
╩│charpai, ╛╕noun. ╟│= charpoy.
╜│charpie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ lint, especially for dressing wounds.
╩│charpie, ╛╕noun.
╜│charpoy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common light bed or cot in India.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gandhi [sat] on a charpoy all day, getting thinner and thinner (New Yorker).┤
╩│charpoy, ╛╕noun.
╜│charqui, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ jerked beef or other meat.
╩│charqui, ╛╕noun.
╜│charr, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │charrs╕ or (collectively) │charr.╕ ╟│= char ╕(fish).
╩│charr, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │charrs╕ or (collectively) │charr.╕ ╟│= char ╕(fish).
╜│charrette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a gathering of various groups of people in a community, industry, or other form of organization, to resolve common problems with the assistance of outside experts.
╩│charrette, ╛╕noun.
╜│charro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish.)
├│ 1. ┤(in Latin America) a cowboy.
├│ 2. ┤(originally) a peasant (of Salamanca in Spain).
╩│charro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│charry, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like charcoal.
╩│charry, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chart, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a map used by sailors to show the coasts, rocks, and shallow places of the sea. The course of a ship is marked on a chart.
├│ b. ┤an outline map showing special conditions or facts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The weather chart shows where rain fell over the United States yesterday.┤
├│ c. ┤(Obsolete.) any map.
├│ 2. ┤a sheet of information arranged in lists, pictures, tables, or diagrams.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our history book has a chart of the Presidents of the United States.┤
├│ 3. ┤such a list, table, picture, or diagram.
├│ 4. ┤a graphic representation of any variable, such as temperature, pressure, production, or sales.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make a map or chart of; show on a chart; map.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The navigator charted the course of the ship. The navigable channels have all been charted.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to plan in detail.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The explorers charted the expedition with great care.┤
└╕expr. ╡the charts,┤ ┤a list of the best-selling or most popular items of a kind, such as recently released records or newly published books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In popular music, if you're not on the charts every minute of the day, you really feel you're a failure (Bette Midler).┤
┼╕adj. ╡chartless.┤
╩│chart, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chartaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of paper; made of paper; papery.
╩│chartaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│charter, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The proposed new airline must obtain a government charter.┤
├│ 2. ┤a written order from the authorities of a society, giving to a group of persons the right to organize a new chapter, branch, or lodge.
├│ 3a. ┤a document setting forth aims and purposes of a group of nations, organizations, or individuals in a common undertaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Charter of the United Nations.┤
├│ b. ┤any document or measure proceeding from or authorized by the sovereign power of a country or state and granting rights or privileges to the people or particular classes of the people.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the second great charter of Roman liberties (Matthew Arnold).┤
├│ 4. ┤a special right, privilege, or immunity.
├│ 5. ┤Also, ╡charter party.┤
├│ a. ┤a contract for the hiring of a ship, or part of a ship, for a given time or purpose, usually to carry cargo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Tankers on short-term charter amounted to as much as one-fifth of the total tonnage employed in moving oil (London Times).┤
├│ b. ┤the limits or terms of such a contract.
├│ c. ┤a document embodying such a contract.
├│ d. ┤a similar agreement for hiring a plane, bus, or other vehicle.
├│ 6. ┤a written document or contract between two parties, especially one dealing with the conveyance of property.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give a charter to; grant or establish by charter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The government chartered the new airline. Early in the reign of Edward III ... we find the Goldsmiths' Company chartered (Christopher Barker).┤
├│ 2. ┤to hire (a ship) by charter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It was impossible to charter a ship for the purpose (Washington Irving).┤
├│ 3. ┤to hire (a vehicle, airplane, or other conveyance), especially for private use.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The school chartered a bus to take the class to the zoo.┤
┼╕adj. ╡charterable.┤
┼╕noun ╡charterer.┤
┼╕adj. ╡charterless.┤
╩│charter, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│charterage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or practice of chartering ships, vehicles, or other conveyances.
╩│charterage, ╛╕noun.
╜│chartered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤founded, privileged, or protected by charter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Bank of Canada ... has proposed an increase in the require reserves of commercial or chartered banks (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) privileged; licensed.
╩│chartered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chartered accountant,╕
┬┌┤ a member of an institute of accountants chartered by the Crown in Great Britain or elsewhere in the Commonwealth of Nations. (Abbr:) C.A., c.a.
╩│chartered accountant,╕
╜│charter flight,╕
┬┌┤ a plane reserved for a party.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Charter flights, where a whole plane is hired for a party of people, provide the lowest of all international travel costs (Wall Street Journal).┤
┬┌┤ one of the original members of a club, society, or company.
╩│charter member,╕
╜│charter party,╕ ╟│= charter ╕(def. 5).
╩│charter party,╕ ╟│= charter ╕(def. 5).
╜│chart house,╕ ╟│= chart room.
╩│chart house,╕ ╟│= chart room.
╜│chartism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) the making and study of charts, especially of stock transactions, with a view to predicting future trends.
╩│chartism, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chartism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the principles and demands of a reform movement whose members were chiefly workingmen, active in England especially from 1838 to 1848 in extending the vote to workers.
┼╕n., adj. ╡Chartist.┤
╩│Chartism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chartist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who makes or studies charts, especially of the trading of stocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the market advances, chartists look for more resistance to new highs in the industrial average (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│chartist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chartreuse, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a light, yellowish green.
├│ 2. ┤a green, yellow, or white liqueur first made by the Carthusian monks from aromatic herbs and brandy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are a hundred and thirty herbal ingredients in Chartreuse (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤a Carthusian monastery.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤light yellowish-green.
╩│chartreuse, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chart room,╕
┬┌┤ a compartment on a ship, where charts and navigating instruments are kept.
╩│chart room,╕
╜│chartulary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
┬┌┤ a register of charters, title deeds, and the like, as of a monastery. Also, ╡cartulary.┤
╩│chartulary, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-laries.╕
╜│charwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a woman who is hired by the day to clean and scrub homes, offices, and public buildings. Also, ╡charewoman.┤
╩│charwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
╜│chary, ╛╕adjective, ╞│charier,╕ │chariest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤showing caution; careful; wary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat was chary of getting its paws wet. Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤shy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bashful person is chary of strangers.┤
├│ 3. ┤sparing; stingy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A jealous person is chary of praising those who do well.┤
┴┤ (SYN) frugal.
┼╕adv. ╡charily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chariness.┤
╩│chary, ╛╕adjective, ╞│charier,╕ │chariest.╕
╜│Charybdis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dangerous whirlpool in the strait between Sicily and Italy, opposite the rock Scylla.
├│ 2. ┤(Greek Mythology.) a female monster that sucked down ships.
└╕expr. ╡between Scylla and Charybdis.┤ ┤See ╡Scylla.┤┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a groove, furrow, or trench cut in a wall, the ground, or other place, for a pipe or other conductor.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water pipes should be concealed in a chase.┤
├│ 2. ┤the bore of a gun or the part containing the bore.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cut grooves in (metal).
╩│chase─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chased,╕ │chasing.╕
╜│chase─╕ (4), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a rectangular metal frame to hold type that is ready to print or make plates from.
╩│chase─╕ (4), ╛noun.
╜│chaser─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that chases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The "File" is based on [his] experiences as a New York squad-car chaser in the '20s and '30s (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= hunter.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small speedy airplane or ship used to repel and pursue attacking craft.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡chase gun.┤ the gun on the bow or stern of a ship. It is used when chasing, or being chased by, another ship.
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.) a drink of water or some other mild beverage taken after a drink of strong liquor.
├│ 6. ┤╡= steeplechaser.┤
╩│chaser─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chaser─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= engraver.┤
├│ 2. ┤a tool for engraving.
╩│chaser─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chasing, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act or work of one who chases metal.
├│ 2. ┤the design executed.
╩│chasing, ╛╕noun.
╜│chasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a deep opening or crack in the earth; gap.
┴┤ (SYN) fissure, cleft, rift.
├│ 2. ┤a deep gap or breach in any structure.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a wide difference of feelings or interests between two persons or two groups or a break in the continuity of anything, such as a chain of events or period of time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chasm between England and the American colonies grew wider and wider until it finally resulted in the American Revolution. The two hierarchies, the spiritual and the temporal ... were now separated by a deep and wide chasm (Sarah Austin).┤
┴┤ (SYN) gap, gulf, lacuna.
╩│chasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│chasmal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like a chasm.
╩│chasmal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chasmed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a chasm or chasms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chasmed wilderness that is Burma's border with China (Time).┤
╩│chasmed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chasmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chasmal.
╩│chasmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chasmal.
╜│chasmogamic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chasmogamous.
╩│chasmogamic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chasmogamous.
╜│chasmogamous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ exhibiting chasmogamy.
╩│chasmogamous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chasmogamy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of having flowers that open at maturity for pollination.
╩│chasmogamy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chasmy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having chasms.
├│ 2. ┤like a chasm.
╩│chasmy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chasse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a glass or draft of liqueur taken after coffee.
╩│chasse, ╛╕noun.
╜│chasse, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-sed,╕ │-seing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤(in ballet, quadrilles, or other dance) a gliding step, in which one foot is kept ahead and the other is brought up behind it.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to perform a chasse. Also, ╡sashay.┤
╩│chasse, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-sed,╕ │-seing.╕
╜│chassepot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a type of breechloading rifle.
╩│chassepot, ╛╕noun.
╜│chasseur, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a soldier of a group of cavalry or infantry equipped and trained to move rapidly.
├│ 2. ┤a hunter.
├│ 3. ┤an attendant or servant dressed in a uniform.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A servant in chasseur's livery entered (George Eliot).┤
╩│chasseur, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chassidic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Hasidic.
╩│Chassidic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Hasidic.
╜│Chassidim, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │Chassid.╕ ╟│= Hasidim.
╩│Chassidim, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. of │Chassid.╕ ╟│= Hasidim.
╜│Chassidism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Hasidism.
╩│Chassidism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Hasidism.
╜│chassis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chassis.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle that support the body.
├│ b. ┤the working mechanism of an automobile as distinguished from a welded unit of frame and body, as in recent manufacture.
├│ 2. ┤the main landing gear that supports the body of an aircraft.
├│ 3a. ┤the base or frame for the parts of a radio or television set or other electronic equipment.
├│ b. ┤the parts mounted on this.
├│ 4. ┤the frame on which a gun carriage moves backward and forward, as in recoil.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S. Slang.) the body.
╩│chassis, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chassis.╕
╜│chaste, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤morally pure; virtuous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chaste as morning dew (Edward Young).┤
┴┤ (SYN) innocent, continent.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) decent; modest.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) simple in taste or style; not too much ornamented.
┴┤ (SYN) classic.
┼╕adv. ╡chastely.┤
┼╕noun ╡chasteness.┤
╩│chaste, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chasten, ╛╕transitive verb,
┬┌│ 1. ┤to punish to improve; correct; discipline; chastise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. God chastened Job.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to restrain from excess or crudeness; moderate; temper; subdue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two friends had a pleasant chat about old times.┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of several birds with a chattering cry, chiefly warblers, including the European whinchat and stonechat, and in North America the yellow-breasted chat.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to talk in an easy familiar way.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My neighbor and I were chatting over the fence after supper.┤
└╕expr. ╡chat up,┤ ┤(Especially British Informal.) to talk to informally; have a chat with.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two [soldiers] were chatting up the girls behind the sparkling new counter (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a small branch or twig, such as is used for kindling a fire.
├│ 3. ┤a bit of stone or other coarse particle.
╩│chat─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chatcom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) an interview program on television or radio that is informal, and usually humorous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Late Night" is ... a chatcom whose mixture of the real and the surreal keeps the viewer agreeably off-balance (Time).┤
╩│chatcom, ╛╕noun.
╜│chateau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaux,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a large country house in France or elsewhere in Europe.
├│ 2. ┤a French castle.
╩│chateau, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-teaux,╕
╜│Chateau, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) denoting a wine made from the vineyards of a particular estate or chateau.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chateau d'Yquem, Chateau Margaux.┤
╩│Chateau, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chateaubriand, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a choice beefsteak cut from the thickest part of the tenderloin.
╩│chateaubriand, ╛╕noun.
╜│chatelain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= castellan.
╩│chatelain, ╛╕noun. ╟│= castellan.
╜│chatelaine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the mistress or lady of a castle or country house.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the newest member of this eerie household, Lora had to win her place as chatelaine (New York Times).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a clasp or chain worn at a woman's waist, to which keys or a purse are fastened.
├│ b. ┤a chain attached to a brooch, or sometimes a watch, worn by women as a lapel ornament.
╩│chatelaine, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chatelperronian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a phase of upper paleolithic culture characterized by the making of curved cutting tools with blunt backs.
╩│Chatelperronian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chatoyant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤(of gems or textiles) having a changeable color or luster, such as a cat's eye in the dark.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a chatoyant stone, such as the cat's-eye.
╩│chatoyant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chat show,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a talk show.
╩│chat show,╕
╜│chattel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a piece of property that is not real estate; any movable possession. Furniture, automobiles, and animals are chattels.
╔┤ ╢Ex. May 15 and Oct. 1 are city moving days, and the men who truck household chattels from one place to another tell you that on those dates there's always a sudden lift in broom sales (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤a slave or bondman.
╩│chattel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chattelhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition or position of a chattel.
╩│chattelhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│chattel interest,╕
┬┌┤ an interest in leasehold property.
╩│chattel interest,╕
╜│chattel mortgage,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a mortgage on personal property, such as an automobile or furniture.
╩│chattel mortgage,╕
╜│chattel personal,╕
┬┌┤ any movable article of personal property, such as an automobile, furniture, or appliances.
╩│chattel personal,╕
╜│chattel real,╕
┬┌┤ an interest or lease in land not amounting to a freehold.
╩│chattel real,╕
╜│chattelship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chattelhood.
╩│chattelship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chattelhood.
╜│chatter, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to talk constantly in a quick, foolish way about unimportant things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The children chattered about the circus.┤
┴┤ (SYN) babble, prattle.
├│ 2. ┤to make quick, indistinct sounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Monkeys chatter. Starlings chatter in the trees on summer evenings.┤
┴┤ (SYN) jabber, gabble.
├│ 3. ┤to rattle together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cold makes a person's teeth chatter.┤
├│ 4. ┤(of a cutting tool) to vibrate in cutting, so as to make nicks or notches on the work.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to utter constantly, rapidly, and foolishly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chatter nonsense.┤
├│ 2. ┤to utter with quick, indistinct sounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The monkeys sound as if they were chattering words.┤
├│ 3. ┤to make rattle together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cowering in corners ... gibbering and chattering their teeth (George A. Sala).┤
├│ 4. ┤(of a cutting tool) to mark (work) with nicks.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤quick, foolish talk about unimportant things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old ladies chattered in the library disturbing everybody. Once it was really true that today's idle chatter in Washington was very likely tomorrow's law (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤quick, indistinct sounds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chatter of sparrows in the early dawn awoke us.┤
├│ 3. ┤a sound of rattling together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chatter of teeth.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chatteringly.┤
╩│chatter, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│chatterbox, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who chatters all the time.
╩│chatterbox, ╛╕noun.
╜│chatterer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one who chatters.
├│ 2a. ┤any one of a family of brightly colored birds related to the flycatchers, of South America and north to Arizona; cotinga.
├│ b. ┤╡= waxwing.┤
╩│chatterer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chatter mark,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mark left on a piece of work by a cutting tool that chatters.
├│ 2. ┤one of a series of gouges made on surfaces by the rock fragments held in the lower part of a glacier.
╩│chatter mark,╕
╜│chatty─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤fond of friendly, familiar talk about unimportant things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chatty old men played checkers and gossiped all afternoon.┤
├│ 2. ┤having the style or manner of friendly familiar talk.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chatty article about women's fashions in the newspaper.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chattily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chattiness.┤
╩│chatty─╕ (1), ╛adjective, ╞│-tier,╕ │-tiest.╕
╜│chatty─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ (in India) an earthen jug for water.
╩│chatty─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│chaturanga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an early form of chess played in India in the 500's A.D., and still played in India and Iran under the name shatranj.
╩│chaturanga, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chaucerian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or characteristic of Geoffrey Chaucer, the English poet (1340?-1400) or his writings.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a student or admirer of Chaucer.
╩│Chaucerian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chaud-froid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ chicken, game, or the like, prepared hot in a sauce, but served cold with a covering of meat jelly.
╩│chaud-froid, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaudron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the entrails of an animal, especially as used for food.
╩│chaudron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chauffer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, portable furnace or stove; brazier.
╩│chauffer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chauffeur, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person whose work is driving an automobile. A chauffeur is usually the employee of a private person or company.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Experienced chauffeur required by gentleman living near Hayward's Heath, Sussex (London Times).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to act as a chauffeur to; drive around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sylvie was an ardent moviegoer, and every time our local movie house changed bills, one of us chauffeured her to the nine-o'clock showing (New Yorker).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to act as a chauffeur; drive an automobile for a living.
╩│chauffeur, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chauffeuse, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a woman chauffeur.
╩│chauffeuse, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaulmoogra┐╕ or │chaulmugra, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an East Indian tree whose seeds yield an acrid oil.
╩│chaulmoogra┐╕ or │chaulmugra, ╛╕noun.
╜│chaulmoogra oil,╕
┬┌┤ an acrid oil from the seeds of the chaulmoogra tree, or a related tree, used in treating skin diseases and formerly leprosy.
┬┌│ 1. ┤medieval armor, especially mail, worn on the legs and feet.
├│ 2. ┤tights formerly worn by men.
╩│chausses, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chaussure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any foot covering, such as a shoe or slipper.
╩│chaussure, ╛╕noun.
╜│chautauqua┐╕ or │Chautauqua, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an assembly for education and entertainment of adults by lectures, concerts, and other cultural activities, originally held at Chautauqua, N.Y..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chautauquas sprang up elsewhere in New York and then throughout the United States (Emory S. Bogardus).┤
├│ 2. ┤an educational meeting conducted on similar lines.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤designating a system of home study originating with summer schools held at Chautauqua, or the organization resulting from them.
╩│chautauqua┐╕ or │Chautauqua, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Chautauqua muskellunge,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a variety of muskellunge having savory white flesh and attaining a length of five feet; salmon pike; white pickerel.
╩│Chautauqua muskellunge,╕
╜│chautauquan┐╕ or │Chautauquan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with the Chautauqua institution, system, or assembly, or a chautauqua.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person connected with a chautauqua; chautauqua lecturer or entertainer.
╩│chautauquan┐╕ or │Chautauquan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chauvin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any person who has a blind and extravagant admiration or enthusiasm for his country's military glory.
├│ 2. ┤a name applied to any old soldier of the first French Empire who professed an idolatrous admiration for Napoleon and his achievements.
╩│chauvin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chauvinism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤boastful, warlike patriotism; unreasoning enthusiasm for the military glory of one's country; jingoism.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an excessive enthusiasm for one's sex, race, or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We have been living in a fool's paradise with respect to suburban chauvinism (New York Times). She is above sexual chauvinism and the restricted view that goes with it (New Yorker).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The thing is that American art is worth buying. I'm a terrific chauvinist about it (New Yorker).┤
┴┤ (SYN) jingo.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person excessively enthusiastic about his or her sex, race, or group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a male chauvinist.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= chauvinistic.┤
╩│chauvinist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chauvinistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of chauvinists; characterized by chauvinism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They [New Yorkers are nearly as chauvinistic as Texans (Harper's). Russia and China blame each other for being "chauvinistic" (Saturday Review).┤
┴┤ (SYN) jingoistic.
┼╕adv. ╡chauvinistically.┤
╩│chauvinistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chavante, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tes╕ or │-te.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a tribe of South American Indians maintaining a primitive culture in southwestern Brazil.
╩│Chavante, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tes╕ or │-te.╕
╜│Chavin, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with an Andean culture that developed between 900 B.C. and A.D. 500.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chavin sculpture consisted mostly of fanged human, jaguar, or bird gods created in stone, gold, shell or ceramic (Sir Herbert Read).┤
╩│Chavin, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chaw, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an act of chewing.
├│ 2. ┤what is chewed, especially a quid of tobacco.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤to chew.
╩│chaw, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chay, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the root of an East Indian herb of the madder family from which a red dye similar to madder is obtained.
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself.
╩│chay, ╛╕noun.
╜│chayote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a green, furrowed, pear-shaped fruit with a single flat seed, from a tropical American plant of the gourd family, eaten as a vegetable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A popular squash ... is the chayote ... which is about the size of our own acorn squash (New York Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself.
╩│chayote, ╛╕noun.
╜│chazan┐╕ or │chazzan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Jewish cantor. Also, ╡hazan,┤ ╡hazzan.┤
╩│chazan┐╕ or │chazzan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ch.B.,╕
┬┌┤ Bachelor of Surgery (Latin, ╖Chirurgiae Baccalaureus┤).
╩│Ch.B.,╕
╜│CHD╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ coronary heart disease.
╩│CHD╕ (no periods),
╜│Ch.E.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤chemical engineer.
├│ 2. ┤chief engineer.
╩│Ch.E.,╕
╜│cheap, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤costing little.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Eggs are cheap out in the country.┤
├│ 2. ┤costing less than it is worth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her new sweater will be cheap, because she bought the yarn to knit it herself.┤
├│ 3. ┤charging low prices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cheap market. He bought that suit at a very cheap department store.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) costing little effort; easily obtained.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He thinks that the cheapest way to make friends is to give them presents.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) of little value; not worth respect; common.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cheap entertainment, cheap flattery.┤
├│ 6. ┤(Informal.) stingy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cheap customers.┤
├│ 7. ┤obtainable at a low rate of interest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The days of cheap money are over.┤
├│ 8. ┤reduced in value or purchasing power, as money depreciated by inflation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cheap silver.┤
├│ 9. ┤(British.) reduced in price for a special occasion or in prescribed circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cheap fares.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤at a low price; at small cost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I sold the car cheap to get rid of it.┤
├╕noun ┤ (Obsolete.) │1. ┤trade.
├│ 2. ┤a market place.
├│ 3. ┤a price.
├│ 4. ┤a bargain.
├│ 5. ┤abundance of supply.
├│ 6. ┤cheapness.
└╕expr. ╡feel cheap,┤ ┤to feel inferior and ashamed, disconcerted, or embarrassed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felt cheap about rushing to get in line before the old lady carrying heavy parcels.┤
└╕expr. ╡good cheap,┤ ┤(Archaic.) a good bargain from the buyer's point of view; good market or abundant supply; lowness of price (sometimes used as an adjective or adverb).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Here is very good bread and wine, and good cheap I believe (George Wheler).┤
└╕expr. ╡hold cheap,┤ ┤to think little of; despise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They hold winning cheap in comparison to fair play.┤
└╕expr. ╡on the cheap,┤ ┤in a cheap manner; cheaply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... skiing week-ends on the cheap (Observer).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cheaply.┤
┼╕noun ╡cheapness.┤
╩│cheap, ╛╕adjective, adverb, noun.
╜│cheapen, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to make cheap; lower the price of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The flood of imported cars cheapened the cost of cars made here.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to cause to be thought little of; lower in estimation; vilify.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Frozen cooked fish sticks have cheapened a bit at wholesale lately (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕noun ╡cheapener.┤
╩│cheapen, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│cheapie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) anything, especially a motion picture, made at little cost.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most cheapies are made by independent producers who can cut corners because, unlike a big studio, they have no overhead and no expensive stars under contract (Time).┤
╩│cheapie, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheapish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ somewhat cheap.
╩│cheapish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheap Jack┐╕ or │John,╕
┬┌┤ a peddler, usually of bargains, who prices his wares and then discounts them gradually.
╩│cheap Jack┐╕ or │John,╕
╜│cheapjack┐╕ or │cheap-Jack, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a person who deals in cheap or worthless goods.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤worthless; useless; inferior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bathroom lacks towel racks and has a cheapjack shower (Bernard De Voto).┤
╩│cheapjack┐╕ or │cheap-Jack, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Cheapside, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a famous street in London that was a busy market place in medieval times.
╩│Cheapside, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheap shot,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. and Canadian.)
├│ 1. ┤(Football.) an unnecessary tackle or block when an opponent is defenseless.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like most cornerbacks, Parrish is a master of the cheap shot (Business Week).┤
├│ 2. ┤Figurative.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Porter's article ... contains one omission and two cheap shots which call for a response (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│cheap shot,╕
╜│cheapskate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a person who is very stingy; miserly person.
╩│cheapskate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheap tripper,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) a person who travels at excursion rates; tripper.
╩│cheap tripper,╕
╜│cheat, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to play or do business in a way that is not honest; practice deceit; act fraudulently.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He always cheats at cards if he can get away with it.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to deceive or trick; swindle; defraud (of or out of).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The peddler cheated the woman out of ten cents.┤
┴┤ (SYN) hoodwink.
├│ 2. ┤to beguile (boredom, etc.); pass (the time).
╔┤ ╢Ex. the timeless rhyme, with which the warder cheats the time (Scott).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who is not honest and who does things to deceive or trick others; swindler.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sly storekeeper was a cheat who added weight to all the vegetables and meat he sold. Corinth ... was a city of extortioners and cheats (Frederic Farrar).┤
┴┤ (SYN) deceiver, imposter.
├│ 2. ┤a fraud; trick or deception.
┴┤ (SYN) swindle, hoax.
├│ 3. ┤(Law.) the obtaining of property from another by deliberate deceit or fraudulent means.
├│ 4. ┤a coarse grass or weed; chess.
├│ 5. ┤a card game in which the players try to cheat without being discovered but detect the cheating of the other players.
┼╕adj. ╡cheatable.┤
┼╕noun ╡cheater.┤
╩│cheat, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│cheating, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that cheats; fraudulent; swindling; deceitful.
┼╕adv. ╡cheatingly.┤
╩│cheating, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chebec, ╛╕noun. ╟│= least flycatcher.
╩│chebec, ╛╕noun. ╟│= least flycatcher.
╜│chechaco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos. ╟= cheechako.
╩│chechaco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos. ╟= cheechako.
╜│Chechen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chens╕ or │-chen.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a chiefly Moslem people of the northern Caucasus in the former Soviet Union.
├│ 2. ┤this people.
├│ 3. ┤their Caucasian language.
╩│Chechen, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chens╕ or │-chen.╕
╜│chechia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fuzzy cylindrical hat, similar to a fez, worn in North Africa by French troops, and in modified versions throughout the world.
╩│chechia, ╛╕noun.
╜│check, ╛╕verb, noun, adjective, interjection.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to stop suddenly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys checked their steps when they heard the floor squeak under their feet.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to hold back; control; restrain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to check a forest fire; (Figurative.) to check one's anger or a laugh.┤
├│ b. ┤to repel or reverse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to check an enemy attack.┤
├│ c. ┤to reprimand.
├│ 3. ┤to prove true or right by comparing or examining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Check your watch with the village clock. Check your answers with mine.┤
├│ 4. ┤to mark (something examined or compared) with a check.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How many answers did the teacher check as wrong?┤
├│ 5. ┤to leave or take for safekeeping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I checked my hat at the door. The hotel checked our baggage.┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S.) to send (baggage) on a traveler's ticket to a particular place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I shall check my bag through to Chicago.┤
├│ 7. ┤to mark in a pattern of squares or crossing lines.
├│ 8. ┤to plant in checkrows.
├│ 9. ┤(Chess.) to put (an opponent's king) in immediate danger. A king in this position must be moved or the threatening piece must be blocked off or removed.
├│ 10. ┤(Hockey.) to interfere with the advance of (an opponent or the puck) with the body or stick.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be exactly alike when compared, usually with a duplicate or the original.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The two copies check.┤
├│ 2. ┤to examine something to discover facts or prove true or right.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to check on a statement. Employers like to check on the past experience of applicants.┤
┴┤ (SYN) investigate.
├│ 3. ┤(U.S.) to crack or split along crossing lines, as timber or a painted surface.
├│ 4. ┤(Chess.) to move so that the opponent's king is in immediate danger.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) to write a check; draw a check.
├│ 6. ┤(Hunting.) (of the hounds) to stop because the scent is lost or in order to make sure of it.
├│ 7. ┤(Cards.) to pass one's turn in the betting.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a sudden stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The storm warning put a check to our plans for a boat ride.┤
┴┤ (SYN) stoppage.
├│ 2. ┤a holding back; control; restraint.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to keep a check on a child.┤
├│ 3. ┤any person, thing, or event that controls or holds back action. A rein used to prevent a horse from lowering his head is a check.
├│ 5. ┤the act of proving or the condition of being a proof by comparing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My work will be a check on yours.┤
├│ 6. ┤a means or guide to ensure truth or rightness.
├│ 7. ┤a test or controlled observation, as of a product.
├│ 8. ┤a mark to show that something has been examined or compared; check mark. Usually this mark indicates that the thing is true or right. Sometimes, as on examinations, it indicates something false or wrong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The teacher put a check beside the correct answers.┤
├│ 9. ┤a ticket or token given in return for a coat, hat, baggage, package, or the like, left for safekeeping, to show ownership or the right to claim again later.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Give your check to the man in the checkroom when you want your coat.┤
┴┤ (SYN) tag, coupon.
├│ 10. ┤Also, (especially British,) ╡cheque.┤ a written order directing a bank to pay money to the person named.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We pay most of our bills by check.┤
├│ 11. ┤a written statement of the amount owed in a restaurant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When we finished eating, we asked the waitress for the check.┤
├│ 12a. ┤a pattern made of squares.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Do you want a check or a stripe for your new dress?┤
├│ b. ┤a single one of these squares.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the checks in this dress are big.┤
├│ c. ┤a fabric having such a pattern.
├│ 13a. ┤(U.S.) a crack; split.
├│ b. ┤imperfection in glass.
├│ 14. ┤(Chess.)
├│ a. ┤the position of an opponent's king when it is in immediate danger. A king in this position must be moved or the threatening piece must be blocked off or removed.
├│ b. ┤a move putting the opponent's king in this position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a series of checks.┤
├│ 15. ┤(U.S.) a counter used in card games or gambling games, such as a chip in poker or faro.
├│ 16. ┤a notch or rabbet by which one stone is fitted to another in masonry.
├│ 17. ┤(Ice Hockey.) an interfering with the progress of an opponent or his possession of the puck.
├│ 18. ┤a blocking with the body in the game of Rugby.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤used in checking.
├│ 2. ┤marked in a pattern of squares.
├╕interj. ┤ │1. ┤(Chess.) a call warning that the opponent's king is in danger and must be moved or protected.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) OK; all right.
└╕expr. ╡check at,┤
├│ a. ┤(Obsolete.) to stop short at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A true friend should not check at the hazard of a life (Beaumont and Fletcher).┤
├│ b. ┤(of the falcon) to forsake the prey and fly after (base) game, especially after some chance bird that crosses the path of flight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She checked first at one bird, then at the other (Richard F. Burton).┤
└╕expr. ╡check in,┤
├│ a. ┤to arrive and register at a hotel, motel, or other place where an appointment must be made or kept or where one's presence must be made known.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We checked in and were then shown to our rooms. The salesman checked in at the convention and then went out to dinner.┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) to die.
└╕expr. ╡check off,┤ ┤to mark, especially on a list, as finished, acceptable, or requiring no further attention.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to check off the items of a bill, to check off the names of applicants.┤
└╕expr. ╡check out,┤
├│ a. ┤(Especially U.S.) to pay one's bill at a hotel or motel when leaving or otherwise notify a person in charge of a register that one is leaving.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We loaded the car while Father checked out at the desk.┤
├│ b. ┤to inspect or examine to see if (something) is in proper order or condition.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mechanic checked out the plane before take-off.┤
├│ c. ┤to prove right or true; substantiate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to check out a fact or statement.┤
├│ d. ┤(Slang.) to die.
└╕expr. ╡check up,┤ ┤(U.S.) to examine or compare to prove true or correct.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you are not sure, you ought to check up on the facts.┤
└╕expr. ╡hand in one's checks,┤ ┤(Slang.) to die.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Beneath this tree lies the body of J. O. who ... handed in his checks on the 7th December, 1850 (Bret Harte).┤
└╕expr. ╡in check,┤
├│ a. ┤held back; controlled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He held his temper in check.┤
├│ b. ┤(Chess.) (of a king) attacked by an opposing piece.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When your king is attacked by any piece he is said to be in check (Hardy and Ware).┤
└╕expr. ╡keep a check on,┤
├│ a. ┤to restrain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One policeman tried to keep a check on the brawling men while the other rushed out for help.┤
├│ b. ┤to keep a watch on; keep tabs on.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The [parole] Association is not only concerned with constructive aftercare, but also with the time-consuming task of merely keeping a check on a man's whereabouts (Observer).┤
┼╕adj. ╡checkable.┤
╩│check, ╛╕verb, noun, adjective, interjection.
╜│checkage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a checking, as of items in a list.
├│ 2. ┤the items checked.
╩│checkage, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkbook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a book of blank checks on a bank, usually with record stubs or a check register.
╩│checkbook, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkbook journalism,╕
┬┌┤ the payment of large sums of money to public figures for exclusive journalistic interviews.
╩│checkbook journalism,╕
╜│checked, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤marked in a pattern of squares; checkered.
├│ 2. ┤(Phonetics.)
├│ a. ┤(of a syllable) closed.
├│ b. ┤(of a vowel) occurring in a closed syllable.
╩│checked, ╛╕adjective.
╜│checker─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to mark in a pattern of squares of different colors.
├│ 2. ┤to mark off with patches different from one another.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The ground under the trees was checkered with sunlight and shade.┤
┴┤ (SYN) variegate, mottle.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to diversify; break up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. checkered with contradictions.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a pattern of squares of different colors.
├│ b. ┤one of these squares.
├│ 2. ┤one of the flat, round pieces used in the game of checkers.
├│ 3. ┤╡= service tree.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a checkerboard.
╩│checker─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│checker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who checks, verifies, or inspects.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) a cashier in a self-service store or market.
├│ 3. ┤a person who checks baggage, hats, and coats.
╩│checker─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│checkerberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the bright-red berry of the American wintergreen plant.
├│ b. ┤the plant.
├│ 2. ┤╡= partridgeberry.┤
╩│checkerberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│checkerbloom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a wild plant of the mallow family, native to California, also cultivated in gardens.
╩│checkerbloom, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkerboard, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a board marked in a pattern of 64 squares of two alternating colors, used in playing checkers or chess; chessboard.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to arrange, divide, or mark off into a pattern resembling a checkerboard.
╩│checkerboard, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│checkered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤marked in a pattern of squares of different colors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a checkered tablecloth.┤
├│ 2. ┤marked in patches.
┴┤ (SYN) variegated, dappled.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) often changing; varied; irregular.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a checkered career.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unstable.
╩│checkered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│checkered adder,╕ ╟│= milk snake.
╩│checkered adder,╕ ╟│= milk snake.
╜│checkering, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the decorative carving on the wooden stock of a sporting rifle.
╩│checkering, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkers, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a game played by two people, each with 12 flat, round pieces to move on a checkerboard. The object of the game is to capture all the opponent's pieces or to prevent them from being able to move. Also, (British,) ╡chequers,┤ ╡draughts.┤
╩│checkers, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkerspot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of butterflies that have black wings covered with many yellow spots and are widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone; chalcedon.
╩│checkerspot, ╛╕noun.
╜│checker tree,╕
┬┌┤ either of two mountain ash trees; service tree.
╩│checker tree,╕
╜│checkerwork, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤work resembling a checkerboard in pattern.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a diversified combination or whole.
╩│checkerwork, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkhook, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hook on a saddle to fasten the end of the checkrein.
╩│checkhook, ╛╕noun.
╜│checking account,
┬┌┤ a bank account against which bank checks may be drawn at any time.
╩│checking account,
╜│checkless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without check or restraint.
├│ 2. ┤not using bank checks as a means of transferring money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. checkless payrolls.┤
╩│checkless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│check line,╕ ╟│= checkrein ╕(def. 2).
╩│check line,╕ ╟│= checkrein ╕(def. 2).
╜│check list┐,╕ or │checklist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a list of names, titles, jobs, or any other items arranged to form a ready means of reference, comparison, or checking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pilot went over the flight check list before take-off.┤
├│ 2. ┤a list of qualified voters for use at an election.
┬┌┤ an extra nut screwed on top to prevent slipping; locknut.
╩│check nut,╕
╜│checkoff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤an arrangement between a union and an employer by which the employer deducts union dues from wages and turns them over to the union.
├│ 2. ┤a choice one can elect by putting a check mark in a designated space, such as the box on the U.S. income-tax form to indicate a desire to contribute to a national campaign fund for political candidates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. According to a sampling of early returns, an average 13% of taxpayers are choosing the checkoff (Time).┤
╩│checkoff, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkout, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an inspection or test, especially of the readiness for performance of something.
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) the checking off of items at a checkout counter.
╩│checkout, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkout counter,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a counter in a store where a cashier collects payment for merchandise purchased.
╩│checkout counter,╕
╜│checkpoint, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a place of inspection on a road, at a border, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a landmark used in flying.
╩│checkpoint, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkpost, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) checkpoint.
╩│checkpost, ╛╕noun.
╜│check register,╕
┬┌┤ a register to keep a record of the checks written from a checkbook.
╩│check register,╕
╜│checkrein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a short rein attached to the saddle or to the harness to keep a horse from lowering its head; bearing rein.
├│ 2. ┤a short rein connecting the bitof one of a team of horses to the driving rein of the other; check line.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a means of checking or controlling; restraint; curb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to apply a tight checkrein on new projects (Harper's).┤
╩│checkrein, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkroom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a place where coats, hats, baggage, packages, and the like, can be left for safekeeping until called for later.
╩│checkroom, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkrow, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤one of a number of rows of plants, especially corn, which mark the land off into squares for ease in using a cultivator.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to plant in checkrows.
╩│checkrow, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│checks and balances,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(U.S.) limitations set on the powers of any branch of the government, each branch possessing some powers that offset the powers of the other two branches.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Madison planned the system of checks and balances between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.┤
├│ 2. ┤any system of limitations whereby contrary forces or powers are kept in balance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Man] undoes the built-in checks and balances by which nature holds the various species in bounds (New Yorker).┤
╩│checks and balances,╕
╜│checktaker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who takes tickets.
╩│checktaker, ╛╕noun.
╜│check-till, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a shop till that records the total received.
╩│check-till, ╛╕noun.
╜│checkup, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a careful inspection or examination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The manager gave the store a final checkup before closing for the night. Can psychiatrists work out a system of routine checkups that will catch a mental skid? (Maclean's).┤
├│ 2. ┤a thorough physical examination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The doctor asked the patient to come to his office for a checkup.┤
╩│checkup, ╛╕noun.
╜│check valve,╕
┬┌┤ a valve that allows liquid or gas to flow in one direction but closes shut to stop flow in the opposite direction.
╩│check valve,╕
╜│checkweigh, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to check the weight of (containers, loads, or the like).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Scales are being used by an increasing number of banks to checkweigh packages of money to make sure that the bills are all there (New York Times).┤
┼╕noun ╡checkweigher.┤
╩│checkweigh, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│checkweighman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a weighman at a mine whose work is to check the weight of the coal or ore, usually in the interest of the miners.
╩│checkweighman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│checkwriter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a machine for imprinting amounts, account numbers, and other accounting information on blank checks.
╩│checkwriter, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheddar, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (in making Cheddar) to cut (curd) into slabs with sharp steel knives to be flattened for milling.
╩│cheddar, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Cheddar┐╕ or │cheddar, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Cheddar cheese,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of hard, white or yellow cheese, made from cow's milk. It was made originally at or near Cheddar, England. American cheese, the ordinary yellow and usually softer cheese made in the United States, is a Cheddar.
╩│Cheddar┐╕ or │cheddar, ╛╕noun, ┐or │Cheddar cheese,╕
╜│cheddite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a high explosive used in blasting, consisting typically of potassium chlorate, a nitro compound, and castor oil.
╩│cheddite, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= heder.
╩│cheder, ╛╕noun. ╟│= heder.
╜│Che. E.,╕
┬┌┤ chemical engineer.
╩│Che. E.,╕
╜│cheechako, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kos.╕
┬┌┤ a newcomer; tenderfoot, in Alaska and the Klondike. Also, ╡chechaco.┤
╩│cheechako, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kos.╕
╜│cheek, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the side of the face below either eye; the fleshy lateral wall of the mouth.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) something suggesting the human cheek in form or position.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new worker had the cheek to tell the foreman how the job should be done. Mr. Wilson is now so full of confidence that he exudes cheek (New York Times).┤
├│ 4. ┤one of the side pieces of a door or window frame.
├│ 5. ┤(Obsolete.) the jaw; jawbone.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤(Informal.) to address cheekily or saucily; speak with cool impudence to; confront boldly.
└╕expr. ╡cheek by jowl,┤
├│ a. ┤side by side; close together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a drab huddle of shops crammed cheek by jowl with small factories (London Times).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) close; intimate; familiar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The general boasted that he was cheek by jowl with the emperor.┤
└╕expr. ╡tongue in cheek.┤ ┤See under ╡tongue.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡turn the other cheek,┤ ┤to submit to insult or injury without protest or retaliation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We turn the other cheek too much. We ought to put up a bold front and stick to it (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cheek, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cheekbone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the bone just below either eye; zygomatic bone.
╩│cheekbone, ╛╕noun.
╜│-cheeked,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______cheek, or cheeks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Red-cheeked = having red cheeks.┤
╩│-cheeked,╕
╜│cheekpiece, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cheek strap.
╩│cheekpiece, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cheek strap.
╜│cheek pouch,╕
┬┌┤ a fold of skin like a pocket in the cheek of various animals, as gophers and squirrels, used for holding food.
╩│cheek pouch,╕
╜│cheek strap,╕
┬┌┤ one of the two straps on the side of a bridle. Together they connect the band around the head with the bit; cheekpiece.
╩│cheek strap,╕
╜│cheek tooth,╕
┬┌┤ a molar.
╩│cheek tooth,╕
╜│cheeky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cheekier,╕ │cheekiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) saucy; impudent; audacious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A gentleman as rich as Croesus and apparently as highly regarded in town--risks his local reputation, his business and eventually his hide to save a cheeky American photographer (New York Times).┤
┴┤ (SYN) insolent, presuming.
├│ 2. ┤having large sagging cheeks, as a bulldog does.
┼╕adv. ╡cheekily.┤
┼╕noun ╡cheekiness.┤
╩│cheeky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cheekier,╕ │cheekiest.╕
╜│cheep, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a short, sharp sound such as a young bird makes; chirp; peep.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a short, sharp, sound such as a young bird makes; chirp; peep.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) The cheep of the tiller rope running through ... the well-greased leading blocks (Michael Scott).┤
┼╕noun ╡cheeper.┤
╩│cheep, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│cheer, ╛╕noun, verb, interjection.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a shout of encouragement and support or praise.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cheers of the crowd in the stadium. Give three cheers for the boys who won the game for us.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acclamation, shouting, applause.
├│ 2. ┤good spirits; hope, joy, or gladness; comfort; encouragement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The warmth of the fire and a good meal brought cheer to our hearts again. You are so sick of late, so far from cheer (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cheerfulness, gaiety.
├│ 3. ┤food; provisions; fare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every table was loaded with good cheer (Macaulay).┤
├│ 4. ┤state of mind; condition of feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His friends encouraged him to be of good cheer.┤
┴┤ (SYN) mood.
├│ 5. ┤(Archaic.) the expression of the face; mien.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to urge on with cheers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone cheered our team.┤
├│ 2. ┤to give joy to; make glad; comfort; encourage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It cheered the old woman to have her young neighbors visit her. Let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth (Ecclesiastes 11:9).┤
├│ 3. ┤to greet or welcome with cheers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the audience cheered and applauded this (Benjamin Jowett).┤
┴┤ (SYN) acclaim, applaud.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to show praise and approval by cheers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boys cheered loudly.┤
┴┤ (SYN) acclaim, applaud.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) to be in a specified state of feelings; feel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How cheer'st thou, Jessica? (Shakespeare).┤
├╕interj. ┤ ┤╡cheers,┤ a word used in drinking to a person's health.
└╕expr. ╡cheer up,┤ ┤to brighten up; be or make glad; raise one's spirits; comfort.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sick girl said that our visit cheered her up. Cheer up, perhaps we'll win the next game.┤
└╕expr. ╡What cheer┤? ┤How are you?.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My friend, what cheer? (Wordsworth).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cheeringly.┤
╩│cheer, ╛╕noun, verb, interjection.
╜│cheerer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that gives cheer or gladdens.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the merry cheerer of the heart (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤a person who cheers or applauds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dozen pickets ... milled about the cheerers and jeerers (New York Times).┤
╩│cheerer, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheerful, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤full of cheer; joyful; glad.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She is a smiling, cheerful girl.┤
┴┤ (SYN) gay, cheery, joyous.
├│ 2. ┤bringing cheer; pleasant; bright.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This is a cheerful, sunny room.┤
├│ 3. ┤willing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When my little brother wants to play he is not a very cheerful helper.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cheerfully.┤
┼╕noun ╡cheerfulness.┤
╩│cheerful, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheerio, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │-ios.╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤hello.
├│ 2. ┤good-by.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cheerio, my dear, don't quarrel with bread and butter (John Galsworthy).┤
├│ 3. ┤hurrah.
╩│cheerio, ╛╕interjection, noun, ╞pl. │-ios.╕
╜│cheerleader, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who leads a group in organized cheering, especially at high school or college athletic events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A white-sweater-clad cheerleader tries unsuccessfully to rouse yells from the few hundred spectators (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cheerleader, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheerleading, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the function or act of a cheerleader.
╩│cheerleading, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheerless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. All's cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare).┤
┴┤ (SYN) dismal, dull, joyless.
┼╕adv. ╡cheerlessly.┤
┼╕noun ╡cheerlessness.┤
╩│cheerless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheerly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a way that cheers or enlivens; cheeringly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Alighting cheerly to inspire The soldier slackening in his fire (Byron).┤
╩│cheerly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│cheers, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ See under ╡cheer.┤┤
╩│cheers, ╛╕interjection.
╜│cheery, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cheerier,╕ │cheeriest.╕
┬┌┤ cheerful; pleasant; bright; gay.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cheery smile. Sunshine and the singing of birds are cheery.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cheerily.┤
┼╕noun ╡cheeriness.┤
╩│cheery, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cheerier,╕ │cheeriest.╕
╜│cheese─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a solid food made from the thick part of milk. Cheese is the curd of milk separated from the whey and usually pressed or molded into a shape and covered with a rind.
├│ b. ┤a shaped mass of this food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a display of cheeses in a store window.┤
├│ 2. ┤something similar in shape or consistency, such as the fruit of various mallows.
└╕expr. ╡make cheeses,┤
├│ a. ┤to make a deep curtsey.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little village maidens made cheeses as the squire passed.┤
├│ b. ┤to whirl and sink on outstretched skirts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... spinning round like a schoolgirl when she makes cheeses (Besant and Rice).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Seventeen years ago, [he] ... got cheesed off with teaching golf to fat ladies in Potter's Bar and departed for New Zealand (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│cheesed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheese hoop,╕
┬┌┤ a container lined with cheesecloth in which the curd is pressed and cheese is shaped.
╩│cheese hoop,╕
╜│cheese mite,╕
┬┌┤ a mite which infests old cheese, flour, and milk.
┬┌┤ a finely textured pumpkin cultivated especially for commercial canning.
╩│cheese pumpkin,╕
╜│cheese vat,╕
┬┌┤ a vat in which the milk used in making cheese is processed to the point where the curd is formed.
╩│cheese vat,╕
╜│cheesy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cheesier,╕ │cheesiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or consisting of cheese.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had finished licking the cheesy part of a ... Danish pastry (New Yorker).┤
┴┤ (SYN) caseous.
├│ 2. ┤like cheese.
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.) of low quality; inferior.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I went to Hartford to a cheesy hotel (Atlantic).┤
┼╕noun ╡cheesiness.┤
╩│cheesy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│cheesier,╕ │cheesiest.╕
╜│cheetah┐╕ or │cheeta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a flesh-eating, spotted mammal somewhat like a leopard, found in southern Asia and Africa. It belongs to the cat family. Cheetahs run very fast and can be trained to hunt. Also, ╡chetah.┤
╩│cheetah┐╕ or │cheeta, ╛╕noun.
╜│chef, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a head cook.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chef of a large restaurant.┤
├│ 2. ┤any cook.
╩│chef, ╛╕noun.
╜│chef de cabinet,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the chief adviser of a minister.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) head of cabinet.
╩│chef de cabinet,
╜│chef de circonscription,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤an administrative head of a French military or colonial district.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each of the 17 administrative districts of Togo is directed by a chef de circonscription.┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) district head.
╩│chef de circonscription,
╜│chef d'ecole,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the leading figure or chief proponent of a group of artists or a school of thought.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) head of school.
╩│chef d'ecole,
╜│chef de cuisine,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤head cook.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) head of the kitchen.
╩│chef de cuisine,
╜│chef de file,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤leader.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The last singular literary chef de file was Camus, wastefully killed with his publisher in 1960 in a motor accident (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(literally) head of line.
╩│chef de file,
╜│chef-d'oeuvre, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chefs-d'oeuvre.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a masterpiece.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) chief (piece of) work.
╩│chef-d'oeuvre, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chefs-d'oeuvre.╕
╜│cheilittis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the lip.
╩│cheilittis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheiloplasty, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chiloplasty.
╩│cheiloplasty, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chiloplasty.
╜│cheilosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a disorder associated with riboflavin deficiency in which the lips redden and lesions occur in the angles of the mouth.
┬┌┤ a commission in the early period of the former Soviet Union acting as a secret police, charged with protection from counterrevolution. Also, ╡Tcheka.┤
╩│Cheka, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chekhovian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of the Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his work.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... wonderfully timed Chekhovian dialogue (New York Times).┤
╩│Chekhovian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chekist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of the Cheka.
╩│Chekist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chela─╕ (1), ╛noun pl., ╞│-lae.╕
┬┌┤ the claw of a lobster, crab, scorpion, or other crustacean. It is like a pincer.
╩│chela─╕ (1), ╛noun pl., ╞│-lae.╕
╜│chela─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) a pupil, especially a Buddhist novice studying with a religious teacher.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "We will go in the cool of the evening, chela," said the lama (Rudyard Kipling).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Chemistry.) an inert complex compound in which two or more metallic ions are simultaneously bound in different positions so as to form two or more rings, or a compound which utilizes residual valences so as to form two or more rings.
├╕v.t., v.i. ┤ ┤(Chemistry.) to join or be joined with a metallic ion so as to form a chelate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Examples of chelated metals in vital processes are ... magnesium in chlorophyll and iron in haemoglobin (Science News Letter).┤
┬┌┤ any organic compound used to attract metallic ions to itself, forming a stable, inert complex which is soluble in water, used in softening hard water, purifying sewage, and, medically, in eliminating high concentrations of undesirable metallic or radioactive elements in the blood or tissues.
╩│chelating agent,
╜│chelation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the process of binding and stabilizing metallic ions by means of a chelating agent.
╩│chelation, ╛╕noun.
╜│chelator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that chelates; chelating agent.
╩│chelator, ╛╕noun.
╜│chelicera, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-erae.╕
┬┌┤ one of the first pair of appendages near the mouth of scorpions and spiders.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The small organs between the pedipalpi, the chelicerae, contain extensions of the mouth that flood the prey with digestive juices and later inbibe it in dissolved form (Scientific American).┤
╩│chelicera, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-erae.╕
╜│cheliferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ bearing chelae or prehensile claws.
╩│cheliferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheliform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of a chela (claw).
╩│cheliform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheliped, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of the pair of limbs, especially of a lobster or crab which bear the chelae.
╩│cheliped, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chellean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Abbevillian.
╩│Chellean, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= Abbevillian.
╜│Chellean man,╕
┬┌┤ a prehistoric man, identified from bones found in 1960 in what is now Tanzania. The bones date back about 500,000 years.
╩│Chellean man,╕
╜│cheloid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= keloid.
╩│cheloid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= keloid.
╜│chelonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with turtles and tortoises.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a turtle or tortoise.
╩│chelonian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Chelsea boot,
┬┌┤ (British.) a boot or shoe with elastic sides.
╩│Chelsea boot,
╜│Chelsea pensioner,╕
┬┌┤ a member of the Chelsea Royal Hospital for old soldiers.
╩│Chelsea pensioner,╕
╜│Chelsea ware,╕
┬┌┤ articles made of porcelain in Chelsea, England, in the 1700's.
╩│Chelsea ware,╕
╜│Cheltenham, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a style of printing type.
╩│Cheltenham, ╛╕noun.
╜│chem-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form,) the form of ╡chemo-┤ before vowels, as in ╖chemism.┤
╩│chem-,╕
╜│chem.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤chemical.
├│ 2. ┤chemist.
├│ 3. ┤chemistry.
╩│chem.,╕
╜│chemic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤╡= chemical.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with alchemy; alchemic.
├╕noun ┤ ┤chemist. Also, ╡chymic.┤
╩│chemic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chemical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having to do with chemistry; in chemistry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chemical formula. Chemical research has made possible many new products.┤
├│ 2. ┤made by or used in chemistry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemical apparatus for the laboratory is often made of special glass.┤
├┤ See also ╡chemical change.┤┤
├│ 3. ┤working, operated, or done by using chemicals.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chemical fire extinguisher. Exhausted gases in a chemical rocket have a high molecular weight (Science News Letter).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤Often, ╡chemicals.┤ any substance that is used in chemistry. Sulfuric acid, bicarbonate of soda, and borax are chemicals.
╩│chemical, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chemical accelerator,╕
┬┌┤ a device similar to a particle accelerator, used to speed up ions and molecules to high energies to investigate chemical reactions on the highest energy level.
╩│chemical accelerator,╕
╜│chemical balance,╕ ╟│= analytical balance.
╩│chemical balance,╕ ╟│= analytical balance.
╜│chemical bomb,╕
┬┌┤ a bomb having a chemical agent, especially poison gas, for its main charge.
╩│chemical bomb,╕
╜│chemical bomber,╕
┬┌┤ a bomber that uses a chemical for fuel, especially a jet bomber using an exotic fuel.
╩│chemical bomber,╕
╜│chemical change,╕
┬┌┤ a change in which one substance is converted into one or more substances with different properties.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The burning of coal is a process of chemical change in which oxygen in the air unites with carbon from the coal, giving off light and heat.┤
╩│chemical change,╕
╜│chemical culture,╕ ╟│= hydroponics.
╩│chemical culture,╕ ╟│= hydroponics.
╜│chemical dynamics,╕
┬┌┤ the study of the forces which cause chemical reactions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemical accelerators are probably the most exciting prospect in the future of chemical dynamics (Richard Wolfgang).┤
╩│chemical dynamics,╕
╜│chemical engineer,╕
┬┌┤ an expert in chemical engineering.
╩│chemical engineer,╕
╜│chemical engineering,╕
┬┌┤ the science or profession of using chemistry for industrial purposes.
┬┌┤ a laser that uses the energy of a chemical reaction instead ofelectrical energy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemical lasers differ from ordinary lasers in that molecules with abnormally large amounts of energy are produced by particular chemical reactions, not by some external source of radiation (London Times).┤
╩│chemical laser,╕
╜│chemically, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤according to chemistry.
├│ 2. ┤by chemical processes.
╩│chemically, ╛╕adverb.
╜│chemically pure,╕
┬┌┤ (of an element or compound) having a degree of purity that qualifies it for use in fine chemical work. (Abbr:) C.P.
╩│chemically pure,╕
╜│Chemical Mace,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Trademark.) a spray can for discharging the tear gas Mace.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Mace.┤
╩│Chemical Mace,╕
╜│chemical mine,╕
┬┌┤ a land mine having a chemical agent, especially poison gas, for its main charge.
╩│chemical mine,╕
╜│chemical warfare,╕
┬┌┤ the technique or use of gases, flames, smoke, or any chemical other than explosives as weapons.
╩│chemical warfare,╕
╜│chemigation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the irrigation of crops with chemicals, such as fertilizers and pesticides.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemigation is usually done with ... special piping to drip small amounts of chemicals at the base of plants (Sylvan H. Wittwer).┤
╩│chemigation, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemigroundwood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a chemical and mechanical process for converting hardwood into groundwood.
├│ 2. ┤wood pulp that has been treated by this process.
╩│chemigroundwood, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemiluminescence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the production of light during a chemical reaction, without a rise in temperature.
╩│chemiluminescence, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemiluminescent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ producing or produced by chemiluminescence.
╩│chemiluminescent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemin de fer,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a railroad.
├│ 2. ┤a modification of baccarat (card game).
╩│chemin de fer,
╜│chemise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a loose slip worn by women and girls; shift.
├│ 2. ┤a loosely fitting dress without a belt.
├│ 3. ┤a shirtlike outer garment.
╩│chemise, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemisette, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a detachable vestee or dickey of lace, muslin, etc., for women; tucker.
├│ 2. ┤a sleeveless undershirt or bodice for women.
╩│chemisette, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ chemical action, operation, activity, or force.
╩│chemism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemisorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to hold by chemisorption.
╩│chemisorb, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│chemisorption, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ adsorption in which a single layer of molecules is held with great strength to a surface by a chemical bond.
╩│chemisorption, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person whose occupation is chemistry or who knows a great deal about it. Chemists investigate chemical compositions, properties, and phenomena, or apply them to uses in industry, medicine, agriculture, or other fields.
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a druggist.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) an alchemist.
╩│chemist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science that deals with the characteristics of simple substances (elements), the changes that take place when they combine to form other substances, and the laws of their behavior under various conditions. (Abbr:) chem.
├│ 2. ┤the application of this to a certain subject.
╔┤ ╢Ex. plant chemistry.┤
├│ 3a. ┤the chemical composition or characteristics of a substance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chemistry of iron.┤
├│ b. ┤the chemicals used in a process.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This new photographic paper has its chemistry built in.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a mixture or synthesis of qualities, emotions, etc..
╔┤ ╢Ex. Smith and I have the wrong chemistry. He just plain doesn't like me (Will Sparks)┤
├│ b. ┤composition; makeup.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chemistry of a conservative.┤
╩│chemistry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tries.╕
╜│chemitype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a process for taking impressions from an engraving.
╩│chemitype, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemmy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) chemin de fer.
╩│chemmy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form,) chemical; by chemical reaction.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chemosynthesis┤
┬┤ ╡= chemical synthesis.┤┤ Also, ╡chem-┤ before vowels.
╩│chemo-,╕
╜│chemoautotroph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemoautotrophic bacterium, protozoan, or other microorganism.
╩│chemoautotroph, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemoautotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ providing its own nourishment with energy obtained from chemical oxidations.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chemoautotrophic microorganisms.┤
╩│chemoautotrophic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemoceptor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chemoreceptor.
╩│chemoceptor, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chemoreceptor.
╜│chemocline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the boundary between the dense noncirculating layer and the top circulating layer of water in a stratified lake.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A chemocline separates freshwater at the surface from deeper, denser fluids containing dissolved minerals and gases (Science News).┤
╩│chemocline, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ chemical decomposition or analysis.
╩│chemolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chemolysis.
╩│chemolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemopallidectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgery on part of the corpus striatum by the injection of destructive chemicals, used to relieve involuntary muscular tremor, especially in Parkinson's disease.
╩│chemopallidectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│chemoprophylactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ protecting from disease by means of chemical substances or drugs.
╩│chemoprophylactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemoprophylaxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ protection from disease, especially a particular disease, by the administering of chemical substances or drugs.
╩│chemoprophylaxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemoreception, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the physiological reaction to chemical stimulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to investigate the relationship between food intake and chemoreception.┤
╩│chemoreception, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemoreceptor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a nerve ending or sense organ that reacts to chemical stimulation, such as the taste buds in the tongue.
╩│chemoreceptor, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemosensory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having a sensory reaction to chemical stimulation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chemosensory acuity.┤
╩│chemosensory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemosmosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical reaction taking place through semipermeable membranes.
╩│chemosmosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemosmotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chemosmosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chemosmotic transport of electrons.┤
╩│chemosmotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the region of predominant photochemical activity in the outer stratosphere, the mesosphere, and the ionosphere.
╩│chemosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemostat, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various chemically controlled devices for studying changes in living organisms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They invented the chemostat ... for growing bacteria and observing mutations under controlled conditions (Harper's).┤
╩│chemostat, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemosterilant, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical that destroys the ability of an organism, such as an insect, rodent, or certain other pests, to reproduce.
╩│chemosterilant, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemosterilization, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of chemosterilants to control or eliminate harmful insects, rodents, or certain other pests.
╩│chemosterilization, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemosurgery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-geries.╕
┬┌┤ surgery on cancerous tissue in which chemicals are used to prevent the malignant cells from spreading.
╩│chemosurgery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-geries.╕
╜│chemosynthesis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the formation by cells of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water with energy obtained from some chemical reaction, rather than from light as in photosynthesis.
╩│chemosynthesis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemosynthetic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or using chemosynthesis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chemosynthetic bacteria.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chemosynthetically.┤
╩│chemosynthetic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemotactic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or produced by chemotaxis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chemotactic process, a chemotactic response.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chemotactically.┤
╩│chemotactic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemotaxis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ movement of a cell, organism, or part of an organism toward or away from a certain chemical substance.
╩│chemotaxis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemotaxonomic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chemotaxonomy.
╩│chemotaxonomic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemotaxonomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the classification of living plant and animalspecies on the basis of their chemical constituents.
╩│chemotaxonomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemotherapeutic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with treatment by chemotherapy.
┼╕adv. ╡chemotherapeutically.┤
╩│chemotherapeutic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemotherapeutics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chemotherapy.
╩│chemotherapeutics, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chemotherapy.
╜│chemotherapist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies chemotherapy or treats by chemotherapy.
╩│chemotherapist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the treatment of disease and infection by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect on the disease, for example the treatment of cancer with chemicals or of bacterial infections with antibiotics.
╩│chemotherapy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemotropism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the tendency of an organism or part of an organism to turn or bend in response to a chemical stimulus.
╩│chemotropism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemurgic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or produced by chemurgy.
╩│chemurgic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chemurgical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chemurgic.
╩│chemurgical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chemurgic.
╜│chemurgist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies chemurgy.
╩│chemurgist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chemurgy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a branch of chemistry that deals with the use of farm and forest products, such as casein and cornstalks, for purposes other than food and clothing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Finding new uses for the soybean has been one of the achievements of the science of chemurgy (R. G. Houghtlin).┤
╩│chemurgy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chenar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chinar.
╩│chenar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chinar.
╜│cheniere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sandy ridge marked with clusters of gnarled live oaks, found in marshy areas of the United States, especially among the Louisiana bayous. Also, ╡shinnery.┤
╩│cheniere, ╛╕noun.
╜│chenille, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a velvety cord of silk, wool, rayon, or cotton, used especially in embroidery and fringe.
├│ b. ┤a fabric woven from this cord, used for bedspreads, rugs, curtains, and the like.
├│ 2. ┤a cotton cloth with tufts of soft cotton in designs or allover patterns, giving it a velvety appearance, used for spreads, house robes, etc.
╩│chenille, ╛╕noun.
╜│chenopod, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant belonging to the goosefoot family.
╩│chenopod, ╛╕noun.
╜│chenopodiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ belonging to the goosefoot family.
╩│chenopodiaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cheong-sam, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a one-piece, close-fitting garment with a high, round collar and slits on either side of the skirt, worn by women in China.
╩│cheong-sam, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) check (╖n.┤ def. 10).
╩│cheque, ╛╕noun.
╜│chequer, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) checker┤ (1).
╩│chequer, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│chequers, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) checkers.
╩│chequers, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chequers, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the official country residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, in Buckinghamshire, northwest of London.
╩│Chequers, ╛╕noun.
╜│chequing account,
┬┌┤ (British.) checking account.
╩│chequing account,
╜│cherchez la femme,
┬┌┤ (French.) look for the woman (since a woman must be at the bottom of the matter).
╩│cherchez la femme,
╜│chereme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a basic signal unit in American Sign Language.
╩│chereme, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cherenkov counter┐╕ or │detector, ╟= Cerenkov counter.
╩│Cherenkov counter┐╕ or │detector, ╟= Cerenkov counter.
╜│Cherenkov effect┐╕ or │radiation,╕ ╟│= Cerenkov effect.
╩│Cherenkov effect┐╕ or │radiation,╕ ╟│= Cerenkov effect.
╜│cheri, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) beloved; darling.
╩│cheri, ╛╕noun.
╜│cherie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) feminine of ╡cheri.┤
╩│cherie, ╛╕noun.
╜│cherimoya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a tropical American tree of the custard-apple family native to Peru and cultivated in California and Florida.
├│ 2. ┤its pulpy, heart-shaped, edible fruit, of considerable size and having a scaly outer covering.
╩│cherimoya, ╛╕noun.
╜│cherish, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to hold dear; treat with tenderness; aid or protect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A mother cherishes her baby. Cherish those hearts that hate thee (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to keep in the mind; cling to.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old woman cherished the hope of her son's return.┤
├│ 3. ┤to keep or guard carefully.
┼╕adj. ╡cherishable.┤
┼╕noun ╡cherisher.┤
┼╕adv. ╡cherishingly.┤
╩│cherish, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│chernozem, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grassland soil having a rich, black upper layer of topsoil and a lower layer of lime.
╩│chernozem, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cherokee, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kee╕ or │-kees.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of Iroquoian Indians, originally of the southern Appalachians, now living mostly in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
├│ 2. ┤their language, of the Iroquoian family.
╩│Cherokee, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kee╕ or │-kees.╕
╜│Cherokee rose,╕
┬┌┤ an evergreen plant of the rose family with glossy leaflets and fragrant white flowers, which grows wild in the southern part of the United States; the white China rose. It is the state flower of Georgia.
╩│Cherokee rose,╕
╜│cheroot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a long, narrow cigar cut off square at both ends.
╩│cheroot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cherries jubilee┐╕ or │cherry jubilee,╕
┬┌┤ a dessert of pitted bing cherries flamed in brandy and poured over ice cream.
╩│cherries jubilee┐╕ or │cherry jubilee,╕
╜│cherry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, round, juicy fruit, with a stone or pit in it. Cherries are usually a bright red or very dark red and are good to eat.
├│ 2. ┤the tree it grows on. The cherry belongs to the rose family.
├│ 3. ┤its wood; cherrywood.
├│ 4. ┤any fruit bearing some resemblance to the common cherry, or the tree producing it.
├│ 5. ┤Also, ╡cherry red.┤ a bright red; cerise.
├│ 6. ┤(Bowling.) the act of knocking down with the ball only the front pin or pins in an attempt for a spare.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of the wood of the cherry tree.
├│ 2. ┤bright-red.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cherry ribbons.┤
┼╕adj. ╡cherrylike.┤
╩│cherry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│cherry birch,╕ ╟│= sweet birch.
╩│cherry birch,╕ ╟│= sweet birch.
╜│cherry blossom soup,╕
┬┌┤ a Japanese delicacy with a salty flavor made from pickled cherry blossoms placed in hot water.
╩│cherry blossom soup,╕
╜│cherry bomb,╕
┬┌┤ a red firecracker about the size of a large cherry.
╩│cherry bomb,╕
╜│cherry brandy,╕
┬┌┤ a liqueur of brandy in which cherries have been steeped; kirsch.
╩│cherry brandy,╕
╜│cherry-colored, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a clear, bright-red color.
╩│cherry-colored, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cherry fruit fly,╕
┬┌┤ a black fly of the northern United States that infests cherries by laying eggs in the fruit.
╩│cherry fruit fly,╕
╜│cherry laurel,╕
┬┌┤ an evergreen shrub of the rose family, having shiny, finely toothed leaves and growing in Europe, Asia, California, and the southern United States. It is not a true laurel.
├│ 1. ┤a crane for picking up logs or other objects out of a heap.
├│ 2. ┤a cranelike structure with an elevated platform that can be moved to and away from a launching pad.
╩│cherry picker,╕
╜│cherry-picking, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or practice of selecting only the best or most desirable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chief among the forces ... was cherry-picking, the practice used by for-profit insurers to lure away Empire's young and healthy customers (New York Times).┤
╩│cherry-picking, ╛╕noun.
╜│cherry pie,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a pie made of cherries.
├│ 2. ┤the heliotrope.
╩│cherry pie,╕
╜│cherry red,╕
┬┌┤ a bright red; cherry.
╩│cherry red,╕
╜│cherry stone,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the pit of a cherry.
├│ 2. ┤a small, round quahog, a kind of clam.
╩│cherry stone,╕
╜│cherry tomato,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small red or yellow tomato somewhat like a cherry in size and shape.
├│ 2. ┤the plant on which it grows in bunches.
╩│cherry tomato,╕
╜│cherrywood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the reddish wood of the cherry tree, used in cabinetwork.
╩│cherrywood, ╛╕noun.
╜│chersonese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a peninsula.
╩│chersonese, ╛╕noun.
╜│chert, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a dark, impure mineral containing quartz and hydrated silica, resembling flint but lighter in color. Chert consists of submicroscopic crystals.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the second highest order of angels. Cherubim rank just below the seraphim, and are distinguished by the faculty of knowledge.
├│ 2. ┤a picture or statue of a child with wings or, often, a child's head with wings but no body.
├│ 3. ┤a beautiful, innocent, or good child.
├│ 4. ┤a person with a chubby, innocent face.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the round-faced rosy cherub before him (Sir Walter Scott).┤
├│ 5a. ┤a heavenly being with four faces and four wings, described in Ezekiel, chapters 1 and 10.
├│ b. ┤a figure or other representation of such a being, especially as at either end of the mercy seat of the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant (in the Bible, Exodus 25:18-22).
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] had a round, cherubic face for a man who drove such a formidable machine (Harper's).┤
├│ 2. ┤innocent; good.
├│ 3. ┤chubby.
┼╕adv. ╡cherubically.┤
╩│cherubic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cherubim, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plural of ╡cherub.┤
├│ 2. ┤(formerly) a cherub.
├│ 3. ┤(British.) a provincial name of the barn owl.
╩│cherubim, ╛╕noun.
╜│chervil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an herb of the parsley family, whose fragrant young leaves, roots, and seeds are used to flavor soups, and salads.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various related plants.
╩│chervil, ╛╕noun.
╜│chervonets, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vontsi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a monetary unit of the former Soviet Union before March 1, 1936. It was worth ten gold rubles.
├│ 2. ┤a gold coin of this value.
╩│chervonets, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-vontsi.╕
╜│Chesapeake Bay retriever,
┬┌┤ any one of a breed of hunting dogs developed in the United States for use in retrieving ducks. It has a thick, oily coat.
╩│Chesapeake Bay retriever,
╜│Cheshire, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a white, medium-sized breed of hog.
├│ 2. ┤╡= Cheshire cat.┤
╩│Cheshire, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cheshire cat,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the grinning cat in ╖Alice in Wonderland.┤ It faded away until only its grin was left.
├│ 2. ┤any creature that grins fixedly.
└╕expr. ╡grin like a Cheshire cat,┤ ┤to show the gums and teeth in smiling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Newcome says ... "that woman grins like a Cheshire cat" (Thackeray).┤
╩│Cheshire cat,╕
╜│Cheshire cheese,╕
┬┌┤ a hard cheese made from unskimmed cow's milk in the county of Cheshire, England, either without coloring, white, or colored a carroty red. Some red Cheshire cheese develops a blue veining as it ripens.
╩│Cheshire cheese,╕
╜│Cheshvan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Heshvan.
╩│Cheshvan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Heshvan.
╜│chess─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a game played by two persons each with 16 pieces, which can be moved in different ways on a board marked off into 64 squares of two alternating colors. The pieces are the king, queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, and eight pawns. Players make alternate moves, each seeking to checkmate the other's king.
╩│chess─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chess─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │chess╕ or │chesses.╕
┬┌┤ one of the crosswise planks which form the road of a pontoon bridge.
╩│chess─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │chess╕ or │chesses.╕
╜│chess─╕ (3), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤any one of various brome grasses, especially a plant often growing as a weed in wheat fields; cheat.
├│ 2. ┤the darnel, a weed that looks somewhat like rye.
╩│chess─╕ (3), ╛noun.
╜│chessboard, ╛╕noun. ╟│= checkerboard.
╩│chessboard, ╛╕noun. ╟│= checkerboard.
╜│chessman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ one of the pieces used in playing chess.
╩│chessman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Chessy cat, ╟= Cheshire cat.
╩│Chessy cat, ╟= Cheshire cat.
╜│chessylite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ azurite, a blue copper ore.
╩│chessylite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the front part of the human body between the neck and the abdomen. It is enclosed by the ribs.
┴┤ (SYN) thorax.
├│ b. ┤the corresponding part in other animals.
├│ 2. ┤a large box with a lid, used for holding things.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a linen chest, a medicine chest, a tool chest.┤
├│ 3a. ┤a large box or case in which certain commodities, such as tea or sugar, are packed for transport.
├│ b. ┤(Commerce.) a variable measure of quantity for such commodities, now almost confined to tea chests.
├│ 4. ┤a piece of furniture with drawers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mother put the shirts in my clothes chest.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Machinery.) a tight container for gas, steam, or other fluid under pressure.
├│ 6a. ┤a place in which money is kept; treasury.
├│ b. ┤the money itself.
└╕expr. ╡get┤ (something) ╡off one's chest,┤ ┤(Informal.) to express troubling thoughts, knowledge, or feelings and unburden oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This director has accumulated a considerable number of grudges. In his book ... he gets a good many off his chest (Listener).┤
└╕expr. ╡play it┤ (or ╡one's cards┤) ╡close to the chest,┤ ┤(Informal.) to act cautiously or secretively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The FBI was either playing it close to the chest or there was not enough evidence for them to proceed (London Times).┤
╩│chest, ╛╕noun.
╜│-chested,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______ chest.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Broad-chested = having a broad chest.┤
╩│-chested,╕
╜│chesterfield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a single-breasted overcoat with the buttons hidden and a velvet collar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Among the disputants was a second man in a homburg, who was wearing a slightly seedy chesterfield ... (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(British, Canadian.) a large overstuffed sofa.
╩│chesterfield, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chesterfieldian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or suggestive of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) whose letters to his son contain directions as to manners and etiquette.
╩│Chesterfieldian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chesterlite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of potash feldspar, occurring in small white crystals implanted on dolomite.
╩│chesterlite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chestertonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or characteristic of the English writer G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) or his style of writing.
╩│Chestertonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chester White,
┬┌┤ a kind of large, white hog believed to have originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
╩│Chester White,
╜│chestful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
┬┌┤ as much or as many as a chest can hold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was awarded a chestful of decorations (Newsweek).┤
╩│chestful, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-fuls.╕
╜│chestnitsa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Serbian Christmas cake containing a silver coin which is supposed to bring good luck to the person who finds it in his piece of cake.
╩│chestnitsa, ╛╕noun.
╜│chest note,╕ ╟│= chest tone.
╩│chest note,╕ ╟│= chest tone.
╜│chestnut, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a large tree that bears nuts in prickly burs. The chestnut belongs to the beech family.
├│ 2. ┤the sweet nut of this tree. It is good to eat.
├│ 3. ┤the wood of this tree.
├│ 4. ┤╡= horse chestnut.┤
├│ 5. ┤Also, ╡chestnut brown.┤ a reddish brown.
├│ 6. ┤a reddish-brown horse.
├│ 7. ┤the hard knob in the skin of a horse at the inner side of the foreleg.
├│ 8. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) a stale joke, story, or piece of music; cliche.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This bouncy cornucopia of musical comedy chestnuts seemed okay for most of the audience (Wall Street Journal).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤reddish-brown.
└╕expr. ╡pull┤ (someone's) ╡chestnuts out of the fire,┤ ┤to help someone out of a difficulty at one's own risk; assume another's burden or hardship.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "More and more I see the big cities turning to the suburbs to pull their chestnuts out of the fire," Mr. Caso declared (New York Times).┤
╩│chestnut, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chestnut-backed chickadee,
┬┌┤ a kind of chickadee having a brown back, common along the Pacific coast of North America.
╩│chestnut-backed chickadee,
╜│chestnut blight,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a fungous disease of the chestnut tree.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Forest tree diseases such as the chestnut blight about 20 years ago, can wipe out entire species (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤the fungus that causes it.
╩│chestnut blight,╕
╜│chestnut brown,╕ ╟│= chestnut;╕ a reddish brown.
╩│chestnut brown,╕ ╟│= chestnut;╕ a reddish brown.
╜│chestnut-sided warbler,
┬┌┤ a warbler with a yellow crown and chestnut sides in the spring plumage, found in eastern North America.
╩│chestnut-sided warbler,
╜│chest of drawers,╕
┬┌┤ an article of furniture with drawers for clothing, linen, or other items for storage.
╩│chest of drawers,╕
╜│chest-on-chest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an article of furniture consisting of two chests with drawers, usually a smaller one on top of a larger one.
╩│chest-on-chest, ╛╕noun.
╜│chest protector,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a warm cover for the chest, as of flannel.
├│ 2. ┤a padded piece of equipment worn on the chest especially by baseball catchers and ice hockey goalies.
╩│chest protector,╕
╜│chest register,╕
┬┌┤ the lower range of a voice, especially in singing.
╩│chest register,╕
╜│chest-thumping, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ boasting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Heaven knows, we've done enough chest-thumping for one ad (New Yorker).┤
╩│chest-thumping, ╛╕noun.
╜│chest tone,╕
┬┌┤ a tone produced in the lower range of the voice.
┬┌┤ a member of a Yugoslav guerrilla force that originated in 1904 and was active in the Balkan Wars in World War I, and against the Nazis during World War II.
┬┌┤ a tall mirror mounted in a frame so that it swings between its supports.
╩│cheval glass,
╜│chevalier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Archaic.) a knight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Young Chevalier was Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, grandson of James II of England.┤
├│ 2. ┤a member of the lowest rank in the Legion of Honor of France.
├│ 3. ┤in the French nobility:
├│ a. ┤a noble of the lowest rank.
├│ b. ┤a younger son.
├│ 4. ┤a chivalrous man; a lady's cavalier; gallant.
╩│chevalier, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevalresque, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chivalresque.
╩│chevalresque, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chivalresque.
╜│chevaux-de-frise, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡cheval-de-frise.┤
╩│chevaux-de-frise, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevelure, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤the hair of the head; a head of hair.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) a wig.
╩│chevelure, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheverel┐╕ or │cheveril, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kidskin.
╩│cheverel┐╕ or │cheveril, ╛╕noun. ╟│= kidskin.
╜│chevet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Architecture.) the apse, or the termination of the apse, of a church, especially the apsidal end of a church when consisting of a main apse and several (usually five) secondary apses or chapels radiating from it.
╩│chevet, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cheviot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a hardy breed of sheep with heavy bodies and fine, thick-set wool, that originated in the Cheviot Hills, on the boundary between England and Scotland.
╩│Cheviot, ╛╕noun.
╜│cheviot, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rough, woolen cloth.
├│ 2. ┤a cotton cloth like it.
╩│cheviot, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the meat of a goat.
╩│chevon, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a French cheese made from goats' milk.
╩│chevre, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cloth design in the shape of the letter V, either right side up or upside down. It is worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers, policemen, and members of other groups, as an indication of rank, length of service, or wounds in war.
├│ 2. ┤a design shaped like the letter V upside down, used in coats of arms and in architecture.
╩│chevron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chevron bone,╕
┬┌┤ a V-shaped bone articulating with, and forming an inverted arch beneath, the spinal column of many vertebrates, especially in the caudal region. The series of such bones forms a canal through which blood vessels run.
╩│chevron bone,╕
╜│chevroned, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ decorated with chevrons.
╩│chevroned, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chevronwise, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ (Heraldry.) in the manner of a chevron; with the lines divided in the direction of a chevron.
╩│chevronwise, ╛╕adverb.
╜│chevrotain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a family of small, hornless, deerlike, cud-chewing animals of Asia and Africa; mouse deer.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chewed a mouthful of meat but it was too much to swallow.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to think over (advice, opinions, statements, or anything else); consider.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to use the jaws and teeth, or toothlike parts, in order to crush or grind something; bite; champ.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) to chew tobacco.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to think something over; meditate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When you come to look at it all around, and chew at it and think it over, don't it just [outdo] anything you ever heard of? (Mark Twain).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act of chewing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The puppy left the shredded rag after a good chew.┤
├│ 2. ┤a bite; the thing chewed; a piece for chewing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He broke off a good chew of tobacco.┤
└╕expr. ╡chew out,┤ ┤(Slang.) to scold severely; reprimand.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The other day I listened to a guy six-foot-four ... chewing out a five-foot-four assistant manager ... (Robert T. Allen).┤
└╕expr. ╡chew the fat.┤ ┤See under ╡fat.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡chew the rag.┤ ┤See under ╡rag.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡chew up,┤
├│ a. ┤to destroy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Predators kill what is most easily available. ... They don't chew up what can't be replaced (New Scientist).┤
├│ b. ┤to consume.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Defense expenditures for military functions ... chew up 41 per cent of the budget (New York Times).┤
┼╕adj. ╡chewable.┤
╩│chew, ╛╕verb, noun.
╜│chewer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who chews (gum, tobacco, food).
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person who meditates or studies a problem.
├│ 3. ┤a ruminant animal, such as a cow, goat, or sheep.
╩│chewer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chewing gum,
┬┌┤ gum for chewing. It is usually chicle that has beensweetened and flavored.
╩│chewing gum,
╜│chewing louse,╕ ╟│= biting louse.
╩│chewing louse,╕ ╟│= biting louse.
╜│chewings fescue,
┬┌┤ a variety of red fescue, which grows in a thick mat of fine leaves and is used for lawns and golf courses.
╩│chewings fescue,
╜│chewing stick,╕
┬┌┤ a piece of fibrous wood with a frayed end, widely used in Asia and Africa for removing bits of food between the teeth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is quite an art in using the chewing stick. First the end must be chewed until the brushlike tip is produced. This is then rubbed up and down the surfaces of the teeth (New Scientist).┤
╩│chewing stick,╕
╜│chewink, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a bird of eastern and central North America whose cry sounds somewhat like its name; towhee. The chewink is a kind of finch.
╩│chewink, ╛╕noun.
╜│chewy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chewier,╕ │chewiest.╕
┬┌┤ requiring much chewing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. tough chewy meat.┤
┼╕noun ╡chewiness.┤
╩│chewy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chewier,╕ │chewiest.╕
╜│Cheyenne, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-enne╕ or │-ennes.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an Algonkian tribe of American Indians, now living in Montana and Oklahoma.
├│ 2. ┤their language.
╩│Cheyenne, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-enne╕ or │-ennes.╕
╜│Cheyne-Stokes breathing┐╕ or │Cheyne-Stokes respiration,
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) a type of abnormal breathing found in certain cerebral and cardiac disorders, characterized by alternating periods of heavy, agonized breathing and of temporary suspension of breath.
╩│Cheyne-Stokes breathing┐╕ or │Cheyne-Stokes respiration,
╜│chez, ╛╕preposition.
┬┌┤ (French.) at the home or establishment of; at.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was merely time for an hors d'oeuvre--a quick circuit of the suburbs ... followed by an informal dinner party chez Mothersill (New Yorker).┤
╩│chez, ╛╕preposition.
╜│chf.,╕
┬┌┤ chief.
╩│chf.,╕
╜│chg.,╕ ╞pl. │chgs.╕
┬┌┤ charge.
╩│chg.,╕ ╞pl. │chgs.╕
╜│chgd.,╕
┬┌┤ charged.
╩│chgd.,╕
╜│chi, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to the sound represented by ╖k┤ and the spelling ╖ch┤ in English.
╩│chi, ╛╕noun.
╜│chia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several species of salvia, of Mexico and the southwestern United States, the seeds of which are used as food and in the preparation of a mucilaginous beverage.
├│ 2. ┤the seeds.
├│ 3. ┤the beverage.
╩│chia, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiack, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ (Australian Slang.) to jeer at; tease.
╩│chiack, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Chian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Greek island of Chios.
╔┤ ╢Ex. freighted with amber grapes and Chian wine (Matthew Arnold).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Chios.
╩│Chian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Chianti, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dry, red Italian wine.
├│ 2. ┤a similar wine made elsewhere.
╩│Chianti, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiao, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chiao.╕
┬┌┤ a Chinese unit of money equal to 1/10 of a yuan. Each chiao is worth ten fen.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤executed in chiaroscuro, or by a chiaroscurist.
╩│chiaroscurist, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chiaroscuro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the treatment of the light and shade, or brighter and darker masses, in a picture.
├│ 2. ┤a method of painting in which the figures or parts of main interest are strongly lighted and the rest painted in deep shadow, the pattern of light and dark predominating over that of color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Gentle chiaroscuro, offspring of veiled values and translucent undertones, had long since died behind the prison bars of abstract art (New Yorker).┤
├│ 3. ┤a sketch in black and white. Also, ╡clair-obscure.┤
╩│chiaroscuro, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ros.╕
╜│chiasm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chiasma.
╩│chiasm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chiasma.
╜│chiasma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Anatomy.) a crossing or intersecting, especially that of the optic nerve fibers at the base of the brain.
├│ 2. ┤the point of interchange of two chromatids during meiosis, resulting in a cross-shaped figure.
╩│chiasma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│chiasmal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of the nature of a chiasma.
╩│chiasmal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chiasmatypy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the theory that chiasmata during meiosis represent points where a crossing over of genetic material has taken place.
╩│chiasmatypy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiasmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chiasmal.
╩│chiasmic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chiasmal.
╜│chiasmus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mi.╕
┬┌┤ a figure of speech in which the order of words in one of two parallel clauses is inverted in the other. (Example:) Die there; there lie.
╩│chiasmus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mi.╕
╜│chiastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chiasmus.
╩│chiastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chiastolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of andalusite whose crystals have a tessellated appearance in cross section.
╩│chiastolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiaus, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Turkish messenger, sergeant, or court officer.
╩│chiaus, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chibcha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chas╕ or │-cha.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of Indians of Colombia who are thought to have had a highly developed culture at the time of the Spanish conquest.
├│ 2. ┤an Indian of any tribe using a Chibchan language.
├│ 3. ┤the language of the ancient Chibchas.
╩│Chibcha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chas╕ or │-cha.╕
╜│Chibchan, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a linguistic group of South and Central American Indians.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with the Chibchas or their culture.
╩│Chibchan, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chibol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a spring onion.
╩│chibol, ╛╕noun.
╜│chibouk┐,╕ │chibouque,╕ or │chibuk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Turkish tobacco pipe with a clay bowl and a very long, wooden stem, sometimes measuring five feet.
╩│chibouk┐,╕ │chibouque,╕ or │chibuk, ╛╕noun.
╜│chic, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chicer,╕ │chicest╕ or │chicquer,╕ │chicquest,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤up-to-date in fashion; stylish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a frothy plot about a silly girl who thinks it very chic to talk in French (Harper's). ... a chic gown whipped up by her favorite American designer (Life).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤elegant or skillful style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A traveller [in Russia] will at once be struck by the absence of chic and by the shapeless nature of women's clothes (J. V. Davidson-Houston).┤
├│ 2. ┤fashion; vogue.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Historical fiction ... , unhappily, does not have much chic these days (David Boroff).┤
╩│chic, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chicer,╕ │chicest╕ or │chicquer,╕ │chicquest,╕ ╛noun.
╜│Chicago, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of contract bridge in which a rubber consists of four deals.
╩│Chicago, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chicagoan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a native or inhabitant of Chicago, Illinois.
╩│Chicagoan, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chicago brick,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of ice cream consisting of layers of caramel and vanilla ice creams with a layer of orange ice in between.
╩│Chicago brick,╕
╜│chicalote, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several prickly poppies of the southwestern United States and Mexico, especially a white-flowered species and the Mexican poppy.
╩│chicalote, ╛╕noun.
╜│chicane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caned,╕ │-caning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= chicanery.┤
├│ 2. ┤a hand without trumps, in certain card games.
├│ 3. ┤(British.)
├│ a. ┤a raceway, especially a track for automobile racing.
├│ b. ┤a sharp turn on a raceway.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to use chicanery.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to get by chicanery.
├│ 2. ┤to quibble over.
╩│chicane, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-caned,╕ │-caning.╕
╜│chicanery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤low trickery; unfair practice; quibbling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He used chicanery to outwit his partner and take over the business.┤
┴┤ (SYN) pettifogging.
├│ 2. ┤a quibble or subterfuge; trick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a legal chicanery.┤
┴┤ (SYN) deception.
╩│chicanery, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eries.╕
╜│Chicano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a person living in the United States who was born in Mexico or descends from persons born in Mexico; a Mexican American.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Like the blacks, Mexican Americans who are known as Chicanos, are a varied and diverse people (Time).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤Mexican American.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chicano farmers, a Chicano organization.┤
╩│Chicano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nos,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│chiccory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= chicory.
╩│chiccory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕ ╟│= chicory.
╜│chicha, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fermented liquor made from maize, sugar cane, and other plants by certain Indians of South America.
╩│chicha, ╛╕noun.
╜│chichi┐╕ or │chi-chi, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤self-consciously or pretentiously ornate so as to be overelegant; elaborately chic; arty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This small company keeps up a very reasonable standard for its ballets--though they are inclined to be chichi (New Statesman).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤affected or pretentious chic; artiness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The [art] collector must be in a high tax bracket or he wouldn't be collecting in the first place. (This habit, I think is pure chichi) (Robert M. Coates).┤
╩│chichi┐╕ or │chi-chi, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chick, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a young chicken, especially one that is just hatched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little yellow chicks were covered with down and had no feathers yet.┤
├│ 2. ┤a young bird, especially one still in the egg or only just hatched.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The robin had a nest of three chicks.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child was just a chick, too young to be on the streets.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) a girl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old subway used to be a very gay time with guys taking out their chicks (New York Times).┤
╩│chick, ╛╕noun.
╜│chickadee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small American bird with black, gray, and white feathers and usually a black head. It belongs to the same family as the titmouse, and its cry sounds somewhat like its name.
╩│chickadee, ╛╕noun.
╜│chickaree, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the red squirrel of North America or the related Douglas squirrel.
╩│chickaree, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chickasaw, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-saw╕ or │-saws.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of American Indians, formerly of Mississippi, now living in Oklahoma.
├│ 2. ┤their Muskhogean language.
╩│Chickasaw, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-saw╕ or │-saws.╕
╜│chickee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Seminole Indian dwelling, consisting of a palm-thatched hut with open sides standing on a platform raised about three feet from the ground.
╩│chickee, ╛╕noun.
╜│chicken─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤any hen or rooster.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most of our chickens lay two to three eggs per day.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a young hen or rooster; chick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Our new chickens are too young to lay eggs.┤
├│ b. ┤any young bird.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grouse flew at the fox to protect her chickens.┤
├│ 3. ┤the flesh of a chicken used for food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all ate the crisp fried chicken.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a young person, especially one who is inexperienced.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He must have been well forward in years--or at all events, as they say, no chicken (E. Walford).┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) a young woman or girl; chick.
├│ 5. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤(Figurative.) a person who is afraid, especially one who is cowardly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "You'd think we didn't have fighters or atom bombs. To them we seem like chickens" (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ b. ┤a dare or challenge to do something dangerous as a test of courage, viewed as a game.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The motorists were always playing "chicken." One driver will challenge another by refusing to give way before him (New Yorker). The Kenya Opposition party appears to be challenging the Government to a game of chicken (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 6. ┤(U.S. Slang.) petty discipline; unnecessary duties, especially in the armed forces.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤young; small.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chicken lobster.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) afraid of risk; cowardly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "When they asked me to go along with them, I had to," a gang member explained. "If I didn't go along, they'd know I was chicken and I couldn't live around here any more" (Newsweek).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ╡chicken out,┤ ┤(Slang.) to behave in a cowardly manner, especially to refuse a dare.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It is a point of honor not to "chicken out" on anything the gang does (Newsweek).┤
└╕expr. ╡┤(╡have one's┤) ╡chickens come home to roost,┤ ┤(have) something bad result from one's own actions; (receive) something asked for or deserved.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That the ... sales should be threatened by a competitor which uses the Swallow wing [that he rejected] is a somewhat bitter instance of chickens coming home to roost (New Scientist).┤
└╕expr. ╡count one's chickens┤ (╡before they are hatched┤),┤ ┤to trust or count on something as a certainty before it has actually happened.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some have been suffering with stuffy, runny noses ... Others (although they would not be wise to count their chickens) were surprisingly symptom-free (New York Times).┤
╩│chicken─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective, verb.
╜│chicken─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (in India) embroidery.
╩│chicken─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chicken-and-egg, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ involving the dilemma of not knowing which of two things is the cause and which the effect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chicken-and-egg argument over slave status and race prejudice--which came first and which caused which ... (Harper's).┤
╩│chicken-and-egg, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chicken breast,╕
┬┌┤ a malformed projection of the breastbone, often associated with rickets; pigeon breast.
╩│chicken breast,╕
╜│chicken-breasted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having chicken breast.
╩│chicken-breasted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chicken cacciatore,
┬┌┤ pieces of chicken cooked in a sauce with tomato paste and wine.
╩│chicken cacciatore,
╜│chicken cholera,╕ ╟│= fowl cholera.
╩│chicken cholera,╕ ╟│= fowl cholera.
╜│chicken colonel,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a full colonel, whose insigne is an eagle (as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel, whose insigne is a leaf).
╩│chicken colonel,╕
╜│chicken feed,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially U.S. Slang.)
├│ 1. ┤a trifling amount of money; small coins.
├│ 2. ┤any small undertaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The export of U.S. poultry to Europe's Common Market is chicken feed in terms of the total trade (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│chicken feed,╕
╜│chicken fixings,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤chicken prepared for eating, as contrasted with less esteemed food.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) anything nice or better than usual in the way of food.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We don't have any of your chicken fixings nor little three-cornered handkerchiefs laid out at each plate (Mary J. Holmes).┤
╩│chicken fixings,╕
╜│chicken hawk,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of certain hawks that raid poultry yards, such as the sharp-shinned hawk of North America; bird hawk; hen hawk.
├│ 2. ┤a person who favors war but avoids military service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most contemptible group of all consists of chicken hawks who beat the war drums but find one excuse after another not to risk their own skins (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│chicken hawk,╕
╜│chickenhawk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤= chicken hawk (def. 2).
├│ 2. ┤= pedophile.
╩│chickenhawk, ╛╕noun.
╜│chicken hazard,╕
┬┌┤ a game with dice.
╩│chicken hazard,╕
╜│chicken-hearted, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ timid; cowardly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Small thanks to you big, hulking, chicken-hearted men (Robert Louis Stevenson).┤
╩│chicken-hearted, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chicken lettuce,╕
┬┌┤ lettuce grown by farmers to feed poultry and rabbits.
╩│chicken lettuce,╕
╜│chicken-livered, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ timid; cowardly.
╩│chicken-livered, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chicken louse,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several parasitic insects related to bird lice, that infest poultry and pheasants.
╩│chicken louse,╕
╜│chicken mite,╕
┬┌┤ a mite that burrows into the skin of fowls, causing loss of vigor and development; chicken tick. Sometimes they infest human beings, causing acariasis.
╩│chicken mite,╕
╜│chicken paprika,╕
┬┌┤ chicken spiced with onions and paprika, fried in a pan.
╩│chicken paprika,╕
╜│chicken plover,╕ ╟│= ruddy turnstone.
╩│chicken plover,╕ ╟│= ruddy turnstone.
╜│chickenpox╕ or │chicken pox,╕
┬┌┤ a mild, contagious disease of children, accompanied by a rash on the skin; varicella. Chickenpox is a viral disease.
╩│chickenpox╕ or │chicken pox,╕
╜│chicken snake,╕
┬┌┤ one of several American snakes which eat chickens and eggs; rat snake.
╩│chicken snake,╕
╜│chicken switch,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a switch that releases a rocket with which the pilot of an aborted flight can escape from the aircraft or space vehicle.
╩│chicken switch,╕
╜│chicken thief,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a petty thief; pilferer.
├│ 2. ┤a river boat formerly used for small retail trading, so called because its presence encouraged the stealing of chickens and other goods.
╩│chicken thief,╕
╜│chicken tick,╕ ╟│= chicken mite.
╩│chicken tick,╕ ╟│= chicken mite.
╜│chicken wire,╕
┬┌┤ a light wire netting with mesh of about one inch, used extensively on farms as fence material.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One strip of the mesa was fenced off with chicken wire (New Yorker).┤
╩│chicken wire,╕
╜│chicklet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a young woman or girl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There is some show-stopping (if irrelevant) footwork by a trio of pretty chicklets (Time).┤
╩│chicklet, ╛╕noun.
╜│chickling, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chickling vetch,╕
┬┌┤ a European vetch cultivated for its edible seeds, and also used as a forage plant.
╩│chickling, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chickling vetch,╕
╜│chickpea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an annual plant of the pea family. Its short, puffy pods contain pealike seeds which are used for food.
├│ 2. ┤one of these seeds.
╩│chickpea, ╛╕noun.
╜│chickweed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a common weed with small white flowers. Chickweed belongs to the pink family. The leaves and seeds of many kinds are eaten by birds.
╩│chickweed, ╛╕noun.
╜│chicle, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chicle gum,╕
┬┌┤ a tasteless, gummy substance used in making chewing gum. It is the milky juice of the sapodilla tree of tropical America, boiled and kneaded to take out the water.
╩│chicle, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chicle gum,╕
╜│chicly, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in a chic manner; stylishly.
╩│chicly, ╛╕adverb.
╜│chicness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ chic quality or condition; elegance; style.
╩│chicness, ╛╕noun.
╜│chico, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.) the greasewood, a stiff, prickly shrub growing in alkaline regions.
╩│chico, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
╜│Chicom, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) Chinese Communist.
╩│Chicom, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chicory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant with blue, pink, or white flowers, whose leaves are used for salad. Chicory belongs to the composite family.
├│ 2. ┤a plant of the same genus with bright-blue flowers; succory.
├│ 3. ┤its root, roasted and used as a substitute for coffee or for mixing with coffee.
├│ 4. ┤(British.) endive. Also, ╡chiccory.┤
╩│chicory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│chid, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ chided; a past tense and a past participle of ╡chide.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only yesterday the foreman chid him for being late. How churlishly I chid Lucetta hence! (Shakespeare).┤
╩│chid, ╛╕verb.
╜│chidden, ╛╕verb.
┬┌┤ chided; a past participle of ╡chide.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Vain desire was chidden (Anthony Munday).┤
╩│chidden, ╛╕verb.
╜│chide, ╛╕verb, ╞│chided,╕ or │chid,╕ │chided,╕ │chid,╕ or │chidden,╕ │chiding.╕
╔┤ ╢Ex. The waitress chided me for knocking my glass on the restaurant floor.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rebuke, reprove, reprimand.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to find fault; speak in rebuke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old caretaker was always scolding and chiding.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rebuke, reprove, reprimand.
┼╕noun ╡chider.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chidingly.┤
╩│chide, ╛╕verb, ╞│chided,╕ or │chid,╕ │chided,╕ │chid,╕ or │chidden,╕ │chiding.╕
╜│chief, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the head of a group; person highest in rank or authority; leader.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chief of police.┤
├│ 2. ┤the head of a tribe or clan.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sacred chiefs are believed to radiate supernatural power harmful to untitled commoners (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Heraldry.) the upper third of an escutcheon.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤at the head; highest in rank or authority; leading.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the state's chief fiscal officer, the embassy's chief secretary, the chief engineer of a building project, the chief officer of an army post.┤
├│ 2. ┤most important; main; principal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chief town in the county. The chief reason for going to school is to learn.┤
┴┤ (SYN) foremost, prime, essential, cardinal.
├│ 3. ┤(Archaic.) like a chief; with the manner of a chief.
└╕expr. ╡in chief,┤ ┤at the head; of the highest rank or authority.
╔┤ ╢Ex. commander in chief of the army, editor in chief of a book.┤
┼╕adj. ╡chiefless.┤
╩│chief, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chief constable,╕
┬┌┤ a police chief of a county or an equivalent district, in Great Britain.
╩│chief constable,╕
╜│chiefdom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the position, dominion, or authority of a chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every Ashanti is by birth a citizen of the chiefdom to which his maternal lineage belongs (Scientific American).┤
╩│chiefdom, ╛╕noun.
╜│chief executive,╕
┬┌┤ the head of the executive branch of a government or large corporation.
╩│chief executive,╕
╜│Chief Executive,╕
┬┌┤ the President of the United States or the governor of a state.
╩│Chief Executive,╕
╜│chief justice,╕
┬┌┤ a judge who acts as chairman of a group of judges in a court.
╩│chief justice,╕
╜│Chief Justice,╕
┬┌┤ the presiding justice of the United States Supreme Court. (Abbr:) C.J.
╩│Chief Justice,╕
╜│chiefly, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
┬┌╕adv. ┤ │1. ┤for the most part; mainly; mostly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This vegetable juice is made up chiefly of tomatoes.┤
┴┤ (SYN) essentially.
├│ 2. ┤first of all; above all.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We visited Washington chiefly to see the Capitol and the White House.┤
┴┤ (SYN) especially, principally.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or proper to a chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chiefly status.┤
╩│chiefly, ╛╕adverb, adjective.
╜│chief magistrate,╕
┬┌┤ the highest official or magistrate of a government, such as a country's monarch or president, the governor of a state, or the mayor of a city.
╩│chief magistrate,╕
╜│chief master sergeant,╕
┬┌┤ a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force who ranks next above a senior master sergeant.
╩│chief master sergeant,╕
╜│chief of staff,╕
┬┌┤ the senior officer of the staff of a general or admiral.
╩│chief of staff,╕
╜│Chief of Staff,╕
┬┌┤ the senior officer of the Army or Air Force of the United States.
╩│Chief of Staff,╕
╜│chief of state,╕
┬┌┤ the formal or ceremonial head of a country or nation, as distinguished from the prime minister or chancellor who heads the government. In the United States, the President is both the chief of state and the Chief Executive.
╩│chief of state,╕
╜│chief petty officer,╕
┬┌┤ the highest grade noncommissioned officer in the U.S. and British navies.
╩│chief petty officer,╕
╜│chiefship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the position or authority of a chief.
├│ 2. ┤a state ruled by a chief.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ordinary Briton never gives these native kingdoms, principalities and chiefships a thought (London Daily News).┤
╩│chiefship, ╛╕noun.
╜│chieftain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the chief of a clan or tribe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Highland chieftain.┤
├│ 2. ┤a head of a group; leader.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Labor chieftains kept a discreet silence (Time).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Poetic.) a military leader; a captain.
╩│chieftain, ╛╕noun.
╜│chieftaincy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ the position or rank of a chieftain.
╩│chieftaincy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│chieftainess, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a woman chieftain.
╩│chieftainess, ╛╕noun.
╜│chieftainship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chieftaincy.
╩│chieftainship, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chieftaincy.
╜│chiel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.) chield.
╩│chiel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chield, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a familiar term for a man, especially a young man; lad; fellow; chap.
├│ 2. ┤child.
╩│chield, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chi'en Lung,
┬┌┤ of or designating the period of the mid-1700's in Chinese pottery and art work.
╩│Chi'en Lung,
╜│chiffchaff, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a warbler of Europe with a distinctive call indicated by its name.
╩│chiffchaff, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiffon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a very thin silk, nylon, or rayon fabric, used especially for blouses and evening dresses.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤whipped light and fluffy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lemon chiffon pie.┤
└╕expr. ╡chiffons,┤ ┤laces, ribbons, or finery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It would stand out well among the fashionable chiffons (George Eliot).┤
╩│chiffon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chiffonier, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a high chest of drawers, often having a mirror.
╩│chiffonier, ╛╕noun.
╜│chifforobe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a piece of furniture combining a wardrobe and a chest of drawers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chifforobe [is] especially well suited to the storage of men's clothing (Jean Anne Vincent).┤
╩│chifforobe, ╛╕noun.
╜│chigger, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the larva of certain mites; chigoe; jigger. Chiggers stick to the skin and suck the blood, causing severe itching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Ticks ... and their tiny cousins, the chiggers, can make life miserable for outdoorsmen (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= chigoe ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│chigger, ╛╕noun.
╜│chignon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large knot or roll of hair worn at the back of the head by women.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She had ... a massive chignon of yellow hair (Henry James).┤
╩│chignon, ╛╕noun.
╜│chigoe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a flea of tropical America, Africa, and India; chigger; jigger. The female burrows under the skin of people and animals, where it causes severe itching and sores.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chigger ┤(def. 1).┤
╩│chigoe, ╛╕noun.
╜│chigre, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chigoe.
╩│chigre, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chigoe.
╜│Chihuahua┐╕ or │chihuahua, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a very small dog of an ancient Mexican breed, usually weighing from one to six pounds. Chihuahuas range in color from solid black, to brown, to solid white and have either a short-haired or long-haired coat.
╩│Chihuahua┐╕ or │chihuahua, ╛╕noun.
╜│chikungunya, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a fever similar to dengue, common in Africa and Asia. It is caused by an arborvirus transmitted chiefly by mosquitoes.
╩│chikungunya, ╛╕noun.
╜│chilblain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ Usually, ╡chilblains.┤ an itching sore or redness on the hands or feet caused by exposure to cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chilblains are caused by the defective circulation in the arms and legs, increased softening of the blood-vessel walls, and lessened clotting ability of the blood (Marguerite Clark).┤
╩│chilblain, ╛╕noun.
╜│chilblained, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ affected with chilblains.
╩│chilblained, ╛╕adjective.
╜│child, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │children.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a young boy or girl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. games for children. The oldest child has a place of honor in most families (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). The child is father of the man (William Wordsworth).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a son or daughter.
╔┤ ╢Ex. children of one father, a mother's love of her child.┤
┴┤ (SYN) offspring.
├│ b. ┤(Law.) (in matters of inheritance) a legitimate offspring, but sometimes an adopted or illegitimate son or daughter, or a grandchild.
├│ 3. ┤a baby; infant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A six-month-old child cannot talk.┤
┴┤ (SYN) babe, nursling.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) Usually, ╡children.┤ a descendant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the children of Israel.┤
┴┤ (SYN) progeny.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a person like a child in nearness, affection, interest, or some other personal attribute.
├│ 6. ┤an immature person; childish person.
├│ 7. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a thing that has been produced by something else, such as a quality or necessity resulting from a force, influence, or need; result; product.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain (Shakespeare)┤
┴┤ (SYN) issue.
├│ b. ┤a person considered as the product or result of particular agencies, forces, influences, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a child of nature, children of wrath.┤
├│ 8. ┤(British Dialect.) a female infant; daughter.
├│ 9. ┤Often, ╡childe.┤ (Archaic.) a youth of noble birth (used in ballads and poems as a kind of title).
└╕expr. ╡with child,┤ ┤(Archaic.) pregnant.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Such doubts and fears were common to her state, being with child (Tennyson).┤
╩│child, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │children.╕
╜│childbearing, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤the act of giving birth to a child or children.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤able to bear children.
╔┤ ╢Ex. of childbearing age.┤
╩│childbearing, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│childbed, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition.
╩│childbed, ╛╕noun.
╜│childbed fever,╕
┬┌┤ an infection of the mucous lining of the uterus occurring after childbirth; puerperal fever.
╩│childbed fever,╕
╜│childbirth, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act of giving birth to a child; parturition.
╩│childbirth, ╛╕noun.
╜│child bride,╕
┬┌┤ a very young bride; child wife.
╩│child bride,╕
╜│child-care, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) of or for the care of preschool children, especially of working mothers; day-care.
╔┤ ╢Ex. child-care centers.┤
╩│child-care, ╛╕adjective.
╜│childe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a youth of noble birth; child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Childe Roland to the dark tower came (Robert Browning).┤
╩│childe, ╛╕noun.
╜│Childermas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ December 28, Holy Innocents' Day.
╩│Childermas, ╛╕noun.
╜│child guidance,╕
┬┌┤ work with children who have emotional or social difficulties by persons trained in such fields as psychology, social work, medicine, and education.
╩│child guidance,╕
╜│childhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the condition of being a child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The transition line between infancy and childhood is an arbitrary one, which we have set ... at about the time when the child begins to walk and talk (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├│ 2. ┤the time during which one is a child.
╩│childhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│childie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ little child; dear little child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "You needn't be so decided, childie," said her father (Ethel Coxon).┤
╩│childie, ╛╕noun.
╜│childing, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) bearing children.
╩│childing, ╛╕adjective.
╜│childish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of a child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. sweet childish days (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 2. ┤like a child; immature.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy will outgrow his childish fear of doctors.┤
├│ 3. ┤not proper for a grown person; silly; foolish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Crying for things you can't have is childish.┤
┴┤ (SYN) weak.
┼╕adv. ╡childishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡childishness.┤
╩│childish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│child labor,╕
┬┌┤ work done by children in factories or business or otherwise for hire, legally restricted in the United States.
╩│child labor,╕
╜│childless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having no child.
┼╕noun ╡childlessness.┤
╩│childless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│childlike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a child; innocent; frank; simple.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old man enjoyed the prank in childlike glee.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ingenuous, artless.
├│ 2. ┤like that or those of a child; characteristic of a child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a childlike directness of speech.┤
├│ 3. ┤suitable for a child.
┼╕noun ╡childlikeness.┤
╩│childlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│childly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or natural to a child or childhood; childish.
╩│childly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│childminder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤a baby sitter.
├│ 2. ┤a person who takes care of children at a day nursery or other child-care center.
╩│childminder, ╛╕noun.
╜│childness, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the state of being a child.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) childishness; silliness.
╩│childness, ╛╕noun.
╜│childproof, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that a child cannot tamper with to endanger himself; safe for children.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a car with childproof locks. Wire fencing with barbed wire would never be childproof. Why come up so far and no farther with chain link [fence], which is childproof? (London Times).┤
╩│childproof, ╛╕adjective.
╜│child psychology,╕
┬┌┤ the area of psychology that specializes in studying the actions and attitudes of children, especially in the first six years of life.
╩│child psychology,╕
╜│children, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡child.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mother took good care of her children.┤
╩│children, ╛╕noun.
╜│childrenese, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a manner or style of talking effectively with children.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Parents have been offered lessons in how to speak "childrenese" (New York Times).┤
╩│childrenese, ╛╕noun.
╜│Children of God,╕
┬┌┤ a fundamentalist Christian sect founded in 1968, whose members give up all their worldly goods to the sect, live in communes called colonies, and engage in active proselytizing.
╩│Children of God,╕
╜│Children of Israel,╕
┬┌┤ the Israelites; Hebrews; Jews.
╩│Children of Israel,╕
╜│Children's Day,╕
┬┌┤ a day of church programs and services devoted to, or conducted by, children.
╩│Children's Day,╕
╜│child's play,╕
┬┌┤ something very easy to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The carpenter found it child's play to repair the broken chair. As man found better means of defending himself, he made lighter and more manageable doors, until today it is literally child's play to open a door (Scientific American).┤
╩│child's play,╕
╜│child study,╕
┬┌┤ the systematic physiological and psychological study of the growth and development of children.
╩│child study,╕
╜│child welfare,╕
┬┌┤ the betterment of the conditions of the life of children, especially in poor or needy families, as a social work.
╩│child welfare,╕
╜│child wife,╕
┬┌┤ a very young wife.
╩│child wife,╕
╜│chile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chili.
╩│chile, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chili.
╜│Chilean, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Chile or its people.
┬┌┤ a silver-white massive mineral, consisting of bismuth and silver.
╩│chilenite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chileno, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) a native or inhabitant of Chile; Chilean.
╩│Chileno, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chile pine, ╟= monkey puzzle.
╩│Chile pine, ╟= monkey puzzle.
╜│Chile saltpeter
┬┌┤ sodium nitrate, found abundantly in Chile, South America.
╩│Chile saltpeter
╜│chili, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chilies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡chili pepper.┤ a hot-tasting pod of red pepper, used for seasoning. When reduced to powder, it is called ╖cayenne.┤
├│ 2. ┤the plant that it grows on, a tropical American shrub grown in the southern part of the United States.
├│ 3. ┤╡= chili con carne.┤ Also, ╡chile,┤ ╡chilli.┤
╩│chili, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chilies.╕
╜│chiliad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of 1,000 (things); a thousand.
├│ 2. ┤a period of 1,000 years.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The scars and dints of centuries, of chiliads of stubborn resistance (George Macdonald).┤
╩│chiliad, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiliasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the doctrine that Christ will return to reign on earth for a millennium.
╩│chiliasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiliast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who believes in chiliasm; millenarian.
╩│chiliast, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiliastic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chiliasm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The primitive Church ... for the first two or three centuries was essentially chiliastic (Contemporary Review).┤
╩│chiliastic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chili con carne,
┬┌┤ a highly seasoned Mexican dish of chopped meat cooked with red peppers and, usually, kidney beans. Also, ╡chile con carne.┤
╩│chili con carne,
╜│chili dog,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) chili con carne served on a roll or bun.
╩│chili dog,╕
╜│chili pepper,╕ ╟│= chili ╕(def. 1).
╩│chili pepper,╕ ╟│= chili ╕(def. 1).
╜│chili sauce,╕
┬┌┤ a sauce made of red peppers, tomatoes, onions, and spices, used on meat or fish. Also, ╡chilli sauce.┤
╩│chili sauce,╕
╜│Chilkat, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kat╕ or │-kats,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of a Tlingit group of Indians living in southeastern Alaska, noted for their brightly-colored blankets and totem poles.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of these Indians.
╩│Chilkat, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kat╕ or │-kats,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│chill, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an unpleasant coldness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to feel a sudden chill. There was a chill in the air.┤
├│ 2. ┤a sudden coldness of the body, with shivering.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I caught a chill yesterday and today I have a fever.┤
├│ 3. ┤the condition of feeling cold; shivering.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) lack of heartiness; unfriendliness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There was a chill in his voice.┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) a depressing influence; discouraging feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When Pope John XXIII died ... a chill of uncertainty ran suddenly through the ranks of progressive Roman Catholics (Maclean's).┤
├│ 6. ┤a metal mold, or a piece of iron in a sand mold, for making chilled castings.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤unpleasantly cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A chill wind blew across the frozen lake.┤
├│ 2. ┤feeling the cold; shivering with cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They had a fire to warm them when chill (Mary Shelley).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) cold in manner; unfriendly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The old enemies gave each other a chill greeting.┤
┴┤ (SYN) unfeeling.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) depressing the enthusiasm; discouraging.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to become cold; feel cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His blood chilled as he read the horror story.┤
├│ 2. ┤to be affected with a sudden chill.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) He chilled suddenly at seeing the face of the ghost.┤
├│ 3. ┤(of metals) to become hard on the surface by cooling rapidly, as cast iron.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to make cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The icy wind chilled us to the bone.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cool, as in a refrigerator, without freezing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chill a salad.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to depress; dispirit; discourage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He pleaded with her that [nothing] could chill the ardor of his love for her (James T. Farrell).┤
├│ 4. ┤to harden (metal, especially cast iron) on the surface by rapid cooling.
└╕expr. ╡chill out,┤ (U.S Slang). ┤to take it easy; calm down; cool it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I said angrily, "You messing with my high." "Chill out," he said. "You can't get too deep into this or it will take you out, man" (Vanity Fair).┤
└╕expr. ╡take the chill off,┤ ┤to warm up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Before giving the baby her milk, Mother took the chill off the bottle by heating it in a pan of hot water.┤
┼╕noun ╡chillness.┤
╩│chill, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│chilled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤made cold.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chilled milk.┤
├│ 2. ┤hardened by chilling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chilled steel.┤
╩│chilled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chiller, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that chills.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The north wind was a chiller yesterday.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a suspense or horror story or motion picture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This English chiller ... is simply too flagrant to be really horrid (Newsweek).┤
╩│chiller, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiller-diller, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a suspense or horror story; chiller.
╩│chiller-diller, ╛╕noun.
╜│chill factor,╕ ╟│= windchill factor.
╩│chill factor,╕ ╟│= windchill factor.
╜│chilli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= chili.
╩│chilli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕ ╟│= chili.
╜│chilling, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤very cold; frigid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chilling temperatures, (Figurative.) a chilling reception.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) making the blood run cold; frightening; terrifying.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mary [Shelley] wrote a chilling tale about a Swiss scientist who learned how to impart life to a homemade man (New York Times).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the act or fact of making rather cold.
┼╕adv. ╡chillingly.┤
╩│chilling, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chilli sauce,╕ ╟│= chili sauce.
╩│chilli sauce,╕ ╟│= chili sauce.
╜│chillsome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ chilling; chilly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It means you can get utterly away from chillsome damps (Observer).┤
┬┌┤ a small, segmented, wormlike arthropod that has two pairs of legs apiece for most of its segments; millipede.
╩│chilognath, ╛╕noun.
╜│chilognathous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a chilognath, or millipede.
╩│chilognathous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chilomonad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of one-celled, flagellate organisms noted for their affinity to acids and salts and resistance to certain drugs.
╩│chilomonad, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiloplasty, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plastic surgery of the lip.
╩│chiloplasty, ╛╕noun.
╜│chilopod, ╛╕noun. ╟│= centipede.
╩│chilopod, ╛╕noun. ╟│= centipede.
╜│chilopodous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a chilopod, or centipede.
╩│chilopodous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chilotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgical incision into the lip.
╩│chilotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│Chiltern Hundreds,
┬┌┤ the name of three hundreds (divisions of a county) in Buckinghamshire, England, noted for several nominal or fictitious offices used for a special purpose. A member of Parliament wishing to leave the House applies for the position. By holding it temporarily, he is disqualified from sitting in the House, direct resignation from which is not permissible.
└╕expr. ╡accept┤ (or ╡apply for┤) ╡the Chiltern Hundreds,┤ ┤(British.) to resign as a member of Parliament.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ...a representative of the city of London, in the room of Harvey Combe, Esq. who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds (John Evans).┤
╩│Chiltern Hundreds,
╜│chimaera, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a subclass of cartilaginous fishes, having large crushing plates instead of teeth, and a long, slender tail; ratfish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chimaera, a relative of the sharks and skates, lives exclusively in very deep waters (Science News Letter).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= chimera.┤
╩│chimaera, ╛╕noun.
╜│chimar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chimere.
╩│chimar, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chimere.
╜│chime─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chimed,╕ │chiming.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a set of bells tuned to the musical scale and played usually by hammers or simple machinery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We heard the chimes playing in the church.┤
├│ 2. ┤the music made by a set of tuned bells.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We heard the chime of the church bells.┤
├│ 3. ┤any sequence of harmonious sounds; music; melody.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chime of the village clock striking midnight.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) agreement; harmony; accord.
├│ 5. ┤╡= carillon ┤(defs. 1,┤ 3).┤
├│ 6. ┤a set of metal tubes hung vertically from a frame, played by striking with a hammer held in the hand, used in the modern orchestras.
├│ 7. ┤an aratus or arrangement for striking a bell or set of bells so as to produce a musical sound.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to ring or be rung out musically.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bells chimed at midnight.┤
├│ 2. ┤to speak or sing in cadence or singsong.
├│ 3. ┤to produce a musical sound from a bell (or the like) by striking it or using other means than ringing.
├│ 4. ┤to rhyme; jingle.
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to agree; be in harmony (with).
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to produce by chiming; ring out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The bells chimed a Christmas carol.┤
├│ 2. ┤to make musical sounds on (a set of tuned bells).
├│ 3. ┤to indicate (the time) by chiming.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The clock chimes midnight.┤
├│ 4. ┤to bring or drive by chiming; summon by chimes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The steward chimed us to meals.┤
├│ 5. ┤to say or utter in cadence or singsong.
└╕expr. ╡chime in,┤
├│ a. ┤to break into a conversation, especially to express one's agreement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I said I would like to go to the circus and my brother chimed in. "He was extremely civil," Wiseman chimed in (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤to agree; be in harmony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her ideas chimed in beautifully with mine.┤
├│ c. ┤to join in harmoniously or in unison.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The softening voices ... Must chime in to the echo of his revel (Byron).┤
╩│chime─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chimed,╕ │chiming.╕
╜│chime─╕ (2)┐ or │chimb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the projecting rim at the ends of a cask, formed by the ends of the staves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A false deck, which was rough and oily, and cut up in every direction by the chimes of oil-casks (Richard H. Dana).┤
├│ 2. ┤the staves themselves. Also, ╡chine.┤
╩│chime─╕ (2)┐ or │chimb, ╛╕noun.
╜│chimer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who plays the carillon or chimes.
├│ 2. ┤a thing that chimes, such as a clock.
╩│chimer─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chimer─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= chimere.
╩│chimer─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= chimere.
╜│chimera, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ras.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤Also, ╡Chimera.┤ (Greek Legend.) a monster with a serpent's tail, a goat's body, and a lion's head, supposed to breathe out fire. It was killed by Bellerophon.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a horrible creature of the imagination; bogy.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) an absurd or impossible idea; wild fancy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The hope of changing lead to gold was a chimera.┤
├│ 4. ┤a grotesque monster in decorative art, formed of the parts of various animals.
├│ 5. ┤(Biology.) an organism consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of mutation in a somatic cell, grafting, etc. Also, ╡chimaera.┤
╩│chimera, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ras.╕
╜│chimere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a loose outer robe, especially that worn by an Anglican bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Since [the church's] founding 105 years ago, seven of its rectors and two assistant rectors have gone on to wear the puffy lawn sleeves of the white chimere (Newsweek).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡chimar,┤ ╡chimer.┤
╩│chimere, ╛╕noun.
╜│chimere, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chimera ╕(def. 4.).
╩│chimere, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chimera ╕(def. 4.).
╜│chimeric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chimerical.
╩│chimeric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chimerical.
╜│chimerical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤unreal; imaginary.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sir, this book ... is a pretty essay ... though much of it is chimerical (Samuel Johnson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) illusory, delusive.
├│ 2. ┤wildly fanciful; absurd; impossible.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't pay attention to his chimerical schemes for getting rich. While industrialization is highly desirable, it is chimerical to suppose that it alone can cope with India's food and population problem (Scientific American).┤
┴┤ (SYN) quixotic, fantastic, visionary.
┼╕adv. ╡chimerically.┤
╩│chimerical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chimney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an upright structure, usually of brick or stone, connected with a fireplace, furnace, or stove to make a draft and carry away smoke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her house has two chimneys.┤
┴┤ (SYN) smokestack.
├│ 2. ┤the part of this that rises above the roof.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Only chimneys, masts and ventilator stacks could then be seen [above the snow] (K. D. Wadsworth).┤
├│ 3. ┤a glass tube placed around the flame of a kerosene lamp or candle.
├│ 4. ┤the funnel which carries off smoke or steam from a locomotive engine or the like.
┴┤ (SYN) flue┤ (1).
├│ 5. ┤a crack or opening in a rock, mountain, volcano, or other natural fissure.
┴┤ (SYN) cleft.
├│ 6. ┤a steep, very narrow gorge or gully; couloir.
├│ 7. ┤(Dialect.) a fireplace or hearth.
┼╕adj. ╡chimneyless.┤
╩│chimney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
╜│chimney cap,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a cornice forming the top of a chimney.
├│ 2. ┤a rotary device, moved by the wind, which helps the smoke to escape from a chimney by turning the opening away from the wind.
╩│chimney cap,╕
╜│chimney corner,╕
┬┌┤ the corner or side of a fireplace; place near the fire.
╩│chimney corner,╕
╜│chimneyed, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having a chimney or chimneys.
╩│chimneyed, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chimney money,╕
┬┌┤ hearth money; a tax formerly levied in England, the amount depending on the number of chimneys in a house.
╩│chimney money,╕
╜│chimney piece,╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤the protective facing, often ornamental as well, around a fireplace and against the chimney; mantelpiece.
├│ 2. ┤a shelf or other decoration on the chimney, over a fireplace; mantelshelf.
╔┤ ╢Ex. English families always leave things around, copies of the Tatler or Sketch on the tables, riding crops or gloves on the chimney piece (Harper's).┤
╩│chimney piece,╕
╜│chimney place,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) an open fireplace or hearth.
╩│chimney place,╕
╜│chimney pot,╕
┬┌┤ a pipe of earthenware or metal fitted on top of a chimney to increase the draft and carry off the smoke.
╩│chimney pot,╕
╜│chimney stack,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a group of chimneys or flues together.
├│ 2. ┤╡= smokestack.┤
╩│chimney stack,╕
╜│chimney swallow,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the Old World barn swallow.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chimney swift.┤
╩│chimney swallow,╕
╜│chimney sweep,╕
┬┌┤ a person whose work is cleaning out chimneys.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... a European chimney sweep equipped with the tools of his trade--the dark garments, the tall stovepipe hat, the heavy hempen rope and the worn brushes (New York Times).┤
╩│chimney sweep,╕
╜│chimney sweeper,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= chimney sweep.┤
├│ 2. ┤a long-handled brush for sweeping chimneys.
╩│chimney sweeper,╕
╜│chimney swift,╕
┬┌┤ a bird of North America that often builds its nest in unused chimneys. Chimney swifts are small birds with long, narrow wings and a short tail, somewhat like a swallow.
╩│chimney swift,╕
╜│chimney throat,╕
┬┌┤ the narrowest part of a chimney, between the gathering and the flue.
╩│chimney throat,╕
╜│chimp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a chimpanzee.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some chimps are bright and some are dull, Dr. Nissen has found (Science News Letter).┤
╩│chimp, ╛╕noun.
╜│chimpanzee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a manlike ape of equatorial Africa, smaller than a gorilla, averaging about four and half feet tall. It is probably the most intelligent ape.
╩│chimpanzee, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chimu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mu╕ or │-mus,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a member of a South American Indian people who lived on the northern coast of Peru until they were conquered by the Incas. The Chimu had a highly developed culture.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of the Chimu or their civilization.
╩│Chimu, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mu╕ or │-mus,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│chin, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chinned,╕ │chinning.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the front of the lower jaw below the mouth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The motorcycle rider buckled the strap of his helmet under his chin.┤
├│ 2. ┤the whole lower surface of the face, below the mouth.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) a chat; gossip; talk.
├╕v.t. ┤ (Informal.) │1. ┤to place (a violin) under the chin, in order to play it.
├│ 2. ┤to talk to; gossip to.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤(Informal.) to chat; gossip.
├│ 2. ┤Usually, ╡chin oneself.┤ to hang by the hands from an overhead bar and pull up until the chin is even with or above the bar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I pulled up as though chinning on a sill and swung a leg in (James Dickey).┤
└╕expr. ╡keep one's chin up,┤ ┤to bear adversity without flinching or complaining.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The coach told him to keep his chin up since there was still time in which to regain the lead.┤
└╕expr. ╡take it on the chin,┤ ┤(Informal.) to take a beating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A writer should never stop experimenting, ... and to the extent that he does it in public, expect to take it on the chin (Saturday Review).┤
╩│chin, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chinned,╕ │chinning.╕
╜│Chin.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤China.
├│ 2. ┤Chinese.
╩│Chin.,╕
╜│china─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a fine, white pottery made of clay by a special process, first used in China; porcelain. It is baked and glazed at high temperatures to make it very hard and often translucent. Colored designs can be baked into china.
╔┤ ╢Ex. China is made from a still better grade of clay than is used for earthenware (Monroe M. Offner).┤
├│ 2. ┤dishes, vases, or ornaments made of china.
├│ 3. ┤pottery dishes of any kind. Also, ╡chinaware.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of china; made of china or porcelain.
├│ 2. ┤made with pottery clay of any kind.
╩│china─╕ (1), ╛noun, adjective.
╜│china─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cinchona bark.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various similar barks.
╩│china─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│China aster,╕
┬┌┤ a composite plant native to China and Japan, closely related to the asters, full-petaled like a chrysanthemum, and widely cultivated in many varieties.
╩│China aster,╕
╜│china bark,
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= cinchona.┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of various similar barks.
╩│china bark,
╜│chinaberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a tree of the mahogany family, native to Asia and widely cultivated in warm regions for its clusters of purplish flowers and yellow, berrylike fruits, and for shade; china tree.
├│ b. ┤its fruit.
├│ 2. ┤a soapberry, a native of the southern United States, northern Mexico, and the West Indies.
╩│chinaberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│chinaberry tree,╕ ╟│= chinaberry.
╩│chinaberry tree,╕ ╟│= chinaberry.
╜│china blue,
┬┌┤ a greenish-blue, moderately brilliant color.
╩│china blue,
╜│china clay,╕ ╟│= kaolin.
╩│china clay,╕ ╟│= kaolin.
╜│china closet,╕
┬┌┤ a cabinet for storing china.
╩│china closet,╕
╜│chinagraph pencil,
┬┌┤ a special pencil for writing on china and glassware.
╩│chinagraph pencil,
╜│China grass,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the fiber of a plant of warm climates used to make grass cloth.
├│ 2. ┤the plant itself; ramie.
╩│China grass,╕
╜│Chinaman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ (Unfriendly Use.)
├│ 1. ┤a native or inhabitant of China; Chinese.
├│ 2. ┤a person of Chinese descent.
╩│Chinaman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│Chinaman's chance,╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) a slim chance; slight hope.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There's not a Chinaman's chance in the world ... to bring back a Nationalist government on the mainland (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Chinaman's chance,╕
╜│China mink,╕
┬┌┤ a light-yellow fur obtained from a weasel of China and Japan; Japanese mink.
╩│China mink,╕
╜│chinampa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in Mexico and South America) a floating mass of filled-in land reclaimed from a pond or swamp by planting with aquatic vegetation.
├│ 2. ┤an island of rich, moist earth dredged from a lake bottom by the Aztecs to be used in raising crops.
╩│chinampa, ╛╕noun.
╜│China pink,╕
┬┌┤ a frequently cultivated pink native to eastern Asia, bearing rosy, scentless flowers with toothed petals.
╩│China pink,╕
╜│China poblana,
┬┌┤ a Mexican holiday costume consisting of a full red and green skirt decorated with sequins and beads, an embroidered short-sleeved blouse, and a silk shawl.
╩│China poblana,
╜│chinar, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chinar tree,╕
┬┌┤ a variety of the plane tree, especially one of the Middle East.
╩│chinar, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chinar tree,╕
╜│China rose,╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the original native type of rose, brought from China to England about 1789, now represented by the common pink monthly rose. It was an ancestor of the tea rose and of many modern cultivated roses.
├│ b. ┤any one of various roses developed from the original China rose.
├│ 2. ┤a large shrub of the mallow family, 20 to 30 feet high, with beautiful flowers of pink or white; Chinese hibiscus.
╩│China rose,╕
╜│China stone,╕ ╟│= petuntse.
╩│China stone,╕ ╟│= petuntse.
╜│China syndrome,╕
┬┌┤ a condition in which the radioactive fuel of a nuclear reactor overheats to such a high temperature that the core burns through its protective shield and deep into the earth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In nuclear slang, "the China syndrome" could theoretically occur if the radioactive core of a nuclear plant were uncovered, allowing the searing heat of the core to melt through the steel pressure vessel, through the concrete bottom of the building, through the earth and "into China" (New York Times).┤
╩│China syndrome,╕
╜│Chinatown, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the section of a city where Chinese live.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had emigrated from Britain to Canada in 1908, made a fortune peddling clothes and real estate in the Chinatowns of the Far West (Newsweek).┤
╩│Chinatown, ╛╕noun.
╜│china tree, ╟= chinaberry.
╩│china tree, ╟= chinaberry.
╜│chinaware, ╛╕noun. ╟│= china╕ (1).
╩│chinaware, ╛╕noun. ╟│= china╕ (1).
╜│China watcher,╕
┬┌┤ a student or observer of contemporary Chinese politics; Pekingologist.
╩│China watcher,╕
╜│chinawood oil, ╟= tung oil.
╩│chinawood oil, ╟= tung oil.
╜│chin band,╕ ╟│= chin strap.
╩│chin band,╕ ╟│= chin strap.
╜│chincapin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chinquapin.
╩│chincapin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chinquapin.
╜│chinch, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= bedbug.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= chinch bug.┤
╩│chinch, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chincha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cha╕ or │-chas.╕
┬┌┤ a member of an ancient people of Peru who attained a high degree of civilization before they were conquered by the Incas.
╩│Chincha, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cha╕ or │-chas.╕
╜│chinch bug,╕
┬┌┤ a small, usually black-and-white bug that does much damage to wheat, corn, grass, and other cereal plants in dry weather.
╩│chinch bug,╕
╜│chincherinchee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant of a variety of South African bulbous herbs of the lily family, having thin basal leaves, and noted for their showy, white, yellow, or green flowers. Also, ╡chinkerinchee.┤
╩│chincherinchee, ╛╕noun.
╜│chinchilla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small South American rodent that looks somewhat like a squirrel.
├│ 2. ┤its very valuable, soft, bluish-gray fur.
├│ 3. ┤a thick woolen fabric woven in small, closely set tufts, used for overcoats.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) very deep; deeply immersed in.
╩│chin-deep, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chine─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chined,╕ │chining.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a backbone; spine.
├│ 2. ┤a piece of an animal's backbone with the meat on it, for cooking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. My wife and I dined upon a chine of beef (Samuel Pepys).┤
├│ 3. ┤a ridge; crest.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut along or across the backbone of.
├│ 2. ┤to cut up (a fish).
╩│chine─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chined,╕ │chining.╕
╜│chine─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= chime or chimb.
╩│chine─╕ (2), ╛noun. ╟│= chime or chimb.
╜│chine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the warp threads of fabrics so printed in colors as to produce, when woven, a pattern with somewhat distinct outlines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chine silk.┤
╩│chine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chinee, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang, Unfriendly Use.) a Chinese.
╩│Chinee, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of China, its people, or their language.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chinese courtesy, Chinese cooking.┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person born or living in China.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Chinese are very thoughtful of visitors to their country.┤
├│ 2. ┤a person of Chinese descent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many Chinese try to keep the traditions their ancestors brought to America.┤
├│ 3. ┤the tonal language of China; any of the large group of dialects spoken in China, of which the Peking dialect, called Mandarin, is regarded as standard.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In Chinese, objects are noted as singular or plural only when the speaker judges the information to be relevant (Henry A. Gleason).┤
╩│Chinese, ╛╕adjective, noun, ╞pl. │-nese.╕
╜│Chinese box,╕
┬┌┤ one of a set of boxes, each of which fits within another.
╩│Chinese box,╕
╜│Chinese cabbage,╕
┬┌┤ a plant of the mustard family with a loose, lettucelike head and a taste somewhat like that of cabbage, used as a vegetable and in salads; celery cabbage.
╩│Chinese cabbage,╕
╜│Chinese calendar,╕
┬┌┤ the ancient lunar calendar formerly used in China, having cycles of 60 years, 12 months in a year, and 29 or 30 days in a month, with an extra month added after each half cycle. The years were counted from 2637 B.C. The Chinese adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1912, the first year of the Chinese Republic, and years are now counted from then.
╩│Chinese calendar,╕
╜│Chinese checkers,╕
┬┌┤ a game resembling checkers, played by two to six persons, using marbles of different colors on a wood board patterned in star shape. The object of the game is to move all one's marbles into the corresponding positions on the opposite side of the board.
╩│Chinese checkers,╕
╜│Chinese chestnut,╕
┬┌┤ a small hybrid chestnut tree that is resistant to chestnut blight.
╩│Chinese chestnut,╕
╜│Chinese Chippendale,╕
┬┌┤ Chippendale furniture using Chinese forms and designs.
╩│Chinese Chippendale,╕
╜│Chinese cinnamon,╕ ╟│= cassia bark.
╩│Chinese cinnamon,╕ ╟│= cassia bark.
╜│Chinese goose,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a domestic breed of brown goose with a black bill and a yellow stripe on its neck.
╩│Chinese goose,╕
╜│Chinese hibiscus,╕ ╟│= China rose.
╩│Chinese hibiscus,╕ ╟│= China rose.
╜│Chinese homer,╕
┬┌┤ (Baseball Slang.) a home run made on a hit that travels only a short distance.
╩│Chinese homer,╕
╜│Chinese jade,╕ ╟│= jadeite.
╩│Chinese jade,╕ ╟│= jadeite.
╜│Chinese lantern,╕
┬┌┤ a lantern of thin, colored paper that can be folded up like an accordion, used especially for decoration at dances, outdoor parties, and other festivities; Japanese lantern.
╩│Chinese lantern,╕
╜│Chinese lantern plant,╕
┬┌┤ a ground cherry widely grown for its inflated orange-red calyx, which is used for decoration.
╩│Chinese lantern plant,╕
╜│Chinese liver fluke,╕
┬┌┤ a liver fluke of China, Japan, Korea, and other areas of Asia, that infests the bile duct and intestines of men and animals through the eating of raw or poorly cooked fish.
╩│Chinese liver fluke,╕
╜│Chinese parasol tree,╕ ╟│= flame tree.
╩│Chinese parasol tree,╕ ╟│= flame tree.
╜│Chinese pear,╕ ╟│= sand pear.
╩│Chinese pear,╕ ╟│= sand pear.
╜│Chinese peony,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a group of hybrid peonies that bear double-scented showy flowers which blossom in a wide range of white and rose-colored hues.
╩│Chinese peony,╕
╜│Chinese puzzle,╕
┬┌┤ something that is very complicated and hard to solve,such as a kind of wooden geometric puzzle with interlocking pieces invented by the Chinese.
╩│Chinese puzzle,╕
╜│Chinese red,╕
┬┌┤ an orange-red color.
╩│Chinese red,╕
╜│Chinese restaurant syndrome,╕
┬┌┤ a condition characterized by headaches, dizziness, and other symptoms, which appears in some people after eating Chinese food, thought to be a reaction to eating food seasoned with monosodium glutamate.
╩│Chinese restaurant syndrome,╕
╜│Chinese scholar tree,╕ ╟│= pagoda tree.
╩│Chinese scholar tree,╕ ╟│= pagoda tree.
╜│Chinese silver grass,╕
┬┌┤ an ornamental grass with plumelike flower clusters, used in flower gardens, parks, and other landscaped areas.
╩│Chinese silver grass,╕
╜│Chinese silver pheasant,╕
┬┌┤ a type of pheasant whose white upper parts are delicately marked with black lines.
╩│Chinese silver pheasant,╕
╜│Chinese Wall,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Great Wall of China.┤
├│ 2. ┤Usually, ╡Chinese wall.┤ (Figurative.) an impenetrable barrier.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A Chinese wall of the mind and emotions then separates us from the film (Harper's).┤
╩│Chinese Wall,╕
╜│Chinese water deer,╕ ╟│= water deer.
╩│Chinese water deer,╕ ╟│= water deer.
╜│Chinese white,╕
┬┌┤ white oxide of zinc, a valuable pigment.
╩│Chinese white,╕
╜│Chinese windlass,╕
┬┌┤ a differential windlass, with a barrel in two sections of different diameter, which wind or unwind ropes at different speeds when it is revolved.
╩│Chinese windlass,╕
╜│Chinese wisteria,╕
┬┌┤ a woody vine of the pea family with showy racemes usually of purple flowers.
╩│Chinese wisteria,╕
╜│Chinese wood oil,╕ ╟│= tung oil.
╩│Chinese wood oil,╕ ╟│= tung oil.
╜│chinfest, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a talkfest.
╩│chinfest, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ch'ing┐╕ or │Ching, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the dynasty of the Manchus, from 1644 to 1912. It was the last dynasty of the Chinese Empire. Also, ╡Ta Ch'ing.┤
╩│Ch'ing┐╕ or │Ching, ╛╕noun.
╜│chingma, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Indian mallow.
╩│chingma, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Indian mallow.
╜│Ching Ming,
┬┌┤ a Chinese festival which honors the dead and celebrates the coming of spring.
╩│Ching Ming,
╜│chink─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a narrow opening; crack; slit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chinks between the logs of the cabin let in the wind and snow.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fissure.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) an area of weakness; a vulnerable place; weak side.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chink in his armor was an inadequate education.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to fill up the chinks in.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trapper chinked the walls of the cabin with mud.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to open in cracks or clefts; crack.
╩│chink─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│chink─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a short, sharp, ringing sound like coins or drinking glasses hitting together.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) money in the form of coin; ready cash.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a short, sharp, ringing sound like coins or drinking glasses hitting together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I could hear the spoons chink in the glasses.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause to make such a sound.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chinked the coins in his pocket.┤
╩│chink─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb.
╜│Chink, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang, Unfriendly Use.) Chinese.
╩│Chink, ╛╕noun.
╜│chinkapin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chinquapin.
╩│chinkapin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chinquapin.
╜│chinkerinchee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chincherinchee.
╩│chinkerinchee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chincherinchee.
╜│chinky, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ full of chinks or fissures.
╩│chinky, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chinless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without a chin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chinless bird.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) without the firmness of character associated with a prominent chin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some were powerful giants and others were chinless (New Yorker).┤
╩│chinless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│-chinned,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) having a ______chin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Long-chinned = having a long chin.┤
╩│-chinned,╕
╜│chinny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-nier,╕ │-niest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤marked by a conspicuous chin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A face concave and long, with a jaw which divested of flesh would have seemed extravagant; altogether a chinny face (John Galsworthy).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) talkative.
╩│chinny, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-nier,╕ │-niest.╕
╜│chino, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cotton twill or duck fabric having many uses, especially in making trousers.
└╕expr. ╡chinos,┤ ┤trousers made of this fabric; chino pants.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Joe has such muscles from paddling his surfboard that every time he lifts his arms it pulls his polo shirt out of his chinos (Ladies' Home Journal).┤
╩│chino, ╛╕noun.
╜│chinoiserie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a style of ornate art, decoration, or the like, in, deriving from, or suggesting the Chinese tradition.
├│ 2. ┤objects or patterns in this style.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A dress shop hung with cardboard chinoiserie (Punch).┤
╩│chinoiserie, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chinook, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nook╕ or │-nooks.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a group of American Indian tribes living along the Columbia River in the northwestern United States, including the Lower Chinook and several extinct tribes classed as Upper Chinook.
├│ 2. ┤the language of these Indians.
├│ 3. ┤╡= Chinook jargon.┤
╩│Chinook, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nook╕ or │-nooks.╕
╜│chinook, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a warm, moist wind blowing from the sea to land in winter and spring in the northwestern United States.
├│ 2. ┤a warm, dry wind that comes down the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, especially in Montana and Wyoming.
├│ 3. ┤╡= chinook salmon.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or resembling the type of weather which follows a chinook.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chinook season, chinook days.┤
╩│chinook, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Chinookan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤denoting or having to do with an American Indian linguistic family of the northwestern United States.
├╕noun ┤ ┤an Indian speaking a language of this family; Chinook.
╩│Chinookan, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Chinook jargon,╕
┬┌┤ a language used in trading in the Pacific Northwest, based on Chinook, with additional elements from French and English, which originated in the dealings of English and American traders with the Indians of that region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chinook provided the base for Chinook jargon, a creolized trade language (Henry A.Gleason).┤
╩│Chinook jargon,╕
╜│chinook┐╕ or │Chinook salmon,╕
┬┌┤ the largest species of Pacific salmon, important as a food fish; quinnat salmon.
╩│chinook┐╕ or │Chinook salmon,╕
╜│chino pants,╕ ╟│= chinos.
╩│chino pants,╕ ╟│= chinos.
╜│chinos, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡chino.┤┤
╩│chinos, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chinquapin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a dwarf chestnut tree, with edible nuts, ranging from Maine to Arkansas.
├│ 2. ┤a related evergreen tree, grown in California and Oregon, that has a similar nut.
├│ 3. ┤the nut of either tree. Also, ╡chincapin,┤ ╡chinkapin.┤
╩│chinquapin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chinquapin perch,╕ ╟│= crappie.
╩│chinquapin perch,╕ ╟│= crappie.
╜│chin rest,╕
┬┌┤ a device on the top edge of a violin or viola on which the player places the chin to hold the instrument against the shoulder.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small, thin piece cut from wood or broken from stone or pottery.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They used the chips of wood to start a fire.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fragment, flake.
├│ 2. ┤the place where a small, thin piece has been cut or broken off.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This plate has a chip on the edge.┤
├│ 3. ┤a small, thin piece of food or candy. Potato chips are fried slices of potato.
├│ 4a. ┤a round, flat piece used for counting or to represent money in games.
╔┤ ╢Ex. poker chips.┤
┴┤ (SYN) counter.
├│ b. ┤╡= bargaining chip.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. The President could have used the need for grain as a chip in the ongoing SALT negotiations (Maclean's).┤
├│ 5a. ┤a strip of wood, palm leaf, or straw, used in making baskets or hats.
╔┤ ╢Ex. hats in chip.┤
├│ b. ┤a basket or box made of very thin strips of wood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Strawberries cost $1 a chip.┤
├│ 6. ┤a piece of dried dung, used for fuel in some regions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The trappers made a fire of buffalo chips.┤
├│ 7. ┤a small piece cut off a diamond.
├│ 8. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤a worthless or trivial thing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Basil did not care a chip (Holme Lee).┤
├│ b. ┤a dried-up, parched, or tasteless substance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. meat burned to a chip.┤
├│ 9. ┤(Golf.) ╡= chip shot.┤
├│ 10a. ┤a tiny piece of silicon imprinted or engraved with one or more microcircuits.
├│ b. ┤╡= microcircuit.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to cut or break off in small, thin pieces; become chipped.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This china chips easily. A poor grade of paint soon chips off.┤
┴┤ (SYN) flake.
├│ 2. ┤to make a bet, especially in poker; chip in.
├│ 3. ┤(Golf.) to make a chip shot.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to separate (small pieces) by cutting or breaking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chipped off the old paint. They chipped several small pieces of stone from the walls (Charles Kingsley).┤
├│ 2. ┤to shape by cutting at the surface or edge with an ax or chisel, especially by removing small portions at a time:
├│ a. ┤to make by this method.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Indians chipped flint arrowheads.┤
├│ b. ┤to alter, especially to damage or disfigure, by breaking off pieces.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The vase had been chipped when it fell.┤
├│ 3. ┤to hew or chop with an ax, adz, or other tool.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The men were chipping and cutting wood.┤
├│ 4. ┤(of young birds) to break (the shell) when hatching.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thou isle ... that saw the unfledged eaglet chip his shell (Byron).┤
├│ 5a. ┤(Golf.) to hit (a ball) with a chip shot.
├│ b. ┤(Tennis and Soccer.) to slice or cut at (a ball); chop.
├│ 6. ┤(British Slang.) to make fun of; jeer; chaff.
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) to pare (bread) by cutting the crust off.
└╕expr. ╡cash in one's chips,┤ (U.S.)
├│ a. ┤to change (poker chips) into cash.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the game was over the winner cashed in his chips.┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) to close or sell a business; retire.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Small businessmen who cannot compete with chain stores are often forced to cash in their chips.┤
├│ c. ┤(Slang.) to die.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two hoodlums cashed in their chips during the shooting.┤
└╕expr. ╡chip away at,┤
├│ a. ┤to cut away the substance of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He [the Governor] continued chipping away at the 1,060 measures left behind by the ... Legislature (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) weaken; undercut; undermine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... to chip away at forms of a communal life (Saturday Review).┤
└╕expr. ╡chip in,┤ (Informal.)
├│ a. ┤to join with others in giving (money or help).
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present. Members will chip in so there'll be coffee (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤to put in (a remark) when others are talking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [She] ... had little luck with her attempts to chip in, though she contributed some lively asides (London Times).┤
├│ c. ┤to add one's stake or bet to a pool, as in poker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There ain't enough left to chip in on a ten-cent ante (Bret Harte).┤
└╕expr. ╡chip off┤ (or ╡of┤) ╡the old block,┤ ┤a boy who is much like his father.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Not merely a chip of the old block but the old block itself (Edmund Burke).┤
└╕expr. ╡chip on one's shoulder,┤ ┤(Informal.) readiness to quarrel or fight.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The way that dog went about with a chip on his shoulder ... was enough to spoil the sweetest temper (Harper's).┤
└╕expr. ╡chips,┤
├│ a. ┤(British.) French fried potatoes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. fish and chips.┤
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) money.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... better known to gossip columnists as an international party-thrower who is heavy with chips (Time).┤
└╕expr. ╡in the chips,┤ ┤(Slang.) wealthy; affluent.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most pathetic incident is when Duke visits a former crony who is now in the chips (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡let the chips fall where they may,┤ ┤(Informal.) to disregard the consequences, especially of frank speech.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The organization lets the chips fall where they may ... never hesitates to distinguish between hot air and sincerity (Wall Street Journal).┤
└╕expr. ╡when the chips are down,┤ ┤when the moment of decision or definite action arrives; in a crisis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the chips are down the delegates again will turn to the man who would be the best campaigner and ultimately the best President (Newsweek).┤
┬┌┤ a cheap grade of cardboard made of waste paper, pulp, or the like, used especially for making boxes and book covers and for packing books.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In recent years manufacturers have begun to use wood chipboard in furniture (New Scientist).┤
╩│chipboard, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chip board,╕
╜│Chipewyan, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a small Indian tribe of hunters living in northwestern Canada.
├│ 2. ┤the Athapascan language of this tribe.
╩│Chipewyan, ╛╕noun.
╜│chip log,╕
┬┌┤ a device for measuring a ship's speed, consisting of a cord with carefully spaced knots in it and a chip of wood attached by a harness at the end. The resistance of the chip causes the cord to unreel, the length unreeled in a fixed time indicating the vessel's speed.
╩│chip log,╕
╜│chipmuck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chipmunk.
╩│chipmuck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chipmunk.
╜│chipmunk, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small, striped rodent of North America; ground squirrel; chipping squirrel; chippy. It belongs to the same family as the squirrel. Also, ╡chipmuck.┤
╩│chipmunk, ╛╕noun.
╜│chipolata, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tas.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small, spicy pork sausage.
├│ 2. ┤a garnish or stew made with these sausages.
╩│chipolata, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tas.╕
╜│chipped, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having small pieces chopped or broken off the edges or surface.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chipped cup.┤
├│ 2. ┤(of meat) smoked and cut in very thin slices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chipped beef.┤
├│ 3. ┤made of chips or small pieces.
╩│chipped, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chippendale, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in the style of graceful, ornate furniture designed by Thomas Chippendale, or resembling this furniture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. spindle-legged Chippendale tables (Mary E. Braddon).┤
╩│Chippendale, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chipper─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) lively and cheerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] celebrated his 78th birthday, chipper and active despite an occasional feeling that he had "lived past my years" (Newsweek).┤
┴┤ (SYN) sprightly, brisk.
╩│chipper─╕ (1), ╛adjective.
╜│chipper─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a person or thing that chips or cuts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Logs selected for sawn timber will be passed to the saw mill, where a further chipper is installed (London Times).┤
╩│chipper─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chipper─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤chirping; chatter.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to chirp or twitter; chatter or babble.
╩│chipper─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
╜│Chippewa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wa╕ or │-was.╕ ╟│= Ojibwa ╕(Indians).
╩│Chippewa, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-wa╕ or │-was.╕ ╟│= Ojibwa ╕(Indians).
╜│chippie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chippy ╕(def. 3).
╩│chippie, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chippy ╕(def. 3).
╜│chipping sparrow,╕
┬┌┤ a small sparrow of eastern and central North America; chipbird; chippy.
╩│chipping sparrow,╕
╜│chipping squirrel,╕ ╟│= chipmunk.
╩│chipping squirrel,╕ ╟│= chipmunk.
╜│chippy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pies.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= chipping sparrow.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= chipmunk.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang.)
├│ a. ┤a frivolous young girl.
├│ b. ┤a woman of loose morals.
╩│chippy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-pies.╕
╜│chips, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡chip.┤┤
╩│chips, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chip shot,╕
┬┌┤ (Golf.) a short, lofted approach shot, played near the putting green, especially with wrist motion; chip.
╩│chip shot,╕
╜│chiral, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry, Physics.) not superimposable on its mirror image; asymmetric.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chiral molecule or atom.┤
╩│chiral, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chirality, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry, Physics.) the property of being chiral or asymmetric.
╩│chirality, ╛╕noun.
╜│chirata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a plant belonging to the gentian family, found in northern India.
├│ 2. ┤the bitter tonic obtained from this, used like quinine. Also, ╡chiretta.┤
╩│chirata, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiretta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chirata.
╩│chiretta, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chirata.
╜│Chi-Rho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-Rhos.╕ ╟│= XP.
╩│Chi-Rho, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-Rhos.╕ ╟│= XP.
╜│Chiriguano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-no╕ or │-nos.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a South American Indian tribe, living in western Bolivia, and speaking a Tupi-Guarani language.
├│ 2. ┤the language of this tribe.
╩│Chiriguano, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-no╕ or │-nos.╕
╜│chirk, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ (Scottish.) │1. ┤to make a strident noise:
├│ a. ┤to grate (or otherwise make a noise with) the teeth.
├│ b. ┤to creak, as a door.
├│ c. ┤to croak.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) to chirp; chirrup, as a bird.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) chirky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was just as chirk and chipper as a wren (Harriet Beecher Stowe).┤
└╕expr. ╡chirk up,┤ ┤(U.S. Informal.) to make or become cheerful; cheer up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Perhaps Mrs. Kimball would like one herself; it would chirk her up no end (New Yorker).┤
╩│chirk, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│chirky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chirkier,╕ │chirkiest.╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) lively; cheerful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The score ... is as chirky as a summer band concert (New Yorker).┤
╩│chirky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chirkier,╕ │chirkiest.╕
╜│chirm, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.)
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤vocal noise, especially of birds.
├│ 2. ┤the mingled din or noise of many birds or voices.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to chatter or warble, as a bird.
╩│chirm, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chirognomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the branch of palmistry concerned with judging character from the hand.
╩│chirognomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chirograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of various formally written or signed legal or other documents.
├│ 2. ┤a writing executed in duplicate on a single sheet, and then divided, as through letters, or along an indented line, between the copies.
├│ 3. ┤a document in one's own handwriting.
╩│chirograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│chirographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who writes or is skilled at writing by hand.
╩│chirographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chirographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of chiragraphy.
╩│chirographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chirographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chirographic.
╩│chirographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chirographic.
╜│chirography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ style or system of writing; handwriting.
╩│chirography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiromancer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who practices or professes chiromancy.
╩│chiromancer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiromancy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ fortunetelling or divination by inspection of a person's hands; palmistry. Also, ╡cheiromancy.┤
╩│chiromancy, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chiron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) a wise and kindly centaur, teacher of many Greek heroes. He was famous for his medical skill.
╩│Chiron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chironomid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of dipterous insects resembling gnats, often forming large swarms in spring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fragile chironomids, delicate as mosquitoes, skated on the surface of the water (R. W. G. Hingston).┤
╩│chironomid, ╛╕noun.
╜│chironomy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art of indicating a melody to a choir by hand motions, used in directing Gregorian chant. Also, ╡cheironomy.┤
╩│chironomy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiropodist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who removes corns and treats other troubles of the feet; podiatrist.
╩│chiropodist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiropody, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the work of a chiropodist; podiatry.
╩│chiropody, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiropractic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the treatment of diseases by manipulating the spine and other body structures. It is based on the theory that many diseases are caused by pressure, especially of the vertebrae, upon nerves.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chiropractor.┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤having to do with the treatment of diseases by manipulating the spine.
╩│chiropractic, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chiropractor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who treats diseases by manipulating the spine.
╩│chiropractor, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiropter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) any animal of the order of mammals that comprises the bats, having forelimbs modified as wings; a bat.
╩│chiropter, ╛╕noun.
╜│chiropteran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a chiropter.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= chiropter; bat.┤
╩│chiropteran, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chiropterous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wing-handed, as a bat.
├│ 2. ┤having the characteristics of a chiropter or bat.
├│ 3. ┤╡= chiropteran.┤
╩│chiropterous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chirp, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the short, sharp sound made by some small birds and insects.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chirp of a sparrow.┤
├│ 2. ┤any sound like this.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One by one the ten Superforts touched down, with a chirp of tires (Time).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cheep.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make a chirp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The crickets chirped outside the house.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cheep.
├│ 2. ┤to make a sound imitative of, or similar to, the chirp of a bird:
├│ a. ┤to make a sound of suction with compressed lips by way of encouragement or greeting; chirrup.
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to speak in a manner in some respect like the chirping of birds.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to utter with a chirp.
┴┤ (SYN) cheep.
├│ 2. ┤to greet or incite by chirping.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chirped his horses on.┤
┼╕noun ╡chirper.┤
╩│chirp, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chirpy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chirpier,╕ │chirpiest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤inclined to chirp.
├│ 2. ┤cheerful; lively; enthusiastic.
┼╕adv. ╡chirpily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chirpiness.┤
╩│chirpy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chirpier,╕ │chirpiest.╕
╜│chirr, ╛╕verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a shrill, trilling sound, somewhat like chirping but more continuous and monotonous.
┬┌╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to chirp again and again; make a chirping sound, for example to a tame bird or horse.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the sound of chirruping.
╩│chirrup, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ruped,╕ │-ruping,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chirrupy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Dialect.) chirpy; cheerful.
╩│chirrupy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chirurgeon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) a surgeon.
╩│chirurgeon, ╛╕noun.
╜│chirurgery, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) surgery.
╩│chirurgery, ╛╕noun.
╜│chirurgic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) surgical.
╩│chirurgic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chirurgical, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) surgical.
╩│chirurgical, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chisanbop, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a system of calculating arithmetically with the fingers, invented by Sung Jin Pai, a Korean mathematician. It is used especially to teach elementary arithmetic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. With Chisanbop, the fingers are used to count to 99, with larger numbers being carried over by memory or written down (Maclean's).┤
╩│Chisanbop, ╛╕noun.
╜│chisel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a tool with a sharp cutting edge at the end of a strong blade. Chisels are used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cut or shape with a chisel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sculptor was at work chiseling a statue.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) to cheat; get by trickery; defraud.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "Everybody is out to chisel everybody else" (New Yorker). A lot of the things we have ... we bought or chiseled out of relatives (New York Times).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to work with a chisel.
├│ 2. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) to use unfair practices; cheat or swindle.
└╕expr. ╡chisel in on,┤ ┤(Informal.) to cut in on; force oneself into.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He won't allow anyone to chisel in on his profits.┤
┼╕noun ╡chiseler,┤ ╡chiseller.┤
┼╕adj. ╡chisellike.┤
╩│chisel, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-eled,╕ │-eling╕ or (especially British) │-elled,╕ │-elling.╕
╜│chiseled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤cut, shaped, or wrought with a chisel.
├│ 2. ┤having clear and sharp outlines, as if cut with a chisel.
╩│chiseled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chiselled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) chiseled.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) With chisell'd features clear and sleek ... (Tennyson).┤
╩│chiselled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chisholm Trail,
┬┌┤ a famous western cattle trail from San Antonio, Texas, to Abilene, Kansas.
╩│Chisholm Trail,
╜│chi-square test┐,╕ or │chi-square, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Statistics.) a test devised by Karl Pearson in 1900 to measure how closely the frequency distribution of actual data matches that expected in theory.
╩│chi-square test┐,╕ or │chi-square, ╛╕noun.
╜│chistera, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the wicker racket used in the game of pelota or jai alai.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chisteras, used for both catching and throwing, add a wicked impetus to the pelota (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤the game of pelota or jai alai.
╩│chistera, ╛╕noun.
╜│chistka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Communist political purge.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chistka had involved ... as many as 7,000,000 Russians--uncounted numbers of whom disappeared into Siberian slave camps (Time).┤
╩│chistka, ╛╕noun.
╜│chit─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a signed note or ticket for a purchase, a meal at a hotel, etc., that is to be paid for later.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Luke sighed and turned to his desk, where the chits had accumulated (Margery Allingham).┤
├│ 2. ┤a letter or note; memorandum.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The next day I received a chit from Somerset Maugham (Tallulah Bankhead).┤
├┤ Also, ╡chitty.┤
╩│chit─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chit─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a child.
├│ b. ┤a person considered as no better than a child (now mostly of a girl or young woman).
╔┤ ╢Ex. A little chit of a miller's daughter of eighteen (Dickens).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a long, loose garment worn next to the skin by men and women in ancient Greece.
├│ 2. ┤(Zoology.) any animal of a class of sluggish marine mollusks that adhere to rocks; amphineuran. They are bilaterally symmetrical and elliptical, with a shell of eight overlapping plates.
╩│chiton, ╛╕noun.
╜│chittam, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cascara sagrada.
╩│chittam, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cascara sagrada.
╜│chitter, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to twitter; chirp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chittering of robins. Rats chitter behind the wainscoting (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Especially British.) to shiver with cold; tremble.
╩│chitter, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│chitterlings, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ parts of the intestines of pigs, cooked as food, usually deep-fat fried.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The house servants ... had their own feast of hoecakes and yams and chitterlings (Margaret Mitchell).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡chitlings,┤ ╡chitlins.┤
╩│chitterlings, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chitty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ a chit; note.
╩│chitty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│chivalresque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ proper or suited to the age of chivalry.
╩│chivalresque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chivalric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with chivalry.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chivalrous.┤
╩│chivalric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chivalrous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤having the qualities of an ideal knight; brave, courteous, helpful, honorable, and devoted to the service of the weak and oppressed.
┴┤ (SYN) considerate, gallant.
├│ b. ┤having to do with the rules of knights in the Middle Ages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the old feudal and chivalrous spirit of fealty (Edmund Burke).┤
├│ c. ┤devoted to the service of the female sex.
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) like or characteristic of a medieval knight, especially brave.
┼╕adv. ╡chivalrously.┤
┼╕noun ╡chivalrousness.┤
╩│chivalrous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chivalry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the qualities of an ideal knight in the Middle Ages. Chivalry includes bravery, honor, courtesy, respect for women, protection of the weak, generosity, and fairness to enemies.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He loved chivalry, Truth and honour, freedom and courtesy (Chaucer).┤
├│ 2. ┤the rules, customs, and beliefs of knights in the Middle Ages; system of knighthood.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The young man took the vows of chivalry to become a knight.┤
├│ 3. ┤knights as a group:
├│ a. ┤a group of knights, horsemen, or warriors, especially those conspicuous for gallantry.
├│ b. ┤gallant gentlemen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry (Byron).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) the position or character of a knight:
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... clients who have just been chivvied abruptly out of their rightful train (Punch). She [the ship] came ... with an armada of boats and aircraft to chivvy her along (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to harass, annoy, nag.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In spite of stories of stars being chivvied by ... hordes of autograph hounds, many of them aren't so pursued (Saturday Evening Post).┤
┬┌┤ an antiseptic consisting of an aqueous solution of chloride of aluminum.
╩│chloralum, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorambucil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug derived from nitrogen mustard, used to arrest the growth of cancerous tissue, especially in Hodgkin's disease.
╩│chlorambucil, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloramine, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chloramine-T,╕
┬┌┤ a white or yellowish crystalline powder derived from toluene, used in solution as a strong antiseptic, especially to cleanse wounds.
╩│chloramine, ╛╕noun, ┐or │chloramine-T,╕
╜│chloramphenicol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an antibiotic drug used in the treatment of diseases caused by rickettsiae or bacteria, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever or typhoid fever; Chloromycetin.
╩│chloramphenicol, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloranil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow substance soluble in alcohol and benzene, used as a fungicide in treating seeds and potatoes and as an oxidizing agent in manufacturing dyes.
╩│chloranil, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a salt of chloric acid.
╩│chlorate, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorate of potash,╕ ╟│= potassium chlorate.
╩│chlorate of potash,╕ ╟│= potassium chlorate.
╜│chlorcyclizine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, bitter, odorless, crystalline drug, used as an antihistamine.
╩│chlorcyclizine, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlordan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chlordane.
╩│chlordan, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chlordane.
╜│chlordane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a liquid insecticide derived from indene.
╩│chlordane, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlordiazepoxide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chemical substance widely used in the form of its hydrochloride as a tranquilizer.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The pills known to relieve mild anxiety are the tranquilizers--chlordiazepoxide (Librium), diazepam (Valium), and meprobamate (Miltown) (Earl Ubell).┤
╩│chlordiazepoxide, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a genus of single-celled green algae, a potential source of low-cost nutrients.
╩│chlorella, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorenchyma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any plant tissue which contains chlorophyll.
╩│chlorenchyma, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorhydric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= hydrochloric.
╩│chlorhydric, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= hydrochloric.
╜│chloric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤of or having to do with chlorine.
├│ 2. ┤containing chlorine, especially with a valence of 5.
╩│chloric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chloric acid,╕
┬┌┤ a colorless acid which occurs only in water solution and is a strong oxidizing agent.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of synthetic pesticides, formed by a chlorine-carbon bond, that are among the most persistent of environmental poisons. Chlorinated hydrocarbons include DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, and lindane.
╩│chlorinated hydrocarbon,
╜│chlorinated lime,╕ ╟│= chloride of lime.
╩│chlorinated lime,╕ ╟│= chloride of lime.
╜│chlorine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a greenish-yellow, bad-smelling, poisonous gas. It is a chemical element, one of the halogens, which occurs chiefly in combination with sodium as common salt. Chlorine is very irritating to the nose, throat, and lungs. It is used in bleaching and disinfecting, and in making plastics, explosives, and dyes. Also, ╡chlorin.┤
╩│chlorine, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorine dioxide,╕
┬┌┤ a yellowish, explosive gas, used especially to bleach flour and paper, and to remove unpleasant tastes and odors from water.
╩│chlorine dioxide,╕
╜│chlorinity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ quality or degree of being chlorinous.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chlorinity of water.┤
╩│chlorinity, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorinous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chlorine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chlorinous odor.┤
╩│chlorinous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Chloris, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Greek goddess of springtime and flowers, equivalent to Flora in Roman mythology.
╩│Chloris, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorite─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a salt of chlorous acid.
╩│chlorite─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chlorite─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) any one of a group of green hydrous silicates of magnesia and alumina, resembling mica.
╩│chlorite─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chloritic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or containing chlorite┤ (2) (mineral).
┬┌┤ a mineral, a native silicate of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, having a dark-green color and occurring usually in brittle laminae.
╩│chloritoid, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlormadinone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a synthetic hormone similar to progesterone, used as an oral contraceptive.
╩│chlormadinone, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloro-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤green.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chlorospinel = a green variety of spinel.┤
├│ 2. ┤chlorophyll.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chlorosis = an abnormal lack of chlorophyll.┤
├│ 3. ┤chlorine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chlorobenzene = a compound of chlorine and benzene.┤
├┤ Also, ╡chlor-┤ before vowels.
╩│chloro-,╕
╜│chloroacetic acid,
┬┌┤ a colorless, crystalline acid, used in medicine and in organic synthesis.
╩│chloroacetic acid,
╜│chloroacetophenone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a highly toxic compound derived from acetophenone by chlorination, used as a tear gas; CN.
╩│chloroacetophenone, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorobenzene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless, inflammable liquid, formed by combining chlorine with benzene, and used in the manufacture of paints and varnishes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
╩│chlorobenzene, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorocruorin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a green pigment found in the respiratory tract of certain marine worms, mollusks, and insects.
╩│chlorocruorin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorodyne, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a powerful anodyne of varying composition, containing morphine, chloroform, hydrochloric acid, extract of Indian hemp, etc.
╩│chlorodyne, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorofluorocarbon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Freon.
╩│chlorofluorocarbon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Freon.
╜│chlorofluoromethane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various fluorinated hydrocarbons combined with methane; one of the Freon gases.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyday millions of aerosol cans ... release chlorofluoromethanes, propellant gases that may be reducing the atmosphere's ozone layer (Joseph Eigner).┤
╩│chlorofluoromethane, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloroform, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a colorless liquid with a sharp, sweetish smell and taste. Chloroform evaporates quickly and easily. When its vapor is inhaled, it makes a person unconscious or unable to feel pain. It is also used in making refrigerants, propellants, and plastics and as a solvent to dissolve rubber, resin, wax, and many other substances. Chloroform is usually obtained by treating acetone with chloride of lime.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Queen Victoria gave birth to her eighth child, Prince Leopold, under chloroform (George Rosen).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to make unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving chloroform.
├│ b. ┤to apply chloroform to (a thing); soak with chloroform.
├│ 2. ┤to kill with chloroform.
╩│chloroform, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chloroformist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who administers chloroform professionally, as to patients.
╩│chloroformist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorogenic acid,
┬┌┤ an acid found in most edible plants, important in plant metabolism. It is the substance that turns apples and other fruits brown after they are peeled and exposed to air.
╩│chlorogenic acid,
╜│chlorohydrin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) any of a group of organic compounds having both a chlorine atom and a hydroxyl (OH) radical.
╩│chlorohydrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an instrument or device for estimating percentages of chlorine.
╩│chlorometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chloromycetin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) chloramphenicol.
╩│Chloromycetin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorophane, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of fluorite, which exhibits a bright-green glow when heated.
╩│chlorophane, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorophyll┐╕ or │chlorophyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the green coloring matter of plants. In the presence of light it makes carbohydrates, such as starch and sugar, from carbon dioxide and water, a process called photosynthesis. Chlorophyll usually occurs in small bodies (chloroplasts) within the cell, and exists in several known forms, all having a porphyrin nucleus containing magnesium and a phytol side chain. Chlorophyll is essential to most plants and thus indirectly to almost all living organisms. It has been used in medicines and as a coloring for waxes and oils.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The spectroscopic examination of chlorophyll shows that it absorbs the light of just those wave lengths which are most effective in photosynthesis (Fred W. Emerson).┤
┬┌┤ a colorless, pungent liquid, used as an insecticide and in chemical warfare. Its vapor causes vomiting.
╩│chloropicrin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloroplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tiny body in the cells of green plants that contains chlorophyll.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The green color of stems is usually due to chloroplasts in the cortical cells just beneath the epidermis (Fred W. Emerson).┤
╩│chloroplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloroprene, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid, synthesized from acetylene and hydrogen chloride, used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
╩│chloroprene, ╛╕noun.
╜│chloropromazine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chlorpromazine.
╩│chloropromazine, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chlorpromazine.
╜│chloroquin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chloroquine.
╩│chloroquin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chloroquine.
╜│chloroquine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a medicine used mainly in the treatment of malarial attacks.
╩│chloroquine, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.) a condition of plants in which the green parts are blanched or yellow because of inadequate formation of chlorophyll, usually resulting from a lack of iron or magnesium in the soil, or from a lack of light.
├│ 2. ┤(Medicine.) a form of anemia affecting girls at or about puberty, characterized by a yellowish-green complexion and irregular menstruation; greensickness.
╩│chlorosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorospinel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of spinel having a grass-green color, which is due to the presence of copper.
╩│chlorospinel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorothiazide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug used in the treatment of hypertension and as a diuretic.
╩│chlorothiazide, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorotic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with chlorosis.
├│ 2. ┤having or suffering from chlorosis.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A plant ... shut up in a dark place ... becomes chlorotic; its green color disappears (Thomas L. Phipson).┤
┼╕adv. ╡chlorotically.┤
╩│chlorotic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chlorous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤of chlorine.
├│ 2. ┤containing chlorine, especially with a valence of 3.
╩│chlorous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chlorous acid,╕
┬┌┤ an acid occurring only in solution or in the form of its salts (chlorites).
╩│chlorous acid,╕
╜│chlorpicrin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chloropicrin.
╩│chlorpicrin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chloropicrin.
╜│chlorpromazine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a synthetic drug, used as a sedative and antiemetic, especially in the treatment of mental illness; Thorazine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chlorpromazine seems to be most effective in suppressing the delusions of paranoid patients and in quieting patients who are restless, hyperactive and over-elated (Scientific American).┤
╩│chlorpromazine, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlorpropamide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug given orally for the treatment of mild forms of diabetes.
╩│chlorpropamide, ╛╕noun.
╜│chlortetracycline, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Aureomycin.
╩│chlortetracycline, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Aureomycin.
╜│chm.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤chairman.
├│ 2. ┤checkmate.
╩│chm.,╕
╜│chmn.┐╕ or │chn.,╕
┬┌┤ chairman.
╩│chmn.┐╕ or │chn.,╕
╜│choanocyte, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ one of a layer of flagellated cells on the interior surface of a sponge.
╩│choanocyte, ╛╕noun.
╜│choanoflagellate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any microbe of a group of flagellates in which a collar of protoplasm encircles the flagellum.
╩│choanoflagellate, ╛╕noun.
╜│choc, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) chocolate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Take a couple of hours off and curl up with a box of chocs (Punch).┤
╩│choc, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chock, ╛╕noun, verb, adverb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a block or wedge, put under a barrel, wheel, or the like, to keep it from rolling, or under something, such as a boat on a ship's deck, to keep it in place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Put the chocks under the back wheels when I stop.┤
├│ 2. ┤a block of metal or strong wood having two arms curving inward for a rope or cable to pass through in mooring, anchoring, or towing, usually on the rail or deck of a ship.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to provide or fasten with chocks; stop with chocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chock the back wheels when I stop.┤
├│ 2. ┤to put (a boat) on chocks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chock a boat on a ship's deck.┤
├╕adv. ┤ ┤as close or tight as can be; quite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. seized up a great stone, and crowded it chock against the grinding, slipping wheel (Adeline D. T. Whitney).┤
╩│chock, ╛╕noun, verb, adverb.
╜│chock-a-block┐╕ or │chockablock, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(of tackle) with the blocks drawn close together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The museum ... keeps its members happy with a calendar chock-a-block with concerts, poetry readings, art classes and a movie series (Time).┤
╩│chock-a-block┐╕ or │chockablock, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chock-full, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ as full as can be; crammed full; stuffed full.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy's pockets were chock-full of marbles.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡chuck-full.┤
╩│chock-full, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chockstone, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rock wedged into a fissure on a mountain slope, often used by mountaineers for footholds.
╩│chockstone, ╛╕noun.
╜│chocolate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a substance made by roasting and grinding cacao seeds. Chocolate has a strong, rich flavor and is often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla. It has much value as food.
├│ 2. ┤a drink made of chocolate with hot milk or water and sugar.
├│ 3. ┤candy made of chocolate; a piece of candy made of or covered with chocolate.
├│ 4. ┤Also, ╡chocolate brown.┤ a dark-brown color; the color of chocolate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cloth varying from deep chocolate to chestnut.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤made of or flavored with chocolate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chocolate cake.┤
├│ 2. ┤dark-brown.
╩│chocolate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chocolate-box, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ decorative in an overly sentimental or elaborate way; pretty-pretty.
┬┌┤ a variety of Siamese cat having a cream-colored body and medium-brown points.
╩│chocolate point,╕
╜│chocolate tree,╕ ╟│= cacao ╕(def. 2).
╩│chocolate tree,╕ ╟│= cacao ╕(def. 2).
╜│chocolaty┐╕ or │chocolatey, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) chocolate; like chocolate.
╩│chocolaty┐╕ or │chocolatey, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Choctaw, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-taw╕ or │-taws.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of a tribe of American Indians, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
├│ 2. ┤the Muskhogean language of these Indians.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) any unknown or difficult language.
├│ 4. ┤a fancy figure in skating consisting of a forward stroke on either edge of one skate and then a backward stroke on the opposite edge of the other.
╩│Choctaw, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-taw╕ or │-taws.╕
╜│choga, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a loose garment with long sleeves like a dressing gown, worn chiefly in Afghanistan.
╩│choga, ╛╕noun.
╜│chogset, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cunner ╕(fish).
╩│chogset, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cunner ╕(fish).
╜│chogyal, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the title of the ruler of Sikkim, equivalent of maharaja or king.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was careful in her choice of friends. We had the choice of a house or an apartment. The choice of color, material, and style is all-important in buying a dress.┤
├│ 2. ┤the power or chance to choose; option.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His father gave him a choice between a radio and a camera. You have no other choice but to leave now.┤
├│ 3. ┤a person or thing chosen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. each to his choice (Rudyard Kipling). This hat is my choice.┤
├│ 4. ┤a thing among several things to be chosen; alternative.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The store was out of milk and she had no choice but to buy it elsewhere.┤
├│ 5a. ┤a quantity and variety to choose from.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We found a wide choice of vegetables in the market. There's small choice in rotten apples (Shakespeare).┤
├│ b. ┤a well-chosen supply.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They were regaled with choice of food and drink.┤
├│ 6. ┤the best or finest part; the pick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. These flowers are the choice of my garden.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Archaic.) discrimination; judgment.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤excellent; of fine quality; superior; select.
╔┤ ╢Ex. choice food and wines. The choicest fruit had the highest price. The choice and master spirits of this age (Shakespeare). In a sea of folly tossed, my choicest hours of life are lost (Alexander Pope).┤
┴┤ (SYN) exquisite.
├│ 2. ┤carefully selected; well-chosen.
╔┤ ╢Ex. choice arguments. Choice word and measured phrase (Wordsworth).┤
├│ 3. ┤(of beef and veal), being the grade of meat between prime and good. U.S. choice beef looks like prime but contains less fat.
├│ 4. ┤(Chiefly Dialect.)
├│ a. ┤showing nice discrimination; fastidious.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choice taste in food.┤
├│ b. ┤careful of one's possessions, etc.; making much.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the latest sailor songs ... which they were very choice of (Richard Henry Dana).┤
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the group of singers who sing together and lead the musical part of a church service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. As the choir rose to sing the people joined in, filling the church with the music of the first hymn.┤
├│ 2. ┤that part of a church set apart for the singers. In cathedrals and certain other churches the choir is that part between the nave and the main altar reserved for the choristers and clergy.
├│ 3. ┤any group of singers; chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choir of carolers.┤
├│ 4. ┤(Music.)
├│ a. ┤instruments of the same class in an orchestra.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the string choir, the brass choir.┤
├│ b. ┤the musicians playing such a class of instruments.
├│ 5. ┤a band of dancers, or of dancers and singers (especially in ancient heathen worship).
├│ 6. ┤any one of the nine orders of angels.
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤to sing all together at the same time; sing in chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The dreaming Joseph, the rapt shepherds, and the choiring angels form a kind of halo around the central drama [of] a mother's first sight of her baby (Time).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤belongingto that part of the membership of a religious order which is obligated to perform the daily Divine Office in choir. Also, ╡quire.┤
╩│choir, ╛╕noun, verb, adjective.
╜│choir aisle,╕
┬┌┤ one of the aisles which flank the choir in a church, often including the passage around the chevet.
╩│choir aisle,╕
╜│choirboy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a boy who sings in a choir; chorister.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He looked just like a little choirboy, with his pink face and close-cut, blond hair (Time).┤
╩│choirboy, ╛╕noun.
╜│choir loft,╕
┬┌┤ the gallery from which the choir sings in some churches.
╩│choir loft,╕
╜│choirman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌┤ a man who sings in a choir or chorus.
╩│choirman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│choirmaster, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the leader or director of a choir.
╩│choirmaster, ╛╕noun.
╜│choir organ,╕
┬┌┤ one of the principal sections of a large organ, containing stops especially suited for choir accompaniment.
╩│choir organ,╕
╜│choir stall,╕
┬┌┤ any one of the seats built into the chancel of a church or cathedral for the use of singers.
╩│choir stall,╕
╜│choke, ╛╕verb, ╞│choked,╕ │choking,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to stop the breath of (an animal or person) by squeezing the throat or blocking it up; suffocate; stifle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The smoke from the burning building almost choked the fireman.┤
┴┤ (SYN) throttle.
├│ 2. ┤to check or extinguish by cutting off the supply of air; smother.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A bucket of sand will choke a fire.┤
├│ 3a. ┤to fill up or block; clog.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Sand is choking the river.┤
┴┤ (SYN) fill.
├│ b. ┤to fill chock-full.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rome was becoming choked with impoverished citizens (James A. Froude).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) to suppress or smother, as a feeling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She choked her laughter with a cough. ... all pity choked with custom of fell deeds (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Figurative.) to check or hinder in growth, progress, or expansion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to choke the progress of true knowledge with formalities (John Hill Burton).┤
┴┤ (SYN) obstruct.
├│ 6. ┤to reduce the supply of air to (an internal-combustion engine) to make a richer fuel mixture, especially in starting.
├│ 7. ┤to kill or injure (a plant) by depriving it of air and light or of room to grow.
├│ 8. ┤(Sports.) to grip (a bat, club, racket, or stick) at some distance from the end of the handle.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to be unable to breathe.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He choked when a piece of meat stuck in his throat. I must say ... or choke in silence (Robert Browning).┤
┴┤ (SYN) gag.
├│ 2. ┤to be blocked or congested.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Tho' every channel of the state Should almost choke with golden sand (Tennyson).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the act of choking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave a few chokes and then got his breath.┤
├│ b. ┤the sound of choking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Men ... who express by grunts and chokes the inexpressible eloquence which is not in them (Algernon Swinburne).┤
├│ 2. ┤that which chokes or impedes respiration.
├│ 3. ┤the valve that reduces the supply of air to an internal-combustion engine.
├│ 4. ┤a narrow or constricted part of, as a tube in a chokebore of a shotgun.
├│ 5. ┤(Electricity.) choke coil.
└╕expr. ╡choke back,┤ ┤to hold back, control, or suppress.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to choke back a sob or laughter.┤
└╕expr. ╡choke down,┤
├│ a. ┤to swallow against one's inclination; force down.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He choked down the evil-tasting brew.┤
├│ b. ┤to choke back.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She choked down her sobs.┤
└╕expr. ╡choke off,┤ ┤to put an end to; get rid of; stop.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The break in the water main choked off the city's supply of water.┤
└╕expr. ╡choke up,┤
├│ a. ┤to block up; fill up; clog up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A traffic jam choked up the highway. Multitudes of fugitives were choking up the bridges (Macaulay).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to fill with emotion; be or cause to be on the verge of tears.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience was choked up by the death of the hero in the last scene of the movie.┤
├│ c. ┤(Informal, Figurative.) to feel tense or apprehensive under pressure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The leading actor was so choked up at curtain time that he missed his first cue.┤
├│ d. ┤(Sports.) to grip a bat, club, racket, or stick at some distance from the end of the handle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Don't choke up on the bat.┤
╩│choke, ╛╕verb, ╞│choked,╕ │choking,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chokeberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the astringent, berrylike fruit of any plant of a genus of eastern North American shrubs of the rose family.
├│ 2. ┤any one of these shrubs.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chokeberry ... presents a beautiful sight when loaded with its bright scarlet fruit (C. T. Mohr).┤
╩│chokeberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│chokebore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the bore of a shotgun that narrows toward the muzzle to keep the shot from scattering too widely.
├│ 2. ┤a shotgun having such a bore.
╩│chokebore, ╛╕noun.
╜│chokecherry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a bitter wild cherry of North America.
├│ 2. ┤the tree that it grows on. It belongs to the rose family.
╩│chokecherry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│choke coil,╕
┬┌┤ (Electricity.) a coil of wire around a core of iron or air, used to control alternating currents in an electric circuit.
╩│choke coil,╕
╜│choke collar,╕
┬┌┤ a collar that tightens like a noose, used to control large or poorly behaved dogs.
╩│choke collar,╕
╜│chokedamp, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a heavy, suffocating, nonexplosive gas, mainly carbon dioxide, that gathers in mines, old wells, and other underground caverns; blackdamp.
╩│chokedamp, ╛╕noun.
╜│choke-full, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chock-full.
╩│choke-full, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chock-full.
╜│choke pear,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of pear with a harsh, astringent taste.
╩│choke pear,╕
╜│choke point┐,╕ or │chokepoint, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a narrow route or passageway, especially at sea.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Russian] access to the open seas passes through a number of choke points (such as the Bosphorus, Gibraltar, and the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom gap) (London Times).┤
╩│choke point┐,╕ or │chokepoint, ╛╕noun.
╜│choker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person or thing that chokes.
├│ 2. ┤something that fits tightly around the neck, such as:
├│ a. ┤a necklace.
├│ b. ┤a high collar.
├│ c. ┤a jacket with a high collar.
├│ d. ┤a wide tie.
╩│choker, ╛╕noun.
╜│chokey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eys.╕ ╟│= choky╕ (2).
╩│chokey, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-eys.╕ ╟│= choky╕ (2).
╜│choking, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤that chokes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choking grip.┤
├│ 2. ┤showing a tendency to choke, as with emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I begged with a choking voice.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤an acute obstruction in the esophagus, common in cattle, but affecting all species of domestic animals.
├│ 1. ┤a station, such as for the collection of customs or tolls, or for palanquin bearers, police, or the like.
├│ 2. ┤a jail or lockup.
╩│choky─╕ (2), ╛noun, ╞pl. │chokies.╕
╜│Chol, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Chol╕ or │Choles.╕
┬┌┤ a member of a tribe or division of the Maya Indians in southeastern Mexico.
╩│Chol, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │Chol╕ or │Choles.╕
╜│chola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
┬┌┤ a female cholo.
╩│chola, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
╜│cholagogic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤promoting the flow of bile.
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= cholagogue.┤
╩│cholagogic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cholagogue, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a substance that promotes the flow of bile.
╩│cholagogue, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholangiogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an X-ray photograph of the bile ducts.
╩│cholangiogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholangitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the bile ducts.
╩│cholangitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt or ester of cholic acid.
╩│cholate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholecyst, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the gall bladder.
╩│cholecyst, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholecystectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgical removal of the gall bladder.
╩│cholecystectomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│cholecystitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the gall bladder.
╩│cholecystitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholecystographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or produced by means of cholecystography.
╩│cholecystographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cholecystography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ X-ray examination of the gall bladder.
╩│cholecystography, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholecystokinin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the intestinal hormone that causes the gall bladder to contract and empty.
╩│cholecystokinin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholelithiasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the formation or presence of gallstones.
╩│cholelithiasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholent, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Jewish dish of slowly stewed or baked meat and vegetables, served on the Sabbath.
╩│cholent, ╛╕noun.
╜│choler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an irritable disposition; anger; wrath.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His choler sometimes chokes him and he flaunts his outrage like a red tie at an academic banquet (Wall Street Journal).┤
┴┤ (SYN) irascibility.
├│ 2a. ┤(in ancient and medieval physiology) the one of the four humors thought to cause irascibility; yellow bile.
├│ b. ┤bile viewed as a malady or disease; bilious disorder; biliousness.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let's purge this choler without letting blood (Shakespeare).┤
╩│choler, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholera, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a painful disease of the stomach and intestines that causes cramps, vomiting, weakness, and diarrhea; Asiatic cholera. Cholera is an acute, infectious, bacterial disease which is endemic in India, frequently epidemic elsewhere, and often causes death.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cholera is under international quarantine. People who go to Asian countries receive injections of cholera vaccine.┤
├│ b. ┤any one of several diseases occurring chiefly in hot weather and causing acute diarrhea, including cholera infantum and cholera morbus.
├│ 2. ┤any one of various diseases of animals.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) choler (one of the four humors).
╩│cholera, ╛╕noun.
╜│choleraic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with, or of the nature of, cholera.
╩│choleraic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cholera infantum,
┬┌┤ any disease of infants that causes severe diarrhea, especially in hot weather.
╩│cholera infantum,
╜│cholera morbus,
┬┌┤ any inflammation of the intestines accompanied by diarrhea, fever, and pain.
╩│cholera morbus,
╜│choleric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤having an irritable disposition; easily made angry; hot-tempered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choleric old tyrant to his family.┤
┴┤ (SYN) irascible, irritable.
├│ b. ┤enraged; angry; wrathful.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was subject to choleric outbursts of temper.┤
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with cholera.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.)
├│ a. ┤characterized by bile or biliousness; bilious.
├│ b. ┤causing choler or biliousness.
┼╕adv. ╡cholericly.┤
╩│choleric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cholerine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.)
├│ 1. ┤the early stage of cholera.
├│ 2. ┤a mild form of cholera.
╩│cholerine, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholestasis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a stoppage in the flow of bile.
╩│cholestasis, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholesteric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry, Physics.) having a molecular structure characteristic of compounds containing cholesterol; consisting of a series of layers in which the molecules are arranged in close parallel, vertical lines.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The most prominent application of cholesteric liquid crystals are in thermal mapping of living systems and in color displays of electronic components (Science News).┤
╩│cholesteric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cholesterin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cholesterol.
╩│cholesterin, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cholesterol.
╜│cholesterol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a white, fatty substance found in the blood and tissues of the body and also in foods such as eggs and meat, especially animal fats. It is important in metabolism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The accumulation of cholesterol in the blood vessels forms plaques which may eventually restrict the flow of blood (New York Times).┤
╩│cholesterol, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholestyramine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a drug that decreases the synthesis of cholesterol.
╩│cholestyramine, ╛╕noun.
╜│choli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis.╕
┬┌┤ (in India) a very short jacket for women, covering the bust.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was wearing a white sari and a white choli, or jacket, the costume of adult Indian women (New Yorker).┤
╩│choli, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lis.╕
╜│cholic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with bile.
╩│cholic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cholic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline acid, related to cholesterol, produced from the nitrogenized acids of bile during its decomposition.
╩│cholic acid,╕
╜│choline, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a constituent of the vitamin B complex, present in many animal and plant tissues, which prevents accumulation of fat in the liver. Choline is the basic constituent of lecithin.
╩│choline, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholinergic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤that is stimulated or caused to act by choline, especially applied to the parasympathetic nerves which liberate acetylcholine at the nerve endings.
├│ 2. ┤that stimulates the parasympathetic nerves and the release of acetylcholine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cholinergic substance, agent, chemical, or drug.┤
╩│cholinergic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cholinesterase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an enzyme which prevents the accumulation of acetylcholine at the nerveendings by stimulating its hydrolysis; acetylcholinesterase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The enzyme cholinesterase, present in all nerve tissue, performs this essential task by cleaving the acetylcholine molecule into choline and acetic acid (Scientific American).┤
╩│cholinesterase, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholinomimetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤that mimicks the action of acetylcholine in the nervous system.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a cholinomimetic chemical or drug.
╩│cholinomimetic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cholla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of certain spiny, treelike cactuses found in the southwestern United States and in Mexico.
╩│cholla, ╛╕noun.
╜│cholo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person of mixed Spanish and Indian descent, especially in Bolivia and Peru; mestizo.
├│ 2. ┤any half-breed of Spanish America.
╩│cholo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│chololith, ╛╕noun. ╟│= gallstone.
╩│chololith, ╛╕noun. ╟│= gallstone.
╜│chome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a group of city blocks forming a subdivision of a section or neighborhood in Tokyo.
┬┌┤ a unit of money in South Korea, equal to 1/100 of a won.
╩│chon, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chon.╕
╜│Chondokyo, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an indigenous religion of Korea which combines elements of Confucianism, Christianity, and Buddhism; Chontoism.
╩│Chondokyo, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondr-┐╕ or │chondri-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤lump; grain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chondrule = a small grain.┤
├│ 2. ┤cartilage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chondroid = resembling cartilage.┤
├┤ Also, ╡chondro-.┤
╩│chondr-┐╕ or │chondri-,╕
╜│chondrichthian, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a class of fishes whose skeletons are formed of cartilage and whose gills are thin and platelike; elasmobranch. Sharks and rays belong to this class.
┬┌┤ a sarcoma in or partly consisting of cartilage.
╩│chondrosarcoma, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mas,╕ │-mata.╕
╜│chondrotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
┬┌┤ surgical incision into a cartilage.
╩│chondrotomy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mies.╕
╜│chondrule, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small spheroidal grain of mineral embedded in varying numbers in some meteorites, as in a chondrite.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most meteorites that are tuffs contain grains, or chondrules, which differ from anything formed on the earth (Fenton and Fenton).┤
╩│chondrule, ╛╕noun.
╜│chondrus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dri.╕ ╟│= chondrule.
╩│chondrus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-dri.╕ ╟│= chondrule.
╜│chonta, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of various prickly palms with hard, black wood, found especially in Ecuador and Peru and used by Indians for making spears, bows, and arrowheads.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She was too choosy about what dress to wear and was late to the party. Country bankers have become more choosy in granting loans (Wall Street Journal).┤
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to cut by hitting with something sharp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can chop wood with an ax.┤
├│ b. ┤to make by cutting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chop a pile of kindling. The explorer chopped his way through the underbrush.┤
├│ 2. ┤to cut into small pieces; mince.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chop up cabbage for coleslaw.┤
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to cut down sharply; reduce severely.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chop costs, chop prices, chop a budget. The proposal ran afoul of a Congress ... reluctant to slash Government income without chopping spending as well (Time).┤
├│ 4. ┤(Tennis, Baseball, Cricket, etc.) to swing at or hit with a downward stroke.
├│ 5. ┤to interrupt repeatedly and rhythmically (as a beam of light or flow of electricity).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The microphone is situated inside the satellite and the influx ofgas is chopped by a mechanical shutter so that an alternating signal is obtained, indicating the density of gas (New Scientist).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1a. ┤to make a blow or a series of blows with an ax or similar implement.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We need a block to chop on.┤
├│ b. ┤to make quick, short movements; jerk.
├│ 2a. ┤(Tennis, Baseball, Cricket, etc.) to swing or hit with a downward stroke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The boy chopped at the ball with his bat.┤
├│ b. ┤to aim a hacking or hewing blow.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He ... chops at it fiercely and hastily (Charles Kingsley).┤
├│ 3. ┤to go or come suddenly or with violence; break in; pounce.
╔┤ ╢Ex. How have I trembled, lest some passing stranger should chop in between me and the prize (Scott).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤a cutting blow or stroke.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He felled the little tree with one chop of his ax.┤
├│ b. ┤an act of chopping.
├│ c. ┤(Boxing.) a sharp downward blow.
├│ 2a. ┤a piece chopped off; slice.
├│ b. ┤a slice of meat, especially of lamb, veal, or pork, with a piece of bone. There are rib, loin, and shoulder chops.
├│ 3a. ┤a short, irregular, broken motion of waves; choppiness.
├│ b. ┤an area of rough or choppy water.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) a crack; cleft; chap in the skin.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to take into the chops and eat; snap up.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to swallow or bolt (words) in hurried reading or speaking.
└╕expr. ╡chops,┤
├│ a. ┤the jaws or cheeks.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cat is licking the milk off her chops. His cheekbones and his chops are shattered (Bayard Taylor).┤
├│ b. ┤the jaws and intervening space; the cavity of the mouth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. ... the nut stowed away in its chops (Thoreau).┤
├│ c. ┤the mouth, opening, or entrance, as of an abyss, canyon, valley, or channel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He runs into a cannon's chops (Jonathan Swift).┤
└╕expr. ╡lick one's chops over,┤ ┤(Slang.) to relish or delight in the prospect of (something), as one licking his mouth in anticipation of food; gloat over (something) with anticipation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Democrats are licking their chops over [Republican] proposals for making school aid more of a state responsibility (Newsweek).┤
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a place where stolen cars are disposed of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today, the typical thief works for a "chop shop," which dismantles the car and sells the parts (Emerson Cammack).┤
╩│chop shop,╕
╜│chopsticks, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ a pair of small, slender sticks used by many Orientals to raise food to the mouth. Chopsticks are made usually of wood or ivory and are used especially by the Chinese and Japanese.
╩│chopsticks, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chop stroke,╕
┬┌┤ a quick downward stroke at a sharp angle to the path of the ball in tennis and other games.
╩│chop stroke,╕
╜│chop suey,
┬┌┤ a dish consisting of fried or stewed chicken, pork, or other meat, and vegetables cut up and cooked together in a sauce. It is usually served with rice and soy sauce. Chop suey contains such vegetables and seasonings as bean sprouts, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and sesame seeds, fried in oil.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chop suey, unknown in China, was originated in New York City by an American chef (Clarke County Democrat).┤
╩│chop suey,
╜│choragic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with a choragus.
╩│choragic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│choragus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gi.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the leader of an ancient Greek chorus.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) the leader of a chorus or choir or of a band of any kind.
╩│choragus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gi.╕
╜│choral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of a choir or chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The church choral society meets on Wednesdays.┤
├│ 2. ┤sung by a choir or chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a choral hymn.┤
├│ 3. ┤of or having to do with music appropriate for a choir or chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Saint of Bleeker Street is primarily a choral opera (Atlantic).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= chorale.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chorally.┤
╩│choral, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chorale, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a musical setting of a hymn.
├│ 2. ┤a simple hymn sung in unison.
╩│chorale, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorale prelude,╕
┬┌┤ (Music.) an organ composition based on a chorale.
╩│chorale prelude,╕
╜│choralist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who sings in a chorus or a choir.
├│ 2. ┤a composer of choral music.
╩│choralist, ╛╕noun.
╜│choral speaking,╕
┬┌┤ the recital of poetry or prose by a chorus.
╩│choral speaking,╕
╜│chord─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a combination of two or more tones of music sounded at the same time in harmony.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We all stood at the playing of the first chords of the hymn.┤
├╕v.i., v.t. ┤ ┤(Rare.) to accord musically; form a chord; harmonize.
╩│chord─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│chord─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a straight line connecting two points on a curve.
├│ 2a. ┤a structure in an animal body that looks like a string; cord.
├│ b. ┤a tendon.
├│ 3. ┤a string of a harp or other musical instrument.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a feeling or emotion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stray and hungry puppy touched a tender chord in him.┤
├│ 5. ┤a main, horizontal part of a bridge truss.
├│ 6. ┤(Aeronautics.)
├│ a. ┤the dimension of an airfoil from the leading to the trailing edge.
├│ b. ┤a straight line drawn from the leading to the trailing edge of a cross section of an airfoil. Camber is measured from the chord.
╩│chord─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chordal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with, or of the nature of, the strings of a musical instrument.
├│ 2. ┤(Music.) of or having to do with chords.
├│ 3. ┤(Medicine.) relating to the chorda tympani.
┼╕adv. ╡chordally.┤
╩│chordal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chordamesoderm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Embryology.) the part of the mesoderm from which the notochord develops.
╩│chordamesoderm, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chordata, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the phylum of animals comprising the chordates.
╩│Chordata, ╛╕noun.
╜│chordate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤any animal of a phylum that has a notochord at some stage of development. Chordates include man and all other vertebrates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chordates are excelled in mobility only by a few insects (Beals and Hoijer).┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or belonging to this phylum.
├│ 2. ┤having a notochord.
╩│chordate, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chorded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having chords or strings, as a musical instrument.
╩│chorded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chord organ,╕
┬┌┤ an electric organ with a row of buttons to be pushed by the fingers of the left hand to produce musical chords. The keys of the chord organ are played with the right hand.
╩│chord organ,╕
╜│chordotonal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ responsive to the vibrations or tones of sound.
╩│chordotonal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chordotonal organ,╕
┬┌┤ a structure especially in insects, spiders, and certain larvae which is capable of sensing small movements by means of sensory cells responsive to sound vibrations.
╩│chordotonal organ,╕
╜│chore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an odd job; small task.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Feeding his dog was his daily chore.┤
├│ 2. ┤a difficult or disagreeable thing to do.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She found housekeeping quite a chore. Preparing an income tax return is a chore if you have not kept good records.┤
╩│chore, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorea, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a nervous disorder characterized by involuntary twitching of the muscles; St. Vitus's dance.
├│ 2. ┤a similar disease affecting dogs and rarely horses, cattle, or pigs.
╩│chorea, ╛╕noun.
╜│choreal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having to do with, or symptomatic of, chorea.
├│ 2. ┤affected with chorea. Also, ╡choreic.┤
╩│choreal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chore boy,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.)
├│ 1. ┤a boy who does chores.
├│ 2. ┤a cook's helper or camp keeper on a ranch or in a lumber camp.
├│ 3. ┤(Informal.) errand boy.
╩│chore boy,╕
╜│choregraphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= choreographic.
╩│choregraphic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= choreographic.
╜│choregraphy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= choreography.
╩│choregraphy, ╛╕noun. ╟│= choreography.
╜│choreic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= choreal.
╩│choreic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= choreal.
╜│choreo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) dance; dancing.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Choreodrama = dance drama. Choreomania = a mania for dancing. Choreosymphony = a symphony that includes dancing.┤
╩│choreo-,╕
╜│choreograph, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌┤ to arrange or design dancing for.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The New York City Ballet unveiled ... "Ivesiana," which George Balanchine choreographed to music by the late Charles Ives (Newsweek).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to do choreography.
╩│choreograph, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│choreographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a planner or creator of dances in a ballet, motion picture, or musical play.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A musical comedy is the end product of the combined efforts of many people in addition to the cast--author, composer, lyricist, director, choreographer (New Yorker).┤
╩│choreographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│choreographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do choreography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Balinese dance is but one portion of the choreographic riches of Indonesia (Atlantic).┤
┬┤ Also, ╡choregraphic.┤
╩│choreographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│choreographist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= choreographer.
╩│choreographist, ╛╕noun. ╟│= choreographer.
╜│choreography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤the art of planning, designing, or arranging the dancing in a ballet, motion picture, or musical play; dance composition.
├│ b. ┤(formerly) any one of various written notations of dancing.
├│ 2. ┤the art of ballet or other dancing for the stage; dance compositions, collectively, as a branch of the arts.
├│ 3a. ┤a dance composition.
├│ b. ┤the dancing composed and arranged for a stage performance or motion picture. Also, ╡choregraphy.┤
╩│choreography, ╛╕noun.
╜│choriamb, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a classical poetic foot of four syllables, one long, two short, and one long.
┬┌┤ of or for a chorus, especially a chorus in an ancient Greek play.
╩│choric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chorine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a chorus girl.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [His] choreography has amazing liveliness, and the hoofing chorines are the jolliest bunch of girls in several seasons (Time).┤
╩│chorine, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorioallantoic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or belonging to the chorioallantois.
╩│chorioallantoic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chorioallantois, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a baglike fetal membrane formed by the fused walls of the chorion and the allantois, especially in birds. The chorioallantois of chick embryos is used as a culture medium for viruses and cells.
╩│chorioallantois, ╛╕noun.
╜│choriocarcinoma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cancer of the chorionic tissue, especially in the placenta during or immediately following pregnancy.
╩│choriocarcinoma, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorioid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= choroid.
╩│chorioid, ╛╕adjective, noun. ╟│= choroid.
╜│choriomeningitis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ inflammation of the membrane enveloping the brain, often due to a viral infection and characterized by the presence of lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid.
╔┤ ╢Ex. lymphocytic choriomeningitis.┤
╩│choriomeningitis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Embryology.) the outermost membrane, enclosing the amnion, of the sac which envelops the embryo or fetus of the higher vertebrates, such as mammals, birds, and reptiles.
╩│chorion, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorionic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the chorion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The human placenta is complex, as some living tissues of the uterus disappear and embryonic blood vessels on the chorionic villi are bathed in maternal blood (Tracy I. Storer).┤
╩│chorionic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│choripetalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) polypetalous.
╩│choripetalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│choriphyllous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) composed of separate leaves or parts, as a perianth.
╩│choriphyllous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chorisepalous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) polysepalous.
╩│chorisepalous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chorist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a chorus or choir.
╩│chorist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorister, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a singer in a choir.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Choristers and dancers pour out from the wings to take their places in the ... set for Scene 2 (Time).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= choirboy.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. A melody ... sung by the pure voice of a boyish chorister (George Eliot).┤
├│ 3. ┤the leader of a choir.
╩│chorister, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorizo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
┬┌┤ a Spanish sausage containing pork seasoned with cayenne pepper and reddened with paprika.
╩│chorizo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-zos.╕
╜│C horizon,╕
┬┌┤ the bottom layer of soil, beneath the B horizon, containing a mixture of decomposed rock and unchanged materials from which soil has not yet begun to form.
╩│C horizon,╕
╜│chorographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies chorography.
╩│chorographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or relating to the description of a country or district.
┼╕adv. ╡chorographically.┤
╩│chorographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chorographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chorographic.
╩│chorographical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chorographic.
╜│chorography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science and art of describing or mapping a district.
├│ 2. ┤a description or map of a district.
├│ 3. ┤the natural configuration and features of a region.
╩│chorography, ╛╕noun.
╜│choroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.)
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤like the chorion; membranous.
├│ 2. ┤having to do with or designating the choroid membrane or coat.
├╕noun ┤ ┤the choroid membrane or coat. Also, ╡chorioid.┤
╩│choroid, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│choroidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= choroid.
╩│choroidal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= choroid.
╜│choroiditis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Medicine.) inflammation of the choroid membrane of the eye.
╩│choroiditis, ╛╕noun.
╜│choroid membrane┐╕ or │coat,╕
┬┌┤ a delicate membrane or coat between the sclerotic coat and the retina of the eyeball.
╩│choroid membrane┐╕ or │coat,╕
╜│chorologic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chorology or geographical distribution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chorologic phenomena.┤
╩│chorologic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chorological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chorologic.
╩│chorological, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chorologic.
╜│chorologist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies chorology.
╩│chorologist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chorology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science dealing with geographical distribution, especially that of plants and animals.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a group of singers who sing together, such as a choir.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The local school chorus gave a concert at the town hall. While Heaven's whole chorus sings (Alexander Pope).┤
├│ 2a. ┤a song sung by many singers together. A chorus is often a part of an oratorio or a scene in an opera.
├│ b. ┤a musical composition written usually in four parts, each part being sung by a number of voices.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The college choir will sing the Hallelujah Chorus in Handel's Messiah.┤
├│ 3. ┤the repeated part of a song coming after each stanza, in which a chorus or the whole group often joins the solo singer or singers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everybody knew the chorus by heart.┤
┴┤ (SYN) refrain.
├│ 4. ┤(Figurative.) a saying by many at the same time; utterance in words or cries.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chorus of laughter. My question was answered by a chorus of "no's."┤
├│ 5. ┤(Theater.)
├│ a. ┤(in the modern theater) a group of singers and dancers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chorus of a musical comedy.┤
├│ b. ┤(in ancient Greek drama) an organized group of singers and dancers under a leader, engaging in dialogue with the actors and commenting on the action on stage. The chorus played an important role in Attic drama.
├│ c. ┤(in English drama) a group or part adapted from Attic tragedy, or (especially in Elizabethan plays) a single person, who speaks the prologue and explains or comments upon the course of events.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Admit me chorus to this history (Shakespeare).┤
├│ d. ┤the song, dance, or speech performed by a chorus in any of these senses.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to sing or utter all the same time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The audience chorused its approval by loud cheering.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to sing with a chorus; provide with a chorus.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Let every song be chorused with his name (Daniel Defoe).┤
├│ b. ┤(Figurative.) to add an expression, such as of assent to (another's utterances); echo.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to sing or speak all at the same time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The birds were chorusing around me.┤
└╕expr. ╡in chorus,┤ ┤all together at the same time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The whole class replied in chorus to the teacher's questions.┤
┬┌┤ a girl who sings or dances in the chorus of a musical comedy or revue; chorine.
╩│chorus girl,╕
╜│chose─╕ (1), ╛verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the past tense of ╡choose.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. She chose the red dress. They chose to vote for the other candidate.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Obsolete.) chosen; a past participle of ╡choose.┤
╩│chose─╕ (1), ╛verb.
╜│chose─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Law.) a thing; a piece of personal property.
└╕expr. ╡chose in action,┤ ┤an incorporeal right enforceable by legal action.
╔┤ ╢Ex. money due on a bond is a chose in action (William Blackstone).┤
╩│chose─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chose jugee,
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤a matter that has been decided already.
├│ 2. ┤(literally) thing judged.
╩│chose jugee,
╜│chosen, ╛╕verb, adjective.
┬┌╕verb ┤ ┤a past participle of ╡choose.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Have you chosen a book from the library?┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤picked out; selected from a group.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a carefully chosen target. Six chosen scouts marched at the front of the parade. Your lordship's thoughts are always just, your numbers harmonious, your words chosen, your expressions strong and manly (John Dryden).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Theology.) elect.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chosen of God, and precious (I Peter 2:4).┤
╩│chosen, ╛╕verb, adjective.
╜│Chosen People,╕
┬┌┤ the Israelites (in the Bible, Deuteronomy 14:2).
╩│Chosen People,╕
╜│chosisme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a form of literary realism current in the 1960's, especially in France, characterized by an emphasis on physical details, such as the exhaustive description or listing of a variety of objects.
╩│chosisme, ╛╕noun.
╜│chota hazri,
┬┌┤ a light refreshment served before breakfast in India.
╩│chota hazri,
╜│chota peg,
┬┌┤ a small drink of whiskey served in India.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Audrey insisted on pausing frequently for a chota peg (New Yorker).┤
╩│chota peg,
╜│chott, ╛╕noun. ╟│= shott.
╩│chott, ╛╕noun. ╟│= shott.
╜│chou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │choux.╕
┬┌┤ (French.)
├│ 1. ┤cabbage.
├│ 2. ┤an ornamental ribbon tied in a fluffly knot and worn on a dress or hat.
╩│chou, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │choux.╕
╜│Chou, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a Chinese dynasty ruling from about 1122 B.C. to about 256 B.C., a period notable as the era of the philosophers Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Mencius (Meng-tse).
╩│Chou, ╛╕noun.
╜│choucroute, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) sauerkraut.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Returning to the table, I finished my choucroute almost without noticing how good it was (New Yorker).┤
╩│choucroute, ╛╕noun.
╜│chough, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a European crow, black with red feet and a red beak.
├│ 2. ┤(of water) having short, irregular waves or small whirlpools; broken.
╩│chowchow┐╕ or │chow-chow, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│chow chow,╕ ╟│= chow╕ (1).
╩│chow chow,╕ ╟│= chow╕ (1).
╜│chowder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a thick soup, or sometimes a stew, usually made of clams or fish and potatoes, onions, salt pork, milk, and seasonings. Chowder is sometimes made with a vegetable such as corn in place of clams or fish.
╩│chowder, ╛╕noun.
╜│chowderhead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.Slang.) a fool; oaf; simpleton.
╩│chowderhead, ╛╕noun.
╜│chowhound, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a glutton.
╩│chowhound, ╛╕noun.
╜│chow line,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Informal.) a line of people waiting to be served at a cafeteria, lunch counter, or the like.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Dump your Navy sea bag on your bunk ... to take your place in the chow line in the galley (New Yorker).┤
╩│chow line,╕
╜│chow mein,
┬┌┤ a thickened stew of onions, celery, and meat, served with fried noodles. It may also contain bean sprouts, egg, mushrooms, or shrimp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chow mein is another one-dish main course that is popular in Chinese restaurants, and chicken chow mein is one of the most often selected of this variety (Ladies' Home Journal).┤
╩│chow mein,
╜│chowry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ a whisk for driving off flies, usually made of a yak's tail, and being in this form an ancient ensign of royalty in the East Indies.
╩│chowry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Chr.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Christ.┤
├│ 2. ┤Christian.
╩│Chr.,╕
╜│chrematistic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with money-making or the acquisition of wealth.
╩│chrematistic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chrematistics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of wealth; political economy as concerned with the accumulation and management of wealth.
╩│chrematistics, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrestomathy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
┬┌┤ a collection of literary passages.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Browning chrestomathy.┤
╩│chrestomathy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-thies.╕
╜│chrism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤consecrated oil, used by some churches in baptism and other sacred rites.
├│ 2. ┤a sacramental anointing; the ceremony of confirmation, especially as practiced in the Greek Church. Also, ╡chrisom.┤
╩│chrism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrismal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with chrism.
╩│chrismal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chrismation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the application of chrism.
╩│chrismation, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrismatory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌┤ the receptacle for the chrism.
╩│chrismatory, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│chrismon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Christogram.
╩│chrismon, ╛╕noun. ╟│= Christogram.
╜│chrisom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= chrism.┤
├│ 2a. ┤a white robe, garment, or cloth, formerly used to dress a child, especially to cover the head where the baptismal oil was placed, at baptism as a token of innocence. It was later given as an offering at the mother's purification or churching.
├│ b. ┤a child wearing this cloth or robe.
├│ c. ┤an infant; babe; innocent.
╩│chrisom, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrisom child,╕
┬┌┤ a child at about the age for baptism.
╩│chrisom child,╕
╜│Christ, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Jesus of Nazareth, whose life and teachings are the source of the Christian religion.
├│ 2. ┤Also, ╡the Christ.┤ the Messiah whose advent was foretold in the Old Testament; the Lord's Anointed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ (Matthew 16:20).┤
╩│Christ, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christ child,╕
┬┌┤ a picture or image of Christ in His childhood.
└╕expr. ╡the Christ child,┤ ┤Christ as a child.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many a time [she] spoke of her Christmas tree, and of the marvelous things which the Christ child would lay beneath it (Mary Howitt).┤
╩│Christ child,╕
╜│christcross, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.)
├│ 1a. ┤the figure or mark of a cross formerly placed in front of the alphabet in hornbooks, etc.
├│ b. ┤the alphabet.
├│ 2. ┤the figure or mark of a cross in general; crisscross.
╩│christcross, ╛╕noun.
╜│christcross-row, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) the alphabet (so called from the figure of a cross set before it in hornbooks).
╩│christcross-row, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christe eleison,
┬┌│ 1. ┤the words of an invocation in Latin litanies of the Roman Catholic Church, preceded and followed by Kyrie eleison, each of the three petitions being said three times.
├│ 2. ┤a musical setting to this prayer.
╩│Christe eleison,
╜│christen, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to give a first name to (a person) at baptism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The child was christened James. These young ladies--not supposed to have been actually christened by the names applied to them (Dickens).┤
├│ 2a. ┤to give a name to and dedicate (bells, ships, or other objects).
╔┤ ╢Ex. The new ship was christened before it was launched.┤
├│ b. ┤(Informal.) to make the first use of.
├│ 3. ┤to baptize as a Christian.
├│ 4. ┤to name; give a name to.
╩│christen, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│Christendom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤Christian countries; the Christian part of the world.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the monarchs of Christendom took part in the Crusades.┤
┬┌┤ baptism; the act or ceremony of baptizing and naming.
╩│christening, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christhood, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the condition of being the Christ.
╩│Christhood, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a person who believes in Christ and follows His teachings; person belonging to the religion of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Christians celebrate Christmas. Every Stoic was a Stoic; but in Christendom where is the Christian? (Emerson).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a decent, respectable, or presentable person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You must take your passage like a Christian (Dickens).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Informal and Dialect.) a human being as opposed to an animal.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a fitter food for a horse than a Christian (Henry Fielding).┤
├│ 4. ┤the principal character of John Bunyan's ╖Pilgrim's Progress.┤
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) one of the Disciples of Christ; Campbellite.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of Christ, His teachings, or His followers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Christian faith, Christian worship.┤
├│ 2. ┤believing in Christ; following His example or teachings; belonging to the religion of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Christian church, Christian countries.┤
├│ 3. ┤of Christians or Christianity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Christian God. If thou dost shed one drop of Christian blood (Shakespeare).┤
├│ 4. ┤showing a gentle, humble, helpful spirit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Christian kindness. That supply of light, of love, and of resolve, which enriches ... the Christian soul (Henry P. Liddon).┤
├│ 5. ┤(Informal.)
├│ a. ┤decent; civilized; respectable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Every man deserves a Christian burial. Had you been to fight with any Christian weapons (Scott).┤
├│ b. ┤human; not animal.
└╕expr. ╡most Christian,┤ ┤a title of the kings of France.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Religious criticism hath made but little progress among the subjects of the most Christian king (John Brown).┤
╩│Christian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│Christian Brothers,╕
┬┌┤ a religious congregation of Roman Catholic laymen, the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded about 1680 and devoted to the education of the poor.
╩│Christian Brothers,╕
╜│Christian Church,╕ ╟│= Disciples of Christ.
╩│Christian Church,╕ ╟│= Disciples of Christ.
╜│Christian Democrat,╕
┬┌┤ a member of any one of several political parties, especially those in western Europe, that advocate a policy of Christian socialism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The growth of Europe's Christian Democrats--multinational political parties with strong, if paradoxical, Christian and Socialist roots--remains a great postwar political phenomenon (Newsweek).┤
╩│Christian Democrat,╕
╜│Christian Democratic,╕
┬┌┤ of or having to do with Christian Democrats.
╩│Christian Democratic,╕
╜│Christian Era,╕
┬┌┤ the time since the date (now considered as having been set from four to eight years too late) assigned to the birth of Christ, in use in all predominantly Christian countries; A.D. is in the Christian Era; B.C. is before it.
╩│Christian Era,╕
╜│Christiania turn┐,╕ or │Christiania, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Skiing.) a skidding turn begun from a crouched position with the skis kept parallel, the body swinging in the desired direction during a spring just sufficient to free the skis from its weight: christie.
┬┌┤ the Christian religious system; Christianity (obsolete except as a nonce word, when Christianity is classed with other -isms).
╩│Christianism, ╛╕noun.
╜│christianite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a variety of the feldspar anorthite.
╩│christianite, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christianity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the religion taught by Christ and His followers; Christian religion.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The glory of Christianity is the very gap between its teachings of perfection and the struggles of a hopelessly imperfect mankind to reach it (Newsweek).┤
├│ 2. ┤Christian beliefs or faith; condition of being a Christian; Christian spirit or character.
╔┤ ╢Ex. His Christianity consisted of going to church on Sunday.┤
├│ 3. ┤all Christians; the Christian part of the world; Christendom.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Christianity recognizes the cross as its symbol.┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. Thousands of intelligent Africans, despite the odds against them, have Christianized themselves, educated themselves, civilized themselves (Atlantic).┤
┬┌┤ befitting or proper to a Christian; showing a Christian spirit.
╩│Christianlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christianly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤proper to or befitting a Christian.
├╕adv. ┤ ┤in a Christian manner; in a way becoming a Christian.
╩│Christianly, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│Christian name,╕
┬┌┤ a first name; given name.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "John" is the Christian name of "John Smith."┤
╩│Christian name,╕
╜│Christian Science,╕
┬┌┤ a religion and system of healing founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. It treats disease by mental and spiritual means, emphasizing the belief that a thorough spiritual understanding of God as the all-powerful source of all that is good and true can destroy sin, sickness, and the like without material aid.
╩│Christian Science,╕
╜│Christian Scientist,╕
┬┌┤ a believer in Christian Science; a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
╩│Christian Scientist,╕
╜│Christian socialism,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various socialistic theories or systems designed to secure practical adjustments for the benefit of all by the application of the principles of Christianity to the ordinary business of life.
╩│Christian socialism,╕
╜│christie┐╕ or │Christie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-tied,╕ │-tying.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= Christiania turn.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a Christiania turn or turns. Also, ╡christy.┤
╩│christie┐╕ or │Christie, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties,╕ ╛verb, ╞│-tied,╕ │-tying.╕
╜│Christ Jesus,╕ ╟│= Jesus.
╩│Christ Jesus,╕ ╟│= Jesus.
╜│Christless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ without Christ; lacking Christian spirit or faith; unchristian.
┼╕noun ╡Christlessness.┤
╩│Christless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christlike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ like Christ; like that of Christ; showing the spirit of Christ.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a Christlike patience (Thomas Ken).┤
┼╕noun ╡Christlikeness.┤
╩│Christlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of Christ; Christlike.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with Jesus Christ.
┼╕noun ╡Christliness.┤
╩│Christly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christmas, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the yearly celebration of the birth of Christ; December 25; Yule. Christmas is marked by special church services, giving of gifts, and sending of greetings.
├│ 2. ┤the religious and festive season before and after Christmas Day; Yule; Yuletide.
╩│Christmas, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christmasberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen shrub of the rose family found on the Pacific Coast of North America; toyon.
├│ 2. ┤the bright red berries of this shrub, often used for Christmas decoration.
╩│Christmasberry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│Christmas box,╕
┬┌┤ (British.)
├│ 1. ┤(originally) a box used at Christmas for the presents of money to apprentices, servants, porters, and other helpers.
├│ 2. ┤a tip given at Christmas to a servant or employee, or to public servants such as a letter carrier or policeman.
├│ 3a. ┤a Christmas present.
├│ b. ┤a box of presents at Christmas.
╩│Christmas box,╕
╜│Christmas cactus,╕
┬┌┤ a South American cactus with red flowers, naturally growing on trees for support but commonly grown as a house plant.
╩│Christmas cactus,╕
╜│Christmas card,╕
┬┌┤ an ornamental card sent by way of Christmas greeting.
╩│Christmas card,╕
╜│Christmas carol,╕
┬┌┤ a song or hymn sung in celebration of Christmas and especially of the nativity of Christ.
╩│Christmas carol,╕
╜│Christmas club,╕
┬┌┤ a group of bank accounts into which depositors, wishing to accumulate savings to be used for shopping before Christmas, make weekly deposits throughout the year.
╩│Christmas club,╕
╜│Christmas Day,╕
┬┌┤ December 25.
╩│Christmas Day,╕
╜│Christmas disease,╕
┬┌┤ a form of hemophilia, inherited and transmitted like classical hemophilia, but caused by the deficiency of a different clotting factor of the blood and somewhat less severe than classical hemophilia.
╩│Christmas disease,╕
╜│Christmas Eve,╕
┬┌┤ the night (often also the day) before Christmas Day, marked by preparations for the Christmas festival.
╩│Christmas Eve,╕
╜│Christmas fern,╕
┬┌┤ an evergreen fern of eastern North America, having simply pinnate fronds.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Christmas fern, being very firm in texture, is much used in holiday decoration (Science News Letter).┤
╩│Christmas fern,╕
╜│Christmas flower,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= Christmas rose.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= poinsettia.┤
╩│Christmas flower,╕
╜│Christmas pudding,╕
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) plum pudding served at Christmas dinner.
╩│Christmas pudding,╕
╜│Christmas rose,╕
┬┌┤ a low-growing, European, evergreen plant of the crowfoot family, grown for its white flowers which bloom in winter or early spring; black hellebore.
╩│Christmas rose,╕
╜│Christmas seal,╕
┬┌┤ an ornamental adhesive stamp offered for sale during the Christmas season.
╩│Christmas seal,╕
╜│Christmassy┐╕ or │Christmasy, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) in the spirit of Christmas; suitable for or suggestive of Christmas.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Strands of holly, laden with red berries, embroidered down each side of the inserts and ... around the cuffs are what make it [a dress] especially Christmassy (New Yorker).┤
╩│Christmassy┐╕ or │Christmasy, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christmastide, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Christmas season; Yuletide. It is properly from midnight of December 24 to New Year's Day or, especially in England, to Epiphany.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The door is decorated with a holly wreath at Christmastide, and passers-by seldom give the house a second glance (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│Christmastide, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christmastime, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the Christmas season.
╔┤ ╢Ex. At Christmastime, there were trees and holly and carols (Newsweek).┤
╩│Christmastime, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christmas tree,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen or artificial tree decorated with lights and ornaments, and often bearing Christmas presents. The Christmas tree now is a regular feature of the Christmas celebration in the United States and several other countries, especially Germany, where it originated.
├│ 2. ┤a special valve system used in oil wells.
├│ 3. ┤a small standard placed on the map of a plotting board to show the track of an aircraft or of a formation of aircraft.
╩│Christmas tree,╕
╜│Christocentric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having Christ as its center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Christocentric theology.┤
╩│Christocentric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the symbol XP used for Christ's name, especially as a monogram; chrismon. See ╡XP.┤┤
╩│Christogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christolatry,
┬┌┤ the worship of Christ.
╩│Christolatry,
╜│Christological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with Christology.
╩│Christological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Christology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the study of the life and attributes of Christ.
├│ 2. ┤a theory or doctrine concerning Christ.
╩│Christology, ╛╕noun.
╜│Christ's-thorn, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several Palestinian thorny shrubs or small trees supposed to have formed Christ's crown of thorns, as the common jujube.
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡chromo-┤ before vowels, as in ╖chrominance.┤
╩│chrom-,╕
╜│chroma, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ saturation and hue considered together as a quality of color; the degree of a color's freedom from white, gray, or black.
╔┤ ╢Ex. If you mixed steps of color between a pure red and a neutral gray of the same value, or lightness, you would have a series of chromas (Faber Birren).┤
╩│chroma, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromaffin, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an affinity for salts of chromic acid.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with certain pigmented cells in the medulla of a suprarenal gland.
┬┌┤ (combining form) the form of ╡chromato-┤ before vowels, as in ╖chromatin.┤
╩│chromat-,╕
╜│chromate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤a salt or ester of chromic acid.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to treat with a chromate.
╩│chromate, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-mated,╕ │-mating.╕
╜│chromatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1a. ┤of color or colors.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Most paint stores have chromatic charts.┤
├│ b. ┤of or having to do with chroma.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chromatic color.┤
├│ 2a. ┤progressing only by half steps instead of by the regular intervals of the musical scale.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There are twelve chromatic tones.┤
├│ b. ┤having to do with or involving the use of tones which do not belong to a particular key or musical scale.
├│ c. ┤of tones which are marked with accidentals, are not normal to the scale in which they occur, but do not cause modulation.
├╕noun ┤ ┤(Music.) ╡= accidental.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chromatically.┤
╩│chromatic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chromatic aberration,╕
┬┌┤ (Optics.) failure of the different colors of light to meet in one focus when refracted through a convex lens, resulting in a prismatic coloring around the edge of the image; chromatism.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An objective should be as free as possible from chromatic aberration, which causes colors to form around a brilliant object (Bernhard, Bennett, and Rice).┤
╩│chromatic aberration,╕
╜│chromaticism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of tones of a chromatic musical scale.
╩│chromaticism, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromaticity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the state, degree, or quality of being chromatic; chroma.
╩│chromaticity, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromaticness, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromaticity.
╩│chromaticness, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromaticity.
╜│chromatics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science that deals with colors.
├│ 2. ┤the branch of colorimetry dealing with hue and saturation.
╩│chromatics, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatic scale,╕
┬┌┤ a musical scale that progresses by half steps within the octave.
╩│chromatic scale,╕
╜│chromatid, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) one of the two identical longitudinal halves into which a chromosome divides during cell division, which in turn develops into a complete new chromosome.
╩│chromatid, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a protein substance in the nucleus of an animal or plant cell; chromoplasm. The chromosomes are made up in part of chromatin. It consists of granules or threads of deoxyribonucleic acid and protein, absorbs basic stains readily, and draws together to form chromosomes during mitosis.
├│ 2. ┤sex chromatin; Barr body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A cell component called chromatin is found in the nucleus of female cells but not in that of male cells (Science News Letter).┤
╩│chromatin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatinic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chromatin.
╩│chromatinic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromatism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromatic aberration.
╩│chromatism, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromatic aberration.
╜│chromatist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who studies chromatics.
╩│chromatist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromato-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.)
├│ 1. ┤color or the pigment producing it.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chromatology┤
├┤ ╡= the science of color.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤chromatin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chromatolysis┤
├┤ ╡= the disappearance of chromatin.┤ Also, ╡chromat-┤ before vowels.
╩│chromato-,╕
╜│chromatogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the pattern of separate sections on the adsorbent in chromatography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The mushrooms are minced, and after alcohol extraction and evaporation, a chromatogram on filter paper is prepared from the residue (Science News Letter).┤
╩│chromatogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatograph, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤an instrument for analyzing mixtures by chromatography.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to analyze or represent by using chromatography.
╩│chromatograph, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│chromatographer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person skilled in chromatography.
╩│chromatographer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with chromatography.
┼╕adv. ╡chromatographically.┤
╩│chromatographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromatography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the separation and analysis of mixtures of chemical compounds by the use of an adsorbing material, so that the different compounds become adsorbed in separate sections.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The amounts and kinds [of amino acids] in the stomach juices of the patients and normal persons after fasting were determined by paper-partition chromatography (Science News Letter).┤
╩│chromatography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the science of colors; chromatics.
╩│chromatology, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatolysis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the breakup and destruction of chromatin in a cell nucleus.
╩│chromatolysis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatolytic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or causing chromatolysis.
╩│chromatolytic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromatophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of the specialized pigment-bearing bodies in the cells of plants, especially of algae, such as a chloroplast or chromoplast.
├│ 2. ┤a pigment cell able to produce rapid color change in the skin of certain animals by its contraction or expansion, for example in a cuttlefish or a chameleon.
╩│chromatophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatophoric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or containing chromatophores.
╩│chromatophoric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromatoplasm, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the colored portions of protoplasm; the pigment substance of cells.
╩│chromatoplasm, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a device for compounding colors by combining light rays of different colors.
╩│chromatoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatrope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an arrangement in a magic lantern, stereopticon, or other light projector for producing effects similar to those of a kaleidoscope.
├│ 2. ┤a device consisting of a disk on which circular arcs of bright colors are so placed that when the disk is revolved rapidly streams of color seem to flow to or from the center.
╩│chromatrope, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromatype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Photography.)
├│ 1. ┤a picture made upon paper sensitized with bichromate of potassium or some other salt of chromium.
├│ 2. ┤the process of making such pictures.
╩│chromatype, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrome, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chromed,╕ │chroming.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤╡= chromium.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the name given to several different paint pigments, such as chrome yellow.
├│ b. ┤(Dyeing.) potassium or sodium dichromate.
├│ 3. ┤╡= chrome steel.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to cover or plate with chrome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chromed steel.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Dyeing.) to treat with a solution of potassium or sodium dichromate.
╩│chrome, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│chromed,╕ │chroming.╕
╜│chrome alum,╕
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) an alum containing trivalent chromium, such as a violet crystalline compound, ammonium chromic sulfate, used as a mordant, or a violet-red crystalline compound, potassium chromic sulfate, also used as a mordant.
╩│chrome alum,╕
╜│chrome green,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several green pigments containing chromium, used in paints and dyes and in textile printing. The chrome greens consist chiefly of chromic oxide.
╩│chrome green,╕
╜│chrome iron┐╕ or │chrome iron ore,╕ ╟│= chromite ╕(def. 1).
╩│chrome iron┐╕ or │chrome iron ore,╕ ╟│= chromite ╕(def. 1).
╜│chrome leather,╕
┬┌┤ leather tanned with salts of chromium.
╩│chrome leather,╕
╜│chrome-plated, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤covered or ornamented with chrome.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chrome-plated steel.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) garish; lavish.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chrome-plated economy.┤
╩│chrome-plated, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chrome red,╕
┬┌┤ any one of several bright-red pigments consisting of basic lead chromate.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A red pigment known as chrome red may be prepared by boiling chrome yellow with a dilute alkali (W. N. Jones).┤
╩│chrome red,╕
╜│chrome steel,╕
┬┌┤ a very hard, strong steel containing chromium; chromium steel.
╩│chrome steel,╕
╜│chrome tanning,╕
┬┌┤ a method of tanning leather by treating it with a solution of chromium salt, such as potassium dichromate.
╩│chrome tanning,╕
╜│chrome yellow,╕
┬┌┤ a yellow coloring matter made from neutral lead chromate, or sometimes from zinc chromate or barium chromate, and used in some yellow paints.
╩│chrome yellow,╕
╜│chromic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤of chromium.
├│ 2. ┤containing chromium, especially with a valence of 3.
╩│chromic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromic acid,╕
┬┌┤ an acid occurring only in solutions or in the form of its salts (chromates).
╩│chromic acid,╕
╜│chromidrosis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the secretion of colored sweat.
╩│chromidrosis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrominance, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the difference between any color and a reference color of equal light intensity, used as a colorimetric unit in transmitting hue and saturation signals in color television.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Colour information is supplied to the television receiver by a chrominance signal (New Scientist).┤
╩│chrominance, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromiole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small fragment or granule of chromatin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Each chromomere consists in turn of one or more smaller particles called chromioles (Heber W. Youngken).┤
╩│chromiole, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mineral containing iron and chromium, the commercial source of chromium.
├│ 2. ┤(Chemistry.)
├│ a. ┤a salt of chromous acid.
├│ b. ┤a salt of chromium, especially one with a valence of 2.
╩│chromite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a grayish, hard, brittle, metallic chemical element that does not rust or become dull easily when exposed to air; chrome. The element chromium occurs as a plating, as a constituent of stainless steel, and in making dyes and paints.
╩│chromium, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromium steel,╕ ╟│= chrome steel.
╩│chromium steel,╕ ╟│= chrome steel.
╜│chromo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
┬┌┤ a colored picture printed from a series of stones or plates;
╩│chromo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mos.╕
╜│chromo-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) color; pigmentation: ╖Chromophore┤ ╡= a color-producing chemical group.┤ Also, ╡chrom-┤ before vowels.
╩│chromo-,╕
╜│chromodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or relating to chromodynamics.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The chromodynamic force ... bind[s] quarks to other quarks (Science News).┤
╩│chromodynamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromodynamics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) the study of the action of forces by which the property of color binds quarks together.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An essential requirement of chromodynamics is that each species of quark possess three aspects called colors, which have to do with the way it combines with other quarks to form a larger particle (New York Times Magazine).┤
╩│chromodynamics, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Chemistry.) an organic substance that forms a colored compound or becomes a pigment when exposed to air.
├│ 2a. ┤a compound (not a dye) having color-forming groups and thus capable of being converted into a dye.
├│ b. ┤a dye derived from naphthalene, producing a brown color in wool when oxidized.
├│ 3. ┤the coloring matter of a plant.
╩│chromogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromogenic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤producing color.
├│ 2. ┤of chromogen or a chromogen.
├│ 3. ┤developing a characteristic color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chromogenic bacteria.┤
╩│chromogenic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Photography.) any one of the three negatives taken through differently colored screens, produced in the process of photographing objects in their natural colors.
╩│chromogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromoleucite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cytoplasmic color granule; chromoplast.
╩│chromoleucite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromolithograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromo.
╩│chromolithograph, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromo.
╜│chromolithographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or executed in chromolithography.
╩│chromolithographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromolithography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the art or process of printing pictures in color by a series of stones or plates.
╩│chromolithography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromomere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Biology.) one of the deeply staining granules or bands on a chromosome, composed of deoxyribonucleic acid.
╩│chromomere, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Nuclear Physics.) a hypothetical constituent of quarks that determines the property of color.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The color of the composite system is determined by preons called chromon; there are four of them, one with the color red, one yellow, one blue, and one colorless (Scientific American).┤
╩│chromon, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromonema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
┬┌┤ one of the fine filaments, often coiled, of which chromosomes are composed.
╩│chromonema, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mata.╕
╜│chromophil, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤having an affinity for color; staining readily.
├│ 2. ┤╡= chromaffin.┤
╩│chromophil, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chromophil.
╩│chromophilous, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chromophil.
╜│chromophore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) a group of atoms which produce the color within the molecules of colored organic compounds.
╩│chromophore, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromophotograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a photograph in natural color.
╩│chromophotograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromophotographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with chromophotography.
╩│chromophotographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromophotography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the production of photographs of objects in their natural colors; color photography.
╩│chromophotography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromophyll, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a coloring substance in a plant cell (usually excluding chlorophyll).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chromophyll is a broad term applied to either the yellow or orange pigments found in chromoplastids (Heber W. Youngken).┤
╩│chromophyll, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromoplasm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromatin.
╩│chromoplasm, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromatin.
╜│chromoplast, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Botany.) a yellow or red body in the cytoplasm of a plant cell containing carotenoid coloring matter. The colors of flowers and fruits are largely due to the presence of chromoplasts.
╩│chromoplast, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromoplastid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromoplast.
╩│chromoplastid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chromoplast.
╜│chromoprotein, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a conjugated protein containing a pigment that gives color to the compound, such as a hemoglobin or a flavoprotein.
╩│chromoprotein, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromosomal, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a chromosome or chromosomes; resembling a chromosome or chromosomes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Microscopically detectable changes in chromosome structure are called chromosomal mutations or aberrations (The Effect of Atomic Weapons).┤
┼╕adv. ╡chromosomally.┤
╩│chromosomal, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromosome, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of the rod-shaped bodies found in the nucleus of a cell that appear when the cell divides. Chromosomes are derived from the parents and carry the genes that determine heredity, controlling the development of the organism and determining its nature. They are of a definite number for each species and occur in pairs in most organisms, except in their germ cells. The genetic material in each chromosome is a long polynucleotide strand, usually of deoxyribonucleic acid but sometimes of ribonucleic acid, set in a protein matrix.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The human embryo develops into a person ... because the material carried in its chromosomes, its constellation of genes, initiates and guides a marvelously coordinated sequence of reactions that leads inevitably, under normal conditions, to the differentiation and growth of a human being (Atlantic).┤
╩│chromosome, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromosome number,╕
┬┌┤ (Biology.) the number of chromosomes present in a given species of organism, normally constant for each species.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A recount indicates that the human chromosome number ordinarily is 46 (44 autosomes plus 2 sex chromosomes) and not 48 as believed for so long (Lorus and Margery Milne).┤
╩│chromosome number,╕
╜│chromosphere, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a red-hot layer of gas around the sun which can be seen only during a total eclipse. It forms the third of the four layers of the atmosphere of the sun and is over 8,000 miles deep.
├│ 2. ┤a similar layer around a star.
╩│chromosphere, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromospheric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the chromosphere.
╩│chromospheric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromotype, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a print in colors, produced by any process, as chromolithography.
├│ 2. ┤a photograph in colors.
╩│chromotype, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromotypic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a chromotype or chromotypy; having to do with or characteristic of a chromotype or chromotypy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. chromotypic printing.┤
╩│chromotypic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromotypy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any process of printing in colors.
╩│chromotypy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chromous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.)
├│ 1. ┤of or having to with chromium.
├│ 2. ┤containing chromium, especially with a valence of 2.
╩│chromous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chromyl, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Chemistry.) containing the bivalent radical containing one atom of chromium and two of oxygen.
╩│chromyl, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chron-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) the form of ╡chrono-┤ before vowels, as in ╖chronic.┤
╩│chron-,╕
╜│chron.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤chronological.
├│ 2. ┤chronology.
╩│chron.,╕
╜│Chron.,╕
┬┌┤ Chronicles (books of the Old Testament).
╩│Chron.,╕
╜│chronaxie┐╕ or │chronaxy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the time required for a constant electric current to activate a nerve cell or other excitable organ, used to detect changes in nervous or muscular responses.
╩│chronaxie┐╕ or │chronaxy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤lasting a long time; lingering; long-continued (contrasted with ╖acute┤).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Rheumatism is often a chronic disease.┤
├│ b. ┤having suffered long from an illness or other affliction; continued.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chronic invalid.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) never stopping; constant; habitual.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chronic liar, a chronic smoker. My brother is a chronic tease.┤
┴┤ (SYN) continuous, inveterate, confirmed.
├│ 3. ┤(Obsolete.) of or relating to time; chronological.
┼╕adv. ╡chronically.┤
╩│chronic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chronical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chronic.
╩│chronical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chronic.
╜│chronicity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a chronic condition or state.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the chronicity of a disease.┤
╩│chronicity, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronicle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a record of happenings in the order in which they happened; history; story.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Columbus kept a careful and detailed chronicle of his voyages.┤
┴┤ (SYN) history, annals.
├│ 2a. ┤a record; register; narrative; account.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Human history had hitherto always been written ... as a chronicle of remarkable happenings (Edmund Wilson).┤
├│ b. ┤a frequent title of newspapers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Daily Chronicle, Weekly Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to write the history of; tell the story of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Many of the old monks chronicled the Crusades. He chronicled the story of a self-made man.┤
┴┤ (SYN) narrate.
├│ 2. ┤to put on record; register.
╩│chronicle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
╜│chronicle history,╕
┬┌┤ an Elizabethan descriptive title for a chronicle play.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Chronicle History of Henry the Fifth (Shakespeare).┤
╩│chronicle history,╕
╜│chronicle play,╕
┬┌┤ a play based on historical matter, especially such as is found in the English historical chronicles of Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed. Shakespeare's ╖Richard III┤ is a chronicle play.
╩│chronicle play,╕
╜│chronicler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a writer of a chronicle; a recorder of events; historian.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Plato was not, like Xenophon, a chronicler of facts (Benjamin Jowett).┤
╩│chronicler, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chronicles, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (┤(╖sing. in use┤).) either of two books of the Old Testament, called I Chronicles and II Chronicles, coming after II Kings. They are called ╖I Paralipomenon┤ and ╖II Paralipomenon┤ in the Douay Bible.
╩│Chronicles, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│chronic respiratory disease,╕
┬┌┤ a chronic, viral air-sac infection common in domestic chickens.
╩│chronic respiratory disease,╕
╜│chrono-,╕
┬┌┤ (combining form.) time.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chronometer = an instrument that measures time.┤
┬┤ Also, ╡chron-┤ before vowels.
╩│chrono-,╕
╜│chronobiology, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the study of biorhythm.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the relationships discovered by chronobiology is that the many rhythms within the human body normally move in a set synchrony with one another (Philip Hilts).┤
┼╕adj. ╡chronobiological.┤
┼╕noun ╡chronobiologist.┤
╩│chronobiology, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronogram, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a phrase, sentence, or inscription in which certain letters (usually distinguished by size or otherwise from the rest) express by their numerical values a date or epoch.
├│ 2. ┤a record of time, as one made by a chronograph.
╩│chronogram, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronogrammatic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or based on a chronogram.
╩│chronogrammatic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chronograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument for measuring very short intervals of time accurately, such as a stop watch.
├│ 2. ┤an instrument for recording the exact instant of an astronomical or other occurrence.
╩│chronograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a chronograph.
╩│chronographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chronography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the use of the chronograph.
╩│chronography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronol.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤chronological.
├│ 2. ┤chronology.
╩│chronol.,╕
╜│chronologer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chronologist.
╩│chronologer, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chronologist.
╜│chronologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chronological.
╩│chronologic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chronological.
╜│chronological, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ arranged in the order in which the events happened; of or in accordance with chronology.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In telling a story a person usually follows chronological order.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chronologically.┤
╩│chronological, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chronological age,╕
┬┌┤ (Psychology.) the actual age of a person, used as the divisor of his mental age to determine his IQ.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of measuring time and of determining the proper order and dates of events.
├│ 2. ┤a table or list that gives the exact dates of events arranged in the order in which they happened.
├│ 3. ┤a system of arranging time in periods and assigning dates to events; arrangement of the exact dates of events in the order in which they happened.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] was then able by a process of interpolation to fit some of theplays of uncertain date in their most likely position in the sequence--and so produce new evidence of their chronology (C. B. Williams).┤
╩│chronology, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-gies.╕
╜│chronometer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a clock or watch that keeps very accurate time. A ship's chronometer is used in determining longitude at sea from the time.
╩│chronometer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronometric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with chronometry; relating to the measurement of time.
┼╕adv. ╡chronometrically.┤
╩│chronometric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chronometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chronometric.
╩│chronometrical, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chronometric.
╜│chronometry, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science or art of accurately measuring time.
├│ 2. ┤measurement of time.
╩│chronometry, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronon, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ hypothetical minimal unit of time in quantum physics.
╩│chronon, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronophotograph, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤one of a series of photographs of a moving object, taken at equal intervals to record the stages of the motion, as stroboscopic photographs.
├│ 2. ┤the series itself.
╩│chronophotograph, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronophotography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the taking of chronophotographs.
╩│chronophotography, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronoscope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of several instruments which measure very small intervals of time accurately.
╩│chronoscope, ╛╕noun.
╜│chronoscopic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a chronoscope.
├│ 2. ┤that measures duration.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chronoscopic instrument.┤
╩│chronoscopic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chronotherapy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a treatment for insomnia by adjusting the patient's rhythm of sleeping and waking.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the stage in the development of moths, butterflies, and most other insects between the larva and the adult stage, when the larva lives in a hard case or cocoon; pupa.
├│ 2. ┤the case or cocoon.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a stage of development or change.
┬┌┤ a yellow, crystalline powder obtained as by-product in the manufacture of rosaniline and used chiefly in dyeing leather and silk.
╩│chrysaniline, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysanthemum, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several cultivated plants withround flowers of various colors that bloom in the fall. It belongs to the composite family. The different varieties show a great range in the size and form of the flower.
├│ 2. ┤its flower. Chrysanthemums have many petals and bloom in many shades, especially in white, yellow, red, and brown.
╩│chrysanthemum, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysarobin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow, crystalline powder derived from Goa powder, used medicinally in the treatment of skin diseases.
╩│chrysarobin, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chryseis, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Greek Legend.) the beautiful young daughter of a priest of Apollo, captured by the Greeks during the Trojan War and given to Agamemnon. The Greeks held her captive until Apollo sent a plague upon their camp.
╩│Chryseis, ╛╕noun.
╜│chryselephantine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ made of or overlaid with gold and ivory.
╩│chryselephantine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chryso-aristocracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
┬┌┤ an aristocracy of gold or wealth.
╩│chryso-aristocracy, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cies.╕
╜│chrysoberyl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellowish or pale-green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate, used as a semiprecious stone; cymophane.
╩│chrysoberyl, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysochlore, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a genus of South African moles, noted for the brilliant metallic luster of their fur.
╩│chrysochlore, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysocolla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of copper, varying in color from green to blue.
╩│chrysocolla, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysocracy, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the rule of gold or wealth; plutocracy.
╩│chrysocracy, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysolite, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a yellow or green semiprecious stone; olivine; peridot. Chrysolite is a silicate of magnesium and iron found in lava.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ancient topaz was the present chrysolite (Charles W. King).┤
╩│chrysolite, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysomelid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= leaf beetle.
╩│chrysomelid, ╛╕noun. ╟│= leaf beetle.
╜│chrysomonad, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a large group of infusorians having one or two flagella and no contractile vacuole.
╩│chrysomonad, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysoprase, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a light-green, semiprecious stone, a variety of chalcedony, with a waxy to pearly luster, used as a gem.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The signet ring of chrysoprase ... seemed to blaze with hidden fire (Longfellow).┤
╩│chrysoprase, ╛╕noun.
╜│chrysotile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Mineralogy.) a fibrous serpentine. It is the most important type of asbestos.
╩│chrysotile, ╛╕noun.
╜│chs.,╕
┬┌┤ chapters.
╩│chs.,╕
╜│chthonian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ living in or under the surface of the earth (used especially of underworld deities).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Hermes stood in the cycle of the chthonian gods, the powers that send up fruits and bounteous blessing from below (John Leitch).┤
╩│chthonian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chthonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chthonian.
╩│chthonic, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chthonian.
╜│chthonophagia, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an unhealthy desire to eat earth or dirt.
╩│chthonophagia, ╛╕noun.
╜│CHU╕ (no periods),
┬┌┤ centigrade heat unit (a unit for measuring heat, equal approximately to 1.8 B.t.u.).
╩│CHU╕ (no periods),
╜│chub, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chubs╕ or (collectively) │chub.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a thick freshwater fish of Europe, related to the carp.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The big chub sleep away the lazy day (G. C. Davies).┤
├│ 2. ┤any one of several small, freshwater fishes of the central and eastern United States and Canada. They are not related to the European chub.
╩│chub, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chubs╕ or (collectively) │chub.╕
╜│Chubasco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
┬┌┤ a heavy thunderstorm of the west coast of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, occurring especially in May.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the fury of the dreaded Chubasco winds that sometimes come up suddenly from the south (Sunset).┤
╩│Chubasco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
╜│chubby, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-bier,╕ │-biest.╕
┬┌┤ round and plump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chubby child. Most babies have chubby cheeks.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chubbily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chubbiness.┤
╩│chubby, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-bier,╕ │-biest.╕
╜│chuck─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
┬┌╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to give a slight blow or tap; pat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chucked the baby under the chin.┤
├│ 2a. ┤to throw or toss.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He chucked the stones into the pond.┤
├│ b. ┤to throw out; toss out.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "I do not like chucking money away," he said (London Times). It's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck 'im out, the brute!" (Rudyard Kipling).┤
├│ 3. ┤(Slang, Figurative.) to quit; give up or abandon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a wild yearning to chuck it all and take a steamer to Tahiti (Atlantic). It would be a tragedy if Mr. [Cecil] King succeeded in reviving the suspicion ... Chuck it, Cecil (Punch).┤
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a slight blow or tap.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He gave the baby a chuck under the chin.┤
├│ 2. ┤a throw or toss.
╩│chuck─╕ (1), ╛verb, noun.
╜│chuck─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any device for holding a tool or piece of work in a machine, especially in a drill or lathe.
├│ 2a. ┤a cut of beef between the neck and the shoulder. It includes the first three ribs.
├│ b. ┤a similar cut of lamb or mutton.
├│ 3. ┤(Western U.S.) food; provisions.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The outfit consisted of a wagon loaded with chuck (J. M. Hunter).┤
├│ 4. ┤a boat chock.
╩│chuck─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chuck─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a cluck made by a hen calling chickens, by people calling fowls, or to incite a horse.
├│ 2. ┤(Archaic.) a familiar term of endearment, applied to husbands, wives, children, close companions, or other intimates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to make a clucking noise like a fowl, or that used in calling fowls.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to call (together) by making this noise.
╩│chuck─╕ (3), ╛noun, verb.
╜│chuck-a-luck, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a gambling game in which bets are placed on the total or combinations shown on three dice rolled in a cage shaped like an hourglass. Also, ╡chuck-luck.┤
╩│chuck-a-luck, ╛╕noun.
╜│Chuckchee, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chee╕ or │-chees.╕ ╟│= Chukchi.
╩│Chuckchee, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chee╕ or │-chees.╕ ╟│= Chukchi.
╜│Chuckchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi╕ or │-chis.╕ ╟│= Chukchi.
╩│Chuckchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi╕ or │-chis.╕ ╟│= Chukchi.
╜│chucker, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a person who throws, especially a baseball pitcher.
╩│chucker, ╛╕noun.
╜│chuck-full, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chock-full.
╩│chuck-full, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= chock-full.
╜│chuck hole┐,╕ or │chuckhole, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) a deep depression or hole in a street or road.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Can you imagine the jolt when a truck loaded with fifty tons of green logs hits a solidly-frozen chuck hole? (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│chuck hole┐,╕ or │chuckhole, ╛╕noun.
╜│chuckle─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling,╕ ╛noun.
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to laugh to oneself.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to laugh in an easy, amused manner, with a degree of satisfaction.
├│ 3. ┤to cluck, as a fowl does.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a soft laugh; quiet laughter.
├│ 2. ┤the act or sound of chuckling.
┼╕noun ╡chuckler.┤
┼╕adv. ╡chucklingly.┤
╩│chuckle─╕ (1), ╛verb, ╞│-led,╕ │-ling,╕ ╛noun.
╜│chuckle─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ big and clumsy; blockish (applied contemptuously, especially to the head).
╩│chuckle─╕ (2), ╛adjective.
╜│chucklehead, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a stupid person; dunce.
├│ 2. ┤a large or thick head.
╩│chucklehead, ╛╕noun.
╜│chuckleheaded, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ thickheaded; dull; stupid.
┼╕noun ╡chuckleheadedness.┤
╩│chuckleheaded, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chuckler, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a member of a caste of tanners or cobblers in India.
╩│chuckler, ╛╕noun.
╜│chucklesome, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ causing chuckles.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The humor in this book is chucklesome (New York Times). J J is a chucklesome old caution rather than a scoundrel (Punch).┤
╩│chucklesome, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chuck-luck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuck-a-luck.
╩│chuck-luck, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuck-a-luck.
╜│chuckly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lier,╕ │-liest.╕
┬┌┤ chuckling; chucklesome; merry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mr. Scott's soothing commentary goes on--now tentative, now chuckly, ... now a shade coy (Punch).┤
╩│chuckly, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-lier,╕ │-liest.╕
╜│chuck wagon,╕
┬┌┤ (Western U.S.) a wagon that carries food and cooking equipment for cowboys or harvest workers. It is now sometimes a truck.
╩│chuck wagon,╕
╜│chuckwalla, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large, brownish lizard of the desert areas of the southwestern United States.
╔┤ ╢Ex. experiments with fur-swathed desert lizards known as chuckwallas to demonstrate an insulating effect against vital heat absorption by cold-blooded animals (Science News Letter).┤
╩│chuckwalla, ╛╕noun.
╜│chuck-will's-widow, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a goatsucker of the southern United States, like but larger than the whippoorwill, named for its call.
╩│chuck-will's-widow, ╛╕noun.
╜│chucky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chuckies.╕
┬┌┤ (Scottish.)
├│ 1. ┤a chicken or other bird.
├│ 2. ┤(as a term of endearment) little or dear chuck.
╩│chucky, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chuckies.╕
╜│chuddah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuddar.
╩│chuddah, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuddar.
╜│chuddar┐╕ or │chudder, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rectangular piece of cloth used as a shawl in India and Iran.
╩│chuddar┐╕ or │chudder, ╛╕noun.
╜│chufa, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a sedge native to southern Europe, but widely cultivated elsewhere, bearing small, edible tubers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The far-off windy chuff of a shunting train (D. H. Lawrence).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to chug.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The vessel ... stopped here briefly on her way to work; she'll pay a visit to Chicago for a couple of days' open house, and then chuff to home port (Wall Street Journal).┤
╜│chukar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kars╕ or (collectively) │-kar.╕
┬┌┤ a gray and reddish-brown Asian partridge, common in southeastern Asia and Europe, and now a game bird in the Pacific Northwest. Also, ╡chukkar.┤
╩│chukar, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-kars╕ or (collectively) │-kar.╕
╜│Chukchee, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chee╕ or │-chees.╕ ╟│= Chukchi.
╩│Chukchee, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chee╕ or │-chees.╕ ╟│= Chukchi.
╜│Chukchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi╕ or │-chis.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an aboriginal people inhabiting extreme northeastern Siberia.
├│ 2. ┤the Paleosiberian language of these people. Also, ╡Chuckchi,┤ ╡Chukchee.┤
╩│Chukchi, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-chi╕ or │-chis.╕
╜│chukka, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(British.) chukker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A 60-yarder ... gave Ratanda another goal early in the last chukka to make victory reasonably certain (London Times).┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= chukka boot.┤
╩│chukka, ╛╕noun.
╜│chukka boot,╕
┬┌┤ an ankle-high leather boot, similar to that worn for polo.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A traditional two eyelet chukka boot of soft and durable brown mule hide (New Yorker).┤
╩│chukka boot,╕
╜│chukkar─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-kars╕ or (collectively) │-kar.╕ ╟│= chukar.
╩│chukkar─╕ (1), ╛noun, ╞pl. │-kars╕ or (collectively) │-kar.╕ ╟│= chukar.
╜│chukker┐╕ or │chukkar─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a period of play in a polo game, usually lasting 7 1/2 minutes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Between chukkers of the Royal Windsor Polo Cup matches at Windsor Great Park, England, an announcer called for volunteers to replace turf dug up by the ponies' hooves on the rain-soaked field (Newsweek).┤
╩│chukker┐╕ or │chukkar─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│chula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
┬┌┤ a lively dancing song of Portugal.
╩│chula, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕
╜│chullo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a knitted hat with earflaps worn in Bolivia and Peru.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a member of an extinct North American Indian tribe, formerly inhabiting a part of the southern California coast.
├│ 2. ┤the Hokan language of this tribe.
╩│Chumash, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mash╕ or │-mashes.╕
╜│chummer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who uses chum or throws it overboard in fishing.
╩│chummer, ╛╕noun.
╜│chummy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-mier,╕ │-miest.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.) like a chum; very friendly; intimate; sociable.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Stroessner himself was chummy enough with Peron to put his picture and Peron's together on Paraguayan postage stamps (Time). He was accused of pushing labor into too chummy a relationship with the factory owners (Wall Street Journal).┤
┼╕adv. ╡chummily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chumminess.┤
╩│chummy, ╛╕adjective, ╞│-mier,╕ │-miest.╕
╜│chump─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Informal.) a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
├│ 2. ┤a short, thick block of wood.
├│ 3. ┤a thick, blunt end.
├│ 4. ┤(Slang.) the head.
└╕expr. ╡off one's chump,┤ ┤(Slang.) off one's head; out of one's senses.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Turner kept jabbering away ... and at first I thought he was off his chump (New Yorker).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤(in the East Indies) prepared lime, especially a fine kind made from calcined shell and chewed with the areca nut and the betel leaf.
├│ 2. ┤a fine plaster for building, capable of receiving a high polish.
╩│chunam, ╛╕noun.
╜│chunk─╕ (1), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤a thick piece or lump.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chunk of wood.┤
├│ 2. ┤a stocky animal or person.
├│ 3. ┤a strong, stout animal, especially a horse.
╩│chunk─╕ (1), ╛noun.
╜│chunk─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ to make a plunging sound, like a paddle in water.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For a time he is on a paddlesteamer--chunking, in the best Kipling tradition (Punch).┤
╩│chunk─╕ (2), ╛intransitive verb.
╜│chunkey, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Indian game of the southeastern United States, played with a stone disk and a pole with a crook at one end, the object being to throw the pole so that its crook comes to rest around the disk.
╩│chunkey, ╛╕noun.
╜│chunklet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small chunk.
╩│chunklet, ╛╕noun.
╜│chunky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chunkier,╕ │chunkiest.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤like a chunk; short and thick.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He threw a chunky log on the fire.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) stocky.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The little boy had a chunky build.┤
┴┤ (SYN) thick-set, stumpy.
┼╕adv. ╡chunkily.┤
┼╕noun ╡chunkiness.┤
╩│chunky, ╛╕adjective, ╞│chunkier,╕ │chunkiest.╕
╜│chunnel, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cross-channel tunnel.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Engineers revived the interest of investors in a chunnel ... under the English Channel, for railroads (Alzada Comstock).┤
╩│chunnel, ╛╕noun.
╜│chuno, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤potatoes frozen by exposure, thawed, and dried, forming the chief vegetable food of Indians of Bolivia and Peru.
├│ 2. ┤the floury substance made from these potatoes.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Chuno did not spoil, and the Indians used it instead of wheat to make their bread (John C. Campbell).┤
├┤ Also, ╡chunu.┤
╩│chuno, ╛╕noun.
╜│chunter, ╛╕intransitive verb.
┬┌┤ (British Dialect or Informal.)
├│ 1. ┤to mutter; grumble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He had been chuntering on for some time before I began to listen (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├│ 2. ┤to rumble.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [He] chuntered up the hill in his 25-year-old Austin (M. Parkin).┤
╩│chunter, ╛╕intransitive verb.
╜│chunu, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuno.
╩│chunu, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chuno.
╜│chupatti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis╕ or │-ties.╕ ╟│= chapatti.
╩│chupatti, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-tis╕ or │-ties.╕ ╟│= chapatti.
╜│chuppah, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chuppahs,╕ │chuppoth.╕
┬┌┤ the canopy under which the Jewish wedding ceremony is performed. Also, ╡huppah,┤ ╡huppa.┤
╩│chuppah, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │chuppahs,╕ │chuppoth.╕
╜│church, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a building for public Christian worship or religious services.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The church was full on Sunday morning. I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching (Ralph Waldo Emerson).┤
┴┤ (SYN) cathedral, chapel.
├│ 2. ┤public worship of God in a church.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is never late for church.┤
├│ 3a. ┤Usually, ╡Church.┤ a group of persons with the same religious beliefs and under the same authority; denomination.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church.┤
┴┤ (SYN) sect.
├│ b. ┤that portion of the whole body of believers in Christ, or of one denomination of these, which belongs to a particular country, nation, state, or city.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Established Church of Scotland.┤
├│ 4. ┤a locally organized unit of a group of Christians for religious services; congregation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We belong to the First Baptist Church.┤
├│ 5. ┤Usually, ╡the Church.┤ all Christians; the whole body of believers in Christ collectively.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The church is that body of men in whom the Spirit of God dwells as the Source of their excellence (Frederick W. Robertson).┤
├│ 6. ┤Also, ╡Church.┤ the organization of a church; ecclesiastical authority or power as embodied in the clergy and historically constituting one of the three estates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. church and state. The Church was in a very strong position in opposing royal divorces and irregular marriages (Bertrand Russell).┤
├│ 7. ┤the profession of a clergyman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He is going into the church as a career.┤
├│ 8a. ┤any religious body other than Christian; a non-Christian creed or congregation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the Jewish church.┤
├│ b. ┤a building for public worship or religious services of such a body.
┴┤ (SYN) temple.
├│ 9. ┤any building, group, or organization like a church.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or belonging to church, the church, or a church; ecclesiastical.
╔┤ ╢Ex. church music.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to conduct or bring to church, as for a ceremony or service.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The English judges are officially churched in the Easter term.┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S.) to bring under church judgment or censure.
╩│church, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│church father,╕
┬┌┤ one of the fathers or leaders of the early Christian Church.
╩│church father,╕
╜│churchgoer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person who goes to church regularly.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Everyone in the village but the few churchgoers is on the beach (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤(British.) a person who attends services of the Established Church, as contrasted with a Nonconformist, who attends a chapel.
╩│churchgoer, ╛╕noun.
╜│churchgoing, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤going to church, especially regularly.
├╕noun ┤ ┤attendance, especially regular attendance, at church.
╩│churchgoing, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│church-house, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a building belonging to a church, used for various purposes, such as business or entertainment.
╩│church-house, ╛╕noun.
╜│churchianity, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ overemphasis on ecclesiastical and denominational matters in Christianity.
╩│churchianity, ╛╕noun.
╜│Churchill Downs,
┬┌┤ a race track in Louisville, Kentucky, where the Kentucky Derby is run annually.
╩│Churchill Downs,
╜│Churchillian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of, having to do with, or resembling the life, politics, manner, or writing, of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965).
╔┤ ╢Ex. Churchillian rhetoric.┤
╩│Churchillian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churching, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a ritual, especially in the Anglican Communion, in which a woman makes a public appearance at church to return thanks after childbirth.
╩│churching, ╛╕noun.
╜│church key,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a bottle or can opener, especially of beer.
╩│church key,╕
╜│churchless, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤without a church.
├│ 2. ┤not attending or belonging to a church.
├│ 3. ┤without church sanction.
╩│churchless, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churchlike, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤resembling a church.
├│ 2. ┤befitting a church or churchman.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Lancaster ... whose churchlike humours fit not for a crown (Shakespeare).┤
╩│churchlike, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churchly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or having to do with a church; ecclesiastical.
├│ 2. ┤suitable for a church.
┼╕noun ╡churchliness.┤
╩│churchly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churchman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a clergyman; ecclesiastic.
├│ 2. ┤a member of a church, especially one active in church affairs.
├│ 3. ┤Also, ╡Churchman.┤ a member of the Established Church in a particular country.
┼╕adj. ╡churchmanlike.┤
╩│churchman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-men.╕
╜│churchmanly, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or befitting a churchman; ecclesiastical.
╩│churchmanly, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churchmanship, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the position, quality, or action of a churchman.
╩│churchmanship, ╛╕noun.
╜│church militant,╕
┬┌┤ the church on earth, as engaged in a warfare with the world, the flesh, and the devil, or the combined powers of temptation and unrighteousness; in distinction from the ╡church triumphant┤ in heaven.
╩│church militant,╕
╜│church mode,╕
┬┌┤ one of the modes in medieval churchmusic.
╩│church mode,╕
╜│church-mouse, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mice.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a mouse supposed to live in a church, where there is nothing for it to eat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. poor as a churchmouse.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a very poor person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He told me that before he asked me to marry him. We'd be church-mice, he said, until we'd got the war over and he got busy (Margery Allingham).┤
╩│church-mouse, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-mice.╕
╜│Church of Christ, Scientist,╕
┬┌┤ the official name of the Christian Science Church.
╩│Church of Christ, Scientist,╕
╜│Church of England,╕
┬┌┤ the church in England that is recognized as a national institution by the government; Anglican Church. It is episcopal and catholic and maintains the apostolic succession. At the Reformation it repudiated the supremacy of the Pope, asserted that of the English sovereign, and incorporated several elements of Protestantism. It has maintained an unbroken organization.
╔┤ ╢Ex. One of the Church of England's most essential doctrines is the apostolic succession, conveyed from one generation of bishops to another from the days of the original church fathers (New York Times).┤
╩│Church of England,╕
╜│Church of God,╕
┬┌┤ any one of a large number of independent Christian churches in the United States. The use of this title usually implies fundamentalist or Pentecostal beliefs.
╩│Church of God,╕
╜│Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,╕
┬┌┤ the official name of the Mormon Church.
╩│Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,╕
╜│church parade,╕
┬┌┤ (British.) the marching of troops to and from a church service.
╩│church parade,╕
╜│church-rate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a rate or tax raised in England, by resolution of a majority of the parishioners, from the occupiers of land and houses within a parish, for the purpose of maintaining the church and its services. In 1868 an act was passed abolishing compulsory church-rates.
╩│church-rate, ╛╕noun.
╜│Church Slavic,╕
┬┌┤ Old Church Slavic, used in the liturgy of the Eastern Church.
╩│Church Slavic,╕
╜│church text,╕
┬┌┤ Old English, or black-letter, printing type.
╩│church text,╕
╜│church triumphant,╕
┬┌┤ the collective body of saints now glorified in heaven, or in the epoch of their final victory.
╩│church triumphant,╕
╜│churchward, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
┬┌┤ toward church.
╩│churchward, ╛╕adjective, adverb.
╜│churchwarden, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a lay official in the Church of England who manages the business, property, and money of a parish church, and legally is the parish representative.
├│ b. ┤a lay official in the Protestant Episcopal Church with similar duties, elected to the vestry.
├│ 2. ┤(Informal.) a clay tobacco pipe with a very long stem.
╩│churchwarden, ╛╕noun.
╜│churchwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= churchward.
╩│churchwards, ╛╕adverb. ╟│= churchward.
╜│churchwoman, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-women.╕
┬┌┤ a woman member of a church, especially one active in church affairs.
┬┌┤ the ground around a church. Part of a churchyard is sometimes used as a burial ground.
╩│churchyard, ╛╕noun.
╜│churl, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a rude, surly person.
┴┤ (SYN) boor.
├│ 2. ┤a person of low birth; peasant.
┴┤ (SYN) rustic, countryman.
├│ 3. ┤a person who is stingy in money matters; miser.
┴┤ (SYN) niggard.
├│ 4. ┤a freeman of the lowest rank in Anglo-Saxon and medieval England; ceorl.
╩│churl, ╛╕noun.
╜│churlish, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rude or surly; bad-tempered.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a churlish reply.┤
┴┤ (SYN) ungracious, boorish, uncivil.
├│ 2. ┤stingy; grudging; niggardly; sordid.
┴┤ (SYN) miserly.
├│ 3. ┤(of soil) difficult to work; stiff; hard.
├│ 4. ┤(Archaic.) of or relating to a churl; of the rank or position of a churl; rustic; common; vulgar; mean.
┼╕adv. ╡churlishly.┤
┼╕noun ╡churlishness.┤
╩│churlish, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churn, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a container or machine in which butter is made from cream by beating or shaking. This causes the tiny globules of fat to come together in pieces that can be gathered as butter.
├│ 2a. ┤a vessel shaped like an old-fashioned upright churn.
├│ b. ┤(British.) a milk can.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) a violent stirring or shaking.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to beat or shake (cream) in a churn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She made butter by churning the cream.┤
┴┤ (SYN) agitate.
├│ 2. ┤to make (butter) by using a churn.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to stir violently; make foamy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The ship's propeller churned the water.┤
┴┤ (SYN) froth, foam.
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to make butter with a churn.
╔┤ ╢Ex. putting his countess into the dairy to churn and make cheeses (Macaulay).┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤to become foamy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The water churns in the rapids.┤
├│ b. ┤to agitate a fluid or mixture, violently.
├│ 3. ┤(Figurative.) to move as if beaten or shaken.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The excited crowd churned about the speaker's platform.┤
└╕expr. ╡churn out,┤ ┤to produce (writing, music, films, or any other undertaking) in large amounts and without much thought.
╔┤ ╢Ex. I settled to the role of hack, of churning out bits and pieces about absolutely everything (Punch).┤
┼╕noun ╡churner.┤
╩│churn, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│churning, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the stirring and shaking of milk or cream to produce butter.
├│ b. ┤the quantity of butter produced at one time.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a violent agitation of water or anything else.
├│ 3. ┤(Commerce.) the practice of inducing an artificial turnover in a particular stock in order to give the appearance of great activity in the stock. Churning is usually illegal and consists of repeatedly selling and buying back the same block of stocks without effecting a change in the price.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤that churns.
╩│churning, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│churr, ╛╕intransitive verb, noun. ╟│= chirr.
╩│churr, ╛╕intransitive verb, noun. ╟│= chirr.
╜│churrasco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
┬┌┤ (Spanish, Portuguese.) barbecued beef.
╩│churrasco, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-cos.╕
╜│Churrigueresque┐╕ or │churrigueresque, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ in or resembling a baroque style of architecture characterized by unconventional use of the classical orders, distortion of forms (as in twisted columns and broken pediments), and lavish ornamentation, especially in stucco.
╩│Churrigueresque┐╕ or │churrigueresque, ╛╕adjective.
╜│churros, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Spanish.) deep-fried dough, eaten as a snack in Spain.
╔┤ ╢Ex. You can breakfast on coffee and churros (London Times).┤
╩│churros, ╛╕noun.
╜│chute─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chuted,╕ │chuting.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤an inclined trough, tube, board, or other channel, for sliding or dropping things to a lower level. There are chutes for carrying mail, soiled clothes, coal, or logs. In England it is often written ╖shoot.┤
├│ 2. ┤rapids in a river or a waterfall.
├│ 3. ┤a steep slope or sloping passage.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a chute for tobogganing.┤
├│ 4. ┤Often, ╡chutes.┤ (U.S.) a steep slide constructed in an amusement park, down which people can ride in small open cars; chute-the-chute.
├│ 5. ┤(U.S.) a narrow passage with high sides through which stock can be moved in single file or can be restrained.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to cause (an object) to descend by means of a chute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to chute mail.┤
└╕expr. ╡chute the chute┤ (or ╡chutes┤), ┤to take a ride on, or descend, the chute (or chutes), as in an amusement park.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The grand finale ... of the show is the chuting of the chute by big elephants (London Daily Chronicle).┤
╩│chute─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chuted,╕ │chuting.╕
╜│chute─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chuted,╕ │chuting.╕
┬┌┤ (Informal.)
├╕noun ┤ ┤╡= parachute.┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤╡= parachute.┤
╩│chute─╕ (2), ╛noun, verb, ╞│chuted,╕ │chuting.╕
╜│chute-the-chute, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (U.S.) chute┤ (1) (def. 4).
╩│chute-the-chute, ╛╕noun.
╜│chutist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Informal.) ╡= parachutist.┤
╩│chutist, ╛╕noun.
╜│chutnee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chutney.
╩│chutnee, ╛╕noun. ╟│= chutney.
╜│chutney, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-neys.╕
┬┌┤ a spicy sauce or relish made of fruits, herbs, pepper, and other seasoning.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a native of the Chuvash Republic of the former Soviet Union, one of the largest Turkic groups of European Russia, living in the Volga River Valley.
├│ 2. ┤the Turkic language of these people.
╩│Chuvash, ╛╕noun.
╜│chylaceous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like chyle.
╩│chylaceous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chyle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a milky liquid composed of lymph and digested fat, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and carried from there into the veins, chiefly by means of the intestinal lymphatic vessels.
┬┌┤ one of the minute particles of emulsified fat, usually about a micron in diameter, found in blood during the digestion of fat.
╩│chylomicron, ╛╕noun.
╜│chylous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of chyle; having to do with or like chyle.
├│ 2. ┤full of chyle.
╩│chylous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chyme, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a pulpy mass into which food is changed by the action and secretions of the stomach. Chyme passes from the stomach into the small intestine as a semiliquid acid.
╩│chyme, ╛╕noun.
╜│chymic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) chemic.
╩│chymic, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│chymiferous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ conveying chyme.
╩│chymiferous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chymification, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the conversion of food into chyme; formation of chyme.
┬┌┤ any one of various enzymes that break down proteins into simpler compounds; papain. Chymopapains are obtained from the papaya fruit and leaves.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In numerous orthopedic clinics, ... chymopapain (sold in grocery stores as a meat tenderizer), has been injected directly into prolapsed intervertebral discs. By partially digesting the disc material, the enzyme reduces pressure on nerve roots and thus eliminates pain (Frank F. Mathews).┤
╩│chymopapain, ╛╕noun.
╜│chymotrypsin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ any one of a group of enzymes formed by the action of trypsin on a pancreatic juice, especially useful in the digestion of milk and protein solids.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Measuring amounts of two chemicals in blood, inhibitors of rennin and chymotrypsin, gave an index for response to treatment of leukemia and cancer (Science News Letter).┤
╩│chymotrypsin, ╛╕noun.
╜│chymotrypsinogen, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an inactive precursor, or zymogen, of chymotrypsin. It is changed into chymotrypsin by the action of trypsin.
╩│chymotrypsinogen, ╛╕noun.
╜│chymous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with, or of the nature of, chyme.
╩│chymous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│chypre, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (French.) a perfume made of oils or resins having no alcohol.
╩│chypre, ╛╕noun.
╜│Ci╕ (no period),
┬┌│ 1. ┤cirrus.
├│ 2. ┤curie or curies.
╩│Ci╕ (no period),
╜│CIA ╕(no periods)┐ or │C.I.A.,╕
┬┌┤ Central Intelligence Agency (an agency of the United States government that deals with matters outside the United States involving national security).
╩│CIA ╕(no periods)┐ or │C.I.A.,╕
╜│ciao, ╛╕interjection.
┬┌┤ (Italian.) a familiar salutation at meeting or at parting; hello or good-bye.
╩│ciao, ╛╕interjection.
╜│cibarian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) of, having to do with, or characterized by the structure of mouth parts.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cibarian classification system.┤
╩│cibarian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cibol, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a type of small-bulbed onion cultivated in Europe.
├│ 2. ┤╡= shallot.┤
╩│cibol, ╛╕noun.
╜│ciborium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boria,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a covered container used to hold the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
├│ 2a. ┤a permanent, dome-shaped canopy over a high altar, usually supported on four columns and shaped like an inverted cup; baldachin.
├│ b. ┤any similar decorative feature, for example over a tomb or statue.
╩│ciborium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-boria,╕
╜│cicada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das,╕ │-dae.╕
┬┌┤ a large insect with two pairs of thin, transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound in hot, dry weather by vibrating membranes on its abdomen. Cicadas are commonly called locusts. The seventeen-year locust of the United States is technically called the periodical cicada.
╩│cicada, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-das,╕ │-dae.╕
╜│cicala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕ ╟│= cicada.
╩│cicala, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-las.╕ ╟│= cicada.
╜│cicatrice, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cicatrix.
╩│cicatrice, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cicatrix.
╜│cicatrices, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ plural of ╡cicatrix.┤
╩│cicatrices, ╛╕noun.
╜│cicatricial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or of the nature of a cicatrix or scar.
╩│cicatricial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cicatricle, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Botany.)
├│ a. ┤a small cicatrix.
├│ b. ┤the mark of attachment of leaves to branches.
├│ 2. ┤the round, white spot on the surface of the yolk bag of a bird's egg, consisting of the germinal vesicle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. (Figurative.) Prior to the discovery of atomic energy, mankind could hope to pass through a sequence of ... bloodlettings and cicatrize its wounds after each of them (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).┤
┬┌│ 1. ┤a perennial herb of the parsley family, such as the sweet cicely, a European plant having white flowers, fragrant, fernlike leaves, and aromatic roots.
├│ 2. ┤a similar American species.
╩│cicely, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lies.╕
╜│ciceronage, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the function or work of a cicerone.
╩│ciceronage, ╛╕noun.
╜│cicerone, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-nes.╕
┬┌┤ a guide for sightseers who explains the antiquities or curiosities of a place.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the juice pressed out of apples, used as a drink and in making vinegar and applejack. Before fermentation cider is called ╖sweet cider,┤ after fermentation, ╖hard cider.┤
├│ 2. ┤the juice pressed from other fruits. Also, (especially British,) ╡cyder.┤
╩│cider, ╛╕noun.
╜│cider gum,╕ ╟│= eucalyptus.
╩│cider gum,╕ ╟│= eucalyptus.
╜│cider press,╕
┬┌┤ a machine for pressing the juice out of apples.
╩│cider press,╕
╜│ci-devant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ former; late.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The upper servant in a play like the "Admirable Crichton" ... puts the ci-devant bosses in their place (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤a former noble or aristocrat.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ci-devant like Graf Sternberg is glad to act as concierge in his ancient Bohemian family castle (Listener).┤
╩│ci-devant, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Cie.┐,╕ │Cie╕ (no period), or │cie.,╕
┬┌┤ company (French ╖compagnie┤).
╩│Cie.┐,╕ │Cie╕ (no period), or │cie.,╕
╜│ciel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ciel blue.
╩│ciel, ╛╕noun. ╟│= ciel blue.
╜│ciel blue,╕
┬┌┤ a sky-blue or azure color.
╩│ciel blue,╕
╜│C.I.F.┐,╕ │CIF╕ (no periods), or │c.i.f.,╕
┬┌┤ cost, insurance, and freight.
╩│C.I.F.┐,╕ │CIF╕ (no periods), or │c.i.f.,╕
╜│cigar, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a tight roll of cured tobacco leaves for smoking.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Fully 5 1/2 in. long, they are an economical yet satisfying cigar for the discerning smoker (London Times).┤
└╕expr. ╡close,┤ ╡but no cigar,┤ ┤(Slang.) not quite enough to succeed or to achieve a desired result.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He has to make up a great deal of ground in the stretch, and more often than not it's close but no cigar (Audax Minor).┤
╩│cigar, ╛╕noun.
╜│cigarette┐╕ or │cigaret, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a small roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in a thin sheet of paper for smoking.
╩│cigarette┐╕ or │cigaret, ╛╕noun.
╜│cigarette beetle,╕
┬┌┤ a widely distributed beetle, destructive to dried tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes.
╩│cigarette beetle,╕
╜│cigarette girl,╕
┬┌┤ a girl or woman who goes from table to table in a night club or restaurant selling cigarettes and cigars.
╩│cigarette girl,╕
╜│cigarillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
┬┌┤ a thin cigar, a little longer than a cigarette.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cigarillo, a pencil-slim cigar, shorter and usually milder than its big brothers, has won a place in U.S. markets since World War II (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│cigarillo, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-los.╕
╜│cigar store,╕
┬┌┤ a store specializing in the sale of cigars, cigarettes, and other tobacco products.
╩│cigar store,╕
╜│cigar-store Indian, ╟= wooden Indian.
╩│cigar-store Indian, ╟= wooden Indian.
╜│ciggie, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Slang.) a cigarette.
╩│ciggie, ╛╕noun.
╜│ciguatera, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a disease caused by eating the poisonous flesh of certain tropical fishes.
├│ 2. ┤the substance causing this; ciguatoxin.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The poison ciguatera from tropical marine fishes inhibits an enzyme in heart muscle and other tissues and can cause death in man by asphyxiation (Science News Letter).┤
╩│ciguatera, ╛╕noun.
╜│ciguatoxin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a poison that causes ciguatera.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Anticholinesterase action of ciguatoxin has been reported (Science).┤
╩│ciguatoxin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cilia, ╛╕noun pl. of │cillium.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤very small, hairlike parts of leaves, wings, insects, or bits of protoplasm that project from certain kinds of cells. Some microscopic animals use cilia to move themselves or to set up currents in surrounding water. The cilia on the edges of some leaves resemble eyelashes.
├│ 2. ┤the eyelashes.
╩│cilia, ╛╕noun pl. of │cillium.╕
╜│ciliary, ╛╕adjective,
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or resembling cilia.
├│ 2. ┤of or having to do with certain delicate structures of the eyeball, especially the ciliary muscle and the ciliary process.
╩│ciliary, ╛╕adjective,
╜│ciliary muscle,╕
┬┌┤ a delicate muscle around the margin of the lens of the eyeball, a principal agent in the accommodation of the lens.
╩│ciliary muscle,╕
╜│ciliary process,╕
┬┌┤ a folded part of the choroid membrane of the eyeball, adjoining the iris.
╩│ciliary process,╕
╜│ciliate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤provided with cilia.
├╕noun ┤ ┤any one of a class of one-celled protozoans having cilia on the surface of the cell. Paramecia are ciliates.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A few ciliates lose their cilia in the adult stage and become anchored on a sort of stem (White and Renner).┤
╩│ciliate, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ciliated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ciliate.
╩│ciliated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= ciliate.
╜│ciliation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤ciliate state.
├│ 2. ┤╡= cilia.┤
╩│ciliation, ╛╕noun.
╜│cilice, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤╡= hair shirt.┤
├│ 2. ┤╡= haircloth.┤
╩│cilice, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cilician, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with Cilicia, an ancient country on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
╩│Cilician, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│ciliiform, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having the form of cilia; fine and evenly set, as the teeth of certain fish.
╩│ciliiform, ╛╕adjective.
╜│ciliolate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having cilia.
╩│ciliolate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cilium, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the infrequently used singular of ╡cilia.┤
╩│cilium, ╛╕noun.
╜│cimarron, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Southwestern U.S.) the bighorn or Rocky Mountain sheep.
╩│cimarron, ╛╕noun.
╜│cimarrones, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ fugitive slaves in the Spanish colonies of America.
╩│cimarrones, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cimbalom, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a large dulcimer, used especially in playing Hungarian gypsy music; zimbalon.
╩│cimbalom, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cimbri, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ the Teutons who invaded Italy in the 100's B.C.
╩│Cimbri, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│Cimbrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the Cimbri.
├╕noun ┤ ┤one of the Cimbri.
╩│Cimbrian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Cimbric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤╡= Cimbrian.┤
├╕noun ┤ ┤the language of the Cimbri.
╩│Cimbric, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│cimex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cimices.
┬┌┤ the bedbug.
╩│cimex, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cimices.
╜│Cimmerian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤one of a legendary people described by Homer, said to live beyond the ocean in a land of perpetual mists and darkness.
├│ 2. ┤a historical people living on the northern shores of the Black Sea, who invaded Asia Minor in the 700's B.C. and were killed or absorbed in little more than a century.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or belonging to these people.
├│ 2. ┤very dark and gloomy.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to plunge a scene into a Cimmerian darkness where there is the slightest excuse ... is surely to create a momentary sensation, not to lead to a generally valid procedure (Observer).┤
╩│Cimmerian, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│C. in C.,╕
┬┌┤ commander in chief.
╩│C. in C.,╕
╜│CINC, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ commander in chief (used especially in combination, as in CINCPOA Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas).
╩│CINC, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a strong girth for fastening a saddle or pack on a horse.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The saddle slipped as the cinch snapped under the buckling horse.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) a firm hold or grip.
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) something sure and easy; dead certainty.
╔┤ ╢Ex. It's a cinch to ride a bike once you know how.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to fasten on with a cinch; bind firmly;
╔┤ ╢Ex. He bridled the horse, cinched his saddle, mounted and rode away.┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.)
├│ a. ┤(Informal.) to get a firm hold on.
├│ b. ┤(Slang.) to make certain of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He cinched a passing grade.┤
╩│cinch─╕ (1), ╛noun, verb.
╜│cinch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
┬┌┤ a card game resembling seven-up.
╩│cinch─╕ (2), ╛noun.
╜│cinchona, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an evergreen tree native to the Andes Mountains, now also known in the East Indies, India, and tropical America. It is valuable for its bark. Cinchonas belong to the madder family.
├│ 2. ┤its bitter bark, from which quinine and other drugs are obtained; Peruvian bark. Also, ╡chinchona.┤
╩│cinchona, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinchonic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cinchona.
╩│cinchonic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinchonidine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alkaloid obtained from several species of cinchona, resembling quinine in action, but less powerful.
╩│cinchonidine, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinchonine, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an alkaloid obtained from species of cinchona or allied plants, resembling quinine in action, but weaker. Its crystals are a different shape from those of cinchonidine and it has a slightly higher melting point.
╩│cinchonine, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinchonism, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the disordered condition produced by the excessive use of quinine or cinchona, characterized by ringing in the ears, deafness, and giddiness.
┬┌┤ a highly toxic synthetic drug, used to relieve fever and pain, especially in gout and rheumatism; Atophan.
╩│cinchophen, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinct, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Archaic.) encircled; surrounded.
╩│cinct, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cincture, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤the act or process of girdling, encompassing, or encircling; enclosure.
├│ 2a. ┤a belt; girdle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The stole is wider than the one worn by a priest of the Latin rite and the cincture matches the color of the other vestments (New York Times).┤
├│ b. ┤a band, filet, ring, halo, or other encircling object.
├│ 3. ┤a surrounding border or belt.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to encircle; encompass; surround.
╩│cincture, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-tured,╕ │-turing.╕
╜│cinder, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a small piece of wood or coal that has mostly burned up.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The wind blew a cinder into my eye.┤
├│ 2. ┤a small piece of coal from which the gaseous or volatile constituents have been burned, but which retains much of the carbon, so that it is capable of further combustion without flame.
├│ 3. ┤slag, especially slag produced in making pig iron in the blast furnace.
├│ 4. ┤(Geology.) volcanic scoria.
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to burn to a cinder; reduce to cinders.
└╕expr. ╡cinders,┤
├│ a. ┤wood or coal partly burned and no longer flaming. Cinders are made up of larger and coarser pieces than ashes are.
╔┤ ╢Ex. When the cinders are hot and glowing, put the meat on the grill.┤
├│ b. ┤ashes, especially ashes of coal containing bits of clinker.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the fire is still smoldering beneath the cinders.┤
╩│cinder, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cinder block,╕
┬┌┤ a rectangular building block of cement and pressed coal cinders, usually hollow. It is used in walls and partitions.
╩│cinder block,╕
╜│cinder cone,╕
┬┌┤ a mass of volcanic cinders accumulated in the shape of a cone, especially at a vent of a volcano.
╩│cinder cone,╕
╜│Cinderella, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a girl in a fairy tale who is forced by her cruel stepmother to work very hard, but is rescued by her fairy godmother and married to a prince.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) a person or thing whose real worth or beauty is not recognized.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Instrumental and orchestral music had for too long been the Cinderella of Welsh music (Manchester Guardian Weekly).┤
╩│Cinderella, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cinderella services,╕
┬┌┤ medical and social care provided to the mentally and physically handicapped, the aged, and the chronically ill.
╩│Cinderella services,╕
╜│cinder notch,╕
┬┌┤ an opening in a blast furnace through which slag runs out.
╩│cinder notch,╕
╜│cinderous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or like cinders.
╩│cinderous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinders ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ See under ╡cinder.┤┤
╩│cinders ╛╕noun pl.
╜│cinder track,╕
┬┌┤ a track for foot races, with a surface of small cinders.
╩│cinder track,╕
╜│cindery, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of or like cinders.
├│ 2. ┤begrimed with cinders.
╩│cindery, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ cinematographic; motion picture.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cine camera, cine projector, cine film.┤
╩│cine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cine, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (French.) cine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cine art.┤
╩│cine, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cineast┐╕ or │cineaste, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cineaste.
╩│cineast┐╕ or │cineaste, ╛╕noun. ╟│= cineaste.
╜│cineaste, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a motion-picture devotee or enthusiast.
╔┤ ╢Ex. [Orson] Welles is considered by many French cineastes to be the most creative of American directors (New Yorker).┤
├│ 2. ┤a motion-picture writer or director.
╩│cineaste, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinefluorographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cinefluorography.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Cinefluorographic techniques have enabled the speech therapist to observe the progress of the patient (Science News Letter).┤
╩│cinefluorographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinefluorography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the taking of X-ray views by motion picture.
╩│cinefluorography, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinema, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a motion picture.
├│ 2. ┤a motion-picture theater.
└╕expr. ╡the cinema,┤ ┤motion pictures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The report submits as "surprising" that 22.5 per cent of those questioned went to the cinema (London Times).┤
╩│cinema, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinemagoer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a person who goes often to see motion pictures.
╩│cinemagoer, ╛╕noun.
╜│CinemaScope, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a motion-picture medium in which the use of a special lens on both a standard camera and projector gives the images greater depth when projected on a flat screen about 2 1/2 times as wide as it is high.
╩│CinemaScope, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinematheque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a theater showing experimental or unconventional motion pictures.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Today, almost every major American city boasts at least one "cinematheque" where these pictures, shot on 16 mm film, are constantly on display (Arthur Knight).┤
╩│cinematheque, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinematic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a motion picture, the art of motion pictures, or a motion-picture theater.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "La Strada" ... reveals the difference between true cinematic feeling and the many kinds of plausible moviemaking ... that try to take its place (Harper's).┤
┼╕adv. ╡cinematically.┤
╩│cinematic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinematics, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ cinematic techniques or artistry.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Two thirds of the film's magic is in its cinematics (New York Times).┤
┬┌┤ the art and science of taking and reproducing motion pictures. Also, ╡kinematography.┤
╩│cinematography, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinema verite,
┬┌┤ a type of motion picture or cinematography that conveys documentary realism by filming spontaneous actions with a hand-held camera, editing a minimum of the original footage, and similar techniques.
╩│cinema verite,
╜│cinemicrography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ photomicrography in the form of motion pictures.
┬┌┤ a colorless liquid having an odor like that of camphor, occurring in many essential oils, and used medicinally; eucalyptol.
╩│cineole┐╕ or │cineol, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinephile, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a lover of motion pictures; movie fan.
╩│cinephile, ╛╕noun.
╜│cineplasty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌┤ surgical connection of muscle in an artificial limb or hand to permit control.
╩│cineplasty, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│cineradiographic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cineradiography.
╩│cineradiographic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cineradiography, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the producing of X-ray photographs in the form of motion pictures.
╩│cineradiography, ╛╕noun.
╜│Cinerama, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Trademark.) a motion-picture medium that uses three projectors and a large, three-paneled, curved screen to produce the illusion of three dimensions, and a system whereby sound is reproduced from the direction of its original source.
╩│Cinerama, ╛╕noun.
╜│cineraria, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of several horticultural varieties of a small, composite plant native to the Canary Islands, popular as house plants for their large, heart-shaped leaves and clusters of usually white, red, or purple, daisylike flowers.
├│ 2. ┤plural of ╡cinerarium.┤
╩│cineraria, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinerarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
┬┌┤ a place for keeping the ashes of cremated bodies; funerary urn.
╩│cinerarium, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ia.╕
╜│cinerary, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or for ashes; used to hold the ashes of a cremated body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. There were also many niches for cinerary urns (Bayard Taylor).┤
╩│cinerary, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cineration, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the reduction of anything to ashes, as by burning.
╩│cineration, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinerator, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an incinerator; crematory.
╩│cinerator, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinereous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤of the nature of ashes.
├│ 2a. ┤of an ashy hue; ash-colored; ash-gray.
├│ b. ┤(in names of birds) having ash-colored feathers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the cinereous crow, the cinereous eagle.┤
╩│cinereous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinereous vulture,╕
┬┌┤ a large vulture with a bare, pinkish head and black feathers that lives in southern Europe, northwestern Africa, and central Asia.
╜│Cinghalese┐╕ or │Cingalese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lese,╕ ╛adjective.
┬┌┤ (Especially British.) Singhalese.
╩│Cinghalese┐╕ or │Cingalese, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-lese,╕ ╛adjective.
╜│cingular, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the cingulum of a tooth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cingular cusp.┤
╩│cingular, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cingulate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ (Zoology.) surrounded by one or more colored bands (used especially in describing the thorax or abdomen of insects).
╩│cingulate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cingulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cingulate.
╩│cingulated, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= cingulate.
╜│cingulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la.╕
┬┌│ 1a. ┤a girdle, now especially one used in connection with surgery.
├│ b. ┤╡= waist.┤
├│ 2. ┤a girdlelike part:
├│ a. ┤a band or ridge on an animal.
├│ b. ┤a ridge at the base of the crown of a tooth.
╩│cingulum, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-la.╕
╜│cinnabar, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a reddish or brownish mineral that is the chief source of mercury; native mercuric sulfide.
├│ 2. ┤artificial mercuric sulfide, used as a red pigment especially in making paints and dyes; vermilion.
├│ 3. ┤a bright-red color; vermilion.
├╕adj. ┤ ┤bright-red; vermilion.
╩│cinnabar, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cinnabaric, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with cinnabar.
╔┤ ╢Ex. cinnabaric sand, cinnabaric medicine.┤
╩│cinnabaric, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinnabar moth,╕
┬┌┤ a large, bright-red moth of Great Britain, having pupae that feed on ragwort.
╩│cinnabar moth,╕
╜│cinnamate, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a salt of cinnamic acid.
╩│cinnamate, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinnamic, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with or obtained from cinnamon.
╩│cinnamic, ╛╕adjective.
╜│cinnamic acid,╕
┬┌┤ a white, crystalline acid found especially in storax, various balsams, and cinnamon.
╩│cinnamic acid,╕
╜│cinnamon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a spice made from the dried, reddish-brown inner bark of a laurel tree of the East Indies, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Malabar.
├│ 2. ┤this bark.
├│ 3. ┤the tree itself.
├│ 4. ┤any one of several related or similar trees.
├│ 5. ┤╡= cassia bark.┤
├│ 6. ┤a light, reddish brown.
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤flavored with cinnamon.
├│ 2. ┤light reddish-brown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a cinnamon coat.┤
╩│cinnamon, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cinnamon bear,╕
┬┌┤ the reddish-brown variety of the North American black bear.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The cinnamon bear ... is the compeer of the grizzly in ferocity ... and in everything but size (Richard Irving Dodge).┤
╩│cinnamon bear,╕
╜│cinnamon fern,╕
┬┌┤ a large fern with dense, green foliage and cinnamon-colored fronds that bear brown, dustlike spores.
╩│cinnamon fern,╕
╜│cinnamon stone,╕
┬┌┤ any one of various brown or yellow kinds of garnet; essonite; hessonite.
╩│cinnamon stone,╕
╜│cinnamon teal,╕
┬┌┤ a small duck of western North America having a blue patch on the wing, and, in the male, a cinnamon-colored body. It usually migrates south in the winter, often to Mexico.
╩│cinnamon teal,╕
╜│cinquain, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Rare.)
├│ 1. ┤a poem of five lines having respectively two, four, six, eight, and two syllables, a form originated by the American poet, Adelaide Crapsey. (Example:)
├┤ These be
├┤ Three silent things
├┤ The falling snow ... the hour
├┤ Before the dawn ... the mouth of one
├┤ Just dead.
├│ 2. ┤a collection or company of five.
╩│cinquain, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinque, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ five, especially the five spot in dice and playing cards.
╩│cinque, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinquecentist, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an Italian artist or writer of the cinquecento period.
╩│cinquecentist, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinquecento, ╛╕noun, adjective.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤a term applied in Italy to the 1500's, and to that style of art and architecture which arose about 1500, characterized by a reversion to classical forms.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Titian ... was the last survivor of the great painters of the cinquecento (William Spalding).┤
├╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with the 1500's.
╩│cinquecento, ╛╕noun, adjective.
╜│cinquefoil, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤any one of a genus of plants of the rose family, having small, five-petaled yellow, white, or red flowers and leaves divided into three, five, or more parts.
├│ 2. ┤(Architecture.) an ornament made of five connected semi-circles or part circles.
├│ 3. ┤an ornamental design resembling the leaf of the cinquefoil, such as a bearing in heraldry.
╩│cinquefoil, ╛╕noun.
╜│cinquepace, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (Obsolete.) an old dance of lively character, characterized by a movement of five steps.
╩│cinquepace, ╛╕noun.
╜│CIO╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.I.O.,╕
┬┌┤ Congress of Industrial Organizations, a group of labor unions organized on a permanent basis in 1938. It merged with the AFL in 1955. The unions in the CIO are organized according to industries (such as the auto workers and the electrical workers); in the AFL they are organized according to crafts (such as the carpenters and the machinists).
╩│CIO╕ (no periods)┐ or │C.I.O.,╕
╜│cion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= scion.
╩│cion, ╛╕noun. ╟│= scion.
╜│Cipango, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ an island or group of islands east of Asia, first described by Marco Polo and now identified with Japan. Columbus imagined the West Indies to be outlying portions of it. Also, ╡Zipango,┤ ╡Zipangu,┤ ╡Zumpango.┤
╩│Cipango, ╛╕noun.
╜│cipher, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤secret writing or code. A cipher transposes the letters of a message according to a set pattern, or replaces the proper letters with substitutes called for in the system used, or combines both methods.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Part of the spy's letter is in cipher.┤
┴┤ (SYN) cryptograph.
├│ 2. ┤something in secret writing or code.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Washington received many ciphers from his spies.┤
├│ 3. ┤the key to a method of secret writing or code.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Nobody could decode ancient Egyptian writing until a cipher was discovered.┤
├│ 4. ┤zero; 0.
┴┤ (SYN) naught, nought, nil.
├│ 5. ┤all Arabic numerals or any Arabic numeral; a number.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) a person or thing of no importance; nonentity.
╔┤ ╢Ex. to the lady and lord rather--his lordship being little more than a cipher in the house (Thackeray). The impotent estate being reduced to a cipher is as if it had no existence (Henry Peter Brougham).┤
┴┤ (SYN) nothing.
├│ 7. ┤interlaced initials; monogram.
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to do arithmetic; use figures to work arithmetical problems.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She can read, write and cipher.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1a. ┤to work by arithmetic; compute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The manufacturer ciphered it with his eyes on the ceiling (Josiah G. Holland).┤
├│ b. ┤(U.S.: Informal.) to figure out; calculate; think.
╔┤ ╢Ex. She puzzles her brain to cipher out some scheme for getting it into my hands (Mark Twain).┤
├│ 2. ┤to express by using characters of any kind, especially in secret writing or code.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He was employed ... in ciphering and deciphering the letters (Samuel Johnson).┤
├┤ Also, ╡cypher.┤
┼╕adj. ╡cipherable.┤
╩│cipher, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│cipher alphabet,╕
┬┌┤ the conventional letters, numerals, and other signs of a written language, together with the characters or symbols which replace the conventional symbols in any cryptographic system.
╩│cipher alphabet,╕
╜│cipherer, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a person skilled in mathematics.
├│ 2. ┤a person skilled in cryptology, especially one whose occupation is putting messages into code.
╩│cipherer, ╛╕noun.
╜│ciphertext, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a cryptographic text; a text in cipher.
╔┤ ╢Ex. From this it is clear that N in the ciphertext stands for plaintext e (Time).┤
╩│ciphertext, ╛╕noun.
╜│cipolin, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ a kind of marble that shows alternations of various coloring, especially white and green.
╩│cipolin, ╛╕noun.
╜│cippus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cippi.╕
┬┌┤ a low, square or cylindrical pillar of stone, usually bearing an ornamented inscription, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as a monument marking a grave or sacred place.
╩│cippus, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │cippi.╕
╜│cir.┐╕ or │circ.,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤about (Latin, ╖circa, circiter,┤ or ╖circum┤).
├│ 2. ┤circular.
╩│cir.┐╕ or │circ.,╕
╜│circa, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
┬┌┤ about; approximately.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Mohammed was born circa 570 A.D.┤
┬┤ (Abbr:) ca.
╩│circa, ╛╕preposition, adverb.
╜│circadian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a biological or behavioral process that recurs in an innate daily rhythm, such as the 24-hour cycle of sleep and wakefulness in man.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the circadian activity of sparrows.┤
┼╕adv. ╡circadianly.┤
╩│circadian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circannian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with a biological or behavioral process that recurs in an innate yearly rhythm, as the annual cycle of hibernation and activity in animals.
╩│circannian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circannual, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= circannian.
╩│circannual, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= circannian.
╜│Circassian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ ┤of or having to do with a group of tribes of Caucasian race and non-Indo-European language, remarkable for their physical beauty.
├╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a native or inhabitant of Circassia, a region in southern Russia on the Black Sea, especially a member of a Circassian tribe.
├│ 2. ┤a language of the northern Caucasus.
╩│Circassian, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│Circassian walnut,╕
┬┌┤ a kind of walnut, native to the Old World, whose wood is usedin making furniture.
╩│Circassian walnut,╕
╜│Circe, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Greek Legend.) an enchantress who changed men into beasts. Odysseus withstood her spell and forced her to set free his companions whom she had changed to swine.
├│ 2. ┤any enchantress.
╩│Circe, ╛╕noun.
╜│Circean, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or resembling the enchantress Circe.
╩│Circean, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circensian, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of or having to do with the Roman circus.
╩│circensian, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circinal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= circinate.
╩│circinal, ╛╕adjective. ╟│= circinate.
╜│circinate, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤rolled up into a coil; rounded; made circular.
├│ 2. ┤(Botany.) coiled from the apex toward the base. The unopened fronds of ferns are circinate.
┼╕adv. ╡circinately.┤
╩│circinate, ╛╕adjective.
╜│Circini, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ genitive of ╡Circinus.┤
╩│Circini, ╛╕noun.
╜│Circinus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Circini.╕
┬┌┤ a southern constellation.
╩│Circinus, ╛╕noun, ╞genitive │Circini.╕
╜│circle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1. ┤a line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The distance across the center of a circle is called the diameter. The circle is ... the least beautiful of all curves (John Ruskin).┤
├│ 2. ┤a plane figure bounded by such a line.
╔┤ ╢Ex. He drew a circle by running a pencil around the lid of a jar.┤
├│ 3. ┤anything shaped like a circle or part of one, such as a halo or a crown.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a circle around the moon. In his dream of hope he grasps already the golden circle (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).┤
├│ 4. ┤a ring.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We sat in a circle around the campfire. The girls danced in a circle.┤
├│ 5. ┤╡= traffic circle.┤
├│ 6. ┤a set of seats in the balcony of a theater.
├│ 7. ┤a complete series or course; period; cycle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A year is a circle of twelve months.┤
├│ 8. ┤the period of revolution of a heavenly body.
╔┤ ╢Ex. thrice nine days, a full circle of the moon (George Grote).┤
├│ 9. ┤a group of people held together by the same interests.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the family circle, a circle of friends. I belong to the best social circles in Montreal, in Ottawa and elsewhere (Pierre Sevigny).┤
├│ 10. ┤a sphere of influence, action, or some other force; range or region.
╔┤ ╢Ex. all around Nature, and inside her circle (Robert Browning).┤
├│ 11. ┤a situation in which the consequences of a particular circumstance have the effect of intensifying that circumstance.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a vicious circle.┤
├│ 12. ┤the orbit of a heavenly body.
├│ 13. ┤an astronomical or other instrument of which a graduated circle is an essential part.
├│ 14. ┤(Logic.) an unsound method of reasoning in which unproved statements are used to prove each other.
├│ 15. ┤a set of parts that form a connected whole.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the circle of the sciences.┤
├│ 16. ┤(Historical.) (in some European countries) an administrative subdivision, especially of a province.
├│ 17. ┤(Geography.)
├│ a. ┤a parallel of latitude.
├│ b. ┤a meridian of the terrestrial globe.
├│ 18. ┤a sphere; orb.
╔┤ ╢Ex. yon small blue circle, swinging in far ether (Robert Browning).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to move in a circle; go around in a circle; revolve around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The moon circles the earth.┤
├│ 2. ┤to form a circle around; surround; encircle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A ring of trees circled the clearing. The imperial metal, circling now thy head (Shakespeare).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to move in a circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An airplane circles before it lands.┤
├│ 2. ┤to form a circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. that proud ring of peers who circled round the king (Scott).┤
└╕expr. ╡full circle.┤ ┤See under ╡full circle.┤┤
└╕expr. ╡square the circle,┤ ┤(Geometry.) to construct a square equal in area to a given circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Quadrature of a circle ... [is] usually called squaring the circle. It is impossible to do this with a straightedge and compass alone (James and James).┤
┼╕noun ╡circler.┤
╩│circle, ╛╕noun, verb, ╞│-cled,╕ │-cling.╕
╜│circled, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤surrounded with, or as with, a circle; encircled.
├│ 2. ┤marked with a circle or circles.
├│ 3. ┤rounded; circular.
╩│circled, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circle eight,╕
┬┌┤ an evolution in figure skating in which the skater forms an entire circle on one foot and then an adjoining and equal-sized circle on the other foot.
╩│circle eight,╕
╜│circle graph,╕
┬┌┤ a graph that shows the relation of the parts of anything to the whole; pie chart.
╩│circle graph,╕
╜│circle of confusion,╕
┬┌┤ (Optics.) a point of light which is imaged as a small circle because of aberration of the photographic lens. The size of the circular image is used to calculate focal sharpness in photography.
╩│circle of confusion,╕
╜│circle of curvature,╕
┬┌┤ (Geometry.) the circle which serves to measure the curvature of a curve at a given point.
╩│circle of curvature,╕
╜│circle of declination,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) a great circle of the sphere, the plane of which is perpendicular to the equator.
╩│circle of declination,╕
╜│circle of fire,╕ ╟│= ring of fire.
╩│circle of fire,╕ ╟│= ring of fire.
╜│circle of Haller,
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a circle of connecting arterioles on the sclerotic surrounding the optic nerve.
╩│circle of Haller,
╜│circle of illumination,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) terminator.
╩│circle of illumination,╕
╜│circle of latitude,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤(Astronomy.) a great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, on which celestial latitudes are measured.
├│ 2. ┤(Geography.) a parallel of latitude.
╩│circle of latitude,╕
╜│circle of least confusion,╕
┬┌┤ (Optics.) the minimum diameter of the circle of confusion, in which the image obtained is theoretically in correct focus.
╩│circle of least confusion,╕
╜│circle of longitude,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) an imaginary great circle through the poles of the earth.
╩│circle of longitude,╕
╜│circle of position,╕
┬┌┤ a circle on the surface of the earth, having as its center the point on the earth directly beneath a heavenly body and as its radius the distance of the body from the observer's zenith. It is used especially as a means of determining the exact position of an aircraft or vessel.
╩│circle of position,╕
╜│circle of the sphere,╕
┬┌┤ (Astronomy.) a circle described on the sphere of the earth or the heavens. The equator, the ecliptic, the meridians, and the parallels of latitude are all circles of the sphere.
╩│circle of the sphere,╕
╜│circle of Willis,
┬┌┤ (Anatomy.) a circle formed by several connecting cerebral arteries at the base of the brain.
╩│circle of Willis,
╜│circlet, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a small circle.
├│ 2. ┤a round ornament worn on the head, neck, arm, or finger, especially a headband.
╩│circlet, ╛╕noun.
╜│circlewise, ╛╕adverb.
┬┌┤ in the manner of a circle.
╩│circlewise, ╛╕adverb.
╜│circling, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (in the game of marbles) the act of selecting the best location outside the ring for knuckling down.
╩│circling, ╛╕noun.
╜│circling disease,╕
┬┌┤ an infectious disease of the brain of cattle, sheep, swine, and less commonly other species of animals and man, caused by a bacterium and characterized by the affected animals' walking in circles.
╩│circling disease,╕
╜│circlip, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ (British.) a washer in the form of a partial ring.
╩│circlip, ╛╕noun.
╜│circs, ╛╕noun pl.
┬┌┤ (British Informal.) circumstances.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In the circs, as the author might have remarked, the bally Sword of Damocles ... seemed a rusty weapon indeed (Punch).┤
╩│circs, ╛╕noun pl.
╜│circuit, ╛╕noun, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ │1a. ┤the action of going around; a moving around; a trip around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The earth takes a year to make its circuit of the sun.┤
├│ b. ┤a roundabout course; detour.
╔┤ ╢Ex. They ... could only advance by long circuits (Elisha K. Kane).┤
├│ 2a. ┤the route over which a person or group makes repeated journeys at certain times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Some judges make a circuit, stopping at certain towns along the way to hold court. Some theater companies travel over regular circuits.┤
┴┤ (SYN) way, course.
├│ b. ┤the persons making such a circuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a leading member of the circuit.┤
├│ c. ┤the part of the country through which such journeys are made.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The circuit includes Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska.┤
├│ 3. ┤the district under the jurisdiction of a circuit court.
├│ 4. ┤a territorial division of Methodist churches, served by an itinerant preacher or a group of itinerant preachers.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The Societies in this circuit increase (John Wesley).┤
├│ 5a. ┤the complete path, or a part of it, over which an electric current flows. A circuit usually includes the generating apparatus. When the path of the current is complete so that the electricity is free to flow, the circuit is a ╖closed┤ or ╖made circuit;┤ if interrupted at any point, it is an ╖open┤ or ╖broken circuit.┤
├│ b. ┤an arrangement of wiring, tubes, transistors, or other electronic components forming electrical connections; hookup.
├│ c. ┤a diagram showing the connections of such an arrangement; hookup.
├│ 6a. ┤a number of theaters under the same management and presenting the same shows.
├│ b. ┤a number of places at which performers, speakers, etc., appear regularly or at certain times.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the night club circuit, the lecture circuit.┤
├│ c. ┤(U.S.) an association or league of sports teams.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the best club in the circuit.┤
├│ 7. ┤the distance around any space.
├│ 8. ┤the line enclosing any space.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a rude circuit of stones (George Grote).┤
├│ 9. ┤the space enclosed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The sound, that fills the circuit of the world around (Alexander Pope).┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to pass or travel around; make the circuit of.
╔┤ ╢Ex. some ... comet, circuiting the sun in about eleven years (Richard Anthony Proctor).┤
├╕v.i. ┤ ┤to go in a circuit; revolve.
╔┤ ╢Ex. the moon as she circuits round the earth (Richard Anthony Proctor).┤
╩│circuit, ╛╕noun, verb.
╜│circuit breaker,╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤a switch that automatically interrupts an electric circuit when the current gets too strong.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Circuit breakers can be used in place of fuses (Wall Street Journal).┤
├│ 2. ┤(U.S. Economics.) a rebate on property tax or income tax granted by a state to certain taxpayers, such as persons over 65, whenever the tax exceeds a specified percentage of income.
╩│circuit breaker,╕
╜│circuit court,╕
┬┌┤ a court whose judges hold, or used to hold, court first at one place, then at another, in regular sequence through a district.
╩│circuit court,╕
╜│circuit court of appeals,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S.) any one of a system of nine courts of appeal set up by the Congress in 1891, one for each of the then existing federal judicial circuits. There are now eleven such courts, since 1948 officially designated United States Courts of Appeals.
╩│circuit court of appeals,╕
╜│circuitous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ not direct; roundabout.
╔┤ ╢Ex. We took a circuitous route home to avoid poor roads.┤
┴┤ (SYN) indirect, devious.
┼╕adv. ╡circuitously.┤
┼╕noun ╡circuitousness.┤
╩│circuitous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circuit rider,╕
┬┌┤ a preacher who rides from place to place over a circuit to preach. Methodist circuit riders were common in the 1800's.
╔┤ ╢Ex. But while the circuit rider of 1900 was a preacher on horseback, the 1950 circuit rider is a public health worker in an automobile or jeep (Science News Letter).┤
╩│circuit rider,╕
╜│circuitry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤the science of electrical or electronic circuits.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Advances in circuitry ... are providing faster, more efficient, and more compact computer packages (Vin Zeluff).┤
├│ 2. ┤the wiring, tubes, transistors, printed elements, or other electronic components comprising a circuit.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The complete operation is controlled within the circuitry of the machine (Wall Street Journal).┤
╩│circuitry, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ries.╕
╜│circuity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
┬┌│ 1. ┤circuitous quality.
├│ 2. ┤a roundabout manner of moving or acting.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The correspondence must involve circuities (Thomas Jefferson).┤
╩│circuity, ╛╕noun, ╞pl. │-ties.╕
╜│circulable, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ that can be circulated.
╩│circulable, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circular, ╛╕adjective, noun.
┬┌╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤round like a circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The full moon has a circular shape.┤
┴┤ (SYN) rounded, spherical, orbicular.
├│ 2. ┤moving in a circle; going around a circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A merry-go-round makes a circular trip.┤
├│ 3. ┤having to do with a circle, or its mathematical properties.
├│ b. ┤affecting or relating to a circle or number of persons.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An old lady ... came from a distant part of the county to pay a circular visit among her relations (Mrs. Mary Martha Sherwood).┤
├│ 5. ┤roundabout; indirect; circuitous.
├│ 6. ┤(Figurative.) happening in a cycle, especially a repetitious cycle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a circular chain of events.┤
├│ 7. ┤(Obsolete.) cyclic.
├╕noun ┤ ┤a letter, notice, or advertisement sent to each of a number of people.
┼╕adv. ╡circularly.┤
┼╕noun ╡circularness.┤
╩│circular, ╛╕adjective, noun.
╜│circular file,╕
┬┌┤ (U.S. Slang.) a wastepaper basket.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A petition to amend the tax law was sent to Governor Carey's office in April but Mr. Bourke said "it probably went into the circular file somewhere" (New York Times).┤
╩│circular file,╕
╜│circular function,╕ ╟│= trigonometric function.
╩│circular function,╕ ╟│= trigonometric function.
╜│circular inch,╕
┬┌┤ a unit of square measure used to measure electric wire, equal to 0.785 square inch.
┬┌┤ a form letter, sent to each of a number of people.
╩│circular letter,╕
╜│circular measure,╕
┬┌┤ a system of measure used for angles or their corresponding arcs in a circle; angular measure:
┬┤ 60 seconds = 1 minute
┬┤ 60 minutes = 1 degree
┬┤ 90 degrees = 1 quadrant
┬┤ 4 quadrants or 360 degrees = 1 circle
╩│circular measure,╕
╜│circular mil,╕
┬┌┤ a unit for expressing the area of cross sections of wires, rods, and the like, equivalent to the area of a circle one mil in diameter or 0.000000785 square inch. (Abbr:) c.m.
╩│circular mil,╕
╜│circular number,╕
┬┌┤ (Mathematics.) a number whose powers are expressed by numbers, the last digit in each being the number itself. (Example:) 5 and 6 are circular numbers because 5 squared = 25, 6 squared = 36, 5 cubed = 125, 6 cubed = 216, and so on.
╩│circular number,╕
╜│circular sailing,╕
┬┌┤ sailing along the arc of a great circle.
╩│circular sailing,╕
╜│circular saw,╕
┬┌┤ a thin disk with teeth in its edge, turned at high speed by machinery.
╩│circular saw,╕
╜│circular triangle,╕
┬┌┤ a triangle formed by three intersecting circular arcs.
╩│circular triangle,╕
╜│circular velocity,╕
┬┌┤ the velocity a body must achieve to remain in orbit around another body; orbital velocity.
╩│circular velocity,╕
╜│circulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ │1. ┤to go around; pass from place to place or person to person.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Water circulates in the pipes of a building. Money circulates as it goes from person to person. The host and hostess circulated at the party, greeting their guests.┤
├│ 2. ┤to pass into the hands of readers; be distributed.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A newspaper circulates among the people who read it.┤
├│ 3a. ┤(of the blood) to flow from the heart through the arteries and veins back to the heart again.
├│ b. ┤(of the lymph) to flow between human tissues and cells.
├│ c. ┤(of other fluids in lower animals and in plants) to flow with a continuous motion.
├│ 4. ┤(Mathematics.) (of a decimal) to include a figure or series of figures which is repeated indefinitely. (Example:) 1 / 11 = .090909.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to send around from person to person or place to place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The foreman circulated the news of a factory shut-down.┤
┴┤ (SYN) disseminate, spread.
├│ 2. ┤to put into the hands of readers; distribute.
╔┤ ╢Ex. This book has been widely circulated among boys interested in scouting.┤
┼╕noun ╡circulator.┤
╩│circulate, ╛╕verb, ╞│-lated,╕ │-lating.╕
╜│circulating capital,
┬┌┤ capital which is constantly changing hands or passing from one form into another, such as from goods into money; floating capital.
╩│circulating capital,
╜│circulating decimal,╕
┬┌┤ a decimal in which a figure or series of figures is repeated indefinitely; repeating decimal; recurring decimal. (Examples:) 1 / 3 = .3333 ..., 1 / 7 = .142857142857 ...
╩│circulating decimal,╕
╜│circulating library,╕
┬┌┤ a library whose books can be rented or borrowed.
╩│circulating library,╕
╜│circulating medium,╕
┬┌┤ a medium of exchange; currency.
╩│circulating medium,╕
╜│circulation, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤a going around; circulating.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Open windows increase the circulation of air in a room.┤
├│ 2a. ┤the flow of the blood from the heart through the arteries and veins and back to the heart.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The circulation in his arm was cut off with a tourniquet.┤
├│ b. ┤the movement of lymph between human tissues and cells.
├│ c. ┤the similar circuit of other fluids in lower animals and in plants.
├│ 3. ┤a sending around, as of books and news from person to person or place to place.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Circulation of gossip is vicious.┤
├│ 4. ┤the number of copies of a book, newspaper, or magazine.
╔┤ ╢Ex. That newspaper has a circulation of 500,000.┤
├│ 5. ┤a medium of exchange; currency.
╩│circulation, ╛╕noun.
╜│circulative, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ tending to circulate or cause circulation.
╩│circulative, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circulatory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ having to do with circulation. Arteries and veins are part of the circulatory system of the human body.
╩│circulatory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circulus in definiendo,
┬┌┤ (Latin.)
├│ 1. ┤a circle in defining.
├│ 2. ┤a faulty form of definition in which the word or concept to be defined is used to explain the meaning.
╩│circulus in definiendo,
╜│circum-,╕
┬┌┤ (prefix.) around; on all sides; in a circle.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Circumambulate = to walk around. Circumspect = watchful on all sides.┤
╩│circum-,╕
╜│circumambience, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the act or fact of encircling or surrounding.
╩│circumambience, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumambiency, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤circumambient quality or condition.
├│ 2. ┤that which encompasses; surroundings.
├│ 3. ┤a going about; circuitous motion.
├│ 4. ┤(Obsolete.) circumambience.
╩│circumambiency, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumambient, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤surrounding; encompassing; encircling.
╔┤ ╢Ex. Her journal ... bears on every page of it the traces of the Baroness and her circumambient influence (Lytton Strachey).┤
╔┤ ╢Ex. If she had had a little less pride she might have gone and circumambulated the Yeobrights' premises ... until she had seen him (Thomas Hardy).┤
┬┌┤ a roundabout process or method; twist; turn; circumlocution.
╩│circumbendibus, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumcenter, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the center of a circle that is circumscribed around another figure. The circumcenter of a triangle is the center of the circle circumscribed about it.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the nymphae of (a female), especially for hygienic purposes or as a religious or initiatory rite, as among the Jews, Moslems, and some African and Australian peoples. See also ╡circumcision.┤┤
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) to cleanse of sin (in the Bible, Jeremiah 4:4).
├│ b. ┤the rite of circumcising. In the Jewish ritual, a boy is circumcised when he is eight days old as a symbol of the covenant which, according to the Bible, God made with Abraham.
├│ 2. ┤(Figurative.) spiritual purification (in the Bible, Romans 2:29).
└╕expr. ╡the circumcision,┤ ┤in the Bible:
├│ a. ┤the Jews; the Hebrew nation.
╔┤ ╢Ex. And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him (Acts 11:2).┤
├│ b. ┤the chosen of God; the spiritually pure.
╔┤ ╢Ex. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit (Philippians 3:3).┤
└╕expr. ╡the Circumcision,┤ ┤a Christian church festival on January 1, commemorating the circumcising of Jesus as prescribed by Jewish law, on the eighth day after his birth.
╔┤ ╢Ex. In our own day the secular features of the opening of the New Year interfere with the observance of the Circumcision (John J. Tierney).┤
╩│circumcision, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumference, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the boundary line of a circle or of certain other surfaces. Every point on the circumference of a circle is at the same distance from the center. The circumference of a sphere is that of a great circle of the sphere.
┴┤ (SYN) perimeter.
├│ 2. ┤the distance around.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The circumference of the earth is almost 25,000 miles at the equator.┤
┴┤ (SYN) girth.
╩│circumference, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumferential, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ of a circumference; located at or near the circumference.
┼╕adv. ╡circumferentially.┤
╩│circumferential, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumferentor, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤an instrument formerly used by surveyors for measuring angles, consisting of a flat brass bar with sights at the ends and a compass in the middle, which may be turned over a graduated circle.
├│ 2. ┤a wheel of known circumference formerly used for measuring the length of a tire.
╩│circumferentor, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumflect, ╛╕transitive verb.
┬┌│ 1. ┤to bend around.
├│ 2. ┤to place a circumflex accent on.
╩│circumflect, ╛╕transitive verb.
╜│circumflex, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
┬┌╕noun ┤ ┤╡= circumflex accent.┤
├╕adj. ┤ │1. ┤of or having a circumflex accent.
├│ 2. ┤bending or winding around.
├│ 3. ┤(Anatomy.) of curved or winding form, like that of certain blood vessels and nerves.
├╕v.t. ┤ │1. ┤to write or pronounce with a circumflex accent.
├│ 2. ┤to bend or wind around.
╩│circumflex, ╛╕noun, adjective, verb.
╜│circumflex accent,╕
┬┌┤ a mark over a vowel to tell something about its pronunciation. The circumflex accent was used in ancient Greek to show a rising and falling pitch.
╩│circumflex accent,╕
╜│circumflexion, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the act of marking or accenting with a circumflex.
├│ 2. ┤the act or fact of bending around; circuitous course.
╩│circumflexion, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumfluent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ flowing around; surrounding.
╩│circumfluent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumfluous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤flowing around or surrounding, as a fluid.
├│ 2. ┤surrounded by water.
╩│circumfluous, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumforaneous, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤wandering from market place to market place; vagrant; vagabond.
┬┌┤ marked by circumgyration; circumgyrating; revolving.
╩│circumgyratory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumjacence, ╛╕noun.
┬┌┤ the fact or condition of being circumjacent.
╩│circumjacence, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumjacency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= circumjacence.
╩│circumjacency, ╛╕noun. ╟│= circumjacence.
╜│circumjacent, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ lying around; surrounding.
╩│circumjacent, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumjovial, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤revolving about the planet Jupiter.
├│ 2. ┤surrounding Jupiter.
╩│circumjovial, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumlocution, ╛╕noun.
┬┌│ 1. ┤the use of several or many words instead of one or a few; a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; periphrase.
╔┤ ╢Ex. The witness's account of the accident was so full of circumlocution that it was difficult to understand.┤
├│ 2. ┤a roundabout expression.
╔┤ ╢Ex. "The wife of your father's brother" is a circumlocution for "Your aunt."┤
╩│circumlocution, ╛╕noun.
╜│circumlocutionize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
┬┌╕v.i. ┤ ┤to speak in circumlocution.
╔┤ ╢Ex. A speaker who circumlocutionizes is bound to be dull.┤
├╕v.t. ┤ ┤to speak of (someone or something) in a roundabout manner.
╩│circumlocutionize, ╛╕verb, ╞│-ized,╕ │-izing.╕
╜│circumlocutory, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌┤ marked by circumlocution; roundabout; periphrastic.
╔┤ ╢Ex. An old man, manager of a shop, was accused in some circumlocutory way of fiddling with the books (Atlantic).┤
╩│circumlocutory, ╛╕adjective.
╜│circumlunar, ╛╕adjective.
┬┌│ 1. ┤revolving about the moon.
╔┤ ╢Ex. a man-carrying vehicle on a circumlunar flight--a journey around the moon and back to earth (United States Air Force Report on the Ballistic Missile).┤
